Does the Minister not realise that the solution lies in his carrying out his promise that by last spring no in-patient would have to wait for more than a month to go into hospital for an urgent operation or for more than a year for a non-urgent operation? When I last asked the Secretary of State for Wales, he said that progress was encouraging. Does the Minister accept that the latest figures show that the waiting list for non-urgent operations has increased? Does he believe that his right hon. Friend the Secretary of State is numerate? If he is numerate, does the Secretary of State understand the meaning of the word "encouraging"? If he does, surely he should exercise a little more honesty when he speaks to the House. When will the Minister carry out the promise that he made to the people of Wales well over a year ago?