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Written question asked by Gerald Howarth (Conservative) on Wednesday, 14 June 2000, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 23 October 2000. It was answered by Yvette Cooper (Labour) on Monday, 23 October 2000 on behalf of the Department of Health.


Dept of Health

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the total cost to the NHS was of treating sexually transmitted diseases including in-patient and outpatient treatment and prevention in (a) 1970, (b) 1980, (c) 1990 and (d) 1999; what the total cost was of providing abortions on the NHS in (a) 1970, (b) 1980, (c) 1990 and (d) 1999; what the cost was to the NHS of treating cancer of the cervix and other cervical abnormalities in (a) 1970, (b) 1980, (c) 1990 and (d) 1999; what the cost to the NHS was of infertility treatment in (a) 1970, (b) 1980, (c) 1990 and (d) 1999; and of this, how much was as a consequence of previous sexually-transmitted disease, with particular reference to chlamydia. - The information requested is not available centrally.
Answer

Mr. Gerald Howarth: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what the total cost to the NHS was of treating sexually transmitted diseases including in-patient and outpatient treatment and prevention in (a) 1970, (b) 1980, (c) 1990 and (d) 1999; [126839] (2) what the total cost was of providing abortions on the NHS in (a) 1970, (b) 1980, (c) 1990 and (d) 1999; [126826] (3) what the cost was to the NHS of treating cancer of the cervix and other cervical abnormalities in (a) 1970, (b) 1980, (c) 1990 and (d) 1999; [126840] (4) what the cost to the NHS was of infertility treatment in (a) 1970, (b) 1980, (c) 1990 and (d) 1999; and of this, how much was as a consequence of previous sexually-transmitted disease, with particular reference to chlamydia. [126841] Yvette Cooper: The information requested is not available centrally.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
355 c77W; 126839;126826;126840;126841
Session
1999-00
Subjects
Cervical cancer Costs Abortion Cancer Fertility Health services NHS Medical treatments Sexually transmitted infections
Link
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