To ask the Secretary of State for Health what items of information are available through the Information Centre for Health and Social Care's catalogue; whether each item of information is available to (a) the NHS, (b) other interested parties and (c) the public; what (i) additions and (ii) deletions from the catalogue he anticipates taking place over the next 12 months; what changes in the availability of access to information contained in the catalogue he anticipates taking place over the next 12 months; and if he will make a statement. (170034)

The Information Centre for health and social care’s catalogue can be accessed at the Information Centre's website at www.ic.nhs.uk. The Catalogue lists over 600 data collections and identifies where data are published. The Information Centre is currently reviewing which data should be made available in the catalogue in the future.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what discussions (a) the Information Centre for Health and Social Care and (b) the NHS Business Services Authority has had with (i) the British Medical Association, (ii) the Royal College of Nursing and (iii) other interested parties on data collection in each month since June 2007; what the content was of these discussions; and if he will make a statement. (170035)

The Information Centre for health and social care and the National Health Service Business Services Authority have had discussions since June 2007 with a wide range of stakeholders, including the British Medical Association, the Royal College of Nursing and other interested parties. Contact with stakeholders may be formal or informal and will cover data collections and standards where this is relevant.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the Information Centre for Health and Social Care's priority projects are for 2008-09. (170071)

The Information Centre's priority projects for 2008-09 will be made available in March 2008 and published on its website at

www.ic.nhs.uk.