Epilepsy: Death

Mr. Andy Reed
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent evaluation he has made of research on sudden unexpected death in epilepsy.

Ann Keen
We have made no evaluation of research on sudden unexpected death in epilepsy.

However, I have agreed to meet with Epilepsy Bereaved to discuss this matter further.

Mr. Truswell
To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether his Department plans to undertake research on sudden unexplained deaths in epilepsy.

Mr. Andy Reed
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what funding he plans to provide for sudden unexpected death in epilepsy research in each of the next three years.

Dawn Primarolo
I refer my hon. Friends to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Portsmouth, South (Mr. Hancock) on 3 June 2008, Official Report, column 902W.