HC Deb 14 February 2002 vol 380 cc673-4W
Lembit Öpik

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the level of prescription of probiotics by the NHS was in each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement. [33967]

Ms Blears

Information is not collected centrally on which, if any, of the products, which have been prescribed, contain or are composed of probiotics.

Lembit Öpik

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if his Department plans to encourage the prescribing of probiotics; and if he will make as statement. [33966]

PricewaterhouseCoopers, (b) Ernst and Young, (c) Deloitte and Touche, (d) KPMG and (e) Andersen for consultancy services by fiscal year since April 1997:

Ms Blears

We have no plans to do so.