§ Lord McColl of Dulwichasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many live births, stillbirths and infant deaths under one year occurred (i) less than one week, (ii) between one-three weeks, (iii) between 4–51 weeks of age at death in Scotland and in Northern Ireland in 1991.
§ Lord Fraser of CarmyllieThe figures requested for Scotland and Northern Ireland are given in the table below:—
Live births, stillbirths and infant deaths,1991 Scotland Northern Ireland Live births 67,024 26,265 Stillbirths 369 124 Infant deaths under one year Less than one week 213 98 One-three weeks 79 23 Four weeks and over 181 73