§ Mr. WigleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales (1) if he will implement a campaign to educate pregnant women and their health carers in Wales about toxoplasmosis and its prevention;
(2) which health authorities in Wales provide information on infectious disease during pregnancy to pregnant women; which health authorities provide specific information about the prevention of toxoplasmosis to pregnant women; which health authorities in Wales routinely test pregnant women for toxoplasmosis; and which test pregnant women on demand for toxoplasmosis.
§ Mr. Nicholas BennettThe Department issued in October 1991 the leaflet "While you are Pregnant: Safe eating and how to avoid infection from food and animals".
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Estimates of management and maintenance allowances for dwellings in the Housing Revenue Account1 £) 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 Alyn and Deeside n.a. 346 416 544 634 Colwyn 396 436 582 622 682 Delyn 461 507 723 723 755 Glyndwr n.a. 357 574 642 709 Rhuddlan 338 363 578 611 666 Wrexham Maelor 309 335 415 603 717 Carmarthen 486 537 682 682 714 Ceredigion 483 522 636 636 668 Dinefwr n.a. 304 440 560 646 Llanelli 424 469 725 818 909 Preseli Pembrokeshire 461 506 676 681 730 South Pembrokeshire 386 421 649 674 724 Blaenau Gwent 474 520 678 702 751 Islwyn 450 498 729 729 761 Monmouth 611 679 946 946 978 Newport 409 447 506 540 591 Torfaen 466 513 664 664 698 Aberconwy 348 381 787 787 819 Arfon n.a. 542 699 744 807 Dwyfor 299 342 608 761 862 Meirionnydd 435 521 781 781 813 Ynys Mon 448 498 577 607 657 Cynon Valley 400 436 689 723 778 Merthyr Tydfil 377 440 663 663 708 Ogwr 527 381 694 694 729 Rhondda 445 491 851 851 883 Rhymney Valley 460 520 643 705 772 Taff Ely 441 514 761 761 793 Brecknock 432 458 562 625 696 Montgomeryshire 391 398 576 651 719 Radnorshire 368 405 619 606 644 This leaflet includes information on toxoplasmosis, and directors of midwifery and family health services authorities have been asked to distribute the leaflet, which is free of charge, to pregnant women in Wales. In addition, the Health Education Authority's pregnancy book is provided to women on their first visit to an ante-natal clinic. The Health Promotion Authority for Wales has circulated this widely in Wales and all health authority health promotion units have copies as well as GPs. The booklet warns women of the possible dangers of infectious diseases including toxoplasmosis and advises on how they can be avoided.
Information on which health authorities routinely test pregnant women for toxoplasmosis and which test pregnant women on demand for toxoplasmosis is not held centrally.