Written Answers of 25 October 1973

NATIONAL FINANCE
  Money Supply
  Money Supply
  Special Deposits (Interest)
  Special Deposits (Interest)
  Property Incomes
  Property Incomes
  Rating Valuation Appeals (Forms)
  Rating Valuation Appeals (Forms)
  Close Companies (Taxation)
  Close Companies (Taxation)
  National Income (Statistics)
  National Income (Statistics)
  Public Sector Borrowing
  Public Sector Borrowing
  Value Added Tax
  Value Added Tax
  Vehicle Excise Duty
  Vehicle Excise Duty
  Public Authorities (Foreign Borrowing)
  Public Authorities (Foreign Borrowing)
  Tax Officers
  Tax Officers
  Service Men (Power of Attorney)
  Service Men (Power of Attorney)
  Mortgage Interest Rates
  Mortgage Interest Rates
  British Investment Projects (E.E.C.)
  British Investment Projects (E.E.C.)
  Balance of Payments
  Balance of Payments
  Take-Home Pay
  Take-Home Pay
  Fanners (Taxation)
  Fanners (Taxation)
  Personal Allowances
  Personal Allowances
  Single Persons (Classification)
  Single Persons (Classification)
  Widows
  Widows
  Tax Threshold
  Tax Threshold
  Householders (Personal Allowance)
  Householders (Personal Allowance)
  Annual Gross Incomes
  Annual Gross Incomes
  Inland Revenue Staff
  Inland Revenue Staff
  Unanswered Tax Correspondence
  Unanswered Tax Correspondence
  Income Tax
  Income Tax
  Stock Options
  Stock Options
  Taxation Revenue
  Taxation Revenue
  HOME DEPARTMENT
  Royal Commission on the Constitution (Report)
  Royal Commission on the Constitution (Report)
  Metropolitan Police (Aircraft)
  Metropolitan Police (Aircraft)
  Immigration Intelligence Units
  Immigration Intelligence Units
  Probation Officers (Pay)
  Probation Officers (Pay)
  Straw Burning
  Straw Burning
  Prisoners (Segregation)
  Prisoners (Segregation)
  Ugandan Asians
  Ugandan Asians
  Prisoners (Press Interviews)
  Prisoners (Press Interviews)
  Police
  Police
  Fire Service
  Fire Service
  Narendra Unadkat
  Narendra Unadkat
  Magistrates' Courts Committee (Middlesex)
  Magistrates' Courts Committee (Middlesex)
  Raleigh Hall, Eccleshall
  Raleigh Hall, Eccleshall
  Bennion v. Hain (Private Prosecution)
  Bennion v. Hain (Private Prosecution)
  Landlords (Prosecutions)
  Landlords (Prosecutions)
  Prisoners (Injuries)
  Prisoners (Injuries)
  Hotels and Boarding Houses (Fire Precautions)
  Hotels and Boarding Houses (Fire Precautions)
  Suicide by Drugs
  Suicide by Drugs
  Liverpool (Minister's Visit)
  Liverpool (Minister's Visit)
NORTHERN IRELAND
  Hospitals
  Hospitals
  Teachers (Sick Leave)
  Teachers (Sick Leave)
  Ministry of Commerce (Factories and Warehouses)
  Ministry of Commerce (Factories and Warehouses)
  Housing (Loans)
  Housing (Loans)
  Extradition
  Extradition
  North Antrim By-election
  North Antrim By-election
  Maze Prison
  Maze Prison
  Housing
  Housing
AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FOOD
  Animals (Export)
  Animals (Export)
  Dairy Farming
  Dairy Farming
  Subsidies (Lime and Drainage)
  Subsidies (Lime and Drainage)
  Sugar Refining
  Sugar Refining
  Intervention Board
  Intervention Board
  Food Subsidies
  Food Subsidies
  Wheat (Denaturing)
  Wheat (Denaturing)
  Horticulture (East Anglia)
  Horticulture (East Anglia)
  Import Levies
  Import Levies
  Milk (EEC Regulations)
  Milk (EEC Regulations)
  Food Prices
  Food Prices
  Sheep Scab
  Sheep Scab
  Rabies
  Rabies
  Cattle (Prices)
  Cattle (Prices)
  Bacon (Prices)
  Bacon (Prices)
  Brucellosis
  Brucellosis
  Milk Prices
  Milk Prices
  Hill Farms (Grants and Subsidies)
  Hill Farms (Grants and Subsidies)
  Feeding Stuffs (Prices)
  Feeding Stuffs (Prices)
  Sargassum
  Sargassum
  Milk Production
