In the last five years in the London borough of Havering there have been the following numbers of fatalities in road traffic accidents:

(a) Six fatalities in accidents involving motorcycles, of which five were motorcyclists.

(b) No fatalities in accidents involving cyclists.

(c) Nine fatalities in accidents involving pedestrians, of which nine were pedestrians.

Many people with mild learning disabilities are able to live independent lives and contribute fully to their communities without requiring care and support from Government. However, those that do have care and support needs are supported by their local authorities through the adult social care system if they meet eligibility criteria.

Local services such as adult social care are not run from Whitehall, and it is for local authorities to choose how best to use their available funding. Central Government does not dictate to councils how much they should spend on adult social care, or how this should be divided between people with different care needs. Local authorities are best placed to make these prioritisation decisions based on local pressures and priorities, and councils have made it clear that this allows them to deliver better outcomes and more efficient services.

The Department for Communities and Local Government collects data on expenditure by service from all local authorities. This data is publicly available on at:

www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-communities-and-local-government/series/local-authority-revenue-expenditure-and-financing

The Department of Health has also published the Adult Social Care Outcomes Framework, which supports councils by providing a clear focus for local priority setting and improvement. This includes enhancing the quality of life for people with care and support needs, such as those adults with learning disability who require care and support, and includes measures on adults with a learning disability in paid employment and adults with a learning disability who live in their own home or with their family.

Information on the number of cases taken to the small claims courts broken down by constituency or local authority is not held centrally by the Ministry of Justice.

Data for how many service medals have been awarded to armed forces personnel from specific geographical locations such as Havering are not held.

Consequently, it is not possible to compare the figure for medals issued to those personnel from Havering to that of the national average.

Since 7 February 2012, a total of 186,850¹ medals have been issued to serving personnel and veterans (including the Diamond Jubilee Medal).¹ The above figure refers to campaign and official commemorative medals, and does not include honours or awards.

HMRC does not hold the information requested in the format requested and would only be available at disproportionate cost.

We do not collect data on a constituency by constituency basis. The following table shows the number of reported personal injury road accidents where at least one car driver was assigned a contributory factor of "impaired by alcohol" or "impaired by drugs (illicit or medicinal)", for the London region, in each of the last five years:

Data held by the Gambling Commission shows there are currently 57 licensed gambling premises in the borough of Havering.

The information requested is not readily available, and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

The information available is shown in the following table. It is a time series of how many young people were in maintained schools in Havering at academic age 15 and how many of these went on to pass at least one A level in the following three years. Academic age is the age at the start of the academic year. Taking the population at age 15 (generally GCSE year) is a good proxy for the population entered for GCSEs in Key Stage 4. For example, in 2011 nearly 98% of those reaching the end of Key Stage 4 in maintained schools in Havering entered both English and maths GCSE.

The British Gambling Prevalence Survey 2010, published by the Gambling Commission at the following link:

www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk

showed that 0.7% or 0.9% of the adult population, depending on the measure used, are likely to be problem gamblers. Data on problem gambling is not collected by local authority area.

British based gambling operators must comply with licence conditions requiring them to signpost assistance to gamblers in gambling premises, on websites and in advertising. The Government believes the industry should play a leading role in helping to tackle problem gambling. The Responsible Gambling Trust is an independent national charity that raises voluntary contributions from the industry to fund problem gambling research, education and treatment. This includes a national problem gambling helpline, the Gamble Aware website, and it has recently signed a new three-year agreement with Gamcare to expand the provision of treatment services for gamblers and others adversely affected by gambling.

The information is not available in the format requested.

The Quality and Outcomes Framework collects the number of people recorded on practice disease registers. For diabetes this relates to patients aged 17 and over who are diagnosed with type 1 or type 2 diabetes—a measure of prevalence rather than, incidence.

Information relating to the prevalence of diabetes in patients aged 17 and over in Havering during the period specified is shown in the following table.

In October 2011, the Government published 'Healthy Lives, Healthy People: A call to action on obesity in England', which sets out how obesity among children and adults will be tackled in the new public health and NHS systems, and the role of key partners.

The document sets out details of two new national ambitions for achieving a downward trend in the level of excess weight in children and adults by 2020, and sets out existing and proposed Government actions.

A copy of the ‘Call to action' has already been placed in the Library.

There are two sources of data from which relevant information can be obtained about obesity prevalence—the Health Survey for England (HSE) and the National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP). Neither source can be used to provide information in the exact format requested.

Information on the prevalence of obese adults (men and women) aged 16 and over by strategic health authority (SHA) for 2010 is available in Table 10.3 of the 'Health Survey for England—2010: Respiratory health'.

Information on the prevalence of obese children (boys and girls) aged two to 15 by strategic health authority (SHA) for 2010 is available in Table 11.3 of the 'Health Survey for England—2010: Respiratory health'.

Information on the prevalence of obesity in children by government office region, local authority county/unitary authority and local authority district/former district is available in the National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP) in table 3A and 3B in the excel file accompanying 'National Child Measurement Programme: England, 2010-11 school year'. However, this information is only available for children in school year Reception (generally aged four and five) and school year 6 (generally aged 10 to 11). The latest year available is 2010-11.

The above tables have been placed in the Library and can be accessed from the following links.

www.ic.nhs.uk/pubs/hse10report

www.ic.nhs.uk/statistics-and-data-collections/health-and-lifestyles/obesity/national-child-measurement-programme-england-2010-11-school-year

In October 2011, the Government published 'Healthy Lives, Healthy People: A call to action on obesity in England', which sets out how obesity among children and adults will be tackled in the new public health and NHS systems, and the role of key partners.

