Children

Part of Prayers – in the House of Commons at 9:43 am on 25 June 1993.

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Photo of Peter Bottomley Peter Bottomley , Eltham 9:43, 25 June 1993

Analysis will prove that the rate of reduction in this country has been greater than that, in other European countries, and needed to be. The reduction has been greater among the lower socio-economic groups and needs to continue to improve because there is still a discrepancy. We should perhaps concentrate most on the fact that two thirds of the deaths are still among the 10 per cent. of low-birth-weight babies. That reinforces the point made by the hon. Member for Islington, North (Mr. Corbyn)—that we need to go in for various types of pre-conception care.