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Death: Greater London

Mr. Evennett: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many deaths there were in (a) Bexley and (b) Greater London as a result of diabetes in each of the last five years for which information is available. [162071]

Angela Eagle: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.

Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated 13 November 2007:

Table 1: Number of deaths from diabetes,( 1,2) London b orough of Bexley and Greater London( 3) , 2002-06( 4)
Deaths (persons)
London borough of Bexley Greater London
‘(i) Underlying cause (ii) Any mention (i) Underlying cause (ii) Any mention

2002

16

71

721

2,565

2003

18

89

684

2,614

2004

16

80

622

2,424

2005

13

91

565

2,645

2006

14

110

546

2,687

(1) Cause of death was defined using the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) codes E10-E14 (diabetes mellitus).
(2) Figures shown as ‘any mention’ (column ii) include those where diabetes was recorded as the underlying cause (column i).
(3) Based on boundaries as of 2007.
(4) Figures are for deaths registered in each calendar year.

Mr. Evennett: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many deaths there were in (a) Bexley and (b) Greater London as a result of being (i) overweight and (ii) underweight in each of the last five years for which figures are available. [162073]

Angela Eagle: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.

Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated 13 November 2007:


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Table 1: N umber of deaths from obesity,( 1) London borough of Bexley, Greater London( 2) , 2002-06( 3)
Deaths (persons)
Bexley Greater London

2002

1

61

2003

2

70

2004

3

73

2005

2

69

2006

4

87

(1) Cause of death was defined using the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) code E66 (obesity). Deaths were included where this cause was mentioned anywhere on the death certificate.
(2) Based on boundaries as of 2007.
(3) Figures are for deaths registered in each calendar year.

Table 2: N umber of deaths from malnutrition and effects of hunger,( 1) London borough of Bexley, Greater London( 2) , 2002-06( 3)
Deaths (persons)
Bexley Greater London

2002

0

22

2003

0

27

2004

0

17

2005

1

16

2006

2

25

(1) Cause of death was defined using the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) codes E40-E46 (malnutrition) and T73.0 (effects of hunger). Deaths were included where one of these causes was mentioned anywhere on the death certificate.
(2) Based on boundaries as of 2007.
(3) Figures are for deaths registered in each calendar year.

Departmental Expenditure

David Simpson: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much his Department has spent on official hospitality in 2007-08. [162794]

Angela Eagle: The Treasury’s spending on official hospitality for the first seven months of 2007-08 is £14,000. All expenditure, including that on hospitality, has to be incurred in accordance with the principles of Managing Public Money and the Treasury handbook on Regularity and Propriety.

Departmental Manpower

Norman Baker: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) how many reports have been made to his Department’s nominated officers under paragraph 16 of the revised Civil Service Code since its publication on 6 June 2006; [162444]

(2) how many allegations of victimisation for whistleblowing have been reported to his Department by departmental staff since 6 June 2006; [162445]

(3) when his Department’s whistleblowing procedures were reviewed to reflect the provisions in the revised Civil Service Code. [162446]

Angela Eagle: None. The Department’s whistleblowing procedures were reviewed in autumn 2006.


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Lynne Featherstone: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many civil servants in his Department (a) transferred to other Government departments and (b) left the Civil Service in each of the last five years. [162730]

Angela Eagle: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.

Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated 13 November 2007:

Civil Service— l eavers by d epartment and g ender— permanent h eadcount
Year Table

2002

Table I (no breakdown by department available) http://www.civilservice.gov.uk/documents/pdf/stats/css02.pdf

2003

Table AK—http://www.civilservice.gov.uk/documents/xls/statistics/stats_report_2003/diversity_tables/table_ak.xls

2004

Table AK—http://www.civilservice.gov.uk/documents/xls/statistics/stats_report_2004/entrants_and_leavers/Table%20AK%20-%20final.xls

2005

Table AJ—http://www.civilservice.gov.uk/documents/xls/statistics/stats_report_2005/2005table_aj.xls

2006

Table W—http://www.statistics.gov.uk/downloads/theme_labour/CivilService2006TablesandCharts.xls



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Transfers to other Government departments—permanent headcount y ear to 30 September 2006
Department Transfers to other Government Departments

