§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what was the number of home confinements as a percentage of all live births in each NHS region since 1987.
§ Mr. SackvilleThe information requested is shown in the table.
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Home confinements as a percentage of all live births 1987–1991 Regional Health Authority 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 England and Wales 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.1 Northern 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.5
Regional Health Authority 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 Yorkshire 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 Trent 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.9 1.0 East Anglian 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 North West Thames 0.8 0.7 0.9 1.0 1.1 North East Thames 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.5 South East Thames 1.2 1.4 1.4 1.7 1.8 South West Thames 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.4 Wessex 0.9 0.9 1.1 1.1 1.2 Oxford 0.7 0.8 1.0 0.9 1.1 South Western 1.1 1.4 1.5 1.7 1.8 West Midlands 0.9 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.8 Mersey 0.5 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.8 North Western 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.8 0.7