§ Dr. TongeTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will(a) list and (b) make a statement on the incidence of and death rates from (i) cervical cancer, (ii) breast cancer, (iii) prostate cancer and (iv) testicular cancer in each of the last three years in each health authority. [119728]
§ Miss Melanie JohnsonThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the Director of the Office for National Statistics. I have asked him to reply.
Letter from Alan Goldsmith to Dr. Jenny Tonge, dated 2 May 2000:
The Director for the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has been asked to reply to your recent question asking for a statement and list of death rates for (a) cervical, (b) female breast, (c) prostate and (d) testicular cancer by health authority for the three latest years available. I am replying in the Director's absence.The data relates to all the 99 health authorities in England, the tables are very large and so will not appear in the Official Report. I will arrange for a copy to be made available in the House of Commons Library.