§ Mr. George Grantasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many persons in the United Kingdom have been diagnosed as suffering from Freidreich's ataxia.
§ Dr. OwenI am afraid that information about the number of persons in the United Kingdom diagnosed as suffering from Freidreich's ataxia is not available centrally. However, it is estimated that there are some 100 spells of hospital inpatient treatment for this condition annually.