§ Mr. WigleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will publish a table indicating for five-year-old children for(a) 1991 and (b) the most recent date for which information is available, the average number of teeth suffering from dental decay, analysed by region for Northern Ireland.
§ Mr. AncramThe most recent available information relates to 1989. The average number of decayed teeth in five-year-old children in Northern Ireland by health and social services board area is set out in the table.
Number Eastern 1.5 Northern 1.5 Southern 1.6 Western 1.6