§ Dr. GibsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what criteria will be used to set up the pilot schemes for human papilloma virus testing. [132504]
§ Yvette CooperThe final criteria for selection of joint pilot sites for human papilloma virus testing and liquid based cytology have not yet been agreed by the Project Steering Group. They will broadly cover areas such as population size, high quality audit and historical information, number of smears taken annually and meeting national population coverage targets.