§ Dr. Murrison:To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of changes in the level of alcohol abuse among young women; and what measures he will take to reduce it. [[...]1046]
§ Miss Melanie Johnson:Data on the level of alcohol abuse among young women are shown in the table This suggests that, although a cause for concern, the numbers remain constant.
Region of treatment 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 Y00 Not known 2 Y01 Northern and Yorkshire Regional Office 1,700 1,934 2,030 2,272 2,323 Y02 Trent Regional Office 1,143 1,256 1,588 1,795 1,765 Y03 Anglia and Oxford Regional Office 1,033 1,180 n/a n/a n/a Y04 North Thames Regional Office 1,795 1,640 n/a n/a n/a Y05 South Thames Regional Office 1,504 1,620 n/a n/a n/a Y06 South and West Regional Office 1,555 1,741 n/a n/a n/a Y07 West Midlands Regional Office 1,688 1,786 1,857 1,907 1,982 Y08 North and West Regional Office 2,627 2,532 2,985 3,226 3,600 Y09 Eastern Regional Office n/a n/a 1,348 1,588 1,696 Y10 London Regional Office n/a n/a 2,273 2,255 2,284 Y11 South East Regional Office n/a n/a 1,872 1,796 2,055 Y12 South West Regional Office n/a n/a 1,419 1,583 1,701 England 13,047 13,689 15,372 16,422 17,406 Source:
Hospital Episode Statistics (HES), Department of Health.
§ Mr. Burstow:To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many bed days relating to alcoholic liver disease there were in England in 1997–98. [140476]
§ Miss Melanie Johnson:The number of bed days in national health service hospitals in England in 1997–98, where patients were admitted with a primary diagnosis of alcoholic liver disease, was 106,943.