§ Mr. FearnTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many family practitioners have facilities for breast screening for cancer.
§ Mr. GristIn view of the specialised mammography equipment and radiological expertise required, breast screening in Wales is to be carried out by specialist units, not by individual family practitioners.
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Table 1 Proportion of persons aged 17–20 sentenced at all courts for indictable offences who were given immediate custody England and Wales 1987 Violence against the person Burglary Theft and handling Fraud and forgery Criminal damage Drug offences Indictable motoring Avon and Somerset 18.6 30.7 7.6 9.2 14.7 2.9 21.2 Bedfordshire 17.4 44.0 11.3 17.5 121.4 125.0 1.6 Cambridgeshire 20.3 41.2 8.5 5.6 111.6 123.1 19.8 Cheshire 24.9 46.0 15.6 3.9 11.8 14.7 14.7 Cleveland 23.0 39.9 11.7 3.6 113.2 10.0 14.1 Cumbria 18.6 34.6 8.7 3.3 119.0 2.8 10.3 Derbyshire 23.1 37.9 12.0 10.8 16.2 17.7 12.9 Devon and Cornwall 19.0 36.5 11.9 9.9 18.4 10.0 11.2
§ Mr. FearnTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many family practitioners have computerised call/recall systems for cervical cancer.
§ Mr. GristComputerised call and recall for cervical screening is carried out in Wales by all family practitioner committees on behalf of district health authorities. Information is not held centrally on any supplementary systems operated by individual family practitioners.