To ask the Secretary of State for Health who in his Department was responsible for the approval of the evaluation methodology used in the risk sharing scheme for the provision of multiple sclerosis disease modifying drugs. (234842)

Health Service Circular 2002/004 “Cost effective provision of disease modifying therapies for people with multiple sclerosis” was approved by Ministers and issued on 4 February 2002. A copy has been placed in the Library and is also available on the Department’s website at:

http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Lettersandcirculars/Healthservicecirculars/DH_4004332