§ Mr. Hooleyasked the Secretary of State for Social Services, how many deaths in the United Kingdom in which starvation was a main or contributory cause have come to the notice of his Department within the past five years.
§ Mr. SnowDeaths attributed to hunger, thirst, exposure or neglect during the period 1964–68, in which starvation or malnutrition were reported, numbered 29. The number of deaths assigned to other primary causes to which these conditions contributed is not known.