Asked by: Lord Black of Brentwood (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people died in England from an AIDS-related illness in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available.
Answered by Lord True - Leader of the House of Lords and Lord Privy Seal
A response to the noble Lord’s Parliamentary Question of 13 July is below and attached.
Professor Sir Ian Diamond | National Statistician
Lord Black of Brentwood
House of Lords
London
SW1A 0PW
19 July 2022
Dear Lord Black,
As National Statistician and Chief Executive of the UK Statistics Authority, I am responding to your Parliamentary Question asking how many people died in England from an AIDS-related illness in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available (HL1722).
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) publishes 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. Causes mentioned on the death certificate are converted to International Classification of Diseases (ICD) codes, with the underlying cause of death defined as the disease or injury that initiated the events that directly lead to the death. At the ONS, we use the term “due to” to refer to the underlying cause of a death. Table 1 of the attached dataset shows the number of number of deaths due to HIV disease ICD-10 codes, from 2011 to 2021, registered in England.
Yours sincerely,
Professor Sir Ian Diamond
Table 1: Number of deaths [1] due to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease ICD-10 codes [2], by year, 2011 to 2021 [3], England [4]
Year | B20 | B21 | B22 | B23 | B24 | Total Per Year |
2011 | 101 | 18 | 30 | 29 | 7 | 185 |
2012 | 109 | 27 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 200 |
2013 | 96 | 30 | 38 | 29 | 8 | 201 |
2014 | 83 | 36 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 152 |
2015 | 96 | 39 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 161 |
2016 | 74 | 43 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 152 |
2017 | 90 | 34 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 157 |
2018 | 78 | 28 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 133 |
2019 | 64 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 120 |
2020 | 68 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 13 | 133 |
2021 | 76 | 15 | 21 | 3 | 20 | 135 |
Total per code | 935 | 318 | 187 | 135 | 154 | 1729 |
Source: Office for National Statistics
Footnotes:
[1] Number of deaths by ICD-10 code are available through our explorable dataset NOMIS from 2013 onwards, this can be accessed here: https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/query/construct/summary.asp?reset=yes&mode=construct&dataset=161&version=0&anal=1&initsel=
[2] International Classification of Diseases 10th edition (ICD-10) codes are as follows: B20, HIV disease resulting in infectious and parasitic diseases; B21, HIV disease resulting in malignant neoplasms; B22, HIV disease resulting in other specified diseases; B23, HIV disease resulting in other conditions; B24, Unspecified HIV disease.
[3] Figures are for deaths registered in a calendar year, rather than death occurrences.
[4] Figures are based on area of usual residence and exclude non-residents.
Asked by: Lord Black of Brentwood (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government which government departments are participating in Stonewall's Diversity Champions Programme; how much they are spending on the Programme; whether any government departments are making payments to Stonewall for other initiatives; and if so, how much is each department spending.
Answered by Lord True - Leader of the House of Lords and Lord Privy Seal
The information requested is not held centrally. The Government supports inclusive workplaces and, as has been the case for many years, departments work with a variety of external schemes.
Asked by: Lord Black of Brentwood (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people have died from AIDS-related illnesses in the UK in each of the last ten years for which figures are available.
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.
Professor Sir Ian Diamond | National Statistician
The Lord Black of Brentwood
House of Lords
London
SW1A 0PW
18 May 2021
Dear Lord Black,
As National Statistician and Chief Executive of the UK Statistics Authority, I am replying to your Parliamentary Question asking how many people have died from AIDS-related illnesses in the UK in each of the last ten years for which figures are available (HL138).
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is responsible for publishing statistics on deaths registered in England and Wales. National Records Scotland (NRS) and Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) are responsible for publishing the number of deaths registered in Scotland and Northern Ireland respectively. Mortality statistics are compiled from information supplied when deaths are certified and registered as part of civil registration.
Cause of death is defined using the International Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th edition (ICD-10). Deaths where the underlying cause was Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) are defined by the ICD-10 codes B20 to B24.
Table 1 provides the number of deaths, in England and Wales, where HIV was either mentioned on the death certificate as a factor that contributed to the death or was the underlying cause of death. Figures are provided for deaths registered in 2010 to 2019, the latest available 10-year period of finalised mortality data.
Please note that ONS mortality statistics are based on the cause of death that was reported by the doctor or coroner when they certified the death. More information on the process of death certification and cause of death coding is available in the User guide to mortality statistics[1]. Public Health England publish an alternative source of data on HIV deaths[2], which is based on a specialised database of HIV diagnosis, AIDS, and deaths data.
