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Written question asked by Tim Loughton (Conservative) on Wednesday, 16 July 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 8 September 2003. It was answered by Baroness Winterton of Doncaster (Labour) on Monday, 8 September 2003 on behalf of the Department of Health.


Dept of Health

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people in the UK are needlephobic; and what assessment he has made of the need for a needle-free anaemia testing device. - No work has been done on this.
Answer

Tim Loughton: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people in the UK are needlephobic; and what assessment he has made of the need for a needle-free anaemia testing device. [127537] Ms Rosie Winterton: The Department of Health has not made an assessment of the numbers of people in the United Kingdom with a needle phobia or the need for a needle-free anaemia testing device.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
127537; 410 c223W;410 c162W
Session
2002-03
Subjects
Screening Anaemia
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk