Social Security Benefits: Appeals
Anas Sarwar: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many benefit appeals were awaiting referral to the first-tier tribunal on 23 May 2011. [57681]
Chris Grayling: The information is not available in the form requested. While DWP counts the overall numbers of appeals lodged, a number of these appeals will not be referred to the first-tier tribunal. Appeals lodged with the DWP can lapse if the disputed decision is revised in the customer's favour upon reconsideration, or the customer can decide to withdraw their appeal prior to it being referred and in certain circumstances appeals can be struck out.
The following table provides the latest count of appeals outstanding with DWP. The count is conducted at the end of each month so this data is correct as of 30 April 2011.
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| Note: Figures are rounded to the nearest 10. (1) Source—Management Information System Programme (MISP). MISP is the departmental performance management, data capture and reporting tool. (2) Source—Pension Service Appeals Team Database | |
The data is a count of all outstanding decisions in DWP on 30 April 2011 so includes all appeals that will be referred to the First-tier Tribunal and appeals that may be cleared though DWP internal processes. Individuals may appeal against each appealable decision they receive so could have more than one appeal, against decisions for more than one benefit.
The information quoted is internal management information for internal DWP use only and does not form part of the official statistics outputs that are released by the Department in accordance with the UK Statistics Authority's Code of Practice.
Housing benefit and council tax benefit are administered by individual local authorities. Data on outstanding appeals for these benefits is not held by DWP.
Social Security Benefits: Mental Health
Bob Stewart: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of sanctions in the benefits system for people with mental health conditions. [53733]
Maria Miller: The Department keeps sanctions in the benefits system under continual review to ensure effectiveness and appropriateness. Safeguards are in place to ensure vulnerable claimants, such as those with mental health conditions, are not sanctioned inappropriately. Where necessary this includes conducting home visits before a sanction is considered. These safeguards will continue. Support for those in the ESA support group, who have the most severe conditions, will remain unconditional.
The role of sanctions has been reviewed as part of our programme of welfare reform. For the first time, our employment programmes will be truly personalised. Advisers in the Work Programme and Jobcentre Plus will devise tailored plans for each claimant, taking account of their circumstances, including the effects of any mental health condition. We believe that the changes
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we are making to conditionality will enable us to better match the requirements on an individual to their particular circumstances. This should benefit those with mental health conditions, particularly conditions that fluctuate.
State Retirement Pensions
Rachel Reeves: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions when he expects the proposed flat-rate state pension to come into effect. [52976]
Steve Webb: The consultation paper, ‘A State Pension for the 21st Century’, consults on two options for reforming the state pension system for future pensioners and how future changes to the state pension age should be managed.
Without wishing to pre-empt the consultation process, we would currently imagine introducing a reformed state pension for new pensioners at some point in the next Parliament.
Unemployed People: Work Experience
Jonathan Evans: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions which sectors will be covered by his proposed sector-based work academies apart from the hospitality and leisure sectors. [57685]
Chris Grayling: Sector-based work academies will be part of the package of additional support options which Jobcentre Plus can use to help people into work prior to referral to the Work programme. It is intended that sector-based work academies will be a flexible model that can be tailored to meet sector and local needs. Within this model it is expected sector-based work academies will be established in sectors with high volumes of current local vacancies—with participants receiving a guaranteed job interview upon completion of the pre-employment training and work experience placement.
We will look to establish some of the initial sector-based work academies in the retail and hospitality sectors. However, it will be up to Jobcentre Plus, working in partnership with local employers and training providers, to determine the most appropriate offer to meet the need of the local labour market. Therefore the sectors covered by sector-based work academies will not be prescribed.
Jonathan Evans: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what progress has been made on preparations for the introduction of sector-based work academies in August 2011; and if he will make a statement. [57686]
Chris Grayling: Jobcentre Plus is responsible for the delivery of sector-based work academies and preparations for implementation in England from August 2011 are underway. Jobcentre Plus is working in partnership with Skills Funding Agency at national level, and further education colleges and training providers at local level to ensure that the required training provision is in place from August, and engaging with employers at national and local level to identify suitable work experience placements and job opportunities.
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Jonathan Evans: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what plans he has for the geographical distribution of sector-based work academies; and if he will make a statement. [57694]
Chris Grayling: It is intended that sector-based work academies will be a flexible model that can be tailored to meet sector and local needs. As a locally-driven initiative, the geographical distribution of sector-based work academies will depend on the appetite of employers, training providers and claimants across the Jobcentre Plus districts.
