§ 2. Mr. Les Huckfieldasked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether he has studied the report produced by epidemiologists at St. Thomas's hospital, London on health care provided by various health authorities, sent to him by the hon. Member for Nuneaton; what conclusions he has reached; and whether he will make a statement.
§ Mr. FowlerYes. The research was funded by the Department. It is not a comparison of health care provided by various health authorities; rather the research attempts to measure the incidence of deaths from diseases where it is believed that death can be prevented by medical intervention. I endorse the researchers' conclusion that the reasons for the unexplained variations in mortalities merit further investigation.