Yours sincerely,
Professor Sir Ian Diamond
Table 1: Number of deaths with ICD-10 codes related to Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) mentioned on the death certificate, England and Wales, deaths registered in 2010 to 2019[3][4][5][6]
Year | Deaths “involving” HIV | of which, deaths “due to” HIV |
2010 | 320 | 248 |
2011 | 258 | 192 |
2012 | 278 | 209 |
2013 | 275 | 208 |
2014 | 308 | 159 |
2015 | 308 | 171 |
2016 | 299 | 156 |
2017 | 297 | 162 |
2018 | 292 | 139 |
2019 | 276 | 124 |
Source: ONS
[1]https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/methodologies/userguidetomortalitystatisticsjuly2017
[2]https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hiv-annual-data-tables
[3]Figures are for deaths registered, rather than deaths occurring in each calendar year.
[4]Deaths include non-residents.
[5]The International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Edition (ICD-10) definitions are as follows: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (B20-B24).
[6]Deaths "involving" a cause refer to deaths that had this cause mentioned anywhere on the death certificate, whether as an underlying cause or not. Deaths "due to" a cause refer only to deaths that had this as the underlying cause of death.
Asked by: Lord Black of Brentwood (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what role the Cabinet Secretary plays in relation to supervising Special Advisors; and what guidance they have issued on the application of the Nolan Principles to Special Advisors.
Answered by Lord True - Leader of the House of Lords and Lord Privy Seal
The Seven Principles of Public Life apply to anyone who works as a public office-holder.
The Code of Conduct for Special Advisers, at paragraph 9, sets out that “The responsibility for the management and conduct of special advisers, including discipline, rests with the Minister who made the appointment. It is also the appointing Minister’s responsibility to ensure that their special adviser(s) adhere to this Code of Conduct.” It does not specify any such role for the Cabinet Secretary.
Asked by: Lord Black of Brentwood (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many men under the age of 45 died as a result of suicide in each of the last ten years for which figures are available.
Answered by Lord Young of Cookham
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.
Letter from John Pullinger CB, National Statistician, to Lord Black of Brentwood, dated 24 April 2018
Dear Lord Black,
As National Statistician and Chief Executive of the UK Statistics Authority, I am replying to your Parliamentary Question asking how many men under the age of 45 died as a result of suicide in each of the last ten years for which figures are available (HL7045).
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) publishes suicide statistics for the UK, constituent countries, regions and local authorities in England and Wales in our annual bulletin which can be found on the ONS website[1].
Table 1 shows the number of suicides in males under the age of 45 for the last ten years for which data are available, in the UK.
Table 1: Number of suicides in males under the age of 45, deaths registered in 2007 to 2016, UK[2],[3],[4],[5][6]
2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | |
Number of Suicides | 2257 | 2391 | 2313 | 2145 | 2359 | 2336 | 2286 | 2153 | 2194 | 2180 |
Yours sincerely
John Pullinger
[2] The National Statistics definition of suicide is intentional self-harm (ICD10 codes X60-X84) for those aged 10 and over and Injury/poisoning of undetermined intent (ICD10 codes Y10-Y34) for those aged 15 and over.
[3] Figures are for persons aged 10 years and over.
[4] Figures are for deaths registered, rather than deaths occurring in each calendar year. Due to the length of time it takes to complete a coroner’s inquest, it can take months or even years for a suicide to be registered. More details can be found in the 'Suicides in the UK' bulletin: www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/bulletins/suicidesintheunitedkingdom/previousReleases
[5] Deaths of non-residents are included in figures for the UK.
[6] Figures for the UK include data kindly provided by the National Records of Scotland and the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency.
Asked by: Lord Black of Brentwood (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bridges of Headley on 21 September (HL2088), what part of the total remuneration paid to members of the Chilcot Inquiry has been paid to Sir John Chilcot in both attendance allowances and expenses.
Answered by Lord Bridges of Headley
The Inquiry will account for its costs after the completion of its report.
Asked by: Lord Black of Brentwood (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much Sir John Chilcot has been paid in daily allowances and expenses since the establishment of the inquiry into the Iraq war.
Answered by Lord Bridges of Headley
Sir John Chilcot is paid a fee of £790 for each day worked. His three Committee colleagues are paid £565 for each day they work. According to the Inquiry’s website, since the Inquiry began in 2009, remuneration for the Committee and its advisers totalled £1,565,700 up to the end of the last financial year.
Asked by: Lord Black of Brentwood (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many civil partnerships have been registered since the commencement of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013.
Answered by Lord Wallace of Saltaire - Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Cabinet Office)
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.
Asked by: Lord Black of Brentwood (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what were the five-year survival rates for cancer of the pancreas in (1) 1983, (2) 1993, (3) 2003, and (4) 2013; and how those figures compare with those for the United States and Germany.
Answered by Lord Wallace of Saltaire - Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Cabinet Office)
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.