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Mr. Crausby: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what proportion of female deaths were caused by (a) breast and (b) cervical cancer in each strategic health authority region in each of the last 11 years. [212812]
Mr. Watson: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.
Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated June 2008:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent question asking what proportion of female deaths were caused by (a) breast and (b) cervical cancer in each strategic health authority region in each of the last 11 years. (212812)
The table attached provides the percentage of female deaths where breast cancer was the underlying cause of death, by strategic health authority in England, for 1996 to 2006 (the latest year available). The corresponding figures for cervical cancer were less than one per cent of deaths in all cases.
| Table 1: Percentage of female deaths where breast cancer was the underlying cause of death, strategic health authorities (SHAs)( 1) , 1996 to 2006( 2) | |||||||||||
| SHA | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
| (1) Breast cancer was defined using the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision (ICD-9) code 174 for the years 1996 to 2000, and the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) code C50 for the years 2001 to 2006. (2) Figures are for deaths registered in each calendar year. | |||||||||||
Construction: Manpower
Mr. Kidney: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many people were employed in the construction industry in (a) 2007 and (b) 2008. [213030]
Mr. Watson: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.
Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated 25 June 2008:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question asking how many people were employed in the construction industry in (a) 2007 and (b) 2008. (213030)
The definitive source for the number of people employed is normally the Labour Force Survey (LFS). However, because of the interest in the construction sector an estimate has been compiled from the Workforce Jobs Series.
While estimates of the number of recruitments are not available explicitly, figures from surveys enable comparisons to be made of net changes in jobs from year to year.
The number of people employed in the construction industry in March 2007 was 2.21 million and the number employed in March 2008, the latest estimate available, was 2.22 million. Workforce Job statistics are published as part of the Labour Market Statistics First Release. The latest estimates can be found in Table 5(2) and can be obtained on the National Statistics website at:
As with any survey, results from the Workforce Jobs Series are subject to a margin of uncertainty.
Death: Leeds
John Battle: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what his latest estimate is of (a) the overall mortality rate and (b) the cigarette smoking-related mortality rate in (i) Leeds West constituency and (ii) Leeds Metropolitan District in each of the last five years. [213359]
Mr. Watson: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.
Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated 25 June 2008:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent question asking what the latest estimate is of (a) the overall mortality rate and (b) cigarette smoking-related mortality rate in (i) Leeds West constituency and (ii) Leeds Metropolitan District in each of the last five years. (213359)
The table attached provides the age-standardised mortality rates for (i) Leeds West parliamentary constituency, for 2001 to 2005 (the latest year available) and (ii) Leeds metropolitan district, for 2001 to 2006 (the latest year available).
Deaths related to cigarette smoking cannot be directly estimated, as smoking status is not included on the death certificate. However, research published by the then Health Development Agency in 2004 suggested that, in the period 1998-2002, some 17 per cent. of all deaths in England were attributable to smoking.(1)
(1) Twigg L, Moon G, Walker S (2004) The smoking epidemic in England. London; Health Development Agency
| Table 1: Age-standardised mortality rate per 100,000 population( 1) all-cause mortality, Leeds West parliamentary constituency (i) and Leeds metropolitan district (ii), 2001-06( 2,3) | ||
| Rate per 100,000 | ||
| Year | (i) Leeds West | (ii) Leeds |
| (1) Age-standardised mortality rates per 100,000 population, standardised to the European Standard Population. Age-standardised rates are used to allow comparison between populations which may contain different proportions of people of different ages. (2) Based on boundaries as of 2008. (3) Figures are for deaths registered in each calendar year. | ||
Departmental Assets
Mr. Weir: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster over what period the Cabinet Office depreciates the asset value of its (a) vehicles, (b) computer hardware, (c) bespoke computer software, (d) standard computer software, (e) furniture and (f) telecommunications equipment. [213213]
Phil Hope: The Department’s most recent depreciation and amortisation policies in respect of tangible and intangible fixed assets are published in the Cabinet Office annual report and resource accounts 2006-07, available in the House of Commons Library.
The 2007-08 Cabinet Office annual report and accounts are expected to be published shortly before the summer 2008 recess.
Departmental Public Expenditure
David Simpson: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how much his Department spent on (a) new furnishings, (b) art and (c) new vehicles in each of the last three years. [213678]
Mr. Watson: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to the hon. Member for Fareham (Mr. Hoban) on 23 June 2008, Official Report, column 124W.
The Cabinet Office has not incurred any expenditure on art.
The Cabinet Office spent the following on new vehicles.
| Financial year | New vehicles (£) |
Drownings
Norman Lamb: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many persons aged (a) under 16, (b) 16 to 18 and (c) over 18 years drowned in (i) public swimming pools, (ii) private swimming pools, (iii) garden ponds and (iv) public lakes and ponds in each of the last five years. [212219]
Mr. Watson: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.
Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated 25 June 2008:
As National Statistician I have been asked to reply to your recent question asking how many people died from drowning in (a) public swimming pools, (b) private swimming pools, (c) garden ponds and (d) public lakes and ponds in each of the last five years, broken down by persons aged (i) under 16, (ii) 16 to 18 and (iii) over 18 years. (212219)
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