§ Mr. HealdTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many hospital admissions there were in(a) 1997 and (b) in the most recent year for which figures are available in respect of eating disorders. [24533]
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§ Jacqui SmithIn 1997–98 there were 1,990 admissions for people with eating disorders and 1,780 in 1999–2000. The data are taken from hospital episode statistics and relate to in-patients who have finished their hospital episodes under the care of a consultant. The 1999–2000 figures are provisional as no adjustments have been made for shortfalls in the data.
§ Mr. HealdTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what his estimate is of the number and proportion of(a) men and (b) women who suffer eating disorders; and how many have suffered from such disorders during their lifetimes. [24532]
§ Jacqui SmithInformation on the number of people with eating disorders is not collected centrally by the Department.