Unemployment: Females
Mr Jim Cunningham: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) if he will take steps to prevent women in employment becoming unemployed before they reach the state pension age; [58163]
(2) whether his Department undertook research on the effects of (a) unemployment and (b) planned changes to the pension age on (i) men and (ii) women as part of the Age Positive campaign; and if he will make a statement. [58164]
Steve Webb: The Government’s Age Positive initiative provides guidance for employers on the business benefits of retaining older male and female workers up to and beyond state pension age. The Government are working in partnership with key business leaders in the main occupational sectors to drive forward sustained improvement around the recruitment, retention and training of older people and embed effective work force practices that include flexible work and flexible retirement opportunities.
The Age Positive initiative itself does not commission or undertake formal research but has used evidence around age, health and employment from expert business-focused organisations such as the Health and Safety Executive; the Chartered Management Institute; the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development; and DWP commissioned research. DWP commissions a range of evidence which it publishes on its website at:
http://research.dwp.gov.uk/asd/asd5/agepositive.asp
Evidence on the impact of the state pension age increase is in the impact assessment for the Pensions Bill. DWP Research Report 615 (“50+ back to work evidence review and indicative guide for secondary data analysis” S. Vegeris, et al, 2010) summarises research and evaluation of DWP employment initiatives for older people.
Unemployment: Young People
Jonathan Reynolds: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what assessment his Department has made of long-term trends in youth unemployment. [57993]
Chris Grayling: In line with the Government's economic strategy for recovery from the recession, set out in the Plan for Growth published alongside the Budget, we expect unemployment, including youth unemployment, to fall in the long-term.
To support young people into work we are providing funding for up to 250,000 more apprenticeships over
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the next four years and funding for 100,000 work placements over the next two years. On 12 May 2011 the Prime Minister announced an enhanced £60 million package of support for young people, in addition to the investment made at the Budget. The new £60 million package will include:
The launch of a new £30 million Innovation Fund which will help disadvantaged people using social finance models;
Early access to Work Programme places for vulnerable 18-year-old people who are likely to be struggling to make the transition from education to work;
Additional support for 16 and 17-year-old people claiming jobseeker's allowance on the grounds of hardship, including access to work experience and work clubs.
Work Capability Assessment
Yvonne Fovargue: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many and what proportion of Atos assessments took more than 35 days to complete (a) in Makerfield constituency and (b) England in the latest period for which figures are available. [57553]
Chris Grayling: The following information relates to April 2011, the latest period for which figures are available.
Employment support allowance (ESA), incapacity benefit reassessment (IBR), industrial injuries disablement benefit (IIDB) and service personnel VA war pension cases (SPVA);
Cases where Wigan Medical Examination Centre is the preferred medical examination centre (MEC) on Atos Healthcare's medical services referral system (MSRS).
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Written Questions: Government Responses
Kerry McCarthy: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions when he plans to respond to question 10614 , on access to work, tabled on 17 July 2010 for answer on 21 July 2010. [49711]
Chris Grayling [holding answer 29 March 2011]: I replied to the hon. Member’s question on 30 March 2011, Official Report, columns 402-03W.
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Cabinet Office
Bowel Cancer
Frank Dobson: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what the five-year survival rate was for (a) male and (b) female bowel cancer patients in each (i) primary care trust, (ii) cancer network and (iii) strategic health authority in the last 12 months for which figures are available. [55819]
Mr Hurd: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.
Letter from Stephen Penneck, dated May 2011:
As Director General for the Office for National Statistics, I have been asked to reply to your recent question asking what the five-year cancer survival rate was for (a) male and (b) female bowel cancer patients in each (i) primary care trust, (ii) cancer network and (iii) strategic health authority in the last 12 months for which figures are available. [55819]
ONS publish five-year cancer survival rates for adults (aged 15-99). Survival is calculated from the date of diagnosis.
