Written Answers of 23 July 1987

TRANSPORT

  Roads
  Mr. Ralph Howell
  asked the Secretary of State for Transport if he will state total expenditure on roads (a) in England and (b) in Scotland, for each of the last eight years; and how much per head of population this represents in each case.

  Mr. Peter Bottomley
  The information requested is a follows:

  Roads Expenditure (£ million cash)

  England

  Scotland

  1Total

  2Per Capita

  1Total

  2Per Capita

  1979–80

  1,322

  28

  261

  52

  1980–81

  1,560

  33

  286

  57

  1981–82

  1,744

  37

  329

  66

  1982–83

  1,985

  42

  358

  72

  1983–84

  2,039

  43

  367

  73

  1984–85

  2,171

  46

  370

  74

  1985–86

  2,286

  49

  397

  79

  1986–873

  2,449

  52

  392

  78

  December 1979

  December 1980

  December 1982

  December 1983

  December 1984

  December 1985

  December 1986

  Category

  Male

  Female

  Male

  Female

  Male

  Female

  Male

  Female

  Male

  Female

  Male

  Female

  Male

  Female

  Open Structure

  18

  3

  21

  3

  19

  3

  51

  1

  53

  1

  54

  1

  51

  1

  Admin EO and above

  1,181

  433

  1,177

  466

  1,192

  501

  1,374

  569

  1,530

  661

  1,572

  715

  1,560

  743

  Admin Clerical

  1,201

  4,690

  1,126

  4,540

  1,178

  4,277

  1,232

  4,355

  1,402

  4,630

  1,552

  4,800

  1,691

  4,886

  General Category

  23

  9

  31

  11

  55

  14

  60

  18

  75

  15

  76

  17

  75

  20

  Science Category

  420

  51

  395

  47

  357

  36

  346

  33

  332

  35

  327

  40

  329

  49

  P&TO Category

  1,340

  7

  1,327

  7

  1,364

  7

  1,626

  6

  1,619

  6

  1,675

  9

  1,703

  9

  Secretarial Category

  4

  331

  4

  350

  4

  343

  3

  406

  2

  425

  2

  477

  2

  579

  General Service Category

  377

  882

  365

  821

  335

  741

  363

  621

  345

  597

  319

  554

  317

  402

  Departmental Grades

  1,712

  23

  1,813

  34

  1,704

  35

  1,668

  38

  2,198

  41

  2,330

  65

  2,378

  77

  Explanatory Note
  Types of Grades included in Grade Groups listed
  Open Structure

  Senior staff from Grade 1

  (Permanent Secretary to Grade 4).

  Administration EO and Above

  Administrative Grades 5, 6, 7

  Senior Executive Officer, Higher Executive Officer and Executive Officers, plus higher grades in PSA tables.

  Administration Clerical

  Administrative Officers and Administrative Assistants.

  General Category

  Includes Economists, Statisticians and Information Officer grades.

  Science Category

  Scientists.

  PTO Category

  Professional and Technical Officers including Mechanical, Electrical and Civil Engineers.

  Secretarial Category

  Secretaries and Typists.

  1 To nearest £ million.
  2 To nearest £.
  3 (Provisional)
  Comparable figures have been given for Scotland as requested. Expenditure on roads in Scotland is the responsibility of my right hon. and learned Friend the Secretary of State for Scotland. My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Transport is responsible for roads in England.

  Woodford-Barking Relief Road
  Mr. William Powell
  asked the Secretary of State for Transport when he now expects the Woodford-Barking relief road to be opened.

  Mr. Peter Bottomley
  The relief road should be fully open to traffic by early next year.

  Departmental Staff
  Ms. Richardson
  asked the Secretary of State for Transport what was the number of (a) women and (b) men employed within each grade in his Department in each year since 1979.

  Mr. Channon
  Figures are not available for industrial staff. A full answer for non-industrials would be excessively long, so it has been summarised into standard groups of grades as follows:

  General Service Category

  Includes Planners, Research Officers, Lawyers and Office Service grades such as Messengers.

  Departmental Category

  Grades unique to the Department including Royal Parks Police, Housing Inspectors, Warders and Museum staff.

  A1–M1 (Thrapston Bypass)
  Mr. William Powell
  asked the Secretary of State for Transport when he expects construction work on the A1–M1 link Thrapston bypass to begin.

  Mr. Peter Bottomley
  Subject to the satisfactory completion of the remaining statutory procedures, in the late spring or early summer of next year.

  East London River Crossing
  Mr. Cartwright
  asked the Secretary of State for Transport when he expects to receive the report of the

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  inspector who conducted the public inquiry into the proposed east London river crossing; and when he plans to publish the report.

  Mr. Channon
  I hope to receive the inspector's report early in 1988. The report will be published at the time Ministers announce the decisions they have taken in the light of the inspector's findings. Given the exceptional length and complexity of this inquiry and the volume of evidence which will need to be considered, this is bound to take some time.

  Motorways (Lighting)
  Mr. Corbett
  asked the Secretary of State for Transport when it is planned to install total lighting between junctions 1 to 7 of the M6 motorway; and whether he will estimate the cost of doing so.

  Mr. Peter Bottomley
  There are no plans to install further lighting on these sections of M6.

  Mr. Corbett
  asked the Secretary of State for Transport by what criteria he decides on the priority for providing additional lighting on motorways.

  Mr. Peter Bottomley
  Following a review of policy for the provision of lighting on motorways and all-purpose trunk roads in 1986, I made a statement in the House on 24 July 1986, at column 453, introducing a new procedure for the assessment of lighting proposals on these roads. Details of the assessment technique are given in departmental advice note TA 49/86 "Appraisal of New and Replacement Lighting on Trunk Roads and Trunk Road Motorways". A copy is available in the Library.

  Date

  Location

  Type of work

  Contractor

  Value £ million

  Estimated value £ million

  Duration

  Part J4–4A

  Resurfacing

  Redlands Aggregates

  2·9

  7 weeks

  Planned

  1988

  Thornbridge viaduct

  Resurfacing and joint replacement

  1·0

  1990

  J6–J7 (part including Queslett viaduct)

  Resurfacing and joint replacement

  1·5

  1991

  J6–J7 (part)

  Resurfacing

  1·0

  All these contracts will be subject to the lane rental procedure. Additionally the construction of the M1–A1 link will involve lane closures on the M6 near its junction with the M1. These will last a few weeks during 1988 but exact timing is not yet known.

  Minor repairs and maintenance activities are also carried out on a regular basis.

  Year and location

  Type of work

  Contractor

  Contract period weeks

  Cost £ million

  1978

  Witton Viaduct

  Resurfacing and new joints

  R. M. Douglas

  16

  0·4

  1980

  Thornbridge Viaduct

  Resurfacing and new joints

  R. M. Douglas

  12

  0·6

  Queslett Viaduct

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  Mr. Corbett
  asked the Secretary of State for Transport when it is planned to install additional lighting between the end of the present lighting near Newport Pagnell and the Buckinghamshire-Northamptonshire boundary of the M1 motorway; and at what estimated cost.

  Mr. Peter Bottomley
  This lighting will be installed in the early stages of a major maintenance contract and should be completed by the end of September. The estimated cost is £260,000.

  Northampton (Relief Road)
  Mr. Marlow
  asked the Secretary of State for Transport if he will give consideration to a northern relief road for Northampton; and if he will make a statement.

  Mr. Peter Bottomley
  A north-west bypass for Northampton is a local authority road proposal for which Northamptonshire county council is responsible. I understand that planning is at an early stage. Support by transport supplementary grant will be considered at the appropriate time.

  M6 (Roadworks)
  Mr. Corbett
  asked the Secretary of State for Transport what roadworks are currently being undertaken on the M6 motorway between its junction with the M1 and junction 7; how long they are scheduled to last; what is the cost of each contract and by whom it is being carried out; and what further roadworks are planned for this section of the M6 and at what estimated cost.

  Mr. Peter Bottomley
  The details of the major contracts are:

  Mr. Corbett
  asked the Secretary of State for Transport whether he will list the roadworks carried out on the M6 motorway between junctions 5 and 7 since it was opened, giving their duration, cost, purpose and by whom they were completed.

  Mr. Peter Bottomley
  Details of minor repairs could not be listed except at disproportionate cost. The major roadworks contracts have been as follows:
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  Year and location

  Type of work

  Contractor

  Contract period weeks

  Cost £ million

  1982

  Bromford Viaduct, Stage 1

  Resurfacing and new joints

  R. M. Douglas

  15

  1·1

  1983

  Bromford Viaduct, Stage 2

  Resurfacing and new joints

  Wrekin Construction

  16

  1·1

  1984

  Gravelly Hill Viaduct

  Resurfacing and new joints

  R. M. Douglas

  12

  1·0

  Witton Viaduct

  M6 (Traffic Count)
  Mr. Corbett
  asked the Secretary of State for Transport what is the latest count of traffic, by class and weight, using the M6 motorway between junctions 5 and 7; how this compares with estimates and counts since the motorway was opened; and what is the latest forecast of traffic use.

  Mr. Peter Bottomley
  I shall write to the hon. Member.

  Civil Aviation (Safety)
  Mr. McCrindle
  asked the Secretary of State for Transport (1) if his Department monitors the certification standards of foreign authorities granting certificates to civil air transport aircraft which come on to the British register; and if he will make a statement;

  (2) if he is satisfied that the certification standards of foreign authorities for aircraft coming on to the British register are comparable with those required in Britain to obtain a British civil airworthiness certificate; and if he will make a statement.

  Mr. Peter Bottomley
  Safety regulation of civil air transport is a matter for the Civil Aviation Authority. The Department does not monitor either the standard it applies or the standards applied by foreign authorities.

  Mr. McCrindle
  asked the Secretary of State for Transport if he will consider whether the ditching capability certification requirements should include limitations on sea states in which helicopters can operate; and if he will make a statement.

  Mr. Peter Bottomley
  Civil aviation safety regulation is the statutory responsibility of the Civil Aviation Authority. I will ask the chairman of the Authority to write to my hon. Friend.

  Air Miss (Cumbria)
  Mr. Shersby
  asked the Secretary of State for Transport what information he has on the circumstances surrounding the reported near miss involving British Airways flight 328 and a Royal Air Force Hercules on 15 July and as to what details of the British Airways airplane's flight plans were transmitted to air traffic controllers in Prestwick; and if he will make a statement.

  Mr. Peter Bottomley
  The Civil Aviation Authority through the national air traffic services is responsible for all matters concerning air traffic control.

  The full circumstances surrounding the incident to which my hon. Friend refers are currently being
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  investigated and will be subject to examination by the joint airmiss working group (JAWG) whose members comprise independent representatives of the aviation community.

  Creditor Bypass
  Mr. Maxwell-Hyslop
  asked the Secretary of State for Transport what is the latest information which he has as to the date when construction of the Crediton bypass will commence.

  Mr. Peter Bottomley
  I understand that Devon county council, which is the highway authority for the A377 through Crediton, has programmed the bypass for a start of construction in 1992–93. The priority and timing accorded to this scheme are matters for the county council.

  Slow Vehicles (Amber Beacons)
  Mr. Michael Brown
  asked the Secretary of State for Transport what plans he has for the use of amber beacons on slow vehicles using high speed roads.

  Mr. Peter Bottomley
  I have today made amendments to the Road Vehicles Lighting Regulations 1984 so as to require, from the end of this year, slow-moving vehicles to use amber warning beacons when travelling on unrestricted dual carriageway roads. Experience has shown the value of these beacons in warning other road users of the presence of a slow-moving vehicle. Although the new legal requirement applies only to fast dual carriageway roads, I would recommend owners of farm tractors or similar slow-moving vehicles to fit the beacons for use on any main road, even it it is not a dual carriageway.

  Roads Programme
  Mr. Rowe
  asked the Secretary of State for Transport what actions he proposes to take following the recent review of his Department's road programme procedures.

  Mr. Peter Bottomley
  The review made a number of recommendations and identified a large number of possible areas in which procedures might be further investigated. These have been examined very fully. Changes to procedures and practice are being made and some further investigations will be carried out internally.

  The changes in procedures are as follows:

  (i.) A new system of monthly slippage reports to headquarters and regional office management is to be set up to provide a basis for more rapid action to reduce delays. It will be based on a new computerised management information system being introduced this summer. Responsibility for

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  progress will remain with the established management line but the new arrangements will provide for earlier recognition of, and attention to, problems.

  (ii.) In reviewing the road programme, the Department will consider whether certain schemes merit continued preparation or should be dropped; this change was introduced in the recent review of the road programme.

  (iii.) At public consultation stage, regional offices will set out more fully in published documents the basis on which route options are rejected; they will also aim to limit the number of alternative routes to be worked up to detail where such alternatives are clearly unsuitable.

  (iv.) Regional offices will aim to allocate a single member of staff to concentrate exclusively on drafting each decision letter; in exceptional cases, the Department will consider bringing in staff from outside the regional office to assist. The Department will also review the scope for keeping the length of decision letters to a minimum.

  (v.) The Department will aim to maintain a flexible approach to staff postings in relation to peaks and troughs of work in regional offices.

  Items to be the subject of further review are:

  (i.) Ways of accelerating preparation of submissions to the Treasury on schemes outside its delegation;

  (ii.) The scope for further use of whole-route assessments where a scheme or schemes within a route are likely to prove negative or marginal in economic terms;

  (iii.) Means by which the Highways Manual, the Department's comprehensive internal manual of procedure and practice, might be most effectively revised in preparation for a full revision.

  The changes are expected to reduce delay. We shall continue to keep all aspects of our procedures under review.

  Light Rapid Transit System (Manchester)
  Mr. Burt
  asked the Secretary of State for Transport whether he has considered the applications from the Greater Manchester passenger transport executive for a grant towards the cost of the proposed light rapid transit system; and if he will make a statement.

  Mr. Channon
  I have considered these proposals very carefully and sympathetically. The passenger transport executive has undertaken a substantial amount of work in preparing economic and financial appraisals and the results appear very promising. The forecast effects on public expenditure are nevertheless significant and I need to consider these further before taking a decision. In particular, I have asked my Department to explore with the PTA and PTE the scope for reducing the projected burden on the public purse through the involvement of private finance. I have asked for the necessary work to take place quickly and will make a further announcement as soon as possible.

  Level Crossings (Report)
  Mr. Moss
  asked the Secretary of State for Transport when he expects to receive Professor Stott's report on the safety of open level crossings; and if he will make a statement.
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  Mr. David Mitchell
  Professor Stott submitted his report on 17 July. I am very grateful to him for his careful and detailed work following his appointment, announced by my hon. Friend the Minister of State, Department of Transport, on 16 October 1986, to conduct a review of the safety record of automatic open level crossings. I am arranging for the report to be published as soon as possible.

  Professor Stott has found that there are few accidents at open level crossings (on average eight a year) and that collisions are almost always due to failure of vehicle drivers to observe the signals. There is no evidence that accidents have been caused by the failure of the equipment. Although the number of road vehicles and trains using automatic open crossings is lower than at other crossings, Professor Stott finds that collisions are 20 times more frequent in relation to traffic density than at the more heavily used automatic half-barrier crossings. Nevertheless, the report concludes that 70 per cent. of the existing open crossings constitute an appropriate modern replacement of manned crossings. At the remainder, traffic loading combined with train speed makes open crossings inappropriate. For the latter, the report recommends that there should be a five-year programme of alterations to open crossings, either by conversion to automatic half barriers or by reducing train speeds.

  I accept in principle the central recommendation of Professor Stott's report and am consulting British Rail urgently on its implementation. I shall consult more widely with local highway authorities and others when the full report is published.

  Passenger Transport Authorities
  Mr. Kirkhope
  asked the Secretary of State for Transport whether he has determined expenditure levels for the passenger transport authorities for 1988–89.

  Mr. Channon
  I have today notified the authorities of my determinations as follows:

  — million

  Greater Manchester

  80·0

  Merseyside

  58·5

  South Yorkshire

  41·5

  Tyne and Wear

  53·5

  West Midlands

  59·5

  West Yorkshire

  57·0

  Under section 3(4) of the Rates Act 1984 any authority may apply for a redetermination of its expenditure level at a greater amount. I have invited such applications to be submitted by 16 October, and before reaching decisions on them will carefully consider any representations made or information provided.

  Highways Work Contracts (Consulting Engineer)
  Mr. Jack
  asked the Secretary of State for Transport if any decision has been reached concerning proposals to remove the independent authority of the consulting engineer in his Department's highways work contracts; and if he will make a statement.

  Mr. Channon
  Having carefully considered the comments and views of all concerned I have decided to introduce on a trial basis new arrangements which modify the position of the consultant engineer in any motorway and trunk road contracts. The aim of these changes is to
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  strengthen the Department's control over the projects within its responsibility and the large public expenditure involved.

  Under the new arrangements consulting engineers will continue to be retained to design and supervise construction; but the position of the consultant engineer will be modified so that in the contracts to which the new arrangements will apply he loses the independent role of the engineer as defined in the Institution of Civil Engineers' conditions of contract. Instead, he will act in the role of adviser and agent of the Department. The changes will be effected by appropriate amendments to the institution's conditions of contract when used by the Department, and all matters which currently fall to the engineer to decide will in future fall to the Department.

  These changes will be introduced gradually so as to avoid disruption of projects, and give opportunity for monitoring the effects. I intend to start with three or four schemes in the next 12 months and then, in the light of experience to extend the changes more widely.

  These changes should be seen as one of a variety of measures being taken to strengthen control over highway projects and ensure value for money. They should not in any way be seen as a reflection on the capability of the civil engineering profession which has made a major contribution to British exports and enjoys a justifiably high reputation both at home and overseas for the quality of its work. I look forward to the continuing co-operation of the profession in carrying forward the road programme in the years ahead.

  British Transport Advertising
  Mr. Curry
  asked the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make a statement about the future of British Transport Advertising.

  Mr. David Mitchell
  I am pleased to announce that, following a recommendation from the British Railways Board, the Secretary of State has given his consent under section 1(2) of the Transport Act 1981 to the board's sale of British Transport Advertising Limited to a new company formed by the BTA management group.

  The board's choice of the BTA management group follows an extensive competitive tender exercise. The management group will be making a payment for the net assets of the BTA business. In addition, it will make guaranteed revenue payments to the board throughout the five-year concession for the commercial advertising rights on the board's stations and properties. The new owners will take over the business towards the end of August, subject to the completion of legal arrangements.

  This is another welcome step towards increasing the role of the private sector in supplying services to the railway, in line with the objectives which we have asked the board to pursue. I wish the management and staff of British Transport Advertising every success as they enter the private sector.

HOUSE OF COMMONS

  Authorised Access
  Mr. Dykes
  asked the Lord Privy Seal (1) if he will list those persons officially authorised and entitled to use the Ways and Means Corridor between the Library and the Members' Lobby;
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  (2) if he will list those persons officially authorised and entitled to use the corridor leading from the Members' Lobby to the stairway leading down to the Members' Cloakroom.

  Mr. Wakeham
  I shall write to my hon. Friend.

  Annunciators
  Mr. Corbett
  asked the Lord Privy Seal whether he will institute a review of the use of the 12-hour and 24-hour clocks on television monitors in the House.

  Mr. Wakeham
  I will refer the hon. Gentleman's point to the Services Committee, once the members of that Committee have been nominated by the House.

  Mr. Corbett
  asked the Lord Privy Seal whether he will bring forward proposals for the use of television monitors in the House to show messages for hon. Members at suitable intervals.

  Mr. Wakeham
  This would not be practicable with the existing annunciator system, and I do not consider that a separate network for this purpose would be justifiable. I understand that the Parliamentary Works Office of PSA, in conjunction with the relevant Sub-Committee of the Services Committee, will be reviewing the future of the annunciator system during the coming months, and I will draw the hon. Gentleman's suggestion to its attention.

ATTORNEY-GENERAL

  Crown Prosecutors
  Mr. Amess
  asked the Attorney-General how many Crown prosecutors are employed at present; and how many were employed before the formation of the Crown Prosecution Service in England and Wales.

  The Attorney-General
  On 1 June 1987 there were 1,263 lawyers employed within the Crown Prosecution Service. Of these, 626 were in the Crown prosecutor grade. Prior to the establishment of the Crown Prosecution Service in 1986, the majority of prosecuting lawyers were employed by local rather than central Government. Accurate information as to their numbers is not available.

  Departmental Staff
  Ms. Richardson
  asked the Attorney-General what was the number of (a) women and (b) men employed within each grade in the Lord Chancellor's Department and the Law Officers Department in each year since 1979.

  The Attorney-General
  The relevant information in relation to the Lord Chancellor's Department is given in the tables. The Law Officers' Department keeps no separate record of this information as its staff are all seconded from other Government Departments.

  Staff in Post at 1 January 1979–1987 in Lord Chancellor's Department 1979

  Grade

  Women

  Men

  Senior management 1

  —

  1·0

  Senior management 2

  —

  6·0

  Senior management 3

  1·5

  25·0

  Grade 5

  5·0

  168·5

  291

  Grade

  Women

  Men

  Grade 6

  5·0

  43·0

  Grade 7

  5·0

  89·0

  Senior executive officer

  37·0

  289·0

  Higher executive officer

  153·0

  722·0

  Executive officer

  724·0

  1,019·0

  Administrative officer

  2,683·5

  2,491·0

  Administrative assistant

  1,315·0

  291·0

  Obsolete departmental grades

  115·0

  82·0

  Total

  5,044·0

  5,226·5

  Staff in Post at 1 January 1979–1987 in Lord Chancellor's Department 1980

  Grade

  Women

  Men

  Senior management 1

  —

  1·0

  Senior management 2

  —

  6·0

  Senior management 3

  0·5

  26·0

  Grade 5

  5·0

  171·5

  Grade 6

  8·0

  49·0

  Grade 7

  4·0

  86·0

  Senior executive officer

  39·0

  287·0

  Higher executive officer

  168·0

  759·0

  Executive officer

  714·0

  963·0

  Administrative officer

  2,605·0

  2,362·5

  Administrative assistant

  1,409·0

  287·5

  Obsolete departmental grades

  22·0

  10·0

  Total

  4,974·5

  5,008·5

  Staff in Post at 1 January 1979–1987 in Lord Chancellor's Department 1981

  Grade

  Women

  Men

  Senior management 1

  —

  1·0

  Senior management 2

  —

  7·0

  Senior management 3

  0·5

  26·0

  Grade 5

  4·0

  175·5

  Grade 6

  7·0

  49·0

  Grade 7

  7·0

  93·0

  Senior executive officer

  39·0

  297·0

  Higher executive officer

  189·0

  750·0

  Executive officer

  724·5

  937·0

  Administrative officer

  2,669·5

  2,331·0

  Administrative assistant

  1,447·0

  305·5

  Obsolete departmental grades

  1·0

  6·0

  Total

  5,088·5

  4,978·0

  Staff in Post at 1 January 1979–1987 in Lord Chancellor's Department 1982

  Grade

  Women

  Men

  Senior management 1

  —

  1·0

  Senior management 2

  —

  5·0

  Senior management 3

  0·5

  26·5

  Grade 5

  4·0

  182·0

  Grade 6

  8·0

  49·5

  Grade 7

  8·0

  99·0

  Senior executive officer

  40·0

  307·0

  Higher executive officer

  200·0

  749·0

  Executive officer

  766·5

  955·0

  Administrative officer

  2,706·5

  2,276·0

  Administrative assistant

  1,471·0

  314·5

  Obsolete departmental grades

  1·0

  8·0

  Total

  5,205·5

  4,972·5

  292

  Staff in Post at 1 January 1979–1987 in Lord Chancellor's Department 1983

  Grade

  Women

  Men

  Senior management 1

  —

  1·0

  Senior management 2

  —

  4·0

  Senior management 3

  2·0

  26·0

  Grade 5

  1·0

  34·5

  Grade 6

  12·5

  55·0

  Grade 7

  8·0

  97·0

  Senior executive officer

  38·5

  295·0

  Higher executive officer

  225·0

  745·0

  Executive officer

  837·5

  938·0

  Administrative officer

  2,789·5

  2,356·0

  Administrative assistant

  1,448·0

  292·0

  Total

  5,362·0

  4,843·5

  Staff in Post at 1 January 1979–1987 in Lord Chancellor's Department 1984

  Grade

  Women

  Men

  Senior management 1

  —

  1·0

  Senior management 2

  —

  3·0

  Senior management 3

  2·5

  29·0

  Grade 5

  —

  27·5

  Grade 6

  14·0

  55·5

  Grade 7

  7·5

  97·0

  Senior executive officer

  33·5

  286·0

  Higher executive officer

  247·0

  706·0

  Executive officer

  872·5

  941·0

  Administrative officer

  2,782·0

  2,306·5

  Administrative assistant

  1,401·5

  284·5

  Total

  5,360·5

  4,737·0

  Staff in Post at 1 January 1979–1987 in Lord Chancellor's Department 1985

  Grade

  Women

  Men

  Senior management 1

  —

  1·0

  Senior management 2

  —

  2·0

  Senior management 3

  0·5

  16·0

  Grade 5

  1·0

  25·0

  Grade 6

  15·5

  59·0

  Grade 7

  8·0

  97·0

  Senior executive officer

  36·0

  268·0

  Higher executive officer

  268·0

  684·0

  Executive officer

  878·0

  894·0

  Administrative officer

  2,906·0

  2,160·0

  Administrative assistant

  1,424·5

  295·5

  Total

  5,537·5

  4,501·5

  Staff in Post at 1 January 1979–1987 in Lord Chancellor's Department 1986

  Grade

  Women

  Men

  Senior management 1

  —

  1·0

  Senior management 2

  —

  2·0

  Senior management 3

  0·5

  16·5

  Grade 5

  2·0

  23·0

  Grade 6

  20·5

  63·0

  Grade 7

  9·5

  97·0

  Senior executive officer

  35·0

  246·0

  Higher executive officer

  265·0

  640·0

  Executive officer

  929·5

  890·0

  Administrative officer

  2,979·0

  2,034·5

  Administrative assistant

  1,417·0

  293·0

  Obsolete departmental grades

  1·0

  1·0

  Total

  5,659·0

  4,307·0

  293

  Staff in Post at 1 January 1979–1987 in Lord Chancellor's Department 1987

  Grade

  Women

  Men

  Senior management 1

  —

  1·0

  Senior management 2

  1·0

  16·0

  Senior management 3

  —

  19·5

  Grade 5

  2·0

  26·0

  Grade 6

  11·0

  49·0

  Grade 7

  22·0

  116·0

  Senior executive officer

  53·0

  250·0

  Higher executive officer

  283·0

  622·0

  Executive officer

  1,003·0

  872·0

  Administrative officer

  3,048·5

  2,193·5

  Administrative assistant

  1,398·5

  282·0

  Total

  5,822·0

  4,447·0

  Retired Judges
  Mr. Parry
  asked the Attorney-General how many judges now on the Bench have previously retired.

  The Attorney-General
  Forty-eight judges who have previously retired as full-time members of the judiciary are authorised by the Lord Chancellor to sit part-time in the Supreme Court and county court as deputies, as required.

  Mr. Parry
  asked the Attorney-General if he will list the number of judges over the age of 70 years; and if he will make a statement.

  The Attorney-General
  By virtue of section 11 of the Supreme Court Act 1981 a judge of the Supreme Court is obliged to vacate his office at the age of 75. Fourteen judges of the Supreme Court are over the age of 70 out of a total complement of 102. By virtue of section 17 of the Courts Act 1971 a circuit judge is obliged to vacate his office at the end of the completed year of service in which he attains the age of 72 unless authorised by the Lord Chancellor in the public interest to continue in office until he attains the age of 75. Twenty-six circuit judges are over the age of 70 out of a total current complement of 389.

  Social Security Commissioner for Wales
  Mr. Thomas
  asked the Attorney-General whether he has yet come to a decision on the future of the post of social security commissioner for Wales; and if he will make a statement.

  The Attorney-General
  I refer the hon. Gentleman to the reply given to the hon. Gentleman, the Member for Bridgend (Mr. Griffiths) on 16 July at column 567.

  Family Low Reform Act 1987
  Mr. Corbett
  asked the Attorney-General what his latest estimate is of the full cost of bringing the Family Law Reform Act 1987 into force.

  The Attorney-General
  The latest estimate of the annual cost in current prices of implementing part II of this Act is about £3·5 million. The rest of the Act does not require significant resources.

  Crown Prosecution Service
  Mr. Tim Smith
  asked the Attorney-General if he has received the Director of Public Prosecution's report on the Crown Prosecution Service for the year 1986–87; and when this report will be laid before Parliament.
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  The Attorney-General
  I have received the proof of this report and a copy of the proof has been placed in the Journal Office today. The report will be published later this summer and copies will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses.

  Devon County Council (Official Appointment)
  Mr. Maxwell-Hyslop
  asked the Attorney-General whether he will apply ex officio to the High Court for a judicial review into the circumstances in which Mrs. Baron was appointed by Devon county council to a post at Burlescombe primary school without the vacancy having been advertised and in a manner allegedly incompatible with the officially stated procedures for making such appointments.

  The Attorney-General
  The matter is under consideration.

FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS

  Council of Europe and Western European Union
  Sir Anthony Grant
  asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will set out in the Official Report the tasks he envisages for the British delegation to the Council of Europe and the Western European Union countries in the next five years.

  Mrs. Chalker
  We expect the British parliamentary delegation to continue to play a full and active role in the assemblies and committees of the Council of Europe and WEU in furtherance of the aims of these organisations.

  Departmental Staff
  Ms. Richardson
  asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what was the number of (a) women and (b) men employed within each grade in his Department in each year since 1979.

  Mr. Eggar
  The information requested is not held centrally for all grades employed in the diplomatic wing and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost. Information readily available for Diplomatic Service grades only (excluding Home Civil Service grades in the diplomatic wing) since 1984 is set out in the tables.

  The information for the aid wing is not readily available and will be provided in due course.

  Women

  Men

  1984

  Senior Grade

  2

  154

  DS 4

  13

  275

  DS 5

  27

  405

  DS 6

  16

  275

  DS 7E

  67

  400

  DS 7D

  9

  54

  DS 8

  7

  36

  DS 9

  240

  546

  DS 10

  261

  279

  Research Grades

  17

  38

  Legal Advisers

  4

  20

  Secretarial Grades

  696

  —

  1985

  Senior Grade

  2

  156

  DS 4

  13

  277

  DS 5

  26

  399

  295

  Women

  Men

  DS 6

  19

  286

  DS 7E

  69

  389

  DS 7D

  11

  64

  DS 8

  7

  35

  DS 9

  254

  536

  DS 10

  287

  266

  Research Grades

  18

  34

  Legal Advisers

  5

  21

  Secretarial Grades

  695

  —

  1986

  Senior Grade

  2

  153

  DS 4

  12

  270

  DS 5

  26

  411

  DS 6

  23

  270

  DS 7E

  75

  394

  DS 7D

  21

  75

  DS 8

  8

  24

  DS 9

  252

  455

  DS 10

  285

  245

  Research Grades

  21

  35

  Legal Advisers

  4

  18

  Secretarial Grades

  624

  —

  1987

  Senior Grade

  2

  148

  DS 4

  16

  277

  DS 5

  33

  392

  DS 6

  28

  275

  DS 7E

  73

  389

  DS 7D

  19

  78

  DS 8

  6

  34

  DS 9

  263

  493

  DS 10

  266

  254

  Research Grades

  21

  37

  Legal Advisers

  3

  18

  Secretarial Grades

  635

  —

  The total numbers of female and male officers in all grades (Diplomatic Service and Home Civil Service) in the diplomatic wing for the same period was as follows:

  Women

  Men

  1984

  2,399

  5,376

  1985

  2,909

  5,329

  1986

  2,914

  5,130

  1987

  2,847

  5,198

  BMEWS, Fylingdales
  Mr. Denzil Davies
  asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is his latest advice concerning the implications for the compliance with the anti-ballistic missile treaty of the conversion work at BMEWS, Fylingdales.

  Mr. Mellor
  We are satisfied that the modernisation of RAF Fylingdales will be in full conformity with United States obligations under the ABM treaty. There was a ballistic missile early warning system installation at Fylingdales before the treaty was signed in 1972. The treaty does not prohibit modernisation of BMEWS radars already in existence when the treaty provisions came into force.

  Mr. Denzil Davies
  asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether the large phased array radar under construction at the BMEWS, Fylingdales, will be (a) within the agreed anti-ballistic missile deployment area, (b) at an agreed anti-ballistic missile test range, (c) used for the sole purpose of arms control verification, (d) used for the sole purpose of tracking space objects or (e) for early warning of attack.
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  Mr. Mellor
  RAF Fylingdales is, and after modernisation is still planned to be, an early warning radar not an anti-ballistic missile control facility. Its primary role is to give early warning of ballistic missiles and it has a secondary role as a space tracking facility. RAF Fylingdales currently has no arms control verification role.

  Pershing Missiles (Conversions)
  Mr. Denzil Davies
  asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he has made any representations to the United States concerning the planned conversion of Pershing II missiles into Pershing 1B.

  Mr. Mellor
  The details of the United States/Soviet intermediate nuclear force negotiations are confidential and, as the right hon. Member knows, a matter of close consultation between the United States and her NATO allies.

  Zero-zero Agreement
  Mr. Denzil Davies
  asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs which North Atlantic Treaty Organisation short range intermediate nuclear force missiles will be eliminated following a zero-zero agreement.

  Mr. Mellor
  The United States/Soviet intermediate nuclear force negotiations in Geneva cover United States and Soviet longer and shorter range intermediate missiles. The United States does not have any shorter range intermediate missiles in Europe.

  Mr. Denzil Davies
  asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (1) what assessment his Department has made as to the Soviet response in the event of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation deciding to deploy more nuclear capable bombers and SLCM equipped submarines following a zero-zero agreement;

  (2) whether he has had any discussions with European North Atlantic Treaty Organisation allies concerning the possible basing of United States SLCM equipped submarines and more nuclear capable bombers following in intermediate nuclear force agreement.

  Mr. Mellor
  There are continuing discussions within the North Atlantic Alliance on all relevant factors concerning the maintenance of deterrence with a minimum number of weapons. These discussions are confidential.

  Outer Space Treaty
  Mr. Denzil Davies
  asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he has had any recent discussions with his United States counterpart concerning the outer space treaty.

  Mr. Mellor
  We are in close and regular contact with the United States Administration on the full range of arms control issues including those concerning space.

  INF Agreement
  Mr. Denzil Davies
  asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (1) if he will outline his proposals for the verification of an intermediate nuclear force agreement;
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  (2) what is his policy towards the United States proposal for on-site inspection of the dismantling of Soviet intermediate range missiles;

  (3) what is his policy towards the United States proposal that the Soviets should grant United States inspectors 24 hour access to Soviet plants and facilities concerned with intermediate nuclear force in the wake of an agreement.

  Mr. Mellor
  The details of the verification regime to be applied in an intermediate nuclear force agreement are still being negotiated between the United States and the Soviet Union. The details of the negotiations are confidential. The United States is consulting the United Kingdom and other basing countries closely.

  Chemical Weapons
  Mr. Denzil Davies
  asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will outline his proposals for the verification of a chemical weapons agreement.

  Mr. Mellor
  We believe there must be an agreed and reliable system of information exchange and on-site inspections on a routine basis at, for example, facilities where chemical weapons are to be destroyed; and civil chemical plants where industrial chemicals posing a risk to the convention are manufactured or used. In addition, there will need to he a stringent challenge inspection regime intended to deter any state from breaching the convention.

  A new international organisation would be created to conduct verification activities. I tabled a new paper setting out the arrangements needed to bring this body into operation when I visited the conference on disarmament on 14 July. Copies of the paper and of my speech to the conference will be deposited in the Libraries of the House.

  Radar Installations
  Mr. Denzil Davies
  asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he has discussed or intends to discuss with his Soviet counterpart the possibility of their dismantling the large phased array radar at Krasnoyarsk in return for the cancellation of the United States air force large phased array radar as Fylingdales.

  Mr. Mellor
  No. The facilities at Krasnoyarsk and Fylingdales are not comparable. A trade-off would not be acceptable and therefore I see no purpose to be served by the kind of discussions the right hon. Member suggests.

  Diego Garcia
  Mr. Thomas
  asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the future administration of the island of Diego Garcia.

  Mrs. Chalker
  The island of Diego Garcia is the largest island in the British Indian Ocean Territory, which will continue to be administered by a commissioner, who is assisted by the officer in charge of the Royal Navy complement on Diego Garcia.

  Mr. Thomas
  asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions Her Majesty's Government have conducted with the United States of
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  America's Government concerning the deployment of nuclear weapons on the island of Diego Garcia; and if he will make a statement.

  Mrs. Chalker
  None. The 1976 exchange of notes between the United States of America and the United Kingdom requires both Governments to consult periodically on joint objectives, policies and activities in the British Indian Ocean Territory. As is well known, it is not the policy of the United States or the United Kingdom to confirm or deny the deployment of nuclear weapons in any place at any time.

  Defence Exports (Iran-Iraq)
  Mr. Thomas
  asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will further define those categories of non-lethal defence equipment which may be exported from the United Kingdom to Iran and Iraq.

  Mr. Mellor
  Such exports are not categorised. I refer the hon. Member to the guidelines on defence sales to Iran and Iraq that my right hon. and learned Friend announced to the House on 29 October 1985, at column 454, in his answer to the right hon. Member for Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale (Mr. Steel). We prohibit the sale of any defence-related equipment that could significantly enhance the capability of either side to prolong or exacerbate the conflict.

  Persian Gulf
  Mr. Thomas
  asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he has received requests from the United States Government on making available docking and logistical support for the United States navy in the Gulf under the United Kingdom security agreement with the Sultanate of Oman.

  Mr. Mellor
  No.

  "Spycatcher"
  Mr. Thomas
  asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether the United Kingdom embassy in Washington has bought any copies of Spycatcher.

  Mr. Mellor
  Yes.

  Disarmament Resolutions
  Mr. Thomas
  asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how the United Kingdom voted on the following disarmament resolutions: (a) 41/46 cessation all nuclear tests A and B, (b) 41/47 urgent need for a comprehensive nuclear test ban treaty and (c) 41/54 implementation of General Assembly resolution 40/88 on the immediate cessation and prohibition of nuclear weapon tests and (d) 4/59 (N) notification of nuclear tests, in the 41st United Nations General Assembly; and how many other nations voted with the United Kingdom in each case.

  Mr. Mellor
  The United Kingdom voted against resolutions 41/46A, 41/46B and 41/54, and abstained on resolutions 41/47 and 41/59N. Fourteen other countries abstained on resolution 41/47 and 21 on 41/59N. In the case of resolutions 41/46A, 41/46B and 41/54, the United Kingdom voted in the company of two other Western nuclear weapons states.

  Warhead Testing Moratorium
  Mr. Thomas
  asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what estimate his Department has made of the implications the Congressional House resolution 12, on mutual warhead testing moratorium, of 6 January, will have on the continued United Kingdom nuclear warhead testing programme in Nevada.

  Mr. Mellor
  House resolution 12 does not reflect the policy of the United States Administration, which conducts nuclear tests in accordance with the 150 Kt limit of the unratified threshold test ban treaty. Although not a signatory to the treaty, the United Kingdom conducts its nuclear tests in accordance with this limit.

  We note that House resolution 12 makes "in-country reciprocal monitoring arrangements" a condition for prohibiting tests above 1 Kt. We also note that the Russians have not yet accepted United States proposals for measures of this type with respect to the 150 Kt threshold treaty.

  South Africa
  Mr. Caborn
  asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what procedures Her Majesty's Government have established to monitor the measures which have been imposed against South Africa; and what have been the conclusions of such monitoring.

  Mrs. Chalker
  We are satisfied that we have fully implemented our international obligations on restrictive measures against South Africa.

  Namibia
  Mr. Caborn
  asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether the statement made by Her Majesty's ambassador to South Africa on a visit to Windhoek, Namibia, on 2 June, that the South African administration in Namibia is a meaningful development on the road to independence provided that it becomes a means of obtaining internationally recognised independence for the region, represents Government policy.

  Mrs. Chalker
  Her Majesty's ambassador to South Africa was misquoted. There has been no change in our policy on Namibia or towards the so-called "transitional Government of national unity".

  British Council
  Mr. Key
  asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what importance his Department places on the role of the British Council in promoting British interests abroad; how his Department sees this role developing; and if he will make a statement.

  Mr. Eggar
  This Department attaches great importance to the continuing role of the British council as one of the main agencies for executing Britain's cultural activities overseas.

  Consular Services (Fees)
  Mr. Kirkhope
  asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he has any plans to increase fees for consular services.

  Mr. Eggar
  Yes. An Order in Council (the Consular Fees Order 1987) was made on 21 July 1987, the first 300
  opportunity following the new Session of Parliament. It provides for increases in certain consular fees with effect from Tuesday, 1 September 1987. Passport and visa fees are not included in the increases. Subject to the effects of exchange rate movements and overseas inflation, the new fee levels should reduce the deficit on consular fee-bearing services to about £500,000 in 1988–89.

  The increases will be the first since November 1983. Since then costs, particularly overseas, have increased substantially. It has been the policy of this and previous Governments that the cost of consular services should as far as possible be borne by the users.

  Falkland Islands (Fishing Licences)
  Mr. Couchman
  asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is the latest estimate of revenue from fishing licences in the Falklands.

  Mr. Eggar
  By 1 July the Falkland Islands Government had received approximately £12·5 million from fishing licences. The Falkland Islands Government estimate that licence revenue for 1987 will be £13·5 million and receipts from trans-shipment fees £800,000. The costs of implementation of the Falkland Islands interim conservation and management zone (FICZ) are estimated at approximately £4 million for a full 12 months.

  Territorial Sea Act 1987
  Mr. Robert B. Jones
  asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when the Territorial Sea Act 1987 will come into force.

  Mr. Eggar
  The Territorial Sea Act 1987 will come into force in respect of the United Kingdom on 1 October 1987.

  BBC (World Television News)
  Mr. Lester
  asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his statement on 13 July, Official Report, column 774, when he expects to receive the British Broadcasting Corporation's revised proposal for a world television news service.

  Mr. Eggar
  We now understand that we can expect to receive the proposal during the latter half of August.

  Overseas Students
  Mr. Key
  asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what moves are being taken by his Department or under the auspices of his Department to encourage overseas students to study in the United Kingdom; and if he will make a statement.

  Mr. Eggar
  We attach great importance to encouraging overseas students to come to Britain, and the numbers doing so are increasing year by year. In 1986–87 we provided over £87 million to bring 17,500 students to the United Kingdom. A quarter of all overseas students here receive some help from us.

  In addition to our regular scholarship schemes, we are developing shared funding scholarships in co-operation with the universities, industry and bodies such as the British Council of Churches and the Royal Society.

  We have also recently established with the Victoria League "Hosting for Overseas Students" (HOST) which

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  will co-ordinate hospitality for foreign students and help to make them feel welcome in this country, and to enjoy their stay here.

  North Atlantic Assembly
  Mr. Page
  asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list in the Official Report the United Kingdom parliamentary delegation to the North Atlantic Assembly.

  Mr. Mellor
  The following represent the United Kingdom at the North Atlantic Assembly:

  Sir Geoffrey Johnson Smith MP (Leader)

  Mr. Robert Banks MP

  Mr. John Browne MP

  Sir Peter Emery MP

  Sir Philip Goodhart MP

  Mr. Robert McCrindle MP

  Sir Julian Ridsdale MP

  Mr. Jerry Wiggin MP

  Rt. Hon. Michael Jopling MP

  Earl of Kimberley

  Earl de la Warr

  Dr. David Clark MP

  Mr. Patrick Duffy MP

  Mr. Bruce George MP

  Mr. Kevin McNamara MP

  Lord Ardwick

  Mr. John Cartwright MP

  Mr. Alan Beith MP

  My hon. Friend the Member for Hampshire, East (Mr. Mates) is a substitute member of the delegation.

CHURCH COMMISSIONERS

  Grange Precinct, Birkenhead
  Mr. Frank Field
  asked the hon. Member for Selby, as representing the Church Commissioners, when he expects the Church Commissioners to enter into the partnership agreement between themselves, the Wirral council and the Shell pension fund in respect to phase 2 of the Grange precinct, Birkenhead.

  Mr. Alison
  The variation of the existing development agreement between themselves, the Wirral borough council and the Shell pension fund, for which terms have been agreed and which will enable this imaginative further investment in this inner city area to proceed, will be entered into as soon as the legal formalities have been completed. The Commissioners know of no reason why this should not be in the near future.

TRADE AND INDUSTRY

  Departmental Staff
  Ms. Richardson
  asked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what was the number of (a) women and (b) men employed within each grade in the Department of Trade and Industry in each year since 1979.

  Mr. Butcher
  The information for the Department of Trade and Industry and its predecessor Departments based on data derived from personnel records which in some cases differ from published manpower totals is as follows:

  Grade level

  Male

  Female

  Total

  1 January 1979

  Grade 1

  3·0

  —

  3·0

  302

  Grade level

  Male

  Female

  Total

  Grade 2

  13·0

  1·0

  14·0

  Grade 3

  61·0

  2·0

  63·0

  Grade 4

  26·0

  —

  26·0

  Grade 5

  286·0

  13·0

  299·0

  Grade 6

  222·0

  10·0

  232·0

  Grade 7

  1,209·0

  81·0

  1,290·0

  SEO

  1,098·0

  71·0

  1,169·0

  HEO

  1,663·0

  290·5

  1,953·5

  EO

  2,318·5

  978·0

  3,296·5

  CO/AO

  1,515·5

  2,427·0

  3,942·5

  CA/AA

  732·5

  2,741·5

  3,474·0

  Obsolete Grades

  66·5

  357·5

  424·0

  Total

  9,214·0

  6,972·5

  16,186·5

  1 January 1980

  Grade 1

  3·0

  —

  3·0

  Grade 2

  14·0

  1·0

  15·0

  Grade 3

  63·0

  2·0

  65·0

  Grade 4

  24·0

  —

  24·0

  Grade 5

  288·0

  11·0

  299·0

  Grade 6

  221·0

  11·0

  232·0

  Grade 7

  1,227·0

  85·0

  1,312·0

  SEO

  1,049·0

  73·0

  1,122·0

  HEO

  1,642·0

  291·0

  1,933·0

  EO

  2,272·5

  980·5

  3,253·0

  CO/AO

  1,455·5

  2,299·5

  3,755·0

  CA/AA

  701·0

  2,788·0

  3,489·0

  Obsolete Grades

  43·0

  87·5

  130·5

  Total

  9,003·0

  6,629·5

  15,632·5

  1 January 1981

  Grade 1

  3·0

  —

  3·0

  Grade 2

  13·0

  1·0

  14·0

  Grade 3

  58·0

  3·0

  61·0

  Grade 4

  25·0

  —

  25·0

  Grade 5

  292·0

  10·0

  302·0

  Grade 6

  215·0

  11·0

  226·0

  Grade 7

  1,238·5

  83·0

  1,321·5

  SEO

  1,012·5

  83·5

  1,096·0

  HEO

  1,577·0

  282·5

  1,859·5

  EO

  2,195·5

  991·0

  3,186·5

  CO/AO

  1,392·0

  2,340·0

  3,732·0

  CA/AA

  716·5

  2,678·0

  3,394·5

  Obsolete Grades

  36·0

  23·5

  59·5

  Total

  8,774·0

  6,506·5

  15,280·5

  1 January 1982

  Grade 1

  3·0

  —

  3·0

  Grade 2

  14·0

  1·0

  15·0

  Grade 3

  56·0

  3·0

  59·0

  Grade 4

  24·0

  —

  24·0

  Grade 5

  263·0

  9·0

  272·0

  Grade 6

  207·0

  9·0

  216·0

  Grade 7

  1,185·0

  85·0

  1,270·0

  SEO

  984·5

  90·5

  1,075·0

  HEO

  1,523·5

  267·5

  1,791·0

  EO

  2,117·0

  960·0

  3,077·0

  CO/AO

  1,295·0

  2,193·0

  3,488·0

  CA/AA

  706·5

  2,551·0

  3,257·5

  Obsolete Grades

  13·0

  7·0

  20·0

  Total

  8,391·5

  6,176·0

  14,567·5

  1 January 1983

  Grade 1

  3·0

  —

  3·0

  Grade 2

  12·0

  1·0

  13·0

  Grade 3

  56·0

  2·0

  58·0

  Grade 4

  23·0

  —

  23·0

  Grade 5

  255·0

  9·0

  264·0

  Grade 6

  183·0

  11·0

  194·0

  Grade 7

  1,143·5

  81·5

  1,225·0

  SEO

  939·0

  88·0

  1,027·0

  HEO

  1,472·0

  254·0

  1,726·0

  EO

  2,063·0

  929·0

  2,992·0

  303

  Grade level

  Male

  Female

  Total

  CO/AO

  1,230·5

  2,176·0

  3,406·5

  CA/AA

  722·5

  2,403·0

  3,125·5

  Obsolete Grades

  11·0

  2·0

  13·0

  Total

  8,113·5

  5,956·5

  14,070·0

  1 January 1984

  Grade 1

  2·0

  —

  2·0

  Grade 2

  12·0

  1·0

  13·0

  Grade 3

  56·0

  2·0

  58·0

  Grade 4

  11·0

  —

  11·0

  Grade 5

  239·0

  10·0

  249·0

  Grade 6

  216·0

  8·0

  224·0

  Grade 7

  1,149·5

  77·0

  1,226·5

  SEO

  949·0

  79·0

  1,028·0

  HEO

  1,476·0

  254·0

  1,730·0

  EO

  2,041·0

  914·5

  2,955·5

  CO/AO

  1,171·0

  2,118·0

  3,289·0

  CA/AA

  715·0

  2,329·0

  3,044·0

  Obsolete Grades

  1·0

  —

  1·0

  Total

  8,038·5

  5,792·5

  13,831·0

  1 January 1985

  Grade 1

  2·0

  —

  2·0

  Grade 2

  11·0

  —

  11·0

  Grade 3

  51·0

  2·0

  53·0

  Grade 4

  8·0

  —

  8·0

  Grade 5

  205·0

  12·0

  217·0

  Grade 6

  177·0

  10·0

  187·0

  Grade 7

  985·0

  76·5

  1,061·5

  SEO

  778·0

  75·0

  853·0

  HEO

  1,298·5

  249·0

  1,547·5

  EO

  1,433·5

  886·0

  2,319·5

  CO/AO

  1,078·5

  1,985·5

  3,064·0

  CA/AA

  705·0

  2,110·5

  2,815·5

  Obsolete Grades

  —

  —

  —

  Total

  6,732·5

  5,406·5

  12,139·0

  1 January 1986

  Grade 1

  1·0

  —

  1·0

  Grade 2

  10·0

  1·0

  11·0

  Grade 3

  54·0

  1·0

  55·0

  Grade 4

  8·0

  —

  8·0

  Grade 5

  208·0

  16·5

  224·5

  Grade 6

  174·5

  12·0

  186·5

  Grade 7

  1,030·0

  92·0

  1,122·0

  SEO

  825·0

  84·0

  909·0

  HEO

  1,344·0

  277·5

  1,621·5

  EO

  1,640·5

  968·5

  2,609·0

  CO/AO

  1,094·0

  2,010·5

  3,104·5

  CA/AA

  748·0

  2,037·5

  2,785·5

  Obsolete Grades

  9·0

  13·5

  22·5

  Total

  7,146·0

  5,514·0

  12,660·0

  1 January 1987

  Grade 1

  1·0

  —

  1·0

  Grade 2

  12·0

  —

  12·0

  Grade 3

  48·0

  2·0

  50·0

  Grade 4

  9·0

  —

  9·0

  Grade 5

  201·0

  13·5

  214·5

  Grade 6

  155·0

  10·0

  165·0

  Grade 7

  980·0

  85·5

  1,065·5

  SEO

  766·0

  85·0

  851·0

  HEO

  1,430·0

  297·0

  1,727·0

  EO

  1,483·0

  955·0

  2,438·0

  CO/AO

  1,066·5

  1,872·0

  2,938·5

  CA/AA

  753·0

  1,934·5

  2,687·5

  Obsolete Grades

  1·0

  —

  1·0

  Total

  6,905·5

  5,254·5

  12,160·0

  Credit Card Franchise Services
  Sir William Clark
  asked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what account was taken, in deciding to refer credit card franchise services to the Monopolies and Mergers Commission, of the time taken by, and the results of, the earlier and similar reference.

  Mr. Maude
  The Director General of Fair Trading made the monopoly reference, which covers services to cardholders as well as franchise services to traders, as a direct result of his monitoring of the market following the Monopolies and Mergers Commission's 1980 report. In that report the Commission recommended that the Director General should keep the market under review, and should consider whether to make a further reference. The Director General took fully into account all the considerations set out by the Commission in its report.

  Sir William Clark
  asked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will include within the terms of reference of the recent reference of credit card franchise services to the Monopolies and Mergers Commission consideration of all credit card and storecard services.

  Mr. Maude
  The terms of a monopoly reference made by the Director General of Fair Trading under the provisions of the Fair Trading Act 1973 can only be varied by the Director General. The Director General has made it clear that he gave careful consideration to the question of whether to include storecard services in the reference. I understand that the Director General concluded that the Commission should focus on credit cards, which may be used in a wide variety of outlets.

  Sir William Clark
  asked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will list the considerations which led to the reference to the Monopolies and Mergers Commission by the Director General of Fair Trading on 27 May of credit card franchise services.

  Mr. Maude
  I understand that the Director General of Fair Trading considered that in the context of the substantial growth of widely issued cards such as Barclaycard and Access the following factors, among others, were important:

  (i) the profitability of banks issuing credit cards appears to be high;

  (ii) the monopoly position of the established banks found by the Commission does not appear to have been seriously challenged;

  (iii) the rates charged to cardholders by Barclaycard and by the Access banks appear to have remained high in relation to the level of and movements in bank base rates.

  Bankruptcies
  Mr. Battle
  asked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what has been the number of bankruptcies in businesses employing fewer than 50 people in Leeds, West constituency for each of the past five years; and in each case how many redundancies occured.

  Mr. Butcher
  The information that is available is given in the table. Bankruptcies cover individuals and partnerships: in England and Wales as a whole between 70 and 75 per cent. of bankruptcies are unincorporated businesses. No records are kept of the numbers of employees of unincorporated businesses declared bankrupt and no regional analysis is made of company liquidations.
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  Numbers of Bankruptcies in the Leeds county court 1982–86:

  Number

  1982

  44

  1983

  61

  1984

  72

  1985

  83

  19861

  71

  1 Provisional.

  Monopolies and Mergers Commission
  Mr. Corbett
  asked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what information he has as to the average number of hours devoted by each member of the Monopolies and Mergers Commission to its business in each of the past four years.

  Mr. Maude
  The precise information requested is not available. The chairmanship of the Commission is a full time appointment and those of the three deputy chairmen are half time. The regular members of the commission are expected to devote an average of 1½ days per week to the Commission's work.

  Research (Costs)
  Mr. Corbett
  asked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what is the cost of funding, through the British National Space Centre, of research in the field of high technology thermoplastics polymers for space structures; and over what period funding has been provided.

  Mr. Butcher
  Funding of £79,222 (excluding VAT) has so far been provided through the British National Space Centre, and its predecessors, for research in the field of high technology thermoplastics polymers for space structures. This work commenced on 1 November 1984.

  United Kingdom imports of live birds—1982 to 1986: Numbers

  Country of origin

  1982

  1983

  1984

  1985

  1986

  TTCN: 0105 2000: Turkeys and geese not exceeding 185 grammes in weight

  Total imports

  174,343

  220,089

  294,513

  302,989

  439,295

  of which:

  Irish Republic

  163,343

  204,989

  272,513

  265,239

  395,441

  Denmark

  11,000

  500

  9,400

  19,550

  21,754

  USA

  —

  14,600

  12,600

  18,200

  19,600

  Canada

  —

  —

  —

  —

  2,500

  TTCN: 0105 3010: Day old chicks

  Total imports

  1,070,824

  978,826

  1,572,989

  2,184,386

  2,378,995

  of which:

  Irish Republic

  884,789

  916,281

  1,300,404

  2,045,824

  2,278,569

  USA

  56,581

  4,000

  38,173

  48,198

  38,288

  Netherlands

  48,626

  20,785

  19,810

  21,990

  4,880

  Canada

  41,600

  22,110

  35,210

  41,199

  34,860

  France

  14,620

  15,650

  35,925

  20,175

  18,450

  Denmark

  12,000

  —

  134,211

  7,000

  3,948

  TTCN: 0105 3099: other

  Total imports

  261,580

  633,627

  667,967

  746,017

  848,283

  of which:

  Cash Cards
  Mr. McCrindle
  asked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what representations he has received calling for a statutory code covering the use of cash cards; and if he will make a statement.

  Mr. Maude
  I have received no such representations, although I understand that the idea of a statutory code for card issuers has been put forward in recent evidence to the review committee on banking services law.

  Mr. McCrindle
  asked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he has any plans to seek to ban card issuers mailing unsolicited cash cards; and if he will make a statement.

  Mr. Maude
  I have no plans to introduce legislation to control the way in which cash cards are issued. Unsolicited mailing of credit cards is already prohibited under section 51 of the Consumer Credit Act 1974.

  Birds (Imports)
  Mr. Tony Banks
  asked the Chancellor of the Duchy of the Lancaster if he will specify by type, country of origin and quantity the birds imported into the United Kingdom in each of the past five years; and how many birds were dead on arrival in the United Kingom.

  Mr. Alan Clark
  Information on species imported into the United Kingdom for each of the past five years, as identified within the Overseas Trades Statistics, is in the following tables. For information on imports of controlled species imported into the United Kingdom, I refer the hon. Member to the annual reports for the years 1982 to 1984, published by the Department of the Environment, on the "Implementation in the United Kingdom of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna", copies of which are in the Library. Information on the number of birds dead on arrival in the United Kingdom is not available.
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  Country of origin

  1982

  1983

  1984

  1985

  1986

  Denmark

  249,850

  621,420

  629,915

  727,297

  811,406

  Irish Republic

  7,600

  12,207

  29,400

  9,000

  24,665

  USA

  —

  —

  3,060

  9,720

  12,212

  France

  —

  —

  5,592

  —

  —

  TTCN: 0105 9100: Fowls

  Total imports

  229,884

  231,206

  319,980

  566,607

  743,820

  of which:

  Irish Republic

  229,772

  231,206

  319,980

  566,607

  743,820

  USA

  112

  —

  —

  —

  —

  TTCN: 0105 9300: Ducks

  Total imports

  10,350

  No trade

  No trade

  No trade

  No trade

  of which:

  Denmark

  10,350

  —

  —

  —

  —

  TTCN: 0105 9500: Geese

  Total imports of which:

  No trade

  No trade

  No trade

  No trade

  No trade

  TTCN: 0105 9700: Turkeys

  Total imports

  1,800

  12,285

  12,124

  9,479

  36,410

  of which:

  Irish Republic

  1,800

  12,285

  12,124

  9,479

  33,410

  F.R. Germany

  —

  —

  —

  —

  3,000

  TTCN: 0105 9800: Guinea fowls

  Total imports

  24

  No trade

  No trade

  No trade

  No trade

  of which:

  Tanzania

  24

  —

  —

  —

  —

  TTCN: 0106 3000: Pigeons

  Total imports

  4,877

  10,936

  9,759

  5,032

  5,902

  of which:

  USA

  2,406

  54

  —

  6

  20

  Belgium/Luxembourg

  1,733

  2,335

  2,844

  3,499

  2,802

  Netherlands

  554

  468

  815

  1,346

  1,690

  F.R. Germany

  110

  79

  —

  160

  365

  France

  74

  —

  —

  —

  60

  Irish Republic

  —

  8,000

  —

  —

  —

  Italy

  —

  —

  113

  —

  —

  TTCN: 0106 9920: Birds not elsewhere specified

  Total imports

  214,065

  293,264

  87,365

  193,753

  188,598

  of which:

  Senegal

  85,790

  168,880

  45,399

  97,310

  88,338

  Netherlands

  40,830

  7,912

  977

  3,644

  1,271

  Belgium/Luxembourg

  29,631

  12,538

  14,108

  13,147

  15,858

  Tanzania

  12,265

  25,231

  6,452

  25,509

  26,043

  Singapore

  10,533

  7,843

  —

  —

  2

  Taiwan

  2,360

  14,528

  —

  —

  —

  Hong Kong

  4,595

  14,044

  7,248

  15,097

  7,448

  Guyana

  2,338

  3,037

  3,062

  1,086

  1,518

  Malaysia

  —

  2,836

  —

  8,235

  —

  India

  6,559

  6,154

  2,310

  1,484

  9,231

  Indonesia

  1,619

  6,716

  2,087

  2,809

  8,544

  Note TTCN = United Kingdom tariff and trade classification number. 1986 figures are provisional.

  Source: Overseas Trade Statistics.

  South Africa
  Mr. Caborn
  asked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will outline the actions taken by Her
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  Majesty's Government to implement the voluntary ban on new investment in South Africa, as agreed by the Prime

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  Minister at the Commonwealth review meeting in August 1986; and whether any mechanisms have been established to monitor this voluntary ban.

  Mr. Alan Clark
  My right hon. Friend the then Secretary of State for Trade and Industry wrote to the Chairman of the CBI, the British Industry Committee on South Africa and the United Kingdom South Africa Trade Association asking them to urge their members to comply with the voluntary ban on new investment in South Africa, the implementation of which was announced on 30 October 1986. In addition, officials of this Department wrote to companies identified as having interests in South Africa to draw their attention to this measure. The ban was also widely reported in the press.

  No mechanism has been established to monitor this voluntary ban.

  Mr. Caborn
  asked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will take steps to extend the voluntary ban on new investment in South Africa to include new investment in Namibia.

  Mr. Alan Clark
  No.

  Development Area Status (Reviews)
  Mr. Foulkes
  asked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will list all occasions on which there have been general reviews of development area status and any changes to the status of particular areas between the reviews in each case.

  Mr. Atkins
  Development areas were designated under the Distribution of Industry Act 1945. Since then, several general reviews have taken place, the two most recent being in 1979 and 1984. Details of changes in the status of

  Number1 of male and female staff2 employed 1979 to 19873

  1979

  1980

  1981

  1982

  1983

  1984

  1985

  1986

  1987

  Grade 14

  Male

  2

  2

  2

  2

  2

  2

  2

  2

  2

  Female

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  Grade 2

  Male

  5

  5

  4

  4

  3

  3

  4

  4

  4

  Female

  1

  1

  1

  1

  1

  —

  —

  —

  —

  Grade 3

  Male

  15

  16

  14

  11

  14

  13

  13

  13

  12

  Female

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  1

  Grade 4

  Male

  5

  4

  4

  5

  5

  5

  6

  6

  7

  Female

  2

  2

  1

  1

  1

  1

  1

  1

  1

  Grade 5

  Male

  109

  112

  108

  104

  102

  85

  93

  92

  95

  Female

  9

  10

  11

  7

  8

  10

  12

  13

  15

  Grade 6

  Male

  274

  287

  282

  271

  261

  278

  300

  320

  311

  Female

  71

  76

  75

  68

  62

  65

  73

  88

  92

  Grade 7

  Male

  131

  129

  124

  108

  115

  109

  108

  102

  102

  Female

  25

  20

  28

  31

  32

  29

  32

  28

  30

  SEO

  Male

  65

  65

  73

  65

  62

  60

  66

  58

  64

  Female

  23

  23

  23

  20

  24

  24

  22

  22

  20

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  particular areas between these most recent reviews are set out in the following statutory instruments which can be found in the House of Commons Library:

  1. 1979 No. 1642 Industrial Development: The Assisted Areas (Amendment) Order 1979.

  2. 1980 No. 1110 Industrial Development: The Assisted Areas (Amendment) Order 1980.

  3. 1982 No. 934 Industrial Development: The Assisted Areas (Amendment) Order 1982.

  "Today" (Takeover)
  Mr. Fisher
  asked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster whether he will deposit in the Library a memorandum of the financial and other material upon which he formed his judgment not to refer the takeover of the Today newspaper to the Monopolies and Mergers Commission.

  Mr. Kenneth Clarke
  [pursuant to his reply, 9 July 1987, c 272]: The material in question has now been deposited in the Library.

EDUCATION AND SCIENCE

  Departmental Staff
  Ms. Richardson
  asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what was the number of (a) women and (b) men employed within each grade in his Department in each year since 1979.

  Mrs. Rumbold
  This information is given in the table. The numbers shown include Her Majesty's Inspectorate. The data derive from personnel records and relates to 1 January each year; there are some differences from published manpower totals which are calculated as at 1 April.
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  1979

  1980

  1981

  1982

  1983

  1984

  1985

  1986

  1987

  HEO

  Male

  191

  179

  178

  162

  168

  155

  151

  149

  145

  Female

  67

  69

  73

  73

  68

  79

  79

  89

  92

  EO

  Male

  202

  206

  196

  180

  168

  167

  177

  171

  168

  Female

  202

  194

  195

  193

  188

  177

  185

  181

  178

  AO

  Male

  191

  169

  161

  156

  139

  149

  149

  131

  129

  Female

  488

  455

  447

  432

  449

  428

  425

  409

  400

  AA

  Male

  123

  121

  117

  107

  104

  107

  111

  111

  108

  Female

  446

  512

  514

  483

  460

  456

  455

  432

  426

  (OG)

  Male

  46

  37

  3

  1

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  Female

  106

  33

  6

  0

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  1 Totals shown have been rounded down to nearest full number.

  2 Numbers shown include broadly equivalent grades based on comparative salary scales. These are: Grades 1 to 7 (Open Structure), Senior Executive Officer, Higher Executive Officer, Executive Officer, Administrative Officer, Administrative Assistant, plus obsolete grades (OG).

  3 Staff in post as at 1 January each year.

  4 Includes the chairman of the University Grants Committee.

  General Certificate of Secondary Education Examination
  Mr. Corbett
  asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether he is satisfied that the city of Birmingham local education authority has complete guidance from general certificate of secondary education examining boards about introducing the new system of examinations from September.

  Mrs. Rumbold
  I shall write to the hon. Member.

  Mr. Corbett
  asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science (1) in which subjects textbooks have (a) been issued and (b) not been issued in support of the new general certificate of secondary education system of national examinations;

  (2) whether he will list those general certificate of secondary education examining boards which have completed work and issued the results on the mode of attendance and assessment, syllabuses, textbooks and staff training ready for the start of the new scheme in September;

  (3) whether he will list those general certificate of secondary education examining boards which have yet to agree and issue examination syllabuses; and when he expects textbooks in support of them to be available.

  Mrs. Rumbold
  A wide choice of GCSE syllabuses in the 20 main subjects have been available in schools for over a year. The GCSE examining groups have continued to produce further syllabuses, including additional choices for mature students who will begin their first GCSE courses this September.

  The GCSE does not call for the wholesale replacement of textbooks; the need is rather for these to be supplemented and updated over time. The GCSE groups have given the Educational Publishers Council every assistance to enable a full range of GCSE textbooks to be produced, and many have already been published. The
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  Government are continuing to provide substantial resources to enable the purchase of additional books for the GCSE.

  Introductory in-service training for GCSE was completed in 1986. This year and next, further training continues for teachers in schools and further education, supported by Government as a national priority.

  Mr. Corbett
  asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether he is satisfied that regulations drawn up by general certificate of secondary education examining boards are compatible where schools enter students for two or more board examinations.

  Mrs. Rumbold
  The GCSE examining groups have themselves established a joint council to consider such matters of common concern. I look to the joint council to ensure compatability in arrangements so that schools may exercise freedom of choice of syllabus.

  School Meals and Transport
  Mr. Clay
  asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will estimate the cost of extending free school meals to all pupils in primary schools, to all pupils in secondary schools and to all pupils in special schools.

  Mr. Dunn
  The additional cost of providing free school meals for all pupils in maintained schools is estimated to be about £600 million. It is not possible to give separate figures for each sector.

  Mr. Clay
  asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether he will publish a table showing the amount spent by local authorities on (a) school transport and (b) school meals in the latest year for which figures are available; and what are the comparable figures for each year since 1978–79 in cash terms and real terms using 1986–87 prices and using an index of 100 for 1978–79.

  Mr. Dunn
  The information requested is as follows:
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  School transport

  School meals

  Cash terms £ million

  Real terms £ million

  Index £ million

  Cash terms £ million

  Real terms £ million

  Index

  1978–79

  109·8

  213·5

  100

  376·0

  731·0

  100

  1979–80

  126·3

  210·2

  98

  409·2

  680·8

  93

  1980–81

  149·7

  210·0

  98

  391·2

  548·7

  75

  1981–82

  159·2

  203·3

  95

  391·1

  499·5

  68

  1982–83

  168·1

  200·2

  94

  411·3

  489·8

  67

  1983–84

  177·1

  201·9

  95

  426·6

  486·3

  67

  1984–85

  179·3

  196·0

  92

  431·7

  471·9

  65

  1985–86

  187·4

  193·0

  90

  434·9

  448·0

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  Note The cash figures have been repriced to 1986–87 real terms using the gross domestic product (market prices) deflator.

  School Books and Equipment
  Mr. Clay
  asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is the latest figure for expenditure per pupil on books and on equipment in (a) primary schools, (b) secondary schools and (c) special schools; and what are the comparable figures for each of the years since 1978–79, in cash terms and real terms using 1986–87 prices and using an index of 100 for 1978–79.

  Mr. Dunn
  The information requested is as follows:

  Books

  Equipment

  Cash terms (£)

  Real terms (£)

  Index

  Cash terms (£)

  Real terms (£)

  Index

  (a) Primary schools

  1978–79

  4·3

  8·3

  100

  8·6

  16·7

  100

  1979–80

  4·7

  7·8

  94

  9·7

  16·1

  96

  1980–81

  5·3

  7·5

  90

  10·7

  15·0

  90

  1981–82

  5·9

  7·5

  91

  12·3

  15·6

  94

  1982–83

  7·0

  8·3

  101

  13·9

  16·6

  99

  1983–84

  7·1

  8·1

  99

  15·7

  17·8

  107

  1984–85

  7·3

  8·0

  96

  16·3

  17·8

  106

  1985–86

  7·5

  7·7

  93

  17·4

  17·9

  107

  (b) Secondary schools

  1978–79

  7·2

  13·9

  100

  17·2

  33·5

  100

  1979–80

  7·8

  13·0

  93

  18·8

  31·3

  93

  1980–81

  8·1

  11·3

  81

  21·2

  29·7

  89

  1981–82

  8·6

  11·0

  79

  23·6

  30·1

  90

  1982–83

  9·9

  11·8

  85

  26·7

  31·7

  95

  1983–84

  10·1

  11·5

  83

  29·1

  33·2

  99

  1984–85

  10·2

  11·1

  80

  32·4

  35·4

  106

  1985–86

  10·7

  11·0

  79

  34·2

  35·2

  105

  (c) Special schools

  1978–79

  6·0

  11·6

  100

  31·3

  60·9

  100

  1979–80

  6·7

  11·2

  97

  35·1

  58·3

  96

  1980–81

  6·9

  9·7

  84

  39·8

  55·9

  92

  1981–82

  7·1

  9·0

  78

  44·0

  56·1

  92

  1982–83

  8·7

  10·3

  89

  52·4

  62·3

  102

  1983–84

  8·7

  9·9

  86

  59·6

  67·9

  111

  1984–85

  9·1

  10·0

  86

  61·3

  67·0

  110

  1985–86

  11·5

  11·8

  102

  77·4

  79·7

  131

  Note:

  The cash figures have been repriced to 1986–87 real terms using the gross domestic product (market prices) deflator.

  Mrs. Suzana Caine
  Mr. Jessel
  asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science when he intends to validate the teaching application of Mrs. Suzana Caine.

  Mrs. Rumbold
  Mrs. Caine has been notified today that she is a qualified teacher.

  National Curriculum
  Mr. Tom Clarke
  asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what assessment he has made of the problems for special education caused by proposals for a national curriculum framework; and what methods are to be used to monitor individual progress at the ages of seven, 11 and 14 years of age for children with special educational needs.

  Mr. Dunn
  My right hon. Friend is shortly to issue a consultation document on his proposal for the national curriculum. Copies of that document will be placed in the Library. My right hon. Friend is aware of the need to pay close attention to the implications of those proposals for children with special educational needs, and he will be giving careful consideration to the comments he receives on his proposals from organisations with particular concerns for such pupils.

  Special Education
  Mr. Tom Clarke
  asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science (1) if he plans to undertake a study of the Education Act 1981 procedures in the pre-school period in consultation with local education authorities;

  (2) what is his policy towards the allocation of teaching time in primary and secondary school staffing ratios to meet the wider range of special educational needs;

  (3) if he intends to create a national advisory committee for special educational needs;

  (4) if he intends to issue national guidance on the statutory provision of special education in general terms under the Education Act 1981.

  Mr. Dunn
  I refer the hon. Member to the answer which I gave to my hon. Friend the Member for Exeter (Mr. Hannam) on 10 July 1987, at column 283.

  Mr. Tom Clarke
  asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will publish a table in the Official Report of information available to him showing expenditure on special educational provision, the number of children with special educational needs and the percentage of children with special educational needs in ordinary schools for each country in the Council of Europe for the latest year for which figures are available.

  Mr. Dunn
  The limited information available to the Department on this subject is not fully comparable between countries. It would therefore be misleading to show such a table in the Official Report. I shall write to the hon. Member with details.

  Initial Teacher Training
  Mr. Morgan
  asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what are the criteria on which the University Grants Committee bases its closure proposals for initial teacher training at university education faculties; whether the criteria differ as between England and Wales; and what account they take of faculties of education which have received high commendations from Her Majesty's inspectors in the relevant specialism.

  Mr. Jackson
  The recommendations adopted by the University Grants Committee for initial teacher training in Wales are based on a detailed study undertaken by a joint working group of the UGC and the Wales Advisory Body for Local Authority Higher Education. The proposals are intended to produce strong and well-resourced centres of teaching and research; detailed plans will now be developed in collaboration with the WAB and in consultation with the institutions concerned. The criteria employed draw not only on reports of Her Majesty's inspectors, but also on the research and recruitment record of institutions, and on the working group's own visits to all the centres of initial teacher training in Wales. No comparable exercise has been conducted in England.

  11-plus Selection
  Mr. Fatchett
  asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will list those local education authorities which still retain selection at the age of 11 years.

  Mr. Dunn
  The following are those LEAs which at June 1987 maintained one or more grammar schools with selection at age 11 or 12.

  Barnet

  Bexley

  Bromley

  Enfield

  Kingston upon Thames

  Redbridge

  Sutton

  Birmingham

  Wallsall

  Wolverhampton

  Wirral

  Trafford

  Calderdale

  Kirklees

  Avon

  Berkshire

  Buckinghamshire

  Average Class sizes in maintained Primary and Secondary schools, January each year.

  Primary

  Secondary

  1984

  1985

  1986

  1984

  1985

  1986

  Barking

  24·0

  23·7

  23·9

  19·8

  19·4

  19·9

  Barnet

  22·5

  22·6

  23·4

  18·2

  18·5

  18·4

  Bexley

  27·1

  25·9

  26·3

  20·8

  20·5

  20·5

  Brent

  21·1

  21·9

  22·8

  17·5

  17·3

  16·8

  Bromley

  25·8

  26·2

  26·3

  19·6

  19·8

  20·1

  Croydon

  24·8

  24·3

  25·6

  19·9

  20·5

  19·7

  Ealing

  22·4

  22·9

  23·7

  19·1

  19·3

  18·5

  Enfield

  25·4

  25·5

  26·8

  19·5

  19·1

  19·7

  Haringey

  21·9

  22·0

  22·0

  18·5

  18·2

  17·8

  Harrow

  23·9

  24·1

  24·8

  18·6

  19·3

  19·3

  Havering

  25·7

  25·6

  25·8

  19·4

  20·1

  19·3

  Hillingdon

  25·0

  25·5

  25·7

  19·8

  19·6

  20·6

  Hounslow

  22·2

  22·7

  24·3

  18·9

  19·5

  19·7

  Kingston upon Thames

  24·8

  24·6

  25·1

  20·0

  19·9

  18·8

  Merton

  24·6

  24·1

  25·4

  21·6

  20·9

  21·4

  316

  Devon

  Dorset

  Essex

  Gloucestershire

  Kent

  Lancashire

  Lincolnshire

  North Yorkshire

  Salop

  Warwickshire

  Wiltshire

  Core Curriculum
  Mr. Fatchett
  asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science by what date a core curriculum in secondary education will begin to be introduced; by what date it is expected to be fully implemented; and which subjects will be included.

  Mrs. Rumbold
  My right hon. Friend intends to issue a consultation document shortly containing his proposals on all these matters. I shall arrange for a copy to be sent to the hon. Member.

  Mr. Fatchett
  asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what plans he had to introduce a core curriculum in CTCs; and if he will make a statement.

  Mrs. Rumbold
  City technology colleges will be required as a condition of grant to implement the substance of the national curriculum. This will give CTCs, like maintained schools, enough flexibility to put a special emphasis on science and technology and to develop or experiment with new approaches.

  Class Sizes
  Mr. Fatchett
  asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what are the average sizes in each of the local education authorities for primary and secondary classes for each of the past three years.

  Mr. Dunn
  The information requested for maintained primary and secondary schools for each local education authority in England for each of the past three years is given in the following table. The average class sizes relate to classes taught by one teacher on a selected period on the day of the census count in January of each year and may not, therefore, be representative of the pattern of classes over the academic year as a whole.
  317

  Primary

  Secondary

  1984

  1985

  1986

  1984

  1985

  1986

  Newham

  23·6

  23·5

  24·0

  19·5

  19·5

  19·0

  Redbridge

  25·4

  25·9

  27·0

  19·8

  19·5

  20·5

  Richmond Upon Thames

  23·6

  24·7

  24·6

  21·3

  21·6

  20·9

  Sutton

  27·2

  26·9

  27·7

  20·8

  20·5

  20·9

  Waltham Forest

  23·6

  24·0

  25·0

  18·1

  18·0

  18·5

  Birmingham

  25·7

  25·8

  26·6

  21·3

  21·3

  21·5

  Coventry

  25·2

  25·6

  25·6

  21·5

  20·8

  20·7

  Dudley

  24·8

  24·8

  25·4

  20·1

  19·6

  19·6

  Sandwell

  24·7

  24·2

  24·8

  20·1

  19·6

  19·3

  Solihull

  25·5

  25·7

  26·0

  21·4

  20·9

  20·8

  Walsall

  22·0

  21·8

  22·7

  18·9

  19·0

  18·8

  Wolverhampton

  21·1

  21·3

  22·8

  19·6

  19·2

  19·3

  Knowsley

  24·8

  24·8

  25·0

  20·1

  19·4

  19·3

  Liverpool

  23·8

  23·7

  23·8

  20·4

  20·5

  20·1

  St. Helens

  25·1

  24·7

  25·8

  20·3

  20·1

  19·4

  Sefton

  25·4

  25·9

  26·5

  20·6

  20·8

  20·9

  Wirall

  25·4

  26·4

  26·9

  20·3

  20·0

  20·4

  Bolton

  26·5

  26·6

  27·6

  21·0

  20·6

  20·2

  Bury

  25·0

  24·7

  25·7

  20·3

  19·6

  20·2

  Manchester

  25·0

  24·7

  25·2

  19·6

  19·4

  19·2

  Oldham

  25·5

  25·5

  27·0

  21·3

  20·7

  20·4

  Rochdale

  24·9

  25·3

  26·6

  19·2

  19·6

  19·6

  Salford

  23·8

  24·0

  24·4

  19·8

  19·4

  19·7

  Stockport

  26·3

  26·2

  26·4

  20·6

  20·2

  20·4

  Tameside

  25·9

  25·6

  26·6

  19·7

  20·2

  19·7

  Trafford

  25·2

  25·6

  26·3

  20·5

  21·0

  20·8

  Wigan

  24·6

  24·8

  25·5

  20·3

  20·1

  19·9

  Barnsley

  23·8

  23·8

  24·5

  20·6

  20·4

  19·9

  Doncaster

  23·2

  23·7

  24·6

  20·8

  21·2

  21·1

  Rotheram

  24·6

  24·5

  24·6

  20·7

  20·7

  20·3

  Sheffield

  23·0

  22·8

  23·8

  20·4

  20·0

  19·9

  Bradford

  23·7

  24·3

  25·4

  21·4

  20·9

  20·7

  Calderdale

  23·9

  24·7

  25·0

  20·9

  20·2

  20·5

  Kirklees

  25·1

  24·4

  25·2

  20·9

  20·4

  20·1

  Leeds

  25·3

  25·2

  25·5

  20·7

  20·4

  20·3

  Wakefield

  24·6

  24·4

  25·2

  21·1

  20·9

  20·4

  Gateshead

  21·6

  21·6

  22·7

  19·6

  19·7

  19·8

  Newcastle Upon Tyne

  21·0

  22·5

  23·9

  18·9

  19·0

  18·8

  North Tyneside

  20·7

  21·1

  20·6

  18·3

  18·4

  18·1

  South Tyneside

  23·0

  23·4

  23·4

  19·6

  18·4

  19·1

  Sunderland

  24·3

  24·3

  24·4

  20·5

  19·7

  19·4

  Inner London

  20·4

  20·6

  21·8

  18·3

  18·4

  18·6

  Avon

  26·9

  27·3

  28·0

  20·8

  21·1

  21·1

  Bedfordshire

  25·5

  25·3

  25·5

  21·4

  21·2

  21·7

  Berkshire

  25·8

  25·8

  26·6

  20·1

  20·0

  19·9

  Buckinghamshire

  26·5

  26·7

  27·6

  19·9

  20·1

  20·0

  Cambridgeshire

  26·1

  25·9

  26·4

  20·9

  21·2

  20·9

  Cheshire

  25·6

  25·8

  26·4

  20·7

  20·9

  21·2

  Cleveland

  24·5

  24·5

  25·4

  20·3

  20·5

  20·3

  Cornwall

  25·6

  25·4

  25·7

  21·0

  20·8

  20·6

  Cumbria

  23·0

  23·2

  23·8

  19·5

  19·8

  19·4

  Derbyshire

  24·7

  25·0

  25·3

  21·0

  21·1

  20·8

  Devon

  25·5

  25·8

  26·1

  21·4

  21·3

  21·4

  Dorset

  26·1

  26·5

  26·6

  21·1

  21·1

  20·9

  Durham

  24·9

  25·1

  25·7

  21·2

  21·1

  20·8

  East Sussex

  24·6

  25·8

  26·3

  21·1

  20·6

  21·0

  Essex

  26·5

  26·6

  27·1

  21·1

  21·3

  21·1

  Gloucestershire

  25·5

  25·7

  26·1

  20·9

  20·5

  20·7

  Hampshire

  26·9

  27·1

  26·9

  21·3

  21·4

  21·1

  Hereford and Worcester

  26·8

  25·9

  25·9

  21·2

  21·0

  20·9

  Hertfordshire

  25·0

  24·9

  25·6

  19·4

  19·5

  19·6

  Humberside

  23·3

  23·6

  24·3

  20·0

  20·3

  19·9

  Isle of Wight

  26·1

  26·3

  27·2

  21·1

  21·2

  21·8

  Kent

  27·0

  27·0

  27·1

  20·9

  21·1

  20·9

  Lancashire

  25·9

  26·5

  26·9

  20·8

  21·1

  20·8

  Leicestershire

  24·2

  24·7

  25·4

  20·5

  20·7

  20·5

  Lincolnshire

  26·0

  26·5

  27·0

  20·4

  21·0

  20·9

  Norfolk

  24·3

  24·0

  24·8

  20·6

  20·7

  20·5

  North Yorkshire

  23·9

  24·2

  24·6

  20·3

  20·8

  20·9

  Northamptonshire

  24·3

  24·5

  25·2

  20·3

  20·1

  20·0

  Northumberland

  25·4

  25·4

  25·1

  21·2

  21·1

  20·7

  Nottinghamshire

  23·6

  23·7

  24·6

  20·0

  20·0

  19·5

  Oxfordshire

  26·4

  26·5

  26·2

  20·9

  20·7

  21·0

  Salop

  23·5

  23·7

  24·3

  20·0

  19·9

  20·0

  Somerset

  26·6

  27·2

  27·1

  22·0

  22·2

  21·9

  Staffordshire

  24·1

  24·2

  25·3

  20·6

  20·7

  20·8

  318 319

  Primary

  Secondary

  1984

  1985

  1986

  1984

  1985

  1986

  Suffolk

  23·9

  23·9

  24·6

  20·8

  21·0

  21·1

  Surrey

  25·1

  25·0

  25·2

  19·7

  20·2

  19·9

  Warwickshire

  25·1

  25·3

  26·2

  20·8

  21·1

  20·9

  West Sussex

  25·9

  26·1

  26·2

  20·8

  21·1

  20·5

  Wiltshire

  25·8

  25·8

  25·6

  20·8

  21·1

  21·4

  Tertiary Education
  Mr. Fatchett
  asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will list those local education authorities where tertiary education has been approved by his Department under sections 12 to 15 of the Education Act 1980; and what is the number of students involved.

  Mr. Dunn
  The table shows the local education authorities whose proposals under sections 12 to 15 of the Education Act 1980 involving the establishment of tertiary colleges for all or part of the authority's area have been approved by my right hon. Friend or his predecessors, the colleges involved, and the number of FTE students on roll at November 1986.

  Established at September

  Local education authority

  College

  Number on roll1

  1982

  Dudley

  Halesowen

  1,642

  1983

  Hampshire

  Alton

  845

  Lancashire

  Runshaw

  1,659

  1984

  Durham

  Peterlee

  857

  Essex

  Harlow

  1,840

  Hampshire

  Fareham

  1,768

  Hampshire

  Brockenhurst

  1,031

  Knowsley

  Huyton/Prescot

  1,158

  Lancashire

  Blackburn

  3,300

  Lancashire

  Skelmersdale

  869

  North Yorkshire

  Selby

  750

  Wolvehampton

  Bilston

  2,248

  Leavers from Maintained Schools

  Numbers and percentage achieving 5 or more Higher grade (1) passes at GCE O level or CSE and 2 or more A level passes. Data averaged over the academic years 1983–84, 1984–85 and 1985–86

  5 or more Higher grade1 passes

  2 or more A level passes

  (000s)

  per cent.

  (000s)

  per cent.

  Barking

  0·22

  9·8

  0·11

  4·7

  Barnet

  1·40

  39·9

  0·83

  23·6

  Bexley

  0·98

  26·9

  0·46

  12·6

  Brent

  0·53

  18·0

  0·31

  10·4

  Bromley

  1·15

  30·2

  0·58

  15·3

  Croydon

  1·08

  24·8

  0·49

  11·2

  Ealing

  0·66

  19·9

  0·33

  10·1

  Enfield

  0·90

  24·3

  0·498

  13·4

  Haringey

  0·36

  17·0

  0·16

  7·6

  Harrow

  0·91

  39·0

  0·52

  22·5

  Havering

  1·02

  26·3

  0·49

  12·6

  Hillingdon

  0·72

  22·8

  0·32

  10·1

  Hounslow

  0·60

  20·9

  0·30

  10·3

  Kingston-upon-Thames

  06·1

  35·8

  0·27

  15·7

  Merton

  0·54

  26·1

  0·25

  12·2

  Newham

  0·36

  11·7

  0·12

  3·8

  Redbridge

  0·69

  25·3

  0·36

  13·2

  Richmond-upon-Thames

  0·33

  24·0

  —

  —

  Sutton

  0·69

  31·3

  0·41

  18·8

  320

  Local education authority

  College

  Number on roll1

  1985

  Dorset

  Portland and Weymouth

  1,568

  Gloucestershire

  Forest of Dean

  787

  1986

  Durham

  Derwentside

  628

  Staffordshire

  Newcastle under Lyme

  1,021

  Manchester

  North Manchester

  2,575

  Manchester

  South Manchester

  2,996

  Cambridgeshire

  Isle College

  n/a

  Opening in 1987

  Harrow

  3 colleges

  Bury

  1 college

  Kirklees

  1 college

  Oxfordshire

  1 college

  Opening in 1989

  South Tyneside

  1 college

  Sunderland

  2 colleges

  Sheffield

  6 colleges

  1 FTE at November 1986.

  Educational Achievements
  Mr. Fatchett
  asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what was the percentage of pupils obtaining in 1985–86 five or more O-level passes by local education authority, and the number obtaining two or more A-level passes, by local education authority.

  Mr. Dunn
  The proportions of English maintained school leavers achieving the requested CSE/GCE qualification are as follows:
  321

  5 or more Higher grade1 passes

  2 or more A level passes

  (000s)

  per cent.

  (000s)

  per cent.

  Waltham Forest

  0·38

  13·7

  0·19

  6·7

  ILEA

  3·98

  15·5

  1·93

  7·5

  Birmingham

  3·03

  18·4

  1·38

  8·4

  Coventry

  0·99

  19·4

  0·44

  8·5

  Dudley

  1·05

  21·5

  0·37

  7·6

  Sandwell

  0·69

  13·6

  0·26

  5·1

  Solihull

  1·07

  28·9

  0·59

  16·0

  Walsall

  0·93

  18·5

  0·51

  10·1

  Wolverhampton

  0·68

  15·4

  0·32

  7·3

  Knowsley

  0·35

  12·1

  0·14

  4·8

  Liverpool

  1·26

  17·3

  0·65

  8·9

  St. Helens

  0·77

  23·9

  0·33

  10·4

  Sefton

  1·26

  27·9

  0·75

  16·6

  Wirral

  1·23

  24·7

  0·61

  12·3

  Bolton

  1·09

  25·5

  0·56

  13·0

  Bury

  0·66

  24·8

  0·36

  13·4

  Manchester

  1·39

  18·2

  0·70

  9·2

  Oldham

  0·59

  17·8

  0·23

  6·8

  Rochdale

  0·65

  20·9

  0·25

  8·2

  Salford

  0·72

  18·7

  0·37

  9·6

  Stockport

  1·14

  26·2

  0·65

  14·9

  Tameside

  0·93

  23·7

  0·34

  8·6

  Trafford

  0·93

  30·6

  0·43

  14·1

  Wigan

  1·53

  25·9

  0·46

  7·7

  Barnsley

  0·56

  15·0

  0·23

  6·2

  Doncaster

  0·87

  19·1

  0·44

  9·6

  Rotherham

  0·86

  18·5

  0·44

  9·6

  Sheffield

  1·67

  19·7

  0·90

  10·6

  Bradford

  1·31

  17·3

  0·65

  8·6

  Calderdalc

  0·61

  19·8

  0·30

  9·8

  Kirklees

  1·44

  23·2

  0·69

  11·1

  Leeds

  2·33

  22·3

  1·25

  12·0

  Wakefield

  0·74

  13·5

  0·24

  4·3

  Gateshead

  0·61

  18·8

  0·23

  7·2

  Newcastle-upon-Tyne

  0·66

  18·2

  0·32

  9·0

  North Tyneside

  0·64

  22·6

  0·29

  10·3

  South Tyneside

  0·53

  20·2

  0·20

  7·8

  Sunderland

  0·96

  19·4

  0·34

  7·0

  Avon

  3·18

  25·0

  1·51

  11·9

  Bedfordshire

  1·93

  24·9

  0·92

  11·9

  Berkshire

  2·67

  27·3

  1·42

  14·5

  Buckinghamshire

  2·69

  31·9

  1·39

  16·5

  Cambridgeshire

  2·03

  25·2

  0·86

  10·7

  Cheshire

  3·95

  26·6

  2·05

  13·8

  Cleveland

  2·65

  26·4

  1·24

  12·3

  Cornwall

  1·68

  25·0

  0·73

  10·8

  Cumbria

  1·66

  23·1

  0·83

  11·5

  Derbyshire

  3·19

  22·1

  1·34

  9·3

  Devon

  3·09

  23·9

  1·10

  8·5

  Dorset

  2·48

  29·0

  1·00

  11·7

  Durham

  1·86

  19·6

  0·81

  8·5

  East Sussex

  2·13

  27·5

  1·08

  14·0

  Essex

  5·86

  26·1

  2·60

  11·5

  Gloucestershire

  2·01

  27·5

  0·93

  12·7

  Hampshire

  5·86

  25·9

  2·31

  10·2

  Hereford and Worcester

  2·36

  25·5

  1·12

  12·1

  Hertfordshire

  4·37

  29·2

  2·27

  15·1

  Humberside

  2·91

  21·0

  1·40

  10·1

  Isle of Wight

  0·33

  19·5

  0·15

  8·9

  Kent

  6·21

  27·5

  3·20

  14·8

  Lancashire

  5·23

  24·9

  1·69

  8·0

  Leicestershire

  2·93

  22·5

  1·74

  13·4

  Lincolnshire

  1·99

  24·3

  0·93

  11·4

  Norfolk

  2·41

  22·8

  0·92

  8·7

  North Yorkshire

  3·19

  32·8

  1·64

  16·9

  Northamptonshire

  1·91

  21·6

  0·91

  10·3

  Northumberland

  1·29

  29·3

  0·66

  15·1

  Nottinghamshire

  3·06

  19·1

  1·50

  9·4

  Oxfordshire

  2·14

  27·3

  1·13

  14·4

  Shropshire

  1·64

  25·9

  0·72

  11·3

  Somerset

  1·33

  22·3

  0·44

  7·3

  Staffordshire

  3·80

  23·5

  1·81

  11·2

  Suffolk

  1·91

  22·2

  0·91

  10·6

  Surrey

  4·24

  32·9

  2·20

  17·1

  Warwickshire

  1·99

  27·5

  0·93

  12·9

  322 323

  5 or more Higher grade1 passes

  2 or more A level passes

  (000s)

  per cent.

  (000s)

  per cent.

  West Sussex

  2·84

  31·5

  1·34

  14·9

  Wiltshire

  1·73

  23·6

  0·71

  9·6

  Total England

  163·55

  23·7

  76·58

  11·1

  Source School leavers sample survey.

  Data subject to sampling error.

  1O level grades A-C, CSE grade 1.

  16 and 17-year-olds
  Mr. Fatchett
  asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is the total number of pupils remaining in education after (a) 16 years and (b) 17 years but under the age of 19 years, in each local education authority in England, for the latest date available; and what was the amount granted in discretionary awards by each local education authority.

  Mr. Dunn
  The available information is given in the following table. Expenditure is not collected by students' age, but practically all lesser-value awards are for students aged under 19. Student numbers have been given for 16 and 17-year-olds in full time education at school and in non-advanced further education. Figures for 18-year-olds are not readily available.

  Expenditure on Lesser Value Discretionary Awards and full time student numbers by LEA: Academic Year 1985–86

  Academic Year 1985–86

  Expenditure on Lesser Value Discretionary Awards

  Persons in full-time education1

  (£000)

  16-year-olds (thousands)

  17-year-olds (thousands)

  Barking

  148·3

  0·7

  0·3

  Barnet

  19·7

  2·3

  1·7

  Bexley

  37·6

  1·6

  1·0

  Brent

  22·4

  1·7

  1·3

  Bromley

  28·4

  1·9

  1·2

  Croydon

  206·6

  2·1

  1·3

  Ealing

  263·8

  1·8

  1·2

  Enfield

  136·4

  1·8

  1·2

  Haringey

  194·1

  1·3

  0·9

  Harrow

  16·8

  1·6

  1·1

  Havering

  182·8

  1·6

  1·0

  Hillingdon

  37·1

  1·4

  0·8

  Hounslow

  29·0

  1·5

  0·9

  Kingston upon Thames

  19·2

  0·9

  0·6

  Merton

  47·3

  1·1

  0·7

  Newham

  194·7

  1·4

  0·9

  Redbridge

  31·1

  1·4

  1·1

  Richmond upon Thames

  33·6

  0·8

  0·5

  Sutton

  41·7

  1·2

  0·8

  Waltham Forest

  267·1

  1·4

  0·9

  Inner London2

  . .

  11·3

  7·0

  Birmingham2

  . .

  6·8

  4·4

  Coventry

  155·0

  2·1

  1·4

  Dudley

  161·3

  2·1

  1·4

  Sandwell

  46·3

  1·8

  1·1

  Solihull

  2·5

  1·7

  1·2

  Walsall

  316·6

  1·7

  1·2

  Wolverhampton

  0·0

  1·9

  1·1

  Knowsley

  114·1

  1·0

  0·5

  Liverpool

  1,340·8

  3·1

  2·0

  324

  Academic Year 1985–86

  Expenditure on Lesser Value Discretionary A wards

  Persons in full-time education1

  (£000)

  16-year-olds (thousands)

  17-year-olds (thousands)

  St. Helens

  209·5

  1·3

  0·9

  Sefton

  11·3

  2·5

  1·7

  Wirral

  200·9

  2·4

  1·6

  Bolton

  421·4

  1·6

  1·3

  Bury

  251·0

  1·3

  1·0

  Manchester

  712·6

  2·8

  2·0

  Oldham

  406·6

  1·2

  0·8

  Rochdale

  143·2

  1·2

  0·9

  Salford

  223·3

  1·5

  1·0

  Stockport

  202·9

  2·0

  1·5

  Tameside

  102·4

  1·2

  0·9

  Trafford

  192·4

  1·3

  1·1

  Wigan

  549·3

  2·4

  1·7

  Barnsley

  167·6

  1·4

  0·8

  Doncaster

  16·6

  1·6

  1·2

  Rotherham

  234·4

  1·6

  1·1

  Sheffield

  851·3

  3·6

  2·2

  Bradford

  98·8

  2·8

  1·7

  Calderdale

  49·6

  1·3

  0·8

  Kirklees

  496·4

  2·7

  1·8

  Leeds

  461·6

  4·4

  2·7

  Wakefield

  180·1

  2·0

  1·2

  Gateshead

  139·7

  0·9

  0·7

  Newcastle upon Tyne

  175·3

  1·3

  0·9

  North Tyneside

  282·1

  1·2

  0·8

  South Tyneside

  210·3

  0·8

  0·6

  Sunderland

  279·6

  1·6

  1·0

  Isles of Scilly

  31·7

  0·0

  0·0

  Avon

  756·0

  5·8

  3·7

  Bedfordshire

  956·9

  3·6

  2·2

  Berkshire

  136·2

  5·2

  3·5

  Buckinghamshire

  133·6

  4·4

  3·3

  Cambridgeshire

  1·8

  3·9

  2·7

  Cheshire

  0·0

  6·8

  5·0

  Cleveland

  293·4

  4·1

  2·6

  Cornwall

  655·1

  3·4

  2·2

  Cumbria

  565·5

  3·0

  1·9

  Derbyshire

  1,624·9

  6·2

  4·1

  Devon

  374·4

  6·5

  4·2

  Dorset

  291·9

  3·6

  2·6

  Durham

  318·1

  3·4

  2·3

  East Sussex

  651·3

  4·0

  2·8

  Essex

  2,265·4

  9·2

  6·2

  Gloucestershire

  514·1

  3·3

  2·2

  Hampshire

  3,031·0

  10·6

  7·1

  Hereford and Worcester

  0·0

  4·4

  3·0

  Hertfordshire

  523·2

  7·8

  5·1

  Humberside

  1,014·2

  5·5

  3·4

  Isle of Wight

  47·2

  0·8

  0·5

  Kent

  425·5

  10·6

  7·0

  Lancashire

  1,515·8

  8·5

  6·2

  Leicestershire

  312·8

  6·1

  4·2

  Lincolnshire

  131·2

  3·8

  2·5

  Norfolk

  653·9

  4·1

  2·7

  325

  Academic Year 1985–86

  Expenditure on Lesser Value Discretionary Awards

  Persons in full-time education1

  (£000)

  16-year-olds (thousands)

  17-year-olds (thousands)

  North Yorkshire

  913·9

  5·1

  3·7

  Northamptonshire

  53·3

  3·6

  2·3

  Northumberland

  528·5

  2·0

  1·3

  Nottinghamshire

  1,200·7

  5·9

  4·0

  Oxfordshire

  0·0

  3·8

  2·4

  Salop

  101·0

  2·8

  1·9

  Somerset

  29·6

  3·0

  1·9

  Staffordshire

  269·4

  6·8

  4·5

  Suffolk

  89·2

  3·3

  2·1

  Surrey

  135·8

  6·9

  5·1

  Warwickshire

  50·1

  3·7

  2·5

  West Sussex

  201·0

  4·5

  3·1

  Wiltshire

  245·4

  3·7

  2·4

  1 Including some sandwich students.

  2 These authorities made no return on their lesser-value discretionary awards for 1985–86.

  Foreign Nationals
  Mr. Key
  asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will list (a) the number of foreign nationals who have studied in Britain from 1979 to 1987 inclusive and (b) the cost per annum in real terms to the United Kingdom.

  Mr. Jackson
  Information is available only for students whose normal domicile is outside the United Kingdom and who were attending full-time and sandwich courses at further and higher education establishments in Great Britain. This information is as follows for the years asked for (statistics for 1986 are provisional, and data for 1987 are not yet available):

  Thousands

  1979

  85·3

  1980

  75·0

  1981

  64·3

  1982

  56·6

  1983

  55·4

  1984

  55·5

  1985

  62·7

  1986

  67·2

  Apart from students from European Community countries and students supported under one of the Government awards schemes, all have been expected since 1980 to pay fees at a level which reflects the full cost of tuition and avoids subsidy by the British taxpayer.

  Inner London Education Authority
  Mr. Harry Greenway
  asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what expenditure level he proposes to determine for the Inner London education authority in respect of 1988–89.

  Mr. Kenneth Baker
  Under the provisions of the Local Government Act 1985 the Inner London education authorirty is automatically subject to designation under part I of the Rates Act 1984 for three years from 1 April 1986. For the year beginning 1 April 1988 have decided to determine an expenditure levell of £955 million; this represents a cash standstill on the implied expenditure 326
  level for 1987–88, plus allowance for the cost in a full year of the 1987 school teachers' pay settlement. The ILEA has today been notified of this determination.

  Technical and Vocational Education Initiative
  Mr. Tredinnick
  asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how his proposals for a national foundation curriculum will affect the operation of the technical and vocational education initiative.

  Mrs. Rumbold
  TVEI will continue to be available to fund programmes of curriculum development and enrichment in schools and colleges in all LEAs along the lines set out in the White Paper "Working Together—Education and Training" (Cmnd. 9823). In considering proposals for extension of TVEI, the Department will ensure that those accepted are consistent with the published TVEI curricular criteria and with the proposed requirements of the national curriculum.

  Education Bill
  Mr. Brandon-Bravo
  asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether the forthcoming Education Bill will contain any provisions on local authority maintained further education.

  Mr. Kenneth Baker
  Yes, the Government intend that the forthcoming Bill should contain provisions on maintained further education in England and Wales. We propose that, as with schools, local education authorities should be placed under a duty to delegate financial powers to colleges. We also propose to reform the composition and role of college governing boldies. And in order to provide a secure foundation for these changes, we propose to reform the legal basis of further education, in particular by restating the duty to provide further education and by repealing the provisions in the Education Act 1944 on FE schemes.

  The Government will be issuing shortly a consultation paper setting out our proposals in more detail.

  Science Budget
  Mr. Brandon-Bravo
  asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he has received advice from the Advisory Board for the Research Councils on science budget expenditures.

  Mr. Kenneth Baker
  The ABRC submitted advice last month in connection with this year's public expenditure survey. I have arranged for it to be published today. The board's advice will be considered carefully by the Government in the context of the survey and I shall inform the board and the House of our conclusions in the autumn.

  Academic Tenure
  Mr. Brandon-Bravo
  asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether he intends to introduce legislation to restrict academic tenure.

  Mr. Kenneth Baker
  Yes. The Government's intention to legislate in this area at a suitable opportunity has been known for some time and our Bill will contain relevant provisions. My Department will be consulting representatives of those most closely concerned and I have today placed in the Library a document which forms the basis of those consultations.

OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT

  Technical Training Programme
  Mr. Key
  asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the number of foreign nationals who have come to Britain under the Overseas Development Administration technical co-operation training programme in each year of its operation and the cost per annum in real terms to the United Kingdom.

  Mr. Chris Patten
  The information is given in the following table. Figures on a consistent basis are available from 1976 to 1986. Expenditure in each year covers new arrivals and those still on course from previous year(s).

  Year

  Arrivals in Britain

  Expenditure (£ million)

  Expenditure at 1986 (£ million)

  1976

  13,500

  12

  30

  1977

  13,800

  13

  28

  1978

  15,500

  16

  31

  1979

  15,600

  23

  40

  1980

  13,800

  37

  53

  1981

  14,300

  27

  35

  1982

  4,311

  37

  45

  1983

  4,932

  39

  44

  1984

  5,387

  41

  45

  1985

  15,100

  54

  55

  1986

  5,447

  51

  51

  1 Estimates.

EMPLOYMENT

  Community Programme
  Mr. Alton
  asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will make a statement on his plans for the community programme.

  Mr. Fowler
  We plan to improve the community programme by making it full time and paying a premium over and above social security entitlements. This will make the programme much more attractive to long-term unemployed people with families. We also propose to enhance significantly the training content of the programme.

  Job Training Scheme
  Ms. Armstrong
  asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will outline his plans for the job training scheme.

  Mr. Cope
  I refer the hon. Member to the reply given to my hon. Friend the Member for Wolverhampton, North-East (Mrs. Hicks) on Thursday 16 July 1987, at column 592.

  Mr. Leighton
  asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many people are on the job training scheme.

  Mr. Cope
  At 10 July 1987 14,371 people were receiving training on the new job training scheme.

  Mr. Rees
  asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many people have taken up places on the job training scheme since it began; how many are currently in training; and how many have left the scheme.

  Mr. Cope
  By 10 July 1987, 22,979 people had joined the new job training scheme; 14,371 are currently in training and 8,608 have left the scheme.
  328
  Mr. Rees
  asked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the breakdown of people in training on the job training scheme by geographical location and the occupation for which they are being trained.

  Mr. Cope
  The table gives a breakdown of the number in training on the new job training scheme, by Manpower Services Commission vocational education and training group area as at 3 July, the latest date for which the area information is available.

  Details of the occupational areas in which training is taking place are not yet available. This information will be collected by means of a sample survey to be conducted late in the autumn.

  MSC area

  Numbers in training at 3 July

  Renfrew Dumbarton and Argyll

  170

  Glasgow city

  456

  Grampian and Tayside

  268

  Lothian and Borders

  141

  Highlands and Islands

  —

  Central and Fife

  140

  Lanarkshire

  113

  Ayrshire Dumfries and Galloway

  103

  Newcastle

  187

  Cleveland

  223

  South Tyne

  181

  Durham

  194

  Cheshire

  153

  Cumbria

  92

  Lancashire

  653

  Manchester Central

  416

  Manchester East

  124

  Manchester North

  144

  Merseyside Inner

  419

  Merseyside Outer

  75

  Birmingham

  348

  Coventry

  217

  Dudley

  280

  Staffs

  372

  The Marches

  283

  Wolverhamptom

  239

  Humberside

  643

  Leeds

  258

  Bradford

  329

  Wakefield

  340

  Sheffield

  236

  Derby

  59

  Norfolk and Suffolk

  346

  Leicestershire and Northants

  369

  Lincs

  93

  Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire

  95

  Nottinghamshire

  393

  Cardiff

  223

  Wrexham

  122

  Gwent

  63

  Swansea

  231

  Avon

  272

  Gloucestershire-Wiltshire

  76

  Somerset-Dorset

  101

  Devon-Cornwall

  556

  Chatham

  253

  Chelmsford

  226

  Fareham

  433

  High Wycombe

  168

  Horsham

  214

  Reading

  33

  Woking

  29

  North London

  224

  East London

  236

  South London

  138

  Inner London North

  311

  Inner London South

  463

  Training Schemes
  Mr. Rowe
  asked the Secretary of State for Employment what steps he takes to ensure that training schemes for which his Department is responsible ensure that the United Kingdom has sufficient skills available to it to meet industry's needs for the foreseeable future.

  Mr. Cope
  Employers are primarily responsible for meeting the skill needs of industry. Nevertheless, the Government make a significant contribution. The main emphasis is on helping young people and the unemployed through YTS and the new job training scheme. These programmes are designed to provide people with the opportunity to acquire qualifications and job-related skills to standards set by industry.

  The mix of training provision in any particular area is dictated by the needs of the local labour market. The Manpower Services Commission is working with others to provide this information. It has recently introduced a computerised system to collect local labour market information and has set up a skills unit which monitors trends in the supply of and demand for skills.

  Labour Statistics
  Mr. Pike
  asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many people there are on youth training schemes in the constituencies of (a) Burnley, (b) Pendle, (c) Hyndburn and (d) Rossendale and Darwen.

  Mr. Lee
  The information is shown in the table.

  Number of young people on youth training scheme at 30 June 19872

  Local authority district1

  Number

  Burnley

  389

  Pendle

  688

  Hyndburn

  834

  Rossendale and Darwen3

  1,264

  1 As the Manpower Services Commission's computerised management information system does not collect information by constituency, figures have been given for local authority districts.

  2 This is the latest date for which figures are available.

  3 Statistics for Darwen are not readily available. The figure given represents Rossendale local authority district and Blackburn local authority district, which includes Darwen.

  Mr. Frank Field
  asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list the number of those without work who have never had a paid job.

  Per cent.

  Region

  'A' levels SCE Higher grades, B Tec

  'O' Level A,B,C, RSA/Pitmans/LCC, Scotvec City and Guilds

  CSE grade 1's

  CSE not grade 1's, 'O' Levels D, E

  Other qualifications

  Male

  Female

  Male

  Female

  Male

  Female

  Male

  Female

  Male

  Female

  Scotland

  0·5

  0·6

  12·2

  12·5

  —

  —

  0·5

  1·0

  0·6

  0·5

  Northern

  2·0

  2·4

  8·1

  5·8

  0·1

  0·2

  0·7

  0·9

  1·9

  1·6

  North West

  1·9

  2·9

  10·8

  12·1

  0·1

  0·3

  0·6

  1·0

  0·9

  1·3

  Yorkshire and Humberside

  1·4

  1·7

  8·7

  8·5

  0·2

  0·4

  1·3

  0·7

  1·0

  2·0

  Midlands

  2·1

  2·2

  11·1

  11·8

  0·2

  —

  0·8

  0·9

  1·2

  1·9

  Wales

  1·7

  1·2

  6·9

  9·5

  0·3

  0·5

  0·8

  1·4

  0·6

  0·9

  South West

  1·6

  1·6

  17·0

  16·9

  —

  —

  0·7

  0·7

  0·9

  2·4

  South East

  3·4

  2·8

  14·1

  12·8

  —

  0·1

  0·3

  1·3

  0·7

  1·0

  London

  4·1

  1·2

  12·0

  8·3

  0·2

  —

  0·5

  —

  0·7

  1·2

  For the purposes of this table, leavers who gained more than one type of qualification were counted once only, according to the highest category of qualification gained during their YTS training. The percentage in all but the first column may therefore understate the proportion of leavers who gained a qualification in that category.

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  Mr. Lee
  The following information is in the Library. On 11 June 1987, the number of unemployed claimants in the United Kingdom who had not entered employment since leaving full-time education was 243,782.

  YTS
  Mr. Kirkwood
  asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will make a statement on the availability of YTS schemes in rural areas.

  Mr. Cope
  The number of YTS places available is generally ahead of demand in all parts of the country, including rural areas. For trainees in particularly remote areas assistance is available with travel and lodging costs.

  Mr. Battle
  asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many YTS places have been lost due to bankruptcies in businesses employing fewer than 50 people in Leeds, West constituency in each of the past five years; and how many of these YTS places have been replaced.

  Mr. Cope
  I regret that the information requested is not readily available, and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.

  Sheltered Placements Scheme
  Mr. Hannam
  asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will consider increasing the resources available to the sheltered placements scheme; and if he will indicate how many additional places will be made available before 31 March 1988.

  Mr. Lee
  The sheltered placement scheme is set to increase by around 1,200 places in 1987–88—an expansion of over 40 per cent. in a single year. I have no plans to increase the resource available for the scheme during the remainder of this financial year.

  Mr. Corbett
  asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many (a) males and (b) females have acquired qualifications, listed by category, under the YTS, by region, since its inception.

  Mr. Cope
  The table shows the percentage of leavers by region gaining qualifications in the most recent full year, April 1985 to March 1986. Information is not available for previous years and not yet available for 1986–87.
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  Mr. Michael Brown
  asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he now has final figures for the number of entrants to YTS in 1985–86; and if he will make a statement.

  Mr. Cope
  The Manpower Services Commission has released figures today which show that there were 406,332 starts to YTS in 1985–86.

  Cumulative figures at the end of each month were as follows:

  Number

  1985

  April

  14,729

  May

  27,265

  June

  89,424

  July

  171,648

  August

  228,072

  September

  324,677

  October

  348,609

  November

  363,611

  December

  371,024

  1986

  January

  387,213

  February

  396,372

  March

  406,332

  Total for year

  406,332

  The figures represent the actual number of scheme "starts" including second and subsequent starts where trainees have transferred between schemes. We estimate that the number of individuals entering YTS is some 10 per cent. lower than the figures for starts in the table.

  Number1 of male and female staff employed 1979 to 19872

  1979

  1980

  1981

  1982

  1983

  1984

  1985

  1986

  1987

  Grade 1

  Male

  1·0

  1·0

  1·0

  1·0

  1·0

  1·0

  1·0

  1·0

  1·0

  Female

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  Grade 2

  Male

  9·0

  9·0

  9·0

  6·0

  6·0

  7·0

  6·0

  8·0

  8·0

  Female

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  Grade 3

  Male

  25·5

  23·0

  25·0

  24·0

  21·0

  26·0

  52·0

  57·0

  61·0

  Female

  1·0

  3·0

  1·0

  1·0

  —

  1·0

  1·0

  2·0

  —

  Grade 4

  Male

  19·0

  21·0

  19·5

  20·0

  19·0

  17·0

  66·0

  57·0

  57·0

  Female

  1·0

  1·0

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  1·0

  1·0

  Grade 5

  Male

  238·5

  234·5

  237·0

  234·0

  232·5

  140·5

  132·5

  136·5

  140·0

  Female

  21·5

  20·5

  22·5

  18·0

  21·0

  12·5

  11·5

  12·5

  17·5

  Grade 6

  Male

  194·0

  187·0

  178·0

  181·0

  174·0

  288·0

  221·0

  216·5

  219·5

  Female

  6·0

  10·0

  6·0

  7·5

  6·5

  18·5

  21·5

  25·5

  27·0

  Grade 7

  Male

  824·0

  849·5

  830·0

  796·0

  824·0

  788·0

  785·0

  823·5

  897·0

  Female

  65·0

  64·5

  64·5

  73·5

  75·0

  70·5

  62·5

  68·5

  87·0

  SEO

  Male

  1,739·0

  1,797·0

  1,705·0

  1,706·0

  1,647·0

  1,614·0

  1,512·0

  1,543·0

  1,553·5

  Female

  171·5

  171·0

  149·5

  159·5

  169·5

  177·0

  172·0

  213·0

  238·5

  HEO

  Male

  3,267·5

  3,364·5

  3,305·0

  3,291·0

  3,367·5

  3,426·0

  3,350·0

  3,317·5

  3,387·5

  Female

  570·0

  592·0

  595·5

  661·0

  765·0

  863·5

  984·0

  1,110·0

  1,355·5

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  These figures differ from those published during 1985–86 because they include notifications of starts which had not been received by the time that the monthly statistics were announced.

  Enterprise Agencies
  Mr. Speller
  asked the Secretary of State for Employment what support he will give to the North Devon enterprise agency.

  Mr. Cope
  I welcome the recent launch of the North Devon enterprise agency, which was formed through the merger of two small local enterprise agencies in the area; its formation will assist in the consolidation of the local enterprise agency network in the area. In support of the agency I am pleased to be able to announce that it has been awarded a grant of £20,000 under the Department of Employment's local enterprise agency grant scheme.

  Departmental Staff
  Ms. Richardson
  asked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the number of (a) women and (b) men employed within each grade in his Department in each year since 1979.

  Mr. Cope
  The information requested is in the table. The data used in compiling the figures derive from central service-wide personnel records and there are some differences from published manpower totals.
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  1979

  1980

  1981

  1982

  1983

  1984

  1985

  1986

  1987

  EO

  Male

  7,308·5

  7,867·0

  7,507·5

  7,432·0

  7,373·0

  7,263·0

  6,859·0

  6,632·5

  6,964·0

  Female

  4,728·0

  5,056·5

  4,783·5

  5,101·0

  5,488·5

  5,669·5

  5,462·5

  5,661·5

  7,359·5

  AO

  Male

  6,815·0

  6,009·0

  6,261·0

  7,688·5

  7,518·5

  7,401·5

  6,779·5

  6,846·5

  7,307·5

  Female

  15,176·0

  13,823·0

  15,341·0

  19,188·0

  19,298·5

  19,341·0

  17,956·0

  18,646·0

  20,006·5

  AA

  Male

  1,839·5

  1,590·5

  1,633·0

  1,885·5

  1,733·0

  1,733·0

  1,613·0

  1,732·5

  1,794·0

  Female

  6,872·5

  7,107·0

  7,624·0

  7,990·0

  7,494·0

  7,315·5

  6,681·5

  6,908·0

  6,872·5

  (OG)

  Male

  190·0

  67·5

  24·0

  19·0

  23·0

  8·0

  7·0

  —

  4·0

  Female

  819·5

  144·5

  50·0

  12·0

  25·5

  4·0

  3·0

  4·0

  1·0

  1 Figures as at 11 January each year.

  2 During 1983 approximately 100 staff were re-categorised from Grade 5 equivalent to Grade 6 equivalent.

  Disabled People
  Mr. Corbett
  asked the Secretary of State for Employment whether he will require the Manpower Services Commission to monitor, record and publish by area the number of disabled people who (a) apply for and (b) secure places on the job training scheme.

  Mr. Cope
  I shall reply to the hon. Member as soon as possible.

  New Workers Scheme
  Mr. Ieuan Wyn Jones
  asked the Secretary of State for employment if he will publish information showing the total number of jobs covered so far by the new workers scheme together with average wages paid; and if he will also provide a breakdown by sector of this information indicating, in particular, the number of new workers scheme jobs in (a) hotel and catering and (b) hairdressing.

  Mr. Lee
  Since the new workers scheme began in April last year 41,863 applications have been approved. The average weekly wage paid to employees under the scheme is not available. However, to qualify for support employers must pay young people no more than a gross weekly average of £60 if aged under 20, or £65 if aged 20, on the day they start the job to be supported.

  A breakdown of the number of applications approved since the scheme began, by standard industrial classification division, is provided in the table. The hotel and catering sector is included in division No. 6, and the hairdressing sector in division No. 9. A more detailed breakdown is not available.

