HC Deb 28 July 1998 vol 317 c166W
20. Dr. Palmer

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what are the current trends in the number of cancelled operations. [50995]

36. Ms Beverley Hughes

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what are the current trends in the number of cancelled operations. [51011]

Mr. Boateng

The number of cancelled operations fell by 12 per cent., from 16,374 to 14,460, in the first three months of 1998. This was the second successive quarterly fall.