HC Deb 09 June 2000 vol 351 c403W
Miss Kirkbride

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on the limited competition to select pilot sites for HPV testing this summer. [123379]

Yvette Cooper

We are in the process of selecting an advisory committee on human papilloma virus testing, which will also act as a selection board for choosing the pilot sites. We are working with the managers of the National Health Service cervical screening programme to develop a method of short-listing sites.

Miss Kirkbride

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the membership and role will be of the advisory group that will oversee the commissioning and running of the pilot sites for HPV testing. [123378]

Yvette Cooper

The membership of the expert advisory group on the pilot for human papilloma virus testing has not yet been agreed. Prospective members will be approached shortly and will include representatives from colposcopy, cyto-pathology, virology, primary care, epidemiology and consumer groups. When the membership is finalised, details will be posted on the United Kingdom National Screening Committee's website at http://www.nsc.nhs.uk/

Mrs. Brinton

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list the members of the expert advisory group which will oversee the commissioning and running of the pilot sites for HPV testing. [124329]

Yvette Cooper

The membership of the expert advisory group on the pilot for human papilloma virus testing has not yet been agreed. Officials have developed a pilot protocol and identified potential members of the advisory group. Prospective members will be approached shortly and will include representatives from colposcopy, cyto-pathology, virology, primary care, epidemiology and consumer groups. When the membership is finalised, details will be posted on the UK National Screening Committee's website at http://www.nsc.nhs.uk/