HC Deb 20 June 1989 vol 155 cc104-5W
Mr. Ieuan Wyn Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what are his Department's estimates for the numbers of people aged 65 to 74 years, 75 to 79 years and over 80 years in the years 2000 and 2020 in England; and what percentage increase this represents in each category over the actual figures for the last year in which they are available.

Mr. Freeman

The data requested are in the table.

particular those related to tissue and blood cancers, among children living within 10 miles of the British Nuclear Fuels plc's Sellafield facility; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Freeman

I refer the hon. Member to the report of the independent advisory group, chaired by Sir Douglas Black (1), and to the published results of the birth and school cohort studies, recommended by the group and funded by Government (2). The results of the associated case-control study are expected later this year. In addition, the report on cancer incidence and mortality in the vicinity of nuclear installations in England and Wales (3) is also relevant.

  1. (1) Investigation of the Possible Increased Incidence of Cancer in West Cumbria. Report of the Independent Advisory Group. (HMSO 1984).
  2. (2) Gardner, M. J., et al (1987). Follow up studies of children born to mothers resident in Seascale, and those born elsewhere but attending schools in Seascale. British Medical Journal 295, 822 and 819.
  3. (3) Cook-Mozaffari, P. J. et al. Cancer incidence and mortality in the vicinity of nuclear installations. England and Wales 1959–80. (Office of Population, Censuses and Surveys. Studies on Medical and Population Subjects No. 51 HMSO).

Details of grants awarded to the NSPCC for each of the past 10 years
Year Section 64 grants towards headquarters administrative expenditure Grants towards the cost of seconding NSPCC staff on to social work qualifying courses Total of columns (b) and (c) Totals in column (d) as percentage of NSPCC's total income
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
£ £ £ Per cent.
1979–80 86,500 — 86,500 2.22
1980–81 132,450 25,000 157,450 3.18
1981–82 200,000 25,000 225,000 4.06
1982–83 168,000 25,000 193,000 3.14
1983–84 113,000 35,000 148,000 13.9
1984–85 167,000 35,000 202,000 1.84
1985–86 167,000 35,000 202,000 1.38
1986–87 167,000 35,000 202,000 1.10
1987–88 125,000 35,000 160,000 0.82
1988–89 125,000 — 125,000 1—
1 Details of total income are not yet available.

The NSPCC received from the Department of Health £5,300 in the year 1987–88 and £39,198 in 1988–89 for a project it is undertaking to develop child protection training materials for child abuse consultants in local health authorities.

In addition the Prime Minister has announced that the Department of Health will be making a grant of £800,000 over three years towards the cost of the NSPCC's new national training centre in Leicester.