  Milk Production
  Eggs
  Eggs
  Price Review
  Price Review
  Milk Bottles
  Milk Bottles
EMPLOYMENT
  Earnings (Increase)
  Earnings (Increase)
  Wage Drift
  Wage Drift
  Earnings (Scotland)
  Earnings (Scotland)
  Vacancies
  Vacancies
  Government Training Centres (North-West Region)
  Government Training Centres (North-West Region)
  Hotels (Non-EEC Staff)
  Hotels (Non-EEC Staff)
  Post Office (Dispute)
  Post Office (Dispute)
  Household Incomes (Northern Region)
  Household Incomes (Northern Region)
  School Leavers
  School Leavers
  Northern Region
  Northern Region
  Industrial Training Courses (College Charges)
  Industrial Training Courses (College Charges)
  Construction Industry (Industrial Training)
  Construction Industry (Industrial Training)
  Vacancy-Unemployment Ratio (Regional Variations)
  Vacancy-Unemployment Ratio (Regional Variations)
  Cardiganshire
  Cardiganshire
  Birmingham
  Birmingham
  South Dorset (Agriculture)
  South Dorset (Agriculture)
  May Day Holiday
  May Day Holiday
SOCIAL SERVICES
  Pensions (Earnings Limit)
  Pensions (Earnings Limit)
  Family Allowance Queries
  Family Allowance Queries
  Pensions and Benefits (Abatement)
  Pensions and Benefits (Abatement)
  Pensions (Married Women)
  Pensions (Married Women)
  Supplementary Benefit Recipients
  Supplementary Benefit Recipients
  Graduated Pensions
  Graduated Pensions
  Abortion
  Abortion
  Disabled Persons (Statistical Information)
  Disabled Persons (Statistical Information)
  Invalid Vehicles
  Invalid Vehicles
  Mongol Births
  Mongol Births
  Family Incomes
  Family Incomes
  Hospital Boards (Sheffield Region)
  Hospital Boards (Sheffield Region)
  Supplementary Benefit Claimants (Classification)
  Supplementary Benefit Claimants (Classification)
  Pensioners (Contribution Deficiency)
  Pensioners (Contribution Deficiency)
  Prescriptions
  Prescriptions
  Mentally-ill Patients (Accommodation)
  Mentally-ill Patients (Accommodation)
  Pensioners (Reciprocal Agreements)
  Pensioners (Reciprocal Agreements)
  Attendance Allowance
  Attendance Allowance
  Mentally Handicapped Children
  Mentally Handicapped Children
  Nurses (Birmingham and West Midlands)
  Nurses (Birmingham and West Midlands)
  Hearing Aids
  Hearing Aids
  Bakerloo Line Overcrowding (Health Hazards)
  Bakerloo Line Overcrowding (Health Hazards)
  Diet Allowance
  Diet Allowance
  Claimants (Involuntary Savings)
  Claimants (Involuntary Savings)
  Retirement Pensions
  Retirement Pensions
  Exceptional Circumstances Payments
  Exceptional Circumstances Payments
  Special Welfare Officer Referrals
  Special Welfare Officer Referrals
  Local Authority Projects (Loan Sanction)
  Local Authority Projects (Loan Sanction)
  Hospital Boards (Expenditure)
  Hospital Boards (Expenditure)
  National Health Service Capital Projects
  National Health Service Capital Projects
  Hospital Patients (Cost)
  Hospital Patients (Cost)
  Health Centres (London)
  Health Centres (London)
  Hospitals (Smoking)
  Hospitals (Smoking)
  Schoolchildren (Proteins)
  Schoolchildren (Proteins)
  Sutton Supplementary Benefits Office
  Sutton Supplementary Benefits Office
  Insomnia (Sleep Centres)
  Insomnia (Sleep Centres)
  Industrial Deafness
  Industrial Deafness
  Christmas Bonus
  Christmas Bonus
  Mr. J. W. Crowther (Hospital Admission)
  Mr. J. W. Crowther (Hospital Admission)
  Nursing (Briggs Report)
  Nursing (Briggs Report)
  Capital Projects (Hull)
  Capital Projects (Hull)
ENVIRONMENT
  Option Mortgage Scheme
  Option Mortgage Scheme
  Alkali and Clean Air Legislation (Enforcement)
  Alkali and Clean Air Legislation (Enforcement)
  Rent Tribunal Cases
  Rent Tribunal Cases
