Written question asked by Iris Robinson (Democratic Unionist Party) on Monday, 21 March 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 5 April 2005. It was answered by Baroness Smith of Basildon (Labour) on Tuesday, 5 April 2005 on behalf of the Northern Ireland Office.

Northern Ireland Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many (a) NHS and (b) private treatment cycles have been provided at the Regional Fertility Centre in each of the last three years.

Answer: Mrs. Iris Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many (a) NHS and (b) private treatment cycles have been provided at the Regional Fertility Centre in each of the last three years. [223673] Angela Smith: The Regional Fertility Centre provided the following information for each of the last three financial years as shown in the following tables. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Financial year (a) Number of NHS cycles provided 2002-03 312 2003-04 562 2004-051 482 Financial year (b) Number of private cycles provided 2002-03 182 2003-04 553 2004-051 454 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 Data for 2004-2005 represents the period 1 April 2004 to 24 March 2005. Source: Regional Fertility Centre, Royal Group of hospitals HSS trust.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 432 c1418W;432 c1414W; 223673
Session: 2004-05
Subjects: Fertility NHS Medical treatments Northern Ireland Private patients
Contains statistics: Yes
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