§ Mr. Barry JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales (1) how many haemophiliacs there are in each of the area health authorities in Wales;
(2) how many haemophiliacs in each of the area health authorities in Wales will receive the most pure form of factor 8; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Nicholas BennettInformation on the number of haemophiliacs in each of the district health authorities in Wales is not held centrally. Central funds have been provided for the purchase of high purity factor VIII to treat patients under the care of the haemophilia reference centre at the university hospital of Wales. Its prescribing is a matter for the clinicians concerned and I am unable to provide information on the number of patients treated.