§ Mr. Wigleyasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many of the maternal deaths registered in England and Wales in 1979 to 1984 were of women born in (a) the United Kingdom, (b) the Republic of Ireland, (c) the New Commonwealth, (d) India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, (e) the West indies, (f) Africa, (g) Gibralter, Malta and Cyprus, (h) new commonwealth countries not included in (a) to (h) and (j) country unstated; and if he will subdivide these into (i) direct maternal deaths, (ii) indirect maternal deaths, (iii) fortuitous maternal deaths and (iv) late maternal deaths.
§ Mrs. CurrieI shall let the hon. Member have a reply as soon as possible.