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Mr. Burns: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the (a) diagnosis and (b) mortality rate was for (i) chronic lung disease, (ii) coronary heart disease and (iii) cancer in West Chelmsford constituency in each year since 1996. [108550]
John Healey: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated 13 December 2006:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent question asking what the (a) diagnosis and (b) mortality rate was for (i) chronic lung disease, (ii) coronary heart disease and (iii) cancer in West Chelmsford constituency in each year since 1996. (108550)
Figures on the incidence of chronic lung disease and coronary heart disease are not readily available. Mortality and incidence rates for parliamentary constituencies which do not share boundaries exactly with a local authority can be calculated only from 2001 onwards. The tables below provide (a) the age-standardised cancer incidence rate, and (b) the age-standardised mortality rates for (i) chronic lung disease, (ii) coronary heart disease and (iii) cancer in West Chelmsford parliamentary constituency for the years 2001 to 2004 (the latest available).
The ward population estimates on which these rates are based are experimental statistics—that is, statistics which are in a testing or consultation phase and are not fully developed—and the figures should therefore be treated with caution.
| Table 1: Age-standardised cancer incidence rates( 1,2) , West Chelmsford parliamentary constituency( 3) , 2001-04( 4,5) | |
| Cases per 100,000 | |
| (1 )Age-standardised cancer registration rates per 100,000 population, standardised to the European Standard Population. Age-standardised rates are used to allow comparison between populations which may contain different proportions of people of different ages. (2) International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) codes C00-C97 excluding code C44: non-melanoma skin cancer. (3) Excluding South Hanningfield, Stock and Margaretting ward. (4) Using local authority ward boundaries as of 2005 for cancer registrations for all years shown. (5) The ward population estimates used to calculate the ward incidence rates are experimental statistics, and are consistent with the published local authority mid-year estimates for the relevant year. | |
| Table 2: Age-standardised mortality rates for chronic lung disease, coronary heart disease and cancer( 1,2) , West Chelmsford parliamentary constituency( 3) , 2001-04( 4,5) | |||
| Deaths per 100,000 | |||
| Chronic lung disease | Coronary heart disease | Cancer | |
| (1) Age-standardised mortality rates per 100,000 population, standardised to the European Standard Population. Age-standardised rates are used to allow comparison between populations which may contain different proportions of people of different ages. (2) Cause of death was defined using the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) codes J40-J47 for chronic lung disease, I20-I25 for coronary heart disease, and C00-C97 for cancer. (3 )Excluding South Hanningfield, Stock and Margaretting ward. (4) Using local authority ward boundaries as of 2005 for deaths for all years shown. (5) The ward population estimates used to calculate the ward incidence rates are experimental statistics, and are consistent with the published local authority mid-year estimates for the relevant year. | |||
Mr. Jenkins: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many excess winter deaths there were in Tamworth constituency in each of the last ten years. [105736]
John Healey: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated 13 December 2006:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent question asking how many excess winter deaths there were in Tamworth constituency in each of the last 10 years.
(105736)
Estimates of excess winter deaths relate to a four-month period from December of one year to March of the next year. The table below provides the number of excess winter deaths in Tamworth parliamentary constituency for the years 1995/96 to 2004/05 (the latest available).
| Table 1: Excess winter deaths( 1, 2) in Tamworth parliamentary constituency( 3) ,1995-96 to 2004-05 | |
| Winter | Number of excess deaths |
| (1 )The estimated number of excess winter deaths is the difference between the number of deaths during the four winter months (December to March) and the average number of deaths during the preceding four months (August to November) and the following four months (April to July). Figures are rounded to the nearest 10. (2 )Data are based on deaths occurring in each month. (3 )Using boundaries as of 2005 for all years shown. | |
National Savings and Investment
Mr. Hayes:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the total cost was to the public purse of running the National Savings and Investment Department in
the last complete financial year (a) before and (b) after the public private partnership. [108231]
Ed Balls: The total cost to the public purse of running National Savings and Investments, as measured by the Department's net operating costs, in the last complete financial year before the public private partnership (1998-99) was £180,337,000. The cost in the last complete financial year (2005-06) was £175,203,000.
Per Capita Public Expenditure
Mr. Milburn: To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what his most recent estimate is of the average per capita public expenditure on each income decile group. [105731]
John Healey: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated 13 December 2006:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent question asking what his most recent estimate is of the average per capita government expenditure on each income decile group. (105731)
Estimates of cash benefits and benefits in kind received by households are provided in the ONS analysis “The effects of taxes and benefits on household income”. The latest analysis for 2004/05 was published on the National Statistics website on 12th May 2006 at http://www.statistics.gov.uk/taxesbenefits. The analysis is based on data from the Expenditure and Food Survey, which is a sample survey covering approximately 7,000 households in the UK. Through measuring household receipts of benefits, this analysis shows how government expenditure on cash benefits and benefits in kind are allocated to different types of households, and in particular households in different income decile groups.
The results in the article are presented for households rather than on a per capita basis. However, the table below shows average per capita receipts of cash benefits and benefits in kind within each household decile group. They show that the average ranges from £5,309 per person, per year in the bottom income decile, to £2,171 in the top decile. A more detailed breakdown by different types of benefit appears in the article (although presented as household averages, rather than per capita).
Cash benefits include things like Income Support, Child Benefit, Incapacity Benefit, and the state Retirement Pension. The estimates of benefits in kind reflect the value of education and health services provided by the state to households, and also include housing and travel subsidies. Together these items constitute approximately 55 per cent of total government expenditure. They are the parts of government expenditure which can be directly allocated to households. Other types of expenditure such as on defence cannot be allocated except on the assumption that all households benefit equally.
Population Statistics
Ms Buck: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer which 50 (a) local authority areas and (b) parliamentary constituencies had the highest annual change in population numbers in each of the last five years; and what the percentage change was in each case. [108015]
John Healey: The information requested falls within the responsibilities of the National Statistician who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated 13 December 2006:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your question concerning which 50 (a) local authorities and (b) parliamentary constituencies had the highest annual change in population numbers in each of the last five years; and what the percentage change was in each case. (108015)
The attached tables provide the requested data for local authorities in the UK for the year to mid-2001 through to the year to mid-2005.
Mid-year population estimates for all parliamentary constituencies are only available from the Census. For this reason, it is not possible to provide data on annual change for these areas.
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