§ Mr. MichaelTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will order an investigation into the number of patients in each health authority in Wales who are awaiting referral to a hospital(a) outside the authority's control and (b) outside the authority's contractual arrangements.
§ Mr. Nicholas Bennett[holding answer 31 January 1992]: District health authorities in Wales have assured me that they are not aware of any patients awaiting referral to hospitals in either of these circumstances.