HC Deb 30 April 1996 vol 276 c461W
Mr. Llwyd

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many registered cases of cancer there were in Scotland in(a) 1985, (b) 1989, (c) 1992 and (d) 1995; and if he will make a statement. [27030]

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

The number of registered cases of cancer—malignant neoplasms—in each of these years is as follows:

  • 1985: 26,161
  • 1989: 26,657
  • 1992: 28,827
  • 19951: 21,997.
  • 11995 data not yet complete