To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people aged over 65 resident in Cleethorpes constituency died during the winter months in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement. (172712)

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

Letter from Colin Mowl, dated 11 December 2007:

The National Statistician has been asked to reply to your recent question asking how many people aged over 65 resident in Cleethorpes constituency died during the winter months in each year since 1997. I am replying in her absence. (172712)

Figures for winter deaths are calculated using a definition of winter as a four-month period from December of one year to March of the next year. The table below provides the number of winter deaths of people resident in Cleethorpes parliamentary constituency over the age of 65, for the years 1996/97 to 2005/06 (the latest available).