Written Answers of 28 June 1993

LORD CHANCELLOR'S DEPARTMENT

  Legal Aid
  Mrs. Jane Kennedy
  To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department if he will make it his policy to impose upon the Legal Aid Board a duty to automatically provide all applicants with a complete breakdown of their assessment of resources determining legal aid eligibility.

  Mr. John M. Taylor
  The Legal Aid Board or the legal aid assessment office will always provide this information on request. It would not be a sensible use of resources to require more than that.

NORTHERN IRELAND

  Police Stations (Attacks)
  Mr. Maginnis
  To ask the Secretary of Stale for Northern Ireland how many mortar and bomb attacks have been launched against police stations in Northern Ireland in each of the last four years.

  Sir Patrick Mayhew
  The information requested is as follows:

  Year

  Bomb Attacks

  Rocket/mortar Attacks

  1989

  22

  6

  1990

  23

  12

  1991

  41

  13

  1992

  17

  6

  Mr. Maginnis
  To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many portakabin-type structures are still in use at police stations in Northern Ireland; and what assessment has been made of their vulnerability to mortar and bomb attacks relative to other kinds of structure.

  Sir Patrick Mayhew
  There are a number of portakabin-type structures, or sectional buildings, within the police estate. They are used mainly for storage facilities. For security reasons, I do not consider that it would be appropriate to specify the precise number still in use.

  All the buildings are nevertheless assessed as to their comparative vulnerability to mortar and bomb attack with particular consideration being given to their location and use.

  RUC Drug Squad
  Mr. Maginnis
  To ask the Secretary of Stale for Northern Ireland what plans there are to deploy greater manpower resources to the Royal Ulster Constabulary's338
  drugs squad; if other officers are seconded to augment the squad; and how many seconded officers have served six months or longer periods during each of the last four years.

  Sir Patrick Mayhew
  The deployment of police officers is an operational matter for the Chief Constable of the Royal Ulster Constabulary, and I understand that the strength of the drugs squad is regularly reviewed by him. There is an ongoing programme of six-month secondments to the drugs squad; figures on secondments are not kept on a yearly basis but it is estimated that 90 officers have been involved over the last four years.

  Police Advisory Board
  Mr. Maginnis
  To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how often the Police Advisory Board, as constituted under the Police Act (Northern Ireland) 1970, is supposed to meet; how often it has met in each of the last four years; and if it is planned to meet in the current year.

  Sir Patrick Mayhew
  There is no statutory requirement for the Police Advisory Board to meet. The most recent meeting of the board was held in January 1988. It is intended to hold a further meeting of the board later this year.

  Muggings, Coleraine
  Mr. William Ross
  To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many muggings have been reported to the police in Coleraine(a) during 1992 and (b) in 1993 to date.

  Sir Patrick Mayhew
  Thirteen robberies were reported to the police in the Coleraine sub-division in 1992, the circumstances of which approximate to what is generally understood by "muggings". In 1993, to 22 June, three such robberies have been reported.

  Water Disconnections
  Mr. Redmond
  To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list by year for the last five years, and by water authority the number of(a) domestic and (b) industrial water disconnections made.

  Mr. Atkins
  The Water Executive, which is part of the Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland, is the only water authority in Northern Ireland.

  The water supplied to a property which is used solely for domestic purposes is not metered and is not subject to disconnection for non-payment of an account.

  Information on industrial premises is not held separately and the figures for commercial, industrial and agricultural premises are as follows:

  Number

  1988

  408

  1989

  292

  1990

  258

  1991

  385

  1992

  211

  Public Bodies
  Mr. George Howarth
  To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list the names, occupations and current employers of those who currently hold positions in
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  each public body to which he makes appointments; if he will make a statement on the considerations taken into account when making such appointments; and if he will list details of the posts and salaries or allowances payable which have changed since the publication of "Public Bodies 1992".

  Sir Patrick Mayhew
  [holding answer 25 June 1993]: Information on the names, occupations and current employers of those who currently hold positions on public bodies to which I make appointments, and details of the posts and salaries or allowances payable which have changed since the publication of "Public Bodies 1992" could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

  In making public appointments, the prime considerations are the individual's ability or potential to contribute to the work of a particular body to which he or she is appointed and the need for each public body to have the range of experience and skills necessary to carry out its functions.

  Opsahl Report
  Mr. Barnes
  To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what assessment he has made of the report, "A Citizen's Inquiry: the Opsahl report on Northern Ireland"; and if he will make a statement.

  Sir Patrick Mayhew
  The commission provided me with a copy of its report when it was published. It provides a valuable record of the commission's work, which clearly did much to stimulate the submission of views from a wide range of individuals and organisations. In addition the commission itself made a number of recommendations. A number of these are clearly controversial and have provoked dissenting comment. Its value, in my view, lies principally in enlivening and developing informed public debate and in offering an important source of ideas, both from the commission itself and from the many submissions made to it.

HOME DEPARTMENT

  Hong Kong
  Mr. Allen
  To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many individuals have applied for British citizenship under the British Nationality (Hong Kong) Act 1990; and how many have been awarded British citizenship so far.

  Mr. Charles Wardle
  As at 19 June 1993, 66,734 applications had been received from principal applicants. No record is kept of the number of dependants shown on the applications. A total of 30,762 principal beneficiaries had been registered as British citizens by that date together with 51,127 dependants.

  Cardiff Prison
  Mr. Michael
  To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the age of the remand prisoner who attempted suicide at Cardiff prison on 22 June.

  Mr. Peter Lloyd
  Responsibility for this matter has been delegated to the director general for the prison service, who has been asked to arrange for a reply to be given.
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  Letter from Derek Lewis to Mr. Alun Michael, dated 27 June 1993

  The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Question about the age of the prisoner who attempted suicide at Cardiff prison on 22 June.

  The prisoner was aged 18 and was discovered hanging from the window bars at about I am by the prisoner sharing his cell. He summoned staff who, finding no sign of life, resuscitated him while awaiting an ambulance. The prisoner was taken to hospital and, I am pleased to say, is recovering. He will return to custody as soon as he is fit.

  This young man was seen by a doctor on reception at Cardiff as part of the standard screening for potential suicides. He was considered not to be at risk and gave no indication that he would attempt to take his own life. Staff at Cardiff prison are to be commended for their prompt and professional action in saving this young man's life. The prisoner who summoned help has had counselling and I understand that both his father and solicitor have praised staff at the prison for their care and humanity.

  Crime Clear-up Rates
  Mr. Mullin
  To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his answer of 4 March,Official Report, column 279, what proportion of the clear-up rate for each police force in 1992 was accounted for by offences taken into consideration.

  Mr. Maclean
  The information requested is contained in the table.

  Notifiable offences cleared up by the police in 1992 Proportion of offences cleared up by being taken into consideration

  Police force area

  Per cent.

  Avon and Somerset

  10

  Bedfordshire

  16

  Cambridgeshire

  20

  Cheshire

  10

  Cleveland

  34

  Cumbria

  19

  Derbyshire

  14

  Devon and Cornwall

  12

  Dorset

  16

  Durham

  11

  Essex

  18

  Gloucestershire

  14

  Greater Manchester

  20

  Hampshire

  14

  Hertfordshire

  20

  Humberside

  15

  Kent

  18

  Lancashire

  18

  Leicestershire

  22

  Lincolnshire

  15

  City of London

  12

  Merseyside

  16

  Metropolitan police district

  9

  Norfolk

  16

  Northamptonshire

  15

  Northumbria

  18

  North Yorkshire

  24

  Nottinghamshire

  26

  South Yorkshire

  5

  Staffordshire

  11

  Suffolk

  14

  Surrey

  17

  Sussex

  17

  Thames Valley

  18

  Warwickshire

  11

  West Mercia

  14

  West Midlands

  12

  West Yorkshire

  15

  Wiltshire

  13

  Dyfed-Powys

  10

  Gwent

  8

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  Police force area

  Per cent.

  North Wales

  15

  South Wales

  6

  Total

  16

  European Election Boundaries
  Sir Teddy Taylor
  To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department for what reason arrangements for the redrawing of the European parliamentary boundaries were not initiated shortly after the decision on extra seats at the Edinburgh summit.

  Mr. Peter Lloyd
  We thought it right to give careful consideration to the distribution of the extra seats to the various parts of the United Kingdom before bringing our proposals before Parliament.

  Sir Teddy Taylor
  To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what advice he sought from the boundary commissions on their ability to redraw the European Parliament constituency boundaries in time for the 1994 elections; and what correspondence was exchanged.

  Mr. Peter Lloyd
  We have no doubts about the ability of the boundary commissioners to carry out this work, if they had both the time and the necessary statutory powers. Consequently, no correspondence has been exchanged.

  Mr. Ron Davies
  To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he expects the review of boundaries for European parliamentary constituencies in Wales to be completed; and what consultations he proposes to hold on the membership of the committee to conduct the review.

  Mr. Peter Lloyd
  We expect the European Parliamentary Constituencies Committee for Wales to complete its review as soon as possible after the European Parliamentary Elections Bill receives Royal Assent. It is our intention that the Opposition parties in the House of Commons will be consulted about the membership.

  Group 4
  Mr. Spellar
  To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his answer to the hon. Member for Lewisham, Deptford (Ms Ruddock) of 10 June,Official Report, column 297, when he expects the examination of the contract with Group 4 in respect of court escort services to be concluded.

  Mr. Peter Lloyd
  Responsibility for this matter has been delegated to the director general of the prison service, who has been asked to arrange for a reply to be given.

  Letter from Derek Lewis to Mr. John Spellar, dated 24 June 1993.

  The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Question pursuant to the Answer of 10 June to the honourable Member for Lewisham, Deptford [Official Report, column 297] about the examination of the contract with Group 4 for court escort services.

  The demands on the criminal justice system and the resources available to it are continually changing. To meet
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  these changes courts open, close, or change their use, and prison establishments change their catchment areas or functions. All such changes affect the resource requirements of the court escort service. It was to examine such changes that the work referred to in my letter to Mrs. Ruddock was undertaken. That work is still continuing (no contract changes have yet been made) and some aspects of it are likely to be concluded before others. At the same time, further changes in the prison population in the contract area are occurring and the effects of these too are being considered.

  The contract with Group 4 recognises that costs will vary with such changes in the requirement and mechanisms exist to adjust the contract accordingly. This will be a continuing process throughout the life of the contract.

  Police, North Yorkshire
  Mr. Bayley
  To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what has been(a) the establishment and (b) the number of police in post in North Yorkshire on 1 April in each year since 1979.

  Mr. Charles Wardle
  Information on police strength is collected at the end of each month. The figures set out in the table give the information requested as at 30 April in each year.

  North Yorkshire Constabulary

  Year as at 30 April

  Establishment

  Strength

  1979

  1,328

  1,337

  1 1980

  1,368

  1,355

  1981

  1,368

  1,352

  1982

  1,368

  1,361

  1983

  1,368

  1,362

  1984

  1,368

  1,358

  1985

  1,368

  1,348

  1986

  1,368

  1,365

  1987

  1,368

  1,362

  1988

  1,368

  1,370

  1989

  1,383

  1,363

  1990

  1,408

  1,380

  1991

  1,408

  1,380

  1992

  1,418

  1,389

  1993

  1,418

  1,380

  1 The North Yorkshire Police Authority did not ask for an increase in establishment between 1980–81 and 1987–88.

  Obscene Publications Act 1959
  Mr. Cox
  To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many publications have been confiscated in each of the last three years under the Obscene Publications Act 1959.

  Mr. Maclean
  Figures for seizures and forfeitures under section 3 of the Obscene Publications Act 1959 are not collected centrally. However, from inquiries which have been made of the two largest forces in England and Wales—the Metropolitan police and Greater Manchester—both of which have dedicated obscene publications squads, I understand that a total of 264,504 items and 234,386 items were seized by them in 1991 and 1992 respectively. A total of 74,690 items have been seized by the same police forces so far this year.

  Betting Shops
  Mr. Devlin
  To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many betting shops are open for evening racing; and how many betting shops that were previously open for evening racing have now closed.
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  Mr. Peter Lloyd
  The Government do not collect this information.

  Mr. Devlin
  To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what effect the evening opening of betting shops has had on attendances at greyhound racing stadiums.

  Mr. Peter Lloyd
  I understand that the greyhound racing industry is concerned that there has been a recent downturn in admissions, but that no figures are available yet.

  Mr. George Howarth
  To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the names, occupations and current employers of those who currently hold positions in each public body to which he makes appointments; if he will make a statement on the considerations taken into account when making such appointments; and if he will list details of the posts and salaries or allowances payable which have changed since the publication of "Public Bodies 1992".

  Mr. Howard
  [holding answer 25 June 1993]: The information requested is not readily available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.

  Departmental Buildings
  Mr. Llwyd
  To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the buildings currently owned or rented by his Department, together with(a) the estimated value, (b) the annual rent and (c) the annual maintenance cost of each building in the current financial year.

  Mr. Howard:
  [holding answer 3 June 1993 ] : The information is not recorded centrally and is not available in the form requested. The number of buildings owned or rented by the Home Office—on the prisons and non-prisons estates—is set out in the tables, together with details, where available, of the estimated value of the estate and the rents or leases payable.

  Prison Service Estate

  Number of Buildings

  Estimated Value

  Prison Establishments

  129

  £3–4 billion

  Prison Quarters

  2,296

  £110–140 million

  Other Buildings

  15

  £0·75–1·25 million

  Total

  2,440

  £3–4 billion

  The majority of the prison quarters and other buildings are freehold. A total of 127 prison establishments are owned by the Department and two are leased. The rents payable for prison service property and farmland in 1993–94 will be in the region of 1 million pounds. The accommodation and maintenance charges for the headquarters buildings, including prison service training schools and supply and transport branch, will total approximately £17 million and minor repairs and maintenance to prison establishments will cost about £18 million in 1993–94.

  Non-prisons estate

  Number of buildings

  Rent or leases payable per annum (£ million)

  Owned buildings

  16

  —

  Rented buildings

  97

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  Leased buildings

  34

  11

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  Non-prisons estate

  Number of buildings

  Rent or leases payable per annum (£ million)

  —

  —

  Total

  147

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  Of the buildings on the non-prisons estate which are not owned by this Department 88 are on the common user estate and are thus owned or rented by the property holdings directorate of the Department of the Environment to whom we pay rent to cover the costs of our occupations in the buildings.

  Information on the value of the buildings on the non-prisons estate is not readily available and a full valuation could be carried out only at disproportionate cost. The estimated cost of maintenance in 1993–94 is £17 million.

FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS

  Diplomatic Service
  Mr. George Robertson
  To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the countries where restrictions exist on personal travel by members of the diplomatic service.

  Mr. Goodlad
  It has been long-standing practice to give advice to all staff on the problems they may face in travelling to certain countries, and to require them to give notice of such visits, particularly if they have access to classified information. On security grounds we do not publish the list of countries concerned, but it is kept regularly under review.

  Mr. George Robertson
  To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list those countries where marriage to, or cohabitation with, nationals is prohibited for employees of Her Majesty's diplomatic service; and when that list was last revised by reduction or addition.

  Mr. Goodlad
  Diplomatic service staff are not specifically prohibited from marrying, or cohabiting with non-British citizens. However, depending on circumstances, such relationships might affect an officer's postability or security clearance.

  Haiti
  Mr. Battle
  To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations he has made to assist efforts to restore democratic Government to Haiti; and if he will make a statement.

  Mr. Lennox-Boyd
  Along with our European Community partners, we have consistently reaffirmed our commitment to the restoration of democratic government in Haiti. We support the efforts of the Organisation of American States (OAS) and the United Nations to bring about a political settlement. We are taking steps to implement UN Security Council resolution 841, which was adopted by the UN on 16 June 1993 to impose sanctions on Haiti.
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  Conventional Arms Register
  Mr. Booth
  To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs on what date the Government submitted to the United Nation's Secretary General a return from the United Kingdom to the UN Register of Conventional Arms Transfer in New York; and if he will place a copy of the return in the Library.

  Mr. Douglas Hogg
  [pursuant to his reply, 5 May 1993.]: The copy of the United Kingdom's return placed in the Library of the House on 29 April inadvertently contained some errors on page 5. A corrected version has now been placed in the Library.

  Cyprus
  Mr. Cox
  To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what plans he has(a) to visit northern Cyprus and (b) to meet representatives from northern Cyprus during the Commonwealth conference in Cyprus in October; and if he will make a statement.

  Mr. Lennox-Boyd
  There are no such plans; the programme for my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs' visit to the commonwealth heads of Government meeting, has not yet been finalised.

  Somalia
  Mr. Barnes
  To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what consultations the United States Administration held with Her Majesty's Government or its representatives at the United Nations concerning its military actions in Somalia in June; and if he will make a statement.

  Mr. Lennox-Boyd
  [holding answer 25 June 1993.]: United Nations military actions in Somalia in June have been carried out in accordance with United Nations Security Council resolution No. 837, to which we have given our full support.

EMPLOYMENT

  Sheltered Employment
  Mr. Coe
  To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what plans he has to improve the present programme of sheltered employment.

  Mr. Michael Forsyth
  My right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State, is publishing today a consultative paper on the arrangements for funding sheltered employment. The main proposals involve:

  introducing a more flexible system of block grants to providers which will allow a better response to client needs;

  improving performance and use of resource through having formal contracts with clear targets;

  better targeting of sheltered employment on need;

  arrangements to encourage more people with severe disabilities to move from sheltered workshops or factories to placements with employers and, where possible to full open employment.

  The document has been sent to the main interests concerned and comments requested by 13 September. Decisions will be reached as soon as possible after that.

  I believe that the proposals will address criticisms of the excessive complexity and inflexibility of current funding arrangements and will enable more people to be helped in better ways.
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  Copies of the document are available in the Vote Office.

  Oral Disorders
  Mr. Gareth Wardell
  To ask the Secretary of State for employment if he will publish for each of the last 10 years the number of working days lost through oral disorders.

  Miss Widdecombe
  This information is not available.

  Environmental Policy
  Mr. Chris Smith
  To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what is his Department's policy on the purchase and use of(a) recycled paper, (b) low-energy light bulbs, (c) tropical hardwoods, (d) peat and (e) cars with catalytic converters.

  Miss Widdecombe
  The Employment Department, in common with other Government Departments, has produced an environmental strategy which sets out our policy on environmental and energy issues.

  It contains commitments to purchase and use recycled paper wherever this is practical; to reduce energy consumption by, among other means, the installation of more efficient equipment including low-energy light bulbs; to purchase goods and services which avoid dependence on the production and use of non-renewable resources such as tropical hardwoods; and to fit all Departmental vehicles with catalytic converters where possible.

  Although we have no specific policy on the use of peat, the general commitment against the use of non-renewable resources would cover it.

  Abattoirs
  Mr. Morley
  To ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many people have been employed in abattoirs in(a) England, (b) Scotland and (c) Wales in each year since 1985.

  Mr. Michael Forsyth
  The available information on regional employment in abattoirs is from the periodic censuses of employment and is given in the table:

  Estimated number of employees in employment in Abattoirs 1 September of each year

  England

  Scotland

  Wales

  1984

  8,100

  1,500

  200

  1987

  9,400

  1,400

  400

  1989

  9,000

  1,200

  300

  1991

  8,300

  1,500

  600

  1 Activity heading 4121 of the Standard Industrial Classification 1980.

  Review Bodies (Staff)
  Ms Lynne
  To ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many staff are involved in servicing the review bodies on doctors and dentists' remuneration, and on nursing staff, midwives, health visitors and professions allied to medicine; how many NHS staff are covered by those review bodies; and what is the annual cost of running these bodies.

  Mr. Michael Forsyth
  The Review Body on Doctors' and Dentists' Remuneration and the Review Body for Nursing Staff, Midwives, Health Visitors and Professions
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  Allied to Medicine are expected to be serviced directly by up to eight staff in 1993–94, shared equally between the two bodies and assisted by other clerical and secretarial staff of the Office of Manpower Economics.

  As at 30 September 1991, the latest date for which figures are available, there were some 112,000 doctors and dentists and the full-time equivalent of some 527,000 nursing staff, midwives, health visitors and professions allied to medicine in the NHS. This includes staff employed by national health service trusts, which are free to determine the pay of their staff locally.

  The annual cost of running the two review bodies, in respect of the salary costs of the eight staff and the travel and subsistence costs for members, who are otherwise unpaid, and staff is expected to be £265,000 in 1993–94.

