Written Answers of 30 October 1992

DEFENCE

  Executive Agencies
  Mr. Redmond
  To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list, for the last 12 months, the titles of papers published by the chief executive of each executive agency for which he is responsible.

  Mr. Aitken
  This is a matter delegated to my Department's executive agencies under their framework documents. I have therefore asked each chief executive to reply direct to the hon. Member.

  Executive Agencies

  Met Office

  Defence Research Agency

  Duke of York's Royal Military School

  Queen Victoria School

  Defence Support Agencies

  Hydrographic Office

  Service Children's School (North West Europe)

  Maintenance Group DSA

  Director General Defence Accounts

  Chemical & Biological Defence Establishment

  Director General Military Survey

  Naval Aircraft Repair Organisation

  Defence Analytical Services Agency

  Defence Operational Analysis Centre

  Defence Postal Courier Service

  Letter from C. R. Flood to Mr. Martin Redmond, dated 29 October 1992:
  I am responding on behalf of the Chief Executive of the Met Office (who is abroad) to your Parliamentary Question.
  "to ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list, for the last 12 months, the titles of papers published by the chief executive of each executive agency for which he is responsible."
  The answer is as follows:
  The Met Office Executive Agency has published various documents including the 1991–92 Annual Review and the Annual Report and Accounts. The 5-year Corporate Plan is not published though the key targets were given in a reply to a Parliamentary Question from Mr. Mans (Hansard 11 June 1992. Written Answers, Column 282). Professor Hunt, the Chief Executive of the Met Office since January 1992, published many scientific papers during the last year, on subjects such as turbulence in fluids, the life and work of L. F. Richardson and wavelets, fractals and Fourier transforms.

  Letter from J. A. R. Chisholm to Mr. Martin Redmond, dated 29 October 1992:
  In his written answer today the Minister of State for Defence Procurement said that each Agency Chief Executive would be replying directly to your question about papers they had published in the last 12 months.
  In the last 12 months I have published:
  a. DRA Annual Report & Accounts 1991–92—issued September 1992
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  b. DRA Rationalisation Strategy Consultative Document—issued September 1992
  My key targets were published in a Parliamentary written answer on 2 July 1992.

  Letter from Lieutenant Colonel G. H. Wilson to Mr. Martin Redmond, dated 29 October 1992:
  I refer to your parliamentary question which asked the Secretary of State to list for the last 12 months, the titles of papers published by the chief executive of each executive agency for which he is responsible.
  The Duke of York's Royal Military School was established as an Executive Agency of the MOD on 1st April 1992. In addition to the Royal Warrant and Framework Document which established the school as an Agency, the Duke of York's has produced a Corporate Plan 1992–97 and a Management Plan for financial year 1992/93. These were published on 26 February 1992.

  Letter from Julian D. Hankinson to Mr. Martin Redmond, dated 29 October 1992:
  I have been asked to answer to you directly the following Parliamentary Question regarding Queen Victoria School.
  Date of Order Paper: 22 October 1992
  "17. Mr. Martin Redmond (Don Valley), To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list, for the last 12 months, the titles of papers published by the Chief Executive of each Executive Agency for which he is responsible".
  Answer: This School has been an Executive Agency since April 1st, 1992, and is thus in its first year as an Agency. We are not yet in receipt of the Treasury Directive and to date this Agency has not published any papers or documents. Nevertheless, through the aegis of MOD (AG Secretariat), this Agency's/School's Royal Warrant and Framework Document have been published and are in the public domain.
  I trust this answer supplies the information you require. Any further information can be supplied if you wish it.

  Letter from Rear Admiral J. A. L. Myres to Mr. Martin Redmond, dated 29 October 1992:
  Hydrographic Office DSA—Parliamentary Question
  You recently asked the Secretary of State to list, for the last 12 months, titles of papers published by the Chief Executive of each Executive Agency for which he is responsible. The Minister has asked me, as Chief Executive, to reply in respect of the Hydrographic Office Defence Support Agency.
  The only paper published during the last 12 months relates to the agency's Key Targets for FY 1992–93 which were published in Hansard (columns 281–82) on 11 June 1992.
  You may also wish to note that the Hydrographic Office Defence Support Agency Annual Report and Accounts for FY 1991–92 will be published shortly and copies will be placed in the libraries of both Houses of Parliament.
  I hope this information is helpful.

  Letter from I. S. Mitchelson to Mr. Martin Redmond, dated 29 October 1992:
  I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question to the Secretary of State for Defence in which you asked him to list, for the last 12 months, the titles of papers published by the Chief Executive of each executive agency for which he is responsible.
  I list below all documents published by the Service Children's Schools (North West Europe) Defence Support Agency since its formation in April 1991:
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  General Documents

  (a) Framework Document—April 1991

  (b) First Corporate Plan 1991–94—August 1991

  (c) Management Plan 1991–92—August 1991

  (d) Annual Report and Accounts 1991–92—July1992

  (e) Corporate Plan 1992–96—August 1992

  (f) Management Plan 1992–93—August 1992

  Other Professional Documents

  (a) "Schools for the Future—A Discussion Document" —October 1991

  (c) "Schools News" news letter—Issue One—February 1992

  (d) "Schools News" news letter—Issue Two—June 1992

  (e) Individual school (80 schools) brochures—Autumn Term 1992

  The following documents are currently at the printers and will be published shortly:

  (a) SCS (NWE) "Complaints Procedures" brochure

  (b) SCS (NWE) Parents brochure—long version

  (c) SCS (NWE) Parents brochure—short version

  (d) "Schools for the Future—Development Plan"

  I hope this information is of assistance but if I can be of further help, please do not hesitate to get in touch.

  Letter from Air Vice-Marshal D. R. French to Mr. Martin Redmond, dated 29 October 1992:

  Maintenance Group Defence Support Agency—Published Papers

  Reference:

  A. D/FT/ I/1/5 dated 22 October 1992.

  1. In response to the Parliamentary Question notified at the Reference, seeking details of the papers published by the Maintenance Group Defence Support Agency over the last 12 months, please accept the following response:

  (a) Maintenance Group Defence Support Agency Key Management Targets 1992/93. Published in May 1992 as a PQ.

  (b) Maintenance Group Defence Support Agency Annual Report and Accounts 1991/92. Published in June 1992.

  2. For information purposes, please note that the Maintenance Group Defence Support Agency Framework Document was published in April 1991.

  Letter from M. J. Dymond to Mr. Martin Redmond, dated 29 October 1992:

  Parliamentary Question 7223F

  You asked the Secretary of State for Defence to provide a list of the titles of papers published by MOD executive agencies during the last twelve months. As Chief Executive of DGDA I have been asked to reply for my Agency. In the last twelve months DGDA publications have been as follows:

  (a) DGDA Annual Report and Accounts 1991–92;

  (b) DGDA Corporate Plan 1993–98.
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  In addition the Agency's key targets for 1992–93, which were approved by Viscount Cranborne. USofS, on 16 July 1992, will be announced to Parliament in the near future.

  Letter from Dr. Graham S. Pearson to Mr. Martin Redmond, dated 29 October 1992:

  1. Your Parliamentary Question to the Secretary of State for Defence asking if he will list for the last 12 months, the titles of papers published by the Chief Executive of each Executive Agency for which he is responsible.

  2. The papers that I have published over the last 12 months are:

  (a) Annual Report and Accounts 1991–92, CBDE Porton Down, June 1992 (a copy has been placed in the Library of the House).

  (b) "Strengthening the BTWC Regime: A Defence View", Chemical Weapons Convention Bulletin, Issue No. 12, June 1991, pp 2–6.

  (c) "Letter to the Editor", The New Scientist, dated 5 October 1991, Issue No. 1789, page 58.

  (d) "Biological Weapons—Their Nature and Arms Control", lecture presented at Kings College London, 21–22 November 1991, to be published in proceedings by Oxford University Press.

  (e) Book Review, Chemistry in Industry, 3 February 1992, No. 3, page 103.

  (f) "Preventing Biological Warfare", Talking Point, The New Scientist, 21 March 1992, page 8.

  (g) "Verification of the Biological Convention", presented at Gustav-Stresemann Institute, Bonn, Germany, 28–29 January 1992, published in the proceedings, Friedrich Ebert Stiftung Forschungs Institut, Bonn, May 1992.

  (h) "The Continuing Need for Chemical and Biological Defence following a Chemical Weapons Convention", proceedings 4th International Symposium on Protection Against Chemical Warfare Agents, 8–12 June 1992, pp. 353–358.

  (i) "Letter to the Editor", Chemistry in Industry, dated 3 August 1992, page 546.

  (j) "Vaccines for Biological Defence: Defence Considerations", presented at Vaccines for Peace Workshop, Biesenthal, Berlin, 9–13 September 1992, to be published by SIPRI.

  Letter from Major General R. Wood to Mr. Martin Redmond, dated 29 October 1992:

  Reply to Parliamentary Question 7223F

  The only unclassified document published in the last twelve months by the Director General Military Survey was the Military Survey Annual Report 91/92. Copies were sent to the Minister (AF) and the Parliamentary Clerk (for the House of Commons Library) on 22 October 1992.

  Letter from Captain D. Symonds to Mr. Martin Redmond, dated 29 October 1992:

  In response to your parliamentary question to the Secretary of State for Defence concerning the papers published by Agency Chief Executives, the following papers have been published by the Chief Executive of the Naval Aircraft Repair Organisation (NARO) DSA:

  NARO DSA Framework Document which is publicly available.

  NARO DSA Corporate Plan which has limited distribution due to the 'Commercial-in-Confidence' nature of its content.

  Letter from Paul Altobell to Mr. Martin Redmond, dated 29 October 1992:

  Publications by Agency Chief Executives
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  Minister of State (DP) suggested that I write to you about my publications in the last twelve months.

  In the year to 29 October 1992, I have published the following documents:-

  Framework Document

  —published July 1992

  Business Plan 1992/93 to 1994/95

  —published August 1992

  Key Targets

  —published in Hansard, Tuesday 20 October 1992

  Our 1992 Strategic Plan is currently with the printers and should be available shortly.

  Letter from D. Leadbeater to Mr. Martin Redmond, dated 30 October 1992:

  In his written reply of 29 October the Secretary of State for Defence informed you that Agency Chief Executives would be replying directly to your question. The Defence Operational Analysis Centre is a Defence Support Agency formed on 1st July 1992. The agency's framework document has been published. The agency will be publishing a corporate plan and full cost accounts for year 92/93 in July 1993. The agency's business plan will contain more sensitive Defence Studies information and is not to be published.

  Letter from Brigadier M. A. Browne to Mr. Martin Redmond, dated 29 October 1992:

  Further to your question the House on 22 October to the Secretary of State for Defence concerning papers published by Defence Agencies I am responding as Chief Executive of the Defence Postal and Courier Services—Defence Support Agency.

  As a newly formed DSA the only publication to date is my Framework Document which has been passed to the House of Commons Library.

  I enclose a personal copy of the publication for ease of reference.

  Military Training
  Mr. Foulkes
  To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what account Her Majesty's Government take of human rights considerations when making decisions on the provision of military training to military personnel of other countries.

  Mr. Archie Hamilton
  In deciding whether or not to provide military training for a particular country, many factors, including the human rights record of the Government, are taken into account.

  Missile Defence System
  Mr. Flynn
  To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what information he has been given by his American and Russian counterparts on the USA-Russia agreement on the global protection against limited strikes missile defence system.

  Mr. Archie Hamilton
  The United States has kept us in close touch with its dialogue with the Russian authorities on limited ballistic missile defences.

  RAF Upavon
  Mr. Ancram
  To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the future of RAF Upavon.

  Mr. Archie Hamilton
  RAF Upavon in Wiltshire is at present the headquarters of No. 1 group RAF, a formation which controls the ground attack, support helicopter, air transport and air-to-air refuelling forces of the RAF. No. 1 group is part of Strike Command, the headquarters of which is at RAF High Wycombe.
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  Following a reorganisation in Strike Command, some staff are being transferred from Upavon to High Wycombe. I also propose, subject to the usual consultations with the trades unions, that the headquarters of No. 1 group should be transferred from Upavon to RAF Benson in Oxfordshire. Some 120 service posts would be transferred out of Upavon, and some 169 service and 80 civilian posts would be removed, as a result of these moves, which would save more than £45 million at current prices over the 25-year cost-appraisal period.

  My Department has been looking at possible defence uses for RAF Upavon after the withdrawal of the RAF. I further propose therefore that the bulk of the Army's inspector general doctrine and training directorate will be collocated on a single site. RAF Upavon has been identified as the most cost-effective option and 150 military and 100 civilian posts will relocate from London, Camberley, Beaconsfield, Wilton and elsewhere. Other, minor units will also relocate to Upavon in due course. It is too early to say what the detailed implications will be for the civilian staff currently at RAF Upavon, but some will be employed by the Army.

  Full consultation on these proposals will now take place with the trades unions concerned in accordance with agreed procedures.

DUCHY OF LANCASTER

  Women Civil Servants
  Mr. Paice
  To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will make a statement on the progress towards achieving equality of opportunity for women staff in the civil service.

  Mr. Robert Jackson
  In the past year steady progress has been made. For example, there are now more women in the management grades, a wider use of part-time working and flexible working patterns, an expansion of child care provision and more equal opportunities awareness training. This builds further on the achieve-ments of past years. A report on the progress made during 1991–92 towards achieving equality of opportunity for women in the civil service has been published today and I have arranged for copies to be placed in the Library of the House.

LORD CHANCELLOR'S DEPARTMENT

  Court Interpreters
  Mr. Wigley
  To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department what is the average fee paid(a) per day and (b) per hour by Crown courts to (i) interpreters utilised by Crown courts in general in the United Kingdom and (ii) interpreters utilised specifically by Crown courts in Wales to undertake interpretation from, and into, the Welsh language.

  Mr. John M. Taylor
  The amounts allowed to interpreters working in the Crown court in England and Wales are in general at the discretion of the court. Guidance is issued which recommends an allowance of £14 to £24 per hour, with a minimum allowance of three
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  hours for those employed regularly in this capacity. Thus the allowance for three hours is in the range of £42 to £72; or £70 to £120 for a full day.

  The amounts payable to Welsh language interpreters in the Crown court in Wales are specified by the Lord Chancellor under section 3(1A) of the Welsh Courts Act 1942. At present the allowances are £50 for a half day and £100 for a full day, which may be increased to £60 and £120 respectively when significant travelling time has been involved.

  Executive Agencies
  Mr. Redmond
  To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department if he will list, for the last 12 months, the titles of papers published by the chief executive of each executive agency for which he is responsible.

  Mr. John M. Taylor
  The Lord Chancellor is responsible for two agencies, namely the Public Record Office (PRO) and the Land Registry.

  The chief executive of the Public Record Office, the Keeper of Public Records, has personally published no papers since the PRO was launched as an agency on 1 April 1992. However, an information pack, including the agency framework document and corporate plan, was made publicly available at the time of the agency launch. In addition, the annual report of the Keeper of Public Records on the work of the PRO was laid before Parliament by the Lord Chancellor on 14 July 1992. The chief executive has also contributed an article to an historical journal.

  The chief executive of the Land Registry, the Chief Land Registrar, has personally published no papers during the past 12 months. However, a consultation document on proposals to dispense with charge certificates was issued on 26 May 1992. In addition, the annual report of the Chief Land Registrar on the work of Her Majesty's Land Registry was published on 10 September 1992. The chief executive has also contributed articles to legal journals.

NORTHERN IRELAND

  Executive Agencies
  Mr. Redmond
  To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list, for the last 12 months, the titles of papers published by the chief executive of each executive agency for which he is responsible.

  Mr. Mates
  Responsibility for the subject of the question has been delegated to the following agencies under their respective chief executives.

  Training and Employment Agency—Mr. J. Crozier

  Rates Collection Agency—Mr. D. Gallagher

  Social Security Agency—Mr. A. Wylie

  Ordnance Survey Agency—Mr. M. Brand

  Driver and Vehicle Testing Agency—Mr. B. Watson

  Compensation Agency—Mr. J. Robinson

  I have asked them to arrange for a reply to be given.

  Letter from J. S. Crozier to Mr. Martin Redmond, dated 29 October 1992:

  You asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he would list for the last 12 months, the titles of papers published by the chief executive of each executive agency for which he is responsible.
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  During the last twelve months I, as the Chief Executive of the Training and Employment Agency (Northern Ireland) (T and EA), issued the following publications:

  Annual Review April 1990-March 1991

  Get Your Business into Training

  Labour Market Skill Trends Bulletin—November 1991 (Issue No. 1)

  Labour Market Skill Trends Bulletin —May 1992 (Issue No. 4)

  Directory of Services

  Corporate Plan 1992–95

  Business Plan 1992–93

  Annual Review April 1991-March 1992

  Directory of Training Providers

  Customer's Charter

  Financial Statements April 1990-March 1991

  Training Magazine—Issues 8 to 11 (quarterly)

  Letter from D. W. Gallagher to Mr. Martin Redmond, dated 27 October 1992:

  As I am responsible for the Northern Ireland Rate Collection Agency, the Secretary of State has asked me to reply to some Parliamentary Questions recently put down by you. These related to papers published by the Agency during the last 12 months and any fact-finding visits undertaken by myself during the same period.

  As you may know, the Rate Collection Agency was established on 1 April 1992. During the last 12 months I have issued the Agency's 1992–93 Business Plan. Our 1991–92 Annual Report will be published shortly.

  I would also advise that I have not undertaken any fact finding visits over the same period.

  I hope that this information answers your questions but please let me know if I can be of any further help.

  Letter from A. Wylie to Mr. Martin Redmond, dated 27 October 1992:

  Your recent Parliamentary Question asking for the titles of papers published during the last 12 months by the Chief Executive of each Executive Agency has been passed to me for reply as I am responsible for the Northern Ireland Social Security Agency.

  During the last 12 months there have been 4 documents produced by the Agency. The titles are:

  Strategic Plan 1992–96 and Business Plan 1992–93 (published May 1992)

  Customer Charter (published July 1992)

  Customer Survey Report 1991 (published August 1992)

  Report of Findings of the Customer Survey 1991 (shorter version of main report)

  Under the terms of its Framework Document the Agency prepares each year and submits to the Minister a Strategic and Business Plan. In line with the commitment in the Northern Ireland Citizen's Charter the Social Security Agency published a Customer Charter in July 1992. This sets out what the Agency's customers can expect in terms of a good quality service and the action they can take if things go wrong.

  As part of its objective to consult its customers and as stated in its Customer Charter the Agency arranged for an independent survey of customer opinion on the quality of service it provides. The findings of the 1991 survey were published in the form of a main report and an executive summary.

  Of the 4 documents only the Customer Survey Report 1991 and the Report of Findings of the Customer Survey 1991 were formally published and available through HMSO. The Strategic Plan 1992–96 and Business Plan 1992–93 and the Customer Charter were publicised and placed in the Libraries of both Houses of Parliament.

  I hope this is helpful to you and I will be pleased to provide any further information you may require.

  Letter from J. F. Codd to Mr. Martin Redmond, dated 27 October 1992:

  You have asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will list, for the last 12 months, the titles of papers published by the Chief Executives of each Executive Agency for which he is responsible.
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  Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland was launched as a Next Steps Agency on 1 April 1992 and therefore the period covered by this reply begins on that date. The following papers by Mr. J. D. Brand, Chief Executive and Director of Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland have been published:

  1. "Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland—Framework Document", April 1992.

  2. "Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland—Business Plan 1992–93", October 1992.

  3. "Data 'THE' Investment", published in the proceedings of AM/FM International European Conference, October 1992.

  Letter from J. B. Watson to Mr. Martin Redmond, dated 29 October 1992:

  I am responding to your recent Parliamentary Question seeking information on titles of papers published over the last 12 months by Executive Agencies.

  The following papers have been published by the Driver & Vehicle Testing Agency:

  The Framework Document

  The Business Plan.

  Letter from J. Robinson to Mr. Martin Redmond, dated 27 October 1992:

  I refer to your recent Parliamentary Question about the titles of papers published by executive agencies in Northern Ireland. The Secretary of State has asked me to provide the information in respect of the Compensation Agency.

  I have published one paper since this Agency was established on 1 April 1992 namely "The Compensation Agency: Business Plan 1992–1993".

ENVIRONMENT

  British Nuclear Fuels plc
  Mr. Flynn
  To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what preparations his Department has made in readiness for the borehole public inquiry to be held in Cleator Moor civic hall into an application by British Nuclear Fuels plc to construct a site characterisation borehole.

  Mr. Maclean
  Responsibility for the subject of the question has been delegated to the Planning Inspectorate executive agency under its chief executive, Mr. Crow. I have asked him to arrange a reply to be given.

  Letter from H. S. Crow to Mr. Paul Flynn, dated 27 October 1992:
  The Secretary of State for the Environment has asked me to provide the reply to your recent Parliamentary Question to him, as its subject matter has been delegated to the Planning Inspectorate Executive Agency.
  You ask what preparations have been made in readiness for the forthcoming inquiry into the planning appeals by British Nuclear Fuels relating to the drilling of exploratory boreholes near Gosforth, Cumbria.
  The inquiry into these appeals is due to open on 24 November at the Civic Hall, Cleator Moor, Cumbria. It is expected to last for about 12 days. The Inspector appointed to decide the appeals is Mr. P. Rosser, who held a pre-inquiry meeting at Cleator Moor, with representatives of the parties, on 30 September. At that meeting the arrangements and programme for the inquiry were agreed.

  Appointments
  Mr. Redmond
  To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list all the names of public appointments that he has made, giving the period for 858
  which the appointment was made, relevant qualifications of the appointee, and what remuneration each currently receives.

  Mr. Howard
  Information on relevant qualifications is not held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost. Details of remuneration are contained in the annual HMSO publication "Public Bodies", copies of which are held in the Library of the House. The following new appointments have been made since 10 April 1992 to the boards of non-departmental public bodies sponsored by my Department:

  Department of Environment New appointments made from 10 April 1992

  Name of body and postholder

  Appointment end

  BRITISH BOARD OF AGREEMENT

  Member

  D. C. Leonard

  30 April 1995

  COMMISSION FOR THE NEW TOWNS

  Deputy Chairman

  Lord Finsberg

  31 August 1996

  Member

  Lady Marsh

  31 August 1996

  ECO-LABELLING

  Member

  Miss J. Munsiff

  31 July 1994

  Ms. A. Foster

  31 July 1995

  Ms. T. Robertson

  31 July 1995

  Dr. R. Pugh

  31 July 1994

  Ms. J. Hailes

  31 July 1994

  L. C. Scott

  31 July 1995

  Mrs. H. Kimbell

  31 July 1994

  Dr. K. Humphreys

  31 July 1994

  Miss C. Whitehead

  31 July 1994

  Professor R. Cliff

  31 July 1993

  K. Miles

  31 July 1993

  N. Whittaker

  31 July 1993

  D. A. Norman

  31 July 1993

  Ms. P. Hyam

  31 July 1993

  ENGLISH NATURE

  Member

  Miss J. Kelly

  31 March 1995

  HOUSING ACTION TRUST LIVERPOOL

  Member

  M. Appleton

  8 June 1995

  R. Dykes

  14 June 1995

  Mrs. J. Roberts

  8 June 1995

  Mrs. S. Last

  8 June 1995

  E. McGonagle

  8 June 1995

  HOUSING ACTION TRUST NORTH HULL

  Member

  Mrs. Maginn

  30 April 1995

  LETCHWORTH GARDEN CITY CORPORATION

  Member

  Mrs. L. Needham

  28 May 1997

  LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMISSION

  Chairman

  Sir John Banham

  30 June 1996

  Member

  Mary Leigh, Councillor

  30 June 1995

  Ann Levick

  30 June 1995

  R. Scruton

  30 June 1995

  C. Wilkinson

  30 June 1995

  Lady Wilcox

  30 June 1995

  Professor M. Grant

  2 July 1995

  H. H. Hughes

  2 July 1995

  D. Thomas

  2 July 1995

  Professor M. Chisholm

  30 June 1995

  D. Ansbro

  30 June 1995

  K. Ennals

  30 June 1995

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  Name of body and postholder

  Appointment end

  B. Hill

  30 June 1995

  URBAN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION BIRMINGHAM HEARTLANDS

  Member

  C. P. Finegan, Councillor

  22 June 1996

  Hazel M. Duffy

  22 June 1995

  P. C. Sabapathy

  22 June 1995

  J. A. Shedden

  22 June 1995

  M. N. W. Wilcox

  22 June 1995

  R. Hales, Councillor

  22 June 1995

  R. A. M. Brew, Councillor

  22 June 1995

  A. Bore, Councillor

  22 June 1995

  F. J. Chapman, Councillor

  22 June 1995

  URBAN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION BLACK COUNTRY

  Deputy Chairman

  C. Hawkins

  15 April 1994

  Member

  Dr. D. Green

  21 June 1994

  R. Burman

  21 June 1994

  W. E. Clarke, Councillor

  31 July 1994

  M. Bird, Councillor

  31 July 1994

  I. B. Flanagan

  31 August 1994

  URBAN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LEEDS

  Member

  J. Trickett, Councillor

  29 June 1994

  URBAN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION TRAFFORD PARK

  Member

  Ms. B. Hughes, Councillor

  22 September 1994

  Recycling
  Mr. Simon Hughes
  To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list those local authorities which have not yet submitted recycling plans to his Department; what enforcement action he intends to take; and if he will make a statement.

