Mr. Ted GarrettTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on the length of time that patients have to wait for radiotherapy at(a) Newcastle general hospital and (b) other parts of the United Kingdom; and if he will outline the steps he intends to take to improve the position for patients who urgently need treatment in the area served by this hospital.
§ Mrs. Virginia BottomleyInformation on waiting times for individual hospitals is not held centrally. Information for regional health authorities can be obtained from the "Hospital In-patient Waiting Lists England at 31 March 1991", a copy of which is available in the Library.