House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 22 Mar 2004 (pt 38)

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Population Statistics

Mr. Forth: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many (a) births, (b) deaths, (c) marriages and (d) divorces there were in each year since 1997. [162935]

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

Letter from John Pullinger to Mr. Eric Forth, dated 22 March 2004:

The National Statistician has been asked to reply to your question concerning the numbers of births, deaths, marriages and divorces for each year since 1997. I am replying in his absence.(162935)

Attached is a table providing the information requested.

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Births Deaths Marriages Numbers divorces

1997 643,095 555,281 272,536 146,689

1998 635,901 555,015 267,303 145,214

1999 621,872 556,118 263,515 144,556

2000 604,441 535.664 267,961 141,135

2001 594,634 530,373 249,227 143,818

2002 596,122 533,527 254,397 147,735

	Births	Deaths	Marriages	Numbers divorces
1997	643,095	555,281	272,536	146,689
1998	635,901	555,015	267,303	145,214
1999	621,872	556,118	263,515	144,556
2000	604,441	535.664	267,961	141,135
2001	594,634	530,373	249,227	143,818
2002	596,122	533,527	254,397	147,735

Source:

Office for National Statistics

Tax Credits

Peter Bradley: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many families in The Wrekin are in receipt of (a) working tax credit and (b) child tax credit; and what the average change in income has been as a result. [162771]

Dawn Primarolo: For the numbers in receipt of child tax credit (CTC) and working tax credit (WTC), I refer my hon. Friend to my answer to my hon. Friend the Member for Burton (Mrs Dean) on 15 March 2004, Official Report, column 98W.

It is not possible to estimate the average change in income from the introduction of CTC and WTC for families in The Wrekin. An estimated 3,500 in-work families there were receiving more than the family element of CTC at January 2004, compared with 2,100 receiving Working Families' and Disabled Person's Tax Credits at November 2002; and there was an increase of £180 per year in the child element of CTC from April announced in the November 2003 Pre Budget Report. Out-of-work families with children have also benefited from the increases to the child premia in Income Support and income-based Jobseeker's Allowance from April 2003.

Mr. Hepburn: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) how much money has been overpaid to tax credit recipients in (a) the Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the North East and (d) the United Kingdom in (i) 2003 and (ii) 2004 to date; [161887]

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(3) how many people in (a) the Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the North East and (d) the United Kingdom have been overpaid working tax credit; [161899]

(4) how many people in (a) the Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the North East and (d) the United Kingdom receive working tax credit. [161897]

Dawn Primarolo: The number of families with overpayments in 2003–04 cannot be established until awards for that year are finalised.

On overpayments of the Disabled Person's Tax Credit, I refer my hon. Friend to my answer to the hon. Member for Eddisbury (Mr. O'Brien) on 12 November 2003 Official Report, column 394W.

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The number of families in the United Kingdom and in each region receiving (a) child tax credit and (b) working tax credit appears in "Child and Working Tax Credit. Quarterly Statistics". The number of families in each local authority and constituency receiving child or working tax credit appears in "Child and Working Tax Credit. Geographical Analyses"; the estimates are based on a sample of cases and are subject to sampling uncertainty. Both publications appear on the Inland Revenue website, at: www.inlandrevenue.gov.uk/stats/personal-tax-credits/menu.htm.

Norman Lamb: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) how many awards of child tax credit have been determined to have been wrongly calculated; and of those how many were (a) too high and (b) too low; [161384]

(a)

(b)

Dawn Primarolo: Tax credits awards are made on the basis of information captured from claim forms or from claims made online (at www.inlandrevenue.gov.uk/taxcredits). Awards are then adjusted if a change in circumstances or income is reported. They may also be adjusted if any of the information on which the award was based is incorrect. But it is not possible to distinguish between cases where families' circumstances or incomes have changed and those where the original information provided was incorrect or was handled incorrectly.

Working Tax Credit

Mr. Simmonds: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many fraudulent claims have been made for the childcare element of the working tax credit in each year since 2002. [163145]

Dawn Primarolo: I refer the hon. Member to my answer to the hon. Member for Northavon (Mr. Webb) on 5 February 2004, Official Report, columns 1003–04W.

Winter Deaths (Liverpool)

Mrs. Ellman: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people have died in the winter months in each of the council wards of Liverpool in each of the last 10 years. [162565]

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

Letter from Len Cook to Mrs. Louise Ellman, dated 22 March 2004:

As National Statistician I have been asked to reply to your recent question asking how many people have died in the winter months in each of the council wards of Liverpool over each of the last 10 years. (162565)

Figures are presented for the winter months (December to March) in each year from 1993–94 to 2001–02 in the attached table. The latest year for which data are available is 2002. Numbers of deaths occurring in each winter before 1993 are not readily available at ward level and could only be produced at disproportionate cost.

