Dr. Ladyman:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what estimate has he made of the number of former service personnel in prison in each year since 1992. [314387]
Mr. Kevan Jones:
The information requested is not held. However, the Defence Analytical Services and Advice (DASA) organisation have estimated that, as at November 2009, there were 2,207 veterans in prisons in England and Wales out of a total prison population of just over 81,000 offenders. This represents almost 3 per cent. of the prison population and was determined by matching a database of offenders aged 18 and over from the Ministry of Justice against a database of service leavers (regulars only) from the MOD (some 1.3 million records). This is the most comprehensive study to date on veterans in prisons and the estimate of 3 per cent. is in line with a Home Office survey of 2,000 nationally representative offenders at the point of release in 2001, 2003 and 2004, which reported the proportion of veterans to be 6 per cent., 4 per cent. and 5 per cent. respectively.
Angus Robertson:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the answer of 5 January 2010, Official Report, column 35W, on Type 45 destroyers, whether the problems encountered during the test firing of the Sea Viper missile will affect the timetable for bringing HMS Daring into service; and what consideration he has given to fitting HMS Daring with a different missile system. [314377]
Mr. Quentin Davies:
In-depth analysis of the most recent test firing of the Sea Viper Missile System in November 2009, using range and telemetry data, is ongoing. Pending the outcome of this complex investigation, HMS Daring's planned in-service date remains later this year. No consideration has been given to an alternative to the Sea Viper Missile System.
Angus Robertson:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether HMS Daring is to be fitted with a Phalanx system. [314378]
Mr. Quentin Davies:
The Phalanx Weapons System has not been fitted to HMS Daring although the ship has been designed with the space and services margin to allow additional equipment, including Phalanx, to be fitted. Any such decisions would be made in accordance with the ship's operational requirements.
HMS Walney
Angus Robertson:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the answer of 5 January 2010, Official Report, column 35W, on warships, what the crew complement of HMS Walney is. [314302]
Mr. Quentin Davies:
HMS Walney has a complement of 34.
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Iraq and Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations
Mr. Gale:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the names are of service personnel who have died in the UK following injuries sustained on active service in (a) Iraq and (b) Afghanistan who are not included in the published statistics of those who have died on active service in each of those countries. [314426]
Mr. Bob Ainsworth:
The names of service personnel who sustain injuries while serving in Iraq or Afghanistan and who subsequently and sadly then die as a result of those wounds are announced by the Ministry of Defence and eulogised in the same way as those killed in action. Details of all operational fatalities are published on the MOD website. Such individuals are also included in published statistics on fatalities as a result of operations. For example, someone who receives injuries as a result of hostile action, who is then aeromedically evacuated back to the UK and subsequently dies as a result of those wounds, would be announced in the same way as if they had died in Iraq or Afghanistan and would be included in the published statistics as DOW (died of wounds). Consequently there are no service personnel who have died in the UK following injuries sustained on active service in Iraq or Afghanistan who are not included in the published statistics.
Nimrod Aircraft
Dr. Fox:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to his statement of 15 December 2009, Official Report, column 801, on the future defence programme, how his Department plans to fill the requirement for long-range rescue and maritime reconnaissance after the planned withdrawal of Nimrod. [309239]
Bill Rammell:
The introduction of the MRA4 will bring a substantially more capable aircraft than the MR2 into the RAF's fleet. In the period of transition until the MRA4 enters service we intend to use other assets, as available, in the long-range search and rescue and maritime reconnaissance roles. We cannot comment on actual capability levels as this is classified information.
RAF Brize Norton
Mr. Gray:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence for how many days Brize Norton was closed owing to the recent bad weather; how many flights were diverted as a result; and to what destination each was diverted. [313929]
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Bill Rammell:
Between 1 and 17 January RAF Brize Norton closed on three occasions, the longest period of closure was 68 hours and the shortest was three hours. Details of the dates and times of the closures are shown in the following table.
Closed
Opened
5 January 2010 at 16:30 hrs
8 January 2010 at 12:55 hrs
11 January 2010 at 02:15 hrs
11 January 2010 at 05:15 hrs
13 January 2010 at 01:15 hrs
13 January 2010 at 13:54 hrs
During these periods of closure 14 flights were required to divert to other airfields: six to East Midlands Airport; four to Glasgow Prestwick Airport; two to Birmingham International Airport; one to Gatwick Airport; and one to JHC Flying Station Aldergrove.
