HC Deb 08 January 2002 vol 377 cc665-6W
Mr. Burns

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many(a) men and (b) women in England suffer from osteoporosis; [24695]

(2) how many women in England suffer from osteoperia. [24696]

Yvette Cooper

The information requested is not available. Individuals will generally not be aware of the presence of these conditions. It has been estimated that one in three women and one in 12 men over age 50 have osteoporosis.