Written question asked by James Plaskitt (Labour) on Monday, 8 July 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 9 July 2002. It was answered by Hazel Blears (Labour) on Tuesday, 9 July 2002 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Dept of Health

Question: Statement on when he will publish the Tenth Annual Report of the National Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Surveillance Unit. (Report in Library Dep 02/1586).

Answer: Mr. Plaskitt: To ask the Secretary of State for Health when he will publish the tenth annual report of the National Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Surveillance Unit. [69001] Ms Blears: The National Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Surveillance Unit's tenth annual report has been published today. 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 have been placed in the Library, and are available on the unit's website at www.cjd.ed.ac.uk

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