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Mr. Swayne
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many patients in each health authority area had been waiting for NHS treatment in December 1996 for (a) six months and under, (b) six to 12 months, (c) 12 to 18 months and (d) over 18 months. [77461]
Mr. Jon Owen Jones
Information on waiting times is not collected in the form requested.In December 1996, the number of patients waiting for treatment in each health authority area is shown in the following table.
| Waiting times for December 1996 | ||||
| Health authority | Outpatients waiting over 6 months | In/Daycase waiting over 12 months | In/Daycase waiting over 18 months | In/Daycase waiting over 2 years |
| North Wales | 512 | 390 | 54 | 1 |
| Bro Taf | 2,906 | 1,669 | 331 | 0 |
| Dyfed Powys | 1,167 | 1,225 | 146 | 0 |
| Morgannwg | 3,773 | 671 | 190 | 0 |
| Gwent | 1,747 | 1,703 | 493 | 3 |