HC Deb 10 July 2000 vol 353 cc362-3W
Mr. Gordon Prentice

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people with(a) relapsing remitting MS and (b) secondary progressive MS receive beta interferon in each health authority area in England. [128697]

Mr. Denham

The information is not available at the level of detail requested. However, we estimate that between 1,700 and 1,800 people in England are currently receiving beta interferon on the National Health Service.