Written Answers of 24 October 1978

AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FOOD
  Food Prices
  Food Prices
  Fluorisis
  Fluorisis
  Wine
  Wine
  Joint Consultative Organisation's Advisory Board on Agriculture (Fruit Committee)
  Joint Consultative Organisation's Advisory Board on Agriculture (Fruit Committee)
  Factory Farming
  Factory Farming
  Animals (Export)
  Animals (Export)
  Land Purchase
  Land Purchase
  Mackerel Fishery (Licensing Arrangements)
  Mackerel Fishery (Licensing Arrangements)
WALES
  Welsh Development Agency (Investment in Small Companies)
  Welsh Development Agency (Investment in Small Companies)
  English-Welsh Border (Review by Boundary Commissions)
  English-Welsh Border (Review by Boundary Commissions)
  Llangollen Traffic Survey
  Llangollen Traffic Survey
  Denbigh Relief Road Scheme
  Denbigh Relief Road Scheme
CIVIL SERVICE
  Official Publications (Avoidance of Political Bias)
  Official Publications (Avoidance of Political Bias)
  Civil Servants
  Civil Servants
  Civil Service Pensions (Unestablished Service)
  Civil Service Pensions (Unestablished Service)
PRICES AND CONSUMER PROTECTION
  Potatoes
  Potatoes
  Car Insurance and Car Repairs
  Car Insurance and Car Repairs
  Government Bodies (Cost)
  Government Bodies (Cost)
  Funeral Directors (Code of Practice)
  Funeral Directors (Code of Practice)
  Petrol Prices (Display) Order 1977
  Petrol Prices (Display) Order 1977
  Consumer Credit Licences
  Consumer Credit Licences
  Rochdale (Secretary of State's Visit)
  Rochdale (Secretary of State's Visit)
ENERGY
  France (Electricity Link)
  France (Electricity Link)
  Fast Breeder Reactor
  Fast Breeder Reactor
  Motor Fuel
  Motor Fuel
  Wave Simulation Tank, Edinburgh University
  Wave Simulation Tank, Edinburgh University
  Coal Exports
  Coal Exports
  National Coal Board (Productivity Scheme)
  National Coal Board (Productivity Scheme)
  Coal Production
  Coal Production
NORTHERN IRELAND
  Halls (Rating)
  Halls (Rating)
  Ulster Folk and Transport Museum
  Ulster Folk and Transport Museum
  Social Security Frauds
  Social Security Frauds
DEFENCE
  RAF Biggin Hill
  RAF Biggin Hill
  Recruitment
  Recruitment
  Ministry Buildings (London)
  Ministry Buildings (London)
  Expenditure
  Expenditure
  Travel Warrants
  Travel Warrants
  Landing Fees (Gibraltar)
  Landing Fees (Gibraltar)
  Service Widows' Pensions
  Service Widows' Pensions
  Her Majesty's Forces (Trade Union Organisation)
  Her Majesty's Forces (Trade Union Organisation)
  Turkey
  Turkey
  Armaments (European Economic Commission Study)
  Armaments (European Economic Commission Study)
  Service Personnel (Resettlement)
  Service Personnel (Resettlement)
  Queen Elizabeth Military Hospital, Woolwich
  Queen Elizabeth Military Hospital, Woolwich
  Soundproofing (Grants)
  Soundproofing (Grants)
  Armed Forces (Scottish Personnel)
  Armed Forces (Scottish Personnel)
  Departmental Relocation
  Departmental Relocation
SCOTLAND
  Speech Therapy (Mentally Handicapped Children)
  Speech Therapy (Mentally Handicapped Children)
  Glasgow District Council Housing Department
  Glasgow District Council Housing Department
  Departmental Staff (Retirement)
  Departmental Staff (Retirement)
  Teachers' Widows (Pensions)
  Teachers' Widows (Pensions)
  Doctors
  Doctors
  Court Procedure (Witnesses' Citations)
  Court Procedure (Witnesses' Citations)