Attorney General’s Departments

Crown Prosecution Service

30

Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate

10

Legal Secretariat to the Law Officers

*

Serious Fraud Office

Treasury Solicitor

30

Cabinet Office

Cabinet Office (excl. agencies)

Central Office of Information

Privy Council Office

Parliamentary Counsel Office

HM Treasury

HM Treasury

40

Chancellor’s other departments

Debt Management Office

Government Actuary’s Department

10

National Savings and Investments

Office of Government Commerce

OGCbuying.solutions

Office for National Statistics

70

Royal Mint

*

HM Revenue and Customs

Former Inland Revenue

*

Former Customs and Excise

Valuation Office

10

Charity Commission

Charity Commission

10

Communities and Local Government

Department for Communities and Local Government (excl. agencies)

110

Fire Service College

Ordnance Survey

*

Planning Inspectorate

*

Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre

Constitutional Affairs

Department of Constitutional Affairs (excl. agencies)

HM Courts Service

Land Registry

10

National Archives

Public Guardianship Office

Tribunals Service

Scotland Office

Wales Office

Culture, Media and Sport

Department for Culture Media and Sport

10

Royal Parks

0

Defence

Ministry of Defence (including Royal Fleet Auxiliary)

200

Army Base Repair Organisation

10

Defence Aviation Repair Agency

*

Defence Science and Technology Laboratory

20

Meteorological Office

*

UK Hydrographic Office

0

Education and Skills

Department for Education and Skills

210

Office for Standards in Education

Office for Standards in Education

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (excl. agencies)

180

Centre for Environment Fisheries and Aquaculture Science

*

Central Science Laboratory

10

Government Decontamination Services

*

Marine Fisheries Agency

*

Office of Water Services

*

Pesticides Safety Directorate

*

Rural Payments Agency

State Veterinary Service

0

Veterinary Laboratories Agency

0

Veterinary Medicines Directorate

0

Export Credits Guarantee Department

Export Credit Guarantee Department

30

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Foreign and Commonwealth Office (excl agencies)

*

Wilton Park Executive Agency

*

Health

Department of Health (excl agencies)

130

Medical and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency

National Healthcare Purchasing and Supplies

NHS Pensions Agency

Food Standards Agency

Meat Hygiene Service

Home Office

Home Office (excl agencies)

320

Assets Recovery Agency

Criminal Records Bureau

HM Prison Service

80

Identity and Passport Service

International Development

Department for International Development

Northern Ireland Office

Northern Ireland Office

10

Security and Intelligence Services

Security and Intelligence Services

10

Trade and Industry

Department of Trade and Industry (excl agencies)

20

Advisory Conciliation and Arbitration Service

Companies House

Insolvency Service

10

National Weights and Measures Laboratory

0

Office of Fair Trading

Office of Gas and Electricity Market

Postal Services Commission

Small Business Service

0

UK Intellectual Property Office

0

Transport

Department for Transport (excl agencies)

60

Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency

40

Driving Standards Agency

30

Government Car and Despatch Agency

Highways Agency

20

Maritime and Coastguard Agency

Office of Rail Regulation

Vehicle Certification Agency

0

Vehicle and Operator Services Agency

10

Work and Pensions

DWP Corporate and Shared Services

180

Child Support Agency

60

Disability and Carers Service

30

Job Centre Plus

630

Pension Service

110

The Health and Safety Executive

210

The Rent Service

Scottish Executive

Scottish Executive (excl agencies)

10

Communities Scotland

0

Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service

Courts Group

*

Fisheries Research Services

0

General Register Scotland

*

HM Inspectorate of Education

*

Historic Scotland

0

Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland

0

National Archive for Scotland

0

Office of Accountant in Bankruptcy

*

Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator

0

Registers of Scotland

*

Scottish Agricultural Scientific Agency

0

Scottish Buildings Standards Agency

0

Scottish Court Service

*

Scottish Fisheries Protection Agency

*

Scottish Prison Service

Scottish Public Pensions Agency

0

Social Work Inspection Agency

0

Student Awards Agency

0

Transport Scotland

*

Welsh Assembly

National Assembly for Wales

10

ESTYN

0

Assembly Parliamentary Service

Total employment

3,000

Note:
Numbers are rounded to the nearest ten, and numbers less than five are represented by “*”.
Data not available are represented by “—”
Source:
Mandate

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