§ Mrs. MayTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) how many households there are in each fire authority area; and what the population is in each area; [60441]
(2) how many households he estimates include at least (a) one child under four and (b) adult over 65 in each fire authority area. [60446]
§ Ruth KellyThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply.
Letter from John Pullinger to Mrs. Theresa May, dated 17 June 2002:
79WThe National Statistician has been asked to reply to your recent questions on (i) the population and number of households in each fire authority area, and (ii) the number of households in each fire authority area with at least one (a) child under four and (b) adult over 65. (60445 & 60446)The latest available estimates, for the three month period ending February 2002, are given in the table attached.These estimates are from the Labour Force Survey.80W81W
Fire authorities in the United Kingdom—Winter (December to February) 2001–021 Thousand Households Population2 Total Including at least one child under 4 Including at least one adult over 65 United Kingdom 59,211 25,717 2,716 6,334 England and Wales 52,499 22,833 2,407 5,640 England 49,589 21.578 2,283 5,297 England non-metropolitan authorities 31,194 13,519 1,375 3,492 Avon 1,023 441 47 101 Bedfordshire 565 230 30 41 Berkshire 778 322 38 66 Buckinghamshire 687 286 29 61 Cambridgeshire 722 328 32 88 Cheshire 965 417 47 103 Cleveland 554 244 24 61 Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly3 495 217 20 60 Cumbria 476 216 19 56 Derbyshire 973 424 40 108 Devon 1,082 506 43 140 Dorset 682 301 26 103 Durham 595 263 24 65 East Sussex 753 346 29 107 Essex 1,631 700 74 182 Gloucestershire 558 244 23 66 Hampshire 1,627 713 74 175 Herefordshire and Worcestershire 701 309 29 92 Hertfordshire 1,052 442 51 113 Humberside 865 366 39 90 Isle of Wight 131 57 4— 18 Kent 1,597 689 75 181 Lancashire 1,406 626 61 158 Leicestershire 930 385 41 98 Lincolnshire 633 278 21 76 Norfolk 806 350 29 109 North Yorkshire 742 317 26 92 Northamptonshire 625 260 35 58 Northumberland 304 132 10 33 Nottinghamshire 1,017 447 46 107 Oxfordshire 634 275 30 60 Shropshire 433 199 19 52 Somerset 491 206 22 57 Staffordshire 1,044 443 52 113 Suffolk 675 288 29 70 Surrey 1,076 452 54 115 Warwickshire 505 216 19 49 West Sussex 757 332 32 102 Wiltshire 605 253 31 66 England metropolitan authorities 18,395 8,059 908 1,805 Greater Manchester 2,566 1,149 133 255 Merseyside 1,389 596 56 156 South Yorkshire 1,283 565 67 137 Tyne and Wear 1,076 481 51 123 West Midlands 2,578 1,084 130 272 West Yorkshire 2,107 904 95 209 Greater London 7,397 3,281 376 653 Wales 2,911 1,255 123 344 North Wales 651 277 29 70 Mid and West Wales 841 372 34 118 South Wales 1,419 606 60 156 Northern Ireland 1,683 646 92 156
Fire authorities in the United Kingdom—Winter (December to February) 2001–021 Thousand Households Population2 Total Including at least one child under 4 Including at least one adult over 65 Scotland 5,028 2,237 218 538 Strathclyde 2,221 1,005 105 238 Highlands and Islands 267 114 4— 31 Grampian 514 218 19 50 Tayside 374 175 14 49 Lothian and Borders 890 390 37 83 Fife 349 151 18 36 Central 274 121 11 32 Dumfries and Galloway 141 64 4— 18 1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 The populations listed in this table are those used in the context of LFS estimates. They include people resident in private households, student halls of residence and NHS accommodation. 3 The LFS does not provide for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly separately. 4 Sample size too small for reliable estimate. Source:
ONS Labour Force Survey