To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate has been made of the number of people diagnosed with bowel cancer as a result of participating in the NHS Bowel Cancer Screening Programme. (131163)

[holding answer 16 April 2007]: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave the hon. Member for Billericay (Mr. Baron) on 22 March, Official Report, column. 1128W. These are the latest available figures.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment has been made of the demand for FOB testing kits outside the 60 to 69 age range for the NHS Bowel Cancer Screening Programme. (131164)

[holding answer 16 April 2007]: 3,383 men and women aged 70 and over had opted in to the NHS bowel cancer screening programme as at 23 March 2007.