Written Answers of 9 December 1985

PRIME MINISTER
  European Parliament
  European Parliament
  Crime Prevention (Downing Street Seminar)
  Crime Prevention (Downing Street Seminar)
  European Community
  European Community
  Economic and Monetary Union (Luxembourg Summit)
  Economic and Monetary Union (Luxembourg Summit)
  Small and Medium-Sized Undertakings
  Small and Medium-Sized Undertakings
  Illiteracy
  Illiteracy
  Energy Policy
  Energy Policy
  Bishops
  Bishops
  Pensioners' Charter
  Pensioners' Charter
  Television (Obscenity)
  Television (Obscenity)
  UNESCO
  UNESCO
  European Charter of Self-Government
  European Charter of Self-Government
  Public Bodies (Appointments)
  Public Bodies (Appointments)
ENERGY
  Hinckley Point (Gas Leakage)
  Hinckley Point (Gas Leakage)
  Plutonium
  Plutonium
  Coal Mining Subsidence
  Coal Mining Subsidence
  National Coal Board
  National Coal Board
  Coal Mining Subsidence
  Coal Mining Subsidence
  Coal Firing Scheme
  Coal Firing Scheme
  British National Oil Corporation
  British National Oil Corporation
  Gas and Electricity (Disconnections)
  Gas and Electricity (Disconnections)
  Coal Industry (Redundancies)
  Coal Industry (Redundancies)
  British Gas
  British Gas
ATTORNEY-GENERAL
  Contempt of Court (Sequestration)
  Contempt of Court (Sequestration)
  Fraud
  Fraud
  Fraud Investigation Group
  Fraud Investigation Group
TRANSPORT
  British Railways Board (Property)
  British Railways Board (Property)
  Vehicle Testing
  Vehicle Testing
  M25
  M25
  Motorways (Lighting)
  Motorways (Lighting)
  Drink Drive Campaign
  Drink Drive Campaign
  Ribblehead Viaduct
  Ribblehead Viaduct
  Channel Fixed Link
  Channel Fixed Link
  Nationalised Transport Companies (Purchasing Policies)
  Nationalised Transport Companies (Purchasing Policies)
  Civil Aviation Authority (Meteorological Services)
  Civil Aviation Authority (Meteorological Services)
  Driving Instruction
  Driving Instruction
  Garscadden (Grants and Loans)
  Garscadden (Grants and Loans)
TRADE AND INDUSTRY
  Durham, North (Grants)
  Durham, North (Grants)
  Hull (Regional Aid)
  Hull (Regional Aid)
  Regional Grants (Scotland)
  Regional Grants (Scotland)
  Equal Opportunities Officer
  Equal Opportunities Officer
  Alvey Programme
  Alvey Programme
  Life Assurance and Unit Trusts
  Life Assurance and Unit Trusts
  Insurance Claims
  Insurance Claims
  Pharmaceutical Products (Patents)
  Pharmaceutical Products (Patents)
  Multi-fibre Arrangement
  Multi-fibre Arrangement
  Textiles and Clothing (Imports)
  Textiles and Clothing (Imports)
  Trendhart Limited and Odestage Limited
  Trendhart Limited and Odestage Limited
  Grants (Northern Region)
  Grants (Northern Region)
  Carpets
  Carpets
  Multi-fibre Arrangement
  Multi-fibre Arrangement
  Anti-dumping Legislation
  Anti-dumping Legislation
  Westland Helicopters
  Westland Helicopters
  CR6 Taxi
  CR6 Taxi
  Imports and Exports
  Imports and Exports
  Grants (Job Creation)
  Grants (Job Creation)
  Live Aid Concert (Pirate Video Recordings)
  Live Aid Concert (Pirate Video Recordings)
  Lloyd's Syndicate Bellew, Parry, Raven
  Lloyd's Syndicate Bellew, Parry, Raven
  Textiles and Clothing (Yorkshire and Humberside)
  Textiles and Clothing (Yorkshire and Humberside)
NORTHERN IRELAND
  Construction Industry
  Construction Industry
  Armagh Prison (Strip Searches)
  Armagh Prison (Strip Searches)
  Anglo-Irish Agreement
  Anglo-Irish Agreement
WALES
  Road Maintenance
