§ Mr. MandelsonTo ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to his oral answer of 1 February,Official Report, column 736, concerning children born with upper limb deformities, what discussions he has held with the Secretary of State for Health about a national study of these defects; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. NewtonI have been asked to reply.
My right hon. Friend the Prime Minister's private secretary has written separately to the hon. Member on this subject, following my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister's oral answer on 1 February at col. 736.
I refer the hon. Member to the reply that my hon. Friend the Member for Bolton, West (Mr. Sackville) gave to the hon. Member for Easington (Mr. Cummings) on 11 February, Official Report, columns 537–38.