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If he will list the locations of the meteorological stations on the basis of whose readings elegibility for cold weather payments are determined for each part of Wales, and in each case its (a) height above sea level and (b) proximity to the coastline. - Table given.

Asked by

Lord Wigley (Plaid Cymru)

Answering body

Department of Social Security

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

For answer on

6 March 1997

Answered on

6 March 1997

Mr. Wigley: To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will list the locations of the meteorological stations on the basis of whose readings eligibility for cold weather payments are determined for each part of Wales, and if each case its (a) height above sea level and (b) proximity to the coast. [18508] Mr. Roger Evans: The information is set out in the table: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Weather station Height above mean sea level (metres) Proximity to coastline (kilometres) Aberporth 133 less than 5 Capel Curig 216 {1}40 Crosby 9 less than 5 Great Malvern 44 {1}60 Mumbles Head 32 less than 5 Rhoose 65 less than 5 Rhyl 77 less than 5 Sennybridge 307 {1}30 Shawbury 72 {1}60 Valley 10 less than 5 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} Rounded to the nearest 10 kilometres.

Date

6 March 1997

Reference

18508; 291 c718W

House

House of Commons

Welsh Office

What have been the excess winter mortality rates in Wales for each of the past 10 years in terms of (a) excess numbers and (b) percentages for (i) people over the age of 65 years, (ii) single parent families, (iii) people in receipt of income support, (iv) people with disabilities...

Asked by

Alan Simpson (Labour)

Answering body

Welsh Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

For answer on

5 March 1997

Answered on

5 March 1997

Mr. Simpson: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what have been the excess winter mortality rates in Wales for each of the past 10 years in terms of (a) excess numbers and (b) percentages for (i) people over the age of 65 years, (ii) single parent families, (iii) people in receipt of income support, (iv) people with disabilities and (v) others. [17473] Mr. Gwilym Jones: Information on parental status, income or physical impairment is not collected at death registration and it is therefore not possible to provide data in terms of these characteristics. The available information, provided by the Office for National Statistics, is in the following table: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Number{1} Percentage{2} 1986-87 1,642 19.8 1987-88 1,430 16.7 1988-89 761 8.6 1989-90 2,771 32.0 1990-91 2,159 24.9 1991-92 1,753 20.3 1992-93 1,410 15.8 1993-94 963 10.2 1994-95 1,445 16.1 1995-96 2,256 24.8 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} The number by which deaths occurring in December to March exceed the average of those occurring in the previous and following four month periods. {2} The number defined above as a percentage of the average of the autumn and summer deaths.

Date

5 March 1997

Reference

17473; 291 c665-6W

House

House of Commons

Welsh Office

How many people in Wales received treatment by NHS doctors for cold-related illnesses for the period December 1996 and January 1997; and what was the average figure for similar periods in the past 10 years; what have been the excess winter treatment rates for cold-related illnesses in hospitals in Wales...

Asked by

Alan Simpson (Labour)

Answering body

Welsh Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

5 March 1997

Reference

291 c665-6W; 17220;17213;17217

House

House of Commons

Dept of the Environment

How much more fuel it takes to heat a typical semi-detatched house with (a) gas central heating and (b) non-white meter electric heating in (i) Braemar, (ii) Lerwick, (iii) Aberdeen, (iv) Edinburgh, (v) Dundee and (vi) Glasgow than a similar house in Bristol using the data contained in the Climatic...

Asked by

Margaret Ewing (Scottish National Party)

Answering body

Department of the Environment

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

5 March 1997

Reference

18687; 291 c635W

House

House of Commons

Treasury;Office for National Statistics

What have been the excess winter mortality rates for each of the last 10 years expressed in terms of excess (a) numbers and (b) percentages for (i) people over the age of 65 years, (ii) single parent families, (iii) people in receipt of income support, (iv) people with disabilities and...