  Crown Estates
  Crown Estates
  Gaelic Tuition
  Gaelic Tuition
  Hospitals (Electro-Convulsive Therapy)
  Hospitals (Electro-Convulsive Therapy)
  European Community Institutions
  European Community Institutions
  Land Ownership
  Land Ownership
  Hazardous Substances (Transportation)
  Hazardous Substances (Transportation)
  Murders
  Murders
  Appeal Cases (Legal Aid)
  Appeal Cases (Legal Aid)
TRANSPORT
  Driver and Vehicle Licensing Centre (Circular)
  Driver and Vehicle Licensing Centre (Circular)
  Under-18s (Driving Qualifications)
  Under-18s (Driving Qualifications)
  Accidents (Motor Bicycles)
  Accidents (Motor Bicycles)
  Environmental Damage (Heavy Lorries)
  Environmental Damage (Heavy Lorries)
  A21 (Hastings-Tonbridge)
  A21 (Hastings-Tonbridge)
  Motor Bicycles (Noise Control)
  Motor Bicycles (Noise Control)
  Motorway Traffic (Uncovered Loads)
  Motorway Traffic (Uncovered Loads)
  Dangerous Substances (Storage and Transport)
  Dangerous Substances (Storage and Transport)
  M27 (Hedge End—Chilworth)
  M27 (Hedge End—Chilworth)
  Vehicles (Decibel Levels)
  Vehicles (Decibel Levels)
  Vans (Open Doors)
  Vans (Open Doors)
HOUSE OF COMMONS
  Members
  Members
  Official Report
  Official Report
  EUROPEAN COMMUNITY (UNITED KINGDOM MEMBERSHIP)
  EUROPEAN COMMUNITY (UNITED KINGDOM MEMBERSHIP)
  TOP SALARIES REVIEW BODY
  TOP SALARIES REVIEW BODY
  STATE OPENING OF PARLIAMENT (TELEVISION)
  STATE OPENING OF PARLIAMENT (TELEVISION)
  SCOTTISH LAW COMMISSION
  SCOTTISH LAW COMMISSION
  LAW OFFICERS' DEPARTMENTS (STAFF RETIREMENT)
  LAW OFFICERS' DEPARTMENTS (STAFF RETIREMENT)
  LAW COMMISSION
  LAW COMMISSION
FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS
  Rhodesia
  Rhodesia
  "Declaration of Liberated Europe" Treaty
  "Declaration of Liberated Europe" Treaty
  Malta (Human Rights)
  Malta (Human Rights)
  Chile
  Chile
  United Nations Sanctions Committee
  United Nations Sanctions Committee
  USSR
  USSR
  Rhodesia
  Rhodesia
  Uranium (Imports)
  Uranium (Imports)
  Security Organisations
  Security Organisations
  Passport Applications
  Passport Applications
  Foreign Diplomats
  Foreign Diplomats
  Diplomatic Immunity
  Diplomatic Immunity
  Africa (Intervention Force)
  Africa (Intervention Force)
  Zambia (Blocked Bank Accounts)
  Zambia (Blocked Bank Accounts)
TRADE
  European Community Trade Mark Office
  European Community Trade Mark Office
  South Africa (British Companies)
  South Africa (British Companies)
  Sperm Oil
  Sperm Oil
  West Germany
  West Germany
  Nigeria
  Nigeria
  Japan
  Japan
  Tourism (West Midlands)
  Tourism (West Midlands)
  Vehicle Components
  Vehicle Components
  Prestwick Airport
  Prestwick Airport
  Air Services (Scandinavia)
  Air Services (Scandinavia)
  South Africa
  South Africa
  Wine Imports
  Wine Imports
  Companies (Annual Returns)
  Companies (Annual Returns)
  Aircraft Accident Reports
  Aircraft Accident Reports
  Terms of Trade
  Terms of Trade
EMPLOYMENT
  Jobs
  Jobs
  Business Men (Overseas Companies)
  Business Men (Overseas Companies)
  Quangos (Member's Letter)
  Quangos (Member's Letter)
  Ealing
  Ealing
  Job Creation
  Job Creation
  Trade Union Officials
  Trade Union Officials
  Co-operative Projects
  Co-operative Projects
  North-West England
  North-West England
  Enterprise and Co-operative Workshops
  Enterprise and Co-operative Workshops