Delivery of the Afghan airbridge was challenging during the bad weather, however, it continued to operate successfully with outbound flights transferring to East Midlands Airport.
Type 45 Destroyers
Angus Robertson:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when he expects the first in class Type 45 destroyers to be fully operational. [314376]
Mr. Quentin Davies:
HMS Daring is currently undertaking final trials and integration activity prior to achieving her in-service date, which is planned for later this year. At that point she will meet the Royal Navy's minimum operational requirement. A further period of crew training will then be carried out after which Daring will be available for deployment. I am unable to disclose further details as this would, or would be likely to, prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the armed forces.
Health
Alcoholic Drinks: Misuse
Jim Cousins:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many alcohol-related admissions there were to hospitals in each primary care trust area in (a) 2007 and (b) 2008; and what proportion these represented of all admissions in each area in each year. [314022]
Gillian Merron:
The information requested is provided in the following table.
Number of admissions of patients with an alcohol-related diagnosis as a percentage of all finished admissions, by primary care trust of residence
2007-08
2008-09
PCT name
Total hospital admissions
Alcohol-related hospital admissions
ARA as a percentage of total admissions
Total hospital admissions
Alcohol-related hospital admissions
ARA as a percentage of total admissions
Ashton, Leigh and Wigan PCT
89,524
7,153
8.0
94,216
8,279
8.8
Barking and Dagenham PCT
40,288
2,825
7.0
42,758
3,014
7.0
Barnet PCT
59,922
2,963
4.9
84,360
4,416
5.2
Barnsley PCT
72,377
4,531
6.3
76,571
5,270
6.9
Bassetlaw PCT
26,336
2,168
8.2
29,665
2,343
7.9
Bath and North East Somerset PCT
37,632
2,650
7.0
39,407
2,979
7.6
Bedfordshire PCT
86,938
6,090
7.0
91,860
6,355
6.9
Berkshire East PCT
88,238
4,813
5.5
88,395
5,327
6.0
Berkshire West PCT
94,994
4,778
5.0
96,860
5,111
5.3
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Bexley Care Trust
53,110
2,254
4.2
55,968
2,385
4.3
Birmingham East and North PCT
115,593
6,662
5.8
113,090
7,153
6.3
Blackburn with Darwen PCT
49,495
2,935
5.9
42,138
2,911
6.9
Blackpool PCT
54,918
3,051
5.6
57,769
3,484
6.0
Bolton PCT
70,815
5,438
7.7
75,285
5,275
7.0
Bournemouth and Poole PCT
100,996
4,658
4.6
108,439
5,298
4.9
Bradford and Airedale PCT
139,396
8,509
6.1
152,059
10,020
6.6
Brent Teaching PCT
63,894
3,738
5.8
70,789
4,202
5.9
Brighton and Hove City PCT
58,363
4,655
8.0
62,839
5,150
8.2
Bristol PCT
113,262
8,206
7.2
119,622
9,666
8.1
Bromley PCT
74,693
4,653
6.2
83,737
5,300
6.3
Buckinghamshire PCT
116,276
5,295
4.6
116,326
5,361
4.6
Bury PCT
54,757
3,687
6.7
57,828
4,103
7.1
Calderdale PCT
50,163
3,637
7.2
54,204
3,621
6.7
Cambridgeshire PCT
133,187
10,543
7.9
141,785
11,352
8.0
Camden PCT
45,058
3,088
6.9
47,298
3,018
6.4
Central and Eastern Cheshire PCT
107,255
8,060
7.5
123,808
8,874
7.2
Central Lancashire PCT
135,917
10,838
8.0
143,358
11,467
8.0
City and Hackney Teaching PCT
55,994
3,122
5.6
55,867
2,879
5.2
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly PCT
157,712
9,558
6.1
154,336
10,643
6.9
County Durham PCT
141,589
10,699
7.6
154,896
13,049
8.4
Coventry Teaching PCT
68,053
3,763
5.5
82,733
6,223
7.5
Croydon PCT
75,606
4,809
6.4
84,706
5,470
6.5
Cumbria PCT
143,005