  Road Maintenance
  National Health Service
  National Health Service
  Welsh Development Agency
  Welsh Development Agency
  Rhuddlan Promenade (Caravan Parking)
  Rhuddlan Promenade (Caravan Parking)
  Hospital Waiting Lists
  Hospital Waiting Lists
  Pig Industry
  Pig Industry
  Cardigan (Job Creation)
  Cardigan (Job Creation)
  Health Service (Powys)
  Health Service (Powys)
  Rural Pharmacies
  Rural Pharmacies
  Cardiff Harbour Barrage
  Cardiff Harbour Barrage
  Home Dialysis Machines
  Home Dialysis Machines
  Housing Defects Act
  Housing Defects Act
  Mentally Handicapped Persons (Gwynedd)
  Mentally Handicapped Persons (Gwynedd)
  Disabled Children (Education)
  Disabled Children (Education)
  Small Firms (Liquidations)
  Small Firms (Liquidations)
  National Coal Board (Chairman)
  National Coal Board (Chairman)
  Morriston Hospital
  Morriston Hospital
CHURCH COMMISSIONERS
  Clergy Stipends and Pensions
  Clergy Stipends and Pensions
  Residential Flats, Edgware Road
  Residential Flats, Edgware Road
OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT
  Gibraltar
  Gibraltar
  Copyright
  Copyright
EDUCATION AND SCIENCE
  Universities and Polytechnics (Student Places)
  Universities and Polytechnics (Student Places)
  College Building Modernisation
  College Building Modernisation
  Students (Drop-out Rate)
  Students (Drop-out Rate)
  Vocational Qualifications (Review)
  Vocational Qualifications (Review)
  CERN
  CERN
  Initial Teacher Training
  Initial Teacher Training
  Open University
  Open University
  Student Awards
  Student Awards
  Children with Special Needs
  Children with Special Needs
  Religious Education Teachers
  Religious Education Teachers
  Academic Tenure
  Academic Tenure
  Poundswick School
  Poundswick School
FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS
  Falkland Islands (Fisheries)
  Falkland Islands (Fisheries)
  Education Expenditure
  Education Expenditure
SCOTLAND
  Police Interviews (Tape Recording)
  Police Interviews (Tape Recording)
  Road Maintenance Condition Survey
  Road Maintenance Condition Survey
  Licensing (Scotland) Act
  Licensing (Scotland) Act
  Construction Industry
  Construction Industry
  Dental Charges
  Dental Charges
  Rate Support Grant
  Rate Support Grant
  Forestry Commissioners
  Forestry Commissioners
  Childhood Cancer
  Childhood Cancer
  Higher Education
  Higher Education
HOME DEPARTMENT
  Foreign Visitors
  Foreign Visitors
  Police (Raids)
  Police (Raids)
  Police (Drivers)
  Police (Drivers)
  Departmental Broadcasting Unit
  Departmental Broadcasting Unit
  Brixton Prison
  Brixton Prison
  Leo Walker and Judith Bennett
  Leo Walker and Judith Bennett
  Greenham Common (Police Vans)
  Greenham Common (Police Vans)
  Departmental Objectives
  Departmental Objectives
  Dr. Sathananthian
  Dr. Sathananthian
  Electoral Rolls
  Electoral Rolls
  Civil Defence
  Civil Defence
ENVIRONMENT
  Water
  Water
  Sewers
  Sewers
  Council House Sales
  Council House Sales
  Sporting Events (Sponsorship)
  Sporting Events (Sponsorship)
  Construction Industry
  Construction Industry
  Municipal Housing (Rent Arrears)
  Municipal Housing (Rent Arrears)
  Kirklees (Empty Council Properties)
  Kirklees (Empty Council Properties)
  Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981
  Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981
  Sites of Special Scientific Interest
  Sites of Special Scientific Interest
  Council Houses (Maintenance)
