Drug-related Deaths (Hansard, 27 February 2004)

HC Deb 27 February 2004 vol 418 c621W 621W

§ Mr. Burstow
To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to his answers of 29 January 2004,Official Report, column 472W and 5 February 2004, Official Report, column 1065W on drug-related deaths, what the reasons are for the difference in the figures for the number of drug-related deaths since 1999. [156469]

§ Miss Melanie Johnson
The discrepancy in theOfficial Reports is because the figure stated in the 29 January 2004, Official Report, column 472W, refers to England and Wales and the figure stated in the 5 February 2004, Official Report, column 1065W refers to England only.