To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will offer annual mammograms to women over the age of 40.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will offer annual mammograms to women over the age of 40.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether tests to assess the functional efficiency of the Krebs cycle are available to National Health Service patients.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether tests to assess the functional efficiency of the Krebs cycle are available to National Health Service patients.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what treatment tariffs are available to hospitals in respect of breast screening.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what treatment tariffs are available to hospitals in respect of breast screening.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many patients have been screened for abnormal aortic aneurysms in each NHS hospital since 2000.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many patients have been screened for abnormal aortic aneurysms in each NHS hospital since 2000.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps he is taking to increase the proportion of patients screened for the early detection of clostridium difficile.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps he is taking to increase the proportion of patients screened for the early detection of clostridium difficile.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps his Department is taking to reduce the incidence of MRSA.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps his Department is taking to reduce the incidence of MRSA.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what progress has been made towards meeting his Department's 2011 deadline for the screening of non-elective patients for MRSA.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what progress has been made towards meeting his Department's 2011 deadline for the screening of non-elective patients for MRSA.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what information his Department collates for the purpose of monitoring rates of MRSA.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what information his Department collates for the purpose of monitoring rates of MRSA.

Westminster Hall adjournment debate on HIV/AIDS.

Westminster Hall adjournment debate on HIV/AIDS.

My hon. Friend is performing a service by raising the issue of HIV/AIDS in the UK. Does he also recognise that many people, both inside and outside the country, want to know what the UK Government intend to do about the future funding of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS,...

My hon. Friend is performing a service by raising the issue of HIV/AIDS in the UK. Does he also recognise that many people, both inside and outside the country, want to know what the UK Government intend to do about the future funding of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS,...

That might be the best cheer I get all day. I welcome you to the Chair, Mr Leigh. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship in this important debate. I also thank Mr Speaker for allowing this debate on HIV services in the UK to take place on...

That might be the best cheer I get all day. I welcome you to the Chair, Mr Leigh. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship in this important debate. I also thank Mr Speaker for allowing this debate on HIV services in the UK to take place on...

I am grateful to my hon. Friend, who was a distinguished and long-serving Minister at DFID. In a sense, it is a false dichotomy to say that there is an AIDS epidemic in the UK and an AIDS epidemic in Africa and never the twain shall meet. One of the...

I am grateful to my hon. Friend, who was a distinguished and long-serving Minister at DFID. In a sense, it is a false dichotomy to say that there is an AIDS epidemic in the UK and an AIDS epidemic in Africa and never the twain shall meet. One of the...

I am happy to give way to another vice-chair of the all-party group.

I am happy to give way to another vice-chair of the all-party group.

I am grateful to my hon. Friend. He has far greater knowledge of these matters from within DFID than I have. If what he says is true, clearly it is a very worrying development. I was fortunate enough to meet some members of the HIV/AIDS team in DFID a few...

I am grateful to my hon. Friend. He has far greater knowledge of these matters from within DFID than I have. If what he says is true, clearly it is a very worrying development. I was fortunate enough to meet some members of the HIV/AIDS team in DFID a few...

Is not one of the conclusions that can be drawn from the comments made by the hon. Member for Cardiff Central (Jenny Willott), as well as from my hon. Friend's point about mother-to-child transmission, that we need to ensure that the Department of Health and DFID work closely together so...

Is not one of the conclusions that can be drawn from the comments made by the hon. Member for Cardiff Central (Jenny Willott), as well as from my hon. Friend's point about mother-to-child transmission, that we need to ensure that the Department of Health and DFID work closely together so...

The hon. Lady makes an excellent point. I think that it was my right hon. Friend the Member for Holborn and St Pancras (Frank Dobson), when he was Secretary of State for Health, who introduced automatic testing in pregnancy. If we look at the graph, we see that the tail-off...

The hon. Lady makes an excellent point. I think that it was my right hon. Friend the Member for Holborn and St Pancras (Frank Dobson), when he was Secretary of State for Health, who introduced automatic testing in pregnancy. If we look at the graph, we see that the tail-off...

I have just had a baby and I was tested automatically for HIV during my pregnancy. Does the hon. Gentleman agree that extending such automatic testing could play a valuable role in identifying cases very early so that people can receive the treatment that, as he said, will not only...

I have just had a baby and I was tested automatically for HIV during my pregnancy. Does the hon. Gentleman agree that extending such automatic testing could play a valuable role in identifying cases very early so that people can receive the treatment that, as he said, will not only...

My hon. Friend is absolutely right. He represents an area that is not only largely rural but on the borders of Scotland and England, which brings me to the point I mentioned at the very beginning. I imagine that many of his constituents will be accessing HIV services in Carlisle,...

My hon. Friend is absolutely right. He represents an area that is not only largely rural but on the borders of Scotland and England, which brings me to the point I mentioned at the very beginning. I imagine that many of his constituents will be accessing HIV services in Carlisle,...

I congratulate my hon. Friend on securing the debate. Because stigma is still attached to this condition, people in rural localities, such as mine, will seek advice and help from further afield, thereby distorting the figures on the prevalence of the condition in certain parts of the country.

I congratulate my hon. Friend on securing the debate. Because stigma is still attached to this condition, people in rural localities, such as mine, will seek advice and help from further afield, thereby distorting the figures on the prevalence of the condition in certain parts of the country.