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Written Question
Emergencies: Contracts for Services
Wednesday 31st May 2023

Asked by: Baroness Altmann (Conservative - Life peer)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government how many companies provided bids for the contract to run their new emergency alert system.

Answered by Baroness Neville-Rolfe - Minister of State (Cabinet Office)

Following a compliant procurement process through Crown Commercial Services Tech Services 3 framework RM6100, the WP2083 Emergency Alerts contract was awarded on 10 October 2022 to Fujitsu.

2 suppliers provided bids for the contract to run the new emergency alerts system.

The Cabinet Office operates a triple gateway process of approvals to ensure compliance and transparency in procurements. All contracts are reviewed and approved by delegated Cabinet Office Commercial Heads and then published. All procurements over £10,000 are subject to Commercial approvals. All contracts are then managed by accredited Contract Managers in accordance with Cabinet Office Commercial guidance.

Contract agreements are published within 30 days in accordance with our obligations.

Separately, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (as was) issued contracts totalling £18.6 million to mobile network operators, as well as further spending on security testing and legal work.


Written Question
Low Incomes
Wednesday 12th April 2023

Asked by: Baroness Altmann (Conservative - Life peer)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what is their latest estimate of the numbers of (1) men, and (2) women, employees who earn less than £12,570 per annum in (a) full-time, and (b) part-time roles.

Answered by Baroness Neville-Rolfe - Minister of State (Cabinet Office)

The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.

A response to the Noble Peer’s Parliamentary Question of 27 March is attached in the answer.

The Baroness Altmann CBE


House of Lords
London
SW1A 0PW

3 April 2023

Dear Lady Altmann,


As National Statistician and Chief Executive of the UK Statistics Authority, I am responding to your Parliamentary Question asking what is the latest estimate of the numbers of (1)
men, and (2) women, employees who earn less than £12,570 per annum in (a) full-time, and (b) part-time roles (HL6837).

The Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) [1], carried out in April each year, is the most comprehensive source of earnings information in the United Kingdom. ASHE is based on a 1% sample of employee jobs taken from HM Revenue and Customs' Pay As You Earn (PAYE) records. Table 1 (below) shows the numbers of (1) men, and (2) women, employees who earn less than £12,570 per annum in (a) full-time, and (b) part-time roles for April 20221 (the latest period for which ASHE estimates are available). As with any survey, estimates from ASHE are subject to a margin of uncertainty.

Yours sincerely,

Professor Sir Ian Diamond

Table 1: Estimates of the number of employee jobs with annual earnings below £12,570, UK, 2022 [1,2,3]

Group

Number of employee jobs with annual earnings of less than £12,570 (thousands) [2,3]

Total number of
employee jobs in
group (thousands) [2, 3]

All employees

3,346

22,363

Male

907

11,294

Female

2,439

11,069

Full-time

309

16,547

Part-time

3,037

5,817

Full-time male

134

9,856

Full-time female

175

6,691

Part-time male

773

1,439

Part-time female

2,264

4,378

Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings

[1] Estimates for 2022 are provisional

[2] Employees on adult rates who have been in the same job for more than a year

[3] Figures for Number of Jobs are for indicative purposes only and should not be considered an
accurate estimate of employee job counts


Written Question
Strokes: Death
Tuesday 11th August 2020

Asked by: Baroness Altmann (Conservative - Life peer)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people died from a stroke in each of the last ten years; and of those, how many were aged (a) 60–69, (b) 70–79, (c) 80–89, and (d) 90–99.

Answered by Lord True - Leader of the House of Lords and Lord Privy Seal

The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. I have therefore asked the Authority to respond.

Dear Baroness Altmann,

As National Statistician and Chief Executive of the UK Statistics Authority, I am responding to your Parliamentary Question asking how many people died from a stroke in each of the last ten years; and of those, how many were aged (a) 60–69, (b) 70–79, (c) 80–89, and (d) 90–99 (HL5630).

