| Previous Section | Index | Home Page |
Inward Investment
Mr. Kemp: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of inward investment in (a) Houghton and Washington East constituency and (b) Sunderland city council area in each year since 1997. [87363]
Mr. Timms: The Office for National Statistics has reported levels of private sector investment in NUTS 1 regions and NUTS 2 sub-regions between 1998 and 2000 in table 17 of Economic Trends, December 2003 and can be viewed at:
http://www.statistics.gov.uk/articles/economic_trends/ETDecCope.pdf
More recent information on private sector investment at the regional level only can be accessed at:
http://www.dtistats.net/sd/rci/
Public sector investment can be viewed in Public Expenditure Statistical Analyses.
Life Expectancy
Sarah Teather: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the life expectancy is in each London borough, broken down by (a) sex and (b) ethnicity. [87508]
John Healey: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated 24 July 2006:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question asking what the life expectancy is in each London borough broken down by (a) sex and (b) age. (87508)
Figures on life expectancy at birth for local authorities, including London boroughs, are published annually by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) for males and females, based on three-year rolling averages. Results from 1991-93 to 2002-04 are available on the National Statistics website at: http://www.statistics.gov.uk/statbase/Product.asp?vlnk=8841
ONS does not publish life expectancy results for other ages. Figures for life expectancy at age 65 for local authorities have however previously been calculated for the most recent time period available, 2002-04. Figures for London boroughs are provided in the following table.
| Life expectancy at age 65 by London borough( 1) , 2002-04( 2) | ||
| Life expectancy at age 65 (years) | ||
| London borough | Males | Females |
| (1
)City of London has been excluded because of small numbers of
deaths and populations in this area. (2 )Results are based on deaths registered in 2002-04 and mid-year population estimates for these years. | ||
Merlin Biosciences
Mr. David Jones: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he has met (a) Sir Christopher Evans and (b) representatives of Merlin Biosciences Limited on official business in the past 12 months; and if he will make a statement. [61480]
John Healey: As part of the normal process of contact with business, Treasury Ministers and officials have meetings with a wide range of individuals and organisations. As was the case with previous Administrations, it is not the Government’s usual practice to provide details of all such meetings. Treasury meetings are conducted in accordance with the Ministerial Code and the Civil Service Code, as appropriate.
Ministerial Meetings
Mr. Clifton-Brown: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what trade related (a) missions he plans to undertake and (b) meetings he plans to hold during the parliamentary recess. [86763]
John Healey: Treasury Ministers and officials have meetings and discussions with a wide range of organisations and individuals throughout the year as part of the process of policy development, analysisand delivery. As was the case with previous Administrations, it is not the Government’s practice to provide details of every such meeting.
Ministerial Offices
Sarah Teather: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many times his ministerial office has been decorated in each of the last five years. [87638]
John Healey: The Chancellor’s office was decorated once during this period as part of the refurbishment of 1 Horse Guards road.
Ministerial Visits
Mr. Soames: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer which countries he has visited in Africa since 1997; and what the (a) dates, (b) objectives and (c) outcomes were of each visit. [87411]
John Healey: Since 1999, the Government have published on an annual basis a list of all overseas visits by Cabinet Ministers costing in excess of £500. Copies of the lists are available in the Library of the House. Information for 2005-06 is currently being compiled and will be published shortly. All ministerial travel by Treasury Ministers is undertaken in accordance with the “Ministerial Code and Travel” by Ministers.
Mr. Hoban: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when and for how long he has visited (a) each member state of the European Union, (b) Japan, (c) India, (d) Brazil, (e) Canada, (f) New Zealand, (g) Australia, (h) South Korea, (i) Russia, (j) Singapore, (k) Thailand and (l) Mexico since 1997. [87738]
Mr. Hoban: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to the answer of 10 July 2006, Official Report, column 1643W, on his official visit (Nigeria), what the normal procedures are; and on what date they were completed. [87893]
John Healey: Appropriate parties were notified prior to the visit. In addition the visit itself was widely publicised before it happened.
Ministry of Defence
Mr. Harper: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer further to Releasing the resources to meet the challenge ahead, Cm 6889, what reduction in the administration budget he will require of the Ministry of Defence. [86916]
Mr. Timms: While the Government are committedto controlling the overheads of all Government Departments, “Releasing the resources to meet the challenge ahead” cm 6889 does not set targetsfor individual Government Departments. The Government have affirmed their commitment to bear down on administration costs over the CSR period.
MRSA
David Simpson: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many MRSA-related deaths there have been in (a) the UK and (b) each region in each of the last five years. [88152]
John Healey: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Karen Dunell, dated 24 July 2006:
As National Statistician I have been asked to reply to your recent question asking how many MRSA-related deaths there have been in (a) the UK and (b) each region in each of the last five years.
Figures on deaths involving MRS A are not available for the whole of the UK on a consistent basis. Figures for England and Wales are published annually in Health Statistics Quarterly - the most recent figures are for 2004 and were published in Health Statistics Quarterly 29 in February 2006. Figures for Northern Ireland are published annually - figures for the last five years were given in Hansard Written Answer 83964, Column 1774W.
Figures on deaths mentioning MRSA for Government Office Regions of England, and Wales, are given in the attached table for the years 2000 to 2004.
| Number of deaths where MRSA was a contributory factor( 1) , Government office regions of England, and Wales( 2) , 2000-2004( 3) | |||||
| Government office region | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
| (1)
Identified using the methodology described in Griffiths C, Lamagni TL,
Crowcroft NS, Duckworth G and Rooney C (2004) Trends in MRSA in England
and Wales: analysis of morbidity and mortality data for 1993-2002.
Health Statistics Quarterly 21, 15-22. (2) Usual
residence of the deceased. (3) Figures are for deaths
occurring in the years 2000 to 2004. (4 )Includes
non-residents. | |||||
| Next Section | Index | Home Page |