  Applications approved April 1986 to end June 1987

  Division with SIC Division Number

  Number

  0. Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing

  1,048

  1. Energy and Water Supply Industries

  46

  2. Extraction of Minerals and Ores other than Fuels; Manufacture of Metals, Mineral Products and Chemicals

  524

  3. Metal Goods, Engineering and Vehicles Industries

  3,120

  334

  Division with SIC Division Number

  Number

  4. Other Manufacturing Industries

  5,520

  5. Construction

  5,068

  6. Distribution, Hotels and Catering; Repairs

  11,164

  7. Transport and Communication

  1,092

  8. Banking, Finance, Insurance, Business Services and Leasing

  3,690

  9. Other Services

  10,591

  TOTAL

  41,863

  Job Creation
  Mr. Corbett
  asked the Secretary of State for Employment if, pursuant to his answer of 13 July, Official Report, column 347, he will publish evidence, or place it in the Library, that current employment protection legislation deters employers from creating new jobs; whether he will estimate how many potential jobs have not been created because of this; and what plans he has to seek to amend such legislation.

  Mr. Nicholls
  Results of two studies by the Department of Employment were published as research papers 6 and 53, and were placed in the Library. It is not possible to estimate the effect on job opportunities, since the employment legislation is one of many factors to be considered by an employer. The White Paper Building Businesses…Not Barriers" contained several proposals to amend the legislation, but these are still being considered.

  Hairdressing Industry
  Mr. Ieuan Wyn Jones
  asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will provide data from the 1986 "New Earnings Survey" showing what proportion of workers in the hairdressing occupational category received incentive payments; and what was the average weekly value of those payments per worker.

  Mr. Lee
  Estimates from the "New Earnings Survey" indicate that in April 1986 in Great Britain just over a third of full-time adults employed as hairdressers and whose earnings were not affected by absence received payment-by-results or similar payments. These averaged £25·50 per week gross for each employee receiving such payments.

  YOP and YTS
  Mr. Frank Field
  asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will detail the number and percentage of YOP and YTS graduates who (a) gain unemployment, (b) go on to further training and (c) return to (i) full-time and (ii) part-time education, (d) become unemployed and (e) went on to other destinations for each of the last 10 years; and if these dates can be further analysed by social class of the graduates' parents.

  Mr. Cope
  I shall reply to the hon. Member as soon as possible.

  Women (Earnings)
  Mr. Clay
  asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will give the latest figures showing how many women in paid work earned below the national insurance threshold.

  Mr. Lee
  It is estimated from the latest "New Earnings Survey" results that only about one fifth of 1 per cent. of full-time female employees have gross weekly earnings below the national insurance threshold. The survey results do not cover all part-time employees but, taken with other data, it is estimated that in April 1986 about 2 million female part-time employees in Great Britain had gross weekly earnings below the limit for national insurance purposes.

  South Africa
  Mr. Caborn
  asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will take steps to extend the voluntary ban on the promotion of tourism to South Africa to include Namibia.

  Mr. Lee
  We have no plans to do so. The issues surrounding Namibia and South Africa are quite separate.

  Mr. Caborn
  asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will outline the actions taken by Her Majesty's Government to implement the voluntary ban on tourism to South Africa as agreed by the Prime Minister at the Commonwealth review meeting in August 1986; and whether any mechanisms have been established to monitor this voluntary ban.

  Mr. Lee
  The action we have taken to implement the Government's voluntary ban on promotion of tourism to South Africa was set out by my hon. Friend, the previous Minister with responsibility for tourism, in reply to my hon. Friend the Member for Ravensbourne (Mr. Hunt) on 30 October 1986 at column 213.

  The onus for deciding whether to comply with the measure or not must be with the organisation concerned.

  Distribution of weekly household disposable income

  Lowest decile £

  Lower quartile £

  Median £

  Upper quartile £

  Highest decile £

  All United Kingdom households

  1983

  46·03

  75·96

  133·25

  198·32

  271·94

  1985

  48·44

  83·45

  152·73

  232·74

  322·59

  Wider Opportunities Training Programme
  Ms. Richardson
  asked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the amount of money by which funding of the wider opportunities training programme is to be reduced; when this reduction will start; how many places on the programme will be lost; and what is his estimate as to how many of the places lost will be for women and how many for men.

  Mr. Cope
  I shall reply to the hon. Member as soon as possible.

  Travel-to-work Areas
  Mr. Foulkes
  asked the Secretary of State for Employment on what occasions there have been general reviews of travel-to-work areas; and if he will list all changes that have been made to any of the travel-to-work areas between the reviews in each case.

  Mr. Lee
  Since 1960 (when the concept of travel-to-work areas was first introduced for producing unemployment rates) travel-to-work areas have been reviewed on three occasions—in 1968, 1978 and 1984. These reviews were to take account of the latest information on travel-to-work patterns from the censuses of population conducted in 1961, 1971 and 1981, respectively.

  Information on changes to travel-to-work areas between reviews before the 1984 review is not readily available and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

  Since the 1984 review a minor revision has been made to the boundary between Llanelli and Swansea travel-to-work areas following a revision to the relevant 1981 Census of Population data. Also the names of three travel-to-work areas have been changed: St. Andrews became North-East Fife, Flint and Rhyl become Shotton, Flint and Rhyl and Ebbw Vale and Abergavenny became Blaenau Gwent and Abergavenny.

  Disposable Income
  Mr. Clay
  asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish the distribution of aggregate disposable income of selected groups of households for 1979 and 1985 using the family expenditure surveys of 1979 and 1985 (table 25) on a comparable basis, taking into account the change in housing benefit and the introduction of mortgage interest relief at source.

  Mr. Lee
  The exact information requested is available only at disproportionate cost. However, provision was made in analysis of the 1983 family expenditure survey (when the introduction of the housing benefit scheme necessitated a change of income definition) to provide results on two bases. The figures show 1985 and 1983 distributions from the family expenditure survey on the current basis.
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  Lowest decile £

  Lower quartile £

  Median £

  Upper quartile £

  Highest decile £

  Greater London households

  1983

  47·94

  75·84

  142·61

  231·57

  324·46

  1985

  46·60

  89·50

  167·50

  261·50

  367·82

  Data in this table are subject to sampling variation.

  Agricultural Inspectors
  Mr. Ron Davies
  asked the Secretary of State for Employment whether he will now appoint additional agricultural inspectors to the Health and Safety Executive, to enable the executive to fulfil its role in enforcing the Food and Environment Protection Act 1985 and the Control of Pesticides Regulations 1986; whether he will make additional financial resources available to the executive, to assist it in carrying out its responsibilities under the Act; and whether he will make a statement.

  Mr. Nicholls
  The Health and Safety Executive intends to meet its responsibilities for enforcing the Food and Environment Protection Act 1985 and the control of Pesticides Regulations 1986 from within existing staff resources through a rearrangement of priorities. It is hoped that further recruitment to the agricultural inspectorate will take place later in the year.

  For 1987–88 Parliament has voted grant-in-aid for the Health and Safety Executive of £1 million more than was shown as planned provision in the public expenditure White Paper, Cm. 56, and this provision was intended to include the costs of carrying out its responsibilities under the Act. Planned provision for future years is currently under consideration.

HOME DEPARTMENT

  Immigration
  Mr. Soley
  asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the average length of time spent in Prison Department establishments for persons detained under Immigration Act powers during 1986.

  Mr. Renton
  The average period of detention in Prison Department establishments in England and Wales of persons initially received under the Immigration Act 1971 powers who were discharged in 1986 was about four weeks.

  Mr. Soley
  asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people were received into Prison Department establishments under Immigration Act powers during 1986 by individual prison establishments.

  Mr. Renton
  The readily available information is given in the following table:

  Receptions of persons detained under the Immigration Act 1971 into Prison Department establishments in England and Wales in 1986

  Establishment

  Number1

  Remand centers

  Ashford

  144

  Brockhill

  1

  Exeter

  1

  Latchmere House

  863

  Low Newton

  1

  338

  Establishment

  Number1

  Norwich

  1

  Risley

  9

  Prisons

  Bedford

  4

  Birmingham

  46

  Bristol

  25

  Brixton

  1

  Canterbury

  34

  Cardiff

  7

  Durham

  7

  Exeter

  4

  Gloucester

  2

  Holloway

  11

  Hull

  3

  Leeds

  7

  Leicester

  5

  Lewes

  3

  Lincoln

  2

  Norwich

  1

  Pentonville

  21

  Shrewsbury

  1

  Winchester

  4

  Wormwood Scrubs

  3

  Others

  Blantyre House

  95

  Bullwood Hall

  1

  Erlestoke

  115

  All Prison Department establishments

  1,422

  1 The figures are those recorded centrally and are approximate, detailed checking of individual cases would involve disproportionate cost.

  Mr. Dover
  asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what are the numbers of immigrants each year from 1979 to date who have legally gained admission as immigrants to the United Kingdom.

  Mr. Renton
  The numbers of persons granted settlement in the United Kingdom in each year from 1976 to 1986 are published in table 18 of "Control of Immigration: Statistics, United Kingdom 1986" (Cm. 166), copies of which are in the Library.

  Mr. Dover
  asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what information is available regarding the numbers of individuals who have entered the United Kingdom as illegal immigrants each year since 1979.

  Mr. Renton
  The available information, which relates to illegal entrants detected and dealt with, is summarised in table 22 of "Control of Immigration: Statistics, United Kingdom 1986" (Cm. 166), copies of which are in the Library.

  Police (Newham)
  Mr. Leighton
  asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many policemen stationed in the London borough of Newham live in the borough.
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  Mr. Douglas Hogg
  Eighty-seven.

  Juries (London)
  Mr. Cohen
  asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what action he proposes to take in response to the recent statement by the assistant commissioner of the Metropolitan police concerning the activities of alleged jury nobblers in London; and if he will make a statement.

  Mr. Douglas Hogg
  Protection of jurors is an operational matter for chief officers. The police are aware of the dangers, particularly in major trials involving organised crime, and if necessary seek the authority of the trial judge to provide police protection for the jurors in order to prevent any interference. However, the available evidence does not suggest that jury nobbling is a widespread practice or that a change in the law is needed.

  Prisoners (Restraints)
  Mr. Cohen
  asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what action he proposes to take in response to the suggestion by coroner Sir Montague Levine that his Department should take steps to prevent further deaths arising from the use on prisoners of body belts as restraints; and if he will make a statement.

  Mr. John Patten
  I understand that Sir Montague Levine, who conducted the inquest, will be writing to the Department shortly about this unfortunate case. It would not be sensible to comment on the case or its implications for policy on the management of violent prisoners until Sir Montague's report and other relevant papers have been fully considered.

  Prisoners (Suicide Risks)
  Mr. Cohen
  asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he expects to publish new guidelines concerning the supervision by prison officers of known suicide risks; and if he will make a statement.

  Mr. John Patten
  Revised instructions to Prison Department establishments on suicide prevention, including supervision procedures, are set out in circular instruction 3/1987, published in February, a copy of which is in the Library. These new procedures, in conjunction with the staff training programme already under way, should improve the prison service's ability to identify and help potential suicide victims.

  Prevention of Terrorism
  Mr. Parry
  asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many persons have been charged in England and Wales under the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act; and how many have been convicted;

  (2) how many persons have been detained under the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act in England and Wales at the latest date;

  (3) how many persons have been charged in Liverpool under the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act; and how many have been convicted;

  (4) how many persons have been detained (a) in Liverpool and (b) on Merseyside under the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act at the latest date.
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  Mr. Hurd
  Information on detentions up to the first quarter of 1987 by police force area is published in table 3 of Home Office "Statistical Bulletin" issue 11/87 and on charges and convictions up to 31 December 1986 in "Statistical Bulletin" issue 2/87. All detention by Merseyside police since May 1985 were recorded centrally as having taken place in Liverpool. Information on charges and their outcome for those detained in Merseyside was given to the hon. Member in reply to his question on 16 March 1987, at columns 361–62. Further information could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

  Mr. Parry
  asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many persons who were arrested in Liverpool under the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act could have been charged under other legislation.

  Mr. Hurd
  It is not possible to say how many persons arrested under the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1984 in any area could have been charged under other legislation at the time they were arrested.

  Mr. Hind
  asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he expects to respond to the recommendations made by Viscount Colville of Culross in his review of the operation during 1986 of the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1984; and if he will make a statement.

  Mr. Hurd
  I have considered very carefully the recommendation made by Viscount Colville on the use of the exclusion power in the Prevention of Terrorism Act. I have decided that it would not be wise now to discontinue the powers in sections 4, 5 and 6 of the Act. I shall keep the matter under review in the light of any comments Viscount Colville makes in his report on the Act as a whole to be published later this year.

  Viscount Colville made several important points on the administration of the Act both by the police and Government Departments. We have accepted his recommendations on a number of these points and a copy of a letter to chief officers of police will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses.

  Departmental Staff
  Ms. Richardson
  asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the number of (a) women and (b) men employed within each grade in his Department in each year since 1979.

  Mr. Hurd
  I shall reply as soon as possible.

  Miss Paula Otemah
  Mr. Parry
  asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the representations he has received supporting the release of Miss Paula Otemah from prison; and if he will make a statement.

  Mr. John Patten
  We have received no such representations, though I am aware of the early-day motion standing in the name of the hon. Member, and other hon. Members, and of the hon. Member's approach to the governor of Risley remand centre.

  Detainees (Police Cells)
  Mr. Corbett
  asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) by what date he expects the 648 unconvicted prisoners being held in police station cells on 10 July to be transferred to prison;

  (2) when he expects those police officers currently guarding unconvicted prisoners held in police cells on 10 July to be able to return to normal police duties.

  Mr. John Patten
  Rollestone camp will open as a temporary prison on 3 August and receive its complement of 360 prisoners over the following two to three weeks. The camp is not suitable for accommodating remand prisoners and therefore cannot, itself, receive untried prisoners from police cells. Instead, it will draw from overcrowded local prisons in the south-east.

  Shortly afterwards a substantial number of places will become available in local prisons nationally as a result of the changes in remission arrangements for offenders serving short sentences.

  It is not possible to say with certainty when all unconvicted prisoners will be removed from police cells and therefore when police officers looking after them may return to normal duties. Both measures listed above will free places in the prisons so that they can take prisoners from police cells. This will begin to happen shortly after 3 August.

  Mr. Corbett
  asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will call for a report from the chief constable of the west midlands as to how many west midlands police officers are currently employed in guarding unconvicted prisoners held in police cells; how many such prisoners were being held on 10 July; and how that compares with the numbers held at the same date one and two years ago, respectively.

  Mr. Douglas Hogg
  I have asked the chief constable of the west midlands to let me have such information as is available and will write to the hon. Member as soon as possible.

  Firearms
  Mr. Flynn
  asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) if he will make a statement regarding the accuracy of his Department's index to all letters and circulars issued since 1967, concerning the administration of the Firearms Act 1968, sent by his Department to chief officers of police;

  (2) if he will place in the Library a copy of all circulars issued by the Home Office since 1967, concerning the administration of the Firearms Act 1968, to chief officers of police;

  (3) if he will place a copy in the Library of his Department's index to all letters and circulars issued since 1967, concerning the administration of the Firearms Act 1968, sent by his Department to chief officers of police.

  Mr. Douglas Hogg
  The only list which relates to circulars and letters issued since 1967 specifically about firearms controls is an informal document prepared for internal reference purposes. This list was supplied recently to an appellant's counsel to assist him in the idenification of any material relevant to an appeal to the Crown court, Newport, against refusal of a firearms certificate. It is the practice to place a copy of all circulars on firearms matters in the Library.
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  Mr. Flynn
  asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will place in the Library a copy of all standard letters issued by his Department since 1967, concerning the administration of the Firearms Act 1968, to chief officers of police.

  Mr. Douglas Hogg
  The contents of such letters and of circulars to chief officers of police that remain of current application have been consolidated in a revised memorandum for the guidance of the police on the administration of the Firearms Act 1968. This has been sent to major shooting organisations for comments. I shall place a copy in the Library when it has been finalised.

  Mr. Flynn
  asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will place in the Library a copy of the 1972 Sir John McKay report, "The Control of Firearms in Great Britain: A Consultative Document", issued to all chief officers of police.

  Mr. Douglas Hogg
  No. The report of Sir John McKay's working party on the control of firearms, prepared in 1972, was an internal document. Its main conclusions and recommendations were incorporated in the 1973 Green Paper, "The Control of Firearms in Great Britain" (Cmnd. 5297). It has no bearing on the way in which the Firearms Act 1968 is currently administered by chief officers of police.

  Mr. William Powell
  asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many firearms and shotgun certificates were on issue and how many dealers were registered in 1986 in (a) England and Wales and (b) the Metropolitan police district; how these figures compared with those for previous years; and if he will make a statement.

  Mr. Hurd
  The position at 31 December each year was as follows:

  Firearms certificates on issue at 31 December

  Shotgun certificates on issue at 31 December

  Dealers registered at 31 December

  England and Wales

  1979

  169,590

  782,074

  . .

  1980

  168,047

  781,854

  . .

  1981

  164,872

  785,225

  . .

  1982

  162,696

  780,629

  . .

  1983

  159,804

  783,378

  . .

  1984

  160,307

  798,352

  2,295

  1985

  160,385

  1819,333

  2,419

  1986

  160,285

  840,951

  2,523

  of which, Metropolitan Police District

  1979

  9,504

  30,259

  . .

  1980

  9,374

  28,990

  . .

  1981

  8,981

  29,528

  . .

  1982

  8,856

  28,504

  . .

  1983

  8,741

  29,747

  . .

  1984

  8,878

  30,293

  238

  1985

  8,957

  137,147

  288

  1986

  9,084

  41,814

  287

  .. not available.

  1 The records of shotgun certificates for the Metropolitan police were computerised in 1985, and this brought to light previous under-recording of these figures.

  Police Manpower
  Mr. Churchill
  asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list, in order of priority, the principal

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  factors taken into consideration by his Department in assessing authorised police manpower levels in different police force areas.

  Mr. Douglas Hogg
  Each application for an increase in the authorised establishment of a force is considered as a whole, but we take into account such factors as the police-population ratio, the level of crime, the purpose for which the additional posts are required and the civilian staff levels within the force. The importance of these factors will vary with the circumstances of each individual case.

  Crime-Police Manpower Statistics
  Mr. Churchill
  asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the police authorities in England and Wales in order of their ratio of recorded crimes for the year 1986 to authorised police manpower for that year; and if he will further list the actual figures of reported crimes and police manpower levels in each case.

  Mr. Douglas Hogg
  The authorised establishment and actual strength of each police force in England and Wales as at 31 December 1986 are published in the report of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Constabulary for 1986 (appendix 7), and the number of notifiable offences recorded by each force is published in Home Office "Statistical Bulletin" issue number 4/87 (table 6), copies of which are in the Library.

  Mr. Antonas Gecas
  Mr. Winninck
  asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what documentary evidence has been received by Her Majesty's Government from (a) overseas Governments and (b) other sources regarding the wartime activities of Mr. Antonas Gecas; and when the Government will be reaching a conclusion of the outcome of such evidence;

  (2) to what specific alleged Nazi wartime crimes the documentary evidence received by Her Majesty's Government relating to Mr. Antonas Gecas refers;

  (3) what representations have been made to him seeking the extradition of Mr. Antonas Gecas for alleged Nazi wartime crimes against humanity; and if he will make a statement.

  Mr. Douglas Hurd
  On 7 July representatives of the Simon Wiesenthal Centre gave the Department a substantial volume of documentary material in support of their allegation that Mr. Gecas had been involved in crimes of mass murder during the Nazi occupation of Lithuania. We have also examined other documents identified in the original list of names which the centre sent us last November. We are studying the recent material in order to assess the scope for further action. No request for the extradition of Mr. Gecas has been received.

  Mr. Winnick
  asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department under what circumstances Mr. Antonas Gecas was given British citizenship; what information he gave at that time regarding his activities during the last war; and if he will make a statement.

  Mr. Hurd
  Mr. Gecas was granted citizenship of the United Kingdom and Colonies in 1956 following an application for naturalisation under section 10(1) of the British Nationality Act 1948. The information which he 344
  supplied at that time will now be examined alongside the material handed to my Department on 17 July by the Simon Wisenthal centre.

  Citizenship
  Mr. Winnick
  asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the policy towards the removal of British citizenship from a naturalised citizen found to have been involved in Nazi wartime crimes against humanity; and if he will make a statement.

  Mr. Renton
  The circumstances of any particular case would be considered in accordance with the provisions of section 40 of the British Nationality Act 1981.

  Operation Trident
  Mr. Boateng
  asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what quantity of prohibited drugs has been seized in the course of Operation Trident from its inception to the present date; and what is the breakdown by weight and class of these drugs.

  Mr. Douglas Hogg
  As the drugs seized during the operation are now being analysed, the information requested is not yet available.

  Mr. Boateng
  asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what has been the total cost of Operation Trident from its inception to the present date.

  Mr. Douglas Hogg
  I understand from the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis that this information is not readily available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost. However, it is likely that the total additional costs of the operation were small.

  Mr. Boateng
  asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will call for a report from the Commisssioner of Police of the Metropolis as to how many arrests have taken place in the course of Operation Trident in the All Saints road area of Notting Hill from its inception to the present date; what is the breakdown, by reference to the race code used by the Metropolitan police, of those arrests; how many charges have arisen from those arrests; and what is the breakdown by nature of those charges.

  Mr. Douglas Hogg
  I understand from the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis that a total of 263 arrests had been made in the course of Operation Trident up to 21 July. Statistics on the ethnic background of those arrested are not centrally recorded. 73 people have been charged and 56 cautioned following arrest. Details are provided in the following table:

  Number of persons charged in Operation Trident by nature of charge

  Charged

  Cautioned

  Drugs Supply

  17

  —

  Possession of an offensive weapon

  4

  1

  Burglary

  1

  —

  Theft

  5

  —

  Handling Stolen Goods

  3

  —

  Deception

  2

  —

  Disorderly Conduct

  7

  19

  Drunk

  1

  29

  Excess Alcohol

  8

  —

  Obstructing Police and Highway

  16

  —

  Assault Police

  1

  —

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  Charged

  Cautioned

  Going equipped to steal

  1

  —

  Other

  7

  7

  Total

  73

  56

  Mr. Boateng
  asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will call for a report from the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis as to how many officers have been deployed, in total, in the course of Operation Trident, from its inception to the present date; what is the maximum number of officers deployed in any one day; and what divisions these officers have been drawn from, broken down by numbers.

  Mr. Douglas Hogg
  I understand from the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis that information about the total number of officers deployed on the operation is not readily available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost. The maximum number of officers deployed directly on the operation at any one time was 88 on Friday 3 July. The officers involved in the operation have been drawn from all areas of the Metropolitan police.

  Mr. Boateng
  asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he has called for a report from the Commissioner of Police of' the Metropolis on Operation Trident; and if he will make a statement.

  Mr. Douglas Hogg
  The conduct of Operation Trident is an operational matter for the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis. I have, however, asked the Commissioner for information in relation to the questions asked by the hon. Member.

  Parole
  Mr. Boateng
  asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department, since the change in parole policy announced in 1983, how many prisoners serving five years or more for offences of drug trafficking or violence have been released before the last few months of their sentence because of exceptional circumstances; what these exceptional circum-stances have been; and how many prisoners have been released in each year since the commencement of the policy for the above reasons.

  Mr. John Patten
  The more restricted policy on parole to which the hon. Member refers has been applied to prisoners serving sentences of over five years for offences of violence or drug trafficking. As recorded in successive annual reports of the Parole Board, the numbers of cases in which, exceptionally, prisoners have been granted parole other than for a few months at the end of their sentence are:

  Number

  1984

  123

  1985

  13

  21986

  34

  1 This figure also covers December 1983.

  2 The latest date for which figures are available.

  It is not possible to generalise about the reasons for considering that circumstances of a case are sufficiently exceptional to provide grounds for the grant of parole under the policy. Each case is considered on its individual merits.

  War Criminals
  Mr. Winnick
  asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is Her Majesty's Government's policy towards the bringing to justice of United Kingdom inhabitants held responsible for Nazi crimes against humanity; and if he will make a statement.

  Mr. Hurd
  The policy of successive Governments has been that those accused of serious crimes committed abroad should be extradited, provided the requirements of our law are met. Last week I received from the Simon Wisenthal Centre documentary material in support of allegations that people responsible for war crimes are living in this country. I am examining this material in order to assess the scope for further action.

  Home Office Circulars
  Mr. Flynn
  asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list those to whom his Department has circulated Home Office circular 46/87, FRM 85/1/24/1; if he will place a copy in the Library; and if he will make a statement.

  Mr. Douglas Hogg
  A copy of Hhome circular No. 46/1987 has been sent to all chief officers of police in England and Wales; the Chief Constable of the Royal Ulster and Isle of Man constabularies; the Chief Officer of the States of Jersey police; clerks to police authorities; the Association of Chief Police Officers; the Police Federation; the Police Superintendents' Association; the Association of County Councils; the Association of Metropolitan Authorities; the Justices' Clerks' Society; the Director of Public Prosecutions; the Scottish Horne and Health Department; the Northern Ireland Office; the British Transport police; the British Museum and the Bodleian Library at Oxford. A copy has also been placed in the Library of the House.

  Passports
  Mr. Corbett
  asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many British citizens in each of the last five years have reported their passports (a) lost and (b) stolen in each country by name; and how many such passports have been subsequently recovered.

  Mr. Renton
  The information is not available in the form requested. The number of United Kingdom standard passports reported lost or stolen overseas from 1984 to 1986, the only period for which information is available, is set out in the following table, by country of reported loss:

  Country

  1984

  1985

  1986

  Australia

  654

  688

  693

  Canada

  245

  151

  145

  France

  635

  n/a

  288

  German Federal Republic

  597

  803

  807

  Greece

  385

  444

  422

  India

  315

  291

  263

  Israel

  238

  308

  266

  Italy

  531

  432

  880

  Kenya

  186

  149

  178

  Netherlands

  152

  179

  266

  Pakistan

  20

  37

  132

  Portugal

  407

  607

  525

  South Africa

  534

  692

  596

  Spain

  3,367

  3,253

  3,589

  347

  Country

  1984

  1985

  1986

  Switzerland

  35

  209

  257

  Thailand

  96

  152

  126

  United States of America

  1,210

  1,499

  1,787

  Others

  2,290

  2,224

  2,414

  Total

  11,897

  12,118

  13,634

  The number of such passports reported as having been recovered is as follows:

  Number

  1984

  566

  1985

  634

  1986

  846

  Prisoners (Costs)
  Mr. Steinberg
  asked the Secretary of State for the Home Deparment (1) how much it costs to keep one person in prison for one week at (a) Durham prison, (b) Frankland prison and (c) Low Newton remand centre.

  (2) how much on average it costs to keep one person in prison for one week in (a) a local prison, (b) a high security prison and (c) a remand centre.

  Mr. John Patten
  Information on average weekly costs of detention in individual penal establishments and different types of establishment is published in the annual reports on the work of the Prison Department. The latest available information is contained in the 1985–86 report (Cm. 11: see appendix 3, tables E and F), a copy of which is in the Library.

  Lion Intoximeter 3000
  Mr. Greg Knight
  asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether there are plans to modify further the Lion Intoximeter 3000 evidential breath-testing instruments; and if he will make a statement.

  Mr. Hurd
  A number of minor changes, none of which affect the analytical functions of the instruments, are planned. The modifications will correct minor faults with the machine's date and time mechanism (including provision for leap years); provide for self-checking of the acetone detector; and improve memory storage and retrieval. The changes will be carried out in the course of servicing by the manufacturer.

  Handscomb and Others (Judgment)
  Mr. Key
  asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will make a further statement about the Government's response to the Divisional Court judgment in the case of Handscomb and others.

  Mr. Hurd
  As I indicated in reply to a question from the the right hon. Member for Glasgow, Govan (Mr. Milian) on 29 April, the Divisional Court judgment in the case of Handscomb and others upheld the lawfulness of the policy for the release of life sentence prisoners announced in reply to a question from the hon. Member for Hampshire, East (Mr. Mates) on 30 November 1983, at cols. 505–7. One feature of that policy was the change made in the arrangements for fixing the date on the first formal consideration of the case of a life sentence prisoner by the Parole Board machinery. Since 1973 that date had been fixed on the advice of the joint Parole Board/Home 348
  Office committee. Under the revised arrangements, however, this review normally takes place three years before the expiry of the time thought necessary to satisfy the requirements of retribution and deterrence and is fixed following consultation with the judiciary on what in their view that time should be. The Divisional Court was critical of two aspects of the way in which that policy has been applied in those cases where a life sentence is awarded at the discretion of the trial judge, that is for offences other than murder (for which the life sentence is mandatory). It concluded that in such cases the consultation with the judiciary on the question of the period necessary to meet the requirements of retribution and deterrence in an individual case should take place as soon as practicable after the imposition of the sentence and should not be delayed for around three to four years as is the case at present; and that, to accord with the stated policy, the first review date in such cases should always be set in accordance with the judicial view on the requirements of retribution and deterrence and account should not be taken of other factors in setting that date.

  Under the previous arrangements the joint committee gave initial consideration to the timing of the first formal review of a case by the Parole Board machinery after the prisoner had been detained for about three years. Over the years this arrangement had become less and less effective, with the result that the Committee was recommending a date for a first formal review in only about half the cases referred to it. One of the reasons for adopting the new procedure announced in 1983 was that this element of uncertainty in the system was removed. The decision to consult the judiciary about the requirements of retribution and deterrence for the purpose of fixing the date of the first formal review of a case at the same point at the joint committee had begun its consideration of cases under the previous arrangements was taken with the agreement of the Lord Chief Justice. But on reflection I accept the conclusion of the Divisional Court that there are strong arguments for carrying out this consultation exercise as soon as practicable following the imposition of a discretionary life sentence.

  Following consultation with the Lord Chief Justice it has been agreed that the most satisfactory way of obtaining the judicial view is to ask the trial judge to write to me, through him, in every case where a discretionary life sentence is passed giving his view on the period necessary to meet the requirements of retribution and deterrence. This view will be related to the determinate sentence that would have been passed but for the element of mental instability and/or public risk which led the judge to pass a life sentence and will also take account of the notional period of the sentence which a prisoner might expect to have been remitted for good behaviour had a determinate sentence been passed. The date of the first formal review by the Parole Board machinery will then be fixed in accordance with the judicial view on the requirements of retribution and deterrence; and the review will, as before, normally take place three years before the expiry of that period. I have agreed with the Lord Chief Justice that this new procedure will be introduced with effect from 1 October 1987.

  Arrangements have also been made to consult the judiciary about those discretionary life sentence cases where the first formal review has not yet been set, with a view to fixing the date as soon as possible. In addition, I shall arrange for a review to be undertaken of all

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  discretionary life sentence cases with a first formal review date of January 1988 or later. Where account has been taken of factors other than the judicial view on the requirements of retribution and deterrence in fixing the date, the date will be adjusted to bring it into line with the judicial view.

  Although the issues before the Divisional Court related only to prisoners serving discretionary life sentences, I have decided that the date of the first formal review of the cases of prisoners serving mandatory life sentences should also be fixed as soon as practicable after conviction and sentence. The procedure under which the views of the trial judge and the Lord Chief Justice about the requirements of retribution and deterrence are obtained will be the same as that proposed for discretionary life sentence cases, and will be introduced at the same time. A similar exercise will also be carried out to fix the first review date in outstanding mandatory life sentence cases where this has not already been done. In view of the large number of cases involved (around 750) this will inevitably take some time.

  In cases of prisoners serving life sentences for murder, where the sentence is not at the discretion of the court, the question of the notional equivalent determinate sentence does not arise. I shall continue to take into account the view of the judiciary on the requirements of retribution and deterrence in such cases as a factor amongst others (including the need to maintain public confidence in the system of justice) to be weighed in the balance in setting the first review date. I shall ensure that the timing of the first formal review in such cases is fixed in accordance with my overall policy for ensuring that the time served by prisoners serving life sentences for the worst offences of violence fully reflects public concern about violent crime.

  As indicated in the November 1983 statement, the setting of the first review date under these arrangements will enable a life sentence prisoner to be released with three years of that date if the parole board so recommends, subject to the policy announced in reply to a question by the then right hon. and learned Member for Warrington, South (Mr. Carlisle) on 1 March 1985 that no life sentence prisoner will he detained for more than 17 years without a formal review of his case even where the period thought necesary to meet the requirements of retribution and deterrence exceeds 20 years. Ministers will continue to review every case where a life sentence prisoner has been detained for 10 years. However, as was made clear by the Divisional court, the release of a life sentence prisoner is solely at my discretion and it is for me to decide, after receiving the Parole Board's recommendation and after consulting the judiciary as required by section 61(1) of the Criminal Justice Act 1967, when actual release should take place.

  Data Protection
  Mr. Fry
  asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what fee he intends to prescribe as the maximum charge for subject access under the Data Protection Act 1984; and if he will make a statement.

  Mr. Hurd
  In setting the maximum fee, I have had to take account, on the one hand, of the needs of data users so far as possible to cover their costs and, on the other, of the requirements of the Council of Europe Data Protection Convention and the importance of preventing the fee from acting as a disincentive to data subjects. As 350
  a consequence, I have now decided to fix the maximum fee at £10 and I shall shortly be making the appropriate regulations under the Act. Data users will, of course, be free in individual cases to charge any sum that falls within that maximum.

NORTHERN IRELAND

  Constitution
  Mr. Adley
  asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what assessment he has made, in the light of the recent constitutional proposals by the Unionist parties, of the likelihood and implications of the Protestant community invoking Her Majesty's Government's declared undertaking not to stand in the way of a decision by the majority in the Province in favour of independence from the United Kingdom; and if he will make a statement.

  Mr. Tom King
  I have made no such assessment I have no evidence to suggest that a sizeable proportion of the people of Northern Ireland would regard independence as a sensible solution to the problems of the Province, now or in the foreseeable future.

  Mr. Stanbrook
  asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will make a statement on his talks with Northern Ireland party leaders concerning the constitional future of the Province.

  Mr. Tom King
  I hope that there can soon be a constructive dialogue, involving all the constitutional political parties, about the future government of Northern Ireland. I therefore welcome the start of exploratory discussions between the unionist leadership and senior officials of my Department.

  Teachers
  Mr. Hayward
  asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he intends to remove teachers' negotiating rights in Northern Ireland.

  Dr. Mawhinney
  No.

  Mr. Chapman
  asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland whether he intends to impose a pay and contract settlement on Northern Ireland teachers, along the lines of the imposed settlement in England and Wales.

  Dr. Mawhinney
  No.

  Cross-frontier Incursions
  Mr. Maginnis
  asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many protests have been lodged by the Irish Republic' Government since 15 November 1985 concerning cross-frontier incursions by the Army or the Royal Ulster Constabulary; and if he will make a statement.

  Mr. Stanley
  Since 15 November 1985 the Irish Government has brought to our attention 78 occasions in which members of our security forces have allegedly crossed the border into the Republic of Ireland. Of these the British authorities have admitted 47; 22 have been denied, six are under investigation, and three others could not be pursued because of insufficient information. I understand how easy it is for members of the security
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  forces operating near the border to make mistakes and accidentally stray outside their respective jurisdictions, as has happened in the case of the security forces of both countries.

  General Election
  Mr. William Ross
  asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many persons in Northern Ireland were refused ballot papers at the recent general election because they did not have the necessary identification.

  Mr. Stanley
  These statistics were not collected at the polling stations in Northern Ireland during the recent general election, but the proportion of the electorate who were refused ballot papers because they did not have the necessary identification is thought to have been very small.

  Job Losses
  Mr. Beggs
  asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many jobs are estimated to have been lost in Northern Ireland through terrorism and intimidation in 1984, 1985, 1986 and 1987 to date.

  Mr. Stanley
  We have not made any such estimates, but there is no doubt that terrorism has materially contributed to unemmployment in the Province.

  Local Government
  Mr. John Mark Taylor
  asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland when he next intends to review the system of local government in Northern Ireland.

  Mr. Needham
  I am not at the moment undertaking a review of local government. However, as my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State, indicated in the debate on 7 July, this is one of the matters that could arise in any talks about the future government of Northern Ireland.

  Anglo-Irish Agreement
  Mr. Allan Roberts
  asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what discussions are now taking place between the Governments of the Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom on the Anglo-Irish Agreement.

  Mr. Tom King
  I last met Irish Ministers at a meeting of the Intergovernmental Conference on 16 July. As is set out in the joint statement issued after the meeting, a copy of which is in the Library, we discussed a range of matters within the field of activity of the Conference, including security and economic co-operation and equality of opportunity in employment.

  Schoolchildren (Community Relations)
  Mr. Yeo
  asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he intends to take further measures to promote better community relations between schoolchildren in the Province.

  Dr. Mawhinney
  Yes. I am conscious of the need for increased effort on this front and I hope to announce our intentions shortly.

  Youth Services
  Mr. Alton
  asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will make a statement concerning the future of the Northern Ireland youth services following the consultation process which ended in June 1986.

  Dr. Mawhinney
  I am not yet able to make a full statement, but for the future I would wish to secure clearer objectives for young people to reach maturity through self development, enterprise and cross-community service.

  Security
  Mr. Kilfedder
  asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will make a statement about the security situation.

  Mr. Tom King
  I refer the hon. Gentleman to the answer I gave the hon. Gentleman the Member for Antrim, South (Mr. Forsythe), earlier today.

  Flags and Emblems
  Mr. McGrady
  asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what is his policy on the removal of flags and emblems from roads, footpaths and other buildings within his control.

  Mr. Stanley
  It is a matter for the operational judgment of the RUC to take whatever steps are necessary to prevent a breach of the peace arising from the provocative display of any flag or emblem.

  As far as the flying of the Union flag from Government buildings in the Province is concerned, the practice is broadly in line with that in the rest of the United Kingdom.

  Prison Officers (Stress)
  Mr. Alton
  asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will make a statement on the level of pastoral care and psychological help to handle stress available to prison officers in the Northern Ireland prison service.

  Mr. Stanley
  The Prison Department offers prison officers a range of services designed to help those who find it difficult to cope with any personal problems.

  It employs trained welfare officers who provide an advisory and guidance service to staff on a wide range of matters and who refer staff to outside agencies or experts for further help. It also obtains advice from the medical advisory service of the Department of Health and Social Services on the health of individual officers and on the occupational health needs of the service. MAS also offers a direct and personal service to staff experiencing health or occupational health problems. More generally management both in the prisons and in headquarters is available to assist individual officers with any problem and can call upon expert medical and other help as necessary.

  Social Workers, Residential Care and Teaching Staff
  Mr. Kilfedder
  asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland whether there has been any change in policy towards the training of social workers, residential care and teaching staff within the training schools establishment in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement.
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  Mr. Stanley
  No. The Department will continue to permit such staff to have leave of absence for further training where this is justified and practical.

  Hospital Waiting Lists
  Mr. Kilfedder
  asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what is the average period of time which patients

  Number of Patients on Waiting Lists for Admission at 31 March 1987 Number Waiting

  Up to 3 months

  Over 3 and up to 6 months

  Over 6months and up to 1 year

  Over 1 year and up to 2 years

  Over 2 years and up to 3 years

  Over 3 years

  Total

  At Ulster

  General Surgery

  204

  43

  19

  —

  —

  —

  266

  Plastic Surgery

  213

  164

  273

  370

  293

  387

  1,700

  Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery

  5

  1

  —

  —

  —

  —

  6

  ENT

  184

  150

  131

  102

  14

  15

  596

  Gynaecology

  198

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  198

  Geriatric Medicine

  13

  6

  5

  22

  7

  1

  54

  Total

  817

  364

  428

  494

  314

  403

  2,820

  At RVH

  Neurology

  37

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  37

  Dermatology

  12

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  12

  Cardiology

  6

  7

  7

  3

  3

  100

  126

  General Surgery

  196

  115

  222

  264

  227

  308

  1,332

  Plastic Surgery

  53

  40

  23

  79

  84

  105

  384

  Thoracic Surgery

  42

  55

  23

  13

  7

  44

  184

  Cardiac Surgery

  14

  20

  8

  24

  41

  324

  431

  Neurosurgery

  41

  17

  5

  8

  —

  42

  113

  ENT

  325

  165

  61

  33

  9

  25

  618

  Ophthalmology

  526

  297

  299

  201

  44

  54

  1,421

  Dentistry

  232

  180

  305

  468

  248

  110

  1,543

  Gynaecology

  85

  14

  2

  1

  —

  —

  102

  Total

  1,569

  910

  955

  1,094

  663

  1,112

  6,303

  At BCH

  Cardiology

  36

  18

  8

  10

  3

  5

  80

  Nephrology

  13

  8

  1

  2

  —

  —

  24

  ENT

  375

  204

  315

  106

  4

  —

  1,004

  Gynaecology

  268

  96

  14

  —

  —

  —

  378

  Geriatric Medicine

  22

  4

  5

  9

  1

  —

  41

  Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery

  34

  19

  7

  3

  1

  2

  66

  General Surgery

  636

  303

  322

  238

  119

  157

  1,775

  Total

  1,384

  652

  672

  368

  128

  164

  3,368

  Departmental Staff
  Richardson
  Ms. asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what was the number of (a) women and (b) men employed within each grade in his Department, in each year since 1979.

  Mr. Stanley
  I shall write to the hon. Member.

  Education Costs
  Mr. Clay
  asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) whether he will publish a table showing the amount spent by local authorities on (a) school transport and (b) school meals in the latest year for which figures are available; and what are the comparable figures for each year since 1978–79 in cash terms and real terms using 1986–87 prices and using an index of 100 for 1978–79;
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  have to wait before admission to the Royal Victoria hospital, the City hospital and the Ulster hospital, excluding emergency cases.

  Mr. Needham
  From the information routinely collected, it is not possible to calculate an average waiting time. The period of time spent on the waiting list varies from specialty to specialty. The table gives an analysis of waiting time for each specialty which has a waiting list at the three hospitals.

  (2) what is the latest figure for expenditure per pupil on books and on equipment in (a) primary schools, (b) secondary schools and (c) special schools; and what are the comparable figures for each of the years since 1978–79, in cash terms and real terms using 1986–87 prices and using an index of 100 for 1978–79.

  Dr. Mawhinney
  I shall reply to the hon. Member as soon as possible.

  Land Restoration
  Mr. Ron Davies
  asked the Secretary of State far Northern Ireland what was the total expenditure by way of grant-aid under the agriculture improvement scheme on land restoration in the Province, in the financial years 1985–86 and 1986–87; and whether such grants are paid in respect of heathland and moorland.
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  Mr. Viggers
  I shall reply to the hon. Member as soon as possible.

  Mourne Mountains and Slieve Croob
  Mr. Ron Davies
  asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland when he plans to designate parts of the Mourne Mountains and Slieve Croob as an environmentally sensitive area; what sites he is currently considering for designation as environmentally sensitive areas in Northern Ireland in 1988; and whether he will make a statement.

  Mr. Viggers
  I shall reply to the hon. Member as soon as possible.

  Land Reclamation
  Mr. Ron Davies
  asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what was the total expenditure by way of grant-aid on land reclamation in the Province, and the number of payments made, in the financial year 1986–87, under (a) the farm capital grant scheme, (b) the farm and horticulture development scheme, (c) the agriculture and horticulture grant scheme and (d) the agriculture and horticulture development scheme.

  Mr. Viggers
  I shall reply to the hon. Member as soon as possible.

  Water Pollution
  Mr. Ron Davies
  asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many incidents of water pollution by farm wastes were recorded in each of the years 1980 to 1986, and in 1987 to date, in Northern Ireland; how many of these incidents were attributable to pollution by silage effluent, and by slurry; and how many of these incidents were the subject of warning letters and prosecutions.

  Mr. Needham
  I shall reply to the hon. Member as soon as possible.

  Departmental Costs
  Mr. Forth
  asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will make a statement about the 1987–88 running cost limit for the Northern Ireland Office and Northern Ireland Departments.

  Mr. Tom King
  The running costs limit for 1987–88 for the Northern Ireland Office and the Northern Ireland Departments is being set at £476·762 million. Further details for provision for individual departments are set out in the appropriate Estimates volumes.

  Mr. Greg Knight
  asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will make a statement on the cash limit for Northern Ireland departmental services for 1987–88.

  Mr. Tom King
  Subject to parliamentary approval of the necessary associated Supplementary Estimates, the cash limit for Northern Ireland Departmental Services (NIOI) for 1987–88 has been increased by £22·0 million from £2,425·9 million to £2,447·8 million. This reflects additions of: £3·2 million in respect of a final assessment of the net changes to the Northern Ireland programme to reflect changes in comparable programmes in England in the 1986 public expenditure survey; £13 million following 356
  the decision to implement the recommendations of the NHS Pay Bodies; £4 million to cover arrears of teachers pay following the agreement between Department of Education (NI) and the teachers unions in Northern Ireland; £1·7 million in respect of employment measures announced earlier in the year and £1·1 million in respect of university academic pay, both consistent with Great Britain treatment. This gross increase of £23 million is offset by the transfer of a total of £1 million to the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the Department of Agriculture for Scotland for the purchase of milk quotas. The total net increase of £22 million is being met from the reserve and does not therefore add to the public expenditure planning total.

  Draft Matrimonial and Family Proceedings (Northern Ireland) Order
  Mr. Archer
  asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland which organisations and individuals made representations or submissions concerning the Draft Matrimonial and Family Proceedings (Northern Ireland) Order; and, of these, which opposed and which supported provisions in the order relating to financial relief.

  Mr. Stanley
  [pursuant to his reply, 16 July 1987, c. 638]: Representations or submissions on the proposal for a Draft Matrimonial and Family Proceedings (Northern Ireland) Order were made by the following organisations:

  Belfast Law Centre1

  Belfast Solicitors Association

  The Building Societies Association

  The Catholic Bishops whose dioceses cover Northern Ireland

  Christian Marriage Committee of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland2

  Church of Ireland Board for Social Responsibility (Northern Ireland)

  Gingerbread (Northern Ireland)2

  Inner Wheel Club of Coleraine2

  The Law Society of Northern Ireland

  Northern Ireland Association of Socialist Lawyers2

  Northern Ireland Marriage Guidance Council2

  Northern Ireland Women's Rights Movement2

  Queen's University Women Graduates' Association (President and Committee) 2

  University of Ulster Students' Union at Jordanstown (petition containing 95 signatures) 2

  WISER Links (Derry Women's Centre) 2

  The Woman's Law and Research Group2

  and by 47 individuals. (44 expressly opposed the provisions on financial relief: three supported them).

  1 Indicates an organisation which expressly supported the provisions on financial relief.

  2 Indicates an organisation which expressly opposed them.

PRIME MINISTER

  Greenock Container Terminal
  Dr. Godman
  asked the Prime Minister what assessment she has made of the implications for employment opportunities in the Greenock area of the proposed closure of the Greenock container terminal; and if she will make a statement.

  The Prime Minister
  The decision to close the Greenock container terminal is a matter for the commercial judgment of the Clyde port authority. The Greenock area already benefits from the activities of the Inverclyde initiative and from the full range of support by the
  357
  Manpower Services Commission. The additional measures announced recently by my right hon. and learned Friend the Secretary of State for Scotland to support the initiative will help Further to strengthen the efforts to create new employment opportunities in Inverclyde.

  Afghanistan
  Mr. Ron Brown
  asked the Prime Minister if she will meet Dr. Najib, President of Afghanistan.

  The Prime Minister
  No.

  Mr. Dalyell
  asked the Prime Minister if, during her recent visit to Moscow, either Mr. Gorbachev or Mr. Sheverdnaze, the Soviet Foreign Minister, raised with her the question of supplies of Blowpipe missiles to the resistance forces in Afghanistan; and if she will make a statement.

  The Prime Minister
  I refer the hon. Member to the statement I made on 2 April, at columns 1223–25.

  Cabotage
  Sir David Price
  asked the Prime Minister if, in the light of the declared intention of the European Council of Ministers to complete the internal market of the Community by the end of the decade, she will indicate what progress she has made in persuading the other European Governments to give the same rights of cabotage to British ships as the United Kingdom accords to theirs.

  The Prime Minister
  The Transport Council was not able to agree last December to the liberalisation of cabotage trade as part of the first stage of a Community shipping policy achieved under the United Kingdom's presidency. My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Transport is therefore considering options for redressing the present imbalance of access to cabotage markets, including mounting a case in the European Court of Justice. It is patently unfair that some European Governments should be able to reserve their cabotage trade to domestic operators when other Governments like the United Kingdom, operate an open cabotage market.

  House of Lords
  Mr. William Powell
  asked the Prime Minister if she will list in the Official Report the names of all those Members of the House of Lords nominated to sit therein since 9 May 1979, together with the dates upon which they took their seats.

  The Prime Minister
  His Royal Highness The Prince Andrew was created Duke of York on 23 July 1986, and was introduced into the House of Lords on 11 February 1987.

  Other peerages created since 9 May 1979 are as follows, together with the dates on which the holders were introduced.

  Title

  Created

  Introduced

  Lord Bellwin

  21 May 1979

  23 May 1979

  Lord Lever of Manchester

  3 July 1979

  10 July 1979

  Lord Stewart of Fulham

  5 July 1979

  17 July 1979

  Lord MacKay of Clashfern

  6 July 1979

  11 July 1979

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  Title

  Created

  Introduced

  Lord Strauss

  9 July 1979

  11 July 1979

  Lord Irving of Dartford

  10 July 1979

  10 July 1979

  Lord Galpern

  10 July 1979

  16 July 1979

  Lord Renton

  11 July 1979

  16 July 1979

  Baroness Jeger

  11 July 1979

  25 July 1979

  Lord Underhill

  12 July 1979

  17 July 1979

  Lord Godber of Willington (died 25 August 1980)

  12 July 1979

  18 July 1979

  Lord Gledwyn of Penrhos

  16 July 1979

  18 July 1979

  Lord Brooks of Tremorfa

  17 July 1979

  23 July 1979

  Lord Lowry

  18 July 1979

  19 July 1979

  Lord Harris of High Cross

  19 July 1979

  24 July 1979

  Lord Ross of Marnock

  24 July 1979

  25 July 1979

  Lord Murton of Lindisfarne

  25 July 1979

  28 November 1979

  Lord Hooson

  26 July 1979

  31 October 1979

  Lord McFarlane of Llandaff

  30 July 1979

  20 November 1979

  Baroness Airey of Abingdon

  6 August 1979

  7 November 1979

  Lord Holderness

  7 August 1979

  14 November 1979

  Lord Gibson-Watt

  7 September 1979

  7 November 1979

  Lord Dacre of Glanton

  27 September 1979

  14 November 1979

  Lord Lane

  28 September 1979

  24 October 1979

  Baroness Skrimshire of Quarter (died 7 November 1979)

  2 October 1979

  31 October 1979

  Lord Coggan

  28 January 1980

  5 March 1980

  Baroness Trumpington

  4 February 1980

  6 February 1980

  Lord Keith of Castleacre

  6 February 1980

  13 February 1980

  Lord Hunt of Tanworth

  8 February 1980

  20 February 1980

  Lord Emslie

  11 February 1980

  13 February 1980

  Lord Sieff of Brimpton

  14 February 1980

  5 March 1980

  Lord McAlpine of Moffat

  21 February 1980

  27 February 1980

  Lord Roskill

  15 April 1980

  16 April 1980

  Lord Boardman

  10 July 1980

  30 July 1980

  Lord Marshall of Leeds

  11 July 1980

  23 July 1980

  Lord Weinstock

  17 July 1980

  15 October 1980

  Lord Matthews

  22 July 1980

  23 July 1980

  Lord McFadzean of Kelvinside

  1 September 1980

  22 October 1980

  Lord Bridge of Harwich

  29 September 1980

  8 October 1980

  Lord Benson

  2 February 1981

  11 February 1981

  Lord Swann

  16 February 1981

  24 February 1981

  Lord Tordoff

  11 May 1981

  20 May 1981

  Lord Molloy

  12 May 1981

  13 May 1981

  Lord Jenkins of Putney

  14 May 1981

  19 May 1981

  Lord John-Mackie

  18 May 1981

  19 May 1981

  Baroness Lane-Fox

  19 May 1981

  9 June 1981

  Lord Bishopston (died 20 April 1984)

  21 May 1981

  2 June 1981

  Baroness Ewart-Biggs

  22 May 1981

  3 June 1981

  Lord Beloff

  26 May 1981

  2 June 1981

  Lord Elystan-Morgan

  27 May 1981

  16 June 1981

  Baroness Piatt of Writtle

  28 May 1981

  17 June 1981

  Lord Plummer of St. Marylebone

  29 May 1981

  1 July 1981

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  Title

  Created

  Introduced

  Lord Stodart of Leaston

  1 June 1981

  10 June 1981

  Lord Campbell of Alloway

  2 June 1981

  24 June 1981

  Lord Thomas of Swynnerton

  16 June 1981

  7 July 1981

  Baroness Gardner of Parkes

  19 June 1981

  23 June 1981

  Lord Mayhew

  6 July 1981

  8 July 1981

  Lord Marsh

  15 July 1981

  28 July 1981

  Lord Constantine of Stanmore

  21 July 1981

  28 July 1981

  Lord Kadoorie

  22 September 1981

  14 October 1981

  Lord Brandon of Oakbrook

  24 September 1981

  5 October 1981

  Lord Forte

  2 February 1982

  2 March 1982

  Lord Cayzer

  8 February 1982

  24 March 1982

  Lord Bancroft

  10 February 1982

  3 March 1982

  Lord Brightman

  12 March 1982

  17 March 1982

  Lord MacLehose of Beoch

  21 May 1982

  21 July 1982

  Lord Carnegy of Lour

  14 July 1982

  28 July 1982

  Lord Pennock

  16 July 1982

  20 October 1982

  Lord Gormley

  20 July 1982

  28 July 1982

  Lord Templeman

  30 September 1982

  13 October 1982

  Lord Lewin

  19 November 1982

  2 February 1983

  Lord McIntosh of Haringey

  17 January 1983

  26 January 1983

  Baroness Nicol

  20 January 1983

  26 January 1983

  Baroness Cox

  24 January 1983

  2 March 1983

  Lord Taylor of Hadfield

  27 January 1983

  16 February 1983

  Lord Ingrow

  31 January 1983

  2 February 1983

  Lord Ezra

  2 February 1983

  9 February 1983

  Lord Rayner

  3 February 1983

  9 February 1983

  Lord Quinton

  7 February 1983

  23 February 1983

  Lord Prys-Davies

  9 February 1983

  23 February 1983

  Lord Bauer

  10 February 1983

  16 March 1983

  Lord Richardson of Duntisbourne

  11 February 1983

  23 March 1983

  Lord Cameron of Balhousie (died 29 January 1985)

  14 March 1983

  16 March 1983

  Lord Gallacher

  28 March 1983

  30 March 1983

  Viscount Whitelaw

  16 June 1983

  16 June 1983

  Lord Hanson

  30 June 1983

  6 July 1983

  Lord Howard of Henderskelfe (died 27 November 1984)

  1 July 1983

  6 July 1983

  Lord Gray of Contin

  4 July 1983

  5 July 1983

  Viscount Tonypandy

  11 July 1983

  19 July 1983

  Lord King of Wartnaby

  15 July 1983

  26 July 1983

  Lord Blanch

  5 September 1983

  1 November 1983

  Lord Stallard

  7 September 1983

  9 November 1983

  Lord Ennals

  9 September 1983

  1 November 1983

  Lord Graham of Edmonton

  12 September 1983

  25 October 1983

  Lord Stoddart of Swindon

  14 September 1983

  26 October 1983

  Lord Wilson of Rievaulx

  16 September 1983

  15 November 1983

  Lord Maude of Stratford-upon-Avon

  19 September 1983

  2 November 1983

  Lord Broxbourne

  21 September 1983

  30 November 1983

  Lord Kaberry of Adel

  23 September 1983

  9 November 1983

  Lord Fanshawe of Richmond

  27 September 1983

  22 November 1983

  Lord Dean of Berwick

  28 September 1983

  2 November 1983

  Lord Barnett

  30 September 1983

  8 November 1983

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  Title

  Created

  Introduced

  Lord Eden of Winton

  3 October 1983

  16 November 1983

  Lord Peyton of Yeovil

  5 October 1983

  25 October 1983

  Lord Bruce-Gardyne

  7 October 1983

  15 November 1983

  Lord Carmichael of Kelvingrove

  10 October 1983

  22 November 1983

  Lord Grimond

  12 October 1983

  16 November 1983

  Lord Fitt

  14 October 1983

  26 October 1983

  Lord Mulley

  30 January 1984

  1 February 1984

  Lord Bottomley

  31 January 1984

  15 February 1984

  Lord Henderson of Brompton

  1 February 1984

  2 February 1984

  Lord McAlpine of West Green

  2 February 1984

  8 February 1984

  Earl of Stockton (died 29 December 1986)

  24 February 1984

  24 February 1984

  Lord Cameron of Lochbroom

  8 June 1984

  20 June 1984

  Lord Young of Graffham

  10 October 1984

  16 October 1984

  Lord Chapple

  4 February 1985

  6 February 1985

  Baroness Warnock

  6 February 1985

  27 March 1985

  Lord Vinson

  7 February 1985

  27 February 1985

  Lord Murray of Epping Forest

  14 February 1985

  20 February 1985

  Lord Kimball

  9 May 1985

  21 May 1985

  Lord Silkin of Dulwich

  13 May 1985

  15 May 1985

  Lord Butterworth

  15 May 1985

  5 June 1985

  Lord Elliott of Morpeth

  16 May 1985

  22 May 1985

  Lord Crawshaw of Aintree (died 16 July 1986)

  17 May 1985

  4 June 1985

  Lord Donoughue

  21 May 1985

  26 June 1985

  Lord Williams of Elvel

  22 May 1985

  4 June 1985

  Lord Griffiths

  23 May 1985

  5 June 1985

  Baroness Turner of Camden

  29 May 1985

  18 June 1985

  Lord Morton of Shuna

  30 May 1985

  12 June 1985

  Lord Sanderson of Bowden

  5 June 1985

  11 June 1985

  Baroness Hooper

  10 June 1985

  12 June 1985

  Lord Wolfson

  13 June 1985

  26 June 1985

  Lord Mellish

  12 July 1985

  17 July 1985

  Lord Marshall of Goring

  22 July 1985

  30 July 1985

  Lord Ackner

  30 January 1986

  5 February 1986

  Lord Oliver of Aylmerton

  31 January 1986

  5 February 1986

  Lord Goff of Chieveley

  6 February 1986

  11 February 1986

  Lord Dainton

  14 February 1986

  22 July 1986

  Lord Bonham-Carter

  21 July 1986

  30 July 1986

  Lord Moore of Wolvercote

  22 July 1986

  22 July 1986

  Lord Deedes

  23 September 1986

  15 October 1986

  Lord Wyatt of Weeford

  3 February 1987

  4 February 1987

  Lord Bramall

  9 February 1987

  17 February 1987

  Baroness Blackstone

  18 March 1987

  7 April 1987

  Lord Carter

  23 March 1987

  24 March 1987

  Lord Peston

  24 March 1987

  25 March 1987

  Lord Irvine of Lairg

  25 March 1987

  25 March 1987

  Lord Stevens of Ludgate

  27 March 1987

  31 March 1987

  Lord Johnston of Rockport

  30 March 1987

  29 April 1987

  Lord Basnett

  31 March 1987

  31 March 1987

  Lord Trafford

  3 April 1987

  7 April 1987

  Lord Plumb

  6 April 1987

  28 April 1987

  Baroness Blatch

  7 April 1987

  6 May 1987

  Lord Goold

  8 April 1987

  8 April 1987

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  Title

  Created

  Introduced

  Lord Havers

  22 June 1987

  22 June 1987

  Lord Chilver

  14 July 1987

  15 July 1987

  Lord Knights

  22 July 1987

  22 July 1987

  Pension Schemes
  Sir Brandon Rhys Williams
  asked the Prime Minister if she will take steps to improve the co-ordination between the Inland Revenue and the Department of Health and Social Security in regard to the regulation and supervision of private sector pension schemes; and if she will clarify the status, powers and responsibilities of the Occupational Pensions Board.