  Trade Union Membership
  Trade Union Membership
  Unemployed Persons
  Unemployed Persons
  Employed Persons
  Employed Persons
  Lost Working Days
  Lost Working Days
  Pay
  Pay
  Vacancies and Unemployed Persons
  Vacancies and Unemployed Persons
  Productivity Schemes
  Productivity Schemes
  Pay Settlements
  Pay Settlements
  Incomes Policy
  Incomes Policy
  Workshops for the Blind
  Workshops for the Blind
  Blind and Disabled Workers
  Blind and Disabled Workers
  Productivity
  Productivity
  National Coal Board Employees (Medical Examinations)
  National Coal Board Employees (Medical Examinations)
  Civil Employment (International Comparisons)
  Civil Employment (International Comparisons)
  Unemployment Rates
  Unemployment Rates
  Unemployed Persons (Percentage Rates)
  Unemployed Persons (Percentage Rates)
  Incomes Policy (Monitoring Committee)
  Incomes Policy (Monitoring Committee)
  Health and Safety
  Health and Safety
  PRIME MINISTER (ENGAGEMENTS)
  PRIME MINISTER (ENGAGEMENTS)
  BERWICK-UPON-TWEED
  BERWICK-UPON-TWEED
  COVENTRY
  COVENTRY
  TEHERAN
  TEHERAN
  RHODESIA
  RHODESIA
INDUSTRY
  British Leyland and Sigma Motor Corporation (Proposed Merger)
  British Leyland and Sigma Motor Corporation (Proposed Merger)
  Postmen (Vacancies)
  Postmen (Vacancies)
  Microprocessor Applications Project
  Microprocessor Applications Project
  Engineering
  Engineering
  Science Policy Research Unit, Sussex University (Report)
  Science Policy Research Unit, Sussex University (Report)
  Cobalt
  Cobalt
  British Leyland
  British Leyland
  Industrial Energy Thrift Scheme
  Industrial Energy Thrift Scheme
  Companies (Return on Capital)
  Companies (Return on Capital)
  Manufacturing Industry (Return on Capital)
  Manufacturing Industry (Return on Capital)
EDUCATION AND SCIENCE
  Library Facilities
  Library Facilities
  Unemployed Teachers
  Unemployed Teachers
  Books and In-Service Training
  Books and In-Service Training
  Birth Impairments
  Birth Impairments
  Anti-Hypertensive Drug Therapy
  Anti-Hypertensive Drug Therapy
ENVIRONMENT
  Asbestos (Palace of Westminster)
  Asbestos (Palace of Westminster)
  Local Councillors (Allowances)
  Local Councillors (Allowances)
  House Building (Ealing)
  House Building (Ealing)
  South Yorkshire Navigation
  South Yorkshire Navigation
  Dogs (Licensing)
  Dogs (Licensing)
  Planning Appeals
  Planning Appeals
  Sports (Sponsorship)
  Sports (Sponsorship)
  Tied Cottages (Rents)
  Tied Cottages (Rents)
  LIVERPOOL STREET AND BROAD STREET STATIONS
  LIVERPOOL STREET AND BROAD STREET STATIONS
  Rate Support Grant
  Rate Support Grant
  Noise Abatement Zones
  Noise Abatement Zones
  Housing Revenue Accounts (Rate Fund Contributions)
  Housing Revenue Accounts (Rate Fund Contributions)
  Nuclear Waste Disposal
  Nuclear Waste Disposal
  House Prices
  House Prices
  Safety Representatives and Safety Committees Regulations
  Safety Representatives and Safety Committees Regulations
  Local Government (Rules of Conduct)
  Local Government (Rules of Conduct)
  Pedestrian Crossings
  Pedestrian Crossings
HOME DEPARTMENT
  Parking Offences (Diplomatic Immunity)
  Parking Offences (Diplomatic Immunity)
  Seals (Slaughter)
  Seals (Slaughter)
  Local Radio Stations
  Local Radio Stations
  Entry Restrictions (Evasion)
  Entry Restrictions (Evasion)
  Hunting
  Hunting
