§ Mr. ConnartyTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many patients are on the waiting lists for elective surgery at the Royal Victoria hospital in Belfast. [7322]
§ Mr. MossAt 30 September 1996, which is the latest date for which information is available, 7,036 patients were waiting for elective surgery at the Royal Victoria hospital. Of this number, only 226 or 3.2 per cent. had been waiting more than 18 months.