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Wales White Paper
Peter Law: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how she intends to implement Paragraph 3.12 of the White Paper, Better Government for Wales" (Cm 6582), in respect of any bill she introduces in the current session of Parliament. [14944]
Jacqui Smith: I intend to implement the Government's policy as stated in paragraph 3.12 of the White Paper Better Governance for Wales" Cm 6582. My Department is in discussion with the Assembly Government on the issues concerned.
Youth Green Paper
Danny Alexander: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many copies of the Green Paper Youth Matters have been, or will be, distributed to (a) schools, (b) youth groups and (c) youth work organisations. [14404]
Beverley Hughes: The Department distributed c.4,700 copies of the Youth Green Paper to stakeholders including youth groups, youth organisations and local authorities. The document is also available to order from The Stationery Office and free to download from www.dfes.gov.uk/publications/youth.
In line with departmental policy on reducing the volume of material sent to schools, we informed schools about Youth Matters through an e-mail alert; coverage on Teachernet and Governornet; an article in Teachers Magazine; and a letter to all independent schools.
We have also produced a young people's questionnaire. This is being distributed to young people through youth organisations such as the National Youth Agency, UK Youth Parliament and the DfES Children and Youth Board. Schools have also been made aware of this publication and have been encouraged to involve their pupils in the consultation.
The young people's questionnaire is also available in Braille, audio, Easy-read and British sign Language versions, which will be distributed to young people through organisations such as MENCAP.
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TREASURY
Alcohol/Drugs-related Deaths (Easington)
John Cummings: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many deaths where alcohol was the primary cause there were in the last five years in Easington constituency. [14469]
John Healey: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Len Cook to Mr. John Cummings, dated 22 July 2005:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question asking how many deaths where alcohol was the primary cause there were in the last five years in Easington constituency. (14469)
The latest year for which figures are available is 2004. The attached table shows the numbers of deaths among residents of Easington Parliamentary Constituency where the underlying cause of death indicated a condition directly related to alcohol use in the years 2000 to 2004.
| Number of deaths | |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 11 |
| 2001 | 6 |
| 2002 | 12 |
| 2003 | 20 |
| 2004 | 17 |
(86)For the year 2000 the cause of death was defined using the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision (ICD-9). The codes used by ONS to define alcohol-related deaths are listed below:
291—Alcoholic psychoses
303—Alcohol dependence syndrome
305.0—Non-dependent abuse of alcohol
425.5—Alcoholic cardiomyopathy
571—Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis
E860—Accidental poisoning by alcohol.
For the years 2001–04 the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) was used. To maintain comparability with earlier years the following codes were used:
F10—Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of alcohol
142.6—Alcoholic cardiomyopathy
K70—Alcoholic liver disease
K73—Chronic hepatitis, not elsewhere classified
K74—Fibrosis and cirrhosis of liver
X45—Accidental poisoning by and exposure to alcohol.
Deaths were selected using the original underlying cause.
The selection of codes to define alcohol-related deaths is described in:
Baker A and Rooney C (2003). Recent trends in alcohol-related mortality, and the impact of ICD-10 on the monitoring of these deaths in England and Wales. Health Statistics Quarterly 17, pp5–14.
John Cummings: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many deaths where misuse of drugs was the primary cause there were in the Easington constituency in the last five years. [14472]
John Healey:
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician who has been asked to reply.
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Letter from Len Cook to Mr. John Cummings, dated 26 July 2005:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent question asking how many deaths where misuse of drugs was the primary cause of death there were in Easington constituency in each of the last five years. (14472)
The most recently available information is for deaths in 2003. There were fewer than five deaths related to drug misuse in total to residents of Easington constituency in the years 1999–2003. In order to maintain confidentiality, numbers cannot therefore be provided.
Business Rates
Mrs. Spelman: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to the answer of 23 May 2005, Official Report, column 33W, on business rates, for what reasons the estimated revenue of £15.3 billion in 2004–05 and £16.5 billion in 2005–06 differs from the net yield estimates given in Official Report, column 172W, 15 March 2005. [13157]
Mr. Woolas: I have been asked to reply.
The figures for estimated revenue quoted in the answer of 23 May 2005 were the national totals of net rate yields from local lists, as reported by billing authorities on NNDR1 returns to the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister in advance of each financial year, whereas those given in the answer on 15 March were initial estimates, produced before NNDR1 returns for 2005–06 had been received.
Mrs. Spelman: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the change to business tax receipts in 2005–06 arising from the business rates revaluation in England. [13115]
Mr. Woolas: I have been asked to reply.
According to information reported to the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister by billing authorities on NNDR1 returns, the net rate yield from local lists after reliefs was forecast to increase by 7.7 per cent., from £15,319 million for 2004–05 to £16,505 million for 2005–06.
Call Centres/Manufacturing
John Cummings: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people were employed in (a) call centres and (b) manufacturing in Easington constituency in the last year for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. [14470]
John Healey: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Len Cook to Mr. John Cummings, dated 22 July 2005:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question about employment in Easington. (14470)
The number of people employed in manufacturing in the Easington constituency for the 12-month period ending February 2004 is estimated to be 8,000. Estimates of the number of people employed in call centres are not available for the Easington constituency.
This estimate is based on annual local area Labour Force Survey data which, as with any sample survey, is subject to sampling variability.
Cancer Survival Rates
Mr. Amess: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the survival rates for each of the common forms of cancer have been in each year since 1980, broken down by (a) social class and (b) English region. [14290]
John Healey: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Len Cook to Mr. David Amess, dated 22 July 2005:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent question concerning what the survival rates for each of the common forms of cancer have been in each year since 1980, broken down by (a) social class and (b) English region. [14290]
Survival rates by socio-economic deprivation, trends in the rates, and NHS region for 58 cancers including 11 cancers in children diagnosed during 1971–90 in England and Wales were published in 1999: Coleman MP et al. in Cancer Survival Trends in England and Wales, 1971–1995: deprivation and NHS Region. Studies in Medical and Population Subjects No.61. London: The Stationery Office, 1999.
The availability of cancer survival information by socio-economic deprivation and English region for the years since 1990 was given in Hansard 905W, 2 February 2005.
Subsequent to the previous answer, figures have been published on patients diagnosed during 1995–97 and followed up to 31 December 2002, by government office regions (and strategic health authorities) in England. These can be found at: http://www.statistics.gov.uk/statbase/Expodata/Spreadsheets/D8974.xls
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