HC Deb 06 December 1989 vol 163 c229W
Mr. Galbraith

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list for each year since 1981 the number of babies born weighing under 1,500 grams.

Mr. Michael Forsyth

The total number of babies born weighing less than 1,500 grams in Scotland in the years 1981–87 is as follows:

Year Number
1981 649
1982 622
1983 650
1984 719
1985 664
1986 705
1987 684

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