HC Deb 16 March 1995 vol 256 c700W
Mr. Pike

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many deaths were caused by solvent abuse(a) in Lancashire, (b) in the north-west and (c) in the United Kingdom in respect of those aged (i) under 16, (ii) 16 to 24 and (iii) 25 years and over for the years 1990 to 1995.

Mr. Bowis

The information for the last five years available is shown in the table:

Age 1990 1991 1992
Lancashire
Under 16 2 0 2
16–24 3 1 1
25 + over 0 0 0
North West
Under 16 6 2 5
16–24 9 8 8
25 + over 1 3 1
United Kingdom
Under 16 47 44 19
16–24 98 55 45
25 + over 6 22 15
Total 151 121 79