§ Mrs. EwingTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what is the amount of Temazepam per capita distributed annually in England; and if he will make a statement. [1542]
§ Mrs. EwingTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many deaths in each of the past five years are attributable to the abuse of Temazepam(a) in England and (b) in each health region. [1543]
§ Mr. BowisThe table shows the numbers of deaths due to Temazepam abuse, alone or with other drugs—ICDs1 327W 304.1, 304.7, 304.8 305.4, 305.9—by year of occurrence for the latest five-year period available in England and each regional health authority.
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 England 12 13 15 15 19 Regional health authority Northern 0 0 2 0 2 Yorkshire 0 0 0 1 2 Trent 0 1 1 1 1 East Anglian 0 0 0 0 0 North West Thames 2 0 3 2 1 North East Thames 1 3 2 2 4 South East Thames 1 2 0 2 1 South West Thames 2 3 1 0 0 Wessex 0 0 1 1 1 Oxford 0 0 0 0 0 South Western 1 1 1 1 0 West Midlands 2 0 3 2 2 Mersey 2 1 0 1 1 North Western 1 2 1 2 4 1 International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision.