HC Deb 03 November 1987 vol 121 c676W
Mr. Strang

asked 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 Forsyth

The 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.