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Written question asked by Lord Brightman (Crossbench), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton (Labour) on Thursday, 21 July 2005.


Northern Ireland: Wrong Limb Amputations

Question
Further to the Written Answer by the Lord Warner on 7 July (WA 117), whether, in collecting information at national level of instances of wrong limb amputations, the last five years will be covered.
Answer

The department is accountable to my honourable friend the Minister of State with responsibility for Culture, Arts and Leisure who in turn is accountable to my right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland. Both are accountable to Parliament.In common with all Northern Ireland departments, the annual resource accounts of the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure are subject to scrutiny and certification by the Comptroller and Auditor General for Northern Ireland.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
1195; 673 c313WA
Session
2005-06
Related items
NHS: Amputations
Thursday, 7 July 2005
Written questions
House of Lords
Subjects
NHS Negligence Statistics Surgery Orthopaedics
Link
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