HL Deb 19 January 1981 vol 416 cc335-6WA
Lord Avebury

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How many X-rays of children have been conducted at each of the posts in the Indian Sub-continent during the last nine months of 1980, and whether they will publish an analysis of the parts of the body X-rayed at each of those posts.

Lord Carrington

Precise figures and a detailed analysis are not available. It is estimated that the following number ofX-rays of children under 21 for age assessment purposes have been conducted at posts in the sub-continent during the period in question.

Dacca … … … 360
Islamabad … … … 300
Karachi … … … 4
New Delhi … … 5
Bombay … … … 2
Calcutta … … … 2