§ Mrs. FyfeTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many women have died of lung cancer in each year since 1975; and how much he plans to spend on publicising these figures.
§ Mr. StewartThe information is set out in the table:
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Year Numbers 1975 735 1976 806 1977 890 1978 1,017 1979 1,010 1980 990 1981 1,117 1982 1,199 1983 1,187 1984 1,272 1985 1,336 1986 1,284 1987 1,377 1988 1,372 1989 1,426 1990 1,453 1991 1,503 1992 1,547 The figures are published in the annual report of the Registrar General for Scotland. The policy statement "Scotland's Health: A Challenge to Us All" published in 1992 drew specific attention to the fact that Scottish women have the highest mortality rate from lung cancer in the developed world and this has influenced our policies on smoking and targets for reduction of cancer mortality.