§ Mr. ButlerTo ask the Secretary of State for Health by what percentage in-patient waiting lists fell between 1978 and the latest available year in(a) England and (b) the Mersey regional health authority.
§ Mr. MellorThe requested information is given in the table.
Cases on in-patient waiting list, Mersey RHA and England, 1978, 1988 Mersey England December 1978 38,110 682,444 March1 1988 31,031 678,777 Change 1978–1988 -7,079 -3,667 Percentage Change 1978–1988 -18.6 -0.5 1 Total less self deferred cases.