Written question asked by David Davis (Conservative) on Wednesday, 27 October 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 4 November 2004. It was answered by Melanie Johnson (Labour) on Thursday, 4 November 2004 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Dept of Health

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients in Hull and the East Riding had smear tests in (a) 2003 and (b) 2004. - Table given.

Answer: David Davis: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many patients in Hull and the East Riding had smear tests in (a) 2003 and (b) 2004. [195136] Miss Melanie Johnson: The information is shown in the table. Cervical screening programme: number of tests and coverage of target age group (25-64) by primary care organisation, 2002-03 and 2003-04 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Number of women screened (Thousand) Coverage (less than 5 years since last adequate test) (Percentage) 2002-03 2003-04 2002-03 2003-04 North and East Yorkshire and 108.4 106.6 85.2 84.5 North Lincolnshire Strategic Health Authority East Yorkshire Primary Care 10.9 10.6 87.9 87.4 Trust Eastern Hull Primary Care 7.7 7.4 84.7 83.6 Trust West Hull Primary Care Trust 9.5 9.3 82.2 81.3 Yorkshire Wolds and Coast 10.1 10.0 86.2 85.6 Primary Care Trust _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Source: Department of Health Statistical Bulletin: Cervical Screening Programme, England: 2003-04

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