To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 27 November 2006, Official Report, columns 560-1W, on infectious diseases (border control), how many immigrants were referred for radiography in each year for which figures are available, broken down by point of entry.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 27 November 2006, Official Report, columns 560-1W, on infectious diseases (border control), how many immigrants were referred for radiography in each year for which figures are available, broken down by point of entry.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 27 November 2006, Official Report, columns 560-61W, on infectious diseases (border control), where immigrants entering the UK other than at Heathrow and Gatwick are referred for chest X-rays.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 27 November 2006, Official Report, columns 560-61W, on infectious diseases (border control), where immigrants entering the UK other than at Heathrow and Gatwick are referred for chest X-rays.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many breast cancer screenings took place in Surrey Heath in each year from 1997 to 2006.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many breast cancer screenings took place in Surrey Heath in each year from 1997 to 2006.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the average time was that Surrey Heath residents waited for breast cancer genetic tests in each year from 1997 to 2006.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the average time was that Surrey Heath residents waited for breast cancer genetic tests in each year from 1997 to 2006.

Lords debate on motion to call attention to the Government's policy on HIV/AIDS and sexual health. Motion withdrawn.

Lords debate on motion to call attention to the Government's policy on HIV/AIDS and sexual health. Motion withdrawn.

My Lords, an anonymous Ulsterman is reputed to have said at the beginning of a speech, ““Before I speak, I want to say a few words””. As an Ulsterwoman, I understand what he was trying to say. I should like to preface my remarks with words of sincere thanks to...

My Lords, an anonymous Ulsterman is reputed to have said at the beginning of a speech, ““Before I speak, I want to say a few words””. As an Ulsterwoman, I understand what he was trying to say. I should like to preface my remarks with words of sincere thanks to...

My Lords, I speak in this brief intervention as chair of the All-Party Group on Street Children. My noble friend Lady Northover has already referred to the situation of street children and child soldiers in the DRC and I should like to highlight the situation facing that particularly high-risk group....

My Lords, I speak in this brief intervention as chair of the All-Party Group on Street Children. My noble friend Lady Northover has already referred to the situation of street children and child soldiers in the DRC and I should like to highlight the situation facing that particularly high-risk group....

My Lords, what a privilege it is to take part in today’s debate. I pay tribute to the noble Baroness, Lady Paisley of St Georges, and thank her very much for her contribution. It was full of compassion, which many noble Lords really appreciated, and I wish her very well....

My Lords, what a privilege it is to take part in today’s debate. I pay tribute to the noble Baroness, Lady Paisley of St Georges, and thank her very much for her contribution. It was full of compassion, which many noble Lords really appreciated, and I wish her very well....

My Lords, I was expecting to see the noble Lord, Lord Winston, rush in, tearing off mask and rubber gloves, fresh from yet another life-saving situation or media engagement, but I now assume that he has withdrawn from the debate, which has been so well introduced by my noble friend...

My Lords, I was expecting to see the noble Lord, Lord Winston, rush in, tearing off mask and rubber gloves, fresh from yet another life-saving situation or media engagement, but I now assume that he has withdrawn from the debate, which has been so well introduced by my noble friend...

My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Fowler, for leading this debate on such an important subject. I am also grateful to him and to others for their kind personal remarks. I reassure noble Lords that I shall still be active. I shall be able to speak...

My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Fowler, for leading this debate on such an important subject. I am also grateful to him and to others for their kind personal remarks. I reassure noble Lords that I shall still be active. I shall be able to speak...

My Lords, I, too, congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Paisley of St Georges, on her splendid maiden speech, and we hope that we will hear many more. I also thank my noble friend Lord Fowler for initiating this debate, and I pay tribute to him, as have others, on his...

My Lords, I, too, congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Paisley of St Georges, on her splendid maiden speech, and we hope that we will hear many more. I also thank my noble friend Lord Fowler for initiating this debate, and I pay tribute to him, as have others, on his...

