Infertility

HC Deb 26 October 1989 vol 158 c532W

Mrs. Mahon

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what are the latest statistics on infertility.

Mr. Mellor

We do not hold this information centrally.

Mr. Hinchliffe

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what arrangements his Department makes for the provision of IVF treatment for patients residing within the Wakefield constituency.

Mr. Mellor

[holding answer 24 October 1989]: We believe that decisions about the priority and resources to be given to infertility services should be left to individual health authorities rather than the Department of Health. This is the case with nearly all NHS services, since health authorities are in the best position to determine priorities in the light of local needs and circumstances.