Asked by

Alan Simpson (Labour)

Answering body

Treasury

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

3 March 1997

Reference

291 c490-1W; 17431;17423

House

House of Commons

Northern Ireland Office

How many people in Northern Ireland received hospital treatment as (a) in-patients and (b) out-patients for cold related illnesses for the period December 1996 and January 1997; and what was the average figure for similar periods in the past 10 years. - Table given.

Asked by

Alan Simpson (Labour)

Answering body

Northern Ireland Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

For answer on

3 March 1997

Answered on

3 March 1997

Mr. Simpson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many people in Northern Ireland received hospital treatment as (a) in-patients and (b) out-patients for cold-related illnesses for the period December 1996 and January 1997; and what was the average figure for similar periods in the past 10 years. [17218] Mr. Moss: The information available for in-patients is shown in the table and covers the period 1989-90 to 1995-96. For the purposes of the question, "cold-related illnesses" have been defined as pneumonia, influenza, bronchitis and hypothermia. Finished consultant episodes--ordinary admissions and day cases _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Pneumonia Influenza Bronchitis Hypothermia Total December 1989 591 117 184 5 897 January 1990 324 30 98 6 458 December 1990 346 26 114 12 498 January 1991 322 24 127 8 481 December 1991 294 25 90 9 418 January 1992 292 20 101 2 415 December 1992 210 3 65 8 286 January 1993 226 5 65 4 300 December 1993 301 24 58 13 396 January 1994 330 7 56 11 404 December 1994 252 9 76 11 348 January 1995 291 7 70 5 373 December 1995 345 68 83 18 514 January 1996 371 38 70 6 485 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} Source: "Hospital Inpatients Systems".

Date

3 March 1997

Reference

17218; 291 c508-10W

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Defence

What are the current weather minima for visual air-to-air training by Royal Air Force Tornado F3 aircraft at less than 5000 feet above ground level, in terms of (a) discernibility of the horizon, (b) in-flight visibility, (c) cloud ceiling and (d) vertical and horizontal separation from cloud; and if he...

Asked by

Lord Foulkes of Cumnock (Labour)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

3 March 1997

Reference

17992; 291 c486W

House

House of Commons

Northern Ireland Office

What have been the excess winter treatment rates for cold related illnesses in hospitals in Northern Ireland for (a) in-patients and (b) out-patients for each of the last 10 years; how many people in Northern Ireland received treatment by NHS doctors for cold-related illnesses for the period December 1996 and...

Asked by

Alan Simpson (Labour)

Answering body

Northern Ireland Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

3 March 1997

Reference

291 c508W; 17214;17221

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

What were the excess winter hospital treatment rates for cold-related illnesses for (a) in-patients and (b) out-patients in each of the last 10 years. - Data in the form of excess winter treatment rates are not available centrally.

Asked by

Alan Simpson (Labour)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

28 February 1997

Reference

17380; 291 c441W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

How many people received hospital treatment as (a) in-patients and (b) out-patients for cold-related illnesses for December 1996 and January 1997; and what were the figures for the same period in each of the last 10 years. - Includes table.

