Written question asked by Tim Loughton (Conservative) on Wednesday, 24 April 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 2 May 2002. It was answered by Yvette Cooper (Labour) on Thursday, 2 May 2002 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Dept of Health

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what measures have been taken by his Department to maintain records of children who have been vaccinated for measles, mumps and rubella by separate injections through private providers. (Holding answer 29 April 2002).

Answer: Tim Loughton: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what measures have been taken by his Department to maintain records of children who have been vaccinated for measles, mumps and rubella by separate injections through private providers. [53269] Yvette Cooper: [holding answer 29 April 2002]: It is the responsibility of private providers to submit information on children who have had separate vaccines either to the general practitioner (GP) responsible for the child's care, or to the primary care trust where they live. If the private provider does not submit such information, it can only be ascertained by either the GP or the community child health unit approaching the parents of apparently unimmunised children.

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