§ Mr. MilburnTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) if she will give the latest figures and those for the previous four years for the total number of operating theatres(a) for England, (b) by region and (c) by district;
(2) if she will give the latest figures and those for the previous four years for the number of operating theatre sessions cancelled because suitable back-up resources are absent or insufficient (a) for England, (b) by region and (c) by district;
(3) if she will give the latest figures and those for the last four years for operating theatre sessions cancelled because there was insufficient appropriate staff available to the operating theatre session (a) for England, (b) by region and (c) by district.
§ Mr. SackvilleInformation on operating theatres for financial years 1988–89 to 1992–93 is published in "NHS Operating Theatres Availability and Use", financial year 1988–89, year ending 31 March 1992, year ending 31 March 1993—copies of which are available in the Library.
Reasons for the cancellation of operating theatre sessions are not recorded centrally.