To ask the Secretary of State for Health what guidance she has issued to (a) primary care trusts and (b) hospital trusts on dealing with referrals by GPs for hearing tests by an audiologist.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what guidance she has issued to (a) primary care trusts and (b) hospital trusts on dealing with referrals by GPs for hearing tests by an audiologist.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what guidance she has issued to doctors on the early diagnosis of thyroid malfunctions.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what guidance she has issued to doctors on the early diagnosis of thyroid malfunctions.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will make a statement on her Department's progress in implementing newborn screening for cystic fibrosis in all parts of the country.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will make a statement on her Department's progress in implementing newborn screening for cystic fibrosis in all parts of the country.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health which staff groups specialise in genetic testing; how many staff in these groups there were in (a) 1997 and (b) the latest date for which figures are available; and how many full-time equivalent posts those figures represent.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health which staff groups specialise in genetic testing; how many staff in these groups there were in (a) 1997 and (b) the latest date for which figures are available; and how many full-time equivalent posts those figures represent.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will introduce routine testing for thyroid function.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will introduce routine testing for thyroid function.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many women there are in West Lancashire aged 40 to 49 years with a family history of breast cancer;

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many women there are in West Lancashire aged 40 to 49 years with a family history of breast cancer;

(2) how many women in West Lancashire aged 40 to 49 years with a family history of breast cancer received a mammogram in 2004–05.

(2) how many women in West Lancashire aged 40 to 49 years with a family history of breast cancer received a mammogram in 2004–05.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health when she expects to make a decision concerning a new data collection procedure for waiting times for scans and tests.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health when she expects to make a decision concerning a new data collection procedure for waiting times for scans and tests.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what analysis her Department has made of research and experience in other countries of Group B streptococcus screening during pregnancy;

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what analysis her Department has made of research and experience in other countries of Group B streptococcus screening during pregnancy;

(2) what guidance is given on when a patient should be advised that Group B streptococcus has been detected in a test.

(2) what guidance is given on when a patient should be advised that Group B streptococcus has been detected in a test.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health when she expects to receive advice from the National Committee on Screening on the screening of older men for abdominal aortic aneurysms.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health when she expects to receive advice from the National Committee on Screening on the screening of older men for abdominal aortic aneurysms.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many scans have been delivered to date under the Alliance Medical contract for mobile MRI scans; how many (a) rejected and (b) repeat scans there were; and what assessment she has made of the (i) timeliness of, (ii) quality of and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many scans have been delivered to date under the Alliance Medical contract for mobile MRI scans; how many (a) rejected and (b) repeat scans there were; and what assessment she has made of the (i) timeliness of, (ii) quality of and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how long the central collection of statistics on waiting times for (a) CT scans, (b) MRI scans and (c) other imaging and diagnostic tests takes, including the production of reports; and if she will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how long the central collection of statistics on waiting times for (a) CT scans, (b) MRI scans and (c) other imaging and diagnostic tests takes, including the production of reports; and if she will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate she has made of the number and percentage of biopsy specimens mislaid within the national health service in the last year for which figures are available.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate she has made of the number and percentage of biopsy specimens mislaid within the national health service in the last year for which figures are available.

Westminster hall adjournment debate on the NHS and the private sector.

Westminster hall adjournment debate on the NHS and the private sector.

(4) what discussions she has had with the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence with regard to the diagnosis of vasa praevia in pregnant women; and if she will make a statement.

(4) what discussions she has had with the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence with regard to the diagnosis of vasa praevia in pregnant women; and if she will make a statement.

(3) if she will meet the Burton Hospital Trust to discuss their procedures for the diagnosis of vasa praevia in pregnant women;

(3) if she will meet the Burton Hospital Trust to discuss their procedures for the diagnosis of vasa praevia in pregnant women;

(2) what research her Department has undertaken into the early diagnosis of vasa praevia in (a) all pregnant women and (b) pregnant women with a low-lying placenta; and if she will make a statement;

(2) what research her Department has undertaken into the early diagnosis of vasa praevia in (a) all pregnant women and (b) pregnant women with a low-lying placenta; and if she will make a statement;

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what assessment (a) she and (b) the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence have made of the merits of providing pregnant women at risk with a low lying placenta screening for vasa praevia concurrently with their standard ultrasound examination;

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what assessment (a) she and (b) the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence have made of the merits of providing pregnant women at risk with a low lying placenta screening for vasa praevia concurrently with their standard ultrasound examination;

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will make it her policy to introduce mandatory neonatal testing for cystic fibrosis in all English hospitals.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will make it her policy to introduce mandatory neonatal testing for cystic fibrosis in all English hospitals.