Written Answers of 25 March 1988

THE ARTS

  Arts Expenditure
  Mr. Cummings
  To ask the Minister for the Arts how much money per capita is expended on the arts in (i) London and (ii) the northern region.

  Mr. Luce
  The per capita figures in 1987–88 were as follows:

  Per capita

  Greater London £

  Northern region £

  (a) Grants to Regional Arts Associations

  1·25

  1·17

  (b) Grants to RAAs, direct Arts Council clients, and South Bank (BFI excluded)

  7·95

  1·70

  Excluding Greater London, the northern region receives the second highest per capita grant of the English regions, and its figure of £1·70 is £0·45 above the average figure.

NATIONAL FINANCE

  VAT (Anthelmentics)
  Mr. John D. Taylor
  To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what are the rates of value added tax applicable in(a) the United Kingdom and (b) the Republic of Ireland for anthelmentics for worming cattle in (i) dosing form and (ii) injection form.

  Mr. Lilley
  In the United Kingdom, anthelmentics for worming cattle are chargeable with value added tax at the standard rate. Animal feeding stuffs are, however, liable at the zero rate and if anthelmentics are incorporated, provided they do not change the nature of the product, the entitlement to zero rating is unaffected. I understand that, in the Republic of Ireland, anthelmentics in oral form, or added to animal feeding stuffs, are zero rated. If injected into the animal they are chargeable at the rate of 25 per cent.

  Gross Domestic Product (Taxation)
  Mr. Mullin
  To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will state the percentage of gross domestic product accounted for by taxation(a) in the financial year 1987–88, (b) in the financial year 1988–89 and (c) in May 1979

  Mr. Major
  [holding answer 24 March 1988]: Taxes and national insurance contributions are estimated to have accounted for 37·9 per cent. of gross domestic product in 1987–88. The same percentage is forecast for 1988–89, after taking account of the Budget changes. No figures are
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  available for individual months; for the financial year 1979–80, taxes and national insurance contributions accounted for 35·1 per cent of GDP.

  Income Tax
  Mr. Summerson
  To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much of total central Government revenue is currently attributable to income tax paid at each rate currently in force.

  Mr. Norman Lamont
  [holding answer 3 March 1988]: The available information is given in the table. The estimates are based on liability to income tax and not on income tax receipts which cannot be broken down into the different rates of tax.

  Income tax liability in 1987–88

  Rate per cent.

  £ million

  27

  36,200

  40

  1,010

  45

  1,390

  50

  1,370

  55

  860

  60

  3,080

  Total

  43,900

  VAT
  Mr. Alan Williams
  To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he is able to make, at constant prices, of the revenue from each region of value added tax in 1978–79 and in each subsequent year.

  Mr. Lawson
  [holding answer 24 March 1988]: I regret that the information is not available.

  Inland Revenue (Savings)
  Mr. Jopling
  To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what savings in manpower and money he hopes to make in the Inland Revenue as a result of the changes to the taxation system which he announced in his Budget.

  Mr. Lawson
  [holding answer 21 March 1988]: Apart from the proposal for the independent taxation of husbands and wives, my Budget proposals (taken as a whole) would lead to significant reductions in Inland Revenue staff numbers. However, these are more than offset by the effects of independent taxation, which increases the number of taxpayers. The net result will be broadly neutral in 1988–89; an increase of around 100 staff in 1989–90; and larger increases in subsequent years.

WALES

  Sheep
  Dr. David Clark
  To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many sheep have been monitored for radioactivity in each month since October 1987 in each county of Wales.

  Mr. Peter Walker
  The information is set out in the table:
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  Numbers of sheep monitored for radioactivity from November 1987 to March 1988 in the counties of Wales

  November 1987

  December 1987

  January 1988

  February 1988

  March 19881

  Clywd

  254

  217

  101

  19

  1

  Dyfed

  106

  0

  16

  0

  0

  Gwent

  0

  0

  1

  0

  0

  Gwynedd

  10,932

  2,843

  2,282

  788

  185

  Mid Glamorgan

  0

  0

  2

  0

  0

  Powys

  753

  520

  40

  37

  30

  South Glamorgan

  0

  0

  0

  0

  0

  West Glamorgan

  0

  0

  1

  0

  0

  1 Up to 22 March 1988.

  Children (Homelessness)
  Mr. Rowe
  To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what are the annual figures for the number of children received into care by reason of homelessness; if he will give this information for Wales as a whole and for each local authority area; what are the latest figures for the number of children in local authority care where the reason for their admission into care was homelessness; if he will give

  Local authority

  Number of children admitted into care on grounds of homelessness1 in year to March

  Number of children in care on grounds of homelessness at 31 March

  1984

  1985

  1986

  1984

  1985

  1986

  Clwyd

  1

  —

  —

  3

  2

  2

  Dyfed

  2

  —

  1

  3

  3

  2

  Gwent

  2

  3

  3

  13

  14

  15

  Gwynedd

  —

  —

  3

  3

  2

  2

  Mid Glamorgan

  4

  15

  —

  14

  8

  4

  Powys

  —

  4

  —

  —

  —

  —

  South Glamorgan

  5

  3

  2

  12

  13

  12

  West Glamorgan

  1

  —

  1

  11

  6

  5

  WALES

  15

  25

  10

  59

  48

  42

  1 The above figures relate to the admissions principally on grounds of homelessness. Other grounds for admission may include homelessness as a contributory factor.

HOME DEPARTMENT

  Senior Fire Officers
  Mr. Patnick
  To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he has received any representations concerning instances where senior fire officers have been appointed on the basis of factors other than their professional competence; and if he will make a statement.

  Mr. John Patten
  Some concern about this is expressed from time to time. My right hon. Friend does prescribe by regulation basic requirements for promotions and appointments in the fire service, but it is fire authorities themselves who have the responsibility for making appointments. In discharging this function, it is clearly most important that authorities appoint those who are professionally best qualified for the posts.

  Fines (Non-payment)
  Mr. Skinner
  To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will provide the numbers of cases of people who have received custodial sentences for nonpayment of fines in the last five years.

  Mr. John Patten
  The information requested is published annually in "Prison Statistics England and 230
  this information for Wales as a whole for each local authority area for the years ended 31 March 1985, 1986 and 1987 or the three most recent years; and if he will make a statement.

  Mr. Ian Grist
  The latest available information is given in the table which shows the number of admissions and children in care where the reason recorded for admission into care was homelessness:

  Wales" (Table 7.3 of the latest issue, Cm. 210 for 1986) a copy of which is in the Library. Information for 1987 will be published later in the year.

  Heysel Stadium Riot (Extradition)
  Mr. Heffer
  To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department who paid the total cost of the extradition proceedings concerning the defendants in the Heysel stadium case to be held in Belgium; what was the total cost; and what the costs of the Merseyside police were.

  Mr. John Patten
  My reply to the hon. Member on 14 March gave the amounts so far identified as expenditure to be met by central Government. The £30,000 of police costs mentioned in that answer will be reimbursed by the Crown Prosecution Service. In addition, the Merseyside police have incurred expenditure of £182,000 which falls to be paid by the police authority, and is part of the expenditure in respect of which the authority receives grant under the Police Act 1964. The full cost of the case will be known only when legal aid costs borne by the Lord Chancellor's Department are settled.

  Young Offenders
  Mr. Amess
  To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what was the total number of arrests made
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  of offenders under the age of 17 years for each of the last five years; and if he will list the figures as a percentage of the total number of arrests;

  (2) how many prosecutions were brought against persons under the age of 17 years for each of the last five years; and how many in each year resulted in convictions;

  (3) if he will list the number of offenders under the age of 17 years who were (a) arrested, (b) prosecuted and (c) convicted by category of offence for each of the last five years;

  (4) if he will list the number of offenders (a) arrested, (b) prosecuted and (c) convicted for each of the last five years who were under the age of 17 years by area.

  Mr. John Patten
  The readily available information is published annually in "Criminal Statistics, England and Wales", tables 6.1 and 7.7 and in more detail in supplementary tables S1.1(B) and S1.1(C) for proceedings at magistrates courts; and in tables S2.1(B) and S2.1(C) for proceedings at the Crown court; and in tables S3.3(B), S3.3(C), S3.5(B) and S3.5(C) for proceedings by police force area. Data on the age of persons arrested is not collected centrally. Copies of both these publications are available in the Library.

  Mr. Amess
  To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the number of persons(a) prosecuted, (b) convicted, and (c) imprisoned while under the age of 17 years who were subsequently (i) prosecuted, (ii) convicted and (MI imprisoned when older than 17 years.

  Mr. John Patten
  The available information relates to a sample of offenders born in 1953 and followed up to the end of 1981. A total of 53 per cent. of males and 19 per cent. of females convicted before age 17 were subsequently convicted between ages 17 and 27. Further information on criminal careers is published in Home Office statistical bulletins: issue 7/85 "Criminal Careers Of Those Born in 1953, 1958 and 1963": and issue 35/87 "Criminal Careers Of Those Born in 1953: persistent offenders and desistance": copies of these publications are available in the Library.

  Sunday Trading
  Mr. Nicholas Bennett
  To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what information he has as to the level of Sunday trading in Scotland and in other countries where trading restrictions have been liberalised.

  Mr. Renton
  A survey by MORI in 1985 found that in Scotland 16 per cent. of the shops in the sample opened on a Sunday. So far as other countries are concerned, I refer my hon. Friend to paragraphs 243–248 of the report of the committee of inquiry into the Shops Act, (Cmnd. 9376), copies of which are available in the Library.

  Passports
  Mr. John Marshall
  To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many applications for a new passport, or to amend an existing passport, are currently waiting to be processed.

  Mr. Renton
  Applications for new or amended passports are being received at a rate of around 90,000 a week. It is estimated that some 365,000 such applications are at the various stages of processing within the six United Kingdom passport offices.

  Ashwell Prison (Escape)
  Mr. Latham
  To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on the escape of three men from Her Majesty's prison, Ashwell; whether they have yet been recaptured; and what steps are being taken to prevent a repetition of this incident.

  Mr. Douglas Hogg
  In the early hours of 12 March, 3 prisoners escaped from Ashwell by climbing over the perimeter fence. I understand that none of them has yet been recaptured. Inquiries into the incident are continuing and the need for further steps to be taken will be considered in the light of the outcome.

  Media Ownership
  Mr. Wheeler
  To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will make a further statement concerning media ownership.

  Mr. Hurd
  The legislative proposals which we shall bring before Parliament will include limitations on the participation of stations licensed by the radio authority in the publication of newspapers parallel to those regulating press investment in radio broadcasting.

  Crime Statistics
  Mr. Greg Knight
  To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when the statistics of crimes recorded by the police in England and Wales in 1987 will be published; and if he will make a statement.

  Mr. Douglas Hurd
  The statistics of notifiable offences recorded by the police in England and Wales in 1987 are published today in Home Office statistical bulletin 6/88. I have placed copies in the Library. The total number of crimes recorded in 1987 was 3·9 million, a rise of 1 per cent. over 1986. This compares with an average rise of about 6 per cent. per year since the mid-1950s.

  A total of 3·7 million of these crimes were against property. There was a welcome fall in the number of burglaries in dwellings (down 5 per cent. to 483,000), especially in some of the large cities; and in thefts of motor vehicles (down by 5 per cent. to 390,000). These falls show that rising crime is not inevitable and should spur us on to a greater effort in preventing crime.

  The Government view with concern the continuing rise in violent crime, which, by its nature, is less easily prevented. The more successful we are in preventing crimes against property, the more time is available for the police to devote to dealing with the most serious crimes. In 1987, the police clear-up rate for crimes of violence against the person rose from 71 per cent. to 75 per cent., and for more serious offences of violence against the person from 73 per cent. to 78 per cent. Overall, the clear-up rate rose from 32 to 33 per cent.

PRIME MINISTER

  Merksworth High. School, Paisley
  Mr. Allen Adams
  To ask the Prime Minister if she will accept the invitation of the Merksworth high school, Paisley, parents association to visit the school on Saturday 26 March, to view the school's educational facilities; and if she will make a statement.
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  The Prime Minister
  A reply has been sent to the invitation from the Merksworth parents' action group explaining that I would not be able to accept their invitation to the open day.

