§ Ann ClwydTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many fatalities due to carbon monoxide poisoning there have been in each of the last 10 years. [20723]
§ Mrs. LiddellThe 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 Mrs. Ann Clwyd, dated 16 December 1997:
The Chancellor of the Exchequer has asked me to reply, as Director of the Office for National Statistics (ONS), to your recent question on fatalities due to carbon monoxide poisoning in each of the last 10 years.The number of deaths in England and Wales from carbon monoxide poisoning (ICD∗986) in each of the last ten years are shown in the table.106W
Year Deaths 1987 1,268 1988 1,524 1989 1,324 1990 1,537 1991 1,508 1992 1,520
Year Deaths 1993 1,229 1994 1,206 1995 1,116 1996 1,016 ∗ International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision.
For the years 1987–92, the deaths shown were those registered in the year; for the years 1993–96, the deaths are those that occurred in the year.