HC Deb 05 March 1997 vol 291 cc656-7W
Mr. Chris Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many(a) medical emergency admissions and (b) elective surgical admissions there were for each month since April 1995. [18608]

Mr. Horam

Information for 1995–96 will be available later this year.

Mr. Hunter

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many NHS elective admissions have been cancelled because of emergency demand for NHS hospital facilities in the last 12 months; and how many private patient admissions to NHS pay beds have been cancelled in the same period for the same reason. [18611]

Mr. Horam

The information requested is not available centrally.