§ Mr. BlunkettTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many people have died from skin cancer in Scotland in each year since 1979.
§ Mr. Stewart[holding answer 28 June 1994]: The information is given in the table:
Deaths from skin cancer, Scotland 1979 to 1993 Cause: Malignant melanoma of skin Other malignant neoplasm of skin ICD Code: 172 173 Year 1979 91 49 1980 67 46 1981 74 56 1982 87 47 1983 90 43 1984 95 27 1985 95 27 1986 104 43 1987 114 44 1988 89 47 1989 109 52 1990 84 49 1991 98 43 1992 102 46 19931 112 49 1Provisional.