§ Miss LestorTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what arrangements are made in(a) the Eccles constituency, (b) the city of Salford, (c) Greater 238W Manchester and (d) the north-west region for cervical cancer smear tests for women up to the age of 30 years, 30 to 40 years, 40 to 50 years, 50 to 60 years and over 60 years of age; if he will provide the figures for these tests and these age groups for 1970, 1975, 1980, 1985 and 1988; what new proposals on these tests have been made by the North West regional health authority; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. MellorWe do not hold data for the Eccles constituency and the city of Salford centrally in the form requested. Data for North Western regional health authority and Greater Manchester is provided in the table.
Cervical cytology Number of smear tests Thousands North Western RHA Greater Manchester 1970 199 n/a 1975 283 209 1980 333 240 1985 399 274 1987–88 389 235 Source: Form SBH 140. 1 There were boundary changes between 1970 and 1975. This figure relates to the Manchester region. The national cervical cancer screening programme will provide screening for women aged 20 to 64. Health authorities are making arrangements to invite all eligible women for screening within five years of introduction of each district's computerised call and recall system. All districts in England commenced their programme by April 1988.