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Dr. Cable: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) which Bills introduced by his Department in the last five years contained sunset clauses; and what plans he has for the future use of such clauses; [151843]

(2) which Bills introduced by his Department in the last five years did not contain sunset clauses; and if he will make a statement. [152486]

Mr. Ivan Lewis: The Department has not introduced any Bills containing sunset clauses in the last five years. The Department has no current plans for the future use of such clauses, but their use may be considered where appropriate.

None of the Bills introduced by the Department in the last five years have contained sunset clauses.

Departments: Members

Mr. Lansley: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what meetings that (a) he and (b) each of his Ministers has held with hon. Members in the last 12 months; and what was discussed in each case. [147569]

Dawn Primarolo: A comprehensive list of all meetings that Ministers have held with hon. Members in the last 12 months could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.

Departments: Postal Services

Mr. Jenkins: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what volume of correspondence his Department sent (a) by Royal Mail and (b) by other commercial delivery services in each of the last five years; and what the reasons were for the use of other commercial delivery services. [150448]

Mr. Ivan Lewis: Figures for the period 2004-07 are as follows.


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Delivery services

2004-05

Royal Mail volume

306,700 letters

Commercial carriers

88,000 letters/packets

2005-06

Royal Mail volume

634,627 letters

Commercial carriers

90,324 letters/packets

2006-07

Royal Mail volume

359,600 letters

Commercial carriers

91,364 letters/packets


Figures for before 2004 can be provided only at a disproportionate cost.

Where there is a particular requirement to deliver items in a set or urgent timeframe the Department will use commercial carriers for both national and international delivery including items that require signature.

Departments: Public Bodies

Mr. Stephen O'Brien: To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 19 June 2007, Official Report, columns 1630-4W, for what reason a recurrent budget for 2007-08 is given for the English National Board for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting. [151942]

Mr. Ivan Lewis: These are the residual costs from the funding of the English National Board for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting, an arm’s length body which closed in March 2002.

Departments: Public Expenditure

Mr. Hoban: To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 14 June 2007, Official Report, column 1385W, to the hon. Member for Rayleigh (Mr. Francois), on Departments: public expenditure, how many such regular discussions have been held in the last 12 months. [146951]

Mr. Bradshaw: Ministers and officials regularly discuss a wide range of issues with their counterparts in the Treasury. As was the case in previous Administrations, it is not the practice of the Government to provide details of all such meetings.

Diabetes: Greater London

Sarah Teather: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people participated in the (a) dose adjustment for normal eating and (b) diabetes education and self-management for ongoing and newly diagnosed courses in London in each of the last five years, broken down by primary care trust. [152798]

Ann Keen: This information requested is not held centrally. It is for primary care trusts to decide what services to provide for their local communities.

Lynne Featherstone: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people were diagnosed with diabetes in each London borough in each of the last five years. [153558]

Ann Keen: This information is not available in the format requested.


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However, the following table shows the number of patients aged over 17 years with a record of a diagnosis of diabetes for the years 2004-05 and 2005-06. Data for 2006-07 will be published in September.

Patients aged less than 17 are considered to be cared for by hospital specialists and are not included in these
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numbers. Any increases in the number of patients from year-to-year cannot be assumed to represent an increase in the number of patients with diabetes, as it may reflect improved levels of recording by the practices.


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Total list size and register counts for people with diabetes in the London primary care trust (PCT) for 2004-05 and 2005-06
SHA code Strategic health authority name PCT code PCT name Total list size Diabetes register count

2004-05

Q04

North West London

5AT

Hillingdon

261,750

9,154

5H1

Hammersmith and Fulham

190,019

4,961

5HX

Ealing

362,673

14,409

5HY

Hounslow

251,041

9,180

5K5

Brent

349,145

15,236

5K6

Harrow

227,927

10,233

5LA

Kensington and Chelsea

183,296

4,117

5LC

Westminster

244,188

6,211

Q05

North Central London

5A9

Barnet

371,545

12,178

5C1

Enfield

282,866

9,708

5C9

Haringey

278,025

8,989

5K7

Camden

245,115

5,691

5K8

Islington

222,342

6,049

Q06

North East London

5A4

Havering

247,003

8,306

5C2

Barking and Dagenham

172,748

6,122

5C3

City and Hackney Primary Care Team

265,498

8,644

5C4

Tower Hamlets Primary Care Team

225,668

9,402

5C5

Newham Primary Care Team

310,022

13,805

5NA

Redbridge

242,958

10,133

5NC

Waltham Forest

250,877

10,076

Q07

South East London

5A7

Bromley

315,982

9,244

5A8

Greenwich

258,432

7,443

5LD

Lambeth

344,588

9,875

5LE

Southwark

280,231

8,759

5LF

Lewisham

278,990

9,347

TAK

Bexley Care Trust

221,611

7,589

Q08

South West London

5A5

Kingston

178,948

5,109

5K9

Croydon

359,874

13,052

5LG

Wandsworth

311,003

8,856

5M6

Richmond and Twickenham

198,448

4,235

5M7

Sutton and Merton

389,319

12,414

2005-06

Q04

North West London

5AT

Hillingdon

262,572

9,701

5H1

Hammersmith and Fulham

189,293

5,236

5HX

Ealing

368,598

15,418

5HY

Hounslow

251,943

9,794

5K5

Brent

342,752

15,928

5K6

Harrow

229,704

10,846

5LA

Kensington and Chelsea

184,295

4,436

5LC

Westminster

244,899

6,446

Q05

North Central London

5A9

Barnet

373,036

12,915

5CI

Enfield

284,985

10,588

5C9

Haringey

241,664

8,468

5K7

Camden

237,437

5,893

5K8

Islington

223,519

6,494

Q06

North East London

5A4

Havering

247,642

8,924

5C2

Barking and Dagenham

176,497

6,546

5C3

City and Hackney Primary Care Team

260,413

8,676

5C4

Tower Hamlets Primary Care Team

223,888

9,812

5C5

Newham Primary Care Team

309,762

14,596

5NA

Redbridge

254,138

11,802

5NC

Waltham Forest

265,150

10,706

Q07

South East London

5A7

Bromley

317,407

10,084

5A8

Greenwich

262,226

8,072

5LD

Lambeth

339,304

10,179

5LE

Southwark

288,878

9,294

5LF

Lewisham

283,095

10,161

TAK

Bexley Care Trust

222,587

8,240

Q08

South West London

5A5

Kingston

180,952

5,478

5K9

Croydon

363,708

13,915

5LG

Wandsworth

322,855

9,410

5M6

Richmond and Twickenham

191,245

4,413

5M7

Sutton and Merton

396,922

13,406


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