  Market Testing
  Mr. Dobson
  To ask the Secretary of State for Employment, pursuant to the oral answer from the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster to the right hon. Member for Chesterfield (Mr. Benn) of 14 December 1992,Official Report, columns 15–16, on the sale of the Professional and Executive Register, if he will now list the organisations which bid for the register; and whether the company which bought the register submitted the highest bid.

  Mr. Michael Forsyth
  My right hon. Friend, the previous Secretary of State wrote to the hon. Member for Chesterfield (Mr. Benn) on 15 February 1993 setting out the Government's position.

  Port Accidents
  Ms Walley
  To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many fatal accidents there have been in United Kingdom ports since July 1989.

  Mr. Michael Forsyth
  I have been asked to reply.

  I refer the hon. Member to the reply given to the hon. Member for Liverpool, Garston (Mr. Loyden) on 27 May 1993, Official Report, columns 655–56.

PRIME MINISTER

  Low-energy Light Bulbs
  Mr. Llew Smith
  To ask the Prime Minister what steps have been taken to install low-energy light bulbs at 10 Downing street and Chequers.

  The Prime Minister
  Following an energy audit of 10–12 Downing street high-efficiency, low-energy lamps have been installed where appropriate. Low energy luminaires and krypton tubes have also been installed.

  The Chequers estate is the responsibility of the Chequers trust.

  Slovenia
  Mr. Trimble
  To ask the Prime Minister what discussions the Copenhagen EC conference held on closer links between the European Community and Slovenia; and with what result.

  The Prime Minister
  There was no discussion of this subject at the European Council in Copenhagen.
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  Cabinet Sub-Committee Decisions
  Mr. Cohen
  To ask the Prime Minister on how many occasions decisions of the Cabinet Sub-Committee on London have been made known to Parliament and the public.

  The Prime Minister
  I do not propose to give details of topics considered by individual ministerial committees, the timing of their meetings or their discussions.

  Cyprus
  Mr. Cox
  To ask the Prime Minister if he will seek to ensure that the question of the present division of Cyprus is included on the agenda of the Commonwealth conference to take place in Cyprus later this year; and if he will make a statement.

  The Prime Minister
  The inter-communal dispute in Cyprus is the subject of intensive negotiations under the auspices of the UN Secretary-General. This process has our full support. It is important not to start new initiatives that may confuse or cut across the UN effort.

  Mr. Cox
  To ask the Prime Minister what plans he has(a) to visit northern Cyprus and (b) to meet representatives from northern Cyprus during the Commonwealth conference in Cyprus in October; and if he will make a statement.

  The Prime Minister
  There are no such plans; the programme for my visit to the commonwealth heads of Government meeting has not yet been finalised.

  RECHAR
  Mr. Cummings
  To ask the Prime Minister which department provides the cover for capital costs for three RECHAR schemes in east Durham.

  The Prime Minister
  Departmental responsibility will depend on the nature of the projects concerned.

  Doctors' and Dentists' Pay
  Ms Lynne
  To ask the Prime Minister if the Doctors and Dentists Review Body will be invited to make recommendations for pay appropriate to 1 April 1994.

  The Prime Minister
  Yes.

  Ms Lynne
  To ask the Prime Minister what steps he will take to enable the Doctors and Dentists Review Body to propose measures to eliminate differentials between the earnings of doctors and dentists and comparable professions.

  The Prime Minister
  The Government do not consider it appropriate to determine pay rates for doctors and dentists by comparison with the earnings of other professional groups. Each case for remuneration should be considered on its merit, taking account of the terms and conditions of service enjoyed, the labour market in which the profession operates and what is affordable.

  Nuclear Waste
  Mr. Ainger
  To ask the Prime Minister if he will include in his discussions with the Japanese Government in September the issue of the storage in Britain of nuclear waste resulting from the reprocessing of Japanese nuclear fuel at Sellafield.
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  The Prime Minister
  [holding answer 25 June 1993]: This matter is already dealt with in the contracts between British Nuclear Fuels plc and its Japanese customers and in the existing inter-governmental letters between the United Kingdom and Japan. Since 1976, BNFL's contracts for the reprocessing of overseas spent fuel have contained options for the return of wastes. The Government intend that these options will be exercised and wastes returned.

HEALTH

  GP Fund Holders
  Ms Primarolo
  To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many fund holders have had their recognition reviewed by region in 1991–92, 1992–93 and 1993–94 to date.

  Dr. Mawhinney
  Regional health authorities are responsible for ensuring that all fundholders continue to meet the requirements of the scheme.

  Isobutyl Nitrite
  Ms Walley
  To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many deaths were attributable to isobutyl nitrite in each of the last five years.

  Mr. Sackville
  In England and Wales during the period 1988 to 1992 there were no deaths where isobutyl nitrite was attributable, on death registrations, to be the cause.

  Information from St. George's medical school, which monitors all deaths in the United Kingdom associated with abuse of volatile substances, however, shows that during the period 1988 to 1991—the latest year for which information is available—there are known to have been five deaths in England and Wales that were associated with alkyl nitrites1.
  1 All the nitrite compounds involved are of commercial quality, not pure, and may contain several isomers. For this reason, the St. George's report "Trends in Deaths Associated with Abuse of Volatile Substances 1971–1991: Report No. 6", copies of which are available in the Library, refer to them generically as alkyl nitrites.

  Myalgic Encephalomyelitis
  Mrs. Helen Jackson
  To ask the Secretary of State for Health what consultation she has had with ME Action and other myalgic encephalomyelitis associations about future areas of research.

  Mr. Sackville
  Officials from the Department met representatives of the main myalgic encephalomyelitis organisations last year. As a result, a task force is now preparing a report to assist consideration of a structured approach to myalgic encephalomyelitis research.

  Mrs. Helen Jackson
  To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much has been spent on research into myalgic encephalomyelitis in each of the past three years.

  Mr. Sackville
  This information is not available centrally. A number of research projects into aspects of the physical origins and treatment of myalgic encephalomyelitis are proceeding within the national health service, some of them funded by voluntary organisations and one by the Medical Research Council, which receives its grant-in-aid from the office of my right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.
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  London Amublance Service
  Mr. Spearing
  To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to her answer of 9 March,Official Report, column 498–99, on emergency calls to the London ambulance service, if she will now make it her policy to require detailed records to be kept of incidents where response times of emergency ambulances in London exceed 25 minutes and for information concerning the number and nature of such incidents and the reasons for them to be placed in the Library each month.

  Mr. Sackville
  No. The London ambulance service is answerable to South West Thames regional health authority. The policy on requiring detailed records of response times is a matter for it.

  Quarry House
  Ms Primarolo
  To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans she has to move staff from Quarry house to London in each of the next five years; and in what grades.

  Mr. Sackville
  The Department has only recently completed the relocation of the national health service management executive to Leeds. There are no plans to move work back to London.

  Dentists
  Mr. Gareth Wardell
  To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many salaried dentists are employed by each family health services authority in England.

  Dr. Mawhinney
  A total of 17 English family health services authorities currently employ 77 salaried dentists. Details are shown in the table.

  Number of salaried dentists employed by FHSAs at 18 June 1993

  FHSA

  Number of salaried dentists

  Derbyshire

  1

  Cambridgeshire

  2

  Kensington, Westminster and Chelsea

  9

  Essex

  3

  City and East London

  8

  Kent

  4

  Greenwich and Bexley

  6

  Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham

  30

  West Sussex

  1

  Merton, Sutton and Wandsworth

  1

  Wiltshire

  2

  Buckinghamshire

  2

  Cornwall and Isles of Scilly

  3

  Gloucestershire

  1

  Liverpool

  2

  Lancashire

  1

  Salford

  1

  Total—England

  77

  Psychiatric Services
  Mr. Callaghan
  To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will make a statement on her policy towards the long-term development on psychiatric services and care.

  Mr. Bowis
  Our policy for the long-term development of mental health services is set out in the report to
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  Parliament "Development of Services for People with Learning Disabilities (Mental Handicap) or Mental Illness in England" No. 342 printed on 16 December 1992 and the "Mental Illness Key Area Handbook" published in January this year. Both documents are available in the Library.

  Community Care
  Mr. Callaghan
  To ask the Secretary of State for Health what representations she has received about community care for the mentally and physically handicapped in the north-west; and if she will make a statement.

  Mr. Bowis
  We have received a number of representations. The Government are monitoring the implementation and practice of the community care reforms which were implemented on 1 April this year. This monitoring is being undertaken by the social services inspectorate and regional health authorities.

  Eye Consultants
  Mr. Callaghan
  To ask the Secretary of State for Health what information she has regarding the number of referrals by opticians to eye consultants in each year since 1990.

  Dr. Mawhinney
  Ophthalmic opticians do not, except in an emergency, refer patients directly to consultant ophthalmologists, but do so through general practitioners. In 1990–91 there were 599,520 referral attendances at consultant ophthalmologists' out-patient clinics in England, of which 478,141 were written referral requests from GPs. In 1991–92—the last date for which figures are available—there were 663,192 referral attendances, of which 529,243 were written referrals from GPs. We do not collect information about the proportion of referrals initiated by ophthalmic opticians.

  Dental Treatment
  Sir Teddy Taylor
  To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many courses of dental treatment in each category under the national health service were performed by dentists for the periods from October to December 1991 and October to December 1992; and what was the percentage increase or decrease in the number of treatments provided;

  (2) how many courses of dental treatment in each category under the national health service were performed by dentists for the periods from January to March 1992 and January to March 1993; and what was the percentage increase or decrease of treatments provided.

  Dr. Mawhinney
  The information is shown in the table.

  General dental service—England Number of courses of denial treatment

  Adults

  Children

  October 1991 to December 1991

  6,169,678

  721,014

  October 1992 to December 1992

  6,216,373

  673,528

  Percentage Change

  0·76

  -6·59

  January 1992 to March 1992

  6,440,445

  712,001

  January 1993 to March 1993

  6,452,325

  702,232

  Percentage Change

  0·18

  -1·37

  Notes:

  1. Under the new dental contract introduced on 1 October 1990, most
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  child treatment is undertaken under capitation a here no separate course of treatment is identified. The figures for adults and children are not therefore comparable.

  2. The reduction in the number of child courses of treatment is due to the inclusion in the figures of "entry payments". These are paid to a dentist on accepting for capitation a child whose teeth require active clinical intervention. The number of such payments is now declining sharply.

  Emergency Hospital Admissions
  Mr. Kevin Hughes
  To ask the Secretary of State for Health what was the number of emergency admissions to hospitals in each health authority in England in 1991–92 and 1992–93.

  Mr. Sackville
  The number of non-elective admissions in the general and acute specialties provided by national health service hospitals in each regional health authority are shown in the table. information for individual districts is not available centrally.

  Finished Consultant Episodes

  Region

  1991–92

  1992–93

  Northern

  255,904

  268,256

  Yorkshire

  291,537

  303,883

  Trent

  333,311

  348,327

  East Anglian

  147,956

  158,802

  North West Thames

  212,324

  233,643

  North East Thames

  290,206

  297,552

  South East Thames

  253,023

  261,727

  South West Thames

  189,820

  202,488

  Wessex

  199,196

  214,481

  Oxford

  155,603

  158,034

  South Western

  238,582

  242,902

  West Midlands

  382,176

  394,452

  Mersey

  210,107

  217,524

  North Western

  337,271

  343,605

  Special Health Authorities

  23,609

  23,651

  England

  3,520,625

  3,669,327

  Source: Quarterly Monitoring of Provider Activity.

  NHS Trusts
  Mr. Blunkett
  To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will list the names and occupations of the chairs and non-executive directors of each NHS trust in the Wessex region.

  Dr. Mawhinney
  The list of chairmen and non-executive directors of national health service trusts in Wessex region, together with their occupations, where known, is shown in the table.

  Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases NHS Trust

  Chairman:

  Mr. J. J. Thring

  Solicitor/Bank director

  Non-Executive directors:

  Mr. A. F. Fosler

  Chartered surveyor

  Mr. P. C. Allfrey

  Chartered accountant

  Mr. E. H. Lace

  Company director

  Mrs. C. A. Baynton Coward

  Social Worker

  Mrs. R. Baugh

  Physiotherapist

  West Dorset Community Health NHS Trust

  Chairman:

  Mr. R. Willis

  Farmer

  Non-executive directors:

  Mr. G. Adam

  Retired company executive

  Mrs. A. J. Dupont

  Investment adviser

  Mr. G. Millard

  Healthcare management consultant

  Ms A. Neuberger

  Training director

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  West Dorset General Hospitals NHS Trust

  Chairman:

  Capt. M. Fulford-Dobson

  Retired naval officer

  Non-executive directors:

  Lady E. Barne

  Businesswoman

  Mrs. V. Pitt-Rivers

  Housewife

  Mr. J. C. Bones

  Stockbroker

  Mr. D. Revill

  Surveyor

  West Dorset Mental Health NHS Trust

  Chairman:

  Mrs. E. Topliss

  Retired University lecturer

  Non-executive directors:

  Mrs. J. C. Day

  Secretary, Association of Councils

  Mr. C. Kirk

  Retired local government officer

  Mr. I. De Vere Moss

  Solicitor

  Mrs. A. M. Elwin

  Antique dealer

  Ms C. J. Legge

  Chartered accountant

  Bath and West Community NHS Trust

  Chairman:

  Mr. G. Chown

  Former managing director

  Non-executive directors:

  Mr. N. Brown

  Chartered accountant

  Mr. C. Streat

  Former company executive

  Mrs. G. Corney

  Former teacher/social worker

  Mrs. A. D. Orme

  Former nurse

  Mr. A. D. Aldrich

  Former youth and community worker

  Bath Mental Health Care NHS Trust

  Chairman:

  Mrs. D. Howlett

  —

  Non-executive directors:

  Mrs. F. McNulty

  Solicitor

  Mr. D. Taylor

  Chartered accountant

  Mr. W. Shakespeare

  Former company executive

  Mrs. M. Hicks

  Retired social worker

  Mr. G. J. Hutton

  Clinical psychologist

  Dorset Health Care NHS Trust

  Chairman:

  Dr. O. Ockelford

  Retired psychiatrist

  Non-executive directors:

  Mr. P. Hickman

  Former sales executive

  Miss J. Wickenden

  Financial manager

  Mr. E. Wood

  Solicitor

  Mrs. E. Cook

  Retired nurse

  Mr. H. G. Prest

  Retired paper merchant

  The Poole Hospital NHS Trust

  Chairman:

  Mr. R. Symons

  Managing director

  Non-executive directors:

  Mr. W. H. Matthews

  Former bank executive

  Mr. N. McCorkell

  Chartered accountant

  Mrs. P. Martin

  Former nurse

  Mrs. D. Hackforth

  Biochemist

  Mr. W. Hindle

  Retired consultant physician

  Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Trust

  Chairman:

  Mr. S. Jackson

  Company manager

  Non-executive directors:

  Mrs. S. Collins

  Solicitor

  Miss J. Manning

  Education liaison officer

  Mr. M. S. Samuel

  Insurance company senior executive

  Group Capt. J. Rees

  Former company senior manager

  Mrs. M. Dayeh

  Estate agent

  Royal United Hospital, Bath, NHS Trust

  Chairman:

  Mr. B. Collins

  Businessman

  Non-executive directors:

  Mr. R. Mawditt

  University registrar

  Mr. J. Seed

  Deputy company chairman

  Ms S. Reiter

  Managing director

  Mr. D. J. Gay

  Solicitor

  Ms H. Williams

  Marketing services manager

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  Wiltshire Health Care NHS Trust

  Chairman:

  Miss W. Watson

  Former nursing college principal

  Non-executive directors:

  Mrs. P. Robinson

  Chartered accountant

  Lady R. Hawley

  Housewife

  Mr. A. Warren

  Former naval engineer

  Mr. V. Prior

  Former senior company executive

  Mr. O. Strickland

  Solicitor

  Andover District Community Health Care NHS Trust

  Chairman:

  Mr. B. Brown

  Retired company chief executive

  Non-executive directors:

  Prof. B. L. Davies

  Management consultant

  Mrs. B. North

  Director of strategic planning

  Mrs. M. Fagan

  Voluntary worker

  Mr. D. L. Maynard

  Former company general manager

  Dorset Ambulance Service NHS Trust

  Chairman:

  Mr. R. Burke

  Group managing director

  Non-executive directors:

  Mr. H. Malone

  Chartered accountant/finance director

  Mrs. C. A. Shaw

  Company chief executive

  Mrs. T. Slocock

  Company director

  Mr. K. Lomas

  Retired solicitor

  Hampshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust

  Chairman:

  Mr. K. Thornber

  Management consultant

  Non-executive directors:

  Mr. C. D. Fisher

  Director, social services

  Mr. B. G. Harris

  Insurance consultant

  Mrs. H. T. Allery

  Retired company manager

  Mrs. S. E. Telfer

  Community care groups adviser

  Isle of Wight Community Health Care NHS Trust

  Chairman:

  Mr. P. Kingston

  Chartered surveyor

  Non-executive directors:

  Mr. C. F. Rolf

  Solicitor

  Mr. S. H. Greenen

  Retired architect

  Mrs. P. Lee

  Head teacher

  Mrs. K. R. Daniell

  Former nursing officer

  North Hampshire, Loddon Community NHS Trust

  Chairman:

  Mrs. A. Bennigsen

  Director, marketing company

  Non-executive directors:

  Dr. J. S. Lyon

  Psychiatrist

  Mrs. A. Borghgraef

  Relationship councillor

  Mrs. J. M. Nicholas

  Community centre manager

  Mrs. C. J. Tomkinson

  Housewife

  Mr. T. Sullivan

  Company managing director

  Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust

  Chairman:

  Mr. V. Jenner

  Company managing director

  Non-executive directors:

  Mr. W. Evershed

  Company secretary

  Mr. W. Gardner

  Bank manager

  Mrs. J. Merritt

  Head teacher

  Mr. E. C. Cottle

  Retired naval commander

  Ms K. Glendinning

  Voluntary worker

  St. Mary's Hospital, Isle of Wight NHS Trust

  Chairman:

  Major General B. Livesey

  Retired army officer

  Non-executive directors:

  Mr. E. S. Giles

  Solicitor

  Mr. B. F. Langslow

  Management consultant

  Mr. J. H. Simpson

  Retired accountant

  Mrs. G. Cavaciuti

  Administrator

  Dr. D. W. Hide

  Retired doctor

  Southampton Community Health Services NHS Trust

  Chairman:

  Mr. D. Noddings

  Retired company director

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  Non-Executive directors:

  Mr. S. K. Sharma

  Chartered accountant

  Mr. J. R. Montgomery

  University lecturer

  Mr. A. E. Smith

  Civil servant

  Mrs. P. Cassy

  Director, voluntary agency

  Mrs. J. Buchanan

  Clinical data manager

  Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust

  Chairman:

  Mrs. E. Brodrick

  Accountancy manager

  Non-executive directors:

  Mrs. A. Davis

  Financial adviser

  Mr. D. A. D'Arcy Hughes

  Solicitor

  Professor C. F. George

  Professor of pharmacology

  Mr. L. F. Allery

  Former company executive

  Sir David Price

  Industrial consultant

  Wiltshire Ambulance Services NHS Trust

  Chairman:

  Mr. G. Edward

  Retired company director

  Non-executive directors:

  Mr. R. Riseley-Prichard

  Retired RAF medical officer

  Group Captain E. Sandison

  RAF director of nursing

  Dr. J. Moxon

  Retired GP

  Mrs. G. E. Wookey

  Businesswoman

  NHS Treatment Abroad
  Mr. Blunkett
  To ask the Secretary of State for Health what information is collected centrally on the number of national health service personnel who go abroad to treat national health service patients.

  Dr. Mawhinney
  No such information is available centrally because there is no general facility for national health service personnel to provide services under the NHS outside the United Kingdom.

OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION

  Aid and Trade Provision
  Mr. Meacher
  To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will place in the Library the findings of the Government's review of aid and trade provision.

  Mr. Lennox-Boyd
  The findings of the Government's review of the aid and trade provision were reflected in the answer I gave to my hon. Friend the Member for Croydon, South (Mr. Ottaway) on 17 June at column 679–80.

  Mr. Meacher
  To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what evidence the review on aid and trade provision received to substantiate the need and opportunities to improve effectiveness and value for money; and what steps are being taken to achieve such improvements.

