§ Mr. HinchliffeTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list those health authorities which are failing to meet his one-month target for the return of cervical smear tests to the doctor who took them; and what action he is taking in respect of such authorities.
§ Mrs. Virginia BottomleyCurrent information is not available in the form requested. A survey was carried out in the second half of 1990 into laboratory backlogs and workload. This survey showed that at July 1990 about two thirds of laboratories were meeting the target. We do not yet have comprehensive information for a more recent date.