§ Mr. HinchliffeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many persons under the age of(a) 25 years, (b) 21 years and (c) 18 years have died as a result of lighter fuel sniffing, on an annual basis, nationally and regionally.
§ Mr. DorrellI have been asked to reply.
The most complete data on this topic are those collected by the national study of deaths associated with abuse of volatile substances carried out by the St. George's hospital medical school and the data shown are from that study. 1989 data are provisional.
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Deaths associated with the abuse of volatile substances Ligher fuel deaths by age and standard region Standard region Under 25 Of which under 21 Of which under 18 1983–89 North 24 24 20 North-West 26 23 16 Yorkshire and Humberside 25 23 21 East Midlands 15 14 14 West Midlands 20 17 14 East Anglia 3 3 1 South East 54 49 38 South West 7 7 5 England 174 160 129 Wales 9 7 5 Scotland 37 32 25 Northern Ireland 2 2 2 Total 222 201 161 1983 North 0 0 0 North West 3 2 2 Yorkshire and Humberside 2 1 1 East Midlands 1 1 1 West Midlands 0 0 0 East Anglia 0 0 0 South East 3 3 3 South West 1 1 0 England 10 8 7 Wales 0 0 0 Scotland 7 6 4 Northern Ireland 0 0 0 Total 17 14 11 1984 North 6 6 6 North West 2 2 2 Yorkshire and Humberside 2 2 1 East Midlands 0 0 0 West Midlands 1 0 0 East Anglia 0 0 0 South East 7 7 4 South West 0 0 0 England 18 17 13 Wales 4 4 4 37W
Standard region Under 25 Of which under 21 Of which under 18 Scotland 3 3 1 Northern Ireland 1 1 1 Total 26 25 19 1985 North 1 1 0 North West 4 4 3 Yorkshire and Humberside 5 5 5 East Midlands 2 1 1 West Midlands 2 2 2 East Anglia 0 0 0 South East 5 4 3 South West 1 1 1 England 20 18 15 Wales 0 0 0 Scotland 7 7 7 Northern Ireland 0 0 0 Total 27 25 22 1986 North 3 3 2 North West 4 4 1 Yorkshire and Humberside 2 2 1 East Midlands 1 1 1 West Midlands 5 5 5 East Anglia 0 0 0 South East 8 8 7 South West 0 0 0 England 23 23 17 Wales 1 1 0 Scotland 5 4 4 Northern Ireland 0 0 0 Total 29 28 21 1987 North 2 2 2 North West 4 4 2 Yorkshire and Humberside 4 4 4 East Midlands 0 0 0 West Midlands 2 2 0 East Anglia 1 1 0 South East 11 10 7 South West 0 0 0 England 24 23 15 Wales 2 0 0 Scotland 7 6 5 Northern Ireland 0 0 0 Total 33 29 20 1988 North 6 6 6 North West 5 4 4 Yorkshire and Humberside 6 5 5 East Midlands 4 4 4 West Midlands 5 4 4 East Anglia 0 0 0
Standard region Under 25 Of which under 21 Of which under 18 South East 14 12 9 South West 1 1 1 England 41 36 33 Wales 2 2 1 Scotland 8 6 4 Northern Ireland 1 1 1 Total 52 45 39 1989 North 6 6 4 North West 4 3 2 Yorkshire and Humberside 4 4 4 East Midlands 7 7 7 West Midlands 5 4 3 East Anglia 2 2 1 South East 6 5 5 South West 4 4 3 England 38 35 29 Wales 0 0 0 Scotland 0 0 0 Northern Ireland 0 0 0 Total 38 35 29