To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many radical prostatectomies for the treatment of prostate cancer were carried out in the NHS in each year since 1997-98 (a) in total, (b) broken down by commissioning authority and (c) broken down by provider organisation. (184264)

Information on the number of prostatectomies broken down by primary care trust and national health service trust for the period requested has been placed in the Library. It is not possible to identify separately the number of radical prostatectomies.