§ Mr. Canavanasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the perinatal mortality rate, and the number of deaths on which that figure is calculated for Scotland compared with other Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development countries; and what steps he intends taking to improve the rate in Scotland.
§ Mr. FairgrieveThe perinatal mortality rate for Scotland in 1980 was 13 per thousand based upon 909 perinatal deaths. For details of the most recent information on perinatal mortality in other Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development countries I refer the hon. Member to table 5 of World Health Statistics 1980 (published by the World Health Organisation) a copy of which is in the Library. On the general question of improvement of the perinatal mortality rate in Scotland I have nothing to add to the reply I gave the hon. Member on 13 May 1981.—[Vol. 4, c.284.]