TRADE AND INDUSTRY

  Single European Market
  Mr. John D. Taylor
  To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (1) what proposals he has to promote awareness in Northern Ireland of the proposed single European market in 1992;

  (2) whether he has included Northern Ireland in his proposed programmes of breakfast meetings in major cities of the United Kingdom to promote awareness of the single European market in 1992.

  Mr. Alan Clark
  Our campaign aims to ensure that business in every part of the country understands the importance of completing the single market by 1992. Our initial booklet has been sent to more than 2,000 firms in Northern Ireland. The programme of regional conferences includes one in Belfast this autumn. Further local initiatives are planned.

  Public Companies (Accounting)
  Mr. Watts
  To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster whether he has any proposals to reduce the burdens on public companies imposed under the accounting provisions of the Companies Act.

  Mr. Maude
  I have decided that the next Companies Bill should allow all listed public companies to supply shareholders with an abbreviated version of their annual report and accounts. The Bill will contain an enabling provision for regulations to be made subject to the negative resolution procedure, prescribing the minimum contents of these accounts and dealing with how they would be made available. Copies of the companies' full accounts would still have to be filed at the appropriate Companies Registration Office and be made available, as at present, free of charge to all shareholders who wanted to receive them. My Department will in due course issue a consultative document on the details of the regulations.

  Insurance
  Mr. Bowis
  To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster when he expects the 1975 European 2nd directive on freedom of service in insurance to be implemented.

  Mr. Maude
  The second directive on freedom of services in non-life insurance must be fully implemented within 24 months of its adoption being notified to member states. We hope that adoption of the directive will take place by the end of the German presidency in June, in which event the directive will come into force in mid-1990.

  Insurance (Harmonisation)
  Mr. Bowis
  To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster when he expects to make an announcement on European Community harmonisation of life assurance and compulsory motor vehicle insurance.

  Mr. Maude
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  proposals for directives to facilitate the freedom to provide services in the fields of life assurance and motor liability insurance. Also later this year I expect that the Commission will submit a proposal for a further Council directive harmonising the laws of member states relating to motor liability insurance.

  Company Location (Irish Republic)
  Mr. Jack
  To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what information he has on attempts by the Government of the Irish Republic to induce British-based companies to locate their activities in Southern Ireland; and if he will make a statement.

  Mr. Alan Clark
  I understand that the Government of the Irish Republic, in common with others, offer a range of incentives to inward investment by foreign companies including United Kingdom-based companies. This covers both the industrial and internationally traded services sectors and is administered by a number of state-sponsored organisations including the Industrial Development Authority (IDA), the Shannon Free Airport Development Company (SHADCO) and the Udaras na Gaeltachta. The IDA operate in the United Kingdom through its office in London.

  The Government in the United Kingdom are fully committed to open markets in trade and investment and the Department of Trade and Industry is itself actively engaged in attracting investment into Britain through its Invest in Britain bureau.

  Supermarket Price-fixing
  Mr. Blair
  To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (1) if he will refer the matter of supermarket price-fixing agreements to the Director General of Fair Trading;

  (2) what evidence he has of the operation of price-fixing agreements by supermarket stores; and if he will make a statement.

  Mr. Maude
  The Office of Fair Trading is aware of allegations of possible collusion in the level and timing of price increases for goods sold in supermarket stores. The office is currently investigating these allegations to ascertain whether action may be justified under the provisions of the Restrictive Trade Practices Act 1976.

  Debts and Loans
  Mr. Ashley
  To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (1) if he will introduce legislation to require voluntary organisations which give advice to individuals concerning personal debts and loans to be licensed under the Consumer Credit Act 1974; and if he will make a statement;

  (2) if he will introduce legislation to require commercial organisations which give advice to individuals concerning personal debts and loans to be licensed under the Consumer Credit Act 1974; and if he will make a statement;

  (3) if he will introduce legislation to require any organisation which gives advice to individuals concerning personal loans from the social fund to be licensed under the Consumer Credit Act 1974; and if he will make a statement.
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  Mr. Maude
  Under sections 21 and 147 of the Consumer Credit Act 1974, any voluntary or commercial organisations which carry on a business of debt counselling must be licensed by the Director General of Fair Trading.

EDUCATION AND SCIENCE

  Local Management in Schools Initiative
  Mr. Tracey
  To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what plans he has for assisting the local management in schools initiative; and if he will make a statement.

  Mr. Kenneth Baker
  I fully support this important and constructive initiative. My Department will provide £135,000 of assistance towards its costs for the production of a manual and training materials. These will provide a valuable source of practical advice for local authorities and schools in preparing schemes of financial delegation within the framework of the Education Reform Bill. The initiative deserves the attention and support of all those with an interest in this field.

  ILEA (Reviews)
  Mr. Straw
  To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will list in the Official Report the dates and details of all reviews of the Inner London education authority carried out since 1964 (a) by Government and (b) by other bodies and individuals; and if he will place copies of reports of such reviews in the Library.

  Mr. Kenneth Baker
  [holding answer 21 March 1988]: The report on this subject by the Royal Commission on Local Government in England was published in 1968. My Department published a review by Her Majesty's inspectorate of educational provision in inner London in 1980. This was followed by an internal review, the conclusions of which were reported to the House by the then Secretary of State on 4 February 1981 at column 296. My predecessor made a further announcement on the subject on 5 April 1984 at column 1124, in the context of the White Paper, "Streamlining the Cities". I am arranging that copies of the two centrally published reports are available in the Library of the House.

  There have been many surveys carried out by outside bodies and individuals. Amongst the major ones are:
  "No choice but to go: the case for the abolition of the Inner London Education Authority", Bow Publications, 1973;
  The Marshall inquiry on Greater London, GLC, 1978;
  "Arrangements for the provision, administration and financing of education in inner London", ILEA, 1980;
  Report of the Committee on Education in Inner London, Conservative Party, 1980;
  "The Inner London Education Authority after the abolition of the Greater London Council". Centre for Policy Studies, 1983.

DEFENCE

  Departmental Staff
  Mr. Cran
  To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if, pursuant to the answer of 9 March,Official Report,
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  columns 213–4, he will list by Civil Service grade the number of officials employed by his Department located outside London.

  Mr. Sainsbury
  The Ministry of Defence employs officials in more than 430 different non-industrial grades and 530 different industrial grades. The requested information is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

  Empty Properties
  Mr. Baldry
  To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many domestic properties owned by his Department in the parishes of Ambrosden, Arncott and Blackthorn in Oxfordshire have been empty for(a) up to six months, (b) up to one year and (c) over one year.

  Mr. Freeman
  The Ministry of Defence does not own any domestic properties in either Arncott or Blackthorn parishes. However, of the 533 properties in Ambrosden, details of the 39 vacant at 20 March 1988 are as follows:

  Number

  (a) Vacant for up to six months

  23

  (b) Vacant for up to one year

  8

  (c) Vacant for over one year

  8

  39

  The 39 vacancies can be further categorised as follows:

  Number

  (a) Allotted to incoming families

  2

  (b) Undergoing modernisation due to be completed in May

  11

  (c) Undergoing repair or maintenance

  10

  (d) Undergoing refurnishing

  6

  (e) Vacant and available for immediate allotment

  10

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  Rechem International, Pontypool
  Mr. Murphy
  To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if his Department uses the services of Rechem International, Pontypool.

  Mr. Sainsbury
  Yes. We have contracts with Rechem International for the disposal of toxic wastes at both the Pontypool and Southampton sites.

ENVIRONMENT

  London Docklands Development Corporation (Leasing)
  Mr. Spearing
  To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what effect his statement of 9 March last, concerning leasing by councils, will have on any arrangements made by councils with the London Docklands development corporation for the provision of rented accommodation within the statutory area of that corporation.

  Mr. Trippier
  It is for individual local authorities to determine whether they will incur prescribed expenditure in any arrangements into which they enter with the London Docklands development corporation.

  Homeless People
  Mr. Hume
  To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what specific legislative powers currently exist for the provision of grant-aid to voluntary organisations providing emergency accommodation for the single homeless; and if he will make a statement indicating Government intentions regarding these powers.

  Mrs. Roe
  Section 73 of the Housing Act 1985 empowers my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State and local housing authorities to give grants to voluntary organisations concerned with homelessness. My right hon. Friend has no plans to amend it.

  In addition, my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Social Services has powers under schedule 5 to the Supplementary Benefits Act 1976 to give grants to voluntary organisations for providing temporary temporary board and lodging to people without a settled way of life. The provision of emergency accommodation by voluntary organisations may also be assisted, directly or indirectly, under more general powers such as the Local Government Grants (Social Need) Act 1969, the Housing Associations Act 1985, and the Local Government Act 1988.

  Crown Premises, Richmond Yard
  Mr. Hoyle
  To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will ask for an estimate of the cost of the Property Services Agency providing a valuation of the Crown premises at Richmond yard; and if he will make a statement.

  Mr. Chope
  No. It would serve no useful purpose.

  Rating Reform
  Mr. Ron Davies
  To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) whether he has any proposals to provide relief from the payment of non-domestic rates to parish halls or similar public buildings;

  (2) whether parish halls will be liable for the uniform business rate as proposed in the Local Government Finance Bill.

  Mr. Howard
  Parish or village halls are presently liable to be rated and will continue to be liable after 1990. Registered charities presently receive 50 per cent. mandatory rate relief, which may be increased to up to 100 per cent. at the local authority's discretion. Local authorities may also give up to 100 per cent. rate relief to other non-profit-making social and recreational clubs and organisations. Some parish halls are run by charitable organisations, but others fall to be dealt with as non-profit

  October 1987

  November 1987

  December 1987

  January 1988

  February 1988

  March 19881

  Antrim

  1,180

  299

  25

  154

  130

  Nil

  Armagh

  Nil

  Nil

  Nil

  Nil

  Nil

  Nil

  Down

  Nil

  Nil

  Nil

  Nil

  Nil

  Nil

  Fermanagh

  Nil

  Nil

  Nil

  Nil

  Nil

  Nil

  Londonderry

  3,234

  863

  336

  48

  117

  36

  Tyrone

  Nil

  Nil

  Nil

  Nil

  Nil

  Nil

  1 To 20 March.

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  making organisations. We intend to retain the same mandatory and discretionary reliefs under our proposals for rate reform.

  Sites of Special Scientific Interest
  Dr. David Clark
  To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list any sites of special scientific interest that have been ploughed up for cereal growing in the last 12 months showing their habitat type; and if he will make a statement.

  Mr. Moynihan
  The Nature Conservancy Council is compiling the information requested in respect of cereal growing. I shall write to the hon. Member with the details shortly.

  Crown Suppliers
  Mr. Burns
  To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what further progress has been made on the privatisation of the Crown Suppliers.

  Mr. Chope
  I have decided to appoint Samuel Montagu and Co., merchant bankers, to advise the Government on the best method of effecting the sale of the Crown Suppliers.

  Departmental Cash Limits
  Mr. Pawsey
  To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he has any changes to announce to his Department's cash limits.

  Mr. Trippier
  The non-voted cash limit for urban aid expenditure (DOE/UA1) for 1987–88 has been increased by £0·75 million from £437·483 million to £438·233 million in respect of capital spending by local authorities on the inner cities initiative. This increase reflects a switch of provision within the inner cities initiative which was presented to Parliament in the Winter Supplementary Estimate for Class V, Vote 2 relating to expenditure by the Department of Trade and Industry.

NORTHERN IRELAND

  Sheep
  Dr. David Clark
  To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many sheep have been monitored for radioactivity in each month since October 1987 in each county of Northern Ireland.

  Dr. Mawhinney
  The information is as follows:
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  In addition during this period, 575 sheep have been monitored at slaughterhouses.

  Training Opportunities
  Sir John Biggs-Davison
  To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what opportunities for training and retraining for employment are now offered in west Belfast and other areas of high unemployment in the Province.

