§ Mr. CohenTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will allocate additional resources to North East Thames regional health authority to deal with the consequences of having to treat patients at risk from the MRSA bacterium; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. FreemanIt is for health authorities to decide how to meet, from within the funds available to them, the cost of infection control in hospitals from whatever source, and the care and treatment of those infected.