§ Dr. StarkeyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what clinical guidelines his Department has given to obstetricians in assessing when a caesarean section is appropriate. [72537]
§ Mr. HuttonThe Department does not issue clinical guidelines. The Department is funding the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists to carry out a national audit of caesarean sections in order to develop caesarean section audit criteria for particular groups of women.