§ Ms PrimaroloTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what percentage of women between the ages of 50 years and 64 years have been invited for breast screening in each year since 1990, by(a) district health authority, (b) family health services authority and (c) region; and how many women were actually screened in each case.
§ Mr. SackvilleInformation on breast cancer screening has been collected centrally since financial year 1988–89, but 1991–92 was the first year for which the data were of sufficient quality to allow any analysis. Regionally based information on estimated percentage uptake of screening invitations for 1991–92 and 1992–93 is shown in the table. Information is not available centrally at district or family health services authority level.
Region 1991–92 Per cent. 1992–93 per cent. England (Total) 72 72 Northern 75 75 Yorkshire 74 72 Trent 78 78 East Anglia 81 79 North West Thames 58 61 North East Thames 61 61 South East Thames 71 70 South West Thames 66 68 Wessex 79 76 Oxford 77 76 South Western 75 77 West Midlands 72 70 Mersey 69 72 North Western 73 76 Information on the number of women screened by regional health authority is published in breast cancer screening summary information from Form KC62 England. The 1992–3 data are to be distributed shortly and an advance copy will be placed in the Library.