§ Mr. Burns:To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what systems and services are in place to help parents of cot death babies; [24657]
(2) what services are available for families affected by sudden infant death syndrome; [24653]
(3) what plans he has to ensure that all post-mortems on cot death babies are conducted by a paediatric pathologist. [24654]
§ Yvette CooperFamilies affected by the tragedy of cot death, also known as sudden infant death syndrome, receive help from a range of health and social care professionals. We are looking at ways in which a uniform approach to offering support, incorporating the best elements of current practice, can be further developed. As a part of this process we have invested £28 million over the last three years to modernise pathology services, also we are committed to increasing the number of pathologists, including those within paediatric pathology.