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is responsible for publishing mortality statistics for deaths registered in England and Wales. The most recent annual figures published are for deaths registered in 2019[1]. However, we do publish provisional weekly deaths registrations, which are currently published for deaths registered up to 17 July 2020[2]. National Records Scotland (NRS) and the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) are responsible for publishing the number of deaths registered in Scotland and Northern Ireland respectively.

Cause of death is defined using the International Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th edition (ICD-10). Deaths caused by stroke are identified by the ICD-10 codes I60-I69 .

Table 1 contains the number of deaths involving stroke occurring in England and Wales in the years 2009-2019. This data is not yet available for 2020. The finalised annual death registrations for 2020 will be published in summer 2021.

Yours sincerely,

Professor Sir Ian Diamond

Table 1: Number of deaths occuring where the underlying cause was stroke by age group, 2009 to 2019, England and Wales[3][4][5][6]

Year

Age

Under 59

60-69

70-79

80-89

90-99

100 +

2009

1,799

2,307

6,426

14,351

6,434

263

2010

1,833

2,327

6,209

13,526

6,632

297

2011

1,719

2,213

5,794

12,198

6,528

263

2012

1,676

2,218

5,565

12,162

6,794

306

2013

1,725

2,083

5,478

11,562

6,692

252

2014

1,752

2,158

5,493

11,515

6,624

281

2015

1,694

2,281

5,679

11,695

6,989

321

2016

1,697

2,217

5,569

11,037

6,347

280

2017

1,584

2,082

5,178

10,448

6,192

263

2018

1,674

2,147

5,399

10,619

6,165

223

2019

1,569

2,011

5,247

9,874

5,793

231


Source: Office for National Statistics

[1]https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/datasets/deathsregisteredinenglandandwalesseriesdrreferencetables

[2]https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/bulletins/deathsregisteredweeklyinenglandandwalesprovisional/weekending17july2020

[3]Figures based on occurrence (death-date)

[4]Figures for England and Wales include deaths of non-residents.

[5]Stroke is the underlying cause of death and was defined using the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) codes I60 to I64.

[6]For information on how deaths are registered and mortality statistics are produced please see the Quality and methodology section


Written Question
Influenza and Pneumonia: Death
Monday 29th June 2020

Asked by: Baroness Altmann (Conservative - Life peer)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people died from (1) influenza, and (2) pneumonia, in each of the last ten years; and of those, how many were aged (a) 60–69, (b) 70–79, (c) 80–89, and (d) 90–99,

Answered by Lord True - Leader of the House of Lords and Lord Privy Seal

The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. I have therefore asked the Authority to respond.

Dear Baroness Altmann,

As National Statistician and Chief Executive of the UK Statistics Authority, I am responding to your Parliamentary Questions asking how many people died from (1) influenza, and (2) pneumonia, in each of the last ten years; and of those, how many were aged (a) 60–69, (b) 70–79, (c) 80–89, and (d) 90–99 (HL5629); and how many people died from a stroke in each of the last ten years; and of those, how many were aged (a) 60–69, (b) 70–79, (c) 80–89, and (d) 90–99 (HL5630).

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is responsible for publishing mortality statistics for deaths registered in England and Wales. The most recent annual figures published are for deaths registered in 2018[1]. However, we do publish provisional weekly deaths registrations, which are currently published for deaths registered up to 5 June 2020[2]. National Records Scotland (NRS) and the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) are responsible for publishing the number of deaths registered in Scotland and Northern Ireland respectively.

Cause of death is defined using the International Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th edition (ICD-10). Deaths caused by influenza, pneumonia and stroke are identified by the ICD-10 codes J09-J11, J12-J18 and I60-I69 respectively.

Table 1 contains the number of deaths involving influenza, pneumonia and stroke occurring in England and Wales in the years 2009-2018. This data is not yet available for 2019 and 2020. The finalised annual death registrations for 2019 will be presented in the forthcoming Death Registrations[3] publication, which we will send to you on 1 July 2020 when it is published.

