§ Baroness Brigstockeasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they have any record of the numbers of those suffering from systemic Lupus Erythematosus in the United Kingdom. [HL412]
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health (Baroness Hayman)The information is not available in the form requested. However the figures for hospital treatment for systemic Lupus Erythematosus for the financial years 1996–97 and 1997–98 (the latest year available) for National Health Service trusts in the United Kingdom were 1996–97, 3,800; 1997–98 4,400. (Figures are estimates and are based on numbers of finished consultant episodes in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and discharges and deaths for Scotland.)