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To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment she has made of the possibility of electricity blackouts due to a lack of gas this winter. - (Holding answer 2 December 2004).

Asked by

David Stewart (Labour)

Answering body

Department of Trade and Industry

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

7 December 2004

Reference

201589; 428 c466W

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list (a) the average flying hours lost per month at airbases in (i) England, (ii) Wales and (iii) Scotland and (b) the flying hours per month lost due to bad weather at (A) RAF Waddington, (B) RAF Lyneham and...

Asked by

Angus Robertson (Scottish National Party)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

24 November 2004

For answer on

1 December 2004

Answered on

1 December 2004

Angus Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list (a) the average flying hours lost per month at airbases in (i) England, (ii) Wales and (iii) Scotland and (b) the flying hours per month lost due to bad weather at (A) RAF Waddington, (B) RAF Lyneham and (C) RAF Brize Norton in each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement. [200269] Mr. Ingram: Records of the average flying hours lost per month at airbases are not held centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost. The Ministry of Defence does not hold records of flying hours lost owing to bad weather. The following table presents the total number of lost flying hours by month since January 2001 at RAF Waddington, RAF Lyneham and RAF Brize Norton when conditions were assessed as red. Red conditions are defined as when visibility is less than 800 metres or the cloud base is less than 200 ft above ground level. In these conditions, flying is unlikely to take place. Other weather conditions, for example high winds and turbulence, might also preclude flying but their incidence is not recorded. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. RAF Waddington RAF Lyneham RAF Brize Norton Month Red Conditions Month Red Conditions Month Red Conditions (Hours) (Hours) (Hours) 2001 2001 2001 Jan 104:00 Jan 27:00 Jan 30:00 Feb 69:00 Feb 57:00 Feb 46:00 Mar 42:00 Mar 31:00 Mar 16:00 Apr 8:00 Apr 6:00 Apr 6:00 May 10:00 May 5:00 May 4:00 Jim 3:00 Jun 0:00 Jun 0:00 Jul 2:00 Jul 16:00 Jul 5:00 Aug 3:00 Aug 14:00 Aug 16:00 Sep 20:00 Sep 12:00 Sep 12:00 Oct 46:00 Oct 14:00 Oct 23:00 Nov 14:00 Nov 23:00 Nov 10:00 Dec 70:00 Dec 59:00 Dec 37:00 2002 2002 2002 Jan 79:00 Jan 66:00 Jan 68:00 Feb 27:00 Feb 18:00 Feb 17:00 Mar 23:00 Mar 2:00 Mar 9:00 Apr 5:00 Apr 10:00 Apr 8:00 May 16:00 May 3:00 May 4:00 Jun 13:00 Jun 13:00 Jun 0:00 Jul 9:00 Jul 7:00 Jul 0:00 Aug 39:00 Aug 4:00 Aug 3:00 Sep 10:00 Sep 8:00 Sep 6:00 Oct 28:00 Oct 17:00 Oct 1:00 Nov 145:00 Nov 47:00 Nov 60:00 Dec 100:00 Dec 104:00 Dec 63:00 2003 2003 2003 Jan 43:00 Jan 13:00 Jan 12:00 Feb 26:00 Feb 31:00 Feb 13:00 Mar 34:00 Mar 28:00 Mar 14:00 Apr 12:00 Apr 7:00 Apr 7:00 May 0:00 May 0:00 May 2:00 Jun 1:00 Jun 6:00 Jun 1:00 Jul 7:00 Jul 6:00 Jul 0:00 Aug 9:00 Aug 3:00 Aug 0:00 Sep 4:00 Sep 2:00 Sep 6:00 Oct 4:00 Oct 11:00 Oct 0:00 Nov 58:00 Nov 38:00 Nov 27:00 Dec 74:00 Dec 57:00 Dec 33:00 2004 2004 2004 Jan 10:00 Jan 12:00 Jan 2:00 Feb 4:00 Feb 2:00 Feb 4:00 Mar 17:00 Mar 24:00 Mar 12:00 Apr 8:00 Apr 1:00 Apr 1:00 May 13:00 May 9:00 May 4:00 Jun 1:00 Jun 1:00 Jun 0:00 Jul 8:00 Jul 8:00 Jul 0:00 Aug 32:00 Aug 17:00 Aug 9:00 Sep 10:00 Sep 5:00 Sep 2:00 Oct 47:00 Oct 25:00 Oct 8:00 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Note: The figures have been recorded over a full 24 hour period because the stations remain open round the clock.

