HC Deb 03 February 1987 vol 109 cc629-30W
83. Mr. Bill Walker

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he has any plans to change the status of the Blairgowrie, Pitlochry, Aberfeldy travel-to-work area.

Mr. Lang

There are no plans to change the status of the Blairgowrie, Pitlochry, Aberfeldy travel-to-work area.

Number of live Singleton births and all live births registered in Scotland in 1984 and the number and rate per 1,000 of neonatal deaths, post-neonatal deaths and infant deaths by gestational age
Singletons All births
Gestation (Weeks) Live births Neonatal deaths Post-neonatal deaths Infant deaths Live births Neonatal deaths Post-neonatal deaths Infant deaths
<22 Number 1 1 1 1 1 1
Rate (..) (..) (..) - (..)
22–24 Number 38 34 1 35 49 45 1 46
Rate 894.7 (..) 921.1 918.4 (..) 938.8
25–27 Number 118 58 7 65 159 82 10 92
Rate 491.5 (..) 550.8 515.7 62.9 578.6
28–31 Number 406 66 12 78 473 76 14 90
Rate 162.6 29.6 192.1 160.7 29.6 190.3
32–36 Number 2,957 61 25 86 3,419 68 31 99
Rate 20.6 8.5 29.1 19.9 9.1 29.0
37–41 Number 57,462 109 140 249 58,203 114 149 263
Rate 1.9 2.4 4.3 2.0 2.6 4.5
42 + Number 2,308 5 7 12 2,308 5 7 12
Rate (..) (..) 5.2 (..) (..) 5.2
Not known Number 482 14 28 42 494 17 28 45
Total Number 63,772 348 220 568 65,106 408 240 648
Rate 5.5 3.4 8.9 6.3 3.7 10.0

Mr. Carter-Jones

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list for (a) singleton and (b) all births in 1984 to residents in Scotland the total number of births and the number and rate per 1,000 of still births and perinatal deaths with underlying causes other than congenital malformations (ICD 740–759) tabulated The present assisted area structure was established only two years ago after a comprehensive review of regional policy and the assisted area map. In the interests of maintaining stability in regional incentives, the Government have concluded that it is too early for changes in the map to be considered

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