  Mr. Lennox-Boyd
  In the course of the aid and trade provision review, evidence was considered from a wide variety of sources. Important sources on the scheme's effectiveness were evaluation studies of past aid and trade provision projects including the "ATP Evaluation Synthesis Study", a copy of which is already in the Library of the House, and discussions with companies which had implemented contracts funded by ATP.

  In future, the Overseas Development Administration's appraisal, approval and monitoring procedures for ATP projects will be brought in line with those for other
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  bilateral aid projects. In addition, the Department of Trade and Industry is introducing more systematic appraisal of the likely commercial and industrial benefits to the United Kingdom economy, consistent with other schemes which pursue United Kingdom economic objectives.

  Mr. Meacher
  To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his answer to the hon. Member for Croydon, South, (Mr. Ottaway), on 17 June,Official Report, column 679, what date the new low-income criteria in respect of aid and trade provision will operate from;

  (2) further to his answer to the hon. Member for Croydon, South, (Mr. Ottaway), on 17 June, Official Report, column 679, what exceptions there will be to the new regime for aid and trade provision during the transitional period; and when this period will end.

  Mr. Lennox-Boyd
  The new criteria became effective on the date of my answer—17 June 1993. Exceptions have been agreed only for projects on which companies have expended considerable time and effort, where expectation built up that ATP would be available if such projects satisfied the previously existing criteria. The projects in question are the Kuala Lumpur airport project in Malaysia, a water supply project in Thailand, and a few small technical co-operation projects.

  Human Rights
  Mr. Worthington
  To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (1) which developing countries have a human rights record which adversely affects their eligibility for development aid under his Department's policy;

  (2) if he will list the developing countries which he treats as having good human rights records when they are considered for development aid assistance.

  Mr. Lennox-Boyd
  The human rights record of a recipient country is one of several factors we consider when deciding overseas aid allocations. Amongst other factors we take into account the needs of the country concerned and how effectively our aid will be used. Where a country's human rights record is poor, we have a number of ways of urging improvement. We take every opportunity, often with our EC and other partners, to make our views clear to Governments which are abusing human rights.

  We are ready to help countries which show an intention to move to better standards of government with well targeted development assistance. In cases of persistent human rights abuse we are also prepared to restrict or withdraw development aid. Recent examples include Burma, Malawi and Sudan. Announcements are made when this is done.

EDUCATION

  Additional Educational Needs
  Mr. Bennett
  To ask the Secretary of State for Education (1) what representations he has received from local authorities on the disparity in standard spending assessments generated by the additional educational needs factor as it is currently applied; and what plans he has to
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  change the present arrangements for AEN methodology arrangements and the common funding formula for grant-maintained schools;

  (2) what assessment he has made of the extent to which application of a common funding formula for grant-maintained schools based upon the current educational standard spending assessment methodology would generate unacceptable differences in per capita funding in schools serving very similar districts; and what plans he has to improve the present arrangements in regard to the additional educational needs factor to ensure equitable allocations to schools of comparable site.

  Mr. Robin Squire
  My right hon. Friend has received various local authority representations about the additional educational needs—AEN—allowance within standard spending assessments. These will be taken into account in the review of the AEN allowance which is currently taking place as part of a wider-ranging review of standard spending assessments for 1994–95.

  We are also consulting widely on the common funding formula for grant-maintained schools. This will be based on the education element of standard spending assessments, as calculated in future. It will be introduced gradually with due regard to schools' needs for stability in funding and for additional resources to reflect additional responsibilities, as well as to the relative levels of additional educational needs among pupils attending particular schools.

  Local Management of Schools
  Mrs. Ann Taylor
  To ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will publish the letter sent to Cumbria county council by his Department's LMS unit dated 7 May bearing reference S/P/6/131/587; and to which recipients similar letters were sent.

  Mr. Forth
  The text of the Department's letter to Cumbria county council was as follows:"I am writing to acknowledge receipt of the information sent under cover of the Authority's letter dated 30 March 1993, Part 4 having been received earlier.
  Whilst I have not yet had the opportunity of looking in any detail at the information provided, I thought you might nevertheless appreciate knowing that it had arrived within the Department.
  I really must apologise for the very long time it has taken me to write to you."

  The information in question was the LEA's LMS budget statement made under section 42 of the Education Reform Act 1988. The Department uses these statements for two main purposes. First, to monitor performance against the key delegation and pupil-led funding requirements under the national LMS framework. The second paragraph in the late acknowledgement letter from the LMS unit to Cumbria was intended to indicate that this particular analysis had not yet started.

  The second use to which section 42 statements are put is to help the Department's schools 4 branch calculate annual maintenance grant—AMG for grant—maintained schools in each LEA area. This process begins as soon as the statements are received. In the case of Cumbria a letter was sent on 19 April indicating that the budget statement had been examined and appeared to form a satisfactory basis for the calculation of AMG for the GM schools in the authority's area. Those schools are now being consulted on their budgets for the current financial year.
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  Grant-maintained Schools (Budgets)
  Mrs. Ann Taylor
  To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to his answer of 22 June,Official Report, column 123, which of the grant-maintained schools with proposed final annual maintenance grant budgets listed received their final AMG budgets by fax on the morning of 23 June.

  Mr. Robin Squire
  None.

  Mrs. Ann Taylor
  To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to his answer of 22 June,Official Report, column 123, if he will list, by local education authority area, and for each grant-maintained school, the proposed final AMG and the final AMG where this has been determined.

  Mr. Robin Squire
  The information is given in the table.

