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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:

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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