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Answered by
Baroness Cumberlege (Conservative)
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
12 December 1995
Reference
567 c1166-7
House
House of Lords
Answered by
Baroness Cumberlege (Conservative)
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
12 December 1995
Reference
567 c1166-7
House
House of Lords
What research the Department of Health has commissioned into the possible benefits of wide-scale screening for prostate and testicular cancer in men over 40, and what are their conclusions. - Inc figs.
Asked by
Baroness Masham of Ilton (Crossbench)
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Date
12 December 1995
Reference
567 c1166-7
House
House of Lords
1st supplementary on fact that both forms of cancer are increasing.
Asked by
Baroness Masham of Ilton (Crossbench)
Oral questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Date
12 December 1995
Reference
567 c1166-7
House
House of Lords

What would be estimated cost of extending National Health Service breast screening programme to an upper age limit of 69, as recommended by Health Select Committee of House of Commons. - Includes fact that no figures given but two pilot schemes will evaluate effectiveness of extending breast screening programmes to...

Asked by
Baroness Jay of Paddington (Labour)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
11 December 1995
Reference
567 c93-4WA
House
House of Lords

What would be estimated cost of increasing number of specialist breast cancer units in hospitals to 250 as recommended by British Breast Cancer Report 'Provision of breast services' in the United Kingdom. - No figures given.

Asked by
Baroness Jay of Paddington (Labour)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
11 December 1995
Reference
567 c93WA
House
House of Lords

What health surveillance is conducted on children treated with carbaryl, malathion, permethrin and phenothrin products for clearing head lice.

Asked by
Countess of Mar (Crossbench)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
11 December 1995
Reference
567 c91-2WA
House
House of Lords

On what date screening for hepatitis C started in each regional blood transfusion centre and in blood products in each EC country.

Asked by
Baroness Harman (Labour)
Answering body
Department of Health
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
8 December 1995
Reference
3758;3759; 268 c427-8W;268 c425-6W
House
House of Commons

Whether HMG regard farmers who regularly spray crops and buildings with organophosphate pesticides as well as dip their sheep once or twice a year as candidates for biological monitoring. - Ref to HSC The safe use of pesticides for non-agricultural purposes, and the joint HSC and MAFF The safe use...

Asked by
Countess of Mar (Crossbench)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
6 December 1995
Reference
567 c81WA
House
House of Lords

What estimate his Department has made of the miscarriage risk of amniocentesis (a) with and (b) without ultrasound.

Asked by
Baroness Harman (Labour)
Answering body
Department of Health
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
6 December 1995
Reference
4339; 268 c227W;268 c225W
House
House of Commons

What percentage of hospitals does not use ultrasound scans while carrying out amniocentesis on pregnant women. - This information is not available centrally.

Asked by
Baroness Harman (Labour)
Answering body
Department of Health
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
6 December 1995
Reference
4338; 268 c227W;268 c225W
House
House of Commons
When HMG propose to respond to the House of Commons Agriculture Committee fifth report on the Pesticides Safety Directorate and Veterinary Medicine Directorate (HC 391 1994/95).
Asked by
Countess of Mar (Crossbench)
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Date
6 December 1995
Reference
567 c966-8
House
House of Lords
Answered by
Lord Lucas (Conservative)
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
6 December 1995
Reference
567 c966-8
House
House of Lords

By what means regular users of organophosphate pesticides and veterinary and human medicines have been, and are, advised of the need for regular biological monitoring. - Including ref to booklets.

Asked by
Countess of Mar (Crossbench)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
6 December 1995
Reference
567 80-1WA
House
House of Lords

What plans he has to ensure that all women aged over 65 years will be offered breast cancer screening in the same way as women aged 50 to 64 years.

Asked by
John Battle (Labour)
Answering body
Department of Health
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
4 December 1995
Reference
3137; 268 c38-9W;268 c39W
House
House of Commons

Lords statement on revision of information in Guidance note MS 17 from HSE and discussion of techniques for investigating organophosphate poisoning. - Inc ref to a 1986 WHO report (Environmental Health Criteria (EHC) 63, Organophosphorous Insecticides: A General Introduction, a full copy of which will be placed in the Library).

Asked by
Countess of Mar (Crossbench)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
27 November 1995
Reference
567 c25-8WA
House
House of Lords

If he will comment on the implications for public policy of developments in pre-natal and post-natal genetic screening.

Asked by
Ann Winterton (Conservative)
Answering body
Department of Health
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
23 November 1995
Reference
267 c331-2W;267 c329-30W; 1346;1347
House
House of Commons

If he will list the breast cancer services available; and what they comprise for each area.

Asked by
Ann Clwyd (Labour)
Answering body
Welsh Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
23 November 1995
Reference
1145; 267 c277-8W;267 c275-6W
House
House of Commons

What discussions he has had with the Berkshire Family Health Service Authority with respect to the provision of NHS and private cervical smear tests by the Boundary House GP practice in Bracknell, Berkshire; what is his Department's policy on GPs advocating private cervical smear tests which can be provided more...

Asked by
Baroness Harman (Labour)
Answering body
Department of Health
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
20 November 1995
Reference
93; 267 c27W
House
House of Commons

What tests are conducted on children before immunisation against measles to establish their existing levels of blood antibodies. - (Holding answer 2 November 1995).

Asked by
Llew Smith (Labour)
Answering body
Department of Health
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
8 November 1995
Reference
41029; 265 c981W;265 c980W
House
House of Commons