Written question asked by Baroness Bottomley of Nettlestone (Conservative) on Tuesday, 27 June 2000, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 12 July 2000. It was answered by John Denham (Labour) on Wednesday, 12 July 2000 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Dept of Health

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people live within two miles of (a) Farnham, (b) Milford and (c) Haslemere hospitals.

Answer: Mrs. Virginia Bottomley: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people live within two miles of (a) Farnham, (b) Milford and (c) Haslemere hospitals. [128502] Mr. Denham: The Office for National Statistics (ONS) centrally produce resident population data for health authorities and local authority districts. However, they do not produce population data below these levels, which includes population by trusts. Currently, the only population data available below health authority and local authority districts is ward level data, which are based on the 1991 Census.

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