§ Mr. VazTo ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his answer of 9 December 1997,Official Report, column 542, on the case of Ayaz Sheikh, what further action has been taken; and on what date the Chairman of the Leicestershire Health Authority wrote to the hon. Member for Leicester, East setting out action taken with regard to this matter. [44091]
§ Ms JowellI understand that Neil Townsend, Chairman of Leicestershire Health Authority, wrote to my hon. Friend on 3 June setting out the latest position on this case. The letter confirmed that approval had been given by the health authority to fund an out of area referral to enable Ayaz to attend the Early Years Diagnostic Centre in Nottingham. I understand that Ayaz attended the centre for assessment on 19 March 1998.