§ Mr. LepperTo ask the Secretary of State for Health when he will issue his response to the review carried out by the UK national screening committee into the case for introducing a national neo-natal cystic fibrosis screening programme. [1751]
§ Yvette CooperOn 30 April 2001, I announced that a new national programme for neo-natal cystic fibrosis screening would be introduced. 1 his will be subject to further advice from the United Kingdom national screening committee about feasibility, time scales and costs of a national programme, which is expected in the autumn.