HC Deb 01 June 1998 vol 313 c133W
Mr. Cunliffe

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what is the incidence is per 1,000 population of(a) lung cancer, (b) other forms of cancer and (c) kidney disease in (i) the National Health Service North-West Region and (ii) Wigan and Bolton health area. [43309]

Mr. Boateng

Figures which show the incidence of these diseases is not collated centrally. My hon. Friend may wish to contact the cancer registries at Liverpool and Manchester Universities which collect some information about the incidence of certain cancers.