Bowel cancer, or colorectal cancer, is cancer of the colon and rectum combined. ONS publications on cancer survival generally present figures for colon cancer rather than colorectal cancer. However, five- year colorectal cancer survival figures for England, for males and females diagnosed during 2004 - 2008 and followed up to the end of 2009, are available on the National Statistics website at:
http://www.statistics.gov.uk/StatBase/Product.asp?vlnk=14007
Survival rates for bowel cancer are not available for (i) primary care trusts in England. One year survival rates for all cancers combined are available. For patients diagnosed during 1996-2006 and followed up to the end of 2007, the figures are available on the National Statistics website at:
http://www.statistics.gov.uk/statbase/Product.asp?vlnk=15388
Figures are presented for each of the 11 years from 1996 - 2006, for all adults (persons aged 15 – 99 years), persons aged 55 - 64 years and persons aged 75 - 99 years.
The latest five-year survival figures available for (ii) cancer networks in England, for six common cancers including colon cancer, for patients diagnosed in 1991-2006 and followed up to 2007, are available on the National Statistics website at:
http://www.statistics.gov.uk/statbase/Product.asp?vlnk=15387
The results are divided into three periods: 1991 - 1995, 1996 - 2000 and 2001 - 2006.
The latest five-year survival figures available for (iii) strategic health authorities, for eight common cancers including colon cancer, for patients diagnosed in 2001-2003 and followed up to the end of 2008, are available on the National Statistics website at:
http://www.statistics.gov.uk/statbase/Product.asp?vlnk=15379
Children
Jason McCartney: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office (1) what estimate he has made of the likely change in the number of 0 to 10 year olds in (a) Yorkshire and the Humber and (b) the North East in the next 10 years; [57367]
(2) what the projected birth rate in (a) Yorkshire and the Humber and (b) the North East is in the next 10 years. [57340]
Mr Hurd: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.
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As Director General for the Office for National Statistics, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Questions asking what the projected birth rate in (a) Yorkshire and the Humber and (b) the North East is in the next 10 years [57340], and what estimate he has made of the likely change in the number of 0 to 10 year olds in (a) Yorkshire and the Humber and (b) the North East in the next 10 years. [57367]
Estimates of future population are available as population projections. The most recent subnational population projections are based on the mid-year population estimates for 2008.
The general fertility rate for the next ten years has been calculated using the projected number of births and population.
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Between mid-2010 and mid-2020, the number of children aged between 0 and 10 years old is projected to increase from 668,700 to 751,700 in Yorkshire and The Humber, an increase of 83,000, and from 312,900 to 337,500 in the North East, an increase of 24,600.
The subnational population projections are not forecasts. They are based on demographic trends and indicate what the population of an area is likely to be if recently observed trends in fertility, mortality and migration were to continue.
Civil Servants: Recruitment
Priti Patel: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office (1) how many complaints were received in respect of the vetting group in each of the last five years; [57411]
(2) how many vacant posts in the civil service requiring security clearance through the provisions of the vetting group policy for (a) permanent and (b) contract positions have been advertised in each of the last five years; and how many posts required security clearance to have been already obtained in each such year; [57410]
(3) what reports he has received of recruitment agencies advertising for vacant posts in Government departments or public bodies that have provided incorrect information about the application process in relation to vetting in the last five years. [57412]
Mr Maude:
The number of vacancies across the civil service (requiring security clearances or otherwise) is not collected centrally and would be available only at disproportionate cost. The Cabinet Office continues to receive correspondence from MPs and members of the public, and telephone queries, regarding instances of recruitment agencies specifying that an existing security clearance is required to apply for a vacancy. Officials continue to work with the Professional Contractors
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Group (PCG) and the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) to address this problem.
In September 2009, after discussions with the PCG, Cabinet Office established an electronic mail box for PCG members (and others) to report instances where the publicly available policy and guidance on vetting appears to have been ignored as part of the recruitment or contracting process. Since June 2010, 241 vacancy details have been forwarded to the mailbox where individuals felt that the recruiter should not have required an existing national security clearance. Officials use this information to inform their ongoing work to address this issue.
Community Matters
Charlotte Leslie: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what representations he has received on the participation of Community Matters in the Office for Civil Society strategic partners programme; and if he will make a statement. [56771]
Mr Hurd: I have received representations from Community Matters, some of its members and others in relation to the Office for Civil Society Strategic Partners programme. Many of these have asked for Community Matters to be reinstated as a Strategic Partner.
While Community Matters will not be reinstated, I have asked my officials to commission the organisation to look at what big society policies and programmes mean for some of the groups it represents. This work will take place this year.
