§ Mr. ChaytorTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if she will list, for each of the last 10 years, the percentage of live births delivered by caesarean section within each health authority in Northern Ireland. [67704]
§ Mr. McFallThe percentage of live births delivered by caesarean section in each Health and Social Services Board area in the years 1992 to 1997 are as follows:
Health Board 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 Eastern 12.0 10.2 14.8 17.8 18.5 20.9 Northern 11.6 12.9 14.8 17.2 16.7 19.6 Southern 12.9 15.5 15.0 16.6 17.4 19.2 Western 13.0 12.4 13.2 13.3 14.1 15.9