  Grant-maintained annual maintainance grant 1993–94

  School

  Proposed final annual maintainance grant

  Final annual maintainance grant

  Avon

  Beechen Cliff School

  1,952,184

  —

  Oldfield School

  1,628,128

  —

  Barnet

  Hendon School

  2,409,076

  2,440,651

  Queen Elizabeth's GM School for Boys

  2,685,434

  —

  Mill Hill County School

  2,881,500

  2,936,939

  Bedfordshire

  Queensbury School

  2,219,524

  —

  Thomas Whitehead CE School

  326,490

  —

  Manshead CE Upper School

  1,819,281

  —

  Sharnbrook Upper School

  3,082,414

  —

  Ashcroft High School

  1,699,750

  —

  Crawley Green GM Infant

  443,864

  —

  Icknield High School

  2,696,196

  —

  Lea Manor High School

  2,597,388

  —

  Lincroft Middle School

  675,363

  —

  Wootton Upper School

  2,386,232

  —

  Berkshire

  Southlands School

  1,388,715

  —

  Reading School

  1,625,933

  —

  St. Bartholomew's School

  3,432,434

  —

  Desborough Comprehensive School

  2,374,578

  —

  Denefield School

  2,100,230

  —

  Langley Grammar School, Slough

  1,526,243

  —

  Herschel Grammar School

  1,328,282

  —

  The Downs School

  1,319,024

  —

  Cippenham Middle School

  671,467

  —

  Priory Combined School

  818,634

  —

  Upton Grammar School

  1,399,355

  —

  Holy Family Combined School

  461,129

  —

  Whitelocke Infant and Nursery School

  268,260

  —

  Bexley

  Barnehurst Infants School

  270,593

  —

  Barnehurst Junior School

  385,918

  —

  St. Columba's RC Boys School

  1,728,391

  —

  St. Mary and St. Joseph's School

  1,604,686

  —

  Birmingham

  Baverstock GM School

  2,444,257

  —

  Small Heath School

  2,468,506

  —

  Handsworth Grammar School for Boys

  1,759,199

  —

  Great Barr School

  4,260,290

  —

  Hall Green School

  1,555,385

  —

  King Edward VI Aston School

  1,381,228

  —

  King Edward VI Camp Hill Boys School

  1,480,522

  —

  King Edward VI Camp Hill Girls School

  1,420,988

  —

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  School

  Proposed final annual maintainance grant

  Final annual maintainance grant

  King Edward VI Five Ways School

  1,492,205

  —

  King Edward VI Handsworth School 1,850,229

  —

  Bolton

  St. James' CE School Bolton

  1,617,428

  1,794,487

  Crompton Fold Primary School

  639,332

  668,643

  Canon Slade School

  3,184,651

  3,344,288

  George Tomlinson School

  1,502,743

  1,340,663

  Bradford

  Bingley Grammar School

  2,107,250

  —

  Hanson GM School

  2,642,398

  —

  Laisterdyke GM Middle School

  678,103

  —

  Oakbank School

  2,463,211

  —

  Thornton School

  2,014,073

  —

  Brent

  Claremont High School

  2,883,678

  —

  Copland Community School

  2,930,432

  —

  Convent of Jesus and Mary

  2,205,616

  —

  Kingsbury High School

  4,931,819

  —

  Queens Park Community School

  2,178,054

  —

  Bromley

  Bullers Wood School for Girls

  2,498,965

  2,498,965

  Coopers School, Chislehurst

  2,879,623

  2,879,623

  Langley Park Boys School

  2,756,105

  2,756,105

  Hayes School, Bromley

  2,906,576

  2,906,576

  Ravens Wood School, Bromley

  2,229,200

  2,229,200

  Kelsey Park School

  2,057,976

  2,057,976

  Beaverwood School for Girls

  2,300,643

  2,300,643

  Crofton Junior School

  1,048,129

  1,048,129

  Newstead Wood School

  1,855,892

  1,855,892

  Charles Darwin School

  2,411,849

  2,411,849

  Holy Innocents Primary School

  382,014

  353,295

  St. Olave's & St. Saviour's School

  1,619,235

  1,565,104

  St. John Rigby School

  2,117,319

  2,204,323

  Buckinghamshire

  Bridgewater Hall School

  3,204,466

  —

  Brindley Hall School

  2,431,157

  —

  Beaconsfield High School

  1,721,529

  —

  Brookmead County Combined Middle School

  339,118

  —

  The Chalfonts School

  2,152,263

  —

  Overstone Combined School

  443,334

  —

  Beechview Middle School

  392,261

  —

  Hamilton Combined School

  1,010,910

  —

  Lord Grey School

  2,367,618

  —

  The Radcliffe School

  3,660,581

  —

  Wycombe Royal Grammar School

  2,644,713

  —

  Calderdale

  Crossley Heath School

  1,501,989

  —

  North Halifax High School

  1,674,604

  —

  Salterlee Primary School

  131,837

  —

  Holy Trinity CE Senior School

  1,591,393

  —

  Rastrick High School

  1,937,528

  —

  Cambridgeshire

  St. Helen's Primary School Bluntisham

  401,047

  428,396

  Bassingbourne Village College

  902,676

  —

  Gamlingay Village College

  415,101

  —

  The Queen's School, Wisbech

  3,067,674

  —

  Park Lane Primary School

  390,793

  401,207

  Sawtry Village College

  1,354,921

  —

  Wheatfields Junior School

  505,856

  498,875

  Crosshall Infant School

  445,731

  472,486

  Crosshall Junior School

  518,051

  537,874

  The King's School, Peterborough

  1,834,790

  —

  Jack Hunt School

  3,071,177

  —

  Ailwyn Community School

  1,462,188

  —

  Deacon's School

  1,900,822

  —

  360

  School

  Proposed final annual mainlainance grant

  Final annual mainlainance grant

  Longsands Community College

  2,834,472

  —

  Orton Wistow Primary School

  372,322

  384,970

  Sawston Village College

  2,339,941

  —

  Stanground College

  2,779,761

  —

  Village College, Comberton

  1,543,918

  —

  Cheshire

  Bankfield High School

  1,279,547

  —

  Kettleshulme CE Primary School

  89,659

  —

  Fallibroome High School

  1,879,222

  —

  Henbury County High School

  1,774,896

  —

  Croydon

  Riddlesdown High School

  2,474,018

  —

  Edenham School

  2,549,918

  —

  Cumbria

  Kirkbie Kendal School

  2,212,594

  —

  Queen Elizabeth Grammar School

  1,233,850

  —

  Hayton CE Primary School

  132,259

  —

  St. Aidan's School

  1,456,320

  —

  Trinity School

  3,787,687

  —

  Scotby CE Primary School

  268,313

  —

  The Queen Katharine School,Kendal

  2,618,932

  —

  Appleby Grammar School

  1,089,603

  —

  Dallam School

  1,457,983

  —

  Harraby School

  1,221,534

  —

  Kirkby Stephen Grammar School

  806,540

  —

  Derbyshire

  Netherthorpe School

  1,745,449

  —

  Ecclesbourne School

  2,794,799

  —

  Borrow Wood Junior School

  312,012

  —

  Belmont Primary School

  457,194

  —

  Chellaston School

  1,942,677

  —

  The Merrill Community School

  2,296,888

  —

  Belper Grant-Maintained School

  2,218,033

  —

  Heanor Gate School

  1,977,148

  —

  John Port School

  3,466,400

  —

  Murray Park Community School

  2,020,900

  —

  Noel Baker School

  2,772,186

  —

  Repton Primary School

  286,568

  —

  Devon

  Colyton Grammar School

  1,236,902

  —

  Torquay Boys Grammar School

  1,960,630

  —

  St. Boniface's College

  1,548,905

  —

  Teign School

  1,749,091

  —

  Dorset

  Bournemouth Grammar School

  2,099,218

  —

  Woodroffe School

  1,768,493

  —

  Budmouth School

  1,957,125

  —

  Avonbourne School

  1,896,285

  —

  Parkstone Grammar School, Poole

  1,582,203

  —

  Bournemouth Girls School

  1,899,453

  —

  Highcliffe Comprehensive School

  1,505,584

  —

  Poole Technical High School

  2,362,279

  —

  St. Walburga's RC Primary School

  519,550

  —

  Dudley

  Old Swinford Hospital

  1,353,932

  1,334,269

  Ellowes Hall School

  1,682,743

  1,748,389

  Kingswinford GM School

  1,496,201

  1,530,593

  Ealing

  Brentside High School

  2,527,864

  —

  Drayton Manor High School

  2,800,599

  —

  Ellen Wilkinson High School

  2,297,226

  —

  Greenford High School

  2,280,914

  —

  Northolt High School

  2,238,588

  —

  Wood End First School

  515,262

  —

  Wood End Middle School

  481,652

  —

  361

  School

  Proposed final annual maintainance gram

  Final annual maintainance grant

  Essex

  Chalvedon School

  3,094,319

  —

  Westcliffe High School for Boys

  1,983,393

  —

  King John School, Benfleet

  2,543,937

  —

  Beauchamps School, Wickford

  1,500,910

  —

  Bromfords School, Wickford

  1,728,843

  —

  Elmwood Primary School

  640,727

  —

  Newlands Spring Primary School

  441,625

  —

  Saffron Walden High School

  2,893,757

  —

  The Philip Morant School

  2,306,316

  —

  The Plume School

  3,729,556

  —

  West Hatch High School

  2,119,945

  —

  The Boswells School

  2,789,752

  —

  Chelmsford County High School

  1,551,437

  —

  The Eastwood School

  1,746,223

  —

  Furtherwick Park School

  1,877,288

  —

  Katherine's Primary School

  385,503

  —

  King Edward VI G School, Chelmsford

  1,668,285

  —

  King Harold School

  1,654,751

  —

  North Crescent Primary School

  331,361

  —

  Rickstones School

  1,401,333

  —

  Thurstable School

  1,759,796

  —

  Torells Comprehensive School

  1,361,449

  —

  Northlands Junior School

  422,835

  —

  Great Totham County Primary School

  519,880

  —

  The Appleton School

  2,352,865

  —

  The Deanes School

  1,378,823

  —

  The Hedley Walter School

  2,039,499

  —

  Castle View School

  1,677,326

  —

  Cornelius Vermuyden School

  1,626,928

  —

  Westcliff High School for Girls

  2,110,870

  —

  The Fitzwimarc School

  2,358,709

  —

  Westborough Primary School

  797,187

  —

  King Edmund School

  2,338,014

  —

  Belfairs Community College

  2,600,610

  —

  Chelmer Valley High School

  1,850,564

  —

  Davenant Foundation School

  2,191,067

  —

  Gable Hall GM Comprehensive

  2,082,047

  —

  Jotmans Hall Primary School

  391,615

  —

  Newport Free Grammar School

  1,373,664

  —

  Northwick Park County Infant School

  331,619

  —

  Northwick Park County Junior School

  447,237

  —

  Rainsford School

  1,908,746

  —

  Rolphe CE VA Primary School

  236,270

  —

  Southend Girls High School

  1,843,623

  —

  St. Andrew's CE Primary School

  213,082

  —

  St. Clere's School

  1,795,939

  —

  St. Martin's School

  2,261,601

  —

  Tendring High School

  2,737,470

  —

  The Grays School

  1,802,033

  —

  The Greensward School

  1,703,645

  —

  Thorpe Bay School

  1,514,686

  —

  William De Ferrers School

  2,893,884

  —

  William Edwards School

  1,722,225

  —

  Gloucestershire

  Ribston Hall High School

  952,515

  —

  Marling School

  1,589,093

  —

  Pate's Grammar School

  1,979,013

  —

  Stroud High School

  1,506,846

  —

  Robinswood Primary School

  504,800

  —

  Tewkesbury School

  2,191,122

  —

  The Crypt School

  921,601

  —

  Balcarras School

  1,385,422

  —

  Chosen Hill School

  2,269,284

  —

  Katharine Lady Berkeley School

  2,106,532

  —

  Churchdown School

  2,146,453

  —

  The Cotswold School

  1,172,924

  —

  Newent Community School

  2,308,178

  —

  Rednock School

  2,238,057

  —

  362

  School

  Proposed final annual maintainance grant

  Final annual maintainance grant

  Saintbridge School

  1,665,487

  —

  Chipping Camden School

  1,647,517

  —

  St. Gregory RC Primary School

  524,541

  —

  Blue Coat CE Grant-Maintained School

  330,774

  —

  Picklenash County Junior School

  332,954

  —

  Wyedean School

  1,262,851

  —

  Hammersmith

  London Oratory School

  4,254,240

  —

  Hampshire

  Hardley Secondary School

  1,651,981

  1,802,699

  Burgate School

  1,288,576

  1,363,405

  Arnewood School

  2,421,755

  2,514,246

  Ringwood Comprehensive School

  1,666,419

  1,759,723

  Crofton School, Fareham

  2,142,854

  2,160,203

  The City of Portsmouth Boys' School

  1,864,855

  1,955,989

  The Priory Primary School

  166,754

  190,383

  Testwood School

  1,850,730

  1,913,697

  Abbotswood Middle School

  844,731

  826,691

  Front Lawn Middle School

  431,852

  447,565

  All Hallows RC School

  2,258,710

  2,424,544

  Bay House Grant-Maintained School

  3,276,655

  3,203,364

  Blackfield Middle School

  586,385

  578,966

  Bohunt Community School

  2,167,405

  2,296,747

  Calmore GM Middle School

  535,464

  614,455

  St. Joseph's RC Primary School

  554,535

  685,197

  Havering

  Abbs Cross School

  1,726,574

  —

  Coopers Company & Coborn

  2,706,265

  —

  Frances Bardsley School

  2,648,292

  —

  Hereford & Worcester

  St. Augustine's RC High School

  1,604,896

  1,640,491

  St. Bede's School

  872,397

  886,339

  Hertfordshire

  Rickmansworth School

  2,349,929

  —

  Watford Boys Grammar School

  2,521,834

  —

  Francis Bacon School

  1,179,739

  —

  Watford Girl's Grammar School

  2,482,995

  —

  Parmiters School

  2,333,813

  —

  St. Mary's RC Primary School

  304,749

  —

  Christ Church CE JMI School,Chorley

  319,139

  —

  Parkside First School

  363,115

  —

  Hertingfordbury School

  244,250

  —

  Bishop Stortford's School

  2,310,664

  —

  Ashlyns Grant-Maintained School

  1,492,243

  —

  Bushey Hall School

  2,571,885

  —

  Bushey Meads GM School

  2,143,420

  —

  Dame Alice Owens School

  2,577,663

  —

  Mount Grace School

  1,214,475

  —

  Queens School

  2,738,038

  —

  School

  Proposed final annual maintainance grant

  Final annual maintainance grant

  Hillingdon

  Bishopshalt School

  2,403,584

  —

  Haydon School

  2,707,686

  —

  Queensmead School

  2,229,343

  —

  Vyners School

  2,161,804

  —

  Uxbridge High School

  1,714,649

  —

  Northwood School

  2,278,887

  —

  Hayes Manor School

  1,747,694

  —

  Mellow Lane School

  2,372,797

  —

  363

  School

  Proposed final annual mainlainance grant

  Final annual mainlainance grant

  Oak Farm Infant School

  503,191

  —

  Oak Farm Junior School

  578,099

  —

  The Douay Marthyrs School

  2,359,500

  —

  Abbotsfield School

  1,789,388

  —

  Grange Park Infant School

  435,117

  —

  Grange Park Junior School

  474,170

  —

  Swakeleys School

  1,856,814

  —

  Hounslow

  Gumley House Convent School

  2,251,140

  2,220,884

  Gunnersbury Catholic School

  2,208,717

  2,219,875

  Humberside

  Wold Newton Primary School

  151,221

  151,221

  Kensington

  Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School

  2,212,931

  —

  Kent

  The GS for Girls Wilmington

  1,101,219

  1,150,731

  The Cornwallis School

  1,826,773

  2,024,564

  The Maplesden Noakes School

  1,555,626

  —

  Wilmington Grammar School for Boys

  830,956

  974,986

  St. George's CE School,Gravesend

  2,330,199

  —

  Homewood School

  2,792,083

  —

  Thamesview School

  2,280,985

  —

  Dartford Grammar School

  1,811,268

  1,929,403

  Southlands Comprehensive School

  2,462,598

  —

  Dartford Grammar School forGirls

  1,707,230

  1,835,365

  Aylesford School

  2,085,430

  —

  Wrotham School

  1,024,272

  1,103,099

  Simon Langton Boys' Grammar School

  1,416,773

  1,417,655

  Snodland CE Primary School

  535,424

  —

  Oldborough Manor High

  1,537,167

  —

  Senacre High School

  2,067,367

  2,118,277

  Cranbrook School

  1,699,728

  1,760,629

  Angley School

  1,770,291

  1,776,358

  Fulston Manor School

  1,731,977

  —

  Oakwood Park Grammar School

  1,077,926

  1,005,749

  Rainham Mark Grammar School

  2,292,762

  —

  Robert Napier School, Gillingham

  1,754,076

  —

  The Minster School

  2,938,993

  3,010,954

  The Skinner's School

  1,501,127

  —

  The Canterbury School

  1,802,353

  —

  Borough Green Primary School

  424,435

  450,287

  Chatham Grammar School

  1,207,990

  —

  Sir Roger Manwood's School

  1,505,123

  —

  The Archbishop School

  1,382,493

  —

  The Malling School

  1,293,312

  —

  Sandown Court School

  1,881,011

  —

  Meopham School

  986,030

  935,095

  Holy Trinity

  349,381

  —

  The Bradbourne School

  998,561

  —

  Hugh Christie School

  1,995,981

  2,059,658

  St. Simon Stock School

  1,906,283

  —

  Mascalls School

  2,868,192

  2,848,129

  Roseacre Junior School

  454,503

  —

  St. Gregory's Catholic Comprehensive School

  1,888,110

  2,030,483

  St. John Fisher, Chatham

  2,422,432

  —

  Sutton-at-Hone, CE Primary School

  443,276

  455,039

  The Charles Dickens School

  1,657,401

  1,727,919

  The Folkestone School for Girls

  1,759,327

  —

  The Wildernesse School

  1,456,554

  —

  Westlands High School

  2,883,852

  —

  Kingston

  Tiffin School

  2,369,820

  2,258,964

  Holy Cross Convent School

  1,512,082

  1,605,165

  364

  School

  Proposed final annual maintainance grant

  Final annual maintainance grant

  Richard Challoner School

  1,569,710

  1,534,475

  Kirklees

  Heckmondwike Grammar School

  1,561,430

  1,658,905

  Castle Hall GM School

  957,073

  1,035,467

  Lambeth

  La Retraite School

  1,833,557

  —

  St. Bernadette Junior School

  458,829

  —

  Archbishop Tenison's School

  1,497,461

  —

  Bishop Thomas Grant School

  2,520,496

  —

  Dunraven GM School

  3,157,842

  —

  Lancashire

  Bacup and Rawenstall Grammar School

  1,860,719

  2,008,763

  Lancaster Royal Grammar School

  2,003,296

  2,056,092

  Lancaster Girls Grammar School

  1,634,088

  1,651,403

  Clitheroe Royal Grammar School

  2,267,523

  2,398,360

  Newton Blue Coat CE School

  394,244

  399,323

  Baines School

  1,562,692

  1,615,217

  Archbishop Temple School

  1,232,110

  1,306,839

  Leicestershire

  Long Field High School

  861,669

  —

  Abington High School

  1,254,560

  —

  Bushloe High School

  1,468,582

  —

  South Wigston High School

  1,469,802

  —

  Uppingham Community College

  1,388,617

  —

  Lewisham

  Turnham Primary School

  985,962

  —

  Lincolnshire

  Queen Elizabeth's GM Grammar School

  893,067

  —

  Skegness Grammar School

  1,505,727

  —

  The Kings School Grantham

  1,916,942

  —

  Carre's Grammar School

  1,091,103

  —

  St. George's School

  2,232,973

  —

  King Edward VI Grammar School

  1,440,508

  —

  Caistor School

  1,045,148

  —

  Bourne Primary School

  689,316

  —

  Gartree School

  886,647

  —

  Magdalen CE/Meth Primary School

  348,144

  —

  Yarborough High School1

  2,415,986

  —

  Lincoln Christ's Hospital School

  2,726,583

  —

  Castle Hills School, Gainsborough

  1,146,804

  —

  North Kesteven School

  2,648,988

  —

  North Rauceby Primary School

  132,038

  —

  Queen Elizabeth Grammar School,Horn

  1,341,978

  —

  Robert Pattinson School

  2,444,092

  —

  William Alvey CE Junior School

  680,349

  —

  Ancaster High School

  1,267,502

  —

  William Farr CE School

  1,735,540

  —

  Ermine School

  430,157

  —

  Gleed Girls School

  1,208,925

  —

  Monks' Dyke High School

  1,504,824

  —

  Lacey Gardens Junior School

  592,816

  —

  Malcolm Sargent County Primary School

  738,364

  —

  Liverpool

  St. Francis Xavier's College

  2,650,426

  2,650,426

  Newham

  Stratford School

  1,699,153

  1,681,318

  Norfolk

  Wymondham College

  2,341,738

  —

  Gresham County Primary

  175,466

  —

  Heacham Middle School

  390,702

  —

  Redgate Middle School, Hunstanton

  309,338

  —

  Loddon Middle School

  386,143

  —

  Costessey High School, Norwich

  1,563,502

  —

  365

  School

  Proposed final annual maintainance grant

  Final annual maintainance grant

  Cromer High School

  1,285,699

  —

  Dereham Church VA First School

  234,966

  —

  Downham Market High School

  3,162,712

  —

  Marshland High School

  1,445,781

  —

  Norwich Road School

  532,262

  —

  Robert Kett Middle School

  652,471

  —

  West Flegg Middle School

  678,538

  —

  Acle High School

  1,175,358

  —

  Sheringham High School

  1,273,388

  —

  South Wooton School

  200,679

  —

  Cliff Park High School

  1,537,831

  —

  Flegg High School

  1,204,462

  —

  Great Yarmouth High School

  1,616,159

  —

  Lynn Grove VC High School

  1,629,674

  —

  St. Clements High School

  1,196,550

  —

  Northamptonshire

  Southfield School for Girls

  1,457,522

  —

  Kingsley Park Middle School

  638,972

  —

  Kingswood School

  2,159,652

  —

  Moulton Primary School

  569,645

  —

  King John School

  489,239

  —

  Northampton School for Boys

  1,963,181

  —

  Lodge Park School

  1,876,194

  —

  Manor School

  1,524,610

  —

  Montagu School

  1,860,992

  —

  Weavers School

  2,558.02

  —

  Windmill Primary School

  617,400

  —

  Wrenn School

  2,252,542

  —

  Sir Christopher Hatton

  1,714,784

  —

  Danesholme Junior School

  515,961

  —

  Woodnewton Way Junior School

  548,394

  —

  Nottinghamshire

  Ravensdale Middle School

  663,989

  —

  Greenwood Dale School

  1,363,758

  —

  George Spencer School

  2,047,408

  —

  Oxfordshire

  Shenington CE Primary School

  125,756

  125,756

  Rochdale

  Crossgates Primary School

  336,367

  —

  Smithy Bridge Primary School

  550,873

  —

  St. James CE Primary

  333,743

  —

  Wardle High School

  2,142,932

  —

  Sandwell

  Manor High School

  1,848,555

  1,789,513

  Sheffield

  Clifford First School

  144,612

  120,602

  Shropshire

  Adams' Grammar School

  1,164,848

  —

  Corbet GM School

  1,242,066

  —

  Solihull

  Hatchford Primary School

  861,670

  —

  Somerset

  Sexey's School

  1,300,720

  1,300,720

  Bruton Primary School

  347,348

  347,348

  Southwark

  London Nautical School

  1,495,297

  —

  St. Francesca Cabrini RC Primary

  845,723

  —

  Staffordshire

  St. Thomas More School

  1,916,166

  —

  Cannock Chase High School

  2,087,964

  —

  Surrey

  Guildford County Secondary School

  1,828,343

  1,935,201

  366

  School

  Proposed final annual maintainance grant

  Final annual maintainance grant

  Collingwood School, Camberley

  3,452,755

  3,642,975

  St. John the Baptist School, Woking

  1,586,183

  1,646,877

  Glyn School

  1,978,289

  2,106,650

  Gordon's School

  787,666

  756,557

  Beacon School

  1,757,428

  1,894,525

  Epsom & Ewell High School

  1,979,606

  2,009,386

  Hawkedale First School

  182,746

  161,194

  Heathside Secondary School

  1,225,671

  1,465,192

  Manor First School, Byfleet

  259,389

  240,411

  Roseberry School, Epsom

  1,894,516

  2,039,296

  Stoneleigh First School

  308,014

  333,102

  de Stafford School

  1,193,336

  1,238,774

  Send CE First School

  243,980

  232,999

  Thamesmead School

  1,100,720

  1,295,916

  St. Paul's School

  1,480,782

  1,625,955

  Sutton

  Wilsons School

  1,741,804

  —

  Nonsuch High School for Girls

  2,049,840

  —

  John Fisher School

  1,714,027

  —

  Cheam High School

  2,204,728

  —

  Sutton Grammar School for Boys

  1,461,957

  —

  St. Philomena's School

  1,907,056

  —

  Wallington High School for Boys

  1,454,128

  —

  Wallington High School for Girls

  1,703,895

  —

  Tameside

  Audenshaw High School

  1,637,607

  1,637,607

  West Hill School

  1,508,812

  1,508,812

  Tower Hamlets

  Raines Foundation School

  2,535,384

  2,752,152

  Trafford

  Ashton on Mersey School

  1,867,657

  —

  New Wellington High School

  1,883,460

  —

  Sale Moor School

  1,291,642

  —

  Walsall

  The Streetly School

  2,385,678

  —

  St. Thomas More RC School

  2,719,395

  —

  Shire Oak Community School

  1,459,790

  —

  Wallham Forest

  Highams Park School

  2,526,942

  —

  Wandsworth

  Graveney School

  4,595,017

  —

  Burntwood School

  3,593,918

  —

  Elliott School

  3,569,454

  —

  Salesian College

  1,513,423

  —

  Ethelburga Primary School

  443,315

  —

  Hillbrook Primary School

  764,600

  —

  John Paul II RC School

  1,524,504

  —

  Southnelds School

  3,571,491

  —

  Warwickshire

  Newbold Grange High School (alias Avon)

  730,195

  727,515

  Ash Green School (Exhall)

  1,111,820

  1,103,673

  Hartshill School

  1,350,262

  1,350,262

  Queen Elizabeth School Atherstone

  1,554,124

  1,552,689

  Myton School

  2,235,952

  2,226,965

  Alcester Grammar School

  1,262,526

  1,262,526

  Rugby High School for Girls

  1,230,469

  1,226,666

  Wirral

  Calday Grange Grammar School

  2,300,326

  —

  Wiltshire

  St. Augustine's School

  1,215,926

  —

  Aloeric School

  516,885

  —

  Highbury School

  1,158,555

  —

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  School

  Proposed final annual maintainance grant

  Final annual maintainance grant

  Lavington School

  1,107,939

  —

  Wolverhampton

  Moseley Park

  2,601,795

  2,926,515

  Wolverhampton GS

  1,412,918

  1,450,571

  Note:

  Only schools operating as GM on 1 April 1993 listed.

WALES

  Training
  Mr. Richards
  To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what measures are being taken to ensure that Wales meets the training targets set by the Confederation of British Industry; and if he will make a statement.

  Mr. Redwood
  I refer my hon. Friend to the reply given to the hon. Member for Staffordshire, Moorlands (Sir D. Knox) on 17 May 1993 at column 8 by my hon. Friend the Minister of State for Wales.

  West Glamorgan Health Authority
  Mr. Hain
  To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if it remains his policy to announce his conclusion on the west Glamorgan health authority east unit review before the summer recess.

  Mr. Gwilym Jones
  Yes.

  European Regional Development Fund
  Mr. Ron Davies
  To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how much money in(a) cash terms and (b) 1979–80 prices Wales has received in each year under the European regional development fund.

  Mr. Redwood
  Since 1979, the amounts allocated from the European regional development fund are given in the following tables:

  Cash Prices £ millions

  1979–80 Prices £ millions

  1979

  37·1

  37·1

  1980

  21·5

  18·2

  1981

  25·8

  19·9

  1982

  46·7

  33·6

  1983

  48·9

  33·6

  1984

  63·0

  41·2

  1985

  54·9

  34·1

  1986

  49·7

  29·9

  1987

  57·8

  32·9

  1988

  63·3

  33·6

  1989

  38·8

  19·3

  1990

  27·4

  12·6

  1991

  89·0

  38·5

  1992

  54·9

  22·9

  1993

  61·9

  25·2

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  EC Meetings
  Mr. Denzil Davies
  To ask the secretary of state for Wales if he will list, together with respective dates the EC meetings held in Brussels which were attended by senior officials from the Welsh Office in the last 12 months.

  Mr. Redwood
  In addition to a wide range of ad hoc meetings with European Commission officials on specific policy issues, senior officials from the Welsh Office were present at meetings of the Agriculture Council held in Brussels in July, September, November and December 1992 and in January, February, March and May 1993. They also attended meetings of the Agriculture Council held in Luxembourg in October 1992 and April and June 1993, as well as the informal regional policy council held in June 1992 in Lisbon.

  Officials have also been regular attendees at the meetings of the Objective 1/2 advisory committee, the structural actions working group, which is taking forward the work on the reform of the EC structural funds, and have attended, where necessary, meetings of the trans-European road network motorway working group, the DRIVE programme working groups, the STAR Advisory Committee on Rural Structures and Agricultural Development, and the VALUE II Management Committee.

  They were present at the conference on the LEADER programme for rural areas held in October 1992, the conference on inter-regional co-operation held in December 1992, the seminar on article 10 initiatives held in April 1993 and the conference on objective 5b regions held in June 1993.

  They accompanied the then Secretary of State to Brussels in December 1992 when he addressed the EC Economic and Social Committee's regional policy section, and again in April 1993 when he visited Brussels for meetings with key commissioners. They also accompanied the permanent secretary to Brussels in September 1992 when he met the director general of DG XVI as well as the head of the human resources task force and officials with responsibility for rural development policies.

TRADE AND INDUSTRY

  Printing and Publishing
  Mr. Fisher
  To ask the President of the Board of Trade when he last met representatives of the printing and publishing industries.

  Mr. Sainsbury
  My right hon. Friend the President of the Board of Trade lunched with the newspaper conference on 9 November 1992. Ministers and officials in the Department frequently meet representatives of the printing and publishing industries.

  Mr. Fisher
  To ask the President of the Board of Trade what assessment he has made of the contribution of the publishing industry to the United Kingdom economy.

  Mr. Sainsbury
  Printing and publishing make an important contribution to the United Kingdom economy, accounting for 1·8 per cent. of gross domestic product (GDP) and 8·1 per cent. of manufacturing industry's share of GDP. Figures for the publishing industry alone are not available.
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  Auditing Practices Board
  Mr. Austin Mitchell
  To ask the President of the Board of Trade what plans he has for legislation under which the recognised supervisory bodies in the Auditing Practices Board can be sued by individual shareholders for promulgating passive auditing standards.

  Mr. Neil Hamilton
  I do not accept the premise on which the hon. Member's question is based.

  THORP
  Mr. Dafis
  To ask the President of the Board of Trade what information has been received by his Department from British Nuclear Fuels Ltd. regarding problems with the installation of wiring at the thermal oxide reprocessing plant.

  Mr. Eggar
  This is a matter for British Nuclear Fuels plc. Any safety implications are for the Health and Safety Executive's nuclear installations inspectorate.

  Nuclear Safety Research
  Mr. Llew Smith
  To ask the President of the Board of Trade what contribution is being made by the Atomic Energy Authority to the European Community's nuclear safety research project, the PHEBUS programme, at the Cadarache nuclear research centre in France; and how this involvement will assist in evaluating potential safety problems with the Sizewell B nuclear plant.

  Mr. Eggar
  The PHE13US programme comprises a series of experiments being carried out by the Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique—CEA—the French nuclear safety R and D organisation. The programme is part funded by the European Community with additional funding from other countries. The Atomic Energy Authority is participating as part of the nuclear safety R and D programme sponsored by the Health and Safety Executive. The PHEBUS programme is not expected to produce results which can be used in the production of the safety case for Sizewell B.

  Mr. Llew Smith
  To ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will make a statement on the contribution made to nuclear safety by research conducted at the Falcon facility at Winfrith by the Atomic Energy Authority.

  Mr. Eggar
  The FALCON experimental facility at the Atomic Energy Authority's Winfrith site has been used to produce data to validate computer codes employed in the modelling of some aspects of the behaviour of a nuclear reactor in the unlikely event of a nuclear accident causing severe damage to the fuel.

  Atomic Energy Authority Police
  Mr. Mackinlay
  To ask the President of the Board of Trade on what dates the police committee of the Atomic Energy Authority met representatives of the Atomic Energy Police Federation, and the representative organisations of other ranks, to discuss matters of common interest over the past years.

  Mr. Eggar
  There are no meetings between the Atomic Energy Authority Constabulary—AEAC—Police 370
  Committee, which is a management advisory body, and representatives of the AEAC Federation. However, management—chief constable, deputy chief constable and a representative from the AEA's corporate personnel service—meets Federation representatives to discuss matters affecting the force at the AEAC joint consultative committee, which meets twice a year—most recently on 12 May 1993. There are also numerous other formal and ad hoc opportunities for Federation representatives to discuss matters affecting their members with the chief constable, other senior AEA managers and senior AEAC officers.

  Mr. Mackinlay
  To ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will detail the numbers, by rank and location, of the Atomic Energy Authority police since 1979.

  Mr. Eggar
  The current strength of the Atomic Energy Authority Constabulary (AEC) is 505 compared with 516 in 1979. More detailed information on the strength, structure and location of the AEAC is published in the AEAC chief constable's annual report and the "Constabulary Almanac Official Register 1993". Copies of the 1991 annual report are in the Library of the House and I am arranging for copies of the 1992 annual report to be placed there when it is published in July. The precise operational deployment of constabulary at British Nuclear Fuels plc and Atomic Energy Authority sites is restricted information.

  Mr. Mackinlay
  To ask the President of the Board of Trade on what dates Ministers in his Department or the Department of Energy held a formal meeting with the Atomic Energy Police Federation during the past five years.

  Mr. Eggar
  There have been no meetings between Atomic Energy Authority Constabulary Federation representatives and DTI or Department of Energy Ministers during the past five years.

  Internal Market
  Mr. Callaghan
  To ask the President of the Board of Trade what additional help is being given to businesses to help them take advantage of the internal market.

  Mr. Needham
  The "Business in Europe" initiative was launched on 25 January 1993 to encourage United Kingdom companies to take advantage of the single market. Consultations were held with businesses and multiplier organisations to identify the most common problems faced by exporters. "Business in Europe" aims to provide a service which supplies only relevant information. It focuses on practical advice for exporters, information on the rules and opportunities in the single market and help in fighting barriers to trade. Access to the service is by a single 24-hour, seven-day-week, hotline number 0272 444 888, giving access to all of the DTI's overseas trade services. A range of promotional literature is available through the hotline, examples of which are available in the House of Commons Library. In addition, 20 export promoters, seconded from senior posts in industry, will be working in western Europe.
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  Manufactured Imports
  Mr. Callaghan
  To ask the President of the Board of Trade what was the level of imports in manufactured goods from European Community countries(a) in 1987 and (b) in 1992.