  Mr. Needham
  The following is a list of opportunities for training and retraining for employment currently offered in West Belfast:

  (1) The Youth Training Programme
  A two year Programme of training, further education, work experience, and job opportunities offered to 16 and 17 year olds.

  (2) Boucher Road Training Centre
  A modern industrial training centre which serves the West Belfast area and provides off-the-job industrial skills training for young persons and adults.

  (3) The Attachment Training Scheme
  Provides other full time training opportunities to unemployed adults, mainly with employers.

  (4) The Job Training Programme
  A recently piloted programme of directed training and practical experience for the longer term unemployed adult.

  (5) The Entry into Management Programme
  Provides opportunities for young persons wishing to enter management, redundant managers seeking reemployment and people wishing to develop new business ideas.

  Similar opportunities are provided in other areas of high unemployment in the Province.

  Homelessness
  Mr. Hume
  To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what appropriate emergency accommodation for the single homeless is currently available to accept references from each of the health and social service boards in Northern Ireland.

  Mr. Needham
  [holding answer 24 March 1988]: The information requested is:

  Number of places

  Board run

  Voluntary

  Eastern Health and Social Services Board

  74

  20

  Northern Health and Social Services Board

  —

  —

  Southern Health and Social Services Board

  —

  16

  Western Health and Social Services Board

  —

  66

  TOTAL

  74

  102

  Notes:
  These figures exclude places in common lodging houses and in voluntary hostels whose main functions is to provide long-stay accommodation, but where accommodation may be available in an emergency.
  Single homeless persons may also be placed in:
  accommodation provided by Boards for other purposes, eg homes for the elderly;
  temporary accommodation normally reserved for families; private boarding houses;
  other non-commercial accommodation (eg church premises) which may be used to respond to disasters which cause homelessness on a large scale.

  Mr. Hume
  To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will make a statement detailing the grants made in 1986–87 by Government Departments and the area boards to voluntary organisations providing 240
  accommodation for (a) the single homeless, (b) battered women and their families, (c) homeless families, and (d) ex-offenders.

  Mr. Needham
  [holding answer 24 March 1988]: In 1986–87 the Department of Health and Social Services and the four health and social services boards paid grants as follows to voluntary organisations providing accommodation for homeless people:

  Mainly single persons

  Mainly battered women and their families

  £

  £

  DHSS

  Simon Community Northern Ireland

  17,463

  —

  Northern Ireland Women's Aid Federation

  —

  33,350

  Open Door Resettlement Project

  21,510

  —

  Northern board

  Coleraine Women's Aid

  —

  14,169

  Southern board

  Craigavon Women's Refuge

  —

  4,000

  Edward Street Hostel

  6,000

  —

  Eastern board

  Belfast Women's Aid

  —

  59,777

  Extern

  24,000

  —

  Simon Community Northern Ireland

  37,250

  —

  Sydenham House Committee

  —

  7,000

  Western board

  Clarendon Night Shelter

  —

  33,284

  Derry Women's Aid

  —

  27,905

  Omagh Women's Aid

  —

  2,860

  The House, St. Columb's Well

  8,500

  —

  It is normal practice for homeless families to be accommodated temporarily in facilities managed by health and social services boards, where accommodation is available, or in boarding houses, with whom standing arrangements have been made in advance.

  In addition, the Probation Board for Northern Ireland paid the following grants in 1986–87 to voluntary organisations providing accommodation for ex-offenders:

  £

  Extern:

  "109" Hostel

  57,000

  Settle Scheme

  18,000

  Ormeau Centre

  8,000

  Castlereagh St. Hostel

  3,000

  Thompson House

  56,000

  Dismas House

  22,000

  Water Quality
  Mr. William Ross
  To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what assessment is made, when planning permission is sought for any dump in Northern Ireland, of the possibility of leakage, leaching or run off from such a dump to any lake, river, stream or reservoir; by whom and under what legislative authority such assessments are made; whether the maintenance of water quality is taken into account in deciding whether planning permission is granted; and whether the term discharge is treated as encompassing any such leakage, leaching or run off.
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  Mr. Needham
  [holding answer 15 March 1988]: Where planning permission is sought for any waste disposal site, the environmental protection division of the Department of the Environment (NI) is consulted. That division is concerned with the maintenance of water quality and the need for a consent under the Water Act (Northern Ireland) 1972 and its views are taken into account by the planning service before any such planning application is determined.

  In considering the possible effect of such sites on water quality, the environmental protection division considers a number of factors to determine whether the proposed site is suitable or can be made suitable for the disposal of refuse. A hydrogeological report is now required by the Department of the Environment (NI) as empowered by section 9(1) of the Water Act to accompany any application for consent. Planning permission for a waste disposal site would not issue unless a consent under the Water Act had issued or was likely to issue. The term discharge is regarded as encompassing any leachate or surface run off water.

  Hayshed Bugging
  Mr. Dalyell
  To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, on whose authority a bug was placed in the hayshed at Ballymeeny Road North in November 1982, prior to the death of Michael Tighe.

  Mr. Tom King
  [holding answer 17 March 1988]: It is not the practice to comment on such matters.

FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS

  Middle East (Nuclear-free Zone)
  Dr. Thomas
  To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he has received any representations from any middle east states seeking United Kingdom assistance in forming a nuclear weapon free zone in the middle east.

  Mr. Mellor
  No. However, we regularly join consensus at the first committee of the United Nations on a resolution sponsored by Egypt proposing such a zone.

  Israel (Nuclear Weapons)
  Dr. Thomas
  To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations Her Majesty's Government have made to the Israeli Government to encourage them to sign the nuclear nonproliferation treaty.

  Average number of recipients of rate rebate2 in the years 1985–86, 1986–87 and 1987–88 Thousands

  Year

  Elderly

  Sick and disabled

  Unemployed

  People in work

  Others

  Total

  1985–86

  4,120

  550

  1,340

  340

  670

  7,020

  1986–87

  4,030

  670

  1,350

  260

  740

  7,050

  1987–88

  4,040

  670

  1,260

  260

  800

  7,030

  1 Separate figures were not collected for lone parents.

  2 The figures given are based on recipients of rent rebate, as all types of tenure—local authority and private tenancies, and owner occupation-are included. Most tenants receiving rent rebates or rent allowances also receive rate rebates.

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  Mr. Mellor
  We take every opportunity to urge the Israeli Government to sign the non-proliferation treaty.

  Dr. Thomas
  To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what information he possesses on Israeli nuclear weapons capability.

  Mr. Mellor
  We have no evidence either to confirm or deny that Israel possesses nuclear weapons. Although she has refused to sign the non-proliferation treaty she has consistently declared that she will not be the first to introduce nuclear weapons into the region.

  Mordecai Vanunu
  Dr. Thomas
  To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if the United Kingdom ambassador to Israel has made any representations to the Israeli Government over the trial of Mordecai Vanunu.

  Mr. Mellor
  No.

  Arms Control
  Dr. Thomas
  To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make it his policy to invite a representative from(a) the verification technology information centre (VERTIC) and (b) the European proliferation information centre (EPIC) to participate in the next meeting of his ad hoc advisory panel on arms control and disarmament.

  Mr. Mellor
  Non-governmental organisations, including VERTIC and EPIC, have been periodically invited to discussions on arms control issues with Ministers and senior officials at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. This dialogue with NGOs will continue. I cannot at this stage anticipate whether these two bodies will be invited to participate in the next meeting of the ad hoc advisory panel.

SOCIAL SERVICES

  Housing Benefit
  Sir Brandon Rhys Williams
  To ask the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will publish a table showing how many of the people in receipt of housing benefit in each year since 1979–80 were currently in employment, including self-employment; and how many were sick, unemployed, lone parents or retirement pensioners.

  Mr. Portillo
  I regret that we do not have full data in the form requested. The information available is set out in the table.
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  Mr. Andrew Bowden
  To ask the Secretary of State for Social Services whether he has any plans to afford to married woman independent entitlement to housing benefit.

  Mr. Portillo
  No. Housing benefit is calculated on the basis of the eligible housing costs of the household and in the case of a married couple the needs and resources of both spouses are taken into account. Housing benefit may be claimed by whichever spouse is liable to pay for the housing costs of the household.

  Adult Training Scheme
  Ms. Short
  To ask the Secretary of State for Social Services whether he intends to amend the housing benefit regulations to allow those who participate in the adult training scheme to continue to receive housing benefit at the same level as they received before entering the scheme.

  Mr. Portillo
  Yes. In accordance with the assurance in paragraph 5.30 of the White Paper "Training for Employment" (Cm 316), we propose to take the necessary steps to ensure that all trainees' entitlement to housing benefit is unaffected by joining the new adult training programme. We arc consulting the local authority associations at the moment over a suitable amendment to the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations.

  Aspartame
  Mr. Murphy
  To ask the Secretary of State for Social Services if he has any evidence that the low-calorie sweetener aspartame is the cause of blindness, dizziness, severe headaches or confusion.

  Mrs. Currie
  I am aware of recent claims that aspartame can cause these effects. I have therefore requested the scientific evidence on which these claims are based. Any such evidence will be considered and the advice of the Committee on Toxicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment (COT) which advises the Government on the safety of food additives, will be obtained as necessary.

  We keep under review the safety in use of food additives. The COT has reviewed the scientific data on

  Combined marginal income tax and benefit withdrawal rates 1988–89

  Working heads of tax units (000s) Great Britain

  Numbers facing combined rates of over 50 per cent—in bands

  Per cent.

  Families with children

  Pre-Budget Couples and single people

  Total

  Families with children

  Post-Budget Couples and single people

  Total

  100

  0

  0

  0

  0

  0

  0

  90 to 99

  55

  5

  60

  45

  0

  45

  80 to 89

  370

  10

  380

  285

  15

  300

  70 to 79

  85

  20

  100

  150

  20

  170

  60 to 69

  0

  0

  0

  1

  0

  1

  50 to 59

  0

  0

  0

  0

  0

  0

  Notes:

  (i) Pre-budget figures are based on a 27 per cent. basic rate of tax and allowances up-rated by the retail prices index only.

  (ii) Figures are rounded to the nearest 5,000 except 1 which are fewer than 2,500. Rows may not add clue to rounding, and, in particular, the numbers floated off income-related benefits by the Budget total 30,000 not 25,000 as the table suggests.

  (iii) Unlike answers to previous questions, the figures above fully reflect lower rate national insurance contributions. In addition, the figures are based on slightly revised estimates of earnings growth to 1988–89.

  (iv) The total number of working heads of tax-units with more than 24 weekly remunerative hours is approximately 17 million. Those shown
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  aspartame several times since it was first approved for use, but it has not altered its advice that aspartame is safe in use.

  Whooping Cough Vaccine
  Mr. Barry Field
  To ask the Secretary of State for Social Services how many awards have been granted as a result of the whooping cough vaccine either alone or incorporated with other vaccines, in each year from 1979 to 1987; and in each case in which year the child was immunised originally and whether brain damage was part of the award.

  Mrs. Currie
  I regret that the requested information is not available. The information which is available is set out in the table.

  Vaccine Damage Payments Scheme

  Number of awards made in the United Kingdom 1979–87 where pertussis vaccine containing a pertussis element was the claimed cause of severe physical or mental disablement

  Year

  Number of awards

  11979–80

  460

  1981

  62

  1982

  30

  1983

  31

  1984

  24

  1985

  25

  1986

  14

  1987

  8

  1 This figure cannot be apportioned between 1979 and 1980 calendar years.

  Taxes and Benefits
  Sir Brandon Rhys Williams
  To ask the Secretary of State for Social Services what is his latest estimate of the numbers of working single people and of earners with dependent families who will have marginal rates of tax and benefit withdrawal in excess of 70 per cent. in 1988–89; and what will he the combined total number of people in that situation, including earners and their dependants.

  Mr. Scott
  The latest readily available estimates, both including and excluding the Budget changes announced on 15 March, are shown in the tables:
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  in the table therefore represent only 3 per cent. of the total.

  Combined estimates of total numbers including heads of tax units, their partners and other dependants will be made available as soon as possible.

