§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what proportion of tuberculosis diseases which have occurred during the last five years were found to be carried by homeless alcoholics.
§ Mr. John PattenInformation is not held centrally on the proportion of people with tuberculosis who are homeless alcoholics.
§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) what steps he is going to take to ensure that the incidence of tuberculosis amongst hospital medical staff is fully documented;
(2) what plans he has for making sure that the hospital staff exposed to risks of contracting tuberculosis receive regular chest radiographs; and what provisions he will make for the purpose of setting up screening programmes for professional foreign visitors attached to National Health Service hospitals.
§ Mr. John PattenGuidance was issued to health authorities in 1978. We are looking into the specific points the hon. Member raises and will send her a full reply later.