§ Mr. Nellistasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many suicides have occurred in each year
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§ Mrs. Beckettasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will state (a) how many single payments have been made under regulation 28 of the Supplementary Benefit (Single Payments) Regulations for each year since November 1981 to the following categories of claimants: (i) pensioners, (ii) unemployed, (iii) sick and disabled, (iv) single parents and (v) others, (b) the cost by year and on average for each category, (c) how many of these payments have been made to the long-term unemployed and (d) how much the Government expect to save by the abolition of this regulation.
§ Mr. Corbettasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will state (a) how many single payments have been made under regulation 28 of the Supplementary Benefit (Single Payments) Regulations for each year since November 1981 to the following categories of claimants: (i) pensioners, (ii) unemployed, (iii) sick and disabled, (iv) single parents and (v) others, (b) the cost by year and on average for each category, (c) how many of these payments have been made to the long-term unemployed, (d) how much it is expected to save by its abolition and (e) how much under or over estimation should be taken into account in the figures.
§ Mr. Major[pursuant to his replies, 26 June 1986, c. 295 and 30 June 1986, c. 432]: Information is not available in the precise form requested. The table following gives details of single payments under regulation 28 (costs where supplementary benefit is not paid or not claimed) up to 1984 the latest year for which data are available. Information is not readily available on the average payment for each separate category of claimant, nor on the number of payments to the long-term unemployed; and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
since 1974 amongst 16 to 19-year-olds, 20 to 21-year-olds and over 25-year-olds, giving figures for males and females separately.
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§ Mr. Whitney[pursuant to his reply, 30 June 1986, c. 433]: The exact information requested can be provided only at disproportionate cost. The readily available information is given in the table.
Number of deaths registered with underlying causes of suicide and self-inflicted injury (ICD E950–E959) by sex and selected age groups, 1974 to 1985 England and Wales Year Sex Age 15 to 19 20 to 24 25 and over 1974 M 47 156 2,076 F 28 69 1,521 1975 M 62 163 1,957 F 36 60 1,411 1976 M 60 155 2,112 F 30 69 1,383 1977 M 62 169 2,131 F 32 98 1,446 1978 M 72 188 2,170 F 29 67 1,489 1979 M 84 169 2,305 F 35 61 1,532 1980 M 84 166 2,377 F 39 72 1,580 1981 M 88 186 2,483 F 27 52 1,578 1982 M 78 184 2,515 F 23 55 1,417 1983 M 84 191 2,535 F 24 65 1,372 1984 M 90 219 2,549 F 20 44 1,391 1985 M 87 253 2,607 F 21 52 1,396