asked the Secretary of State for Social Services when the tests approved and supported by his Department to monitor the effectiveness of portable foetal monitors will begin; in which hospitals these will be carried out; and when he expects the tests to be concluded.

A number of foetal monitoring systems are the subject of evaluation which is supported by the Department. If the hon. Member would like to write to me with more detail about the system she has in mind, I should be glad to give her the information she requires.