§ Sir Thomas ArnoldTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what is the current average waiting period for(a) all operations, (b) cataract surgery, or the specialty within which such surgery falls and (c) hip replacement surgery, or the specialty within which such surgery falls; and what information is available as to the proportion of all people waiting for operations who are aged over 65 years.
§ Mr. SackvilleWaiting time information by specialty is published in "Hospital Waiting Lists, In-Patients and Day cases", a copy of which is in the Library. Waiting time information on individual conditions and by age of patients is not held centrally.