§ Lady Olga MaitlandTo ask the Secretary of State for Health when solvent misuse mortality figures for 1994 will be available. [34079]
§ Mr. Bowis"Trends in Deaths Associated with Abuse of Volatile Substances—Report No. 9" has been published today by St. George's medical school. Copies will be placed in the Library. This gives solvent misuse mortality figures for 1994 and shows an encouraging further fall of 20 per cent., from 71 deaths in 1993 to 57 deaths in 1994. It is a further sign that the Government's initiative in this area is bearing fruit.