HC Deb 25 July 1990 vol 177 c273W
Mr. Michael Morris

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many autopsies were carried out in Northern Ireland for the latest year for which information is available.

Mr. Needham

[holding answer 20 July 1990]: The latest available information is as follows:

Year ended Number
State Pathology Service autopsies 31 December 1989 1,371
Hospital autopsies 31 December 1988 566