In what ways the proposed changes to Part IX of the Drug Tariff will be amended in the light of the responses to the recent consultation on the issue; and

In what ways the proposed changes to Part IX of the Drug Tariff will be amended in the light of the responses to the recent consultation on the issue; and

Whether reform of Part IX of the Drug Tariff will promote patient safety and choice more successfully than the status quo; and, if so, why.

Whether reform of Part IX of the Drug Tariff will promote patient safety and choice more successfully than the status quo; and, if so, why.

Whether reform of Part IX of the Drug Tariff will be completed in a single stage as favoured by the majority of correspondents to the consultation on the issue.

Whether reform of Part IX of the Drug Tariff will be completed in a single stage as favoured by the majority of correspondents to the consultation on the issue.

What steps they will take to promote innovation as part of the review of Part IX of the Drug Tariff.

What steps they will take to promote innovation as part of the review of Part IX of the Drug Tariff.

What measures they intend to take to ensure that the current availability of blood glucose testing products and support services to diabetes patients will not be restricted if the 15 per cent. price cuts proposed in the consultation Arrangements for the Provision of Dressings Reagents to Primary Care, published on 8 May,...

What measures they intend to take to ensure that the current availability of blood glucose testing products and support services to diabetes patients will not be restricted if the 15 per cent. price cuts proposed in the consultation Arrangements for the Provision of Dressings Reagents to Primary Care, published on 8 May,...

How many faecal occult blood testing kits for the bowel cancer screening programme have been ordered for the first year of the screening programme from April 2006 to March 2007; and

How many faecal occult blood testing kits for the bowel cancer screening programme have been ordered for the first year of the screening programme from April 2006 to March 2007; and

What assessment has been made of the reliability of arterial stents in the treatment of heart disease.

What assessment has been made of the reliability of arterial stents in the treatment of heart disease.

What assessment has been made of the potential effect on some elderly patients with disabilities of the proposals published by the Department of Health in its consultation document Arrangements for the Provision of Dressings, Incontinence Appliances, Stoma Appliances, Chemical Reagents and Other Appliances to Primary and Secondary Care; and

What assessment has been made of the potential effect on some elderly patients with disabilities of the proposals published by the Department of Health in its consultation document Arrangements for the Provision of Dressings, Incontinence Appliances, Stoma Appliances, Chemical Reagents and Other Appliances to Primary and Secondary Care; and

Whether the Department of Health sought the views of the British Healthcare Trades Association or individual dispensing appliance contractors before the publication of its consultation document Arrangements for the Provision of Dressings, Incontinence Appliances, Stoma Appliances, Chemical Reagents and Other Appliances to Primary and Secondary Care.

Whether the Department of Health sought the views of the British Healthcare Trades Association or individual dispensing appliance contractors before the publication of its consultation document Arrangements for the Provision of Dressings, Incontinence Appliances, Stoma Appliances, Chemical Reagents and Other Appliances to Primary and Secondary Care.

Whether patients will be offered a guarantee that the current quality of care will be maintained or improved under the proposals published by the Department of Health in its consultation document Arrangements for the Provision of Dressings, Incontinence Appliances, Stoma Appliances, Chemical Reagents and Other Appliances to Primary and Secondary...

Whether patients will be offered a guarantee that the current quality of care will be maintained or improved under the proposals published by the Department of Health in its consultation document Arrangements for the Provision of Dressings, Incontinence Appliances, Stoma Appliances, Chemical Reagents and Other Appliances to Primary and Secondary...

Further to the oral evidence of Sir Liam Donaldson and Professor Robert Maynard to the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution on 3 February, what plans the Department of Health has to apply sophisticated technology, such as nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, to the investigation and clinical assessment of chronic disease, some of...

Further to the oral evidence of Sir Liam Donaldson and Professor Robert Maynard to the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution on 3 February, what plans the Department of Health has to apply sophisticated technology, such as nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, to the investigation and clinical assessment of chronic disease, some of...

Lords debate on motion to call attention to the availability of positron emission tomagraphy (PET) scanners and associated equipment in the treatment of cancer within the National Health Service. Motion withdrawn.

Lords debate on motion to call attention to the availability of positron emission tomagraphy (PET) scanners and associated equipment in the treatment of cancer within the National Health Service. Motion withdrawn.

How the findings of the Rapid Review Panel concerning hospital acquired infections will be promulgated; and what large-scale multi-centre trials are planned to demonstrate the effectiveness of the new procedures and processes identified by that panel [HL 1197]. - Inc ref to www.hpa.org.uk/infections/topics_az/rapid_review/_default. htm.

How the findings of the Rapid Review Panel concerning hospital acquired infections will be promulgated; and what large-scale multi-centre trials are planned to demonstrate the effectiveness of the new procedures and processes identified by that panel [HL 1197]. - Inc ref to www.hpa.org.uk/infections/topics_az/rapid_review/_default. htm.

Who, under the new National Health Service dental contract, will pay for premises, staff, equipment and materials for National Health Service dentists; and whether there will be a difference between those dentists working on the National Health Service base contract and those employed in the personal dental services. [HL 503].

Who, under the new National Health Service dental contract, will pay for premises, staff, equipment and materials for National Health Service dentists; and whether there will be a difference between those dentists working on the National Health Service base contract and those employed in the personal dental services. [HL 503].

Whether all hospitals, research establishments and universities possessing linear accelerators, other accelerators or teletherapy units have the appropriate RSA93 registration. [HL 3447].

Whether all hospitals, research establishments and universities possessing linear accelerators, other accelerators or teletherapy units have the appropriate RSA93 registration. [HL 3447].

Whether linear accelerators and teletherapy machines are clearly labelled to indicate the presence of depleted uranium. [HL 3448].

Whether linear accelerators and teletherapy machines are clearly labelled to indicate the presence of depleted uranium. [HL 3448].

Whether a person assessed as needing a hip protector to protect them from the risk of fracture is entitled to receive one free of charge from the National Health Service equipment service. [HL 3388].

Whether a person assessed as needing a hip protector to protect them from the risk of fracture is entitled to receive one free of charge from the National Health Service equipment service. [HL 3388].

What consideration they have given to providing pedometers free of charge on the National Health Service for the clinically obese as a means of encouraging them to monitor their physical activity and raise awareness of the energy consumption:output equation [HL 2396].

What consideration they have given to providing pedometers free of charge on the National Health Service for the clinically obese as a means of encouraging them to monitor their physical activity and raise awareness of the energy consumption:output equation [HL 2396].

What will be the impact on the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency of the Medical Devices Directive. [HL 4775].

What will be the impact on the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency of the Medical Devices Directive. [HL 4775].

What support they are giving to the Wolfson Molecular Imaging Centre in Manchester; and whether they have any plans to increase their support. [HL 3813]. - Includes figures.

What support they are giving to the Wolfson Molecular Imaging Centre in Manchester; and whether they have any plans to increase their support. [HL 3813]. - Includes figures.