  The Prime Minister
  I have noted my hon. Friend's proposal, but I have no reason to believe that the present relationship between the two Departments in this respect

  Number1 of Male(M) and Female(F) Staff Employed 1979–1987

  1979

  1980

  1981

  1982

  1983

  1984

  1985

  1986

  1987

  Grade 1

  Male

  3·0

  3·0

  3·0

  3·0

  5·0

  6·0

  5·0

  4·0

  3·0

  Female

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  1·0

  1·0

  1·0

  Grade 2

  Male

  5·0

  4·0

  6·0

  3·0

  11·0

  6·0

  7·0

  8·0

  8·0

  Female

  —

  —

  —

  —

  1·0

  —

  —

  —

  —

  Grade 3

  Male

  11·0

  12·0

  10·0

  8·0

  23·0

  24·0

  27·0

  26·0

  24·0

  Female

  1·0

  —

  —

  —

  2·0

  2·5

  1·0

  2·0

  3·0

  Grade 4

  Male

  —

  —

  —

  —

  3·0

  2·0

  6·0

  6·0

  5·0

  Female

  —

  —

  —

  —

  1·0

  —

  1·5

  1·5

  1·5

  Grade 5

  Male

  26·0

  24·0

  22·0

  18·0

  48·0

  47·0

  47·0

  49·0

  48·0

  Female

  3·0

  2·0

  1·0

  1·0

  9·0

  9·0

  10·5

  7·5

  10·5

  Grade 6

  Male

  4·0

  4·0

  5·0

  3·0

  19·0

  24·0

  21·0

  21·0

  20·0

  Female

  —

  —

  —

  —

  3·0

  2·0

  1·0

  5·0

  5·0

  Grade 7

  Male

  74·5

  65·5

  47·0

  37·0

  129·0

  125·0

  137·0

  157·0

  156·0

  Female

  7·0

  8·5

  9·0

  9·0

  31·0

  30·5

  33·0

  33·0

  31·5

  SEO

  Male

  16·0

  14·0

  13·0

  13·0

  82·0

  82·0

  73·0

  66·0

  79·0

  Female

  2·0

  2·0

  1·0

  1·0

  15·0

  13·5

  16·0

  17·5

  16·5

  HEO

  Male

  42·0

  35·0

  42·0

  43·0

  96·0

  103·0

  101·0

  104·0

  96·0

  Female

  16·0

  19·0

  19·0

  16·0

  50·0

  47·0

  59·0

  68·5

  69·5

  EO

  Male

  60·0

  59·0

  54·0

  58·0

  133·0

  119·0

  114·0

  117·0

  131·0

  Female

  52·0

  51·0

  46·0

  44·0

  130·0

  129·5

  127·5

  125·5

  138·0

  AO

  Male

  95·5

  73·5

  69·0

  68·0

  189·0

  172·5

  162·0

  158·5

  159·5

  Female

  99·5

  87·5

  84·5

  87·5

  327·0

  306·5

  300·0

  305·0

  307·5

  AA

  Male

  39·0

  32·0

  33·0

  30·5

  101·5

  90·5

  80·5

  81·0

  74·0

  Female

  52·5

  90·5

  92·0

  84·0

  314·0

  260·5

  253·0

  277·5

  271·5

  (OG)

  Male

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  3·5

  8·0

  Female

  35·5

  6·0

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  1·0

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  is unsatisfactory. The Occupational Pensions Board, an independent statutory body constituted under the Social Security Act 1973, has certain limited responsibilities for occupational pensions under that Act, the Social Security Pensions Act 1975 and the Social Security Act 1986.

  Departmental Staff
  Ms. Richardson
  asked the Prime Minister what was the number of (a) women and (b) men employed within each grade in the Cabinet Office and her Private Office in each year since 1979.

  The Prime Minister
  The information is not available in the precise form requested. The number of women and men employed at each grade level in the Cabinet Office, including my own Office, is as follows. The figures from 1983 onwards include the Management and Personnel Office.
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  1979

  1980

  1981

  1982

  1983

  1984

  1985

  1986

  1987

  Total:

  Male

  376·0

  326·0

  304·0

  284·5

  839·5

  801·0

  780·5

  801·0

  811·5

  Female

  268·5

  266·5

  252·5

  242·5

  883·0

  801·0

  803·5

  844·0

  856·5

  Inner Cities
  Mr. Wareing
  asked the Prime Minister what form coordination will take between the Department of Trade and Industry and the Department of the Environment in respect of Government policies for the inner cities.

  The Prime Minister
  Co-ordination, both between departments and between the Government and other local bodies, is important to the success of our policies for the inner cities. Effective machinery to secure this cooperation already exists in the urban programme partnerships, the city action teams and the inner cities initiative.

  Telecommunications
  Mr. Douglas
  asked the Prime Minister whether, in her meetings with President Reagan, she had an opportunity of discussing the effect upon British and American telecommunications interests of further delay in negotiations for the second KKD international telecommunications network in Japan.

  The Prime Minister
  I refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave my hon. Friend the Member for Arundel (Mr. Marshall) yesterday.

  Mr. Michael Marshall
  asked the Prime Minister whether she had an opportunity of discussing with President Reagan the common interests of the United Kingdom and the United States of America in a speedy resolution to the negotiations for the second KDD international telecommunications network in Japan.

  The Prime Minister
  No. The United States administration, however, are well aware of our views.

  "Spycatcher"
  Mr. Allen
  asked the Prime Minister if she will obtain for the Library of 10 Downing street a copy of the book, "Spycatcher", by Mr. Peter Wright.

  The Prime Minister
  No.

  Mr. Dalyell
  asked the Prime Minister (1) whether it was with her authority that at 4 pm on Wednesday 8 July, the Treasury Solicitor's Office telephoned Theodore Goddard, solicitors for The Sunday Times, to ask for an undertaking by 5.30 pm that afternoon not to publish further extracts from Mr. Peter Wright's book "Spycatcher"; and if she will make a statement;

  (2) whether it was with her authority that around 3 pm on Wednesday 8 July the Treasury Solicitor's Office telephoned Theodore Goddard, solicitors for The Sunday Times, indicating an intention later that afternoon to ask them for an undertaking not to publish further extracts from Mr. Peter Wright's book "Spycatcher"; and if she will make a statement.

  The Prime Minister
  I refer the hon. Gentleman to the reply given by my right hon. and learned Friend the Attorney-General to the right hon. and learned Member for Aberavon (Mr. Morris) on 20 July, at column 16.

  Engagements
  Mr. John Mark Taylor
  asked the Prime Minister if she will list her official engagements for Thursday 23 July.

  Mr. Tony Lloyd
  asked the Prime Minister if she will list her official engagements for Thursday 23 July.

  Mr. Stern
  asked the Prime Minister if she will list her official engagements for Thursday 23 July.

  Mr. Pike
  asked the Prime Minister if she will list her official engagements for Thursday 23 July.

  Mr. Rooker
  asked the Prime Minister if she will list her official engagements for Thursday 23 July.

  Mr. Greenway
  asked the Prime Minister if she will list her official engagements for Thursday 23 July.

  The Prime Minister
  This morning I presided at a meeting of the Cabinet and had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others. In addition to my duties in the House I shall be having further meetings later today.

ENERGY

  Nuclear Technology
  Mr. Flynn
  asked the Secretary of State for Energy what assessment he has made of the prospects for the sale of (a) nuclear reactors, (b) nuclear reprocessing technologies and (c) enriched uranium to countries (i) within or (ii) outside the European Community in the next year.

  Mr. Michael Spicer
  Assessment of sales prospects is a matter for the commercial organisations concerned.

  Coal Imports
  Mr. Skinner
  asked the Secretary of State for Energy what was the level of coal imports for the last 12 months (a) by country of origin, (b) by tonnage and (c) by cost per tonne.

  Mr. Michael Spicer
  Coal imports into the United Kingdom during the period May 1986 to April 1987 inclusive (the latest 12 months for which statistics are currently available) were as shown in the following table.

  Country of Origin

  '000 tonnes

  Average cost per tonne 1£

  Australia

  3614

  36·84

  USA

  3267

  37·36

  Poland

  1082

  41·44

  Canada

  445

  35·65

  Federal Republic of Germany

  333

  105·69

  Netherlands

  203

  38·17

  South Africa

  170

  36·40

  Belgium/Luxembourg

  156

  46·07

  Bulgaria

  144

  33·84

  Soviet Union

  37

  31·35

  Colombia

  31

  36·72

  France

  23

  60·05

  365

  Country of Origin

  '000 tonnes

  Average cost per tonne 1£

  China

  23

  89·61

  German Democratic Republic

  19

  22·84

  Eire

  11

  69·64

  Other Countries2

  29

  59·05

  Total

  39588

  40·24

  1 At the United Kingdom port of entry.

  2 Nine countries, each of which supplied less than 10,000 tonnes of coal to the United Kingdom in the period May 1986 to April 1987.

  3 Total differs from sum of components due to rounding.

  Most of the coal imported into the United Kingdom is anthracite and coking coal rather than ordinary steam coal. Anthracite (naturally smokeless coal with a high heat content per tonne) commands a particularly high price. It is imported from a variety of countries and represents most of the coal imported from West Germany and China during the 12 months in question.

  Coal Industry
  Mr Skinner
  asked the Secretary of State for Energy whether he will issue a direction to British Coal to withdraw the new disciplinary code of conduct.

  Mr. Michael Spicer
  No. The terms and conditions of employment of mineworkers is a matter for negotiation between the management of British Coal and the mining unions.

  Power Station (Fawley)
  Sir David Price
  asked the Secretary of State for Energy if, in making his decision about the proposed siting by the Central Electricity Generating Board of a 1800MW coal-fired power station at Fawley, he will take into account a possible source of pollution dangers to those communities who live downwind from Fawley on the east side of Southampton Water and the potential risk to the Hamble river; and if he will make a statement.

  Mr. Michael Spicer
  My right hon. Friend has not yet received any application from the Central Electricity Generating Board for consent for the construction of a coal-fired power station at Fawley. If such an application is made, he will take all relevant points into account in reaching his decision.

  Departmental Staff
  Ms. Richardson
  asked the Secretary of State for Energy what was the number of (a) women and (b) men employed within each grade in his Department in each year since 1979.

  Mr. Parkinson
  The numbers of(a) women and (b) men employed in my Department in each year since 1979 are as follows:

  Year and Grade

  Women

  Men

  1979

  Grade 1

  —

  1·0

  Grade 2

  —

  5·0

  Grade 3

  —

  15·0

  Grade 5

  3·0

  44·5

  Grade 6

  6·0

  23·5

  Grade 7

  16·5

  133·5

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  Year and Grade

  Women

  Men

  Senior Executive Officer and equivalent grades

  13·5

  100·5

  Higher Executive Officer and equivalent grades

  35·5

  127·5

  Executive Officer and equivalent grades

  71·0

  162·5

  Administrative Officer and equivalent grades

  164·5

  103·5

  Administrative Assistance and equivalent grades

  163·5

  77·0

  1980

  Grade 1

  —

  1·0

  Grade 2

  —

  5·0

  Grade 3

  1·0

  14·0

  Grade 5

  2·0

  43·5

  Grade 6

  2·0

  28·5

  Grade 7

  12·0

  132·5

  Senior Executive Officer and equivalent grades

  11·0

  106·5

  Higher Executive Officer and equivalent grades

  30·0

  140·5

  Executive Officer and equivalent grades

  60·0

  143·5

  Administrative Officer and equivalent grades

  150·0

  91·0

  Administrative Assistant and equivalent grades

  184·5

  72·0

  1981

  Grade 1

  —

  1·0

  Grade 2

  —

  3·0

  Grade 3

  1·0

  13·0

  Grade 5

  2·0

  48·0

  Grade 6

  —

  28·5

  Grade 7

  13·0

  129·5

  Senior Executive Officer and equivalent grades

  9·5

  111·0

  Higher Executive Officer and equivalent grades

  25·5

  121·5

  Executive Officer and equivalent grades

  59·5

  136·5

  Administrative Officer and equivalent grades

  152·5

  92·5

  Administrative Assistant and equivalent grades

  164·5

  68·0

  1982

  Grade 1

  —

  1·0

  Grade 2

  —

  3·0

  Grade 3

  1·0

  11·0

  Grade 5

  3·0

  49·0

  Grade 6

  —

  23·0

  Grade 7

  13·0

  128·0

  Senior Executive Officer and equivalent grades

  9·0

  107·5

  Higher Executive Officer and equivalent grades

  28·0

  117·0

  Executive Officer and equivalent grades

  51·0

  124·0

  Administrative Officer and equivalent grades

  142·5

  87·0

  Administrative Assistant and equivalent grades

  175·5

  59·0

  1983

  Grade 1

  —

  1·0

  Grade 2

  —

  2·0

  Grade 3

  —

  11·0

  Grade 5

  3·0

  41·0

  Grade 6

  1·0

  23·0

  Grade 7

  15·5

  121·0

  Senior Executive Officer and equivalent grades

  9·0

  110·0

  Higher Executive Officer and equivalent grades

  24·0

  106·0

  367

  Year and Grade

  Women

  Men

  Executive Officer and equivalent grades

  51·0

  125·0

  Administrative Officer and equivalent grades

  142·0

  83·5

  Administrative Assistant and equivalent grades

  168·0

  48·0

  1984

  Grade 1

  —

  1·0

  Grade 2

  —

  2·0

  Grade 3

  1·0

  11·0

  Grade 5

  3·0

  44·0

  Grade 6

  4·0

  21·0

  Grade 7

  15·0

  126·0

  Senior Executive Officer and equivalent grades

  7·0

  108·0

  Higher Executive Officer and equivalent grades

  24·0

  102·0

  Executive Officer and equivalent grades

  57·0

  129·0

  Administrative Officer and equivalent grades

  142·0

  78·5

  Administrative Assistant and equivalent grades

  154·0

  48·0

  1985

  Grade 1

  —

  1·0

  Grade 2

  —

  2·0

  Grade 3

  —

  11·0

  Grade 5

  4·0

  45·0

  Grade 6

  6·0

  29·0

  Grade 7

  13·0

  126·0

  Senior Executive Officer and equivalent grades

  9·0

  98·0

  Higher Executive Officer and equivalent grades

  22·0

  101·0

  Executive Officer and equivalent grades

  57·5

  130·5

  Administrative Officer and equivalent grades

  145·5

  72

  Administrative Assistant and equivalent grades

  149·5

  45·0

  1986

  Grade 1

  —

  1·0

  Grade 2

  —

  2·0

  Grade 3

  —

  12·0

  Grade 4

  —

  —

  Grade 5

  4·0

  46·0

  Grade 6

  5·0

  32·0

  Grade 7

  13·0

  120·0

  Senior Executive Officer and equivalent grades

  13·0

  99·0

  Higher Executive Officer and equivalent grades

  25·0

  109·5

  Executive Officer and equivalent grades

  53·0

  113·5

  Administrative Officer and equivalent grades

  137·0

  77·0

  Administrative Assistant and equivalent grades

  129·0

  38·5

  1987

  Grade 1

  —

  1·0

  Grade 2

  —

  2·0

  Grade 3

  —

  12·0

  Grade 4

  —

  1·0

  Grade 5

  3·0

  45·5

  Grade 6

  8·0

  32·0

  Grade 7

  18·0

  126·0

  Senior Executive Officer and equivalent grades

  11·0

  97·0

  Higher Executive Officer and equivalent grades

  20·5

  112·0

  Executive Officer and equivalent grades

  61·5

  125·5

  Administrative Officer and equivalent grades

  127·0

  81·0

  Administrative Assistant and equivalent grades

  119·0

  39·5

  368
  Note: Figures in the tables include an allowance for grades now obsolete and for grades not identified by the Treasury's central manpower database.

  Nuclear Incidents
  Ms. Ruddock
  asked the Secretary of State for Energy if he will make it his policy to request the Health and Safety Executive's Nuclear Installations Inspectorate to update the quarterly notifications of incidents and accidents for the period July 1982 to May 1987 using the new criteria for reporting incidents reported to the House on 30 April.

  Mr. Michael Spicer
  No. The quarterly statements issued by the Health and Safety Executive have already reported all incidents having significance or potential significance for the health and safety of the work force at nuclear installations or for the general public during the period specified.

  Electricity Industry
  Mr. Corbett
  asked the Secretary of State for Energy whether he proposes to allow new providers of electricity generation for either own-use or for sale to operate in the wake of the privatisation of the electricity supply industry.

  Mr. Michael Spicer
  Yes.

  Mr. Baldry
  asked the Secretary of State for Energy how he intends to meet any expediture arising from his proposal to privatise the electricity supply industry.

  Mr. Parkinson
  Parliamentary approval for expenditure on this new service will be sought in a Supplementary Supply Estimate for the Department of Energy. Pending that approval, urgent expenditure will be met by repayable advances from the contingencies fund.

  Mr. Corbett
  asked the Secretary of State for Energy what estimate he has made of the cost of providing extra facilities to transmit surplus electricity generated in Scotland to the grid serving England and Wales.

  Mr. Michael Spicer
  This is a matter for the two utilities concerned.

  British Gas (Privatisation)
  Mr. Clay
  asked the Secretary of State for Energy if he will publish an estimate of the amount of money spent advertising the sale of British Gas for privatisation.

  Mr. Peter Morrison
  It is not the practice of Her Majesty's Government to publish the sums paid to individual advisers or contractors in a privatisation. Overall marketing costs to the Government, which included the share information office, prospectus printing and despatch and the customer mailing as well as the advertising, were £35 million before VAT.

  It was money well spent. The activities involved played a vital role in preparing the market prior to setting the price for British Gas shares. A change of just one penny in the share price was equivalent to £40 million.

  UKAEA (Nuclear Research and Development)
  Mr. Baldry
  asked the Secretary of State for Energy if he will make available summaries of his Department's programme letters in respect of its funding of the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority's nuclear research and development programmes.
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  Mr. Michael Spicer
  I have today placed copies in the Library.

  Energy Technologies
  Mr. Hunter
  asked the Secretary of State for Energy what information is publicly available on the appraisal of different energy technologies.

  Mr. Michael Spicer
  I am today placing in the Library of the House Energy Paper 54 "Energy Technologies for the United Kingdom — 1986 Appraisal of Research, Development and Demonstration". This is a comprehensive assessment of a wide range of different energy technologies covering virtually all those currently considered to be relevant for the United Kingdom.

  ESCOM (South Africa)
  Mr. Boateng
  asked the Secretary of State for Energy whether all uranium imported into the United Kingdom from (a) South Africa and (b) Namibia is treated as covered by the International Atomic Energy or Euratom safeguards.

  Mr. Michael Spicer
  [pursuant to his reply, 17 July 1987, c. 647–48]: All uranium imported into the United Kingdom for civil use is subject to Euratom safeguards and to the terms of the UK/Euratom/IAEA safeguards agreement.

  Mr. Boateng
  asked the Secretary of State for Energy what proportion of the total uranium stockpile held in the United Kingdom is under International Atomic Energy Authority or Euratom safeguards.

  Mr. Michael Spicer
  [pursuant to his reply, 17 July 1987, c. 647–48]: All civil uranium in the United Kingdom is subject to Euratom safeguards and to the terms of the UK/ Euratom/IAEA safeguards agreement.

  Mr. Boateng
  asked the Secretary of State for Energy whether he will place in the Library any correspondence between (a) Her Majesty's Government and the European Commissioners and (b) between Her Majesty's Government and the Australian and Canadian attaches to the European Community on the matter of the application of nuclear safeguards to uranium imports to the EEC for use in the United Kingdom in each case since May 1979.

  Mr. Michael Spicer
  [pursuant to his reply, 17 July 1987, c. 647–48]No. Correspondence between the United Kingdom Government, the European Commission and the Australian or Canadian Governments is confidential to the parties concerned.

  Nuclear Waste
  Ms. Ruddock
  asked the Secretary of State for Energy what is Her Majesty's Government's policy on returning nuclear waste arising in low, intermediate and high-level categories from the reprocessing of (a) imported thermal oxide fuel and (b) imported magnox fuel to each country of origin; what are the volumes involved in each waste category for contracts for spent nuclear fuel imported for reprocessing so far signed; and if he will make a statement on the impact on Nirex of managing spent nuclear fuel imported for reprocessing from other countries.

  Mr. Michael Spicer
  I shall reply to the hon. Member as soon as possible.
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  Ms. Ruddock
  asked the Secretary of State for Energy what commercial and national security restrictions currently exist covering the disclosure of information on nuclear waste plutonium contaminated materials, plutonium and depleted uranium following reprocessing after discharge from power stations.

  Mr. Michael Spicer
  I refer the hon. Member to the replies given by my hon. Friend the Member for Eddisbury (Mr. Goodlad) to the hon. Member for Meirionydd Nant Conwy (Mr. Thomas) on 26 and 29 January 1987 at columns 58 and 327, respectively. The reply on 29 January erroneously refers to the date of the other reply as 28 January.

  Offshore Technology Board
  Mr. Corbett
  asked the Secretary of State for Energy whether he will list the members of the Offshore Technology Board, giving their occupations and working backgrounds, their remuneration, and an estimate of how many hours a year, each spend, by name, on the board's behalf.

  Mr. Peter Morrison
  I shall reply to the hon. Member as soon as possible.

  Sellafield
  Mr. Thomas
  asked the Secretary of State for Energy what information he has about progress by British Nuclear Fuels Ltd. in carrying out safety improvements at Sellafield stipulated in the Nuclear Installation Inspectorate's audit reports.

  Mr. Michael Spicer
  I shall reply to the hon. Member as soon as possible.

  Coal Waste
  Ms. Ruddock
  asked the Secretary of State for Energy what commercial restrictions cover the disclosure of information on coal waste from power stations.

  Mr. Michael Spicer
  Coal ash from power stations is widely used in the construction industry and its availability widely publicised. The sale of such waste is a matter for the Central Electricity Generating Board which advises me that only the pricing terms of sales contracts are normally kept confidential.

  Magnox Reactors
  Mr. Thomas
  asked the Secretary of State for Energy if he will update to 31 March 1987 the information on thermal energy generated and spent fuel discharged by Hunterston A station given the reply to the hon. Member for Meirionnydd Nant Conwy on 10 July 1986; and if he will revise the figure for fuel discharged in 1985–86 given in that answer.

  Mr. Ian Lang
  [pursuant to the reply, 2 July 1987, c. 128]: I have been asked to reply. I am advised by the South of Scotland Electricity Board that during the financial year 1986–87 the thermal output of Hunterston A was 9,211,936·4 MWh (thermal) and 75·68 tonnes of fuel were discharged. In 1985–86, 96·94 tonnes of fuel were discharged, not 9,694 as previously stated.

ENVIRONMENT

  Radioactive Waste
  Mr. McGrady
  asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what further action he intends to take to mitigate the effects of the discharge of radioactive waste into the Irish sea by British Nuclear Fuels Ltd.

  Mr. Moynihan
  British Nuclear Fuels plc is undertaking a major investment programme to reduce discharges from Sellafield. As a result of this programme, which will extend into the 1990s, liquid discharges have been reduced to less than a sixth of their 1979 level. Together with the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, my Department has introduced a new authorisation limiting radioactive liquid discharges from Sellafield into the sea. The authorisation, which came into effect on 1 July 1986, set tighter annual, quarterly and two-day limits on the overall amounts of radioactivity which may be discharged into the sea and, for the first time, set specific limits on a wide range of individual radionuclides that are of radiological significance or that account for a large proportion of the discharge in activity terms. The authorisation will be reviewed in two or three years' time and again when the current investment programme is completed.

  Water Environment
  Mr. Pendry
  asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will estimate the numbers of people using the water environment and its surrounds for recreational purposes.

  Mr. Moynihan
  Membership of organised clubs in Great Britain for the sports of angling, canoeing, rowing, sub aqua, water skiing and sailing in 1985 totalled an estimated 510,000. This figure underestimates the total number of users as it does not take account of casual users of water areas for recreation. Figures from the 1983 general household survey also indicate that this figure is an underestimate.

  From the limited data available, it is reckoned that approximately 2 million people per year make use of the water environment for recreation.

  Nonconformist Chapels and Meeting Houses
  Mr. Beith
  asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what consideration he has given to the 42nd interim report of the Royal Commission on the ancient monuments of England relating to nonconformist chapels and meeting houses; and whether he will list any of those chapels and meeting houses referred to in the report especially worthy of preservation which have been demolished, significantly altered or become disused since its publication.

  Mr. Moynihan
  Most of the information requested is not held by the Department. I will write to the hon. Member as soon as possible with as much information as can readily be assembled.

  Rating Reform
  Mr Ralph Howell
  asked the Secretary of State for the Environment how, under the proposed community charge legislation, he intends to recover unpaid community charges from the unemployed, self employed or retired.
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  Mr. Howard
  The same recovery procedure which currently applies for domestic rates will continue to be available: local authorities will be empowered to seek a court order permitting distraint on goods.

  Mr. Hannam
  asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will consult organisations representing the interests of both elderly and disabled people prior to the introduction of a community charge.

  Mr. Howard
  The Government conducted a major consultation exercise following publication of the Green Paper "Paying for Local Government" (Cmnd. 9714). A number of voluntary and welfare organisations responded to the Green Paper, including Age Concern England, the British Pensioners and Trade Unions Action Association and the Spas tics Society.

  My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State and I are always prepared to listen to the views expressed by such organisations.

  Mr. Summerson
  asked the Secretary of State for the Environment at what intervals property will be revalued for the unified business rate; and if at revaluation the rate in the pound will be adjusted accordingly.

  Mr. Howard
  There will be a general revaluation of non-domestic property in 1990. It is intended that there should be a further revaluation in 1995 and at intervals of no more than five years thereafter. In a year of revalution, the national non-domestic rate poundage will be adjusted in inverse proportion to the change in aggregate rateable value.

  Mr. Summerson
  asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what consideration will be given when revaluing business properties for the introduction of the unified business rates to the possibility that, in some areas, recent substantial rate increases may not have had time to affect rental values.

  Mr. Howard
  When valuing a property for rating, the valuation office is required to ascertain the rent that a new tenant would be prepared to pay at the relevant date. Although existing rents for comparable properties are taken into account, the valuation officer may adjust them if they no longer reflect current local market conditions.

  Opencast Mining
  Mr. Cummings
  asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list, by county, for each year, from 1976 until 29 February 1984, inclusive, every opencast coal mining application for authorisation that he considered, stating in each case whether or not the relevant local authority formally approved the application and whether or not the application was authorised.

  Mr. Trippier
  The information is as follows:

  Opencast coal applications for authorisations by county

  Date of Application

  Date of decision1

  Clwyd

  Crosstree Farm

  9 June 1976

  12 April 1978

  Point Einian

  7 February 1979

  213 August 1981

  Cumbria

  Oughterside

  2 December 1976

  21 March 1978

  Foxhouse

  23 June 1978

  12 July 1979

  Maresby and Keckle

  23 June 1978

  12 February 1980

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  Date of Application

  Date of decision1

  Pica

  15 November 1978

  9 April 1980

  Derbyshire

  Newgate II

  6 April 1976

  19 October 1976

  Whitehouse

  14 April 1976

  5 November 1976

  Furnance Hillock

  25 October 1976

  27 April 1977

  Shilo South Ext.

  5 December 1977

  16 June 1978

  Ryefield

  17 July 1978

  23 April 1979

  Erin

  17 November 1978

  6 July 1979

  Godkin

  20 December 1978

  14 February 1980

  Icehouse

  19 June 1979

  15 October 1979

  Newlands

  27 November 1979

  8 December 1981

  Glapwell

  14 February 1980

  28 May 1980

  Oakes Row

  20 August 1980

  11 March 1981

  Ling's

  23 April 1981

  7 December 1981

  Birch Hall

  23 April 1982

  19 May 1983

  Dunfermline and Galloway

  Cadgerhall

  18 May 1979

  13 September 1979

  Durham

  Ibbetsons

  23 February 1976

  25 June 1976

  Hunters

  19 March 1976

  1 September 1976

  Deborah

  19 November 1976

  10 August 1977

  Rowley

  6 October 1977

  5 May 1978

  Tanners Hall

  16 February 1978

  20 July 1979

  Buckhead

  2 March 1978

  13 August 1979

  Edmansley

  17 October 1978

  28 July 1980

  Daisy Hill

  15 November 1978

  215 October 1980

  Red Barns

  29 January 1979

  321 December 1979

  Wooley

  25 May 1979

  20 October 1980

  Buckhead extension

  19 November 1979

  26 February 1980

  Dunleyford

  19 December 1979

  14 February 1983

  Langley

  5 March 1980

  27 January 1981

  Hilltop

  25 July 1980

  329 February 1984

  Moss Close

  6 August 1980

  27 January 1981

  Chapman's Well

  10 July 1981

  29 February 1984

  Red Barns

  24 June 1982

  21 March 1983

  Billy Hill

  12 October 1982

  29 February 1984

  Black Hill

  17 November 1982

  12 September 1983

  Dyfed

  Rhos Colliery

  23 February 1976

  25 June 1976

  Lamberts Colliery

  20 November 1978

  10 July 1979

  Glyn Tai

  27 November 1978

  30 June 1982

  Smiths Colliery

  3 February 1979

  10 September 1979

  Wernos Colliery

  5 July 1979

  29 April 1980

  Glyn Glas

  18 March 1980

  2 October 1980

  Ffos Las

  2 April 1982

  11 March 1983

  Garnant

  11 April 1983

  311 November 1983

  East Lothian

  Blindwells

  9 December 1976

  19 December 1977

  Fife

  West Moss

  19 July 1977

  28 July 1978

  Thornyhill

  27 December 1979

  30 April 1980

  Kiersbeath

  3 July 1980

  26 February 1981

  Greater Manchester

  Miller's Lane

  29 December 1976

  5 September 1978

  Amberswood

  24 January 1978

  24 January 1980

  Tan Pit Slip East

  5 March 1979

  3 December 1979

  Nicholas

  15 September 1980

  21 May 1982

  Pemberton

  12 March 1982

  29 February 1984

  Amberswood ext.

  22 March 1983

  329 February 1984

  Lancashire

  Fauldheads

  19 February 1976

  18 August 1976

  Ellerbeck

  26 August 1976

  19 September 1977

  Tan Pit Slip ext. South

  16 March 1977

  24 November 1977

  Ellerbeck North

  13 March 1980

  14 April 1982

  Leicestershire

  Donington extension

  28 November 1977

  17 April 1978

  Willesley Clay

  26 October 1979

  17 January 1980

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  Date of Application

  Date of decision1

  Coalfield North

  5 March 1980

  16 October 1980

  Woodhead

  8 February 1983

  210 January 1984

  Nottinghamshire

  Canal

  12 August 1980

  27 January 1981

  Sinotherfly

  6 January 1981

  329 February 1984

  Bentinck

  29 October 1981

  2 August 1982

  Powys

  Tredeg

  5 December 1977

  22 June 1978

  Salop

  Lime Kiln Lane

  25 May 1976

  20 January 1977

  South Yorkshire

  Cauker

  16 March 1976

  11 December 1978

  Eastwood

  8 August 1977

  22 November 1977

  Staffs

  Bateswood North

  6 September 1976

  8 December 1977

  Mitre East Ext.

  30 November 1977

  24 April 1978

  Holly Bank

  3 October 1978

  6 July 1979

  Bursnips Road

  27 February 1979

  17 April 1980

  Natsfield

  14 May 1979

  22 December 1980

  Bateswood North

  1 September 1980

  3 June 1982

  Red Street

  10 October 1980

  20 July 1981

  Great Oak

  14 November 1980

  329 February 1984

  Streets Lane

  29 December 1981

  211 October 1983

  High Lane

  8 November 1982

  5 June 1987

  Bleak House

  28 July 1983

  4—

  Strathclyde

  Bowes

  26 July 1977

  28 February 1978

  Headless Cross

  6 December 1978

  12 April 1979

  Rigmuir

  12 March 1980

  25 June 1980

  Headless Cross

  15 September 1981

  5 October 1981

  Raugh Hill

  1 December 1981

  19 December 1983

  Ponesk

  6 April 1982

  29 February 1984

  Sourlie

  21 May 1982

  18 January 1983

  Bowes (revised)

  12 October 1982

  18 January 1983

  Ben Bain

  9 March 1983

  12 October 1983

  Tyne and Wear

  Horsegate

  15 March 1976

  223 March 1977

  Kibblewaite

  20 January 1982

  23 December 1983

  Warwickshire

  Orchard

  16 July 1980

  329 February 1984

  Sudeley

  23 July 1982

  22 July 1985

  West Glamorgan

  Drym Ext. South

  2 February 1976

  12 May 1976

  Maesgwyn Ext.

  15 February 1977

  28 July 1977

  East Pit

  6 June 1980

  27 January 1981

  West Yorkshire

  Snydale Ext. South

  26 January 1976

  8 April 1976

  Gamblethorpe

  28 February 1977

  26 July 1978

  Ingham

  3 August 1977

  10 March 1978

  Lockhead

  11 May 1978

  5 September 1978

  Ingham (revised)

  25 May 1979

  6 July 1979

  Springfield

  16 July 1979

  18 November 1980

  St. Aidans Ext.

  17 December 1979

  1 October 1980

  Cornwall

  14 August 1980

  28 April 1982

  1 All authorisations were granted unless otherwise indicated.

  2 Refused.

  3 Withdrawn.

  4 Replaced by later application.

  Prior to 1 March 1984 the Opencast Executive had deemed planning permission for its operations arid therefore formal approval by the mineral planning authority did not arise.

  Council House Sales
  Mr. Gerald Bowden
  asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what information he has as to the reasons for the delay in the purchase by Mrs. C. Ellis of her council home at 24 Crystal Palace road, East Dulwich SE22; and when he now expects Southwark council to complete the transaction.

  Mr. Waldegrave
  I understand that Mrs. Ellis is one of many tenants of Southwark council whose right-to-buy application is delayed because the council is still considering how to comply with the new requirements, introduced by the Housing and Planning Act 1986, to notify applicants of known structural defects. My Department is pressing Southwark council to deal with the delays.

  Compulsory Purchase
  Mr. Nicholas Bennett
  asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if Her Majesty's Government are satisfied that the present arrangements for compensation as a result of compulsory purchase are equitable; and what proposals exist to allow for the payment of a sum towards replacement costs of relocation.

  Mr. Waldegrave
  I believe that the rules in section 5 of the Land Compensation Act 1961 for assessing the market value of properties which have been compulsorily acquired are in general a fair way of establishing the value of what is being taken from the landowner. We have no proposals for changing entitlement to reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses arising from the move, and to compensation for the value of fixtures which cannot be removed.

  London Docklands Development Corporation
  Ms. Richardson
  asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the members of the London Docklands Development Corporation; and what are the selection criteria for membership.

  Mr. Trippier
  The members of the London Docklands Development Corporation are Mr. Christopher Benson (chairman), Mr. John Mills (deputy chairman), Mr. Alan Benjamin, Mrs. Jennifer D'Abo, Sir Andrew Derbyshire, Sir John Garlick, Councillor Jonathan Mathews, Mr. Lewis Moss, Mr. Dennis Stevenson, Mr. Wyndham Thomas, and Mr. Reg Ward (chief executive).

  There are currently two vacancies on the board. Members should have relevant experience to the regeneration of urban areas, and the board must include some with special knowledge of the locality.

  Housing
  Mr. David Nicholson
  asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list his powers to determine the number of extra housing units to be built in an area, beyond original proposals by the district; and what factors he has to take into account when prescribing extra construction.
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  Mr. Waldegrave
  The Secretary of State's powers to determine the number of housing units to be built in an area are derived from his approval of county structure plans, as set out in the Town and Country Planning Act 1971, as amended. He may approve them, with or without modifications or reservation, or he may reject them. Structure plans are normally examined in public by a panel under an independent chairman. He weighs all the evidence as well as the panel's recommendations before coming to a decision.

  Mr. David Nicholson
  asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what extra housing provision he has called for in the borough of Taunton Deane; when he made this request, and for what reason; whether he specifies the new construction to be in particular areas of the borough; and whether he specifies that account should be taken of non-statutory "green wedges", such as exist in Taunton Deane.

  Mr. Waldegrave
  The broad provision of housing in the borough of Taunton Deane is set out in the Somerset structure plan. Before the Secretary of State approved the first alteration to it in August 1986 he gave careful consideration to the panel's report of the examination in public. The panel acknowledged that Taunton was a major centre for development and that there were environmental constraints. They recognised the need to restrain housing growth over the district but concluded that an additional 400 dwellings would be justified in Taunton. The Secretary of State agreed.

  The detailed location for development is a matter for local plans which, with the structure plan, are the framework for considering planning applications. The Secretary of State is not directly involved in the preparation of local plans, but they have to conform generally to the approved structure plan. Authorities responsible for preparing them have to take account of all material factors, including the need to protect and conserve the environment.

  Mr. Meacher
  asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what is his latest estimate of the numbers of houses, also expressed as a percentage of the total, in Oldham and the north-west, and nationally, which are (a) substandard dwellings and unfit, (b) fit but lacking one or more basic amenities and (c) non-substandard dwellings in need of renovation.

  Mr. Waldegrave
  Local authorities are asked for these figures in their annual housing investment programme returns; the figures are not necessarily comparable as authorities' criteria differ and they are not consistent with national estimates from the English house condition survey 1981.

  The figures relating to April 1986 provided by Oldham and estimates for the north-west and for England, including allowance for any missing returns, are as follows:
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  Oldham

  North-west

  England

  Number

  Percentage of stock

  Number

  Percentage of stock

  Number

  Percentage of stock

  Unfit dwellings

  4,777

  5–5

  106,700

  3–9

  654,000

  3–5

  Dwellings fit but lacking basic amenities

  3,370

  3–9

  71,600

  2–6

  501,000

  2–7

  Non-substandard dwellings in need of renovation1

  16,206

  18–6

  508,800

  18·8

  2,890,000

  15–4

  1 Dwellings requiring repairs estimated at more than £3,000 (£4,200 in Greater London).

  Radiation Monitoring
  Mr. Corbett
  asked the Secretary of State for the Environment in which areas of the United Kingdom levels of nuclear radiation are regularly monitored; and in which areas levels have increased or decreased since the Chernobyl nuclear disaster.

  Mr. Moynihan
  Regular monitoring is undertaken around major nuclear installations by their operators. National monitoring is also undertaken by the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority and the National Radiological Protection Board. In all parts of the United Kingdom, background levels increased immediately following the Chernobyl accident but are now decreasing.

  Mr. Corbett
  asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what changes he (a) has made or (b) proposes to make in the monitoring of nuclear fallout over the United Kingdom in the wake of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster.

  Mr. Moynihan
  I refer to the answer given by my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister on 30 June 1987 at columns 65–67. This explained the main framework of the new contingency plan. The Department is discussing with other organisations how the plan can now be implemented.

  Water Supply (Meters)
  Mr. Corbett
  asked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will estimate (a) the average cost of a current water flow meter and (b) the cost by each water authority area of the installation cost of water meters to each user's premises, by category.

  Mr. Moynihan
  The size of a meter, and therefore its cost, will depend on the volume of flow it is designed to measure. For a domestic supply, a meter typically costs between £12 and £15. The prime determinant of the installation cost is the nature of the plumbing arrangement of the property being metered rather than the category of property or the area in which it is situated.

  Defective Housing
  Mr. Corbett
  asked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will list by type, numbers and local authority area, the number of homes currently designated by the Housing Defects Act; and which other types of homes are currently being considered for designation under the Act.

  Mr. Waldegrave
  Information on the distribution, by local authority, of prefabricated reinforced concrete dwellings designed before 1960, designated under the housing defects legislation, was obtained in 1983 and updated in July 1986 to include Smith houses. Copies of this material are in the Library. We are assembling
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  updated information from local authorities on the numbers of designated types (including Boswell). I shall arrange for this to be placed in the Library and a copy sent to the hon. Member when it is available. I have received a representation from the hon. Member for Liverpool, West Derby (Mr. Wareing) concerning the designation of Truscon RD27 houses in Liverpool; we hope to be able to give a decision shortly.

  Severn-Trent Water Authority
  Mr. Corbett
  asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what has been the average household bill for water rates, by local authority area, levied by the Severn-Trent water authority in each of the last four years.

  Mr. Moynihan
  I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for the Environment to the hon. Member for Copeland (Dr. Cunningham) on 29 June 1987 at column 46. The further information requested by the hon. Member is not held centrally.

  Mr. Corbett
  asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the number of households disconnected for non-payment in the Severn-Trent water authority area in each of the last three financial years, detailed by local authority area; how many of those disconnected were (a) pensioners, (b) single parents or (c) disabled or handicapped; and what was the average length of the disconnection period.

  Mr. Moynihan
  I refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave to the hon. Member for Sunderland, North (Mr. Clay) on 13 July at col.392. Other information on disconnections is not held centrally.

  Palace of Westminster (Asbestos)
  Ms. Walley
  asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will give details of all asbestos monitoring which has been undertaken in the Palace of Westminster and its associated outbuildings, specifying the locations and the condition of the asbestos found; if he will list by location all the remedial works currently planned or in progress, together with the timetables involved; and if, in the case of any remedial work which has been decided upon but not yet scheduled, he will give details of the condition of the asbestos and the assessment of the health hazard posed.

  Mr. Chope
  There are some 40 locations on the parliamentary estate where asbestos is known to exist. These are inspected annually. I will write to the hon. Member with the details she requests and place copies in the Library.

  Canary Wharf
  Mr. Spearing
  asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what part or parts of the master building agreement signed by the London Docklands Development Corporation and Olympia and York, require those developers to consult any London borough council, other than the London borough of Tower Hamlets, on any aspect of their proposals.

  Mr. Trippier
  None.

  Mr. Spearing
  asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the appropriate sum, at 1987 prices, necessary to complete each phase of the Canary wharf development in the London docklands; what proportion of such sums is likely to be invested by British institutions; and what is the appropriate distribution of the shareholdings in the scheme by nationality.

  Mr. Trippier
  I cannot speculate on these matters.

  Ms. Gordon
  asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will direct the London Docklands Development Corporation to publish the master building agreement and associated agreements relating to Canary wharf.

  Mr. Trippier
  No.

  Ms. Gordon
  asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the agreed contribution of Olympia and York to the costs of sewage and drainage works required for the Canary wharf development.

  Mr. Trippier
  The developers of Canary wharf are to be responsible for works, including those for drainage, on the site and for the costs of those works.

  Ms. Gordon
  asked the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) what is the amount of public money to go into the Westferry circus part of the Canary wharf project;

  (2) what contribution Olympia and York are making to the construction costs of Westferry circus.

  Mr. Trippier
  The developers of Canary wharf will bear the full construction costs of Westferry circus.

  Ms. Gordon
  asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what information he has on the price of the land for the Canary wharf project agreed by the London Docklands Development Corporation and Olympia and York.

  Mr. Trippier
  The land price payable to LDDC by the developers of Canary wharf is equivalent to £1 million per acre for 20 acres, of which £8 million is payable in cash and £12 million is accounted for by the developers' commitments to various on-site works. The land price is only one element of the overall package to development proposals which includes the developers' £67 million contribution to the cost of LRT's City extension of the docklands light railway.

  Ms. Gordon
  asked the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) whether any reassessment of the price for the land in the master building agreement for Canary wharf has taken place since the first draft agreement was prepared in 1986 up to the present day;

  (2) what was the date at which an independent valuation was made for the Canary wharf development.
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  Mr. Trippier
  The Department kept the terms of the whole agreement, including the land price, under review throughout the negotiations and the land price was also considered in an independent assessment of the whole agreement in April 1987.

  South-West Water Authority
  Mr. Matthew Taylor
  asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will allow the South-West water authority external borrowing powers prior to the privatisation of water authorities.

  Mr. Moynihan
  My right hon. Friend has no plans to change water authorities' borrowing powers prior to privatisation.

  Land Prices (Isle of Dogs)
  Ms. Gordon
  asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the latest information as to the range of prices per acre of land for offices in the Isle of Dogs enterprise zone.

  Mr. Trippier
  Prices range between £1 million and £2 million per acre, depending on the circumstances.

  Nuclear Reactors (France)
  Mr. Corbett
  asked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many times, and on what dates, problems at French nuclear reactors have been reported to Her Majesty's Government under the bilateral agreement; and what action followed.

  Mr. Moynihan
  No problems have been reported to Her Majesty's Government under the bilateral agreement.

  Enterprise Zone (Isle of Dogs)
  Mr. Spearing
  asked the Secretary of State for the Environment, for each financial year of its existence, what are the sums he has transferred to the London borough of Tower Hamlets in respect of the value of rate income forgone in respect of those parts of the enterprise zone in that borough; and what is his estimate of the likely sums to be paid in each of the years before the termination of the arrangements.

  Mr. Trippier
  The following amounts have been paid to the London borough of Tower Hamlets in respect of rate revenue forgone in the Isle of Dogs enterprise zone:

  Financial year

  Amount £

  1982–83

  1,144,672

  1983–84

  1,386,381

  1984–85

  2,232,004

  1985–86

  2,177,419

  1986–87

  12,833,554

  1 Subject to audit.

  The borough has also been paid £2,475,000 in the present financial year so far. The amount paid in each year is affected both by the amount of demolition and new development that takes place and by the level of the rate set by the borough. It is therefore, not possible to estimate what amounts are likely to be paid in future years.

  Jonathan Swift House
  Dr. Cunningham
  asked the Secretary of State for the Environment when he will announce a decision on the request for the listing of Jonathan Swift's former house at Prospect, Whitehaven.

  Mr. Ridley
  The Jonathan Swift house was listed as a building of special architectural or historic interest on 21 July.

  Rates
  Dr. Cunningham
  asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish the overall percentage change in the non-domestic rate poundage in each rating authority in England between 1981–82 and 1987–88, showing the percentage increase which would have occurred in each if the non-domestic rate poundage had increased in line with the retail price index over this period and the difference between the two percentages for each authority.

  Mr. Ridley
  I have today placed the available information in the Library.

  Environment Council
  Mr. Robert G. Hughes
  asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will make a statement on the outcome of the Environment Council on 21 July.

  Mr. Moynihan
  My noble Friend, the Minister for Environment, Countryside and Water represented the United Kingdom at this meeting.

  My noble Friend was pleased to report that the Council reached a common position by a qualified majority on two draft directives on vehicle emissions: emissions from cars, known as the "Luxembourg package", and gaseous emissions from heavy vehicles. In accordance with the new co-operation procedure introduced by the Single European Act, the draft directives will now be referred to the European Parliament for its opinion. My noble Friend voiced the United Kingdom's concern that the use of article 100A as the legal base for these two measures should not prejudice the use of article 130S in the new environment chapter of the EEC treaty the legal base for measures whose predominant objective is the protection and improvement of the environment. This view was supported by all member states and the Commission.

  One element of the "Luxembourg package" is that it enables member states to specify dates by which new cars must be able to run on unleaded petrol. Once the directive is adopted, we shall apply such in the United Kingdom at the earliest possible date. The Council also adopted under Article 130S a directive permitting member states to ban the sale of leaded regular petrol.

  Provisional agreement was reached by a majority of member states, including the United Kingdom, on a compromise package for particula standards no diesel cars. Limits will be introduced in two stages, with tighter limits applying initially only to new engine types.

  On chlorofluorocarbons the Council took note of a report by the Commission on progress towards a protocol to the ozone layer convention. Particular tribute was paid to the co-operation between the Commission and the three member states (United Kingdom, Belgium and Denmark) which have held the Presidency during the negotiations.
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  Considerable optimism was expressed that outstanding points of difference would be resolved at the diplomatic conference to be held in Montreal in September.

  Marine Pollution
  Mr. Wallace
  asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what consideration he has given to the implications of the resolution of the recent meeting of the Paris Commission on the Prevention of Marine Pollution on the reduction and control of radioactive discharges into the marine environment.

  Mr. Moynihan
  This meeting did not pass a resolution on this topic. There was majority support for a recommendation on the minimisation and elimination of pollution caused by radioactive discharges but the United Kingdom and France entered reservations on it.

  Water Charges
  Mr. Nicholas Bennett
  asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what basis will be adopted for water charges when domestic rates are abolished.

  Mr. Moynihan
  This is under discussion with the water industry.

  Block Grant (Isle of Wight)
  Mr. Barry Field
  asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what representations he has received from the Association of County Councils seeking the removal of the effects of 1987–88 block grant safety nets and gain caps; and what estimate he has made of the effects of implementation to these proposals on the Isle of Wight county council.

  Mr. Chope
  There are no proposals to remove the nets and caps on block grant entitlements for 1987–88, and no representations have been received from the Association of County Councils on this subject since the settlement.

  My right hon. Friend has today announced his proposals for local authority current provision and aggregate exchequer grant for 1988–89. The local authority associations will be consulted formally about his proposals for the settlement, including options for block grant distribution, and safety nets and caps, later in the autumn. Illustrative grant entitlements for individual authorities cannot yet be calculated.

  Cash Limits
  Mr. Baldry
  asked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he has any changes to announce to his Department's cash limits.

  Mr. Ridley
  Yes. The non-voted cash limit in 1987–88 for new towns (DOE/NTI) has been reduced by £50 million from minus £95·146 million to minus £145·146 million to take account of receipts from disposals of property which are higher than forecast. The non-voted cash limit in 1987–88 for the urban block (DOE/UAI) is being increased by £31 million. This increase is in addition to the £3·1 million increase to the cash limit under the end-year flexibility increases announced today by my right hon. Friend, the Chief Secretary. The revised cash limit, taking account of both changes, is £437·5 million The balance of £19 million will be surrendered to the reserve.

  Charities (Grants)
  Mr. Andrew Mitchell
  asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will make orders under section 49 of the Local Government Act 1985 requiring residuary bodies to make grants to eligible charities within their areas from money received from the sale of land belonging to the former Greater London council or metropolitan councils; and if he will make a statement.

  Mr. Chope
  An order was made under section 49 of the Local Government Act 1985 on 2 February (SI 118/87) to require the London residuary body to pay £10 million to the Trust for London in the financial year 1986/87.

  My right hon. Friend has given careful consideration to all representations made to him about the possibility of other section 49 orders to make grants to charities in London and in the former metropolitan counties. No further section 49 orders are planned. Instead receipts that might have been used for this purpose will be distributed to the relevant boroughs and district councils. These councils are in the best position to decide on the appropriate level of support for their local voluntary sector.

  Royal Arsenal Gatehouse
  Mr. Cartwright
  asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what reply he gave to applications by the London borough of Greenwich dated 30 July 1986 and 9 April 1987 for a special capital allocation to enable the council to restore the royal arsenal gatehouse.

  Mr. Cartwright
  asked the Secretary of State for Transport what reply he gave to a letter dated 21 July 1986

  1984

  1985

  1986

  1987

  Women

  Men

  Women

  Men

  Women

  Men

  Women

  Men

  Grade 2

  —

  1

  —

  1

  —

  1

  —

  1

  Grade 5

  —

  3

  —

  3

  —

  3

  1

  2

  Grade 6

  1

  —

  1

  —

  1

  —

  1

  —

  Grade 7

  5

  6

  3

  7

  3

  6

  3

  6

  Senior Executive Officer

  1

  —

  —

  1

  —

  2

  1

  1

  Higher Executive Officer

  3

  7

  4

  6

  3

  7

  3

  6

  Executive Officer

  5

  2

  4

  2

  5

  5

  7

  3

  Administrative Officer

  7

  2

  5

  4

  8

  4

  7

  6

  Administrative Assistant

  2

  —

  5

  —

  2

  1

  1

  3

  Total

  24

  21

  22

  24

  22

  29

  24

  28

  Note: The figures given are for 1 January in the year shown.

DEFENCE

  Security Forces
  Mr. Michael McNair-Wilson
  asked the Secretary of State for Defence how many service personnel are currently serving in the security forces in Northern Ireland.

  Mr. Freeman
  As at 31 March 1987 (the most recent available figure) 17,694 service men and women are serving in the security forces in Northern Ireland.

  Woolwich Arsenal (Reprographic Unit)
  Mr. Cartwright
  asked the Secretary of State for Defence (1) how many tenders he has received from contractors for
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  from the director of architectural services of the London borough of Greenwich seeking a special capital allocation to enable the council to restore the royal arsenal gatehouse on land surplus to the A206 road improvement scheme.

  Mr. Chope
  The London borough of Greenwich was informed that a special capital allocation was not available. The council has discretion in deciding how to spend the resources which it has available for capital expenditure and it is for the council to decide whether to allocate a share of those resources to the restoration of the royal arsenal gatehouse.

THE ARTS

  "Nightmare on Elm Street III"
  Mr. Summerson
  asked the Minister for the Arts what representations he has received concerning the film "Nightmare on Elm Street III"; and if he will make a statement.

  Mr. Luce
  I have had no representations about this film. I do not have ministerial responsibility for the content of commercially-produced films.

  Departmental Staff
  Ms. Richardson
  asked the Minister for the Arts what was the number of (a) women and (b) men employed within each grade in his Department in each year since 1979.

  Mr. Luce
  Since the creation of the Office of Arts and Libraries as a separate Department in 1983 the numbers have been as follows:

  the on-site operation of the reprographic unit of the directorate general of defence quality assurance at Woolwich arsenal;

  (2) what estimate he has made as to how many jobs are likely to be lost if the reprographic unit of the directorate general of defence quality assurance is transferred to private contractors; and what are the estimated annual savings;

  (3) what discussion he has reached on the possible contractorisation of the reprographic unit of the directorate general of defence quality assurance.

  Mr. Sainsbury
  The tenders for the on-site operation of the reprographic unit of the directorate general of defence quality assurance at Woolwich arsenal are in the course of
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  preparation. It is not therefore possible at this stage to say whether the task will be contractorised, whether jobs would be lost or what savings might be effected.

  Departmental Manpower
  Ms. Richardson
  asked the Secretary of State for Defence what was the number of (a) women and (b) men employed within each grade of his Department in each year since 1979.

  Mr. Sainsbury
  I shall write to the hon. Member shortly.

  Hifix 6 Radio Transmitters
  Mr. Foulkes
  asked the Secretary of State for Defence (1) if he will list the locations of all HI/FIX 6 radio transmitters now operating or under construction.

  (2) what types of vessel are equipped to make use of the HI/FIX 6 radio transmitter's signals;

  (3) if he will list all the purposes that the H I/FIX 6 radio transmitter is intended to serve;

  (4) if he will state the total expenditure on the HI/FIX 6 system; and if he will list vessels adapted to make use of the HI/F1X system;

  (5) why the HI/FIX 6 radio system was built.

  Mr. Ian Stewart
  Hifix 6 is a radio navigation aid providing precise navigational data to RN ships operating in coastal waters. The system is fitted to all Hunt, River and Ton class mine-countermeasures vessels and to all ocean going and coastal survey vessels. Total expenditure on setting up the Hifix 6 systems, including development, production, spares and works costs, was about £10 million at 1983 prices. In addition, there is a small running maintenance contract. The location of Hifix 6 radio transmitters is classified.

  Fylingdales (Radar System)
  Mr. Denzil Davies
  asked the Secretary of State for Defence when work on the large phased array radar at Fylingdales will be completed.

  Mr. Freeman
  We hope that the modernisation of the ballistic missile early warning system at RAF Fylingdales will be completed by the early 1990s.

  Trident
  Mr. Denzil Davies
  asked the Secretary of State for Defence what is the estimated total cost to the United Kingdom of United States technical assistance with the United Kingdom development of the ELS communication system for Trident.

  Mr. Sainsbury
  The Ministry of Defence has been considering the potential of extra low frequency communications as a means of improving the effectiveness of Royal Navy submarines, generally by allowing them to operate at greater depth and speed while receiving communications. This involves an evaluation of the practical characteristics of an ELF system through a trial installation, for which purpose technical assistance from a United States company has been provided under normal commercial contract procedures. The details of this are subject to commercial confidentiality and cannot be disclosed.
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  Mr. Denzil Davies
  asked the Secretary of State for Defence what is the estimated total cost to the United Kingdom of United States technical assistance with the development of United Kingdom warheads for Trident.

  Mr. Sainsbury
  It has been the policy of successive Governments not to reveal information of this nature.

  Cruise Missiles
  Mr. Denzil Davies
  asked the Secretary of State for Defence how many times United States Air Force B-52s equipped with either internal or external air-launched cruise missiles have exercised in the United Kingdom since 1 January 1986.

  Mr. Ian Stewart
  I refer the right hon. Member to the reply I gave yesterday to the hon. Member for Lewisham, Deptford (Ms. Ruddock).

  Ms. Ruddock
  asked the Secretary of State for Defence whether United States ships carrying nuclear sea-launched cruise missiles have visited British ports.

  Mr. Ian Stewart
  In accordance with long-standing policy, neither the United States Government nor the British Government confirm or deny the presence of nuclear weapons on visiting warships.

  Ms. Ruddock
  asked the Secretary of State for Defence whether air-launched cruise missiles will be deployed in Britain as part of the Reforger 87 exercises.

  Mr. Ian Stewart
  [pursuant to his reply, 22 July 1987]: The position remains as stated by my right hon. Friend, the hon. Member for Tonbridge and Mailing (Mr. Stanley) in his answers to the hon. Member for Denton and Reddish (Mr. Bennett) on 18 June 1984 at column 41; 26 July 1984 at columns 751–52; and 15 November 1985 at column 309.

  Overseas Military Training Assistance
  Mr. Corbett
  asked the Secretary of State for Defence whether he will list those countries (a) which currently receive military training assistance and (b) whose applications for such assistance are currently being considered.

  Mr. Freeman
  I shall answer shortly.

  Furniture Removals
  Mr. Onslow
  asked the Secretary of State for Defence what new arrangments his Department has made or intends to make for the allocation of contracts for furniture removals for Army families; and if he is satisfied that there has been adequate consultation with the firms which have previously carried out this work.

  Mr. Freeman
  Until recently the great majority of service removals have been arranged using the "three tender system", under which the service man hirnself obtained three quotations and the Department refunded to him the amount of the lowest tender. This system has, however, been criticised in the past as being potentially open to abuse, and as placing an undue burden on public funds.

  Following a review and the experience of suitable trials, it was recently decided that, save in exceptional circumstances, all removals for Army personnel should be

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  conducted under centrally placed contract arrangements. Contracts have been introduced progressively throughout the country for all Army removals, and the other two services will be adopting similar procedures shortly.

  The removal industry has been aware of these developments and several meetings have been held with the British Association of Removers. Any removal company interested in this work can apply to tender as contracts are let or renewed, although it may be necessary to restrict the number of companies actually invited to tender in any particular round.

  European Defence Initiative
  Mr. Thomas
  asked the Secretary of State for Defence whether he has had any recent discussions with his European North Atlantic Treaty Organisation counterparts on technical developments and the security implications of the European defence initiative.

  Mr. Sainsbury
  There is no "European Defence initiative" as such. The subject of possible improvements to NATO's air defences in Europe has, however, been discussed on a number of occasions by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence with his NATO counterparts, both European and North American. Details of these discussions are, of course, confidential.

  Mr. Thomas
  asked the Secretary of State for Defence what communications he has had with the President of the European Commission, Mr. Delors, on proposals by the European Community to develop an integrated European defence industry.

  Mr. Sainsbury
  None.

  Lance Missile Warheads (Replacement)
  Mr. Thomas
  asked the Secretary of State for Defence whether there are any current North Atlantic Treaty Organisation plans to replace Lance missile warheads with more modern nuclear warheads.

  Mr. Ian Stewart
  I have nothing to add to the answer given by my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister to the hon. Member for Newport, East (Mr. Hughes) on 24 March at column 162.

  Eight-inch Nuclear Artillery
  Ms. Ruddock
  asked the Secretary of State for Defence whether a decision will be taken on the modernisation of the Army's 8-in nuclear artillery before November.

