HC Deb 21 December 1999 vol 341 cc514-5W
Mrs. Curtis-Thomas

To ask the Secretary of State for Health under what circumstances a medical practitioner can be required to supply to a third party information given by a patient in confidence. [103741]

Ms Stuart

A medical practitioner may only be required to pass on confidential patient information to a third party, when this requirement is imposed by legislation or a court of law.