Asked by

Alan Simpson (Labour)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

For answer on

28 February 1997

Answered on

28 February 1997

Mr. Simpson: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people received hospital treatment as (a) in-patients and (b) out-patients for cold-related illnesses for December 1996 and January 1997; and what were the figures for the same period in each of the last 10 years. [17383] Mr. Horam: For the purpose of this question, "cold related conditions" have been defined as pneumonia, influenza, bronchitis and hypothermia. The information available for in-patients is shown in the table and covers the period 1989-90 to 1994-95. Data for out-patients are not available centrally. "Cold related conditions" in December and January--main diagnosis. Estimated number of Finished Consultant Episodes (FCEs), ordinary admissions and day cases combined, NHS hospitals, England _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Pneumonia Influenza Bronchitis Hypothermia Total{1} December 1989 13,469 2,327 2,147 216 18,159 January 1990 7,684 413 1,370 136 9,603 December 1990 8,418 150 1,183 239 9,989 January 1991 7,778 213 1,162 262 9,415 December 1991 9,404 188 1,302 205 11,098 January 1992 8,759 337 1,108 171 10,375 December 1992 7,425 80 1,021 239 8,766 January 1993 7,973 88 1,110 151 9,322 December 1993 10,023 401 1,301 202 11,927 January 1994 8,018 108 1,115 159 9,399 December 1994 9,197 83 1,270 195 10,745 January 1995 8,842 140 1,237 218 10,437 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Source: Hospital Episode Statistics (HES): ICD9 code 480-486 (Pneumonia); 487 (Influenza); 490-491 (Bronchitis); 991.6 (Hypothermia). {1} Some totals do not add up because of rounding.

Date

28 February 1997

Reference

17383; 291 c440W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

How many people received treatment by NHS doctors for cold-related illnesses for the period December 1996 and January 1997; and what were the figures for the same months in each of the last 10 years. - Ref to 291 c440-1W.

Asked by

Alan Simpson (Labour)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

28 February 1997

Reference

17393; 291 c441W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

What have been the excess winter treatment rates for cold-related illnesses by general practitioners in each of the past 10 years. - Information requested is not held centrally.

Asked by

Alan Simpson (Labour)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

28 February 1997

Reference

17471; 291 c440W

House

House of Commons

Scottish Office

What have been the excess winter mortality rates in Scotland for each of the past 10 years in terms of (a) numbers and (b) percentages for (i) people over the age of 65 years, (ii) single parent families, (iii) people in receipt of income support, (iv) people with disabilities and...

Asked by

Alan Simpson (Labour)

Answering body

Scottish Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

26 February 1997

Reference

291 c226W; 17202;17442

House

House of Commons

Scottish Office

How many people in Scotland received hospital treatment as (a) in-patients and (b) out-patients for cold related illnesses for the period December 1996 and January 1997; and what was the average figure for similar periods in the past 10 years. - Includes table and fact that information on in-patient admissions...

Asked by

Alan Simpson (Labour)

Answering body

Scottish Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

For answer on

26 February 1997

Answered on

26 February 1997

Mr. Simpson: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many people in Scotland received hospital treatment as (a) in-patients and (b) out-patients for cold-related illnesses for the period December 1996 and January 1997; and what was the average figure for similar periods in the past 10 years. [17219] Lord James Douglas-Hamilton: Information on in-patient admissions with a main diagnosis of cold-related illness--influenza, pneumonia or bronchitis--for December 1996 to January 1997 is not yet available. The table provides information for the 10 year period to January 1996. Information on out-patients is not held centrally. NHSiS--Admissions to hospital with a main diagnosis of influenza, pneumonia or bronchitis Periods December and January 1985 to 1996 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Influenza Pneumonia Bronchitis Year December January December January December January Total 1985-86 42 79 847 1,041 596 350 2,955 1986-87 9 35 662 713 226 435 2,080 1987-88 11 12 736 742 155 173 1,829 1988-89 46 39 771 676 522 229 2,283 1989-90 369 58 1,413 913 590 798 4,141 1990-91 14 16 848 923 230 236 2,267 1991-92 23 57 831 960 654 634 3,159 1992-93 12 11 791 862 331 492 2,499 1993-94 47 35 1,098 990 846 613 3,629 1994-95 12 6 994 1,044 717 627 3,400 1995-96 143 72 1,414 1,244 903 761 4,537 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Date

26 February 1997

Reference

17219; 291 c229-30W

House

House of Commons

Scottish Office

What have been the excess winter treatment rates for cold-related illnesses in hospitals in Scotland for (a) in-patients and (b) out-patients for each of the last 10 years. - Includes table and fact that information on out-patients is not held centrally.

