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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]
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.
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]
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:
As National Statistician I have been asked to reply to your recent question asking 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. (165320)
The latest available data are for 2005. The tables below contain the number of deaths in persons aged 65 and over for England and the UK. As there is no standard definition of winter, figures are supplied for every month.
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 | |
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 | |
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