§ 23. Mr. BoswellTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what has been the change in waiting times for hospital operations in the last three months. [106260]
§ Mr. DenhamWaiting times fell in the last three months for which data are available. Since August 1999 the average length of time patients were waiting for inpatient treatment has fallen from about 13 weeks to about 12 weeks in November 1999.