§ Mr. KirkwoodTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what was the survival rate of babies born weighing under 31b 4oz for each regional health authority in the last year for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. [7299]
§ Mr. HoramThe information for 1994, the latest year available, is as follows:
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Percentage of babies weighing less than 1500 gm surviving the first four weeks of life by regional health authorities RHA Percentage Northern 82 Yorkshire 82 Trent 77 East Anglian 81 North West Thames 85 North East Thames 81 South East Thames 82
Percentage of babies weighing less than 1500 gm surviving the first four weeks of life by regional health authorities RHA Percentage South West Thames 87 Wessex 87 Oxford 80 South Western 82 West Midlands 76 Mersey 85 North Western 83 Source: Office for National Statistics.