HC Deb 05 March 1965 vol 707 cc315-6W
Mr. Coleman

asked the Minister of Health what would be the estimated cost of establishing a laboratory in Wales to provide a regional service for the detection of cervical cancer among women in the Principality; and how many pathologists

JAPAN
Imports of Machine Tools [Metal Cutting] 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959
Metric tons £'000 Metric tons £'000 Metric tons £'000 Metric tons £'000 Metric tons £'000
TOTAL IMPORTS 2,999 4,001 1,870 2,497 8,951 12,077 10,812 13,634 10,558 10,372
of which from
UNITED STATES 1,276 1,859 732 928 4,019 5,926 3,218 4,868 4,897 3,988
COMMON MARKET 1,153 1,227 695 820 3,652 3,828 6,133 5,816 4,276 3,976
of which
West Germany 1,091 1,135 552 684 3,462 3,619 5,497 5,131 3,861 3,481
France 53 74 143 127 97 119 288 306 269 328
Italy 9 16 1 8 59 49 154 190 126 135
Netherlands 0.1 1 — — 12 20 11 17 1 6
Belgium-Luxemburg 0.2 1 — — 22 22 183 172 19 24
E.F.T.A. [excl. U.K.] 401 764 318 687 851 1,931 1,157 2,560 947 1,963
of which
Switzerland 315 667 299 666 780 1,835 975 2,309 881 1,857
Austria 11 18 13 16 17 30 34 63 18 49
Sweden 69 76 3 4 43 59 113 165 24 44
Denmark 6 33 2 1 11 6 35 22 24 14
Norway — — — — — — — — — —
Portugal — — — — — — — — — —
UNITED KINGDOM 95 85 116 62 291 303 201 289 212 272

and technicians would be required to staff such a laboratory.

Mr. Loughlin

No such estimates have been made, since it is considered that a more satisfactory service can be provided by expanding cytology facilities, as necessary, as part of the existing pathology services.