Waiting Times 27. Mr. Thomason To ask the Secretary of State for Health what progress is being made to reduce the number of patients who have to wait over one year for treatment. [2199] Mr. Horam Excellent progress has been made in reducing the number of patients who wait more than a year for treatment. In September 1990 there were 202,740 people waiting over one year compared with 28,204 in September 1995.