§ Mr. WareingTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services if, in the light of the fact that the request for funding in respect of the "Quest for a Test for Cancer" is to cover improved cytology, he will reconsider his decision to delay responding to this application; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mrs. CurrieNo. The reasons for deferring a decision were set out in my reply to the hon. Member for Belfast, South (Rev. Martin Smyth) on 17 December 1987 at columns712–73 and they still apply. Decisions will be made as soon as possible.