To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the (a) age-standardised mortality rates, (b) still-birth rate and (c) pregnancy (i) termination and (ii) miscarriage rate was for each electoral ward in Shropshire, in each year from 2000 to 2005. (82402)

The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician who has been asked to reply.

Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated 6 July 2006

As National Statistician I have been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question asking what the (a) age-standardised mortality rates, (b) stillbirth rate and (c) pregnancy (i) termination and (ii) miscarriage rates for each electoral ward in Shropshire, in each year from 2000 to 2005. (82402)

Information on stillbirths and on conceptions leading to terminations is routinely published for local authorities and strategic health authorities. Figures cannot be provided by electoral ward because of the risk of disclosing individual's information due to very small number of events.

(a) Age-Standardised mortality rates for electoral ward are not available. However, Standardised Mortality Ratios (SMRs) and life expectancy at birth for wards in England and Wales for the period 1999-2003 are available on the National Statistics website at the addresses below.

SMRs:

http://www.statistics.gov.uk/statbase/Product.asp?vlnk=14359

Life expectancy:

http://www.statistics.gov.uk/statbase/Product.asp?vlnk=14466

(b) Stillbirth rates for Shropshire County and county districts within Shropshire for each year from 2000 to 2004 are shown in the table below.

(c)(i) Conceptions leading to termination rates for all ages for Shropshire County and county districts within Shropshire for each year from 2000 to 2004 (latest year for which figures are available) are shown in the table below. Figures for 2004 are provisional.

(c)(ii) Figures on conceptions leading to miscarriages are not available because