  Motor Vehicles (Noise)
  Motor Vehicles (Noise)
  Housing (Insulation)
  Housing (Insulation)
  Inswork Point Power Station
  Inswork Point Power Station
  Overspill Housing
  Overspill Housing
  A31, Bishop's Sutton (Speed Limit)
  A31, Bishop's Sutton (Speed Limit)
  Channel Tunnel
  Channel Tunnel
  Ancient Monuments (Orkney)
  Ancient Monuments (Orkney)
  Local Authorities (Staffs)
  Local Authorities (Staffs)
  Local Government Councillors (Allowances)
  Local Government Councillors (Allowances)
  Driving Tests
  Driving Tests
  Noise (Building Sites)
  Noise (Building Sites)
  Rent Subsidy
  Rent Subsidy
  Philips Electrical Limited (Head Office)
  Philips Electrical Limited (Head Office)
  Water Supply
  Water Supply
  Road Programme
  Road Programme
  Roads (Lancashire)
  Roads (Lancashire)
  Improvement Schemes (Lancashire)
  Improvement Schemes (Lancashire)
  North-West Region
  North-West Region
  Motorways (Coaches)
  Motorways (Coaches)
  Maplin
  Maplin
  Rents
  Rents
  Gipsies (Bovingdon)
  Gipsies (Bovingdon)
  Raleigh Hall, Eccleshall
  Raleigh Hall, Eccleshall
  M20 (Addington and Honeyhills Wood)
  M20 (Addington and Honeyhills Wood)
  Rail Closures
  Rail Closures
  Sargassum
  Sargassum
  Rent Scrutiny Boards
  Rent Scrutiny Boards
  Discretionary Grants
  Discretionary Grants
  Passenger Insurance (Two-Wheel Vehicles)
  Passenger Insurance (Two-Wheel Vehicles)
  Weighbridges
  Weighbridges
  Transport Managers
  Transport Managers
  Neasden Underpass
  Neasden Underpass
  Successor Councils
  Successor Councils
  Ramps (Restricted Areas)
  Ramps (Restricted Areas)
  Caravan Sites
  Caravan Sites
  House Building (Northern Region)
  House Building (Northern Region)
  Building Land (Price)
  Building Land (Price)
  House Prices
  House Prices
  Unfit Housing
  Unfit Housing
  Cycleways (Speed Limit)
  Cycleways (Speed Limit)
  Planning Appeal (Newcastle-under-Lyme)
  Planning Appeal (Newcastle-under-Lyme)
  Caravans
  Caravans
  Building Cost Yardstick
  Building Cost Yardstick
  Thermal Insulation
  Thermal Insulation
  Construction Industry (Employment)
  Construction Industry (Employment)
  Peak Park Planning Board
  Peak Park Planning Board
  Manchester Underground Railway Link
  Manchester Underground Railway Link
  Sunderland (McKinsey Study)
  Sunderland (McKinsey Study)
  Invalid Vehicle Garages (Rating)
  Invalid Vehicle Garages (Rating)
  Empty Houses (London)
  Empty Houses (London)
  Stockholm Conference
  Stockholm Conference
  Building Societies
  Building Societies
  Methyl Mercury Poisoning
  Methyl Mercury Poisoning
  Local Government Cost (Cleveland)
  Local Government Cost (Cleveland)
  Direct-Labour Building
  Direct-Labour Building
  Vehicle Testing Stations
  Vehicle Testing Stations
  CHINA (PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT)
  CHINA (PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT)
  UGANDA
  UGANDA
  CHANCELLOR OF THE DUCHY OF LANCASTER
  CHANCELLOR OF THE DUCHY OF LANCASTER
  LONDON BOROUGHS (OFFICIAL VISITS)
  LONDON BOROUGHS (OFFICIAL VISITS)
  CBI AND TUC (TALKS)
  CBI AND TUC (TALKS)
  SOCIAL POLICIES (PRIME MINISTERS' SPEECH)
  SOCIAL POLICIES (PRIME MINISTERS' SPEECH)
  BERWICK-UPON-TWEED
  BERWICK-UPON-TWEED
  SEX DISCRIMINATION
  SEX DISCRIMINATION
  NATIONAL FARMERS' UNION (TALKS)
  NATIONAL FARMERS' UNION (TALKS)
  CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM
  CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM
  CONTEMPT OF COURT AND DEFAMATION
  CONTEMPT OF COURT AND DEFAMATION
  VEHICLE AND GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY
  VEHICLE AND GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY
CIVIL SERVICE
