§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what projects her Department instigated in respect of national continence week.
§ Mr. BowisThe Department granted extra funding to the Continence Foundation to set up a full-time telephone helpline for members of the public. Nearly 2 million posters, leaflets and stickers advertising this helpline and encouraging sufferers to seek treatment were distributed. A national newspaper advertising campaign carried the same message. The Department also sponsored a national conference of women's organisations on "Women and Continence" and helped continence advisers and commercial organisations to run local events around the country.