§ Mr. Neil Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what the waiting lists in the Mersey region were in the each of the years from 1979 to the present.
§ Mr. NewtonThe information requested in given in the table.
Number of cases on in-patient waiting list at 31 March, NHS Hospitals, Mersey Regional Health Authority Year Number 1979 41,103 1980 36,547 1981 33,082 1982 33,206 1983 36,187 1984 32,271 1985 30,767 1986 30,779 1987 29,147