  Skoal Bandits
  Mr. Michael Brown
  To ask the Secretary of State for Social Services why his Department is engaging in discussions regarding health warnings on Skoal Bandits in the light of his proposal to ban the product.

  Mrs. Currie
  In accordance with the provisions of the Consumer Protection Act 1987 my right hon. Friend is consulting interested parties about the Government's proposal. Some months will elapse before representations have been received and considered. Should we decide to proceed, we propose that a further period will elapse before the safety regulations become effective. While these procedures are being carried out, we think it right for the public to be warned of the health risks they run if they purchase Skoal Bandits.

  Primary Health Care (London)
  Mr. Spearing
  To ask the Secretary of State for Social Services what assessment he has made of the effect of clause 13 of the Health and Medicines Bill on the implementation of the recommendations of paragraph 13.7 of the Acheson report on primary health care in London, relating to improvement of practice premises and employment of ancillary staff.

  Mr. Newton
  Since the publication of the Acheson report in 1981, progress has been made towards the implementation of the recommendations of paragraph 13.7. The effect of clause 13 when enacted will be to reinforce the important role of family practitioner committees (FPCs) in securing continuing substantial improvements in family doctors' premises and in developing practice teams. In particular clause 13 will enable FPCs to target resources at areas of greatest need.

  Maternal Deaths
  Mr. Wigley
  To ask the Secretary of State for Social Services, pursuant to his answer to the hon. Member for Caernarfon, 18 March,Official Report, column 711, how many (a) direct and (b) indirect maternal deaths in England and Wales in 1982, 1983 and 1984 occurred in National Health Service hospitals without consultant obstetric units; and how many were associated with anasthaesia.

  Mrs. Currie
  The information requested will be available on the publication of the report on confidential inquiries into maternal deaths in England and Wales towards the end of the year.

  Illegal Abortions
  Mr. Amos
  To ask the Secretary of State for Social Services what action he is taking upon receipt of a letter from Mrs. Scarisbrick about the activities of Mr. Arnold Finks in relation to illegal abortions.

  Mr. Newton
  A thorough investigation into this case is being carried out by the Department and is almost complete. A reply will be sent to Mrs. Scarisbrick when it is completed.

  Smoking
  Mr. Amos
  To ask the Secretary of State for Social Services whether he will publish the fourth report of the Independent Scientific Committee on Smoking and Health; and if he will make a statement.

  Mrs. Currie
  I refer my hon. Friend to my reply to my hon. Friend the Member for Brigg and Cleethorpes (Mr. Brown) on 23 March at columns 158–59.

  Mr. John Morris
  To ask the Secretary of State for Social Services if he proposes to take any action with regard to the failure of Manhattan 100s cigarettes to carry information on their tar band.

  Mrs. Currie
  I believe the right hon. Member is referring to a brand called United. As my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State informed him in his letter of 10 March, the matter is currently being investigated by the Committee for Monitoring Agreements on Tobacco Advertising and Sponsorship and the chairman, Sir Peter Lazarus, will write to him as soon as investigations are completed. Manhattan 100s do carry tar band information.

  Hospital Beds
  Mr. Winnick
  To ask the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the total number of National Health Service hospital beds closed during the past 12 months in(a) the United Kingdom and (b) the west midlands area; and how many have been closed where the reason given by the hospital was financial difficulties.

  Mrs. Currie
  I regret that information on hospitals approved for closure in 1987 is not yet available.

  Consultants (Waiting Lists)
  Mr. Winnick
  To ask the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the average amount of time a person in(a) the United Kingdom and (b) the west midlands will now have to wait before being able to see a consultant in the National Health Service regarding ears and eyes difficulties.

  Mr. Newton
  Information about out-patient waiting times in not available centrally.

  Operations (Waiting Lists)
  Mr. Winnick
  To ask the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the average amount of time a person in:(a) the United Kingdom and (b) the west midlands will now have to wait for a National Health Service operation for eyes or ears.

  Mr. Newton
  The information for England for the latest available year is given in the table. Information for the rest of the United Kingdom is the responsibility of my right hon. Friends, the Secretaries of State for Wales and Northern Ireland, and my right hon. and learned Friend the Secretary of State for Scotland.
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  Estimated median interval (in weeks) between the time a patient is placed on the waiting list and admission to a NHS non-psychiatric hospital for operations in 1985.

  Condensed1list operation list

  West Midlands

  England

  All Eye Operations

  010

  Operations on muscles of eyeball

  26

  13

  011

  Operations on eyelids

  4

  7

  012

  Operations on iris and ciliary body

  3

  4

  013

  Operations on sclera, choroid, retina and vitreous

  u/r

  3

  014

  Operations on lens

  27

  16

  015

  Other operations on eye

  18

  8

  All Ear Operations

  016

  Incision of ear drum

  9

  10

  017

  Operations on middle ear and ossicles

  16

  14

  018

  Operations on mastoid

  8

  9

  019

  Other operations on ear

  4

  8

  1 OPCS condensed list of surgical operations.

  u/r—sample number too small—unreliable estimate.

  Tranquillisers
  Mr. Ashley
  To ask the Secretary of State for Social Services how many people are currently estimated to be addicted to the benzodiazepine group of drugs; and what estimate of the incidence of dependence was made by the Committee on the Review of Medicines in its 1980 review of the benzodiazepines.

  Mr. Newton
  There are no precise figures to show the level or trend in benzodiazepine dependence but it was estimated in a report published in the Adverse Reaction Bulletin of June 1986 that perhaps half a million people in the United Kingdom were dependent on benzodiazepines. I have placed a copy in the Library. A report "Systematic Review of Benzodiazepines" by the Committee on Review of Medicines published in the British Medical Journal on the 29 March 1980, stated:
  "the number dependent on benzodiazepines in the United Kingdom from 1960 to 1977 has been estimated to be 28 persons. This is equivalent to a dependence rate of 5–10 cases per million patient months".

  Perinatal Mortality
  Mr. Waller
  To ask the Secretary of State for Social Services what were the perinatal rates for(a) the Airedale health district, (b) the Bradford health district, (c) the Yorkshire health region and (d) England, for (i) 1979 and (ii) 1986.

  Mrs. Currie
  The information is shown in the table.

  Total Applicant Households

  District

  1978–79

  1979–80

  1980–81

  1981–82

  1982–83

  1983–84

  11984–85

  11985–86

  11986–87

  SCOTLAND

  16,037

  15,466

  14,868

  15,955

  16,539

  15,516

  20,359

  23,465

  24,196

  BORDERS

  105

  93

  64

  80

  58

  37

  46

  33

  49

  Berwickshire

  20

  12

  8

  11

  10

  8

  8

  5

  8

  Ettrick and Lauderdale

  30

  26

  15

  23

  23

  16

  11

  11

  7

  Roxburgh

  25

  25

  12

  15

  25

  13

  27

  17

  34

  Tweeddale

  30

  30

  29

  31

  0

  0

  0

  0

  0

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  Perinatal mortality rate (stillbirths and deaths in the first week of life per 1,000 total live and still births) for selected areas.

  Area of usual residence

  1979

  1986

  Airedale HD/DHA

  14·4

  10·4

  Bradford HD/DHA

  18·3

  15·4

  Yorkshire Regional Health Authority

  16·6

  10·3

  England

  14·6

  9·5

  Notes:

  HD = Health District 1979.

  DHA = District Health Authority 1986.

  Cleveland Child Abuse Inquiry
  Mr. Devlin
  To ask the Secretary of State for Social Services whether he will provide financial assistance to Cleveland county council and to the health authorities concerned in respect of their costs arising from the Cleveland child abuse inquiry.

  Mr. Newton
  Yes. In view of the exceptional nature and length of this inquiry I have decided to make available sums of £300,000 both to the county council and to the Northern regional health authority as a contribution towards the costs of the authorities.

  Negligence
  Sir Anthony Grant
  To ask the Secretary of State for Social Services how many cases of negligence or breach of statutory duty have been brought against(a) his Department and (b) health authorities in the last three years; whether such claims were covered by insurance; how much money was paid on settlement; and if he will make a statement.

  Mrs. Currie
  [pursuant to her reply, 1 February 1988. c. 483]: I regret that the table setting out the total compensation payments by health authorities for the last three years was incorrect. The following table gives the correct figures:

  £

  Cases

  1984–85

  5,058,590

  3,393

  1985–86

  7,434,817

  3,697

  1986–87

  9,231,044

  4,234

SCOTLAND

  Homelessness
  Mr. Kirkwood
  To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the number of households which applied to be classed as homeless, by local authority, in each year from 1978–79.

  Lord James Douglas-Hamilton
  The information requested is set out in the table:
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  District

