§ Mr. AshleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will publish in theOfficial Report the latest figures available for the in-patient waiting lists of ear, nose and throat departments in each of the English regional health authorities to update the table published in his answer to the right hon. Member for Stoke-on-Trent, South of 16 December 1986, Official Report, columns 469–70; and if he will indicate the percentage changes over the preceding year and since December 1984.
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§ Mr. NewtonThe information requested is given in the table. I regret that the waiting list figures for 31 December
In-patient waiting lists NHS Ear, nose and throat departments Number of cases on list Percentage change Regional Health Authority 31 December 1984 31 March 1986 31 March 1987 December 1984-March 1986 March 1986-March 1987 December 1984-March 1987 Northern 6,137 4,311 4,742 -29.8 10.0 -22.7 Yorkshire 9,755 8,373 8,817 -14.2 5.3 9.6 Trent 8,544 8,977 8,509 5.1 -5.2 -0.4 East Anglian 4,740 3,946 3,565 -16.8 -9.7 -24.8 North West Thames 6,002 7,658 7,363 27.6 -3.9 22.7 North East Thames 11,649 14,134 13,653 21.3 -3.4 17.2 South East Thames 6,541 8,420 9,056 28.7 7.6 38.4 South West Thames 5,256 5,111 4,630 -2.8 -9.4 -11.9 Wessex 6,904 5,846 5,195 -15.3 -11.1 -24.8 Oxford 4,556 4,564 4,437 0.2 -2.8 -2.6 South Western 5,272 4,790 4,931 -9.1 -2.9 -6.5 West Midlands 14,422 14,346 14,745 -0.5 2.8 2.2 Mersey 3,838 3,982 3,268 3.8 -17.9 -14.9 North Western 9,870 10,525 11,042 6.6 4.9 11.9 All Regional Health Authorities 103,486 104,983 103,953 1.4 -1.0 0.5