  Mr. Needham
  In 1987, the value of United Kingdom imports of manufactured goods from the European Community was £39·8 billion. In 1992 it was £53·3 billion.

  Japan
  Mr. Callaghan
  To ask the President of the Board of Trade what is the current trade deficit with Japan; and how much of the deficit is accounted for by manufactured goods.

  Mr. Needham
  In 1992, the United Kingdom had a crude deficit in visible trade with Japan of £5·22 billion. The deficit in manufactured goods was £5·45 billion.

  US-Germany Telecommunications Treaty
  Mr. Roger Evans
  To ask the President of the Board of Trade what steps Her Majesty's Government are taking or proposing to take to make representations to the German Government in respect of the US-Germany telecommunications treaty; if he will challenge the legality of the same in the European Court; and if he will make a statement.

  Mr. Needham
  [holding answer 25 June 1993]: Like all other member states, Germany is bound by European Community law. The European Commission has indicated that it is considering the legality of the action of the German Government in refusing to apply either article 29 of the Utilities Directive or the recent Council regulation implementing retaliatory sanctions against the United States in the field of Government procurement.

  Nuclear Waste
  Mr. Ainger
  To ask the President of the Board of Trade what is the Government's policy on whether return of waste agreements between British Nuclear Fuels plc and overseas customers should entail substitution of equivalent amounts of radiocativity.

  Mr. Eggar
  [holding answer 23 June 1993]: I refer the hon. Member to my reply of 7 June 1993, Official Report, column 161.

  Coal Imports
  Mr. David Nicholson
  To ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will make a statement on the recent trend in coal imports and on the prospects for the remainder of 1993.

  Mr. Eggar
  The level of coal imports has been declining since the middle of last year. Imports figures for 1993 are still subject to revision, but are estimated to be about 10 per cent. down on the comparable period of 1992.

  Oil and Gas
  Mr. Dalyell
  To ask the President of the Board of Trade, pursuant to his answer of 12 May,Official Report, column 475, what arrangements have been made to obtain authorisation for access to information in oil and gas archives by the successful bidder.
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  Mr. Eggar
  My Department has already received the necessary written authorisations.

NATIONAL FINANCE

  Departmental Speeches
  Mr. Mandelson
  To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will place in the Library copies of the speeches given by Mr. Leonard Beighton of the Board of the Inland Revenue and Mrs. Valerie Strachan of Her Majesty's Customs and Excise to the Financial Times conference on international tax on 14 and 15 June.

  Mr. Dorrell
  Copies of the speeches given by Mr. Beighton and Mrs. Strachan are being placed in the Library.

  Corporation Tax
  Mr. Mandelson
  To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much corporation tax was repaid in each year since 1986–87.

  Mr. Dorrell
  The information requested is as follows:

  Corporation Tax Repayments

  Year

  Amount (£ million)

  1986–87

  619

  1987–88

  627

  1988–89

  733

  1989–90

  1,217

  1990–91

  1,762

  1991–92

  2,609

  1992–93

  3,226

  Civil Service Unions
  Mr. Skinner
  To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what recent meetings he has held with civil service trade unions to discuss industrial relations.

  Mr. Dorrell
  I, and other Treasury Ministers, meet civil service trade unions to discuss a variety of issues, where appropriate. I last met representatives from the civil service trade unions in January to discuss pay.

  Income Tax
  Mr. Denzil Davies
  To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will estimate the revenue change in a full year at 1993–94 income levels and assuming existing levels of personal allowances of replacing the present rates of income tax with a structure in which(a) the first £2,500 incurred tax at 20 per cent., (b) £2,500 to £30,000 at 25 per cent., (c) £30,000 to £40,000 at 30 per cent., (d) £40,000 to £50,000 at 35 per cent., (e) £50,000 to £60,000 at 40 per cent., (f) £60,000 to £75,000 at 45 per cent., (g) £75,000 to £100,000 at 50 per cent. and (h) over £100,000 at 60 per cent.

  Mr. Dorrell
  The estimated revenue cost in a full year at 1993–94 income levels from imposition of the specified regime is £420 million. This does not allow for any behavioural effect that might result from such changes to the tax system and does not include capital gains tax.
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  Contingencies Fund
  Sir Teddy Taylor
  To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the occasions since 1979 in which use of the contingencies fund has been allowed in connection with expenditure over £200,000 on the establishment of a new statutory body before the relevant legislation has received Royal Assent.

  Mr. Portillo
  It appears from readily available information that there has been one advance from the contingencies fund since 1979 of more than £200,000 in connection with the establishment of a new statutory body before the relevant legislation has received Royal Assent: this was to the Department for Education in March 1993 in respect of the School Curriculum and Assessment Authority (SCAA). The use of the fund was fully consistent with the criteria concerning expenditure on new services set out in "Government Accounting".

  Corporation Tax
  Mr. Milburn
  To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to his answer of 9 June,Official Report, column 258, what was the total turnover, profits and corporation tax liability of the largest 100 United Kingdom companies in each year since 1987 measured in (a) current prices and (b) 1987 prices.

  Mr. Dorrell
  [holding answer 22 June 1993]: Latest readily available figures covering five years for turnover, profit before tax, and corporation tax liability of the 100 largest United Kingdom companies and company groups, based on turnover in their latest accounts, are as follows:

  At current prices

  £ billion

  Turnover

  Profit before tax1

  Corporation tax liability2

  1987

  3—

  3—

  5·2

  1988

  360

  34

  5·2

  1989

  420

  41

  6·2

  1990

  490

  36

  5·8

  1991

  500

  32

  5·4

  1992

  510

  30

  4—

  At constant 1987 prices

  £ billion

  Turnover

  Profit before tax1

  Corporation tax liability2

  1987

  3—

  3—

  5·2

  1988

  340

  33

  4·9

  1989

  370

  37

  5·5

  1990

  390

  29

  4·7

  1991

  380

  25

  4·1

  1992

  370

  22

  4—

  1 Worldwide activity reported in published accounts.

  2 After relief for foreign tax.

  3 Not readily available.

  4 Not yet available.

  Tax Exemptions (Overseas Governments)
  Ms Harman
  To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will provide an estimate of the gain to the Exchequer in each of the years 1991–92 and 1992–93 of tax exemption granted by overseas Governments to the income, profits 374
  and gains of the United Kingdom Government and United Kingdom Government bodies arising within the jurisdiction of those overseas Governments.

  Mr. Dorrell
  [holding answer 25 June 1993]: The United Kingdom Government are exempted from tax in all of the jurisdictions in which it invests. The amount of this exemption is of the order of some £300 million per annum.

  Ms Harman
  To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will provide an estimate of the cost to the Exchequer in each of the years 1991–92 and 1992–93 of granting tax exemption to the income, profits and gains of Governments, foreign states and integral bodies of foreign Governments arising in the United Kingdom.

  Mr. Dorrell
  [holding answer 25 June 1993]: Figures are not available of the total amount of tax which is not brought into charge because of sovereign immunity from taxation. However, income tax on investment income repaid on sovereign immunity grounds amounted to approximately £164 million in 1991–92 and £116 million in 1992–93. In addition relief was allowed at source of up to £5 million each year.

  Exchange Gains and Losses
  Mr. Mandelson
  To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will estimate the direct effect on revenue in the years 1993–94, 1994–95 and 1995–96 of the introduction of the clauses in chapter II part II of the Finance (No. 2) Bill had they come into effect from 6 April.

  Mr. Dorrell
  [holding answer 25 June 1993]: The Exchequer effects would be highly uncertain and would depend on movements in exchange rates and the location and volume of borrowing.

DUCHY OF LANCASTER

  Government Documents
  Ms Quin
  To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will make a statement on the work of HMSO and the system of making Government documents available to the general public.

  Mr. David Davis
  In its role of Government publisher, HMSO maintains a distribution network comprising its own retail bookshops in six major cities, some 40 appointed agents throughout the United Kingdom, and a mail order service from its publications centre in London.

  Citizens Charter
  Mr. Hargreaves
  To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster when he next intends to visit Birmingham to discuss citizens charter issues.

  Mr. Waldegrave
  I shall be visiting Birmingham on 5 July to take part in the second citizens charter forum.

  The first forum, one of a series of eight to be held thoroughout the country to discuss local implementation of the charter, was held in Manchester on 21 June and was attended by 230 managers of local public service organisations.

  Mrs. Helen Jackson
  To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what principal conclusions he has
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  drawn from experience of the citizens charter programme to date; and how the lessons are being applied for future charters.

  Mr. David Davis
  Implementing charter principles is bringing about real improvements in public services. The principles will continue to be applied to all public services in the future.

  Market Testing
  Mr. Ian Bruce
  To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many Departments have introduced market testing of their activities; and what assessment his office has made of the annual savings from this policy.

  Mr. Waldegrave
  In November 1992, I announced that market-testing programmes of 36 departments, covering all the main Departments and most small ones. These programmes, for the period up to September 1993, amount to £1·5 billion, employing 44,000 staff.

  I shall report on the results of these programmes after the end of the period; but returns from departments indicate that in previous years savings from market testing have typically been around 25 per cent. of the original cost, even when the activity has remained in-house.

  Public Appointments
  Mr. George Howarth
  To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will list the names, occupations and current employers of those who currently hold positions in each public body to which he makes appointments; if he will make a statement on the considerations taken into account when making such appointments; and if he will list details of the posts and salaries of allowances payable which have changed since the publication of "Public Bodies 1992".

  Mr. David Davis
  [holding answer 25 June 1993]: The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster makes appointments to the following non-departmental public bodies:

  The Civil Service Appeal Board; Agricultural and Food Research Council; Economic and Social Research Council; Medical Research Council; Natural Environment Research Council; Science and Engineering Research Council; and the Advisory Board for the Research Councils.

  The members of the Civil Service Appeal Board are as follows:

  Mr. P. Adams, OBE; Mr. A. Bennett, MBE; Mr. M. S. Buckley; Mrs. C. Coltman; Mr. K. Crowley; Miss P. Downs (Chairman); Mr. F. W. Edmunds, BEM; Miss B. Findlay; Mr. M. T. Foulkes; Mr. W. M. Francis, BEM; Mr. J. H. Gracey, CB; Mr. T. W. Hall; Mr. G. Harpin; Mr. R. M. Hastie-Smith, CB; Mr. P. D. Jones (Deputy Chairman); Miss Kelley, CB; Mr. R. W. King, BEM; Mr. N. F. Ledsome, CB; Mrs. S. P. Maunsell; Mr. N. E. A. Moore; Mr. R. W. Morgan, MBE; Mrs. M. Morrison, BEM; Mr. J. Nicholson; Mr. P. Palmer; Mr. J. Pennington; Mr. J. Renton, MBE; Mr. K. Richards; Mr. M. Ridout; Mr. J. Roberts, CB; Ms S, Scott-Anderson; Mrs. A. B. Sloman; Mr. A. Smith; Mr. A. Stem; Mr. J. W. Stevens, CB, (Deputy Chairman); Mr. N. Tout, BEM.

  The members of the Research Councils are as follows:

  Agricultural and Food Research Council:
  Professor T. L. Blundell (Secretary and Deputy Chairman); Dr. P. J. Bunyan; Mr. C. R. Cann; Professor E. C. D. Cocking; Professor J. R. Coggins; Sir Sam Edwards; Professor W. P. T. James, CBE; Mr. D. F. R. George, OBE; Sir M. Alastair Grant (Chairman); Mr. E. Gill; Professor R. M. Hicks, OBE; Professor G. Horn; Mr. R. Knapman;
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  Professor J. R. Krebs; Professor C. J. Leaver; Dr. T. Little; Mr. K. J. MacKenzie; Professor T. A. Mansfield; Mr. J. L. C. Provan; Mr. G. T. Pryce; Dr. D. W. F. Shannon; Professor W. V. Shaw.

  Economic and Social Research Council:
  Ms J. Abramsky; Dr. D. Anderson; Professor M. Anderson; Professor J. M. Ashworth; Professor J. Beaumount; Professor V. Bruce; Dr. W. Daniel; Mrs. E. J. Filkin; Mr. J. Fox; Mr. N. Glass; Miss C. Hancock; Dr. J. Harbison; Professor D. Hargreaves; Professor A. Hay; Professor H. J. Newby (Chairman); Professor D. Kavanagh; Professor S. J. Nickell; Mr. G. T. Pepper; Mrs. M. Tuck, CBE.

  Medical Research Council:
  Professor I. V. Allen; Professor D. T. Baird; Mr. R. Bauman; Sir Colin Berry; Professor A. M. Breckenridge; Mr. K. C. Calman; Sir Michael Carlisle; Dr. J. T. Carter; Dr. P. Doyle; Professor C. R. W. Edwards; Professor J. G. Evans; Dr. R. E. Kendall; Sir Aaron Klug; Miss E. Nicholson, MP; Professor J. R. Pattison; Professor M. Peckham; Sir David Plastow (Chairman); Sir Dai Rees (Deputy Chairman and Secretary); Professor Sir Michael Rutter; Professor Sir David Weatherall.

  Natural Environment Research Council:
  Professor J. R. L Allen; Dr. P. J. Bunyan; Professor W. Chaloner; Lord Chorley; Professor C. D. Curtis; Dr. D. J. Fisk; Dr. I. Graham-Bryce; Professor M. P. Hassell; Professor B. J. Hoskins; Professor J. Knill (Chairman); Professor P. S. Liss; Dr. R. Jan Pentreath; Professor D. A. Ritchie; Mr. D. G. M. Roberts; Dr. G. W. Robinson; Dr. O Rogne; Professor J. I. Sprent; Professor S. A. Thorpe; Professor D. S. Wood.

  Science and Engineering Research Council:
  Professor Philip Burke; Mr. D. Davis; Professor S. Donnachie; Sir Gerard Fairtlough CBE; Dr. K. Gray CBE; Professor R. Hester; Dr. G. Higginson; Dr. S. Iverson; Dr. A. Ledwith; Professor S. Mason; Sir R. Oxburgh KBE; Sir Mark Richmond (Chairman); Dr. G. W. Robinson; Professor J. Stuart; Professor J. Thomas; Professor D. Wallace; Professor Arnold Wolfendale; Professor R. E. Smallman CBE; Mr. J. Spiers.

  Advisory Board for the Research Councils:
  Professor Sir Eric Ash CBE; Professor T. L. Blundell; Professor D. A. Currie; Dr. A. Ganguly; Professor R. L. Gardner; Professor M. Hart; Professor J. L. Knill; Professor H. J. Newby; Sir David Phillips; Sir Dai Rees; Sir Mark Richmond; Professor I. A. Shanks.

  It is not our practice to provide details about occupations and current employers. Such information is a personal matter for individual members. However, when making appointments, my right hon. Friend follows the standard guidance that a part-time member of a public board should not hold any outside appointments which would be incompatible with devoting due time and attention to public duties. Risk of conflict between a member's private interests and the requirements of the public service are required to be minimised and seen to be so.

  Members of the Civil Service Appeal Board are appointed on the basis of their past experience of civil service personnel matters. The daily fee changed on 1 April 1993 to £221 for the chairman and £113 for others.

  Members of the research councils are appointed on the basis of their expertise and experience in the field to which the research council relates. The current position regarding the remuneration of members of the research councils is as follows:

  Agricultural and food research council

  Chairman: £12,270

  Deputy: £67,482

  Members: £4,600

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  Economic and social research council

  Chairman: £62,504

  Members: £4,600

  Medical research council

  Chairman: £6,140

  Deputy: £98,328

  Members: £4,600

  Natural environment research council

  Chairman: £64,787

  Members: £4,600

  Science and engineering research council

  Chairman: £82,925

  Members: £4,600–£6,140

  Advisory board for the research councils

  Chairman: £69,470

  Members: £4,600

DEFENCE

  Gulf War (Illness)
  Mr. Llew Smith
  To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what complaints his Department has received from service men who participated in Operation Granby in the Gulf in 1991 in regard to illness arising from exposure to(a) toxic chemicals from oil well fires and oil slicks and (b) uranium inhaled or ingested from uranium tipped shells fired in battle.

  Mr. Hanley
  No complaints of this nature have been reported by unit medical officers. Additionally, the armed forces medical services are not aware of any incidence of illness among service personnel, which could be attributed to either oil-well fires and oil slicks, or the inhalation or ingestion of depleted uranium from uranium tipped shells fired in battle.

  Deregulation
  Mr. Martlew
  To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what contribution his Department is making towards the Government's deregulation initiative; and if he will make a statement.

  Mr. Aitken
  I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 18 May 1993 at column 148.

  Countryside Stewardship Scheme
  Mr. Martlew
  To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many hectares are currently under agreement with the countryside stewardship scheme; how many hectares involve additional payments for public access in(a) England and (b) each county; and if he will make a statement.

  Mr. Hanley
  None of my Department's land is currently entered in the countryside stewardship scheme.

  Land Training
  Mr. Martlew
  To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment he is making into the needs of land for training by the armed forces; and if he will make a statement.

  Mr. Hanley
  Work is in hand to assess the Army's training needs which will enable us to establish whether 378
  there is sufficient training land to meet their requirements. We do, of course, keep the size of the defence estate under continual review to ensure that it is no larger than is essential for military purposes.

  Nimrod (RAF St. Mawgan)
  Mr. Martlew
  To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what plans he has to change the role of RAF St. Mawgan in acting as the operating base for Nimrod maritime patrol aircraft; and if he will make a statement.

  Mr. Hanley
  There are no such plans.

  Joint Maritime Communications Centre
  Mr. Martlew
  To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what are the(a) construction costs and (b) operation costs of the Joint Maritime Communications Centre at St. Mawgan for (i) 1991–92, (ii.) 1992–93, (iii) 1993–94, (iv) 1994–95 and (v) 1995–96; what proportion of these costs are paid for the United States and United Kingdom; and if he will make a statement.

  Mr. Hanley
  The construction costs for the Joint Maritime Communications Centre at St Mawgan are:

  Years

  £ million

  1991–92

  4·1

  1992–93

  22·0

  1993–94

  35·7

  1994–95

  14·0

  1995–96

  1·9

  Total operational costs have not yet been fully defined. The division of overall costs is the subject of a confidential arrangement between the two Governments.

  Mr. Martlew
  To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when he expects the construction of the Joint Maritime Communications Centre to be completed; when he expects it to be operational; what changes have been made to its functions; and if he will make a statement.

  Mr. Hanley
  Construction of the Joint Maritime Communications Centre is scheduled for completion on 30 September 1994. Equipment installation will follow and the system is expected to be operational during April 1995. There have been no changes to its function.

  Mr. Martlew
  To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what consultations he has had with local authorities and other statutory bodies concerned about the development of the Joint Maritime Communications Centre at RAF St. Mawgan; what arrangements have been made to conduct an environmental impact assessment of the development; and if he will make a statement.

  Mr. Hanley
  A notice of proposed development (NOPD) relating to the development of the Joint Maritime Communications Centre at RAF St. Mawgan was submitted to the local planning authority, borough of Restormel, on 8 February 1991. The NOPD was supported by an independent environmental impact assessment commissioned by my Department. Following a period of consultation with other statutory bodies and interested parties, the proposal was considered by the borough of Restormel on 26 March 1991 when no objections were raised.
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  Mr. Martlew
  To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement about the arrangements with the United States Government concerning the use and staffing of the Joint Maritime Communications Centre based at RAF St. Mawgan.

  Mr. Hanley
  My predecessor, my right hon. Friend the Member for Epsom and Ewell (Mr. Hamilton) explained in an answer to the then Member for Cornwall, North (Sir Gerry Neale) on 25 July 1990—Official Report, columns 301–2—that RAF Mawgan is a main operating base for Nimrod maritime patrol aircraft and that in addition my Department was planning to develop a joint maritime communications centre (JMCC) in co-operation with the United States. The unit will provide an important link between United Kingdom and United States maritime forces and headquarters.

