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Written Answers
Thursday, 24th January 2002.
Golden Jubilee: Grant of Lord Mayoralty
Baroness Hayman asked Her Majesty's Government:
- Further to the Written Answer by the Lord Chancellor on 25 October 2001 (WA 137), when they intend to publish a list of the applicants for the grant of a Lord Mayoralty or Lord Provostship to mark Her Majesty the Queen's Golden Jubilee.[HL2492]
The Lord Chancellor (Lord Irvine of Lairg): Further to the Answer that I gave on 25 October 2001 (Official Report, col. WA 137), applications for the grant of a Lord Mayoralty have been received from the following cities:
- Bath
- Cambridge
- Carlisle
- Chichester
- Derby
- Exeter
- Gloucester
- Lancaster
- Lincoln
- St Albans
- St David's
- Salford
- Southampton
- Sunderland
- Truro
- Wolverhampton
- Worcester.
Gulf Veterans: Mortality
Lord Campbell-Savours asked Her Majesty's Government:
- What are the latest figures for deaths to Gulf veterans, and among the control group.[HL2454]
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Defence (Lord Bach): Peer reviewed scientific data comparing the mortality rates of UK Gulf veterans to an era group of service personnel who
did not deploy to the Gulf was published for the first time in the Lancet on 1 July 2000. Updates to these figures were provided by the Ministry of Defence to the House on 20 July 2000, 22 January 2001 and 19 July 2001. The MoD has undertaken to continue to monitor the mortality of both Gulf veterans and the era group and will publish updated figures on a regular basis. The figures as at 31 December 2001 are shown in the table.Overall, in the period 1 April 1991 to 31 December 2001, the mortality of UK Gulf veterans was no different than that of the control group. Slightly fewer Gulf veterans have died from disease-related causes than have those in the control group, whereas the number of Gulf veterans dying of external causes is a little higher than for the control group. These differences are similar to those shown by the figures published in July 2001.
| ICD Chapter | Cause of death | Gulf | Era | Mortality Rate Ratio(1) |
| All deaths | 524 | 520 | 1.00 | |
| All cause coded deaths | 514 | 510 | 1.00 | |
| I–XVI | Disease-related causes | 198 | 240 | 0.82 |
| I | Infectious and parasitic diseases | 3 | 2 | 1.49 |
| II | Cancers | 84 | 94 | 0.89 |
| III | Endocrine and immune disorders | 1 | 4 | 0.25 |
| V | Mental disorders | 11 | 12 | 0.91 |
| VI | Diseases of the nervous system and sense organs | 7 | 6 | 1.16 |
| VII | Diseases of the circulatory system | 68 | 90 | 0.75 |
| VIII | Diseases of the respiratory system | 10 | 5 | 1.99 |
| IX | Diseases of the digestive system | 11 | 16 | 0.68 |
| IV, X–XV1 | All other disease-related causes | 3 | 11 | 0.27 |
| EXVII | External causes of injury and poisoning | 316 | 270 | 1.17 |
| Railway accidents | 4 | 1 | 3.98 | |
| Motor vehicle accidents | 110 | 92 | 1.19 | |
| Water transport accidents | 4 | 1 | 3.98 | |
| Air and space accidents | 25 | 17 | 1.46 | |
| Other vehicle accidents | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | |
| Accidental poisoning | 10 | 14 | 0.71 | |
| Accidental falls | 8 | 6 | 1.33 | |
| Accidents due to fire/flames | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | |
| Accidents due to natural environmental factors | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | |
| Accidents due to submersion/ suffocation/foreign bodies | 17 | 7 | 2.42 | |
| Other accidents | 31 | 27 | 1.14 | |
| Late effects of accident/injury | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | |
| Suicide and injury undetermined whether accidental | 97 | 90 | 1.07 | |
| Homicide | 5 | 4 | 1.24 | |
| Injury resulting from the operations of war | 3 | 4 | 0.75 | |
| Other deaths for which coded cause data are not yet available | 7 | 7 | ||
| Overseas deaths for which cause data are not available | 3 | 3 |
(1) Mortality rate ratios differ marginally from the crude deaths ratio owing to some small differences between the Gulf and Era cohorts.