  Mr. Maclean
  Out of 366 waste collection authorities, 50–14 per cent.—have not submitted recycling plans to my Department. They are listed as follows:

  District councils

  Alnwick

  Amber Valley

  Barrow-in-Furness

  Blackburn

  Bolsover

  Chorley

  Cleethorpes

  East Nottinghamshire

  East Cambridgeshire

  Eden

  Erewash

  Fenland

  Glanford

  Great Yarmouth

  High Peak

  Hyndburn

  Kingston upon Hull

  Lichfield

  Newcastle-under-Lyme

  North Shropshire

  North East Derbyshire

  Preston

  Richmondshire

  Shrewsbury and Atcham

  Slough

  South Ribble

  South Cambridgeshire

  Tandridge

  Teesdale

  Wyre

  York

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  Metropolitan districts

  Dudley

  Gateshead

  Knowsley

  North Tyneside

  Rochdale

  Sandwell

  Sheffield

  Tameside

  Trafford

  Walsall

  Wolverhampton

  London boroughs

  Barking and Dagenham

  Brent

  Camden

  City of London

  Hillingdon

  Islington

  Sutton

  Waltham Forest

  A further 26 authorities—7 per cent.—have submitted recycling plans, but the plans have not yet been approved by the council. They are noted as follows:

  District councils

  Aylesbury Vale

  Bassetlaw

  Broxbourne

  Craven

  East Yorkshire

  Elmbridge

  Hambleton

  Huntingdonshire

  Mid Sussex

  Mole Valley

  Oxford

  Scarborough

  Scunthorpe

  Southampton

  Stroud

  West Wiltshire

  Worthing

  Metropolitan districts

  Barnsley

  Kirklees

  Liverpool

  Rotherham

  Wakefield

  London boroughs

  Bromley

  Enfield

  Kingston upon Thames

  Newham

  Most of these authorities have said that they will submit plans shortly; if they do so, no enforcement action will be necessary. However, the Secretary of State will not hesitate to use his powers under section 49(7) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 to set a statutory deadline for any local authorities which are unwilling to submit recycling plans within a reasonable time.

  Surplus Land (Sale)
  Mr. Cran
  To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will announce the outcome of the consultation on changes to the arrangements under which surplus land is offered for sale back to former owners.

  Mr. Robin Squire
  Consultation papers issued in England and Wales last December and in April in Scotland proposed that the arrangements, which apply
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  directly to Government Departments and agencies and are recommended to local authorities and other statutory bodies, should be modified as follows:

  (a) qualified valuers other than the district valuer should be able to carry out valuations for disposal;

  (b) there should be an additional exemption from the offer-back obligation in cases where competitive sale is essential to establish market value;

  (c) the periods allowed for former owners to indicate an intention to purchase and agree terms should be simplified by allowing two months in all cases for indicating an intention to purchase, two months to agree terms other than value and a further six weeks to agree the price;

  (d) in the case of future acquisitions, a 25 year cut off on the obligation to offer back to former owners should apply to agricultural land as it already does to other land;

  (e) the terms of sale should include clawback provisions in cases where the planning position of a site is unclear.

  The response to consultation indicated a measure of support for all the proposals. There was, however, some concern that the changes at (d) and (e) would unduly weaken the position of former owners or their successors. Having given careful consideration to the views expressed, I remain of the view that the changes are justified. There is no logic in the existing situation whereby the offer-back obligation applies to any agricultural land acquired since 1935 but only for 25 years from the date of acquisition in the case of other land.

  Moreover, disposing bodies can face insuperable difficulties in trying to trace successors of owners whose land was acquired perhaps 50 or more years ago. As regards the use of clawback, this is the only practicable means of protecting the taxpayer's interest in cases of exceptional planning sensitivity where it would not be appropriate for a disposing Department itself to take action to clarify the planning position in order to establish the value of the land.

  I have therefore concluded that it is right to proceed with all the changes referred to above. The new arrangements will take effect from today. My right hon. Friends the Secretary of State for Wales and the Secretary of State for Scotland are introducing similar changes following consultation exercises there. The revised procedures are set out in letters issued by my Department and the Welsh Office and in a circular issued by the Scottish Office today.

  Council Tax
  Mr. Straw
  To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will place in the Library, in hard copy and on floppy disk, the data on each local authority's tax base for council tax purposes supplied to his Department on form CTB.1.

  Mr. Howard
  Information on forms CTB.1 has been received from all local authorities and is currently being processed. I will place the information for each authority in the Library of the House, as soon as it is available.

  Local Government Boundaries
  Mr. David Evans
  To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what will happen to reviews of local government boundaries and electoral arrangements which the Local Government Boundary Commission has not completed when it is wound up on 31 October.
  862
  Mr. Robin Squire
  My right hon. and learned Friend made an order on 6 October under section 30 (3) of the Local Government Act 1992 bringing into force, on 31 October 1992, section 24 of that Act under which the Local Government Boundary Commission, LGBC, is wound up. From that date, responsibility for all outstanding LGBC reviews of local government boundaries of electoral arrangements will rest with the Local Government Commission established on 1 July. We are discussing with the new commission the handling of reviews transferred to it.

  Fulmer Main Drainage
  Mr. Tim Smith
  To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment when he expects to make a decision on Fulmer main drainage.

  Mr. Baldry
  Very shortly.

  Mining Communities
  Mr. Battle
  To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what assessment he has made of the impact of pit closures upon individual families and the housing market in mining communities.

  Mr. Eggar
  [holding answer 27 October 1992]: I have been asked to reply.

  The social and economic consequences of the proposed pit closures are a cause for deep concern. We have therefore announced a package of measures aimed at economic regeneration of the communities affected and have asked Lord Walker to co-ordinate these measures.

WALES

  Disabled Trainees
  Mr. Wigley
  To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what proportion of youth training placement trainees have gained qualifications during their training within each training and enterprise council area in Wales in each of the last two years; and if he will indicate the proportion of disabled trainees who have gained qualifications within each training and enterprise council area over the same period.

  Sir Wyn Roberts
  Information relating to the achievement of qualifications on youth training is provided in the tables.

  Table 1

  Qualifications obtained during 1990–91

  Full qualification Per cent.

  Part qualification Per cent.

  Gwent

  26

  17

  Swansea

  35

  21

  Cardiff

  29

  19

  Wrexham

  40

  23

  The figures relate to the four areas of Wales which existed prior to the setting up of training and enterprise councils, TECs. Reliable figures on qualifications obtained are not available for TECs for 1990–91, since TECs in Wales were mostly operational for only a small part of the year.

  863

  Table 2

  Qualifications obtained April-December 1991

  Full qualification Per cent.

  Part qualification Per cent.

  Gwent

  24

  15

  West Wales

  35

  22

  Mid Glamorgan

  27

  19

  South Glamorgan

  26

  15

  North West Wales

  46

  24

  These are the latest available figures for TECs, since the follow up of YT leavers is undertaken six months after leaving.

  Figures for north-east Wales and Powys are not available owing to the low number of respondents to the follow-up survey in those areas.

  Table 3

  Qualifications obtained by disabled trainees

  Full qualification Per cent.

  Part qualification Per cent.

  Wales (total)

  16

  14

  This information relates to qualifications obtained in the period April 1990 to March 1991. Because of the relatively small numbers of disabled trainees involved in the survey, information on the basis of individual TECs is not statistically reliable.

  Grant-maintained Schools
  Mr. Llew Smith
  To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will make a statement on the level of opting for grant-maintained status by schools in Wales.

  Sir Wyn Roberts
  There have been 13 parental ballots in Wales on whether to apply for grant maintained status. Of the 10 in favour, three have been approved; three have published their proposals; and two are in the process of assembling their proposals prior to publishing. The applications from the other two schools were turned down. I expect many more applications.

  Disabled Pupils
  Mr. Wigley
  To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the local authorities in Wales that currently employ a mobility worker specifically trained to work with disabled children.

  Mr. Gwilym Jones
  Mobility officers are not trained specifically to work with one age group. They work with a range of people who have disabilities, including children, as necessary.

  Public Appointments

  Name

  Remuneration £

  Current appointment ends

  CARDIFF BAY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

  Chairman:

  Mr. Geoffrey Inkin, OBE

  31,105

  2 April 1993

  Deputy Chairman:

  Councillor Lord Brooks of Tremorfa

  17,545

  6 May 1993

  Prince Charles Hospital
  Mr. Rowlands
  To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what estimate he has made of the number of surgical beds available at the Prince Charles hospital at Merthyr Tydfil in 1991; and what is the number currently available.

  Mr. Gwilym Jones
  The information is for surgical specialities as shown in the table.

  Prince Charles hospital:

  Average beds available daily to surgical specialties1

  1991

  1992

  General surgery

  89.3

  80.8

  Trauma and orthopaedics

  71.3

  73.3

  Ear, nose and throat

  21.3

  19.5

  Ophthalmology

  17.5

  14.6

  Oral surgery

  10.1

  8.7

  TOTAL

  209.5

  196.9

  1 Quarter ending June.

  Mr. Rowlands
  To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what estimate he has made of the cost of restoring the number of surgical beds before the recent reduction at the Prince Charles hospital, Merthyr Tydfil.

  Mr. Gwilym Jones
  None. This is a matter which falls within the day-to-day management responsibility of Mid Glamorgan health authority.

  Economic Report, Mid Glamorgan
  Mr. Rowlands
  To ask the Secretary of State for Wales pursuant to his answer of 24 June,Official Report, column 395, what conclusions his Department has made following its study of the Mid Glamorgan council economic report.

  Mr. David Hunt
  The report is a careful analysis of the problems and opportunities facing Mid Glamorgan and my officials have taken careful note of its findings. It is not, however, for me to comment publicly on a report produced for the benefit of Mid Glamorgan councillors.

  I am, of course, now considering my future policy for the valleys.

  Appointments
  Mr. Redmond
  To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list all the names of public appointments that he has made, giving the period for which the appointment was made, relevant qualifications of the appointees and what remuneration each currently receives.

  Mr. David Hunt
  The names of current appointment holders, showing when their appointment comes to an end, and the remuneration, where received, are listed as follows. All appointments are made on the basis of aptitude and merit.
  865

  Name

  Remuneration £

  Current appointment ends

  Members:

  Mrs. Honor Chapman, CBE

  4,960

  2 April 1995

  Mr. Alan Cox, CBE

  4,960

  2 April 1993

  Mr. Hugh Hudson-Davies

  4,960

  2 April 1993

  Mr. B. Thomas

  4,960

  1 June 1994

  Councillor Paddy Kitson

  4,960

  6 May 1993

  Councillor John Phillips

  4,960

  31 July 1994

  Professor Richard Silverman

  4,960

  2 April 1995

  Mr. James Beveridge

  4,960

  2 April 1995

  Councillor Leon Smith

  4,960

  31 August 1994

  Councillor Jeff Sainsbury

  4,960

  31 July 1994

  WELSH DEVELOPMENT AGENCY

  Chairman:

  Dr. Gwyn Jones

  42,235

  30 September 1994

  Deputy Chairman:

  Sir Donald Walters

  21,830

  1 August 1993

  Members:

  Mr. E. Glyn Davies1

  31 March 1995

  Mr. Philip Head2

  31 December 1993

  Mr. Richard Brewster

  6,180

  30 September 1993

  Mr. John Foley, MBE

  6,180

  28 February 1994

  Mr. Ralph Phillip Vinson Rees

  6,180

  31 December 1992

  Mr. David Griffith Roberts, OBE

  6,180

  31 December 1992

  Mr. David Colyn Gardner

  6,180

  31 December 1992

  Mr. David Malpas

  6,180

  31 December 1992

  Dr. Pamela Kirby

  6,180

  30 November 1994

  Notes:

  1 Receives salary as Chairman DBRW.

  2 Receives salary as Chief Executive of WDA.

  Name

  Remuneration £

  Current appointment ends

  COUNTRYSIDE COUNCIL FOR WALES

  Chairman:

  Mr. Michael Griffith CBE, DL

  28,470

  4 November 1993

  Deputy Chairman:

  Professor David Q. Bowen

  9,815

  4 November 1993

  Members:

  Professor Dennis Bellamy

  6,135

  4 November 1993

  Councillor Morgan Chambers

  6,135

  4 November 1993

  Dr. W. Allan Evans

  6,135

  4 November 1993

  Mr. John Harrop

  6,135

  4 November 1993

  Dr. Merylyn Hedger

  6,135

  4 November 1993

  Mr. Tom Jones

  6,135

  4 November 1993

  Mr. Merfyn Williams

  6,135

  4 November 1993

  Dr. Steve Ormerod

  6,135

  4 November 1993

  Mr. Brian Thomas

  6,135

  4 November 1994

  DEVELOPMENT BOARD FOR RURAL WALES

  Chairman:

  Mr. E. Glyn Davies

  31,025

  31 March 1995

  Members:

  Mr. Robert Gee

  6,135

  31 March 1995

  Mr. Ian A. Jones

  6,135

  31 March 1993

  Councillor Veronica Hollis

  6,135

  31 March 1995

  Councillor Andrew M. Leonard

  6,135

  31 March 1994

  Mr. Jeffrey Morgan

  6,135

  31 March 1995

  Mr. Edward Rae OBE

  6,135

  31 March 1993

  Mr. Hywel Roberts

  6,135

  31 March 1995

  Mr. Peter Saunders

  6,135

  31 March 1994

  Sir Donald Walters

  6,135

  31 March 1993

  Councillor Roger Williams

  6,135

  31 March 1995

  Mrs. Christine Lewis

  6,135

  31 March 1995

  Councillor E. J. K. Evans

  6,135

  31 March 1994

  866

  867

  Name

  Remuneration £

  Current appointment ends

  WALES TOURIST BOARD

  Chairman:

  Mr. A. R. Lewis

  31,025

  30 September 1995

  Members

  Mrs. Lorna Minors

  6,135

  16 September 1994

  Mr. E. Glyn Davies

  6,135

  31 March 1995

  Mr. David H. Griffith

  6,135

  16 September 1993

  Mr. John Dunscombe

  6,135

  31 October 1995

  Mr. Chris R. Jackson

  6,135

  18 December 1993

  Mrs. Teleri Bevan

  6,135

  12 October 1995

  LAND AUTHORITY FOR WALES

  Chairman:

  Mr. Geoffrey D. Inkin OBE

  30,740

  25 November 1992

  Deputy Chairman:

  Mr. John D. Allen CBE

  8,730

  29 December 1993

  Members

  Mr. R. P. V. Rees

  6,135

  29 December 1993

  Mr. Graham Jones

  6,135

  29 December 1993

  Mr. Walter Rhys-Webb

  6,135

  29 December 1993

  Mr. Ray G. Owen

  6,135

  29 December 1992

  Mr. Alan Edwards

  6,135

  29 December 1993

  Mr. Robert W. S. Knight

  6,135

  9 February 1995

  Name

  Remuneration £

  Current appointment ends

  SPORTS COUNCIL FOR WALES

  Chairman:

  Mr. Ossie Wheatley

  15,495

  31 March 1993

  Vice Chairman:

  Mr. Tom Baxter-Wright

  8,425

  31 March 1993

  Members:

  Mr. G. C. Crimp

  31 March 1993

  Mr. H. Davies

  31 March 1993

  Mr. T. G. R. Davies

  31 March 1993

  Mrs. J. Edwards

  31 March 1993

  Mr. P. Gunn

  31 March 1993

  Professor D. Herbert

  31 March 1993

  Councillor Mrs. D. M. J. James

  31 March 1993

  Councillor Mr. K. F. Powell

  31 March 1993

  Mr. H. M. Thomas

  31 March 1993

  Mrs W. Williams

  31 March 1993

  Councillor W. J. Williams

  31 March 1993

  Mr. D. R. Turner

  31 March 1993

  LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOUNDARY COMMISSION FOR WALES

  Chairman:

  Lady Crawshay

  198.44 per day

  31 March 1994

  Deputy Chairman:

  Mr. R. H. Williams

  172.84 per day

  31 March 1994

  Member:

  Mr. R. Lacey

  145.96 per day

  31 March 1994

  HOUSING FOR WALES

  Chairman:

  Mr. John Allen CBE

  28,340

  30 November 1994

  Deputy Chairman:

  Vacant

  8,770

  Members:

  Robert Ellis

  3,845

  31 May 1994

  Mr. James Procter

  3,845

  30 November 1993

  Professor Peter Williams

  3,845

  30 November 1994

  Mr. Michael Murphy

  3,845

  31 May 1994

  Mrs. Julia F. White

  3,845

  28 February 1995

  Vacancy

  3,845

  868

  869

  Name

  Remuneration £

  Current appointment ends

  NHS TRUSTS

  PEMBROKESHIRE

  Chairman:

  Mr. A. Bowen

  —

  31 December 1993

  Members:

  Mr. R. A. Collins

  —

  30 November 1995

  Mr. D. L. Hughes

  —

  30 November 1995

  Mr. G. T. Noakes

  —

  30 November 1993

  T. S. Smedley

  —

  30 November 1993

  Mrs. M. Thomas

  —

  30 November 1995

  FAMILY HEALTH SERVICE AUTHORITIES

  CLWYD

  Chairman:

  Mrs. R. Atack

  11,720

  31 August 1996

  Non-executive members

  Mr. Thomas Birchall

  5,000

  31 March 1993

  Councillor Neil A. Formstone

  5,000

  16 September 1994

  Mr. Paul D. M. Griffith

  5,000

  30 November 1992

  Mrs. Lynne Hughes

  5,000

  30 November 1992

  Mr. William J. Ridgway

  5,000

  31 March 1994

  Mr. Christopher B. Swale

  5,000

  16 September 1994

  Mrs. Irene J. Train

  5,000

  31 March 1993

  Dr. Peter Wykes

  5,000

  31 March 1994

  Mrs. N. P. (Patsy) Woodward

  5,000

  30 November 1992

  DYFED

  Chairman:

  Mrs. Vanessa J. Bourne

  11,720

  31 May 1994

  Non-executive members:

  Mrs. Anne Bowen

  5,000

  31 March 1993

  Mrs. Brenda L. Davies

  5,000

  30 November 1992

  Mr. Thomas Lloyd

  5,000

  31 March 1993

  Mr. T. O. S. Lloyd

  5,000

  16 September 1994

  Mrs. Anne M. Morris

  5,000

  30 November 1992

  Councillor Edwyn P. Parry

  5,000

  31 March 1994

  Mr. W. J. C. Roberts

  5,000

  31 March 1994

  Mr. David F. Williams

  5,000

  30 November 1992

  Vacancy

  —

  —

  Name

  Remuneration £

  Current appointment ends

  GWENT

  Chairman:

  Mr. Kenneth R. C. Rew

  11,720

  31 May 1994

  Non-executive Members:

  Mrs. Estelle Blake

  5,000

  31 March 1994

  Mr. David H. W. Davies

  5,000

  16 September 1994

  Mr. John A. Gallimore

  5,000

  30 November 1992

  Mr. Stuart Geddes

  5,000

  31 March 1994

  Dr. Gregory L. Graham

  5,000

  31 March 1993

  Mr. John F. Ingledew

  5,000

  16 September 1994

  Mr. D. Jones

  5,000

  31 March 1993

  Councillor Peter J. Law, JP

  5,000

  16 September 1994

  Mrs. Patricia A. White

  5,000

  30 November 1992

  GWYNEDD

  Chairman:

  Dr. John E. A. Kenrick

  10,845

  31 May 1994

  Non-executive Members:

  Mrs. E. Barlow

  5,000

  31 March 1994

  Mr. G. Morris Jones

  5,000

  30 November 1992

  Mr. T. Jones

  5,000

  31 March 1994

  Mr. Barry J. Owens

  5,000

  16 September 1994

  Dr. J. G. Roberts

  5,000

  31 March 1993

  Mrs. Lorna Sharer

  5,000

  16 September 1994

  870

  871

  Name

  Remuneration £

  Current appointment ends

  Mr. Gwyn T. Thomas

  5,000

  30 November 1992

  Mr. Richard N. Thomas

  5,000

  31 March 1993

  Mr. Richard Webb

  5,000

  30 November 1992

  MID GLAMORGAN

  Chairman:

  Mrs. Kathrin E. Thomas

  11,720

  31 August 1996

  Non-executive Members:

  Mrs. Bridget Caroline Dimond

  5,000

  16 September 1994

  Mr. Peter Jenkins

  5,000

  31 March 1993

  Mr. Raymond W. Martin

  5,000

  30 November 1992

  Mr. Ian Price

  5,000

  31 March 1994

  Mrs. Dorothy Richardson

  5,000

  31 March 1994

  Mr. Victor Rizzo

  5,000

  30 November 1992

  Dr. Bipin K. Shah

  5,000

  31 March 1993

  Mr. Edward H. Tiltman

  5,000

  16 September 1994

  Mrs. B. Ladbrooke

  5,000

  16 September 1994

  Name

  Remuneration £

  Current appointment ends

  POWYS

  Chairman:

  The Hon. Anthony T. Lewis, JP

  10,845

  31 May 1994

  Non-executive Members:

  Mrs. Patricia A. Antill

  5,000

  31 March 1993

  Mr. David S. Baird-Murray

  5,000

  30 November 1992

  Mr. Paul G. J. Davies

  5,000

  31 March 1994

  Mrs. Margaret J. Dodd

  5,000

  30 November 1992

  Miss Barbara Hughes

  5,000

  16 September 1994

  Mr. Hywel Davies

  5,000

  16 September 1994

  Mr. J. D. Roberts-James

  5,000

  31 March 1993

  Dr. Ainsley Reid

  5,000

  31 March 1994

  Mrs. Jean Ryder

  5,000

  16 September 1994

  SOUTH GLAMORGAN

  Chairman:

  Mrs. J. E. Sainsbury

  11,720

  31 August 1996

  Non-executive Members:

  Mr. R. A. Fuge

  5,000

  31 March 1993

  Mr. Richard C. Daniel

  5,000

  30 November 1992

  Mrs. J. Edwards

  5,000

  31 March 1993

  Mr. James H. Leighton

  5,000

  16 September 1994

  Mr. Illtyd R. Lloyd

  5,000

  30 November 1992

  Miss Elizabeth J. Muir

  5,000

  16 September 1994

  Mr. Ian Phillips

  5,000

  31 March 1994

  Mr. Gerald Rapport

  5,000

  16 September 1994

  Dr. Michael T. K. Wheeler

  5,000

  31 March 1994

  WEST GLAMORGAN

  Chairman:

  Mr. Graham L. Jones

  11,720

  31 August 1996

  Non-executive Members:

  Mrs. Jane V. Davies

  5,000

  16 September 1994

  Mr. Robert J. Davies

  5,000

  30 November 1992

  Mr. Alan L. Jones

  5,000

  31 March 1994

  Mr. Gerald Lawler

  5,000

  16 September 1994

  Mr. William G. Rees

  5,000

  30 November 1992

  Mr. Gerald Thomas

  5,000

  31 March 1993

  Mr. Douglas S. Williams

  5,000

  30 November 1992

  Dr. Eleanor M. Williams

  5,000

  31 March 1993

  Vacancy

  872

  873

  Name

  Remuneration £

  Current appointment ends

  DISTRICT HEALTH AUTHORITIES

  CLWYD

  Chairman:

  Mrs. Anne Lloyd Roberts

  19,285

  31 July 1994

  Non-executive Members:

  Professor T. M. Hayes

  5,000

  31 August 1994

  Mr. Trefor G. Jones

  5,000

  31 August 1994

  Mr. A. Roberts

  5,000

  31 October 1992

  Mr. John R. Slater

  5,000

  31 August 1994

  Mrs. Angharad Waters

  5,000

  31 October 1992

  EAST DYFED

  Chairman:

  Mr. James S. Thomas

  17,145

  31 July 1996

  Non-executive Members:

  Mrs. Lynette George

  5,000

  31 August 1994

  Mr. Emrys W. Jones

  5,000

  31 August 1994

  Mr. Peter G. Price

  5,000

  31 October 1992

  Mr. John Williams

  5,000

  31 August 1994

  Mr. O. J. Williams

  5,000

  31 October 1992

  GWENT

  Chairman:

  Mr. Roger Newton

  19,285

  31 July 1994

  Non-executive Members:

  Mr. Richard J. Dilnot

  5,000

  31 August 1994

  Dr. Gareth Jones

  5,000

  31 October 1992

  Mrs. Fiona N. Peel

  5,000

  31 August 1994

  Professor Alan Richens

  5,000

  31 August 1994

  Mr. Roy C. Stevens

  5,000

  31 October 1992

  GWYNEDD

  Chairman:

  Mr. G Hulse

  17,145

  31 July 1994

  Non-executive Members:

  Mr. Dilwyn O. Evens

  5,000

  31 October 1992

  Mr. R. Hefin Davies

  5,000

  31 August 1994

  Mr. Richard H. P. Oliver

  5,000

  31 August 1994

  Mr. John L. Williams

  5,000

  31 October 1992

  Mr. Richard Cuthbertson

  5,000

  31 August 1994

  Name

  Remuneration £

  Current appointment ends

  MID GLAMORGAN

  Chairman:

  Mr. Bryn Davies, MBE, CBE

  19,285

  31 July 1994

  Non-executive Members:

  Dr. D. Eurof Evans, OBE

  5,000

  31 October 1992

  Mrs. Sandy Grant

  5,000

  31 October 1992

  Professor Oliver P. Gray

  5,000

  31 October 1992

  Mr. Derek W. C. Morgan

  5,000

  31 August 1994

  Mr. O. Graham Saunders, OBE

  5,000

  31 August 1994

  PEMBROKESHIRE

  Chairman:

  Mr. John E. Lloyd

  15,125

  31 July 1996

  Non-executive Members:

  Mrs. Rachel P. James

  5,000

  31 August 1994

  Rev. Thomas A. Thomas

  5,000

  31 October 1992

  Dr. Edward R. Verrier Jones

  5,000

  31 October 1992

  Mr. Gerald Henry Monte

  5,000

  31 August 1994

  Vacancy

  POWYS

  Chairman:

  The Hon. Mrs. R. H. P. Price

  15,125

  31 July 1994

  Non-executive Members:

