HC Deb 17 June 1993 vol 226 c691W
Ms Primarolo

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what percentage of chldren now have parent-held records;

(2) what percentage of purchasing authorities are contracting for parent-held records.

Mr. Bowis

Information from the British Paediatric Association, which has produced a model personal child health record, shows that 107 district health authorities are contracting for the record. Information on the number of children who have been issued with the record is not available centrally.