Written question asked by Mike Hancock (Liberal Democrat) on Thursday, 9 February 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 13 February 2006. It was answered by Caroline Flint (Labour) on Wednesday, 1 March 2006 on behalf of the Department of Health.

MMR Vaccine

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what recent assessment she has made of the take-up of the MMR vaccine in (a) Hampshire and (b) England; and if she will make a statement;

Answer: Immunisation data by primary care trust, strategic health authorities and nationally are published annually in the statistical bulletin, ““NHS Immunisation Statistics, England””, copies of which are available in the Library and on the Department's website. Data is not available by local authority or by electoral ward. Data for the last three years is available on the Department's website at:"2002–03—www.dh.gov.uk/assetRoot/04/08/10/09/04081009.pdf""2003–04—www.dh.gov.uk/assetRoot/04/09/95/77/04099577.pdf""2004–05—www.dh.gov.uk/assetRoot/04/ll/96/50/04119650.pdf"

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