§ Lord Patel of Blackburnasked Her Majesty's Government:
What comparative data are available on (a) levels of maternity care and (b) length of hospital stay among patients of different ethnic backgrounds, in particular from areas with a high ethnic population. [HL2712]
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health (Lord Hunt of Kings Heath)Data are available on both maternity care and ethnic group from the Hospital Episode Statistics in England. The latest available data for 1998–99, aggregated at health authority level to provide comparative information, have been placed in the Library.