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Number of deaths with a cause of juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (under 16 years) or rheumatoid arthritis (16 years and over),1 Jarrow parliamentary constituency. South Tyneside local authority, North East Government Office Region, and UK, 1997-2005( 2,3)
Deaths (persons)
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

Jarrow parliamentary constituency

Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (under 16 years)

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Rheumatoid arthritis (16 years and over)

1

1

1

0

2

3

3

1

4

All rheumatoid arthritis

1

1

1

0

2

3

3

1

4

South Tyneside local authority

Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (under 16 years)

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Rheumatoid arthritis (16 years and over)

4

1

2

1

5

4

4

3

5

All rheumatoid arthritis

4

1

2

1

5

4

4

3

5

North East Government Office Region

Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (under 16 years)

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

Rheumatoid arthritis (16 years and over)

49

43

30

32

58

58

53

37

55

All rheumatoid arthritis

49

43

30

32

58

58

53

38

55

United Kingdom

Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (under 16 years)

0

1

2

1

1

0

2

2

0

Rheumatoid arthritis (16 years and over)

900

870

796

818

1,133

1,115

1,036

921

970

All rheumatoid arthritis

900

871

798

819

1,134

1,115

1,038

923

970

(1 )Cause of death for juvenile rheumatoid arthritis was defined using the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision (ICD-9) codes 714.0-714.9 and Tenth Revision (ICD-10) codes M05.0-M06.9, M08.0, M08.2, M08.3 and M08.9, where there was any mention of these codes on the death certificate, and the person was aged under 16 years. Cause of death for rheumatoid arthritis (16 years and over) was defined using ICD-9 codes 714.0-714.9 and ICD-10 codes M05.0-M06.9, M08.0, M08.2, M08.3 and M08.9, where this was recorded as the underlying cause of death, and the person was aged 16 years or over. The introduction of ICD-10 in 2001 means that the numbers of deaths from this cause before 2001 are not completely comparable with later years.
(2) Based on parliamentary constituency and local authority boundaries as of 2007.
(3 )Figures are for deaths registered in each calendar year.

Charitable Donations

Mr. Heald: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much was raised for charities through payroll giving in the last year for which figures are available. [141391]

Mr. Timms: The amounts raised through payroll giving for years up to 2005-06 are published on the HMRC website in table 10.8:

The table will be updated with the result for the year 2006-07 at the end of June 2007.

Child Benefit

Mr. Laws: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the cost to the Exchequer of raising child benefit for oldest children by (a) £2, (b) £4, (c) £6, (d) £8, (e) £10, (f) £12 and (g) £14. [137544]

Ed Balls: The estimated annual cost of raising the rate of child benefit for the only or oldest qualifying child is shown in the following table:

Estimated cost of increasing the rate of child benefit for eldest children
Increase in weekly rate for eldest child (£) Annual cost (£ billion)

2

0.8

4

1.5

6

2.3

8

3.1

10

3.8

12

4.6

14

5.4


Mr. Laws: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will estimate how many children would be taken out of poverty assessed as 60 per cent. of median income if child benefit for oldest children was increased by (a) £2, (b) £4, (c) £6, (d) £8, (e) £10, (f) £12 and (g) £14. [137545]


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Ed Balls: Estimated impacts on child poverty in 2007-08 of raising the rate of child benefit for eldest children is shown in the following table .

Estimated impact on child poverty of increasing rate of child benefit for eldest children
Increase in weekly rate for eldest child (£) Estimated reduction in child poverty in 2007-08 (thousand, OECD scale)

2

50

4

150

6

150

8

250

10

300

12

350

14

400


Poverty is assessed as less than 60 per cent of median household income with reference to the modified OECD equivalisation scale; figures are rounded to the nearest 50,000.

Mr. Frank Field: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will estimate the value of child benefit and tax credit payments made in relation to children from birth to 19 years old as an average for those eligible for such tax credits. [139540]

Mr. Timms [holding answer 4 June 2007]: The amount of financial support that a family will receive between the birth of a child and them leaving education will depend on families’ circumstances and income in each year.

For 2007-08, the maximum amount of financial support from the Child Tax Credit and Child Benefit is £3,330 a year for the first child and £2,475 a year for second and subsequent children, assuming there is no eligibility for disabled child elements or the under-ones family element.

Child Benefit: Migrant Workers

Mr. Laws: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether child benefit is payable to migrant workers living in the UK in respect of children living abroad in other (a) EU and (b) non-EU countries; and if he will make a statement. [135531]

Mr. Timms: A person may not claim child benefit if he or she is subject to immigration control. Migrant workers cannot usually claim child benefit in respect of children living in a non-European economic area (EEA) country.

However, benefits for EEA workers' families—including child benefit—are governed by European Community law. Consequently, migrant workers from other EEA member states or Switzerland may qualify for child benefit even if their children are resident in another EEA member state or Switzerland.

Crown Estate: Annual Reports

Mr. Carmichael: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what the cost was of producing the Crown Estate’s annual reports in each of the last three years; [140469]


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(2) how much the Crown Estate spent on (a) public relations and (b) corporate hospitality in each of the last three years; [140470]

(3) what the staff costs of the Crown Estate’s Communication Department were in each of the last three years. [140478]

John Healey: The information requested is given in the table:

£000
2004-05 2005-06

Annual Reports (including Corporate Responsibility Report)

131

132

Public Relations

443

462

Corporate hospitality

10

6

Communications Department

131

235


Financial information for 2006-07 is not yet available.


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