§ Mr. Wrayasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many clinics and laboratories are carrying out cervical cancer tests in Scotland; and where are they operating.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythMany clinics and GPs take cervical cancer smears which must then be forwarded to laboratories for testing for cervical cancer. The 19 laboratories examining cervical cancer smears in Scotland are as follows:
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§ Mr. RifkindThe information requested for the departments for which I am responsible is as follows:
Health Board Laboratory Argyll and Clyde Inverclyde royal infirmary Royal Alexandra hospital Vale of Leven hospital Ayrshire and Arran Ayrshire central hospital Dumfries and Galloway Dumfries and Galloway royal infirmary Forth Valley Stirling royal infirmary Grampian Foresterhill hospital Greater Glasgow Royal maternity hospital Glasgow royal infirmary Southern general hospital Stobhill hospital Victoria infirmary Western infirmary Highland Raigmore hospital Dunbar hospital Lanarkshire Monklands district general hospital Lothian Edinburgh royal infirmary Tayside Dundee royal infirmary Perth royal infirmary
§ Mr. Norman Hoggasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what advice he has given health boards on cervical cancer screening; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythI have received and am presently considering the report of a Scottish Health Service Planning Council working group which reviewed the cervical cytology service in Scotland. Guidance to health boards will be issued in due course.