  Animals (Experiments)
  Animals (Experiments)
  Cruelty to Animals Act 1876
  Cruelty to Animals Act 1876
  Fire Services (Dispute)
  Fire Services (Dispute)
  Zoos and Wildlife Parks (Licensing)
  Zoos and Wildlife Parks (Licensing)
  Murders
  Murders
  London Taxi Cabs (Fares)
  London Taxi Cabs (Fares)
  Prisoners (Petitions)
  Prisoners (Petitions)
  Deaf Persons (Television Licence Concessions)
  Deaf Persons (Television Licence Concessions)
  Immigration
  Immigration
  Animals (Consolidation of Statutes)
  Animals (Consolidation of Statutes)
  Departmental Staff
  Departmental Staff
  Certificates of Disposal
  Certificates of Disposal
  Broadcast Frequencies
  Broadcast Frequencies
  Terrorism
  Terrorism
  Fire Precautions
  Fire Precautions
  Motor Vehicle (Construction and Use) Regulations 1973
  Motor Vehicle (Construction and Use) Regulations 1973
  Electoral Arrangements
  Electoral Arrangements
  Political Refugees
  Political Refugees
NATIONAL FINANCE
  Value Added Tax
  Value Added Tax
  £ Sterling and Irish Pound
  £ Sterling and Irish Pound
  PAYE
  PAYE
  Personal Incomes and Capital
  Personal Incomes and Capital
  War Loan
  War Loan
  Gross Domestic Fixed Capital Formation
  Gross Domestic Fixed Capital Formation
  Personal Incomes
  Personal Incomes
  Research (Subsidies and Grants)
  Research (Subsidies and Grants)
  Excise Duty (Wines and Spirits)
  Excise Duty (Wines and Spirits)
  Income Tax (Yield)
  Income Tax (Yield)
  Growth Rates
  Growth Rates
  Domestic Credit Expansion
  Domestic Credit Expansion
  Capital Transfer Tax
  Capital Transfer Tax
  Inland Revenue Staff
  Inland Revenue Staff
  Foreign Currency Borrowing
  Foreign Currency Borrowing
  North Sea Oil
  North Sea Oil
  Nationalised Industries
  Nationalised Industries
  Personal Taxation (International Comparisons)
  Personal Taxation (International Comparisons)
  Minimum Lending Rate
  Minimum Lending Rate
  Industrial Production
  Industrial Production
  Output (International Comparisons)
  Output (International Comparisons)
  Retail Prices
  Retail Prices
  Public Sector Borrowing Requirement
  Public Sector Borrowing Requirement
  Tax Revenue
  Tax Revenue
  Prices and Incomes
  Prices and Incomes
  Government Expenditure
  Government Expenditure
  Employed Persons and Earnings
  Employed Persons and Earnings
  Estate Duty (Single Women)
  Estate Duty (Single Women)
  Exports and Imports
  Exports and Imports
  Exchange Rates
  Exchange Rates
  Productivity Schemes
  Productivity Schemes
  Money Supply
  Money Supply
  Public Sector Borrowing Requirement
  Public Sector Borrowing Requirement
  Public Orders and Contracts
  Public Orders and Contracts
  Pay Policy
  Pay Policy
  Pay Settlements (Government Action)
  Pay Settlements (Government Action)
  Incomes Policy (Monitoring Committee)
  Incomes Policy (Monitoring Committee)
  Capital Taxes Office
  Capital Taxes Office
SOCIAL SERVICES
  Blind Persons
  Blind Persons
  Motability
  Motability
  Adoption
  Adoption
  Hospital Wards (Closures)
  Hospital Wards (Closures)
  Pension Scheme (Contracting Out)
  Pension Scheme (Contracting Out)
  National Health Service
  National Health Service
  Chiropody
  Chiropody
  Whooping-cough Vaccination
  Whooping-cough Vaccination
  Pregnancy Consultation Services
  Pregnancy Consultation Services
  Acton Hospital
  Acton Hospital
  Maternity Beds
  Maternity Beds
