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Tuberculosis: Children
Annette Brooke: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many paediatric tuberculosis cases have been notified in England in the last five years. [292375]
Ann Keen: The data on the number of paediatric tuberculosis cases in England for 2003-2007 are provided in the following table:
| Number of cases | |
| Note: Paediatric cases are defined as those aged under 16 years. Source: Enhanced Tuberculosis Surveillance, Health Protection Agency | |
Viral Diseases: Drugs
Mr. Lansley: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many antiviral collection points have been provided in each primary care trust area; and how many courses of antivirals have been distributed in each primary care trust area through such points to date; [286319]
(2) with reference to the Statement of 20 July 2009, Official Report, columns 583-5, on swine flu, if he will place in the Library a copy of the list of all antiviral collection points in each primary care trust. [291855]
Gillian Merron:
Data on the number of antiviral collection points (ACPs) in each primary care trust (PCT) were made available to all Members following the launch of the National Pandemic Flu Service on 23
July 2009. However, this list changes in response to local demand and the list as at 30 September 2009 has been placed in the Library.
In each PCT area, or where demand from swine flu has been very modest across a number of PCTs, they have been asked to mobilise at least one ACP locally. More have been opened to respond to the level of demand from patients and the public for rapid access to antivirals.
Cumulatively from 23 July to 29 September 2009 around 590,000 antivirals have been collected. The breakdown by PCT has been placed in the Library.
Wheelchairs
Mr. Todd: To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 14 September 2009, Official Report, column 2165W, on motor neurone disease: wheelchairs, when he expects the Care Services Efficiency Programme to report on a new model for the delivery of community equipment and wheelchair services. [292336]
Phil Hope: The Care Services Efficiency Delivery Programme report was sent to departmental officials in February 2008 and the new retail model for community equipment has been shared with local authorities and health organizations.
We have provided assistance to Whizz-Kidz to support the development of a partnership between them and NHS London, in conjunction with primary care trusts and local authorities, to improve joint commissioning and the provision of wheelchairs for children and young adults across London. The resulting lessons and learning from the pan-London project are providing additional information to inform departmental discussions about future wheelchair services.
Cabinet Office
Civil Servants: Influenza
Mr. Hurd: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office whether civil servants will have priority access to antiviral drugs in the event of an influenza pandemic. [290209]
Gillian Merron: I have been asked to reply.
Civil servants have not been given priority access to antivirals during the swine flu outbreak. We have sufficient stocks of antivirals for anyone reporting symptoms to receive treatment following an assessment through the National Pandemic Flu Service, or general practitioner practices if they have underlying health conditions.
Death
Sammy Wilson: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many deaths as a result of (a) heat-related and (b) cold-related factors there have been in England and Wales in each of the last five years. [292446]
Angela E. Smith: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.
Letter from Jil Matheson, dated October 2009:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent question asking how many deaths as a result of (a) heat-related and (b) cold-related factors there have been in England and Wales in each of the last five years. (292446)
There are no official definitions of 'heat-related' and 'cold-related' deaths. Estimates of the excess deaths resulting from a summer heat wave are calculated only when temperatures remain abnormally high over a sustained period. The most severe heat wave of recent times occurred in August 2003. During July 2006, there were also several days when heat wave threshold temperatures were reached in one or more regions. Table 1 provides the number of excess deaths during these hot periods.
Estimates of excess winter deaths are calculated annually, and 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 cold-related. Table 2 provides the number of excess winter deaths that occurred in England and Wales from 2003-04 to 2007-08 (the latest figures available).