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Number of deaths in winter months⁽⁸⁰⁾ in each year from 1993–94 to 2001–02 by electoral ward⁽⁸¹⁾ in Liverpool⁽⁸²⁾

Electoral ward 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02

Abercromby 52 57 59 69 44 52 38 59 46

Aigburth 128 119 130 135 87 136 112 97 104

Allerton 76 75 84 91 68 77 75 60 73

Anfield 99 73 94 101 78 85 74 86 73

Arundel 55 72 69 56 52 86 52 64 76

Breckfield 64 78 53 71 65 54 65 55 63

Broadgreen 81 69 83 90 86 107 108 100 88

Childwall 49 52 64 57 52 68 45 42 55

Church 79 65 72 69 56 73 60 75 78

Clubmoor 70 83 67 79 74 78 64 71 51

County 68 83 64 78 45 69 56 48 57

Croxteth 81 93 85 95 86 75 86 69 73

Dingle 68 64 53 51 46 63 62 49 52

Dovecot 44 47 51 61 60 44 45 63 56

Everton 37 33 37 40 34 39 28 36 24

Fazakerley 65 76 75 66 54 61 72 65 61

Gillmoss 88 69 83 82 83 76 77 100 66

Granby 48 53 59 60 47 64 54 53 33

Grassendale 71 72 85 73 64 72 76 58 76

Kensington 76 65 82 65 48 65 42 67 41

Melrose 61 76 72 67 74 79 71 75 70

Netherley 39 27 33 37 38 45 30 23 26

Old Swan 76 59 72 62 59 71 44 58 64

Picton 56 46 55 41 42 59 62 39 46

Pirrie 51 61 62 45 44 66 52 65 45

St. Mary's 57 63 72 64 53 72 64 51 36

Smithdown 40 42 60 59 42 65 55 41 36

Speke 49 39 58 60 60 59 48 40 52

Tuebrook 52 64 56 57 52 59 49 57 54

Valley 45 57 54 44 45 57 54 43 29

Vauxhall 45 40 55 43 47 46 57 51 43

Warbreck 68 55 65 71 69 69 75 54 56

Woolton 75 83 66 76 59 64 50 66 51

Electoral ward	1993–94	1994–95	1995–96	1996–97	1997–98	1998–99	1999–2000	2000–01	2001–02
Abercromby	52	57	59	69	44	52	38	59	46
Aigburth	128	119	130	135	87	136	112	97	104
Allerton	76	75	84	91	68	77	75	60	73
Anfield	99	73	94	101	78	85	74	86	73
Arundel	55	72	69	56	52	86	52	64	76
Breckfield	64	78	53	71	65	54	65	55	63
Broadgreen	81	69	83	90	86	107	108	100	88
Childwall	49	52	64	57	52	68	45	42	55
Church	79	65	72	69	56	73	60	75	78
Clubmoor	70	83	67	79	74	78	64	71	51
County	68	83	64	78	45	69	56	48	57
Croxteth	81	93	85	95	86	75	86	69	73
Dingle	68	64	53	51	46	63	62	49	52
Dovecot	44	47	51	61	60	44	45	63	56
Everton	37	33	37	40	34	39	28	36	24
Fazakerley	65	76	75	66	54	61	72	65	61
Gillmoss	88	69	83	82	83	76	77	100	66
Granby	48	53	59	60	47	64	54	53	33
Grassendale	71	72	85	73	64	72	76	58	76
Kensington	76	65	82	65	48	65	42	67	41
Melrose	61	76	72	67	74	79	71	75	70
Netherley	39	27	33	37	38	45	30	23	26
Old Swan	76	59	72	62	59	71	44	58	64
Picton	56	46	55	41	42	59	62	39	46
Pirrie	51	61	62	45	44	66	52	65	45
St. Mary's	57	63	72	64	53	72	64	51	36
Smithdown	40	42	60	59	42	65	55	41	36
Speke	49	39	58	60	60	59	48	40	52
Tuebrook	52	64	56	57	52	59	49	57	54
Valley	45	57	54	44	45	57	54	43	29
Vauxhall	45	40	55	43	47	46	57	51	43
Warbreck	68	55	65	71	69	69	75	54	56
Woolton	75	83	66	76	59	64	50	66	51

⁽⁸⁰⁾ Figures shown are numbers of deaths occurring between December of one year and March of the following year.

⁽⁸¹⁾ Boundaries as at May 2003.

⁽⁸²⁾ Usual residents of Liverpool metropolitan district.