§ Mr. Nigel JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on TB in Gloucestershire. [160669]
§ Yvette CooperThe latest available information from the Public Health Laboratory Service shows that the incidence of tuberculosis in Gloucestershire in 2000 was 5.3 cases per 100,000 population, compared to a national incidence of 10.9 per 100,000 population.
§ Mr. DawsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what his Department's policy is on the vaccination of children against TB. [160743]
§ Yvette CooperUnited Kingdom immunisation policy against tuberculosis is set out in the UK Health Departments' Guidance "Immunisation Against Infectious Disease". A copy of the latest, 1996 published, edition is in the Library. UK immunisation policy is to offer BCG routinely to school children at between 10 and 14; to offer BCG at birth to specified high-risk groups; and to other specified high-risk groups.