Yours sincerely,

Professor Sir Ian Diamond

Table 1: Number of deaths occuring where the underlying cause influenza, pneumonia or stroke by age group, 2009 and 2018, England and Wales[4][5][6][7][8][9]

Year

Cause of death

Age

59 and under

60-69

70-79

80-89

90-99

100 +

2009

Stroke

1,799

2,307

6,426

14,351

6,434

263

Influenza

175

20

13

25

11

0

Pneumonia

1,131

1,270

3,727

11,238

8,372

701

2010

Stroke

1,833

2,327

6,209

13,526

6,632

297

Influenza

170

25

27

9

4

1

Pneumonia

1,034

1,310

3,509

10,592

8,416

742

2011

Stroke

1,719

2,213

5,794

12,198

6,528

263

Influenza

236

51

29

28

3

0

Pneumonia

918

1,173

3,360

10,453

8,919

698

2012

Stroke

1,676

2,218

5,565

12,162

6,794

306

Influenza

25

9

9

21

23

0

Pneumonia

839

1,171

3,352

10,588

9,559

769

2013

Stroke

1,725

2,083

5,478

11,562

6,692

252

Influenza

53

25

17

36

23

2

Pneumonia

828

1,158

3,371

10,552

9,728

832

2014

Stroke

1,752

2,158

5,493

11,515

6,624

281

Influenza

50

16

24

28

14

1

Pneumonia

1,015

1,340

3,495

10,144

9,016

761

2015

Stroke

1,694

2,281

5,679

11,695

6,989

321

Influenza

41

41

38

78

64

7

Pneumonia

1,275

1,513

3,815

11,286

10,425

860

2016

Stroke

1,697

2,217

5,569

11,037

6,347

280

Influenza

165

93

74

70

46

1

Pneumonia

1,288

1,643

3,859

10,455

9,509

697

2017

Stroke

1,584

2,082

5,178

10,448

6,192

263

Influenza

38

36

77

141

131

9

Pneumonia

1,043

1,381

3,603

9,912

9,455

667

2018

Stroke

1,674

2,147

5,399

10,619

6,165

223

Influenza

176

147

321

551

360

17

Pneumonia

1,283

1,574

3,984

10,513

9,567

610

Source: Office for National Statistics

[1]https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/datasets/deathsregisteredinenglandandwalesseriesdrreferencetables

[2]https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/bulletins/deathsregisteredweeklyinenglandandwalesprovisional/weekending5june2020

[3] https://www.ons.gov.uk/releases/deathsregisteredinenglandandwales2019

[4]Figures based on occurrence (death-date)

[5]Figures for England and Wales include deaths of non-residents.

[6]Influenza or pneumonia is the underlying cause of death and was defined using the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) codes J09 to J11.

[7]Pneumonia is the underlying cause of death and was defined using the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) codes J12 to J18.

[8]Stroke is the underlying cause of death and was defined using the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) codes I60 to I64.

[9]For information on how deaths are registered and mortality statistics are produced please see the Quality and methodology section


Written Question
Brexit: Advertising
Thursday 31st October 2019

Asked by: Baroness Altmann (Conservative - Life peer)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government how much they have spent on (1) motorway advertising, (2) newspaper advertisements, and (3) other public information campaigns, in the past 12 months, about preparing for the possibility of a no-deal Brexit.

Answered by Earl of Courtown - Captain of the Queen's Bodyguard of the Yeomen of the Guard (HM Household) (Deputy Chief Whip, House of Lords)

‘Get Ready for Brexit’ is a cross-government campaign using national advertising including TV, radio, press, digital and outdoor advertising. It also includes direct engagement and local elements including business preparedness events, ministerial visits and local authority activity.

The cost of the public information campaign will be published monthly on a rolling basis, as part of routine government transparency arrangements.