HL Deb 10 February 2003 vol 644 cc93-4WA
Lord Clement-Jones

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How they plan to stabilise culture media production in the Public Health Laboratory Service after the creation of the health protection agency. [HL1423]

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

We intend that the Public Health Laboratory Service will continue to be responsible for culture media production and supply after the health protection agency is created.

The arrangements for this function, which are still under discussion, will ensure a continued supply of culture media so as to support the continued United Kingdom Accreditation Service accreditation status of the current PHLS laboratories which it supplies.