Written question asked by Ann Winterton (Conservative) on Tuesday, 10 November 1998, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 18 November 1998. It was answered by Lord Hutton of Furness (Labour) on Wednesday, 18 November 1998 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Dept of Health

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much extra funding has been made available to area health authorities for the provision of mammograms for women over 65 years of age. - Inc figs.

Answer: Mrs. Ann Winterton: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much extra funding has been made available to area health authorities for the provision of mammograms for women over 65 years of age. [59655] Mr. Hutton: The National Health Service breast screening programme was set up in 1988. Women aged 50-64 are invited for screening by mammography every three years and women over the age of 64 may request to be screened every three years free of charge. Provision for screening women over the age of 65 is included in health authority baseline resources and is not therefore specifically identified.

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