Written question asked by James Gray (Conservative) on Thursday, 18 July 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 14 October 2002. It was answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern (Labour) on Monday, 14 October 2002 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Dept of Health

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will place in the Library the list of sites considered for the second phase of the newborn hearing screening programme; pursuant to his Answer of 17th June 2002 at 387 c164W, on newborn hearing screening, how many sites will provide newborn screening by the end of (a) 2002, (b) 2003 and (c) 2004; and when the funding for each stage of this process will be committed. (In library Dep 02/2076). - Includes figures. (Holding answer 23 July 2002).

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