Written Answers of 16 October 1973

DEFENCE
  Land
  Land
  Rubber Bullets
  Rubber Bullets
  Ulster Defence Regiment
  Ulster Defence Regiment
  Battlefield Command and Control
  Battlefield Command and Control
  Computer Projects
  Computer Projects
  Low-flying Aircraft
  Low-flying Aircraft
  Air-to-Air Missiles
  Air-to-Air Missiles
  Unidentified Flying Objects
  Unidentified Flying Objects
  Royal Radar Establishment
  Royal Radar Establishment
  Catering (Donaldson Report)
  Catering (Donaldson Report)
SOCIAL SERVICES
  Pensions
  Pensions
  National Insurance (EEC Reciprocity)
  National Insurance (EEC Reciprocity)
  Family Allowances
  Family Allowances
  Attendance Allowance
  Attendance Allowance
  "Portsmouth Bug"
  "Portsmouth Bug"
  Butter Tokens
  Butter Tokens
  Accidental Poisoning
  Accidental Poisoning
  Health Authorities (Appointments)
  Health Authorities (Appointments)
  Hospital Secretaries (Pay)
  Hospital Secretaries (Pay)
  Paraquat
  Paraquat
  Industrial Disputes (Benefit)
  Industrial Disputes (Benefit)
  Immunisations (Charges)
  Immunisations (Charges)
  Prescription Charges
  Prescription Charges
  Support Tights
  Support Tights
  NHS Superannuation Scheme
  NHS Superannuation Scheme
  Children (Drowning)
  Children (Drowning)
  Elderly and Handicapped Persons (Residential Accommodation)
  Elderly and Handicapped Persons (Residential Accommodation)
  Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970
  Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970
  Abortions
  Abortions
  Dieticians
  Dieticians
  Pensioners (Christmas Bonus)
  Pensioners (Christmas Bonus)
  Medicines (Sale)
  Medicines (Sale)
  Fluoridation
  Fluoridation
  Departmental Offices (Dispersal)
  Departmental Offices (Dispersal)
  Handicapped Children
  Handicapped Children
  Disabled Persons (Residence)
  Disabled Persons (Residence)
  Invalid Vehicles (Sharp Report)
  Invalid Vehicles (Sharp Report)
EDUCATION AND SCIENCE
  Women Teachers (Representation)
  Women Teachers (Representation)
  Unmarried Mothers
  Unmarried Mothers
  Russian Language
  Russian Language
  Teacher Shortage
  Teacher Shortage
  Schools (Fire Precautions)
  Schools (Fire Precautions)
  Teacher Turnover
  Teacher Turnover
  Handicapped Children
  Handicapped Children
  Japanese Seaweed
  Japanese Seaweed
  School Books (Allowances)
  School Books (Allowances)
NORTHERN IRELAND
  Employment Grant Scheme
  Employment Grant Scheme
  Security
  Security
  Mortgages (Housing Executive)
  Mortgages (Housing Executive)
  Royal Ulster Constabulary
  Royal Ulster Constabulary
  Civil Disturbances House Purchase Scheme
  Civil Disturbances House Purchase Scheme
  Ancient Buildings (Restoration)
  Ancient Buildings (Restoration)
  Rent and Rates (Non-payment)
  Rent and Rates (Non-payment)
  Debt Recovery
  Debt Recovery
TRADE AND INDUSTRY
  Hovercraft
  Hovercraft
  North Sea Drilling Rigs
  North Sea Drilling Rigs
  Advance Factories
  Advance Factories
  Departmental Offices (Dispersal)
  Departmental Offices (Dispersal)
  London Airports (Passenger Traffic)
  London Airports (Passenger Traffic)
  Commodity Prices
  Commodity Prices
  Rolls-Royce
  Rolls-Royce
  Kellingley Colliery and Drax Power Station (Official Visit)
  Kellingley Colliery and Drax Power Station (Official Visit)
  EEC Regional Policy
  EEC Regional Policy
  Airport Design
  Airport Design
  Airport Traffic Comparisons
  Airport Traffic Comparisons
  Turkish Airlines
  Turkish Airlines
  BOAC
  BOAC
  Price Commission (Accountants)
  Price Commission (Accountants)
  Le Bourget Airport
  Le Bourget Airport
  Foreign Airlines
  Foreign Airlines
  Steel Exports
  Steel Exports
  Zaprega Tyres
  Zaprega Tyres
  Concorde
  Concorde
  Patent Law
  Patent Law
  Nodule Mining
  Nodule Mining
  European Launcher
  European Launcher
  Geostationary Technology Satellite
  Geostationary Technology Satellite
  Marine Satellite Programme
