§ Mr. CallaghanTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what evidence is available to her Department on the rate of hospital admissions of people suffering from respiratory illness in(a) the United Kingdom and (b) the north-west region.
§ Mr. SackvilleIn 1989–90 the rate of hospital admissions of people suffering from respiratory illness in(a) England was 125 per 10,000 population and (b) in the north-west region was 153 per 10,000 population. Information relating to Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland are matters for my right hon. Friends the Secretaries of State for Wales and for Scotland and my right hon. and learned Friend the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.