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South Eastern ELB
Mrs. Iris Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many (a) primary schools and (b) area high schools within the South Eastern education and library board area are being considered for closure; and if he will make a statement. [28157]
Angela E. Smith: The South Eastern education and library board plans to create two primary schools through the amalgamation of four schools in Lisburn and two in Holywood.
The board is also currently undertaking strategic reviews of controlled school provision in the Lisburn, Dunmurry, Castlereagh, Bangor and North East Ards areas. These reviews have been subject to consultation and they identify options, including some potential rationalisations. Further detailed consideration of the options will be required before any decisions are made.
There are currently no plans for maintained school closures in the board area.
Vocational Qualifications
Sammy Wilson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what percentage of young people in the Province acquired (a) apprentice, (b) skilled craft and (c) technician level vocational qualifications in each of the last five years. [25790]
Angela E. Smith:
The following table details the percentage of young people (aged 16–19) in Northern Ireland who gained a vocational qualification at levels of study 2 to 4 (assumed to equate to apprentice, skilled craft and technician level vocational qualifications) in the 5-year period 1999–2000 to 2003–04. The data relate to schools, further education provision and jobskills qualifications.
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| Percentage of 16 to 19-year-olds who obtained a vocational qualification at levels of study 2–4 | |
|---|---|
| 1999–2000 | 14 |
| 2000–01 | 15 |
| 2001–02 | 16 |
| 2002–03 | 14 |
| 2003–04 | 13 |
Note:
16-year-olds cannot generally obtain vocational qualifications at school.
TREASURY
Alcohol and Smoking-related Deaths
Rosie Cooper: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer in how many deaths in (a) England and (b) West Lancashire (i) consumption of alcohol and (ii) smoking was the main cause in the last year for which figures are available. [27695]
John Healey: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Colin Mowl to Rosie Cooper, dated 15 November 2005:
The National Statistician has been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question asking in how many deaths in (a) England and (b) West Lancashire (i) consumption of alcohol and (ii) smoking was the main cause in the last year for which figures are available. I am replying in her absence. (27695)
The most recently available information for mortality is deaths registered in 2004. The table below shows numbers of deaths among residents of England and West Lancashire local authority, where the underlying cause of death indicated a condition directly related to alcohol use in 2004.
Information is not recorded on the death certificate on smoking. Estimates can however be made of the number of deaths attributable to smoking, by making use of information on the contribution of smoking to specific conditions recorded at death. The most recent estimates for England were published by the Health Development Agency in 2004l. This report estimated that between 1998 and 2002 an annual average of 86,500 deaths were caused by smoking in England.
Estimates were not published at parliamentary constituency or local authority level. However maps based on the estimated percentage of all deaths from causes attributable to smoking, at ages 35 and over, were published for Primary Care Trusts (PCTs). For West Lancashire it was estimated that 32 per cent. of all deaths of those aged 35 and over were attributable to smoking 2 . West Lancashire PCT is coterminous with West Lancashire local authority.
| Area of residence | Number of deaths |
|---|---|
| England | 6,125 |
| West Lancashire | 14 |
(28) The cause of death was defined using the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10). The codes used by ONS to define alcohol-related deaths are listed:
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.
Notes:
1. Deaths were selected using the original underlying cause.
2. 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, pp 5–14.
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Rosie Cooper: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many deaths where alcohol was the primary cause there were in West Lancashire in the last five years. [27847]
John Healey: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Colin Mowl to Rosie Cooper, dated 15 November 2005:
The National Statistician has been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question asking how many deaths where alcohol was the primary cause there were in West Lancashire in the last five years. I am replying in her absence. (27847)
The latest year for which figures are available is 2004. The attached table shows the numbers of deaths among residents of West Lancashire local authority where the underlying cause of death indicated a condition directly related to alcohol use in the years 2000 to 2004.
| Number of deaths | |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 13 |
| 2001 | 18 |
| 2002 | 13 |
| 2003 | 18 |
| 2004 | 14 |
(29) 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:
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
Notes:
1. Deaths were selected using the original underlying cause.
2. 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, pp 5–14.
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Birth Statistics
Mr. Jenkins: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many births there were to women resident in Shropshire and Staffordshire strategic health authority area at (a) individual maternity hospitals, (b) midwife-led units, (c) home and (d) other locations in each year since 2000. [27498]
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 Colin Mowl, dated 15 November 2005:
The National Statistician has been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question asking for the number of births to women resident in the Shropshire and Staffordshire Strategic Health Authority at (a) individual maternity hospitals, (b) midwife-led units, (c) home and (d) other locatons in each year since 2000. I am replying in her absence. (27498)
The attached table relates to babies born in England and Wales to women usually resident in the Shropshire and Staffordshire Strategic Health Authority area at the tme of the birth. Figures are presented for categories (a) and (b) combined, (c) and (d). Information is not available centrally on which of these institutions are mid-wife led units, so these are not listed separately.
Hospitals where more than 30 live births took place over the period 2000 to 2004 have been shown individually; the remaining ones have been aggregated in the 'Other hospitals' sub-total. Births in the 'Elsewhere' category are mainly those occurring on the way to hospital or at a private residence which is not that of the mother.
*There were 112 hospitals/units in the 'Other' category where there was a least one birth in the period 2000 to 2004.
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