To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will introduce the use of disposable endoscopes into NHS hospitals.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will introduce the use of disposable endoscopes into NHS hospitals.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, when the independent external review into endoscope decontamination will report.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, when the independent external review into endoscope decontamination will report.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what estimate he has made of the number of cluster headache sufferers who receive domiciliary oxygen in Northern Ireland. - The information requested is not available.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what estimate he has made of the number of cluster headache sufferers who receive domiciliary oxygen in Northern Ireland. - The information requested is not available.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will list the (a) manufacturer and (b) model are of each endoscope used by each hospital in Northern Ireland. - Department has relevant information in respect of flexible endoscopes only. In view of the extent of the information, it...

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will list the (a) manufacturer and (b) model are of each endoscope used by each hospital in Northern Ireland. - Department has relevant information in respect of flexible endoscopes only. In view of the extent of the information, it...

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will make a statement on the implementation by local health trusts of manufacturers' guidelines and recommendations regarding the use and cleaning of endoscopes; on what dates audits were performed by local health trusts into the safe and effective use...

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will make a statement on the implementation by local health trusts of manufacturers' guidelines and recommendations regarding the use and cleaning of endoscopes; on what dates audits were performed by local health trusts into the safe and effective use...

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, which hospitals in the Province use automated endoscope cleaners; and when use of this process commenced at each hospital. - Inc list.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, which hospitals in the Province use automated endoscope cleaners; and when use of this process commenced at each hospital. - Inc list.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will make a statement on the availability of (a) telemetry and (b) other cardiac monitoring equipment during periods of high workload at local hospitals in Northern Ireland.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will make a statement on the availability of (a) telemetry and (b) other cardiac monitoring equipment during periods of high workload at local hospitals in Northern Ireland.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will estimate how many individuals in Northern Ireland have implantable defibrillators; and how many procedures to implant these devices were performed in the Province in each of the last five years. - Inc table.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will estimate how many individuals in Northern Ireland have implantable defibrillators; and how many procedures to implant these devices were performed in the Province in each of the last five years. - Inc table.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the Answer of 20 October 2003, 411 c420W, on anti-coagulants, what effect the results of the home use trial of coagulometers by Roche Ltd. will have on current practice.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the Answer of 20 October 2003, 411 c420W, on anti-coagulants, what effect the results of the home use trial of coagulometers by Roche Ltd. will have on current practice.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many patients in Northern Ireland have received pacemakers in each of the last five years. - Includes table.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many patients in Northern Ireland have received pacemakers in each of the last five years. - Includes table.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what plans he has to make coagulometers more widely available in Northern Ireland for home monitoring of international normalised ratios by patients on warfarin. - There are no plans at present to make coagulometers available for home use on the HPSS.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what plans he has to make coagulometers more widely available in Northern Ireland for home monitoring of international normalised ratios by patients on warfarin. - There are no plans at present to make coagulometers available for home use on the HPSS.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what estimate he has made of the cost of monitoring international normalised ratio levels of patients in Northern Ireland on warfarin in the last year for which figures are available. - Disproportionate cost.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what estimate he has made of the cost of monitoring international normalised ratio levels of patients in Northern Ireland on warfarin in the last year for which figures are available. - Disproportionate cost.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many coagulometers were provided through the health service in Northern Ireland for patients to monitor international normalised ratio levels at home, in the last year for which figures are available.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many coagulometers were provided through the health service in Northern Ireland for patients to monitor international normalised ratio levels at home, in the last year for which figures are available.