HC Deb 04 February 2002 vol 379 c775W
Mr. Lidington

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what his policy is towards the suspension from hospital waiting lists of patients recovering from the first stage of a bilateral procedure. [25499]

Mr. Hutton

[holding answer 9 January 2002]: Patients who are recovering from the first stage of a bilateral operation should not be suspended from the waiting list but should be placed on the planned list.