§ Mr. Cohenasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the average time delay between a general practitioner recommending a patient to a consultant on the National Health Service for cancer diagnosis and the date the patient is seen by the consultant in (a) London and (b) nationally; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. NewtonI regret I cannot give the hon. Member the information he seeks. Information on waiting time for out-patient appointments is not collected centrally.