  Marine Satellite Programme
  International Computers Ltd. (South African Sales)
  International Computers Ltd. (South African Sales)
  Waste Paper
  Waste Paper
  Submersible Craft (Safety)
  Submersible Craft (Safety)
  Engineers (Registration)
  Engineers (Registration)
  Space Technology (Discussions)
  Space Technology (Discussions)
  Fuel Efficiency and Conservation
  Fuel Efficiency and Conservation
  Aberystwyth (Advance Factory)
  Aberystwyth (Advance Factory)
  Air Navigation (Eurocontrol Organisation)
  Air Navigation (Eurocontrol Organisation)
  Low-Flying Aircraft (Windsor)
  Low-Flying Aircraft (Windsor)
  Price Commission (Report)
  Price Commission (Report)
NATIONAL FINANCE
  Commercial Banks (Interest Rates)
  Commercial Banks (Interest Rates)
  Government Borrowing
  Government Borrowing
  Hire-Purchase Debt
  Hire-Purchase Debt
  Budget Balances
  Budget Balances
  Productive Potential
  Productive Potential
  £ Sterling (Value)
  £ Sterling (Value)
  Capital Works
  Capital Works
  Balance of Payments
  Balance of Payments
  Mortgage Interest
  Mortgage Interest
  European Economic Community
  European Economic Community
  Inland Revenue (Public Relations)
  Inland Revenue (Public Relations)
  Value Added Tax
  Value Added Tax
  Competition and Credit Control
  Competition and Credit Control
ENVIRONMENT
  North Orbital Road
  North Orbital Road
  M20
  M20
  Heavy Goods Vehicles
  Heavy Goods Vehicles
  Council Housing (Intermediate Areas)
  Council Housing (Intermediate Areas)
  Covent Garden Market
  Covent Garden Market
  Channel Tunnel
  Channel Tunnel
  Ordnance Survey
  Ordnance Survey
  Water Authorities
  Water Authorities
    NORTH WEST WATER AUTHORITY
    NORTH WEST WATER AUTHORITY
    NORTHUMBRIAN WATER AUTHORITY
    NORTHUMBRIAN WATER AUTHORITY
    SEVERN—TRENT WATER AUTHORITY
    SEVERN—TRENT WATER AUTHORITY
    YORKSHIRE WATER AUTHORITY
    YORKSHIRE WATER AUTHORITY
    ANGLIAN WATER AUTHORITY
    ANGLIAN WATER AUTHORITY
    THAMES WATER AUTHORITY
    THAMES WATER AUTHORITY
    SOUTHERN WATER AUTHORITY
    SOUTHERN WATER AUTHORITY
    WESSEX WATER AUTHORITY
    WESSEX WATER AUTHORITY
    SOUTH WEST WATER AUTHORITY
    SOUTH WEST WATER AUTHORITY
    MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL WATER COUNCIL
    MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL WATER COUNCIL
  Anglian Water Authority
  Anglian Water Authority
  M1 ("Surface Noise" Signs)
  M1 ("Surface Noise" Signs)
  Caravan Sites (Fire Precautions)
  Caravan Sites (Fire Precautions)
  Heathrow and Gatwick Airports (Development Value)
  Heathrow and Gatwick Airports (Development Value)
  Maplin
  Maplin
  Local Authorities (Members' Allowances)
  Local Authorities (Members' Allowances)
  Disabled Persons, Housing
  Disabled Persons, Housing
  House Building
  House Building
  Farm Minibuses
  Farm Minibuses
  Commercial Waterways
  Commercial Waterways
  Central Water Planning Unit
  Central Water Planning Unit
  Building Materials (Safety)
  Building Materials (Safety)
  M62 (M6—Liverpool)
  M62 (M6—Liverpool)
  Improvement Grants (Contracts and Tenders)
  Improvement Grants (Contracts and Tenders)
  Empty Houses
  Empty Houses
  Monuments
  Monuments
  Planning Appeals and Hearings
  Planning Appeals and Hearings
  A3(M) (Broadmarsh Road)
  A3(M) (Broadmarsh Road)
  Tyres (Imports)
  Tyres (Imports)
  Buses (Design Factors)
  Buses (Design Factors)
  Archaeology
  Archaeology
  Water Space Amenities Commission
  Water Space Amenities Commission
AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FOOD
  Production Costs
  Production Costs
  Bread (Price)
  Bread (Price)
  Butter Stocks
  Butter Stocks
  Sugar
  Sugar
  Bacon Prices (Inquiry)
  Bacon Prices (Inquiry)
  Animals (Export)
  Animals (Export)
  Paraquat
  Paraquat
  Veterinary Surgeons
  Veterinary Surgeons
  Potatoes (Eelworm)
  Potatoes (Eelworm)
  Warble Fly
  Warble Fly
  Swine Fever
  Swine Fever
  Hard-Top Fruits