Date

1 December 2004

Reference

200269; 428 c161-4W

House

House of Commons

Treasury;Office for National Statistics

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many excess winter deaths there were in each year since 1997 in (a) the UK, (b) each region and (c) each constituency; and if he will make a statement. - Inc table and text of letter from Len Cook of the Office...

Asked by

Lord Bruce of Bennachie (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Treasury

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

26 November 2004

For answer on

30 November 2004

Answered on

30 November 2004

Malcolm Bruce: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many excess winter deaths there were in each year since 1997 in (a) the UK, (b) each region and (c) each constituency; and if he will make a statement. [200552] Mr. Timms: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply. Letter from Len Cook to Mr. Malcolm Bruce, dated 30 November 2004: As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question asking how many excess winter deaths there were in each year since 1997 in (a) the UK, (b) each region and (c) each constituency. (200552) Excess winter death figures (the excess number of deaths each winter compared to the average during other months of the year) are not routinely calculated for the United Kingdom. Results for England and Wales from 1997/1998 to 2003/2004 are presented in the attached table. These figures have been published with results for Government Office Regions in England for winters from 1991/ 1992 to 2003/2004. This report, "Excess Winter Mortality--By Age Group and Region" can be found on the National Statistics website at: http://www.statistics.gov.uk/STATBASE/ssdataset.asp?vlnk=7089 Published figures for 2003/2004 are currently provisional and not available for areas smaller than Government Office Regions. I am placing in the House of Commons Library, information on numbers of excess winter deaths by each parliamentary constituency for winters from 1997/1998 to 2002/2003. Excess winter deaths,1 England and Wales,2 1997-98 to 2003-04 3 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Excess winter deaths1,4 1997-98 22,900 1998-99 46,840 1999-2000 48,440 2000-01 24,840 2001-02 27,230 2002-03 23,970 2003-043 23,500 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 Excess winter deaths are defined by the Office for National Statistics as the difference between the number of deaths during the four winter months (December to March) and the average number of deaths during the four preceding months (August to November) and the following four months (April to July). 2 Including non-residents. 3 Figures for 2003-04 are provisional. 4 Figures are rounded to the nearest 10.

Date

30 November 2004

Reference

200552; 428 c103W

House

House of Commons

Treasury;Office for National Statistics

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many winter cold-related deaths have been recorded in each year since 1997, broken down by country and region in the UK; and how many of these were attributed to hypothermia. - Inc table and text of letter from Dennis Roberts of the...

Asked by

Colin Challen (Labour)

Answering body

Treasury

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

23 November 2004

For answer on

30 November 2004

Answered on

30 November 2004

Mr. Challen: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many winter cold related deaths have been recorded in each year since 1997, broken down by country and region in the UK; and how many of these were attributed to hypothermia. [199698] Mr. Timms: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply. Letter from Dennis Roberts to Mr. Colin Challen, dated 30 November 2004: The National Statistician has been asked to reply to your recent question asking how many winter cold-related deaths have been recorded in each year since 1997, broken down by country and region in the UK; and how many of these were attributed to hypothermia. I am replying in his absence. (199698) Numbers of cold-related deaths are not available, as cold is not recorded as a cause of death in itself. ONS does however publish annual excess winter death figures. These are the excess number of deaths each winter compared to the average during other months of the year. These figures are not routinely calculated for the United Kingdom but results for England and Wales and Government Office Regions in England have been published for winters from 1991/1992 to 2003/2004. This report, "Excess Winter Mortality--By Age Group and Region" can be found on the National Statistics website at: http://www.statistics.gov.uk/STATBASE/ssdataset.asp?vlnk=7089 For the period 1997 to 2003 (the latest year for which data are currently available) the annual total number of deaths where hypothermia was mentioned on the death certificate are presented in the attached table. Deaths with a mention of hypothermia1 on the death certificate, for the United Kingdom and constituent countries and Government Office Regions in England 2 1997 to 2003 3 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Country/Government Office 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 Region United Kingdom 439 422 403 373 336 259 236 England 343 326 305 298 244 176 176 North East 11 18 8 15 8 10 5 North West 34 36 38 39 31 23 17 Yorkshire and The Humber 29 39 30 23 29 19 20 East Midlands 21 26 41 26 20 13 16 West Midlands 41 48 49 45 32 26 23 East of England 57 42 44 48 35 19 23 London 37 33 28 32 18 16 20 South East 59 54 42 49 39 31 33 South West 54 30 25 21 32 19 19 Wales 14 26 20 14 16 99 Scotland 60 48 66 49 60 61 43 Northern Ireland 22 22 12 12 16 14 8 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 Deaths with a mention of hypothermia defined using the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision (ICD-9) code N991.6 for the years 1997 to 2000 and, for the years 2001 to 2003, the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) code T68. 2 Deaths of usual residents for these areas. 3 Figures are for deaths occurring in each calendar year for England and Wales and deaths registered in each calendar year for Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Date

