Written question asked by Liam Fox (Conservative) on Tuesday, 26 March 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 18 April 2002. It was answered by Yvette Cooper (Labour) on Thursday, 18 April 2002 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Dept of Health

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much NHS spending there was in 2001-02 on serological screening and direct investigative testing for (a) HIV, (b) chlamydia and (c) related hepatitis due to drug abuse and usage.

Answer: Dr. Fox: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much NHS spending there was in 2001-02 on serological screening and direct investigative testing for (a) HIV, (b) chlamydia and (c) related hepatitis due to drug abuse and usage. [47874] Yvette Cooper: Information about NHS spending on serological screening and direct investigative testing for these infections is not collected centrally. The National Blood Service spent £1.575 million on screening the blood supply for HIV in 2001-02 (and a further £7.138 million on screening for hepatitis B and hepatitis C).

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