§ Mr. DewarTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many people were on national health service waiting lists in Scotland in 1979; and how many there were on the latest date for which figures are available.
§ Mr. Lang[holding answer 26 February 1992]The number of in-patients on the waiting list at 31 March 1979 was 76,968 compared with 60,693 at 31 March 1991. These figures are not directly comparable as an improved statistical information system was introduced in 1988.
617WSeparate day case waiting list figures are available only from 1989. The number of day cases on the waiting list at 31 March 1991 was 18,673.