§ Mr. Jon Owen JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many(a) men and (b) women in England and Wales suffer from incontinence.
§ Mr. YeoEstimates vary according to the definitions used by researchers, but up to about 3 million adults and children in England and Wales may be affected. A Medical Research Council survey showed a prevalence of urinary incontinence of 8.5 per cent. in women and 1.6 per cent. in men aged 15 to 64 and 11.6 per cent. in women and 6.9 per cent. in men aged 65 and over.