HL Deb 17 June 1999 vol 602 c47WA
Lord Craig of Radley

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What percentage of service personnel who required secondary medical care in a National Health Service hospital in the latest available 12-month period were placed on the hospital consultant's or other waiting list and treated in turn with non-service patients. [HL2718]

The Minister of State, Ministry of Defence (Lord Gilbert)

All service personnel who require secondary medical care in a National Health Service hospital are placed on the hospital consultant's or other waiting list and treated in turn with other NHS patients on the basis of clinical need.