  Mr. Ian Stewart
  I refer the hon. Member to the answer given today by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence to my hon. Friend the Member for Wealden (Sir G. Johnson Smith).

  2nd Infantry Division
  Ms. Ruddock
  asked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list by (a) home base and (b) current postings the units which comprise the 2nd Infantry Division of the Army.

  Mr. Freeman
  The information requested by the hon. Member is classified.

  Lance Missile
  Ms. Ruddock
  asked the Secretary of State for Defence what nuclear warheads for Lance have been deployed by the United States in support of the British Army of the Rhine since 1981.

  Mr. Ian Stewart
  I shall answer as soon as possible.

  United States Units
  Ms. Ruddock
  asked the Secretary of State for Defence (1) if he will list the United States units which temporarily will be based in each constituency in 1987;

  (2) if he will list the constituencies in which United States units exercising from the United States in 1987 will be based.

  Mr. Ian Stewart
  It is not the practice to give detailed information of this kind.

  Short-range Nuclear Weapons
  Mr. Thomas
  asked the Secretary of State for Defence what has been the effect of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation Montebello agreement of October 1983 on the number of short-range nuclear systems being deployed in Europe.

  Mr. Ian Stewart
  The number of short-range nuclear systems deployed by NATO in Europe is published annually in annex A to the "Statement on the Defence Estimates". Following implementation of the reductions agreed by Ministers at Montebello in 1983, NATO's stockpile of nuclear warheads in Europe is at its lowest level for over 20 years.

  Radium 223
  Mr. Dalyell
  asked the Secretary of State for Defence what is the source of the radium 223 used in training exercises.

  Mrs. Clwyd
  asked the Secretary of State for Defence what quantity of radium 223 sulphate, diluted with barium sulphate and aluminium oxide, is typically used in military training exercises simulating nuclear accidents.

  Mr. Ian Stewart
  I shall answer as soon as possible.

  Military Exercises (Radioactive Contamination)
  Mr. Fisher
  asked the Secretary of State for Defence (1) how much radioactive material by weight has been removed (a) from the Swynnerton training camp in each of the last seven years and (b) from each exercise involved in Exercise Senator;

  (2) where, and by what method of transportation, radioactive material is disposed of following Exercise Senator.

  Mrs. Clwyd
  asked the Secretary of State for Defence what steps his Department takes to protect (a) service men, (b) civilians and (c) livestock from land contaminated by radioactivity as a result of training exercises simulating nuclear accidents.

  Mr. Ian Stewart
  It is not our practice to discuss details of nuclear accident response exercises. However, steps are taken after a nuclear accident exercise involving the use of radioactive materials to ensure that neither MOD
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  personnel, civilians nor livestock are exposed to radiation, by the thorough clearing-up of contaminated material. This is subsequently isolated for a period of a few months to allow it to decay to minute levels of radioactivity. The means of disposal are fully in accordance with the requirements of civil authorising departments.

  Mr. Fisher
  asked the Secretary of State for Defence, further to his answer on 15 July, Official Report, columns 1129–35, what method was used to spray radioactive contaminants during the tests referred to.

  Mr. Ian Stewart
  I shall answer as soon as possible.

  Mr. Fisher
  asked the Secretary of State for Defence whether any exercise at the Swynnerton training camp in January 1981 (a) involved radioactive contaminants and (b) were part of Exercise Senator.

  Mr. Ian Stewart
  It is not our practice to discuss details of particular exercises.

  Mr. Ashley
  asked the Secretary of State for Defence what information was given to police and other personnel active in Swynnerton, Staffordshire, as to the extent to which they were exposed to radioactive materials as a result of military exercises.

  Mr. Ian Stewart
  I shall answer as soon as possible.

  Mr. Ashley
  asked the Secretary of State for Defence what have been the recent effects of radioactive materials on people in Swynnerton, Staffordshire, arising from military training exercises.

  Mr. Ian Stewart
  I refer the right hon. Member to my reply of 20 July to the hon. Member for Orkney and Shetland (Mr. Wallace) at column.97.

  Training Exercises (Radioactive Materials)
  Mrs. Clwyd
  asked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will clarify what is meant by a clear training advantage in the use of radioactive materials during military training exercises simulating nuclear accidents.

  Mr. Ian Stewart
  In order to maintain an effective nuclear accident response organisation, capable of dealing with the consequences of an accident involving defence nuclear material, personnel have to be trained in the use of detection equipment, in decontamination techniques, and in safe operating procedures in contaminated areas. Most of this training can be undertaken without the use of radioactive material. However, it is necessary to ensure that such training is effective by giving appropriate personnel some experience of working with the low levels of radioactivity required to achieve relevant instrument readings. Such training is only carried out under safe, controlled conditions, and the material involved is of concentrations that do not pose a hazard either to the participants or to the general public.

  Mrs. Clwyd
  asked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the number of military training exercises simulating nuclear accidents and involving the use of radioactive materials which his Department has under-taken in each year since 1979 inclusive.

  Mr. Ian Stewart
  It is not our practice to give details of nuclear accident response exercises.
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  Mrs. Clwyd
  asked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will itemise the protective clothing worn by service men when participating in military training exercises simulating nuclear accidents.

  Mr. Ian Stewart
  All personnel permitted access to contaminated areas in such exercises are required to wear protective clothing appropriate to the levels of contamination assumed for exercise purposes including respiratory protection. Such clothing also includes items such as coveralls, gloves and boots.

  Mrs. Clwyd
  asked the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what procedures his Department has for monitoring the long-term effects on the health of those personnel who participate in training exercises involving the use of radioactive materials;

  (2) if his Department has any plans to review (a) the use of radioactive materials in training exercises simulating nuclear accidents, (b) the procedures for monitoring the effects on those involved and (c) the procedures for informing other authorities of such exercises;

  (3) which authorities his Department informs when training exercises dealing with nuclear accidents take place; at what stage each of these authorities is informed; and at which level, within each authority, the information is made available.

  Mr. Ian Stewart
  I refer the hon. Member to my reply to the hon. Member for Orkney and Shetland (Mr, Wallace) of 20 July at columns 95–96; and that to the hon. Member for Stoke on Trent, Central (Mr. Fisher) of 20 July at column 94. I see no need to review procedures in this area.

  Operation Senator (Radioactive Material)
  Mrs. Clwyd
  asked the Secretary of State for Defence whether he will list all the chemicals in the radioactive material used by his Department in Operation Senator in 1981.

  Mr. Ian Stewart
  I shall answer as soon as possible.

  Nuclear Weapons Storage Sites
  Mrs. Clwyd
  asked the Secretary of State for Defence whether British emergency services have any right of access to United States nuclear weapons storage sites in the United Kingdom.

  Mr. Ian Stewart
  There is full liaison with the local emergency services, particularly the fire service, at all RAF Stations in the United Kingdom where any explosive material may be stored, including those from which United States forces operate.

  Iran-Iraq War (Equipment and Sales)
  Mr. Thomas
  asked the Secretary of State for Defence what was the total value of non-lethal defence equipment sold by the United Kingdom to Iran and Iraq in each year since the outbreak of the war between these two countries.

  Mr. Sainsbury
  It has been the consistent policy of successive Administrations not to give the details of defence sales business with other countries. As is well known in the case of Iraq and Iran, Her Majesty's Government have strictly adhered to the policy guidelines for defence sales as set out in the answer given on 29
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  October 1985 by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs in reply to a question from the right hon. Member for Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale (Mr. Steel).

  Atomic Tests (Ex-Service Men)
  Mr. Rooker
  asked the Secretary of State for Defence how the validity of the study of ex-service men by the National Radiological Protection Board is affected by the discovery that not all names recorded in the operational record books are of personnel present during the atomic tests; and if he will make a statement showing the numbers affected.

  Mr. Sainsbury
  The information MOD has provided for the study on potential participants included access to the operational record books. Since the criteria for inclusion in the study were set by NRPB, questions on its validity should be directed to them.

  Royal Navy Armaments Depot, Beith
  Mr. Wilson
  asked the Secretary of State for Defence if, pursuant to his reply of 15 July, Official Report, column 496, he will define the safeguarded zone surrounding the Royal Navy armaments depot, Beith; when it was established and when it was last reviewed; if he will list the commercial premises within the safeguarded zone in respect of which his Department has not exercised its rights of veto; and if he will list all other proposed developments within this zone which his Department has proscribed.

  Mr. Freeman
  The safeguarding zone surrounding RNAD Beith is defined using standard criteria produced by the Health and Safety Executive. These criteria correlate to international regulations and prescribe the safety distances for specific quantities of stored ammunition. The current safeguarding zone is defined on the safeguarding map issued by the Scottish Development Department on 21 December 1967 to the local planning authority, now Cunninghame district council. The safeguarding zone was formally established in 1964. It is regularly checked in relation to the amount of explosives stored but no alteration to the map has been necessary since it was issued in 1967. The commercial premises within the safeguarding zone in respect of which my Department has not invoked its statutory right to object are :

  1. Fertiliser compound, Barrmill thread mills.

  2. Agriculture store, Shotts cottage, Beith.

  3. Erection of cubicle housing unit, Bankhead farm.

  4. Cow cubicle unit at Roughwood, Beith.

  5. Cubicle housing unit for cows, South Barr farm, Beith.

  6. Garage (for storage) at Beith road, Barrmill. Proposed developments within the safeguarding zone

  to which my Department has objected :

  1. Caravan site at Brighouse.

  2. Dwellinghouse at Windyhouse farm, Beith.

  3. House at Drumble farm, Beith.

  4. Blue Circle Cement works, Barrmill.

  5. Conversion of Byre into a dwellinghouse at West Middlebank, farm, Dalry.

  6. Mac Mix Ltd., ready mixed concrete depot in old quarry area, Barrmill.

  7. Conversion of outbuilding to dwellinghouse at Meikle Barcosh, Dalry road, Beith.

  8. Giffen estate, Dalry—erection of stables and use as a horseriding complex.

  9. Conversion of stables into public house at The Coach House, Giffen estate.

  Cash Limits
  Mr. Patrick Thompson
  asked the Secretary of State for Defence if he proposes to make any changes to the current cash limits for 1987–88.

  Mr. Younger
  My right hon. Friend the Chief Secretary to the Treasury announced today an increase to the cash limit for class I, Vote 2 of £350,815,000 under the end-year flexibility scheme for central Government expenditure. I can now announce that the cash limit for that vote will be increased by a further £250,245,000, from £8,902,652,000 to £9,152,897,000. Of this new increase, £210,000,000 comes under the terms of the additional flexibility arrangements I announced to the House on 19 December 1986 at column 778, and which is a direct result of underspending last year arising from procurement decisions taken to improve contractors' performance and the value for money obtained from our defence procurement contracts during the 1986–87 financial year, including the Department's new and tauter approach to interim payments. The remaining amount, £40,245,000, represents the return to my Department's cash block of £40,000,000 which had been set aside for the external financing requirement of Royal Ordnance plc. (as described in the introduction to class I Supply Estimates 1986–87, HC284-I), but which was not in the event needed for this purpose; together with £245,000 in respect of the transfer of responsibility for the review board for Government contracts from Her Majesty's Treasury to the Ministry of Defence. These sums will be met from within the reserve and will therefore not add to the public expenditure planning total.

  Battlefield Nuclear Weapons Systems
  Sir Geoffrey Johnson Smith
  asked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on battlefield nuclear weapons systems in service with United Kingdom forces in the British Army of the Rhine.

  Mr. Younger
  Following SACEUR's proposals to NPG Ministers in 1985 for the reduction of NATO's nuclear stockpile in Europe, My Department undertook a review of United Kingdom-operated battlefield nuclear weapon systems in BAOR. As a result, it has been decided, with SACEUR's approval, to rationalise these over the next 12 months. This will involve, inter alia, the United Kingdom's complete withdrawal from the 8 in. nuclear artillery role in order to concentrate resources on the 155 mm dual-capable gun already in service. These changes will complete the actions placed on the United Kingdom by SACEUR as part of the first phase of his proposals to implement the 1983 Montebello decision to reduce the nuclear stockpile and improve its effectiveness.

  No decisions on modernisation as it affects British forces have yet been taken. A report on this aspect will be made to the House when the appropriate moment comes.

  The measures which will be introduced will lead to an overall reduction in the United Kingdom-assigned nuclear warhead stocks in Europe, including the associated logistic elements, and will produce savings in manpower and other resources totalling some £55 million over the next 10 years.

  Coach House, Giffen
  Mr. Wilson
  asked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will now reconsider his decision to veto the creation of licensed premises at the Old Coach House, Giffen estate, by Dairy.

  Mr. Freeman
  [pursuant to his reply, 15 July, 1987, c. 496]: No.

  Destroyers and Frigates
  Sir David Price
  asked the Secretary of State for Defence when he expects to be able to announce the results of the tenders for the single role minehunter order.

  Mr. Sainsbury
  [pursuant to his reply, 14 July 1987, c. 440]: I am happy to announce today that, following a competition, a contract is to be placed with Vosper Thornycroft (UK) Ltd. for the build of four single role minehunters. The competition was keen, but a batch order for four vessels placed at VT provided best value for money for the MOD.

HOUSE OF COMMONS

  Members' Staff
  Mr. Gwilym Jones
  asked the Lord Privy Seal if he will give the numbers of staff of hon. Members that are accommodated in parliamentary buildings and the costs involved under relevant headings for 1970–71, 1975–76, 1980–81 and the latest available financial year.

  Mr. Wakeham
  The information is as follows :

  Number

  1970–71

  199

  1975–76

  304

  1980–81

  364

  1986–87

  422

  It is not possible to separate the costs of providing this accommodation from the overall costs involved.

  Publications (Clerks' Contributions)
  Mr. Cryer
  asked the hon. Member representing the House of Commons Commission if he will state the criteria which govern contributions by House of Commons Clerks to outside publishing concerns; and if he will make a statement.

  Mr. Beith
  It has always been regarded as acceptable for Clerks of the House of Commons to contribute factual, descriptive and analytical material on parliamentary

  DHA and FPS expenditure per capital in 1985–86

  DHAs

  FPS

  Expenditure £ million

  Resident population millions

  Spend per head £

  Expenditure £ million

  Resident population millions

  Spend per head £

  Clwyd

  Revenue

  76·294

  191

  Capital

  7·355

  0·399

  18

  Total

  83·649

  209

  28·861

  0·399

  72

  East Dyfed

  Revenue

  47·907

  210

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  matters to academic, educational or other serious publications. Approval is sought from the Clerk of the House in any case of doubt. The Commission has never considered it necessary to lay down guidelines on this matter.

WALES

  Land Authority for Wales
  Mr. Gwilym Jones
  asked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will make a statement on the future of the Land Authority for Wales.

  Mr. Grist
  I expect to receive shortly the report of a comprehensive financial management and policy review of the Land Authority for Wales. I shall be giving careful consideration to the future of the authority and its role in the light of the findings of the review.

  Mr. Gwilym Jones
  asked the Secretary of State for Wales if he is satisfied that developers are not making disproportionate profits from the activities of the Land Authority for Wales.

  Mr. Grist
  Disposals of land by the Land Authority for Wales are invariably at full market value. There can thus be no question of the land authority subsidising developers' profits.

  Mr. Gwilym Jones
  asked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the land holdings of the Land Authority for Wales and the purpose involved where that land is held for a purpose not in accord with the planning use of the relevant local council.

  Mr. Grist
  I have asked the chairman of the Land Authority for Wales to write to my hon. Friend.

  Pupils (Capitation Allowance)
  Mr. Nicholas Bennett
  asked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list by each county the capitation allowance for pupils in (i) primary schools and (ii) secondary schools in each of the past 10 years; and what each of the above figures represents as a percentage of the councils' total incomes in each year.

  Mr. Wyn Roberts
  The information is not available in the form requested.

  NHS (Per Capita Expenditure)
  Mr. Galbraith
  asked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will give the National Health Service per capita expenditure for each of the health regions in Wales.

  Mr. Grist
  The information requested is as follows :
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  DHAs

  FPS

  Expenditure £ million

  Resident population millions

  Spend per head £

  Expenditure £ million

  Resident population millions

  Spend per head £

  Capital

  1·818

  0·228

  8

  Total

  49·725

  218

  25·485

  0·339

  75

  Gwent

  Revenue

  93·569

  212

  Capital

  4·029

  0·442

  9

  Total

  97·598

  221

  33·225

  0·442

  75

  Gwynedd

  Revenue

  47·514

  202

  Capital

  0·936

  0·235

  4

  Total

  48·450

  206

  18·626

  0·235

  79

  Mid Glamorgan

  Revenue

  110·474

  206

  Capital

  7·955

  0·535

  15

  Total

  118·429

  221

  42·557

  0·535

  80

  Pembrokeshire

  Revenue

  16·227

  146

  Capital

  1·734

  0·111

  16

  n/a

  n/a

  n/a

  Total

  17·961

  162

  Powys

  Revenue

  21·288

  190

  Capital

  1·256

  0·112

  11

  Total

  22·544

  201

  8·868

  0·112

  79

  South Glamorgan

  Revenue

  127·403

  322

  Capital

  3·614

  0·396

  9

  Total

  131·017

  331

  31·244

  0·396

  79

  West Glamorgan

  Revenue

  76·021

  209

  Capital

  8·348

  0·364

  23

  Total

  84·369

  232

  28·912

  0·364

  79

  WHCSA

  Revenue

  4·688

  2

  Capital

  17·142

  2·821

  6

  n/a

  n/a

  n/a

  Total

  21·830

  8

  Total DHAs and WHCSA

  Revenue

  621·385

  220

  217·778

  2·821

  77

  Capital

  54·187

  2·821

  19

  = Total FPS

  Total

  675·572

  239

  Total FPS

  217·778

  2·821

  77

  Grand Total All Wales DHAs + FPS

  893·350

  2·821

  316

  Notes:

  (1) Expenditure figures extracted from 1985–86 DHA annual accounts.

  (2) FPS figures include expenditure on FPC administration.

  (3) DHA resident population figures from OPCS mid year estimates.

  (4) It must be borne in mind that there are large flows of patients between health authorities and this is reflected in their funding. The funding of South Glamorgan also takes account of its teaching responsibilities.

  (5) The FPS figures shown in respect of East Dyfed in fact relate to the whole of the county of Dyfed inclusive of the district of Pembrokeshire.

  Departmental Staff
  Ms. Richardson
  asked the Secretary of State for Wales what was the number of (a) women and (b) men employed within each grade in his Department in each year since 1979.

  Mr. Peter Walker
  I will write to the hon. Lady as soon as possible and place a copy of my letter in the Library of the House.

  Special Advisors
  Mr. John
  asked the Secretary of State for Wales (1) if he will list the benefits he anticipates will accrue to Wales as a result of the appointment of hon. Members as his special advisers;

  (2) to what departmental papers and with what degree of classification those hon. Members recently appointed as his special advisers will have access;
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  (3) what is his estimate of the additional cost to public funds of the servicing by his Department of those hon. Members recently appointed as his special advisers;

  (4) what is his estimate of the additional civil servants' time per annum which will he involved in servicing those hon. Members recently appointed as his special advisers.

  Mr. Peter Walker
  I look forward to considerable benefit arising from my having access to the experience, knowledge and interest of my hon. Friends in their particular fields of interest.

  They will have access to papers under the normal rules governing all hon. Members' access to Government documents and I anticipate no extra staff time or public funds being required

  Local Authority Expenditure
  Mr. Clay
  asked the Secretary of State for Wales whether he will publish a table showing the amount spent

  Expenditure (£'s per Pupil) on books and equipment at outturn Price

  1978·79

  1979·80

  1980·81

  1981·82

  1982·83

  1983·84

  1984·85

  1985·86

  Primary Schools

  11·9

  12·7

  14·6

  16·2

  18·5

  19·8

  17·9

  20·0

  Secondary Schools

  20·9

  22·8

  25·2

  28·4

  33·5

  37·4

  39·9

  41·3

  Special Education1

  35·1

  42·2

  40·9

  59·5

  54·7

  57·9

  67·1

  93·7

  Expenditure on Books and Equipment, at 1986–87 Prices2

  Primary Schools £'s per pupil

  23·1

  21·1

  20·5

  20·7

  22·0

  22·6

  19·6

  20·6

  Index (1978–79= 100)

  100

  91·3

  88·7

  89·6

  95·2

  97·8

  84·8

  89·2

  Secondary Schools £'s per pupil

  40·6

  37·9

  35·3

  36·3

  39·9

  42·6

  43·6

  42·5

  Index (1978–79 = 100)

  100

  93·3

  86·9

  89·4

  98·3

  104·9

  107·4

  104·7

  Special Education1 £'s per pupil

  68·2

  70·2

  57·4

  76·0

  65·1

  66·0

  73·3

  96·5

  Index (1978–79= 100)

  100

  102·9

  84·2

  111·4

  95·5

  96·8

  107·5

  141·5

  1 Figures relate to the education of pupils at maintained special schools and other special education provided elsewhere than at school. Expenditure on special education in primary and secondary schools is included in the primary and secondary school unit costs.

  2 Expenditure deflated to 1986·87 prices using the GDP deflator as at 30 June 1987.

  Housing
  Mr. Wigley
  asked the Secretary of State for Wales if, pursuant to his answer to the hon. Member for Meirionnydd Nant Conwy (Mr. Thomas) on 17 July, he will list those planning permissions granted for residential housing developments on appeal in each year since 1979.

  Mr. Grist
  I shall reply as soon as possible.

  Mr. Nicholas Bennett
  asked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list, by Welsh district, the number of homes considered to be unfit for human habitation as a percentage of the total housing stock in each district.

  Mr. Grist
  Reliable estimates of the number of dwellings considered to be unfit in each local authority district will not be available until the publication of the 1986 Welsh house condition survey.

  Birth Statistics
  Mr. Wigley
  asked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list for the years 1985 and 1986 the estimated percentages of women delivering in Wales (a) whose labours were induced, (b) whose labours were of spontaneous onset, and (c) who had elected caesarean sections.

  Mr. Grist
  The information requested is as follows :
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  by local authorities on (a) school transport and (b) school meals in the latest year for which figures are available; and what are the comparable figures for each year since 1978–79 in cash terms and real terms using 1986–87 prices and using an index of 100 for 1978–79.

  Mr. Wyn Roberts
  I shall reply as soon as possible.

  Schools (Books and Equipment)
  Mr. Clay
  asked the Secretary of State for Wales what is the latest figure for expenditure per pupil on books and on equipment in (a) primary schools, (b) secondary schools and (c) special schools; and what are the comparable figures for each of the years since 1978–79, in cash terms and real terms, using 1986–87 prices and using an index of 100 for 1978–79.

  Mr. Wyn Roberts
  The information requested is as follows :

  Estimated Percentages of Deliveries by Type of Onset of Labour: Wales

  Type of Onset of Labour

  Percentage

  1985

  19861

  Spontaneous onset

  93·4

  93·4

  Induced2

  Elective Caesarean Section

  6·6

  6·6

  1Provisional

  2 Separate figures are not shown because the available information is unreliable.

  Mr. Wigley
  asked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list for the years 1985 and 1986 the estimated percentages of women delivered in Wales whose deliveries were (a) spontaneous, including abnormal presentation of head and breech spontaneous, (b) instrumental including forceps, vacuum and for each extraction, (c) caesarean section and (d) other and unspecified means.

  Mr. Grist
  The information requested is as follows:
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  Estimated Percentages of deliveries by specified mode of delivery: Wales

  Mode of Delivery

  Percentage

  1985

  19861

  Spontaneous including abnormal presentation of head and breech spontaneous

  78·8

  78·8

  Instrumental-forceps, vacuum and breech extraction

  8·6

  8·7

  Caesarean section

  12·6

  12·5

  1Provisional

  Water Pollution
  Mr. Ron Davies
  asked the Secretary of State for Wales how many incidents of water pollution by farm wastes were recorded in each of the years 1980 to 1986, and in 1987 to date, in Wales; how many of these incidents were attributable to pollution by silage effluent, and by slurry; and how many of these incidents were the subject of warning letters and prosecutions.

  Mr. Grist
  The number of incidents of water pollution by agricultural waste recorded in 1984, 1985 and 1986 were 327, 464 and 404, respectively. Figures for 1987 are not yet available. Detailed information of the incidents and prosecutions, and figures for the previous years, are not held centrally, but may be obtained from the Welsh water authority.

  Conservation
  Mr. Ron Davies
  asked the Secretary of State for Wales what arrangements have been made, in accordance with the requirements of section 18(8) of the Agriculture Act 1986, to monitor the effect on wildlife and the landscape of agreements concluded with farmers in the Cambrian mountains environmentally sensitive area; whether he will make details of these arrangements available in the Library; and whether he will make a statement.

  Mr. Peter Walker
  The monitoring arrangements of the Cambrian mountains ESA include aerial photography, ground surveys of vegetation and hay meadows and the evaluation of woodland. Discussions with the Nature Conservancy Council are being held on ways for

  Table 1: New hospitals in Wales since May 1979

  Scheme Completed

  District

  Completion Date

  Ysbyty Glan Clwyd, Scheme 1

  Clwyd

  May 1979

  Ysbyty Gwynedd

  Gwynedd

  June 1983

  Mold Community Hospital

  Clwyd

  January 1984

  Princess of Wales, Bridgend

  Mid Glamorgan

  March 1985

  Wrexham DGH, Scheme I

  Clwyd

  March 1985

  Morriston DGH, Scheme I

  West Glamorgan

  May 1985

  Ystradgynlais Community Hospital

  Powys

  February 1986

  Under Construction

  Expected Completion Date

  Llanelli General Hospital

  East Dyfed

  June 1989

  In Planning

  Currently district health authorities have preliminary plans for two new district general hospitals and for 11 new community hospitals.
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  monitoring the effect upon wildlife in the area. Details of the arrangements will shortly be made available in the Library of the House.

  Mr. Ron Davies
  asked the Secretary of State for Wales (1) in respect of land within environmentally sensitive areas, how many farmers have applied to enter into management agreements in each of these areas, and what is the total area of land involved; and how many agreements have so far been concluded with farmers in each of these areas, and what is the total area of land involved;

  (2) if he will give the extent in hectares of the Cambrian mountains environmentally sensitive area, the total area of agricultural land within the environmentally sensitive area, and an estimate of the number of farmers eligible to enter into management agreements in that area.

  Mr. Peter Walker
  I shall reply as soon as possible.

  Forestry
  Mr. Ron Davies
  asked the Secretary of State for Wales what was the total area of land which was referred to the Welsh Office Agriculture Department by the Forestry Commission under the forestry grant consultation procedures for each of the years ended 31 March 1986 and 31 March 1987; and if he will list in the Official Report in respect of each of the area offices of his Department the area of land which it advised was (a) acceptable to award forestry grant and (b) inappropriate to afforest on agricultural grounds.

  Mr. Peter Walker
  I shall reply as soon as possible.

  Hospitals
  Mr. Nicholas Bennett
  asked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list by date all hospitals in Wales planned, under construction or completed since May 1979; and if he will list, by date, all existing hospitals to which new wards or other major improvements have been added since May 1979.

  Mr. Grist
  The information requested is as follows :
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  Table 2: Major hospital development schemes in Wales (costing in excess of £5m) since May 1979

  Scheme Completed

  District

  Completion Date

  Royal Gwent Hospital, Scheme 5

  Gwent

  December 1979

  St. Woolos Hospital, Scheme I

  Gwent

  October 1982

  Under Construction

  Expected Completion Date

  Llandough Hospital, Obstetric Development

  South Glamorgan

  July 1988

  Royal Gwent Hospital, Scheme 6

  Gwent

  December 1988

  Singleton Hospital, Scheme 3

  West Glamorgan

  December 1992

  Rates
  Mr. Nicholas Bennett
  asked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list, by Welsh county, (a) the rate precept and (b) the percentage increase of this in each of the last 10 years.

  County rate precept and year on year change

  1974–75 (D)

  Per cent. change

  1975–76 (D)

  Per cent. change

  1976–77 (D)

  Per cent. change

  1977–78 (D)

  Per cent. change

  1978–79 (D)

  Per cent. change

  Counties

  Clwyd

  44·00

  54·70

  24·30

  54·00

  17·50

  71·50

  11·70

  79·00

  10·50

  Dyfed

  43·40

  54·00

  24·40

  56·70

  5·00

  64·10

  13·10

  67·90

  5·90

  Gwent

  47·50

  55·00

  15·80

  64·00

  16·40

  73·90

  13·50

  79·00

  6·90

  Gwynedd

  47·50

  60·00

  26·30

  62·00

  3·30

  63·50

  2·40

  70·00

  10·20

  Mid Glamorgan

  49·10

  63·60

  29·50

  68·30

  7·40

  72·40

  6·00

  73·40

  1·40

  Powys

  43·40

  51·70

  19·10

  53·00

  2·50

  54·00

  1·90

  57·00

  5·60

  South Glamorgan

  43·50

  52·00

  19·50

  59·00

  13·50

  66·50

  12·70

  72·50

  9·00

  West Glamorgan

  48·00

  63·00

  31·30

  69·50

  10·30

  73·90

  6·30

  79·50

  7·60

  1979–80 (D)

  Per cent. change

  1980–81 (D)

  Per cent. change

  1981–82 (D)

  Per cent. change

  1982–83 (D)

  Per cent. change

  1983–84 (D)

  Per cent. change

  Counties

  Clwyd

  99·60

  25·90

  124·00

  24·60

  148·00

  19·40

  148·00

  —

  148·00

  —

  Dyfed

  57·00

  28·10

  111·31

  27·90

  122·20

  9·80

  122·30

  0·10

  130·70

  6·90

  Gwent

  98·00

  24·10

  117·00

  19·40

  129·00

  10·30

  135·00

  4·70

  141·00

  4·40

  Gwynedd

  96·50

  37·90

  111·00

  15·00

  128·00

  15·30

  125·00

  -3·90

  136·00

  10·60

  Mid Glamorgan

  95·70

  30·40

  119·37

  24·70

  144·90

  21·40

  144·80

  -0·10

  154·10

  6·40

  Powys

  81·00

  42·10

  108·00

  33·30

  124·00

  14·80

  128·00

  3·20

  128·00

  —

  South Glamorgan

  90·00

  24·10

  101·90

  13·20

  116·40

  14·20

  133·40

  14·60

  124·80

  -6·40

  West Glamorgan

  109·60

  37·90

  133·00

  21·40

  156·00

  17·30

  161·00

  3·20

  165·00

  2·50

  1984–85 (D)

  Per cent. change

  1985–86 (D)

  Per cent. change

  1986–87 (D)

  Per cent. change

  1987–88 (D)

  Per cent. change

  Counties

  Clwyd

  162·00

  9·50

  172·00

  6·20

  189·00

  9·90

  198·00

  4·80

  Dyfed

  142·70

  9·20

  170·62

  19·60

  195·28

  14·50

  208·85

  6·90

  Gwent

  141·00

  0·00

  146·00

  3·50

  173·00

  18·50

  192·00

  11·00

  Gwynedd

  145·00

  6·60

  150·00

  3·40

  168·00

  12·00

  183·00

  8·90

  Mid Glamorgan

  180·40

  17·10

  187·42

  3·90

  205·90

  9·90

  215·79

  4·80

  Powys

  134·00

  4·70

  154·00

  14·90

  177·00

  14·90

  138·00

  6·20

  South Glamorgan

  132·40

  6·10

  147·40

  11·30

  183·20

  24·30

  190·70

  4·10

  West Glamorgan

  175·00

  6·10

  184·00

  5·10

  197·00

  7·10

  225·00

  14·20

SCOTLAND

  Offshore Supplies
  Mr. Worthington
  asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what steps he is taking to ensure that when there is an upturn in the market for offshore production and exploration rigs, the GIE Clydebank yard is still in existence to take advantage of the increased demand for its products.

  Mr. Lang
  Bouygues Offshore, the parent company of UIE, has already announced that it intends to keep the
  402
  Mr. Peter Walker
  The information requested is as follows:

  yard open, if necessary on a care-and-maintenance basis, and to concentrate its United Kingdom activities at Clydebank, so that UIE is in a position to continue to compete for work and to benefit when offshore activity recovers. My Department will be offering any assistance it can to UIE in its efforts to secure new orders.

  Out-patients
  Mr. Galbraith
  asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish a table showing the number of out-patient attendances both new and old for each surgical specialty in each hospital in Scotland for 1985.
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  Mr. Michael Forsyth
  The information requested, which relates to 30 September 1985, is set out in the table. The appropriate surgical specialty codes are as follows :

  Codes

  General Surgery

  01

  Orthopaedic Surgery

  02

  ENT Surgery

  03

  Ophthalmology

  04

  Hospital

  Specialty code

  New outpatient attendances

  Return outpatient attendances

  The Cottage Hospital, Campbeltown

  12

  11

  9

  The Cottage Hospital, Campbeltown

  39

  34

  17

  The Cottage Hospital, Campbeltown

  49

  1,428

  75

  Victoria Hospital, Rothesay

  01

  529

  738

  Victoria Hospital, Rothesay

  03

  74

  76

  Victoria Hospital, Rothesay

  04

  0

  15

  West Highland Hospital

  01

  1,035

  1,552

  West Highland Hospital

  02

  78

  225

  West Highland Hospital

  03

  167

  121

  West Highland Hospital

  04

  130

  524

  West Highland Hospital

  11

  125

  252

  West Highland Hospital

  12

  105

  194

  West Highland Hospital

  49

  2,052

  0

  Dumbarton Health Centre

  01

  618

  786

  Dumbarton Health Centre

  03

  281

  500

  Dumbarton Health Centre

  04

  493

  1,404

  Vale of Leven District General Hospital

  01

  1,226

  2,078

  Vale of Leven District General Hospital

  02

  301

  449

  Vale of Leven District General Hospital

  03

  358

  561

  Vale of Leven District General Hospital

  11

  27

  24

  Vale of Leven District General Hospital

  49

  13,875

  3,452

  Victoria Infirmary, Helensburgh

  01

  777

  1,083

  Victoria Infirmary, Helensburgh

  03

  155

  199

  Victoria Infirmary, Helensburgh

  49

  1,224

  1,068

  Gourock Health Centre

  01

  540

  1,252

  Gourock Health Centre

  02

  81

  264

  Gourock Health Centre

  03

  222

  143

  Greenock Health Centre

  01

  1,008

  1,611

  Greenock Health Centre

  02

  370

  316

  Inverclyde Royal Hospital

  01

  1,291

  3,039

  Inverclyde Royal Hospital

  02

  7,211

  9,199

  Inverclyde Royal Hospital

  03

  1,371

  2,762

  Inverclyde Royal Hospital

  04

  1,560

  6,167

  Inverclyde Royal Hospital

  11

  344

  2,174

  Inverclyde Royal Hospital

  49

  30,139

  5,876

  Port Glasgow Health Centre

  01

  974

  1,635

  Dykesbar Hospital

  12

  138

  346

  Russel Institute, Paisley

  03

  245

  602

  Russel Institute, Paisley

  04

  198

  352

  Royal Alexandra Infirmary

  01

  2,848

  8,101

  Royal Alexandra Infirmary

  02

  3,890

  14,388

  Royal Alexandra Infirmary

  03

  2,661

  3,641

  Royal Alexandra Infirmary

  49

  39,391

  6,467

  Royal Alexandra Infirmary Annexe

  03

  648

  1,104

  Royal Victoria Eye Infirmary

  04

  5,428

  16,199

  Royal Victoria Eye Infirmary

  49

  9,772

  0

  Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy

  01

  3,099

  6,404

  Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy

  02

  5,242

  13,412

  Isle of Arran War Memorial Hospital

  01

  284

  1,405

  Isle of Arran War Memorial Hospital

  03

  65

  45

  Isle of Arran War Memorial Hospital

  04

  61

  134

  Isle of Arran War Memorial Hospital

  49

  763

  96

  Ayrshire Central Hospital

  01

  236

  654

  Ayrshire Central Hospital

  02

  7

  113

  Ayrshire Central Hospital

  03

  644

  1,143

  Lady Margaret Hospital

  49

  604

  410

  Crosshouse Hospital

  01

  4,975

  8,329

  Crosshouse Hospital

  02

  8,159

  16,545

  Crosshouse Hospital

  03

  2,295

  4,446

  Crosshouse Hospital

  04

  2,659

  6,633

  Crosshouse Hospital

  07

  67

  229

  Crosshouse Hospital

  11

  502

  1,966

  404

  Codes

  Urology

  05

  Neurosurgery

  06

  Cardiothoracic Surgery

  07

  Plastic Surgery

  08

  Orthodontic and Paediatric Dentistry

  11

  Oral Surgery and Oral Medicine

  12

  Restorative Dentistry

  13

  Surgical Paediatrics

  39

  Accident and Emergency

  49

  405

  Hospital

  Specialty code

  New outpatient attendances

  Return outpatient attendances

  Crosshouse Hospital

  12

  1,142

  3,616

  Crosshouse Hospital

  49

  27,956

  2,773

  Clinic, Old Irvine Road, Kilmarnock

  11

  67

  385

  Ailsa Hospital

  12

  614

  773

  Ayr County Hospital

  01

  2,314

  1,064

  Ayr County Hospital

  02

  5,577

  12,778

  Ayr County Hospital

  03

  1,280

  2,098

  Ayr County Hospital

  49

  16,778

  582

  Heathfield Hospital

  04

  1,791

  7,865

  Heathfield Hospital

  11

  324

  1,540

  Heathfield Hospital

  12

  790

  1,831

  Heathfield Hospital

  49

  1,149

  0

  Seafield Sick Childrens Hospital

  01

  308

  194

  Seafield Sick Childrens Hospital

  02

  462

  3,391

  Seafield Sick Childrens Hospital

  03

  847

  1,360

  Seafield Sick Childrens Hospital

  05

  169

  333

  Seafield Sick Childrens Hospital

  08

  138

  673

  Seafield Sick Childrens Hospital

  49

  4,445

  1,439

  Davidson Cottage Hospital

  03

  167

  227

  Davidson Cottage Hospital

  49

  3,917

  1,861

  Ballochmyle Hospital

  01

  922

  678

  Ballochmyle Hospital

  02

  856

  1,582

  Ballochmyle Hospital

  03

  278

  468

  Ballochmyle Hospital

  04

  319

  811

  Ballochmyle Hospital

  05

  1,606

  1,734

  Ballochmyle Hospital

  07

  114

  149

  Ballochmyle Hospital

  08

  810

  1,748

  Ballochmyle Hospital

  49

  386

  0

  Jedburgh Health Centre

  02

  154

  191

  Borders Peripheral Clinics

  04

  352

  905

  Peel Hospital

  01

  1,255

  1,290

  Peel Hospital

  02

  1,171

  5,112

  Peel Hospital

  49

  5,225

  0

  Coldstreay Cottage Hospital

  49

  363

  21

  Knoll Hospital

  01

  5

  45

  Knoll Hospital

  02

  125

  251

  Knoll Hospital

  03

  16

  18

  Knoll Hospital

  49

  1,317

  1,956

  Galashiels Cottage Hospital

  01

  244

  225

  Galashiels Cottage Hospital

  03

  333

  197

  Galashiels Cottage Hospital

  11

  99

  336

  Galashiels Cottage Hospital

  12

  125

  127

  Galashiels Cottage Hospital

  49

  1,405

  314

  Kelso Health Centre, Kelso

  01

  220

  339

  Kelso Health Centre, Kelso

  03

  221

  40

  Hawick Cottage Hospital

  01

  594

  569

  Hawick Cottage Hospital

  02

  333

  397

  Hawick Cottage Hospital

  03

  235

  263

  Hawick Cottage Hospital

  11

  74

  336

  Hawick Cottage Hospital

  49

  2,095

  0

  Eyemouth Health Centre

  02

  93

  211

  Kelso Cottage Hospital

  02

  209

  460

  Kelso Cottage Hospital

  11

  10

  17

  Kelso Cottage Hospital

  12

  24

  4

  Kelso Cottage Hospital

  49

  1,076

  160

  Galashiels Health Centre

  04

  88

  175

  Selkirk Cottage Hospital

  03

  128

  98

  Selkirk Cottage Hospital

  49

  515

  0

  Sister Margaret Cottage Hospital

  49

  433

  1

  Hay Lodge Hospital and Health Centre

  01

  194

  155

  Hay Lodge Hospital and Health Centre

  02

  128

  261

  Hay Lodge Hospital and Health Centre

  03

  199

  118

  Hay Lodge Hospital and Health Centre

  49

  744

  24

  Campbeltown Health Centre

  11

  68

  294

  Dunoon and District General Hospital

  01

  547

  569

  Dunoon and District General Hospital

  02

  227

  429

  Dunoon and District General Hospital

  03

  139

  175

  Dunoon and District General Hospital

  04

  255

  753

  Dunoon and District General Hospital

  49

  3,427

  2,140

  Islay Hospital

  01

  112

  62

  Islay Hospital

  03

  33

  28

  Islay Hospital

  49

  263

  0

  Mid Argyll Hospital

  01

  242

  162

  Mid Argyll Hospital

  03

  66

  70

  Mid Argyll Hospital

  04

  86

  205

  406

  407

  Hospital

  Specialty code

  New outpatient attendances

  Return outpatient attendances

  Mid Argyll Hospital

  11

  70

  230

  Mid Argyll Hospital

  49

  2,002

  1,567

  The Cottage Hospital, Campbeltown

  01

  142

  64

  The Cottage Hospital, Campbeltown

  02

  146

  196

  The Cottage Hospital, Campbeltown

  03

  82

  55

  The Cottage Hospital, Campbeltown

  04

  168

  232

  The Cottage Hospital, Campbeltown

  05

  60

  30

  Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy

  03

  3,196

  4,129

  Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy

  04

  1,716

  6,311

  Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy

  05

  1,232

  1,632

  Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy

  07

  100

  235

  Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy

  08

  260

  855

  Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy

  11

  247

  1,515

  Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy

  12

  220

  400

  Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy

  39

  130

  253

  Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy

  49

  28,518

  8,403

  Adamson Hospital

  01

  282

  621

  Adamson Hospital

  02

  174

  353

  Adamson Hospital

  03

  173

  114

  Adamson Hospital

  11

  117

  887

  Adamson Hospital

  49

  1,690

  582

  St. Andrew's Hospital

  01

  423

  798

  St. Andrew's Hospital

  02

  643

  1,316

  St. Andrew's Hospital

  03

  415

  603

  St. Andrew's Hospital

  05

  166

  178

  St. Andrew's Hospital

  11

  82

  607

  St. Andrew's Hospital

  49

  1,523

  1,185

  Randolph Wemyss Memorial Hospital

  02

  205

  391

  Randolph Wemyss Memorial Hospital

  49

  28

  23

  Peripheral Clinic, East Fife

  04

  278

  479

  Dunfermline and West Fife Hospital

  01

  3,004

  7,896

  Dunfermline and West Fife Hospital

  02

  4,094

  8,813

  Dunfermline and West Fife Hospital

  03

  1,458

  939

  Dunfermline and West Fife Hospital

  04

  1,156

  3,351

  Dunfermline and West Fife Hospital

  12

  165

  247

  Dunfermline and West Fife Hospital

  39

  224

  507

  Dunfermline and West Fife Hospital

  49

  22,655

  8,595

  Milesmark Hospital

  11

  344

  789

  West Fife District General

  11

  80

  327

  Peripheral Clinic, West Fife

  02

  35

  170

  Peripheral Clinic, West Fife

  04

  204

  689

  Belvidere Hospital

  12

  7

  46

  Townhead Health Centre

  04

  42

  58

  Canniesburn Hospital

  08

  2,912

  27,339

  Ballieston Health Centre

  04

  6

  8

  Glasgow Dental Hospital and School

  11

  2,278

  24,020

  Glasgow Dental Hospital and School

  12

  24,627

  48,953

  Glasgow Dental Hospital and School

  13

  10,505

  48,630

  Glasgow Royal Infirmary

  01

  6,384

  15,616

  Glasgow Royal Infirmary

  02

  3,209

  22,721

  Glasgow Royal Infirmary

  03

  4,473

  8,849

  Glasgow Royal Infirmary

  04

  2,683

  9,783

  Glasgow Royal Infirmary

  05

  1,589

  8,162

  Glasgow Royal Infirmary

  07

  155

  1,645

  Glasgow Royal Infirmary

  08

  751

  3.545

  Glasgow Royal Infirmary

  12

  1,009

  739

  Glasgow Royal Infirmary

  49

  77,310

  13,766

  Woodside Health Centre

  01

  303

  118

  Woodside Health Centre

  03

  217

  240

  Maryhill Health Centre

  01

  200

  137

  Maryhill Health Centre

  03

  180

  166

  Lennox Castle Hospital

  12

  176

  644

  Ruchill Hospital

  01

  1,302

  1,021

  Stobhill Hospital

  01

  2,908

  7,560

  Stobhill Hospital

  02

  3,856

  6,201

  Stobhill Hospital

  03

  1,993

  5,263

  Stobhill Hospital

  04

  1,330

  4,723

  Stobhill Hospital

  05

  1,142

  3,383

  Stobhill Hospital

  11

  172

  35

  Stobhill Hospital

  12

  888

  1,663

  Stobhill Hospital

  39

  242

  420

  Stobhill Hospital

  49

  36,518

  10,865

  Mearnskirk General Hospital

  02

  32

  613

  Mearnskirk General Hospital

  03

  15

  4

  Philipshill Hospital

  02

  0

  2,796

  408

  409

  Hospital

  Specialty code

  New outpatient attendances

  Return outpatient attendances

  Royal Samaritan Hospital for Women

  05

  5

  20

  Victoria Infirmary, Glasgow

  01

  6,706

  12,360

  Victoria Infirmary, Glasgow

  02

  9,031

  22,325

  Victoria Infirmary, Glasgow

  03

  4,373

  8,450

  Victoria Infirmary, Glasgow

  04

  1,807

  7,206

  Victoria Infirmary, Glasgow

  05

  1,915

  2,322

  Victoria Infirmary, Glasgow

  08

  990

  2,414

  Victoria Infirmary, Glasgow

  12

  2,135

  4,175

  Victoria Infirmary, Glasgow

  49

  49,193

  6,935

  Southern General Hospital

  01

  3,316

  7,539

  Southern General Hospital

  02

  4,590

  10,850

  Southern General Hospital

  03

  1,963

  2,260

  Southern General Hospital

  04

  1,697

  5,546

  Southern General Hospital

  05

  1,188

  2,679

  Southern General Hospital

  06

  761

  2,441

  Southern General Hospital

  12

  182

  526

  Southern General Hospital

  49

  35,960

  4,840

  Drumchapel Hospital

  04

  42

  15

  Drumchapel Hospital

  12

  88

  150

  Gartnavel District General Hospital

  01

  5,287

  13,961

  Gartnaval District General Hospital

  02

  0

  1,697

  Gartnaval District General Hospital

  03

  7,685

  20,894

  Gartnaval District General Hospital

  04

  836

  6,029

  Gartnaval District General Hospital

  12

  19

  30

  Knightswood Hospital

  12

  10

  69

  RHSC, Drumchapel

  04

  2

  1

  RHSC, Drumchapel

  12

  9

  27

  RHSC, Yorkhill

  02

  1,884

  5,605

  RHSC, Yorkhill

  03

  1,290

  2,003

  RHSC, Yorkhill

  04

  963

  1,780

  RHSC, Yorkhill

  05

  99

  148

  RHSC, Yorkhill

  11

  44

  937

  RHSC, Yorkhill

  12

  8

  881

  RHSC, Yorkhill

  39

  3,165

  11,917

  RHSC, York hill

  49

  24,639

  2,104

  The Queen Mother's Hospital

  12

  260

  0

  Western Infirmary

  01

  1,327

  3,609

  Western Infirmary

  02

  7,938

  18,621

  Western Infirmary

  04

  3,160

  14,045

  Western Infirmary

  05

  1,633

  4,889

  Western Infirmary

  07

  246

  2,276

  Western Infirmary

  08

  232

  747

  Western Infirmary

  12

  709

  1,076

  Western Infirmary

  49

  55,098

  4,192

  Eye Infirmary 0. P. Department

  03

  16

  8

  Eye Infirmary O. P. Department

  04

  3,835

  16,629

  Eye Infirmary O. P. Department

  49

  15,730

  2,745

  Dunbar Hospital, Thurso

  01

  544

  1,574

  Dunbar Hospital, Thurso

  02

  159

  220

  Dunbar Hospital, Thurso

  03

  207

  104

  Dunbar Hospital, Thurso

  49

  915

  354

  Bignold Hospital

  01

  392

  1,347

  Bignold Hospital

  02

  118

  200

  Bignold Hospital

  03

  144

  67

  Bignold Hospital

  11

  42

  326

  Bignold Hospital

  12

  50

  21

  Bignold Hospital

  49

  796

  1,869

  Caithness Central Hospital

  04

  327

  1,270

  Lawson Memorial Hospital

  01

  832

  821

  Lawson Memorial Hospital

  02

  138

  128

  Lawson Memorial Hospital

  03

  168

  36

  Lawson Memorial Hospital

  04

  132

  303

  Lawson Memorial Hospital

  08

  10

  15

  Lawson Memorial Hospital

  11

  33

  425

  Lawson Memorial Hospital

  49

  341

  0

  Thurso High School

  11

  34

  250

  R.N.I. Inverness

  03

  317

  158

  Raigmore Hospital, Inverness

  01

  3,173

  3,329

  Raigmore Hospital, Inverness

  02

  2,609

  5,967

  Raigmore Hospital, Inverness

  03

  1,752

  1,173

  Raigmore Hospital, Inverness

  04

  1,542

  8,059

  Raigmore Hospital, Inverness

  06

  138

  207

  Raigmore Hospital, Inverness

  08

  152

  277

  Raigmore Hospital, Inverness

  11

  551

  4,571

  Raigmore Hospital, Inverness

  12

  949

  1,208

  410

  411

  Hospital

  Specialty code

  New outpatient attendances

  Return outpatient attendances

  Raigmore Hospital, Inverness

  49

  16,563

  1,947

  Town and Country Hospital, Nairn

  01

  276

  199

  Town and Country Hospital, Nairn

  02

  121

  95

  Town and Country Hospital, Nairn

  03

  150

  57

  Town and Country Hospital, Nairn

  11

  82

  508

  Town and Country Hospital, Nairn

  49

  2,259

  2,377

  Ian Charles Hospital, Grantown

  49

  693

  82

  Belford Hospital, Fort William

  01

  993

  1,416

  Belford Hospital, Fort William

  02

  165

  284

  Belford Hospital, Fort William

  03

  289

  115

  Belford Hospital, Fort William

  04

  188

  564

  Belford Hospital, Fort William

  11

  80

  870

  Belford Hospital, Fort William

  12

  29

  16

  Belford Hospital, Fort William

  49

  4,112

  1,903

  Mackinnon Memorial Hospital, Broadford

  01

  262

  1,104

  Mackinnon Memorial Hospital, Broadford

  02

  84

  73

  Mackinnon Memorial Hospital, Broadford

  03

  71

  16

  Mackinnon Memorial Hospital, Broadford

  04

  46

  54

  Mackinnon Memorial Hospital, Broadford

  49

  591

  0

  Portree Hospital

  01

  331

  563

  Portree Hospital

  02

  154

  126

  Portree Hospital

  03

  97

  28

  Portree Hospital

  04

  65

  151

  Portree Hospital

  49

  572

  212

  Ross Memorial Hospital, Dingwall

  01

  689

  542

  Ross Memorial Hospital, Dingwall

  02

  216

  154

  Ross Memorial Hospital, Dingwall

  03

  378

  166

  Ross Memorial Hospital, Dingwall

  04

  97

  62

  Ross Memorial Hospital, Dingwall

  11

  197

  1,276

  Ross Memorial Hospital, Dingwall

  12

  47

  20

  Ross Memorial Hospital, Dingwall

  49

  1,932

  1,117

  Granton Grammar School

  11

  31

  203

  Name unknown

  11

  10

  224

  Cumbernauld Health Centre

  01

  643

  746

  Cumbernauld Health Centre

  03

  245

  548

  Cumbernauld Health Centre

  04

  70

  135

  Cumbernauld Health Centre

  05

  250

  679

  Cumbernauld Health Centre

  11

  129

  1,631

  Cumbernauld Health Centre

  12

  28

  11

  Victoria Cottage Hospital, Kilsyth

  49

  327

  216

  Kilsyth Health Centre

  01

  196

  297

  Kilsyth Health Centre

  02

  135

  167

  Kilsyth Health Centre

  03

  198

  217

  Kilsyth Health Centre

  05

  60

  93

  Monklands District General Hospital

  01

  2,736

  4,813

  Monklands District General Hospital

  02

  4,322

  12,312

  Monklands District General Hospital

  03

  1,928

  3,124

  Monklands District General Hospital

  04

  725

  1,656

  Monklands District General Hospital

  05

  890

  807

  Monklands District General Hospital

  08

  384

  575

  Monklands District General Hospital

  11

  314

  2,535

  Monklands District General Hospital

  12

  570

  2,412

  Monklands District General Hospital

  49

  49,252

  8,453

  Biggar Health Centre

  01

  177

  222

  Bellefield Hospital

  12

  141

  257

  Kello Hospital

  01

  18

  1

  Kello Hospital

  49

  1,324

  1,738

  Lady Home Hospital

  01

  174

  190

  Lady Home Hospital

  49

  786

  650

  Law Hospital

  01

  4,009

  7,381

  Law Hospital

  02

  3,690

  13,144

  Law Hospital

  03

  2,101

  3,896

  Law Hospital

  04

  1,463

  5,563

  Law Hospital

  11

  86

  183

  Law Hospital

  12

  376

  999

  Law Hospital

  49

  25,621

  9,294

  Strathclyde Hospital, Motherwell

  01

  664

  604

  Strathclyde Hospital, Motherwell

  02

  0

  790

  Strathclyde Hospital, Motherwell

  03

  1,445

  1,668

  Strathclyde Hospital, Motherwell

  04

  2,488

  6,508

  412

  413

  Hospital

  Specialty code

  New outpatient attendances

  Return outpatient attendances

  Strathclyde Hospital, Motherwell

  11

  442

  2,374

  Kirklands Hospital

  12

  158

  144

  William Smellie External Clinics

  04

  182

  687

  Hunter Health Centre

  04

  154

  356

  Blantyre Health Centre

  04

  131

  427

  Hairmyres Hospital

  01

  3,369

  5,382

  Hairmyres Hospital

  02

  5,276

  10,731

  Hairmyres Hospital

  03

  1,790

  1,996

  Hairmyres Hospital

  04

  544

  612

  Hairmyres Hospital

  05

  972

  764

  Hairmyres Hospital

  07

  222

  1,164

  Hairmyres Hospital

  11

  51

  237

  Hairmyres Hospital

  12

  259

  851

  Hairmyres Hospital

  49

  22,887

  1,317

  Stonehouse Hospital

  01

  2,029

  2,635

  Stonehouse Hospital

  02

  2,427

  6,807

  Stonehouse Hospital

  03

  1,263

  1,362

  Stonehouse Hospital

  04

  1,044

  1,936

  Stonehouse Hospital

  05

  297

  245

  Stonehouse Hospital

  49

  9,132

  913

  Larkhall Health Institute

  04

  32

  295

  Hamilton Central Clinic

  04

  78

  72

  Craighead School Clinic

  04

  61

  42

  Hospital

  Specialty code

  New outpatient attendances

  Return outpatient attendances

  Aberdeen Royal Infirmary

  01

  8,091

  10,554

  Aberdeen Royal Infirmary

  02

  4,277

  19,973

  Aberdeen Royal Infirmary

  03

  3,227

  5,037

  Aberdeen Royal Infirmary

  04

  2,381

  14,266

  Aberdeen Royal Infirmary

  05

  2,476

  2,306

  Aberdeen Royal Infirmary

  06

  268

  1,061

  Aberdeen Royal Infirmary

  07

  0

  923

  Aberdeen Royal Infirmary

  08

  1,194

  1,701

  Aberdeen Royal Infirmary

  12

  2,949

  4,523

  Aberdeen Royal Infirmary

  49

  54,980

  22,280

  Woodend General Hospital

  04

  430

  15

  Woodend General Hospital

  08

  0

  1,412

  Banchory Medical Centre

  11

  4

  385

  Royal Aberdeen Children's Hospital

  02

  840

  4,210

  Royal Aberdeen Children's Hospital

  03

  1,461

  2,702

  Royal Aberdeen Children's Hospital

  04

  604

  2,914

  Royal Aberdeen Children's Hospital

  08

  276

  1,840

  Royal Aberdeen Children's Hospital

  11

  1,116

  5,373

  Royal Aberdeen Children's Hospital

  39

  1,249

  1,629

  Royal Aberdeen Children's Hospital

  49

  11,290

  2,705

  Arduthie Hospital

  49

  427

  10

  Mackie Academy, Stonehaven

  11

  83

  612

  Aboyne Hospital

  49

  609

  232

  Kincardine O'Neil War Memorial Hospital

  01

  1

  0

  Kincardine O'Neil War Memorial Hospital

  49

  1

  0

  Kingseat Hospital

  04

  0

  15

  Kingseat Hospital

  12

  76

  359

  Royal Cornhill Hospital

  04

  19

  0

  Royal Cornhill Hospital

  12

  188

  735

  Peterhead Health Centre

  11

  24

  126

  Peterhead Health Centre

  49

  3,269

  3,771

  Ellon Health Centre

  11

  14

  376

  Banff Academy

  11

  52

  225

  Fraserburgh Academy

  11

  12

  120

  Gordon Schools, Huntly

  11

  3

  146

  Inverurie Academy

  11

  1

  433

  Inverurie Hospital

  49

  627

  0

  Insch War Memorial Hospital

  49

  411

  479

  Peterhead Cottage Hospital

  01

  194

  111

  Peterhead Cottage Hospital

  02

  275

  77

  Peterhead Cottage Hospital

  03

  386

  450

  Peterhead Cottage Hospital

  04

  221

  772

  Peterhead Cottage Hospital

  05

  168

  84

  Peterhead Cottage Hospital

  49

  3,060

  156

  Peterhead Academy

  11

  25

  106

  414

  415

  Hospital

  Specialty code

  New outpatient attendances

  Return outpatient attendances

  Fraserburgh Hospital

  01

  208

  106

  Fraserburgh Hospital

  02

  243

  232

  Fraserburgh Hospital

  03

  268

  404

  Fraserburgh Hospital

  04

  104

  461

  Fraserburgh Hospital

  05

  161

  74

  Fraserburgh Hospital

  49

  4,268

  4,048

  Huntly Jubilee Hospital

  01

  494

  787

  Huntly Jubilee Hospital

  02

  99

  101

  Huntly Jubilee Hospital

  03

  90

  132

  Huntly Jubilee Hospital

  04

  55

  218

  Huntly Jubilee Hospital

  49

  1,384

  1,639

  Turriff Cottage Hospital

  49

  878

  780

  Chalmers Hospital, Banff

  01

  529

  580

  Chalmers Hospital, Banff

  02

  288

  337

  Chalmers Hospital, Banff

  03

  239

  384

  Chalmers Hospital, Banff

  04

  296

  1,097

  Chalmers Hospital, Banff

  07

  0

  18

  Chalmers Hospital, Banff

  49

  2,416

  2,882

  Dr. Gray's Hospital, Elgin

  01

  2,531

  3,482

  Dr. Gray's Hospital, Elgin

  02

  389

  457

  Dr. Gray's Hospital, Elgin

  03

  392

  790

  Dr. Gray's Hospital, Elgin

  04

  580

  1,510

  Dr. Gray's Hospital, Elgin

  07

  4

  105

  Dr. Gray's Hospital, Elgin

  08

  72

  186

  Dr. Gray's Hospital, Elgin

  11

  315

  1,549

  Dr. Gray's Hospital, Elgin

  12

  230

  134

  Dr. Gray's Hospital, Elgin

  49

  6,223

  1,321

  Seafield Hospital, Buckie

  01

  294

  175

  Seafield Hospital, Buckie

  02

  135

  103

  Seafield Hospital. Buckie

  03

  158

  152

  Seafield Hospital, Buckie

  04

  209

  524

  Seafield Hospital, Buckle

  07

  0

  8

  Seafield Hospital, Buckle

  49

  1,260

  820

  Stephen Hospital, Dufftown

  01

  28

  12

  Stephen Hospital, Dufftown

  49

  455

  427

  Turner Hospital, Keith

  01

  169

  220

  Turner Hospital, Keith

  02

  84

  117

  Turner Hospital, Keith

  03

  68

  117

  Turner Hospital, Keith

  04

  73

  211

  Turner Hospital, Keith

  12

  9

  0

  Turner Hospital, Keith

  49

  1,298

  676

  Leanchoil Hospital, Forres

  01

  224

  196

  Leanchoil Hospital, Forres

  02

  125

  176

  Leanchoil Hospital, Forres

  03

  113

  124

  Leanchoil Hospital, Forres

  04

  152

  255

  Leanchoil Hospital, Forres

  49

  1,690

  408

  Fleming Hospital, Aberlour

  01

  53

  11

  Fleming Hospital. Aberlour

  49

  609

  498

  Buckie High School

  11

  66

  139

  Dental Clinic, Orkney

  11

  33

  166

  Dental Clinic, Orkney

  11

  41

  118

  Balfour Hospital

  01

  804

  2,105

  Balfour Hospital

  02

  70

  127

  Balfour Hospital

  03

  213

  269

  Balfour Hospital

  04

  139

  470

  Balfour Hospital

  12

  27

  3

  Balfour Hospital

  49

  1,487

  246

  Belhaven Hospital

  11

  1

  56

  Belhaven Hospital

  49

  651

  670

  Health Centre, North Berwick

  02

  15

  13

  Health Centre, North Berwick

  04

  12

  15

  Health Centre, North Berwick

  11

  0

  61

  Eastern General Hospital

  01

  871

  2,315

  Eastern General Hospital

  49

  100

  0

  Edenhall Hospital

  01

  421

  51

  Edington Cottage Hospital

  49

  1,136

  749

  Leith Hospital

  01

  1,371

  2,654

  Leith Hospital

  04

  328

  626

  Leith Hospital

  39

  248

  872

  Leith Hospital

  49

  6,560

  2,938

  Roodlands General Hospital

  01

  1,482

  2,406

  Roodlands General Hospital

  03

  639

  701

  Roodlands General Hospital

  11

  242

  822

  Roodlands General Hospital

  49

  6,736

  3,119

  Western General Hospital

  01

  1,844

  3,473

  416

  417

  Hospital

  Specialty code

  New outpatient attendances

  Return outpatient attendances

  Western General Hospital

  02

  4,026

  10,317

  Western General Hospital

  03

  2,228

  4,386

  Western General Hospital

  04

  91

  92

  Western General Hospital

  05

  1,921

  3,084

  Western General Hospital

  06

  823

  2,489

  Western General Hospital

  39

  755

  2,328

  Western General Hospital

  49

  25,940

  8,203

  Prestonpans Health Centre

  02

  18

  22

  Prestonpans Health Centre

  04

  16

  42

  Tranent Health Centre

  02

  14

  30

  Tranent Health Centre

  04

  18

  33

  Chalmers Hospital, Edinburgh

  01

  1,207

  2,158

  City Hospital, Edinburgh

  03

  0

  28

  City Hospital, Edinburgh

  07

  102

  1,441

  Deaconess Hospital

  01

  899

  2,395

  Deaconess Hospital

  49

  8

  0

  Edinburgh Dental Hospital and School

  11

  355

  5,660

  Edinburgh Dental Hospital and School

  12

  27,443

  46,143

  Longmore Hospital

  01

  0

  8,355

  Princess Margaret Rose Orthopaedic Hospital

  02

  2,207

  10,244

  RHSC, Edinburgh

  02

  320

  389

  RHSC, Edinburgh

  03

  2,020

  2,031

  RHSC, Edinburgh

  08

  292

  1,429

  RHSC, Edinburgh

  39

  1,587

  2,581

  RHSC, Edinburgh

  49

  15,112

  5,880

  Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh

  01

  5,320

  9,903

  Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh

  02

  7,430

  26,732

  Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh

  03

  8,194

  18,977

  Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh

  04

  6,731

  27,960

  Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh

  05

  2,099

  3,155

  Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh

  06

  107

  924

  Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh

  08

  1,075

  2,475

  Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh

  11

  192

  2,670

  Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh

  12

  1,156

  3,258

  Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh

  49

  66,527

  9,102

  Bangour General Hospital

  01

  3,267

  4,687

  Bangour General Hospital

  02

  2,282

  5,086

  Bangour General Hospital

  03

  2,358

  4,868

  Bangour General Hospital

  04

  1,776

  2,705

  Bangour General Hospital

  08

  608

  6,567

  Bangour General Hospital '

  11

  134

  287

  Bangour General Hospital

  12

  547

  1,005

  Bangour General Hospital

  49

  19,625

  3,808

  Broxburn Health Centre

  02

  23

  49

  Craigshill Health Centre

  02

  64

  76

  Howden Health Centre

  02

  9

  15

  Bathgate Health Centre

  02

  52

  105

  Linlithgow Group Practice

  02

  19

  14

  Ninewells Hospital, Dundee

  01

  6,511

  12,843

  Ninewells Hospital, Dundee

  03

  5,049

  7,940

  Ninewells Hospital, Dundee

  04

  5,004

  19,075

  Ninewells Hospital, Dundee

  39

  349

  302

  Ninewells Hospital, Dundee

  49

  4,539

  0

  Dundee Royal Infirmary

  02

  7,253

  15,617

  Dundee Royal Infirmary

  05

  1,147

  2,045

  Dundee Royal Infirmary

  06

  572

  1,656

  Dundee Royal Infirmary

  08

  1,158

  5,533

  Dundee Royal Infirmary

  49

  41,903

  2,679

  King's Cross Hospital, Dundee

  12

  0

  160

  Ashludie Hospital, Monifieth

  12

  189

  101

  Royal Victoria Hospital, Dundee

  12

  436

  264

  Nethergate Eye Clinic

  03

  360

  275

  Nethergate Eye Clinic

  04

  427

  777

  Dundee Ortho. and Rheum. Clinic

  02

  831

  1,315

  Dundee Dental Hospital

  11

  4,426

  11,485

  Dundee Dental Hospital

  12

  9,302

  8,942

  Dundee Dental Hospital

  13

  5,293

  27,907

  Royal Dundee Liff Hospital

  12

  352

  181

  Strathmartine Hospital, Baldovan

  12

  475

  139

  Armitstead Children's Hospital

  02

  16

  75

  Fairmuir Special School

  02

  245

  211

  Bridge of Earn Hospital, Perthshire

  01

  610

  830

  Bridge of Earn Hospital, Perthshire

  02

  3,318

  6,614

  Bridge of Earn Hospital, Perthshire

  49

  4,003

  0

  418

  419

  Hospital

  Specialty code

  New outpatient attendances

  Return outpatient attendances

  Perth Royal Infirmary

  01

  2,223

  3,586

  Perth Royal Infirmary

  02

  328

  508

  Perth Royal Infirmary

  03

  1,586

  2,135

  Perth Royal Infirmary

  04

  2,091

  6,437

  Perth Royal Infirmary

  08

  861

  2,950

  Perth Royal Infirmary

  11

  259

  1,034

  Perth Royal Infirmary

  12

  843

  1,538

  Perth Royal Infirmary

  49

  14,995

  1,811

  St. Margaret's Hospital, Auchter.

