§ Mrs. GillanTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many deaths there were in each of the last 10 years in(a) Buckinghamshire, (b) Chesham and Amersham and (c) the UK from (i) heroin overdose, (ii) other drug overdose and (iii) suicide other than by a drugs overdose. [62792]
§ Ruth KellyThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply.
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Deaths related to drug poisoning1, and suicides other than by drugs overdose2, England and Wales 1993 to 20003 Number of deaths 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 (a) Buckinghamshire county4 Drugs mentioned on the death certificate (i)(a) heroin/morphine5only 6_ 7_ 6_ 7_ 7_ 7_ 3 7_ (i)(b) heroin/morphine5with other drugs 6_ 7_ 6_ 6_ 7_ 7_ 6_ 6_ (ii) other drugs (heroin/morphine5 not mentioned) 6 13 9 11 15 15 10 12 Suicide other than by drugs overdose 42 37 26 23 35 36 28 33 2002, some £151 million in compensation has been paid to endowment policyholders following the complaints process. In addition, and as a result of the Financial Services Authority's (FSA) regulatory activities, some 20 firms have agreed proactively to compensate policyholders who were mis-sold their policies. This involves around 218,000 in policies, leading to total compensation of around £315 million due to be paid.