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Civil Servants: Pensions
Paul Rowen: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what the average payment per person to members of the Civil Service Pension Scheme was in 2008. [232828]
Mr. Watson: The mean pension payment made to civil service pensioners in 2006-07 was published in the Cabinet Office Annual Report and Resource Accounts 2006-07 [HC 897].
Details of payments made under the Civil Service Pension Scheme in 2008 will be included in the
Cabinet Office Annual Report and Resource Accounts 2007-08 which will be published in due course.
Death: Methadone
Mike Penning: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many deaths attributed to methadone addiction were recorded in London in each of the last five years. [232444]
Kevin Brennan: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.
Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated 31 October 2008:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent question asking how many deaths attributed to methadone addiction were recorded in London in each of the last five years. (232444)
The attached table provides the numbers of deaths for which the underlying cause was drug poisoning and methadone was mentioned on the death certificate either alone or together with other substances, in London government office region, from 2003 to 2007 (the latest year available).
The information collected at death registration does not specify whether the deceased was addicted to the substances mentioned as contributing to the death.
| Number of deaths attributed to drug poisoning( 1) where methadone was mentioned on the death certificate, London government office region, 2003 - 07( 2,)( )( 3,)( )( 4) | |||
| Deaths | |||
| Methadone mentioned only | Methadone and other substances | Total mentions of methadone | |
| (1) Cause of death was defined using the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10). Deaths were included where the underlying cause was due to drug poisoning (shown in following table) and where methadone was mentioned on the death certificate. (2) Based on boundaries as of 2008. (3) Figures are for deaths registered in each calendar year. (4) Where methadone was the only drug mentioned on the death certificate, and where methadone was mentioned with other substances. | |||
Departmental Television
Robert Neill: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Beckenham of 7 October 2008, Official Report, column 557W, on departmental television, which channels are subscribed to as part of the Sky mixes selection. [232959]
Mr. Watson: The Sky mixes selection to which my Department subscribes provides for the full range of channels available under the Sky World package and covers the following categories which are described in detail on the company’s website; News and Events, Sport, Style and Culture, Variety, Kids, Knowledge, Music and Movies.
Disadvantaged: Fareham
Mr. Hoban: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what super output areas there are in Fareham constituency, ranked by level of deprivation; and what criteria are used to determine deprivation. [231753]
Kevin Brennan: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.
Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated October 2008:
As National Statistician I have been asked to reply to your recent question asking what Super Output Areas there are in Fareham constituency, ranked by level of deprivation; and what criteria are used to determine deprivation. (231753)
The attached table includes a list of all Lower Layer Super Output Areas (LSOAs) which fall within the parliamentary constituency of Fareham. Entries are ranked in order of deprivation—with the most deprived LSOAs at the top.
The two columns included show the ranking of each Lower Layer Super Output Area in terms of deprivation:
(1) within the parliamentary constituency of Fareham; and,
(2) compared to all LSOAs in England.
Low ranks indicate a high level of deprivation—so the most deprived LSOA in Fareham is Fareham 003C which is ranked 6,420th most deprived LSOA in England (from a total of 32,482 SOAs).
The most commonly used indicator of deprivation, and that applied here, is the Index of Multiple Deprivation 2007 (IMD07). The IMD07 combines a number of indicators, chosen to cover a range of economic, social and housing issues, into a single deprivation score for each small area in England. More details on the construction and uses of the IMD07 can be obtained from the Communities and Local Government website:
The ONS run Neighbourhood Statistics service—http:/neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk enables users to identify the location of individual SOAs and also to view the different ‘domains’ of deprivation which make up the IMD.
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