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Mr. Foster
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the infant mortality rate for the United Kingdom as a whole, the Northern Region and Bishop Auckland constituency for each year since 1979.
Mr. Geoffrey Finsberg
The available information is as follows:
| Infant mortality rates*for the United Kingdon, Northern regional health authority and Bishop Auckland constituency for the years 1979–81 | |||
| Year | |||
| 1979 | 1980 | †1981 | |
| United Kingdom | 12·9 | 12·1 | 11·2 |
| Northern regional health authority | 13·3 | 12·4 | 10·7 |
| Bishop Auckland constituency | 13·4 | 14·5 | n.a. |
Notes:
* Rates per 1,000 live births.
† Figures for 1981 are provisional.