HC Deb 24 June 2004 vol 422 cc1551-2W
Sarah Teather

To ask the Secretary of State for Health by what methods and at what intervals his Department will monitor the delivery of the NHS Direct language services contract; and if he will publish future performance assessments.[179668]

cent. of 15 to 18-year-olds with intakes well below the recommended amounts, which can put them at risk of iron deficiency anaemia.

There are no significant regional differences or differences by household benefit status for men or women in iron deficiency anaemia, although it is more common among certain ethnic groups such as those from an Asian and Afro-Caribbean background. However, lower intakes of both iron and vitamin C, which helps in the adsorption of iron, were associated with manual groups