  01

  146

  134

  St. Margaret's Hospital, Auchter.

  02

  9

  15

  St. Margaret's Hospital, Auchter.

  03

  112

  74

  St. Margaret's Hospital, Auchter.

  49

  1,053

  1,290

  Crieff Cottage Hospital

  01

  340

  455

  Crieff Cottage Hospital

  02

  41

  74

  Crieff Cottage Hospital

  03

  189

  149

  Crieff Cottage Hospital

  04

  34

  46

  Crieff Cottage Hospital

  49

  896

  184

  Aberfeldy Cottage Hospital

  01

  91

  129

  Aberfeldy Cottage Hospital

  02

  55

  39

  Aberfeldy Cottage Hospital

  49

  566

  53

  Irvine Memorial Hospital, Pitlochry

  01

  141

  144

  Irvine Memorial Hospital, Pitlochry

  02

  26

  11

  Irvine Memorial Hospital, Pitlochry

  03

  125

  135

  Irvine Memorial Hospital, Pitlochry

  49

  1,666

  161

  Blairgowrie and Rattray Cottage Hospital

  01

  335

  488

  Blairgowrie and Rattray Cottage Hospital

  02

  69

  97

  Blairgowrie and Rattray Cottage Hospital

  03

  159

  82

  Blairgowrie and Rattray Cottage Hospital

  04

  56

  66

  Blairgowrie and Rattray Cottage Hospital

  49

  1,767

  1,034

  Meigle Cottage Hospital, Perthshire

  01

  89

  289

  Meigle Cottage Hospital, Perthshire

  03

  48

  29

  Meigle Cottage Hospital, Perthshire

  49

  49

  157

  Murray Royal Hospital, Perthshire

  04

  24

  15

  Murray Royal Hospital, Perthshire

  12

  73

  412

  Murthly Royal Hospital. Perthshire

  12

  0

  72

  Arbroath Infirmary

  01

  1,088

  1,051

  Arbroath Infirmary

  02

  649

  1,631

  Arbroath Infirmary

  03

  629

  937

  Arbroath Infirmary

  04

  420

  1,334

  Arbroath Infirmary

  49

  5,856

  6,147

  Brechin Infirmary

  01

  267

  364

  Brechin Infirmary

  02

  260

  593

  Brechin Infirmary

  03

  392

  596

  Brechin Infirmary

  04

  115

  352

  Brechin Infirmary

  08

  66

  188

  Brechin Infirmary

  49

  598

  260

  Forfar Infirmary

  01

  796

  908

  Forfar Infirmary

  02

  253

  319

  Forfar Infirmary

  03

  260

  336

  Forfar Infirmary

  49

  2,631

  1,768

  Montrose Royal Infirmary

  01

  406

  446

  Montrose Royal Infirmary

  02

  486

  741

  Montrose Royal Infirmary

  03

  205

  249

  Montrose Royal Infirmary

  04

  271

  720

  Montrose Royal Infirmary

  49

  1,857

  1,214

  Sunnyside Royal Hospital, Montrose

  12

  323

  261

  Stracathro Hospital, Brechin

  01

  490

  962

  Stracathro Hospital, Brechin

  02

  1,195

  2,960

  Stracathro Hospital, Brechin

  04

  98

  227

  Stracathro Hospital, Brechin

  06

  28

  34

  Stracathro Hospital, Brechin

  12

  19

  383

  Stracathro Hospital, Brechin

  49

  4,028

  1,103

  Royal Scottish National Hospital

  12

  958

  573

  Falkirk and District Royal Infirmary

  01

  4,215

  8,562

  Falkirk and District Royal Infirmary

  02

  4,067

  8,363

  Falkirk and District Royal Infirmary

  03

  2,219

  2,868

  Falkirk and District Royal Infirmary

  04

  1,461

  5,927

  Falkirk and District Royal Infirmary

  05

  885

  1,860

  Falkirk and District Royal Infirmary

  11

  452

  1,454

  Falkirk and District Royal Infirmary

  12

  288

  1,527

  Falkirk and District Royal Infirmary

  49

  26,188

  2,739

  BO'Ness Hospital

  04

  106

  447

  BO'Ness Hospital

  12

  0

  15

  Bellsdyke Hospital

  12

  118

  178

  Stirling Royal Infirmary

  01

  2,391

  3,309

  420

  421

  Hospital

  Specialty code

  New outpatient attendances

  Return outpatient attendances

  Stirling Royal Infirmary

  02

  2,601

  4,934

  Stirling Royal Infirmary

  03

  2,285

  3,078

  Stirling Royal Infirmary

  04

  2,003

  6,631

  Stirling Royal Infirmary

  05

  1,017

  1,882

  Stirling Royal Infirmary

  07

  63

  350

  Stirling Royal Infirmary

  11

  366

  722

  Stirling Royal Infirmary

  12

  321

  583

  Stirling Royal Infirmary

  49

  18,045

  2,754

  Clackmannan County Hospital

  01

  1,237

  1,672

  Clackmannan County Hospital

  02

  859

  1,367

  Clackmannan County Hospital

  03

  286

  209

  Lewis Hospital, Stornoway

  01

  3,452

  3,210

  Lewis Hospital, Stornoway

  02

  307

  286

  Lewis Hospital, Stornoway

  03

  415

  186

  Lewis Hospital, Stornoway

  04

  369

  989

  Lewis Hospital, Stornoway

  05

  0

  212

  Lewis Hospital, Stornoway

  11

  56

  539

  Lewis Hospital, Stornoway

  12

  48

  31

  Daliburgh Hospital

  01

  981

  431

  Daliburgh Hospital

  03

  43

  6

  Daliburgh Hospital

  04

  48

  119

  Castle Douglas Hospital

  49

  550

  0

  Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary

  01

  3,298

  5,617

  Dumfries and Galloway R.I.

  02

  2,859

  11,613

  Dumfries and Galloway R.I.

  03

  2,076

  3,099

  Dumfries and Galloway R.I.

  04

  1,653

  5,272

  Dumfries and Galloway R.I.

  11

  411

  2,422

  Dumfries and Galloway R.I.

  12

  543

  1,341

  Dumfries and Galloway R.I.

  49

  15,419

  311

  Kirkcudbright Cottage Hospital

  01

  120

  85

  Kirkcudbright Cottage Hospital

  04

  33

  56

  Kirkcudbright Cottage Hospital

  49

  907

  120

  Moffat Cottage Hospital

  01

  105

  141

  Garrick Hospital, Stranraer

  01

  751

  1,488

  Garrick Hospital, Stranraer

  02

  322

  453

  Garrick Hospital, Stranraer

  03

  507

  476

  Garrick Hospital, Stranraer

  04

  369

  402

  Garrick Hospital, Stranraer

  11

  124

  699

  Garrick Hospital, Stranraer

  12

  109

  212

  Garrick Hospital, Stranraer

  49

  5,681

  712

  Newton Stewart Health Centre

  01

  238

  369

  Newton Stewart Health Centre

  02

  227

  318

  Newton Stewart Health Centre

  04

  103

  187

  Castle Douglas Health Centre

  01

  59

  116

  Castle Douglas Health Centre

  02

  48

  76

  Castle Douglas Health Centre

  04

  14

  106

  Castle Douglas Health Centre

  11

  56

  232

  Lerwick Health Centre

  11

  46

  385

  Gilbert Hospital

  01

  1,060

  1,637

  Gilbert Hospital

  02

  237

  213

  Gilbert Hospital

  03

  307

  359

  Gilbert Hospital

  04

  162

  668

  Gilbert Hospital

  12

  69

  24

  Gilbert Hospital

  39

  99

  231

  Lerwick Health Centre

  11

  34

  218

  Prevention of Terrorism
  Mr. Parry
  asked the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) how many persons have been detained in Scotland under the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act on a yearly basis at the latest available date.

  Lord James Douglas-Hamilton
  These figures are given in table 3 of Home Office "Statistical Bulletin" No. 11/87, which is available in the Library.

  Mr. Parry
  asked the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) how many persons have been charged in Scotland under the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act; and how many have been found guilty;
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  (2) how many persons have been convicted in Scotland under the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act on a yearly basis at the latest available date.

  Lord James Douglas-Hamilton
  The information available is set out in the table. In terms of Scottish statistics, "persons with charge proved" is equivalent to "persons found guilty". Information on the number charged and the number convicted could not be provided without disproportionate cost. However, any difference between the number of persons with charge proved and the number convicted is likely to be minimal.
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  Offences Under Prevention of Terrorism Legislation; Persons with Charge Proved, Scotland

  Year

  Number

  1974

  —

  1975

  —

  1976

  2

  1977

  2

  1978

  2

  1979

  17

  1980

  6

  1981

  5

  1982

  10

  1983

  13

  1984

  6

  1985

  3

  1986

  9

  Total

  75

  1979

  1980

  1981

  1982

  1983

  1984

  1985

  1986

  1987

  (a) Women

  Senior Management 1

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  Senior Management 2

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  Senior Management 3

  1·0

  1·0

  1·0

  1·0

  1·0

  1·0

  1·0

  1·0

  1·0

  Senior Management 4

  1·0

  1·0

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  1·0

  1·0

  Senior Management 5/AS

  14·0

  14·0

  12·0

  10·0

  9·0

  10·0

  13·5

  12·0

  8·0

  Senior Management 6/SP

  21·0

  22·5

  21·5

  21·5

  18·0

  20·5

  20·5

  23·0

  28·0

  Senior Management 7/Principal

  40·5

  41·5

  38·5

  35·5

  33·5

  30·0

  29·5

  34·5

  34·0

  Senior Executive Officer

  45·5

  46·0

  40·5

  39·5

  36·5

  39·5

  39·5

  42·0

  45·0

  Higher Executive Officer

  190·0

  180·5

  165·0

  156·5

  149·0

  151·5

  154·0

  183·0

  194·0

  Executive Officer

  547·0

  528·0

  511·0

  484·5

  471·0

  459·0

  455·5

  488·0

  515·5

  Administrative Officer

  1,196·5

  1,160·0

  1,151·0

  1,116·0

  1,099·5

  1,059·5

  1,048·5

  1,067·5

  1,065·0

  Administrative Assistant

  1,094·0

  1,279·5

  1,273·0

  1,191·5

  1,092·0

  1,004·5

  982·5

  946·5

  936·0

  Obsolete Grades

  262·0

  17·5

  4·5

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  Total

  3,412·5

  3,291·5

  3,218·0

  3,056·0

  2,909·5

  2,775·5

  2,744·5

  2,798·5

  2,827·5

  (b) Men

  Senior Management 1

  1·0

  1·0

  1·0

  1·0

  1·0

  1·0

  1·0

  1·0

  1·0

  Senior Management 2

  9·0

  8·0

  9·0

  9·0

  9·0

  8·0

  8·0

  8·0

  8·0

  Senior Management 3

  34·0

  32·0

  30·0

  30·0

  30·0

  25·0

  27·0

  27·0

  25·0

  Senior Management 4

  10·0

  11·0

  12·0

  12·0

  11·0

  13·0

  15·0

  16·0

  15·0

  Senior Management 5/AS

  201·0

  195·0

  196·0

  193·5

  192·5

  167·5

  158·5

  159·5

  131·5

  Senior Management 6/SP

  165·0

  168·5

  166·0

  142·0

  145·0

  168·5

  171·5

  167·0

  200·0

  Senior Management 7/Principal

  411·5

  405·5

  398·0

  384·0

  383·0

  39·00

  437·0

  435·0

  432·5

  Senior Executive Officer

  594·0

  595·0

  562·0

  538·5

  526·5

  523·0

  499·0

  514·0

  527·0

  Higher Executive Officer

  824·0

  816·0

  794·0

  780·5

  809·0

  829·5

  834·5

  817·0

  803·5

  Executive Officer

  1,608·5

  1,584·5

  1,575·5

  1,543·5

  1,536·0

  1,504·5

  1,400·0

  1,414·5

  1,433·0

  Administrative Officer

  2,178·5

  2,223·0

  2,296·0

  2,236·0

  2,216·5

  2,217·0

  2,106·5

  2,216·5

  2,349·0

  Administrative Assistant

  468·5

  431·5

  416·0

  388·5

  395·0

  399·5

  341·0

  375·0

  377·0

  Obsolete Grades

  85·0

  37·0

  24·0

  1·0

  1·0

  —

  —

  —

  —

  Total

  6,59·00

  6,508·0

  6,479·5

  6,259·5

  6,255·5

  6,246·5

  5,999·0

  6,150·5

  6,302·5

  Granton Foreshore (Contamination)
  Mr. Ron Brown
  asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he has received recent representations about the contamination of Granton foreshore; and if he will make a statement.

  Lord James Douglas-Hamilton
  We have received three representations since the beginning of this year. Edinburgh district council and the Forth river purification board, the bodies principally responsible for investigating and dealing with complaints involving pollution, are inves-tigating the matter.
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  It should be noted that, quite separately from offences under the Prevention of Terrorism legislation, persons detained under that legislation may be charged with common law offences or offences under other legislation.

  Departmental Staff
  Ms. Richardson
  asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the number of (a) women and (b) men employed within each grade in his Department in each year since 1979.

  Mr. Rifkind
  The table contains the information requested for non-industrial grades as at 1 January of each year. Comparable figures for industrial grades are not available.

  Education Costs
  Mr. Clay
  asked the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) whether he will publish a table showing the amount spent by local authorities on (a) school transport and (b) school meals in the latest year for which figures are available; and what are the comparable figures for each year since 1978–79 in cash terms and real terms using 1986–87 prices and using an index of 100 for 1978–79;

  (2) what is the latest figure for expenditure per pupil on books and on equipment in (a) primary schools, (b) secondary schools and (c) special schools; and what are the comparable figures for each of the years since 1978–79, in cash terms and real terms using 1986–87 prices and using an index of 100 for 1978–79.
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  Mr. Michael Forsyth
  I shall reply to the hon. Member as soon as possible.

  Electricity Generation
  Mr. Corbett
  asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the current capacity of electricity generating stations in Scotland; and by how much in each of the past four years this has exceeded demand in Scotland.

  Mr. Lang
  I am advised by the Scottish electricity boards that the current capacity of electricity generating stations in Scotland is 8,399 MW. This includes British Nuclear Fuel's reactors at Chapelcross and UKAEA's prototype fast reactor at Dounreay, but excludes any private generating capacity. Taking account of the planning margin (currently 28 per cent.), the excess capacity over maximum demand was 1,316 MW in 1983–84; 1,130 MW in 1984–85; 1,053 MW in 1985–86; and 652 MW in 1986–87.

  YTS
  Mrs. Ray Michie
  asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he has undertaken any assessment of the impact of the reduction in the lodging allowance for YTS trainees who are obliged to take up placements away from their home in rural areas such as Argyll and Bute; and if he will make a statement.

  Mr. Lang
  The Manpower Services Commission is currently reviewing the funding of YTS including living away from home allowances. Any particular problems in certain parts of Scotland will be taken into account in the review.

  Employees in employment September Census of Employment

  (thousands)

  Ayr TTWA

  Girvan TTWA

  Cumnock and Sanquhar TTWA

  Industry (1980 SIC)

  1981

  1984

  1981

  1984

  1981

  1984

  O

  Agriculture, forestry and fishing

  1·0

  0·8

  0·4

  0·3

  0·8

  0·7

  1

  Energy and water supply

  0·6

  0·4

  0·0

  0·0

  4·2

  3·1

  2–4

  Manufacturing

  8·9

  8·3

  0·9

  0·8

  3·8

  3·2

  5

  Construction

  2·0

  2·0

  0·1

  0·1

  0·6

  0·8

  6–9

  Services

  33·1

  23·3

  1·6

  1·5

  5·0

  4·7

  TOTAL

  43·6

  34·8

  3·0

  2·7

  14·3

  12·5

  Buses
  Mr. Foulkes
  asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what routes and frequencies of bus services in Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley constituency were registered (a) prior to bus deregulation and (b) currently.

  Lord James Douglas-Hamilton
  This information is not available centrally.

  Girvan Bypass
  Mr. Foulkes
  asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what has been the result of the further consideration of the demand and need for the Girvan bypass; and if he will now authorise preliminary work to proceed.

  Lord James Douglas-Hamilton
  Strathclyde regional council, as agent authority for my right hon. and learned

  Rivers (Pollution)
  Mr. Foulkes
  asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what complaints about pollution in rivers were made in each of the river purification board areas in each year since 1979; what prosecutions have resulted; and what action has been taken to prevent recurrences.

  Lord James Douglas-Hamilton
  These matters fall within the responsibilities of the seven river purification boards whose annual reports include information of this kind. I am arranging for copies of the latest reports to be placed in the House of Commons Library and will investigate the possibility of obtaining copies for earlier years.

  Labour Statistics
  Mr. Foulkes
  asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the level of unemployment in each sector in the Ayr, Girvan and Sanquhar travel-to-work areas in 1979 and 1986 respectively.

  Mr. Lang
  The only available information is from the 1981 to 1984 censuses of employment, and is shown in the table. The estimates for individual travel-to-work areas are subject to sampling errors, and are dependent on the level of detail supplied by the respondent. In particular, in the 1984 census it has been possible to allocate a number of teachers and other local authority employees to the travel-to-work area of their work place, whereas they were counted at the Ayr headquarters in 1981; this has been a major factor in the reduction in the recorded number of employees in services in Ayr.

  Friend, has been instructed to carry out a feasibility study in respect of a Girvan bypass. The report of the council is not expected until later this year and I would not wish to comment in advance of that.

  South Ayreshire Hospital
  Mr. Foulkes
  asked the Secretary of State for Scotland when he expects the contract for the south Ayrshire hospital to be awarded; what is the expected completion date for building and the date on which the hospital will be opened for patients; what the planned bed complement is in each specialism for the new hospital; and what approval he has given for the arrangements for disposal of Ayr county, Heathfield and Seafield hospitals when they are surplus to requirement.

  Mr. Michael Forsyth
  I understand that Ayrshire and Arran health hoard hopes to award the contract for the
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  replacement acute hospital in 1988 with a view to completing the building by 1990. The board is responsible for determining the opening date and the allocation of beds among specialties.

  My right hon. and learned Friend has not yet been asked to approve the closure and disposal of any of the hospitals in Ayr that may become surplus to requirements when the new hospital opens.

  Nursery Places
  Mr. Foulkes
  asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the percentage provision of nursery places for three and four-year-olds in each of the following wards: (a) Coylton and Kincaid, (b) Maybole, (c) North Carrick, (d) South Carrick, (e) Girvan, Ailsa, (f) Girvan, Glendown and (g) Annbank, Mossblown and St. Quinox.

  Mr. Michael Forsyth
  This information is not available at ward level.

  Selective Financial Assistance
  Mr. Foulkes
  asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give the number of applicants for selective financial assistance, the number of employees involved in each case and other non-confidential information about the applicants in each of (a) Ayr, (b) Girvan and (c) Cumnock and Sanquhar travel-to-work areas.

  Mr. Lang
  Information on individual applications cannot be disclosed for reasons of confidentiality. Summary information for applications for selective financial assistance in each TTWA in the period since the changes in regional policy came into effect on 29 November 1984 is set out in the table.

  Value of grant applied for (£ million)

  Associated project costs (£ million)

  Ayr

  6·4

  82·9

  Girvan

  1·0

  5·5

  Cumnock and Sanquhar

  4·2

  20·4

  In response to these applications, grant offers of £8·7 million have been made associated with £90·6 million project costs and the creation or safeguarding of just under 2,000 jobs.

  Harbours
  Mr. Foulkes
  asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what grants, loans or other assistance from any European Community funds have been provided for the development of harbours in Scotland; what have been the criteria for submitting harbour schemes for consideration for assistance; and if he will discuss with Strathclyde regional council a scheme for the development of Girvan harbour and its submission for European assistance.

  Mr. Lang
  The European regional development fund provides the main source of European Community assistance for harbour-related developments in Scotland, having given grants of £38 million since 1975. The basic criterion for the submission of schemes, subject to the public expenditure framework, is compliance with the European community regulation governing the operation of the fund.
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  It is for Strathclyde regional council to come forward with any proposals for Girvan harbour; until then discussions would be premature.

  Environmentally Sensitive Areas
  Sir Hector Monro
  asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he is able to announce the designation of further environmentally sensitive areas in Scotland.

  Mr. Rifkind
  Three further environmentally sensitive areas will now be designated in Scotland: the Machair Lands of the Uists and Benbecula; the Whitlaw/Eildon area of the Borders region and the Loch Ken/River Dee valley in the Stewartry district of Dumfries and Galloway. Further consultations will be held with interested bodies in each of those areas before the designating orders are made.

  New Town Development Corporations
  Mr. Allan Stewart
  asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will make a statement on the arrangements for financing the industrial and commercial activities of new town development corporations in Scotland.

  Mr. Lang
  As part of one of the series of financial management surveys of non-departmental public bodies, the Government have recently been reviewing the arrangements for financing Scottish new towns expenditure. We have concluded that it is unlikely that Cumbernauld, Glenrothes, Irvine and Livingston development corporations will generate surpluses in future on a sufficient scale to enable them to repay borrowing taken out to cover past deficits or to reimburse the Government grants paid to meet the interest charges on loans taken out to finance general revenue deficits.

  We therefore propose to take steps at the earliest opportunity to put the funding of corporations' non-housing activities on a more stable and realistic basis. The aim of the new arrangements will be to enable corporations to continue during the remaining period of their lives to perform their essential functions of promoting economic development in Scotland in an efficient and cost-effective way. My Department will shortly commence discussions with development corporations about the precise form of the new arrangements. It is. however, clear that, to pave the way for the new arrangements, it will be necessary to seek statutory powers to write off part of corporations' existing debt. The Government will introduce the necessary legislation as soon as practicable.

  In the meantime, corporations will continue to have access to the national loans fund to cover revenue deficits and the Government will continue to make grants available to cover the interest charges on such borrowing.

  Dounreay
  Mr. Maclennan
  asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what report he has received from the Campaign Against Dounreay Expansion on the radioactivity levels in the vicinity of Dounreay, based upon the findings of a study conducted by Dr. Robert Wheaton; and if he will make a statement.

  Lord James Douglas-Hamilton
  No report of this nature has been received from the Campaign Against Dounreay
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  Expansion. My right hon. and learned Friend is, however, aware of Dr. Wheaton's findings and is satisfied that they are consistent with the results obtained from the official environmental monitoring surveys around Dounreay. The results, which are contained in Scottish Department "Statistical Bulletin" No. 1(E) 1987, confirm that the levels of radioactivity are equivalent, in terms of doses to people, to a very small fraction of the internationally agreed limits for members of the public.

  Ambulance Service
  Mr. Worthington
  asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the percentage share of National Health Service costs allocated to the Scottish ambulance service; and how this compares with percentage expenditure in England and Wales.

  Mr. Michael Forsyth
  [pursuant to his reply, 22 July 1987]: In 1985–86, the latest year for which comparative figures are available, the Scottish ambulance service received 1·24 per cent. of total expenditure on the National Health Service in Scotland by comparison with 1·85 per cent. in England and 2·16 per cent. in Wales.

  In the current financial year, the Scottish ambulance service will receive an estimated 1·35 per cent. of total expenditure.

  Health Boards
  Mr. Harry Ewing
  asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will indicate the amount paid to each general manager and unit managers in Scotland's health boards arising from savings made in each health board.

  Mr. Michael Forsyth
  No such payments have been made.

  Mr. Galbraith
  asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list each member of every health board in Scotland, and the source of their nomination.

  Mr. Michael Forsyth
  [pursuant to his reply, 13 July 1987, col. 398]: The information requested is as follows. Where and individual was the source of the nomination, his style and description is given as at the time of nomination.

  Name and by whom nominated

  ARGYLL AND CLYDE HEALTH BOARD

  Members appointed to 31 August 1989

  Mrs. E. M. Cockburn OBE—Secretary of State

  Dr. R. Erskine—BMA

  Mrs. M. A. Foggie—Inverclyde Local Health Council

  Mr. J. H. Gillougley—Paisley Chamber of Commerce

  Dr. Anne M. Kelly—Association of Clinical Biochemists

  Mrs. J. C. Le Roux—Cancer Research Committee

  Dr. J. Moffat—Royal College of Psychiatrists

  Mr. E. T. F. Spence MBE—Scottish Office

  Rev. J. Young—Renfrew Local Health Council

  Members appointed to 31 March 1991

  Mr. J. D. Barnett—Scottish Episcopal Church, Diocese of Argyll & the Isles

  Mr. A. H. Brabender—Secretary of State

  Mr. J. Campbell—COHSE

  Mr. L. Capaldi—Secretary of State

  Mr. J. Cattanach—Haemophilia Society

  Mr. George M. Deuchars—Bank of Scotland

  Dr. S. G. McAlpine — Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons

  Mrs. Leila C. McKichan—British Red Cross Society

  Mr. G. McMillan—Regional Council

  Mr. R. R. Reid — Argyll & Bute District Council and
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  Argyll & Bute Local Health Council

  Mrs. E. W. Riddel—Inverclyde District Council

  AYRSHIRE AND ARRAN HEALTH BOARD

  Members appointed to 31 March 1989

  Mr. J. Cahill—Cunningham District Council

  Mrs. A. M. Campbell—Scottish Society for the Mentally Handicapped

  Mr. T. Dickie—Health Board

  Mr. J. W. G. Donaldson—Health Board

  Mrs. M. W. Gallie—Constituency Member

  Dr. J. J. Morrow—BMA

  Mr. I. B. Valentine — Ayr Constituency Conservative Association

  Mrs. A. B. Wilson—Secretary of State

  Dr. W. M. Wilson—BMA

  Members appointed to 31 March 1991

  Mr. K. Blair — Cumnock & Doon Valley District Council: Health Board

  Mr. J. D. Brown—Health Board

  Mr. R. Campbell JP—Strathclyde Regional Council

  Mrs. A. Dunbar—Cunningham District Council

  Mr. P. Hunter—STUC

  Mrs. N. M. Lambie—Cunningham District Council

  Mr. B. A. Murphy—Law Society of Scotland

  Miss. J. Ross—Royal College of Midwives

  Mr. J. T. Sinclair—Society of Radiographers

  Mr. D. Watts-Russell—Secretary of State

  Dr. J. P. Wiltshire—CBI

  BORDERS HEALTH BOARD

  Members appointed to 31 March 1989

  Dr. W. B. Aitken—BMA: Health Board

  Mr. P. S. Elliot—STUC: Health Board

  Mr. R. W. Jack — Roxburgh District Council: Health Board

  Mr. A. C. Purves MBE—CBI: BMA: Health Board

  Lady F. E. Sanderson—Borders Local Health Council

  Mr. R. A. Stewart—BMA: STUC: Health Board

  Members appointed to 31 March 1991

  Mr. A. P. Dorward—BMA: Health Board

  Mrs. M. Forster—Secretary of State

  Dr.I. G. Houston—BMA: Royal College of Surgeons

  Mrs. M. Millican—Berwickshire District Council: Borders Local Health Council

  Mrs. F. M. Nisbet—Scottish Health Visitors Association: Scottish Association of Nurse Administrators

  Mr. W. Scott CBE—Secretary of State

  Mr. W. M. S. Thom—British Dental Association

  Mr. A. S. Watt—Borders Regional Council

  DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY HEALTH BOARD

  Members appointed to 31 March 1989

  Mr. W. D. Beck—Co-op Union Ltd.

  Mr. I. S. F. Brown—Constituency Member

  Mrs. M. D. Dick-Smith—Dumfries and Galloway Regional Council

  Miss A. C. Kelly—CANO of Health Board

  Mrs. A. R. Murdoch—Stewarty District Council Mr. M. J. Pumphry—Health Board

  Miss I. A. Stewart—CPSM

  Dr. T. S. R. Train—Health Board

  Mr. G. Willacy—Annandale and Eskdale District Council.

  Mr. W. I. Wilson—BMA: Wigtown District Council

  Members appointed to 31 March 1991

  Mrs. M. H. Bonn—Health Board

  Mrs. A. U. G. Harper — Scottish Society for Mentally Handicapped

  Mr. J. S. Kerr—COHSE

  Mr. H. S. McFadzean—Health Board

  Mr. W. Seright—Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh: Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons, Glasgow: BMA

  Mr. W. Service — BMA: Western Joint Opthalmic Committee: Wigtown District Council

  Mrs. J. D. Tulloch — Health Board: Western Joint

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  Opthalmic Committee

  Dr. A. P. D. Wilkinson—BMA

  FIFE HEALTH BOARD

  Members appointed to 31 March 1989

  Mr. J. I. M. Burns—Health Board

  Mr. J. S. Edminston—Health Board: Secretary of State

  Mr. H. C. Forwell—Scottish Association of Master Bakers: Kirkcaldy Chamber of Commerce

  Dr. J. B. Gallacher—St. Andrews Ambulance Association: West Fife Local Health Council: BMA: Dunfermline Medical Committee

  Dr. A. A. H. Lawson — West Fife Local Health Council: Royal College of Physicians: BMA: Dunfermline Medical Committee: St. Andrews Ambulance Association

  Mr. G. H. D. Mackie, OBE—CBI

  Mr. J. Marshall—BMA : Royal College of GPs

  Miss M. M. Nelson—Royal College of Midwives

  Mr. G. Reid—Secretary of State

  Members appointed to 31 March 1991

  Mrs. S. L. Aitken—Constituency Member

  Mr. W. Clarke—STUC

  Mrs. C. Haddow—STUC: BMA: Constituency Member

  Mr. J. H. Henderson — Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain, West Fife Local Health Council

  Dr. C. G. Ingram—University of St. Andrews

  Dr. A. A. Marr—Rotary Club of Cupar

  Mr. I. A. McCrone — Health Board: Kirkcaldy County Conservative Association

  Mr. J. McMurdo—Fife Regional Council

  Mr. R. P. Strugnell—Constituency Member

  Mr. C. Whitlock—Dunfermline and West Fife Chamber of Commerce

  Mrs. E. A. Young—Society of Radiographers: CPSM

  FORTH VALLEY HEALTH BOARD

  Members appointed to 31 March 1989

  Mr. J. Cross—BMA: Health Board

  Mr. A. B. Cruickshank — Health Board: Clackmannan District Council

  Mr. T. Downs—Clackmannan District Council

  Mr. L. Dunbar—BMA: Health Board

  Mrs. J. Isbister—Secretary of State

  Mrs. W. J. A. Macfarlane—STUC

  Professor P. McEwen—University of Stirling

  Mr. A. D. McNeill—BMA

  Mrs. J. S. Young—College of Speech Therapists

  Members appointed to 31 March 1991

  Mr. J. F. C. Armstrong—CBI

  Mr. F. J. Bell—Health Board

  Mr. E. T. M. Bell-Scott—Health Board

  Mrs. M. R. Ferguson — Scottish Health Visitors Association: Scottish Association of Nurse Administrators

  Mr. H. M. Garland — Association of Directors of Social Work

  Mr. K. Harding—Constituency Member

  Mrs. E. D. Kennedy—Central Regional Council

  Mr. W D M. Leithhead—CBI

  Mr. I. M. Mullen — Pharmaceutical General Council for Scotland

  GRAMPIAN HEALTH BOARD

  Members appointed to 31 March 1989

  Mr. P. S. Cook—Grampian Regional Council

  Capt. C. A. Farquharson—Gordon Local Health Council

  Dr. J. G. Henderson — Royal College of Psychiatrists: BMA: Grampian Area Committee for Hospital Medical Services

  Mrs. C. Houldsworth—Scottish Office

  Prof. M. C. Meston—Health Board

  Mr. G. S. Peterkin, JP—STUC

  Mr. J. Ramage—STUC

  Miss E. A. Sheldon, MBE — Aberdeen Association for Mental Health: Society for Mentally Handicapped: Muscular Dystrophy Society: Robert Gordons Institute of Technology

  Mrs. V. A. Stevenson—BDA: Area Dental Committee

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  Dr. A. J. Taylor—BMA

  Members appointed to 31 March 1991

  Prof. A. G. M. Campbell—University of Aberdeen

  Mr. H. D. Cochran—General Synod of Scottish Episcopal Church and Diocese of Aberdeen

  Mr. D. Davidson — Society of Radiographers (Scottish Branch): CPSM

  Mr. N. Donald—Gordon District Council: Gordon Local Health Council

  Mrs. R. Kemp—Grampian Regional Council

  Mr. J. Murison — Scottish Health Visitors Association: Royal College of Nursing

  Dr. E. A. Smith, CBE — Scottish Conservative Party: Secretary of State

  Mr. J. Sorrie—Secretary of State

  Prof. E. A. Tait—Secretary of State

  Mrs. J. G. A. Wisely, JP — Women into Public Life Campaign

  GREATER GLASGOW HEALTH BOARD

  Members appointed to 31 March 1989

  Lady Goold — Secretary of State: British Dental Association

  Mr. J. Jackson—STUC

  Mrs. A. Jarvis—Strathkelvin District Council

  Prof. A. C. Kennedy — Royal Colege of Physicians and Surgeons: University of Glasgow

  Rev. J. T. Lang—Church of Scotland

  Mr. B. A. Maan — Glasgow District Council: South West Local Health Council

  Dr. J. MacKay, OBE—BMA: Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons: British Dental Association: Royal College of Surgeons

  Mr. L. Turpi—Secretary of State

  Mr. C. Williams — BMA: British Association of Social Workers

  Members appointed to 31 March 1991

  Mr. F. S. Berkley—Prof. J. Ross Harper

  Mrs. J. E. Cameron, JP—Bearsden and Milngavie District Council

  Miss E. Donnachie—BMA: Scottish Association of Nurse Administration: Royal College of Midwives

  Prof. A. T. Florence — Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain

  Mr. A. D. Garland—CBI

  Mrs. A. Gilchirst—Secretary of State

  Mr. P. W. Hoist — BMA: Western Joint Ophthalmic Committee

  Mr. A. J. Mack—Secretary of State

  Mrs. M. McGarry—Clydebank District Council

  Prof. R. M. Mackie—University of Glasgow

  Mr. J. A. Peel — BMA: Institute of Medical LaboratorySciences

  HIGHLAND HEALTH BOARD

  Members appointed to 31 March 1989

  Mrs. H. E. Betts-Brown—Health Board

  Mr. R. J. B. Bryson, MBE—CPSM: Chartered society of Physiotherapy

  Dr. R. S. C. Ferguson—BMA: Local Medical Committee

  Miss M. T. Hadden — Royal College of Midwives: Royal College of Nursing: Scottish Health Visitors Association of Nurse Administrators

  The Rt. Hon. Lord Macdonald of Sleat — Skye and Lochalsh District Council

  Mr. A. I. MacDonald — Health Board: Caithness District Council

  Mr. B. A. Merchant—Health Board

  Dr. W. D. Murray — Royal College of Physicians: Royal College of Surgeons: Hospital Medical Staff Association

  Mrs. S. M. C. South—Health Board

  Members appointed to 31 March 1991

  Mr. G. Bruce—Caithness Local Health Council

  Mr. M. Cumming—STUC

  Mrs. C. B. Fraser—Ross and Cromarty District Council: Council of Voluntary Service

  Dr. C. A. S. Galloway—BMA: Royal College of Surgeons

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  Mr. W. G. Johnston—Sutherland Local Health Council

  Mrs. V. MacIver—Ross and Cromarty District Council

  Mr. A. K. Robertson — Area Dental Committee of Highland Health Board

  Mrs. C. Thomson — Ross and Cromarty Local Health Council

  Mrs. R. M. Tulloch — Scottish Society for Mentally Handicapped: Nairn Local Health Council

  LANARKSHIRE HEALTH BOARD

  Members appointed to 31 March 1989

  Dr. G. A Bell—Secretary of State

  Mr. T. M. Bennet—Health Board

  Mr. A. Braidwood—Health Board

  Mrs. N. Cochrane — Hamilton and East Kilbride Local Health Council: Hamilton District Council

  Mrs. A. S. Hinshalwood — Health Board: Secretary of State: Constituency Member

  Mrs. J. H. Holmes—Secretary of State

  Mr. A. A. Mcllwain, CBE—Law Society of Scotland

  Mrs. D. C. McGirr—Royal College of Physicians: Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons

  Mr. G. McIntosh—CBI

  Dr. A. Mathewson—BMA

  Mr. J. Thomson — Voluntary Association for Mental Welfare

  Members appointed to 31 March 1991

  Miss J. E. Jarvie — Lanarkshire Branch Royal College of Nursing

  Mr. R. J. Logan—Health Board

  Mr. D. McClymont—Society of Radiographers

  Dr. P. K. Mukherjee—BMA

  Mr. W. J. O'Brien, JP—Cumbernauld and Kilsyth District Council

  Mr. H. Porter, OBE—CBI

  Mr. T. S. L. Reid—Health Board

  Mr. J. P. Robson—Strathclyde Regional Council

  Miss J. Rutherford—East Kilbride Local Health Council

  Mr. W. Traynor — STUC: Western Joint Ophthalmic Committee

  LOTHIAN HEALTH BOARD

  Members appointed to 31 March 1989

  Mrs. P. Bell—Conservative and Unionist Party

  Mr. I. Capperauld—Secretary of State

  Mr. A. T. Clark MBE MVO—Edinburgh District Council

  Mrs. W. E. Donaldson—Lothian Regional Council: BMA

  Sir J. D. Fraser—BMA

  Mr. W. B. Herald—STUC

  Dr. A. R. Milne—Health Board: Royal College of General Practitioners

  Mr. J. F. Wilson—Bank of Scotland

  Professor J. Williamson—Edinburgh University

  Members appointed to 31 March 1991

  Mrs. G. Barton — Lothian Regional Council: Edinburgh District Council

  Dr. J. W. Baynham—CBI

  Miss J. A. Brown—Society of Radiographers: CPSM

  Mrs. E. Burnett—Royal College of Nursing

  Mr. J. Campbell—Secretary of State

  Mr. A. B. Dunlop—Scottish Conservative Party: Secretary of State

  Mrs. J. Ferguson—Health Board

  Mr. D. R. Findlay—The Faculty of Advocates

  Dr. Jessie Gray—West Lothian District Local Council

  Dr. R. I. Kennedy—Royal College of Psychiatrists

  Mr. J. M. MacNeill CBE—CBI

  Mr. G. S. Millar—Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain

  Mrs. W. Sutherland—STUC

  ORKNEY HEALTH BOARD

  Members appointed to 31 March 1989

  Mr. B. M. Clark—Health Board

  Mr. F. J. Groundwater—STUC: BMA

  Mrs. J. Marwick — Orkney Local Health Council: Health Board: Orkney Islands Council

  Mr. J. W. R. Moar MBE—Secretary of State

  Mrs. M. Porteous—Health Board

  Dr. J. S. Walker—BMA

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  Members appointed to 31 March 1991

  Mr. A. H. Bevan—Health Board

  Mr. A. Bullen—Health Board

  Mrs. M. J. B. Crichton—Orkney Local Health Council

  Mr. J. Flett—Health Board

  Mr. J. M. F. Groat—Health Board

  Mrs. G. M. Leslie—Orkney Local Health Council

  Mr. J. Leslie—Pharmaceutical General Council

  Mrs. E. M. Street—Royal College of Midwives

  SHETLAND HEALTH BOARD

  Members appointed to 31 March 1989

  Mr. A. G. Coutts—Health Board

  Dr. M. D. Hunter—BMA

  Mr. R. Leask—COHSE

  Mr. D. M. Sinclair — Royal College of Nursing: Scottish Health Visitors Association

  Captain G. Walterson—Secretary of State

  Mrs. M. Williamson—Health Board

  Mr. W. A. Smith, BEM—Shetland Islands Council

  Members appointed to 31 March 1991

  Mr. R. R. Bentley — Health Board: Joint Ophthalmic Committee

  Mr. C. A. Cumming—ASTMS

  Mr. A. G. Flaws—Scottish Conservative Party

  Mr. A. H. George—BP Sullom Voe Terminal

  Mrs. M. E. Irving—Former Health Board Member

  Mr. J. A. T. Leslie—Area Pharmaceutical Committee

  Mr. A. J. R. Tait—STUC

  TAYSIDE HEALTH BOARD

  Members appointed to 31 March 1989

  Mr. E. W. Cameron, OBE—Scottish Office

  Mr. J. Campbell-Smith — Perth and Kinross District Council

  Mr. J. W. Duncan, MBE — Co-operative Union Ltd.: Dundee District Council: Constituency Member

  Mrs. S. D. R. Kydd—Angus Local Health Council

  Dr. A. G. R. Law—BMA

  Mr. E. C. Lowson, MBE — Association of Scottish Chamber of Commerce

  Professor D. G. McDevitt—University of Dundee

  Miss S. D. Moncur — Council for Professions Supplementary to Medicine: Chartered Society of Physiotherapy

  Mr. I. W. Stevenson—Tayside Regional Council

  Members appointed to 31 March 1991

  Miss A. Allan—Royal College of Midwives

  Dr. P. G. Aungle—Royal College of Psychiatrists

  Professor J. S. Beck—University of Dundee

  Mrs. R. J. T. Bolton — Perth and Kinross, British Red Cross Society

  Mr. G. S. Cargill—Health Board

  Mr. J. S. Fair—Secretary of State

  Mr. A. H. Lynch — Dundee District Council: Dundee Local Health Council

  Mr. J. C. MacFarlane, OBE—CBI

  Mr. W. Stewart—Perth and Kinross Local Health Council

  WESTERN ISLES HEALTH BOARD

  Members appointed to 31 March 1986

  Mr. D. A. Maclean — Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons: BMA

  Mr. K. Maclennan—Health Board

  Mr. J. McIntyre—Western Isles Islands Council

  Mr. M. McLeod—Health Board

  Mr. A. D. Millar—Health Board

  Mr. J. M. Morrison—Lewis and Harris Local Health Council (Council for Social Services)

  Mr. I. D. Sutherland—Health Board

  Members appointed to 31 March 1991

  Dr. N. W. Beresford—Health Board

  Mr. J. H. Downie—Lewis and Harris Local Health Council

  Mr. A. Matheson—Western Isles Island Council

  Rev. M. A. McLeod—Health Board

  Mrs. C. R. Macaskill—Health Board

  Mr. A. A. McDonald—Western Isles Islands Council

  Mrs. G. N. MacKillop—Health Board

NATIONAL FINANCE

  Tax Evasion
  Mr. Chris Smith
  asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is his estimate of the total loss of tax revenue through evasion and or fraudulent returns in relation to payment of (i) income tax, (ii) national insurance contributions, (iii) corporation tax, (iv) capital transfer tax and (v) value added tax.

  Mr. Norman Lamont
  I regret that reliable estimates are not possible.

  Inland Revenue
  Mr. Sackville
  asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement about the Inland Revenue's plan to move work out of London.

  Mr. Norman Lamont
  The Department has considered a number of proposals to reduce resignations of inspectors of taxes. One of the major reasons for resignations which it has identified is the generally unwelcome nature of a transfer to London. It has therefore decided to move from London to a number of cities elsewhere, over the period 1987 to 1991, 21 tax districts dealing with some of the largest commercial and industrial concerns; some head office sections responsible for training and technical and investigation work including half of the London special office and inquiry branch posts. A total of about 185 posts at higher levels and about 125 at lower levels will be involved. Suitable accommodation is being sought in Glasgow, Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds, Birmingham and Bristol. The Department will ensure that any incon-venience to companies and their advisers will be kept to a minimum. I recognise and accept the reasons underlying these proposals and I support the plans and hope that they will succeed in their aim.

  Property Services Agency
  Dr. Twinn
  asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether any changes are proposed in the financial and accounting responsibilities of the Property Services Agency and client departments for new civil works projects.

  Mr. Major
  Under existing arrangements client Departments are responsible for defining their accommodation needs precisely, economically and in good time. PSA is responsible for deciding how best to meet these requirements— whether by using existing property, or by leasing or new construction. Where new construction is the agreed solution the capital cost of such projects (and the cost of the design resources associated with them) is generally met from the client Department's public expenditure programme. But, with a few exceptions, expenditure on civil projects still falls on the PSA's vote (Class XX. 19). Most Departments are required to use PSA exclusively to provide accommodation services.

  From 1 April 1988 Departments will be required to meet, directly from their votes, the cost of major civil building projects which are funded from their public expenditure programmes. This will bring the treatment of such expenditure in the public expenditure survey and in estimates into line. From the same date Departments will be able to test the market, and to use agents other than the
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  PSA for design and project management of new construction where it appears cost effective and in the interests of good management to do so. These arrangements will apply to projects estimated to cost £150,000 or more. The property repayment services arrangements will continue to govern the provision of leased accommodation, minor works and maintenance.

  These changes are part of a continuing process which is designed to clarify the respective responsibilities of client and agent to ensure completion of projects to time and within budget. The introduction of payment will improve the incentive for the client Department to ensure, for example, that late and potentially expensive changes to specification are avoided. The introduction of competition, by untying Departments from PSA, will provide an opportunity for Departments to test other sources of supply as well as an incentive for further improvement of the efficiency of services provided by PSA.

  Under the new payment arrangements Departments will remain accountable for the requirement; PSA will remain accountable for the services which it provides. Departments will not be required to second-guess PSA's professional judgments. But the change in vote responsibilities will enable client Departments to discharge their role more effectively.

  Under untying, Departments will not necessarily be expected to test the market from the outset or to use agents other than the PSA. The process is expected to be evolutionary for three reasons.

  First, it will take time for Departments to acquire the necessary resources and skills; for some Departments, especially small Departments, or those with few building projects, it may not be economical for them to do so.

  Secondly, Departments will need to satisfy the Treasury of their capacity to use alternative agencies.

  Thirdly, it will be necessary to take into account the effects of changes in workload on PSA. Departments will therefore be expected to agree an advance programme of work with PSA.

  PSA intends to move to a system of commercial accounting as soon as possible. When it does, PSA will be able to provide advance quotations on a comparable basis to those of outside agencies. In the interim it will be necessary for Departments to base their comparisons on the best estimates PSA can provide.

  These arrangements will be reviewed in two years' time.

  The Government will take account of this reply in their response to the Select Committee on the Environment, whose report earlier this year on PSA recommended charging on a repayment basis and untying of Departments for some of the functions carried out by PSA.

  Cash Limits
  Mr. Marland
  asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will give revised cash limits for 1987–88 resulting from the carry-forward of capital underspends allowed under the end-year flexibility scheme for central Government and for local authority expenditure.

  Mr. Major
  A list of revised cash limits totalling £458·1 million is shown in the following table. The increases in cash limits on central Government votes are subject to parliamentary approval of the necessary Supplement Estimates.
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  The total increase classified as public expenditure is £456·9 million. This sum will be met from the reserve and will therefore not add to the planned total of public expenditure.

  Revisions to 1987–88 cash limits resulting from the carryforward of capital underspends

  Class

  Vote

  Accounting Department

  Description of expenditure

  Current cash limits £ '000s

  Increase £ '000s

  Revised cash limits £ '000s

  Cash limits on voted expenditure

  I

  12

  Ministry of Defence

  Defence procurement

  8,551,837

  350,815

  8,902,652

  II

  1

  Foreign and Commonwealth Office

  Overseas representation

  423,816

  3,430

  427,246

  IV

  2

  Intervention Board for Agricultural Produce

  Central administration

  30,070

  902

  30,972

  V

  25

  Export Credit Guarantee Department

  International trade

  38,075

  1,250

  39,325

  VII

  1

  Department of Employment

  Employment programmes

  1,394,511

  300

  1,394,811

  VII

  5

  Department of Employment

  Manpower Services Commission

  1,986,128

  2,000

  1,988,128

  VIII

  1

  Department of Transport

  National roads, England

  910,829

  37,745

  948,574

  VIII

  2

  Department of Transport

  Transport services and central administration

  191,446

  954

  192,400

  VIII

  4

  Department of Transport

  Driver and vehicle licensing

  114,179

  2,000

  116,179

  X

  4

  Department of Environment

  Royal palaces, royal parks, historic buildings, ancient monuments and the national heritage

  85,876

  571

  86,447

  XI

  2

  Home Office

  Prisons, England and Wales

  677,904

  3,233

  681,137

  XI

  3

  Home Office

  Central administrative, miscellaneous and community service and civil defence, England and Wales

  406,320

  2,000

  408,320

  XI

  5

  Lord Chancellor's Department

  Administration of justice, England and Wales

  127,529

  2,000

  129,529

  XII

  1

  Department of Education and Science

  Schools, further education and other education services

  376,982

  1,967

  378,949

  XII

  3

  Department of Education and Science

  Universities etc.

  1,707,933

  95

  1,708,028

  XIV

  3

  Department of Health and Social Security

  Miscellaneous health and personal social services, England

  402,164

  988

  403,152

  XVI

  2

  Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland

  Agricultural services and fisheries, Scotland

  69,959

  1,400

  71,359

  XVI

  3

  Industry Department for Scotland

  Regional and general industrial support Scotland

  124,787

  853

  125,640

  XVI

  6

  Scottish Development Department

  Roads, transport and environmental services, Scotland

  165,061

  3,610

  168,671

  XVI

  14

  Scottish Home and Health Department

  Prisons, hospitals and community health services etc., Scotland

  1,714,483

  6,642

  1,721,125

  XVII

  2

  Welsh Office

  Agricultural services, support for the fishing industry, regional and industrial development, Wales

  53,887

  1,076

  54,963

  XVII

  9

  Welsh Office

  Central administration, Wales

  38,595

  105

  38,700

  XIX

  7

  Inland Revenue

  Economic and financial administration

  1,013,831

  914

  1,014,745

  XIX

  13

  Her Majesty's Treasury

  Central management of the Civil Service: computers and telecommunications

  17,096

  988

  18,084

  XX

  39

  Land Registry

  Records, registrations and surveys

  2

  1

  3

  XX

  10

  Ordinance Survey

  Records, registrations and surveys

  20,403

  1,017

  21,420

  XX

  16

  Office of Fair Trading

  Office of Fair Trading

  9,362

  223

  9,585

  XX

  19

  Property Services Agency

  Civil accommodation, administration and miscellaneous services

  228,075

  2,301

  230,376

  Carryforward on voted expenditure

  429,380

  Cash limits on non-voted expenditure

  Cash block

  Accounting Department

  Description of expenditure

  Current cash limit £ million

  Increase £ million

  Revised cash limit £ million

  SO/LA1

  Scottish Office

  Capital expenditure in Scotland by local authorities on roads and transport water and sewerage, general services, urban programme police and social work, schools, further education and teacher training.

  432·6

  5·2

  437·8

  SO/LA2

  Scottish Office

  Capital expenditure in Scotland on housing by local authorities, new towns, the Scottish Special Housing Association and on schemes financed by the Housing Corporation and industrial and commercial investment by new towns.

  567·6

  13·6

  581·2

  HO/LA1

  Home Office

  Capital expenditure by local authorities on police courts and probation.

  131·2

  5·5

  136·7

  438

  439

  Cash block

  Accounting Department

  Description of expenditure

  Current cash limit£ million

  Increase £ million

  Revised cash limit £ million

  DOE/UA1

  Department of the Environment

  External financing requirements of Urban Development Corporations, capital expenditure on the urban programme and derelict land reclamation.

  403·4

  3·1

  406·5

  DOE/HC1

  Department of the Environment

  Capital expenditure in England on housing financed through the Housing Corporation.

  637·0

  1·3

  638·3

  Carryforward on non-voted expenditure

  28·7

  Total carryforward (voted and non-voted (of which public expenditure)

  458·1 (456·9)

  Notes:

  (1) The five cash-limited defence votes are each separate cash limits but, by agreement with the Treasury, are managed as a cash block. Underspend on expenditure eligible for the scheme in these cash limits has been carried forward to class 1 vote 2.

  (2) Capital expenditure on this vote is not classified as public expenditure.

  (3) This vote is a token one; carryforward will be taken in the form of increased appropriations-in-aid of £97,000.

  Investment Trust
  Mr. Chapman
  asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he has any plans to seek to amend the definition of an investment trust; and if he will make a statement.

