§ Mr. EvansTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what was the average cost of(a) a hip replacement operation, (b) a cataract operation and (c) a heart bypass operation in the last year for which figures are available. [12723]
§ Mr. MilburnThe information is given in the following table:
align="center">Average costs Operation In-patient case £ Day case £ Hip replacement1 primary 3,290 — revision 4,330 — Cataract2 900 475 Coronary artery by-pass graft 5,930 — 1 1996–97 2 1994–95