HC Deb 21 October 2003 vol 411 cc488-9W
Mr. Hoban

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many registered maternities to women resident in(a) Fareham, (b) Gosport, (c) Portsmouth and (d) Havant local authority areas took place in (i) Blackbrook Maternity Unit, (ii) the Mary Rose Unit, St. Mary's Hospital Portsmouth, (iii) other Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust, (iv) other NHS hospitals, (v) at home and (vi) elsewhere in each of the last three years for which figures are available. [133578]

Ruth Kelly

The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply.

Letter from Colin Mowl to Mr. Mark Hoban, dated 21 October 2003: The National Statistician has been asked to reply to your request for the number of registered maternities to women resident in (a) Fareham, (b) Gosport, (c) Portsmouth and (d) Havant local authority areas, which took place in (i) Blackbrook Maternity Unit, (ii) the Mary Rose Unit, St Mary's Hospital Portsmouth, (iii) other Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust, (iv) other NHS hospitals, (v) at home and (vi) elsewhere in the each of the last three years for which figures are available. I am replying in his absence. (133578) The attached table gives data for 2000, 2001 and 2002.

Maternities to residents of Portsmouth UA, Fareham CD, Gosport CD and Havant CD by place of occurrence 2000–2002
Mothers Local Authority of Residence
Year and place of maternity Portsmouth Fareham Gosport Havant
2000
(i) Blackbrook Maternity Unit 5 51 * —
(ii) Mary Rose Unit, Portsmouth 2,118 703 737 1,087
(iii) Other Portsmouth NHS trusts — 27 170 —
(iv) Other NHS hospitals 38 181 16 90
(v) At Home 39 19 22 33
(vi) Elsewhere * * * *
Total 2,202 984 953 1,211

Maternities to residents of Portsmouth UA, Fareham CD, Gosport CD and Havant CD by place of occurrence 2000–2002
Mothers Local Authority of Residence
Year and place of maternity Portsmouth Fareham Gosport Havant
2001
(i) Blackbrook Maternity Unit * 44 * —
(ii) Mary Rose Unit, Portsmouth 2,052 704 613 1,039
(iii) Other Portsmouth NHS trusts * 29 177 —
(iv) Other NHS hospitals 46 259 25 96
(v) At Home 29 22 14 35
(vi) Elsewhere * * — *
Total 2,133 1,061 833 1,174
2002
(i) Blackbrook Maternity Unit — 79 * —
(ii) Mary Rose Unit, Portsmouth 2,078 583 577 960
(iii) Other Portsmouth NHS trusts * 19 233 —
(iv) Other NHS hospitals 46 272 32 159
(v) At Home 31 19 21 27
(vi) Elsewhere * — * *
Total 2,161 972 868 1,148
— Zero maternities
* Fewer than 5 maternities