§ Mr. GalbraithTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give for each year since 1970 the number of patients on hospital in-patient waiting lists in Scotland.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythThe number of persons on in-patient waiting lists for National Health Service hospitals in Scotland at 30 September in each year is as follows:
Year Number 1970 51,482 1971 51,675 1972 52,468 1973 61,079 1974 56,182 1975 54,614 1976 53,381 1977 55,387 1978 62,464 1979 71,247 1980 67,387 1981 65,228 1982 86,365 1983 88,338 1984 83,077 1985 77,677 1986 80,732 11987 77,772 1 Provisional.