Income Support Scheme

HC Deb 29 January 1988 vol 126 c411W

Mr. Sean Hughes

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Services how many claimants will be eligible for transitional payments under the income support scheme throughout the United Kingdom.

Mr. Scott

The information requested is not available for Northern Ireland. The estimated number of claimants in Great Britain who will receive a transitional addition is 1.4 million.

Neonatal, post neonatal and infant mortality by sex (numbers and rates)
England and Wales 1985 and 1986
	Neonatal deaths	Post neonatal deaths	Infant deaths
	Number	1Rate	Number	1Rate	Number	1Rate
1985
Male	2,005	6.0	1,505	4.5	3,510	10.4
Female	1,526	4.8	1,105	3.5	2,631	8.2
Total	3,531	5.4	2,610	4.0	6,141	9.4
1986
Male	2,031	6.0	1,693	5.0	3,724	11.0
Female	1,458	4.5	1,131	3.5	2,589	8.0
Total	3,489	5.3	2,824	4.3	6,313	9.6
1 Rate per 1,000 live births.

Neonatal deaths: deaths in the first 28 days of life (27 completed days).

Postneonatal deaths: deaths at ages 28 days and over, but under one year.

Infant deaths: deaths at ages under one year.