  Mr. Norman Lamont
  Under the Finance Bill the whole of section 93 of the Finance Act 1972 would be repealed. Most of the section is concerned with the arrangements which were introduced to secure a 30 per cent. rate on the capital gains of companies. These arrangements would be overtaken by the changes in the Bill for companies' capital gains, and therefore need to be repealed. Section 93(6), however, relates to the circumstances in which an investment trust can be approved under section 359 of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act and hence qualify for tax exemption on its capital gains. The need for subsection (6) will remain. In the time available it has not been possible to correct the repeal schedule in the Finance Bill, but we shall be introducing in next year's Bill a provision to preserve subsection (6). This provision will be effective from 17 March 1987, the date from which the repeal of section 93 has effect under the Bill.

  North Sea Oil
  Mr. Mullin
  asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will give details of the North sea oil revenue received by the Treasury for each year since 1979.

  List of Treasury receipts from state enterprise for three years prior to privatisation

  £ million

  Corporation1 3

  Date of Privatisation

  1978–79

  1979–80

  1980–81

  1981–82

  1982–83

  1983–84

  1984–85

  1985–86

  1986–87

  British Aerospace

  Tax Paid

  1981

  231·2

  1·0

  2·0

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  Net Loan Repayment

  1·8

  —

  2·9

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  Loan Interest

  1·6

  1·5

  13·7

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  PDC Dividends

  2·0

  2·9

  3·1

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  Cable and Wireless

  1981

  Tax Paid

  15·3

  23·7

  18·9

  25·1

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  Amersham International

  1982

  Tax Paid

  —

  1·4

  1·4

  1·9

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  National Freight Corporation

  1982

  Loan Interest

  —

  7·8

  8·0

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

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  Mr. Lilley
  I shall let the hon. Member have a reply as soon as possible.

  Corporations (Pre-privatisation Revenue)
  Mr. Mullin
  asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will give details of the revenue received by the Treasury from each privatised corporation for each of the last three years before privatisation.

  Mr. Norman Lamont
  The information available from published reports and accounts on the tax payments, net repayments of Government loans, interest payments on Government loans and public dividend capital dividends is as follows.

  The figures do not show flows from central Government to the industries, for example, grants and net new borrowings, nor the receipts realised from privatisation. Nor do they represent the public expenditure of the corporations which would include, in addition to these flows, any market and overseas borrowings and leases. Definitions and information on the public expenditure of the industries can be found in the annual public expenditure White Papers, published by HMSO.
  441

  Corporation1 3

  Date of

  1978–79

  1979–80

  1980–81

  1981–82

  1982–83

  1983–84

  1984–85

  1985–86

  1986–87

  Privatisation

  Britoil5

  1982

  Tax paid

  —

  —

  —

  —

  2396·4

  —

  —

  —

  —

  Associated British Ports

  1983

  Tax paid

  —

  8·8

  6·8

  2·9

  0·6

  —

  —

  —

  —

  Loan Repayment

  —

  —

  8·2

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  Loan Interest

  —

  —

  3·9

  5·1

  6·0

  —

  —

  —

  —

  Enterprise Oil plc

  1984

  Tax Paid

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  23·0

  3·0

  —

  —

  Jaguar plc

  1984

  Corporation Tax

  —

  —

  —

  —

  4—

  20·5

  2l·7

  —

  —

  British Telecom plc

  1984

  Corporation Tax

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  4·0

  —

  —

  Net Loan Repayment

  —

  —

  —

  —

  112·4

  153·8

  —

  —

  —

  Loan Interest

  —

  —

  —

  150·3

  307·0

  291·3

  105·1

  —

  —

  British Gas plc

  1986

  Tax Paid

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  234·4

  131·2

  261·6

  —

  Gas Levy

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  521·5

  499·9

  525·3

  —

  Net Loan Repayment

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  40·0

  —

  —

  —

  Loan Interest

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  1·8

  0·1

  —

  —

  British Airways

  1987

  Tax Paid

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  3·2

  2·7

  2·2

  —

  Net Loan Repayment

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  42·4

  —

  —

  —

  Loan Interest

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  2·7

  —

  —

  —

  Rolls Royce plc

  1987

  Tax Paid

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  24·0

  25·0

  26·0

  —

  British Airports Authority (BAA plc)

  1987

  Tax Paid

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  3·0

  0·2

  0·1

  23·5

  Net Loan Repayment

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  4·7

  4·7

  4·7

  —

  Loan Interest

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  3·9

  3·6

  3·2

  1·1

  1 Tax paid is the cash paid in the financial year and not the liability for tax in that year.

  2 These figures represent tax paid in the 12 months to the December of the financial year and not in the financial year itself eg. Rolls Royce figure of £5·0 million in 1984–85 represents tax paid in calendar year 1984. Other corporations have accounting year-ends on 31 March.

  3 Net loan repayments represents the gross borrowing from the National Loan Fund less gross repayments.

  4 No separate figures available. Jaguar was part of BLMC Ltd.

  5 Royalty payments by Britoil and Enterprise Oil, and VAT and PAYE payments are not included since they are not publicly available by individual corporation before privatisation.

  Value Added Tax
  Mr. Wareing
  asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what representations he has had concerning the levying of value added tax on pet foods; if he intends to seek to, categorise pet foods in the same way as other foods for value added purposes; and if he will make a statement.

  Mr. Brooke
  I have received a few letters, including one from the Pet Food Manufacturers Association. The Government have no plans to relieve those items of pet food which are currently liable to VAT at the standard rate.

  War Pensions
  Mr. Corbett
  asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the cost of disregarding for tax purposes war pensions received by (a) those under 65 years and (b) those over 65 years; and what estimate he has made of the numbers in each category.

  Mr. Norman Lamont
  I shall let the hon. Member have a reply as soon as possible.

  Payroll Giving Schemes
  Sir Geoffrey Finsberg
  asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many agencies have been approved by the Inland Revenue for the purpose of changing payroll giving schemes up to 30 June; and how many schemes were in operation at the same date.

  Mr. Brooke
  Up to 30 June, 13 agencies had been approved to operate payroll giving schemes. A further one has subsequently been approved. It is not possible to say precisely how many schemes were in operation on 30 June, but by 20 July the Inland Revenue had been notified that 1,125 employers planned to set up schemes.

  Personal Incomes
  Mr. Frank Field
  asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will provide figures comparable to those given to the right hon. Member for Bethnal Green and Stepney (Mr. Shore), Official Report, 17 July, of the weekly earnings after tax, national insurance and child benefit at (a) actual prices and (b) constant prices at April of (i) a single person, (ii) a married couple, (iii) a married couple with two children under 11 years of age and (iv) a married couple with four children, two under 11 years of age and

  443
  one between 11 to 15 years of age and one over 16 years of age, whose gross earnings are not (1) lowest decile, (2) lowest quartile, (3) median, (4) upper quartile and (5) highest decile for April 1979 under the June 1979 tax-benefit regime at April 1987.

  Mr. Norman Lamont
  I shall let the hon. Member have a reply as soon as possible.

  Clydesdale Bank
  Mr. Salmond
  asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 17 July, why he will not specify the precise dates on which the Bank of England and his Department were first informed of the proposed purchase of the Clydesdale Bank by the National Australia Bank.

  Mr. Lilley
  The Bank of England in its supervisory role has confidential discussions with banks, other financial institutions and other interested parties throughout the year. In some cases, in the interests of depositors or in the wider public interest, information may be passed to the Treasury under the provisions of the Banking Act. The confidential nature of these discussions would be damaged if details, including dates, were routinely disclosed. If the hon. Member would like to write explaining any specific matter which concerns him about the dates in this case, I would be glad to consider the point.

  Coinage
  Mr. Shersby
  asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the cost to public funds of changing from existing coinage to the revised coinage proposed in option 4 as set out in "The United Kingdom Coinage", published by the Royal Mint.

  Mr. Brooke
  The new 5p and 10p coins proposed in option 4 are smaller than the existing coins and would be cheaper to produce. The total saving over a 10-year period, dependent on the demand for the new coins, would be of the order of £3 million at today's prices.

  MV Silver Sea
  Mr. Foulkes
  asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the result of the inquiries carried out by Her

  Table A

  Number of male and female staff employed 1979–87

  1979

  1980

  1981

  1982

  1983

  1984

  1985

  1986

  1987

  Grade 1

  Male

  5·0

  3·0

  5·0

  5·0

  4·0

  5·0

  4·0

  4·0

  5·0

  Female

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  Grade 2

  Male

  8·0

  8·0

  6·0

  9·0

  5·0

  5·0

  6·0

  6·0

  6·0

  Female

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  Grade 3

  Male

  19·0

  18·0

  19·0

  21·0

  19·0

  20·0

  19·0

  22·0

  19·0

  Female

  3·0

  3·0

  2·0

  3·0

  3·0

  2·0

  2·0

  1·0

  3·0

  Grade 4

  Male

  —

  —

  —

  —

  3·0

  4·0

  3·0

  2·0

  3·0

  Female

  1·0

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  Grade 5

  Male

  50·0

  46·0

  41·0

  40·0

  57·0

  55·0

  55·0

  55·0

  55·0

  Female

  6·0

  6·0

  6·0

  5·0

  6·0

  5·0

  5·0

  11·0

  9·0

  Grade 6

  Male

  10·0

  8·0

  9·0

  7·0

  23·0

  25·0

  21·0

  25·5

  26·0

  Female

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  Grade 7

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  Majesty's Customs and Excise into the activities of the motor vessel Silver Sea; if he will publish its report; and if he will make a statement.

  Mr. Brooke
  Work on the inquiry is continuing. I expect to be able to write to the hon. Member to advise him of the outcome before the end of the recess. A copy of my letter will be placed in the Library of the House.

  Hansard Press
  Ms. Harman
  asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what are the prospects for retraining and redeployment for staff displaced by technological changes in the Hansard Press.

  Mr. Brooke
  Retraining options will be discussed with representatives of the trade unions involved in the event of any technological changes which affect jobs.

  Departmental Staff
  Ms. Richardson
  asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the number of (a) women and (b) men employed within each grade in his Department in each year since 1979.

  Mr. Brooke
  The information is not available in the form requested.

  The tables show the number of non-industrial staff in post (full-time equivalents) by sex from January 1979 to January 1987 by grade level (broadly equivalent grades in the open structure/administration group based on a comparison of salary scales).

  Table A shows the staff of Her Majesty's Treasury during the relevant period.

  Table B shows the staff of the Civil Service Department for the period January 1979 to January 1982.

  From January 1983 the Treasury numbers include some of the staff who were formerly in the Civil Service Department. The remaining staff of the Civil Service Department were absorbed into the Management and Personnel Office of the Cabinet Office and are included in the Cabinet Office's numbers.
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  1979

  1980

  1981

  1982

  1983

  1984

  1985

  1986

  1987

  Male

  108·0

  105·0

  103·0

  101·0

  188·0

  188·0

  197·0

  207·5

  198·5

  Female

  9·0

  9·5

  10·5

  12·5

  16·5

  22·5

  24·5

  30·0

  29·0

  SEO

  Male

  31·0

  29·0

  24·0

  24·0

  203·5

  203·5

  198·5

  193·0

  197·0

  Female

  8·0

  7·0

  7·0

  6·0

  19·0

  19·0

  20·0

  19·0

  22·0

  HEO

  Male

  66·0

  69·0

  73·0

  70·0

  316·0

  310·0

  307·0

  302·5

  305·5

  Female

  18·0

  23·0

  19·0

  18·0

  67·5

  73·5

  80·5

  84·0

  89·0

  EO

  Male

  88·0

  88·0

  78·0

  76·0

  384·5

  335·0

  280·0

  279·0

  300·0

  Female

  72·5

  72·5

  64·0

  65·0

  220·5

  221·5

  188·0

  197·0

  228·0

  Clerical, Typing, Messengerial and other grades

  Male

  231·5

  214·5

  221·5

  206·0

  462·0

  393·5

  383·0

  308·0

  421·5

  Female

  319·5

  310·0

  320·5

  310·0

  807·5

  735·5

  710·0

  682·0

  675·0

  Table B

  1979

  1980

  1981

  1982

  Male

  Female

  Male

  Female

  Male

  Female

  Male

  Female

  Grade 1

  3·0

  —

  3·0

  —

  3·0

  —

  2·0

  —

  Grade 2

  12·0

  —

  10·0

  —

  10·0

  1·0

  11·0

  1·0

  Grade 3

  18·5

  2·0

  19·5

  2·0

  17·0

  2·0

  14·0

  3·0

  Grade 4

  3·0

  —

  3·0

  —

  4·0

  1·0

  6·0

  1·0

  Grade 5

  63·0

  4·0

  67·0

  3·0

  61·5

  2·0

  55·5

  7·0

  Grade 6

  42·0

  3·0

  38·0

  3·0

  36·0

  5·0

  34·0

  3·0

  Grade 7

  181·5

  18·0

  187·0

  16·5

  193·0

  25·0

  171·0

  28·0

  SEO

  232·0

  31·0

  233·0

  30·0

  271·0

  29·0

  247·0

  26·5

  HEO

  347·0

  79·0

  354·0

  77·0

  331·0

  75·5

  305·0

  76·0

  EO

  475·0

  305·0

  479·0

  325·0

  456·0

  319·0

  417·0

  286·0

  Clerical, typing, messengerial and other grades

  544·5

  1,226·5

  538·0

  1,215·5

  499·0

  1,107·5

  480·5

  1,010·0

  Total

  1,921·5

  1,668·5

  1,931·5

  1,672·0

  1,881·5

  1,567·0

  1,743·0

  1441·5

AGRICULTURE

  2,4,5-T
  Mr. Alan W. Williams
  asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list the European countries that have banned or restricted the use of the weedkiller 2,4,5-T.

  Mr. Donald Thompson
  The latest information we have available is that varying uses of 2,4,5-T products are permitted in Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Ireland, Denmark, Greece, Spain and Portugal. No uses are permitted in Holland, Italy or West Germany.

  Food Storage (Prosecutions)
  Mr. Hardy
  asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food in how many cases criminal prosecutions have been carried out or commenced in relation to the storage of surplus foods within the United Kingdom during the last two years.

  Mr. Donald Thompson
  None.

  New Zealand Butter
  Mr. Grocott
  asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what was the quantity of New Zealand butter exports to the United Kingdom in (a) 1970, (b) 1979 and (c) the latest year for which figures are available.

  Mr. Donald Thompson
  The information requested is as follows :446

  Year

  Quantity (tonnes)

  1970

  158,190

  1979

  119,878

  1986

  76,238

  Source: United Kingdom import figures from Department of Trade and Industry Overseas Trade Statistics

  New Zealand Lamb
  Mr. Grocott
  asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what were the quantities of New Zealand lamb exports to the United Kingdom in (a) 1970, (b) 1979 and (c) the latest year for which figures are available.

  Mr. Donald Thompson
  New Zealand lamb exports to the United Kingdom for the years requested were as follows :

  tonnes

  (a) 1970

  297,000

  (b) 1979

  200,000

  (c) 1986

  119,000

  Source: Customs and Excise data.

  Milk Quotas
  Mr. Nicholas Bennett
  asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list the milk quota cuts made in each European Community country in the years 1984–85, 1985–86 and 1986–87.

  Mr. Donald Thompson
  Wholesale quota allocations for 1984–85 were based on member states' deliveries in 1981,
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  plus 2 per cent., except for Ireland and Italy where quotas were based on 1983 deliveries. This required the following adjustments to member states 1983–84 wholesale deliveries :

  Percentage adjustment to 1983–84 deliveries

  per cent.

  Belgium

  -4·01

  Denmark

  -6·59

  Germany

  -7·79

  France

  -2·52

  Greece

  +10·02

  Ireland

  -2·87

  Italy

  -2·55

  Luxembourg

  -4·96

  Netherlands

  -6·78

  United Kingdom

  -6·48

  1979

  1980

  1981

  Grade level equivalent

  Male

  Female

  Male

  Female

  Male

  Female

  Senior Manager 1

  1·0

  —

  1·0

  —

  1·0

  —

  Senior Manager 2

  5·0

  —

  5·0

  —

  6·0

  —

  Senior Manager 3

  26·0

  2·0

  27·0

  2·0

  25·0

  1·0

  Grade 4

  3·0

  —

  5·0

  —

  4·0

  —

  Grade 5

  153·0

  4·0

  152·0

  4·0

  154·0

  3·0

  Grade 6

  95·0

  6·5

  104·5

  7·5

  99·5

  8·0

  Grade 7

  784·5

  42·5

  765·5

  43·5

  765·5

  39·5

  SEO

  1,261·5

  123·5

  1,212·0

  128·5

  1,260·0

  143·0

  HEO

  1,473·0

  240·5

  1,467·5

  247·5

  1,491·0

  253·5

  EO

  1,589·5

  621·0

  1,549·5

  651·5

  1,537·0

  658·5

  AO

  1,273·5

  1,849·5

  1,192·5

  1,823·5

  1,156·0

  1,778·0

  AA

  670·0

  2,296·5

  607·5

  2,521·5

  561·5

  2,351·5

  Other

  163·0

  453·5

  89·5

  43·0

  17·0

  14·5

  Total

  7,498·0

  5,639·5

  7,178·5

  5,472·5

  7,077·5

  5,250·5

  1982

  1983

  1984

  Grade level equivalent

  Male

  Female

  Male

  Female

  Male

  Female

  Senior Manager 1

  1·0

  —

  1·0

  —

  1·0

  —

  Senior Manager 2

  5·0

  —

  5·0

  —

  5·0

  —

  Senior Manager 3

  25·0

  1·0

  25·0

  1·0

  25·0

  2·0

  Grade 4

  3·0

  —

  3·0

  —

  13·0

  —

  Grade 5

  141·0

  4·0

  134·0

  6·0

  100·0

  5·0

  Grade 6

  101·5

  9·0

  94·0

  3·5

  127·0

  2·5

  Grade 7

  718·0

  38·5

  728·0

  42·0

  734·0

  42·5

  SEO

  1,212·5

  141·0

  1,205·0

  135·0

  1,180·0

  130·0

  HEO

  1,411·5

  262·0

  1,381·0

  258·0

  1,328·0

  287·0

  EO

  1,457·0

  604·0

  1,398·0

  631·5

  1,336·0

  687·0

  AO

  1,059·5

  1,649·0

  1,007·5

  1,576·5

  890·0

  1,441·0

  AA

  521·5

  2,193·5

  561·0

  2,116·5

  558·0

  2,039·0

  Other

  13·0

  4·5

  —

  —

  1·5

  —

  Total

  6,669·5

  4,906·5

  6,542·5

  4,770·0

  6,298·5

  4,636·0

  1985

  1986

  1987

  Grade level equivalent

  Male

  Female

  Male

  Female

  Male

  Female

  Senior Manager 1

  1·0

  —

  1·0

  —

  1·0

  —

  Senior Manager 2

  5·0

  —

  5·0

  —

  5·0

  —

  Senior Manager 3

  23·0

  2·0

  23·0

  2·0

  24·0

  1·0

  Grade 4

  12·0

  —

  12·0

  —

  13·0

  —

  Grade 5

  99·0

  6·0

  98·0

  6·0

  105·0

  7·5

  Grade 6

  128·0

  5·5

  118·0

  5·5

  113·0

  5·0

  Grade 7

  710·0

  36·0

  696·0

  41·0

  656·0

  46·0

  SEO

  1,164·0

  131·5

  1,171·0

  137·5

  1,101·0

  134·0

  HEO

  1,286·0

  309·0

  1,333·0

  368·5

  1,311·0

  375·0

  EO

  1,190·0

  626·5

  1,181·0

  713·5

  1,097·0

  679·0

  AO

  869·0

  1,482·5

  795·5

  1,368·5

  730·0

  1,273·0

  448
  These figures do not include allocations from the Community reserve.

  Wholesale quotas for all member states (other than Ireland and Italy) were reduced by a further 1 per cent. in 1985–86. No adjustment was made in 1986–87.

  Information is not available to show the adjustments which were required in respect of direct sales quota.

  Departmental Staff
  Ms. Richardson
  asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what was the number of (a) women and (b) men employed within each grade in his Department in each year since 1979.

  Mr. Donald Thompson
  The number of non-industrial staff in post (full-time equivalent) by sex and by grade level based on comparison of salary scales, in each year at 1 January, was as follows :
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  1985

  1986

  1987

  Grade level equivalent

  Male

  Female

  Male

  Female

  Male

  Female

  AA

  553·5

  1,935·0

  551·0

  1,881·5

  532·0

  1,767·5

  Other

  0·5

  —

  1·0

  —

  3·0

  —

  Total

  6,041·0

  4,534·0

  5,985·5

  4,524·0

  5,691·0

  4,288·0

  CAP
  Mr. Corbett
  asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he will list the financial contribution of the United Kingdom to the EEC common agricultural policy over the past five years.

  Mr. Donald Thompson
  The United Kingdom contributes to the Community budget as a whole rather than to individual items of Community expenditure. The following table gives the United Kingdom's contribution share of EC own resources, before any abatements, and details of Community expenditure and United Kingdom receipts under the CAP:

  Year

  United Kingdom contribution to budget per cent.

  CAP expenditure £ million

  United Kingdom receipts from CAP £ million

  1982

  24·2

  7,294

  757

  1983

  22·1

  9,759

  1,085

  1984

  21·8

  11,150

  1,311

  1985

  23·4

  12,084

  1,187

  1986

  119·5

  14,919

  1,351

  1 Budget figure: outturn not available.

  Mr. Grocott
  asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if, pursuant to his answer of 13 July, Official Report, column 350, about the common agricultural policy, he will now state the average cost per head in the United Kingdom of the United Kingdom net contribution to the common agricultural policy in 1987.

  Mr. MacGregor
  I have nothing to add to my previous reply to the hon. Member.

  Mr. Austin Mitchell
  asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (1) whether he will publish in the Official Report a table showing for all common agricultural policy products the amount consumed in the United Kingdom and the difference between the world price and the threshold or other minimum price payable to United Kingdom producers;

  (2) whether he will publish in the Official Report a table showing for all common agricultural policy products the current levy, the monetary compensation amount, the threshold price and the world price.

  Mr. Donald Thompson
  I shall write to the hon. Member.

  Crop Production (Pollution)
  Dr. David Clark
  asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether his Department is looking into the effects of air pollution on crop production; and if he will make a statement.

  Mr. Gummer
  I shall reply to the hon. Member as soon as possible.

  Food Advisory Committee
  Dr. David Clark
  asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he will list the biographical details of the members of the Food Advisory Committee, including their connections with the food industry; how long they are appointed for; and if he will make a statement.

  Mr. Donald Thompson
  Biographical details of the members of the Food Advisory Committee are publicly announced on their appointment. I am, however, happy to repeat this information here.

  Members of the Food Advisory Committee are as follows:

  Name and biographical notes

  Date of appointment or re-appointment

  Professor R. F. Curtis

  Director of Food Research at the Agriculture and Food Research Council, Institute of Food Research.

  1 November 1986

  Dr. Margaret Ashwell

  Principal of the Good Housekeeping Institute. She has previously worked for the Medical Research Council, at its Clinical Research Centre at Harrow and the Dunn Nutrition Unit, Cambridge. She is Secretary of the Nutrition Society.

  1 November 1986

  Michael J. Boxall

  Company Secretary, Tesco PLC, Chairman Tesco Group Health and Safety Committee, Director British Retailers Association, Food Policy Committee of Retail Consortium.

  1 November 1986

  Dr. Howard Eggins

  Director of Bioquest Ltd. a consultancy in industrial biology. He was formerly Director of the Biodetcrioration Centre at Aston University. He is editor of International Biodelerioration.

  1 November 1986

  Dr. W. Fulton

  Senior Technical Member of the Food and Drinks Coordination Management Group, Unilever.

  1 November 1986

  Dr. T. T. Gorsuch

  Director of Research and Quality Control, Colmans of Norwich.

  1 November 1986

  Mr. A. J. Harrison

  Chief Scientific Adviser, Public Analyst and Official Agricultural Analyst, Avon and Gloucestershire County Councils.

  1 November 1984

  Professor W. P. T. James

  Director of the Rowett Research Institute, Aberdeen.

  1 November 1985

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  Name and biographical notes

  Date of appointment or re-appointment

  Miss Patricia Mann

  Head of External Affairs, J. Walter
  Thompson Group, Vice-President J. W. T
  International. Editor of Consumer Affairs and a member of the Monopolies and Mergers Commission. She is also
  Information Committee member, British
  Nutrition Foundation.

  1 November 1986

  Mr. R. Manley

  Controller of Trading Standards, Cheshire County Council

  1 November 1985

  Mr. Tony J. H. Skrimshire

  General Manager, Research, Development and Quality Assurance, H. J. Heinz Co. Ltd. He is a member of the Council of Campden Food Preservation Research Association, the Leatherhead Food Research Association and the British Nutrition Foundation.

  1 November 1986

  Mrs. Anne Stamper

  Chairman of the Environment and Public Affairs Committee of the National Federation of Women's Institutes. She is also a lecturer in Environmental Studies at Lewes Technical College and a senior tutor and course writer in Biology at Wolsey Hall, Oxford.

  1 February 1987

  Mr. A. Turner

  Previously Chief Chemist Cadbury-Schweppes PLC.

  1 November 1985

  Professor P. Turner

  Professor of Clinical Pharmacology St. Bartholomew's Hospital, and Chairman of the Committee on Toxicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment.

  1 November 1985

  Dr. Elspeth Young

  Senior Registrar (part time) in Dermatology at Wycombe General Hospital and the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford. She is a member of the Scottish Dermatological Society, and the British Association of Dermatology.

  1 November 1986

  The appointment of each member is reviewed at least every three years. Members are appointed for their personal knowledge and experience and do not represent particular factions. It is inevitable that some of the best technical expertise will come from the food industry.

  Tuberculosis Eradication Programme
  Dr. David Clark
  asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what has been the annual cost of the tuberculosis eradication programme to the Ministry since 1981; and how much of this has been spent in controlling the disease within the badger population.

  Mr. Donald Thompson
  The information requested is not readily available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.

  Pesticides
  Mr. Ron Davies
  asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will provide a list of the organo-chlorine pesticides which are approved for use in agriculture, horticulture and forestry under the Control of Pesticides Regulations 1986, together with details of the specific uses for which such approval has been granted.

  Mr. Donald Thompson
  It has been the policy of successive United Kingdom Governments to phase out the use of persistent organochlorine compounds when more suitable alternatives become available.

  DDT, dieldrin and endrin no longer have any approved uses in agriculture, horticulture and forestry. Of the two remaining persistent organochlorines aldrin is only permitted for three minor agricultural uses—as a bulb dip to control narcissus fly, as a dust on compost to control vine weevil on ornamentals and for the control of wireworm on potatoes in former pasture — and chlordane may only be used as a treatment against worms on turf and lawns. These uses are kept under continuous review and will be replaced as soon as more suitable alternatives become available.

  Mr. Ron Davies
  asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if, in relation to the pesticide DDT, he will (a) give his estimate of the amount of DDT which is still held on farms in the United Kingdom, (b) make arrangements for the collection and safe disposal of any remaining stocks of DDT on farms in the United Kingdom and (c) issue advice to farmers on the safe disposal of any remaining stocks of DDT on farms in the United Kingdom; when he expects to produce a revised version of MAFF booklet 2198 on guidelines for the disposal of unwanted pesticides and containers on farms and holdings; and whether the revised booklet will be made available throughout the United Kingdom.

  Mr. Donald Thompson
  I shall reply to the hon. Member as soon as possible.

  Forestry Commission (Land)
  Mr. Ron Davies
  asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is the total area of land which was referred to his Department by the Forestry Commission under the forestry grant consultation procedures for each of the years ended 31 March 1986 and 31 March 1987; and if he will list in the Official Report in respect of each of the area officers of his Ministry the area of land which it advised was (a) acceptable to award forestry grant and (b) inappropriate to afforest on agricultural grounds.

  Mr. Gummer
  I shall reply to the hon. Member as soon as possible.

  European Community (Membership)
  Mr. Austin Mitchell
  asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fishers and Food if he will publish in the Official Report an up-to-date revision of tables A and B of the memorandum on agriculture submitted to the Treasury and Civil Service Committee in Session 1984–85 in evidence on the financial and economic consequences of United Kingdom membership of the European Comminities (HC, 57–11, pages 64–65).

  Mr. Donald Thompson
  I will write to the hon. Member.

  Priorities Board for Research and Development
  Mr. Curry
  asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he has received the second report from the Priorities Board for Research and Development; and if he will make a statement.

  Mr. MacGregor
  The Priorities Board for Research and Development in Agriculture and Food has submitted its second report to the Agriculture Ministers and to the chairman of the Agricultural and Food Research Council. We greatly appreciate the work which Sir Kenneth Durham and the members of the board have put into their report.

  The report gives advice to the sponsors about future resource allocations and priorities for the publicly-funded agricultural and food R and D effort as a whole. It also discusses a number of matters related to the R and D programme. The board considers that the allocations suggested in its first report remain generally appropriate, but it recommends an increase in the percentage allocation of resources to the non-food crops sector. This reflects the board's view of the importance of diversification in agriculture and, in particular, of farm forestry as an alternative enterprise. The increased allocation is intended to allow for a larger programme in this area.

  The sponsors are agreed that, subject to a full consideration of the resource implications, the recommendations should guide the allocation of resources to the future research and development programme. Discussions will be held between the sponsors to plan the implementation of the recommendations.

  The sponsors have also agreed that the report should be published. This is now being arranged and advance copies are being placed in the Library of the House.

SOCIAL SERVICES

  Pensions
  Sir Brandon Rhys Williams
  asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will set out figures showing the gross and net additional costs of awarding the full state basic pension, on the basis of citizenship or legal residence, (a) to the estimated 94,500 elderly people without entitlement to a contributory pension, and (b) to those whose contribution record is incomplete.

  Mr. Scott
  A residence or citizenship-based pension system would give all individuals satisfying those conditions entitlement to a full pension, irrespective of marital status or earnings history. Estimates therefore assume payment of the full rate of the single person's basic pension of £39·50 per week to all men and women, including married women currently receiving pensions based on their husbands' contribution records.

  The estimated gross additional cost on retirement pensions of paying full basic pensions to those people receiving supplementary pension who are not in addition receiving any other contributory or non-contributory benefit, and to their spouses, would be about £230 million.1 The gross additional cost of paying pensions to all pensioners in receipt of reduced-rate basic pension, graduated pension only or married women's pensions would be about £1,820 million.2 A further £30 million would be needed to pay full-rate pensions to pensioners currently in receipt of non-contributory pensions.
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  Valid net costs cannot be given, as the system of income-related benefits would require some revision in the event of structural changes in the pensions system of this type.

  Notes :

  (1)This estimate is based on a figure of 101,000 claimants with 10,000 dependent spouses and is derived from the February 1986 annual statistical inquiry. The figure of 94,500 comes from the quarterly inquiry, which does not contain details of dependants needed to calculate costs as specified in the question.

  (2) Does not include the cost of paying pensions to women over 60 with no entitlement to pension based on their own contributions and who will receive married women's pensions when their husbands retire. There are no reliable estimates of numbers in this group.

  Retirement Pension (Entitlement)
  Sir Brandon Rhys Williams
  asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will publish figures setting out by age, sex and marital status, the numbers of people above retirement age who have either no entitlement to the National Insurance retirement pension. or whose entitlement is less than the full amount.

  Mr. Scott
  Full information is not available in the form requested. The largest group of people over minimum pension age not receiving any form of pension are married women over 60 who have chosen to rely on their husbands' contributions for pension purposes and who have no personal entitlement until their husbands have reached age 65 and have retired, but we have no reliable estimate of their number. In addition a number of people who have chosen to defer retirement beyond minimum pension age are not receiving pensions, although they may be entitled to do so.

  Table 1 shows the numbers of people above retirement age who are receiving supplementary pension and who are not in addition receiving any contributory or non-contributory benefit.

  Table 2 shows the numbers receiving basic pension at less than the 100 per cent. rate, and the numbers receiving graduated pension without basic pension.

  Table 3 shows the numbers receiving non-contributory pensions paid to people aged 80 or over with no entitlement to a contributory entitlement or with entitlement at less than the full rate of non-contributory pension. It also includes non-contributory pensions paid to people over pensionable age on 5 July 1948, and to the wives and widows of men entitled to receive such pensions. Non-contributory pensions are awarded subject to residence conditions.

  Information in all tables has been broken down as far as possible as specified in the question.

  Table 1 Numbers over pension age in Great Britain in supplementary pension excluding cases also in receipt of contributory or non-contributory benefits

  Thousands

  Age

  All cases

  Couples1

  Single men

  Single women

  All ages

  101

  10

  13

  78

  60–64

  17

  2

  —

  17

  65–69

  25

  5

  6

  15

  70–74

  23

  3

  3

  18

  –79

  19

  1

  3

  16

  –84

  11

  —

  1

  9

  85–89

  4

  2

  1

  3

  455

  Age

  All cases

  Couples1

  Single men

  Single women

  90 and over

  1

  —

  —

  1

  Table 2 Numbers in Great Britain in receipt of a basic pension at less than 100 per cent, rate or of graduated pension only

  Basic pension entitlement less than 100 per cent.

  Graduated6 pension only

  Age

  Total all cases

  Men pension on own contributions3

  Women pension on own contributions3

  Married women4

  Widows5

  Men

  Women

  All Ages

  952,870

  118,700

  582,000

  39,320

  55,370

  2,340

  155,140

  60–64

  450,210

  —

  327,670

  9,330

  3,180

  —

  110,030

  65–69

  230,480

  46,530

  133,500

  12,380

  5,620

  640

  31,810

  70–74

  119,660

  30,120

  55,430

  10,450

  13,570

  950

  9,140

  75–79

  90,490

  27,060

  37,960

  6,580

  15,160

  490

  3,240

  80–84

  39,410

  10,660

  18,020

  520

  9,290

  210

  710

  85–89

  16,150

  3,290

  7,140

  50

  5,430

  40

  200

  90–94

  5,260

  850

  1,950

  —

  2,440

  10

  10

  95–99

  1,070

  190

  310

  10

  560

  —

  —

  100 and over

  140

  —

  20

  —

  120

  —

  —

  Table 3

  Numbers in receipt of non-contributory pensions7

  Age

  All cases

  Men

  Women

  All ages

  38,960

  5,640

  33,320

  60 to 64

  10

  —

  10

  65 to 69

  —

  —

  —

  70 to 74

  30

  —

  30

  75 to 79

  130

  —

  130

  80 to 84

  17,410

  3,770

  13,640

  85 to 89

  10,930

  1,210

  9,720

  90 to 94

  6,400

  430

  5,970

  95 to 99

  3,380

  190

  3,190

  100 and over

  670

  40

  630

  1 Analysed according to the age of the head of the couple. Under 500 couples are recorded as being headed by a female.

  2 Indicates fewer than 500 cases.

  3 No information is available on the marital status of men and women receiving basic pensions based entirely on their own contributions.

  4 Numbers in receipt of the married women's pension based wholly or partly on their husbands' contributions at less than the 100 per cent. rate. (There are in addition about 1·5 million women who are receiving full-rate married women's pensions based entirely on their husbands' contributions with entitlement to a basic pension based on their own contributions records.)

  5 Widows in receipt of retirement pension based on their husbands' contributions.

  6 Most recipients of graduated pension without basic pension are married women who will receive a married woman's basic pension when their husbands retire.

  7 Includes overseas cases.

  Sources :

  Table 1: Information derived from the February 1986 annual statistical inquiry.

  Table 2: September 1986 retirement pensions and widow's benefits biannual inquiry.

  Child Abuse
  Mr. Holt
  asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many children have been taken into care following paediatric diagnosis of sexual abuse in each of the past 10 years in (a) Cleveland, (b) Buckinghamshire, (c) Cheshire, (d) the London borough of Brent, (e) Essex and (f) Monmouth.
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  Mr. Newton
  These figures are not at present held centrally. However in my statement to the House on 9 July at columns 526–7, I indicated our intention to arrange for the collection of national statistics on child abuse.

  Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa
  Mr. Speller
  asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will consider setting up a special treatment unit for children suffering from dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa; and what assessment his Department has made as to the effectiveness of the private treatment being offered by establishments such as that of Professor Kozak in Gerona.

  Mrs. Currie
  No representations have so far been made that special treatment units for children suffering from dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa are required. The appropriate treatment of children suffering from this disorder is a matter for the doctor under his responsibility for the care of the individual patient.

  NHS (Management)
  Mr. Ralph Howell
  asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he is satisfied with the management of the National Health Service; and if he will make a statement.

  Mr. Moore
  In 1984, the Government announced that they accepted the recommendations of the NHS management inquiry, launched under the leadership of Sir Roy Griffiths. Since then, in a continuing programme to strengthen management at all levels, the following significant achievements have been made :over 800 general managers have been appointed at regional, district and unit level with a background embracing all the main disciplines employed in the NHS together with a healthy infusion of outside experience and talent;
  within a framework of individual performance review and performance-related pay, incentives and rewards for outstanding managerial performance have been introduced;
  a coherent and co-ordinated planning process has been put in place covering both the short term (annual programmes) and the strategic (10-year plans) periods; accountability review processes have been strengthened and now extend from national through to unit levels;

  457
  central management in my Department has been strengthened with the establishment of the Health Services Supervisory Board under my chairmanship and the NHS Management Board under the chairmanship of my hon. Friend the Minister for Health. Both boards have an appropriate blend of professional, management, business and Civil Service expertise.

  As a result of these and other measures, there have been marked gains in health authority performance and results. amongst the most notable are :
  record numbers of patients treated for a wider range of conditions;
  considerably more attention now being paid explicitly to improving the quality of services to patients, and to management development;
  cost improvement programmes, of some £400 million to March 1987, and increased sales of surplus land releasing funds for other service development.

  I am encouraged by the spirit of the new managers, and by what health authorities have achieved so far. I have no doubt that further improvements in performance are possible and that health authority managers will continue to set and achieve new objectives. Within the proper framework of accountability the Government will seek to secure that, through controlled delegation of responsibility, managers will have the freedom they need to run the service efficiently and effectively and bring about the further improvements in the quality of services to patients that we all desire.

  Ambulance Services
  Ms. Harman
  asked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) if he will state the percentage change for each

  Ambulance Services 1979–1985

  Number of Patient Journeys—Emergency Cases (Thousands)

  1979

  1980

  1981

  1982

  1983

  1984

  1985

  1979–85

  ENGLAND

  Number

  1,579·8

  1,787·3

  1,788·2

  1,895·1

  1,814·2

  1,890·2

  1,963·8

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  13·1

  0·1

  6·0

  -4·3

  4·2

  3·9

  24·3

  Northern

  Cleveland

  Number

  16·8

  37·6

  38·6

  27·0

  24·3

  24·6

  23·4

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  123·8

  2·7

  -30·1

  -10·0

  1·2

  -4·9

  39·3

  Cumbria

  Number

  9·2

  11·6

  7·6

  6·2

  12·4

  13·3

  13·8

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  26·1

  -34·5

  -18·4

  100·0

  7·3

  3·8

  50·0

  Durham

  Number

  30·5

  30·0

  29·7

  31·2

  32·2

  34·3

  34·5

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  -1·6

  -1·0

  5·1

  3·2

  6·5

  0·6

  13·1

  Northumbria

  Number

  75·8

  80·6

  82·4

  84·2

  89·5

  100·4

  104·5

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  6·3

  2·2

  2·2

  6·3

  12·2

  4·1

  37·9

  Yorkshire

  Humberside

  Number

  33·4

  32·7

  33·6

  34·6

  35·0

  35·9

  37·2

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  -2·1

  2·8

  3·0

  1·2

  2·6

  3·6

  11·4

  North Yorkshire

  Number

  15·1

  14·2

  14·5

  14·7

  14·5

  15·5

  16·6

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  -6·0

  2·1

  1·4

  -1·4

  6·9

  7·1

  9·9

  West Yorkshire

  Number

  85·9

  129·3

  95·8

  95·7

  96·9

  100·2

  101·2

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  50·5

  -25·9

  -0·1

  1·3

  3·4

  1·0

  17·8

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  year between 1979 and 1987 in (a) the number of patient miles for (i) emergency and (ii) non-emergency journeys and (b) the number of patient journeys for (i) emergency and (ii) non-emergency cases for each ambulance service in England;

  (2) what has been the overall percentage change between 1979 and 1987 in (a) the number of patient miles for (i) emergency and (ii) non-emergency journeys and (b) the number of patient journeys for (i) emergency and (ii) non-emergency cases;

  (3) what has been the overall percentage change for each year between 1979 and 1987 in (a) the number of patient miles for (i) emergency and (ii) non-emergency journeys and (b) the number of patient journeys for (i) emergency and (ii) non-emergency cases;

  (4) what was, for each ambulance service in England for each year between 1979 and 1987 (a) the number of patient miles for (i) emergency and (ii) non-emergency journeys, and (b) the number of patient journeys for (i) emergency and (ii) non-emergency cases;

  (5) what was the percentage change between 1979 and 1987 in (a) the number of patient miles for (i) emergency and (ii) non-emergency journeys and (b) the number of patient journeys for (i) emergency and (ii) non-emergency cases, for each ambulance service in England.

  Mrs. Currie
  The available information is given in the tables.
  459

  1979

  1980

  1981

  1982

  1983

  1984

  1985

  1979–85

  Trent

  Derbyshire

  Number

  23·2

  33·9

  36·5

  37·6

  21·5

  24·9

  26·2

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  46·1

  7·7

  3·0

  -42·8

  15·8

  5·2

  12·9

  Leicestershire

  Number

  17·2

  21·5

  21·2

  22·0

  19·4

  19·8

  20·3

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  25·0

  -1·4

  3·8

  -11·8

  2·1

  2·5

  18·0

  Lincolnshire

  Number

  15·2

  11·7

  12·2

  12·5

  12·5

  13·3

  13·5

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  -23·0

  4·3

  2·5

  0·0

  6·4

  1·5

  -11·2

  Nottinghamshire

  Number

  50·7

  55·2

  57·7

  60·4

  54·1

  39·7

  43·6

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  8·9

  4·5

  4·7

  -10·4

  -26·6

  9·8

  -14·0

  South Yorkshire M.A.S.

  Number

  74·8

  76·5

  79·2

  85·1

  87·4

  90·5

  95·3

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  2·3

  3·5

  7·4

  2·7

  3·5

  5·3

  27·4

  East Anglia

  Cambridgeshire

  Number

  13·7

  13·6

  15·0

  12·7

  9·6

  12·4

  22·7

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  -0·7

  10·3

  -15·3

  -24·4

  29·2

  83·1

  65·7

  Norfolk

  Number

  14·0

  14·3

  14·6

  15·1

  15·4

  17·1

  17·6

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  2·1

  2·1

  3·4

  2·0

  11·0

  2·9

  25·7

  Suffolk

  Number

  7·9

  7·6

  7·8

  8·2

  8·2

  9·0

  9·3

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  ·3·8

  2·6

  5·1

  0·0

  9·8

  3·3

  17·7

  North West Thames

  Bedfordshire

  Number

  9·9

  11·9

  12·8

  12·1

  13·4

  14·7

  15·5

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  20·2

  7·6

  -5·5

  10·7

  9·7

  5·4

  56·6

  Hertfordshire

  Number

  26·8

  23·0

  23·8

  28·8

  24·5

  26·2

  27·9

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  ·14 2

  3·5

  21·0

  -14·9

  6·9

  6·5

  4·1

  North East Thames

  Essex

  Number

  42·2

  40·3

  42·2

  42·3

  43·1

  46·3

  47·8

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  -4·5

  4·7

  0·2

  1·9

  7·4

  3·2

  13·3

  South East Thames

  East Sussex

  Number

  29·7

  32·0

  34·1

  35·5

  35·8

  37·7

  39·9

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  7·7

  6·6

  4·1

  0·8

  5·3

  5·8

  34·3

  Kent

  Number

  30·7

  33·8

  32·7

  33·5

  32·4

  34·2

  38·6

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  10·1

  -3·3

  2·4

  -3·3

  5·6

  12·9

  25·7

  South West Thames

  Surrey

  Number

  22·0

  22·7

  23·4

  23·3

  23·2

  24·5

  25·6

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  3·2

  3·1

  -0·4

  -0·4

  5·6

  4·5

  16·4

  West Sussex

  Number

  15·9

  15·3

  15·6

  15·8

  16·0

  16·7

  17·1

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  -3·8

  2·0

  1·3

  1·3

  4·4

  2·4

  7·5

  London

  Number

  332·8

  436·5

  440·5

  448·0

  449·5

  461·4

  476·6

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  31·2

  0·9

  1·7

  0·3

  2·6

  3·3

  43·2

  Wessex

  Dorset

  Number

  12·5

  15·6

  15·4

  16·6

  17·0

  17·8

  17·4

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  24·8

  -1·3

  7·8

  2·4

  4·7

  -2·2

  39·2

  Hampshire

  Number

  28·2

  28·9

  29·8

  30·4

  30·6

  32·8

  33·2

  —

  460

  461

  1979

  1980

  1981

  1982

  1983

  1984

  1985

  1979–85

  Per cent. change

  —

  2·5

  3·1

  2·0

  0·7

  7·2

  1·2

  17·7

  Wiltshire

  Number

  12·8

  10·9

  11·3

  13·1

  12·2

  11·9

  10·1

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  -14·8

  3·7

  15·9

  -6·9

  -2·5

  -15·1

  -21·1

  Isle of Wight

  Number

  2·6

  2·7

  2·2

  2·4

  3·0

  3·2

  3·3

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  3·8

  -18·5

  9·1

  25·0

  6·7

  3·1

  26·9

  Oxford

  Berkshire

  Number

  13·3

  15·4

  15·8

  15·9

  16·2

  17·8

  18·5

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  15·8

  2·6

  0·6

  1·9

  9·9

  3·9

  39·1

  Buckinghamshire

  Number

  10·6

  8·8

  8·8

  9·4

  9·3

  10·1

  11·4

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  -17·0

  0·0

  6·8

  -1·1

  8·6

  12·9

  7·5

  Northamptonshire

  Number

  13·1

  13·3

  13·3

  13·1

  12·0

  13·8

  13·5

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  1·5

  0·0

  -1·5

  -8·4

  15·0

  -2·2

  3·1

  Oxfordshire

  Number

  6·3

  8·1

  16·6

  16·7

  16·9

  17·8

  18·4

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  28·6

  104·9

  0·6

  1·2

  5·3

  3·4

  192·1

  South Western

  Avon

  Number

  21·6

  22·2

  22·1

  23·3

  23·6

  25·1

  26·7

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  2·8

  -0·5

  5·4

  1·3

  6·4

  6·4

  23·6

  Cornwall/Isles of Stilly

  Number

  12·4

  10·8

  10·8

  11·4

  10·7

  11·5

  11·9

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  -12·9

  0·0

  5·6

  -6·1

  7·5

  3·5

  -4·0

  Devon

  Number

  20·6

  20·3

  22·3

  22·4

  25·1

  26·2

  26·8

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  -1·5

  9·9

  0·4

  12·1

  4·4

  2·3

  30·1

  Gloucestershire

  Number

  8·8

  9·7

  9·9

  10·9

  11·2

  12·0

  11·9

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  10·2

  2·1

  10·1

  2·8

  7·1

  -0·8

  35·2

  Somerset

  Number

  6·3

  6·2

  6·4

  6·7

  6·6

  7·3

  7·7

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  -1·6

  3·2

  4·7

  -1·5

  10·6

  5·5

  22·2

  West Midlands

  Hereford and Worcester

  Number

  18·3

  11·4

  11·4

  3·6

  12·8

  14·2

  14·5

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  -37·7

  0·0

  -68·4

  255·6

  10·9

  2·1

  -20·8

  Shropshire

  Number

  4·6

  6·

  6·3

  3·

  7·5

  8·

  8·4

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  32·6

  3·3

  -50·8

  141·9

  12·0

  0·0

  82·6

  Staffordshire

  Number

  33·8

  25·5

  26·2

  28·0

  28·3

  29·6

  29·9

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  -24·6

  2·7

  6·9

  1·1

  4·6

  1·0

  -11·5

  Warwickshire

  Number

  8·6

  7·8

  7·7

  7·7

  7·7

  8·4

  8·8

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  -9·3

  -1·3

  0·0

  0·0

  9·1

  4·8

  2·3

  West Midlands

  Metropolitan

  Number

  76·8

  81·9

  81·3

  167·6

  84·2

  87·4

  89·5

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  6·6

  -0·7

  106·2

  -49·8

  3·8

  2·4

  16·5

  Mersey

  Cheshire

  Number

  27·4

  25·9

  26·4

  27·1

  27·3

  28·4

  29·5

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  -5·5

  1·9

  2·7

  0·7

  4·0

  3·9

  7·7

  Mersey M.C.

  Number

  80·8

  89·3

  90·8

  93·9

  94·1

  99·3

  103·2

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  10·5

  1·7

  3·4

  0·2

  5·5

  3·9

  27·7

  North Western

  Lancashire

  Number

  53·8

  53·4

  53·2

  54·3

  55·0

  56·2

  56·9

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  -0·7

  -0·4

  2·1

  1·3

  2·2

  1·2

  5·8

  Greater Manchester M.A.S.

  Number

  113·1

  127·1

  128·5

  131·0

  132·2

  138·5

  143·4

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  12·4

  1·1

  1·9

  0·9

  4·8

  3·5

  26·8

  462

  463

  Ambulance Services 1979–85 Number of Patient Journeys—Non-Emergency Cases (Thousands)

  1979

  1980

  1981

  1982

  1983

  1984

  1985

  1979–85

  ENGLAND

  Number

  15,791·7

  18,562·6

  18,712·5

  18,213·4

  19,456·9

  19,391·5

  19,400·4

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  17·5

  0·8

  -2·7

  6·8

  -0·3

  0·05

  22·9

  Northern

  Cleveland

  Number

  183·1

  216·4

  214·6

  120·6

  237·8

  239·2

  242·0

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  18·2

  -0·8

  -43·8

  97·2

  0·6

  1·2

  32·2

  Cumbria

  Number

  196·5

  262·4

  179·3

  136·2

  238·2

  248·7

  253·0

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  33·5

  -31·7

  -24·0

  74·9

  4·4

  1·7

  28·8

  Durham

  Number

  193·6

  245·2

  252·1

  245·5

  272·5

  263·8

  278·5

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  26·7

  2·8

  -2·6

  11·0

  -3·2

  5·6

  43·9

  Northumbria

  Number

  572·5

  712·8

  695·4

  674·2

  703·5

  643·6

  650·9

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  24·5

  -2·4

  -3·0

  4·3

  -8·5

  1·1

  13·7

  Yorkshire

  Humberside

  Number

  463·3

  482·0

  478·8

  463·5

  484·5

  478·5

  473·6

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  4·0

  -0·7

  -3·2

  4·5

  -1·2

  -1·0

  2·2

  North Yorkshire

  Number

  214·1

  269·7

  261·2

  243·6

  261·8

  259·2

  255·0

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  26·0

  -3·2

  -6·7

  7·5

  -1·0

  -1·6

  19·1

  West Yorkshire

  Number

  771·1

  899·2

  916·6

  845·0

  954·8

  951·2

  990·0

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  16·6

  1·9

  -7·8

  13·0

  -0·4

  4·1

  28·4

  Trent

  Derbyshire

  Number

  290·0

  326·7

  294·9

  288·8

  320·4

  315·9

  315·7

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  12·7

  -9·7

  -2·1

  10·9

  -1·4

  -0·1

  8·9

  Leicestershire

  Number

  217·9

  251·5

  271·3

  272·8

  295·0

  312·8

  333·2

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  15·4

  7·9

  0·6

  8·1

  6·0

  6·5

  52·9

  Lincolnshire

  Number

  214·9

  274·6

  236·8

  192·6

  213·5

  222·9

  220·7

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  27·8

  -13·8

  —18·7

  10·9

  4·4

  -1·0

  2·7

  Nottinghamshire

  Number

  294·0

  338·3

  354·3

  357·0

  398·7

  432·3

  405·6

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  15·1

  4·7

  0·8

  11·7

  8·4

  -6·2

  38·0

  South Yorkshire M.A.S.

  Number

  301·1

  364·3

  404·6

  336·4

  379·4

  366·2

  403·6

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  21·0

  11·1

  -16·9

  12·8

  -3·5

  10·2

  34·0

  East Anglia

  Cambridgeshire

  Number

  200·0

  244·1

  234·2

  240·3

  222·1

  236·0

  247·9

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  22·0

  -4·1

  2·6

  -7·6

  6·3

  5·0

  24·0

  Norfolk

  Number

  251·5

  333·5

  351·1

  374·5

  395·8

  427·8

  417·8

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  32·6

  5·3

  6·7

  5·7

  8·1

  -2·3

  66·1

  Suffolk

  Number

  264·4

  289·6

  280·5

  295·1

  302·7

  295·1

  301·4

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  9·5

  -3·1

  5·2

  2·6

  -2·5

  2·1

  14·0

  North West Thames

  Bedfordshire

  Number

  113·4

  147·6

  157·1

  147·9

  172·2

  165·2

  165·8

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  30·2

  6·4

  -5·9

  16·4

  -4·1

  0·4

  46·2

  Hertfordshire

  Number

  266·9

  304·0

  320·0

  323·4

  266·3

  263·5

  255·0

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  13·9

  5·3

  1·1

  -17·7

  -1·1

  -3·2

  -4·5

  464

  465

  1979

  1980

  1981

  1982

  1983

  1984

  1985

  1979–85

  North East Thames

  Essex

  Number

  404·7

  503·7

  481·8

  494·2

  504·9

  501·4

  511·5

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  24·5

  -4·3

  2·6

  2·2

  -0·7

  2·0

  26·4

  South East Thames

  East Sussex

  Number

  366·8

  450·9

  434·4

  430·0

  428·5

  439·9

  425·1

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  22·9

  -3·7

  -1·0

  -0·3

  2·7

  -3·4

  15·9

  Kent

  Number

  504·1

  569·0

  623·6

  627·6

  628·2

  616·3

  551·2

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  12·9

  9·6

  0·6

  0·1

  -1·9

  -10·6

  9·3

  South West Thames

  Surrey

  Number

  445·7

  506·7

  510·4

  528·3

  518·7

  492·1

  483·6

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  13·7

  0·7

  3·5

  -1·8

  -5·1

  -1·7

  8·5

  West Sussex

  Number

  225·8

  277·7

  296·9

  310·9

  336·7

  357·4

  321·2

  —

  Per cent change

  —

  23·0

  6·9

  4·7

  8·3

  6·1

  -10·1

  42·2

  London

  Number

  1,675·7

  2,240·1

  2,317·2

  2,291·6

  2,305·0

  2,272·3

  2,204·1

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  33·7

  3·4

  -1·1

  0·6

  -1·4

  -3·0

  31·5

  Wessex

  Dorset

  Number

  322·0

  321·6

  328·0

  338·9

  363·4

  360·5

  362·1

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  -0·1

  2·0

  3·3

  7·2

  -0·8

  0·4

  12·5

  Hampshire

  Number

  543·7

  483·2

  517·9

  525·0

  577·0

  604·5

  610·1

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  -11·1

  7·2

  1·4

  9·9

  4·8

  0·9

  12·2

  Wiltshire

  Number

  232·6

  272·7

  314·6

  295·0

  322·7

  339·9

  377·9

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  17·2

  15·4

  -6·2

  9·4

  5·3

  11·2

  62·5

  Isle of Wight

  Number

  76·8

  30·9

  28·9

  28·2

  34·1

  37·4

  40·4

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  -59·8

  -6·5

  -2·4

  20·9

  9·7

  8·0

  -47·4

  Oxford

  Berkshire

  Number

  175·9

  237·9

  234·1

  237·3

  196·7

  235·9

  235·5

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  35·2

  -1·6

  1·4

  -17·1

  19·9

  -0·2

  33·9

  Buckinghamshire

  Number

  158·9

  195·8

  192·8

  210·8

  204·0

  198·0

  199·9

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  23·2

  -1·5

  9·3

  -3·2

  -2·9

  1·0

  25·8

  Northamptonshire

  Number

  185·2

  222·8

  221·7

  231·3

  231·2

  224·0

  244·5

  —

  Per. cent, change

  —

  20·3

  -0·5

  4·3

  -0·04

  -3·1

  9·2

  32·0

  Oxfordshire

  Number

  171·8

  224·5

  200·1

  195·0

  210·9

  197·5

  193·2

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  30·7

  -10·9

  -2·5

  8·2

  -6·4

  -2·2

  12·5

  South Western

  Avon

  Number

  360·2

  410·4

  402·0

  401·8

  412·0

  409·0

  402·5

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  13·9

  -2·0

  -0·05

  2·5

  -0·7

  -1·6

  11·7

  Cornwall/Isles of Scilly

  Number

  259·0

  261·2

  264·3

  270·8

  275·4

  269·4

  253·3

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  0·8

  1·2

  2·5

  1·7

  -2·2

  -6·0

  -2·2

  Devon

  Number

  511·6

  642·6

  645·3

  637·0

  660·1

  712·6

  736·3

  —

  Per. cent, change

  —

  25·6

  0·4

  -1·3

  3·6

  8·0

  3·3

  43·9

  Gloucestershire

  Number

  251·6

  287·2

  290·6

  286·8

  314·0

  314·5

  305·4

  —

  Per cent change

  —

  14·1

  1·2

  -1·3

  9·5

  0·2

  -2·9

  21·4

  466

  467

  1979

  1980

  1981

  1982

  1983

  1984

  1985

  1979–85

  Somerset

  Number

  132·4

  156·8

  165·1

  167·3

  178·7

  180·0

  177·8

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  18·4

  5·3

  1·3

  6·8

  0·7

  -1·2

  34·3

  West Midlands

  Hereford and Worcester

  Number

  294·0

  323·7

  330·6

  220·9

  334·0

  336·8

  334·3

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  10·1

  2·1

  -33·2

  51·2

  0·8

  -0·7

  13·7

  Shropshire

  Number

  119·0

  171·1

  164·4

  110·2

  147·3

  148·5

  146·0

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  43·8

  -3·9

  -33·0

  33·7

  0·8

  -1·7

  22·7

  Staffordshire

  Number

  287·9

  303·6

  304·1

  305·4

  329·5

  316·4

  317·2

  —

  Per. cent, change

  —

  5·5

  0·2

  0·4

  7·9

  -4·0

  0·3

  10·2

  Warwickshire

  Number

  100·8

  120·4

  122·4

  121·4

  131·3

  129·6

  129·5

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  19·4

  1·7

  -0·8

  8·2

  -1·3

  -0·1

  28·5

  West Midlands

  Metropolitan

  Number

  813·3

  927·7

  892·5

  825·3

  930·3

  921·0

  931·2

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  14·1

  -3·8

  -7·5

  12·7

  -1·0

  1·1

  14·5

  Mersey

  Cheshire

  Number

  278·6

  352·7

  360·5

  383·6

  429·0

  440·7

  445·5

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  26·6

  2·2

  6·4

  11·8

  2·7

  1·1

  59·9

  Mersey M.C.

  Number

  369·6

  513·3

  517·7

  528·6

  576·4

  535·4

  569·3

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  38·9

  0·9

  2·1

  9·0

  -7·1

  6·3

  54·0

  North Western

  Lancashire

  Number

  601·6

  593·2

  564·1

  589·3

  624·5

  618·1

  621·4

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  -1·4

  -4·9

  4·5

  6·0

  -1·0

  0·5

  3·3

  Greater Manchester

  M.A.S.

