Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients were admitted via accident and emergency departments with a primary diagnosis for a respiratory condition in age groups (a) under one, (b) one to four, (c) five to nine, (d) 10 to 14, (e) 15 to 19, (f) 20 to 24, (g) 25 to 29, (h) 30 to 34, (i) 35 to 39, (j) 40 to 44, (k) 45 to 49, (l) 50 to 54, (m) 55 to 59, (n) 60 to 64, (o) 65 to 69, (p) 70 to 74, (q) 75 to 79, (r) 80 to 84 and (s) 85 and over in each month of the financial years (i) 2010-11, (ii) 2011-12, (iii) 2012-13, (iv) 2013-14, (v) 2014-15, (vi) 2015-16 and (vii) 2016-17 to date.

A table showing a count of unplanned accident and emergency attendances resulting in an admission and a primary diagnosis of respiratory condition, tabulated by month and age category for the financial years between 2010-11 and 2016-17 is attached.

This is a count of hospital attendances resulting in admissions, not individual patients as the same person may have been admitted into a National Health Service hospital on more than one occasion.