§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what are the baselines referred to in the "Health of the Nation" White Paper for(a) the death rates for coronary heart disease and stroke in 1990, (b) the death rate for CHD for those aged 65 to 74 years in 1990, (c) the death rate for stroke for those aged 65 to 74 years in 1990, (d) the death rate for breast cancer in those invited for screening in 1990, (e) the incidence of invasive cervical cancer in 1986, (f) the death rate for lung cancer under the age of 75 years in 1990, (g) the suicide rate in 1990, (h) the suicide rate of the severely mentally ill in 1990, (i) the incidence of gonorrhoea in 1990, (j) the rate of conceptions amongst under 16-year-olds in 1990, (k) the death rate for accidents among children under 15 years in 1990, (l) the death rate from accidents among children aged 15 to 24 years in 1990 and (m) the death rate from accidents among people over 65 years in 1990, for each national health service region and each health district.
§ Mr. SackvilleInformation relating to coronary heart disease, stroke, breast cancer, cervical cancer, lung cancer. suicide and road traffic accidents is available in the public health common data set for 1991, published by the Department of Health. Copies are available in the Library.
Information at regional and district level about the severely mentally ill, incidence of gonorrhoea, under-16 conceptions and all accidents is currently not available in the form requested. The Department will be working with regional health authorities to develop baseline data for these areas.