  Major Michael W. F. Dyer

  5,000

  31 October 1992

  874

  875

  Name

  Remuneration £

  Current appointment ends

  Mr. Hugh Hudson Davies

  5,000

  31 August 1994

  Mr. David G. Margetts

  5,000

  31 August 1994

  Mr. Richard G. S. Mills

  5,000

  31 October 1992

  Mr. P. R. Swanson

  5,000

  31 October 1992

  Name

  Remuneration £

  Current appointment ends

  SOUTH GLAMORGAN

  Chairman:

  Mr. I. Grist

  19,285

  31 July 1996

  Non-executive Members:

  Mr. Nigel J. Butcher

  5,000

  31 October 1992

  Professor Sir Herbert L. Duthie

  5,000

  31 August 1994

  Mr. Simon M. Jones

  5,000

  31 October 1992

  Mr. John W. Phillips

  5,000

  31 August 1994

  Lady Roisin M. Pill

  5,000

  31 August 1994

  Professor Norman R. I. Robertson

  5,000

  31 October 1992

  WEST GLAMORGAN

  Chairman:

  Mr. P. D. Allen, CBE

  19,285

  31 August 1994

  Non-executive Members:

  M. G. Shellard

  5,000

  31 August 1994

  Professor L. Bloom

  5,000

  31 October 1992

  Mrs. Carolyn Kirby

  5,000

  31 October 1992

  Mr. C. C. Lea

  5,000

  31 August 1994

  Mr. M. Rosser

  5,000

  31 October 1992

  COMMUNITY HEALTH COUNCILS

  Clwyd South

  Mr. I. E. Williams

  30 June 1996

  Mrs. S. C. Cope

  30 June 1996

  Mr. D. Northwood

  30 June 1994

  Mrs. P. M. Wood

  30 June 1994

  Clwyd North

  Mrs. B. A. Thompson

  30 June 1996

  Mrs. J. B. Thomas

  30 June 1996

  Mr. D. Elliott

  30 June 1994

  Mr. H. S. Martin

  30 June 1994

  Carmarthen/Dinefwr

  Mrs. W. J. Evans

  30 June 1996

  Mrs. P. M. Carpenter

  30 June 1996

  Mrs. Z. Jenkins

  30 June 1994

  Mrs. M. Davies

  30 June 1994

  Name

  Remuneration £

  Current appointment ends

  Llanelli/Dinefwr

  Ms. M. E. Senior

  —

  30 June 1996

  Mr. J. H. Owens

  —

  30 June 1996

  Mrs. M. James

  —

  30 June 1994

  Mr. L. C. Murphy

  —

  30 June 1994

  Ceredigion

  Mr. A. L. Gard

  —

  30 June 1996

  Mrs. C. W. Davies

  —

  30 June 1996

  Mrs. M. E. Jenkins

  —

  30 June 1994

  Mrs. I. M. Toney

  —

  30 June 1994

  Pembrokeshire

  Mr. F. B. M. Reynolds

  —

  30 June 1996

  Ms. J. B. Williams

  —

  30 June 1996

  Miss N. I. Lewis

  —

  30 June 1994

  Mrs. C. A. Howells

  —

  30 June 1994

  South Gwent

  Mrs. A. Fletcher

  —

  30 June 1996

  Mrs. N. Patel

  —

  30 June 1996

  Mrs. E. Dixon

  —

  30 June 1994

  876

  877

  Name

  Remuneration £

  Current appointment ends

  Mr. R. O. Thomas

  —

  30 June 1994

  North Gwent

  Miss E. Tuckwell

  —

  30 June 1996

  Mr. B. R. Hood

  —

  30 June 1996

  Mrs. M. J. Smart

  —

  30 June 1994

  Mrs. J. E. Davies

  —

  30 June 1994

  Aberconwy

  Mrs. M. Oliver

  —

  30 June 1996

  Mr. J. Cockburn

  —

  30 June 1996

  Mr. L. M. Wyn-Roberts

  —

  30 June 1994

  Name

  Remuneration £

  Current appointment ends

  ARFON/DWYFOR

  Mrs. W. F. T. Watkin

  —

  30 June 1996

  Mrs. V. E. Roberts

  —

  30 June 1994

  Miss R. Lister

  —

  30 June 1996

  Mrs. G. A. Richards

  —

  30 June 1996

  Vacancy

  —

  —

  MEIRIONYDD

  Mr. R. H. Allen

  —

  30 June 1996

  Mr. E. M. Davies

  —

  30 June 1994

  YNYS MÔN

  Miss E. Hughes

  —

  30 June 1996

  Mr. R. A. Johnson

  —

  30 June 1994

  Mrs. E. E. Hughes

  —

  30 June 1994

  EAST GLAMORGAN

  Mrs. J. E. Evans

  —

  30 June 1996

  Mrs. O. J. Leebrooke

  —

  30 June 1996

  Mr. M. W. Davies

  —

  30 June 1994

  Councillor F. L. Thomas

  —

  30 June 1994

  MERTHYR/CYNON VALLEY

  Miss E. O. Evans

  —

  30 June 1996

  Mrs. M. Howard-Jones

  —

  30 June 1996

  Mrs. D. M. Griffiths

  —

  30 June 1994

  Mrs. B. Brown

  —

  30 June 1994

  OGWR

  Captain M. Wilcox

  —

  30 June 1996

  Mrs. M. C. Evans

  —

  30 June 1994

  Mrs. Y. M. Griffiths

  —

  30 June 1994

  RHYMNEY VALLEY

  Mr. B. W. Rees

  —

  30 June 1996

  Mr. K. Perryman

  —

  30 June 1996

  Mrs. M. Roberts

  —

  30 June 1994

  Vacancy

  —

  —

  BRECON/RADNOR

  Mrs. A. Davies

  —

  30 June 1996

  Mrs. K. M. Tinsley

  —

  30 June 1996

  Mr. J. Davies

  —

  30 June 1994

  Mrs. M. V. Morgan

  —

  30 June 1994

  Name

  Remuneration £

  Current appointment ends

  Montgomery

  Mr. O. R. Dodd

  —

  30 June 1996

  Mrs. M. A. Morgan

  —

  30 June 1996

  Cardiff

  Mrs. M. Williams

  —

  30 June 1996

  Mr. G. H. Miles

  —

  30 June 1994

  Mr. C. M. Williams

  —

  30 June 1994

  Vacancy

  878

  879

  Name

  Remuneration £

  Current appointment ends

  Vale of Glamorgan

  Mrs. S. L. Greensmith

  —

  30 June 1996

  Mr. S. U. Sufyan

  —

  30 June 1996

  Mrs. M. A. Campbell

  —

  30 June 1994

  Mr. R. G. Pugh

  —

  30 June 1994

  Neath/Port Talbot

  Mrs. J. H. Thomas

  —

  30 June 1996

  Mrs. B. I. Tyler

  —

  30 June 1996

  Mr. J. Warman

  —

  30 June 1994

  Mrs. B. E. Wheadon

  —

  30 June 1994

  Swansea/Lliw Valley

  Mrs. S. M. Langdon

  —

  30 June 1996

  Miss J. E. Bassett

  —

  30 June 1996

  Mrs. P. R. Moore

  —

  30 June 1994

  Dr. B. Shepperdson

  —

  30 June 1994

  Advisory Committee on Borderline Substances

  Dr. G. W. Phillips

  —

  31 January 1995

  Advisory Council on Misuse of Drugs

  Dr. W. B. Clee

  —

  31 December 1992

  Dr. M. R. Keen

  —

  31 December 1992

  Dr. D. J. Temple

  —

  31 December 1992

  Central Council for Education and Training in Social Work

  Dr. T. Jones

  —

  31 August 1995

  Mr. A. Hazell

  —

  31 August 1994

  Name

  Remuneration £

  Current appointment ends

  Committee on Dental and Surgical Materials

  Dr. J. R. Larke

  —

  31 December 1995

  Mr. T. D. Turner

  —

  31 December 1995

  Committee on Safety of Medicines

  Dr. W. A. Jerrett

  —

  31 December 1996

  Dental Auxiliaries Committee

  Mrs. J. M. Prior

  —

  31 August 1996

  Intermediate Treatment Fund Trust

  Mr. C. Weston-Evans

  —

  Indefinite Period

  Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation

  Professor G. C. Crompton

  —

  31 March 1993

  Medical Practices Committee

  Dr. S. McHugh

  —

  31 March 1994

  Medicines Commission

  Professor J. Rhodes

  —

  31 December 1993

  Professor P. Spencer

  —

  31 December 1995

  National Radiological Protection Board

  Professor G. M. Roberts

  —

  30 September 1993

  Public Health Laboratory Service Board

  Professor G. C. Crompton

  —

  31 July 1994

  Standing Dental Advisory Committee

  Professor R. M. Green

  —

  31 March 1996

  Standing Medical Advisory Committee

  Vacancy

  —

  Professor A. Richens

  —

  31 March 1994

  Standing Nursing and Midwifery Advisory Committee

  Mr. M. J. Vince

  —

  31 March 1996

  Vacancy

  880

  881

  Name

  Remuneration £

  Current appointment ends

  Standing Pharmaceutical Advisory Committee for England and Wales

  Professor P. Spencer

  31 March 1994

  Mental Health Act Commission

  Mr. R. G. Bevan

  111 per day

  31 July 1996

  Mrs. C. M. Llewellyn-Jones

  111 per day

  31 August 1994

  Mr. M. J. Graham

  111 per day

  31 August 1995

  Mr. J. Allam

  111 per day

  31 August 1993

  Mrs. A. R. Mumford

  111 per day

  31 August 1993

  Prof. B. C. Diamond (Mrs.)

  111 per day

  31 August 1995

  Mrs. M. R. Roberts

  111 per day

  31 March 1995

  Mr. G. Bye

  111 per day

  31 August 1993

  Dr. M. Harper

  111 per day

  31 August 1995

  Dr. I. G. Price

  111 per day

  31 March 1995

  All Wales Advisory Panel on the Development of Services for People with a Mental Handicap

  Chairman:

  Mr. I. H. Lightman, CB

  —

  31 August 1993

  Members:

  —

  Mr. David Towell

  —

  31 August 1995

  Mr. Gerald Wishow

  —

  31 August 1995

  Professor Davids Sines

  —

  31 August 1995

  Professor William Fraser

  —

  31 August 1995

  Mr. Gareth Jones

  —

  31 August 1995

  Mr. Graham Harper

  —

  31 August 1995

  Dr. David Whitlow

  —

  31 August 1995

  Mrs. Philippa Russell

  —

  31 August 1995

  Professor Maurice Chazan

  —

  31 August 1993

  HEALTH PROMOTION AUTHORITY FOR WALES

  Chairman:

  Mr. J. I. Davies

  15,125

  31 March 1996

  Non-executive Members:

  Dr. B. N. C. Littlepage

  5,000

  31 March 1993

  Mr. R. Cuthbertson

  5,000

  31 March 1995

  Mr. H. D. Griffiths

  5,000

  31 March 1995

  Mr. J. Thomas

  5,000

  31 March 1995

  Mrs. C. E. Lewis

  5,000

  31 March 1993

  Mr. R. C. May-Hill

  5,000

  31 March 1994

  Miss A. Thomas

  5,000

  31 March 1993

  Name

  Remuneration £

  Current appointment ends

  Welsh Committee for Postgraduate Pharmaceutical Education

  Mr. I. Phillips

  31 March 1995

  Miss C. W. Howells

  31 March 1995

  Mrs. M. Rawlins

  31 March 1995

  Mrs. S. M. E. Cockbill

  31 March 1995

  Professor P. S. J. Spencer

  31 March 1995

  Dr. D. N. A. Armstrong

  31 March 1995

  Mr. D. A. Morgan

  31 March 1995

  Mr. D. Baker

  31 March 1995

  Mr. M. A. Pollard

  31 March 1995

  Welsh National Board for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting

  Dr. J. Andrews

  14 September 1993

  Mr. G. Boulton

  14 September 1993

  Professor B. Davies

  14 September 1993

  Dr. D. Harrett

  14 September 1993

  Mr. D. C. Jones-Davies

  14 September 1993

  Mrs. D. A. Keddie

  14 September 1993

  Mrs. A. V. Males

  14 September 1993

  Mrs. S. B. Nuttall

  14 September 1993

  Mrs. T. J. Parry

  14 September 1993

  Mr. N. S. Towns

  14 September 1993

  Mrs. B Wroe

  14 September 1993

  Vacancy

  Welsh Health Common Services Authority

  Chairman:

  882

  883

  Name

  Remuneration £

  Current appointment ends

  Mr. John Wyn Owen

  Coterminous with appointment as NHS Wales Director

  Members:

  Mr. N. Kirk

  Coterminous with appointment as Chief Executive WHCSA

  Mr. K. James

  5,000

  31 January 1994

  Mr. R. Ellis

  5,000

  31 January 1994

  Mr. K. White

  5,000

  31 July 1993

  Housing Management Advisory Panel

  Chairman:

  Professor Peter Williams

  30 June 1993

  Members:

  Mr. Williams Evans

  30 June 1993

  Mr. Ken Nicholas

  30 June 1993

  Mrs. Christine O'Meara

  30 June 1993

  Mr. Fred Boneham

  20 June 1993

  Ms. Elaine Ballard

  20 June 1993

  Name

  Remuneration £

  Current appointment ends

  Saundersfoot Harbour Commission

  Mr. E. A. Phillips

  —

  31 May 1994

  Mr. B. Waters

  —

  31 May 1994

  Welsh Scheme for the Development of Health and Social Research

  Chairman:

  Professor S. Kilpatrick

  —

  1 September 1994

  Vice Chairman:

  Professor I. Kellaway

  —

  1 September 1994

  Members:

  Professor J. Blackman

  —

  1 September 1992 (under review)

  Professor Sir Herbert Duthie

  —

  1 September 1992 (under review)

  Dr. A. Eleri Edwards

  —

  1 September 1994

  Dr. P. Elwood

  —

  1 September 1992 (under review)

  Dr. D. Felce

  —

  1 September 1994

  Professor P. Harper

  —

  1 September 1994

  Professor D. Lloyd

  —

  1 September 1994

  Vacancy

  Dr. J. S. Morris

  —

  1 September 1992 (under review)

  Dr. J. A. V. Pritchard

  —

  Permanent

  Dr. M. Riley

  —

  1 September 1994

  Professor N. R. E. Robertson

  —

  1 September 1994

  Mrs. G. M. Stephens

  —

  1 September 1994

  Dr. T. Geraint Williams

  —

  1 February 1995

  Professor J. Woodcock

  —

  1 February 1995

  CURRICULUM COUNCIL FOR WALES

  Chairman:

  Mr. Richard Daugherty

  10,200

  31 August 1994

  Deputy Chairman:

  Mr. Ieuan Price

  5,500

  31 August 1994

  Members:

  Mr. Allen Williams

  —

  31 July 1994

  Dr. Eleri Wyn Lewis

  —

  31 July 1994

  Mrs. Gillian Jeffreys

  —

  31 December 1992

  Mr. Keith McDonagh

  —

  31 July 1994

  Mr. Ieuan Lloyd Roberts

  —

  31 July 1993

  Mr. Paul Rich

  —

  31 July 1994

  Mrs. Karin Davies

  —

  31 July 1994

  884

  885

  Name

  Remuneration £

  Current appointment ends

  Mrs. Kay Edwards

  —

  31 July 1994

  Mr. Dafydd Whittal

  —

  31 July 1994

  Mr. Stuart Hockey

  —

  31 July 1994

  Mrs. Penny Ryan

  —

  31 July 1994

  Mr. Ivor Evenden

  —

  31 July 1994

  Name

  Remuneration £

  Current appointment ends

  National Museum of Wales Court and Council

  Rt. Hon. Lord Rees QC

  —

  8 February 1994

  Mr. Roger Geraint Thomas

  —

  8 February 1994

  Mr. M. J. M. Clarke

  —

  8 February 1994

  Mr. A. Creunant Davies

  —

  8 February 1994

  Court only

  Mr. J. E. Hugh Rees

  —

  8 February 1994

  Professor Eric Sunderland

  —

  8 February 1994

  National Library of Wales

  Court

  Mr. Jeffrey W. Morgan

  —

  19 April 1996

  Mr. Roy Luff

  —

  19 April 1996

  Mr. Ifan Moelwyn Hughes

  —

  19 April 1996

  Mr. John Watkin

  —

  19 April 1996

  Council

  Mr. Ifan Moelwyn Hughes

  —

  17 May 1994

  Mr. John Watkin

  —

  17 May 1994

  Mr. Roy Luff

  —

  17 July 1994

  Library and Information Services Council Wales

  Chairman:

  Mr. W. Gwyn Williams

  —

  30 September 1995

  Members:

  Ms. Tudfil Adams

  —

  30 September 1993

  Mr. Keith Bray

  —

  30 September 1993

  Mr. R. Ieuan Edwards

  —

  30 September 1993

  Dr. Ian Lovecy

  —

  31 December 1993

  Dr. Brynley F. Roberts

  —

  28 February 1994

  Mr. Hywel E. Roberts

  —

  30 September 1995

  Mr. John Lancaster

  —

  30 September 1994

  Ms. Lynda Garfield

  —

  30 September 1995

  Name

  Remuneration £

  Current appointment end

  Welsh Language Board

  Chairman:

  Mr. John Elfed Jones

  —

  31 July 1994

  Members

  Mr. Ron Jones

  —

  31 July 1994

  Councillor Peter Law

  —

  31 July 1994

  Mr. Edward Rea, OBE

  —

  31 July 1994

  Mr. Winston Roddick, QC

  —

  31 July 1994

  Mrs. E. Closs Stephens

  —

  31 July 1994

  Prof Eric Sunderland

  —

  31 July 1994

  Mr. Eurwyn Ogwen Williams

  —

  31 July 1994

  Place Names Advisory Committee

  Chairman:

  Professor Gwynedd Pierce

  3501

  N/A

  Member:

  Mr. Tomas Roberts

  2501

  N/A

  HIGHER EDUCATION CORPORATIONS (INITIAL APPOINTMENTS)

  University of Glamorgan (formerly Polytechnic of Wales)

  Chairman:

  Mr. Rudi Plaut

  —

  —

  Vice-Chairman:

  886

  887

  Name

  Remuneration £

  Current appointment ends

  Mr. Roy Cull

  —

  —

  Members:

  Dr. Gareth Jones

  —

  31 March 1995

  Mr. Peter Kelly

  —

  31 March 1995

  Mr. R. P. V. Rees

  —

  31 March 1995

  Professor Sir William Taylor, CBE

  —

  31 March 1995

  Dr. Don B. Thomas

  —

  31 March 1995

  Mrs. Jane Evelyn Thomas

  —

  31 March 1995

  Dr. John Thynne

  —

  31 March 1995

  Mr. Roberts Watts

  —

  31 March 1995

  Swansea Institute of Higher Education Chairman:

  Mr. Carl E. Hadley

  —

  —

  Vice-Chairman:

  Mr. W. E. Edwards

  —

  —

  Members

  Mr. Colin Adlam

  —

  31 March 1995

  Professor Brian L. Clarkson

  —

  31 March 1995

  Mr. R. E. T. Davies

  —

  31 March 1995

  Mr. R. Davies-Evans

  —

  31 March 1995

  Mr. Cyril Goldstone

  —

  31 March 1995

  Mr. Illtyd R. Lloyd

  —

  31 March 1995

  Ms. Val Feld

  —

  31 March 1995

  1 Honorarium

  Name

  Remuneration £

  Current appointment ends

  Cardiff Institute of Higher Education

  Chairman:

  Councillor Peter Perkins

  Vice-Chairman:

  Mr.Gordon L. Harrhy

  Members:

  Mr. Tom Morgan

  —

  31 March 1995

  Dr. Rita Austin

  —

  31 March 1995

  Mr. J. K. Brown MBE

  —

  31 March 1995

  Mr. A. B. Connolly

  —

  31 March 1995

  Mr. Robert Knight

  —

  31 March 1995

  Professor M. W. Roberts

  —

  31 March 1995

  Mr. Paul Sheldon

  —

  31 March 1995

  Ms. Sarah Dawson

  —

  31 March 1995

  Welsh College of Music and Drama

  Chairman:

  Geraint Stanley Jones

  Vice-Chairman:

  Rev. Bob Morgan

  Members:

  Mr. Michael Boyce

  —

  31 March 1995

  Mr. Huw Davies

  —

  31 March 1995

  Mr. Frank Lincoln

  —

  31 March 1995

  Mr. Tom Owen

  —

  31 March 1995

  Ms. Sian Phillips

  —

  31 March 1995

  Mr. Chris Ryde

  —

  31 March 1995

  Mr. Adrian Trickey

  —

  31 March 1995

  Gwent College of Higher Education

  Chairman:

  Mr. Alan Burton

  Vice-Chairman:

  Mr. Elwyn Tudno Jones

  Members:

  Mr. G. T. Canning

  —

  31 March 1995

  Miss Susan Kent

  —

  31 March 1995

  Ms. Sally Medlyn

  —

  31 March 1995

  888

  889

  Name

  Remuneration £

  Current appointment ends

  Mr. Roger Peachey

  —

  31 March 1995

  Professor P. S. J. Spencer

  —

  31 March 1995

  Mr. Nigel Williams

  —

  31 March 1995

  Name

  Remuneration £

  Current appointment ends

  Coleg Normal Bangor

  Chairman:

  Mr. Gwilym Humphreys

  Vice-Chairman

  Mr. Alun Evans

  Members:

  Mr. T. Burman

  —

  31 March 1995

  Mr. R. Hefin Davies, MBE

  —

  31 March 1995

  Mr. Tom Jones

  —

  31 March 1995

  Mr. H. I. G. Roberts

  —

  31 March 1995

  Professor G. R. Sagar, CBE

  —

  31 March 1995

  Mrs. Eurwen Thomas

  —

  31 March 1995

  Court of the Governors of University College of

  Swansea

  Mr. P. H. J. Meyer

  —

  31 August 1994

  Dr. Gwyn Jones

  —

  31 August 1995

  Mr. Peter Scott

  —

  31 August 1993

  Court of the Governors of University College of

  North Wales

  Mr. Roy Bichan

  —

  31 July 1993

  Court of the Governors of University College of

  Aberystwyth

  Mr. J. M. James

  —

  31 August 1994

  Dr. D. E. Evans

  —

  31 August 1994

  Mr. Meurig Rees

  —

  31 August 1994

  Mr. Geraint Stanley Jones

  —

  31 December 1992

  Court of the Governors of St. David's University

  College Lampeter

  Mr. Robert Gee

  —

  30 April 1994

  HISTORIC BUILDINGS COUNCIL FOR WALES

  Chairman:

  Mr. Thomas Lloyd

  4,310

  30 April 1995

  Members:

  Professor John Eynon

  —

  30 September 1995

  The Earl Lloyd George

  —

  30 September 1995

  Dr. Prys Morgan

  —

  30 September 1995

  Mr. Lindsay Evans

  —

  30 September 1994

  Mr. Richard Haslam

  —

  30 September 1994

  Mrs. Sara Furse

  —

  30 September 1995

  Dr. Simon Unwin

  —

  30 September 1995

  Name

  Remuneration £

  Current appointment ends

  Welsh Industrial Development Advisory Board

  Chairman:

  Mr. Roy Bichan

  —

  31 December 1994

  Members:

  Dr. A. S. Folwell

  31 December 1993

  Mr. K. Hodge

  31 December 1994

  Mr. D. Jenkins

  31 December 1993

  Mr. H. G. Jones

  31 December 1992

  Mr. T. J. Jones OBE

  31 December 1992

  Mr. M. Wallace OBE

  31 December 1993

  Mr. M. J. Reilly

  31 December 1994

  Brecon Beacons National Park

  890

  891

  Name

  Remuneration £

  Current appointment ends

  Chairman:

  Mr. R. H. Williams

  Vice-Chairman:

  Mr. D. Jones

  Members:

  The Hon. Mrs. E. S. J. Legge-Bourke

  31 March 1995

  Dr. C. S. Briggs

  31 March 1995

  Dr. D. Jones

  31 March 1995

  Mr. D. Harvey

  31 March 1993

  Mrs. R. Harris

  31 March 1993

  Mrs. J. Hosie

  31 March 1993

  Dr. J. C. Venus

  31 March 1994

  Ms. S. Price

  31 March 1994

  Mr. A. Michael

  31 March 1994

  Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Committee

  Chairman:

  Mr. D. Halket-Jones

  Vice-Chairman:

  Mr. R. Pratt

  31 March 1995

  Members:

  Mr. C. Parry

  31 March 1995

  Mr. W. Evans

  31 March 1995

  Mr. P. Mould

  31 March 1993

  Mrs. C. Barton

  31 March 1994

  Mr. A. Rhys Davies

  31 March 1994

  Name

  Remuneration £

  Current appointment ends

  Snowdonia National Park Committee Chairman:

  Mr. J. Tudor

  —

  —

  Vice-Chairman:

  Mr. F. Jones

  —

  —

  Members:

  Mr. J. Dale

  —

  31 March 1995

  Mr. E. C. Roberts

  —

  31 March 1993

  Dr. M. B. Alcock

  —

  31 March 1993

  Mr. R. Collister

  —

  31 March 1993

  Mr. J. Lloyd-Jones

  —

  31 March 1994

  Mr. D. Tomos

  —

  31 March 1994

  Mrs. F. Lynch

  —

  31 March 1994

  Mr. A. Jones

  —

  31 March 1994

  Regional Flood Defence Committee (National Rivers Authority)

  Chairman:

  Mr. M. A. McLaggan

  110,925

  31 March 1994

  Members:

  Mr. R. Ap Simon Jones

  13,620

  31 March 1994

  Mr. W. N. Waters

  13,620

  31 March 1994

  Mr. L. T. Chase

  13,620

  31 March 1994

  Mr. P. J. Perkins

  13,620

  31 March 1994

  Mr. J. W. Hughes

  13,620

  31 March 1994

  Mr. J. Llewellyn

  Nil

  31 March 1994

  National Rivers Authority: Welsh Regional Board Member

  Professor R. W. Edwards

  18,350 (paid by NRA)

  31 October 1992

  National Rivers Authority: Advisory Committee for Wales

  Chairman:

  Professor R. W. Edwards3

  —

  —

  Members:

  Lord Moran KCMG2

  —

  —

  Mr. M. A. McLaggan JP2

  —

  —

  Dr. T. H. Y. Tebutt2

  —

  —

  Councillor J. D. A. Thompson JP

  —

  28 February 1993

  892

  893

  Name

  Remuneration £

  Current appointment ends

  Mr. B. Riddleston

  —

  28 February 1993

  Dr. S. Tyler

  —

  28 February 1993

  Mr. L. E. Taylor2

  —

  —

  1 Paid by National Rivers Authority.

  2 Appointed for as long as they are Chairmen of various National Rivers Authority regional committees.

  3 Appointed for as long as he is a member of the National Rivers Authority.

  Name

  Remuneration £

  Current appointment ends

  South Wales Sea Fisheries Committee

  Members:

  Mr. O. J. O. Chant

  30 June 1993

  Mr. P. G. Davies

  30 June 1993

  Mr. H. G. Evans

  30 June 1993

  Mr. W. R. Garner

  30 June 1993

  Mr. G. M. Hughes

  30 June 1993

  Mr. R. J. Packman

  30 June 1993

  Dr. S. E Shackley

  30 June 1993

  Mr. R. S. Shaw

  30 June 1993

  Mr. J. I. Stock

  30 June 1993

  Consumers Committees for Great Britain and for England and Wales

  Members:

  Mrs. M. J. Roberts

  Nil

  7 January 1994

  Miss B. Brookes

  Nil

  15 April 1994

  Intervention Board Executive Agency*

  Member:

  Mr. O. Rees, CB

  Nil

  21 February 1995

  Meat and Livestock Commission—Consumers

  Committee*

  Member:

  Mrs. S. Roberts

  Nil

  30 September 1995

  Milk and Dairies Tribunal for Wales*

  Member:

  Mr. L. N. H. George

  £88 per day

  1 February 1993

  Food from Britain*

  Member:

  Mr. A Evans, OBE

  £1,895(under review)

  22 September 1992

  British Wool Marketing Board*

  Member:

  Mr. C. Jones

  £5,925

  24 September 1995

  Committees of Investigation for Great Britain and for England and Wales*

  Member:

  Mr. H. Humphreys Jones

  £73 per day

  5 December 1994

  * Bodies for which the Secretary of State makes some or all appointments jointly with other Ministers.

