§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many residents in the Buckingham constituency have private medical insurance. [24868]
§ Ruth KellyThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the national statistician. I have asked him to reply.
Letter from John Kidgell to Mr. John Bercow, dated 4 January 2002:
The National Statistician has been asked to reply to your recent question on the number of residents in the Buckingham constituency with private medical insurance. (24868)
Estimated resident population mid-2000 for Government office regions of England and country totals for Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland Thousand Males Females Area 60–64 65–74 75–79 80 and over 60–64 65–74 75–79 80 and over England North East 63.5 106.6 36.8 29.6 68.1 124.1 52.5 67.4 North West 167.8 265.7 93.3 82.3 175.4 309.2 136.7 188.6 Yorkshire and the Humber 121.9 195.2 71.8 63.8 127.7 227.2 100.2 141.0 East Midlands 102.6 168.5 62.5 55.3 104.6 187.8 83.9 112.9 West Midlands 132.5 212.8 74.5 65.4 134.5 237.7 105.6 141.6 East 130.9 218.1 79.1 76.3 134.4 242.5 108.5 151.6 London 144.3 219.9 78.1 78.9 149.7 249.4 111.0 170.8 South East 189.6 310.2 114.0 115.9 196.6 354.5 162.9 243.9 South West 124.4 214.0 83.0 83.8 129.6 244.3 116.6 171.7 Wales 75.1 124.9 46.1 41.0 77.5 142.9 64.6 88.9 Scotland 122.7 196.7 65.3 56.1 136.6 243.0 99.0 127.0 Northern Ireland 35.2 54.4 18.6 16.5 38.1 67.5 28.0 36.1 Source:
Office for National Statistics, General Register Office Scotland and Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency
§ Mr. WebbTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will estimate how many women aged (i) 60 to 64, (ii) 65 to 74, (iii) 75 to 79 and (iv) 80 years or above(a) are married, (b) are widowed, (c) are divorced and (d) have never been married. [32765]
§ Ruth KellyThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply.
Letter from John Kidgell to Mr. Steve Webb, dated 14 January 2002:
696WThe National Statistician has been asked to reply to your parliamentary question concerning the number of women 60 years of age and over by their marital status. I am replying in his absence. (32765)The table gives the requested information.
The latest available information is from the 1995 General Household Survey. Because this is a survey based on a sample of the population, it can only provide information in percentage terms, and only down to Government Office Region level, not by parliamentary constituency.In 1995 18 per cent. of people (of all ages) had private medical insurance cover in the South East Government Office region (which includes Buckinghamshire). The figure for Great Britain was 9 per cent.