To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people were diagnosed with mesothelioma in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the North East and (d) England in each year since 1997. (150556)

I have been asked to reply.

The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.

Letter from Colin Mowl, dated 23 July 2007:

The National Statistician has been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question asking how many people have been diagnosed with mesothelioma in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the North East and (d) England in each year since 1997. I am replying in her absence. (150556)

The most recent available figures for newly diagnosed cases of cancer registered in England are for the year 2004. Figures for patients diagnosed with mesothelioma in Jarrow constituency, South Tyneside county district, North East government office region (GOR) and England, from 1997, are given in the table below.