§ Mr. FlynnTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the total number of deaths in each of the past four years in which co-proxamol was identified as(a) the only drug involved and (b) one of the drugs involved.[33890]
§ Mrs. Angela Knight[holding answer 24 June 1996]: The numbers of deaths registered in 1992 in England and Wales in which co-proxamol was identified as (a) the only drug involved and (b) one of the drugs involved are published in table 10 of the publication, "Mortality statistics: injury and poisoning, England and Wales", 70W series DH4, no. 18, a copy of which may be accessed by the House of Commons Library. This table also shows how many of the deaths mentioned alcohol.
The number of deaths that occurred between 1993 and 1995 in England and Wales in which co-proxamol was identified as (a) the only drug involved and (b) one of the drugs involved are shown in the table.
Deaths from Co-proxamol in England and Wales, 1993–95 1993 1994 1995 Deaths by poisoning— accident 15 (7) 33 (10) 21 (8) —co-proxamol only 14 (7) 27 (8) 17 (8) —co-proxamol + other drugs 1 (—) 6 (2) 4 (—) Deaths by poisoning— suicide 82 (17) 78 (10) 84 (11) —co-proxamol only 68 (13) 62 (9) 69 (8) —co-proxamol + other drugs 14 (4) 16 (1) 15 (3) Deaths by poisoning— undetermined 34 (9) 61 (15) 75 (23) —co-proxamol only 31 (8) 47 (8) 60 (17) —co-proxamol + otherdrugs 3 (1) 14 (7) 15 (6) The figures in brackets indicate the number of co-proxamol deaths with a mention of alcohol. These figures are already included in the unbracketed totals and should not be added to them.