30 November 2004

Reference

199698; 428 c88W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what action he is taking to reduce the number of winter deaths of pensioners due to cold weather. - Inc ref to 18 November 2004, 426 c1945-47W.

Asked by

Lord Cotter (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

30 November 2004

Reference

199765; 428 c69W

House

House of Commons

Sainsbury of Turville, Lord

Answered by

Lord Sainsbury of Turville (Labour)

Type

Oral answers to questions

Date

29 November 2004

Reference

667 c257-8

House

House of Lords

Sainsbury of Turville, Lord

1st supplementary on the depletion of North Sea reserves and gas prices.

Asked by

Lord Ezra (Liberal Democrat)

Oral questions - 1st Supplementary

Status

Answered

Date

29 November 2004

Reference

667 c257-8

House

House of Lords

Sainsbury of Turville, Lord

Answered by

Lord Sainsbury of Turville (Labour)

Type

Oral answers to questions

Date

29 November 2004

Reference

667 c257-8

House

House of Lords

Sainsbury of Turville, Lord

Whether, in the light of the recent reports by National Grid Transco and Ofgem, they are satisfied that there will be adequate supplies of gas and electricity to meet the winter demand, including demand in exceptional circumstances.

Asked by

Lord Ezra (Liberal Democrat)

Oral questions - Lead

Status

Answered

Date

29 November 2004

Reference

667 c257-8

House

House of Lords

Deposited Paper Dep 04/1884

Deposited by

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Type

Deposited papers

Date

24 November 2004

Reference

Dep 04/1884

House

House of Commons

Treasury;Office for National Statistics

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many deaths were attributed to cold weather and lack of adequate heating in homes in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) Tyne and Wear and (d) the UK in each year since 1997; and what the average age of death was...

Asked by

Stephen Hepburn (Labour)

Answering body

Treasury

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

18 November 2004

Reference

199225; 426 c1715W;426 c1719W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Trade and Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will make a statement on the adequacy of gas supplies to meet peak gas demand during a (a) one in 20 winter day and (b) period of sustained cold weather in winter 2004-05.

Asked by

Lord Bruce of Bennachie (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Trade and Industry

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

18 November 2004

Reference

426 c1924-5W;426 c1930W; 192736

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what action is being taken to reduce the number of winter deaths of pensioners due to cold weather.

