§ Brian CotterTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the support programmes for small businesses that(a) his Department and (b) its agencies have directly financed, including lower rate tax reliefs, in each of the last five years; how much money was allocated for each scheme in each year; how much money has gone unclaimed under each scheme; and how many small businesses have benefited from each scheme. [161256]
§ John HealeyThe cross-cutting review of Government services for small business was published by the Government in December 2002, and outlines the services provided to small businesses from Departments and agencies across Government. A copy is available in the Library of the House.
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Number of deaths from suicide1 and injury undetermined whether accidentally or purposely inflicted2, among people aged under 30 by (a) age and (b) sex: England and Wales, 1997 to 20023 Males Females 13-19 20-24 25-29 Total 13-19 20-24 25-29 Total 1997 139 371 454 964 41 70 106 217 1998 149 315 501 965 42 84 101 227 1999 128 311 435 874 44 70 105 219 2000 140 265 405 810 47 68 96 211 2001 129 257 323 709 32 64 83 179 2002 116 236 327 679 41 59 97 197 1 The cause of death for intentional self harm was defined using the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision (ICD-9) codes E950-E959for the years 1997 to 2000, and, for the years 2001 and 2002, the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) codes X60-X84. 2 The cause of death for injury undetermined whether accidentally or purposely inflicted was defined using the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision (ICD-9) codes E980-E989 excluding E988.8 for the years 1997 to 2000, and, for the years 2001 and 2002, the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) codes Y10-Y34 excluding Y33.9 where the Coroner's verdict was pending. It is assumed likely that most of these deaths at ages over 13 are cases where the harm is self-inflicted but there was insufficient evidence to prove that the deceased deliberately intended to kill themselves. As there were no intentional self harm deaths in children under the age of 13, data for undetermined whether accidentally or purposely inflicted have not been included. 3 Figures are for deaths occurring in each calendar year from 1997 to 2002. Further details of Government expenditure allocated by the Treasury, incorporating expenditure upon small business support, are set out within departmental estimates, which are also available in the Library of the House. Details of the tax treatment of small business are set out annually in the Chancellor's Budget statement.