§ Mr. Alfred MorrisTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what Government support is available to trade union representatives to attend and contribute to CEN standard-setting committees; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. LeighMy Department funds, and the British Standards Institution (BSI) administers, the assisted international travel scheme. This scheme meets part of the travel costs of certain United Kingdom representatives, including trade union representatives, who act as delegation leaders or principal experts at standards-making meetings overseas. A fixed allowance, basically equivalent to 75 per cent. of the economy class air fare, is payable. The funding provided for 1990–91 is intended to be sufficient to meet, inter alia, all eligible claims for attendance at standards meetings of CEN.
Persons sentenced to immediate custody 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 (a) Domestic burglary Numbers sentenced to over 10 years 6 3 6 3 6 Percentage of all those sentenced to custody 0.05 0.03 0.06 0.03 0.08 (b) Theft Numbers sentenced to over 7 years 2 1 — 2 1 Percentage of all those sentenced to custody — — — 0.01 — — Less than 0.01 per cent.