Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many and what proportion of local authority areas saw a decline in life expectancy for (a) males at birth, (b) females at birth, (c) males at 65 years and older and (d) females at 65 years and older in the reporting period 2001-03 to 2004-06.
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.