The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated October 2008:"As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent questions asking:""1) How many people have died from cancer in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the North East and (d) England in each year since 1997. (224786)""2) How many people have died from breast cancer in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the North East and (d) England in each year since 1997. (224788)""The tables attached provide the numbers of deaths where (1) cancer and (2) breast cancer were the underlying cause of death in (a) Jarrow parliamentary constituency, (b) South Tyneside local authority, (c) North East government office region and (d) England from 1997 to 2007 (the latest year available)." Table 1. Number of deaths where cancer was the underlying cause of death¹, Jarrow parliamentary constituency, South Tyneside local authority, North East government office region, and England, 1997 to 2007², ³ Deaths (persons) Jarrow South Tyneside North East England 1997 282 531 7,776 127,038 1998 280 549 7,901 127,434 1999 282 526 7,530 125,076 2000 272 522 7,469 123,887 2001 278 542 7,811 127,359 2002 281 517 7,695 128,380 2003 264 526 7,650 127,286 2004 263 527 7,629 126,048 2005 276 534 7,648 126,246 2006 298 485 7,667 126,779 2007 250 514 7,780 127,719 ¹ Cause of death for cancer was defined using the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision (ICD-9) codes 140-208 for the years 1997 to 2000, and Tenth Revision (ICD-10) codes C00-C97 for the years 2001 to 2007. The introduction of ICD-10 in 2001 means that the numbers of deaths from this cause before 2001 are not completely comparable with later years. ² Based on boundaries as of 2008. ³ Figures are for deaths registered in each calendar year. Table 2. Number of deaths where breast cancer was the underlying cause of death¹, Jarrow parliamentary constituency, South Tyneside local authority, North East government office region, and England, 1997 to 2007², ³ Deaths (persons) Jarrow South Tyneside North East England 1997 15 42 610 11,321 1998 17 39 571 11,098 1999 20 32 545 10,865 2000 19 31 518 10,699 2001 16 34 557 10,937 2002 21 34 515 10,874 2003 14 29 477 10,565 2004 13 26 524 10,341 2005 13 25 553 10,375 2006 22 36 532 10,302 2007 12 23 475 10,062 ¹ Cause of death for breast cancer was defined using the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision (ICD-9) codes 174-175 for the years 1997 to 2000, and Tenth Revision (ICD-10) code C50 for the years 2001 to 2007. The introduction of ICD-10 in 2001 means that the numbers of deaths from this cause before 2001 are not completely comparable with later years. ² Based on boundaries as of 2008. ³ Figures are for deaths registered in each calendar year.