§ Jim DobbinTo ask the Secretary of State for Health when the Teenage Pregnancy Strategy commenced; how many girls in England and Wales(a) under 16 years of age and (b) under 18 years of age expressed as a total figure and as a percentage of the total number of girls, in each age range, have been provided with (i) contraception and (ii) emergency contraception in schools, pharmacies, family planning clinics and other
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§ Ms Blears[holding answer 31 October 2002]: The Department has not issued any guidelines to primary care trusts regarding the use of drug coated stents, also called drug eluting stents. However, the Department referred drug eluting stents to the National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE) on 20 May this year for appraisal. NICE will produce technology appraisal guidance for the National Health Service on the clinical and cost effectiveness of drug eluting stents and on the appropriate use of this new technology.