Cirrhosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many children under 18 years were diagnosed with alcohol-related cirrhosis of the liver in each of the last 10 years. (111009)

The table shows details of children under 18 years who were diagnosed with alcohol related cirrhosis of the liver in the last 10 years.

*Count of finished consultant episodes (FCE) for primary and secondary diagnosis of K70.3 alcoholic cirrhosis of liver for under 18-year-olds 1996-97 to 2005-06*
	Number
2005-06	1
2004-05	0
2003-04	1
2002-03	0
2001-02	0
2000-01	1
1999-2000	0
1998-99	0
1997-98	0
1996-97	0
Source: Hospital Episode Statistics (HES), The Information Centre for Health and Social Care

Volume 457: debated on Monday 19 February 2007