  As my right hon. Friend further explained the JMCC comprises a buried, hardened communications building approximately 70 m square within the existing perimeter of RAF St. Mawgan. It will be integrated with the existing RAF fixed communications system and will include two additional satellite ground terminals each approximately 3 m in diameter, also sited within the station boundary. It has been agreed with the United States that the United Kingdom will finance and construct the JMCC building and that the United States will provide the operational equipment. Once fully operational some 400 personnel will be associated with the JMCC including both operational and support staff. Approximately half of the operational staff will he provided by the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force and the remainder will be from the United States Navy.

  Since my right hon. Friend's answer, planning permission has been obtained and work on the construction commenced in 1991. It is expected that the JMCC will become operational in 1995.

  Sites of Special Scientific Interest
  Mr. Martlew
  To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many sites of special scientific interest are located on land owned or leased by his Ministry in each region of England, Scotland and Wales; if he will give the hectarage in each case; and if he will make a statement.

  Mr. Hanley
  The total number of sites of special scientific interest—SSSIs—on land owned or leased by the Ministry of Defence is 224, broken down as 171 in England, 37 in Scotland and 16 in Wales. This includes SSSIs owned by Territorial Auxiliary and Volunteer Reserve Associations. Some of the larger SSSIs are owned by more than one organisation. Furthermore, the status and boundaries of SSSIs are constantly changing, as is the size of the defence estate. For these reasons the hectarage of the SSSIs on land owned or leased by my Department could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

  Lumsden Road Estate, Portsmouth
  Mr. Battle
  To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his answer of 16 June,Official Report, column 651, what was the percentage difference in value between the successful bid submitted by European Developments and the bid submitted by Swaythling and Portsmouth housing associations.

  Mr. Hanley
  This information is commercial-in-confidence.
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  Swan Hunter (Type 23)
  Mr. Byers
  To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what is his time scale for the decisions as to whether Swan Hunter Shipbuilders will be allowed to complete the contract on the type 23 frigates.

  Mr. Aitken
  This depends on the outcome of negotiations with the receiver, but I hope a decision will be possible shortly.

AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FOOD

  Foodstuffs in Store
  Mr. Cox
  To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if she will list the type and quantity of foodstuffs stored by the European Economic Community in each of the member states as of 1 June.

  Mr. Jack
  A table showing current levels of all produce held in intervention within the European Community is deposited in the Library of the House at monthly intervals, most recently on 7 June. Figures for individual member states are not available.

  Intervention Stocks
  Mr. Redmond
  To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (1) what quantity of intervention stocks by commodity is held in England; and what the figures were(a) 12 months ago, (b) 24 months ago, (c) 36 months ago and (d) 48 months ago;

  (2) what quantity of intervention stocks, by commodity, is held in Northern Ireland; and what the figures were (a) 12 months ago, (b) 24 months ago (c) 36 months ago and (d) 48 months ago;

  (3) what quantity of intervention stocks, by commodity, is held in Scotland; and what the figures were (a) 12 months ago. (b) 24 months ago, (c) 36 months ago and (d) 48 months ago;

  (4) what quantity of intervention stocks, by commodity, is held in Wales; and what the figures were (a) 12 months ago, (b) 24 months ago, (c) 36 months ago and (d) 48 months ago.

  Mrs. Gillian Shephard
  Responsibility for this matter is delegated to the Intervention Board Executive Agency and I have asked the chief executive to reply to the hon. Gentleman direct.

  Letter from Guy Stapleton to Mr. Martin Redmond, dated 28 June 1993:

  The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food has asked me to reply to your written Parliamentary Question (1836) tabled for answer on 25 June 1993:—

  "To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what quantity of intervention stocks by commodity is held in England; and what the figures were (a) 12 months ago, (b) 24 months ago, (c) 36 months ago and (d) 48 months ago".

  I have been asked to answer the questions which you tabled in respect of stocks held in Scotland (1854), Wales (1855) and Northern Ireland (1853) over the same time periods.

  The information is set out in the attached table. Current stocks are shown at 31 March 1993 and in earlier years, for all commodities except beef, at 30 June. Earlier year figures for beef are at 31 December, the only date which they are

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  available, because at the other times of the year they are collated only by intervention regions, Great Britain and Northern Ireland. You should be aware that intervention stocks are not always stored in the area in which they are produced.

  Intervention Stocks in the United Kingdom

  tonnes

  Country and 1 Year

  Commodity

  Wheat

  Barley

  Rye

  Butter

  Skimmed Milk Powder

  Beef

  England

  1993

  66,707

  896,150

  517

  7,246

  480

  91,345

  1992

  12,367

  409,476

  324

  12,755

  1,920

  93,956

  1991

  12,562

  346,034

  131

  25,922

  5,850

  83,463

  1990

  34,337

  271,021

  —

  12,639

  40

  32,026

  1989

  209,287

  297,707

  —

  7,698

  —

  1,081

  Scotland

  1993

  43,281

  448,581

  —

  —

  —

  11,286

  1992

  —

  351,379

  —

  —

  —

  10,518

  1991

  —

  329,046

  —

  —

  —

  9,017

  1990

  —

  301,741

  —

  —

  —

  4,991

  1989

  —

  318,033

  —

  10

  —

  292

  Wales

  1993

  —

  —

  —

  574

  —

  1,976

  1992

  —

  —

  —

  859

  —

  1,934

  1991

  —

  —

  —

  2,499

  —

  123

  1990

  —

  —

  —

  1,628

  —

  145

  1989

  —

  —

  —

  2,355

  —

  23

  Northern Ireland

  1993

  —

  —

  —

  3,208

  865

  60,535

  1992

  —

  —

  —

  2,893

  865

  61,117

  1991

  —

  —

  —

  8,716

  3,745

  51,767

  1990

  —

  —

  —

  4,514

  1,080

  40,646

  1989

  —

  —

  —

  2,153

  —

  7,334

  1End May 1993 and end June for other years except for beef which is end December.

  Environmental Policy
  Mr. Chris Smith
  To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is her Department's policy on the purchase and use of(a) recycled paper, (b) low-energy light bulbs, (c) tropical hardwoods, (d) peat and (e) cars with catalytic converters.

  Mr. Jack
  It is the Department's general policy to give preference to the use of renewable natural resources, subject only to value for money and practical considerations. Non-renewable natural resources are used with care and economy when the use of natural renewable resources is not possible.

  With regard to the specific items listed, the Ministry:

  (a) currently purchases recycled paper and paper products, provided they are fit for the purpose;

  (b) has already converted many of its sites to low energy or reflector-lights as part of an ongoing energy efficiency programme;

  (c) aims to purchase and use hardwoods which are from renewable sources only;

  (d) uses peat alternatives wherever possible, the sole exception being for experimental purposes where peat is a comparative treatment;

  (e) has a policy of purchasing cars fitted with catalytic converters.

  Somerset Levels
  Mr. David Nicholson
  To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if she will make a statement on the current and future organisation and responsibility for flood prevention on the Somerset Levels.
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  I am sending a copy of this letter, together with a copy of the table to the House of Commons Library and the Public Information Office.

  Mr. Jack
  Under the Water Resources Act 1991, the National Rivers Authority exercises a general supervision over all matters relating to flood defence in England and Wales and is empowered to carry out works on designated main rivers. It discharges its flood defence functions through regional and, in some areas, local flood defence committees. In the case of the Somerset Levels, the relevant committees are the Wessex Regional Flood Defence Committee and the Somerset Local Flood Defence Committee.

  Under the Land Drainage Act 1991 internal drainage boards are empowered to carry out flood defence works in designated districts of special drainage need, while local authorities are empowered to carry out works outside these districts on watercourses which are not designated main rivers. There are 20 internal drainage districts in Somerset.

  The Government have announced that the NRA's functions, including flood defence, are to form part of the proposed environment agency. The Government have no plans for other changes to flood defence responsibilities at the present itme. Under current legislation it is open to the NRA to make proposals to Ministers affecting the structure of regional and local flood defence committees and internal drainage districts but at present there are no such NRA proposals affecting the Somerset Levels.

  Organophosphorous Sheep Dip
  Dr. Strang
  To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, pursuant to her answer of 1 April to the hon. Member for Dorset, West (Sir J. Spicer)Official

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  Report, column 330, what further papers and evidence on organophosphorous sheep dips have been received and considered by her Department and its advisory bodies; and what conclusions have been drawn.

  Mrs. Gillian Shephard
  A number of representations on the question of organophosphorus sheep dips have been received. These include a report from Friends of the Earth, which is being sent to members of the independent Veterinary Products Committee for consideration as part of its current review of these sheep dip products. The committee has already indicated that it wishes to conclude the review at its October meeting on the basis of the further data currently being generated. I look forward to receiving its advice on the future licensing of these products, which I will wish to consider carefully before announcing my decision.

  Fisheries Council
  Mr. Steen
  To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what was the outcome of the Fisheries Council held in Luxembourg on 24 June.

  Mr. Jack
  I represented the United Kingdom at the Council of EC Fisheries Ministers on 24 and 25 June, together with My hon. Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland.

  The main decision taken at this meeting was on an improved system of control and enforcement of the common fisheries policy. I was determined to encourage the development of a Community-wide control regime that would address British fishing industry concerns to ensure that the control of the CFP was being undertaken uniformly and rigorously across the Community. This measure will open the way to greater transparency of control measures and give the industry more access to information on how the enforcement of the CFP is being managed throughout the Community.

  The regulation will require member states to have monitoring and control systems for ensuring compliance with quota, conservation, structural and market measures.
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  It will give greater powers to the Commission to supervise member states' application of the rules through their own inspectorates, and remove the previous bar on unannounced visits by Commission inspectors. Member states will be obliged to demonstrate that they have systems for penalising those found to be in breach of the rules. There is provision for future decisions to be taken on the introduction of continuous monitoring systems, including satellite surveillance, for fishing vessels. The regulation will come into force on 1 January 1994. While welcoming these developments, I made my agreement subject to seeing the text of the regulation, which is now being finalised for early adoption.

  The Commission is required to make proposals, for decision by the Council before the end of 1993, on the application of the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal. The Council considered a report on the way the rules applying to Spain and Portugal have functioned to date. I set out forcefully the interests of Britain's fishermen in this matter and secured agreement that the Commission would make its proposals in a way which fully respects the reform of the CFP agreed last December, the improved Community control system approved at the present Council, and the principle of relative stability. The Council agreed that any increase in fishing effort must be avoided.

  The Council debated the present situation in the Community market for fishery products. The Commission and a majority of member states argued that the weakness of the market necessitated retention of the minimum import price and safeguard mechanisms which have been in force since February. I pointed out that the fundamental problem was one of over supply, and called for fuller analysis. The Commission will now provide a report for the next meeting of the Council in October. Meanwhile the Council decided that the current arrangements to protect the market should be kept in place until October.

  The Council discussed proposed fishing agreements with Canada and Argentina and the possibility of negotiating an agreement with the Russian Federation. it was not possible at this Council to reach final agreement on any of these matters.
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SOCIAL SECURITY

  Disability Living Allowance
  Mrs. Anne Campbell
  To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what percentage of those who have applied for disability living allowance and who have undergone medical examinations are awarded disability living allowance.

  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 Michael Bichard to Mrs. Anne Campbell, dated 25 June 1993.

  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 what percentage of those who have applied for disability living allowance and who have undergone medical examinations are awarded disability living allowance.

  From 1 February 1992 to 31 May 1993 a total of 115,783 Disability Living Allowance (DLA) customers underwent medical examinations. Of these some 68,561 (59%) subsequently received DLA.

  I hope you find this reply helpful. A copy will appear in the Official Report and a copy will also be placed in the Library.

  Environmental Policy
  Mr. Chris Smith
  To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what is his Department's policy on the purchase and use of(a) recycled paper, (b) low-energy light bulbs, (c) tropical hardwoods, (d) peat and (e) cars with catalytic converters.

  Mr. Burt
  The Department of Social Security's policy on the purchase and use of these items are as follows:

  (a) Recycled Paper

  We already use a considerable quantity of recycled material and items made from recycled paper. As a matter of policy we already use recycled products where all of the factors including cost are equal.

  (b) Low Energy Lightbulbs

  We actively encourage the use of low energy lighting in the Department's buildings. When buildings are being refurbished or lighting is being replaced the provision of high frequency low energy fluorescent lighting is always considered.

  (c) Tropical Hardwoods

  The Department has deliberately phased out the use of topical hardwoods in its furniture.

  (d) Peat

  Peat is purchased for use in the gardens at two buildings managed by the resettlement unit. Peat is not purchased for fuel by the Department.

  (e) Cars with Catalytic Converters

  Since January 1991, the Department has only acquired diesel vehicles or cars propelled by petrol and fitted with catalytic converters. Over 80 per cent. of the petrol cars in the current fleet have catalytic converters fitted.

  Invalidity Benefit
  Mr. Gordon Prentice
  To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what discussions he has had with the BMA concerning possible changes to the rules governing eligibility for invalidity benefit.
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  Mr. Scott
  No discussions have taken place. We will consult fully on proposals for changing invalidity benefit if and when such proposals are developed.

  Mrs. Jane Kennedy
  To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many people in receipt of invalidity benefit prior to April 1992 have since been disqualified on medical grounds.

  Mr. Scott
  The information is not available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.

  Mrs. Helen Jackson
  To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what consultation with clients and social services is undertaken before any invalidity payment is stopped.

  Mr. Scott
  Decisions about entitlement to benefit are made by independent adjudication officers. It is for them to decide what consultation may be necessary in reaching a decision.

  National Insurance
  Mr. Wigley
  To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what progress has been made by his department working party to date on consideration of differences in tax and national insurance definitions of earnings and expenses.

  Mr. Hague
  The working group has already met four times and has a programme of weekly meetings through the summer. I look forward to receiving its report at the end of September.

  Quarry House
  Mr. Fatchett
  To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many civil servants from his Department have been transferred from London to the Benefits Agency headquarters at Leeds.

  Mr. Hague
  A total of 324 civil servants have moved from London to the Benefits Agency headquarters at Leeds.

  Ms Primarolo
  To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will give the total number of people provided with relocation expenses in connection with the move to Quarry house.

  Mr. Hague
  A total of 513 staff have been given help with relocation expenses as a result of moving home to the Leeds area to take up posts in Quarry house.

  Ms Primarolo
  To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will place in the Library(a) a copy of the contract and budget for Quarry house between his Department and Norwest Holst and (b) copies of the original and final costings of Quarry house.

  Mr. Hague
  It is not possible to place a copy of the Norwest Holst contract and budget for Quarry house in the Library as the document is classified as being commercial-in-confidence.

  Following the signing of the contract with Norwest Holst it was estimated that it would cost the Department £57·3 million to build Quarry house but it will actually cost in the region of £55·5 million.

  Ms Primarolo
  To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what are the estimated costs for the relocation expenses of his Department's move to Quarry house.
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  Mr. Hague
  The move to Quarry house will cost approximately £12,900,000 in relocation expenses.

  Mr. Fatchett
  To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how much was spent in the construction and decoration of Quarry house in Leeds on(a) the heated swimming pool, (b) squash courts, (c) sports hall and gym and (d) hand-woven carpets.

  Mr. Hague
  These costs are included within the main building contract for Quarry house. It is not therefore possible to provide a precise figure.

  A hand-woven carpet, costing £14,410 excluding VAT, has been laid on a section of the ground floor of Quarry house as part of the Quarry house project's contribution to the "Percent For Art" initiative.

  Medical Assessments
  Mrs. Helen Jackson
  To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will ensure that medical assessments at DSS instigation are made accessible to the client.

  Mr. Scott
  Copies are made available to the claimant on request and are always included in the papers sent to the claimant if there is an appeal.

  Benefits (Voluntary Assistants)
  Mr. Morgan
  To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what representations he has had from charitable bodies in respect of disqualification of voluntary assistants from unemployment, sickness and invalidity benefit.

  Mr. Scott
  We have received a number of written representations from charitable and other bodies representing voluntary workers. In addition, on 24 November last year my noble friend the Lord Henley met representatives of the National Association of Citizens' Advice Bureaux and the Volunteer Centre UK when their concerns were discussed. On 28 April, I announced proposals to extend from 24 to 48 hours, the period during which people registered as unemployed are allowed to rearrange their voluntary activities should a job opportunity arise.

ENVIRONMENT

  THORP
  Mr. Chris Smith
  To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will place in the Library a copy of the report submitted towards the end of 1992 by the Radioactive Waste Management Advisory Committee on waste issues arising out of the proposed thermal oxide reprocessing plant at Sellafield.

  Mr. Llew Smith
  To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) pursuant to his answer of 7 June Official Report, column 108, when he expects to reply to the Radioactive Waste Management Advisory Committee's proposals on nuclear waste management from reprocessing at Sellafield;

  (2) pursuant to his answer of 27 January, Official Report, column 769, if he will publish the letter sent to him in October by the chairman of the Radioactive Waste Management Advisory Committee about radioactive waste arising from the reprocessing of foreign spent nuclear fuel at Sellafield.
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  Mr. Yeo
  Since 1976, contracts by British Nuclear Fuels plc—BNFL—to reprocess overseas spent fuel have contained return of waste options. In 1986, the Government confirmed that it was their intention that the options should be exercised and waste returned. However, they indicated that the option of substituting an equivalent quantity, in radiological terms, of more highly radioactive wastes in place of wastes of lower radioactivity was worthy of study.

  British Nuclear Fuels plc has made proposals to implement the waste return options. These involve returning to each customer their allocation of vitrified high-level waste arisings, plus an additional quantity of vitrified HLW radiologically equivalent to the arisings of intermediate and low-level wastes which would be retained in the United Kingdom. British Nuclear Fuels plc has also made clear that its plans to operate the thermal oxide reprocessing plant at Sellafield are not dependent on these proposals for substitution being agreed; nor would it wish to proceed with substitution if there were environmental detriment to the United Kingdom.

  The Government consider it important that the basis on which substitution might proceed is sound. Accordingly, the views of the Radioactive Waste Management Advisory Committee were sought on the technical basis of BNFL's proposals, and in particular on their likely radiological and environmental impact for the United Kingdom.

  The committee has produced a first report on substitution, and I am placing a copy in the Library. However, there remain a number of technical points on which we require further information before the Government can draw any conclusions and the committee will be asked to carry out further work and submit further advice. The technical advice of the Committee will be taken into account by the Government in deciding whether BNFL should be allowed to proceed with waste substitution.

  Mr. Dafis
  To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what assessment he made of the corporate plan of BNFL in considering the authorisation of radioactive discharge from THORP.

  Mr. Yeo
  None.

  Sewage Sludge Incinerators
  Mr. Frank Field
  To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many sewage sludge incinerators have been approved for construction; and what proportion of the funding of these incinerators will be borne by(a) the Exchequer and (b) the water companies.

  Mr. Baldry
  The construction of sewage sludge incinerators is not approved centrally. However, I understand from Her Majesty's inspectorate of pollution that 11 applications from water companies for authorisation of sewage sludge incinerators under part I of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 have been, or are being, considered for approval.

  None of the funding of any of these incinerators is borne by the Exchequer.

  Litter
  Mr. Callaghan
  To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what current steps he is taking to ensure that local authorities keep the streets free from litter.
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  Mr. Yeo
  A cleanliness survey carried out by the Tidy Britain Group last year, to measure the impact of the litter control measures introduced in the Environmental Protection Act 1990, showed an average 13 per cent. improvement in cleanliness in the sites surveyed. Most local authorities and other public bodies have responded positively to these new powers and duties with evident improvements to the local environment.

  However, there are still too many places with serious litter problems and much work still needs to be done. We are committed to reviewing the operation of the litter provisions of the Environmental Protection Act and as part of this process my Department has recently announced its intention to reconvene the litter code of practice advisory group to examine proposals for improvements in this area.

  Packaging
  Mr. Robathan
  To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what plans he has to encourage a nationwide system for used packaging to be taken back by industry for reprocessing.

  Mr. Yeo
  The Government take the view that companies involved in placing packaging on the market should take a share of the responsibility for dealing with it after it has served its original purpose. We have therefore been conducting intensive discussions with a range of industries on how they might contribute to improved recycling rates. We are still considering how best to achieve this.

  Ministerial Correspondence
  Mr. Llew Smith
  To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the basis for the forecast in part 3 of the report of the private office directorate in his departmental report MINIS 14, that in 1992–93 it is expected ministerial correspondence will reduce from 35,000 to 30,000; and what assessment he has made of the reasons for his Department's failure to meet its target to reply to 65 per cent. of letters within three weeks of receipt.

