§ 10. Mr. Barry JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what measures he is taking to tackle waiting lists for cataract operations. [45908]
§ Mr. Win GriffithsAn additional £20 million will be spent in 1998–99 on reducing in-patient and day case waiting lists to below the level which the Government inherited. This supports the Government's commitment to reduce waiting lists over the lifetime of this Parliament by 100,000.
Each Health Authority has been asked to provide details of their plans to reduce overall waiting lists, which would include those for cataract operations, by 19 June.