My Lords, I thank all those who have taken part in this debate. It has been, in many ways, an outstanding debate, with some important contributions, matching the importance of the subject, from the Back Benches. The noble Baroness, Lady Paisley, in her excellent maiden speech, rightly said that the...

My Lords, I thank all those who have taken part in this debate. It has been, in many ways, an outstanding debate, with some important contributions, matching the importance of the subject, from the Back Benches. The noble Baroness, Lady Paisley, in her excellent maiden speech, rightly said that the...

My Lords, I, too, thank the noble Lord, Lord Fowler, for securing this debate, for introducing it with such passion and for his continuing advocacy of sexual health issues. I add my congratulations to the noble Baroness, Lady Paisley, on her incisive maiden speech. I remember when the HIV/AIDS pandemic...

My Lords, I, too, thank the noble Lord, Lord Fowler, for securing this debate, for introducing it with such passion and for his continuing advocacy of sexual health issues. I add my congratulations to the noble Baroness, Lady Paisley, on her incisive maiden speech. I remember when the HIV/AIDS pandemic...

My Lords, I begin by congratulating the noble Baroness, Lady Paisley, on her maiden speech. I am sure that, like me, all other noble Lords found it to be very moving. It was from the heart and I have always found speeches in this House that are given from the...

My Lords, I begin by congratulating the noble Baroness, Lady Paisley, on her maiden speech. I am sure that, like me, all other noble Lords found it to be very moving. It was from the heart and I have always found speeches in this House that are given from the...

My Lords, I, too, congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Fowler, on once again raising the subject of AIDS and on his long commitment to ensuring that the UK faces up to the realities of that disease. He simply refused to be silenced or embarrassed. Other noble Lords may focus on...

My Lords, I, too, congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Fowler, on once again raising the subject of AIDS and on his long commitment to ensuring that the UK faces up to the realities of that disease. He simply refused to be silenced or embarrassed. Other noble Lords may focus on...

My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Fowler, for initiating this debate on the crucial subject of sexual health and for his kind comments. Today, the Independent Advisory Group on Sexual Health and HIV—which, as the noble Lord said, I chair; I therefore declare an interest—launchedits third annual report....

My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Fowler, for initiating this debate on the crucial subject of sexual health and for his kind comments. Today, the Independent Advisory Group on Sexual Health and HIV—which, as the noble Lord said, I chair; I therefore declare an interest—launchedits third annual report....

rose to call attention to the Government’s policy on HIV/AIDS and sexual health; and to move for Papers. The noble Lord said: My Lords, we very much look forward to the maiden speech of the noble Baroness, Lady Paisley of St George’s. I also understand that last night it was...

rose to call attention to the Government’s policy on HIV/AIDS and sexual health; and to move for Papers. The noble Lord said: My Lords, we very much look forward to the maiden speech of the noble Baroness, Lady Paisley of St George’s. I also understand that last night it was...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what her policy is on screening of patients and staff for MRSA agents prior to entering hospital.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what her policy is on screening of patients and staff for MRSA agents prior to entering hospital.

I. Dear colleague letter dated 16/11/2006 from the Chief Medical Officer and the Chief Nursing Officer regarding screening for MRSA colonisation. 5 p. II. Guidelines for the control and prevention of meticillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in healthcare facilities. By J.E. Coia et al. Journal of Hospital Infection 2006;63S:S1-S44.

I. Dear colleague letter dated 16/11/2006 from the Chief Medical Officer and the Chief Nursing Officer regarding screening for MRSA colonisation. 5 p. II. Guidelines for the control and prevention of meticillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in healthcare facilities. By J.E. Coia et al. Journal of Hospital Infection 2006;63S:S1-S44.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the average cost was of establishing a National Bowel Cancer Screening Programme hub; and what the annual running costs of each hub were in each year since their introduction.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the average cost was of establishing a National Bowel Cancer Screening Programme hub; and what the annual running costs of each hub were in each year since their introduction.