To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many people have been waiting for longer than 12 months for treatment in the (a) Bro Taf, (b) Gwent, (c) Dyfed Powys and (d) Iechyd Morgannwg Health Authority areas. [33237]

The information requested is given in the following table:

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many people have been waiting for in-patient treatment for longer than (i) 12 and (ii) 18 months in the North Wales Health Authority area. [33307]

At the end of December 1997, 94 per cent. of Welsh residents in the North Wales Health Authority area waited less than 12 months for in-patient or day-case treatment and over 99 per cent. waited less than 18 months. 856 people (6 per cent. of those on the waiting list) had waited more than 12 months, and 65 people (0.6 per cent.) had waited more than 18 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many people have been waiting for in-patient treatment for longer than 18 months in the (a) Dyfed Powys and (b) Iechyd Morgannwg Health Authority area. [33308]

The following is the information:

Dyfed Powys: 401 (3 per cent. of the total list)

Iechyd Morgannwg: 234 (2 per cent. of the total list)

In Dyfed Powys 97 per cent. of those waiting for in-patient/daycase treatment had waited less than 18 months for treatment;

In Iechyd Morgannwg 98 per cent. of those waiting for in-patient/daycase treatment had waited less than 18 months for treatment.

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will make a statement on (a) current hospital waiting lists and (b) hospital waiting lists in April 1997 in respect of hospital trusts in (a) Gwent, (b) Dyfed Powys, (c) Bro Taf, (d) North Wales and (e) Iechyd Morgannwg health authority areas. [33338]

The information is as set out in the table.