  1978–79

  1979–80

  1980–81

  1981–82

  1982–83

  1983–84

  11984–85

  11985–86

  11986–87

  CENTRAL

  760

  522

  461

  541

  798

  880

  2,175

  2,090

  2,063

  Clackmannan

  202

  270

  235

  278

  294

  247

  262

  490

  652

  Falkirk

  207

  117

  94

  133

  152

  176

  1,553

  1,600

  1,401

  Stirling1

  351

  135

  132

  130

  352

  457

  360

  —

  10

  DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY

  415

  369

  331

  378

  313

  337

  355

  348

  369

  Annandale and Eskdale

  41

  79

  56

  93

  58

  77

  58

  55

  38

  Nithsdale

  267

  172

  158

  187

  167

  166

  174

  171

  185

  Stewartry

  38

  51

  54

  54

  68

  64

  95

  73

  76

  Wigtown

  69

  67

  63

  36

  20

  30

  28

  49

  70

  FIFE

  958

  768

  652

  710

  718

  774

  865

  1,455

  1,431

  Dunfermline

  435

  258

  268

  290

  301

  261

  321

  551

  461

  Kirkcaldy

  340

  320

  180

  237

  220

  255

  265

  505

  546

  North East Fife

  183

  190

  204

  183

  197

  258

  259

  399

  424

  GRAMPIAN

  944

  1,057

  1,095

  957

  945

  855

  983

  1,599

  2,311

  Aberdeen

  730

  844

  874

  746

  715

  657

  708

  1,236

  1,853

  Banff and Buchan

  60

  25

  19

  27

  13

  7

  23

  46

  69

  Gordon

  56

  28

  30

  22

  21

  24

  57

  57

  55

  Kincardine and Deeside

  20

  20

  13

  16

  18

  21

  22

  18

  37

  Moray

  78

  140

  159

  146

  178

  146

  173

  242

  297

  HIGHLAND

  334

  428

  409

  439

  434

  465

  439

  394

  476

  Badenoch and Strathspey

  19

  1

  0

  0

  0

  0

  0

  0

  0

  Caithness

  28

  8

  8

  13

  8

  2

  1

  2

  0

  Inverness

  158

  288

  265

  274

  275

  346

  305

  273

  297

  Lochaber

  38

  33

  35

  91

  79

  50

  58

  42

  93

  Nairn

  36

  35

  31

  21

  44

  45

  18

  24

  27

  Ross and Cromarty

  29

  23

  34

  12

  0

  0

  21

  14

  19

  Skye and Lochalsh

  23

  39

  32

  28

  28

  22

  36

  39

  40

  Sutherland

  3

  1

  1

  0

  0

  0

  0

  0

  0

  LOTHIAN

  1,506

  1,402

  1,402

  1,842

  1,650

  1,467

  1,928

  2,765

  3,226

  East Lothian

  222

  221

  169

  263

  272

  257

  338

  566

  586

  Edinburgh

  685

  771

  880

  945

  996

  896

  1,151

  1,609

  2,127

  Midlothian

  204

  172

  146

  332

  218

  211

  223

  342

  270

  West Lothian

  395

  238

  207

  302

  172

  103

  216

  248

  243

  STRATHCLYDE

  10,020

  9,964

  9,761

  10,243

  10,780

  9,832

  12,324

  13,306

  12,678

  Argyll and Bute

  327

  242

  141

  142

  148

  180

  246

  386

  294

  Bearsden and Milngavie

  10

  7

  0

  0

  0

  23

  60

  65

  59

  Clydebank1

  188

  127

  105

  180

  124

  170

  365

  281

  109

  Clydesdale

  115

  78

  32

  29

  23

  20

  26

  46

  95

  Cumbernauld and Kilsyth1

  231

  114

  170

  195

  312

  37

  392

  375

  318

  Cumnock and Doon Valley

  55

  39

  29

  26

  33

  35

  59

  46

  47

  Cunninghame

  347

  296

  242

  276

  291

  275

  327

  320

  314

  Dumbarton

  303

  289

  273

  312

  348

  362

  486

  839

  906

  East Kilbride

  312

  211

  304

  236

  257

  255

  306

  431

  440

  Eastwood

  5

  8

  5

  9

  8

  9

  12

  7

  7

  Glasgow1

  4,391

  4,926

  5,171

  5,049

  5,686

  5,082

  5,806

  6,834

  5,630

  Hamilton

  399

  417

  350

  500

  362

  481

  538

  425

  359

  Inverclyde

  307

  300

  360

  370

  329

  329

  334

  358

  415

  Kilmarnock and Loudoun1

  70

  72

  113

  162

  83

  71

  296

  278

  151

  Kyle and Carrick

  256

  184

  130

  265

  260

  260

  713

  518

  591

  Monklands

  491

  430

  424

  500

  471

  267

  305

  403

  521

  Motherwell

  882

  1,127

  990

  962

  994

  1,007

  1,082

  1,105

  992

  Renfrew1

  1,135

  805

  703

  736

  826

  695

  699

  1,245

  1,129

  Strathkelvin

  196

  292

  219

  294

  225

  268

  272

  224

  301

  TAYSIDE

  828

  705

  587

  652

  728

  735

  1,120

  1,337

  1,463

  Angus

  205

  167

  100

  120

  189

  153

  212

  224

  309

  Dundee

  322

  275

  195

  188

  189

  210

  432

  662

  682

  Perth and Kinross

  301

  263

  292

  344

  358

  372

  476

  451

  472

  ORKNEY ISLANDS

  8

  12

  4

  11

  6

  11

  12

  11

  6

  SHETLAND ISLANDS

  79

  62

  53

  68

  69

  85

  80

  98

  77

  WESTERN ISLES

  80

  84

  49

  42

  40

  38

  32

  29

  47

  1 Based on incomplete returns.

  Mr. Hume
  To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what information is available to indicate the levels of public expenditure in Scotland in meeting responsibilities to the homeless.
  250
  Lord James Douglas-Hamilton
  It is not possible to separate out in the way requested public expenditure incurred in meeting the needs of the homeless.
  251
  Mr. Hume
  To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what information is available to indicate the number of homeless households in Scotland in a given week.

  Lord James Douglas-Hamilton
  The information held centrally does not identify the number of homeless households in a given week.

  Mental Hospitals
  Mr. Goodlad
  To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what estimate he has of the proceeds of sales of mental hospitals in Scotland in each of the next seven years.

  Mr. Michael Forsyth
  One former mental hospital is currently surplus to Health Service requirements and is expected to be sold during the next financial year. It will be sold on the open market and the proceeds cannot therefore be estimated in advance. I am not in a position to forecast disposals and their proceeds in future years. It is a matter for health boards in the first place to consider closure and, after consultation with local interests, to seek the consent of my right hon. and learned Friend.

  Mentally Ill People
  Mr. Goodlad
  To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many homeless persons in Scotland have previously been admitted to hospitals with a primary diagnosis of schizophrenia psychoses.

  Mr. Michael Forsyth
  This information is not available.

  Mr. Goodlad
  To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) how many residential places have been provided in the community for patients discharged from mental hospitals in Scotland with a primary diagnosis of schizophrenia psychoses in each of the last 10 years;

  (2) how many residential places have been provided in the community for patients discharged from mental hospitals in Scotland in each of the last 10 years.

  Number of sheep monitored between 1 November 1987 and 18 March 1988

  1987

  1988

  Region

  November

  December

  January

  February

  March

  Scotland Total

  SA

  LM

  SM

  LM

  SM

  LM

  SM

  LM

  SM

  LM

  SM

  LM

  Borders

  1

  1162

  2

  118

  —

  1120

  2

  —

  —

  —

  5

  300

  Central

  —

  1564

  —

  1776

  —

  13

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  6

  22,406

  2

  21,361

  2

  2685

  4

  21,366

  —

  2341

  14

  7,502

  Dumfries and Galloway

  —

  1779

  —

  1788

  —

  1223

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  2

  2513

  2

  2625

  —

  1185

  4

  2369

  —

  292

  8

  3,574

  Fife

  6

  180

  4

  1197

  2

  1306

  3

  —

  —

  —

  15

  583

  Grampian

  2

  —

  3

  —

  1

  —

  3

  —

  —

  —

  9

  —

  Highland

  2

  —

  3

  —

  1

  —

  2

  —

  1

  —

  9

  —

  Lothian

  —

  166

  —

  144

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  110

  Orkney

  2

  —

  1

  —

  1

  —

  2

  —

  —

  —

  6

  —

  Shetland

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  Strathclyde

  —

  11,125

  —

  1467

  —

  110

  —

  147

  —

  —

  —

  —

  2

  21,190

  2

  1937

  1

  184

  3

  2165

  1

  241

  9

  4,066

  Tayside

  —

  —

  —

  1147

  —

  1439

  3

  —

  —

  132

  3

  618

  Western Isles

  3

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  3

  —

  Scotland monthly total

  26

  6,885

  19

  5,360

  8

  2,055

  26

  1,947

  2

  506

  81

  16,753

  Notes:

  SM—Slaughterhouse monitoring.

  LM—Live monitoring.

  1 Marked sheep.

  2 Sheep monitored on restricted farms in conjunction with the mark and release scheme.

  252
  Mr. Michael Forsyth
  Statistics of the type requested are not held centrally. Such figures as are available for residential accommodation in the community reflect the total provision made by local authorities and voluntary bodies for mentally handicapped and mentally ill people already in the community as well as for ex-patients of mental hospitals. Provision of places for people with specific mental illnesses is not identified separately. The numbers of residential places made available in each of the last 10 years by local authorities and voluntary bodies was as follows:

  31 March

  Mental handicap

  Mental illness

  1978

  11,063

  1979

  1,087

  168

  1980

  1,093

  209

  1981

  1,155

  218

  1982

  1,242

  283

  21983

  1,491

  485

  1984

  1,665

  559

  1985

  1,773

  608

  1986

  1,951

  644

  31987

  2,129

  674

  1 1978 statistics covered the mentally handicapped and mentally ill together.

  2 From 1983 onwards, statistics included details of provision in other establishments, such as group homes, of which local authorities were aware.

  3 1987 figures are provisional.

  Sheep
  Dr. David Clark
  To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many sheep have been monitored for radioactivity in each month since October 1987 in each region.

  Mr. Michael Forsyth
  The information is as follows:

  Housing Association Grant
  Mr. Kirkwood
  To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will set out the distribution of housing association grant by settlement size for the period from 1979 to 1988.

  Lord James Douglas-Hamilton
  Housing association grant is a payment made in consequence of the approval of a project, under the approved development programme of the Housing Corporation in Scotland. The Secretary of State exercises control over the amount of public funding available to the housing association movement and the general categorisation of types of project through his approval of this annual programme.

  No information is held by settlement size on the distribution of housing association grant or capital allocations to associations.

  Voluntary Organisations (Grants)
  Mr. Hume
  To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what specific legislative powers currently exist for the provision of grant aid to voluntary organisations providing emergency accommodation for the single homeless in Scotland.

  Lord James Douglas-Hamilton
  Section 39 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 1987 makes provision for the Secretary of State and for local authorities to give assistance to voluntary organisations concerned with homelessness. Assistance is also available under the Local Government Grants (Social Need) Act 1969.

  Region

  Admissions into local authority care in year ending 31 March by reason of family homelessness

  Children in local authority care at 31 March by reason of family homelessness

  1984

  1985

  1986

  1984

  1985

  1986

  Borders

  1

  8

  1

  7

  6

  3

  Central

  1

  0

  1

  4

  5

  4

  Dumfries and Galloway

  0

  0

  2

  3

  3

  5

  Fife

  1

  0

  0

  9

  8

  8

  Grampian

  6

  11

  1

  18

  15

  11

  Highland

  0

  5

  2

  6

  1

  1

  Lothian

  2

  1

  0

  9

  4

  4

  Tayside

  2

  1

  0

  15

  14

  10

  Orkney

  0

  0

  0

  0

  0

  0

  Shetland

  0

  0

  0

  0

  0

  0

  Western Isles

  0

  0

  0

  0

  0

  0

  Scotland (excluding Strathclyde)

  13

  26

  7

  71

  56

  46

  Information provided by Strathclyde regional council on admissions to care by reason of homelessness relates only to 1984–85 and 1985–86 when the numbers of children concerned were respectively 15 and 19. No information is available from Strathclyde on children currently in care for this reason.

  The very difficult problems which can arise when dealing with homeless people call for the exercise of good housing management and close co-operation between all the agencies involved. The Government are committed to maintaining an effective legislative framework to help the homeless.
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  Mr. Hume
  To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what grants were made in 1986–87 by Government Departments and local authorities in Scotland to voluntary organisations providing accommodation for(a) the single homeless, (b) battered women and their families, (c) homeless families and (d) ex-offenders.

  Lord James Douglas-Hamilton
  Some £400,000 in grant aid was provided by Scottish Office in 1986–87 via local authorities for the provision of hostel accommodation for ex-offenders, and a further £100,000 was given to voluntary organisations involved with the homeless, although not necessarily themselves providing accommodation. I do not have details of grants made by local authorities.

  Children (Homelessness)
  Mr. Rowe
  To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what are the annual figures for the number of children received into care by reason of homelessness; if he will give this information for Scotland as a whole and for each local authority area; what are the latest figures for the number of children in local authority care where the reason for their admission into care was homelessness; if he will give this information for Scotland as a whole for each local authority area for the years ended 31 March 1985, 1986, 1987, or the three most recent years; and if he will make a statement.

  Mr. Michael Forsyth
  The information for Scotland, excluding Strathclyde, in the last three years for which figures are available is as follows:

  Labour Statistics
  Mr. McAllion
  To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many people were registered as unemployed in Scotland on 1 October 1981; and what was the total on 1 October 1986.

  Mr. Lang
  The information is not available in the precise form requested. In October 1981 the number of unemployed claimants in Scotland was 302,362. The corresponding figure for October 1986 was 359,236. Due to changes which have taken place in the compilation of the statistics during the period these figures are not directly comparable.

  Merksworth High School, Paisley
  Mr. Allen Adams
  To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will accept the invitation of the Merksworth high school, Paisley, parents' association to visit the school on Saturday 26 March to view the school's educational facilities; and if he will make a statement.

  Mr. Michael Forsyth
  Neither my right hon. and learned Friend nor I has any plans to visit Merksworth high school at present.

  YTS
  Mr. McAllion
  To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what the occupancy rates on the YTS in Dundee are at the latest date and for equivalent dates for each month since the scheme started.

  Mr. Lang
  [holding answer 24 March 1988]: Information in the form requested cannot be given except at disproportionate cost.

  In Dundee local authority district at 26 February 1988 (the latest available date) there were 1,857 contracted places on YTS, 1,430 of which were filled (a 77 per cent. occupancy rate). For the same date in 1987, there were 1,409 contracted places of which 1,139 were filled (an 81 per cent. occupancy rate). These figures do not include occupancy rates on YTS schemes administered by the large companies unit, which does not break down figures to local level.

EMPLOYMENT

  Unified Training Programme
  Mr. Wareing
  To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what representations he has received about the proposed unified training programme; what problems with regard to its implementation have been drawn to his attention; and if he will make a statement.

  Mr. Nicholls
  We have received a number of representations from hon. Members and others about a range of matters concerning the new employment training programme, on which the recent White Paper "Training for Employment" announced that the Government had accepted in full the recommendations made by the Manpower Services Commission. The new programme will commence on 5 September this year, and the MSC is now making detailed arrangements for its implementation.

