HC Deb 26 February 1986 vol 92 c600W
Mr. Kirkwood

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will look into the possibility of introducing automatic tests for familial hypercholesterolaemia as part of the treatment for patients suffering from heart complaints.

Mr. Whitney

All patients with familial hypercholesterolaemia would have a family history of this condition. It is for the clinicians responsible for their treatment to initiate whatever tests they considered appropriate.