Asked by

Stephen Hepburn (Labour)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

16 November 2004

For answer on

18 November 2004

Answered on

18 November 2004

Mr. Hepburn: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what action is being taken to reduce the number of winter deaths of pensioners due to cold weather. [199224] Dr. Ladyman: There are four main strands to the efforts nationally to reduce avoidable winter deaths: Immunisation of older people against influenza and pneumococcal disease. Increasing awareness among older people of the risks of cold weather, and the benefits and other help available to keep homes warm. The national fuel poverty strategy. Improving our ability to link the forecasting of cold weather with measures designed to prevent people from becoming ill, as well as to improve the ability of the health service to plan for surges in demand, especially for hospital admission. Winter fuel payments are significant, well-timed payments that are part of the Government's strategy on eradicating fuel poverty. They provide help for older households towards their winter fuel bills. Households with someone aged 60 or over receive £200 and those with someone aged 80 or over receive £300. They provide help for older people to heat their homes adequately during the coldest months without being fearful of the ability to meet the extra cost. The majority of payments are made by Christmas. In addition to the winter fuel payment, customers receiving pension credit, who are not in a care home, are eligible to receive cold weather payments. Cold weather payments are made when the average temperature at a particular weather station is recorded as, or is forecast to be, zero degrees Celsius or below over seven consecutive days. Every residential postcode in the country is linked to one of the 73 weather stations used in the scheme. When a period of cold weather occurs, or is forecast, then payments to qualifying customers in receipt of pension credit are made automatically. The amount paid is £8.50 for each period of cold weather. A target for influenza vaccination in those aged 65 and over has been set since the change in policy in 2000-01. In 2000-01, the target was 60 per cent., in 2001-02 65 per cent, and in 2002-03; and 2003-04, 70 per cent. Uptake achieved has been 65 per cent., 68 per cent., 69 per cent, and 71 percent. respectively. The number of people aged 65 and over receiving their flu immunisation this year was 5,781,440--over 295,000 more people than last year. This year's result is an excellent achievement and exceeds our target of 70 per cent. set at the start of the campaign. The joint committee on vaccination and immunisation (JCVI) has recommended extending pneumococcal immunisation to all aged 65 years and over. The new policy is to offer immunisation with pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine to all people aged 65 years and over. However, we are introducing the policy in stages. To start with, people aged 80 and over, who are most at risk from pneumococcal disease, will be offered the vaccine in 2003-04. They will be followed by all those aged 75 and over in 2004-05. By 2005-06, all those aged 65 and over should routinely be offered pneumococcal vaccine. People under these ages who are at higher risk from pneumococcal disease are already recommended to receive the vaccine. This includes people who have a heart condition, chronic lung disease, diabetes mellitus, a weakened immune system due to disease or treatment, a damaged spleen or no spleen. We will be collecting data on the number of people receiving their pneumococcal vaccination, but this will not be available until after April 2004. A "Keep Warm, Keep Well" campaign operates in England each winter. This provides free booklets for the public and special literature for health professionals; a telephone helpline, and advice on how those most in need may apply for grants, such as the Warm Front grant--a scheme providing grant for comprehensive packages of insulation and heating improvements for those on low incomes most vulnerable to cold-related ill health; advice on benefit payments, as well as the health benefits of keeping warm. The relationship between indoor temperatures and ill health is complex, with other factors such as outside exposure and behavioural factors involved. However, the likelihood of ill health is increased by cold damp homes. Illnesses such as influenza, heart disease and strokes are all exacerbated by the cold and older people are especially vulnerable. The Department is working together with other Government Departments to reduce the number of households in fuel poverty. Good progress has already been made, with the number of fuel-poor households falling from approximately 5.5 million in 1996 to about 3 million in 2001, with predictions of a further reduction of 0.5 million for 2002. Health professionals within the national health service have been made fully aware of fuel poverty as a potential health determinant and have been widely encouraged to identify and advise patients for whom cold, damp home conditions might be a health risk. At the local level, fuel poverty is on the agenda of many health professionals in delivering fuel poverty initiatives and fuel poverty has been identified as a key priority within the health inequalities programme for action. Her Majesty's Treasury funding was made available up to April 2003 to allow some exploratory work, led by the Meteorological Office, to develop models to forecast workload for primary and secondary care, built in part on weather forecasting. The evaluation of this exploratory work was inconclusive. Preliminary discussions are currently under way between the NHS, the Department and the Meteorological Office to determine next steps and in particular whether it is possible to: Refine the approaches taken to preventative interventions, targeted in time and place so as to gain maximum benefit for patients before they fall ill. Manage NHS workload more proactively than at present, so that services, including hospitals, are better placed to manage surges in demand, particularly for hospital admission.

Date

18 November 2004

Reference

199224; 426 c1945-7W;426 c1950-2W

House

House of Commons

Goldsmith, Lord

Whether the Crown Prosecution Service is correct to decline prosecution cases following fatal road traffic accidents because adverse weather conditions are considered a permissible defence. [HL 4738].

Asked by

Lord Berkeley (Labour)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

16 November 2004

Reference

HL 4738; 666 c129-30WA

House

House of Lords

Ministry of Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many flying days were lost due to bad weather at (a) RAF Kinloss and (b) RAF Lossiemouth in each month since January 1997; and if he will make a statement. - Inc table.

