HC Deb 12 March 1998 vol 308 cc349-50W
Mr. Wood

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many district health authorities require women to pay for ante-natal or maternity care. [33367]

Mr. Boateng

The National Health Service provides all clinically necessary ante-natal and maternity care free of charge. Some NHS trusts may offer private tests which are not provided because they are not clinically effective or deemed to be clinically necessary by the NHS.

Mr. Milburn

The current non-executive directors serving on the boards of National Health Service trusts operating in Barnsley and Doncaster are shown in the tables. Information is not held centrally on the parliamentary constituencies in which directors reside.