Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the oral contributions of the hon. Member for Brighton Pavilion and the hon. Member for Totnes of 28 February 2017, Official Report, Column 80, on trends of deaths registered in England and Wales, what assessment he has made of the cause of the rise in deaths (a) between 2014 and 2015 and (b) in January 2015 (i) in total and (ii) for people aged over 75.
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.