§ Mr. BurstowTo ask the Secretary of State for Health when he plans to make an announcement on the implementation of universal neonatal hearing screening following the recommendations by the National Screening Committee. [117609]
§ Yvette Cooper[holding answer 6 April 2000]:I expect to receive the United Kingdom National Screening Committee's proposals on implementing a universal neonatal hearing screening programme shortly. These will include details of the organisational and human resource implications of the proposed changes. I will make an announcement in due course.