§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what research and findings his Department has carried out into(a) anonymous sero-testing reference samples MIF chlamydia/herpes serology, (b) comparisons between MCS 9406 UK calcipotrol solution and capasal in scalp psoriasis, (c) the treatment of patients suffering from chronic schizophrenia with open label seroquel, (d) a random and double-blind study of safety and efficacy of Tiagbire versus Carbamazapine as monotherapy in patients with partial seizures and (e) an MRI study of early childhood convulsions; what were the findings; and if he will make a statement. [34082]
§ Mr. BowisNo research has been carried out on anonymised serum samples for chlamydia or herpes simplex, but the Department co-ordinates an unlinked anonymous prevalence monitoring programme in England and Wales for human immunodeficiency virus.
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