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Employment Statistics
Mr. Moss: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the number of people employed in the (a) cultural industry and (b) sporting industry in the UK. [57246]
John Healey: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Colin Mowl, dated 13 March 2006:
The National Statistician has been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question about employment in culture and sport in the United Kingdom. I am replying in her absence. (57246)
It is estimated from Annual Business Survey that there were 443 thousand employee jobs in cultural and recreational activities and 227 thousand in sporting activities in Great Britain in 2004. This is the latest period for which information is available.
EU Accession States
Mr. Denham: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the number of citizens of EU accession states who are living in each district and unitary council area. [57751]
John Healey: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Colin Mowl, dated 13 March 2006:
The National Statistician has been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question about citizens of EU accession states. I am replying in her absence. (57751)
Ten EU accession states (Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia) joined the EU in May 2004. The table attached shows estimates of the number of citizens of these countries who are resident in each unitary and local authority in Great Britain, where estimates are available. They are from the Annual Population Survey for the 12 months ending December 2004. Sample numbers are insufficient to provide estimates for other areas.
These estimates, as with any from sample surveys, are subject to a margin of uncertainty. The data shown in the table are the most recent available, and only part of the period covered is after the May 2004 date of accession. It is planned that up-to-date data for the 12 months ending September 2005 will be available in April 2006.
(43) Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia.
(44) Sample numbers insufficient to provide estimates for other areas.
(45) Less than 500.
Note:
Estimates are subject to sampling variability.
Source:
Annual Population Survey.
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HM Revenue and Customs (Isle of Wight)
Mr. Andrew Turner: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment has been made by HM Revenue and Customs of the likely impact of the removal of processing and compliance work from the Newport, Isle of Wight, office on (a) residents and (b) local businesses on the Isle of Wight. [58254]
Dawn Primarolo:
HMRC carries out a detailed social, economic and service delivery impact assessment as part of the process at looking at individual locations which may be subject to reorganisation. This assessment also looks at the effect on staff and the provision of services for customers.
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As a result of this assessment, HMRC will continue to retain a presence on the Isle of Wight including an inquiry centre.
Inheritance Tax
Dr. Gibson: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what plans he has to change the rules on inheritance tax. [57116]
Dawn Primarolo: All aspects of the tax system are kept under review.
Microgeneration
Alan Simpson: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what (a) fiscal and (b) legal measures his Department is supporting to promote microgeneration in domestic energy efficiency programmes. [57561]
John Healey: The Government have introduced a reduced rate of VAT of 5 per cent. for the installation of a range of microgeneration technologies. This rate applies to solar panels, wind turbines, water turbines, ground-source heat pumps, air-source heat pumps, micro-combined heat and power generators and wood-fuelled boilers.
Mortality Rates (Hyndburn)
Mr. Pope: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the (a) mortality rate for (i) chronic lung disease, (ii) coronary heart disease and (iii) all forms of cancer, (b) neo-natal mortality rate and (c) perinatal mortality rate was in Hyndburn in (A) 1997 and (B) the last year for which figures are available. [57567]
John Healey: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Colin Mowl, dated 13 March 2006:
The National Statistician has been asked to reply to your recent question concerning what the (a) mortality rate for (i) chronic lung disease, (ii) coronary heart disease and (iii) all forms of cancer, (b) neonatal mortality rate and (c) perinatal mortality rate was in Hyndburn in (A) 1997 and (B) the last year for which figures are available. I am replying in her absence. (57567)
The latest year for which figures are available is 2004. These are provided in the table below. The table also shows figures for 1997, adjusted to take account of revisions to the International Classification of Diseases, where appropriate.
(46) Rates per 100,000 population standardised to the European Standard Population.
(47) The causes of death for 2004 were defined using the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10)
Chronic lung disease (Chronic lower respiratory disease)—ICD-10 J40-J47
Cancer (malignant neoplasms)—ICD-10 C00-C97
Coronary heart disease—ICD-10 120–125
Deaths were selected using the original underlying cause.
The causes of death for 1997 were defined using the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision (ICD-9).
The codes used are listed:
Chronic lung disease (Chronic lower respiratory disease)—ICD-9 490–494, 496
Cancer (malignant neoplasms)—ICD-9 140–208
Coronary heart disease—ICD-9 410–414
The introduction of ICD-10 for coding cause of death in England and Wales in 2001 means that data for chronic lung disease and cancer are not completely comparable with data for years before this date. The effect of the change in classification in 2001 on deaths from these causes is described in a report published in May 2002:
Office for National Statistics. Results of the ICD-10 bridge coding study, England and Wales, 1999. Health Statistics Quarterly 14 (2002), 75–83.
For chronic lung disease (chronic lower respiratory disease) and cancer (malignant neoplasms) the introduction of ICD-10 caused an increase of 3.2% and 2.3% respectively in the number of deaths coded to these conditions in England and Wales. Deaths in 1997 from these causes have been adjusted to provide rates which are comparable with those for 2004.
(48) Deaths under four weeks per 1,000 live births.
(49) Deaths under one week plus stillbirths per 1,000 total live and stillbirths.
(50) Usual residents of Hyndburn local authority. Deaths were assigned to this area using the November 2005 All Fields Postcode Directory.
(51) Deaths registered in each calendar year.
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