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Mr. Chetwynd
asked the Minister of Health how many hearing aids have been supplied in the area served by the Royal Infirmary, Sunderland; what is the present waiting list; and the average time taken to supply aids.
Mr. Marquand
Two thousand two hundred and twenty-two aids have been supplied. Two thousand nine hundred and seventy-five patients are on the waiting list. They have at present to wait from a few weeks to somewhat under two years according to their degree of priority.