Written question asked by Janet Dean (Labour) on Friday, 16 June 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 20 June 2006. It was answered by Andy Burnham (Labour) on Monday, 26 June 2006 on behalf of the Department of Health.
Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Question
- To ask the Secretary of State for Health what representations her Department made to the European Commission regarding the inclusion of rheumatoid arthritis as a priority area of EU Framework Programme 7.
- Answer
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At the Competitiveness Council held on 30 May 2006, a general approach was agreed on the seventh framework programme high level text. A general approach is a political agreement, which allows Ministers to agree in principle to a text that has yet to be considered by the European Parliament. The United Kingdom Government have supported the inclusion of arthritis as one of the priority diseases named in the agreed text.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 79177; 448 c238W
- Session
- 2005-06
- Subjects
- Arthritis
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