Hospital Waiting Lists

35.

Mr. Arnold
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what estimate he has made of the number of people added to the hospital waiting lists as a result of recent disputes.

53.

Mr. Charles Morrison
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what estimate he has made of the number of people added to hospital waiting lists as a result of recent disputes.

69.

Mr. Rifkind
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what estimate he has made of the effect of recent Indus trial disputes in the National Health Service on hospital waiting lists.

Mr. Moyle
Waiting lists will inevitably be affected by the current industrial action by Health Service workers and by lorry drivers, but full information about the effects is not at present held centrally. As regards the effects of the industrial action by hospital works staff last year, I refer the hon. Members to my reply to the hon. Member for Harrow, Central (Mr. Grant) on 6th November.—[Vol. 957, c. 38.]