  Tourism
  Mr. Fearn
  To ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he has any plans to meet the chairman of the English tourist board to discuss the encouragement of tourism in the north-west of England.

  Mr. Lee
  I have regular meetings with the chairman of the English tourist board to discuss the development and promotion of tourism throughout England, including the north-west.

  Mr. John Marshall
  To ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will make a further statement on the development of tourism in the inner cities.

  Mr. Lee
  As part of the Government's "Action for Cities" programme, the Engish tourist board is to run a256
  campaign to help identify and develop the tourism potential of inner city areas. Inner city tourism will continue to benefit from the English tourist board's marketing initiatives as well as the section 4 scheme of financial assistance.

  Disablement Resettlement Officers
  Mr. Leighton
  To ask the Secretary of State for Employment whether he has any plans to increase the numbers of disablement resettlement officers.

  Mr. Lee
  I have no plans at present to increase the numbers of disablement resettlement officers. The matter will continue to be kept under review.

  Special Aids
  Mr. Leighton
  To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what training is given to those responsible for issuing aids under the special aids to employment scheme.

  Mr. Lee
  Technical officers who are responsible for the provision of advice on aids issued under the special aids to employment scheme, attend training courses designed to keep them abreast of technical developments. Courses are arranged in conjunction with manufacturers, suppliers and those major voluntary organisations for people with disabilities. They are also encouraged to attend exhibitions, read publications and liaise on a day-to-clay basis with manufacturers, suppliers, local colleges, the medical profession and other health care professionals.

  Mr. Malcolm Bruce
  To ask the Secretary of State for Employment whether the Manpower Services Commission offices holds stocks of items commonly requested under the special aids to employment scheme; and if he will make a statement.

  Mr. Lee
  Stocks of items commonly requested under the special aids to employment scheme are held centrally by the employment service.

  Mr. Malcolm Bruce
  To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what was the average length of time between receipt of an application under the Manpower Services Commission special aids to employment scheme, and the date the equipment was delivered.

  Mr. Lee
  There are no figures available on the average length of time between receipt of the application for equipment under the special aids to employment scheme and the date the equipment was delivered. Typically, the period can vary from a few days to several weeks depending on the complexity of the case and the availability of the equipment.

  Mr. Malcolm Bruce
  To ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list for each region the numbers arid types of equipment issued under the Manpower Services Commission special aids to employment scheme for each of the last five years.

  Mr. Lee
  There is no information readily available on the types of equipment issued under the special aids to employment scheme for each of the last five years. Information on numbers is readily available only for the past four years, and is as follows:
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  Region

  1983–84

  1984–85

  1985–86

  1986–87

  Midlands

  193

  235

  342

  386

  Wales

  74

  85

  144

  175

  London

  257

  280

  573

  630

  South East

  264

  297

  415

  605

  Scotland

  179

  169

  176

  325

  Northern

  44

  58

  76

  77

  Yorkshire-Humberside

  102

  118

  282

  298

  North West

  121

  211

  354

  468

  East Midlands

  —

  —

  —

  192

  South West

  222

  187

  378

  384

  Mr. Malcolm Bruce
  To ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list the occupations of those receiving equipment under the Manpower Services Commission special aids to employment scheme for each of the last five years.

  Mr. Lee
  A list of occupations of those receiving equipment under the special aids to employment scheme for each of the last five years is not available. The following information shows some of the typical occupations of people who have benefited by the issue of equipment.

  General Clerk

  Cost Clerk

  Bonus Clerk

  Articled Clerk

  Accounts Clerk

  Clerical Assistant

  Social Worker

  Computer Programmer

  Computer Operator

  Printers Assistant

  Technical Officer

  Trainee Manager

  Training Officer

  Receptionist

  Telephonist

  Disability Services Co-ordinator

  Word Processor

  Typist (Audio)

  Typist (Copy)

  Secretary

  Physiotherapist

  Equal Opportunities Officer

  Photographer

  Porter

  Medical Secretary

  Production Worker

  Solicitor

  Circuit Board Assembler

  Sales Director

  Journalist

  Machine Tool Operator

  Scientific Officer

  Appeals Organiser

  Teacher

  Nurse

  Doctor

  Accountant

  Careers Officer

  Engineer

  Driver

  Civil Servant

  Mr. Malcolm Bruce
  To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what was the average retail price of an aid issued under the Manpower Services Commission special aids to employment scheme.

  Mr. Lee
  The average retail price of aids issued under the scheme during the financial year 1986–87 was £473. However, discounts on retail prices are sought for bulk purchases of aids which are frequently issued.
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  Mr. Malcolm Bruce
  To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what was the cost to the Manpower Services Commission of the special aids to employment scheme for each of the last five years.

  Mr. Lee
  The cost to the Manpower Services Commission of the special aids to employment scheme for each of the last five years is as follows:

  Year

  Cost £

  1982–83

  529,379

  1983–84

  792,168

  1984–85

  927,279

  1985–86

  1,094,000

  1986–87

  1,674,000

  Premises and Equipment (Adaptation Scheme)
  Mr. Malcolm Bruce
  To ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many adaptations carried out under the adaptation to premises and equipment scheme were to meet the needs of people categorised as(a) deaf without speech, (b) deaf with speech and (c) hard of hearing.

  Mr. Lee
  During the first six months of the current financial year, the number of adaptations carried out under the adaptations to premises and equipment scheme to meet the needs of people categorised as(a) deaf without speech, (b) deaf with speech, (c) hard of hearing were (a) 4, (b) 4, and (c)

  Mr. Malcolm Bruce
  To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what is the average length of time between the date of application for the adaptation to premises and equipment scheme and the date the application is completed.

  Mr. Lee
  There are no figures available on the average length of time between the date of application for the adaptation to premises and equipment scheme and the date the application is completed. Typically, the period can vary from a few days to several months depending on the complexity of the case.

  Mr. Malcolm Bruce
  To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what was the average amount of grant awarded under the adaptation of premises and equipment scheme for each of the last five years.

  Mr. Lee
  Total expenditure, numbers of people helped and the average amount of grant awarded under the adaptation to premises and equipment scheme for each of the last five years were:

  Year

  Annual expenditure

  Number of people helped

  Average cost

  £

  £

  1982–83

  107,334

  117

  917

  1983–84

  134,412

  170

  790

  1984–85

  243,649

  145

  1,680

  1985–86

  295,000

  165

  1,788

  1986–87

  257,000

  253

  1,016

  Aural Handicap
  Mr. Malcolm Bruce
  To ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many copies of the Manpower Services Commission leaflet EPL 38 "Employing someone who is deaf or hard of hearing", were issued in the last five years.
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  Mr. Lee
  Approximately 10,000 copies of the leaflet EPL 38 have been issued in the last five years.

  Restart
  Ms. Short
  To ask the Secretary of State for Employment, if he will provide details for each region of the average time between a new claimant's availability for work being queried and a decision being made by an adjudication officer.

  Mr. Lee
  Information is not available in the precise form requested. However, the speed with which adjudication officers make decisions (that is, the time between their receiving a referral and reaching a decision) is monitored in a 5 per cent. sample of cases. The sample shows that, for the three-month period ending 31 December 1987, the percentage of all availability questions (on both new and existing claims and including decisions on availability during holidays) decided within four weeks of referral to an adjudication officer, for each employment service region, was as follows:—

  Availability

  Restricted Availability

  Per cent.

  Per cent.

  London and South East

  81·8

  81·8

  Northern

  98·5

  98·6

  Yorkshire and Humberside

  95·5

  96·3

  South West

  89·6

  85·1

  Wales

  82·9

  97·2

  East Midlands

  85·3

  91·1

  West Midlands

  76·2

  78·3

  North West

  92·0

  98·0

  Scotland

  74·9

  93·3

  Rural Areas
  Mr. Ieuan Wyn Jones
  To ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will make a statement on the levels of unemployment in rural areas and the measures which his Department is taking to reduce them.

  Mr. Lee
  Information on unemployment in rural areas is not readily available. However, an independent unemployment analysis carried out for the Development Commission for Rural England suggests that rural areas are sharing in the general drop in unemployment. The analysis estimated that the average unemployment rate in the Development Commission's rural development areas as a whole fell from 10·4 per cent. to 9·7 per cent. in the year to April 1987. During the same period, the unemployment rate nationally fell from 11·5 per cent. to 10·9 per cent. National unemployment has continued to fall since last April, and is now 9·1 per cent. These further falls can only have further benefited rural areas.

  My Department is playing its part with other interested Departments to foster these improvements, by providing active encouragement and support to enterprise. We are providing support for local enterprise agencies, tourism, and small businesses through our small firms service and a range of marketing improvement services. In addition, the full range of our employment, enterprise and training measures are available to help unemployed people in rural areas.

  Education and Training (Tax Relief)
  Mr. Maclennan
  To ask the Secretary of State for Employment whether, pursuant to the answer of 18 260
  December 1987, Official Report, column 829, he will place a copy of the joint Manpower Services Commission, Department of Education and Science and Inland Revenue guide to tax relief for employers' expenditure on education and training in the Library.

  Mr. Nicholls
  The guide to tax relief for employers' expenditure on education and training was published on 15 February 1988. Copies of "Tax, Training and Education — a Guide for Employers, Education and Training Providers" are being placed in the Library.

  Hotel Grading
  Mr. Gregory
  To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what consultation is taking place on a scheme for hotel grading as a separate qualitative assessment from classification.

  Mr. Lee
  [holding answer 24 March 1988]: Following extensive consultations with the serviced accommodation sector, the English tourist board has announced its intention of introducing a system of assessing quality standards as an addition to the existing crown classification system. The English tourist board is involved in detailed discussions with the industry and its trade associations on the best way to introduce the new scheme.

AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FOOD

  Beekeeping
  Mr. Haynes
  To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he plans to meet representatives of beekeeping organisations.

  Mr. Donald Thompson
  I have no such plans at present. My officials have regular meetings with representatives of the national beekeeping organisations and keep me in touch with their views.

  European Community Agriculture Ministers
  Mr. Ieuan Wyn Jones
  To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when he last met his counterparts from the other European Community states; and what matters were discussed.

  Mr. MacGregor
  I refer the hon. Member to the reply that I gave to my hon. Friend the Member for York (Mr. Gregory) on 10 March at columns 323–24.

  Green Pound
  Mr. Matthew Taylor
  To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when he expects the next devaluation of the green pound.

  Mr. MacGregor
  Green pound devaluations are best considered at the time of the annual prices fixing when all relevant factors can be taken into account.

  Cereals
  Dr. David Clark
  To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what base year he intends to operate for the area of cereals set-aside scheme; and if he will make a statement.
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  Mr. MacGregor
  This and other conditions applying to farmers entering the set-aside scheme will need to be decided in the light of the detailed Community rules yet to be established.

  Severn Barrage
  Mr. Stern
  To ask the Secretary of State for Energy when he expects the current studies into the proposed Severn barrage to be completed.

  Mr. Parkinson
  The Severn tidal power group's work programme is due to conclude at the end of this year.

  UKAEA (SP-100 Project)
  Dr. Thomas
  To ask the Secretary of State for Energy (1) whether the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority has had any commercial involvement in terms of advice consultancy or hardware and software development for the SP-100 nuclear powered space project;

  (2) if there have been any commercial links between UKAEA's Culham laboratories and the SP-100 US space-based nuclear propulsion programme.

  Mr. Michael Spicer
  I understand that the UKAEA has had no commercial involvement in, or links with, this project.

  Uranium
  Dr. Thomas
  To ask the Secretary of State for Energy if, pursuant to his reply to the hon. Member for Meirionnydd Nant Conwy,Official Report, 18 March, column 685, he will specify the exact nature of safeguards arrangements applied to South African origin uranium, giving details of date of entry into force and expiration of all such safeguards.

  Mr. Michael Spicer
  Specific safeguards arrangements are confidential to the parties involved.

