§ Mr. John MarshallTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will give the total number of cervical smear tests carried out in the latest year for which figures are available in each of the four Thames regions.
§ Mrs. Virginia BottomleyInformation on the number of smears examined by NHS laboratories in each of the Thames regions is given in the table. Smears taken from women in a particular region are sometimes analysed by laboratories in other regions.
Cervical Cytology—Number of Smears Examined Regional Health Authority 1987–88 1 1988–89 North West Thames 317,000 375,000 North East Thames 325,000 326,000 South East Thames 317,000 326,000 South West Thames 248,000 267,000 1 Provisional