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Super Output Areas
Mr. Dodds: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list the super output areas (SOAs) in North Belfast that are in the top 10 percent. of most deprived SOAs in Northern Ireland. [11602]
Angela E. Smith: The following table lists the 19 super output areas (SOAs) in Belfast North parliamentary constituency that are within the most deprived ten percent. of SOAs in Northern Ireland.
(76) Source—Northern Ireland Multiple Deprivation Measure 2005 (NISRA).
(77) Based on the Multiple Deprivation Measure (MDM).
Unemployment
Mr. Peter Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the unemployment rate in Northern Ireland was in each of the last 10 years. [12055]
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Angela E. Smith: Labour force survey estimates of the unemployment rate in Northern Ireland for each of the last 10 years can be found in the following table:
| Percentage | |
|---|---|
| Period (spring) | Unemployment rate |
| 1995 | 11.2 |
| 1996 | 9.8 |
| 1997 | 7.8 |
| 1998 | 7.5 |
| 1999 | 7.4 |
| 2000 | 7.1 |
| 2001 | 6.3 |
| 2002 | 5.5 |
| 2003 | 5.3 |
| 2004 | 5.0 |
| 2005 | 4.9 |
Source:
NI Labour Force Survey
Water Rates
Mrs. Spelman: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland whether the Government's proposals for reform of water rates in Northern Ireland are intended to be revenue-neutral. [12078]
Mr. Woodward: Unlike in England and Wales, domestic customers in Northern Ireland do not pay separate water charges. The current proposals for the introduction of direct domestic charges for water and sewerage services, together with the extension of the non-domestic charging regime, are intended to recover the full costs of delivering water and sewerage services in Northern Ireland.
HEALTH
Influence of the Pharmaceutical Industry" Report
Paul Flynn: To ask the Secretary of State for Health when her Department expects to respond to the Health Select Committee's Fourth Report of Session 2004–05, on the Influence of the Pharmaceutical Industry, HC 42. [11320]
Jane Kennedy: The Government are currently considering their response to the Health Select Committee report, which will be published shortly.
Adverse Drug Reactions
Mr. Burstow: To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 4 July 2005, Official Report, column 201W, on adverse drug reactions, what the comparable figures for (a) 1997, (b) 2001 and (c) 2003 were. [11357]
Jane Kennedy: The table shows the total number and number of fatal suspected adverse drug reaction (ADR) reports received via the yellow card scheme for patients aged 50 to 64, 65 to 74 and 75 years and over in 1997, 2001 and 2003.
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It is important to note that a report of an adverse drug reaction does not necessarily mean that it was caused by the drug. Many factors have to be taken into account in assessing causal relationships including temporal association, the possible contribution of concomitant medication and the underlying disease. It is particularly important to note that causality has not been established for fatal reports.
Adverse Drug Reactions (Older People)
Mr. Burstow: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate she has made of the number of bed days lost due to adverse drug reactions in (a) 50 to 64-year-olds, (b) 65 to 74-year-olds and (c) over 75-year-olds in each of the last five years. [6656]
Jane Kennedy: No estimate has been made by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) of the number of bed days lost due to adverse drug reactions. The MHRA has, however funded a study conducted from November 2001 to April 2002, published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) on 2 July 2004 1 , conducted in two large hospitals in Merseyside. This suggested that adverse drug reactions account for 6.5 per cent. of hospital admissions. The median bed stay was eight days, accounting for 4 per cent. of the hospital bed capacity. Patients admitted with adverse drugs reactions, who were of a median age of 76 years, were significantly older than patients without adverse drug reactions, who were of a median age of 66 years. A copy of the BMJ article is available in the Library.
1 Pirmohamed, M. et al. Adverse drug reactions as cause of admission to hospital: prospective analysis of 18,820 patients". BMJ 2004;329:15–19
Alcohol-related Illnesses
Mr. Burstow: To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 11 July 2005, Official Report, column 728W, to the hon. Member for Southend West, (Mr. Amess) on hospitals (alcohol-related cases), what equivalent information is available for (a) Greater London, (b) each strategic health authority and (c) each NHS trust in London. [13481]
Caroline Flint:
The information requested is shown in the tables.
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(78) Alcohol related diseases defined as following ICD-10 codes recorded in primary diagnosis;
F10: Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of alcohol.
K70: Alcoholic liver disease.
T51: Toxic effect of alcohol.
Notes:
1. A finished admission episode is the first period of in-patient care under one consultant within one healthcare provider. Please note that admissions do not represent the number of in-patients, as a person may have more than one admission within the year.
2. Due to reasons of confidentiality, figures between one and five have been suppressed and replaced with *.
3. The primary diagnosis is the first of up to 14 (seven prior to 2002–03) diagnosis fields in the hospital episode statistics (HES) data set and provides the main reason why the patient was in hospital.
4. Figures have not been adjusted for shortfalls in data, that is, the data is ungrossed.
Source:
HES, Health and Social Care Information Centre.
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