11,137
7.8
152,386
11,385
7.5
Darlington PCT
27,983
2,155
7.7
30,176
2,463
8.2
Derby City PCT
65,934
5,320
8.1
74,680
6,580
8.8
Derbyshire County PCT
194,111
13,369
6.9
204,266
15,343
7.5
Devon PCT
205,008
13,312
6.5
217,880
14,081
6.5
Doncaster PCT
79,035
5,735
7.3
83,074
6,090
7.3
Dorset PCT
124,652
5,994
4.8
132,894
6,995
5.3
Dudley PCT
90,254
6,392
7.1
96,125
7,041
7.4
Ealing PCT
79,447
5,581
7.0
86,081
6,381
7.4
East and North Hertfordshire PCT
105,737
5,635
5.3
121,484
5,799
4.8
East Lancashire PCT
108,912
7,784
7.1
112,425
8,039
7.2
East Riding of Yorkshire PCT
89,784
5,125
5.7
94,397
5,208
5.5
East Sussex Downs and Weald PCT
88,350
6,536
7.4
93,079
6,736
7.2
Eastern and Coastal Kent PCT
161,183
12,005
7.4
178,740
13,336
7.5
Enfield PCT
57,838
2,762
4.8
77,415
4,104
5.3
Gateshead PCT
50,242
5,173
10.3
52,919
5,670
10.7
Gloucestershire PCT
137,676
9,968
7.2
153,462
10,936
7.1
Great Yarmouth and Waveney PCT
53,937
4,467
8.3
57,242
4,687
8.2
Greenwich Teaching PCT
60,413
3,028
5.0
55,439
2,809
5.1
Halton and St. Helens PCT
87,252
6,994
8.0
93,517
7,891
8.4
Hammersmith and Fulham PCT
38,894
2,749
7.1
41,312
2,915
7.1
Hampshire PCT
300,722
16,088
5.3
311,343
18,359
5.9
Haringey Teaching PCT
56,191
2,727
4.9
56,417
3,170
5.6
Harrow PCT
45,250
2,732
6.0
52,421
3,160
6.0
Hartlepool PCT
29,052
2,005
6.9
29,316
2,279
7.8
Hastings and Rother PCT
51,143
3,333
6.5
54,258
3,534
6.5
Havering PCT
52,392
3,710
7.1
56,240
4,088
7.3
Heart of Birmingham Teaching PCT
72,582
5,614
7.7
75,331
5,970
7.9
Herefordshire PCT
41,477
2,785
6.7
45,077
3,055
6.8
Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale PCT
65,500
5,082
7.8
67,818
5,682
8.4
Hillingdon PCT
62,593
4,407
7.0
68,701
4,840
7.0
Hounslow PCT
49,981
3,443
6.9
55,780
4,161
7.5
Hull PCT
76,444
4,997
6.5
77,583
4,840
6.2
Isle of Wight Healthcare PCT
19,887
1,129
5.7
31,124
1,428
4.6
Islington PCT
45,013
2,908
6.5
49,382
3,072
6.2
Kensington and Chelsea PCT
31,148
1,893
6.1
33,336
1,993
6.0
Kingston PCT
33,058
2,166
6.6
31,976
1,863
5.8
Kirklees PCT
96,878
5,072
5.2
103,199
5,840
5.7
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Knowsley PCT
52,778
3,906
7.4
52,669
4,169
7.9
Lambeth PCT
62,910
3,538
5.6
66,233
3,309
5.0
Leeds PCT
187,306
11,046
5.9
202,576
12,816
6.3
Leicester City PCT
87,474
6,492
7.4
91,257
6,520
7.1
Leicestershire County and Rutland PCT
162,359
10,349
6.4
171,988
10,962
6.4
Lewisham PCT
68,935
3,638
5.3
72,763
3,996
5.5
Lincolnshire PCT
187,143
11,396
6.1
197,638
12,119
6.1
Liverpool PCT
144,965
11,945
8.2
144,152
13,054
9.1
Luton Teaching PCT
47,146
3,259
6.9
51,134
3,594
7.0
Manchester PCT
125,569
9,418
7.5
136,967
10,507
7.7
Medway Teaching PCT
53,911
3,755
7.0
56,156
3,983
7.1
Mid Essex PCT
77,275
4,281
5.5
89,777
4,931
5.5
Middlesbrough PCT
43,951
3,696
8.4
45,991
3,858
8.4
Milton Keynes PCT
59,689
3,435
5.8
62,336
3,315
5.3
Newcastle PCT
78,169
7,506
9.6
83,595
7,927
9.5
Newham PCT
77,723
3,842
4.9
78,283
3,954
5.1
Norfolk PCT
189,046
12,222
6.5
198,969
14,080
7.1
North East Essex PCT
68,208
3,784
5.5
71,738
3,950
5.5
North East Lincolnshire PCT
45,040
3,382
7.5
47,529
2,885
6.1
North Lancashire PCT
96,870
5,916
6.1
105,379
6,858
6.5
North Lincolnshire PCT
47,098
3,624
7.7
46,502
2,986
6.4
North Somerset PCT
56,144
4,084
7.3
58,156
4,577
7.9
North Staffordshire PCT
44,571
3,208
7.2
56,202
4,187
7.4
North Tyneside PCT
66,488
5,248
7.9
70,475
5,731
8.1
North Yorkshire and York PCT
184,460
11,500
6.2
201,026
12,669
6.3
Northamptonshire PCT
179,418