  Council Houses (Maintenance)
  Housing Statistics
  Housing Statistics
  Local Government Reform
  Local Government Reform
  Smith Houses
  Smith Houses
  Waste Disposal (Newham)
  Waste Disposal (Newham)
  Canary Wharf
  Canary Wharf
  Norfolk Broads
  Norfolk Broads
  Waste Disposal (West Yorkshire)
  Waste Disposal (West Yorkshire)
  Local Government Finance
  Local Government Finance
  Legislation
  Legislation
  Northumberland Wharf (Transfer Station)
  Northumberland Wharf (Transfer Station)
  County Hall
  County Hall
  Queen Elizabeth II Centre
  Queen Elizabeth II Centre
  Greater London Enterprise Board
  Greater London Enterprise Board
AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FOOD
  Soil Survey
  Soil Survey
  Intervention Stores
  Intervention Stores
  Food Act 1984
  Food Act 1984
  Subsidised Alcohol
  Subsidised Alcohol
  Toxic Waste
  Toxic Waste
  Advertising
  Advertising
  Glyphosate
  Glyphosate
  Common Fisheries Policy
  Common Fisheries Policy
  British Freezer Vessels
  British Freezer Vessels
  North Sea (Aggregate Dredging)
  North Sea (Aggregate Dredging)
  Falkland Islands
  Falkland Islands
  Polluted Wine
  Polluted Wine
  Field Drainage
  Field Drainage
  Internal Drainage Boards
  Internal Drainage Boards
  Broads Grazing Marshes Conservation Scheme
  Broads Grazing Marshes Conservation Scheme
  Surplus Butter Sales
  Surplus Butter Sales
  Surplus Wine Alcohol
  Surplus Wine Alcohol
  French Turkeys
  French Turkeys
  Brucellosis
  Brucellosis
  Bovine Tuberculosis
  Bovine Tuberculosis
  Badger Control
  Badger Control
  Hill Livestock Compensatory Allowance
  Hill Livestock Compensatory Allowance
SOCIAL SERVICES
  NHS (Merit Awards)
  NHS (Merit Awards)
  Lancashire (District Health Authorities)
  Lancashire (District Health Authorities)
  Spectacle Frames
  Spectacle Frames
  Limited List Prescribing
  Limited List Prescribing
  McColl Committee
  McColl Committee
  Cervical Cancer Screening
  Cervical Cancer Screening
  Consultant Waiting Lists
  Consultant Waiting Lists
  Scoliosis
  Scoliosis
  Senior Registrars
  Senior Registrars
  Health for All Strategy
  Health for All Strategy
  Health Care (Social Inequalities)
  Health Care (Social Inequalities)
  Single Payments (Edinburgh)
  Single Payments (Edinburgh)
  Dental Charges
  Dental Charges
  Cancer
  Cancer
  Health Education Council (Budget)
  Health Education Council (Budget)
  Opticians (Fees)
  Opticians (Fees)
  National Health Service (Red Alerts)
  National Health Service (Red Alerts)
  AIDS
  AIDS
  National Insurance Contributions
  National Insurance Contributions
  Residential Homes
  Residential Homes
  Residential Homes (Hampshire)
  Residential Homes (Hampshire)
  Childhood Cancers
  Childhood Cancers
  Child Abuse
  Child Abuse
  Poverty (Definition)
  Poverty (Definition)
  Acheson Report
  Acheson Report
  Prescriptions
  Prescriptions
  National Health Service (Annual Report)
  National Health Service (Annual Report)
  Private Practice
  Private Practice
  Renal Failure
  Renal Failure
  Personal Social Services Research Unit, Kent
  Personal Social Services Research Unit, Kent
  Advancement of Women
  Advancement of Women
  Cervical Cancer Screening
  Cervical Cancer Screening
  Alphafetoprotein
  Alphafetoprotein
EMPLOYMENT
  Race Relations Act
  Race Relations Act
  Equal Opportunities Officer
  Equal Opportunities Officer
  Gravesham
  Gravesham
  Advertising
  Advertising
  Long-term Unemployed (Pilot Scheme)
