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Public Bodies: Public Relations
Mr. Hurd: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what guidance has been given by his Department on the use of public affairs agencies by public sector bodies. [238779]
Mr. Watson [holding answer 24 November 2008]: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to the hon. Member for Beckenham (Mrs. Lait) on 13 October 2008, Official Report, column 949W.
Suicide: Young People
Annette Brooke: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many people aged 16 years or under committed suicide in each of the last five years. [239325]
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 people aged 16 years or under committed suicide in each of the last five years. (239325)
The table below provides the number of deaths where suicide was the underlying cause of death for people aged 16 years and under, England and Wales, from 2003 to 2007 (the latest year available).
| Table 1: Number of deaths where suicide was the underlying cause of death( 1) , persons aged 16 years and under, England and Wales, 2003 to 2007( 2) | |
| Persons | |
| Number | |
| (1) For persons aged 10 to 14 years, the cause of death was defined using the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) codes X60-X84. For persons aged 15 and 16 years, the definition of suicide also includes deaths caused through undetermined intent, defined using the ICD-10 codes Y10-Y34 excluding Y33.9 (where the coroner’s verdict was pending). Verdicts of suicide are not returned for children under the age of 10 years. (2) Figures are for deaths registered in each calendar year. | |
Surgery: Death
Andrew George: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster whether the Office for National Statistics issues guidance to the Department of Health on the interpretation of the statistical significance of mortality rates for surgical procedures. [238757]
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 whether the Office for National Statistics issues guidance to the Department of Health on the interpretation of the statistical significance of mortality rates for surgical procedures. (238757)
The Office for National Statistics has not issued guidance to, nor advised, the Department of Health on the interpretation of the statistical significance of mortality rates following surgical procedures.
Teenage Pregnancy: Coastal Areas
Chris Ruane:
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many and what percentage of teenagers became pregnant in each of the (a) wards and (b)
lower layer super output areas in each of the principal seaside towns for the last year for which figures are available. [238660]
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 and what percentage of teenagers became pregnant in each of the (a) wards and (b) lower layer super output areas in each of the principal seaside towns for the last year for which figures are available. (238660)
Figures on teenage conceptions are not routinely published by (a) wards and (b) lower layer super output areas due to concerns in maintaining confidentiality of individuals.
ONS however routinely publishes teenage conceptions by local authorities in England and Wales and the latest figures for 2006 are provided in the table.
Available figures are estimates of the number of conceptions that resulted in a live birth, stillbirth or legal termination.
A copy of the table has been placed in the Library of the House.
Thromboembolism: Death
John Smith: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many people died of thromboembolism in each of the last five years. [238672]
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 people died of thromboembolism in each of the last five years. (238672)
The attached table provides the number of deaths for which one or more conditions classified as venous thromboembolic disorders (deep vein thrombosis and /or pulmonary embolism), were mentioned anywhere on the death certificate, in England and Wales, for 2003 to 2007 (the latest year available).
| Table 1: Number of deaths with any mention of deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism,( 1) England and Wales, 2003-07( 2) | |
| Persons | |
| Deaths | |
| (1) Cause of death was defined using the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) codes 180.1-180.3,180.9,182.9 (deep vein thrombosis) and 126.0,126.9 (pulmonary embolism) where these codes appeared anywhere on the death certificate. (2) Figures are for deaths registered in each calendar year. | |
Unemployment: Leeds
John Battle: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what the unemployment rate for (a) women and (b) men of working age has been in Leeds West constituency in each year since 1997. [238776]
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 requesting what the unemployment rate for (a) women and (b) men of working age has been in the Leeds West Constituency in each year since 1997. (238776)
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) compiles unemployment statistics for local areas from the annual Labour Force Survey (LFS) and the Annual Population Survey (APS) following International Labour Organisation (ILO) definitions.
Table 1, attached, shows the unemployment rate and number of males and females who were of working age resident in the Leeds West Constituency who were unemployed for the 12 months ending in February from 1998 to 2004 from the annual LFS, and for the 12 months ending in March from 2005 to 2008, from the APS.
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: Unemployment level( 1) and rate( 2) for working age persons resident in Leeds West parliamentary constituency | ||||
| Male | Female | |||
| Level (thousand) | Rate (percentage) | Level (thousand) | Rate (percentage) | |
| n/a = Data not available or disclosive (1) Levels of unemployment are provided for persons of working age (Males 16-64, Females 16-59). The figures presented are weighted to population estimates published in 2007. (2) Rates of unemployment are provided for persons of working age (Males 16-64, Females 16-59) as a percentage of economically active. (3) Coefficients of Variation have been calculated for the latest period as an indication of the quality of the estimates. See Guide to Quality as follows. Guide to Quality: The Coefficient of Variation (CV) indicates the quality of an estimate, the smaller the CV value the higher the quality The true value is likely to lie within +/- twice the CV—for example, for an estimate of 200 with a CV of 5% we would expect the population total to be within the range 180-220. Key Coefficient of Variation (CV) (%) Statistical Robustness * 0 = CV< 5 Estimates are considered precise ** 5 = CV < 10 Estimates are considered reasonably precise *** 10 = CV < 20 Estimates are considered acceptable **** CV 20 Estimates are considered too unreliable for practical purposes Source: Annual Labour Force Survey/Annual Population Survey | ||||
Young People
Mr. Willetts: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many 18-year-olds there were in each year since 2005; and what estimate the Office for National Statistics has made of the number of 18-year-olds there will be in each year to 2015. [238880]
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 question regarding how many 18-year-olds there were in each year since 2005 and what the Office for National Statistics projects the number of 18-year-olds to be in each year to 2015. (238880)
The table below shows the United Kingdom population aged 18 for each year from 2005 to 2015. The figures up to and including 2007 are population estimates. The most recent national population projections, based on the population at the middle of 2006, have been used to provide the estimated population aged 18 from 2008 to 2015.
| Population aged 18, United Kingdom, 2005 to 2015 | |
| Thousand | |
| Population aged 18 | |
| (1) 2006-based national population projections, ONS | |
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