§ Dr. FoxTo ask the Secretary of State for Health have many NHS trusts charge for a muchal fold scan for mothers over the age of 35 years. [33756]
§ Yvette CooperThe information requested is not held centrally.
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Applications for and appointments to national health service bodies by people living in the Warrington, North constituency Applications since 1 April 2001 Applications in the last five years Ashworth Hospital Authority Special Health Authority 0 2 Cardiothoracic Centre, Liverpool NHS trust 0 0 Clatterbridge Centre Oncology NHS trust 0 0 Christie Hospital NHS trust 0 0 Family Health Services Appeal Authority 0 0 Mersey Regional Ambulance Service NHS trust 0 0 National Blood Authority 0 0 North Cheshire health authority 0 2 North Cheshire hospitals NHS trust 0 1 Walton Centre for Neurology and Neurosurgery NHS trust 0 0 Warrington community NHS trust 0 3 Warrington hospital NHS trust 0 1 The Act provides for anyone seeking information to be given a response within 40 calendar days of receiving adequate proof of identity and an indication of what kind of personal data the Department is likely to hold. The time taken to reply is measured against the date when this information was received, not the date of the original letter. The Department does not currently charge an administration fee.
The table sets out the numbers of requests received since 1 March 2000, when the Act came into force, with an analysis of performance against the target. Those requesting information do not usually specify the format of information when submitting requests. The analysis shows where responses were based on paper or electronic records, or a mixture of the two.