  Dr. Thomas
  To ask the Secretary of State for Energy what information he possesses on the practice of flag swapping on uranium consignments under Euratom safeguards control in European Economic Community countries, including flag swapping on uranium of United States, Canadian, Australian and South African origin.

  Mr. Michael Spicer
  I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 9 March 1988, at columns 200–1.

  Sellafield
  Dr. Thomas
  To ask the Secretary of State for Energy pursuant to his reply to the hon. Member for Meirionnydd Nant Conwy, 18 March Official Report column 685, why it is expected to take until the end of 1988 to bring the first four Sellafield particular safeguards provisions into force.

  Mr. Michael Spicer
  The particular safeguards provisions require detailed preparation and consultation.

TRANSPORT

  A2 (Accidents)
  Mr. David Shaw
  To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what information he has on fatal and non-fatal 262
  accidents on the A2 between Lydden and Whitfield (A256) and Whitfield and Deal (A258) for each year since 1970; and what comparable figures are available for other similar roads in the United Kingdom.

  Mr. Peter Bottomley
  The information available is as follows:

  Number of accidents

  Accident 1rates

  Year

  Fatal

  Non-fatal

  Fatal

  All-injury

  Lydden-Whitfield (A256)

  1981

  1

  9

  0·04

  0·39

  1982

  1

  6

  0·04

  0·27

  1983

  2

  5

  0·08

  0·27

  1984

  2

  9

  0·08

  0·43

  1985

  1

  8

  0·03

  0·29

  1986

  2

  10

  0·06

  0·39

  Whitfield-Deal (A258)

  1981

  1

  13

  0·07

  0·92

  1982

  —

  11

  —

  0·72

  1983

  1

  8

  0·07

  0·59

  1984

  —

  8

  —

  0·53

  1985

  —

  2

  —

  0·12

  1986

  1

  7

  0·06

  0·49

  National average rates2

  1984

  0·01

  0·27

  1985

  0·01

  0·24

  1986

  0·01

  0·24

  1 Accidents per million vehicle kilometers.

  2 These rates are for all purpose single and dual carriageway trunk roads in non-built up areas in Great Britain.

  Random Breath Testing
  Mr. Nicholas Bennett
  To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what information he has as to the effectiveness of random breath testing in other countries; and if he will make a statement.

  Mr. Peter Bottomley
  We keep in close touch with international experience. Although some countries that have introduced random breath testing seem to have achieved dramatic reductions in their levels of drinking and driving, they are no more successful overall than we are in containing the problem. In Australia, for example, the introduction of random breath testing in some states has reduced the level of drinking and driving to around the current level in this country. It is not always straightforward to compare one country with another and to assume that changes in one social environment would work in another. In this country the police have wide discretion to enforce the law on drinking and driving. This led to more than 300,000 breath tests last year resulting in over 100,000 convictions.

  London Docklands (Roads)
  Ms. Gordon
  To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) if the docklands northern relief road was taken over by his Department as a road scheme when the Greater London council was abolished; (2) what is the current official status of the docklands northern relief road; (3) what is the status of the London Docklands development corporation's proposals for the south Poplar link road and the East India dock link road; (4) what assumptions have been made about completion dates for London Docklands development corporation schemes known jointly as the docklands highway.
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  Mr. Peter Bottomley
  On abolition of the GLC, my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State became responsible for safeguarding the protected corridor of the proposed dock lands northern relief road. The LDDC has developed proposals for docklands highways to provide access to developments within its area. These proposals, which include the south Poplar link road and the East India dock link road, follow the protected corridor. It is expected that they will have been completed by the early 1990s.

  Dockland Link Roads
  Ms. Gordon
  To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what will be the status of the A13 between West India Dock road and the Leamouth road when the south Poplar and the East India Dock road are completed and linked to the A13 East India Dock road;

  (2) what traffic management measures are proposed for the A13 between West India Dock road and Leamouth road once the south Poplar link road and the East India Dock link road are completed;

  (3) whether heavy vehicles will be allowed along the south Poplar link road and the East India Dock link road, as well as along the A13 between West India Dock road and Leamouth road;

  (4) what is the relationship, from the point of view of through traffic and local traffic, between the A13 junction improvement schemes and the docklands highway.

  Mr. Peter Bottomley
  The docklands highway and the A13, to be improved by the six schemes whose inclusion in the Department's road programme was announced on 7 March, will together provide for traffic moving to and from the docklands area, and through it. The Department has set up a working group with the London Docklands development corporation, local authorities, police and other interested parties to discuss traffic management, including heavy vehicles in the area. There are no proposals to change the status of the A13.

  Trunk Roads
  Ms. Gordon
  To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) whether all trunk road schemes are subject to public inquiries including an examination of the purpose, function and design of schemes;

  (2) if there will be public inquiries to examine the purpose, function and design of the six A13 junction schemes which he recently announced;

  (3) what are the expected completion dates of the A13 junction improvements;

  (4) what public consultation is to take place about the A13 schemes he announced on 7 March.

  Mr. Peter Bottomley
  Public inquiries are normally required to be held into unresolved objections to orders authorising trunk road schemes. The scope of the inquiry depends on the nature of the objections.

  It is too early to say what public consultation and inquiries may be necessary for the recently announced A13 schemes. We hope they will he completed by the mid-1990s.

  Tiger Super Puma Helicopter
  Mr. Malcolm Bruce
  To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when he expects the French DGAC to complete 264
  its air worthiness review of the AS332L Tiger Super Puma helicopter; and if he will make it his policy to publish the findings.

  Mr. Peter Bottomley
  The Civil Aviation Authority is participating in the French DGAC airworthiness review of the AS 332L helicopter, which is expected to be completed shortly. It will be for the authority, which is wholly responsible for civil aviation safety regulation, to take any action on the outcome of the review.

  Rail Network (London)
  Dr. Twinn
  To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what plans he has to deal with congestion on the London rail network.

  Mr. Channon
  I have for some time been considering, with British Rail and London Regional Transport, the scope for improving and developing the railway network in London. A number of major improvements are already in hand at central London termini and I have authorised the purchase of additional rolling stock and expenditure to relieve congestion at a number of stations on the Underground. But the chairmen of BR and LRT both agree that more must be done. In particular, an urgent review is needed of capacity in the central area. We have therefore jointly established a central London rail study, to focus on these concerns in the light of present and future demand. The aim will be to develop a strategy for improving services, bearing in mind the need to maximise the use of existing assets. But I do not rule out the possible need for major extensions of London's rail infrastructure. I hope to have initial results in July. I am placing a copy of the terms of reference for the study in the Library.

  Driver and Vehicle Licensing Directorate
  Mr. Couchman
  To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what information has been given to the staff of the driver and vehicle licensing directorate about the consequences of the proposed change to executive agency status.

  Mr. Peter Bottomley
  We are anxious that the staff in DVLD are given full information on the proposal so that they are not unnecessarily concerned about its implications. In common with the rest of the Department on 18 February, the day of the Prime Minister's announcement, DVLD staff received a message on the changes from the permanent secretary. They also received a personal message from the director and subsequently more detailed information in the form of a question and answer brief in the DVLD house journal. Staff will also be kept informed of any further development in this way. The content of the question and answer briefing is as follows.

  Q1. What changes will be made at DVLD?
  A1. The main changes at DVLD will be in the way the Directorate is financed, in its accounting systems, and in increased responsibility for personnel management The changes will all be aimed at giving the Directorate greater freedom to manage its own operations and to achieve results. Ways of enabling staff to share in the benefits of improved performance resulting from the new agency status may also be possible. It is too early to be more specific.
  Q2. Why has DVLD been identified as a candidate for possible Executive Agency status?
  A2. DVLD is already a relatively autonomous unit within DTp. It is a large scale unit with unique executive functions. It already has many of the features of an

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  executive agency. It has approved annual plans and administers the bulk of its expenditure and staffing under extensive delegated powers from the Department. It agrees with and reports to the Department on its performance targets. It has a very good record on improving customer service and of reducing its operating costs. The adoption of executive agency status should help consolidate these achievements and provide more freedom for DVLD to deliver the results required of it.
  Q3. Will the staff of the new agencies remain subject to civil service pay and conditions? Will there be any redundancies as a result of further improvement in efficiency?
  A3. Staff in the proposed DTp agencies would remain civil servants with appropriate nationally agreed pay scales. No changes are intended at present in basic conditions of service. The Trade Unions would be fully consulted should any changes in terms and conditions of service be contemplated in the future. DVLD's workload is currently increasing at 4 per cent. per year and it is anticipated that this will absorb any staff released through efficiency improvements.
  Q4. If it goes ahead will any work move from Swansea?
  A4. There may be some changes at the margins as much to do with work moving to DVLD as work moving away.
  Q5. What will happen to the VROs?
  A5. The VROs will be included in the proposed agency along with DVLC and DVOIT.
  Q6. Will agency staff have the freedom to move back to the Department?
  A6. Transfer arrangements for staff between agencies and their parent and other Departments will be retained. There would be some change in personnel management responsibilities exercised by DVLD but overall the present degree of freedom should remain the same.
  Q7. Will the DVLD workload change as a result of these proposals?
  A7. DVLDs workload is forecast to increase at 4 per cent. per annum and no changes are foreseen as a direct result of the proposed change in status.
  Q8. Will DVOIT be included in the new agency?
  A8. The current intention is that it should but its future status will be subject to review in the light of the operational framework agreed upon for the proposed DVLC agency.
  Q9. Does the proposal imply criticism of DVLD?
  A9. Rather the reverse. The proposals build on the considerable achievements of the Directorate by giving it more freedom to run it own affairs.
  Q10. What about personnel management of VRO staff?
  A10. This will be reviewed to see what the most sensible arrangement would be. There will be no significant changes in the level of service provided.
  Q11. Have staff been informed of this development?
  A11. All DVLD staff have received messages from the Permanent Secretary and the Director. The Departmental and local TUS have been informed.
  Q12. When will DVLD become an executive agency?
  A12. Decisions have still to he taken on whether or not DVLD should become an executive agency. If a decision is taken in favour a great deal will have to be done and this will inevitably take some time.
  Q13. How will the new DVLD agency affect the local Trade Unions?
  A13. It is not expected that there will be any immediate changes to the local TUS structure if the DVLD agency is set up but the position will need to be kept under review by both sides in the light of experience with the new organisation.
  Q14. What will determine whether DVLD becomes an executive agency?
  A14. If Ministers consider that changes in the form of Departmental and Treasury control, together with a reduction in Ministerial involvement in day to day operations, would give agency management the opportunity to improve the efficiency of their operations.

  Cash Limits
  Mr. Favell
  To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what changes he proposes to make to the 1987–88 cash limits on his Department's Votes.

  Mr. Channon
  Running costs expenditure on Class VIII Vote 4 is expected to be £300,000 higher than was provided for in the spring Supplementary Estimates (HC284). There will be a corresponding reduction to non-running costs subheads on that vote. Running costs expenditure on Class VIII Vote 2, which is in the same running costs limit as Class VIII Vote 4, has been reduced by £300,000 and the cash limit on Class VIII Vote 2 has been reduced from £187,594,000 to £187,294,000.

  Woolwich Ferry
  Mr. Cartwright
  To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make a statement about the progress of negotiations to end industrial action on the Woolwich ferry.

  Mr. Peter Bottomley
  The London borough of Greenwich is still trying to negotiate a settlement with the work force. I am meeting the leader of Greenwich borough council on 28 March to discuss the position.

  Mr. Cartwright
  To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many crossings have been lost as a result of industrial action on the Woolwich ferry between 1 April 1987 and the most recent convenient date.

  Mr. Peter Bottomley
  Too many. Up to 24 March about 33,000 crossings have been lost.

  London Transport
  Mr. Ieuan Wyn Jones
  To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what was the public subsidy to(a) London Underground and (b) London Transport in each year since 1979 at (i) outturn and (ii) constant 1988 prices.

