House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 30 Nov 2009 (pt 0040)

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Wycombe Hospital: Childbirth

Mr. Paul Goodman: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many babies have been delivered at (a) Wycombe Hospital and (b) Stoke Mandeville Hospital in each month since January 2006. [302151]

Angela E. Smith: I have been asked to reply.

The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.

Letter from Jil Matheson, dated November 2009:

As National Statistician I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question asking how many babies have been delivered at (a) Wycombe Hospital and (b) Stoke Mandeville Hospital in each month since January 2006. (302151)

Figures for births by hospital have been compiled from birth registration data. Information on place of birth is provided by the informant at registration rather than by the hospitals themselves.

The table below shows the number of live births by month in 2006 and 2007 for the two hospitals requested, according to registration data. For 2008, the total number of live births in each hospital during the year is provided, as births by month are not yet available for 2008.

Live births occurring in selected hospitals, 2006-08
	Wycombe hospital			Stoke Mandeville hospital
	2006	2007	2008	2006	2007	2008
January	225	217	-	205	198	-
February	229	188	-	187	180	-
March	231	207	-	212	203	-
April	216	223	-	224	241	-
May	220	215	-	226	201	-
June	203	216	-	223	214	-
July	235	211	-	221	236	-
August	236	260	-	233	251	-
September	238	200	-	225	227	-
October	243	251	-	245	215	-
November	217	212	-	204	217	-
December	199	174	-	213	212	-
Total	2,692	2,574	2,728	2,618	2,595	2,744

Business, Innovation and Skills

Bankruptcy

Jim Cousins: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how many bankruptcies of individuals in each age group there were in (a) each region of England, (b) Wales, (c) Scotland and (d) Northern Ireland in each of the last five years. [302534]

Ian Lucas: The Insolvency Service is responsible for reporting on insolvent individuals in England and Wales only, therefore it is not possible to provide an answer to parts (c) and (d) of the question.

In answer to parts (a) and (b), the number of bankruptcies by age group and region can be seen in tables 1 to 5.

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Table 1: Bankruptcies in 2004 by region and age group
	Age group^{( 1)}
Region^{( 2)}	Unknown age	<=24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Unknown area	260	115	514	532	376	185	48
East Midlands	151	219	710	724	424	226	56
East of England	188	292	1,072	1,146	673	375	103
London	555	166	860	1,141	674	342	112
North East	161	131	422	463	270	155	53
North West	246	262	875	1055	698	387	126
South East	372	386	1,471	1,671	966	541	147
South West	272	434	1,233	1,272	723	431	114
Wales	84	118	382	428	249	165	61
West Midlands	218	271	858	920	570	297	74
Yorkshire and the Humber	255	254	922	1,025	583	301	89
⁽¹⁾ Where the bankrupt has provided a valid date of birth (increasing from 92.3 per cent. of cases in 2004 to 93.4 per cent. in 2008). ^{(2 )}Where the bankrupt has provided a valid postcode (increasing from 94.5 per cent. of cases in 2004 to 96.9 per cent. in 2008).

Table 2: Bankruptcies in 2005 by region and age group
	Age group^{( 1)}
Region^{( 2)}	Unknown age	<=24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Unknown area	273	151	589	675	405	188	48
East Midlands	276	290	892	970	585	326	107
East of England	274	410	1,423	1,605	932	528	174
London	547	221	1,208	1,557	1,078	495	220
North East	328	169	498	523	364	202	72
North West	417	303	1,035	1,318	884	537	166
South East	478	528	1,856	2,216	1,301	741	219
South West	367	570	1,725	1,842	1,036	631	173
Wales	136	160	475	532	344	207	52
West Midlands	312	329	1,094	1,151	743	424	109
Yorkshire and the Humber	312	367	1,049	1,201	775	428	130
⁽¹⁾ Where the bankrupt has provided a valid date of birth (increasing from 92.3 per cent. of cases in 2004 to 93.4 per cent. in 2008). ^{(2 )}Where the bankrupt has provided a valid postcode (increasing from 94.5 per cent. of cases in 2004 to 96.9 per cent. in 2008).

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