§ Mrs. Iris RobinsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many people in Northern Ireland 1165W have required surgery for the treatment of (a) gall stones and (b) kidney stones, in each of the past five years. [152922]
§ Angela SmithThe information is as follows:
(a)The following table shows the total number of patients in Northern Ireland who had surgery for gall stones in each of the last five financial years.
NI total 1998–99 1,781 1999–2000 1,798 2000–01 1,829 2001–02 1,834 2002–03 2,119 (b) The following table shows the total number of patients in Northern Ireland who had surgery for kidney stones in each of the last five financial years.
NI total 1998–99 191 1999–2000 216 2000–01 213 2001–02 199 2002–03 360 Source:
Hospital Inpatients System.