§ Lady HermonTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many(a) home accident injuries and (b) home accident deaths there were in Northern Ireland in 2002. [119764]
§ Angela Smith(a) There were 10,119 people admitted to hospital in 2002 as a result of an accident in the home1. This figure does not include people treated at an accident and emergency department or at an out-patient department.
(b) In 2001 (the latest year for which data is available) 39 people in Northern Ireland died as a result of accidents in the home2.
594W
£000 Body 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 Foyle, Carlingford and Irish Lights Commission 199 431 497 1005 The North/South Language Body 342 2305 2986 3353 Waterways Ireland 0 1237 1931 2330 The Trade and Business Development Body 200 494 1899 1088 Food Safety Promotion Board 0 0 1505 1252 Special EU Programmes Body 50 591 1262 850 Sources:
1 Departmental information Return KP22.
2General Register Office for Northern Ireland.