§ Mr. McWilliamTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list the total waiting list, the longest time any patient had to wait and the numbers waiting by number of months wait for the ear, nose and throat department at the Queen Elizabeth hospital, Gateshead, over the last five years for which figures are available.
§ Mr. MellorWe do not collect waiting information centrally for individual hospitals. For details about the Queen Elizabeth hospital, the hon. Member may wish to contact the district general manager of Gateshead district health authority.