Written question asked by Ian Stewart (Labour) on Wednesday, 27 June 2001, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 28 June 2001. It was answered by Alan Milburn (Labour) on Thursday, 28 June 2001 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Dept of Health

Question: Statement on when he expects to publish the Ninth Annual Report of the National Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Surveillance Unit. (Report in Library Dep 01/1018). - Inc fact that ninth annual report will be published tomorrow, and copies will be placed in Library and made available on the Unit's website at www.cjd.ed.ac.uk.

Answer: Ian Stewart: To ask the Secretary of State for Health when he expects to publish the ninth annual report of the National Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Surveillance Unit. [1710] Mr. Milburn: The National Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Surveillance Unit's ninth annual report will be published tomorrow. The report documents the Unit's findings in relation to sporadic, familial and iatrogenic Creutzfeldt- Jakob Disease (CJD), and also variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD), up to 31 December 2000. Copies will be placed in the Library, and made available on the Unit's website at www.cjd.ed.ac.uk.

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