§ Mr. David MarshallTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) what plans he has to increase the number of IVF treatments in Scotland; and if he will make a statement; [31079]
(2) how many people in each health board area have received IVF treatment from (a) their own health board area and (b) other health board areas in each of the last 791W five years; and what has been the cost to each health board. [31081]
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonIt is for individual health boards to decide on the level of infertility service to purchase. Information on the number of patients who have received infertility treatment and its cost to health boards is not available centrally.