§ Mr. AshleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many National Health Service artificial hip operations took place in the last year for which figures are available; and what is the approximate average cost of this operation.
§ Mrs. CurrieWe estimate that the number of total hip replacement and other arthroplasty of hip operations performed in NHS hospitals in England in 1986 was 40,000. The average cost of such operations is about £2,400 (1988–89 prices).