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Written question asked by Lord Campbell-Savours (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 20 May 1997. It was answered by Baroness Jowell (Labour) on Tuesday, 20 May 1997 on behalf of the Department of Health.


Dept of Health

Question
What projections he has evaluated in respect of the number of new variant CJD cases over the next two years.
Answer

Mr. Campbell-Savours: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what projections he has evaluated in respect of the number of new variant CJD cases over the next two years. [294] Ms Jowell: It will be three or four years before we have enough information about new variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease to make any reliable prediction of future numbers of cases.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
294; 294 c57W
Session
1997-98
Subjects
CJD