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the options taken up to date include, apologising to the victim verbally or in writing, agreeing to change behaviour, payment for the damage caused, to act responsibly on public transport in future and to work with a mentor to facilitate a return to school. There have also been agreements to attend local agencies to address issues which affect the young person.

Health

Accident and Emergency Departments

Mr. Lansley: To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the Answer of 5 February 2008, Official Report, column 1063W, on accident and emergency
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departments, how many of each type of accident and emergency services there were in each region of England in each year for which figures are available since 1997. [188508]

Mr. Bradshaw: Figures for the numbers of accident and emergency (A and E) departments at the end of
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each of the financial years 2005-06, 2006-07 and the latest 2007-08 date (position as at end December 2007) have been provided. More historic data have not been provided as the information could be produced only at disproportionate cost.

Number of A and E departments in each strategic health authority (SHA) split by type of department (2005-06)
SHA code	SHA name	Number of type one (major) A and E departments	Number of type two (single specialty) A and E departments	Number of type three A and E departments
	England	203	86	292
Q01	Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire SHA	8	0	10
Q02	Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire SHA	6	0	4
Q03	Essex SHA	5	5	5
Q04	North West London SHA	9	1	6
Q05	North Central London SHA	6	1	4
Q06	North East London SHA	6	6	7
Q07	South East London SHA	6	2	3
Q08	South West London SHA	5	3	5
Q09	Northumberland, Tyne and Wear SHA	7	2	13
Q10	County Durham and Tees Valley SHA	7	0	5
Q11	North and East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire SHA	6	0	15
Q12	West Yorkshire SHA	9	0	6
Q13	Cumbria and Lancashire SHA	9	0	11
Q14	Greater Manchester SHA	13	4	14
Q15	Cheshire and Merseyside SHA	10	4	14
Q16	Thames Valley SHA	7	11	8
Q17	Hampshire and Isle of Wight SHA	5	2	9
Q18	Kent and Medway SHA	6	0	12
Q19	Surrey and Sussex SHA	10	28	18
Q20	Avon, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire SHA	12	1	21
Q21	South West Peninsula SHA	6	1	38
Q22	Somerset and Dorset SHA	5	1	15
Q23	South Yorkshire SHA	6	2	3
Q24	Trent SHA	9	3	9
Q25	Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland SHA	3	2	11
Q26	Shropshire and Staffordshire SHA	5	1	10
Q27	Birmingham and The Black Country SHA	10	2	3
Q28	West Midlands South SHA	7	4	13
Notes: 1. Figures given as type three A and E departments cover minor injury and illness services, including minor injury units and walk-in centres. 2. Figures given are the position at end March 2005-06. Source: Department of Health Dataset QMAE

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Number of A and E departments in each SHA split by type of department (2006-07)
SHA code	SHA name	Number of type one (major) A and E departments	Number of type two (single specialty) A and E departments	Number of type three A and E departments
	England	204	66	288
Q30	North East	14	2	18
Q31	North West	33	8	37
Q32	Yorkshire and the Humber	21	2	21
Q33	East Midlands	12	5	20
Q34	West Midlands	23	5	26
Q35	East of England	19	4	21
Q36	London	32	9	25
Q37	South East Coast	16	21	29
Q38	South Central	12	7	15
Q39	South West	22	3	76
Notes: 1. Figures given as type three A and E departments cover minor injury and illness services, including minor injury units and walk-in centres. 2. Figures given are the position at end March 2006-07. Source: Department of Health Dataset QMAE

Number of A and E departments in each SHA split by type of department (2007-08)
SHA code	SHA name	Number of type one (major) A and E departments	Number of type two (single specialty) A and E departments	Number of type three A and E departments
	England	203	69	280
Q30	North East	14	2	17
Q31	North West	32	8	39
Q32	Yorkshire and the Humber	21	2	21
Q33	East Midlands	12	5	21
Q34	West Midlands	23	5	25
Q35	East of England	19	4	20
Q36	London	32	9	27
Q37	South East Coast	16	19	29
Q38	South Central	12	12	15
Q39	South West	22	3	66
Notes: 1. Figures given as type three A and E departments cover minor injury and illness services, including minor injury units and walk-in centres. 2. Figures given are the latest position (as at end December 2007). Source: Department of Health Dataset QMAE

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