| Table 1: Excess mortality during periods when temperatures were above heat wave threshold in one or more regions, England and Wales,2003-07( 1,)( )( 2,)( )( 3,)( )( 4,)( )( 5) | ||
| Number of excess deaths (persons) | Percentage increase in mortality above baseline (%) | |
| n/e = No excess (1) Final data based on deaths occurring each day in this period. (2) Excess mortality was calculated as observed daily deaths in 2003 minus the baseline (average 1998 to 2002) expected mortality over the same time period. (3) Estimated data based on deaths occurring each day in this period. (4) Excess mortality was calculated as observed daily deaths in 2006 minus baseline (average 2001 to 2005) expected mortality over the same time period. (5) Figures for England and Wales include deaths of non-residents. | ||
| Table 2. Excess winter deaths, England and Wales, 2003-04 to 2007-08( 1,)( )( 2,)( )( 3,)( )( 4) | |
| Number | |
| (1) 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). (2) Figures are based on deaths occurring in each month. (3) Figures for 2003-04 to 2006-07 are final, figures for 2007-08 are provisional. Final figures are rounded to the nearest 10, provisional figures are rounded to the nearest 100. (4) Figures for England and Wales include deaths of non-residents. | |
Departmental Responsibilities
Mr. Burns: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office when she plans to publish a revised list of ministerial responsibilities; and what the reasons are for the time taken to prepare the revised list. [292124]
Tessa Jowell [holding answer 12 October 2009]: The revised list of ministerial responsibilities, which provides a detailed breakdown of individual ministerial portfolios, will be published on 14 October 2009. Copies will be placed in the Libraries of the House and the Vote Office. In addition, hard copies will be sent to all MPs.
Minimum Wage
Mr. Crausby: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many (a) female and (b) male employees in the Bolton North East constituency receive wages at the national minimum rate. [291470]
Angela E. Smith: This information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.
Letter from Jil Matheson, dated September 2009:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question asking how many (a) female and (b) male employees in the Bolton North East constituency receive wages at the national minimum rate. (291470)
Estimates for the number of jobs paid at the national minimum wage are not available from the Office for National Statistics. Estimates for the number of employee jobs paid below the national wage are available, but only for all employee jobs by Government Office Region, which is the lowest geographical breakdown published by ONS. These estimates exclude the self employed. I attach a table showing the number of all employee jobs earning less than the national minimum wage for the North West Government Office Region.
A guide to measuring low pay and associated articles can be found on the National Statistics website at:
| Estimates of employee jobs paid below the National Minimum Wage by North West Government Office Region in 2008 | ||
| 2008 | ||
| Government Office Region | Thousand | Percentage |
| Guide to Quality: The Coefficient of Variation (CV) indicates the quality of a figure, the smaller the CV value the higher the quality. The true value is likely to lie within +/- twice the CV-for example, for an average of 200 with a CV of 5 per cent., we would expect the population total to be within the range 180-220 Key : CV<=5 per cent. * CV>5 per cent. and <=10 per cent. ** CV>10 per cent. and <=20 per cent. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE), Office for National Statistics. 2008 | ||
Suicide
Mr. Vara: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many deaths where suicide was the underlying cause of death there were in each (1) county of England and Wales in each quarter in (a) 2006, (b) 2007, (c) 2008 and (d) 2009 to date; [292322]
(2) 10 year age cohort in England and Wales in each quarter in (a) 2006, (b) 2007, (c) 2008 and (d) 2009 to date. [292323]
Angela E. Smith: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.
Letter from Jil Matheson, dated October 2009:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent questions asking
1) how many deaths where suicide was the underlying cause of death there were in each quarter in (a) 2006, (b) 2007, (c) 2008 and (d) 2009 to date, in each county in England and Wales. (292322)
2) how many deaths where suicide was the underlying cause of death there were in each 10 year age cohort in each quarter in (a) 2006, (b) 2007, (c) 2008 and (d) 2009 to date in England and Wales. (292323)
Table 1 attached provides the number of deaths occurring in each calendar quarter in 2006 and 2007, where suicide was the underlying cause of death, for each county in England. Unitary authorities in England are not included in areas covered by counties, and there are no counties in Wales. Total figures for the 56 unitary authorities within England and the 22 unitary authorities in Wales are included at the end of Table 1.
Table 2 attached provides the number of deaths occurring in each calendar quarter in 2006 and 2007, where suicide was the underlying cause of death, by 10-year age groups, in England and Wales.
Death occurrence figures for 2008 and 2009 are not yet available in this form.
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