§ Mr. OatenTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many patients who had had one or more children prior to in vitro fertilisation treatment received such treatment on the National Health Service in 1996–97. [48800]
§ Mr. OatenTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what is the average cost per patient of in vitro fertilisation treatment on the National Health Service. [48803]
§ Ms JowellThe average cost per patient of in vitro fertilisation treatment on the National Health Service is not collected. However, we have estimated, using information supplied by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and the national infertility awareness campaign, that the cost is £2,000–£3,000 per cycle.