Written Answers of 13 December 1978

SCOTLAND
  Animal Welfare and Conservation
  Animal Welfare and Conservation
  Concessionary Fares
  Concessionary Fares
  Planning Applications (Private Property)
  Planning Applications (Private Property)
  Council Houses (Sale)
  Council Houses (Sale)
  Local Authority Staff (Pay)
  Local Authority Staff (Pay)
  Education
  Education
  Fishing Industry
  Fishing Industry
  Housing (Homeless Persons) Act 1977
  Housing (Homeless Persons) Act 1977
  Economic Activity
  Economic Activity
  Prison Service
  Prison Service
  Tenants' Rights
  Tenants' Rights
  Lime
  Lime
  Orkney and Shetland (Freight Charges)
  Orkney and Shetland (Freight Charges)
  Unemployment
  Unemployment
  Nuclear Power Plants (Decommissioning)
  Nuclear Power Plants (Decommissioning)
  Brodie Castle, Morayshire
  Brodie Castle, Morayshire
  Secondary Schools (Staffing)
  Secondary Schools (Staffing)
EMPLOYMENT
  Work Permits
  Work Permits
  HOTEL AND CATERING
  HOTEL AND CATERING
  RESIDENT DOMESTIC WORKERS AND NURSING AUXILIARIES
  RESIDENT DOMESTIC WORKERS AND NURSING AUXILIARIES
  SPECIAL COMMONWEALTH QUOTAS
  SPECIAL COMMONWEALTH QUOTAS
  Chemical Industry
  Chemical Industry
  Remploy (Hartlepool)
  Remploy (Hartlepool)
  Microelectronics (Joint Study)
  Microelectronics (Joint Study)
  May Day Public Holiday
  May Day Public Holiday
  British Rail Engineering Ltd. (Asbestosis)
  British Rail Engineering Ltd. (Asbestosis)
  Asbestos Advisory Committee (Report)
  Asbestos Advisory Committee (Report)
  Pneumoconiosis
  Pneumoconiosis
  Pay Settlements (Government Action)
  Pay Settlements (Government Action)
  Wages Councils Awards
  Wages Councils Awards
  Community Industry
  Community Industry
FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS
  Major Wigglesworth
  Major Wigglesworth
  Banabans
  Banabans
  COCOM Countries
  COCOM Countries
  Newly Industrialised Countries
  Newly Industrialised Countries
EUROPEAN COMMUNITY
  United Kingdom Imports and Exports
  United Kingdom Imports and Exports
TRANSPORT
  Sunderland (Port)
  Sunderland (Port)
  Railways (Expenditure)
  Railways (Expenditure)
  Rate Support Grant
  Rate Support Grant
  Concessionary Fares
  Concessionary Fares
  Accidents (Statistical Returns)
  Accidents (Statistical Returns)
  Railways (Electrification)
  Railways (Electrification)
  Motor Cycles (Noise Levels)
  Motor Cycles (Noise Levels)
  COURTS (GLASGOW)
  COURTS (GLASGOW)
  AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FOOD
    European Community (Monetary Compensatory Amounts)
    European Community (Monetary Compensatory Amounts)
    Fish Farming
    Fish Farming
    Biotechnology
    Biotechnology
    Potatoes (Marketing)
    Potatoes (Marketing)
    Land Ownership (Wyre Forest)
    Land Ownership (Wyre Forest)
CIVIL SERVICE
  Pay
  Pay
DEFENCE
  Harrier Aircraft (Sale to China)
  Harrier Aircraft (Sale to China)
  Pilots
  Pilots
  Low-Flying Training Area
  Low-Flying Training Area
ENERGY
  National Coal Board (Pay and Productivity)
  National Coal Board (Pay and Productivity)
  Biotechnology
  Biotechnology
  Oil and Petrochemical Industries
  Oil and Petrochemical Industries
  Cardigan Bay (Well Drilling)
  Cardigan Bay (Well Drilling)
  Fuel Bills (Payment)
  Fuel Bills (Payment)
HOME DEPARTMENT
  Manslaughter
  Manslaughter
  Soliciting (Prison Sentences)
  Soliciting (Prison Sentences)
  Imprisoned Persons (Non-criminal Categories)
  Imprisoned Persons (Non-criminal Categories)
  Vagrancy
  Vagrancy
  Sex Offenders (Hormone Treatment)
  Sex Offenders (Hormone Treatment)
  Detained Persons (Costs)
  Detained Persons (Costs)
  Prisoners
  Prisoners
  Motor Cycles (Noise Level)
  Motor Cycles (Noise Level)
  Television Licences
  Television Licences
  British Broadcasting Association (Parliamentary Broadcasting)
  British Broadcasting Association (Parliamentary Broadcasting)
  Television Advertising
  Television Advertising
  Electoral Register (Working Party Report)
  Electoral Register (Working Party Report)
  General Elections (Postal Votes)
  General Elections (Postal Votes)
  Metropolitan Police Areas (Arrests)
  Metropolitan Police Areas (Arrests)
HOUSE OF COMMONS
  Debates on European Matters
  Debates on European Matters
  Members of Parliament (Redundancy and Termination Pay)
  Members of Parliament (Redundancy and Termination Pay)
NORTHERN IRELAND
  Infant Mortality, Childbirth and Rubella
  Infant Mortality, Childbirth and Rubella
