§ Mr. RiddickTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what were the waiting list figures for Huddersfield Royal infirmary for each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. FreemanSince the introduction of the Korner information system in April 1987, we no longer collect waiting statistics centrally for individual hospitals. It would not be practical to collect the more detailed Korner information centrally below district level.
Therefore, of the last five years, figures for 1987 and 1988 cannot be provided centrally; for these my hon. Friend may wish to write to the general manager of Huddersfield district health authority.
415WThe figures for the earlier years to which my hon. Friend refers are:
Year Numbers waiting 1984 2,924 1985 2,963 1986 2,277