§ Mr. MillerTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what advice she has given to health authorities on establishing help lines for families and sufferers of eating disorders; and what advice she has given to health authorities on establishing clinics dedicated to helping sufferers of eating disorders following the publication of the report on eating disorders published by the Royal College of Psychiatrists in 1989.
§ Mr. BowisGeneral advice to purchasing authorities on the development of local mental health services is given in the second edition of the mental illness key area handbook published last month. Eating disorders are mentioned among the disorders primarily affecting women for which appropriate provision should be made. Copies of the mental illness key area handbook are available in the Library.