  Long-term Unemployed (Pilot Scheme)
  Labour Statistics
  Labour Statistics
  Wages Inspectors
  Wages Inspectors
  Wages Inspectorate
  Wages Inspectorate
  Construction Industry
  Construction Industry
  Health and Safety Inspectors
  Health and Safety Inspectors
  Labour Statistics
  Labour Statistics
  Factory Inspectors (North-West)
  Factory Inspectors (North-West)
  Abbeystead Pumping Station (Explosion)
  Abbeystead Pumping Station (Explosion)
  Long-term Unemployment (Government Experiment)
  Long-term Unemployment (Government Experiment)
  Youth Training Scheme
  Youth Training Scheme
  Job Release Scheme
  Job Release Scheme
  Labour Mobility
  Labour Mobility
  Gas Installation (Safety)
  Gas Installation (Safety)
CIVIL SERVICE
  Youth Training Scheme
  Youth Training Scheme
NATIONAL FINANCE
  Inland Revenue (Enforcement Powers)
  Inland Revenue (Enforcement Powers)
  Taxation Revenue
  Taxation Revenue
THE ARTS
  Musical Entertainment (Expenditure)
  Musical Entertainment (Expenditure)
  Disabled People
  Disabled People
  Funding
  Funding
  Libraries (Audit Commission Recommendations)
  Libraries (Audit Commission Recommendations)
  National Museums and Galleries
  National Museums and Galleries
  Business Sponsorship
  Business Sponsorship
  Southern Arts
  Southern Arts
DEFENCE
  Royal Aircraft Establishment, Oakhanger
  Royal Aircraft Establishment, Oakhanger
  Service Men's Children (Education)
  Service Men's Children (Education)
  Westland Helicopters
  Westland Helicopters
  Royal Dockyards (Privatisation)
  Royal Dockyards (Privatisation)
  Civilian Pay and Records Office Department, Portsmouth
  Civilian Pay and Records Office Department, Portsmouth
  Nimrod Advanced Early Warning Project
  Nimrod Advanced Early Warning Project
  South Africa
  South Africa
  Meteorological Office
  Meteorological Office
  Procurement Contracts and Projects
  Procurement Contracts and Projects
  BARPLAN
  BARPLAN
  AIR WEAPONS: USE IN CRIME
  AIR WEAPONS: USE IN CRIME
  PUBLIC SECTOR CAPITAL SPENDING
  PUBLIC SECTOR CAPITAL SPENDING
  NEW PRODUCTS: "STATE OF ART" DEFENCE AGAINST LIABILITY
  NEW PRODUCTS: "STATE OF ART" DEFENCE AGAINST LIABILITY
  THORN-EMI SCREEN ENTERTAINMENT DIVISION: TAKEOVER IMPLICATIONS
  THORN-EMI SCREEN ENTERTAINMENT DIVISION: TAKEOVER IMPLICATIONS
  PUBLIC RECORDS: EXTENDED CLOSURE OF DOCUMENTS
  PUBLIC RECORDS: EXTENDED CLOSURE OF DOCUMENTS
  BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS: TRIALS
  BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS: TRIALS
  NUCLEAR WEAPONS: USA/USSR BALANCE
  NUCLEAR WEAPONS: USA/USSR BALANCE
  PORT AND COASTAL DEFENCES
  PORT AND COASTAL DEFENCES
  ARMED FORCES: SEA TRANSPORT FACILITIES
  ARMED FORCES: SEA TRANSPORT FACILITIES
  CHANNEL FIXED LINK: SAFETY OF NAVIGATION
  CHANNEL FIXED LINK: SAFETY OF NAVIGATION
  JAPANESE TUNNEL PROJECT
  JAPANESE TUNNEL PROJECT
  UN FUND FOR POPULATION ACTIVITIES
  UN FUND FOR POPULATION ACTIVITIES
  HOMELESS SINGLE WOMEN: ASSISTANCE
  HOMELESS SINGLE WOMEN: ASSISTANCE
  AIDS: FUNDING OF TREATMENT
  AIDS: FUNDING OF TREATMENT
  MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL: SUGGESTED WARD CLOSURES
  MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL: SUGGESTED WARD CLOSURES
  LOCAL AUTHORITIES: GOVERNMENT CAPITAL GRANTS
  LOCAL AUTHORITIES: GOVERNMENT CAPITAL GRANTS
  WASTE DISPOSAL: BOROUGH OF BEXLEY
  WASTE DISPOSAL: BOROUGH OF BEXLEY
  GREATER LONDON ENTERPRISE BOARD
  GREATER LONDON ENTERPRISE BOARD