  Civil Servants
  Civil Servants
  Non-Industrial Staff
  Non-Industrial Staff
  Computerisation of Statutes
  Computerisation of Statutes
  Pay Board and Price Commission
  Pay Board and Price Commission
  Office Cleaners (Pay)
  Office Cleaners (Pay)
DEFENCE
  Married Quarters (Rents)
  Married Quarters (Rents)
  Oak Grove House, Sandhurst
  Oak Grove House, Sandhurst
  Widows' Pensions
  Widows' Pensions
  Tanks (Sale to Jordan)
  Tanks (Sale to Jordan)
  Royal Yacht
  Royal Yacht
  Recruiting Age
  Recruiting Age
  Hong Kong
  Hong Kong
EDUCATION AND SCIENCE
  Comprehensive School Pupils
  Comprehensive School Pupils
  Handicapped Children
  Handicapped Children
  Advisory Committee on Handicapped Children
  Advisory Committee on Handicapped Children
  Teachers (Handicapped Children)
  Teachers (Handicapped Children)
  Class Size (London)
  Class Size (London)
  School Building Programme
  School Building Programme
  Berrymede School, Acton
  Berrymede School, Acton
  Medical Research (Expenditure)
  Medical Research (Expenditure)
  Veterinary Research (Expenditure)
  Veterinary Research (Expenditure)
  Speech Therapy
  Speech Therapy
  Teachers' Superannuation
  Teachers' Superannuation
  Industrial Training Courses (College Charges)
  Industrial Training Courses (College Charges)
  St. Roberts Primary School, Morpeth
  St. Roberts Primary School, Morpeth
  Secondary Schools (West Riding)
  Secondary Schools (West Riding)
FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS
  Crown Agents
  Crown Agents
  Class Size (Northern Region)
  Class Size (Northern Region)
  European Economic Community (Gaelic Language)
  European Economic Community (Gaelic Language)
  Saudi Arabia
  Saudi Arabia
  President Amin
  President Amin
POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
  Mail Delivery
  Mail Delivery
  Industrial Dispute
  Industrial Dispute
SCOTLAND
  Transport Costs
  Transport Costs
  Education Authorities
  Education Authorities
  Columba High School, Coatbridge
  Columba High School, Coatbridge
  Roads
  Roads
  Beef Cattle
  Beef Cattle
  Lambs
  Lambs
  Longannet Power Station
  Longannet Power Station
  Fire Precautions
  Fire Precautions
  Education Bursaries
  Education Bursaries
  School Buildings
  School Buildings
  Bilingual Road Signs
  Bilingual Road Signs
  Crofting Land Tenure
  Crofting Land Tenure
  Local Government Reorganisation
  Local Government Reorganisation
  Hearing Aids
  Hearing Aids
  National Gallery (Free Admission)
  National Gallery (Free Admission)
  Children (Judicial Proceedings Inquiry)
  Children (Judicial Proceedings Inquiry)
  Professional and Academic Qualifications (EEC Recognition)
  Professional and Academic Qualifications (EEC Recognition)
  Hospital Doctors (Married Quarters)
  Hospital Doctors (Married Quarters)
  Highlands and Islands Development Board
  Highlands and Islands Development Board
  Police (Manpower)
  Police (Manpower)
TRADE AND INDUSTRY
  Sugar Refining
  Sugar Refining
  Gas and Electricity Disconnections
  Gas and Electricity Disconnections
  Commodity Companies (Market Share)
  Commodity Companies (Market Share)
  Industrial Development Certificate Applications
  Industrial Development Certificate Applications
  Merchant Ships (Nuclear Propulsion)
  Merchant Ships (Nuclear Propulsion)
  Industrial Investment
  Industrial Investment
  Company Profits
  Company Profits
  Aircraft (Bird Strike)
  Aircraft (Bird Strike)
  Coal Industry
  Coal Industry
  Hungary and Romania
  Hungary and Romania
  Steel
  Steel
  EEC (General Preference Scheme)
  EEC (General Preference Scheme)
  Milk Bottles
  Milk Bottles
  Concorde
  Concorde
  International Computers Ltd.
