§ Mr. Nicholas Brownasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what relationships are established between National Health Service maternity hospitals and private sector companies and institutes regarding the disposal of placentas; what is the cost to the National Health Service of such arrangements; and what is the procedure for informing patients.
§ Mrs. Currie[pursuant to her reply, 30 March 1987]: Information is not available centrally about the arrangements made by individual health authorities.