§ Mr. William RossTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will now update the table on page XV of the Environment Committee's first report on environmental issues in Northern Ireland, of Session 1990–91, providing a list of known legislative commitments for DOE (NI).
Deaths from hypothermia in Northern Ireland1 Year Disease All ages Under 1 year 1–59 60- 65- 70- 75- 80- 85- 90- 95 and over 1979 Underlying cause 13 — 3 — 1 5 2 1 — 1 — 1980 Underlying cause 18 1 2 1 2 3 4 3 2 — — 1981 Underlying cause 10 — 2 — 1 1 1 3 — 2 — 1982 Underlying cause 17 — 2 — 1 5 2 3 2 1 1 1983 Underlying cause 10 — — 1 — 2 2 3 2 — — 19842 Underlying cause 11 — 1 1 2 1 — 4 2 — — 1985 Any mention 28 — 2 1 5 5 6 5 1 3 — Underlying cause 16 — 1 1 5 2 3 3 1 — — 1986 Any mention 32 — 4 1 2 4 6 5 4 5 1 Underlying cause 14 — 2 — 1 3 3 1 1 3 — 1987 Any mention 21 — 9 1 2 1 3 2 3 — — Underlying cause 7 — 3 — 2 — 2 — — — — 1988 Any mention 18 — 3 — 2 5 1 2 3 2 — Underlying cause 7 — 2 — — 3 — — 1 1 — 1989 Any mention 14 — 2 — 1 — 2 3 3 3 — Underlying cause 6 — — — — — 2 1 1 2 — 19903 Any mention 13 — 3 1 4 2 1 1 1 — — Underlying cause 9 — 3 — 2 2 1 — 1 — — Notes:
1 Source: General Register Office.
2 Prior to 1985 statistics were not collected on cases where hypothermia was shown as an associated cause of death.
3 Figures for 1990 are provisional.