§ Mr. FlynnTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many deaths have occurred in(a) England and (b) Wales in the past five years caused by the use of (i) heroin and (ii) methadone. [50502]
§ Ms Jowell[holding answer 23 July 1998]: The information available is shown in the table.
Deaths from heroin and methadone to residents of England and Wales, 1993–1997 England Wales Year Heroin Methadone Heroin Methadone 1993 54 215 1 5 1994 88 248 1 9 1995 128 277 1 19 1996 182 334 3 16 1997 167 344 2 24 Notes:
1. Data for years 1993–1996 are based on those that occurred during the year; data for 1997 on those that were registered in that year
2. Where both heroin and methadone are mentioned on a death certificate, the death is shown twice in this table, once under heroin and once under methadone
3. In some of these deaths other substances of misuse may be involved
Source:
Office for National Statistics