HC Deb 18 April 2002 vol 383 c1179W
Dr. Fox

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much NHS spending there was in 2001ߝ02 on serological screening and direct investigative testing for(a) HIV, (b) chlamydia and (c) related hepatitis due to drug abuse and usage. [47874]

Yvette Cooper

Information about NHS spending on serological screening and direct investigative testing for these infections is not collected centrally. The National Blood Service spent £1.575 million on screening the blood supply for HIV in 2001ߝ02 (and a further £7.138 million on screening for hepatitis B and hepatitis C).

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