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Many illnesses, including illnesses such as coronary heart disease, may be exacerbated by cold conditions, but it is impossible to say in what proportion of these cold had an impact on the final outcome.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
5 November 1999
Health Service£mLocal Authorities£mTotal£m1998-99111.11n/a3n/a1997-98117.0141.54258.51996-97116.3129.1245.31995-96119.4116.2235.71994-95n/a293.2n/a1993-94n/a257.8n/aSources: Health Service: Performance Monitoring Returns (SOHD EID) Local Authorities: Local Government Finance Returns (LFR 3 Social Work) Notes:The Health Service figure for 1998-99 is provisional and may be subject to revision.Health Service Community figures were not broken down for learning disabilities prior to 1995-96.LFR data for 1998-99 are not yet available.LFR data for 1997-98 are provisional and may be subject to revisions.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
21 March 2007
We understand the difficulties of trying to assess what may or may not be in ministers' minds.I will take you back into your comfort zone of facts and numbers, which might be our comfort zone as well.
The fact that we are not taking any chances about messages not being received in either direction augurs well for the future. We have considered how things may or may not have been happening in the past, but I will finish by examining an issue for the future.