§ Mr. FlynnTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the total number of death certificates issued in Wales in each of the past 10 years that mentioned(a) heroin, (b) methadone, (c) ecstasy, (d) paracetamol and (e) alcohol. [106189]
Table [1]: Drug-related deaths1 for usual residents of Wales, 1993–97 Year Heroin and Diamorphine Heroin and Morphine2 MDMA/Ecstasy Paracetamol3 Methadone 1993 2 4 0 15 5 1994 2 7 2 19 9 1995 1 14 0 39 19 1996 5 13 2 21 19 1997 5 12 1 32 21 1Deaths with underlying cause codes 292, 304, 305.2–305.9, E850-E858, E950.0-E950.5, E962.0 and E980.0-E980.5 using the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, where the named substance was mentioned on the death certificate. 2 Combined figures are presented for heroin and morphine as the latter may be detected at post-mortem following the breakdown of heroin in the body. 3 Includes deaths where paracetamol or any compounds containing paracetamol, such as co-proxamol, are mentioned on the death certificate.
Table [2]: Alcohol-related deaths1 for usual residents of Wales, 1989–98 Year Number 1998 305 1997 295 1996 294 1995 289 1994 244 1993 240 1992 213 1991 233 1990 234 1989 201 1 Underlying cause of death codes 303, 305.0, 291, 425.5, 571 and N980, using the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision.