§ Mr. HannamTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent representations he has received from Action Research for the Crippled Child concerning immunisation uptake; and what response he has given.
§ Mr. DorrellThe Department received in July 1989, a copy of the Peckham report "Factors Influencing Immunisation Uptake in Childhood" prepared on behalf of Action Research for the Crippled Child, from the group's director general, Colonel A. N. Brierley-Smith. My right hon. and learned Friend the Secretary of State has replied to Colonel Brierley-Smith and I have arranged for copies of this correspondence to be placed in the Library.
My hon. Friend has also recently written to the Department about the report, to which I shall reply shortly.
§ Mr. HannamTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what consultations and discussions he is having concerning the introduction of parent-held child immunisation record cards, following completion of the pilot study; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. DorrellOfficials are to meet members of the British Paediatric Association today.