§ Mr. Meacherasked the Secretary of State for Social Services, pursuant to his answer of 21 January, Official Report, column 2, what general information is collected centrally on the occasions on which elective surgery is suspended.
§ Mrs. CurrieInformation is not collected centrally, but we keep in regular contact with regional health authorities and thus may learn of temporary difficulties as, for example, we did during the recent spell of bad weather.