§ Ms PrimaroloTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many health authorities are using patient-held child records.
§ Mr. BowisInformation from the British Paediatric Association, which has produced a model personal child 733W health record, shows that currently 101 health authorities or national health service trusts are contracting for copies of the record. On the basis of the information from the BPA we estimate that the proportion of children issued with personal child health records has increased by about 25 per cent. in the last year.