§ Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many and what percentage of people eligible for the BCG inoculation in Greater London, broken down by national health service trust, received it in each year since 1997. [170501]
§ Mr. HuttonInformation on the number of tuberculosis cases is not available broken down by national health service trust. As the nearest alternative, information on tuberculosis notification is shown in the table at local authority level.
§ Mr. HuttonInformation is not available in the format requested. The number of BCG vaccinations to children aged under one and those aged 10–15 given by trusts in London is shown in table 9 of the annual statistical bulletin "NHS Immunisation Statistics, 469W England: 2002–03" and in similar tables in earlier bulletins, copies of which are available in the Library. Copies of bulletins from 1998–99 onwards are also available electronically on the Department's website at:
- www.publications.doh.gov.uk/public/sb0316.htm,
- www.publications.doh.gov.uk/public/sb0218.htm,
- www.publications.doh.gov.uk/public/sb0121.htm,
- www.publications.doh.gov.uk/public/sb0026.htm and
- www.publications.doh.gov.uk/public/sb9928.htm.