§ Ms QuinTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of a possible link between the incidence of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children and forceps deliveries of babies. [25203]
§ Mr. BowisForceps deliveries have not been shown to be associated with the development of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children.
§ Ms QuinTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of the incidence of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children(a) in England as a whole and (b) in each standard planning region. [25204]
§ Mr. BowisInformation on the incidence of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is not available centrally. Recent research suggests that severe hyperkinetic disorder, which is one form of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, is found in about one in 200 children.