§ Mr. Elystan Morganasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the latest assessment of the number of persons in the United Kingdom who suffer from multiple sclerosis; and what are the latest average annual fatality figures for this disease.
§ Mr. AlisonNo accurate assessment is available but there are believed to be between 25,000 and 50,000 sufferers in England and Wales; the number of deaths was 807 in 1968, 884 in 1969 and 826—provisional figures—in 1970.