  International Computers Ltd.
  Capital Works and Grants (Approvals)
  Capital Works and Grants (Approvals)
  Vacant Industrial Premises
  Vacant Industrial Premises
  Newport, Monmouthshire (Area Status)
  Newport, Monmouthshire (Area Status)
  Regional Employment Premium
  Regional Employment Premium
  Advance Factory (Ashington)
  Advance Factory (Ashington)
  Pergamon Press Ltd.
  Pergamon Press Ltd.
  Tyre Pressure Gauges (Accuracy)
  Tyre Pressure Gauges (Accuracy)
  Glynn Mason Organisation
  Glynn Mason Organisation
  Sargassum
  Sargassum
  EEC Companies (United Kingdom Operations)
  EEC Companies (United Kingdom Operations)
  Marine Surveyors
  Marine Surveyors
  Price Commission (Scotland)
  Price Commission (Scotland)
  Airline Services (Scotland)
  Airline Services (Scotland)
  Commonwealth Asian Countries
  Commonwealth Asian Countries
  Coal (Private Mines)
  Coal (Private Mines)
  Westminster Press Limited (Newspaper Acquisitions)
  Westminster Press Limited (Newspaper Acquisitions)
  Coal (Output and Stocks)
  Coal (Output and Stocks)
  Electricity Generation (Coal Burn)
  Electricity Generation (Coal Burn)
  Coal Imports
  Coal Imports
  Coal Prices
  Coal Prices
  Oil Industry (Company Returns)
  Oil Industry (Company Returns)
WALES
  EEC Directives
  EEC Directives
  Departmental Reports (EEC)
  Departmental Reports (EEC)
  Brussels (Ministerial Visit)
  Brussels (Ministerial Visit)
  Rent Scrutiny Boards
  Rent Scrutiny Boards
  Rent Officers
  Rent Officers
  Community Health Councils
  Community Health Councils
  Derwendeg (Oakford), Cardiganshire
  Derwendeg (Oakford), Cardiganshire
  Rent Assessment Panels
  Rent Assessment Panels
  Disabled Persons
  Disabled Persons
ENVIRONMENT
  Motor Cycles
  Motor Cycles
NATIONAL FINANCE
  Interest Payments (Tax Relief)
  Interest Payments (Tax Relief)
  Departmental Staff
  Departmental Staff
  Stamp Duty (House Purchase)
  Stamp Duty (House Purchase)
  Earnings, Prices and Productivity
  Earnings, Prices and Productivity
  Value Added Tax
  Value Added Tax
  Fringe Benefits
  Fringe Benefits
  Company Executives (Foreign Earnings)
  Company Executives (Foreign Earnings)
  Tax Avoidance and Evasion
  Tax Avoidance and Evasion
  Mortgage Interest
  Mortgage Interest
  Investment Surcharge
  Investment Surcharge
  Nationalised Industry Borrowing
  Nationalised Industry Borrowing
  Money Markets
  Money Markets
  Commercial Companies (Political Propaganda)
  Commercial Companies (Political Propaganda)
  Income Tax
  Income Tax
TRADE AND INDUSTRY
  Rolls-Royce
  Rolls-Royce
EMPLOYMENT
  Disabled Persons
  Disabled Persons
  BUILDING WORKERS: RECRUIT-MENT AND TRAINING
  BUILDING WORKERS: RECRUIT-MENT AND TRAINING
  HOUSING AID CENTRES
  HOUSING AID CENTRES
  SEWERAGE SCHEMES AND PROPERTY OWNERS' RIGHTS
  SEWERAGE SCHEMES AND PROPERTY OWNERS' RIGHTS
  FUEL SUPPLIES AND HEATING OF OFFICES
  FUEL SUPPLIES AND HEATING OF OFFICES
  ROYAL COMMISSION
  ROYAL COMMISSION
  PROROGATION: HER MAJESTY'S SPEECH
  PROROGATION: HER MAJESTY'S SPEECH