  One-parent Families
  One-parent Families
  Medical Manpower
  Medical Manpower
  Family Income Supplement
  Family Income Supplement
  Supplementary Benefit and Pensions
  Supplementary Benefit and Pensions
  Supplementary Benefit Leaflets
  Supplementary Benefit Leaflets
  Hospital Out-patients (Travelling Expenses)
  Hospital Out-patients (Travelling Expenses)
  Huddersfield (Minister's Visit)
  Huddersfield (Minister's Visit)
  Pharmacists
  Pharmacists
  Drugs Industry
  Drugs Industry
  Doctors
  Doctors
  Hospital Broadcasting
  Hospital Broadcasting
  Patients' Records (Confidentiality)
  Patients' Records (Confidentiality)
  Smoking and Health (Leaflet)
  Smoking and Health (Leaflet)
  Registrars
  Registrars
  Hospital Laundry Supervisors (Dispute)
  Hospital Laundry Supervisors (Dispute)
  Doctors' Lists
  Doctors' Lists
  Overseas-trained Doctors
  Overseas-trained Doctors
  Birth Control Pill Deaths
  Birth Control Pill Deaths
  "Help Yourself to Health"
  "Help Yourself to Health"
  Supplementary Benefit Staff
  Supplementary Benefit Staff
  Ante-Natal Clinic Attendance
  Ante-Natal Clinic Attendance
  Drugs (Clinical Trials)
  Drugs (Clinical Trials)
  Doctors (Emigration)
  Doctors (Emigration)
  Hypnosis
  Hypnosis
  Journals and Periodicals
  Journals and Periodicals
  Agoraphobia
  Agoraphobia
  Regional Health Authorities (Chairmen)
  Regional Health Authorities (Chairmen)
  War Widows
  War Widows
  Retirement and Widows' Pensions
  Retirement and Widows' Pensions
  Leamington Park Hospital
  Leamington Park Hospital
  Central Middlesex Hospital (Porters)
  Central Middlesex Hospital (Porters)
  Doctors (Certificate Fees)
  Doctors (Certificate Fees)
  Computers and Confidentiality
  Computers and Confidentiality
  Health Boards and Management Teams
  Health Boards and Management Teams
  Hospital Administrators/Patients Ratio
  Hospital Administrators/Patients Ratio
  Prescription Charges
  Prescription Charges
  Amoxycillin (Patent Rights)
  Amoxycillin (Patent Rights)
  Casualty Services (Redditch)
  Casualty Services (Redditch)
  Disabled Housewives
  Disabled Housewives
  Earnings Rule
  Earnings Rule
  Doctor's Bill (Personal Case)
  Doctor's Bill (Personal Case)
  Hospital Waiting Lists
  Hospital Waiting Lists
  Marginal Tax Rates
  Marginal Tax Rates
NATIONAL FINANCE
  European Community (United Kingdom Contribution)
  European Community (United Kingdom Contribution)
  £ Sterling (Value)
  £ Sterling (Value)
  Inflation (International Comparisons)
  Inflation (International Comparisons)
  Personal Grants and Transfer Payments
  Personal Grants and Transfer Payments
  Sterling Funds (Blocking)
  Sterling Funds (Blocking)
  "Investigation Work" (Pamphlet)
  "Investigation Work" (Pamphlet)
  PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
  PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
  TANKERS: CODES OF PRACTICE
  TANKERS: CODES OF PRACTICE
  AIRPORTS POLICY: ADVISORY BODY
  AIRPORTS POLICY: ADVISORY BODY
  DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: DEBT RELIEF
  DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: DEBT RELIEF
  THIRD WORLD DEBTS
  THIRD WORLD DEBTS
  ROYAL COMMISSION PROROGATION: HER MAJESTY'S SPEECH
  ROYAL COMMISSION PROROGATION: HER MAJESTY'S SPEECH
  TAXATION OF FAMILY MAN: WESTERN WORLD COMPARISONS
  TAXATION OF FAMILY MAN: WESTERN WORLD COMPARISONS