§ Lord Smith of Clifton asked Her Majesty's Government:
§ What is the total number of recorded instances of sexually transmitted diseases in Northern Ireland for each of the years 2000 to 2004; and what is the number for each year for each parliamentary constituency. [HL584]
§ Baroness AmosThe total number of recorded instances of sexually transmitted diseases in Northern Ireland is shown in the table below for the years 2000 to 2004. Information is not recorded according to parliamentary constituency.
Year Number of instances of sexually transmitted diseases 2000 10,139 2001 10,208 2002 10,782 2003 10,470 2004* 5,188 Notes:
The number of instances of sexually transmitted diseases is measured according to the number of attendances at Genito-urinary medicine clinics.
*Information for 2004 is for 1 January-30 September only, and is provisional.