Departmental Billing
Gordon Banks: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office (1) what mechanism his Department has established to ensure its payments are passed through the supply chain to each tier in accordance with the last date for payment defined in the Government's Fair Payment guidance; [55897]
(2) what mechanism his Department has established to ensure that payments made by the Prime Minister's Office are passed through the supply chain to each tier in accordance with the last date for payment defined in the Government's Fair Payment guidance. [55883]
Mr Maude: The Prime Minister's Office is an integral part of the Cabinet Office. The Cabinet Office does not have any contracts to which the Government's Fair Payment Guidance refers.
Departmental Charitable Donations
Chris Ruane: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what steps the Deputy Prime Minister is taking to encourage charitable giving by Ministers in his office. [57133]
Mr Hurd: All Government Ministers have pledged to undertake a ‘one day challenge’ with a charity or community group of their choice. This is a clear and public commitment by Ministers to give their time to help others. The pledge aims to inspire others to consider how they might be able to support their communities to benefit themselves, as well as their chosen organisations.
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Departmental Research
Chris Ruane: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what (a) longitudinal and (b) other (i) research and (ii) collection of data his Department has (A) initiated, (B) terminated and (C) amended in the last 12 months; and what such research and data collection exercises undertaken by the Department have not been amended in that period. [56769]
Mr Hurd: This information could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
Government Departments: Procurement
Nicola Blackwood: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what steps he is taking to reduce (a) costs and (b) inefficiency in the Government supply chain. [52846]
Mr Maude: Firstly, we are centralising the procurement of common goods and services. For each category of spend there will be a single supply strategy so we can significantly reduce spend through aggregation, standardisation and rationalisation.
Secondly, since July 2010 I have initiated a series of negotiations with over 50 of its major suppliers. These discussions identified and delivered savings of over £800 million in 2010-11. High level negotiations are being undertaken on a 'once for government' portfolio basis, taking account of other work to achieve savings eg the Major Projects Review, the ICT moratorium, and the curtailment of discretionary spend.
Thirdly, the Cabinet Office has appointed a network of Crown Representatives to manage relationships with major suppliers who hold a portfolio of contracts across central Departments and ensure Government acts as a strategic 'single' client. Crown Representatives will be able to challenge suppliers where there is duplication across these contracts and spot opportunities for synergy and cost removal.
Fourthly, to address inefficiency in the procurement process, which adds to costs for both Government and suppliers, we undertook a Lean review of the procurement process, which has suggested actions to tackle wasteful practices and unnecessary complexity. We are now engaged on an implementation programme to apply lean' thinking and techniques to a number of new projects in central Government procurement in order to test these findings to achieve time and cost savings for the benefit of both bidders and the public purse. We will roll out the new approach once the route is proven.
Tom Greatrex: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what steps he has taken to ensure that 25 per cent. of Government contracts are awarded to small and medium-sized enterprises. [57674]
Mr Maude: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to my hon. Friends the Member for Stroud (Neil Carmichael) and the Member for Bromsgrove (Sajid Javid) on 13 May 2011, Official Report, column 1365W.
Tom Greatrex:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of central government procurement processes in
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evaluating the ability of small and medium-sized companies to receive an appropriate share of public sector contracts. [57675]
Mr Maude: On 11 February, the Prime Minister and I announced a series of measures to make it easier for SMEs to compete for Government contracts. Details can be found on the Cabinet Office website:
www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/news/government-opens-contracts-small-business
In particular, we are seeking to eliminate prequalification questionnaires below a £100,000 threshold and promoting use of the SME-friendly Open Procedure above £100,000, which is being tested on 11 projects. This ensures a more-level playing field for SMEs when bidders are being evaluated.
The Crown Commercial Representative for SMEs, Stephen Allott, is working with Departments to plan to run a series of Product Surgeries, the details of which will be announced soon. Stephen is keen to ensure that the surgeries provide a real opportunity for constructive engagement between innovative SMEs and Government and that all participants see real value in the process.
We will be publishing, in June, central Government Departments' specific action plans detailing how they will increase the amount of their business going to SMEs. These have all been reviewed by their respective Minister or Permanent Secretary.
Mr Ivan Lewis: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office with reference to the Plan for Growth, when he plans to publish a guide to public sector intellectual property procurement policy. [58167]
Mr Maude: We expect to publish the guide to public sector intellectual property procurement policy before the end of September 2011.
