HC Deb 20 November 2003 vol 413 cc1329-30W
Sir Sydney Chapman

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to his answer of 12 June 2003.

Deaths of persons under age 65 by Welsh unitary authority, 1990 to 20021

Numbers of deaths
Unitary authority code Name 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
NA Isle of Anglesey 167 142 145 156 159 139 121 118 129 122 121 133 121
NC Gwynedd 261 263 226 220 229 225 215 188 239 198 211 206 209
NE Conwy 245 204 197 210 218 229 181 229 218 213 218 230 220
NG Denbighshire 181 178 179 186 184 182 197 192 198 190 197 182 192
NJ Flintshire 305 299 314 320 301 273 290 273 273 314 269 268 247
NL Wrexham 269 234 256 285 251 264 266 254 228 248 234 230 245
NN Powys 258 235 236 237 228 261 229 206 246 226 205 207 243
NQ Ceredigion 115 132 126 130 121 151 115 113 112 123 126 108 126
NS Pembrokeshire 261 237 253 226 212 233 200 212 Til 222 208 240 242
NU Carmarthenshire 401 367 387 364 345 384 364 362 320 345 309 347 355
NX Swansea 501 478 473 497 447 481 415 473 452 413 436 438 412
NZ Neath Port Talbot 325 321 327 319 329 305 337 290 248 278 270 299 265
PB Bridgend 323 282 285 282 263 267 247 268 211 295 260 235 225
PD The Vale of Glamorgan 231 219 208 227 231 196 211 220 198 212 236 173 211
PF Rhondda, Cynon, Taff 556 570 494 564 534 554 531 509 531 530 469 487 487
PH Merthyr Tydfil 145 157 130 149 144 130 158 152 135 140 143 122 119
PK Caerphilly 358 360 378 373 366 359 387 352 346 367 374 348 323
PL Blaenau Gwent 198 168 178 151 165 171 180 145 147 184 152 168 159
PM Torfaen 213 201 189 213 206 195 180 180 157 181 177 169 171
PP Monmouthshire 149 142 149 146 146 144 149 156 144 143 130 138 157
PR Newport 312 304 308 317 284 262 269 295 261 278 259 277 267
PT Cardiff 650 602 578 624 576 583 540 573 510 550 547 530 482
1Deaths of usual residents registered in each year, based on boundaries as at April 2001.

Deaths of persons under age 75 by Welsh unitary authority, 1990 to 20021
Numbers of deaths
Unitary authority code Name 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
NA Isle of Anglesey 350 352 353 356 351 313 327 293 311 272 304 287 290
NC Gwynedd 598 603 556 603 586 559 535 482 561 521 484 466 465
NE Conwy 611 591 529 556 578 556 514 541 527 552 482 486 496
NG Denbighshire 475 475 451 482 469 400 452 463 455 443 395 412 382
NJ Flintshire 666 686 674 676 652 631 633 653 547 620 573 544 504
NL Wrexham 605 598 609 665 574 617 593 589 536 564 525 482 526
NN Powys 578 611 559 588 575 597 531 515 558 520 470 504 496
NQ Ceredigion 315 314 329 337 296 310 285 266 263 293 256 229 266
NS Pembrokeshire 560 561 567 547 550 562 518 509 546 510 457 507 511
NU Carmarthenshire 961 943 976 958 884 971 904 866 821 810 737 810 755
NX Swansea 1140 1171 1124 1185 1099 1123 1073 1082 1043 959 978 929 890
NZ Neath Port Talbot 792 812 802 814 803 750 736 710 663 662 637 618 581
PB Bridgend 712 667 673 698 660 670 596 632 620 625 547 502 520

Official Report, column 984W, on postal service (VAT), whether his policy on VAT on stamps has changed; and if he will make a statement. [140179]

John Healey

The Government remain opposed to VAT on stamps, and has made this clear in negotiations on the European Commission's proposal to amend the provisions of the Sixth VAT Directive concerning the VAT arrangements applicable to postal services.