§ Mr. Wilsonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what proportion of Scottish children have been immunised against measles by school age.
§ Mr. John MacKayThe information is not available in precisely the form requested. By the end of 1983 (the latest year for which complete figures are available) 56.5 per cent. of the number of children born in 1978 had been immunised against measles. The corresponding figure for children born in 1979 and immunised by the end of 1984 is estimated to be 60 per cent.
§ Mr. Wilsonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many cases of measles have been registered in Scotland in each of the past 10 years.
§ Mr. John MacKayNotifications of measles in each of the past 10 years are as follows:
Number 1975 5,619 1976 12,436 1977 8,626 1978 8,953 1979 10,234 1980 6,646 1981 4,698 1982 10,581 1983 6,193 1984 *4,919 * Provisional.