  Mr. Gummer
  The forecast fall in correspondence was for the calendar year 1992 in comparison with 1991 and was expected mainly as a result of the calling of a general election, which normally significantly reduces the period during which hon. Members forward correspondence to departmental Ministers. The final correspondence total for 1992 was just over 29,500.

  The target of 65 per cent. reply within three weeks was an ambitious one as it represented a 20 per cent. improvement on 1991. In the event some 56 per cent. of my Department's Ministers' correspondence with hon. Members in 1992 was answered within three weeks of receipt. This represents an improvement of 4 per cent. over 1991, and I remain determined to continue progress towards the target of 65 per cent. in future years.

  Natural Resource Accounting
  Mr. Llew Smith
  To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will make a statement on work carried out by his Department in preparing its report on natural resource accounting.

  Mr. Yeo
  My Department are not preparing any such report.
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  Environmental Evaluation
  Mr. Llew Smith
  To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what progress has been achieved in his review of the application of the guide to the use of economic instruments and the reform of the system for environmental evaluation across Government Departments.

  Mr. Baldry
  We are still preparing our guide to the use of economic instruments, and hope to publish it soon. We issued our guide to environmental appraisal at the end of 1991, and are currently looking at its effectiveness.

  Council Tax
  Mr. Redmond
  To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment in which European languages his Department's booklet on the council tax is available; and what consideration was given to making it available in further such languages.

  Mr. Tony Baldry
  The information leaflets about the council tax produced by my Department are published in three European languages other than English—Welsh, Greek and Turkish—and nine other languages.

  My Department's main aim in producing these leaflets has been to make the council tax easily understood. The final choice of languages was made in the light of consultation with the Central Office of Information.

  Waste Management Papers
  Mr. Llew Smith
  To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will make a statement on the reasons for the postponement of publication of revisions of waste management papers.

  Mr. Yeo
  I refer the hon. Gentleman to the answer given by my hon. Friend the Member for Penrith and The Border (Mr. Maclean) to my hon. Friend the Member for Ribble Valley (Mr. Evans) on 29 April at column 470. The delay to the regulations under part II of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 has meant the postponement of a revised edition of waste management paper No. 4 which will give advice on licensing of waste management facilities under the Act and the postponement of waste management paper No. 26A which will give advice related to section 39 of the Act.

  Water Metering
  Mr. Spellar
  To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment when he expects to publish the results of the national water metering trials.

  Mr. Yeo
  Two interim reports covering the installation phase of the national water metering trials were published by the water industry in 1989 and 1990. A final report covering other aspects of the trials will be published by the industry shortly. Copies will be placed in the Library.

  Architects
  Mr. Battle
  To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish the responses he has received to(a) the consultation paper on the issues paper of the review of the Architects (Registration) Acts 1931–1969 and (b) the Warne report; and if he will make a statement.
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  Sir George Young
  The responses to the issues paper for the review of the Acts are available for inspection by appointment in the library of my Department. We have received many comments on the Warne report, but it is for those making the comments to decide whether to publish. I also refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave my hon. Friend the Member for Eastbourne (Mr. Waterson) on 2 February, at column 89.

  Homeless People (Lincoln's Inn Fields)
  Mr. Dobson
  To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many people sleeping out were removed from Lincoln's Inn Fields in March; how many of these people have been found(a) hostel accommodation and (b) permanent accommodation; how many are still living in their allocated accommodation; and how many are receiving follow-up support.

  Sir George Young
  In November 1992, as a part of independent research into the Government's £96 million rough sleepers initiative—RSI—a count was made of people sleeping rough in central London. Around 100 people were found sleeping in Lincoln's Inn Fields. The Department provided almost £100,000 under the RSI to fund a team of outreach and resettlement workers to assess the housing and care needs of people sleeping rough in the fields, and to ensure so far as was possible that both were met. The Department also provided funding for extra hostel places, to help people sleeping rough in the fields to have the greatest chance of starting a new life away from the streets.

  The outreach and resettlement team contacted all those known to sleep in the fields and all were offered accommodation. They rehoused 91 people before the fields were fenced off by the London borough of Camden in March this year. Of those 91 people, 37 are currently in hostel or other temporary accommodation; 34 are in permanent housing, provided either by LB Camden or through the RSI; and 20 people have voluntarily left their accommodation, of whom eight are known to have returned to the streets. Resettlement support is availabe to all people who, in the opinion of the resettlement team, require it.

  Sellafield
  Mr. Patrick Thompson
  To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment when he received the inspector's report following public consultation on the draft revised authorisations for the Sellafield site; and if he will make a statement.

  Mr. Gummer
  I received the inspectorates' report on 21 May. My right hon. Friend the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and I have been giving careful consideration to the report.

  The inspectorates, in discharging their responsibilities under the Radioactive Substances Act 1960, have addressed in their report the issues raised during the consultation process which relate to the environmental acceptability of radioactive discharges from the Sellafield site. Having carefully considered all the comments made by the respondents to this consultation, the inspectorates have concluded that no points of substance have been raised that should cause them to reconsider the terms of the draft authorisations, save for some minor
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  amendments/corrections. In their judgment, the provisions of the draft authorisations would effectively protect human health, the safety of the food chain, and the environment generally.

  However a substantial number of the responses raised questions as to the justification for the operation of the thermal oxide reprocessing plant—THORP—and therefore whether that part of the site's total discharges arising from this plant should be allowed. Other respondents expressed their support for THORP. These questions were not dealt with by the inspectorates because of the wider issues raised.

  In these circumstances, my right hon. Friend and I propose that there should be a further round of consultation in which these questions can be considered. My officials are writing to British Nuclear Fuels plc seeking further information. I shall make their reply available for public comment, together with other material. My right hon. Friend and I do not propose to take final decisions on the exercise of our functions under the Act until after this further consultation.

  Carbon Dioxide Conference
  Mr. Clappison
  To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment when he will publish the report of the carbon dioxide conference held at the Queen Elizabeth II conference centre on 7 May.

  Mr. Yeo
  I have today placed copies of the report in the Library.

  Public Appointments
  Mr. George Howarth
  To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the names, occupations and current employers of those who currently hold positions in each public body to which he makes appointments; if he will make a statement on the considerations taken into account when making such appointments; and if he will list details of the posts and salaries or allowances payable which have changed since the publication of "Public Bodies 1992".

  Mr. Gummer
  [holding answer 25 June 1993]: No central record is maintained of all the names, or of the occupations and current employers of members currently holding positions in the public bodies for which I am responsible.

  Appointments are to a wide range of bodies and widely different qualities and experience may be required for different tasks. Some appointments call for relevant experience or expert knowledge of a specific subject or sector. Others require no particular specialist knowledge or experience. Interests, location and time commitments may also be relevant.

  Information on salaries or allowances payable which have changed since the publication of "Public Bodies 1992" has yet to be collated by my Department and could be provided now only at disproportionate cost.

  PA Management Consultants
  Mr. Cousins
  To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the projects undertaken by PA Management Consultants for his Department in the last three years.
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  Mr. Gummer
  [holding answer 15 June 1993 ]: The consultancy contracts awarded by my Department to PA Management Consultants over the last three years are as follows:

  List of projects undertaken by PA management consultants for the DOE in the last three years

  Provision of PSA (IT) Projects Board director

  Systems development for the PSA IT operational system (CONQUEST)

  IT support for the PSA PROMIS 1 and 2 systems

  Support in developing PSA Projects' marketing function and to marketing unit pre-sale

  PSA—IT and marketing support

  Performance of firms in rural areas

  Improving links between MINIS, line management systems and job descriptions

  Recruitment of inspectors for the Pollution Inspectorate

  Pollution control for pesticide production processes

  Microbiological treatment of low level waste

  Project management support to the RIMNET national radiological and nuclear emergency response system

  Extension of contract competitive tendering in local government

  Computerising the assessment of future need for subsidised housing

  Future needs for subsidised housing

  High technology factory case study

  Environmental management systems and the Building Research Establishment assessment method

  Scientific staff recruitment in the Building Research Establishment

  A review of computer security in the Building Research Establishment

  Recruitment of casual statisticians

  Studies of dishwashers and washing machines to provide information required to establish ECO-labelling criteria

  Treatment of programme expenditure in departmental resource accounts

SCOTLAND

  Timex
  Mr. Salmond
  To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland on what dates discussions were held between Timex and his Department with regard to the future of the plant in Dundee: and if he will make a statement.

  Mr. Stewart
  There were numerous contacts in recent months between the Department and Timex management both here and in the United States of America, the latest of which was on the eve of the company's announcement on 15 June 1993 that its Dundee operation was to close.

  Mr. Salmond
  To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what financial assistance was(a) sought and (b) offered to Timex in recent discussions on the future of the plant in Dundee; and if he will make a statement.

  Mr. Stewart
  I can confirm that the recent discussions between the Department and senior Timex management covered the scope which might have existed to assist in the continued development of the Dundee plant, had the company decided to retain its operation there. These discussions were wide-ranging, but as is the case with all such contacts with companies, subject to the constraints of commercial confidentiality.
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  Environmental Policy
  Mr. Chris Smith
  To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is his Department's policy on the purchase and use of(a) recycled paper, (b) low-energy light bulbs, (c) tropical hardwoods, (d) peat and (e) cars with catalytic converters.

  Mr. Lang
  The Scottish Office currently uses recycled paper for headed notepaper, office notices, envelopes and high-volume litho work. My staff monitor progress by manufacturers in this field and seek to extend the use of recycled paper when practicable. Low-energy light bulbs are used whenever that is feasible, and new energy-efficient fittings are installed as resources permit. Contracts for furniture and fittings specify that only woods from sustainable forests may be used in their manufacture. My Department does not purchase or use peat. Our policy is to replace petrol-burning engines with diesel across the full range of transport operations. All new vehicles are ordered with diesel engines wherever possible. Remaining petrol units operate on unleaded fuel and have catalytic converters fitted as standard equipment.

  Woodlands
  Mr. Allen
  To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what assistance he is giving to develop the second wood of Caledon; and if he will make a statement on progress to date.

  Sir Hector Monro:
  [holding answer 18 June 1993]: Special grants are available under the Forestry Commission's woodland grant scheme to encourage the creation of new native pinewoods and the regeneration and management of existing ones. Some 4,200 hectares of native pinewoods have been established under the scheme since 1989.

  The Forestry Commission also has a programme to restore and extend native pinewoods on its own estate. By the end of the decade it aims to have protected the 3,000 hectares of existing native pinewoods and extended them by creating regeneration zones of a further 3,000 hectares.

  A Caledonian pinewood register is being compiled by the commission. When completed at the end of the year this will record details of all genetically sustainable pinewoods recognised as genuinely native and will provide the basis for future conservation work. Other recent developments by the commission in this area include the setting up of a native woodlands advisory panel to advise on ways of stimulating and encouraging initiatives intended to promote the establishment and management of native woodlands in the Highlands; the appointment of two full-time advisers on native woodland silviculture; and the launch of a Highland birchwoods initiative to restore and extend the birchwoods and to promote their sustainable management for timber production and conservation.

  Forestry Commission
  Mr. Salmond
  To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many people are directly employed by the Forestry Commission in each region and in total.

  Sir Hector Monro
  [holding answer 22 June 1993]: The Forestry Commission does not maintain records of its staff numbers by local authority regions, and this information

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  could be provided only at disproportionate cost. The commission directly employs 2,095 staff in Scotland, of whom 364 work in its headquarters office in Edinburgh.

  Mr. Salmond
  To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the current value of the assets of the Forestry Commission.

  Sir Hector Monro
  [holding answer 22 June 1993]: The latest valuation of the Forestry Commission's assets, as published in its annual report for the year ended 31 March 1992, was £2,949·5 million.

  Mr. Chris Smith
  To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the accounted value of the assets of the Forestry Commission; and what advice he has received as to the current price obtainable on the market for these assets.

  Sir Hector Monro
  [holding answer 23 June 1993]: The latest valuation of the Forestry Commission's assets, as published in its annual report for the year ended 31 March 1992, was £2,949·5 million. This included plantations—£2,787·9 million—and other assets—net value £161·6 million. The value of the plantations was calculated from the expected future value of the wood production at the time of felling, less the management costs, discounted at the commission's target rate of return of 3 per cent. The market value of the plantations was estimated to be £1,700 million.

  Mr. Ron Davies
  To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the various objections which can prevent public access to land sold by the Forestry Commission under the arrangements made in October 1991.

  Sir Hector Monro
  [holding answer 22 June 1993 ]: The arrangements under which the Forestry Commission offers to enter into access agreements with local authorities in respect of woodlands to be sold cannot apply in the following circumstances:

  sales arising from the exercise of reserved powers in the commission's title, such as a landlord's right to resume possession of a leased area;

  sales to former owners under the Government's offer-back (Crichel Down) procedures;

  sales for public purposes such as highway improvements;

  sales involving a change in land use for which planning permission has been granted; and

  boundary adjustments which have no impact on public access.

  Some Forestry Commission woodlands are also subject to rights and interests held by third parties which could affect public access. In such cases, the completion of an access agreement with the local authority would be subject to the third party's acceptance. In addition, where the title to a woodland being sold contains reserved rights—to the working of minerals, for example—any agreement would be made subject to the exercise of those rights.

  Drugs and Alcohol
  Mrs. Fyfe
  To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many health education professionals are advising on drugs and alcohol who are in touch with Scottish schools(a) currently and (b) for each year since 1988.

  Lord James Douglas-Hamilton
  [holding answer 24 June 1993]: The information requested is not held centrally.
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  Forestry
  Mr. Gallie
  To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many people were employed in forestry and forest nursery woodlands activities in each year between 1987–88 and 1991–92 in the United Kingdom.

  Sir Hector Monro
  [holding answer 24 June 1993]: The estimated numbers of people employed in forestry in Great Britain are as follows. These include people working for the Forestry Commission, private estates, forest management companies, harvesting companies, forest nurseries and wood processing companies. Employment in Northern Ireland is a matter for my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.

  Year ended 31 March

  Full-time equivalent numbers

  1988

  39,850

  1989

  41,055

  1990

  40,245

  1991

  42,213

  1992

  42,040

  Assisted Areas
  Mrs. Ewing
  To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many meetings he had with the European Commission prior to the submission of the assisted areas map on 15 June; and if he will make a statement.

  Mr. Stewart
  [holding answer 23 June 1993]: My officials, in concert with officials from the Department of Trade and Industry and the Welsh Office, held informal meetings with the European Commission prior to the submission being sent.

  Mrs. Ewing
  To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish the criteria submitted by his Department to the European Commission in connection with the submission of the assisted areas map to the European Commission on 15 June; and if he will make a statement.

  Mr. Stewart
  [holding answer 23 June 1993]:In order not to prejudice negotiation with the European Commission no information on the proposed assisted areas map will be released until approval has been received.

  Mrs. Ewing
  To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what discussions he had with regional and district councils prior to the submission of the assisted areas map to the European Commission on 15 June; and if he will make a statement.

  Mr. Stewart
  [holding answer 23 June 1993 ]: Discussions took place with a number of local authorities about the review of the assisted areas map. I had meetings specifically to discuss the review with delegations from Central region—including representatives from Central regional council, Clackmannan district council, Falkirk district council and Stirling district council—East Lothian district council and Midlothian district council. The views expressed at these meetings were noted and together with the written responses to our consultation paper, were taken fully into account in the review.
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  Non-departmental Organisations
  Mr. Wallace
  To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what are the operating costs for non-departmental bodies in Scotland individually and cumulatively for each year since 1978.

  Mr. Lang
  [holding answer 24 June 1993]: Information is not centrally available in the precise form requested. However details of staff numbers employed by each executive non-departmental public body are published annually in "Public Bodies" copies of which are available in the Library. This publication also contains the total expenditure of each executive non-departmental public body; and details of numbers and remuneration of the chairman, deputy chairman and members of each non-departmental public body. Most such bodies also publish annual reports and accounts, again available in the Library.

  Mr. Wallace
  To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what plans he has to introduce new mechanisms within the Scottish Office to ensure that non-departmental public bodies in Scotland are properly financially accountable, in terms both of their operating costs and their expenditure.

  Mr. Lang
  [holding answer 24 June 1993]: The arrangements for ensuring the financial accountability of non-departmental public bodies and that they comply with the requirements of "Government Accounting" are kept tinder constant review. In particular both the internal controls operated by each executive body and the relationships with the department are examined in depth in formal financial management reviews. These reviews are on a rolling programme, with each body being dealt with every five years. Advisory bodies do not undertake expenditure on their own account.

  Mr. Wallace
  To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what sums of money non-departmental public bodies have spent in Scotland in each year since 1978.

  Mr. Lang
  [holding answer 24 June 1993]: Details of expenditure by executive non-departmental public bodies, that part of it funded by government, and other departmental expenditure on such bodies are published annually in "Public Bodies" copies of which are available in the Library. That publication also contains details of departmental expenditure on advisory bodies; such bodies do not undertake expenditure on their own account.

  Mr. Wallace
  To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many appointments he has made each year since 1990 to non-departmental public bodies in Scotland; and what were the financial consequences of these appointments.

  Mr. Lang
  [holding answer 24 June 1993 ]: In 1990 I made 308 appointments to non-departmental public bodies, of which 48 were salaried and 73 fee paid. The total salary cost is £462,361. In 1991 I made 248 appointments of which 40 were salaries and 43 fee paid with a total salary cost of £421,218. Between 1 January and 1 September 1992 I made 267 appointments, 50 salaried and seven fee paid. The total salary cost is £289,998.

  It is not possible to give the total amount paid in fees. The rates of fee for fee paid appointments is published in "Public Bodies", which is available in the Library. The remaining appointments were unpaid.
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  The information held on the central database in my Department is as at 1 September 1992, and that is the date of the information I have just given. Because of the way in which the information is held, appointments made in 1990 and 1991 which had expired before I September 1992 are not shown and neither are appointments to children's panels, other than chairmen or deputy chairmen, or as justices of the peace, neither of which are held on the central database. Information on salaries and fees are also at 1 September 1992. Information on allowances and travel and subsistence costs are not held centrally and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.

  Mr. Wallace
  To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what mechanisms exist within the Scottish Office to ensure that non-departmental public bodies in Scotland are financially accountable, in terms both of their operating costs and their expenditure.

  Mr. Lang
  [holding answer 24 June 1993]: The financial accountability of non-departmental public bodies is assured by the provision of their governing statutes and the conditions set out for individual bodies in accounts directions, financial memoranda, and management statements under which they receive grants and other funding from my Department. These conditions apply the rules of "Government Accounting" and the provisions of "Non Departmental Public Bodies: a Guide for Departments" to the activities of such bodies. My Department also undertakes detailed monitoring of the activities of such bodies, the detailed arrangements depending on the individual circumstances of each body.

  Kingsmeadow School, Haddington
  Mr. Home Robertson
  To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will make a statement on the circumstances in which Kingsmeadow primary school in Haddington has been destroyed by fire; and what arrangements he will make to help Lothian regional council to safeguard the education of pupils in Haddington and to rebuild the school.

  Lord James Douglas-Hamilton
  [holding answer 24 June 1993]: Both my right hon. Friend and I were saddened to hear of the destruction caused by the recent fire at Kings Meadow primary school and understand the distress which the loss of the building will cause to everyone associated with the school. We understand that the preliminary assessment is that the fire was malicious and is subject to further police investigation. Lothian regional council, as education authority, is responsible for alternative arrangements for the pupils and for decisions about the future rebuilding of the school.

TRANSPORT

  Rail Freight
  Mr. Clapham
  To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what initiatives he is taking to increase the volume of freight carried by rail.

  Mr. Macgregor
  We have authorised British Rail investment of over £400 million in preparation for channel tunnel freight services and have asked British Rail to explore opportunities for involving the private sector to develop them further. Open access for freight will break
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  British Rail's monopoly and allow new operators to provide the services the customer wants. I have also announced three important new measures to boost the prospects for rail freight—improvements to the existing freight facilities grant scheme; the introduction of a new grant scheme to assist with Railtrack's charges; and consultation on a proposal for a lorry weight incentive of 44 tonnes for vehicles delivering to railheads.

  Bus Accidents
  Mr. Milburn
  To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many(a) fatalities and (b) injuries have occurred involving buses and (i) other buses, (ii) other road vehicles and (iii) pedestrians in each year since 1986.

