§ Mr. Dobsonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is his Department's estimate of the number of women who died of cervical cancer in the last year.
§ Mr. WhitneyThe number of women who died with an underlying cause of death of malignant neoplasm of the cervix uteri (ICD 9th revision 180) in 1984 in England and Wales was 1,899.
§ Mr. McCrindleasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) how many health authorities now run fully computerised systems for identifying women in the high risk category for cervical cancer;
(2) if he will estimate when all health authorities will have a fully computerised system for identifying women in the high risk category for cervical cancer;
(3) what percentage of women who have received cervical cancer screening are under 35 years of age;
(4) if he will make a further statement on the financing arrangements between his Department and the health authorities with regard to the cervical cancer screening programme, with particular reference to the proportionate contribution made by health authorities.
§ Mr. Dobsonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) what is his estimate of the number of women 402W who will not die next year as a result of the introduction of computerised systems of call and recall for cervical cancer covering all women in the age group at risk in every area;
(2) if he will list all the health authorities and family practitioner committees which have issued instructions to doctors in clinics or family doctors or both to suspend, delay or reduce the taking of cervical smears because of a backlog in pathology laboratories.
§ Rev. Martin Smythasked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether a drug called Fetoprotein is used in National Health Service hospitals in the United Kingdom as a monitor for the effectiveness of cancer treatment.
§ Mr. HayhoeI shall let my hon. Friend and the hon. Members have replies as soon as possible.