§ John McDonnellTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many(a) births and (b) birth defects there were in the London borough of Hillingdon in each year since 1994; and what the rate of birth defects per 10,000 births was in the borough in each of those years. [163589]
§ Ruth KellyThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply
Letter from Len Cook to Mr. John McDonnell, dated 29 March 2004:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent question asking for the number of (a) births and (b) birth defects and rates of birth defects per 10,000 births in Hillingdon since 1994. (163589)The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is responsible for maintaining the National Congenital Anomaly System (NCAS) notifications in England and Wales. These notifications are collected only for live and stillbirths (i.e. terminations are excluded) and are provided by NHS Trusts on a voluntary basis either directly to ONS or via local congenital anomaly registers that exchange data with ONS. In 1994 there were no registers exchanging information with NCAS. In 2000, NCAS began exchanging data with the North Thames (West) Congenital Malformation Register, which receives more complete information through multi-source ascertainment. It is a hospital-based register and includes information supplied from the maternity unit in Hillingdon. Up to eight malformations can be recorded on NCAS for each baby.The latest year for which figures are available is 2001. Estimates of the figures requested, covering the period 1994–2001 are shown in the attached table.
Estimated numbers and rates of malformations recorded in the National Congenital Anomaly System1Hillingdon health authority, 1994 to 20012 Total live and stillbirths Estimated number of malformations notified Rates per 10,000 live and stillbirths 1994 3,542 69 194.8 1995 3,421 48 140.3 1996 3,476 51 146.7 1997 3,487 62 177.8 1998 3,551 38 107.0 1999 3,351 49 146.2 20003 3,328 116 348.6 2001 3,260 87 266.9 1 Notification to this system is voluntary at all stages and therefore may be incomplete, particularly in areas that are not covered by a local registry. 2 Figures provided are by year of birth. 3 In 2000, NCAS began exchanging data with the North Thames (West) Congenital Malformation Register, which receives more complete information through multi-source ascertainment. It is a hospital-based register and includes information supplied from the maternity unit in Hillingdon. It is likely that the inclusion of data from this register contributed to the large increase in the estimated number of malformations in Hillingdon in 2000. Source:
1230WEstimates based on numbers of babies notified to National Congenital Anomaly System at 31 July 2002 (Health Statistics Quarterly no. 16 Annual update: Congenital anomaly statistics—notifications 2001) and the number of malformations recorded for each notified case.
§ Dr. GibsonTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many new cancer diagnoses were made for teenagers and young adults in the 13 to 24 years age range in each of the last five years. [163890]
§ Ruth KellyThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Len Cook to Dr. Ian Gibson, dated 29 March 2004:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question concerning how many new cancer diagnoses were made for teenagers and young adults in the 13 to 24 years age range in each of the last five years. (163890)The latest year for which figures are available is 2000. The number of newly diagnosed cases of cancers for teenagers and young adults aged 13 to 24 years for each of the five years 1996–2000 in England, are given in the table below:
Number of newly diagnosed cases of cancer1 in England, patients aged 13 to 24 years—1996 to 2000 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 Males 676 825 736 765 829 Females 595 618 619 642 712 Total 1,271 1,443 1,355 1,407 1,541 1 International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) code C00-C97 excluding non-melanoma skin cancer—ICD-10 code C44. Source:
Office for National Statistics.
§ Bob SpinkTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many children were aged(a) one, (b) two and (c) three in each of the last three years. [163551]
§ Ruth KellyThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Len Cook to Mr. Robert Spink, dated 29 March 2004:
As National Statistician I have been asked to reply to your question concerning the population for children aged 1, 2 and 3. (163551)Below is a table showing the mid-2000, mid-2001 and mid-2002 population estimate for children aged 1, 2 and 3 years for England and Wales.
Population aged 1, 2 and 3 years—England and Wales 2000 to 20021 Thousand Age 2000 2001 2002 1 623.2 603.5 588.0 2 631.8 619.1 602.6 3 648.3 630.0 618.7 1Mid-year estimates of population. Source:
Office for National Statistics.
§ John McDonnellTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the incidence of birth defects was in each year since 1996, broken down by region. [163606]
§ Ruth KellyThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.
1231WLetter from Len Cook to Mr. John McDowell, dated 29 March 2004:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent question asking for the number of birth defects in England and Wales by region since 1996. (163606)
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is responsible for maintaining the National Congenital Anomaly System (NCAS) notifications in England and Wales. These notifications are collected only for live and stillbirths (i.e. terminations are excluded) and are provided by NHS Trusts on a voluntary basis either directly to ONS or via local congenital anomaly registers
Estimated numbers of malformations recorded in the National Congenital Anomaly System1—England, Wales and English Government Office Regions, 1996–20012 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 England and Wales 7,440 7,504 8,220 10,168 10,874 9,423 England 6,577 6,753 6,516 8,575 9,273 8,027 Wales 863 751 1,704 1,593 1,601 1,396 Government Office Regions North East 331 277 276 289 215 145 North West 1,120 1,122 1,118 1,257 1,744 1,471 Yorkshire and the Humber 858 913 740 1,103 1,186 973 East Midlands 430 534 515 1,593 1,480 1,565 West Midlands 699 713 705 754 690 623 East 641 624 634 693 737 721 London 1,037 951 907 871 1,375 1,157 South East 842 985 980 968 991 762 South West 619 634 641 1,047 855 610 1 Notification to this system is voluntary at all stages and therefore coverage may be incomplete, particularly in areas that are not covered by a local registry. From 1998, ONS began to exchange data with local registers and by 2001, four such registers were exchanging data with NCAS. As a result, the total coverage of NCAS has increased. 2 Figures provided are by year of birth. Source:
Estimates based on numbers of babies notified to National Congenital Anomaly System (NCAS) at 31 July 2002 (Health Statistics Quarterly no.16 Annual update: Congenital anomaly statistics—notifications 2001) and the number of malformations recorded for each notified case.