  Hard-Top Fruits
  Animal Feed Compounders
  Animal Feed Compounders
  Food Prices (International Comparisons)
  Food Prices (International Comparisons)
  Meat Consumption
  Meat Consumption
  Meat Prices
  Meat Prices
  Feeding Stuffs (Cost)
  Feeding Stuffs (Cost)
  Farm Animals
  Farm Animals
  CBI AND TUC (TALKS)
  CBI AND TUC (TALKS)
  COMMONWEALTH PRIME MINISTERS' CONFERENCE
  COMMONWEALTH PRIME MINISTERS' CONFERENCE
  NURSES AND MIDWIVES WHITLEY COUNCIL
  NURSES AND MIDWIVES WHITLEY COUNCIL
  PRESIDENT OF ZAIRE (VISIT)
  PRESIDENT OF ZAIRE (VISIT)
  ECONOMIC MODEL
  ECONOMIC MODEL
  MR. COSGRAVE (TALKS)
  MR. COSGRAVE (TALKS)
  EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY
  EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY
  ICELANDIC FISHERIES
  ICELANDIC FISHERIES
  OLDHAM
  OLDHAM
  PAKISTAN
  PAKISTAN
  MR. CHOU EN-LAI (TALKS)
  MR. CHOU EN-LAI (TALKS)
  LOCAL GOVERNMENT (LAW AND PRACTICE)
  LOCAL GOVERNMENT (LAW AND PRACTICE)
  FRENCH NUCLEAR TESTS
  FRENCH NUCLEAR TESTS
  PHILLIMORE REPORT
  PHILLIMORE REPORT
  HEAVY LORRIES (DRIVING PROSECUTIONS)
  HEAVY LORRIES (DRIVING PROSECUTIONS)
CIVIL SERVICE
  Non-industrial Civil Servants
  Non-industrial Civil Servants
  Pay Board and Price Commission
  Pay Board and Price Commission
  St. Stephen's Parliamentary Press
  St. Stephen's Parliamentary Press
  MR. J. R. DICK (SALE OF PAINTINGS)
  MR. J. R. DICK (SALE OF PAINTINGS)
EMPLOYMENT
  Disabled Persons
  Disabled Persons
  Clothing Factories (Working Conditions)
  Clothing Factories (Working Conditions)
  Vacancies
  Vacancies
  School Leavers (Scotland)
  School Leavers (Scotland)
  Redundancies (Scotland)
  Redundancies (Scotland)
  Robens Report
  Robens Report
  Average Earnings
  Average Earnings
  Unemployment Rates
  Unemployment Rates
  Petersfield
  Petersfield
  Cost of Living (International Statistics)
  Cost of Living (International Statistics)
  Pay Board (Quarterly Report)
  Pay Board (Quarterly Report)
FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS
  Food Aid
  Food Aid
  Indian Sub-Continent (Flood Relief)
  Indian Sub-Continent (Flood Relief)
  Latin America
  Latin America
  Law of the Sea Conference
  Law of the Sea Conference
  European Economic Community
  European Economic Community
  Political Co-operation
  Political Co-operation
  Canada (Members' Visit)
  Canada (Members' Visit)
  Commonwealth Policy
  Commonwealth Policy
  Republic of Ireland (Postage Stamps)
  Republic of Ireland (Postage Stamps)
  Books Presentation Programme
  Books Presentation Programme
HOME DEPARTMENT
  Potholing (Accidents)
  Potholing (Accidents)
  Low-Priced Book Scheme
  Low-Priced Book Scheme
  Heavy Lorries (Driving Prosecutions)
  Heavy Lorries (Driving Prosecutions)
  Consumer Protection Act 1961
  Consumer Protection Act 1961
  Mr. Yuato Npalake
  Mr. Yuato Npalake
  South African Security Agents
  South African Security Agents
  Police (Recruitment)
  Police (Recruitment)
  Special Constabulary
  Special Constabulary
  Imprisonment (Non-Payment of Fines)
  Imprisonment (Non-Payment of Fines)
  Fire Calls
  Fire Calls
POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
  First Class Mail
  First Class Mail
  Television Licences
  Television Licences
SCOTLAND
  Children (Fatal Accidents)
  Children (Fatal Accidents)
  Farm Products (Exports)
  Farm Products (Exports)
  Area Health Boards
  Area Health Boards
  Fire Authorities (Community Relations Officers)
  Fire Authorities (Community Relations Officers)
WALES
  Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act
  Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act
  Uskmouth (Port Development)
  Uskmouth (Port Development)
  Welsh Language
  Welsh Language
  Rural Improvement Schemes (Grants)
  Rural Improvement Schemes (Grants)
  Agricultural Land
  Agricultural Land
  Teifi Valley Railway Line
  Teifi Valley Railway Line
  Cardiff—Merthyr Trunk Road
  Cardiff—Merthyr Trunk Road