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Death: Heart Diseases
Mrs. Curtis-Thomas: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many deaths in Crosby constituency resulted from heart disease in (a) 1997 and (b) 2008 to date. [236703]
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 November 2008:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent question asking how many deaths in Crosby constituency resulted from heart disease in (a) 1997 and (b) 2008 to date.(236703)
There were (a) 192 deaths in Crosby parliamentary constituency(1) where ischaemic heart disease was the underlying cause of death(2) in 1997, and (b) 121 deaths in 2007(3) which is the latest year available.
(1 )Based on boundaries as of 2008.
(2 )Cause of death for ischaemic heart disease was defined using the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision (ICD-9) codes 410-414 for 1997 and Tenth Revision (ICD-10) codes 120-125 for 2007. The introduction of ICD-10 in 2001 means that the number of deaths from this cause before 2001 are not completely comparable with later years.
(3 )Figures are for deaths registered in each calendar year.
Death: Methadone
Jeff Ennis: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many deaths attributed to methadone addiction were recorded in (a) Doncaster, (b) Barnsley and (c) South Yorkshire in each of the last five years. [236239]
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 November 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 (a) Doncaster, (b) Barnsley and (c) South Yorkshire in each of the last five years. (236239)
The attached table provides the numbers of deaths for which the underlying cause was drug poisoning and methadone was mentioned anywhere on the death certificate in South Yorkshire county 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.
Figures cannot be provided for the metropolitan districts of Doncaster and Barnsley as these data are judged to be too detailed to preserve anonymity in death statistics.
| Table 1. Number of deaths attributed to drug poisoning( 1) where methadone was mentioned anywhere on the death certificate, South Yorkshire county, 2003 to 2007( 2) | |
| Deaths | |
| (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 the following table) and where methadone was mentioned on the death certificate. (2) Figures are for deaths registered in each calendar year. | |
Death: Weather
Miss McIntosh: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many excess deaths from cold weather there were in (a) North Yorkshire and (b) Vale of York constituency in each year since 1997. [237110]
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, November 2008:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent question asking how many excess deaths from cold weather there were in (a) North Yorkshire and (b) Vale of York constituency in each year since 1997. (237110)
Estimates of excess winter deaths are based on the difference between the number of deaths during the four winter months (December to March) and the average number of deaths during the preceding four months (August to November) and the following four months (April to July). It is not possible to say whether these deaths were related to cold weather. The table attached provides the number of excess winter deaths in (a) North Yorkshire county, and (b) Vale of York parliamentary constituency, 1997/98 to 2005/06 (the latest available).
| Table 1: Excess winter deaths( 1, 2) , North Yorkshire county and Vale of York parliamentary constituency( 3) ,1997-98 to 2005-06 | ||
| Deaths (persons) | ||
| Winter | North Yorkshire | Vale of York |
| (1) The estimated number of excess winter deaths is the difference between the number of deaths during the four winter months (December to March) and the average number of deaths during the preceding four months (August to November) and the following four months (April to July). Figures are rounded to the nearest 10 to reflect the fact that they are estimates. (2) Data are based on deaths occurring in each month. (3) Based on boundaries as of 2008. | ||
Dorneywood
Grant Shapps: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Bromley and Chislehurst of 6 November 2008, Official Report, column 736W, on Dorneywood, what the dates were of each of the official engagements which involved a stay at Dorneywood by the (a) Leader of the House of Lords and (b) House of Commons Chief Whip. [236016]
Kevin Brennan: The then Leader of the House of Lords stayed overnight at Dorneywood on 10 January 2008.
Grant Shapps: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Bromley and Chislehurst of 6 November 2008, Official Report, column 736W, on Dorneywood, what the purpose was of each of the official engagements. [236017]
Kevin Brennan: The official engagements involved meetings with ministerial colleagues and/or officials.
Employment: Coastal Areas
Chris Ruane: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many people and what proportion of the working age population were in employment in each of the principal seaside towns in England and Wales in each year since 1997. [234934]
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 November 2008:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question asking how many people and what proportion
of the working age population were in employment in each of the principal seaside towns in England and Wales in each year since 1997. (234934)
The Office for National Statistics compiles employment statistics for local areas using the Annual Population Survey (APS) and Annual Labour Force Survey (LFS) following International Labour Organisation (ILO) definitions.
Estimates of employment are not available for the principal seaside towns in England and Wales. Instead we have provided estimates relating to the Local Authorities associated with each of these towns.
Table 1 provides the number of working age persons employed in the relevant local authorities from the LFS for the twelve month periods ending February 1998 to February 2004, and from the APS for the twelve month periods ending March 2005 to March 2008. A copy of the table has been placed in the library of the House.
These figures along with a wide range of other labour market data for parliamentary constituencies and local authorities are also published on the Office for National Statistics’ NomisĀ(r) website:
Foreign Workers: Coastal Areas
Chris Ruane: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many and what percentage of migrant workers there are in the workforce in each of the principal seaside towns in England and Wales. [234951]
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 November 2008:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question asking how many and what percentage of migrant workers there are in the workforce in each of the principal seaside town in England and Wales. (234951)
The Office for National Statistics compiles employment statistics for local areas using the Annual Population Survey (APS) and Annual Labour Force Survey (LPS) following International Labour Organisation (ILO) definitions.
Estimates of employment are not available for the principal seaside towns in England and Wales. Instead we have provided estimates relating to the Local Authorities associated with each of these towns.
The Office for National Statistics compiles statistics on migrant workers for local areas from the Annual Population survey (APS). The National Statistics method for estimating the number of migrant workers employed in the UK is based on the number of people at a given time who were born outside the UK, and in employment. This question has been answered on this basis. It means, for example, that some people who are UK nationals will be included in the total. Those in employment are defined following International Labour Organisation definitions.
Table 1 attached, provides the number of migrant workers employed in the relevant local authorities from the APS for the twelve month period ending December 2007.
These figures along with a wide range of other labour market data for parliamentary constituencies and local authorities are also published on the Office for National Statistics’ NomisĀ(r) website:
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