§ Mr. GibbTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people were on the NHS waiting list for treatment in the West Sussex Health Authority area on(a) 1 November 1999 and (b) 1 December 1999. [104888]
§ Mr. DenhamThe latest figures available show that as at the end of November there were 19,783 people on the National Health Service waiting list for treatment in the West Sussex Health Authority area.
§ Mr. GibbTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people had been waiting for 13 weeks or more for a first appointment with a consultant in the West Sussex Health Authority area on(a) 1 November 1999 and (b) 1 December 1999. [104887]
§ Mr. DenhamThe number of people waiting for 13 weeks or more for an outpatient appointment by health authority area is monitored on a quarterly basis. The last available figures for West Sussex are as at 30 September. At that date, there were 8,350 people waiting 13 weeks or more for a first outpatient appointment.