§ Mr. Strangasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish the number of people on hospital waiting lists in the Lothian region health board area for each year since 1979.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythThe information requested, which relates to 30 September, follows:
Year Number 1979 13,007 1980 10,834 1981 9,715 1982 16,953 1983 14,717 1984 13,845 1985 13,381 11986 14,189 1 Provisional.