Jobseeker's Allowance
Andrew Rosindell: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office (1) how many people claiming jobseeker's allowance have a university degree; [57031]
(2) what proportion of those on jobseeker's allowance are under 18-years-old; [57036]
(3) what proportion of those on jobseeker's allowance are under 30-years-old. [57037]
Mr Hurd: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.
Letter from Stephen Penneck, dated May 2011:
As Director General for the Office for National Statistics, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Questions asking: what proportion of those currently on Jobseeker's Allowance are under 18 years old, (057036), what proportion of those currently on Jobseeker's Allowance are under 30 years old, (057037) how many of the people claiming Jobseeker's Allowance have a university degree? (057031)
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) compiles the number of claimants of Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA) from the Jobcentre Plus administrative system.
The proportion of those claiming JSA who were under 18 years old in April 2011 was 0.4%.
The proportion of those claiming JSA who were under 30 years old in April 2011 was 42.7%.
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The Jobcentre Plus administrative system does not hold data on educational qualifications. An alternative data source for data relating to benefits is the Annual Population Survey (APS) which also collects information regarding educational qualifications.
From APS the number of people claiming JSA with a degree or equivalent was 128,000 (and the proportion was 10.7%) for the 12 month period October 2009 to September 2010 which is the latest period available.
As with any sample survey, estimates from the APS are subject to a margin of uncertainty.
National and local area estimates for many labour market statistics, including employment, unemployment and claimant count are available on the NOMIS website at:
http://www.nomisweb.co.uk
Low Birthweight Babies: Peterborough
Mr Stewart Jackson: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many and what proportion of (a) low and (b) very low weight live births were recorded in the Peterborough city council area in each year since 2001; and if he will make a statement. [57415]
Mr Hurd: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.
Letter from Stephen Penneck, dated May 2011:
As Director General for the Office for National Statistics, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question asking how many and what proportion of (a) low and (b) very low weight live births were recorded in the Peterborough City Council area in each year since 2001 [57415].
Table 1 below shows the number and percentage of all live births which were (a) low birthweight and, (b) very low birthweight in Peterborough Unitary Authority, in 2001 to 2009 (the latest year available).
Information on live births is routinely published by different characteristics of birth and published on the Office for National Statistics website:
http://www.statistics.gov.uk/statbase/Product.asp?vlnk=1440k
| Table 1: Number and percentage of low birthweight (1) and very low birthweight (2 ) live births, Peterborough Unitary Authority, 2001-09 (3) | ||||
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Lung Cancer
Mr Baron: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office (1) what the five-year survival rate for (a) male and (b) female lung cancer patients (i) in each primary care trust, (ii) in each cancer network and (iii) in England was in the last five years for which figures are available; [57946]
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(2) what the (a) one-year and (b) five-year survival rate for lung cancer in people aged (i) 49 years and under, (ii) 50 to 59 years, (iii) 60 to 69 years, (iv) 70 to 79 years and (v) 80 years and over (A) in each primary care trust, (B) in each cancer network and (C) in England was in the last five years for which figures are available. [57947]
Mr Hurd: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.
Letter from Stephen Penneck, dated June 2011:
As Director General for the Office for National Statistics, I have been asked to reply to your recent questions asking:
(1) What the five-year survival rate for (a) male and (b) female lung cancer patients (i) in each primary care trust, (ii) in each cancer network and (iii) in England was in the last five years for which figures are available. [57946]
(2) What the (a) one-year and (b) five-year survival rate for lung cancer in people aged (i) 49 years and under, (ii) 50 to 59 years, (iii) 60 to 69 years, (iv) 70 to 79 years and (v) 80 years and over (A) in each primary care trust, (B) in each cancer network and (C) in England was for the last five years for which figures are available. [57947]
ONS publish one-year and five-year cancer survival rates for adults (aged 15-99). Survival is calculated from the date of diagnosis.
Survival rates for lung cancer are not available for (i) primary care trusts in England. One-year survival rates for all cancers combined are available. For patients diagnosed during 1996-2006
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and followed up to the end of 2007, the figures are available on the National Statistics website at:
http://www.statistics.gov.uk/statbase/Product.asp?vlnk=15388
Figures are presented for each of the 11 years from 1996-2006, for all adults (persons aged 15-99 years), persons aged 55-64 years and persons aged 75-99 years.
