§ Mr. DismoreTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement about waiting lists in the Barnet health authority area. [154739]
§ Mr. Denham[holding answer 20 March 2001]: The in-patient waiting list at Barnet health authority has fallen from 7,321 at 31 March 1997 to 5,507 at 31 January 2001, (the latest date for which figures are available). This represents a decrease of 25 per cent.