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New-born Children (Low Birth Weight)
Mr. Laws: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what percentage of children were born with a low birth weight in each year from 1975–76; and if she will make a statement. [41309]
John Healey: I have been asked to reply.
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated 16 January 2006:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent question asking what percentage of children were born with a low birthweight in each year from 1975–1976 to 2005–2006. (41309)
The attached table shows the information requested. The latest available figures are for 2004. Birthweight information for liveborn babies is currently provided by primary care organisations to Registrars of births, deaths and marriages in their area for recording on the draft birth entry. This is then made available to the Office for National Statistics (ONS) for statistical purposes. Prior to 1982 this birthweight information was not made available to Registrars for a large proportion of liveborn babies. For this reason figures for the period 1975 to 1981 are taken from the DHSS annual summaries of LHS 27/1 low birthweight returns. On the returns for these years, low birthweight was defined as 2,500 grams and under.
Figures from 1982 are based on the information available to ONS and is based on the World Health Organisation's definition of low birthweight (under 2,500 grams).
(59)For the years 1975–81: low birth weight was defined as 2,500g and under.
(60)For the years 1982–2004: low birth weight was defined as less than 2,500g.
Sources:
Birth Counts volume 2, The Stationery Office. Published 2000. ISBN 0 11 620917 8
Table A3.4.1 1975–1981, Table A3.4.2 1982–1992
ONS Series FM1 Birth statistics 1993–2004
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NHS Finance
Mr. Paul Goodman: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the financial position of (a) the Thames Valley strategic health authority, (b) Buckinghamshire Hospitals NHS Trust, (c) Wycombe primary care trust, (d) Buckinghamshire mental health trust and (e) Two Shires ambulance trust was during 2004–05; and if she will make a statement. [41719]
Caroline Flint [holding answer 12 January 2006]: The 2004–05 audited financial position of all national health service organisations, strategic health authorities (SHAs) primary care trusts and NHS trusts is available on the Department's website at:
A copy of this information is available in the Library.
NHS Rationing (BMJ Correspondence)
Peter Luff: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what representations she has received about the recent letter published online in the British Medical Journal, on rationing in response to NHS deficits: by Professor Sheena Asthana. [38540]
Mr. Byrne: We have received only one representation and that was from the hon. Member.
NHS Staff (Overseas Recruitment)
Mr. Lansley: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment she has made of the impact on the levels of recruitment of doctors from overseas of her proposal to abolish the register of medical practitioners with limited registration. [27552]
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Jane Kennedy: Abolishing the provisions for limited registration will make little or no difference to numbers. Its main effects will be to reduce bureaucracy, freeing resources for patient care, and remove a source of potential discrimination.
Non-emergency Operations
Steve Webb:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 12 September 2005, Official Report, column 2737W, on non-emergency operations, (1) if she will list other providers in England, including independent hospitals and treatment centres, which
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treat NHS patients for (a) knee replacement surgery, (b) cataract surgery, (c) hernia repair and (d) hip replacement surgery; [18887]
(2) when she will answer the question tabled by the hon. Member for Northavon on 12 October 2005, on non-emergency operations, reference 18887. [40901]
Mr. Byrne: Information on the services provided in England by providers contracted to set up independent sector treatment centres under the central procurements is shown in the table.
Information on other independent sector providers commissioned locally is not collected centrally.
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