The latest one-year and five-year survival figures available for (ii) cancer networks in England, for six common cancers including lung cancer, for (a) male and (b) female patients diagnosed in 1991-2006 and followed up to 2007, are available on the National Statistics website at:
http://www.statistics.gov.uk/statbase/Product.asp?vlnk=15387
Figures are presented for three time periods: 1991-1995, 1996-2000 and 2001-2006, for persons aged 15-99 years.
The latest one-year and five-year survival figures available for (iii) England, for 21 common cancers including lung cancer, for (a) male and (b) female patients diagnosed in 2004-2008 and followed up to the end of 2009, are available on the National Statistics website at:
http://www.statistics.gov.uk/StatBase/Product.asp?vlnk=14007&Pos=6&ColRank=1&Rank=192
Figures are presented for all adults (persons aged 15-99 years), persons aged 15-39 years, 40-49 years, for each 10-year age group up to 70-79 years, then for 80-99 years.
The latest figures for one-year and five-year survival for lung cancer in England, for males and females, for all ages and by age group, for (a) males and (b) females are presented in Table 1 below, with comparable figures for 2000-2004 with follow up to 2005, 2001-2006 with follow up to 2007, and 2003-2007 with follow up to 2008. Figures released prior to this were published for England and Wales combined.
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| (1) Relative survival is the probability of survival (shown here as a percentage) after correction for other causes of death. (2) Because cancer survival varies with age at diagnosis, the summary survival estimates for all ages combined (15-99 years) have been age-standardised, where possible, to control for changes in the age profile of cancer patients over time. (3) Lung cancer is defined by the International Classification of Diseases, tenth revision (ICD-10) codes C33 and C34. (4) Confidence intervals are a measure of the statistical precision of an estimate and show the range of uncertainty around the estimated figure. As a general rule, if the confidence interval around one figure overlaps with the interval around another, we cannot say with certainty that there is more than a chance difference between the two figures. (5) It is not possible to give an age-standardised figure if there are too few patients in a given age group to provide a reliable survival estimate or if very few patients actually died in one of the intervals of time since diagnosis in which survival was estimated. That may happen because survival is very high (there are very few deaths) or because it is very low (most of the patients died). | |||||||
Mr Baron: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office (1) what the mortality rate for lung cancer in people aged (a) 49 years and under, (b) 50 to 59 years, (c) 60 to 69 years, (d) 70 to 79 years and (e) 80 years and over (i) in each primary care trust, (ii) in each cancer network and (iii) in England was in the last five years for which figures are available; [57948]
(2) what the mortality rate for (a) male and (b) female patients with lung cancer (i) in each primary care trust, (ii) in each cancer network and (iii) in England was in the last five years for which figures are available. [57949]
Mr Hurd: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.
Letter from Stephen Penneck, dated June 2011:
As Director General for the Office for National Statistics, I have been asked to reply to your recent questions asking:
1. What the mortality rate for lung cancer in people aged (a) 49 years and under, (b) 50 to 59 years, (c) 60 to 69 years, (d) 70 to 79 years and (e) 80 years and over (i) in each primary care trust, (ii) in each cancer network and (iii) in England was in the last five years for which figures are available. (57948)
2. What the mortality rate for (a) male and (b) female patients with lung cancer (i) in each primary care trust, (ii) in each cancer network and {iii) in England was in the last five years for which figures are available. (57949)
Tables 1 and 2 provide the age-standardised mortality rate per 100,000 population, where lung cancer was the underlying cause of death, for people aged (a) 49 years and under, (b) 50 to 59 years, (c) 60 to 69 years, (d) 70 to 79 years and (e) 80 years and over (i) in each primary care organisation (Table 1) and (ii) in each cancer network (Table 2) for 2005 to 2009 combined (the latest years available), Figures for individual years were combined due to small numbers of deaths in each year.
Age-standardised rates are used to allow comparison between populations which may contain different proportions of people of different ages. It is ONS policy not to calculate age-standardised rates where there are less than 10 deaths in a group, as standardised rates based on small numbers of events are susceptible to inaccurate interpretation. Therefore, rates for 12 primary care organisations in Table 1 have not been calculated.
Tables 3 and 4 provide the age-standardised mortality rate per 100,000 population, where lung cancer was the underlying cause of death, for people aged (a) 49 years and under, (b) 50 to 59 years, (c) 60 to 69 years, (d) 70 to 79 years and (e) 80 years and over, (iii) in England, for 2005 to 2009 combined (Table 3) and individual years (Table 4) (the latest years available).
