§ Lord Lairdasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many deaths due to smoking related causes occurred in Northern Ireland in each of the last 10 years. [HL1462]
§ Baroness Farrington of RibbletonThe number of deaths due to smoking related causes for each year from 1989 up to 1998, the latest year for which such information is available, is as follows:
Number 1989 1,972 1990 1,883 1991 1,873 1992 1,896 1993 1,931 1994 1,891 1995 1,843 1996 1,855 1997 1,824 1998 1,778