§ Mr. WebbTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the local areas where the expectancy at birth of(a) a man and (b) a woman is less than 70 years; and if he will estimate in each case the number of (i) men and (ii) women who live in each area. [81048]
§ Ruth KellyThe information requested is the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply.
Letter from Colin Mowl to Mr. Steve Webb, dated 19 November 2002:
The National Statistician has been asked to reply to your question asking for a list of the local areas where the expectancy at birth of (a) a man and (b) a woman is less than 70 years; and to estimate in each case the number of (i) men and (ii) women who live in each area. I am replying in his absence. (81048)The most recent available figures for life expectancy at birth by local authority in England and Wales are for the years 1999 to 2001. These show that Manchester was the only local authority for which male life expectancy at birth was less than 70 years (69.7 years). There were no areas with female life expectancy at birth lower than 70 years.The estimated mid-year population of Manchester in 2001, based on the 2001 Census, was:(i) 191,778 males(ii) 201,130 females.