HC Deb 20 May 1994 vol 243 c587W
Ms Primarolo

To ask the Secretary of State for Health in how many instances paracetamol has been mentioned on death records as a cause of death in each EEC country in each of the last five years.

Mr. Sackville

The available information for England and Wales is shown in the table.

Number of instances where paracetamol has been mentioned on death records as a cause of death, England and Wales, 1988–1992
Number
1988 491
1989 458
1990 512
1991 544
1992 585

Information is not available centrally for European Economic Community countries.