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Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will introduce random drug tests for police officers.

Asked by

David Amess (Conservative)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

7 April 2005

Reference

432 c1824W;432 c1819W; 218276

House

House of Commons

Treasury;Office for National Statistics

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, for how many (a) women and (b) men alcohol was found to be the primary cause of death in each year since 1997, broken down by age group.

Asked by

David Amess (Conservative)

Answering body

Treasury

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

7 March 2005

For answer on

14 March 2005

Answered on

14 March 2005

Mr. Amess: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer for how many (a) women and (b) men alcohol was found to be the primary cause of death in each year since 1997, broken down by age group. [221245] Mr. Timms: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply. Letter from Len Cook to Mr. David Amess, dated 14 March 2005: As National Statistician I have been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question asking for how many (a) women and (b) men alcohol was found to be the primary cause of death in each year since 1997, broken down by age group. (221245) The latest year for which figures are available is 2003. The attached table shows the number of deaths by sex and age group that were certified as due to alcohol abuse, dependence and poisoning, and diseases directly related to alcohol use from 1997 to 2003. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) definition of alcohol- related deaths only includes those causes regarded as being most directly due to alcohol consumption. Apart from deaths due to accidental poisoning with alcohol, this definition excludes external causes of death, such as road traffic deaths and other accidents, and alcohol-related suicides and homicides. Estimates of the annual total number of deaths in which alcohol has played a role can therefore vary widely depending on the criteria used. The definition used by ONS allows for consistent comparisons over time for those deaths where a clear association with alcohol consumption can generally be assumed. Number of deaths from alcohol-related causes1, for (a) women and (b) men by age group, England and Wales, 1997 to 2003 2 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Calendar year 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 (a) Women Under 15 4 4 1 1 0 0 0 15-44 283 307 381 373 351 397 412 45-64 822 911 938 973 1,066 1,044 1,122 65-84 682 687 661 684 677 695 691 85 and over 68 57 72 57 76 82 74 (b) Men Under 15 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 15-44 619 726 698 714 111 768 842 45-64 1,572 1,694 1,852 1,954 2,066 2,040 2,380 65-84 808 848 846 812 894 941 1,008 85 and over 38 46 55 45 63 65 50 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 For the years 1997-2000 the cause of death was defined using the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision (ICD-9). The codes selected to define alcohol-related deaths are listed as follows: 291--Alcoholic psychoses 303--Alcohol dependence syndrome 305.0--Non-dependent abuse of alcohol 425.5--Alcoholic cardiomyopathy 571--Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis E860--Accidental poisoning by alcohol For the years 2001-2003 the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) was used. To maintain comparability with earlier years the following codes were selected: F10--Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of alcohol 142.6--Alcoholic cardiomyopathy K70--Alcoholic liver disease K73--Chronic hepatitis, not elsewhere classified K74--Fibrosis and cirrhosis of liver X45--Accidental poisoning by and exposure to alcohol The selection of codes to define alcohol-related deaths is described in: Baker A. and Rooney C. (2003). Recent trends in alcohol-related mortality, and the impact of ICD-10 on the monitoring of these deaths in England and Wales. Health Statistics Quarterly 17, pp 5-14. 2 Data are for occurrences of death in each calendar year.

Date

14 March 2005

Reference

432 c78W;432 c75-6W; 221245

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what action the Government is taking to reduce the number of deaths for which alcohol is the primary cause.

Asked by

David Amess (Conservative)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

10 March 2005

Reference

431 c1975W;431 c1967W; 221246

House

House of Commons

Dept for Culture Media and Sport

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent representations she has had from amateur sports clubs regarding the implementation of the Licensing Act 2003; what recent representations she has had from the police regarding the implementation of the Licensing Act 2003; what recent representations she...

Asked by

David Amess (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

2 March 2005

For answer on

8 March 2005

Answered on

8 March 2005

Mr. Amess: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (1) what recent representations she has had from amateur sports clubs regarding the implementation of the Licensing Act 2003; [220099] (2) what recent representations she has had from the police regarding the implementation of the Licensing Act 2003; [220100] (3) what recent representations she has received from alcohol abuse charities regarding the implementation of the Licensing Act 2003; [220162] (4) what recent representations she has had from religious groups regarding the implementation of the Licensing Act 2003; [220165] (5) what recent representations she has received regarding the implementation of the Licensing Act 2003. [220279] Mr. Caborn: There have been two recent public consultations on (a) draft Regulations and an Order under the Licensing Act 2003 which took place between 15 September and 10 November 2004, and (b) draft fee regulations under the 2003 Act which took place between 4 November and 23 December 2004. In respect of (a) we received 269 responses from 230 public bodies, organisations and individuals, some of which responded more than once. These included two from amateur sports clubs; 10 from police forces including one from their representative body (the Association of Chief Police Officers); 0 from alcohol abuse charities; and 0 from religious groups. We also received a response from a Member of Parliament on behalf of The National United Temperance Council. In respect of (b) we received 427 responses, including 97 from amateur sports clubs and their representative bodies; one from a police force and one from ACPO; 0 from alcohol abuse charities; and 0 from religious groups. Since these consultations ended we have received correspondence from a wide range of groups and individuals including from sports clubs and their representative bodies, individual police officers, individuals from the field of alcohol abuse charities, and from those representing religious groups. This correspondence has primarily concerned the level at which fees have been set and the potential impact of 24 hour opening.