  Name

  Remuneration £

  Current appointment ends

  Home Grown Cereals Authority1

  Member:

  Mr. D. F. R. George

  2,940

  2 June 1995

  Meat and Livestock Commission1

  Member:

  Mr. R. E. M. Rees CBE

  6,140

  31 March 1995

  Milk Marketing Board1

  Member

  Mr. J. M. Williams

  13,600

  31 August 1993

  Potato Marketing Board1

  Mr. G. Hawkins

  3,453

  4 November 1994

  894

  895

  Name

  Remuneration £

  Current appointment ends

  Hill Farming Advisory Committee for England, Wales and Northern Ireland

  Chairperson:

  Lord Howe

  Nil

  Not specified

  Deputy Chairman:

  Mr. Alun Evans, OBE

  Nil

  14 February 1995

  Members:

  Mr. P. Cornelius

  Nil

  14 February 1995

  Mr. Charles Armstrong

  Nil

  14 February 1995

  Mr. Henry Bainbridge

  Nil

  14 February 1995

  Mr. John Dowson

  Nil

  14 February 1995

  Mrs. A. Cowan

  Nil

  14 February 1995

  Mrs. J. Gilman

  Nil

  14 February 1995

  Mrs. G. Jones

  Nil

  14 February 1995

  Mr. Edmund Morphet

  Nil

  14 February 1995

  Mr. Thomas Roskilly

  Nil

  14 February 1995

  Mr. John Sayer

  Nil

  14 February 1995

  Mr. John Tamplin

  Nil

  14 February 1995

  Mrs. R. Mudge

  Nil

  14 February 1995

  Mr. Campbell Tweed

  Nil

  14 February 1995

  Mr. J. Vaughan

  Nil

  14 February 1995

  1 Bodies for which the Secretary of State makes some or all appointments jointly with other Ministers.

  Name

  Remuneration £

  Current appointment ends

  Sub Committee for Wales of the Hill Farming Advisory Committee for England, Wales and Northern Ireland

  Chairman:

  Mr. Alun Evans, OBE

  Nil

  14 February 1995

  Members:

  Mr. H. Bainbridge

  Nil

  14 February 1995

  Mr. R. Howells

  Nil

  14 February 1995

  Mrs. G. Jones

  Nil

  14 February 1995

  Mr. C. Lewis

  Nil

  14 February 1995

  Mr. W. Lloyd

  Nil

  14 February 1995

  Mr. J. Price

  Nil

  14 February 1995

  Mr. C. Pugh

  Nil

  14 February 1995

  Mr. John Tamplin, OBE

  Nil

  14 February 1995

  Mr. J. Vaughan

  Nil

  14 February 1995

  Agriculture Advisory Panel for Wales

  Chairman:

  Mr. R. E. M. Rees

  Nil

  31 October 1992

  Members:

  Mr. J. A. Parry

  Nil

  31 October 1992

  Mr. D. F. R. George

  Nil

  31 October 1992

  Mr. D. Williams

  Nil

  31 October 1992

  Mr. E. H. Perkins

  Nil

  31 October 1993

  Mr. R. C. Pratt

  Nil

  31 October 1993

  Mrs. A. M. Rees

  Nil

  31 October 1992

  Mr. J. R. Gill

  Nil

  31 October 1993

  Mr. M. S. Pickering

  Nil

  31 October 1993

  Mr. T. H. Jones

  Nil

  31 October 1994

  Mrs. T. Adams

  Nil

  31 October 1994

  Mr. F. J. Morgan

  Nil

  31 October 1994

  Mrs. R. Rowlands

  Nil

  31 October 1994

  Name

  Remuneration £

  Current appointment ends

  Rent Assessment Panel for Wales

  Professional:

  D. R. Davies

  172 per day

  31 December 1992

  L. J. Edwards

  172 per day

  31 December 1992

  J. H. Finnan

  172 per day

  31 December 1992

  R. B. Griffiths

  172 per day

  31 December 1992

  W. H. Griffiths

  172 per day

  31 December 1992

  G. H.Joy

  172 per day

  31 December 1992

  W. R. G. James

  172 per day

  31 December 1992

  V. A. Kenneally

  172 per day

  31 December 1992

  896

  897

  Name

  Remuneration £

  Current appointment ends

  J. Lewis

  172 per day

  31 December 1992

  J. Lingard

  172 per day

  31 December 1992

  J. G. Lloyd

  172 per day

  31 December 1992

  P. K. Lucas

  172 per day

  31 December 1992

  V. E. A. Morris

  172 per day

  31 December 1992

  D. B. Phillips

  172 per day

  31 December 1992

  Mrs. R. Pomfret

  172 per day

  31 December 1992

  J. A. W. Protheroe

  172 per day

  31 December 1992

  R. L. Thompson

  172 per day

  31 December 1992

  G. B. Travis

  172 per day

  31 December 1992

  H. M. Tudor

  172 per day

  31 December 1992

  N. O. Tyler

  172 per day

  31 December 1992

  D. S. Williams

  172 per day

  31 December 1992

  Lay Member:

  Mrs. J. Aitken

  110 per day

  31 December 1992

  C. W. Bickley

  110 per day

  31 December 1992

  D. J. I. Davies

  110 per day

  31 December 1992

  Mrs. E. Elias

  110 per day

  31 December 1992

  County Councillor E. K. Griffiths

  110 per day

  31 December 1992

  D. A. Jones

  110 per day

  31 December 1992

  W. Jones

  110 per day

  31 December 1992

  Mrs. M. A. Mason JP

  110 per day

  31 December 1992

  C. J. Noott

  110 per day

  31 December 1992

  J. R. Pritchard JP

  110 per day

  31 December 1992

  Mrs. K. M. Provis JP

  110 per day

  31 December 1992

  Mr. E. M. Richards

  110 per day

  31 December 1992

  Mr. I. C. Williams

  110 per day

  31 December 1992

  H. H. Roberts

  110 per day

  31 December 1992

  Mrs. C. E. M. Borland

  110 per day

  31 December 1992

  M. I. Jones

  110 per day

  31 December 1992

  J. Hensham

  110 per day

  31 December 1992

  Name

  Remuneration £

  Current appointment ends

  Committee on Agricultural Valuation Wales

  Chairperson:

  Mr. J. R. Mathias

  T and S only

  28 February 1993

  Members:

  Mr. C. H. Arkell

  T and S only

  28 February 1993

  Mr. F. G. Grounds

  T and S only

  28 February 1993

  Mr. T. Hammett

  T and S only

  28 February 1993

  Mr. J. H. Harris

  T and S only

  28 February 1993

  Mr. H. B. Knight

  T and S only

  28 February 1993

  Mr. K. R. McDiarmid

  T and S only

  28 February 1993

  Mr. J. A. Pallister

  T and S only

  28 February 1993

  Mr. T. W. Sale

  T and S only

  28 February 1993

  Mr. T. G. Shearman

  T and S only

  28 February 1993

  Mr. R. V. Stone

  T and S only

  28 February 1993

  Mr. R. Thomas

  T and S only

  28 February 1993

  Mr. G. A. Wadsworth, Chem, DIC.

  T and S only

  28 February 1993

  Mr. G. T. Williams, JP

  T and S only

  28 February 1993

  Agricultural Wages Committee and Agricultural Dwelling House Advisory Committees

  Chairperson:

  Mr. T. Jones

  66 over 5 hrs

  35 under 5 hrs

  Members:

  Mr. J. E. Ambrose

  52 over 5 hrs

  31 December 1992

  Mr. I. G. Richards

  26 under 5 hrs

  31 December 1993

  Dyfed Chairperson

  Mrs. E. D. Williams

  66 over 5 hrs

  31 December 1993

  35 under 5 hrs

  Members:

  Mr. G. Davies

  52 over 5 hrs

  31 December 1993

  Mrs. E. Jenkins

  26 under 5 hrs

  31 December 1993

  898

  899

  Name

  Remuneration £

  Current appointment ends

  Glamorgan Chairperson

  Mr. D. R. I. Williams

  66 over 5 hrs

  35 under 5 hrs

  Members:

  Mr. P. T. Hart

  52 under 5 hrs

  31 December 1992

  Mrs. S. E. L. Reeve

  26 under 5 hrs

  31 December 1992

  Name

  Remuneration £

  Current appointment ends

  Gwent Chairperson:

  Mr. J. L. Evans

  66 over 5 hours

  31 December 1993

  35 under 5 hours

  Members:

  Mrs. A. L. Heynes

  —

  31 December 1992

  Mrs. J. M. Williams

  —

  31 December 1993

  Gwynedd

  Chairperson:

  Mr. T. H. Morgan

  66 over 5 hours

  35 under 5 hours

  Members:

  M. R. R. Harris

  —

  31 December 1993

  Dr. E. Lloyd Evans

  —

  31 December 1992

  Powys

  Chairperson:

  Mr. W. G. Davies, MBE

  66 over 5 hours

  35 under 5 hours

  Members:

  Mrs. L. A. Davies

  —

  31 December 1993

  Canon E. C. John

  —

  31 December 1992

  Forestry Commission Reference/Committee Panel ( Wales)

  Members:

  Mr. P. L. Marriott

  —

  30 November 1993

  Mr. R. A. Smart

  —

  30 November 1993

  Mr. C. H. W. Griffiths

  —

  30 November 1993

  Mr. W. B. Walker

  —

  30 November 1993

  Urban Investment Grant Appraisal Panel Chairman:

  Sir Melvyn Rosser

  —

  31 May 1993

  Mr. P. Laing

  —

  31 May 1993

  Mr. R. Lacey

  —

  31 May 1993

  Mr. S. Lindsay

  —

  31 May 1993

  Mr. D. Schwarz

  —

  31 May 1993

  Mr. R. James

  —

  31 May 1995

  Mr. K. Doolan

  —

  31 May 1995

  Note:

  Chairpersons of AWC's are not appointed by the Secretary of State but by members of the Committee itself, from one of the two independent members who are Secretary of State appointments.

  Name

  Remuneration £

  Current appointment ends

  Agricultural Wages Board Chairperson:

  Professor J. Marsh

  172/meeting + 35 reading allowance + t &s

  31 July 1993

  Members:

  Mr. H. Hughes

  110/meeting + t & s

  31 July 1993

  Mrs. J. E. Thomas

  110/meeting + t & s

  30 July 1993

  900

  901

  Name

  Remuneration £

  Current appointment ends

  Part-time Forestry Commissioners

  Mr. I. D. Coutts

  6,140

  30 September 1993

  Mr. T. S. Mallinson

  6,140

  30 September 1993

  United Kingdom Seeds Executive Chairman:

  Professor J. C. Murdoch

  8,000 + t & s

  21 November 1992

  Members:

  Mr. J. M. Harley

  2,500 + t & s

  21 November 1992

  Mr. P. R. Hayward

  2,500 + t & s

  21 November 1992

  Mr. T. M. Clucas

  2,500 + i & s

  21 November 1992

  Professor J. D. Hayes

  2,500 + t & s

  21 November 1992

  Departmental Members:

  Mr. J. Harvey

  Nil

  21 November 1992

  Mr. D. R. Thomas

  Nil

  21 November 1992

  Mr. I. M. Whitelaw

  Nil

  21 November 1992

  Mr. I. C. Henderson

  Nil

  21 November 1992

  National Institute of Agricultural Botany Council Members:

  Dr. F. B. Ellis

  Nil

  28 November 1993

  Professor J. L. Stoddart

  Nil

  31 July 1993

  Mr. R. B. Nelstrop

  Nil

  4 October 1992

  Plant Variety and Seeds Tribunal Members:

  General Agriculture:

  Professor G. R. Dickson

  110/day + t & s

  30 September 1993

  Mr. A. G. Harris

  110/day + t & s

  30 September 1993

  General Horticulture:

  Professor G. R. Dixon

  —

  30 September 1993

  Name

  Remuneration £

  Current appointment ends

  CEREALS

  Mr. D. M. Barling

  —

  31 October 1993

  STRAWBERRIES

  D. J. K. Jones

  —

  30 April 1993

  ANCIENT MONUMENTS BOARD FOR WALES

  Chairman:

  Professor Glanmor Williams

  —

  31 March 1995

  Members

  Mr. R. G. Keen

  —

  31 March 1995

  Mr. R. B. Heaton

  —

  31 March 1995

  Miss F. M. Lynch

  —

  31 March 1995

  Professor J. B. Smith

  —

  31 March 1995

  Professor R. R. Davies

  —

  31 March 1993

  Dr. S. Aldhouse-Green

  —

  31 March 1993

  Professor W. H. Manning

  —

  31 March 1993

  Mr. D. Moore

  —

  31 March 1993

  Dr. P. Smith

  —

  31 March 1993

  WALES YOUTH AGENCY

  Chairman:

  Mr. Gerald Davies

  2,500

  31 March 1995

  Vice Chairman:

  Dr. Howard Williamson

  2,500

  31 March 1995

  Members:

  Miss Sara Edwards

  —

  1 September 1995

  Mrs B. Martin

  —

  1 September 1995

  Miss M. Herbert

  —

  1 September 1995

  Mr. D. Allen

  —

  31 March 1995

  Mrs. A. Hughes

  —

  31 March 1995

  Mr. B. Jones

  —

  31 March 1995

  902

  903

  Name

  Remuneration £

  Current appointment ends

  Mr. D. Jones

  —

  31 March 1995

  Mr. B. Thirsk

  —

  31 March 1995

  Mr. P. Williams

  —

  31 March 1995

  Name

  Remuneration £

  Current appointment ends

  Higher Education Funding Council for Wales Chairman:

  Sir Idris Pearce

  10,500

  5 May 1995

  Members:

  Professor Sir John Cadogan

  2,000

  5 May 1995

  Mr. Alan Cox

  2,000

  5 May 1995

  Professor Sir Sam Edwards

  2,000

  5 May 1995

  Mr. Michael Griffith

  2,000

  5 May 1995

  Professor Richard Griffiths

  2,000

  5 May 1995

  Sir Philip Jones

  2,000

  5 May 1995

  Mr. Alfred Morris

  2,000

  5 May 1995

  Dr. Brynley Roberts

  2,000

  5 May 1995

  Dr. Ann Robinson

  2,000

  5 May 1995

  Dr. Robert H. Jones

  2,000

  30 June 1995

  Further Education Funding Council for Wales

  Chairman:

  Mr. Malcolm Wallace

  18,500

  5 May 1995

  Members:

  Mrs. P. Ryan

  2,000

  30 May 1995

  Mr. J. Cocks

  2,000

  30 May 1995

  Mr. K. Thomas

  2,000

  30 May 1995

  Dr. J. Walters

  2,000

  30 May 1995

  Mrs. S Stansford

  2,000

  30 May 1995

  Mr. G. Walshe

  2,000

  30 May 1995

  Mr. H. Jones

  2,000

  30 May 1995

  Mr. D. Margetts

  2,000

  30 May 1995

  Mr. R. Webster

  2,000

  30 May 1995

  Mr. S. Dunster

  2,000

  30 May 1995

  Name

  Remuneration £

  Current appointment ends

  Welsh Committee on Drug Misuse Chairman:

  —

  Mr. P. Williams

  —

  31 March 1993

  Members:

  Mrs. S. J. Jones

  —

  31 March 1993

  Dr. S. Palmer

  —

  31 March 1993

  Miss M. H. Jones

  —

  31 March 1993

  Dr. M. R. Keen

  —

  31 March 1993

  Mr. R. M. Pates

  —

  31 March 1993

  Dr. D. J. Temple

  —

  31 March 1993

  Mr. J. Wreford

  —

  31 March 1993

  Mr. D. J. Allen

  —

  31 March 1993

  Dr. D. Bevan

  —

  31 March 1993

  Dr. W. B. Clee

  —

  31 March 1993

  Dr. G. W. Hughes

  —

  31 March 1993

  Mrs. L. D. Quinn

  —

  31 March 1993

  Mr. D. T. Williams

  —

  31 March 1993

  Dr. B. O. Wilson

  —

  31 March 1993

  ACC A. May

  —

  31 March 1993

  Welsh Committee on Alcohol Misuse Chairman:

  Mr. R. Hodgson

  —

  31 March 1993

  Members:

  Ms. R. Emlyn Jones

  —

  31 March 1993

  Mr.O. Aneurin Owen

  —

  31 March 1993

  ACC G. E. Pritchard

  —

  31 March 1993

  Mr. J. Fisher

  —

  31 March 1993

  Mr. G. Winstanley

  —

  31 March 1993

  Mr. N. Breeze

  —

  31 March 1993

  Dr. K. M. Bhakta

  —

  31 March 1993

  904

  905

  Name

  Remuneration £

  Current appointment ends

  Mrs. R. Owen

  —

  31 March 1993

  Dr. P. Higson

  —

  31 March 1993

  Mr. B. Hudson

  —

  31 March 1993

  Dr. R. Hall

  —

  31 March 1993

  Dr. R. Jenkins

  —

  31 March 1993

  Mr. J. Stephens

  —

  31 March 1993

  Mrs. S. Rees

  —

  31 March 1993

  Mr. S. Young

  —

  31 March 1993

  Water
  Mr. Simon Hughes
  To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list, for each water company supplying water to domestic customers in Wales, the supply zones where one or more sample in 1991 exceeded 10 micrograms of lead per litre of water; and if he will make a statement.

  Mr. Gwilym Jones
  Information about lead concentra-tion in water supplies in Wales is contained in "Drinking Water 1991" the second annual report by the chief inspector of the drinking water inspectorate and in the document "Nitrate, Pesticides and Lead, 1989 and 1990", published by the inspectorate in July 1992.

  Primary School Pupils
  Mr. Alan W. Williams
  To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will give the latest available figures for the total number of pupils at every individual primary school in Dyfed and the standard numbers at each school.

  Sir Wyn Roberts
  The standard numbers for schools are not held centrally.

  I will write to the hon. Gentleman giving the number of full and part-time pupils on roll at each primary school in Dyfed, at January 1992.

  AIDS
  Mr. Richards
  To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what are the latest figures for reported AIDS cases in Wales.

  Mr. Gwilym Jones
  Statistics on the number of HIV —AIDS cases are collected by the Public Health Laboratory Service Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre. Ninety-two cases of AIDS have been notified in Wales since reporting began in 1982. Of those 69 are known to have died. The cumulative total of HIV positive cases in Wales was 287 at the end of September 1992.

  Surplus School Places
  Mr. Richards
  To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many surplus school places there are in Wales; what is the annual cost of maintaining surplus school places; and what action he plans to take to reduce the number and cost of surplus school places.

  Sir Wyn Roberts
  The Department estimates that there were 118,000 surplus school places in Wales in 1991, costing local education authorities about £23 million.

  Our future plans are set out in "Choice and Diversity: A New Framework for Schools" (Cm 2021) a copy of which is in the Library of the House.

  Waste Disposal
  Mr. Dafis
  To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many cargoes of clinical waste from outside the United Kingdom were incinerated in Wales in each of the past five years; and if he will specify the quantity of waste involved in each year.

  Mr. Gwilym Jones
  None.

  Council Tax
  Mr. Richards
  To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what discretion councils will have to make differential increases in the council tax applicable to each valuation band.

  Mr. Gwilym Jones
  None.

  The council tax for each of the eight valuation bands will be determined in accordance with a fixed ratio: thus the council tax for a dwelling in band A will be two thirds of that for a dwelling in band D. The ratio is set out in section 5(1) of the Local Government Finance Act 1992.

  Neath-Port Talbot Hospital
  Mr. John Morris
  To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will undertake to maintain the proposed time scale for the building of the new Neath/Port Talbot general hospital; when he now expects the main contract to be let; and how much money will be spent in the financial years 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95 and 1995–96, respectively.

  Mr. Gwilym Jones
  I refer the right hon. and learned Gentleman to the announcement by my right hon. Friend in the House on 29 October.

  Inmos Ltd.
  Mr. Flynn
  To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what information he has received concerning financial aid or other inducement offered to Inmos Ltd., Newport to relocate outside Wales.

  Mr. David Hunt
  Such information is commercially confidential.

  Mr. Flynn
  To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the contacts he has had with the Commission and individual directorates general of the European Community since June on the future location of Inmos Ltd., Newport.

  Mr. David Hunt
  None.

  Alcohol
  Mr. Richards
  To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what measures are being undertaken to halt the sale of alcohol to minors.
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  Mr. Charles Wardle
  I have been asked to reply.

  The Licensing Act 1988 strengthened the offence of selling alcohol to young people under 18 by placing a greater responsibility on licensees and their staff. The Act also increased the maximum penalty for this offence and made wholesalers' premises subject to this provision of licensing law. Enforcement of the law is a matter for the police.

TRANSPORT

  Rail Services
  Mr. Amess
  To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what progress has been achieved in improving the quality of service on the London, Tilbury and Southend line.

  Mr. Freeman
  Work on the £50 million resignalling project for the line is progressing, with the survey and design phase now virtually complete. BR believes this project to be the key to improving the reliability of the line.

  The rolling stock withdrawn for checking and repair is expected to be fully introduced by the end of November, reducing cancellations and restoring capacity. A new train-washing machine has been installed and will soon be operational.

  Closed circuit TV systems have recently been installed at six of the most heavily used car parks on the line to improve security.

  A passenger information system—called PRIDE—was installed earlier this year. It uses state of the art satellite communications to transmit messages from the informa-tion centre at Southend to the individual PRIDE installations on LT and S stations.

  For the year so far, the line has exceeded its passengers charter targets for both peak punctuality and reliability. Punctuality has been particularly good at 90.3 per cent. —12 per cent. higher than the average achieved during 1991.

  Channel Tunnel
  Mr. Jim Lester
  To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what plans he has for public consultation on the channel tunnel rail link.

  Mr. Freeman
  Union Railways (UR), British Rail's subsidiary for the rail link, is in the final stages of its studies to refine the easterly approach route. The Government's brief for the studies is described in a paper entitled "Developing the Route", supported by a paper entitled "Environmental Appraisal", which have been discussed with the local authorities concerned. Copies have been placed in the Library. The studies take account of information provided by local authority officers during confidential consultation on matters such as planning considerations.

  Union Railways's report to the Government is expected by the end of December and will contain a reference case route together with sub-route options. The Government will decide and announce as soon as possible the route for consultation. At the same time, Union Railways will publish supporting information and take the lead in a full consultation process, which is expected to last about six months. The consultation will include right hon. and hon. Members, local authorities, environmental bodies and the public.
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  At the end of the consultation period, the Government will decide on any changes to be incorporated in the route, and will make a further announcement.

AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FOOD

  Common Fisheries Policy
  Mr. Dafis
  To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will make it his policy to encourage review within the EC of the common fisheries policy covering(a) policies on industrial fisheries, (b) fisheries management and its implications for wildlife, (c) fleet sizes and (d) fishing intensity.

