§ Mr. HansonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list for each year since 1990 the number and age range of individuals who have died as a result of the abuse of butane gas lighters and refills. [13644]
§ Mr. BurnsSt. George's hospital medical school collects data on deaths in the United Kingdom and the Channel Islands associated with the deliberate inhalation of volatile substances. The information requested on butane gas lighters and refills by age range for the years 1990–94 is set out in the table.
Age 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 11–14 5 2 3 0 4 15–19 39 29 20 21 14 20–24 9 4 5 10 4 25 and over 0 2 11 5 6 Total 53 37 39 36 28 Numbers of substances reported here are based on primary, secondary and tertiary substances abused, so they cannot be interpreted as percentages of total deaths because more than one substance may be involved in a single death.