§ Mr. Martyn JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) how many cases of bone cancer per 100,000 head of population there have been in Scotland in each year since 1970;
(2) how many cases of cancers of all types per 100,000 head of population there have been in Scotland in each of the years since 1970.
§ Mr. StewartThe information requested is set out in the table:
Rate per 100,000 population Year of diagnosis Bone and connective tissue All malignant neoplasms 1970 2.55 298.90 1971 2.52 289.21 1972 2.49 309.20 1973 3.00 322.57 1974 2.44 314.47 1975 2.94 355.78 1976 3.00 356.25 1977 3.21 365.03 1978 2.86 379.85 1979 3.15 383.23 1980 3.27 395.19 1981 3.11 403.19 1982 2.40 407.22 1983 2.68 415.66 1984 2.90 427.27 1985 2.73 428.29 1986 2.25 427.85 1987 2.68 438.39 1988 2.94 440.87 1989 3.00 442.71 1990 2.97 467.83 1991 2.72 459.33 1992 12.68 1461.61 1 Provisional figures.