  Mr. Curry
  The Commission is already carrying out a study of industrial fishing and I am pressing it to produce its report on this. We continue to urge that the Community should take account of the effect of fisheries management on the wider marine environment, and I am pleased that the Council at its last meeting on 19 October adopted a measure aimed at better protection of marine mammals. The Council on 19 October discussed Commission proposals designed to reduce fleet sizes and fishing intensity, and will return to this subject at its next meeting.

  Cereals (Moisture Content)
  Mr. Tom King
  To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what maximum moisture content standard will apply to cereals bought into intervention in the United Kingdom in the 1992–93 marketing year.

  Mr. Gummer
  Harvesting of many cereals was delayed throughout Britain this year because of poor weather and farmers frequently forced to combine in very wet conditions.

  In these exceptional circumstances, the moisture content was bound to be much higher than usual, leading to additional costs in drying down to reach the normal intervention standard of 14.5 per cent.

  I have, therefore, sought the Commission's agreement to a derogation increasing the moisture content standard to 15 per cent. for cereals sold into intervention in the United Kingdom this season. This will apply to all cereals intervened from 1 November and will ensure that United Kingdom farmers are not disadvantaged in comparison with producers elsewhere in the Community.

  EC Cosmetics Directive
  Mr. Burden
  To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what plans he has to support the proposals from the European Parliament and European Commission to amend the cosmetics directive 76/769 with regard to animal testing.

  Mr. Leigh
  I have been asked to reply.

  The Government's policy in the negotiations on the proposed sixth Council amendment to the cosmetics directive is to keep animal testing to a minimum consistent with human safety. In recognition of the progress made in developing skin and eye irritancy tests, the United Kingdom has called on the European Community to set 1998 as a target date for the replacement of animal tests in those areas subject to there being validated alternatives. We will continue to press for a reduction in animal testing and we hope that during our presidency member states will

  909
  agree to the phasing out of testing on animals when they can be replaced with suitably validated non-animal alternatives.

ATTORNEY-GENERAL

  Green Issues
  Mr. Dafis
  To ask the Attorney-General how many civil servants have been allocated new or additional responsibilities to deal with the management and development of green issues; and what additional allocation of resources has been made to support programmes related to green issues in his Department.

  The Attorney-General
  The number of civil servants who have been allocated such new or additional responsibilities is as follows:

  Number

  Legal Secretariat to the Law Officers

  2

  Serious Fraud Office

  2

  Treasury Solicitor's Department

  5

  Crown Prosecution Service

  34

  No additional allocation of resources has so far been required.

EMPLOYMENT

  Annual Leave
  Mr. Dobson
  To ask the Secretary of State for Employment if she will publish estimates from the latest available data of the annual leave entitlement in Britain, showing the number and proportion of employees with(a) no annual leave entitlement and (b) under four weeks' annual leave entitlement, broken down by (i) males, (ii) females and (iii) all employees.

  Mr. McLoughlin
  The information requested is not available.

  Labour Statistics
  Mr. Dobson
  To ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many non-manual workers were unemployed according to official figures in September 1979 and in September of each subsequent year; and what percentage of the work force this represented.

  Mr. McLoughlin
  This information can be derived only from the labour force survey. Estimates are available only on a consistent basis from 1984 and relate to the spring of each year.

  Non-manual workers unemployed1 in Great Britain

  Year

  Numbers (thousands)

  Percentage of labour force

  1984

  629

  4.9

  1985

  602

  4.5

  1986

  604

  4.5

  1987

  601

  4.4

  1988

  520

  3.7

  1989

  436

  2.9

  1990

  466

  3.1

  1991

  596

  3.9

  1992

  781

  5.1

  910
  Source: Labour Force Surveys.

  1 International Labour Office definition of Unemployment.

  Earnings
  Mr. Dobson
  To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what are the most recent figures from the 1989, 1990, 1991 and 1992 new earnings survey showing the average gross weekly earnings, not affected by absence of full-time 16, 17 and 18-year-olds, given by(a) males, (b) females and (c) all employees.

  Mr. McLoughlin
  The information available from the new earnings survey for each of the years requested is given in the table.

  Average gross weekly earnings of full-time employees whose pay for the survey pay period was not affected by absence

  £ per week

  At April

  Age

  1989

  1990

  1991

  1992

  Males

  16

  85.0

  92.5

  98.7

  96.5

  17

  98.9

  105.7

  114.9

  119.9

  18

  121.5

  133.0

  140.8

  145.0

  Females

  16

  87.1

  98.1

  95.6

  91.8

  17

  98.9

  107.8

  111.6

  112.7

  18

  110.0

  121.6

  130.1

  132.8

  All

  16

  85.9

  94.9

  97.4

  95.0

  17

  98.9

  106.6

  113.3

  116.8

  18

  115.8

  127.5

  135.8

  139.0

  Union Subscriptions
  Mr. Dobson
  To ask the Secretary of State for Employment pursuant to her answer of 26 October,Official Report, column 500, what action has been taken by her Department to verify the allegations of subscriptions being deducted from non-union members.

  Mr. McLoughlin
  The Department does not investigate allegations of this kind. It is clear that there currently exists scope for the abuse of "check-off" arrangements. The introduction of the proposed new requirement for the individual written consent of employees to the deduction of trade union subscriptions direct from their pay will help to minimise the scope for abuse.

NATIONAL HERITAGE

  Works of Art
  Mr. Redmond
  To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage if he will list the works of art that have been donated to the nation during the last 24 months in lieu of payment of tax; and where the general public can currently view each of these works of art.

  Mr. Brooke
  The information the hon. Member requests is as follows:

  Items accepted

  Current location

  Collection of works by and relating to John Piper

  Wolverhampton Art Gallery

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  Beaton photographs

  National Portrait Gallery

  Stamp Collection

  British Library

  Thirty-eight paintings connected with East Anglia and a George III cabinet

  Norwich Castle Museum

  Four Old Master drawings by Mirola, Barocci, Cortona and Reni

  National Gallery of Scotland

  Runciman drawings and a portrait by Ramsay

  National Gallery of Scotland

  Sickert painting

  Tate Gallery

  A portrait attributable to Sir Joshua Reynolds

  Paxton House

  Two portraits by Raeburn

  University of Edinburgh and Scottish National Gallery

  Harpsichord by Shudi

  University of Edinburgh

  Collection of musical instruments

  University of Edinburgh

  Watercolour by Whistler

  Museum of London

  Greenough Papers

  University College, London

  Two paintings by Nasmyth

  Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester

  Bas D'Armoire and Sevres dinner service

  Bowes Museum, Durham

  Poele de l'Atelier by Cezanne

  National Gallery

  Vintage Bugatti motorcar, Scott motorcycle and Brough motorcycle

  National Motor Museum (Bugatti) Bradford Industrial Museum (Scott) Tank Museum (Brough)

  Statham porcelain collection

  Fitzwilliam Museum

  Eight contemporary paintings

  Wakefield Art Gallery (6) and Tate Gallery (2)

  Surface Substitution by Jennifer Bartlett

  Tate Gallery

  Chattels at Upton House

  Upton House

  Sporting paintings and silver

  National Horseracing Museum (paintings) and Victoria and Albert Museum (silver)

  Up and Out by Richard Hamilton

  Tate Gallery

  Hambledon Cricket Club Accounts

  Hampshire Record Office

  Portrait by Augustus John

  National Portrait Gallery

  Portraits by Reynolds and Van Dyck

  Knole House

  Two busts by Rysbrack

  Hagley Hall

  Portrait by Peter Greenham

  Tate Gallery

  Relocation
  Mr. Robert Banks
  To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage how many sites he has considered as a future location for his Department; and if he will make a statement.

  Mr. Brooke
  My Department has considered an extensive range of sites, taking into account relevant factors such as effectiveness, efficiency, value for money

  Housing Benefit taper

  Annual cost

  Annual saving

  Number of gainers

  Number of losers

  Average weekly amount of gain

  Average weekly amount of loss

  per cent.

  £ million

  £ million

  000s

  000s

  £

  £

  50

  340

  —

  1,470

  —

  3.60

  —

  55

  210

  —

  1,470

  —

  2.40

  —

  60

  100

  —

  1,465

  —

  1.20

  —

  70

  —

  90

  —

  1,400

  —

  1.10

  75

  —

  165

  —

  1,340

  —

  2.10

  80

  —

  240

  —

  1,285

  —

  3.00

  1 Figures have been provided from data drawn from the 1987, 1988, 1989 family expenditure surveys and are modelled at 1992–93 prices. These figures are rounded and take no account of those people who would either become eligible or ineligible for housing benefit in the event of a change to the present taper.

  Figures for (d) could be obtained only at dispropor-tionate cost.
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  and the accessibility of the site. We are now engaged in detailed negotiations and I shall be making an announcement in due course.

  National Lottery
  Mrs. Jane Kennedy
  To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage, pursuant to his answer of 26 October,Official Report, column 437, if he intends to publish the report of GAH Group into aspects of the national lottery; and if he will make a statement.

  Mr. Brooke
  The report of the GAH Group is advice internal to my Department and I do not therefore intend to publish it.

  Mrs. Jane Kennedy
  To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage, pursuant to his answer of 26 October,Official Report, column 437, what was the cost to his Department of the consultants GAH Group, who advised on aspects of the national lottery.

  Mr. Brooke
  The total cost of work carried out by consultants—the GAH Group—in advising my Department on aspects of the National Lottery is £44,985, excluding VAT.

  Mrs. Jane Kennedy
  To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage, pursuant to his answer of 26 October,Official Report, column 437, whether the contract for the research work undertaken to advise on aspects of national lottery by GAH Group was the subject of competitive tender.

  Mr. Brooke
  Yes.

SOCIAL SECURITY

  Housing Benefit
  Mr. Raynsford
  To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what is his estimate of(a) the annual cost or saving, (b) the numbers of gainers or losers, (c) the average amounts of weekly gains or losses and (d) the maximum amounts of weekly gains and losses in individual cases, which would result from adjustments of the housing benefit taper from 65 per cent. to (i) 50 per cent., (ii) 55 per cent., (iii) 60 per cent., (iv) 70 per cent., (v) 75 per cent. and (vi) 80 per cent.

  Mr. Burt
  The information requested for(a), (b) and (c) is shown in the table1.

  Mr. Gerrard
  To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what are the latest annual figures for the London
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  borough of Waltham Forest for the number of recipients of income support and housing benefit; and what the comparable figures were for each of the last five years.

  Mr. Burt
  The administration of benefits is a matter for Mr. Michael Bichard, the chief executive of the Benefits Agency. He will write to the hon. Member with such information as is available and a copy will be placed in the Library.

  Letter from Mr. Michael Bichard to Mr. Neil Gerrard, dated 29 October 1992:
  As Chief Executive of the Benefits Agency it is my responsibility to answer questions about relevant operational matters. I am therefore replying to the points raised in your recent Parliamentary Question to the Secretary of State for Social Security asking what are the latest annual figures for the London Borough of Waltham Forest for the number of recipients of Income Support and Housing Benefit; and what were the comparable figures for each of the last five years.
  The complete information you requested is only available at a disproportionate cost. This is because statistics of a local nature are destroyed at regular intervals in accordance with standing procedures.
  I have listed below the information available.

  HOUSING BENEFIT

  The administration of Housing Benefit is a matter for Local Authorities. The following information has been obtained from the Housing Benefit Management Information System.

  February

  Numbers

  1990

  122,862

  1991

  16,487

  1992

  18,019

  1 This figure includes 5,984 customers in receipt of a rates rebate which altered to Community Charge Benefit by February 1991.

  INCOME SUPPORT

  The figures quoted are for the areas covered by Ilford, Leytonstone and Walthamstow offices, which make up the Benefits Agency's Lea-Roding District. It is not possible to provide a more detailed breakdown because the District boundary does not correspond with that of the London Borough of Walthamstow.

  August

  Numbers

  1990

  40,394

  1991

  47,262

  1992

  55,645

  I hope you find this reply helpful. A copy of this reply will appear in the Official Report. Copies are also being placed in the Library.

  Mr. Llwyd
  To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will take steps to require that all assessors of housing benefit levels disregard in total all war disablement pensions when assessing individual applica-tions for housing benefit.

  Mr. Burt
  Local authorities already have the discretion to disregard war disablement pension in excess of the statutory £10 weekly disregard when assessing entitlement to housing benefit. We have no plans to change these arrangements.

  Disability Living Allowance
  Mr. Gerrard
  To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he intends to introduce any compensation measures for individuals claiming disability living allowance who have been incurring costs in trying to trace the progress of their claims.

  Mr. Scott
  The administration of disability living allowance is a matter for Mr. Michael Bichard, the chief executive of the Benefits Agency. He will write to the hon. Member and a copy will be placed in the Library.

  Letter from Mr. Michael Bichard to Mr. Neil Gerrard, dated 29 October 1992:
  As Chief Executive of the Benefits Agency, it is my responsibility to answer questions about relevant operational matters. I am therefore replying to the points raised in your recent Parliamentary Question to the Secretary of State for Social Security about compensation measures for individuals claiming Disability Living Allowance (DLA) who have incurred costs trying to trace the progress of their claim.
  All claims to DLA are acknowledged at the outset and a further letter is sent explaining that there are delays if the claim remains uncleared after six weeks.
  My letter of 19 October to all MPs set out the action we are taking to resolve the time it takes to clear the backlog of cases. The action taken has been comprehensive and the effect has been to reduce substantially the claims outstanding.
  You asked whether we will introduce compensation measures. The present rules are that compensation can only be considered where, exceptionally, a claim for benefit takes longer than 12 months to process; or in the case of an existing award, there is an interruption in payment of 3 months or more. We would not normally pay costs incurred as a result of enquiries regarding the progress of claims.
  I recognise that delays are unacceptable at any stage, but you will appreciate that given the length of time which must elapse before compensation can be paid, few cases will in fact be eligible.
  I hope you find this reply helpful. A copy of this reply will appear in the Official Report. Copies are also being placed in the Library.

  Benefit Claims
  Mr. Gerrard
  To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many people in the Walthamstow constituency submitted claims(a) more than three months ago and (b) more than six months ago whose claims are still outstanding.

  Mr. Scott
  The administration of benefits is a matter for Mr. Michael Bichard, the chief executive of the Benefits Agency. He will write to the hon. Member with such information as is available and a copy will be placed in the Library.

  Letter to Mr. Neil Gerrard from Mr. Michael Bichard, dated 29 October 1992:
  As Chief Executive of the Benefits Agency it is my responsibility to answer questions about relevant operational matters. I am therefore replying to your recent Parliamentary Question to the Secretary of State for Social Security asking how many people in the Walthamstow constituency submitted claims (a) more than three months ago and (b) more than six months ago whose claims are still outstanding.
  The complete range of information you requested is not available except at disproportionate cost. This is because not all claims to benefits are submitted to District Offices. Claims such as Child Benefit, Family Credit and Disability Living Allowance are dealt with at central locations. It would be necessary to examine all claims outstanding nationally to obtain the relevant information.

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  The information I have outlined in Appendix 1, is for benefits processed locally by Ilford, Leytonstone and Walthamstow offices which make up the Benefits Agency's Lea-Roding District. It is not possible to provide a more detailed breakdown because the District boundary does not correspond with that of the London borough of Walthamstow.
  There is no information kept locally to record the length of time a claim has been outstanding. It would be exceptional for claims to be outstanding three or even six months. This can be illustrated by the information which I have given at Apprendix 2, which is a list of local clearance targets for some of the benefits mentioned. It gives account of new claims, the review of claims on a change of circumstances, and the actual performance achieved for the year to date.

  Appendix 2

  Benefit

  Target

  Achieved-year to date

  Income support (claims)

  4 days

  3.9 days

  Income support (review)

  65 per cent, in two days

  84 per cent in two days

  95 per cent, in five days

  87 per cent, in five days

  Sickness/invalidity

  65 per cent, in 10 days

  66 per cent, in 10 days

  95 per cent, in 30 days

  90 per cent, in 10 days

  Retirement and widows pension (claims)

  65 per cent, in 20 days

  not available dealt with

  95 per cent, in 60 days

  centrally

  Retirement and widows pension (review)

  65 per cent, in five days

  74 per cent, in five days

  95 per cent, in 15 days

  91 per cent, in 15 days

  Social fund

  Crisis loans

  0.1 days

  0.1 days

  Budgeting loans

  5.0 days

  2.1 days

  Community care grants

  5.1 days

  4.4 days

  Disability
  Ms. Corston
  To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security (1) what steps he is taking to establish more reliable estimates of the number of people who may be eligible to claim(a) the disability living allowance and (b) the disability working allowance;

  (2) what is the latest information he has on the levels of income and severity of disablement of (a) invalidity benefit recipients, (b) recipients of disability living allowance and (c) recipients of other forms of disability benefit.

  (3) what steps he is taking to improve information about the incomes received and the incomes needed by those aplying for, and receiving, the disability living allowance and the disability working allowance, as part of the evience required to assess the success of targeting.

  Mr. Scott
  Information on the income of disability benefit claimants is not generally available from administrative sources, as, apart from the disability working allowance which is income-related, this informa-tion is not required to make a decision on the claim. Some information on income levels is available from surveys such as the family expenditure survey (FES). For example, the 1989 survey shows the average gross income of a benefit unit with at least one invalidity benefit recipient was £155, but FES information is not reliable for other
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  I hope this reply is helpful. A copy of this reply will appear in the Library. Copies are also being placed in the Library.

  Appendix 1

  Outstanding claims from Lea-Roding district

  Benefit

  Claims outstanding at 30 September 1992

  Sickness and invalidity benefit

  286

  Maternity benefit

  54

  Severe disablement allowance

  89

  Widows benefit

  89

  Income support

  822

  Social fund applications

  490

  disability benefits. The family resources survey, announced in July 1992, will have a larger sample size than the FES and will provide better information in due course. The latest and most reliable information about levels of severity of disablement is contained in the reports of the surveys of disabled people carried out by the Office of Population Censuses and Surveys between 1985 and 1988. Our monitoring of disability living allowance and disability working allowance will produce more information.

  Mr. Wigley
  To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will make it his policy to offer compensation to claimants of disability living and working allowances whose claims are not dealt with within the target periods set by his Department.

  Mr. Scott
  The administration of disability living allowance and disability working allowance is a matter for Mr. Michael Bichard, the chief executive of the Benefits Agency. He will write to the hon. Member and a copy will be placed in the Library.

  Letter from Mr. Michael Bichard to Mr. Dafydd Wigley, dated 29 October 1992:
  As Chief Executive of the Benefits Agency, it is my responsibility to answer questions about relevant operational matters. I am therefore replying to the points raised in your recent Parliamentary Question to the Secretary of State for

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  Social Security a bout compensation payments to claimants of Disability Living Allowance (DLA) and Disability Working Allowance (DWA) whose claims are not dealt with within the target periods.
  My letter of 19 October to all MPs set out the action we are taking to resolve the time it takes to clear the backlog of DLA cases. The action taken has been comprehensive and the effect has been to reduce substantially the claims outstanding.
  For DWA, I should explain that there is no backlog of cases waiting to be dealt with. To date there are 18 cases waiting for initial action and just under 500 cases where the adjudication officer is waiting for further information before a decision can be made.
  You asked whether we will make it our policy to offer compensation. The present rules are that compensation can only be considered where, exceptionally, a claim for benefit takes longer than 12 months to process; or in the case of an existing award, there is an interruption in payment of 3 months or more.
  I recognise that delays are unacceptable at any stage, but you will appreciate that given the length of time which must elapse before compensation can be paid, few cases will in fact be eligible.
  I hope you find this reply helpful. A copy of this reply will appear in the Official Report. Copies are also being placed in the Library.

  Mr. Wigley
  To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what steps he is taking to overcome the backlog with regard to processing applications for mobility allowance and attendance allowance, both under the previous schemes and under the new disability living allowance scheme; and if he will make a statement.

  Mr. Scott
  The administration of disability benefits is a matter for Mr. Michael Birchard, the chief executive of the Benefits Agency. He will write to the hon. member and a copy will be placed in the Library.

  Letter from Mr. Michael Bichard to Mr. Dafydd Wigley, dated 29 October 1992:
  As Chief Executive of the Benefits Agency, it is my responsibility to answer questions about relevant operational matters. I am therefore replying to the points raised in your recent Parliamentary Question to the Secretary of State for Social Security about what steps he is taking to overcome the backlog with regard to processing applications for Mobility Allowance (MobA) and Attendance Allowance (AA), both under the previous schemes and under the new Disability Living Allowance (DLA) scheme.
  Various initiatives have been instigated in order to clear the backlog of claims. These include;
  setting up a senior management task force chaired by me, to oversee the recovery programme;
  increasing the number of staff devoted to handling claims by over 800—an increase of approximately 25 per cent.;
  sanctioning overtime in all Disability Benefit Centres and Units—equivalent to a further 250 more staff;
  establishing, staffing and equipping additional processing units in Preston, Newcastle, Wembly and Manchester to handle new and renewal claims and so relieve some pressures on existing units and increase output;
  conducting a detailed and thorough review of our procedures and organisation to further speed up the process wherever possible.
  The full extent of the initiatives we have introduced was outlined in my letter to all MPs on 19 October.
  The measures we have in hand have brought about a reduction in the number of claims outstanding and will continue to do so.
  I hope you will find this reply helpful. A copy of this reply will appear in the Official Report. Copies are also being placed in the Library.

  Mr. Wigley
  To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many letters he has received from hon.
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  Members during the past three months complaining about the slowness of processing applications for disability allowance, attendance allowance and disability living allowance; and if he will make a statement.

  Mr. Scott
  The administration of disability living allowance and attendance allowance is a matter for Mr. Michael Bichard, the chief executive of the Benefits Agency. He will write to the hon. Member and a copy will be placed in the Library.

  Letter from Mr. Michael Bichard to Mr. Dafydd Wigley, dated 29 October 1992:
  As Chief Executive of the Benefits Agency it is my responsibility to answer questions about relevant operational matters. I am therefore replying to the points raised in your recent Parliamentary Question to the Secretary of State for Social Security about how many letters he has received from Honourable Members during the past three months complaining about the slowness of processing applications for Disability Allowance, Attendance Allowance (AA) and Disability Living Allowance (DLA).

  The number of complaints recorded for July to September, inclusive, are as follows:

  AA 65+

  DLA

  145

  1,896

  My letter dated 19 October to all MPs set out the action we are taking to reduce the backlog of cases. These measures, together with the increasing confidence and experience of staff, resulted in a substantial improvement in the speed of claims processing.
  By September, monthly output on claims to DLA (from new and existing AA and Mobility Allowance customers) and AA had risen to 152,000 compared with 65,000 claims cleared in May.
  In the period February to the end of September we had processed a total of 711,000 AA, DLA and "top-up" claims of which 617,000 were processed under the new self assessment procedures, about 80% of which were determined without the need for a medical examination.
  Significant inroads have been made into the backlog of claims and I am now confident that we will have reached a steady state shortly for new claims to DLA and AA, and by the end of November for "top-up" claims from people who were already receiving either AA or Mobility Allowance.
  I hope you will find this reply helpful. A copy of this reply will appear in the Official Report. Copies are also being placed in the Library.

  Mr. Wigley
  To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what is the average time taken to reassess income support levels per person for young disabled people aged 16 or 17 years embarking on a youth training placement; and if he will make it his policy to issue guidelines to benefit providers including time scale targets for achieving such reassessments.

  Mr. Burt
  The administration of income support is a matter for Mr. Michael Bichard, the chief executive of the Benefits Agency. He will write to the hon. Member with such information as is available and a copy will be placed in the Library.

  Letter from Mr. Michael Bichard to Mr. Dafydd Wigley, dated 29 October 1992:
  As Chief Executive of the Benefits Agency it is my responsibility to answer questions about relevant operational.

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  matters. I am therefore replying to the points raised in your recent Parliamentary Question to the Secretary of State for Social Security asking what is the average time taken to reassess Income Support levels per person for young disabled people aged 16 or 17 years embarking on a Youth Training placement; and if he will make it his policy to issue guidelines to benefit providers including timescale targets for achieving such reassessments.
  The reassessment of such claims are undertaken on the same basis as Income Support customers in general.
  National clearance targets for the reassessment of Income Support claims are already in place. These are outlined below.
  I should explain that the average time is obtained from statistics available from the Income Support Management Information System. It takes account of the actual time taken between receipt of the notification of the change of circumstances and the date of adjudication.

  Targets

  Achievement—year to date

  65% clearance within 2 days

  88% cleared within 2 days

  95% clearance within 5 days

  93% cleared within 5 days

  I hope you find this reply helpful. A copy of this reply will appear in the Official Report. Copies are also being placed in the Library.

  Mr. Morgan
  To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what territory is covered by the Wales and central England terrorial office of the Department of Social Security Benefits Agency disability living allowance unit, Government Buildings, Gabalfa, Cardiff.

  Mr. Scott
  The administration of disability living allowance is a matter for Mr. Michael Bichard, the chief executive of the Benefits Agency. He will write to the hon. Member and a copy will be placed in the Library.

  Letter from Mr. Michael Bichard to Mr. Rhodri Morgan, dated 29 October 1992:
  As Chief Executive of the Benefits Agency, it is my responsibility to answer questions about relevant operational matters. I am therefore replying to the points raised in your recent Parliamentary Question to the Secretary of State for Social Security asking what territory is covered by the Benefits Agency Office in Cardiff dealing with Disability Living Allowance (DLA).
  New claims to DLA are administered by ten Disability Benefit Centres (DBCs) around the country, each one dealing with large areas. The DBC in Government Buildings, Gabalfa, Cardiff is responsible for all the new claims from customers in Wales.
  I hope you find this reply helpful. A copy of this reply will appear in the Official Report. Copies are also being placed in the Library.

  Carer Premium
  Mr. Wigley
  To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will make it his policy to continue providing income support hardship allowances in instances where a claimant's partner qualifies for the carer premium for looking after someone in another household.

