§ Mr. EvansTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many people were waiting more than eight months to have heart by-pass surgery in Lancashire in each year since 1997; [53106]
(2) how many people were waiting more than eight months to have brain tumour surgery in Lancashire in each year since 1997. [53109]
§ Jacqui SmithThis information is not available on the basis requested. Waiting list data are collected down to specialty level, but not by specific procedure. Figures are recorded in three-month time bands, so it is not possible to identify people waiting more than eight months.