§ Mr. Knoxasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the rate of infant mortality in the Leek parliamentary constituency in the three most recent years for which figures are available.
§ Mr. MeacherInfant deaths per 1,000 live births in the Leek parliamentary constituency were 16.47, 13.19 and 11.21 in 1971, 1972 and 1973, respectively.
§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if she will publish the infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births at neo-natal and post-neo-natal stages for Greath Britain and for each English region in 1950 and for the latest year for which figures are available.
§ Mr. MeacherThe figures are as follows:
dren who was ineligible for unemployment benefit, the value of national assistance/supplementary allowance expressed as a percentage of the average manual wage for each year since 1949 up to the latest available date.
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§ Mr. O'MalleyI regret that it is not possible to provide this information for the years 1949 to 1953.
For the years 1954 to 1973, I would refer the hon. Member to my reply to my hon. Friend the Member for Walsall, South (Mr. George) on 29th November 1974.—[Vol. 882, c. 287–8.] The figure for 1956 should however, read 46.7 per cent. The figure for 1974 is 44.2 per cent.