§ Mr. ToddTo ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his answer of 28 January 2002,Official Report, column 143W, on neurological conditions, (1) what the time scale is for scoping, planning and implementing the framework; [34342]
(2) whether motor neurone disease will have its own section within the framework. [34313]
§ Jacqui SmithThe National Service Framework (NSF) for Long-term Conditions is likely to focus on the needs of people with neurological disease, and brain and spinal injury, as well as some of the common issues faced by people with a long-term condition. The Department expects to decide the specific scope and content of the NSF later this year.