  Mr. Burt
  A reduced rate of income support may be payable to claimants who fail the availability for work or the actively seeking work tests if an adjudication officer is satisfied that they would otherwise suffer hardship. However, the Government have announced their intention to remove entitlement to income support from some groups of claimants who fail the actively seeking work test.
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  Regulations will be laid before Parliament shortly when we have had an opportunity to consider the report of the social security advisory committee on our proposals.

  Fact-finding Visits
  Mr. Redmond
  To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will list the fact-finding visits made in the past 12 months by the chief executive of each executive agency for which he is responsible; and what were the findings resulting from each visit.

  Mr. Scott
  Each of the chief executives makes regular visits to their operational areas as a matter of good management practise; these visits provide opportunities to meet staff and discuss with them ideas, initiatives and problems.

  Visits are also made under the Government scheme to link agencies with academic institutions, and to investigate academic training opportunities for staff; and to other countries social security operations to share experience and expertise.

  The following visits were made in the last 12 months:

  Benefits agency

  Glasgow

  Belfast

  Midlands

  Leeds

  Birmingham

  AA Unit/DCA Unit

  Newcastle Benefits Directorate

  District branch offices

  Glasgow Shettleston

  Nottingham (David Lane)

  Leamington Spa

  Wolverhampton

  Edmonton

  North Wales

  Bradford

  Dartford

  Warrington and Widnes

  Hackney and Islington

  Surrey Downs

  Area directors offices

  East of Scotland

  Glasgow and Paisley x 2

  Merseyside and Bristol

  East Midlands

  Fylde Benefits and War Pensions Directorate x 2

  Management services

  Parliamentary Business Branch

  Preston Training Centre

  Contributions agency

  Central Services Newcastle:

  Contracted-out Employment Group, Newcastle upon Tyne

  Field Operations Support Group, Newcastle upon Tyne

  Training, Newcastle upon Tyne

  Data Entry Group, Newcastle upon Tyne

  Area offices:

  Newmarket

  Essex

  Canterbury

  Milton Keynes

  Bath

  Edinburgh

  Colwyn Bay

  Glasgow

  Durham

  Dundee

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  Croydon

  Liverpool

  Swindon

  Cardiff

  Plymouth

  Blyth

  London (City)

  Sheffield

  Brixton

  Cannock

  Resettlement agency

  Resettlement units:

  Alvaston

  Camden

  Cedars Lodge

  Lancelot Andrew's House

  Leicester

  Plawsworth

  Pound Lodge

  Sittingbourne

  Southampton

  South Wales

  Spur House

  Walkden

  West End House

  Woodhouse

  Replacement projects:

  North Tyneside

  Nottingham

  Derby

  Rochdale

  Brighton

  Manchester, Smithfield

  Information technology service agency (ITSA)

  Butler Cox Foundation International Conference

  Salford University

  Lancaster University

  Northern Ireland Social Security Agency

  United States Social Security Administration

  Manchester Business School

  Income Support
  Ms. Short
  To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security by region, and for Great Britain as a whole, shown separately for male and female, how many 16 and 17-year-olds for each month since January 1992 have made applications for income support on the ground of extreme hardship and how many have been granted or refused; if he will give the information he has about the grounds on which applications were turned down; and if he will make a statement.

  Mr. Burt
  I refer the hon. Member to my reply to her on 21 May at columns 238–39. Such information as is available after March 1992 is in the tables. Each application under the severe hardship provisions is considered on its own merits and an award is made where there is a risk of hardship. The figures confirm that our policy of helping those at risk is working effectively.

  Total

  Successful

  Refused

  Scotland

  1992

  April

  1,988

  1,669

  319

  May

  1,905

  1,552

  353

  June

  2,157

  1,722

  435

  July

  2,158

  1,716

  442

  August

  2,921

  1,664

  357

  September

  1,936

  1,539

  397

  North Eastern

  1992

  922

  Total

  Successful

  Refused

  April

  1,292

  1,020

  272

  May

  1,222

  983

  239

  June

  1,404

  1,099

  305

  July

  1,495

  1,224

  271

  August

  1,488

  1,230

  258

  September

  1,413

  1,123

  290

  North Western

  1992

  April

  1,082

  918

  164

  May

  1,132

  942

  190

  June

  1,265

  1,045

  220

  July

  1,429

  1,181

  248

  August

  1,289

  1,093

  196

  September

  1,260

  1,038

  222

  Midlands

  1992

  April

  1,093

  888

  205

  May

  1,088

  909

  179

  June

  1,126

  896

  230

  July

  1,312

  1,086

  226

  August

  1,240

  1,032

  208

  September

  1,269

  1,020

  249

  Wales and South Western

  1992

  April

  1,000

  848

  152

  May

  954

  784

  170

  June

  1,077

  910

  167

  July

  1,177

  982

  195

  August

  1,141

  946

  195

  September

  1,087

  905

  182

  London North

  1992

  April

  877

  730

  147

  May

  824

  698

  126

  June

  991

  844

  147

  July

  1,104

  911

  193

  August

  1,029

  865

  164

  September

  1,019

  851

  168

  London South

  1992

  April

  888

  708

  180

  May

  901

  749

  152

  June

  974

  790

  184

  July

  1,148

  955

  193

  August

  1,035

  851

  184

  September

  1,044

  862

  182

  Great Britain

  1992

  April

  8,221

  6,781

  1,440

  May

  8,041

  6,627

  1,414

  June

  8,996

  7,308

  1,688

  July

  9,846

  8,075

  1,771

  August

  9,272

  7,702

  1,570

  September

  9,042

  7,350

  1,692

  Source: Severe Hardship Claims Unit Database.

  Maternity Grant
  Mr. Milburn
  To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will list the number of maternity grants paid during 1991 in each local authority area.

  Mr. Scott
  The information is not collected in the form requested and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost; but the numbers of maternity payments made by each Benefits Agency district office last year are in the table.
  923

  District

  Payments

  Bankside

  900

  Barking and Havering

  1,132

  Barnet

  794

  Barnsley

  997

  Bedfordshire

  1,700

  Berkshire

  1,750

  Birmingham Chamberlain

  1,689

  Birmingham Heartlands

  1,569

  Birmingham North West

  1,602

  Birmingham South East

  1,348

  Birmingham South West

  1,430

  Blackburn and Accrington

  1,567

  Blackpool

  1,083

  Bolton

  1,668

  Bradford

  2,627

  Bristol, Severnside

  1,560

  Brunel

  1,305

  Buckinghamshire

  1,635

  Burnley/Pendle/Rossendale

  1,297

  Cambridgeshire

  1,676

  Canterbury and Thanet

  980

  Central Derbyshire

  1,216

  Channel

  942

  Cheshire East

  892

  Cheshire North West and Central

  1,742

  City East

  1,402

  Clyde Coast and Cowal

  581

  Coatbridge

  712

  Cornwall

  1,573

  Coventry

  1,645

  Cumbria North

  968

  Cynon Merthyhr Rhymnney Valley

  1,463

  Derbyshire North

  731

  Derbyshire South

  1,169

  Doncaster

  1,362

  Dorset

  1,563

  Durham North

  1,640

  Durham South

  1,319

  East Lowlands

  1,322

  East Sussex

  1,014

  Essex South East

  1,078

  Essex South West

  1,648

  Euston

  2,180

  Exeter and North Devon

  1,204

  Fife

  1,232

  Forth Valley

  1,011

  Fulham

  2,091

  Glamorgan South

  2,160

  Glasgow South West

  912

  Glasgow Anniesland

  615

  Glasgow City

  562

  Glasgow Laurieston

  1,192

  Gloucester

  1,422

  Grampian and Shetland

  893

  Gwent North and Brecon

  1,057

  Gwyneddigion

  1,012

  Hackney and Islington

  2,055

  Halifax

  1,468

  Hampshire North

  1,238

  Harrow and Hillingdon

  912

  Hereford and Worcester

  1,553

  Highlands and Islands

  1,013

  Hordan House, Wirral

  1,910

  Hounslow and Kingston

  1,268

  Hull East

  2,383

  Irvine

  1,015

  Kent North

  2,049

  Kirklees

  1,782

  Knowsley

  1,536

  Lancaster

  1,021

  Lea-Roding

  1,862

  Leaside

  1,977

  Leeds North

  1,291

  Leeds South

  1,895

  Leicester South

  1,687

  Leicestershire North

  1,316

  Lewisham and Brixton

  1,873

  Lincolnshire East

  1,172

  924

  District

  Payments

  Liverpool Central

  889

  Liverpool North

  1,170

  Liverpool South

  1,338

  Lomond and Argyll

  635

  London Central

  295

  London Ealing

  1,727

  London Newham

  1,862

  Lothian Central

  717

  Lothian West

  1,017

  Manchester Central

  1,338

  Manchester North

  801

  Mid Wales and Maelor

  906

  Motherwell

  1,051

  Neasden

  1,270

  Newcastle upon Tyne

  1,825

  North and East Herts

  905

  North Essex

  1,231

  North Staffs

  1,0927

  North Tees

  1,544

  North Tyneside

  717

  North Wales Coast

  1,134

  North Yorkshire

  1,075

  Northamptonshire

  1,854

  Northumberland

  907

  Norwich

  1,495

  Nottinghamshire East

  1,376

  Nottinghamshire North

  1,776

  Nottinghamshire West

  1,673

  Ogwr Afan Nedd

  1,086

  Oldham

  1,797

  Oxfordshire

  1,222

  Paisley

  853

  Preston

  1,449

  Rotherham South

  1,809

  South East Hampshire and Wight

  1,860

  Salford

  1,236

  Sandwell

  1,818

  Sefton

  1,346

  Sheffield East

  1,504

  Sheffield West

  1,106

  Shettleston

  1,204

  Shropshire

  1,458

  Solent and Forest

  1,836

  Somerset

  1,269

  South Cheshire

  1,702

  South Devon

  2,171

  South Downs

  1,025

  South Gwent and Islwyn

  1,205

  South Humberside

  1,588

  South Manchester

  1,724

  South Tees

  1,953

  South West Lancashire

  1,469

  South West Thames

  1,631

  Springburn

  989

  Staffordshire Central

  1,278

  Stockport

  991

  Suffolk

  1,442

  Surrey Downs

  1,060

  Surrey North

  1,785

  South West Scotland

  1,099

  Swansea

  1,184

  Taff Rhondda

  796

  Tameside

  1,092

  Tayside

  1,470

  Thameside

  1,638

  Tyneside South

  1,733

  Wakefield

  1,535

  Wales West

  1,139

  Walsall

  1,536

  Warwickshire

  1,193

  Wearside

  2,032

  West Hertfordshire

  872

  West Kent

  1,156

  West Lincolnshire

  1,329

  West Pennine

  1,879

  West Sussex

  1,463

  Wigan and Leigh

  1,310

  Wiltshire

  1,556

  925

  District

  Payments

  Wolverhampton

  1,709

  Worcestershire North

  1,536

  Yorkshire East

  850

  Diabetes
  Mr. Dunnachie
  To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will introduce legislation which would grant an additional monetary allowance to senior citizens suffering from diabetes to allow them to purchase sugar-free substances; and if he will make a statement.

  Mr. Burt
  We have no plans to do so.

EDUCATION

  Fact-finding Visits
  Mr. Redmond
  To ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will list for the last 12 months, the fact-finding visits the chief executive of the Teachers' Pensions Agency has made; what were her findings; and if he will make a statement.

  Mr. Forth
  The Teachers' Pensions Agency was established on 1 April 1992. To date, the chief executive has not undertaken any fact-finding visits.

  Disabled Children
  Mr. Dafis
  To ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will make a statement outlining the arrangements for providing specialist equipment for disabled children integrated into mainstream grant-maintained schools.

  Mr. Forth
  Any local education authority which maintains a statement of special educational needs for a pupil for whom it is responsible has a legal obligation to make the necessary special education provision. If a disabled pupil, who attends a grant-maintained school, requires specialist equipment as specified in section III of the pupil's statement, then the local education authority must provide that equipment.

NATIONAL FINANCE

  Pit Closures
  Mr. Smith
  To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what will be the net effect on the public sector borrowing requirement of the pit closure programme.

  Mr. Portillo
  Given the uncertainties at this stage, it is not possible to calculate the effect.

  Manufactures
  Mr. Austin Mitchell
  To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the Treasury's forecast of the increase in the volume of production, imports and exports of manufactures in each of the next five years as a result of the fall in interest rates and the exchange rate since August.

  Mr. Portillo
  The Industry Act forecast, to be published at the time of the autumn statement, will contain forecasts 926
  of GDP, manufacturing output, imports and exports over the period to the end of 1993. This will take account of all relevant factors, including recent changes in interest and exchange rates. It is not customary to publish forecasts for these items over the longer term.

  Tax Allowances
  Mr. Rooker
  To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the percentage increase in personal income tax allowances since indexation began; and what is the percentage increase in the retail prices index over the same period.

  Mr. Dorrell
  The provisions under which income tax allowances are indexed by reference to movements in the retail prices index unless Parliament determines otherwise have applied to changes in allowance levels from 1977–78. In 1992–93 the personal allowance is 265 per cent. higher than the equivalent allowance in 1977–78 and the retail prices index is forecast to be 197 per cent. higher.

  Economy
  Mr. Austin Mitchell
  To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will publish an estimate, based on the Treasury model of the economy, of the level of interest rates and the weighted average exchange rate required to enable the economy to return to full employment at a high and sustainable rate of growth.

  Mr. Portillo
  It has not, since 1978, been the practice to provide results from the Treasury model in response to parliamentary questions; but the hon. Member will be aware that the model is available for Members' use through the Library of the House.

  Unemployment
  Mr. Austin Mitchell
  To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the minimum rate of unemployment for adult men recognised by the Government as being consistent with full employment at a high and sustainable rate of growth.

  Mr. Portillo
  [holding answer 29 October 1992]: Many factors influence the rate of unemployment consistent with non-inflationary growth, and that unemployment rate cannot be estimated precisely.

HOME DEPARTMENT

  Asylum
  Mr. Allen
  To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his answer of 20 October,Official Report, columns 253–54, what is the latest monthly figure for the number of asylum applicants this year; and what was the comparable number for the same months in 1991.

  Mr. Charles Wardle
  In the period January to September 1992 a total of 16,170 asylum applications, excluding dependants, were received. The total for the corresponding months in 1991 was 34,460.

  Mr. Allen
  To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will give the total number of applications for asylum received for each month since 1987(a) in list form and (b) as a graph.
  927
  Mr. Charles Wardle
  [holding answer 26 October 1992]: Information is available in tabular form. As the Official Report is unable to print information in graphical form, a copy of the corresponding graph will be placed in the Library of the House.

  Average monthly totals

  Number

  1987

  355

  1988

  335

  1989

  970

  1990

  1,835

  1991

  3,735

  19921

  1,795

  Monthly totals

  1991

  January

  4,455

  February

  3,445

  March

  3,885

  April

  5,275

  May

  3,805

  June

  3,000

  July

  3,725

  August

  3,350

  September

  3,525

  October

  4,375

  November

  3,790

  December

  2,210

  1992

  January

  2,165

  February

  1,420

  March

  1,595

  April

  1,440

  May

  1,370

  June

  1,615

  July

  2,180

  August

  1,790

  September

  2,590

  Mr. Allen
  To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his answer of 20 October,Official Report, columns 255–56, how many asylum claims have been rejected under paragraph 101 of the immigration rules each month since December 1991 expressed as a number of ejections and as a percentage of total claims decided in that month.

  Mr. Charles Wardle
  [holding answer 26 October 1992]: The information requested is given in the table.

  Refusals1 2 under Paragraph 101 of the Immigration Rules of applications for asylum in the United Kingdom, excluding dependants, and such refusals as a percentage1 of total decisions on asylum applications, December 1991 to September 1992

  Refusals under paragraph 101 of Immigration Rules

  Refusals under paragraph 101 of Immigration Rules as percentage of total decisions on asylum applications Per cent.

  December 1991

  785

  58

  January 1992

  1,210

  61

  February 1992

  1,120

  61

  March 1992

  1,615

  65

  April 1992

  935

  57

  May 1992

  735

  49

  June 1992

  1,025

  49

  July 1992

  1,010

  32

  August 1992

  840

  28

  September 1992

  985

  35

  928

  1 Figures rounded to the nearest 5, percentages rounded to the nearest whole per cent.

  2 Refusals do not directly relate to applications made in the same month.

  Data Protection
  Mr. Cohen
  To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether the proposals from the European Commission with respect to a data protection directive are of the kind that will be subject to subsidiarity arrangements; and whether he will make a statement.

  Mr. Peter Lloyd
  The principle of subsidiarity is defined in article 3b of the treaty on European union, when that treaty comes into force it will apply to all proposals for Community legislation.

  The main objective of the data protection directive is to ensure free flow of personal data across the internal frontiers of the Community. The Government accept that a prerequisite for this free flow is harmonisation of minimum essential data protection requirements, and consider that the 1981 Council of Europe convention on data processing provides such requirements.

  We considered that the procedural requirements in the Commission's original proposals were matters best left to national authorities to resolve. We are now considering how far the Commission's amended proposals meet this objection.

  Mr. Cohen
  To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps he has taken to satisfy himself that the Data Protection Registrar has sufficient funds to carry out his functions; and what response he intends to make to the comments made by the registrar in his annual report on the financing of his office.

  Mr. Peter Lloyd
  The Government determine the resources which should be made available to the registrar in the light of the statutory responsibilities laid upon him, the registrar's own assessment of what he needs to discharge those duties and overall public expenditure constraints.

  Mr. Cohen
  To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will summarise his main objections to the revised proposals from the Commission with respect to a data protection directive; and whether he will make a statement.

  Mr. Peter Lloyd
  The Commission's revised proposals have only just been released. The Government will now be considering them in consultation with all the interest groups likely to be affected. The Government's policy, in discussions with their Community partners, will continue to be to ensure that it strikes a proper balance between the interests of data users, data subjects and others.

  Green Issues
  Mr. Dafis
  To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many civil servants have been allocated new or additional responsibilities to deal with the management and development of green issues; and what additional allocation of resources has been made to support programmes related to green issues in his Department.

  Mr. Kenneth Clarke
  Environmental policies are closely integrated into the day-to-day operations of my
  929
  Department and all staff are expected to take due account of them in the course of their work. Environmental policies have generally been pursued within existing resources and in most cases it is not possible separately to identify the resources devoted to them. The following elements are however separately identifiable: (i) expenditure on energy efficiency measures for the prison estate amounting to £1.517 million in 1991–92; (ii) the Department's energy management group, which has been in existence since 1981 and comprises 5.3 staff; and (iii) expenditure of some £50,000 during 1992–93 on the fitting of power factor correctors, automatic lighting controls, water meters and automatic VDU controls in Home Office buildings

  Crime Statistics
  Mr. Peter Bottomley
  To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will establish ways of detecting changes in the proportions of people at different ages of involvement in serious crime.

  Table 1

  Persons cautioned in 1985 and 1988 samples by previous cautioning history

  Year

  0

  1

  2

  3

  4

  5+

  Total

  1985

  2,371

  295

  43

  12

  5

  8

  2,734

  1988

  2,493

  343

  74

  27

  10

  3

  2,950

  Table 2

  Percentage of persons cautioned in 1985 and 1988 samples by previous cautioning history

  Year

  0

  1

  2

  3

  4

  5 +

  Total ( = 100per cent.)

  1985

  87

  11

  2

  1

  1

  l

  2,734

  1988

  85

  12

  3

  1

  1

  1

  2,950

  1 Is less than 0.5 per cent.

  Electoral Administration
  Mr. Rooker
  To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the membership of the joint committee looking into electoral administration matters referred to by the Minister of State in his oral answer of 22 October,Oficial Report, column 557, giving the terms of reference and expected time of reporting.

  Mr. Peter Lloyd
  Five working groups of Home Office officials and representatives of returning officers and local authorities will consider different aspects of the electoral process. The remits of the working groups are as follows:

  Electoral registration
  To examine the scope for changes to the present registration system, including the definition of residence, the role of the qualifying date, the procedures for claims and objections, and to assess the feasibility and resource implications of rolling registration.

  Absent voting

  To consider changes to the absent voting system, including qualification for an absent vote for an indefinite period or at a particular election, and the closing dates for applications.

  Forms

  To consider, in consultation with HMSO, the need for the changes to electoral registration, absent voting and election forms.

  Returning Officers' fees and expenses
  930
  Mr. Jack
  Changes in the relative involvement in crime of persons of different ages are measured centrally for England and Wales by changes in the number of persons found guilty at magistrates courts or the Crown court or cautioned by the police. Chapter 5 of the 1990 issue of "Criminal Statistics, England and Wales" (Cm 1935) contains information on these known offenders analysed by age, sex and offence.

  Mr. Michael
  To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what percentage of those cautioned in each of the 1985 and 1988 samples in the Home Office Statistical Bulletin 20/92 entitled the criminal histories of those cautioned in 1985 and 1988 who had been cautioned previously, had been cautioned(a) on one occasion in the past, (b) on two occasions, (c) on three occasions, (d) on four occasions, or (e) on five or more occasions.

  Mr. Jack
  [holding answer 19 October 1992]: The information requested is in the tables. As estimates for all those cautioned, the figures in table 2 are liable to some sampling error.

  To consider whether changes are required to current categories of expenditure, and whether current levels of fees and allowances are appropriate.

  Automated vote counting

  To explore the practical implications of introducing automated vote counting procedures with a view to conducting a trial at either a parliamentary or local government election. This group might also consider other miscellaneous suggestions about voting procedures.

  It is expected that the working groups will report back next summer. Membership of the five working groups will be settled shortly and I will write to the hon. Member with the details.

  Membership will be drawn from the organisations as follows:

  Association of District Councils

  Association of Metropolitan Authorities

  Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland

  Association of District Secretaries

  Society of Local Authority Chief Executives

  Society of Local Authority Chief Executives (Scotland)

  Scottish Assessors' Association

  Association of Electoral Administrators

  Parole
  Mr. Cohen
  To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what effect a prisoner's protestation of innocence has on the decision of the parole board; and if he will make a statement.
  931
  Mr. Peter Lloyd
  When the parole board assesses the suitability of prisoners for early release on licence, the principal concern is the risk of further offending. Protestation of innocence per se does not dictate the outcome of its deliberations.

  Hostel Places
  Mr. Michael
  To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many probation and bail hostel places were available at the latest date available.

  Mr. Jack
  The number of places currently available in probation-bail and bail hostels is 2,575–653 of these are in bail only hostels and 1,922 in probation-bail hostels.

  Criminal Justice Act 1991
  Mr. Michael
  To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what advice his Department has given on the practical interpretation of the concept of seriousness as encapsulated in the Criminal Justice Act 1991.

  Mr. Jack
  The criteria for determining the seriousness of an offence for the purpose of deciding on an appropriate sentence are set out in the Criminal Justice Act 1991. However, it is for the courts alone to interpret the provisions of the Act as they apply to individual cases in the light of all the circumstances of the offence and the offender and any guidance which the Court of Appeal may issue in due course. A substantial programme of training for sentencers on all matters relating to the Act has been provided under the auspices of the Judicial Studies Board.

  Sex Offenders
  Mr. Luff
  To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many individuals who completed sentences for child sex offences are known to have reoffended subsequently in each of the past five years.

  Mr. Peter Lloyd
  I regret that this information is not collected in the form requested. Current estimates indicate that 28 per cent. of males released in 1984 from custodial sentences for sexual offences as a whole were reconvicted of a further standard list offence within two years of discharge—table 8 (c) of Prison Statistics 1987, Cm 547. A recent survey of adult males released in 1980 from custodial sentences of four years or over for several offences recorded as involving a victim aged under 16 indicates that 30 per cent. were reconvicted within 10 years of discharge of a sexual offence of which half were known to be against a child.

  Mr. Luff
  To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what factors the parole board takes into account when deciding to release sex offenders back into the communities where their offences were committed.

  Mr. Peter Lloyd
  The factors which the parole board needs to address, in all cases, when considering suitability for release on licence are the risk to the public; whether the offender has tackled his offending behaviour; and whether the resettlement plan will help secure the offender's rehabilitation. The board also needs to take into account, among other things, any risk to the victim and the attitude of the victim and the local community.

  Mr. Luff
  To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is his Department's policy on the 932
  proportion of sentence served in prison by persons convicted of sexual offences against children; and if he will make a statement.

  Mr. Jack
  The new arrangements for the release of sentenced prisoners introduced by the Criminal Justice Act 1991 will ensure that, like all other prisoners serving determinate sentences, those sentenced on or after 1 October 1992 for sexual offences against children will serve at least half their sentence in custody and that those serving sentences of four years or more may be required to remain in custody until the two thirds point of sentence. All prisoners will be at risk after release of having their original sentences reactivated if convicted of further imprisonable offences before the end of their original sentences. In addition, all prisoners serving terms of a year or more will be supervised by the probation service up to the three quarters points of their sentence. In addition, some sex offenders will be supervised right until the end of their sentence at the direction of the sentencing judge where this is considered necessary to protect the public.

  Common Travel Area
  Mr. Madden
  To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what discussions he has had with European Commission officials concerned with amending current arrangements under the common travel area between the Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom; and what proposals have been submitted by the European Commission to appropriate Ministers for amending common travel area arrangements between the Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom.

  Mr. Charles Wardle
  None.

  Policing Costs
  Mr. Dicks
  To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much it has cost the Metropolitan police in money and police man hours during the past 12 months to(a) police demonstrations, rallies and the Notting Hill carnival and (b) fight terrorism and cope with terrorist activities.

  Mr. Charles Wardle
  Information on public order events could only be supplied at disproportionate cost.

  It is not our practice to disclose details of resources devoted to combating terrorism.

