§ Mr. SwayneTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what advice he has received from the Advisory Committee on Cervical Screening; and what proposals he has with respect to the hydrolysised DNA test. [147248]
§ Yvette CooperThe Advisory Committee on Cervical Screening (ACCS) discussed the hydrolysised DNA assay (HDA) test developed by Dr. Andrew Sincock of King's College, and funded by Quest Cancer Research, at its meeting on 24 January 2001. Dr. Sincock provided a further paper on the test for the meeting. The ACCS advised that there are a large number of emerging technologies in the cervical screening field, and there was not enough evidence for the HDA test to warrant further consideration at this time.