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Mr. Fatchett
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services, on the latest available figures, if he will provide the waiting lists for (a) urgent and (b) non-urgent cases in (i) Leeds eastern district health authority and (ii) Leeds western district health authority; and if he will give the comparable figures for 1984.
Mr. Whitney
The requested information is given in the table.
| Number of cases on in-patient waiting lists for admission to NHS hospitals at 31 March | ||||
| District Health Authority | Urgent cases | Non-urgent cases | ||
| 1984 | 1985 | 1984 | 1985 | |
| Leeds Eastern | 628 | 531 | 4,620 | 4,739 |
| Leeds Western | 450 | 667 | 3,971 | 3,665 |