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Emergency Care
Mr. Burstow: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will place in the Library the emergency readmission figures for Q1 2001–02, broken down by (a) region and (b) health authority. [43460]
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Jacqui Smith [holding answer 15 March 2002]: Only information on readmissions for those aged 75 and over is collected centrally on a quarterly basis.
Information relating to Quarter 1, 2001–02 has been placed in the Library.
Cystic Fibrosis
Mr. Laurence Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what percentage of suffers of cystic fibrosis have pancreatic insufficiency. [43640]
Jacqui Smith [holding answer 15 March 2002]: About 90 per cent. of individuals with cystic fibrosis develop pancreatic insufficiency. Dealing with this condition is a normal part of the management of cystic fibrosis patients.
Parliamentary Questions
Mr. Burstow: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what periodic reviews of the number of outstanding parliamentary questions are carried out by his Department; and how often they are undertaken. [43987]
Yvette Cooper: These issues will be addressed in the report of the current investigation referred to in the reply I gave my right hon. Friend the Member for Blackpool, North and Fleetwood (Mrs. Humble) on 5 March 2002, Official Report, column 192W.
Mr. Burstow: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, (1) pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Blackpool, North and Fleetwood of 5 March 2002, Official Report, column 192W, on parliamentary questions, of those
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outstanding questions due for reply before 14 February, how many questions have been answered by the target date of 12 March; and of those not answered by the announced date, what estimates he will make for the full reply to all outstanding questions; [43643]
- (2) pursuant to the answer, of 11 March, ref 41778, on parliamentary questions, if he will list (a) the tabling hon. Members, (b) the question reference numbers, (c) the date of tabling and (d) the date the questions were falsely recorded as answered. [43646]
Yvette Cooper: I refer the hon. Member to the reply my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Health (Mr. Milburn) gave to the right hon. Member for Bromley and Chislehurst (Mr. Forth) on 13 March 2002.
The information about individual questions incorrectly recorded as answered will be placed in the Library as soon as the disciplinary investigation is complete.
Care Funding
Mrs. Calton: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the answer of 12 March, ref. 28289, if he will publish the methodology used to derive the 2002–03 allocation as indicated in the document entitled "Improving Social Services for Older People"; what the rates of delayed discharge were in the 55 highest by council area and the next 45 by council area in summer 2001; and if he will publish the methodology used to derive the amounts awarded to councils in the Building Care Capacity Grant 2002–03. [43988]
Jacqui Smith: The methodology and information used has been placed in the Library.