  Mr. Key
  [holding answer 24 June 1993]: Casualties in accidents involving buses are not readily available for the accident groupings requested. The table shows pedestrian casualties, and casualties in other vehicles and in buses, in those accidents involving at least one bus for the years requested.

  Casualties in accidents involving at least one bus with other road user groups, by casualty type and severity: Great Britain 1986–1991

  Casualties

  Pedestrian1

  Road user group Other road vehicles2

  Bus3

  1986

  Fatal

  78

  125

  0

  Injured

  2,160

  3,784

  373

  TOTAL

  2,238

  3,909

  373

  1987

  Fatal

  81

  103

  2

  Injured

  2,134

  4,012

  430

  TOTAL

  2,215

  4,115

  432

  1988

  Fatal

  87

  84

  0

  Injured

  2,127

  3,924

  438

  TOTAL

  2,214

  4,008

  438

  1989

  Fatal

  83

  120

  0

  Injured

  2,149

  4,226

  483

  TOTAL

  2,232

  4,346

  483

  1990

  Fatal

  96

  110

  0

  Injured

  2,171

  4,126

  675

  TOTAL

  2,267

  4,236

  675

  1991

  Fatal

  91

  73

  1

  Injured

  1,883

  3,680

  296

  TOTAL

  1,974

  3,753

  297

  1 Excludes bus user and driver casualties and casualties from other road vehicles which may be involved in the accident.

  2 Excludes bus user and driver casualties and pedestrian casualties involved in the accident.

  3 Casualties in accidents involving at least two buses, Excludes casualties in other vehicles and pedestrians which may also be involved in multi-bus accidents.

  British Rail Pension Fund
  Mr. Moss
  To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will take steps to provide that the British Rail pension fund will be used for no other purpose than the provision of pensions.
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  Mr. MacGregor
  Yes. BR pension funds will be used for no other purpose than the provision of pensions.

  Bicycles (Rail Journeys)
  Mr. Dalyell
  To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what future plans he has for regulating the charging of the conveyance of bicycles on short rail journeys.

  Mr. Freeman
  We have no plans for regulation of charges but where there is a reasonable level of demand, we expect privatisation franchisees to encourage cyclists to use the Railways.

  Trains (Leasing)
  Mr. Hall
  To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when he expects orders to be placed for rolling stock using the £150 million leasing fund made available in the 1992 autumn statement.

  Mr. MacGregor
  I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to my hon. Friend the member for Ryedale (Mr. Greenway) earlier today.

  Wild Flowers (Highways)
  Mr. Fishburn
  To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what is his policy on wild flowers along highways.

  Mr. Key
  We carry out and encourage the planting of native species of wildflowers wherever appropriate. Last Thursday I launched the wild flower handbook. This will act as a welcome stimulus to road planners and designers in carrying out work which I regard as very important.

  A13 (Improvements)
  Mr. Spearing
  To ask the Secretary of State for Transport by what date he expects the three road improvement schemes for the A13 in the London borough of Newham to be completed.

  Mr. Norris
  The Canning Town flyover and Ironbridge improvement schemes are expected to be completed by 1998. The junction improvements A13/A112 and A13/A117 are expected to be completed in 1997.

  The progress on all these schemes is subject to satisfactory completion of statutory procedures and to the necessary funds being available.

  West Coast Main Line
  Ms Coffey
  To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when he last met the chairman of British Rail to discuss services on the west coast main line.

  Mr. Freeman
  My right hon. Friend regularly meets the chairman of British Rail to discuss a variety of railway issues.

  Ms Lynne
  To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what support his Department has given to British Rail's request to improve the rolling stock on the west coast main line.

  Mr. Freeman
  An order for new InterCity 225 trains for the west coast main line is one of two options currently
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  being considered to utilise the £150 million leasing facility made available to British Rail in last year's autumn statement. The choice between the two options is entirely a matter for British Rail in the light of their negotiation with the suppliers and their lessors.

  Mr. Dickens
  To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment he has made of the need for replacement of the rolling stock on the west coast main line; and if he will make a statement.

  Mr. Freeman
  It is for British Rail to decide when rolling stock should be replaced. New trains for the west coast main line are one of the options they are pursuing for the £150 million leasing facility announced in last year's autumn statement.

  M5 Widening
  Mr. Thomason
  To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make a statement on the widening of the M5 between junctions 6 and 8.

  Mr. Key
  Widening will relieve congestion on this important link and holiday route between the midlands, south Wales and the south west. Use of the parallel widening technique has avoided the need for contraflows and caused minimal disruption to traffic with the work being substantially complete within two years of the start of construction. I visited the site last week to unveil a commemorative plaque and was pleased to see that both three-lane carriageways will be open to traffic within three to four weeks.

  Jubilee Line Extension
  Mr. Simon Hughes
  To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when he expects work to start on the Jubilee line extension; and if he will make a statement.

  Mr. Norris
  I refer the hon. Member to the answer that I gave earlier today to my hon. Friend, the Member for Castle Point (Dr. Spink).

  Coastal Waters (Safety)
  Mr. Harris
  To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what progress he has made in the European Transport Council regarding safety in British coastal waters.

  Mr. Norris
  At the June Transport Council, a resolution was adopted with the strong support of my right hon. Friend, which sets out an action programme of priority measures to improve the safety of shipping throughout the community, including our own coastal waters. We shall seek speedy implementation of the measures proposed. At the same council, my right hon. Friend announced that the United Kingdom will unilaterally pursue higher safety standards for ferries serving United Kingdom ports.

  Railways (Service)
  Mr. David Evans
  To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many stations or railway lines won a cup from British Rail for service to customers last year.

  Mr. Freeman
  British Rail, in consultation with user groups and others, organises several categories of award to 402
  stations in recognition of quality and service to customers. In addition to the British Railways best station competition, there is the Glasdon award for environmental excellence, the Geoffrey Farr award for community involvement, the London Regional Passengers Committee award for best London termini, the Anglo-Irish best station award, and the Lord Mountevans trophy. A total of 24 such awards were made in 1992.

  Channel Tunnel Rail link
  Mr. Mackinlay
  To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will visit Thurrock to meet householders and representatives of industry affected by the alteration in the proposed line of route for the channel tunnel link which he announced in March.

  Mr. Freeman
  Union Railways is taking the lead in a full public consultation process on the channel tunnel rail link, including in Thurrock. A report will be prepared when consultation has been completed and so the Government will be properly informed on local opinion in reaching final decisions on the route.

  Ms Richardson
  To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when the next Union Railways report on the channel tunnel rail link consultation will be published; and if he proposes to publish it in full.

  Mr. Freeman
  At the end of October Union Railways will submit a report to the Government on the options for refining the rail link identified during public consultation. Decisions will then be reached and most of the report will be published, but excluding commercially confidential material.

  Ms Richardson
  To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when the railway inspectorate started work in examining the possible safety risks concerning the channel tunnel rail link running at high speeds through residential areas of the London borough of Barking and Dagenham.

  Mr. Freeman
  Discussions have already taken place between British Rail and the Health and Safety Executive's HM railway inspectorate about the various safety issues relating to the channel tunnel rail link. The assessment of safety risks for the route proposed by Union Railways is being carried out in a structured fashion. Union Railways intends to maintain a programme of discussions with the inspectorate and other authorities and is expected to present a safety case at key stages of the development of the project.

  Ms Richardson
  To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what criteria were applied to the compensation and purchase schemes in respect of the channel tunnel rail link in(a) Kent and (b) the London borough of Barking and Dagenham; and what reasons underlie the differences in the criteria in (a) and (b).

  Mr. Freeman
  The proposed arrangements for the route of the rail link as a whole are set out in the paper "DOT—Paper for the High Level Forum: Property Purchase and Compensation Policy". Copies have been placed in the Library and I also sent one to the hon. Member. Earlier purchase schemes, which covered broader zones, were applied to Kent and the then affected part of London—mainly Peckham. The reasons for the proposed change in coverage are explained in the paper.
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  Ms Richardson
  To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if a full environmental impact assessment has been carried out on the proposed channel tunnel rail link; and if he will make a statement.

  Mr. Freeman
  Environmental appraisal is a continuing process throughout the development of the project. The results of the most recent stage in the process are described in the appendix "The Union Railway and the Environment" to the Union Railways' March 1993 report. Additonal appraisal is being undertaken which will enable the environmental statement to be produced, in accordance with standing orders, when statutory approval for the project is sought.

  Concessionary Fares (London)
  Mr. Harry Greenway
  To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what is the current cost of the statutory London concessionary fare scheme; and if he will make a statement.

  Mr. Norris
  This year the cost of the London boroughs' scheme is £116 million.

  Franchised Passenger Services
  Mr. Tredinnick
  To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what response he has had from British Rail management and staff to running franchised passenger services.

  Mr. MacGregor
  There has been a very positive response. Management-employee buy-out teams have expressed interest in bidding for most of the 25 franchises we have announced.

  Signposting (Isle of Wight)
  Mr. Barry Field
  To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what representations he has received about signposting on the Isle of Wight.

  Mr. Key
  My predecessor saw a deputation from the county council in March and I have received representations from my hon. Friend which I am looking forward to discussing with him shortly.

  Channel Tunnel (Rail Freight)
  Mr. Spellar
  To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make a statement on the Government's policy on the construction of rail freight depots to take advantage of the opening of the channel tunnel.

  Mr. Freeman
  The Government welcome the new opportunities presented by the channel tunnel for rail freight. Decisions about the number and location of terminals are commercial matters for British Rail and the private sector. British Rail has selected nine sites for intermodal terminals in the light of independent market research.

  Traffic Congestion
  Mr. French
  To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment he has made of the pollutant effects of stationary and slow-moving traffic; and what plans he has to relieve congestion in urban areas.
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  Mr. Key
  The quality of urban air review group—QUARG—a group of independent experts, issued its first report in January of this year, and copies have been placed in the Library.

  The Government are considering a number of initiatives which could have the effect in the longer term of reducing the rate of traffic growth.

  Pensioners' Travel Passes
  Mr. Redmond
  To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what action he is taking to ensure pensioners using London Transport continue to have a free travel pass when London's public transport is deregulated.

  Mr. Norris
  When we bring forward legislation to deregulate London bus services we shall include provisions to ensure the continuation of a London-wide concessionary fares scheme after deregulation. The level of concessions offered will, as now, be for the London boroughs to determine.

  Environmental Policy
  Mr. Chris Smith
  To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what is his Department's policy on the purchase and use of(a) recycled paper, (b) low-energy light bulbs, (c) tropical hardwoods, (d) peat and (e) cars with catalytic converters.

  Mr. Norris
  Subject to securing best value for money, the Department's procurement policy is to promote the use of recycled paper, low energy light bulbs, sustainable alternatives to tropical hardwoods, peat free compost and cars with catalytic converters.

  Rail Services (Portsmouth)
  Mr. David Martin
  To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what improvements are in his Department's present plans for rail services between Portsmouth and London.

  Mr. Freeman
  Rail services between Portsmouth and London are at present operated by Network SouthEast's south western division. We announced in February of this year that the south western division is to be one of the first franchises to be offered to the private sector. We expect the franchise to start some time in 1995. We believe that giving the private sector the opportunity to operate existing services and introduce new ones is the best way to bring about the improvements to services which passengers want.

  Blackwall Crossing
  Mr. Wilson
  To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what considerations underlay his decision to publish only section 12 of the cost-benefit analysis used in selecting his Department's preferred option of a bridge, rather than a tunnel, for the A102 Blackwall third crossing; if he intends to publish this analysis in full before the end of the consultation phase; and if he will make a statement.

  Mr. Norris
  Copies of the full technical appraisal report for the A102 Blackwall third crossing river bridge are available for inspection at the Department's London docklands division, South Quay Plaza II, 183 Marsh wall, London. El4 9SH. As he requested, I sent the hon.
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  Member an advance copy of section 12 which deals solely with the cost benefit analysis. He is now being sent a copy of the full report.

  Mr. Wilson
  To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to his answer of 17 May,Official Report, column 4, at what stage of a scheme a formal environmental assessment is prepared; when he expects to have one completed on the preferred option of a bridge for the A102 Blackwall third crossing; if he intends to make public this assessment; and if he will make a statement.

  Mr. Norris
  Environmental assessments are carried out throughout the development of highway schemes. The formal environmental impact assessment is prepared and published with the draft orders for the chosen scheme. In the case of the proposed third river crossing at Blackwall, this is expected to be in about two years time.

  Road Signs
  Mr. David Martin
  To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what is his policy on keeping road signs clear of foliage; and how it is enforced.

  Mr. Key
  The trunk roads and motorways for which my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State is the highway authority are regularly inspected. We have issued instructions to our maintenance agents on the need to cut back vegetation where this obscures sight lines for drivers or their view of traffic signs. We have strongly advised local highway authorities to follow the Department's guidance and standards for maintenance of signs on other roads, and similar standards have been incorporated into the Local Authority Associations' "Code of Good Practice on Highways Maintenance", but we do not have powers to force local highway authorities to comply with them.

  Motor Insurance
  Mr. Trimble
  To ask the Secretary of State of Transport what consideration he is giving to the introduction of a legislative requirement that motorists display proof of insurance on windscreens.

  Mr. Key
  I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 23 June 1993 at column 171 to my hon. Friend the Member for Rutland and Melton (Mr. Duncan).

  East-west Trunk Route
  Mr. Walden
  To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what consideration his Department is giving to an alternative east-west trunk route to the A418 in Buckinghamshire.

  Mr. Key
  I expect to make an announcement this summer about alternative corridors for the east-west route to the west of Aylesbury. Elsewhere in Buckinghamshire a planning inquiry has just been completed into the county council proposals for an A418 bypass of Wing and we expect to consult the public about the A418 west of Aylesbury to Wing bypass section of the east-west route later this summer.

  Rail Travel Costs
  Mrs. Roche
  To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment his Department has made of the likely change in the cost of travelling to work in London under rail privatisation; and if he will make a statement.
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  Mr. Norris
  The franchising director will be able to control fares through franchise agreements. and we have announced our intention to bring forward amendments to the Railways Bill to place a statutory duty on him to care for the interests of passengers using his judgment of what is a reasonable level of fares.

  Mrs. Roche
  To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment his Department has made of the comparative cost of travelling to work in London and other European capitals.

  Mr. Norris
  The Department has not made comparative estimates of travel-to-work costs for London and other European capitals. Such a comparison would need to take into account a wide range of factors which vary from country to country.

  British Rail (Lease Finance)
  Sir Keith Speed
  To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what discussions his Department is having with British Rail about further tranches of lease finance for replacement rolling stock.

  Mr. Freeman
  I refer my hon. Friend to the answer I gave on Friday 25 June 1993 at column 283.

  Petrol Facilities
  Mr. Burns
  To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what is the distance on the A414 between the A414/Al2 junction and Sandon service station.

  Mr. Key
  Approximately 1·3 km—0·8 miles.

  Mr. Burns
  To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will reconsider the decision given to the hon. Member for Chelmsford in his letter of 11 June not to allow fuel pump flash signs on the junction of the A414/A12; and if he will make a statement.

  Mr. Key
  No. I am satisfied that the decision taken is the right one. The facilities provided at Sandon service station do not meet the criteria laid down by the Department. The Department's policy on such signing guards against a proliferation of signs to services at some distance from the trunk road.

  Mr. Burns
  To ask the Secretary of State for Transport under what criteria emergency roadsigns have been installed on the M40 drawing to motorists' attention the availability of petrol for sale at distances of greater than a mile from the M40.

  Mr. Key
  Apart from a reduction in the minimum permitted spacing of motorway services announced August 1992, the longstanding criteria governing the location of services to be signed on a motorway remain unchanged. The 1991 decision to sign temporarily off-motorway fuel and lavatory facilities from the M40 in Oxfordshire and Warwickshire was taken to meet exceptional circumstances. The signs will be removed when permanent motorway service areas are available.

  Mr. Burns
  To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment his Department has made of the level of traffic using the A414 from the A414/A12 junction to Sandon service station; and what evidence underlies his
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  conclusion that the installation of fuel pump flash signs at that junction would cause problems at the turn-off and in the local road network.

  Mr. Key
  Encouraging long distance through traffic to divert from the trunk road to Sandon service station would inevitably lead to extra pressure on the A12/A414 junction and adjoining local roads. When the A12 Chelmsford bypass was opened, temporary service signs were agreed only until such time as services with direct or easy access to the A12 were available. As other suitable facilities now exist adjacent to A 12 there are neither overriding grounds nor need to divert traffic from the main route.

  Mr. Burns
  To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what petrol facilities are available to motorists on the A12 between the M25 and the A414/A12 junction; and what is the distance between the M25 and the A414/A12 junction.

  Annual percentage change

  Fares

  Retail Price Index

  London Bus

  London Underground

  NSE

  1979

  13·7

  14·7

  9·6

  13·4

  1980

  38·1

  35·3

  22·3

  18·0

  1981

  6·6

  2·9

  18·3

  11·9

  1982

  24·1

  26·0

  8·5

  8·6

  1983

  1·9

  4·4

  7·4

  4·6

  1984

  -8·4

  -13·4

  6·7

  5·0

  1985

  9·1

  7·7

  7·2

  6·1

  1986

  7·0

  5·9

  7·5

  3·4

  1987

  3·0

  5·3

  5·0

  4·1

  1988

  10·5

  9·5

  6·2

  4·9

  1989

  11·8

  12·6

  9·2

  7·8

  1990

  8·5

  9·6

  8·6

  9·5

  1991

  10·9

  11·2

  10·8

  5·9

  1992

  7·6

  7·8

  7·6

  3·7

  Public Appointments
  Mr. George Howarth
  To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list the names, occupations and current employers of those who currently hold positions in each public body to which he makes appointments; if he will make a statement on the considerations taken into account when making such appointments; and if he will list details of the posts and salaries or allowances payable which have changed since the publication of "Public Bodies 1992".

  Mr. Norris
  [holding answer 25 June 1993]: Lists of names, occupations and current employers of persons appointed to public bodies by my right hon. Friend are not held centrally and up-to-date lists could be obtained only at disproportionate cost. The considerations taken into account by him when making appointments will vary according to the needs of the body concerned and any statutory requirements relevant to it.

  The main changes in data on posts, salaries and allowances, since it was provided for "Public Bodies 1992", is as follows:

  British Railways Board. All salaries were increased by 1·5 per cent. for 1992–93, giving a salary of £216,195 for the chairman; the person listed in the deputy chairman column has left the board and a new part-time vice-chairman has been appointed at a salary of £120,000;
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  Mr. Key
  There are services adjacent to Brook street interchange on the old Al2 and also at Brentwood North, Al2/A1023 junction. It is approximately 24 km—15 miles—between M25 and A414/Al2 junction and only a further 5 km—three miles—to Boreham interchange.

  Fares
  Mr. Austin-Walker
  To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what has been the annual percentage change in fares for(a) British Rail Network SouthEast, (b) London Underground and (c) London Buses for each of the years since 1979; and what was the annual rate of inflation for each of those years.

  Mr. Freeman
  The information requested is given in the table.

  one of the members in the £65,001–£70,000 salary band has left the board; and there are now eight members—six male and two female—in the £5,001–£10,000 band.

  Civil Aviation Authority. There are now no members in the £25,000–£30,000 salary band; one instead of two in the £20,001–£25,000 band; one instead of nil in the £15,001–£20,000 band; and five members, one of whom is female, instead of four male members in the £10,001–£15,000 band.

  London Regional Transport. The salary of the chairman is now £111,030; the part-time deputy chairman has retired and the salary of his successor, a full-time member who is also chief executive, is £100,000. Following changes to board membership and a reallocation of responsibilities, changes in distribution between salary bands are:

  3M £30,001–40,000

  1M £20,001–30,000

  3M, 1F £10,001–20,000

  1F £ 5,001–10,000

  Executive Bodies. The remuneration of the three part-time members of Trinity House lighthouse service nominated by my right hon. Friend is now £6,325; and the salary of the traffic director for London is £61,530.

  Advisory Bodies. Fee rates shown have been increased from £126 to £153 and from £96 to £117.

  Traffic Commissioners/Licensing Authorities. Six traffic commissioners now come within the £40,001–£45,000 salary band and one in the £45,001–£50,000 band. The fee rate for deputy commissioners—now 15 male and one female—is £177.

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