Notes:
1. Service and Ex-Service personnel only.
2. World Health Organisation's International Classification of Diseases 9th revision 1997.
Baroness Gibson of Market Rasen asked Her Majesty's Government:
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Lord Whitty): The opening pathfinder bidding round for the £50 million community energy programme is being launched today. We expect to allocate around £5 million under this initial round for schemes that will provide carbon savings; help to alleviate fuel poverty among householders; and reduce fuel costs for hospitals, universities and other community buildings.
I am placing copies of the programme documentation in the House Library.
Lord Janner of Braunstone asked Her Majesty's Government:
The Minister of State, Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions (Lord Falconer of Thoroton): An estimate is not currently available but information is being obtained to enable such an estimate to be made.
Recent research in Japan suggested the risk of deaths and serious injuries among front seat occupants was higher when a rear seat passenger was unbelted than when the passenger used a belt.
Lord Fearn asked Her Majesty's Government:
Lord Falconer of Thoroton: The local transport plan (LTP) guidance issued to local authorities by my department included park and ride as one of a range of measures authorities could consider. Our revised planning policy guidance note PPG13 on transport, published in March 2001, gave further guidance on planning aspects of park and ride proposals, and Traffic Advisory Leaflet 2/01 was also issued on the subject in April 2001.
It is for local authorities to decide what is appropriate for their area and many have included new or extended park and ride schemes in their LTPs. The detailed arrangements for paying for parking in such schemes or elsewhere, whether using pay and display or other means, are also for authorities to decide in the light of specific local circumstances.
Baroness Gould of Potternewton asked Her Majesty's Government:
Lord Falconer of Thoroton: We are today publishing a consultation document entitled Consultation on possible changes to the Use Classes Order and temporary uses provisions. This completes the series of consultation papers that together are designed to deliver a radical reform of the planning system.
Planning permission is required for a material change of use. However certain uses are so similar, for example in terms of noise, traffic, appearance and parking, that there is no obvious reason why planning permission for change of use from one to the other should be required. The use classes order (UCO) excludes from planning control any change of use where both the existing and proposed use fall within the same class. The general permitted development order (GPDO) provides further flexibility by classifying certain moves between the use classes as permitted development, so that a developer does not need to apply for planning permission.
It is important that the use classes order should be up to date and relevant and reflect current policy priorities. In our view, the order and related GPDO provisions should be constructed in a way which allows the maximum possible freedom from planning control consistent with delivering planning policy and wider objectives, including protecting amenity.
The consultation document sets out a range of options for changes to the use class provisions and temporary use provisions. We will consider responses carefully before deciding on the most appropriate way forward.
Copies of the consultation document will be placed in the Library of the House.
Baroness Gould of Potternewton asked Her Majesty's Government:
Lord Falconer of Thoroton: The regional planning guidance for the East Midlands (RPG8) is being published today.
The RPG sets out the spatial development strategy that encompasses proposals for the development of the region's economy, infrastructure, housing and other land uses. The guiding principle is that the main urban areas and previously developed land should be the preferred locations for most development. RPG also sets out proposals for the conservation, management and enhancement of the region's natural and cultural environment.
I am pleased that much of the format and content of RPG8, including the vision, objectives and core strategy, carries forward much of what was proposed in the original draft RPG prepared by the East Midlands Regional Local Government Association (EMRLGA). RPG8 reflects very effective working between EMRLGA, local authorities and other stakeholders, all of whom have made valuable contributions to refine and enhance the original draft strategy. It builds on the new inclusive process for preparing RPG that the Government have put in place. The RPG was prepared before our planning Green Paper proposals were announced in December. I look to the regional planning body to take the strategy forward and to monitor and review it in line with the regional planning principles set out in the Green Paper.
When bids will be invited under their new community energy programme.[HL2475]
What percentage of deaths among front seat occupants in cars they estimate would have been avoided by the use of seat belts by passengers in the rear of cars. [HL2335]
What steps they are taking to encourage local authorities to introduce or extend park and ride and pay and display schemes. [HL2374]
When they will publish the consultation document on the use classes order that was promised in the planning Green Paper. [HL2473]
When the regional planning guidance for the East Midlands will be published. [HL2474]
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