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Written question asked by Lord Vaizey of Didcot (Conservative) on Friday, 6 October 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 9 October 2006. It was answered by Caroline Flint (Labour) on Thursday, 12 October 2006 on behalf of the Department of Health.


Tuberculosis

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health when she will publish the tuberculosis research strategy.
Answer

The Department has no plans to do so at present.The UK Clinical Research Collaboration, which was set up in April 2004, has established a Strategic Planning Group on Microbiology and Infectious Disease, including tuberculosis. The group met for the first time in January 2006 and is due to report by spring 2007. We will consider what further steps should be taken in the light of that report.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
91852; 450 c851-2W;450 c857-8W
Session
2005-06
Subjects
Tuberculosis
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk