§ Mr. Alex CarlileTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many people in Wales who(a) are under the age of 18 years and (b) in total per health authority are known to suffer from serious asthmatic conditions. [16772]
§ Mr. RedwoodInformation on the number of people suffering from diseases is not collected centrally. However, latest estimates of the number of completed consultant episodes for the hospital treatment of asthma to residents of Wales are as follows:
Health authority area of residence Age of patient Under 18 1All ages Clwyd 356 790 East Dyfed 191 484 Gwent 475 993 Gwynedd 213 486 Mid Glamorgan 649 1,237 Pembrokeshire 131 267 Powys 35 144 South Glamorgan 475 1,000 West Glamorgan 164 408 1 Includes age not known.