9,624
5.4
187,127
10,550
5.6
Northumberland Care Trust
95,586
6,888
7.2
99,402
7,490
7.5
Nottingham City PCT
69,171
4,871
7.0
73,958
5,477
7.4
Nottinghamshire County PCT
165,220
10,751
6.5
174,728
12,155
7.0
Oldham PCT
69,392
4,109
5.9
66,491
4,557
6.9
Oxfordshire PCT
140,011
6,544
4.7
136,285
7,129
5.2
Peterborough PCT
44,500
3,296
7.4
46,287
3,502
7.6
Plymouth Teaching PCT
63,675
4,976
7.8
70,491
5,436
7.7
Portsmouth City Teaching PCT
50,815
3,652
7.2
51,133
3,913
7.7
Redbridge PCT
55,423
3,581
6.5
59,439
3,898
6.6
Redcar and Cleveland PCT
40,317
3,297
8.2
42,455
3,550
8.4
Richmond and Twickenham PCT
35,172
2,084
5.9
37,083
2,223
6.0
Rotherham PCT
80,729
4,478
5.5
86,009
4,985
5.8
Salford PCT
73,170
5,537
7.6
75,053
6,147
8.2
Sandwell PCT
88,875
6,737
7.6
96,026
6,961
7.2
Sefton PCT
91,661
6,348
6.9
87,483
6,697
7.7
Sheffield PCT
145,485
6,967
4.8
152,496
8,879
5.8
Shropshire County PCT
71,109
4,380
6.2
75,726
4,616
6.1
Solihull PCT
52,907
2,946
5.6
52,185
3,168
6.1
Somerset PCT
137,600
8,452
6.1
148,804
9,276
6.2
South Birmingham PCT
79,314
6,236
7.9
83,905
6,446
7.7
South East Essex PCT
90,346
6,262
6.9
88,733
6,929
7.8
South Gloucestershire PCT
64,646
4,749
7.3
66,078
4,780
7.2
South Staffordshire PCT
151,441
8,927
5.9
163,241
10,486
6.4
South Tyneside PCT
47,450
3,745
7.9
49,968
3,961
7.9
South West Essex PCT
88,348
5,073
5.7
94,547
5,492
5.8
Southampton City PCT
56,295
2,465
4.4
60,040
3,259
5.4
Southwark PCT
63,616
3,382
5.3
69,354
3,259
4.7
Stockport PCT
78,746
5,493
7.0
81,717
5,779
7.1
Stockton-on-Tees Teaching
54,879
3,852
7.0
57,711
4,389
7.6
Stoke on Trent PCT
59,464
4,419
7.4
73,428
5,780
7.9
Suffolk PCT
136,353
9,570
7.0
139,751
8,982
6.4
Sunderland Teaching PCT
85,385
6,491
7.6
92,955
7,588
8.2
Surrey PCT
224,647
14,833
6.6
241,400
16,053
6.6
Sutton and Merton PCT
88,092
4,517
5.1
88,899
5,048
5.7
Swindon PCT
48,849
2,505
5.1
53,657
3,057
5.7
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Tameside and Glossop PCT
64,724
5,476
8.5
71,202
6,000
8.4
Telford and Wrekin PCT
39,976
2,673
6.7
41,818
2,594
6.2
Torbay Care Trust
37,591
3,153
8.4
39,526
3,341
8.5
Tower Hamlets PCT
48,477
2,712
5.6
47,699
2,331
4.9
Trafford PCT
53,608
3,525
6.6
62,207
4,236
6.8
Wakefield District PCT
91,148
4,840
5.3
94,782
5,236
5.5
Walsall Teaching PCT
73,285
5,420
7.4
76,446
5,855
7.7
Waltham Forest PCT
52,680
3,116
5.9
56,946
3,444
6.0
Wandsworth PCT
59,111
3,308
5.6
61,077
3,372
5.5
Warrington PCT
52,178
4,518
8.7
55,923
4,615
8.3
Warwickshire PCT
119,048
7,235
6.1
132,782
9,347
7.0
West Essex PCT
69,944
4,174
6.0
73,489
4,933
6.7
West Hertfordshire PCT
108,946
6,055
5.6
128,169
7,041
5.5
West Kent PCT
138,909
8,225
5.9
148,637
9,015
6.1
West Sussex PCT
189,134
12,683
6.7
197,096
13,998
7.1
Western Cheshire PCT
67,560
4,650
6.9
70,679
4,869
6.9
Westminster PCT
44,943
2,752
6.1
48,539
2,908
6.0
Wiltshire PCT
101,967
6,131
6.0
109,587
7,444
6.8
Wirral PCT
97,888
8,428
8.6
102,029
8,686
8.5
Wolverhampton City PCT
69,545
4,386
6.3
74,011
4,628
6.3
Worcestershire PCT
126,015
9,756
7.7
141,381
11,023
7.8
Unknown/no fixed abode
414,978
12,400
3.0
257,431
9,656
3.8
Total residents of England
13,416,299
863,257
6.4
14,085,259
945,223
6.7
Notes:
Includes activity in English National Health Service Hospitals and English NHS commissioned activity in the independent sector. Alcohol-related conditions
The number of alcohol-related admissions is based on the methodology developed by the North West Public Health Observatory. Figures for under 16s only include admissions where one or more of the following alcohol-specific conditions were listed:
Alcoholic cardiomyopathy (I42.6)
Alcoholic gastritis (K29.2)
Alcoholic liver disease (K70)
Alcoholic myopathy (G72.1)
Alcoholic polyneuropathy (G62.1)
Alcohol-induced pseudo-Cushing's syndrome (E24.4)
Chronic pancreatitis (alcohol induced) (K86.0)
Degeneration of nervous system due to alcohol (G31.2)
Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of alcohol (F10)
Accidental poisoning by and exposure to alcohol (X45)
Ethanol poisoning (T51.0)
Methanol poisoning (T51.1)
Toxic effect of alcohol, unspecified (T51.9) Number of episodes in which the patient had an alcohol-related primary or secondary diagnosis
These figures represent the number of episodes where an alcohol-related diagnosis was recorded in any of the 20 (14 from 2002-03 to 2006-07 and seven prior to 2002-03) primary and secondary diagnosis fields in a Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) record. Each episode is only counted once in each count, even if an alcohol-related diagnosis is recorded in more than one diagnosis field of the record. Ungrossed data
Figures have not been adjusted for shortfalls in data (i.e. the data are ungrossed). Finished admission episodes
A finished admission episode is the first period of inpatient care under one consultant within one healthcare provider. Finished admission episodes are counted against the year in which the admission episode finishes. It should be noted that admissions do not represent the number of in-patients, as a person may have more than one admission within the year. Primary diagnosis
The primary diagnosis is the first of up to 20 (14 from 2002-03 to 2006-07 and seven prior to 2002-03) diagnosis fields in the HES data set and provides the main reason why the patient was admitted to hospital. Secondary diagnosis
As well as the primary diagnosis, there are up to 19 (13 from 2002-03 to 2007-08 and 6 prior to 2002-03) secondary diagnosis fields in HES that show other diagnoses relevant to the episode of care. Data quality
HES are compiled from data sent by more than 300 NHS trusts and primary care trusts (PCTs) in England. Data are also received from a number of independent sector organisations for activity commissioned by the English NHS. The NHS Information Centre for health and social care liaises closely with these organisations to encourage submission of complete and valid data and seeks to minimise inaccuracies and the effect of missing and invalid data via HES processes. While this brings about improvement over time, some shortcomings remain. Assessing growth through time
HES figures are available from 1989-90 onwards. The quality and coverage of the data have improved over time. These improvements in information submitted by the NHS have been particularly marked in the earlier years and need to be borne in mind when analysing time series.
Some of the increase in figures for later years (particularly 2006-07 onwards) may be due to the improvement in the coverage of independent sector activity.
Changes in NHS practice also need to be borne in mind when analysing time series. For example, a number of procedures may now be undertaken in outpatient settings and may no longer be accounted for in the HES data. This may account for any reductions in activity over time. Assignment of Episodes to Years
Years are assigned by the end of the first period of care in a patient's hospital stay.