  Prison Service
  Mr. Milburn
  To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the annual costs are for providing educational services in Her Majesty's prison service.

  Mr. Peter Lloyd
  [holding answer 26 October 1992]: The total cost of providing prison education in England and Wales was £32.8 million in the financial year 1990–91—the latest year for which information has been published.

  Drink Driving
  Mr. Peter Bottomley
  To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will publish(a) the number of deaths caused by drink driving, (b) the number of convictons for drink driving and (c) the estimated number of occasions when drivers and riders were above the legal limit, for each year since 1979.
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  Mr. Jack
  Estimates of fatal casualties in accidents involving illegal alcohol labels in Great Britain are published by the Department of Transport and are as follows:

  Year

  Number

  1979

  1,790

  1980

  1,570

  1981

  1,540

  1982

  1,670

  1983

  1,200

  1984

  1,280

  1985

  1,130

  1986

  1,060

  1987

  980

  1988

  840

  1989

  870

  1990

  800

  11991

  700

  The number of convictions for drink driving in England and Wales is as follows:

  Year

  Number (thousands)

  1979

  67

  1980

  78

  1981

  71

  1982

  75

  1983

  98

  1984

  101

  1985

  107

  1986

  107

  1987

  115

  1988

  119

  1989

  114

  1990

  113

  11991

  104

  1 Provisional.

  Estimates of the number of occasions when drivers and riders were above the legal limit are not made routinely. Department of Transport roadside surveys carried out in the year 1988, 1989 and 1990 have found consistently that during the peak drinking period—7 pm to 2 am—the proportion of drivers of cars and light vans over the legal limit is in the range of 1 to 1½ per cent.

HEALTH

  Myalgic Encephalomyelitis
  Mr. Dunnachie
  To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will introduce legislation to provide for the continued availability of dietary supplements for British sufferers from myalgic encephalomyelitis; and if she will make a statement.

  Mr. Sackville
  There is no generally agreed method of treatment for people with ME. Treatment to alleviate the various symptoms is very much a matter for medical judgment in each case.

  Student Loan
  Mr. Gunnell
  To ask the Secretary of State for Health what is her policy in respect of the inclusion of a notional student loan in its calculations for full financial assistance to full-time students for dental and other NHS charges.

  Dr. Mawhinney
  I refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave him on Friday 23 October at column 395.

  Child Protection
  Mr. Hinchliffe
  To ask the Secretary of State for Health what implications the conclusions of the Clyde report have for child protection provisions in England and Wales.

  Mr. Yeo
  We will study the recommendations of the Clyde report and any implications for social services and child care in England will be carefully considered.

  Child Psychotherapists
  Dr. Lynne Jones
  To ask the Secretary of State for Health what action she is taking to increase the numbers of trained child psychotherapists in the NHS.

  Mr. Yeo
  The employment and training of child psychotherapists is primarily a mater for health authorities. However, the Department is supporting the Child Psychotheraphy Trust's work to increase the numbers of trained child psychotherapists and to develop a greater understanding of their role. Following a recent meeting with the trust, officials are discussing training arrangements for these staff with regional health authorities.

  Live Births
  Mr. Milburn
  To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will list the number of live births in each local authority area during 1991.

  Mr. Sackville
  The number of live births in each local authority area within England and Wales during 1991 has been placed in the Library.

  Dentistry
  Mr. Milburn
  To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will indicate what research is undertaken by her Department, and what statistics are kept, on the dental health of the population at regional, family health services authority and district health authority levels.

  Dr. Mawhinney
  The Department commissions the Office of Population Censuses and Survey to undertake surveys into the dental health of adults and children. The last decennial adult dental health survey was in 1988. A similar child dental health survey will take place in 1993. Data is published by HMSO and is available in the Library. There is current research into the dental needs of an aging population and into young childrens' dental health. The Department also uses information collected by district dental officers and collated by the British Association for the Study of Community Dentistry.

  Redundancy
  Mr. Llew Smith
  To ask the Secretary of State for Health what information she has regarding rates of(a) suicide, (b) premature death and (c) psychiatric disorders amongst families of people made redundant.

  Dr. Mawhinney
  There are increased rates of suicide, premature death, and depression and anxiety among unemployed people generally, although this is at least in part due to social and economic factors other than unemployment. Less is known about these rates in the families of those whose unemployment is the result of redundancy.

  Homosexuality
  Mr. Cohen
  To ask the Secretary of State for Health for what reasons homosexuality is listed as a sexual disorder and sexual deviancy under the mental illness category in the national health service nationwide computer system categorising patients; and if she will make a statement.

  Mr. Sackville
  All hospital systems in England classify diagnoses in accordance with the current revision—the ninth—of the international classification for diseases, ICD, published by the World Health Organisation, WHO.

  Homosexuality was first listed in the ICD in 1948 when the use of the ICD was expanded from a traditional classification of mortality causes to become a morbidity classification as well. The WHO reports that it is practically impossible to establish who proposed the inclusion.

  In the current revision, the ninth, of the ICD, in use since 1979, the facility has been retained whereby homosexuality is listed in section 302.0 and defined as:
  "exclusive or predominant sexual attraction for persons of the same sex with or without a physical relationship".

  Provision is made to code homosexuality, regardless of whether considered a mental disorder or not, but is now rarely used.

  This classification risked misinterpretation and conse-quently scientists, as well as several non-governmental organisations recommended the deletion of homosexuality as a category in the classification. Thus, in the 10th revision of the ICD approved by the World Health Assembly in May 1990 sexual orientation by itself is not regarded as a disorder. This revision will come into force for health services' purposes from April 1994.

  Abortion
  Mrs. Ann Winterton
  To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) if she will give a breakdown by regional health authority of the numbers of abortions in the last 12-month period for which figures are available and which were undertaken by the use of RU486;

  (2) what information she has concerning the number of occasions during the last 12-month period upon which a woman has required treatment as a result of complications associated with abortions performed using the drug RU486.

  Mr. Sackville
  Between July 1991, when Mifegyne, known as RU486, was first licensed, and December 1991, the chief medical officers of England and Wales were notified of 109 abortions where the drug was used. A breakdown by regional health authority of woman's residence is given in the table:

  Regional health authority of residence

  Number of abortions carried out using mifegyne (RU486)

  Northern

  4

  Yorkshire

  16

  Trent

  —

  East Anglian

  —

  North West Thames

  7

  North East Thames

  23

  South East Thames

  4

  South West Thames

  6

  Wessex

  4

  Oxford

  18

  South Western

  4

  West Midlands

  4

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  Regional health authority of residence

  Number of abortions carried out using mifegyne (RU486)

  Mersey

  3

  North Western

  10

  Wales

  6

  Total

  109

  There was one case where a complication was reported.

  Mrs. Ann Winterton
  To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will give a breakdown by gestation of the numbers of late abortions in the last 12 months for which figures are available which have involved the use of potassium chloride injections.

  Mr. Sackville
  In 1991, 10 abortions over 24 weeks gestation were notified to the chief medical officers of England and Wales where the method used involved potassium chloride injections. A breakdown by gestation period is given in the table:

  Gestation period

  Number of abortions

  25 to 29 weeks

  6

  30 weeks and over

  4

  TOTAL

  10

  Lead Water Pipes
  Mr. Simon Hughes
  To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will list, by regional health authority, what proportion of each regional health authority's buildings have lead piping in the water supply; and if she will make a statement.

  Mr. Sackville
  This information is not available centrally. Health authorities and national health service trusts are responsible for the management of national health service property, and are bound by all statutory standards relating to water supply and distribution.

  National Health Service Prescriptions
  Mr. Redmond
  To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will list the items available on a national health service prescription which currently cost less than the prescription charge.

  Dr. Mawhinney
  A list setting out those preparations which had an average net ingredient cost of less than the prescription charge in the period April 1992 to June 1992 has been placed in the Library. The list represents preparations and appliances dispensed by pharmacies and appliance contractors, dispensing doctors and prescriptions submitted by prescribing doctors for items personally administered. The net ingredient cost does not represent the full cost to the national health service of dispensing a prescription, this being made up, when prescriptions are dispensed by pharmacies, of the net ingredient cost, less discount, plus dispensing fees, on-cost and container allowances.

  Ultra-violet Radiation
  Mr. Simon Hughes
  To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate she has made of the additional risk of a child in the United Kingdom developing(a) skin cancer and (b) eye cataracts as a result of ozone depletion; and if she will make a statement.

  Mr. Sackville
  I refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave him on 19 October 1992 at column 80.

  Estimates of skin cancer based solely on an estimate of ozone depletion would be misleading. The same points apply to any estimate of eye cataracts.

  Mr. Simon Hughes
  To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will make it her policy to extend the present three UV-B monitoring stations to a nationwide regional network in order that people can be given burn-time warnings on days when there is a high incidence of UV radiation; and if she will make a statement.

  Mr. Sackville
  Plans are underway to extend the monitoring network set up by the National Radiological Protection Board in order to provide a more comprehensive picture of the terrestrial solar UV levels over United Kingdom latitudes.

  Earlier this year, the United Kingdom Health Departments asked the independent Committee on Medical Aspects of Radiation in the Environment, COMARE, to advise on the adverse health effects of ultraviolet radiation. COMARE noted that there can be seasonal variations in solar UV levels and short-term variations due to cloud and local weather which are far in excess of any variations anticipated as a result of ozone

  Number of letters sent

  Percentage sent within target

  Average response time

  1 January 1991 to 31 December 1991

  18,001

  60

  28.8

  1 January 1992 to 25 October 1992

  13,801

  76

  20.2

  Occupational Therapists
  Mrs. Lait
  To ask the secretary of state for Health what are the qualifications required to enter training as an occupational therapist at undergraduate and postgraduate level.

  Dr. Mawhinney
  For undergraduate training as an occupational therapist the minimum entry requirements are five GCE/GCSE passes, two of which must be at A-level. Business and Technician Education Council national diploma and certificates are accepted as equivalent. Individual schools may specify further requirements. Requirements for entry to accelerated courses for graduates vary according to the school concerned.

  Mrs. Lait
  To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people enter training as occupational therapists leading to recognition by the Royal College of Occupational Therapy every year.

  Dr. Mawhinney
  The number of people entering full-time training as occupational therapists has increased by more than 30 per cent. in the past five years and is shown in the table:
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  depletion. It stated that for this reason, it would not be helpful to publish daily information on solar UV levels, such retrospective information being of little practical value. The Government have accepted that opinion.

  General Medical Practitioners
  Mr. Gareth Wardell
  To ask the Secretary of State for Health what specific qualifications must be obtained by a general medical practitioner before he is permitted to dispense pharmaceuticals within England and Wales.

  Dr. Mawhinney
  In considering applications to dispense, family health services authorities must be satisfied that the doctor is a fully registered medical practitioner and that he is medically qualified, and since 1979 has satisfied the NHS (Vocational Training) Regulations.

  Members' Correspondence
  Ms. Janet Anderson
  To ask the Secretary of State for Health what guidelines are issued to his Department for the processing of correspondence from hon. Members; and what is the average delay between receipt of correspondence from, and the date of response to, an hon. Member.

  Mr. Sackville
  Guidance to the Department makes it clear that Ministers aim to reply to all letters from right hon. and hon. Members within 28 days of receipt. Performance is closely monitored. Information on response times is shown in the table.

  Number

  1987

  815

  1988

  859

  1989

  947

  1990

  998

  1991

  1,072

  Note: Figures are for Great Britain.

  Qualification leads to state registration by the occupational therapy board of the Council for the Professions Supplementary to Medicine and membership of the College of Occupational Therapists.

  NHS Trusts
  Ms. Primarolo
  To ask the Secretary of State for Health what was the cost of each application for the third wave of NHS trusts; and what was the total cost.

  Dr. Mawhinney
  Applications were prepared by individual units, with assistance from regional health authorities. Information about the cost of individual applications is not held centrally.

  London Ambulance Service
  Mr. Corbyn
  To ask the Secretary of State for Health what consideration she has given to the London ambulance service's application for trust status.

  Dr. Mawhinney
  The London ambulance service has no application for NHS trust status outstanding with the Department.

  Appliance Contractors
  Dr. Lynne Jones
  To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will seek to reduce the level of payments to appliance contractors to be the same as for pharmacists dispensing the same prescription; and what estimate she has made of the saving which would result.

  Dr. Mawhinney
  There are no plans to reduce the level of payments to appliance contractors. We shall consider the structure of payments in the light of changes we are making to pharmacists' remuneration.

  NHS Superannuation Scheme
  Mr. Milburn
  To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to her answer of 29 June,Official Report, columns 445–46, if she will now announce the date for the publication of the framework document of the next steps agency for the NHS superannuation scheme for (a) England and Wales and (b) Scotland.

  Mr. Sackville
  The framework document of the NHS Pensions Agency, which covers England and Wales, will be published before the launch. I expect to make an 940
  announcement very shortly on the date of the launch. The responsibility for arrangements in Scotland is for my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Scotland.

  Interleukin-6
  Mr. Fatchett
  To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) whether Coopers and Lybrand, at the request of Leeds Western health authority, carried out an investigation into possible financial loss to the national health service arising out of the fraud in 1988 and 1989 on the Interleuki-6 research project in the Leeds general infirmary; and if she will make a statement;

  (2) whether the internal auditors of the Leeds Western health authority have investigated the possible financial loss to the national health service arising out of the fraud in 1988 and 1989 on the Interleukin-6 research project in the Leeds general infirmary; and if she will make a statement.

  Dr. Mawhinney
  No investigation was carried out either by Coopers and Lybrand or the internal auditors of the then Leeds Western health authority, into a possible financial loss from the Interleukin-6 research project in 1988–89.

  An investigation in 1989 considered Dr. Chapman's allegations concerning a consultancy arrangement bet-ween a Belgian pharmaceutical company and the head of the bio-chemistry department at Leeds general infirmary. A separate inquiry into Dr. Chapman's allegations concerning research into Interleukin-6 was conducted by the university of Leeds earlier this year and a further review is currently under way.

  Vascular Radiology Treatment
  Mr. Alton
  To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many patients were referred from Liverpool's Royal hospital to Broadgreen hospital for vascular radiology treatment during the past two years.

  Mr. Sackville
  This information is not held centrally. The hon. Member may wish to contact Mr. M. F. Emberton, chairman of Liverpool health authority, for details.

  Executive Agencies
  Mr. Redmond
  To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) if she will list, for the last 12 months, the titles of papers published by the chief executive of each executive agency for which she is responsible;

  (2) if he will list the fact-finding visits made in the last 12 months by the chief executive of each executive agency for which he is responsible; and what were the findings resulting from each visit.

  Dr. Mawhinney
  The administration of the Medicines Control Agency is a matter for the chief executive, Dr. Keith Jones, and the administration of the National Health Service Estates Agency is a matter for its chief executive, Mr. J. C. Locke. I have asked the chief executives to reply to the hon. Member.

  Letter from L. John Wardle to Mr. Martin Redmond, dated 30 October 1992:
  The Secretary of State for Health has advised that two of your recent parliamentary questions will be answered directly by the Chief Executive of the relevant agencies. In the absence of our Chief Executive this week, I give below the response for NHS Estates.
  Parliamentary Question PQ 1430
  None of the visits made by the Chief Executive during the past twelve months were arranged specifically for fact finding purposes. However, various meetings with senior NHS managers have provided information which will help the Agency meet the needs of its customers in the most effective and efficient way.
  Parliamentary Question PQ 1380
  During the past 12 months the Chief Executive has published an Annual Report and Accounts. The Agency has also published a number of guidance documents on the safe design, operation and management of the health care estate as shown in the accompanying table.

  NHS ESTATES—GUIDANCE DOCUMENTS

  Publications in 12 months to October 1992

  Design Guides

  The design of community hospitals

  The design of day nurseries in a DGH

  Estatecode

  Level 2—Estate management information in the NHS

  Firecode

  Fire Practice Note 5—Commercial enterprises on hospital premises

  Health Building Notes

  8—Rehabilitation—accommodation for physioth-eraphy occupational therapy and speech therapy

  15—Accommodation for pathology services

  18—Office accommodation in health buildings

  20—Mortuary and post-mortem room

  26—Operating department

  34—Estate maintenance and works operations

  45—External works for health buildings

  46—General medical practice premises

  47—Health records department

  51—Accommodation at the main entrance of a District

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  General Hospital

  51 Supp 1—Miscellaneous spaces in a District General Hospital

  Health Guidance Notes

  "Safe" hot water and surface temperatures

  Miscellaneous

  Agreement for the appointment of project managers for

  commissions for construction projects in the NHS

  Engineering symbols and drawing conventions

  The control of Legionellae in health care premises: a code of practice

  Concode

  Amendments Nos. 10, 11, 12

  Nucleus

  Comprehensive children's department study pack

  Maternity wards data pack

  Operating department engineering data pack

  Design information—energy and water consumptions

  Maternity department—delivery suite and neonatal unit data pack

  Operating department data pack

  Accident and emergency department engineering data pack

  Nucleus News (now Newslink—Nucleus Supplement) issues 27, 28, 29

  Letter from Dr. K. Jones to Mr. Martin Redmond, dated 28 October 1992:
  The Secretary of State for Health will have advised that your recent Parliamentary Questions will be answered directly by the Chief Executive of the relevant agencies. I give below the response for the Medicines Control Agency:

  Parliamentary Question P.117

  During the last 12 months I have published an Annual Report and Accounts.

  Parliamentary Question P.9

  I have made one fact finding visit during the last 12 months. On the 18 May I attended a Food & Drug Administration hearing in Washington, USA, to determine the point of view of the advisory panel to the FDA for the benzodiazepine, triazolam (Halcion, Upjohn Ltd.).

OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT

  Aid Increases
  Mr. Dunnachie
  To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make it his policy to protect the real overseas aid increases announced by Her Majesty's Government last autumn; and if he will make a statement.

  Mr. Lennox-Boyd
  The future level of the aid programme is being considered, with other public expenditure programmes, in this year's public expenditure survey. I cannot anticipate the outcome of the survey. The Government remain committed to a substantial and effective overseas aid programme.

  Global Environment
  Mr. Dunnachie
  To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make it his policy that the United Kingdom's contribution to the global environment facility will continue to be additional to the aid budget; and if he will make a statement.
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  Mr. Lennox-Boyd
  The United Kingdom's contribution to the global environment facility will continue to be separate from and additional to the aid programme for developing countries.

  Somalia
  Mr. Worthington
  To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how much food, and of what kinds, has been given to Somalia from EC surplus food stocks held in store.

  Mr. Lennox-Boyd
  [holding answer 29 October 1992]: I shall write to the hon. Gentleman when we receive the relevant information which we have requested from the European Commission.

  Mr. Worthington
  To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what projects by British non-governmental organisations working in Somalia have been funded by the Overseas Development Administration in the current year.

  Mr. Lennox-Boyd
  [holding answer 29 October 1992] We have committed almost £27 million of humanitarian aid for Somalia in 1992. We are funding the following projects which are being implemented by British non-governmental organisations:

  Somalia

  Projects funded by ODA and Implemented by British NGOS

  Project

  BILATERAL FOOD AID

  August

  5,000 tonnes for south Somalia

  CARE

  5,000 tonnes for Mogadishu

  CARE

  HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE

  January

  Water supplies—Hargeisa, Burao

  OXFAM

  Supplies for Displaced—Burao

  SCF

  March

  Water, sanitation and shelters—Mogadishu

  SCF

  April

  Plane for NGO use in the north

  SCF

  Telecommunications for the north

  CARE

  June

  Plane for NGO use in the north

  SCF

  July

  Contribution to Activities

  BRC

  August

  Supplementary feeding, Mogadishu

  World Vision

  LWF airlift—Mogadishu & Belet Huen

  Christian Aid

  Logistical support and medical supplies— Mogadishu & Belet Huen

  SCF

  Seeds/Tools for the south

  CARE

  September

  Seeds for the South

  OXFAM

  Water equipment & airlift for the south

  OXFAM

  Airlift operational costs—relief supplies for south

  CARE

  25 emergency flights to Baidoa & 530MT for supplementary feeding

  Christian Aid

  October

  Unimix & Agricultural packs

  World Vision

  Operational costs—Nairobi

  SCF

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  Mr. Worthington
  To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many British aircraft are involved in the airlift of food to Somalia; and for how long the aircraft have been involved.

  Mr. Lennox-Boyd
  [holding answer 29 October 1992]: Since airlifts of food to Somalia began in August, we have provided £1.46 million for such operations through British and Irish non-governmental organisations. We are assured by the World Food Programme which co-ordinates airlifts of food to Somalia that it has sufficient air capacity to meet present needs. Delivery of food is constrained by the volatile security situation in Somalia.

  Mr. Worthington
  To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will place a copy of the United Nations 100-day action plan for Somalia in the Library.

  Mr. Lennox-Boyd
  [holding answer 29 October 1992]: A copy of the United Nations 100-day action plan for Somalia has been placed in the Libraries of the House.

  EC Food Surpluses
  Mr. Worthington
  To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is the basis of the calculation of the value of donations of food from EC surpluses donated to overseas aid relief.

  Mr. Lennox-Boyd
  [holding answer 29 October 1992]: The cost to the EC aid programme of buying cereals for food aid from EC intervention stocks is similar to the world market price for food of comparable quality.

  Mr. Worthington
  To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how much of the overseas Development Administration aid buget is paid into EC funds to obtain EC food surpluses for famine relief.

  Mr. Lennox-Boyd
  [holding answer 29 October 1992]: Provisional figures show that the cost to the overseas aid budget of European Community food aid in 1991 was £74 million. This includes food aid for famine relief and for other food aid programmes; food purchased from EC intervention stocks, from the EC open market and from third countries. Some 250,000 tonnes of wheat were purchased out of intervention stocks for use as food aid in 1991 out of a total provided of 1.74 million tonnes of cereals.

FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS

  European Community Policy
  Ms. Walley
  To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make it his policy during the United Kingdom presidency of the European Community to encourage the international community to provide extra resources for agricultural recovery; if he will make it his policy to enlarge the EC social fund to enable the poorest people to cope with economic changes; and if he will make a statement.

  Mr. Garel-Jones
  We do not intend to press for additional resources for agriculture either during, or after, the United Kingdom presidency. The recently agreed
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  common agricultural policy reform measures included generous compensation for all farmers. In addition, the Community's agricultural guidance fund already provides resources to support structural change and investment in the agricultural sector.

  The European social fund is essentially a vocational training and retraining fund. The United Kingdom's top priority is that the European social fund should continue to help those who are unemployed back into the labour market through vocational training and employment measures.

  Chernobyl
  Mr. Dafis
  To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many delegations, including representatives from her Department, have visited the areas worst affected by the Chernobyl disaster to date.

  Mr. Lennox-Boyd
  During the course of two studies funded by Her Majesty's Government's know-how fund, company representatives have paid nine visits to the affected areas during 1992. The studies aim to monitor the effects of the Chernobyl disaster on food production and distribution in Ukraine, to determine radiation measures, and to develop a strategy to rehabilitate the areas affected. The chargé d' affaires at the British embassy in Kiev visited Chernobyl earlier this year.

  Allan Nicklin
  Mr. Cormack
  To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he will summon the Saudi Arabian ambassador to demand that Mr. Allan Nicklin, currently detained in Saudi Arabia against his will, be allowed to leave the kingdom immediately; and if he will make a full statement about the circumstances of Mr. Nicklin's detention.

  Mr. Lennox-Boyd
  As my hon. Friend is aware, Mr. Nicklin was first detained in August 1990 when the insurance company of which he was chief executive, Western Agencies Ltd. (WAL) (Jedda), incurred debts which it could not meet because of the failure of two United States underwriters to meet the claims of its parent company, WAL (Cyprus), He was released, although not free to leave Saudi Arabia, in November 1990, re-arrested in November 1991 and released into his sponsor's custody in January 1992. Although Mr. Nicklin was later cleared of personal liability for the debts, he has not obtained his exit visa.

  We have repeatedly raised Mr. Nicklin's case at high level with the Saudi authorities, who are trying to resolve this complicated commercial dispute. Most recently, I told the Saudi ambassador on 22 October 1992 of the deep concern of Her Majesty's Government at Mr. Nicklin's continued detention. The ambassador again promised to do what he could to help. My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs does not therefore propose at present to summon the ambassador to see him.

  European Parliament
  Mr. John Marshall
  To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether the Council of Ministers will, during the British presidency, be discussing the seat of the European Parliament.
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  Mr. Garel-Jones
  The question of the sites of EC institutions, including the EP seat, may be discussed at the Edinburgh European Council.

  Iran
  Mr. Clifton-Brown
  To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what further representations he has made to the Iranian Government following recent further killings, property confiscations and persecutions against the Baha'i and other religious minorities.

  Mr. Douglas Hogg
  We remain seriously concerned about continued human rights abuses in Iran, including the persecution of Baha'is. We are active through the human rights machinery of the United Nations, as well as bilaterally and with our EC partners, in keeping up the pressure on Iran. We have recently made representations on behalf of the EC to the Iranian authorities in Geneva and Tehran reiterating our concern at new reports of persecution of Baha'is in Iran.

  Maastricht Treaty
  Sir Russell Johnston
  To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what decision was reached by the Council of Ministers meeting in Oslo on 4 June concerning the ratification of the treaty of Maastricht by the other 11 members states following the Danish referendum; whether the decision was unanimous; and if he will make a statement.

  Mr. Garel-Jones
  As my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs told the House on 8 June, the Council agreed that we should continue with the process of ratification of the Maastricht treaty on the basis of the existing text, and that the door should be left open for Denmark. This was agreed by all Twelve.

  Mr. Marlow
  To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will provide an English language translation of the term "acquis Communautaire" as applicable within the Maastricht treaty.

