HC Deb 02 July 1991 vol 194 cc98-9W
Mr. Marlow

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many children aged under 16 years were(a) injured and (b) killed by (i) dogs and (ii) other animals in 1990.

Mr. Leigh

National estimates for numbers of injured children under 16 for 1988, the last year for which figures are available, are as follows:

Number
Injuries from dog bites 56,000
Injuries involving other animals 34,000

Forward to