  Statutory Bodies (Appointments)
  Statutory Bodies (Appointments)
  Houses (Net Annual Value)
  Houses (Net Annual Value)
  Employment Transfer Scheme
  Employment Transfer Scheme
PRICES AND CONSUMER PROTECTION
  Microwave Ovens
  Microwave Ovens
  Poultry (Unit Pricing)
  Poultry (Unit Pricing)
TRADE
  Third World Countries
  Third World Countries
  European Common Fund
  European Common Fund
  Newly Industrialised Countries
  Newly Industrialised Countries
  China
  China
SOCIAL SERVICES
  Maternity Grant
  Maternity Grant
  Benefits
  Benefits
  Spectacles (Children)
  Spectacles (Children)
  Eraldin
  Eraldin
  Drugs (Adverse Reactions)
  Drugs (Adverse Reactions)
  Fluoridation
  Fluoridation
  Hospital Waiting Lists (Cheshire)
  Hospital Waiting Lists (Cheshire)
  University College Hospital, London
  University College Hospital, London
  Overseas Countries (Reciprocity)
  Overseas Countries (Reciprocity)
  Hospital Beds
  Hospital Beds
  Canada (Reciprocity)
  Canada (Reciprocity)
  Family Income Supplement (Departmental Staff)
  Family Income Supplement (Departmental Staff)
  School Leavers (Supplementary Benefit Entitlement)
  School Leavers (Supplementary Benefit Entitlement)
  Lead Pollution (Inner City Areas)
  Lead Pollution (Inner City Areas)
  Biotechnology
  Biotechnology
  Contraceptive Injections
  Contraceptive Injections
  Dentists
  Dentists
  King's Lynn (District General Hospital)
  King's Lynn (District General Hospital)
  Pensioners (Christmas Bonus)
  Pensioners (Christmas Bonus)
  Dental Charges
  Dental Charges
  Special Hospitals (Patients' Transfers)
  Special Hospitals (Patients' Transfers)
  Vitamin Drops and Tablets
  Vitamin Drops and Tablets
INDUSTRY
  European Investment Bank (Project Finance)
  European Investment Bank (Project Finance)
  Assisted Areas (Finance)
  Assisted Areas (Finance)
  Intermediate Areas (European Investment Bank Finance)
  Intermediate Areas (European Investment Bank Finance)
  Biotechnology
  Biotechnology
  Manufacturing Industry (World Competitiveness)
  Manufacturing Industry (World Competitiveness)
  Microelectronics
  Microelectronics
  Machine Tool Industry Scheme
  Machine Tool Industry Scheme
NATIONAL FINANCE
  Capital Transfer Tax
  Capital Transfer Tax
  Public Expenditure
  Public Expenditure
  European Community (Funds)
  European Community (Funds)
  Small Firms (Equity Investment)
  Small Firms (Equity Investment)
  Government Contracts
  Government Contracts
  Members' of Parliament (Taxfree Expenses)
  Members' of Parliament (Taxfree Expenses)
WALES
  Leasehold Property (Improvement Grants)
  Leasehold Property (Improvement Grants)
  Leasehold Reform (Freehold Purchases)
  Leasehold Reform (Freehold Purchases)
  Under-Fives (Co-ordination of Services)
  Under-Fives (Co-ordination of Services)
EDUCATION AND SCIENCE
  Esperanto and Amharic Slovene
  Esperanto and Amharic Slovene
  Trade Union Officials (Training)
  Trade Union Officials (Training)
  St. Osyth Primary School (New School Room)
  St. Osyth Primary School (New School Room)
  Biotechnology
  Biotechnology
  Microelectronics
  Microelectronics
ENVIRONMENT
  Leasehold Enfranchisement
  Leasehold Enfranchisement
  Empty Houses (London)
  Empty Houses (London)
  Dorset (Oil and Natural Gas Development)
  Dorset (Oil and Natural Gas Development)
  Havering
  Havering
OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT
  Expenditure
  Expenditure
  Council on International Development
  Council on International Development
  Bilateral Aid Programme
  Bilateral Aid Programme
  Developing Countries (United Kingdom Interdependence)
  Developing Countries (United Kingdom Interdependence)
  Third World Countries (Industrial Developments)
  Third World Countries (Industrial Developments)
  EUROPEAN COMMUNITY (ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE)
  EUROPEAN COMMUNITY (ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE)
  ROYAL COMMISSIONS (OFFICIAL SECRETS ACT)
  ROYAL COMMISSIONS (OFFICIAL SECRETS ACT)
  SPECIAL QUOTA VOUCHERS
  SPECIAL QUOTA VOUCHERS
  QUOTA VOUCHERS: UK RESIDENTS IN INDIA
  QUOTA VOUCHERS: UK RESIDENTS IN INDIA
  OFFICIAL VISITORS AND PROSTITUTION
  OFFICIAL VISITORS AND PROSTITUTION
  DRIVING LICENCES: UK AND FRENCH QUALIFICATIONS
  DRIVING LICENCES: UK AND FRENCH QUALIFICATIONS
  ZAMBIA: EXCHANGE DELAYS
  ZAMBIA: EXCHANGE DELAYS
  FALKLAND ISLANDS: SEISMIC SURVEY
  FALKLAND ISLANDS: SEISMIC SURVEY