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Tim Loughton: To ask the Secretary of State for Health when she will answer parliamentary questions (a) 101823, (b) 101822, (c) 101823, (d) 101820 and (e) 101821, on mental health services, tabled on 16 November 2006 by the hon. Member for East Worthing and Shoreham. [120899]
Andy Burnham [holding answer 19 February 2007]: A response was provided on 22 February 2007, Official Report, columns 2003-04W.
Lynne Featherstone: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer in how many deaths in (a) each London borough and (b) each Government office region alcohol was cited as the primary cause in each year since 2004. [122424]
John Healey: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Colin Mowl, dated 27 February 2007:
The National Statistician has been asked to reply to your recent question asking in how many deaths, in (a) each London borough and (b) each Government Office Region, alcohol was cited as the primary cause in each year since 2004. I am replying in her absence.
The tables below provide the number of deaths with an alcohol-related underlying cause in each (a) London borough and (b) Government Office Region, in 2004 and 2005 (the latest year available).
Table 1: Number of deaths with an alcohol-related underlying cause of death( 1,) London boroughs, 2004 and 2005( 2) | ||
Deaths (persons) | ||
2004 | 2005 | |
(1) Cause of death was defined using the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10). The specific causes of death categorised as alcohol-related, and their corresponding ICD-10 codes, are shown in the box below. (2) Figures are for deaths registered in each calendar year. |
Box 1: Alcohol-related causes of deathInternational Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) | |
Cause of death | ICD-10 code(s) |
Fibrosis and cirrhosis of liver (excluding biliary cirrhosis) | |
Mr. Evennett: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what recent representations he has received on the level of bank charges. [123374]
Ed Balls: Treasury Ministers and officials have received representations from a number of parties on a wide range of banking issues, including the level of bank charges. As was the case with previous administrations, it is not the Governments practice to provide details of all such representations.
Mr. Spellar: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to the answer of 30 January 2007, Official Report, column 226W, on British food, from which countries meat sourced from outside the UK and used in buildings occupied by his Department was sourced; and what percentage of the total each country of origin represented. [123371]
John Healey:
Of the estimated 50 per cent. of meat that is sourced from outside the UK and served in the
Treasury, the majority comes from New Zealand, with a small proportion being sourced from Holland.
Mr. Jenkins: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what steps he is taking to encourage parents to increase payments to child trust fund accounts. [122431]
Ed Balls: The Child Trust Fund is a universal savings account which provides practical financial education and kick-starts a saving habit. Under the scheme, up to £1,200 each year can be contributed into each account. There is no tax to pay on any interest or gains made on the money in the account.
HMRC has a range of promotional activities to raise awareness and promote parental engagement with the scheme, including encouraging contributions.
Activities to date have included:
a specific burst of advertising before Christmas, which encouraged contributions on radio, online and in selected parenting magazines;
Child Trust Fund Week, which encouraged parents to top up their childs account and make the most of the Child Trust Fund;
providing information on making contributions on the Child Trust Fund website and in the information booklet sent to all parents; and
working with the voluntary and community sector to provide extra help to less financially capable parents with all Child Trust Fund messages.
We will continue promoting Child Trust Fund contributions in the next financial year.
Julia Goldsworthy: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the contribution of the child trust fund initiative to meeting the Governments goal to reduce inequality between, and increase opportunity for, young people. [122873]
Ed Balls: The Government believe that assets and savings provide opportunity and independence throughout life. The child trust fund will start a saving habit at a young age and allow all young people to have access to a financial asset as they start their adult lives. It will be an important tool for bringing financial education to life in schools, enabling young people to be fully engaged in learning and equipping themselves to make better financial choices throughout their lives.
Under the scheme, all children born on or after 1 September 2002 receive a voucher for £250 to invest in a child trust fund account, with children from lower- income families receiving £500. The scheme went live in April 2005. Latest figures show that around three quarters of parents are actively opening accounts for their children. A detailed statistical and distributional analysis will be published later this year.
Mr. Francois: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many children were eligible to receive a child trust fund voucher in each quarter since April 2005. [123250]
Ed Balls: The latest set of Child Trust Fund account opening statistics showing the number of vouchers issued were published by HM Revenue and Customs on 4 January 2007 at:
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