  Mr. Garel-Jones
  The term "acquis Communautaire" means the provisions of the Community treaties and the Acts of the Community institutions adopted under those treaties to date.

  Ghana
  Sir David Steel
  To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps have been taken by Her Majesty's Government to help ensure that the forthcoming elections in Ghana are free and fair.

  Mr. Lennox-Boyd
  [holding answer 29 October 1992]: We have provided approximately £1 million worth of office equipment, electoral booths, and technical co-operation, including electoral officer training, to Ghana's interim national electoral commission. We are also contributing to the cost of a commonwealth electoral monitoring team.

TRADE AND INDUSTRY

  Regional Assistance
  Mr. Morgan
  To ask the President of the Board of Trade (1) when he expects to complete his evaluation of the regional selective assistance programme in Wales; by whom that evaluation is being carried out; and if he will place a copy in the Library;

  (2) when he expects the completion and publication of the evaluation exercise on regional selective assistance.

  Mr. Sainsbury
  An evaluation report on the regional selective assistance scheme during the period 1985 to 1988 carried out by PA Cambridge Economic Consultants has been received by Ministers in the three operating Departments, Department of Trade and Industry, Scottish and Welsh Offices. We are currently considering the report which will be published shortly.

  Information Technology
  Mr. Cousins
  To ask the President of the Board of Trade what steps he is taking to ensure a level playing field across the Community in the national markets for information technology.

  Mr. Leigh
  My Department takes every opportunity to encourage the achievement of a level playing field in IT markets in Europe and participated fully in discussions leading to the European Community Council resolution on electronics, information and communication technologies in November 1991. We also fully support the European Community Commission in its application of the Community's competition and state aids policies.

  Innovation Unit
  Mr. Cousins
  To ask the President of the Board of Trade what are the current priorities of his Department's innovation unit; and if he will list the projects and research reports it has commissioned externally since April.

  Mr. Leigh
  My Department's innovation unit was established to promote market driven innovation—the successful exploitation of new ideas—as the key to sustained competitiveness and wealth creation. The unit works alongside many different organisations as a catalyst for increasing the understanding of innovation and activities related to innovation. It provides support and assistance to existing projects where appropriate.

  Its current priorities are:

  (i) increasing the importance, and improving the management, of innovation at all levels in business;

  (ii) improving the commercial exploitation of the United Kingdom's science and technology base;

  (iii) improving communication about innovation between firms and their investors, including the banks;

  (iv) increasing the level of appreciation throughout the education system of the importance of technology, engineering and innovation to everyday life and to wealth creation;

  (v) increasing public awareness and understanding of the role of innovation in wealth creation;

  (vi) ensuring consistency and synergy between the overall message and the content, rules, marketing and delivery of innovation-related DTI schemes and services, with a view to simplification where possible.

  The following external reports have been commissioned since April 1992;
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  1. A study on the collaborative links between Polytechnics and Business. (Academic Industry Links Organisation; reported May 1992).

  2. A market assessment study on the need for improved literature to explain the essentials of obtaining finance to small firms and to inform investors about the financial requirements of such firms. (Segal Quince Wicksteed; reported August 1992).

  3. A market assessment study on the usefulness of an Innovation and Technology Review to small and medium sized firms. (Metra Martech; reported August 1992).

  4. A study of the usefulness to firms of the NEDO "Innovation Management Toolkit". (The Success Group; reported August 1992).

  5. A study on the feasibility of developing and objective method of innovation benchmarking in firms. (London Business School; not yet reported).

  6. A study on the use of the UK science base by small firms (Science Policy Research Unit; not yet reported).

  7. A study on the perceptions of firms in the Yorkshire/Humberside region of the value of DTI innovation-related schemes (SIBTECH; not yet reported).

  The innovation unit has commissioned the following projects since April 1992:

  1 The annual UK R&D Scoreboard (published in "The Independent" 9 June 1992).

  2. The 1993 UK Innovation Lecture, in collaboration with the Royal Society, The Royal Academy of Engineering, The CBI and the Design Council.

  3. Contributions on generic technologies in an innovation pack for schools produced by Michael Benn & Associates.

  4. A brochure, "Measurement in Sport", for schools in collaboration with the National Physical Laboratory.

  5. A series of 8 videos and teacher support material "Innovation—Wealth from Science and Engineering" for schools use and national broadcast.

  Mr. Cousins
  To ask the President of the Board of Trade what is the total number of staff in his Department's innovation unit.

  Mr. Leigh
  The DTI innovation unit comprises 15 staff of whom five are senior industrialists on secondment.

  Coal
  Mr. Llew Smith
  To ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will set out the basis of his calculations that United Kingdom coal is more expensive than imported coal.

  Mr. Eggar
  British Coal currently supplies coal to National Power and PowerGen at around £1.88p a gigajoule (GJ). Assuming delivery costs of 5–20p/GJ, depending on the sourcing of the coal this gives a delivered cost of around £1.93–2.08p/GJ.

  The price of coal delivered to Amsterdam/Rotterdam over the past 12 months has been in the range 75p—£1/GJ, depending on the exchange rate and the world price of coal. Transport and port charges to cover the cost of delivery to power stations in England and Wales would add a further 20–40p/GJ to this cost.

  Pit Closures
  Mr. Llew Smith
  To ask the President of the Board of Trade what discussions he has had with(a) the Trades Union Congress and (b) the National Economic Development Council over the coal pit closure programme.

  Mr. Eggar
  My right hon. Friend the President of the Board of Trade announced on 21 October that he has put
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  in hand a full and wide-ranging review of the prospects for the 21 pits proposed for closure by British Coal but not subject to the statutory consultation currently being undertaken by British Coal. He made it clear that consultation will take place with all the principal providers and consumers of energy, the trades unions and other interested parties.

  Mr. Llew Smith
  To ask the President of the Board of Trade what calculation he has made on the effect on the balance of trade of the pit closure programme.

  Mr. Eggar
  Pit closures that correctly reflect lower demand for coal will have little effect on the balance of trade.

  Mr. Austin Mitchell
  To ask the President of the Board of Trade what consultations he has had with the National Rivers Authority about the pollution consequences of pit closures.

  Mr. Eggar
  None. There is regular liaison between British Coal and the National Rivers Authority at local and regional levels on all issues relevant to the National River Authority's responsibilities for regulating water pollution.

  Mrs. Dunwoody
  To ask the President of the Board of Trade how many coal mining pits have been closed in the last five years.

  Mr. Eggar
  British Coal has closed 57 collieries in the past five financial years.

  Coal and Energy Inquiry
  Mr. Llew Smith
  To ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will introduce legislation to require the private generating companies, British Gas and British Coal to make public all information relevant to the promised full inquiry into the coal and energy industries, which is at present covered by conditions of commercial confidentiality.

  Mr. Eggar
  No. In my right hon. Friend's parliamen-tary answer on 26 October,Official Report, columns 522–23, he explained that all evidence submitted to the Government's review will be published unless it is commercially confidential.

  Appointments
  Mr. Redmond
  To ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will list all the names of public appointments that he has made, giving the period for which the appointment was made, relevant qualifications of the appointees and what remuneration each currently receives.

  Mr. Eggar
  My right hon. Friend is responsible for a total of over 800 public appointments. A total of 121 appointments, including reappointments, to 27 public bodies have been made since 9 April 1992. The required information on these appointments is not held centrally in the form requested and could be produced only at disproportionate cost. The readily available information about the public appointments for which my right hon. Friend is responsible is published regularly in "Public Bodies" and in "Public Appointments: A Handbook for Women's Organisations".

  Research and Development
  Mr. Pawsey
  To ask the President of the Board of Trade what action he plans to take to make it more attractive for companies to invest in research and development.

  Mr. Leigh
  The Government believe that the research and development which is undertaken by industry itself is the most effective and the most likely to help them maintain competitiveness. Accordingly the role for Government, in this area, is to create the right environment in which companies invest more of their own resources in research and development. For example, the Government will continue their policy of reducing the burdens on industry—we now have the lowest corporation tax of any G7 or European Community country. The success of the Government's approach is demonstrated by the 38 per cent. growth, in real terms, of industry's own funded research and development between 1983 and 1990, the last year for which figures are available.

  Point of Ayr Colliery
  Mr. Richards
  To ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will make it his policy that the proposed investment by British Coal at the Point of Ayr colliery in north Wales with regard to the introduction of a second and third continuous miner will proceed on schedule.

  Mr. Eggar
  British Coal has given an assurance that development work will continue at the 21 pits covered by the review announced by my right hon. Friend the President of the Board of Trade on 21 October. This includes Point of Ayr. Detailed investment decisions are, however, a matter for British Coal.

  Mr. Richards
  To ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will make it his policy that, in the event of British Coal deciding not to continue with its mining operation at the Point of Ayr colliery in north Wales, the mine will be offered for sale to a private enterprise.

  Mr. Eggar
  My right hon. Friend the President of the Board of Trade has put in hand a full and wide-ranging review of the prospects for the 21 pits proposed for closure by British Coal but not subject to the statutory consultation currently being undertaken by British Coal. Point of Ayr is one of these. The review will decide whether the case for closure at each of the pits in question has been fully made. It would not be appropriate to speculate about the outcome in relation to Point of Ayr until the review is complete.

  Mr. Richards
  To ask the President of the Board of Trade what discussions he has had with Power Gen about the demand for coal from the Point of Ayr colliery; and if he will make a statement.

  Mr. Eggar
  The sourcing of coal for its power stations is a matter for PowerGen and its suppliers. The market prospects for coal and the future of Point of Ayr colliery will be considered as part of the review announced by my right hon. Friend the President of the Board of Trade on 21 October.

  Mr. Hanson
  To ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will make it his policy that planned investment in Point of Ayr colliery will continue during the period of the announced pit closure moratorium.
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  Mr. Eggar
  [holding answer 29 October 1992]: British Coal is continuing with development work at the 21 pits covered by the moratorium, including Point of Ayr, for the period of the review announced by my right hon. Friend the President of the Board of Trade.

  Fiddler's Ferry Power Station
  Mr. Richards
  To ask the President of the Board of Trade (1) if he will list all the mines which supply coal to the Fiddler's Ferry power station according to tonnage during the last year for which data exists;

  (2) if he will identify the sources of coal to the Fiddler's Ferry power station that were planned at the time of the original proposal to close 31 mines.

  Mr. Eggar
  The sources of coal to Fiddler's Ferry power station are commercial matters for PowerGen and its suppliers. The market prospects for coal will be considered as part of the review announced by my right hon. Friend the President of the Board of Trade on 21 October.

  British Gas
  Mrs. Dunwoody
  To ask the President of the Board of Trade what was the total cost to public funds of privatising British Gas.

  Mr. Eggar
  I refer the hon. Member to page 18 of the report by the National Audit Office on the sale of British Gas, House of Commons paper 22 published June 1987.

  Redundancy Payments
  Mr. Heppell
  To ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will introduce packages of enhanced redundancy payments and training for people who, although not employed by British Coal, are losing their jobs as a direct result of pit closures.

  Mr. Eggar
  The package of training and counselling measures announced by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Employment on 19 October will be available for all those who are unemployed, or who become unemployed in the areas worst affected by possible pit closures—and also any redundant miners who live outside these areas. People in other areas who lose their jobs as a result of pit closures will be eligible for a wide range of employment, training and enterprise measures delivered through the training and enterprise councils and the Employment Service.

  Industrial In juries
  Mr. Alfred Morris
  To ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will publish the text of the memorandum prepared in his Department, dated 8 October, about the report of the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council concerning emphysema and bronchitis in metal workers and coal miners.

  Mr. Eggar
  This was advice from an official to a Minister which it would not be appropriate to publish.

  Frigg Treaty
  Mr. O'Neill
  To ask the President of the Board of Trade what discussions have taken place with the Norwegian Government on the re-negotiation of the Frigg treaty.
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  Mr. Eggar
  United Kingdom and Norwegian officials commenced re-negotiation of the Frigg treaty on 8 July. Their next meeting is scheduled for 16 to 17 November. I met Mr. Finn Kristensen, the Norwegian Minister of Energy and Industry, on 9 October to discuss a number of matters including the Frigg treaty.

  Data Protection
  Mr. Cohen
  To ask the President of the Board of Trade whether the proposals from the European Commission with respect to a joint data protection and telecommunications directive are of the kind that will be subject to subsidiarity arrangements; and whether he will make a statement.

  Mr. Leigh
  The Government believe that the proposed directive on data protection and the telecommunications sector should be examined carefully for its consistency with the principle of subsidiarity. Any revised proposals will be considered in the light of this principle once they have been submitted to the Council by the Commission.

  Mr. Cohen
  To ask the President of the Board of Trade whether he will summarise his main objections to the revised proposals from the Commission with respect to a joint data protection and telecommunications directive; and whether he will make a statement.

  Mr. Leigh
  The Commission has not yet submitted its revised proposal for a directive on data protection in telecommunications to the Council. The revised text will be considered carefully once it is received.

  Trentham Colliery
  Mr. Stevenson
  To ask the President of the Board of Trade what steps he is taking to prevent British Coal from closing down production at Trentham colliery complex.

  Mr. Eggar
  This is a matter for British Coal. The corporation has, however, undertaken to preserve the fabric of the 10 pits, including Trentham colliery, listed by my right hon. Friend in his statement on 19 October, which are currently subject to the statutory consultation process. If, at the end of the period of statutory consultation, it is decided to keep any or all of the collieries open, British Coal has assured us that it will remain possible to do so.

  Environmental Pollution
  Mr. Smith
  To ask the President of the Board of Trade what comparative assessment his Department has made of the pollutant discharges to the environment in aqueous, solid or aerial particulate form, of the cradle-to-grave process, productions and use of(a) nuclear fuels, (b) coal, (c) oil, (d) gas and (e) renewable energies used for electricity generation.

  Mr. Maclean
  I have been asked to reply.

  No comprehensive comparison has been made by this Department. Details of releases from power stations burning coal, gas and oil and the relevant abatement technologies have been published by the Department in "Acidic Emission Abatement Technologies", volumes 1 to 3, copies of which are in the Library of the House.

  Releases to the environment from individual power stations for electricity generation using coal, oil, gas and

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  nuclear fuels are controlled by Her Majesty's inspectorate of pollution, HMIP. In determining each application from the electricity generators for these processes, HMIP will consider the environmental implications of releases to all three media; air, water and land.

  Steel
  Mr. Fatchett
  To ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will set out(a) the total United Kingdom finished steel production in tonnes for each year since 1979 and (b) the principal products involved.

  Mr. Sainsbury
  [holding answer 29 October 1992]: The information is as follows:

  United Kingdom finished steel production, 1979 to 1991

  Million tonnes

  1979

  16.9

  1980

  10.4

  1981

  12.7

  1982

  11.8

  1983

  12.3

  1984

  12.6

  1985

  13.1

  1986

  13.1

  1987

  15.0

  1988

  16.7

  1989

  16.9

  1990

  16.1

  1991

  15.0

  Source: Iron and Steel Statistics Bureau.

  The principal products are: ingots and semi-finished steel blooms, billets and slabs; hot rolled bars; wire rod; heavy sections, sheet piling and rails; light sections; hot rolled coil; cold reduced sheet; coated sheet—zinc coated; tinplate; plates and hot rolled narrow strip; bright bars; cold rolled narrow strip; tubes and pipes; and forged billets and bars.

  Quantity thousand tonnes

  Country of origin

  1987

  1988

  1989

  1990

  1991

  United States of America1

  2,890

  4,073

  4,874

  6,176

  8,132

  Australia1

  3,459

  3,416

  2,676

  3,044

  4,654

  Colombia1

  319

  574

  874

  1,506

  2,447

  USSR

  89

  375

  181

  592

  900

  Canada

  362

  553

  729

  986

  760

  South Africa

  188

  276

  346

  356

  579

  Poland

  1,083

  1,270

  1,055

  1,043

  557

  China

  146

  319

  450

  69

  294

  Belgium

  192

  122

  78

  60

  231

  Venezuela

  —

  92

  86

  169

  230

  Germany2

  261

  191

  288

  249

  220

  Others1

  790

  425

  501

  533

  488

  Total

  9,781

  11,685

  12,137

  14,783

  19,491

  Value £ million

  Country of origin

  1987

  1988

  1989

  1990

  1991

  United States of America1

  105

  148

  183

  255

  290

  Australia1

  115

  106

  89

  152

  171

  Colombia1

  12

  21

  34

  44

  71

  USSR

  2

  10

  6

  17

  26

  Canada

  12

  16

  26

  38

  26

  South Africa

  7

  12

  14

  14

  26

  Poland

  41

  42

  38

  41

  26

  China

  11

  16

  23

  3

  13

  Belgium

  9

  6

  4

  4

  10

  Venezuela

  —

  3

  3

  4

  7

  Imported Coal
  Mr. Austin Mitchell
  To ask the President of the Board of Trade whether the price of imported coal has risen as a result of the fall in the value of pound sterling against the dollar; and if he will impose an anti-dumping duty where prices have not been raised in line with the fall in the exchange rate.

  Mr. Eggar
  [holding answer 27 October 1992]: Imported coal is priced in dollars. The price in pound sterling of a consignment of imported coal will therefore increase pro rata with the fall in the value of the pound against the dollar. The European Commission may impose anti-dumping duties where there is substantive evidence of products being sold at a dumped price to the material injury of Community producers.

  Mr. Madden
  To ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will set out in tabular form those countries which export coal to the United Kingdom, showing for each of the last five years the coal imported by volume and value; what action he or his predecessors took over the same period to substitute British coal for imported coal; and if he will make a statement.

  Mr. Eggar
  [holding answer 29 October 1992]: The figures requested are given in the table. Over the past five years, the Government have encouraged and assisted British Coal to improve productivity and reduce costs so as to become competitive with imported coal. Since 1985–86 much progress has been made—British Coal has more than doubled productivity—but its international competitors have also improved productivity and further cost reductions are needed to attain full competitiveness with imported coal.
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  Country of origin

  1987

  1988

  1989

  1990

  1991

  Germany2

  26

  18

  24

  24

  21

  Others1

  28

  19

  26

  8

  15

  Total

  268

  418

  470

  605

  703

  Because of rounding the sum of the constituent items may not agree with the totals shown.

  1 Some imports previously recorded by Customs and Excise as originating in the Netherlands have been re-allocated to the other countries indicated or, where revised country of origin data is not available, included in the residual entry "Others". This re-allocation has been carried out for 1991 and estimates of such imports previously classified to the Netherlands have been included for 1990. Figures for earlier years have not been re-allocated to individual countries.

  2 Includes imports previously recorded separately for the German Democratic Republic.

  Source: Customs and Excise.

  Mr. Austin Mitchell
  To ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will publish a table showing total imports of coal by volume and value in each of the past five years and the current year to date, the tonnage imported through

  Port of Entry

  1987

  1988

  1989

  1990

  1991

  11992

  Total quantity of coal imports

  Thousand tonnes

  Med way

  556

  565

  652

  855

  1,989

  2,249

  Immingham

  669

  999

  1,268

  2,182

  3,177

  2,206

  Middlesbrough

  2,501

  2,570

  2,812

  2,385

  2,894

  1,914

  Port Talbot

  1,958

  1,997

  2,610

  2,885

  2,655

  1,716

  London (inc. Tilbury)

  538

  743

  782

  2,104

  3,016

  1,596

  Greenock

  1,216

  1,164

  1,162

  1,027

  1,209

  1,363

  Liverpool

  65

  31

  286

  948

  1,308

  1,152

  Belfast

  172

  192

  182

  332

  387

  536

  Hull

  19

  1

  44

  152

  416

  322

  Cardiff

  222

  294

  229

  410

  441

  292

  Swansea

  —

  92

  134

  162

  422

  140

  Others

  1,865

  3,036

  1,975

  1,340

  1,527

  983

  Total

  9,781

  11,685

  12,137

  14,783

  19,491

  14,469

  Total value of coal imports2

  £ million

  Med way

  23

  24

  29

  41

  79

  74

  Immingham

  22

  31

  47

  85

  112

  76

  Middlesbrough

  86

  79

  96

  104

  95

  64

  Port Talbot

  69

  65

  87

  112

  93

  60

  London (inc. Tilbury)

  22

  31

  34

  80

  101

  51

  Greenock

  41

  35

  38

  37

  39

  39

  Liverpool

  6

  1

  13

  36

  35

  34

  Belfast

  10

  12

  14

  21

  23

  22

  Hull

  1

  —

  2

  4

  14

  10

  Cardiff

  9

  13

  9

  17

  20

  10

  Swansea

  —

  4

  7

  6

  16

  5

  Others

  80

  122

  92

  64

  77

  48

  Total

  368

  418

  470

  605

  703

  492

  Quantity of imports of steam coal3

  Medway

  555

  563

  651

  854

  1,938

  2,249

  Immingham

  156

  249

  286

  314

  758

  447

  Middlesbrough

  8

  —

  48

  119

  168

  242

  Port Talbot

  1

  —

  1

  —

  —

  —

  London (including Tilbury)

  525

  742

  762

  1,971

  3,016

  1,591

  Greenock

  —

  60

  112

  144

  314

  932

  Liverpool

  14

  31

  139

  761

  1,308

  1,152

  Belfast

  76

  55

  27

  134

  187

  435

  Hull

  16

  —

  44

  152

  416

  278

  Cardiff

  1

  3

  7

  34

  105

  108

  Swansea

  —

  —

  17

  90

  53

  30

  Others

  1,364

  2,095

  1,281

  928

  949

  690

  Total

  2,716

  3,799

  3,374

  5,501

  9,210

  8,153

  Value of imports of steam coal2 3

  £ million

  Medway

  23

  24

  28

  41

  77

  74

  Immingham

  5

  7

  11

  9

  22

  13

  Middlesbrough

  —

  —

  2

  4

  5

  7

  Port Talbot

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  London (including Tilbury)

  21

  31

  32

  74

  101

  51

  Greenock

  —

  1

  3

  3

  8

  23

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  each port of entry, the value and volume in each case of tonnage suitable for use in power stations and the nearest power stations

  Mr. Eggar
  [holding answer 29 October 1992]: The information requested is as follows:
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  Port of Entry

  1987

  1988

  1989

  1990

  1991

  11992

  Liverpool

  —

  1

  6

  28

  35

  34

  Belfast

  3

  2

  2

  6

  9

  15

  Hull

  —

  —

  2

  4

  14

  9

  Cardiff

  —

  —

  —

  1

  3

  3

  Swansea

  —

  —

  1

  3

  2

  1

  Others

  42

  71

  47

  34

  37

  25

  Total

  95

  139

  132

  207

  312

  254

  Because of rounding the sum of the constituent items may not agree with the totals shown.

  1 January to August.

  2 Includes costs of insurance and freight.

  3 Steam coal is the type of coal used in power stations, but it is also used by industrial, domestic and other consumers.

  Source: Customs and Excise.

  Nearest power stations (coal-fired)

  Medway

  Kingsnorth

  Immingham

  West Burton

  Middlesbrough

  Blyth

  Port Talbot

  Aberthaw

  London (inc. Tilbury)

  Tilbury, West Thurrock

  Greenock

  Kindcardine, Longannet

  Liverpool

  Fiddler's Ferry

  Belfast

  West Belfast

  Hull

  Drax

  Cardiff

  Aberthaw

  Swansea

  Aberthaw

  Gas Cookers
  Mr. William O'Brien
  To ask the President of the Board of Trade what action he intends to take to ensure the existing safety regulation concerning the sale of second-hand gas cookers is to remain following the EEC regulations which are to he introduced from 1996; and if he will make a statement.

  Mr. Leigh
  [holding answer 27 October 1992]: The Government are committed to maintaining a high standard of consumer protection in respect of second-hand gas appliances. In addition to retaining the existing regulation of second-hand gas cookers, I am also considering the possibility of extending the same level of consumer protection to a wider range of second-hand gas appliances.

  Segal Quince Wicksteed Report
  Mr. Cousins
  To ask the President of the Board of Trade when he expects to reach a decision on the Segal Quince Wicksteed report on the availability of finance for small high technology firms; when that report was received by his Department; and if he will place that report in the Library.

  Mr. Leigh
  [holding answer 27 October 1992]: The report by Segal Quince Wicksteed recently commissioned by my Department's innovation unit was received on 21 August 1992. It deals with the need for improved explanatory literature about finance for technological innovation. It does not deal with the availability of such finance.
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  Arrangements have been made to place a copy in the Library of the House.

  Faraday Centres
  Mr. Cousins
  To ask the President of the Board of Trade when he expects to reach a decision on the proposals presented to him by the Prince of Wales' working group to create Faraday centres.

  Mr. Leigh
  [holding answer 27 October 1992]: The proposals from His Royal Highness, the Prince of Wales' working group on innovation are a valuable contribution to the debate on improving the contribution of the United Kingdom's science and technology base to industrial competitiveness and wealth creation. The proposals will be considered alongside the other issues which will be addressed in the Government's White Paper on science and technology to be published next year.

  British Standard Institute
  Mr. Hendry
  To ask the President of the Board of Trade what plans he has to review the monopoly status of the British Standards Institute in issuing kitemarks and extend the powers to the organisations entitled to issue BS 5750 certificates.

  Mr. Leigh
  [holding answer 26 October 1992]: The Government have no plans to review the arrangements under which BSI quality assurance, BSIQA, licenses the use of the kitemark. BSIQA is the financially independent certification business of BSI and the kitemark is its registered certification trade mark. It therefore has sole right to grant the use of its own mark in the same way as the owner of any other certification trade mark.

  The kitemark denotes that a product conforms to an agreed British, European or international standard; and that the system by which it has been manufactured has been subject to assessment and surveillance by BSIQA so as to ensure consistency of production. Any certification body is entitled to register and licence the use of its own mark, in accordance with these same standards and procedures. Indeed, some have already done so.