HC Deb 04 November 1998 vol 318 c613W
28. Mr. Ieuan Wyn Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will make a statement on the number of people on the waiting list for elective surgery for more than six months in health authorities in Wales. [56605]

Mr. Jon Owen Jones

Central data are only available for residents waiting over 12 months; the latest available figures show that at August '98 there were 9,274 residents waiting over 12 months for inpatient/day case surgery.