HC Deb 18 February 1992 vol 204 cc106-7W
18. Mr. Andrew MacKay

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what waiting list targets have been set under the patients charter.

Mrs. Virginia Bottomley

From 1 April 1992, the patients charter guarantees that no patient will wait more than two years for treatment. The charter also requires health authorities to set and publish clear local standards for waiting time for first out-patient appointments.