HC Deb 18 March 2002 vol 382 c173W
Mr. Laurence Robertson

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what percentage of suffers of cystic fibrosis have pancreatic insufficiency. [43640]

Jacqui Smith

[holding answer 15 March 2002]: About 90 per cent. of individuals with cystic fibrosis develop pancreatic insufficiency. Dealing with this condition is a normal part of the management of cystic fibrosis patients.