Tables 5 to 9 provide the age-standardised mortality rate per 100,000 population for (a) males and (b) females, where lung cancer was the underlying cause of death, (i) in each primary care organisation (Tables 5 and 6), (ii) in each cancer network (Tables 7 and 8) and (iii) in England (Table 9), for 2005 to 2009 (the latest years available).
It is not possible from the information given at death registration to state whether the deceased was a patient at the time of death.
Copies of Tables 1, 2, 5, 6, 7 and 8 have been placed in the House of Commons library.
| Table 3. Age-standardised mortality rate per 100,000 population, where lung cancer was the underlying cause of death, by age group, England, 2005 to 2009 combined (1,2,3,4,5) | |||
| Rate per 100,000 population | |||
| 95% Confidence interval | |||
| Age group | Rate | Lower limit | Upper limit |
| (1) Age-standardised mortality rates per 100,000 population, standardised to the European Standard Population. Age-standardised rates are used to allow comparison between populations which may contain different proportions of people of different ages. (2) Confidence intervals are a measure of the statistical precision of an estimate and show the range of uncertainty around the estimated figure. Calculations based on small numbers of events are often subject to random fluctuations. As a general rule, if the confidence interval around one figure overlaps with the interval around another, we cannot say with certainty that there is more than a chance difference between the two figures. (3) Cause of death for lung cancer was defined using the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) codes C33-C34. (4) Figures for England exclude deaths of non-residents. (5) Figures are based on deaths registered in each calendar. | |||
| Table 4. Age-standardised mortality rate per 100,000 population, where lung cancer was the underlying cause of death, by age group, England, 2005 to 2009 (1,2,3,4,5) | ||||
| Rate per 100,000 population | ||||
| 95% Confidence interval | ||||
| Year | Age group | Rate | Lower limit | Upper limit |
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| (1 )Age-standardised mortality rates per 100,000 population, standardised to the European Standard Population. Age-standardised rates are used to allow comparison between populations which may contain different proportions of people of different ages. (2) Confidence intervals are a measure of the statistical precision of art estimate and show the range of uncertainty around the estimated figure. Calculations based on small numbers of events are often subject to random fluctuations. As a general rule, if the confidence interval around one figure overlaps with the interval around another, we cannot say with certainty that there is more than a chance difference between the two figures. (3) Cause of death for lung cancer was defined using the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) codes C33-C34. (4) Figures for England exclude deaths of non-residents. (5) Figures are based on deaths registered in each calendar. | ||||
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| Table 9. Age-standardised mortality rate per 100,000 population, where lung cancer was the underlying cause of death, by sex, England, 2005 to 2009 (1,2,3,4,5) | |||
| Rate per 100,000 population | |||
| 95% Confidence interval | |||
| Year | Rate | Lower limit | Upper limit |
| (1) Age-standardised mortality rates per 100,000 population, standardised to the European Standard Population. Age-standardised rates are used to allow comparison between populations which may contain different proportions of people of different ages. (2) Confidence intervals are a measure of the statistical precision of an estimate and show the range of uncertainty around the estimated figure. Calculations based on small numbers of events are often subject to random fluctuations. As a general rule, if the confidence interval around one figure overlaps with the interval around another, we cannot say with certainty that there is more than a chance difference between the two figures. (3) Cause of death for lung cancer was defined using the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) codes C33-C34. (4) Figures for England exclude deaths of non-residents. (5) Figures are based on deaths registered in each calendar. | |||
Regional GDP
Tom Blenkinsop: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what proportion of the gross domestic product of the UK was produced in each region in each of the last 30 years. [57586]
Mr Hurd: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.
Letter from Stephen Penneck, dated May 2011:
As Director General for the Office for National Statistics I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question asking what proportion of the Gross Domestic Product of the UK was produced in each region in each of the last 30 years (57586).
The Office for National Statistics does not produce regional estimates of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) but it does produce estimates of regional Gross Value Added (GVA). GVA is GDP minus taxes on products plus subsidies on products. Estimates are produced at current basic prices.
The GVA time series began in 1989 and the latest data available are for 2009 (published in December 2010).
The tables show the UK proportions for the English regions, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland from 1989 to 2009.
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| Source: Regional GVA, ONS, total GVA available on the National Statistics website at: http://www.statistics.gov.uk/downloads/theme_economy/GVA_NUTS1.xls | |||||||||||