§ 19. Mr. BaldryTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people had been waiting for operations for over 18 months at the latest available date. [23433]
§ Mr. MilburnWaiting time information collected centrally does not show separately those patients waiting for operations. The latest published figures show that, on 30 September 1997, 794 patients were waiting 18 months or more for admission to hospital. We are determined that by the end of March no patients will be required to wait that long.