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Ms Primarolo
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what percentage of surgical operations were carried out outside normal working hours in each of the last five years.
Mr. Sackville
The number of surgical operations carried out outside normal working hours is not available centrally. The table shows the percentage of operations performed outside scheduled sessions—ie notional half days, usually within the working day, Monday to Friday.
| Year | Percentage of operations outside scheduled sessions |
| 1987–88 | 16·3 |
| 1988–89 | 16·2 |
| 1989–90 | 16·2 |
| 1990–91 | 16·7 |
| 1991–92 | 16·0 |
Source: KHO8