Asked by

Alan Simpson (Labour)

Answering body

Scottish Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

For answer on

26 February 1997

Answered on

26 February 1997

Mr. Simpson: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what have been the excess winter treatment rates for cold-related illnesses in hospitals in Scotland for (a) in-patients and (b) out-patients for each of the last 10 years. [17215] Lord James Douglas-Hamilton: In-patient admissions with a main diagnosis of cold--related illness--influenza, pneumonia and bronchitis--for the months of December to February and for the rest of each of the past 10 years are given in the table, together with the ratio of the December to February figures to the three-monthly average for the rest of the year. Information on out-patients is not held centrally. Admissions to hospital with a main diagnosis of influenza, pneumonia or bronchitis for the periods March 1985 to February 1986 to March 1995 to February 1996 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Influenza Pneumonia Bronchitis Number of admissions Number of admissions Number of admissions Period March to February Rest of Winter Excess Rest of Winter Excess Rest of Winter Excess year March period winter year March period winter year March period winter to December admissions to December admissions to December admissions November to ratio{1} November to Ratio{1} November to ratio{1} February February February 1985-86 174 155 2.7 5,193 2,669 1.5 3,185 1,839 1.7 1986-87 121 96 2.4 5,232 2,088 1.2 2,322 1,739 2.2 1987-88 118 32 0.8 5,293 2,111 1.2 2,472 1,074 1.3 1988-89 98 99 3.0 5,286 1,982 1.1 2,894 1,339 1.4 1989-90 202 451 6.7 5,544 2,981 1.6 2,130 2,294 3.2 1990-91 114 56 1.5 5,501 2,499 1.4 2,040 1,295 1.9 1991-92 83 123 4.4 5,739 2,606 1.4 2,662 2,297 2.6 1992-93 77 56 2.2 5,638 2,447 1.3 2,229 1,902 2.6 1993-94 501 90 0.5 7,158 2,822 1.2 3,257 2,114 1.9 1994-95 78 34 1.3 6,323 2,846 1.4 2,019 2,139 3.2 1995-96 163 237 4.4 6,772 3,481 1.5 2,331 2,574 3.3 Total 1985-96 1,729 1,429 2.5 63,679 28,532 1.3 27,541 20,606 2.2 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Date

26 February 1997

Reference

17215; 291 c229-30W

House

House of Commons

Scottish Office

How many people in Scotland received treatment by NHS doctors for cold-related illnesses for the periods December 1996 and January 1997; and what was the average figure for similar periods in each of the past 10 years. - Information requested is not held centrally.

Asked by

Alan Simpson (Labour)

Answering body

Scottish Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

26 February 1997

Reference

17216; 291 c228-9W

House

House of Commons

Northern Ireland Office;Social Security Agency

How many cold weather payments have been made in Northern Ireland during the current winter broken down by the station involved in triggering the payment; and list the cost and the number of recipients of the payments since 1986; and list the weather stations which provide data used in determining...

Asked by

Alan Simpson (Labour)

Answering body

Northern Ireland Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

13 February 1997

Reference

290 c298-300W; 14899;14900;14898

House

House of Commons

Dept of the Environment

What measures he has taken to help the elderly during the winter months in each of the last three years; and at what cost. - Inc figs.

Asked by

Anthony Steen (Conservative)

Answering body

Department of the Environment

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

12 February 1997

Reference

15389; 290 c186W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

What measures he has taken to help the elderly during the winter months in each of the last three years; and at what cost. - Including table and ref to "Keep Warm Keep Well" campaign.

Asked by

Anthony Steen (Conservative)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

12 February 1997

Reference

15388; 290 c182W

House

House of Commons

Scottish Office

What steps he is taking to provide protection for people, with particular reference to senior citizens, from the effects of cold weather.

Asked by

Dennis Canavan (Labour)

Answering body

Scottish Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

5 February 1997

Reference

12896; 289 c627W

House

House of Commons

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