§ Mr. Gwilym Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Wales what were the numbers of patients receiving surgical treatment in Wales in (a) 1979 and (b) the latest year for which complete figures are available.
§ Mr. Mark RobinsonThe number of surgical operations carried out in Wales in 1979 was 122,702. The comparable figure for 1984, the latest year for which information is available, was 175,939.
§ Mr. Gwilym Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Wales what are the average return rates for patients after receiving surgical treatment; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Mark RobinsonThe information is not available centrally.