Written question asked by Audrey Wise (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 20 March 1997. It was answered by Lord Horam (Conservative) on Thursday, 20 March 1997 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Dept of Health

Question: What were for each of the past five years, the total costs to his Department of (i) the confidential enquiry into stillbirths and deaths in infancy and (ii) the core and project funding for the National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit. - Table given.

Answer: Mrs. Wise: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what were for each of the past five years, the total costs to his Department if (i) the confidential inquiry into stillbirths and deaths in infancy and (ii) the core and project funding for the national perinatal epidemiology unit. [21332] Mr. Horam: The information requested is as follows: £ million _________________________________________________________________________________________________. CESDI National perinatal epidemiology unit 1992-93 (outturn) n/a 0.683 1993-94 (outturn) 1.761 0.738 1994-95 (outturn) 2.080 0.759 1995-96 (outturn) 2.068 0.706 1996-97 (provision) 2.039 0.700 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Expenditure for 1992-93 is not separately available in respect of CESDI.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 21332; 292 c810-1W;292 c810W
Session: 1996-97
Subjects: Costs Department of Health Confidential Enquiry into Stillbirths and Deaths in Infancy National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit