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Written question asked by Stephen O'Brien (Conservative) on Thursday, 18 March 2010, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 22 March 2010. It was answered by Baroness Smith of Basildon (Labour) on Monday, 29 March 2010 on behalf of the Cabinet Office.

Primary Care Trusts: Finance

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 17 March 2010, Official Report, column 925W, on health services: disadvantage, what the total population was of (a) spearhead and (b) non-spearhead area primary care trusts in each year.
Answer

I have been asked to reply.The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.Letter from Stephen Penneck, dated March 2010:"The following table contains for Spearhead and non-Spearhead primary care trusts population estimates for mid-2006 to mid-2008, and population projections for mid-2009 from ONS 2006-based Subnational Population Projections."

Population estimates/projections for Spearhead and non-Spearhead Primary Care Trusts, mid-2006 to mid-2009
Thousand
Spearhead PCTs Non-Spearhead PCTs Total
Mid-2009 18,434 33,454 51,888
Mid-2008 18,289 33,158 51.446
Mid-2007 18,195 32,897 51,092
Mid-2006 15,638 35,125 50,763
Notes:
1. The Spearhead Group is identified in terms of local authority areas. It comprises the 'worst' fifth of local authorities for at least three out of five selected indicators, covering male life expectancy at birth, female life expectancy at birth, cancer mortality rate for under 75s, circulatory disease mortality rate for under 75s, and the Index of Multiple Deprivation 2004 average score.
2. Spearhead PCTs are those that overlap geographically, either wholly or partly, with the Spearhead local authorities. Spearhead PCTs on old and new boundaries cover slightly different populations.
3. Figures for mid-2007 to mid-2009 are based on PCT boundaries following the October 2006 NHS reorganisation. Mid-2006 figures are based on old PCT boundaries.
4. The figures for mid-2006 to mid-2008 are population estimates, the figures for mid-2009 are population projections from CXNS 2006-based Subnational Population Projections.
Source:
Office for National Statistics

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
508 c808W; 323836
Session
2009-10
Related items
Health Services: Disadvantaged
Wednesday, 17 March 2010
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
Primary care trusts Population
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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