§ Mr. Gray:To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the actuarial liability estimated for the future payment of public sector pensions was in each year from 1997–98 to 2002–03; and what the value was of the funds existing in each year to meet this liability. [143615]
Number of deaths and rates1 from suicide and injury undetermined whether accidentally or purposely inflicted2, among adult males (aged 15 years and over) for England and Government Office Regions, 1997–20023 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Number England 3,477 3,655 3,601 3,387 3,286 3,225 North east 212 181 209 184 157 187 North west 551 608 552 519 498 456 Yorkshire and the Humber 419 390 391 322 336 310 East Midlands 276 298 318 311 294 258 West Midlands 342 376 409 367 372 370 East of England 317 366 329 319 335 342 London 493 520 479 453 432 450 South east 528 573 550 547 512 521 South west 339 343 364 365 350 331 Rate England 18.5 19.4 19.0 17.8 16.9 16.5 North east 21.5 18.4 21.3 18.8 15.9 19.0 North west 21.3 23.5 21.4 20.1 18.9 17.5 Yorkshire and the Humber 22.0 20.4 20.5 16.8 17.4 15.9 East Midlands 17.1 18.4 19.5 19.0 17.8 15.4 West Midlands 16.8 18.4 20.0 18.0 18.0 17.8 East of England 15.3 17.6 15.7 15.1 15.7 16.0 London 18.8 19.8 17.9 16.7 14.9 15.3 South east 17.2 18.6 17.7 17.5 16.2 16.4 South west 17.9 18.1 19.0 18.9 17.9 16.8 1Death rate per 100,000 population 2The cause of death was defined using the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision (ICD–9) codes E950–E959 and E980–E989 excluding E988.8 for the years 1990 to 2000, and, for the year 2001 and 2002, the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD–10) codes X60–X84 and Y10–Y34 excluding Y33.9 where the coroner's verdict was pending. 3Figures are for deaths occurring per calendar year.