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The most recent figures available are for deaths registered in 2006. The table below contains the number of deaths due to drowning, for the age groups requested, from 2002 to 2006 in England and Wales.
Drowning deaths may be identified by intent, for example, intentional self-harm, assault, undetermined intent, accidental drowning. Of these, only the last category allows deaths to be identified by place of drowning (bath-tub, swimming-pool, natural water). Coroners, however, are not asked to provide specific information on place of drowning, and so the information recorded at the Office for National Statistics will be partial. For this reason, figures for the place of death categories requested cannot be provided.
| Number of deaths by drowning,( 1) England and Wales,( 2) 2002-06( 3) | ||||
| Age group | ||||
| All ages | Under 16 | 16-18 | Over 18 | |
| (1) Selected using the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, code T75.1 (2) Includes non-residents (3) Deaths registered in each calendar year | ||||
Employment: Gwent
Mr. Touhig: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (1) how many people in Islwyn constituency were in education, employment or training in (a) 1997 and (b) 2007; [212690]
(2) how many people under the age of 30 years in Islwyn constituency were recorded as being in full-time employment in (a) 1997 and (b) 2007. [212691]
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 Parliamentary Questions. The first asks how many people under the age of 30 years in Islwyn constituency were recorded as being in full-time employment in (a) 1997 and (b) 2007 (212691). The second asks how many people in Islwyn constituency were in education, employment or training in (a) 1997 and (b) 2007. (212690)
The Office for National Statistics compiles employment statistics for local areas from the Annual Population Survey (APS) and its predecessor the annual Labour Force Survey (LFS) following International Labour Organisation definitions.
Table 1, attached, shows the number of people under the age of 30 years, resident in the Islwyn constituency, who were in full-time employment in (a) 1997 and (b) 2007. Table 2, attached, shows the number of people of working age, that is women aged 16 to 59 or men aged 16 to 64, who were in full-time or part-time education, employment or training in (a) 1997 and (b) 2007 resident in the Islwyn constituency. Estimates are obtained from the annual LFS for the 12 months ending in February 1997 and from the APS for the 12 month ending in September 2007, which is the most recent period for which estimates are available.
As these estimates are for a subset of the population in small geographical areas, they are based on small sample sizes, and are therefore subject to large margins of uncertainty.
| Table 1: Number of persons in full-time employment under the age of 30 in Islwyn constituency in 1997 and 2007 | |
| 12 months ending | Number (Thousand) |
| Table 2: Number of persons in education, employment or training in Islwyn constituency in 1997 and 2007 | |
| 12 months ending | Number (Thousand) |
| Notes: 1. Estimates are subject to sampling variability. 2. Changes in the estimates over time should be treated with particular caution. Source: Annual Population Survey and Annual Labour Force Survey | |
Income: Yorkshire and the Humber
John Battle: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what the average annual income has been in (a) Yorkshire and Humberside, (b) Leeds Metropolitan District and (c) Leeds West constituency in each year since 2000. [209745]
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 average annual income has been in, (a) Yorkshire and Humberside, (b) Leeds Metropolitan District, and (c) Leeds West Constituency in each year since 2000. (209745)
Table 1 shows the average net weekly equivalised household income for Yorkshire and Humberside, both before and after housing costs, at 2004-05 prices, since 2000-01, 2002-03. These figures are based on the Department for Work and Pensions' Households Below Average Income (HBAI) series which is produced using the Family Resources Survey. It is not possible to present results from the HBAI series below the level of Government Office Regions. While HBAI more commonly presents median incomes, mean incomes are also shown here in order to be more comparable with the mean incomes shown for Leeds West Constituency and Leeds Metropolitan District.
Table 2 shows average net weekly equivalised household incomes for Leeds West and Leeds Metropolitan District, before and after housing costs, for the year 2004-05 (in 200-05 prices). These are based on experimental small area statistics published by the ONS (see background notes). Figures for other years are unavailable.
Equivalised household incomes are used as a proxy for living standards. Incomes are equivalised to account for household size and composition, and the members of each household are assumed to benefit equally from the household's income. Average household incomes are calculated by assigning the household income to all members of the household, and averaging among individuals.