  Mr. David Mitchell
  It is not possible to attribute these grants as between the Underground and other LRT activities, as grants were not so assigned when they were made. The figures for grants to London Regional Transport were as follows:

  Outturn Prices

  January 1988 Prices

  1979

  148

  269

  1980

  196

  301

  1981

  216

  299

  1982

  313

  397

  1983

  339

  412

  1984–85

  317

  365

  1985–86

  323

  349

  1986–87

  295

  308

  1987–88

  239

  239

  1988–89

  190

  182

  Victoria Place Road, Stoke
  Mr. Ashley
  To ask the Secretary of State for Transport why the Victoria place road scheme in Stoke-on-Trent was not included in the 1988–89 transport supplementary grant settlement.

  Mr. Peter Bottomley
  Victoria place link, Stoke-on-Trent, was included in Staffordshire's transport policies and programme submission for 1988–89. It was not
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  selected for transport supplementary grant support since the main works were not programmed to start until 1989–90. TSG funds are limited and grant is usually restricted to schemes already under construction or whose main works are due to start in that financial year.

  Victoria place link was Staffordshire's third priority for TSG; its first two have been given grant aid. If put forward again next year with sufficient priority, the scheme will he considered on its merits in competition with schemes from other authorities for the funds available.

  A50 Stoke
  Mr. Ashley
  To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when the traffic flow was last measured on the A50 in Stoke-on-Trent, South; what was the number of vehicles counted on a 12-hour weekday; what was the corresponding heavy commercial vehicle count; and which major roads passing through urban areas in the west midlands have a higher traffic count.

  Mr. Peter Bottomley
  The latest count was taken on the A50/A520 (Meir) junction in October 1987. The average weekday 12-hour flow was 23,900 vehicles of which some 19 per cent. were heavy vehicles.

  Many roads through urban areas in the west midlands have a higher traffic count. In addition to the motorways, lengths of A34, A38(M), A41, A45, A435, A449, A456 and A457 within the west midlands conurbation all carry higher volumes.

  M6 Stoke
  Mr. Ashley
  To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what is the average vehicle count for a 12-hour weekday on the M6 adjacent to Stoke-on-Trent; and what is the corresponding number of heavy lorries.

  Mr. Peter Bottomley
  The latest 12-hour weekday average count on M6 is 61,300 vehicles (36·5 per cent. heavy vehicles) between junctions 15 and 16 and 66,700 vehicles (21·5 per cent. heavy vehicles) between junctions 14 and 15. Counts were taken in September 1987.

  Traffic Counts
  Mr. Ashley
  To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what is the highest traffic count of(a) all vehicles and (b) heavy commercial vehicles on urban roads that has been reported to his Department in the last two years; what was the date of the count; and where was the road.

  Mr. Peter Bottomley
  A classified traffic count of 12 hours duration (7 am to 7 pm) for one day is taken as part of the Department's rotating traffic census. Counts are taken on one sixth of major road links each year so that all links are covered in six years. The classification "urban" is no longer used, being replaced by "built-up" where a section of road has a speed limit of 40 mph or less.

  The highest traffic counts on built-up roads recorded in 1986 and 1987 are:

  Date of count

  12-hour count

  Road

  Location

  Grid reference

  All vehicles

  15 October 1986

  89,663(90,089)

  A4202

  Park Lane, London

  52801806

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  Date of count

  12-hour count

  Road

  Location

  Grid reference

  14 October 1987

  73,380 (73,692)

  A104

  Woodford New Road, North East London

  53991917

  Heavy goods vehicles

  22 April 1986

  8,678

  A405

  North Watford between A41 and M1 junction 6

  51102004

  14 April 1987

  14,228

  A282

  South of Dartford Tunnel

  55581750

  Figures in brackets include pedal cycles.

  Traffic Congestion (Stoke)
  Mr. Ashley
  To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will outline the proposals supported by his Department designed to reduce peak hour traffic congestion in Stoke-on-Trent, South; what will be the expected benefit of each; and by what date completion of each proposal is expected.

  Mr. Peter Bottomley
  Construction of a grade-separated junction at Hanford (A34/A500) is well advanced and should be completed by early summer. We also have in preparation a scheme to upgrade the A50 route between Blythe bridge and Queensway (A500). Subject to the completion of statutory processes work should start on this in 1992 and be completed in about two years.

  Departmental Staff
  Mr. Cran
  To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if, pursuant to the answer of 8 March,Official Report, columns 153–4, he will list by Civil Service grade the number of officials in his Department located outside London.

  Mr. Peter Bottomley
  The number of staff in the Department by grade, both permanent and casual, located outside London on 18 March 1988 was:

  Grade title

  Total

  Administrative Assistant

  3,030

  Administrative Officer

  2,248

  Assistant Chief Driving Examiner

  1

  Assistant Librarian

  1

  Assistant Scientific Officer

  17

  Assistant Storekeeper

  8

  Assistant Chief Reprographics Officer

  3

  Cartographic Assistant (Misc.)

  1

  Cartographic Draughtsman (Misc.)

  3

  Casual Administrative Assistant

  243

  Casual Administrative Officer

  8

  Casual Cleaner

  6

  Casual Clerical Assistant

  2

  Casual Government Telephonist

  1

  Casual Messenger

  9

  Casual Paperkeeper

  2

  Casual Personal Secretary

  1

  Casual Reprographics Operators II

  2

  Casual Technical Grade 1

  1

  Casual Technical Grade 2

  1

  Casual Typist

  10

  Chairman of Traffic Commissioners

  8

  Chief Photographer

  1

  Chief Typing Manager

  1

  Cleaner (full time)

  1

  Cleaner (less that 10 hours a week)

  167

  269

  Grade title

  Total

  Cleaner (part time)

  12

  Clerical Assistant

  1

  Coastguard Officer

  210

  Data Processor

  1

  District Officer (Coastguard)

  27

  Driving Examiner

  1,007

  Engineer and Ship Surveyor Grade 1

  20

  Engineer and Ship Surveyor Grade 2

  11

  Executive Officer

  924

  Government Telephonists

  8

  Grade 3 (Under Secretary)

  2

  Grade 4 (Chief Inspector of Accidents C/Av)

  1

  Grade 4 (Chief Scientific Officer L/S)

  1

  Grade 4 (Director A—Civil Engineer)

  5

  Grade 4 (Director A—M & E Engineer)

  1

  Grade 4 (Director Middle Band)

  1

  Grade 5 (Assistant Secretary)

  5

  Grade 5 (Assistant Chief Engineer—CE)

  1

  Grade 5 (Director 3—Civil Engineer)

  7

  Grade 5 (Director 3—Electrical Engineer)

  1

  Grade 5 (Director 5—M & E Engineer)

  2

  Grade 5 (Deputy Chief Inspector of Accidents)

  1

  Grade 5 (Deputy Chief Scientific Officer)

  7

  Grade 6 (Chief Surveyor)

  5

  Grade 6 (Senior Principal Scientific Officer)

  14

  Grade 6 (Senior Principal)

  13

  Grade 6 (Superintending Civil Engineer)

  23

  Grade 6 (Superintending Electrical Engineer)

  2

  Grade 6 (Superintending M & E Engineer)

  2

  Grade 6 (Superintending Mechanical Engineer)

  7

  Grade 7 (Casual PP & TO Civil Engineer)

  1

  Grade 7 (PP & TO Civil Engineer)

  81

  Grade 7 (PP & TO Electrical Engineer)

  12

  Grade 7 (PP & TO Landscape Architect)

  2

  Grade 7 (PP & TO M & E Engineer)

  2

  Grade 7 (PP & TO Mechanical Engineer)

  16

  Grade 7 (PP & TO Quantity Surveyor)

  2

  Grade 7 (PP & TO Railway EMP Inspector)

  2

  Grade 7 (Principal Engineer & Ship Surveyor)

  13

  Grade 7 (Principal Information Officer)

  1

  Grade 7 (Principal Inspector of Coastguard)

  7

  Grade 7 (Principal Scientific Officer)

  82

  Grade 7 (Principal Nautical Surveyor)

  9

  Grade 7 (Principal Ship Surveyor)

  15

  Grade 7 (Principal)

  59

  Grade 7 (Principal Civil Engineer (Highways))

  1

  Graphics Officer

  2

  Graphics Officer Grade IV

  1

  Higher Cartographer Draughtsman (Miscellaneous)

  1

  Higher Executive Officer

  400

  Higher Graphics Officer

  1

  Higher Scientific Officer

  90

  HPTO (Civil Engineer Highways)

  1

  HPTO (Civil Engineer)

  44

  HPTO (Electrical Engineer)

  33

  HPTO (Fire)

  1

  HPTO (Horticultural)

  5

  HPTO (Landscape Architect)

  1

  HPTO (M & E DO)

  1

  HPTO (M & E Engineer)

  3

  HPTO (Mechanical Engineer)

  108

  Industrial grade

  515

  Inspector of Accidents (Engineering)

  3

  Inspector of Accidents (Operations)

  2

  Inspector of Coastguard

  7

  Librarian

  2

  Medical Officer

  7

  Messenger

  152

  Nautical Surveyor 1

  13

  Nautical Surveyor 2

  9

  Office Keeper II

  3

  Office Keeper III

  5

  270

  Grade title

  Total

  Packer

  16

  Paperkeeper

  32

  Personal Secretary

  77

  Porter/Messenger

  40

  Principal Inspector of Accidents (Engineering)

  2

  Principal Inspector of Accidents (Operations)

  2

  Principal Photographer

  4

  Process & General Supervisory D

  1

  PTO (B & CE)

  1

  PTO (Civil Engineer (Casual))

  1

  PTO (Civil Engineer Highways)

  1

  PTO (Civil Engineer)

  24

  PTO (Electrical Engineer)

  13

  PTO (Landscape Architect Technician)

  2

  PTO (Landscape Architect (Casual))

  1

  PTO (M & E DO)

  4

  PTO (M & E Engineer)

  9

  PTO (M & E Engineering)

  1

  PTO (Mechanical Engineer)

  446

  Reprographics Manager

  1

  Reprographics Operator I

  12

  Reprographics Operator II

  18

  Sandwich Course Student (Comp SC) CB

  11

  Sandwich Course Student (Work Experience)

  2

  Scientific Officer

  53

  Security Officer Grade II (Non Uniformed)

  1

  Security Officer Grade II (Uniformed)

  1

  Security Office Grade III (Uniformed)

  1

  Security Officer Grade IV (Uniformed)

  10

  Security Officer Grade V (Uniformed)

  39

  Senior Inspector of Accidents (Engineering)

  12

  Senior Inspector of Accidents (Operations)

  6

  Senior Assistant Statistician

  1

  Senior Carto Draughtsman (Misc.)

  1

  Senior Coastguard Officer

  199

  Senior Coastguard Officer (ex Station Officer)

  54

  Senior Driving Examiner

  328

  Senior Executive Officer

  120

  Senior Inspector of Ships Provisions

  1

  Senior Librarian

  1

  Senior Medical Officer

  1

  Senior Messenger

  19

  Senior Paperkeeper

  2

  Senior Personal Secretary

  3

  Senior Photographer

  10

  Senior Scientific Officer

  73

  Senior Traffic Examiner

  34

  Ship Surveyor Grade 1

  16

  Ship Surveyor Grade 2

  5

  SPTO (Casual Civil Engineer)

  2

  SPTO (Civil Engineer)

  172

  SPTO (Electrical Engineer)

  33

  SPTO (Electrical Marine Engineer)

  1

  SPTO (Landscape Architect)

  5

  SPTO (M & E Engineer)

  5

  SPTO (Mechanical Engineer)

  50

  SPTO (Quantity Surveyor)

  4

  SPTO (Railway Employment Inspector)

  5

  Storekeeper

  5

  Stores Officer Grade B

  1

  Stores Officer Grade C

  1

  Stores Officer Grade D

  3

  Supervising Driving Examiner

  85

  Supervising Traffic Examiner

  5

  Technical Grade B (Mechnical Engineer)

  1

  Technical Grade 1

  6

  Technical Grade 2

  1

  Teleprinter Operator

  1

  Traffic Examiner

  140

  Trainee Typist

  3

  Typing Manager

  21

  Typist

  271

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