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Mr. Pelling: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many cases of cancer have been (a) diagnosed and (b) successfully treated in (i) Hemel Hempstead constituency, (ii) Dacorum, (iii) Hertfordshire and (iii) the South East in each year since 1997. [285888]
Angela E. Smith: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.
Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated July 2009:
As National Statistician. I have been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question asking how many cases of cancer have been (a) diagnosed and (b) successfully treated in (i) Hemel Hempstead constituency, (ii) Dacorum, (iii) Hertfordshire and (iv) the South East in each year since 1997. [285888]
The latest available figures for newly diagnosed cases of cancer (incidence) are for the year 2006. Numbers of (a) newly diagnosed cases of cancer from 1997 to 2006 in (i) Hemel Hempstead parliamentary constituency, (ii) Dacorum local authority, (iii) Hertfordshire county and (iv) the South East government office region in each year since 1997 are given in Table 1.
It cannot be stated definitively whether a patient (b) has been successfully treated. For most cancers, five-year survival rates are often taken to be 'cure' rates. Cancer survival rates are only produced for specific cancers. A figure giving the overall survival rate for all cancer patients is not produced as it would not be meaningful to combine figures for disparate conditions having very different survival rates.
ONS regularly publishes five-year relative survival for patients resident in England, government office regions and strategic health authorities for the most common cancers. The most recent report can be found on the ONS website at:
Table 1: Registrations of newly diagnosed cases of all cancers( 1) : Hemel Hempstead parliamentary constituency( 2) , Dacorum local authority, Hertfordshire county and the South East government office region, 1997 to 2006 | ||||||||||
(1)All cancers coded to C00-C97 excluding C44 (non-melanoma skin cancer) in the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) (2) Based on boundaries as of 2008. Source: Office for National Statistics |
Mr. Hoyle: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what measures are in place regarding the use in Government infrastructure programmes of local employment contracts; and if she will make a statement. [285392]
Ian Pearson: I have been asked to reply.
Public procurers are required to seek value for money through fair and open competition. They must comply with EU Treaty open market principles and the UK public procurement Regulations implementing the 2004 EU Public Procurement Directives. These set out the
value for money criteria to be used for the award of public contracts. Any preferential treatment for local companies or those offering local employment is not allowed.
Mike Penning: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many (a) drug-related and (b) methadone-related deaths there were in each year since 1997. [285232]
Angela E. Smith: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.
Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated July 2009:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent question asking how many (a) drug-related and (b) methadone-related deaths there were in each year since 1997. (285232)
The table attached provides the number of deaths where (a) the underlying cause was drug poisoning, and (b) methadone was mentioned on the death certificate either alone or with other substances, in England and Wales, from 1997 to 2007 (the latest year available).
Table 1: Number of deaths from (a) drug poisoning( 1) and (b) where methadone was mentioned on the death certificate, England and Wales( 2) , 1997 to 2007( 3, 4) | |||
Deaths (persons) | |||
Drug poisoning | Methadone alone | Methadone with other substances | |
(1 )Cause of death was defined using the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision (ICD-9) for the years 1997 to 2000, and Tenth Revision (ICD-10) for 2001 onwards. Deaths were included where the underlying cause was (a) due to drug poisoning (corresponding ICD-9 and ICD-10 codes are shown in Box 1), and (b) where methadone was mentioned on the death certificate, either alone or in combination with other substances. (2 )Figures for England and Wales include deaths of non-residents. (3 )Figures are for deaths registered in each calendar year. (4 )Figures for deaths registered in 2008 are provisional. |
Mike Penning: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many deaths were caused by drug dependency in each year since 1997. [285233]
Angela E. Smith: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.
Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated July 2009:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent question asking how many deaths were caused by drug dependency in each year since 1997. (285233)
ONS routinely publishes figures on deaths related to drug poisoning, and the latest report was published on 28 August 2008(1). However, it is not possible to determine from information collected at death registration whether a death was caused by drug dependency, since this information is not routinely recorded.
(1 )Office for National Statistics (2008). Report: Deaths related to drug poisoning: England and Wales, 2003 to 2007. Health Statistics Quarterly 39, 82-88
Norman Lamb: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many deaths from skin cancer were recorded in each year since 1997. [285451]
Angela E. Smith: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.
Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated July 2009:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent question asking how many deaths from skin cancer were recorded in each year since 1997. (285451)
The table attached provides the number of deaths where skin cancer was the underlying cause of death, in England and Wales, from 2004 to 2008 (the latest year available).
Number of deaths where skin cancer was the underlying cause of death( 1) , England and Wales( 2) , 1997 to 2008( 3,4) | |
Deaths (persons) | |
(1) Cause of death was defined using the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision (ICD-9) codes 172-173 (Malignant melanoma of skin, and Other malignant neoplasm of skin) for the years 1997 to 2000 and Tenth Revision (ICD-10) codes C43 -C44 (Malignant melanoma of skin, and Other malignant neoplasm of skin) for 2001 onwards. (2) Figures for England and Wales include deaths of non-residents. (3) Figures are for deaths registered in each calendar year. (4) Figures for deaths registered in 2008 are provisional. |
Nadine Dorries: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office (1) what recent discussions she has had with the Minister for Digital Engagement and Civil Service Issues on the use and provision of information communications technology in (a) the Civil Service, (b) Government Departments and (c) 10 Downing Street; and if she will make a statement; [271092]
(2) what recent assessment has been made of the effectiveness of the Government's online communications strategy in meeting its objectives; and if she will make a statement; [271093]
(3) what recent discussions she has had with the Minister for Digital Engagement and Civil Service Issues on the Government's online communications strategy; and if she will make a statement. [271094]
Tessa Jowell: The Power of Information Taskforce was formed in April 2008 to help increase innovation in the use of new media by Government and to improve the way Departments share information. The taskforce published their final report on 2 March 2009 and made 25 recommendations for further action. All these recommendations have been accepted.
Copies of the Taskforce's report and the Government response have been placed in the Library.
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