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Teen Pregnancy
Chris Ruane: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many conceptions by girls under the age of 16 there were by region (a) expressed as a percentage of under-16s and (b) the total number, in descending order according to percentage figures for the latest year in which figures are available. [30599]
Ruth Kelly: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply.
Letter from Len Cook to Chris Ruane, dated 30 January 2002:
- As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent question asking how many conceptions to girls under the age of 16 there were by region (a) expressed as a percentage of under 16s and (b) the total number, in descending order according to percentage for the latest year in which figures are available. (30599)
- The figures requested are given in the table below:
| GOR | Number of conceptions to girls under 16 | Girls conceiving under 16(28) as percentage of population |
|---|---|---|
| North East | 499 | 1.00 |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 919 | 0.98 |
| London | 1,058 | 0.89 |
| North West | 1,178 | 0.88 |
| West Midlands | 890 | 0.88 |
| East Midlands | 616 | 0.80 |
| South West | 658 | 0.75 |
| South East | 963 | 0.67 |
| Eastern | 627 | 0.65 |
(28) The population at risk of conceiving under 16 is conventionally taken to be girls aged 13–15
Source:
Office for National Statistics
Children (Accidental Deaths)
Chris Ruane: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many accidental deaths of children there were broken
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down by region, expressed by (a) the percentage of population and (b) the total number, in descending order for the latest year for which figures are available. [30603]
Ruth Kelly: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply.
Letter from Len Cook to Chris Ruane, dated 30 January 2002:
- As National Statistician I have been asked to reply to your question concerning the number of accidental deaths which occurred to children by region by (a) the percentage of the population and (b) the total number, in descending order for the latest year when figures were available. (30603)
- The figures requested are given in the table below:
| Government office region | Number of deaths | Rate per 100,000 population aged 0–15 years |
|---|---|---|
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 45 | 4.4 |
| West Midlands | 41 | 3.7 |
| East Midlands | 30 | 3.6 |
| North West | 51 | 3.6 |
| South West | 30 | 3.2 |
| North East | 15 | 2.9 |
| London | 42 | 2.8 |
| South East | 43 | 2.6 |
| East | 27 | 2.5 |
(29) International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, codes E800-E949
(30) Excludes deaths under 28 days
(31) Residents only
(32) Data are for occurrences of death per calendar year
(33) To facilitate comparison between areas the figures are presented as a rate per 100,000 population resident in the area, rather than as a percentage, because of small numbers of events
Source:
Office for National Statistics
Low Pay
Chris Ruane: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) how many adults aged over 25 years were on low rates of pay by region, expressed as (a) a percentage and (b) the total number, ranked in descending order according to percentages for the latest date for which figures are available; [30580]
- (2) how many low paid adults aged 16 to 21 years there are, broken down by region, expressed as (a) a percentage and (b) total numbers, ranked in descending order according to percentage figures for the latest date available. [30614]
Ruth Kelly: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply.
Letter from Len Cook to Chris Ruane, dated 30 January 2002:
- As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent questions about the number of adults aged 16 to 21 and over 25 on low rates of pay. (30614, 30580).
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- The estimated number of jobs in the United Kingdom with pay below National Minimum Wage (NMW) rates in April 2001 was 320,000. Of these, 50,000 relate to 18–21 year olds and 270,000 relate to 22 year olds and over.
- The National Statistics website contains estimates for the numbers and proportions of jobs paid at below NMW rates for Government Office Regions for all persons, however, numbers are suppressed for some regions because of the small size of the estimates. Figures are posted at: http://www.statistics.gov.uk/themes/labour_market/ pay_and_earn ings/measuring_low_pay.asp
- No estimates at regional level are available for the age groups requested.
Divorce
Chris Ruane: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many children there were whose parents are divorced by region expressed (a) as a percentage of all children and (b) the total number, in descending order according to percentage for the latest year in which figures are available. [30600]
Ruth Kelly: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply.
Letter from Len Cook to Chris Ruane, dated 30 January 2002:
- As Director of the Office of National Statistics, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question on the number of children there were whose parents are divorced by region (a) expressed as a percentage and (b) the total number, in descending order according to percentage for the latest year in which figures are available. (30600).
- Estimated numbers for the United Kingdom for 2000, derived from the Labour Force Survey 1 , are as follows.
| Government office region/country | Number of children | Percentage of UK total |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom, 2000 | ||
| North West | 118.1 | 13.7 |
| London | 111.4 | 12.9 |
| South East | 105.6 | 12.2 |
| West Midlands | 82.4 | 9.5 |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 80.5 | 9.3 |
| East of England | 69.9 | 8.1 |
| South West | 63.4 | 7.3 |
| Wales | 61.7 | 7.1 |
| Scotland | 55.6 | 6.4 |
| East Midland | 54.3 | 6.3 |
| North East | 44.0 | 5.1 |
| Northern Ireland | 16.6 | 1.9 |
| United Kingdom | 863.5 | 100 |
Source:
Labour Force Survey 2000
Illness
Chris Ruane: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people had a limiting long standing illness or disability by region expressed as (a) a percentage and (b) the total number, ranked in descending order according to percentage figures for the latest year in which figures are available. [30581]
Ruth Kelly: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply.
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Letter from Len Cook to Chris Ruane, dated 30 January 2002:
- As National Statistician I have been asked to reply to your recent question on the number of people with a limiting long standing illness or disability by region expressed as (a) a percentage and (b) the total number, ranked in descending order according to percentage figures for the latest year for which figures are available. (30581)
- The information requested is shown in the attached table.
| Government office Region/County | (a) Percentage reporting limiting long standing illness | (b) Number reporting limiting long standing illness (000s) | Weighted base (000s) = 100% (total number of people in each region) |
|---|---|---|---|
| North East | 23 | 652 | 2,783 |
| Merseyside | 23 | 314 | 1,342 |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 21 | 1,072 | 5,113 |
| South West | 21 | 1,022 | 4,925 |
| Wales | 20 | 584 | 2,908 |
| North West | 20 | 1,119 | 5,688 |
| Scotland | 19 | 971 | 4,999 |
| East Midlands | 18 | 664 | 3,754 |
| West Midlands | 17 | 891 | 5,161 |
| East of England | 17 | 858 | 5,129 |
| London | 16 | 1,143 | 7,121 |
| South East | 16 | 1,253 | 7,943 |
| All England | 18 | 8,987 | 48,960 |
| Great Britain | 19 | 10,542 | 56,866 |
Notes:
Published data from the General Household Survey (Table 7.10 Living in Britain 2000).
Weighted bases shown here differ slightly from the published table because the published table includes two other measures of self-reported sickness. Bases for each measure differ because of the varying number of "no answers" to each measure. In these instances, the smallest base only is shown.
Percentages are based on data weighted to compensate for differential non response. The weighted figures give a grossed up population estimate.
Figures for Scotland and Wales are included in the ranked list, an overall figure for England is given separately.
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