§ Mr. KeenTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list the(a) neonatal and (b) perinatal mortality rates for the last four years by (i) trust, (ii) health authority and (iii) region. [2668]
§ Mrs. Angela KnightI have been asked to reply.
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the chief executive of the Office for National Statistics. I have asked him to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from Tim Holt to Mr. Alan Keen, dated 12 November 1996:
The Chancellor of the Exchequer has asked me to reply as the Director of the Office for National Statistics to your recent question requesting neonatal and perinatal rates for the last four years by (a) trust, (b) health authority and (c) region.The information by health authority and region for the last four years is available in OPCS/ONS Monitors DH3 93/1 (1992). DH3 94/2 (1993) DH3 95/2 (1994) AND DH3 96/1 (1995), copies of which are available in the House of the Commons Library.Neonatal and perinatal mortality statistics by hospital trust is not routinely available and can only be obtained at a disproportionate cost.