§ Ms PrimaroloTo ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to her answer of 30 March,Official Report, columns 890–1, if she will list the 31 districts which do not offer Bacille-Calmette-Guérin vaccination to neonates.
§ Mr. SackvilleNo. In 1991 the Public Health Laboratory Service's communicable disease surveillance centre carried out a national survey into the policies and practices of district health authorities for BCG immunisation. The information was collected "in confidence" so as to ensure that the results were as complete as possible. Since 1991 the Department of Health has restated its guidance on BCG immunisation and many health authorities have reviewed their policies.