The document sets out details of two new national ambitions for achieving a downward trend in the level of excess weight in children and adults by 2020, and sets out existing and proposed Government actions.

A copy of the ‘Call to action' has already been placed in the Library.

There are two sources of data from which relevant information can be obtained about obesity prevalence—the Health Survey for England (HSE) and the National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP). Neither source can be used to provide information in the exact format requested.

Information on the prevalence of obese adults (men and women) aged 16 and over by strategic health authority (SHA) for 2010 is available in Table 10.3 of the 'Health Survey for England—2010: Respiratory health'.

Information on the prevalence of obese children (boys and girls) aged two to 15 by strategic health authority (SHA) for 2010 is available in Table 11.3 of the 'Health Survey for England—2010: Respiratory health'.

Information on the prevalence of obesity in children by government office region, local authority county/unitary authority and local authority district/former district is available in the National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP) in table 3A and 3B in the excel file accompanying 'National Child Measurement Programme: England, 2010-11 school year'. However, this information is only available for children in school year Reception (generally aged four and five) and school year 6 (generally aged 10 to 11). The latest year available is 2010-11.

The above tables have been placed in the Library and can be accessed from the following links.

www.ic.nhs.uk/pubs/hse10report

www.ic.nhs.uk/statistics-and-data-collections/health-and-lifestyles/obesity/national-child-measurement-programme-england-2010-11-school-year

This information is not centrally held. The hon. Member may wish to contact the national health service trust responsible for this information.

The latest available information on entrants to UK higher education institutions who were domiciled in Havering local authority prior to their course is shown in the following table for the academic years 2006/07 to 2010/11. Information for the 2011/12 academic year will become available from the Higher Education Statistics Agency in January 2013.

The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.

Letter from Glen Watson, dated November 2012:

As Director General for the Office for National Statistics, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Questions asking:

1. What proportion of people on jobseeker's allowance in Havering are below the age of 25? (130393)

2. How many people in Havering are currently in receipt of jobseeker's allowance? (130395)

3. How many people in Havering are currently unemployed? (130396)

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) compiles the number of claimants of Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA) from the Jobcentre Plus administrative system.

1. The proportion of the people claiming JSA in Havering, aged from .16 to 24 years in October 2012, was 29%.

2. The number of people resident in Havering, who were claiming Jobseeker's Allowance in October 2012 was 5449.

The Office for National Statistics produces estimates of total unemployment for unitary and local authorities, from a statistical model based on the Annual Population Survey (APS) lending strength from the Claimant Count, following International Labour Organisation (ILO) definitions.

3. For the period July 2011 to June 2012, the most recent period for which figures are available, there were 10,300 people unemployed in Havering.

National and local area estimates for many labour market statistics, including employment, unemployment and claimant count are available on the NOMIS website at:

http://www.nomisweb.co.uk

The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.

Letter from Glen Watson, dated November 2012:

As Director General for the Office for National Statistics, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Questions asking:

1. What proportion of people on jobseeker's allowance in Havering are below the age of 25? (130393)

2. How many people in Havering are currently in receipt of jobseeker's allowance? (130395)

3. How many people in Havering are currently unemployed? (130396)

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) compiles the number of claimants of Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA) from the Jobcentre Plus administrative system.

1. The proportion of the people claiming JSA in Havering, aged from .16 to 24 years in October 2012, was 29%.

2. The number of people resident in Havering, who were claiming Jobseeker's Allowance in October 2012 was 5449.

The Office for National Statistics produces estimates of total unemployment for unitary and local authorities, from a statistical model based on the Annual Population Survey (APS) lending strength from the Claimant Count, following International Labour Organisation (ILO) definitions.

3. For the period July 2011 to June 2012, the most recent period for which figures are available, there were 10,300 people unemployed in Havering.

National and local area estimates for many labour market statistics, including employment, unemployment and claimant count are available on the NOMIS website at:

http://www.nomisweb.co.uk

The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.

Letter from Glen Watson, dated November 2012:

As Director General for the Office for National Statistics, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Questions asking:

1. What proportion of people on jobseeker's allowance in Havering are below the age of 25? (130393)

2. How many people in Havering are currently in receipt of jobseeker's allowance? (130395)

3. How many people in Havering are currently unemployed? (130396)

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) compiles the number of claimants of Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA) from the Jobcentre Plus administrative system.

1. The proportion of the people claiming JSA in Havering, aged from .16 to 24 years in October 2012, was 29%.

2. The number of people resident in Havering, who were claiming Jobseeker's Allowance in October 2012 was 5449.

The Office for National Statistics produces estimates of total unemployment for unitary and local authorities, from a statistical model based on the Annual Population Survey (APS) lending strength from the Claimant Count, following International Labour Organisation (ILO) definitions.

3. For the period July 2011 to June 2012, the most recent period for which figures are available, there were 10,300 people unemployed in Havering.

National and local area estimates for many labour market statistics, including employment, unemployment and claimant count are available on the NOMIS website at:

http://www.nomisweb.co.uk

Figures for right-to-buy sales for the last five financial years are as follows:

Right-to-buy discounts were increased in April 2012, and we are taking steps to inform local tenants of the reinvigorated right-to-buy.

Last year, the Secretary of State for the Home Department issued a statutory code of practice on the management of police pursuits, including the need for appropriate training.

Chief officers are legally required to have regard to this code. It is an operational matter for chief officers how training is provided.

The Home Office does not collect information about the number of deaths as a result of accidents caused by high speed police pursuits.

Figures collected by the Independent Police Complaints Commission from 2004-05 until 2011-12 show that 156 fatalities occurred in England and Wales as a result of accidents caused by police pursuits. There are no figures recorded on a local area or borough basis.