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VAT: Game

Mr. Hancock: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) if he will make it his policy to apply standard rate value-added tax to game birds which are bred for sport; and if he will make a statement; [165441]

(2) what his estimate is of the amount of (a) business rates and (b) VAT which the game bird shooting industry has paid in the last 12 months; what estimate he has made of its liability for each; and if he will make a statement. [165859]


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Jane Kennedy: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to him on 10 October 2006, Official Report, column 725W.

No such estimates have been made.

Weather: Mortality Rates

Mr. Waterson: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people over the age of 65 died during the winter months in (a) England and (b) the UK in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement. [165320]


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

Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated 19 November 2007:

Table 1: Number of deaths in persons aged 65 and over, by month of death, England, 1997 to 2005
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

January

55,558

40,120

52,006

53,764

40,962

44,134

40,534

41,482

41,320

February

37,308

35,933

36,732

34,744

34,871

34,347

34,890

33,601

35,023

March

35,731

39,154

37,292

34,217

38,133

36,419

36,856

35,261

38,448

April

33,781

37,053

32,657

33,070

34,102

33,649

34,984

32,064

33,079

May

33,760

34,190

32,629

32,095

33,611

33,144

33,577

31,846

32,649

June

31,789

32,171

31,314

31,121

31,565

31,612

30,679

30,385

29,963

July

32,166

32,827

31,308

31,549

31,940

32,322

31,641

30,787

29,720

August

31,621

32,164

31,562

30,466

30,738

31,079

32,959

30,590

29,760

September

31,441

31,930

30,862

29,809

31,180

30,871

31,056

29,879

28,337

October

34,421

35,299

34,293

33,416

32,504

34,764

34,826

32,728

31,229

November

35,315

35,406

33,956

34,460

33,873

33,923

37,049

31,909

32,022

December

39,382

46,433

48,609

37,371

38,709

39,365

40,557

37,882

37,045

Not known

0

0

0

0

0

0

4

1

2


Table 2: Number of deaths in persons aged 65 and over, by month of death, United Kingdom, 1997 to 2005
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

January

66,471

48,439

62,696

64,817

49,462

52,695

49,073

50,012

49,374

February

44,878

43,217

45,127

41,832

41,881

41,546

42,135

40,620

42,297

March

43,088

47,323

45,310

41,327

45,988

44,024

44,384

42,654

46,748

April

40,665

44,767

39,716

39,968

41,215

40,668

42,197

38,901

40,039

May

40,774

41,201

39,481

38,897

40,523

40,006

40,748

38,630

39,514

June

38,557

38,812

37,838

37,720

37,992

38,113

37,255

36,767

36,429

July

38,951

39,609

37,827

37,979

38,535

39,046

38,217

37,246

36,038

August

38,295

38,959

38,230

36,767

37,244

37,652

39,570

36,986

35,966

September

37,883

38,587

37,334

36,331

37,839

37,547

37,660

36,301

34,489

October

41,644

42,623

41,280

40,317

39,436

41,883

42,026

39,690

37,813

November

42,562

42,555

41,008

41,492

40,681

41,091

44,734

38,538

38,611

December

47,487

54,943

58,675

44,877

46,482

47,422

48,787

45,499

44,503

Not known

0

0

0

0

0

0

4

2

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