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Carers
Mr. Oaten: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what recent estimate he has made of the number of carers who are over the age of 65 years. [211248]
Mr. Timms:
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply.
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Letter from Len Cook to Mr. Mark Oaten, dated 31 January 2005:
As National Statistician and Registrar General for England and Wales I have been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question asking what recent estimates have been made of the number of carers who are over the age of 65 years. (211248)
Figures from the Census 2001 National Report for England and Wales indicate that on Census day (29 April 2001) there were 944,650 people aged 65 and over in England and Wales providing unpaid care.
The information below has been extracted from the CD supplement to the 2001 Census National Report for England and Wales, which is available in the House of Commons Library. The table shows the distribution of these carers according to the number of hours of care provided per week.
| Hours of care provided per week | Number |
|---|---|
| 1 to 19 | 501,318 |
| 20 to 49 | 102,182 |
| 50 or more | 341,150 |
| Total | 944,650 |
Source:
Table S025 Census 2001 National Report for England and Wales
Child Trust Fund
Mr. Berry: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many children in Kingswood have benefited from the Child Trust Fund. [211872]
Mr. Timms: I refer my hon. Friend to the answer given to my hon. Friend the Member for Battersea (Martin Linton) on 30 November 2004, Official Report, columns 87–88W. All children born and living in the UK since 1 September 2002 whose families receive child benefit will be eligible for the Child Trust Fund.
Ms Keeble: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of children in Northampton, North who have received the Child Trust Fund. [211704]
Mr. Timms: I refer my hon. Friend to the answer given to my hon. Friend the Member for Battersea (Martin Linton) on 30 November 2004, Official Report, columns 87–88W. All children born and living in the UK since 1 September 2002 whose families receive child benefit will be eligible for the Child Trust Fund.
Departmental Contracts
Mr. Hancock: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many contracts in his Department have been granted to (a) EDS, (b) Fujitsu and (c) jointly in each of the last two years; whether they were open to competition; for what they were granted; for how much; over what period of time; and if he will make a statement. [211607]
Mr. Timms: In the last two years the Department has granted no contracts to either EDS or Fujitsu.
The Inland Revenue has a contractual relationship with Capgemini through the ASPIRE contract that was signed on 5 January 2004. Fujitsu are one of three material sub-contractors to Capgemini but have no direct contractual relationship with the Revenue.
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HM Customs and Excise has a contractual relationship with Fujitsu through the Infrastructure Services Agreement which started in April 1999.
The Department awards contracts in open competition according to the EU Procurement Regulations, based on best value for money.
Departmental Policies
Mr. Lazarowicz: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will set out, with statistical information relating as directly as possible to Edinburgh, North and Leith constituency, the effects on Edinburgh, North and Leith of his Department's policies and actions since 2 May 1997. [211573]
Mr. Timms: Since our election in 1997 the Government have put in place a radical programme of both macro-economic and micro-economic reform to improve the economic performance of all parts of the UK. There is significant evidence that these policies have already yielded considerable benefits for the Edinburgh, North and Leith constituency. For example, since May 1997, claimant unemployment has fallen by 53 per cent., long-term unemployment by 86 per cent. and long-term youth unemployment has almost been eradicated, with a reduction of 90 per cent.
The Neighbourhood Statistics Service provides a wide range of statistical information at parliamentary constituency level, taken from the 2001 Census and other sources. This service is available on the National Statistics website at http://neighbourhood.statistics. gov.uk./
Mr. McNamara: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will set out, with statistical information relating as directly as possible to the Kingston upon Hull North constituency, the effects on Kingston upon Hull, North of his Department's policies and actions since 2 May 1997. [211805]
Mr. Timms: Since our election in 1997 the Government have put in place a radical programme of both macroeconomic and microeconomic reform to improve the economic performance of all parts of the UK. There is significant evidence that these policies have already yielded considerable benefits for the Kingston upon Hull, North constituency. For example, since May 1997, claimant unemployment has fallen by 45 per cent., long-term unemployment by 69 per cent. and long-term youth unemployment has almost been eradicated with a reduction of 97 per cent.
The Neighbourhood Statistics Service provides a wide range of statistical information at parliamentary constituency level, taken from the 2001 Census and other sources. This service is available on the National Statistics website at http://neighbourhood.statistics. gov.uk./
Drug Misuse Deaths
Paul Flynn: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer in how many deaths misuse of (a) heroin, (b) cocaine, (c) crack and (d) magic mushrooms was a contributory factor in each of the last 10 years. [211231]
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Mr. Timms: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply.
Letter from Len Cook to Paul Flynn, dated 31 January 2005:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question asking in how many deaths misuse of (a) heroin, (b) cocaine, (c) crack and (d) magic mushrooms was a contributory factor in each of the last 10 years. (211231)
Available figures relate to deaths where the underlying cause was drug poisoning, not the total number where misuse of drugs was a contributory factor. The most recently available information is for deaths in 2002. Figures are shown in the attached table for the calendar years 1993 to 2002.
(3)Cause of death was defined using the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision (ICD-9) codes 292, 304, 305.2–305.9, E850-E858, E950.0-E950.5, E962.0 and E980.0-E980.5 for 1993 to 2000, and the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) codes F11-F16, F18-F19, X40-X44, X60-X64, X85 and Y10-Y14 from 2001 onwards.
(4)Drugs mentioned on the death certificate of a death where the underlying cause was drug poisoning.
(5)Data are for deaths occurring in each calendar year.
(6)It is not possible to provide separate figures on deaths related to crack cocaine and cocaine from routine mortality data, as these substances are not generally separately identified on death certificates. ONS routinely publishes a combined figure for deaths mentioning cocaine on the death certificate. It is not possible, in cases where more than one substance is mentioned on the death certificate, to state which was primarily responsible for the death.
EU Accounting Requirements
Mr. Hayes: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list those accounting requirements set out in Commission Regulation (EC) 2238/2004, OJ L394 volume 47 of 31 December 2004 that will apply to and within member states but not to European Community institutions; and if he will make a statement. [211358]
Mr. Timms:
Commission Regulation (EC) 2238/2004 amended Regulation 1725/2003, which itself amended Regulation 1606/2002, the Regulation which set out the requirements for the adoption and use of international accounting standards by member states and the Commission. The Regulation was amended to incorporate the updated international accounting standards—some have been revised and one has been withdrawn. Applicability to member states and the Commission has not changed.
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