Asked by

Angus Robertson (Scottish National Party)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

26 October 2004

For answer on

15 November 2004

Answered on

15 November 2004

Angus Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many flying days were lost due to bad weather at (a) RAF Kinloss and (b) RAF Lossiemouth in each month since January 1997; and if he will make a statement. [194893] Mr. Ingram: The Ministry of Defence does not hold records of whole flying days lost owing to bad weather, which are very rare. The following table presents the total number of lost flying hours by month since January 1997 at RAF Kinloss and RAF Lossiemouth when conditions were assessed as red. Red conditions are defined as when visibility is less than 800 metres or the cloud base is less than 200 ft above ground level. In these conditions, flying is unlikely to take place. Other weather conditions, for example high winds, might also preclude flying but their incidence is not recorded. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. RAF Lossiemouth RAF Kinloss Month Red conditions (hours) 1997 January -- 1:00 February -- 1:00 March -- 0:00 April -- 0:00 May -- 12:00 June -- 3:00 July -- 31:00 August 0:48 22:00 September 0:26 0:00 October 0:00 0:00 November 2:43 8:00 December 0:00 3:00 1998 January 0:33 0:00 February 0:08 0:00 March 0:24 0:00 April 0:00 5:00 May 3:04 13:00 June 3:00 14:00 July 0:00 3:00 August 0:10 12:00 September 2:30 20:00 October 0:41 0:00 November 0:30 4:00 December 0:00 0:00 1999 January 0:00 2:00 February 1:49 2:00 March 0:00 1:00 April 10:59 30:00 May 0:23 13:00 June 0:24 1:00 July 2:13 13:00 August 0:00 10:00 September 10:18 3:00 October 0:00 1:00 November 0:00 2:00 December 0:00 0:00 2000 January 0:00 0:00 February 0:00 0:00 March 1:02 0:00 April 2:56 8:00 May 3:31 4:00 June 0:00 0:00 July 0:00 25:00 August 0:00 1:00 September 0:00 1:00 October 0:00 1:00 November 0:06 1:00 December 0:00 16:00 2001 January 3:55 17:00 February 2:04 7:00 March 0:00 1:00 April 0:00 1:00 May 6:39 17:00 June 0:00 2:00 July 0:53 21:00 August 0:00 0:00 September 0:00 0:00 October 1:31 4:00 November 2:38 7:00 December 1:19 21:00 2002 January 1:41 5:00 February 1:46 1:00 March 0:00 0:00 April 1:13 0:00 May 0:00 1:00 June 0:00 6:00 July 9:08 20:00 August 2:27 17:00 September 1:11 15:00 October 0:00 0:00 November 0:00 1:00 December 0:08 0:00 2003 January 0:30 1:00 February 1:36 6:00 March 11:09 33:00 April 1:44 8:00 May 0:00 6:00 June 0:00 8:00 July 3:16 7:00 August 5:58 19:00 September 0:00 0:00 October 2:57 2:00 November 0:00 0:00 December 9:30 13:00 2004 January 7:11 3:00 February 1:39 4:00 March 0:00 2:00 April 2:15 8:00 May 0:00 0:00 June 0:00 0:00 July 0:00 4:00 August 8:15 27:00 September 1:45 3:00 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Notes: 1. Owing to the different nature of their flying operations, RAF Lossiemouth records colour states on a minute by minute basis while RAF Kinloss records the situation hourly. 2. The RAF Lossiemouth figures have been recorded over the time period 0750 to 2150 daily, which is the time period within which the majority of the flying programme takes place. The RAF Kinloss figures have been recorded over a full 24 hour period because the station remains open round the clock. 3. No records are available for January to July 1997 for RAF Lossiemouth.

Date

15 November 2004

Reference

194893; 426 c1051-3W;426 c1055-7W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what reports the Department has received from the Meteorological Office about potential flooding in the UK during the coming winter.

Asked by

Andrew Rosindell (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

11 November 2004

Reference

196002; 426 c815W;426 c819W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether all NHS organisations in Cheshire and Merseyside have updated their winter plans.

Asked by

Claire Curtis-Thomas (Labour)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

8 November 2004

Reference

195491; 426 c544W

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what management procedures are in place in the Salisbury Plain Training Area to restrict military training on environmental grounds in response to severe weather conditions; and how quickly the military can respond to those procedures.

Asked by

Robert Key (Conservative)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

8 November 2004

Reference

196020; 426 c553W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Trade and Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment she has made of the implications for gas storage requirements to meet peak winter gas demand when the UK becomes a net importer of gas.

Asked by

David Stewart (Labour)

Answering body

Department of Trade and Industry

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

4 November 2004

Reference

195068; 426 c364W

House

House of Commons

UK health impacts of climate change,November 2004

UK health impacts of climate change, November 2004. POSTnote 04/232.

Type

POSTnotes

Date

1 November 2004

Reference

POST-PN-232

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