It should be borne in mind that the Government Office Region statistics and the small area statistics are based on different methodologies. It is not possible to separate out methodological differences from real differences. Small differences or changes over time should be treated with caution as these will be affected by sampling error.
| Table 1: Average net weekly equivalised household income in Yorkshire and Humberside, at 2004-05 prices( 1, 2, 3) 2000-01 to 2006-07( 4) | ||||
| £ per week | ||||
| Before housing costs( 5) | After housing costs( 5) | |||
| Median income | Mean income | Median income | Mean income | |
| (1) Incomes are presented net of income tax payments, National Insurance contributions and Council tax. (2) Yorkshire and Humberside as defined by Government office region. (3) All figures have been rounded to the nearest pound. (4) Three-year averages have been presented, as single year estimates would be subject to volatility. (5) Housing costs include rent (gross of housing benefit), water charges, mortgage interest payments, structural insurance, ground rent and service charges. Source: Households Below Average Income', Department for Work and Pensions. | ||||
| Table 2: Average net weekly equivalised household income for Leeds West constituency and Leeds Metropolitan District 2004-05( 1, 2) | ||
| £ per week | ||
| Mean income (before housing costs)( 3) | Mean income (after housing costs)( 3) | |
| (1) Incomes are presented net of income tax payments, National Insurance contributions and Council tax. (2) Figures rounded to the nearest £10. (3) Housing costs include rent (gross of housing benefit), water charges, mortgage interest payments, structural insurance, ground rent and service charges. (4) These estimates are based on experimental small area statistics (see background notes). Source: Office for National Statistics and Department for Work and Pensions. | ||
Intelligence Services: Vetting
Andrew Mackinlay: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster pursuant to the answer of 10 June 2008, on how many occasions in the last 12 months security sections have been notified that the spouse or partner of an officer in the intelligence and security services has been working in the sex industry; on how many such occasions the notification was made (a) by the officer concerned and (b) following a formal review; and if he will make a statement. [211062]
Edward Miliband: Information concerning security vetting cases is not held centrally. It has been the policy of successive Governments not to comment on individual cases.
Life Expectancy
Mr. Hoyle: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what the life expectancy was of (a) men and (b) women in (i) Chorley, (ii) Lancashire, (iii) the North West Region and (iv) the UK in each year since 1997. [212617]
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 the life expectancy was of (a) men and (b) women in (i) Chorley, (ii) Lancashire, (iii) the North West Region and (iv) the UK in each year since 1997. (212617)
Period life expectancies at birth for (a) males and (b) females for (i) all local authority districts and unitary authorities in England and Wales, (ii) government office regions in England, and (iii) the UK, for rolling three-year periods from 1991-93 to 2004-06, are published on the National Statistics website at:
Life expectancy figures at county level are not readily available.
Lone Parents: Lincolnshire
Shona McIsaac: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what his latest estimate is of the number of lone parents with children under 16 years old in (a) Cleethorpes, (b) Great Grimsby, (c) north-east Lincolnshire and (d) north Lincolnshire. [212835]
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 the number of lone parents with children under 16 years old in (a) Cleethorpes, (b) Great Grimsby, (c) North East Lincolnshire and (d) North Lincolnshire. (212835)
The number of lone parent families in the UK with children under 16 can be estimated using the Labour Force Survey (LFS). The table below shows 2007 estimates for the requested geographic areas.
| Number of lone parent families with children under 16 ( T housand) | |
| Note: Cleethorpes and Great Grimsby are parliamentary constituencies North East Lincolnshire and North Lincolnshire are unitary authorities Source: LFS quarterly data, April to June, not seasonally adjusted | |
Official Secrets Act
Mr. Drew: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what provisions are in place to deter people who have not signed the Official Secrets Act from reading documents classified only to be read by people who have signed the Act; and what steps may be taken against any such people who do read such documents without authorisation. [212252]
Edward Miliband: Government information bearing a classification may only be passed to those individuals who have a need to know and, where necessary, hold the appropriate security clearance.
While there is no requirement for individuals to sign the Official Secrets Act, the provisions of the Act are drawn to the attention of Crown servants on appointment.
Under the Act, it is an offence to disclose official information in certain specified categories and, for most of those categories, when the disclosure is damaging. The provisions of the Act apply to Crown servants and Government contractors, and to members of the public who have, or have had, official information in their possession.
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