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Mr. Whittingdale
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will estimate the effect on the UK abatement of the exclusion of annual pre-accession expenditure for each of the next eight years. [80014]
| Number of live and stillbirths by birthweight and percentages of live and stillbirths with a stated birthweight, for the residents of United Kingdom 1993–97 | |||||
| Number | |||||
| 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | |
| Live and stillbirths (total births) | |||||
| Total stated | 742,579 | 736,015 | 732,819 | 733,287 | 727,095 |
| Under 2,500 grams | 52, 837 | 53,362 | 55,549 | 55,167 | 55,785 |
| Under 3,000 grams | 173,709 | 173,544 | 178,408 | 177,097 | 177,097 |
| Birthweight not stated | 22,558 | 17,949 | 2,573 | 1,605 | 1,193 |
| Live births | |||||
| Total stated | 738,482 | 731,842 | 728,773 | 729,299 | 723,298 |
| Under 2,500 grams | 50,038 | 52,548 | 52,761 | 52,408 | 53,165 |
| Under 3,000 grams | 170,393 | 170,209 | 175,129 | 173,838 | 174,012 |
| Birthweight not stated | 22,280 | 17,797 | 2,498 | 1,543 | 1,113 |
| Stillbirths | |||||
| Total stated | 4,097 | 4,173 | 4,046 | 3,988 | 3,797 |
| Under 2,500 grams | 2,799 | 2,814 | 2,788 | 2,759 | 2,620 |
| Under 3,000 grams | 3,316 | 3,335 | 3,279 | 3,259 | 3,085 |
| Birthweight not stated | 278 | 152 | 75 | 62 | 80 |
| Number of live and stillbirths by birthweight and percentages of live and stillbirths with a stated birthweight, for the residents of United Kingdom 1993–97 | |||||
| Percentages | |||||
| 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | |
| Live and stillbirths (total births) | |||||
| Under 2,500 grams | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.7 |
| Under 3,000 grams | 23.4 | 23.6 | 24.3 | 24.2 | 24.4 |
| Live births | |||||
| Under 2,500 grams | 6.8 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.4 |
| Under 3,000 grams | 23.1 | 23.3 | 24.0 | 23.8 | 24.1 |
| Stillbirths | |||||
| Under 2,500 grams | 66.3 | 67.4 | 68.9 | 69.2 | 69.0 |
| Under 3,000 grams | 80.9 | 79.9 | 81.0 | 81.7 | 81.2 |
Note:
The number of births without a stated birthweight are shown in this table, but have been excluded from any calculations.
Sources:
Office for National Statistics
Information and Statistics Division, Scotland
DHSS, Northern Ireland
Ms Hewitt
I refer the hon. Member to the statement made by the Prime Minister on 29 March 1999, Official Report, columns 731–47.