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Area Plans
Mr. McGrady: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to his answer of 5 November 1996, Official Report, column 478, when the reviews and work on the area plans in respect of the Down and Newry and Mourne district council areas will take place. [16992]
Mr. Moss:
Responsibility for the subject in question has been delegated to the Planning Service under its chief executive, Mr. T. W. Stewart. I have asked him to arrange for a reply to be given.
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Letter from T. W. Stewart to Mr. Eddie McGrady, dated 26 February 1997:
Mr. Simpson:
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) what have been the excess weekly mortality rates in Northern Ireland for (a) December 1996 and (b) January 1997 in terms of numbers; and what was the average figure for similar periods in the past five years; [17205]
(3) what have been the excess winter mortality rates in Northern Ireland for each of the past 10 years in terms of (a) excess numbers and (b) percentages for (i) people over
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Sir John Wheeler:
Responsibility for this matter has been delegated to the Statistics and Research Agency under its chief executive, Mr. E. F. Jardine. I have asked him to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from E. F. Jardine to Mr. Alan Simpson, dated 26 February 1997:
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Mr. Moss has asked me to reply to your Question about when the review and work in respect of the area plans for the Down and Newry and Mourne District Council areas will take place.
The Area Plan programme for 1997/98 has not yet been finalised. However, I can assure you that the matter is being actively considered, and a decision is expected shortly. I will, of course, write to you when the programme has been agreed, to let you know the position.
(2) what have been the excess mortality rates in Northern Ireland for each of the last 10 years expressed (a) in excess numbers and (b) as percentages; [17433]
the age of 65 years, (ii) single-parent families, (iii) people in receipt of income support, (iv) people with disabilities and (v) others. [17472]
You recently tabled three questions asking the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland for information on excess deaths in Northern Ireland as a result of winter hardship.
The first of these questions (347, tabled on 19 February) asked, what have been the excess weekly mortality rates in Northern Ireland for (a) December 1996 and (b) January 1997 in terms of numbers; and how these compare with the weekly death rates for the same period in each of the previous five years.
As deaths data from 1996 onwards have still to be finally collated, I am unable to supply you with the information you have requested for the months of December 1996 and January 1997.
Average weekly mortality rates for the months of December and January in the five years previous to those specifically requested are shown in Table 1 below. This table also details the annual average weekly mortality rates over the period in question and the resultant excess rates for January and December.
| Year | December average weekly mortality rate | January average weekly mortality rate | Annual average weekly mortality rate | Excess December rate | Excess January rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter 1994-95 | 0.19 | 0.20 | 0.17 | 0.02 | 0.03 |
| Winter 1993-94 | 0.22 | 0.21 | 0.17 | 0.05 | 0.04 |
| Winter 1992-93 | 0.19 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Winter 1991-92 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.17 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
| Winter 1990-91 | 0.22 | 0.23 | 0.17 | 0.05 | 0.06 |
Your second and third questions (359 and 363, tabled on 20 February) asked, what have been the excess mortality rates in Northern Ireland for each of the last 10 years expressed (a) in excess numbers and (b) as percentages, and, what have been the excess winter mortality rates in Northern Ireland for each of the past 10 years in terms of (a) excess numbers and (b) percentages for (i) people over the age of 65 years, (ii) single parent families, (iii) people in receipt of income support, (iv) people with disabilities and (v) all other people not included in the above.
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| Rates per 1,000 population | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Average mortality rate for Winter period December to March | Average mortality rate per 4 month period | Excess mortality rate over Winter period | Excess Winter deaths as a percentage of 4 monthly average |
| Winter 1994-95 | 3.34 | 3.06 | 0.29 | 9 |
| Winter 1993-94 | 3.40 | 3.06 | 0.35 | 11 |
| Winter 1992-93 | 3.19 | 3.18 | 0.01 | 0 |
| Winter 1991-92 | 3.38 | 3.07 | 0.31 | 10 |
| Winter 1990-91 | 3.66 | 3.09 | 0.57 | 18 |
| Winter 1989-90 | 4.11 | 3.15 | 0.96 | 31 |
| Winter 1988-89 | 3.38 | 3.40 | -0.02 | -1 |
| Winter 1987-88 | 3.69 | 3.30 | 0.39 | 12 |
| Winter 1986-87 | 3.43 | 3.26 | 0.16 | 5 |
| Winter 1985-86 | 4.01 | 3.39 | 0.62 | 18 |
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| Rates per 1,000 populations | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Average mortality rate for Winter period December to March | Average mortality rate per 4 month period | Excess mortality rate over Winter period | Excess winter deaths as a percentage 4 monthly average |
| Winter 1994-95 | 22.26 | 19.98 | 2.28 | 11 |
| Winter 1993-94 | 22.40 | 19.81 | 2.59 | 13 |
| Winter 1992-93 | 20.95 | 20.66 | 0.30 | 1 |
| Winter 1991-92 | 22.38 | 20.07 | 2.31 | 11 |
| Winter 1990-91 | 24.28 | 19.98 | 4.30 | 22 |
| Winter 1989-90 | 28.57 | 20.88 | 7.69 | 37 |
| Winter 1988-89 | 22.53 | 22.74 | -0.21 | -1 |
| Winter 1987-88 | 24.70 | 21.65 | 3.05 | 14 |
| Winter 1986-87 | 22.88 | 21.44 | 1.44 | 7 |
| Winter 1985-86 | 27.41 | 22.39 | 5.02 | 22 |
The mortality rates shown in these tables are based on date of occurrences of death and broadly take account of deaths registered within one year of death. In Tables 2, 3, and 4 1996 death registrations for deaths occurring in 1995 have been estimated.
There is no information available on death rates for single parents, people in receipt of income support or people with disabilities.
I trust this information is sufficient and if I can be of further assistance please do not hesitate to contact me.
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Prospect Downs Development
Mr. Beggs: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland when work commenced on the housing development known as Prospect Downs, Carrickfergus; and when house building on this estate was completed.[17047]
Mr. Moss: The information requested is not held centrally by the Department or by any of its agencies. Information received from the building control department of Carrickfergus borough council, however, indicates that development in the Prospect area of Carrickfergus commenced late in 1975 and continued through to late 1994. The works were carried out in several phases by a number of different developers.
Departmental Expenditure
Mr. Connarty: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) if he will publish a breakdown of expenditure by the (a) Department of Education, (b) Department of Economic Development, (c) Department of the Environment, (d) Department of Health and Social Services and (e) Department of Finance and Personnel in each parliamentary constituency in each of the past three months; [17303]
- (2) if he will publish a breakdown of proposed expenditure by the (a) Department of Education, (b) Department of Economic Development,
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- (c) Department of the Environment, (d) Department of Health and Social Services and (e) Department of Finance and Personnel in each parliamentary constituency for the next two months. [17304]
Sir John Wheeler: This information could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
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