§ Mr. HancockTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many in-vitro fertilization treatments have taken 619W place in each of the last five years in the United Kingdom; how many were (a) NHS-funded and (b) privately funded; and if he will make a statement. [130374]
§ Yvette CooperThe information requested is not available centrally.
A recent Departmental survey of infertility provision showed that many health authorities could not distinguish their spending on infertility services from their general gynaecological budget. Many have difficulty identifying some or all of the treatments they purchase.
The Department has no access to information on the number of infertility treatments being privately funded.