HC Deb 01 February 1972 vol 830 cc93-4W
Mr. Geoffrey Finsberg

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether police officers are required to fill

Armed Forces Diplomatic Service Other Public Employees and British Council
Value of grants made towards school fees in the financial years:
1969–70 £6,239,522 £1,091,801 £1,105,463
1970–71 £7,201,103 £1,178,509 £1,112,531
1971–72 £8,626,759 £1,442,000 £1,160,779
Number of employees who received grants:
1969–70 11,223* 960 2,580
1970–71 11,507* 960 2,497
1971–72 12,595* 960 2,418
Number of pupils in respect of whom grants were paid:
1969–70 16,581* 1,670 3,882
1970–71 17,320* 1,670 3,782
1971–72 19,392* 1,670 3,629

In addition, the British Government have provided the following expenditure from the aid programme for educational allowances for children of expatriate staff in the service of certain overseas Governments:

1969–70 £834,000
1970–71 £795,000
1971–72 £963,000
* Includes some Ministry of Defence civil staff whose numbers cannot be identified.

Note: The Diplomatic Service numbers are estimates. Those for employees who received grants and pupils for whom grants were paid do not include pupils in local schools overseas. Figures for these are not available.

in all questions on Form Stats 19 which is issued by the Department.

Mr. Eldon Griffiths

Information about seats occupied in cars is no longer required. All other questions are required to be filled in for all accidents involving personal injury.

Mr. Geoffrey Finsberg

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will give consideration to altering the question on Form Stats 19 dealing with lights on a car so as to show which lights had failed.

Mr. Eldon Griffiths

No. Form Stats 19 already distinguishes between defects in front lights, rear lights, brake lights and trafficators.

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