Asked by: Baroness Kennedy of Cradley (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of (1) deaths, and (2) serious injuries, in the agricultural industry from 2015 up until the last year for which records are available.
Answered by Baroness Neville-Rolfe - Shadow Minister (Treasury)
The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority
A response to the noble Baroness’ Parliamentary Question of 3 February is attached.
Professor Sir Ian Diamond | National Statistician
Baroness Kennedy of Cradley
House of Lords
London
SW1A 0PW
8 February 2023
Dear Lady Kennedy,
As National Statistician and Chief Executive of the UK Statistics Authority, I am responding to your Parliamentary Question asking what estimate has been made of the number of deaths and serious injuries in the agricultural industry from 2015 up until the last year for which records are available (HL5397).
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is responsible for publishing statistics on deaths registered in England and Wales. Mortality statistics are compiled from information supplied when deaths are certified and registered as part of civil registration. The information on occupation is supplied by the informant when registering the death. The ONS does not hold data on serious injuries occurring in the agricultural industry.
From 1 January 2015 to 31 December 2022, 10,240 deaths of persons aged 16 to 64 working in the agricultural industry were registered in England and Wales (including non-residents). These deaths were registered with the Standard Occupational Classification minor group codes 511 and 911. These agricultural and related trades occupations are defined as those who cultivate and harvest crops, breed and rear animals, raise animals for consumption, catch and breed fish and other aquatic life, grow plants, trees, shrubs and flowers for sale, tend private and public gardens, parks, sports pitches and other recreational areas, and perform a variety of other skilled occupations related to agriculture and fishing.
Yours sincerely,
Professor Sir Ian Diamond
Asked by: Baroness Kennedy of Cradley (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of deaths from liver disease since the COVID-19 pandemic.
Answered by Baroness Neville-Rolfe - Shadow Minister (Treasury)
The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.
A response to the Noble Lady’s Parliamentary Question: HL3553 is attached.
Asked by: Baroness Kennedy of Cradley (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government when the data from the 2021 Census will be published.
Answered by Lord True - Shadow Leader of the House of Lords
The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. I have, therefore, asked the Authority to respond.
Professor Sir Ian Diamond | National Statistician
The Baroness Kennedy of Cradley
House of Lords
London
SW1A 0PW
09 February 2022
Dear Baroness Kennedy,
As National Statistician and Chief Executive of the UK Statistics Authority, I am responding to your Parliamentary Question asking when the data from the 2021 Census will be published (HL5990).
We aim to release the first results for Census 2021 data on the population of England and Wales in late May 2022. This will be followed by the release of the full data from the census in stages through to spring 2023. This includes data for small areas on the full range and combinations of census variables that provide such a rich insight into the characteristics of the population. In total there will be billions of counts of information to inform decision making in the years ahead. The range of products planned will make census data accessible for people with a range of levels of interest and experience, from those with a passing interest in information about the country or their local area through to expert and professional users of data.
The planned release schedule for Census 2021 will make the information available significantly earlier than has been possible previously. Our proposed outputs and analysis release plans are set out on the Release Plans page on the Office for National Statistics (ONS) website [1]. The ONS held a consultation on our Census 2021 outputs plans last year, further details and part one of the ONS’s response to feedback on the consultation are available on our website [2].
Yours sincerely,
Professor Sir Ian Diamond
1. https://www.ons.gov.uk/census/censustransformationprogramme/census2021outputs/releaseplans
2. https://consultations.ons.gov.uk/external-affairs/census-2021-outputs-consultation
Asked by: Baroness Kennedy of Cradley (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what five African countries have the largest total value of trade with the UK.
Answered by Lord True - Shadow Leader of the House of Lords
The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. I have, therefore, asked the Authority to respond.
Professor Sir Ian Diamond | National Statistician
The Baroness Kennedy of Cradley
House of Lords
London
SW1A 0PW
26 April 2021
Dear Lady Kennedy,
As National Statistician and Chief Executive of the UK Statistics Authority, I am responding to your Parliamentary Question asking what five African countries have the largest total value of trade with the UK (HL15101).
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) publishes monthly ‘All countries statistics’[1]. Services data for 2021 Q1 are not currently available at a geographical level but will be published in August 2021. Tables 1 and 2 provide details of UK Trade in Goods imports and exports for the top five African countries. Please note that data are in current prices and, as such, include the effect of inflation.
Yours sincerely,
Professor Sir Ian Diamond
Table 1: Trade in Goods imports, top five African countries, seasonally adjusted, £ million
| Imports February 2021 |
South Africa | 714 |
Morocco | 93 |
Egypt | 92 |
Kenya | 37 |
Ivory Coast | 35 |
Source: ONS
Table 2: Trade in Goods exports, top five African countries, seasonally adjusted, £ million
| Exports February 2021 |
Egypt | 156 |
South Africa | 122 |
Nigeria | 81 |
Ghana | 40 |
Morocco | 39 |
Source: ONS
[1]https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/nationalaccounts/balanceofpayments/datasets/uktradeallcountriesseasonallyadjusted
Asked by: Baroness Kennedy of Cradley (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus' statement on 9 July that "the greatest threat we face now is not the [COVID-19] virus itself, rather it is the lack of leadership and solidarity at the global and national levels".
Answered by Lord True - Shadow Leader of the House of Lords
The UK takes a strong global leadership role in collaborating with other countries in efforts towards the development and distribution of a successful vaccine for COVID-19 and we encourage other countries to do the same.
COVAX is an international initiative to support the discovery, manufacture and fair distribution of COVID-19 vaccines for one billion people by the end of 2021.
The UK is actively engaging with the World Health Organisation, which has an important role to play in leading the global health response. The UK is committed to supporting the WHO as well as multilateral and international partners, such as Gavi and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.
Asked by: Baroness Kennedy of Cradley (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what the level of trade is between the UK and Taiwan.
Answered by Lord True - Shadow Leader of the House of Lords
The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. I have therefore asked the Authority to respond.
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Dear Baroness Kennedy,
As National Statistician and Chief Executive of the UK Statistics Authority, I am responding to your Parliamentary Question asking what the level of trade is between the UK and Taiwan (HL8281).
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) publish UK export/import statistics in our quarterly UK total trade: all countries, non-seasonally adjusted release. For 2019, the UK estimates of trade with Taiwan were £2.99bn worth of goods and service exports to Taiwan, and £4.1bn worth of goods and service imports from Taiwan.
For more detail, full annual and quarterly timeseries data on the export and import of goods and services by the UK from Taiwan can be found on our website.
Yours sincerely,
Professor Sir Ian Diamond