Legislation

Licensing Act 2003

Date

8 March 2005

Reference

431 c1754-5W;431 c1750-1W; 220099;220100;220162;220165;220279

House

House of Commons

Solicitor-General

To ask the Solicitor General, how many (a) fraud, (b) forgery, (c) gun crime, (d) internet crime, (e) robbery, (f) snatch theft and (g) alcohol-related violent offence cases the Crown Prosecution Service has brought in (i) Essex and (ii) England and Wales in each year since 1997; and how many...

Asked by

David Amess (Conservative)

Answering body

Solicitor General

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

19 January 2005

For answer on

4 March 2005

Answered on

4 March 2005

Mr. Amess: To ask the Solicitor-General how many (a) fraud, (b) forgery, (c) gun crime, (d) internet crime, (e) robbery, (f) snatch theft and (g) alcohol-related violent offence cases the Crown Prosecution Service has brought in (i) Essex and (ii) England and Wales in each year since 1997; and how many of these resulted in (A) conviction and (B) acquittal. [210455] The Solicitor-General: Gun crime, internet crime and alcohol-related violent offences are offences which cannot be separately identified on the Home Office Court Proceedings Database. Snatch theft is categorised as theft from the person. The table sets out the relevant figures for the other requested categories. The figures relate to persons for whom these sentences were for the principal offences for which they were found guilty. When a defendant has been found guilty of two or more offences it is the offence for which the heaviest penalty is imposed. Where the same disposal is imposed for two or more offences, the offence selected is the offence for which the statutory maximum penalty is the most severe. Number of defendants proceeded against at magistrates courts, found guilty at all courts and acquitted at crown courts for various offences--Essex police force area and England and Wales, 1997 to 2003 1 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Theft from the person Fraud Proceeded Found guilty Acquitted Proceeded Found guilty Acquitted against against Essex police force area 1997 140 158 9 528 355 19 1998 192 164 8 558 361 14 1999 139 127 9 508 347 23 2000 70 55 4 544 324 5 2001 165 112 5 505 321 11 2002 177 138 3 483 316 12 2003 204 173 5 442 321 6 England and Wales 1997 5,987 5,742 556 20,866 14,661 587 1998 6,256 5,495 573 24,161 17,402 580 1999 6,816 5,691 473 25,101 17,992 679 2000 6,853 5,673 503 23,660 17,039 716 2001 7,340 6,008 579 22,512 16,084 607 2002 8,140 6,498 451 21,494 15,743 494 2003 8,012 6,542 446 20,787 15,223 541 Forgery Robbery Proceeded Found guilty Acquitted Proceeded Found guilty Acquitted against against Essex police force area 1997 314 226 4 137 60 9 1998 300 217 3 163 86 13 1999 231 173 3 132 89 8 2000 234 176 1 153 78 6 2001 304 223 3 198 80 21 2002 249 176 1 206 95 17 2003 191 149 -- 171 84 19 England and Wales 1997 9,851 7,298 137 10,781 5,589 984 1998 9,423 6,900 98 10,450 5,542 1,164 1999 8,893 6,408 103 10,321 5,626 1,214 2000 8,075 5,668 93 12,142 5,891 1,374 2001 8,221 5,731 102 14,871 6,822 1,515 2002 8,381 5,734 90 15,644 7,711 1,172 2003 8,758 6,057 112 13,732 7,303 1,897 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 These data are on the principal offence basis.

Date

4 March 2005

Reference

210455; 431 c1408-10W;431 c1402-4W

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prosecutions for (a) dealing in and (b) being in possession of (i) ecstasy and (ii) heroin (A) Essex Police and (B) Southend Police have brought successfully in each year since 1997. - Inc ref to "Drug Seizure and...

Asked by

David Amess (Conservative)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

1 March 2005

Reference

211439; 431 c1104W;431 c1100W

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prosecutions for (a) dealing in and (b) being in possession of (i) amphetamines and (ii) cannabis (A) Essex Police and (B) Southend Police have brought successfully in each year since 1997. - Inc ref to "Drug Seizure and...

Asked by

David Amess (Conservative)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

1 March 2005

Reference

211440; 431 c1104W;431 c1100W

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prosecutions for (a) dealing in and (b) being in possession of (i) cocaine and (ii) LSD (A) Essex Police and (B) Southend Police have brought successfully in each year since 1997. - Inc ref to "Drug Seizure and...

Asked by

David Amess (Conservative)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

1 March 2005

Reference

211438; 431 c1104W;431 c1100W

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answers of 25th January 2005, 430 c268-9W on crime, if he will make it his policy to record (a) alcohol-related violent offences, (b) youth offences, (c) internet crime and (d) domestic violence offences centrally; and if he...

Asked by

David Amess (Conservative)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

22 February 2005

Reference

213868; 431 c521-2W;431 c517-8W

House

House of Commons

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