  Number

  914·4

  999·6

  1,083·9

  1,063·9

  1,083·0

  1,051·3

  1,061·0

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  9·3

  8·4

  -1·8

  1·8

  -2·9

  0·9

  16·0

  Ambulance Services 1979–86 Number of Patient Miles—Emergency Cases (Thousands)

  1979

  1980

  1981

  1982

  1983

  1984–851

  1985–861

  1979–1986

  ENGLAND

  Number

  14,685·4

  15,844·9

  16,171·3

  17,227·8

  17,775·9

  19,410·7

  19,402·2

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  7·9

  2·1

  6·5

  3·2

  9·2

  -0·04

  32·1

  Cleveland

  Number

  184·0

  219·3

  231·8

  237·4

  269·6

  249·5

  215·8

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  19·2

  5·7

  2·4

  13·6

  -7·5

  -13·5

  17·3

  Cumbria

  Number

  161·0

  195·5

  131·9

  107·2

  215·7

  245·9

  239·8

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  21·4

  -32·5

  -18·7

  101·2

  14·0

  -2·5

  48·9

  Durham

  Number

  398·3

  379·0

  379·6

  405·1

  416·2

  460·3

  385·4

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  -4·8

  0·2

  6·7

  2·7

  10·6

  -16·3

  -3·2

  Northumbria

  Number

  672·3

  661·4

  668·9

  867·6

  936·3

  1,102·0

  1,165·7

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  -1·6

  1·1

  29·7

  7·9

  17·7

  5·8

  73·4

  Yorkshire

  Humberside

  Number

  277·5

  275·2

  283·0

  296·8

  300·5

  220·8

  317·8

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  -0·8

  2·8

  4·9

  1·2

  -26·5

  43·9

  14·5

  468

  469

  1979

  1980

  1981

  1982

  1983

  1984–851

  1985–861

  1979–1986

  North Yorkshire

  Number

  187·8

  176·5

  184·6

  188·1

  181·5

  190·5

  240·2

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  -6·0

  4·6

  1·9

  -3·5

  5·0

  26·1

  27·9

  West Yorkshire

  Number

  688·3

  712·0

  780·7

  777·0

  790·3

  838·7

  852·1

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  3·4

  9·6

  -0·5

  1·7

  6·1

  1·6

  23·8

  Trent

  Derbyshire

  Number

  163·6

  170·5

  203·3

  221·2

  223·8

  334·0

  335·9

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  4·2

  19·2

  8·8

  1·2

  49·2

  0·6

  105·3

  Leicestershire

  Number

  243·0

  296·5

  299·1

  342·5

  333·3

  346·8

  370·7

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  22·0

  0·9

  14·5

  -2·7

  4·1

  6·9

  52·6

  Lincolnshire

  Number

  301·9

  208·3

  212·3

  211·6

  216·8

  229·8

  239·0

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  -31·0

  1·9

  -0·3

  2·5

  6·0

  4·0

  -20·8

  Nottinghamshire

  Number

  498·3

  712·3

  770·1

  822·1

  793·9

  751·4

  763·0

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  42·9

  8·1

  6·8

  -3·4

  -5·4

  1·5

  53·1

  South Yorkshire M.A.S.

  Number

  806·7

  814·2

  845·3

  890·1

  926·6

  945·1

  1,009·1

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  0·9

  3·8

  5·3

  4·1

  2·0

  6·8

  25·1

  East Anglia

  Cambridgeshire

  Number

  117·7

  98·4

  108·6

  112·0

  114·4

  114·2

  n/a

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  -16·4

  10·4

  3·1

  2·1

  -0·2

  —

  err

  Norfolk

  Number

  142·4

  156·0

  160·2

  174·8

  256·3

  308·6

  299·5

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  9·6

  2·7

  9·1

  46·6

  20·4

  -2·9

  1103

  Suffolk

  Number

  108·9

  103·0

  106·9

  114·6

  113·9

  126·2

  133·3

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  -5·4

  3·8

  7·2

  -0·6

  10·8

  5·6

  22·4

  North West Thames

  Bedfordshire

  Number

  186·1

  140·6

  138·2

  132·8

  149·7

  166·7

  178·0

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  -24·4

  -1·7

  -3·9

  12·7

  11·4

  6·8

  -4·4

  Hertfordshire

  Number

  255·6

  215·7

  222·2

  231·0

  246·4

  270·4

  293·6

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  -15·6

  3·0

  4·0

  6·7

  9·7

  8·6

  14·9

  North East Thames

  Essex

  Number

  407·3

  365·4

  381·9

  371·0

  375·5

  407·0

  443·0

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  -10·3

  4·5

  -2·9

  1·2

  8·4

  8·8

  8·8

  South East Thames

  East Sussex

  Number

  234·3

  209·1

  220·1

  226·7

  227·6

  250·3

  253·8

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  -10·8

  5·3

  3·0

  0·4

  10·0

  1·4

  8·3

  Kent

  Number

  413·8

  425·0

  432·7

  459·0

  446·2

  489·0

  473·6

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  2·7

  1·8

  6·1

  -2·8

  9·6

  -3·1

  14·5

  South West Thames

  Surrey

  Number

  267·0

  292·5

  300·2

  306·6

  361·9

  477·9

  526·3

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  9·6

  2·6

  2·1

  18·0

  32·1

  10·1

  97·1

  West Sussex

  Number

  218·9

  211·9

  212·2

  218·2

  212·1

  230·0

  232·4

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  -3·2

  0·1

  2·8

  -2·8

  8·4

  1·0

  6·2

  470

  471

  1979

  1980

  1981

  1982

  1983

  1984–851

  1985–861

  1979–1986

  London

  Number

  2,365·5

  3,098·3

  3,132·1

  3,246·4

  3,389·7

  3,594·6

  3,692·5

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  31·0

  1·1

  3·6

  4·4

  6·0

  2·7

  56·1

  Wessex

  Dorset

  Number

  119·3

  136·1

  160·6

  140·1

  142·0

  271·1

  n/a

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  14·1

  18·0

  -12·8

  1·4

  90·9

  —

  err

  Hampshire

  Number

  279·2

  287·6

  306·7

  314·8

  320·0

  367·7

  368·6

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  3·0

  6·6

  2·6

  1·7

  14·9

  0·2

  32·0

  Wiltshire

  Number

  87·9

  146·3

  147·8

  139·2

  132·8

  185·7

  179·1

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  66·4

  1·0

  -5·8

  -4·6

  39·8

  -3·6

  103·8

  Isle of Wight

  Number

  39·0

  39·5

  33·1

  32·8

  41·6

  47·6

  46·0

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  1·3

  -16·2

  -0·9

  26·8

  14·4

  -3·4

  17·9

  Oxford

  Berkshire

  Number

  169·9

  203·5

  215·2

  218·3

  222·1

  239·3

  255·6

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  19·8

  5·7

  1·4

  1·7

  7·7

  6·8

  50·4

  Buckinghamshire

  Number

  156·5

  123·0

  124·9

  127·8

  129·5

  109·2

  122·4

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  -21·4

  1·5

  2·3

  1·3

  -15·7

  12·1

  -21·8

  Northamptonshire

  Number

  184·5

  197·2

  192·7

  188·8

  180·1

  201·8

  213·4

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  6·9

  -2·3

  -2·0

  -4·6

  12·0

  5·7

  15·7

  Oxfordshire

  Number

  99·1

  130·3

  204·4

  258·3

  284·2

  169·8

  264·1

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  31·5

  56·9

  26·4

  10·0

  -40·3

  55·5

  166·5

  South Western

  Avon

  Number

  113·4

  141·7

  140·6

  172·3

  152·3

  137·7

  172·5

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  25·0

  -0·8

  22·5

  -11·6

  -9·6

  25·3

  52·1

  Cornwall/Isles of Stilly

  Number

  257·9

  175·9

  173·5

  185·0

  172·7

  191·6

  192·1

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  -31·8

  -1·4

  6·6

  -6·6

  10·9

  0·3

  -25·5

  Devon

  Number

  207·9

  171·6

  —

  —

  —

  248·6

  N/A

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  -17·5

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  Gloucestershire

  Number

  N/A

  123·1

  129·4

  154·8

  164·0

  172·0

  171·0

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  —

  5·1

  19·6

  5·9

  4·9

  -0·6

  —

  Somerset

  Number

  103·4

  104·7

  106·5

  112·6

  109·9

  130·9

  143·5

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  1·3

  1·7

  5·7

  -2·4

  19·1

  9·6

  38·8

  West Midlands

  Hereford & Worcester

  Number

  172·8

  150·2

  149·0

  47·4

  183·5

  200·9

  200·2

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  -13·1

  -0·8

  -68·2

  287·1

  9·5

  -0·3

  15·9

  Shropshire

  Number

  65·2

  92·0

  126·5

  56·7

  169·5

  204·3

  210·2

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  41·1

  37·5

  -55·2

  198·9

  20·5

  2·9

  222·4

  Staffordshire

  Number

  310·9

  292·6

  303·0

  316·8

  312·8

  349·1

  330·6

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  -5·9

  3·6

  4·6

  -1·3

  11·6

  -5·3

  6·3

  Warwickshire

  Number

  87·1

  76·9

  74·1

  71·5

  72·9

  82·9

  84·6

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  -11·7

  -3·6

  -3·5

  2·0

  13·7

  2·1

  -2·9

  472

  473

  1979

  1980

  1981

  1982

  1983

  1984–851

  1985–861

  1979·1986

  West Midlands Metropolitan

  Number

  675·1

  688·2

  682·5

  1,121·4

  732·1

  814·3

  821·2

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  1·9

  -0·8

  64·3

  -34·7

  11·2

  0·8

  21·6

  Mersey

  Cheshire

  Number

  311·3

  301·6

  311·7

  330·7

  333·4

  362·5

  367·6

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  -3·1

  3·3

  6·1

  0·8

  8·7

  1·4

  18·1

  Mersey M.C.

  Number

  652·3

  731·2

  755·7

  816·6

  878·1

  957·8

  939·1

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  12·1

  3·4

  8·1

  7·5

  9·1

  -2·0

  44·0

  North Western

  Lancashire

  Number

  479·1

  504·8

  508·4

  556·2

  568·3

  581·9

  594·9

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  5·4

  0·7

  9·4

  2·2

  2·4

  2·2

  24·2

  Greater Manchester M.A.S.

  Number

  813·3

  890·3

  919·0

  905·9

  975·9

  1,034·6

  1,064·7

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  9·5

  3·2

  -1·4

  7·7

  6·0

  2·9

  30·9

  1 Figures supplied by York health authority, for financial years.

  Ambulance Services 1979–1986 Number of Patient Miles—Non-Emergency Cases (Thousands)

  1979

  1980

  1981

  1982

  1983

  11984–85

  11985–86

  1979–86

  ENGLAND

  Number

  108,522·3

  123,932·9

  123,253·8

  121,433·6

  129,626·8

  87,527·4

  84,359·3

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  14·2

  -0·5

  -1·5

  6·7

  -32·5

  -3·6

  -22·3

  Northern

  Cleveland

  Number

  985·5

  1,174·9

  1,138·0

  804·0

  1,191·7

  1,244·4

  1,112·8

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  19·2

  -3·1

  -29·3

  48·2

  4·4

  -10·6

  12·9

  Cumbria

  Number

  1,833·4

  2,290·6

  1,630·6

  1,245·6

  2,046·3

  1,684·3

  1,738·6

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  24·9

  -28·8

  -23·6

  64·3

  -17·7

  3·2

  -5·2

  Durham

  Number

  1,202·4

  1,497·0

  1,695·4

  1,773·5

  1,889·3

  1,578·2

  1,623·6

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  24·5

  13·3

  4·6

  6·5

  -16·5

  2·9

  35·0

  Northumbria

  Number

  3,454·5

  3,886·3

  3,823·7

  3,583·1

  3,671·6

  2,982·7

  2,858·0

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  12·5

  -1·6

  -6·3

  2·5

  -18·8

  -4·2

  -17·3

  Yorkshire

  Humberside

  Number

  2,915·6

  3,023·1

  2,950·8

  2,938·2

  3,041·4

  2,804·7

  2,720·4

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  3·7

  -2·4

  -0·4

  3·5

  -7·8

  -3·0

  -6·7

  North Yorkshire

  Number

  1,570·9

  1,768·1

  1,775·1

  1,736·3

  1,856·9

  1,679·4

  1,414·1

  —

  Per cent change

  —

  12·6

  0·4

  -2·2

  6·9

  -9·6

  -15·8

  -10·0

  West Yorkshire

  Number

  4,377·5

  5,238·1

  5,058·0

  4,742·4

  5,226·0

  4,542·2

  4,526·0

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  19·7

  -3·4

  -6·2

  10·2

  -13·1

  -0·4

  3·4

  Trent

  Derbyshire

  Number

  1,992·6

  2,206·1

  2,060·4

  2,083·0

  2,193·9

  2,127·1

  2,472·2

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  10·7

  -6·6

  1·1

  5·3

  -3·0

  16·2

  24·1

  Leicestershire

  Number

  1,436·3

  1,796·9

  1,837·4

  1,871·8

  2,117·7

  2,271·1

  2,344·0

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  25·1

  2·3

  1·9

  13·1

  7·2

  3·2

  63·2

  Lincolnshire

  Number

  2,130·6

  2,633·0

  2,323·5

  1,983·6

  2,134·7

  1,479·5

  1,391·5

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  23·6

  -11·8

  -14·6

  7·6

  -30·7

  -5·9

  -34·7

  474

  475

  1979

  1980

  1981

  1982

  1983

  11984–85

  11985–86

  1979–86

  Nottinghamshire

  Number

  1,668·6

  2,041·1

  2,043·1

  2,051·8

  2,449·5

  2,663·7

  1,647·6

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  22·3

  0·1

  0·4

  19·4

  8·7

  -38·1

  -1·3

  South Yorkshire M.A.S.

  Number

  1,570·2

  1,798·6

  1,690·1

  1,694·2

  1,884·0

  1,599·3

  2,009·2

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  14·5

  -6·0

  0·2

  11·2

  -15·1

  25·6

  28·0

  East Anglia

  Cambridgeshire

  Number

  2,070·2

  2,509·7

  2,154·2

  2,128·9

  2,283·7

  911·6

  1,055·4

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  21·2

  -14·2

  -1·2

  7·3

  -60·1

  15·8

  -49·0

  Norfolk

  Number

  2,818·1

  3,951·0

  4,043·0

  4,311·1

  4,566·2

  1,827·6

  1,633·1

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  40·2

  2·3

  6·6

  5·9

  -60·0

  -10·6

  -42·0

  Suffolk

  Number

  2,672·8

  2,896·6

  2,660·8

  2,640·4

  2,684·6

  1,107·8

  1,223·3

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  8·4

  -8·1

  -0·8

  1·7

  -58·7

  10·4

  -54·2

  North West Thames

  Bedfordshire

  Number

  1,059·8

  1,184·9

  1,288·5

  1,253·8

  1,346·6

  904·7

  895·8

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  11·8

  8·7

  -2·7

  7·4

  -32·8

  -1·0

  -15·5

  Hertfordshire

  Number

  2,177·9

  2,287·9

  2,353·9

  2,331·8

  1,945·1

  1,561·5

  1,451·5

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  5·1

  2·9

  -0·9

  -16·6

  -19·7

  -7·0

  -33·4

  North East Thames

  Essex

  Number

  3,992·5

  4,607·4

  4,427·5

  4,434·9

  4,631·4

  2,780·6

  3,237·1

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  15·4

  -3·9

  0·2

  4·4

  -40·0

  16·4

  -18·9

  South East Thames

  East Sussex

  Number

  2,724·8

  3,104·3

  3,029·4

  3,013·2

  3,024·2

  1,214·8

  1,200·3

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  13·9

  -2·4

  -0·5

  0·4

  -59·8

  -1·2

  -55·9

  Kent

  Number

  3,780·7

  3,825·1

  4,292·6

  4,413·5

  4,338·4

  3,082·0

  2,157·1

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  1·2

  12·2

  2·8

  -1·7

  -29·0

  -30·0

  -42·9

  South West Thames

  Surrey

  Number

  3,520·8

  3,805·1

  3,788·7

  3,764·8

  3,972·2

  1,939·7

  1,920·8

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  8·1

  -0·4

  -0·6

  5·5

  -51·2

  -1·0

  -45·4

  West Sussex

  Number

  2,151·1

  2,548·7

  2,671·5

  2,747·7

  2,905·1

  955·3

  1,022·1

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  18·5

  4·8

  2·9

  5·7

  -67·1

  7·0

  -52·5

  London

  Number

  7,163·8

  9,486·7

  9,997·3

  9,785·0

  9,805·0

  8,065·0

  7,472·6

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  32·4

  5·4

  -2·1

  0·2

  -17·7

  -7·3

  4·3

  Wessex

  Dorset

  Number

  2,911·4

  2,943·3

  2,890·0

  3,111·8

  3,313·4

  968·3

  1,225·6

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  1·1

  -1·8

  7·7

  6·5

  -70·8

  26·6

  -57·9

  Hampshire

  Number

  4,380·2

  4,106·6

  4,149·0

  4,247·2

  4,488·6

  2,185·2

  2,174·1

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  -6·2

  1·0

  2·4

  5·7

  -51·3

  -0·5

  -50·4

  Wiltshire

  Number

  2,109·8

  2,353·2

  2,512·7

  2,223·3

  2,829·7

  901·5

  807·5

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  11·5

  6·8

  -11·5

  27·3

  -68·1

  -10·4

  -61·7

  Isle of Wight

  Number

  568·3

  244·3

  239·6

  238·4

  295·2

  204·5

  171·8

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  -57·0

  -1·9

  -0·5

  23·8

  -30·7

  -16·0

  -69·8

  476

  477

  1979

  1980

  1981

  1982

  1983

  11984–85

  11985–86

  1979–86

  Oxford

  Berkshire

  Number

  1,516·8

  1,901·2

  1,837·0

  1,947·9

  2,000·6

  1,221·2

  1,212·4

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  25·3

  -3·4

  6·0

  2·7

  -39·0

  -0·7

  -20·1

  Buckinghamshire

  Number

  1,361·9

  1,510·2

  1,554·7

  1,677·0

  1,706·1

  1,180·1

  1,212·0

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  10·9

  2·9

  7·9

  1·7

  -30·8

  2·7

  -11·0

  Northamptonshire

  Number

  1,084·3

  1,202·5

  1,239·4

  1,267·5

  1,303·0

  1,242·9

  1,237·3

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  10·9

  3·1

  2·3

  2·8

  -4·6

  -0·5

  14·1

  Oxfordshire

  Number

  1,323·6

  1,674·0

  1,511·7

  1,455·4

  1,540·5

  824·4

  605·9

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  26·5

  -9·7

  -3·7

  5·8

  -46·5

  -26·5

  -54·2

  South Western

  Avon

  Number

  2,273·1

  2,376·4

  2,318·2

  2,377·9

  2,447·0

  1,984·7

  1,812·2

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  4·5

  -2·4

  2·6

  2·9

  -18·9

  -8·7

  -20·3

  Cornwall/Isles of Scilly

  Number

  3,456·8

  3,243·6

  3,322·6

  3,509·8

  3,583·7

  1,348·9

  1,353·5

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  -6·2

  2·4

  5·6

  2·1

  -62·4

  0·3

  -60·8

  Devon

  Number

  4,215·9

  4,940·6

  5,197·4

  5,086·5

  5,240·4

  1,823·3

  2,040·0

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  17·2

  5·2

  -2·1

  3·0

  -65·2

  11·9

  -51·6

  Gloucestershire

  Number

  910·3

  2,127·7

  2,074·6

  2,065·2

  2,111·2

  1,292·9

  1,310·9

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  133·7

  -2·5

  -0·5

  2·2

  -38·8

  1·4

  44·0

  Somerset

  Number

  1,353·7

  1,539·2

  1,589·0

  1,666·1

  1,777·3

  935·0

  596·0

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  13·7

  3·2

  4·9

  6·7

  -47·4

  -36·3

  -56·0

  West Midlands

  Hereford and Worcester

  Number

  2,597·6

  2,694·8

  2,692·2

  2,079·1

  2,625·5

  1,149·6

  945·5

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  3·7

  -0·1

  -22·8

  26·3

  -56·2

  -17·8

  -63·6

  Shropshire

  Number

  1,263·4

  1,645·0

  1,565·6

  1,447·4

  1,478·7

  1,058·0

  664·9

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  30·2

  -4·8

  -7·5

  2·2

  -28·5

  -37·2

  -47·4

  Staffordshire

  Number

  1,642·8

  1,877·1

  1,853·5

  1,892·9

  2,081·2

  1,905·3

  1,687·1

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  14·3

  -1·3

  2·1

  9·9

  -8·5

  -11·5

  2·7

  Warwickshire

  Number

  798·5

  874·8

  872·0

  890·5

  959·0

  847·0

  852·1

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  9·6

  -0·3

  2·1

  7·7

  -11·7

  0·6

  6·7

  West Midlands Metropolitan

  Number

  4,457·7

  4,646·7

  4,526·8

  4,102·6

  4,472·5

  3,622·1

  3,877·8

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  4·2

  -2·6

  -9·4

  9·0

  -19·0

  7·1

  -13·0

  Mersey

  Cheshire

  Number

  1,876·2

  2,234·0

  2,215·3

  2,307·8

  2,829·7

  2,381·3

  2,372·7

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  19·1

  -0·8

  4·2

  22·6

  -15·8

  -0·4

  26·5

  Mersey Metropolitan Council

  Number

  1,739·7

  2,248·6

  2,309·7

  2,354·7

  2,827·9

  2,424·2

  2,521·2

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  29·3

  2·7

  1·9

  20·1

  -14·3

  4·0

  44·9

  North Western

  Lancashire

  Number

  3,316·1

  3,231·5

  3,097·2

  3,257·5

  3,441·9

  2,640·2

  2,457·2

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  -2·6

  -4·2

  5·2

  5·7

  -23·3

  -6·9

  -25·9

  Greater Manchester M.A.S.

  Number

  4,093·5

  4,756·3

  4,952·3

  4,894·9

  5,068·3

  4,379·5

  4,094·5

  —

  Per cent. change

  —

  16·2

  4·1

  -1·2

  3·5

  -13·6

  -6·5

  0·02

  1 Figures supplied by York health authority for financial years.

  478 479
  Ms. Harman
  asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the average response time for ambulances answering emergency calls for each ambulance authority in the last year for which figures are available.

  Mrs. Currie
  Regional and district health authorities are responsible for the day-to-day operational management and monitoring of National Health Service ambulance services, and I regret that the information requested is not available centrally.

  Hospital Complaints Procedure
  Mr. Kirkwood
  asked the Secretary of State for Social Services when he expects to respond to comments on the implementation of the Hospital Complaints Procedures Act 1985, requested in circular DA(86)14; and what is the reason for the delay since September 1986 in responding.

  Mr. Michael McNair-Wilson
  asked the Secretary of State for Social Services when he expects the Hospital Complaints Procedure Act 1985 to be implemented.

  Mrs. Currie
  The analysis of the comments received in response to the consultation paper, on non-clinical complaints sent under cover of circular DA(86)14 has been substantially completed. We are encouraged to find that many authorities are already following the procedures advocated in that circular. The comments also show that many health authorities wish to see the voluntary guidelines dealing with clinical complaints procedures also incorporated within the directions to be issued.

  Discussions are continuing with the joint consultants committee on the latter proposals. We hope to issue directions later this year.

  Radiation Unit (Southend)
  Mr. Teddy Taylor
  asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many letters he has received from the genaral public about the proposal by the North East Thames regional health authority to close the radiation unit at Southend general hospital.

  Mrs. Currie
  We have received 15 letters which have been referred by hon. Members, together with about 6,020 letters direct from members of the public.

  Mobility Allowance
  Mr. Baldry
  asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if there are any circumstances in which mobility allowance has been paid in respect of a period prior to the date on which a claim has been made.

  Mr. Scott
  The regulations enable a claim for mobility allowance to be treated as having been received on a date up to three months earlier than that on which it was received where there has been a delay in the post; and up to six months earlier where it is a claim for the renewal of a previous award which has ended during this period.

  Abortions
  Mr. Ken Hargreaves
  asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many abortions have been carried out on handicapped persons since 1968.

  Mr. Newton
  I regret that the statistics are not available in the form requested; information on whether the woman is handicapped is not requested on the abortion notification form.

  NHS (Waiting Times)
  Mr. Galbraith
  asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will seek to procure figures on total average waiting time for National Health Service in-patient treatment in each surgical specialty in each hospital in England and Wales on a similar basis to those figures available in Scotland.

  Mr. Newton
  We have no plans to do so.

  Mr Galbraith
  asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will publish a table showing what sample numbers he has and for the total average waiting time for National Health Service in-patient treatment in each surgical specialty in England and Wales.

  Mr. Newton
  Information on the estimated median interval between the date a patient was placed on the waiting list and the date of admission, according to specialty of treatment, is included in the annual publication "Hospital In-Patient Enquiry, Main Tables", copies of which are available in the Library.

  AIDS
  Mr. Butler
  asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what estimates his Department has made of the growth in AIDS infections in the United Kingdom; and if he will publish these.

  Mr. Newton
  I refer my hon Friend to my reply to my hon. Friend the Member for Eastleigh (Sir D. Price) on 7 July at column 123.

  Drownings
  Mr. Squire
  asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many deaths by drowning in England and Wales there have been in the past 10 years.

  Mrs. Currie
  The information is shown in the table.

  Deaths from Drowning as Underlying Cause, England and Wales. 1977–86.

  Number

  1977

  1,081

  1978

  1,090

  1979

  1,156

  1980

  1,194

  1981

  1,134

  1982

  1,116

  1983

  1,077

  1984

  971

  1985

  985

  11986

  914

  Drowning: International Classification of Diseases (8) N994.1 (9) 994.1.

  1 Provisional, aged 28 days and over.

  NHS (Laboratory Services)
  Mr. Cohen
  asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will make it his policy not to privatise National Health Service laboratory services; and if he will make a statement.

  Mrs. Currie
  We have no plans to privatise National Health Service laboratory services. Where local circumstances indicate there may be advantages in obtaining particular services externally, decisions on this are a matter for the health authority concerned.

  Departmental Staff
  Ms. Richardson
  asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the number of (a) women and (b) men employed within each grade in his Department in each year since 1979.

  Mr. Portillo
  The tables show the number of staff in post by sex and grade level at 1 January each year since 1979.

  The figures in the tables have been derived from personnel records and may differ from other published manpower totals.

  DHSS

  Sex

  Grade Level

  Male

  Female

  Other

  Total

  1 January 1979

  Grade 1

  3·0

  —

  —

  3·0

  Grade 2

  10·0

  2·0

  —

  12·0

  Grade 3

  51·0

  3·0

  —

  54·0

  Grade 4

  25·0

  3·0

  —

  28·0

  Grade 5

  283·5

  39·5

  —

  323·0

  Grade 6

  373·0

  66·5

  —

  439·5

  Grade 7

  886·0

  165·5

  —

  1,051·5

  SEO

  1,474·0

  179·5

  —

  1,653·5

  HEO

  4,045·0

  916·5

  —

  4,961·5

  EO

  11,051·5

  9,288·5

  —

  20,340·0

  AO/CO

  12,224·5

  32,570·5

  —

  44,795·0

  AA/CA

  5,086·0

  17,006·0

  —

  22,092·0

  Others

  391·5

  884·0

  —

  1,275·5

  Total

  35,904·0

  61,124·5

  —

  97,028·5

  1 January 1980

  Grade 1

  3·0

  —

  —

  3·0

  Grade 2

  10·0

  2·0

  —

  12·0

  Grade 3

  54·0

  2·0

  —

  56·0

  Grade 4

  22·0

  3·0

  —

  25·0

  Grade 5

  280·0

  40·5

  —

  320·5

  Grade 6

  378·5

  68·5

  —

  447·0

  Grade 7

  901·0

  167·5

  —

  1,068·5

  SEO

  1,439·0

  178·5

  —

  1,617·5

  HEO

  4,074·0

  976·5

  —

  5,050·5

  EO

  10,915·5

  9,423·5

  —

  20,339·0

  AO/CO

  11,218·5

  31,190·5

  —

  42,409·0

  AA/CA

  4,893·5

  17,582·0

  —

  22,475·5

  Others

  443·0

  161·0

  —

  604·0

  Total

  34,632·0

  59,795·5

  —

  94,427·5

  1 January 1981

  Grade 1

  3·0

  —

  —

  3·0

  Grade 2

  12·0

  2·0

  —

  14·0

  Grade 3

  51·0

  4·0

  —

  55·0

  Grade 4

  22·0

  1·0

  —

  23·0

  Grade 5

  261·0

  37·5

  —

  298·5

  Grade 6

  348·5

  64·5

  —

  413·0

  Grade 7

  855·5

  160·0

  —

  1,015·5

  SEO

  1,367·5

  166·5

  —

  1,534·0

  HEO

  3,959·0

  1,018·0

  —

  4,977·0

  EO

  11,058·5

  9,995·0

  —

  21,053·5

  AO/CO

  11,437·0

  32,295·0

  —

  43,732·0

  AA/CA

  5,064·5

  18,510·5

  —

  23,575·0

  Others

  380·0

  76·0

  —

  456·5

  Total

  34,819·5

  62,330·5

  —

  97,150·0

  1 January 1982

  Grade 1

  3·0

  —

  —

  3·0

  Grade 2

  12·0

  2·0

  —

  14·0

  Grade 3

  44·0

  3·5

  —

  47·5

  Grade 4

  21·0

  1·0

  —

  22·0

  Grade 5

  237·0

  40·0

  —

  277·0

  Grade 6

  317·0

  57·5

  —

  374·5

  Grade 7

  792·5

  159·5

  —

  952·0

  SEO

  1,259·5

  166·5

  —

  1,426·0

  HEO

  3,797·0

  1,050·0

  —

  4,847·0

  482

  DHSS

  Sex

  Grade Level

  Male

  Female

  Other

  Total

  EO

  10,654·0

  10,172·0

  —

  20,826·0

  AO/CO

  11,638·5

  31,813·0

  —

  43,451·5

  AA/CA

  5,441·5

  18,215·5

  —

  23,657·0

  Others

  70·5

  45·5

  —

  116·0

  Total

  34,287·5

  61,726·0

  —

  96,013·5

  1 January 1983

  Grade 1

  3·0

  —

  —

  3·0

  Grade 2

  9·5

  2·0

  —

  11·5

  Grade 3

  37·0

  5·0

  —

  42·0

  Grade 4

  20·0

  3·0

  —

  23·0

  Grade 5

  231·5

  42·0

  —

  273·5

  Grade 6

  311·0

  58·0

  —

  369·0

  Grade 7

  767·5

  164·0

  —

  931·5

  SEO

  1,154·0

  153·0

  —

  1,307·0

  HEO

  3,772·5

  1,124·0

  —

  4,896·5

  EO

  10,632·0

  10,365·5

  —

  20,997·5

  AO/CO

  11,529·5

  30,879·0

  —

  42,408·5

  AA/CA

  5,514·5

  16,951·5

  —

  22,466·0

  Others

  114·0

  76·0

  —

  190·0

  Total

  34,096·0

  59,823·0

  —

  93,919·0

  1 January 1984

  Grade 1

  3·0

  —

  —

  3·0

  Grade 2

  9·5

  2·0

  —

  11·5

  Grade 3

  37·0

  7·0

  —

  44·0

  Grade 4

  21·0

  2·0

  —

  23·0

  Grade 5

  197·0

  42·0

  —

  239·0

  Grade 6

  321·5

  58·0

  —

  379·5

  Grade 7

  745·5

  155·5

  —

  901·0

  SEO

  1,035·0

  155·0

  —

  1,190·0

  HEO

  3,533·0

  1,136·5

  —

  4,669·5

  EO

  10,161·0

  10,260·5

  —

  20,421·5

  AO/CO

  10,987·0

  28,980·5

  —

  39,967·5

  AA/CA

  5,472·5

  15,553·5

  —

  21,026·0

  Others

  4·0

  2·0

  —

  6·0

  Total

  32,527·0

  56,354·5

  —

  88,881·5

  1 January 1985

  Grade 1

  2·0

  —

  —

  2·0

  Grade 2

  9·5

  1·0

  —

  10·5

  Grade 3

  35·0

  7·0

  —

  42·0

  Grade 4

  20·0

  4·0

  —

  24·0

  Grade 5

  194·0

  46·5

  —

  240·5

  Grade 6

  314·0

  62·5

  —

  376·5

  Grade 7

  783·0

  159·5

  —

  942·5

  SEO

  1,113·0

  171·5

  —

  1,284·5

  HEO

  3,548·0

  1,348·0

  —

  4,896·0

  EO

  10,183·0

  10,902·5

  —

  21,085·5

  AO/CO

  11,632·5

  30,790·5

  —

  42,423·0

  AA/CA

  5,910·0

  15,849·5

  —

  21,759·5

  Others

  5·0

  2·0

  —

  7·0

  Total

  33,749·0

  59,344·5

  —

  93,093·5

  1 January 1986

  Grade 1

  3·0

  —

  —

  3·0

  Grade 2

  10·0

  1·0

  —

  11·0

  Grade 3

  32·0

  8·0

  —

  40·0

  Grade 4

  22·0

  3·0

  —

  25·0

  Grade 5

  189·0

  45·0

  —

  234·0

  Grade 6

  323·5

  68·5

  —

  392·0

  Grade 7

  800·5

  170·0

  —

  970·5

  SEO

  1,106·5

  189·0

  —

  1,295·5

  HEO

  3,620·5

  1,459·0

  —

  5,079·5

  EO

  10,185·0

  11,260·5

  —

  21,445·5

  AO/CO

  11,425·0

  30,188·0

  —

  41,613·0

  AA/CA

  5,971·5

  15,580·5

  —

  21,552·0

  Others

  4·0

  —

  —

  4·0

  Total

  33,692·5

  58,972·5

  —

  92,665·0

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  DHSS

  Sex

  Grade Level

  Male

  Female

  Other

  Total

  1 January 1987

  Grade 1

  3·0

  —

  —

  3·0

  Grade 2

  8·0

  2·0

  —

  10·0

  Grade 3

  36·0

  6·0

  —

  42·0

  Grade 4

  24·0

  3·0

  —

  27·0

  Grade 5

  195·5

  49·0

  —

  244·5

  Grade 6

  340·0

  68·5

  —

  408·5

  Grade 7

  818·5

  180·0

  —

  998·5

  SEO

  1,151·5

  233·0

  —

  1,384·5

  HEO

  3,757·0

  1,691·5

  —

  5,448·5

  EO

  10,214·5

  12,139·5

  —

  22,354·0

  AO/CO

  11,850·0

  31,066·5

  —

  42,916·5

  AA/CA

  6,216·5

  15,573·0

  1·0

  21,790·5

  Others

  5·0

  —

  —

  5·0

  Total

  34,619·5

  61,012·0

  1·0

  95,632·5

  Notes:

  SEO—Senior Executive Officer.

  HEO—Higher Executive Officer.

  EO—Executive Officer.

  AO/CO—Administration Officer/Clerical Officer.

  AA/CA—Administration Assistant/Clerical Assistant.

  Supplementary Benefit
  Mr. Bowis
  asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what are the reasons for the pocket money differential in supplementary benefit payments to long-term patients in mental hospitals and to boarders in residential care accommodation of £7·90 and £11·50 per week respectively; and if he will explain how these figures are calculated.

  Claims from people over pension age

  Per cent. successful

  Claims from unemployed people

  Per cent. successful

  Claims from others

  Per cent. successful

  1979–80

  277,328

  65·8

  3,444,005

  75·9

  1,785,305

  75·8

  1980–81

  303,313

  66·6

  4,192,426

  73·9

  992,660

  71·0

  1981–82

  319,749

  67·8

  4,441,554

  72·6

  892·028

  70·8

  1982–83

  320,658

  68·5

  4,697,770

  74·8

  903,396

  71·0

  1983–84

  367,748

  58·3

  4,549,870

  82·0

  1,089,789

  66·2

  1984·85

  386,491

  52·9

  4,404,368

  82·6

  1,384,252

  77·1

  1985–86

  460,167

  40·8

  4,327,657

  81·1

  1,093,966

  55·9

  1986–87

  462,042

  39·3

  4,139,814

  79·9

  1,011,467

  55·7

  "Health and Personal Social Services Statistics"
  Mr. Meacher
  asked the Secretary of State for Social Services when he intends to publish "Health and Personal Social Services Statistics" for England.

  Mr. Newton
  "Health and Personal Social Services Statistics" for England 1987 edition will be published at the end of August.

  Social Security (Agreements)
  Ms. Richardson
  asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will state for each country in the European Community any provisions of any bilateral agreement with the United Kingdom on social security which are different from the general agreement with member states, setting out the circumstances when the differences could benefit people (a) with contributions in the United Kingdom scheme, (b) living in the United Kingdom, (c) who are United Kingdom citizens or (d) anyone else.
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  Mr. Portillo
  I shall let my hon. Friend have a reply as soon as possible.

  Mr. Stanbrook
  asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what checks are made on the authenticity of claims for supplementary benefit made by persons known to be itinerants who claim to be resident on property which they occupy as trespassers.

  Mr. Portillo
  Itinerant claimants, provided they satisfy the normal rules, are entitled to benefit in the same way as other people who claim benefit. They are required to prove their identity and, where necessary, to provide documentary evidence in support of their claim before benefit is paid.

  Mr. Clay
  asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will publish an estimate using the Family Expenditure Survey 1985 of how many two-parent families with children would be on supplementary benefit level or below if the wives were not in paid work.

  Mr. Scott
  Since the husband might decide to increase his earnings if the wife ceased paid work, it is not possible to provide a precise estimate of how many families might then have net incomes on or below their supplementary benefit scale rates.

  Mrs. Beckett
  asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many claims for supplementary benefit were made in each year since 1979 by (a) people over pension age, (b) unemployed people and (c) others; and what proportion was successful in each category.

  Mr. Scott
  The information requested is shown in the table.

  Mr. Scott
  The United Kingdom has bilateral agreements on social security with each of the other member states of the European Community (excluding Greece). The provisions of each differ in detail as necessary to take account of the characteristics of the social security schemes concerned. The principles underlying them are the same; they are also the same as those underlying the EEC regulations on social security for migrant workers.

  With the accession of the United Kingdom to the European Community, the bilateral agreements now apply only to people and matters not covered by the EEC regulations. The EEC regulations apply to all employed or self-employed people who are nationals of a member state, or who are stateless persons or refugees residing in the European Community, and to their survivors or dependents.

  Generally, therefore, the bilateral agreements help only people who are not workers or, in the case of the agreements with Ireland and Germany, which are not restricted to nationals of the countries concerned, those

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  who are not EC nationals. For such people, who move from the United Kingdom to the other country, and vice versa, the agreements regulate where their contribution liability lies, provide for aggregation of both countries' insurance under specified conditions to assist title to benefit, preserve rights to benefit and, in particular, provide for pension entitlement to be unaffected. Their provisions differ from those of the EEC regulations on points of detail only.

  Ms. Richardson
  asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will set out for each country for which he has information (a) in the European Community, (b) in the Council of Europe and (c) with which the United Kingdom has a reciprocal agreement on social security, the conditions under which they pay retirement, old age or widows' pensions to those qualifying but currently living in the United Kingdom, and showing, in particular, whether those pensions are increased by some measure of inflation in the same way as when paid in the country concerned.

  Mr. Scott
  For people living in the United Kingdom, who are covered by the European Community social security regulations, all EC member states award their pensions on the same terms as if the pensioners were living in the country of payment and pay them in full, including cost of living increases.

  The bilateral social security conventions which the United Kingdom has with other countries—including all the member states of the Council of Europe — vary in scope. It is normal, though, for such agreements (a) to ensure that neither country operates any discrimination on nationality grounds in access to benefits and (b) to provide for award of pensions by each country to people in the other on the same basis as if the pensioner were living in the awarding country, with cost of living increases being paid as they become due.

  Ms. Richardson
  asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will set out separately the dates since June 1979 on which his officials have met their counterparts from (a) Australia, (b) New Zealand and (c) Canada to discuss the relevant reciprocal agreement on social security; what specific aspects of the relevant agreement they discussed; when future meetings are planned; and what specific matters are on the agenda.

  Mr. Scott
  Since June 1979 officials from the Department have met their counterparts from Australia, Canada and New Zealand on the following dates:

  Australia

  September 1980

  March 1981

  April/May 1982

  September 1983

  September 1986

  Canada

  May 1979

  December 1982

  February 1983

  August 1983

  New Zealand

  March 1981

  November 1982

  Officials meet to discuss the operation of the agreements and what changes, if any, may be needed. Details of the negotiations are confidential. In addition to
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  the meetings listed there is regular informal contact. The only planned future meeting is with officials of the Department of Social Security, Australia, next month.

  Ms. Richardson
  asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will set out for each other country for which he has information, apart from any country with which the United Kingdom has a reciprocal agreement on social security, the conditions under which their citizens living in the United Kingdom can be paid a retirement, old age or widow's pension.

  Mr. Scott
  This information, which is not readily available, could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.

  Retirement Pensioners
  Ms. Richardson
  asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will bring up to date the answer he gave to the hon. Member for Barking on 15 May 1986, Official Report, column 523–526.

  Mr. Scott
  The answer given to the hon. Member has already been updated in my predecessor's reply to the hon. Member for Woolwich (Mr. Cartwright) on 14 May 1987 at columns 349–352.

  Radiologists and Radiographers
  Ms. Richardson
  asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many radiologists have been employed in (a) the National Health Service and (b) the private health sector, from 1979 to the latest available year.

  Mrs. Currie
  Numbers of consultant radiologists in the National Health Service in England are set out in the table. Information is not held on numbers of radiologists in the private sector.

  Number of consultant radiologists1 in post in the National Health Service at 30 September each year England

  Year

  Number

  1979

  763

  1980

  779

  1981

  804

  1982

  816

  1983

  841

  1984

  883

  1985

  916

  1986

  952

  1 Including Senior House Medical Officers with allowance.

  Ms. Richardson
  asked the Secretary of State for Social Services now many radiographers have been employed in (a) the National Health Service and (b) the private health sector from 1979 to the latest available year.

  Mrs. Currie
  Information about the number of radiographers employed in the private sector is not collected centrally. For the National Health Service figures are as follows.

  National Health Service staff in post—radiographers England

  At 30 September

  Whole time equivalents1

  1979

  6,690

  1980

  6,840

  487

  At 30 September

  Whole time equivalents1

  1981

  7,090

  1982

  7,290

  1983

  7,580

  1984

  7,750

  1985

  7,990

  Source: DHSS Annual Census of National Health Service Non-Medical Manpower.

  Note:

  1 Figures are rounded to the nearest 10 whole-time equivalent.

  Ms. Richardson
  asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many (a) radiographers, and (b) radiologists have been in training in the National Health Service, from 1979 to the latest available year.

  Mrs. Currie
  For(a) information is not available in the form requested. However the number of students entering schools of radiography each year since 1979 was as follows:

  Annual intake: Great Britain

  Year

  Intake

  1979

  885

  1980

  802

  1981

  967

  1982

  11,001

  1983

  980

  1984

  859

  1985

  794

  1986

  679

  1 In 1982 the training course for student radiographers was extended from just over 2 to 3 academic years.

  For (b) numbers are as follows:

  National Health Service—Hospital medical staff in the specialty of radiography—30 September 1986

  England: Doctors1 in training in radiography

  Year

  Number

  1979

  397

  1980

  439

  1981

  445

  1982

  469

  1983

  476

  1984

  461

  1985

  474

  1986

  496

  1 Includes Senior Registrars, Registrars, Senior House Officers, House Officers.

  Health Authority (McColl Report)
  Ms. Ruddock
  asked the Secretary of State for Social Services which organisations were consulted about the membership of the new health authority which was set up by his Department arising from the McColl report.

  Mr. Scott
  I refer the hon. Member to my reply to the hon. Member for Woolwich (Mr. Cartwright) on 21 July.

  Ms. Ruddock
  asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what arrangements have been made to ensure that the views of consumers of disablement services are taken into account by the new health authority which was set up by his Department arising from the McColl report.

  Mr. Scott
  The Disablement Services Authority is responsible for making its own arrangements for taking into account the views of its patients. I am confident that the authority will do so effectively.

  Disabled People (Representatives)
  Ms. Ruddock
  asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he intends to issue for consultation draft regulations under section 1 of the Disabled Persons Act 1986.

  Mr. Scott
  We intend to consult interested parties before any regulations are made. No decision has yet been made on the timing of the implementation of section 1.

  NHS (Hospitals)
  Mr. Arnold
  asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list all National Health Service hospitals: (a) of over 900 beds and (b) which have been built, or added to since 1980 to make the combined old and new buildings over 900.

  Mrs. Currie
  Information available centrally shows that the acute/general hospitals listed provide over 900 beds. Of these Ipswich hospital, Queens medical centre and Leicester general hospital have had phases added since 1980 to bring their total number of beds over 900.

  North Tees General Hospital.

  St. James University Hospital, Leeds.

  Leicester General Hospital.

  Nottingham City Hospital.

  University Hospital Nottingham (Queens Medical Centre).

  Northern General (Sheffield).

  Ipswich Hospital.

  East Birmingham General Hospital.

  Walsgrave General (Coventry).

  Fazakerley (South Sefton).

  Norn Manchester General Hospital.

  Withington Hospital (South Manchester).

  Clinical and Non-clinical Academic Staff
  Mr. Wigley
  asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will state the implications for his Department's research programme of the pay settlement for non-clinical academic staff and the more recent pay settlement for clinical academic staff.

  Mr. Newton
  The Department estimates that these pay settlements will increase the salary costs of the research programme by £950,000 in 1987–88.

  Maternity and Death Grants
  Mr. Clay
  asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will estimate the current levels of (a) universal maternity grant, uprated in line with inflation since 1969 and (b) death grant, uprated in line with inflation since 1957.

  Mr. Portillo
  On the basis of the movement of the retail price index, the value in April 1987 of(a) the former maternity grant would be £144·25 compared to its value in November 1969 and (b) the former death grant would be about £210 compared to its value in January 1958.

  Cook-chill Catering
  Ms. Harman
  asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will carry out an investigation into the use of cook-chill catering in the National Health Service.

  Mrs. Currie
  No. Cook-chill is a well-established catering system. The available scientific evidence is that,
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  providing existing guidelines on its operation are followed, it is microbiologically and nutritionally sound. The Department published guidelines for cook-chill in 1980, and further material was included in the 1986 manual "Health Service Catering—Hygiene".

  Departmental Records, Newcastle
  Mr. Matthew Taylor
  asked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) which Government Departments have access to his Department's records at the Newcastle office; and if he will make a statement;

  (2) if he will make a statement on the degree of confidentiality of his Department's records at Newcastle; and if he will make a statement.

  Mr. Portillo
  The rules governing the confidentiality of personal information in social security records apply equally to all the Department's offices—both local and central.

  Information obtained from an individual for social security purposes is treated as confidential and to be used only for that purpose. It is not normally made available to other Government Departments.

  There has to be close liaison between our offices and the Department of Employment and Inland Revenue because they act as agents for the Department in the payment of unemployment benefit and the collection of contributions respectively. Information from social security records necessary to the carrying out of these statutory functions may be disclosed to them.

  In other circumstances, where there is no statutory function, requests for information from social security records made by other Government Departments are considered only if the information would prevent the duplication of public funds, would help in the prosecution of a serious crime or would meet the welfare needs of the individual concerned.

  Social Fund
  Mr. Squire
  asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if, further to his reply of 2 July, Official Report, column 148, to the hon. Member for Homchurch, there are any plans for funding independent research into the social fund.

  Mr. Scott
  There are no such plans at present.

  Mrs. Beckett
  asked the Secretary of State for Social Services in what respects the conditions for obtaining emergency payments from the social fund will be more restrictive than the provisions of the Supplementary Benefit (Urgent Cases) Regulations.

  Mr. Scott
  Our proposals for emergency payments from the social fund were set out in part 6 of the consultation paper "The Social Fund Manual: Draft Guidance and Directions for DHSS Social Fund Officers", a copy of which has been placed in the Library.

  Deliveries
  Mr. Wigley
  asked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) if he will list for the years 1985 and 1986 the estimated percentages of women delivering in (a) England and (b) England and Wales (i) whose labours were induced, (ii) whose labours were of spontaneous onset and (iii) who had elected caesarean sections;
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  (2) if he will list for the years 1985 and 1986 the estimated percentages of women delivered in (a) England and (b) England and Wales whose deliveries were (i) spontaneous, including abnormal presentation of head and breach spontaneous, (ii) instrumental including forceps vacuum and breach extractions, (iii) caesarean section and (iv) other and unspecified means.

  Mrs. Currie
  I shall let the hon. Member have replies as soon as possible.

  Pension and Benefit Payments (Millom)
  Dr. Cunningham
  asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will make an urgent inquiry into the financial hardship and distress being experienced by people in Millom, Cumbria, whose pension and benefit payments are being delayed as a result of the industrial dispute at his Department's office in Barrow in Furness; and if he will make a statement.

  Mr. Portillo
  An emergency payment centre is open at Barrow in Furness to handle claims from people in need of financial assistance. Voluntary organisations, including the Citizens Advice Bureau in Millom, Cumbria, have been advised about the arrangements and supplies of emergency claim forms have been distributed to them and other organisations in the area covered by the emergency centre. Special arrangements have also been made with the post office to ensure that people who are normally paid by order book can continue to receive their benefit allowances.

  Mammography Facilities (Devon)
  Mr. Maxwell-Hyslop
  asked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether his Department intends to make additional funds available in the current financial year to facilitate the provision of mammography facilities in Devon in addition to the updating of the Devon family practitioner committee computer so that it can be used for both cytology and mammography recall and monitoring.

  Mrs. Currie
  I refer my hon. Friend to my reply today to my hon. Friend the Member for Swindon (Mr. Coombs).

  The South Western regional health authority has chosen Cornwall as the location for its first centre for breast cancer screening. Services to cover the remainder of the region are planned for the next two years; no additional funds for Devon are therefore required this year.

  Computer Facilities (Devon)
  Mr. Maxwell-Hyslop
  asked the Secretary of State for Social Services by what date his Department's contribution of £25,000 will have been paid to the Devon family practitioner committee to update its computer so that it is able to perform the four functions set out in the letters to the family practioner committee from his Department dated 26 June, and from his Parliamentary Under-Secretary to the hon. Member for Tiverton; and what proportion of the cost will be paid by each of the four district health authorities in Devon, Exeter, Torbay, Plymouth and North Devon, respectively.

  Mrs. Currie
  As my noble Friend the Baroness Trumpington explained in her letter the question of
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  funding for the upgrading of Devon family practitioner committee's computer is under consideration. It is not yet possible to specify when funds may be available nor what proportion of costs may be contributed by the health authorities concerned.

  Severe Disablement Allowance
  Mrs. Beckett
  asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many (a) favourable and (b) unfavourable decisions on applications for severe disablement allowance have been made to date.

  Men

  Single and Divorced Women and Widows

  Married Women

  Exempt from disablement condition (under 20 when incapacity arose or claim links with non-contributory invalidity pension or housewives non-contributory invalidity pension)

  7,715

  5,713

  694

  Passported to disablement condition

  1,689

  1,298

  6,173

  Disablement condition satisfied

  1,466

  900

  3,877

  Total

  10,870

  7,911

  10,744

  Mrs. Beckett
  asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will classify refusals of severe disablement allowance to (a) men, (b) single women and (c) married women according to the following reasons (i) over pension age, (ii) not incapable of work, (iii) failed the 80 per cent. test, (iv) failed residence and presence conditions and (v) other.

  Mr. Scott
  The available information as at 7 April 1987 is as follows:

  Men

  Single and Divorced Women and Widows

  Married Women

  Over pension age

  451

  277

  992

  Not incapable of work

  261

  188

  424

  Disablement condition not satisfied

  3,629

  2,202

  10,111

  Other

  1,997

  961

  1,682

  Total

  6,338

  3,628

  13,209

  Separate information is not available on the number who failed the residence or presence conditions. These cases are included under "Other".

  Supplementary Benefit Claimants (Mortgage Interest Payments)
  Mrs. Beckett
  asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many supplementary benefit claimants have had only half their mortgage interest payments met up to the latest date for which information is available.

  Mr. Scott
  I regret that the information requested is not available.

  Personal Pensions
  Mrs. Beckett
  asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what steps he is taking to ensure that independent advice is available to anyone considering whether to contribute to a personal pension scheme.
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  Mr. Scott
  As at 7 April 1987, 29,525 and 23,175 respectively.

  Mrs. Beckett
  asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will classify awards of severe disablement allowance to (a) men, (b) single women and (c) married women according to whether they (i) were exempt from the 80 per cent. test on the grounds of age, (ii) were passported to the 80 per cent. test or (iii) passed the 80 per cent. test.

  Mr. Scott
  The available information as at 7 April 1987 is as follows:

  Mr. Scott
  Rules made under the Financial Services Act will impose stringent requirements on investment businesses, including firms advising on and selling personal pensions in the form of insurance policies and authorised unit trusts. The rules aim at ensuring high standards of integrity, fairness and skill in dealing with customers and the provision of adequate information to individuals contemplating taking out a personal pension. In particular, the rules will require firms advising on and selling life insurance policies and authorised unit trusts to do so either as representatives of a single company or group or on a fully independent basis and to make their status clear. Banks and building societies, who may provide deposit-based personal pensions, are already regulated under separate legislation: as noted in the Department's policy statement "Investor Protection Requirements for Personal and Occupational Pension Schemes", published in April, these arrangements are being supplemented by special measures in relation to personal pensions.

  Income Support
  Mrs. Beckett
  asked the Secretary of State for Social Services where the general and transitional draft regulations on income support are available; to what groups; and on what basis.

  Mr. Scott
  The draft general and transitional regulations on income support have not formally been laid before the House and therefore are not available through the usual outlets for statutory instruments. However, when copies of the draft regulations were placed in the Library, they were also sent to the departmental trade unions and to certain organisations which had been involved in discussions on income support earlier. In addition, the Department has been making available copies of the draft regulations to interested bodies and organisations within reason on request. The same arrangements exist for the draft family credit regulations.

  Benefits (Deductions)
  Mr. Foulkes
  asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will consider altering the social security regulations to prevent deductions from benefits based on the assumption of income from a capital endowment from which actual income is legally restricted.

  Mr. Scott
  If the hon. Member would care to let me have more details I shall write to him.

  Social Fund Commissioner
  Ms. Beckett
  asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what steps he has taken to appoint a social fund commissioner; whether the post will be advertised; whether it will be a full-time appointment; and what salary will be offered.

  Mr. Scott
  We are currently considering these and other matters relating to the appointment of the social fund commissioner.

  Medicines Commission (Annual Report)
  Mr. Malins
  asked the Secretary of State for Social Services when he expects to receive the Medicines Commission's annual report for 1986.

  Mr. Newton
  I have received the report and copies have today been laid before both Houses of Parliament in accordance with section 5(2) of the Medicines Act 1968. Bound volumes will shortly be placed in the Library, containing the 1986 reports of the Medicines Commission, the Committee on Safety of Medicines, the Veterinary Products Committee, the British Pharmacopoeia Commission, the Committee on the Review of Medicines and the Committee on Dental and Surgical Materials.

  District Health Authorities (Chairmen)
  Mr. Chapman
  asked the Secretary of State for Social Services when he will be appointing new chairmen to district health authorities; and if he will make a statement.

  Mr. Newton
  The term of office of 90 chairmen of district health authorities ends on 31 March 1988 and we are currently seeking nominations for new chairmen. If hon. Members wish to recommend any individuals as chairmen I invite them to write to me over the next month or so. Reappointments and changes will be announced in due course.

  Breast Cancer Screening
  Mr. Simon Coombs
  asked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether he will make a statement on the national breast cancer screening programme.

  Mrs. Currie
  [pursuant to her reply, 30 June 1987, c. 364–5]: Regional health authorities have now decided on the locations of their first breast cancer screening centres to be operational by March 1988. The locations are:

  Regional health authority

  Locations

  North Western

  Manchester1

  Trent

  Nottingham1

  South East Thames

  Camberwell1

  South West Thames

  Guildford1

  494

  Regional health authority

  Locations

  North West Thames

  Barnet

  North East Thames

  Epping2

  Mersey

  Liverpool

  West Midlands

  Stoke-on-Trent

  Northern

  Gateshead

  Wessex

  Southampton

  Yorkshire

  Huddersfield2

  Oxford

  Aylesbury Vale2

  East Anglian

  Suffolk2

  South Western

  Cornwall2

  1 Centres which will provide a national training service.

  2With mobile unit.

  Some regional health authorities are planning to start further centres before March 1988. My March 1990 there will be sufficient centres to provide a nationwide service.

  Private Patients
  Mr. Dobson
  asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will give for each year since 1979 (a) in both money terms and real terms the income received from private in-patients and (b) the number of such patients in each payment category.

  Mrs. Currie
  [pursuant to her reply, 13 July 1987, c. 375]: The available information is as follows:

  Services in England under section 65 of the National Health Services Act 1977

  Year

  In-patient cases treated1

  Income (£'000)

  Income(£'000 in1985–86 prices)

  1979–80

  91,128

  33,320

  53,783

  1980–81

  98,565

  42,619

  57,990

  1981–82

  97,739

  49,344

  61,113

  1982–83

  80,686

  46,164

  53,319

  1983–84

  82,938

  49,494

  54,709

  1984–85

  77,489

  48,687

  51,610

  1985–86

  70,782

  51,787

  51,787

  Notes:

  1. In-patient cases treated (1discharges and deaths) relate to calendar years, not financial years. (Figures shown against 1979–80 is of patients for 1979, and so on.)

  2. Information on income derived from annual accounts of health authorities.

  3. Actual income expressed in 1985–86 prices by the use of the gross domestic product deflator.

  4. Later information is not yet available.

  Mr. Dobson
  asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what arrangements exist to ensure that no profits accrue from national charges to private patients as a result of health authorities with relatively high private patient costs opting out of the national system and establishing their own charges.

  Mrs. Currie
  [pursuant to her reply, 13 July 1987, c. 375]: The central list of charges for private patient treatment is calculated to recover the estimated national average full cost of treating patients in each class of hospital: no element for profit is included. No health authority, as far as is known, has opted to move entirely away from the central list of charges for 1987–88 and therefore we would not expect this year's overall income to exceed costs. We intend when preparing the central list of charges for coming years to review each time the basis on which it is calculated and will make any changes necessary to ensure that balance between cost and income is maintained.
  495
  Mr. Dobson
  asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list (a) those health authorities which have chosen to set their own charges to private patients for all treatment and (b) those health authorities which have chosen to set their own charges to private patients for some treatments.

  Mrs. Currie
  [pursuant to her reply, 13 July 1987, c. 375]: No health authority has reported yet that it has chosen to set charges to private patients in the current financial year which differ in every respect from the central list of charges. Health authorities which are known to have set charges which differ in some respects from those in the central list are as follows:

  Newcastle

  North Tyneside

  Airedale

  Leeds Eastern

  Cambridge

  Huntingdon

  Hillingdon

  Paddington and North Kensington

  Riverside

  Tower Hamlets

  Camberwell

  Lewisham and North Southwark

  Wandsworth

  Aylesbury Vale

  East Berkshire

  West Berkshire

  Northampton

  Oxfordshire

  Bristol and Western

  496

  North Birmingham

  Sandwell

  Walsall

  South Manchester

  Hammersmith and Queen Charlotte's Special Health Authority

  Moorfields Eye Hospital

  The National Heart and Chest Hospitals

  The National Hospitals for Nervous Diseases

  The Royal Marsden Hospital

  The Hospital for Sick Children

  Severe Weather Payments
  Mr. Corbyn
  asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many exceptionally cold weather payments were made by region in 1986–87.

  Mr. Scott
  [pursuant to his reply, 13 July 1987 c. 381]: The number of £5 exceptionally cold weather payments made by each region in the winter of 1986–87, is as follows:

  Region

  Number of £5 payments

  London South

  195,673

  London North

  300,790

  Midlands

  397,828

  Wales and South West

  243,298

  North-East

  324,914

  North-West

  286,692

  Scotland

  291,177

  Total

  2,040,372

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