HC Deb 14 March 1995 vol 256 c545W
21. Mr. Anthony Coombs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what has been the change in the average waiting time for NHS patients since 1989.

Mr. Malone

The average waiting time of people on a waiting list for hospital admission has fallen from 9.3 months in March 1989 to 4.6 months in September 1994.