§ Mr. BurstowTo ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on the proposed changes to the Public Health Laboratory Services. [75366]
§ Ms BlearsWe propose that many of the functions of the Public Health Laboratory Service should be incorporated into the proposed Health Protection Agency. The remaining functions—the laboratories predominately undertaking diagnostic microbiology services— will transfer to the management of local national health service trust by 1 April 2003.