To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS patients are in a persistent vegetative state; and if he will make a statement. - Information requested is not available centrally.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS patients are in a persistent vegetative state; and if he will make a statement. - Information requested is not available centrally.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he has made recommendations on dosages of Diamorphine that can be given to patients suffering from a terminal condition. - Inc ref to "Guidelines for Managing Cancer Pain in Adults" in Library.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he has made recommendations on dosages of Diamorphine that can be given to patients suffering from a terminal condition. - Inc ref to "Guidelines for Managing Cancer Pain in Adults" in Library.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of patients who are malnourished on admission to hospital; what steps he is taking to improve standards of nutritional knowledge among medical and nursing staff; how many hospital trusts have published written nutritional standards;...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of patients who are malnourished on admission to hospital; what steps he is taking to improve standards of nutritional knowledge among medical and nursing staff; how many hospital trusts have published written nutritional standards;...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list the cumulative number of people who had been diagnosed HIV positive (a) broken down by probable means of transmission and (b) in total in (i) England and (ii) each region of England, for each year from 1981 to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list the cumulative number of people who had been diagnosed HIV positive (a) broken down by probable means of transmission and (b) in total in (i) England and (ii) each region of England, for each year from 1981 to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement regarding the safety of medical appliances in respect of the transmission of CJD. - Includes ref to guidance entitled 'Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies: safe working and the prevention of infection'.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement regarding the safety of medical appliances in respect of the transmission of CJD. - Includes ref to guidance entitled 'Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies: safe working and the prevention of infection'.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what data he has collated on disabled persons who are not dying receiving terminal care. - Includes fact that information on such cases is not available centrally.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what data he has collated on disabled persons who are not dying receiving terminal care. - Includes fact that information on such cases is not available centrally.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to review the regulations regarding the recording of patients with pacemakers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to review the regulations regarding the recording of patients with pacemakers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list (a) the companies which manufacture pacemakers supplied by the NHS and which are used by patients in England and Wales, (b) the type of pacemaker supplied by the NHS and (c) the number of patients who use each...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list (a) the companies which manufacture pacemakers supplied by the NHS and which are used by patients in England and Wales, (b) the type of pacemaker supplied by the NHS and (c) the number of patients who use each...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what is the procedure for alerting patients who have pacemakers which are withdrawn from supply because of faults in manufacture.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what is the procedure for alerting patients who have pacemakers which are withdrawn from supply because of faults in manufacture.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if the Medical Devices Agency has a record of all patients with pacemakers in England and Wales; and if he will make a statement. - Including figures.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if the Medical Devices Agency has a record of all patients with pacemakers in England and Wales; and if he will make a statement. - Including figures.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many Siemens Sensolog 2033T pacemakers are supplied by the NHS for use in England and Wales. - Including figures.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many Siemens Sensolog 2033T pacemakers are supplied by the NHS for use in England and Wales. - Including figures.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the alleged linkage of L Tryptophan to Eosinophilia Myalgia Syndrome; how many Eosinophilia Myalgia Syndrome sufferers there are in the UK; and if he will estimate the number who contracted it from L Tryptophan; what...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the alleged linkage of L Tryptophan to Eosinophilia Myalgia Syndrome; how many Eosinophilia Myalgia Syndrome sufferers there are in the UK; and if he will estimate the number who contracted it from L Tryptophan; what...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what action he is taking to implement the recommended autoclave regime set out in Annex B, Table B.1 of the joint Advisory Committee on Dangerous Pathogens/Spongiform Encephalopathy Advisory Committee Working Group document entitled Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy Agents: Safe working and the prevention...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what action he is taking to implement the recommended autoclave regime set out in Annex B, Table B.1 of the joint Advisory Committee on Dangerous Pathogens/Spongiform Encephalopathy Advisory Committee Working Group document entitled Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy Agents: Safe working and the prevention...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many legal cases there have been against hospitals in each of the last 10 years, as a result of patients becoming infected by MRSA. - Figures not available centrally.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many legal cases there have been against hospitals in each of the last 10 years, as a result of patients becoming infected by MRSA. - Figures not available centrally.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what was the percentage of patients for each hospital in the West Midlands Health Region in each of the previous five years who, having achieved return of spontaneous circulation following cardiac arrest at the point of admission to hospital, subsequently survived to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what was the percentage of patients for each hospital in the West Midlands Health Region in each of the previous five years who, having achieved return of spontaneous circulation following cardiac arrest at the point of admission to hospital, subsequently survived to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if his Department records the (a) hospital admissions, (b) operations and (c) dates of any operations undergone by individuals who have been diagnosed with new variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease; and if he will take steps to make public such information; and if is...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if his Department records the (a) hospital admissions, (b) operations and (c) dates of any operations undergone by individuals who have been diagnosed with new variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease; and if he will take steps to make public such information; and if is...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what meetings his Department has had with (a) members of the Spongiform Encephalopathy Advisory Committee, (b) members of the Advisory Committee on Dangerous Pathogens, (c) the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, (d) the Environment Agency and (e) the Health and Safety...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what meetings his Department has had with (a) members of the Spongiform Encephalopathy Advisory Committee, (b) members of the Advisory Committee on Dangerous Pathogens, (c) the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, (d) the Environment Agency and (e) the Health and Safety...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans his Department has to inform those patients found to be infected with new variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease as a result of screening; and what plans his Department has to screen tissue specimens and individuals for signs of new variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease;

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans his Department has to inform those patients found to be infected with new variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease as a result of screening; and what plans his Department has to screen tissue specimens and individuals for signs of new variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease;

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the relative risk of contracting new variant CJD from (a) cross-contamination between patients from hospital surgical instruments used in tonsilectomies and appendectomies and (b) eating beef on the bone. - Inc ref to views of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the relative risk of contracting new variant CJD from (a) cross-contamination between patients from hospital surgical instruments used in tonsilectomies and appendectomies and (b) eating beef on the bone. - Inc ref to views of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the percentage change in the number of HIV positive cases has been over the last five years. - Inc figure.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the percentage change in the number of HIV positive cases has been over the last five years. - Inc figure.