§ Ms. PrimaroloTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people were on waiting lists for under one year, one to two years, and two years or more in March and September of the last five years.
§ Mr. SackvilleThe information requested is given in the table. This shows that at September 1992 the number of patients waiting over a year was 60 per cent. lower than in March 1988. In 1991–92 alone, the number of over-one-year waiters fell by almost 90,000. Today, regions no longer have any patients waiting two years or more for any in-patient or day case treatment.
Number of people on waiting lists in the last five years England In-patients and day cases Waiting 0 to 1 year Waiting one to two years Waiting two years or more 1988 March 668,300 120,100 87,900 September 680,100 128,100 91,900 1989 March 699,400 131,100 92,200 September 710,900 130,000 88,100 1990 March 751,100 127,000 80,900 September 754,800 131,600 71,100 1991 March 778,500 118,700 51,100 September 789,300 115,000 43,500 1992 March 837,100 78,900 1,700 September1 859,156 80,039 651 1 Provisional figures from Regional Health Authorities.