§ Bob RussellTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many children died in accidents away from home, other than road deaths, in each of the last five years for which figures are available in the age groups(a) zero to seven, (b) eight to 13 and (c) 14 to 18 years; and if he will classify them in terms of (i) holiday or adventure related, (ii) work or work related and (iii) other. [29743]
§ Ruth KellyThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply.
Letter to Bob Russell from Len Cook, dated 28 January 2002:
As National Statistician I have been asked to reply to your parliamentary question concerning the number of children dying of accidents away from home, other than road deaths, in the last five years in the age groups (a) zero to seven, (b) eight to 13, and (c) 14 to 18 years, and if these can be classified into (i) holiday or adventure related, (ii) work or work related, and (iii) other. (29743)The answer to parts (a) to (c) are given in the table below:
Number of deaths occurring away from the home caused by accidents other than road deaths1, persons by age group, England and Wales, 1996–2000 Age group 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 0–7years2 20 18 11 23 12 8–13 years 24 23 21 18 19 14–18 years 40 33 31 26 31 1 International Classification of Diseases. Ninth Revision, codes E850–E869, E880–E928, E929.2–E929.9 2 Excludes deaths under 28 days Note:
Data are for occurrences of death per calendar year. Latest year's data are for 2000.
It is not possible to provide figures for whether these deaths were (i) holiday or adventure related,(ii) work or work related, or (iii) other.
§ Bob RussellTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many children died in accidents in the home, other than fire, in each of the last five years for which figures are available in the age groups(a) zero to seven, (b) eight to 13 and (c) 14 to 18 years. [29742]
§ Ruth KellyThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply.
Letter to Bob Russell from Len Cook, dated 28 January 2002:
As National Statistician I have been asked to reply to your parliamentary question concerning the number of children dying of accidents in the home, other than fire related, in the last five years in the age groups (a) zero to seven, (b) eight to 13, and (c) 14 to 18 years. (29742)10WThe answer is given in the table below:
Number of deaths in the home1 occurring from accidents other than fire2, persons by age group, England and Wales, 1996–2000 Age group 0–7 years3 8–13 years 14–18 years 1996 67 8 37 1997 50 16 50 1998 55 17 42 1999 75 18 37 2000 63 11 38 1 Includes the category 'Residential institution'. Deaths are only coded for place of occurrence of accident for selected ICD9 codes where there was an inquest. 2 International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, (ICD9) codes E850–E869, E880–E888, E900–E928, E929.2–E929.9 (excluding E929.4). 3 Excludes deaths under 28 days. Note:
Data are for occurrences of death per calendar year. Latest year's data are for 2000