HC Deb 25 April 2002 vol 384 cc459-60W
Mr. Simmonds

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many patients in the UK are diagnosed with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy; how many new patients were diagnosed with the condition in each of the last six years; and what the annual mortality rate for children and young adults with the condition was in the last six years. [51142]

Dr. Francis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what the annual rate is of new diagnosis for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy in the UK; [51813]

(2) what the mortality rate for children and young adults with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy was in the last 12 months. [51812]

Lynne Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the incidence has been of new diagnosis of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy in each of the last three years; and what the annual death rate is for children and young adults with this condition. [52051]

Jacqui Smith

The Department does not collect statistics on the incidence of individual conditions.