§ Mr. ByersTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department on what occasions in the last 10 years he or a Minister in his Department has given a direction to civil servants to award a contract against the advice of the civil service; what was the subject matter of the contract and its value; and when it was awarded.
§ Mr. Howard[holding answer 8 July 1994]: There are no known instances during the last 10 years of Ministers in 665W the Home Office issuing written instructions in pursuance of paragraphs 13 or 14 of section 6.1.5 of "Government Accounting".
Asbestos-related deaths and disorders Table 1—Deaths from asbestosis without mention of mesothelioma for each region and health board area of Scotland, 1984–93 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 Scotland 12 22 16 12 17 19 17 18 13 16 Borders 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Central/Forth Valley 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 Dumfries and Galloway 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Fife 1 2 2 3 2 3 2 2 3 1 Grampian 0 1 1 0 3 0 1 1 1 1 Highlands 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Lothian 2 4 2 2 0 1 1 3 0 2 Strathclyde 8 13 10 5 11 13 12 10 8 10 Tayside 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 Orkney Islands Area 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Shetland Islands Area 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Western Isles Islands Area 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Table 2-Deaths from asbestosis mentioning mesothelioma for each region and health board area of Scotland, 1984–93 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 Scotland 3 4 4 7 7 2 6 0 5 4 Borders 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Central/Forth Valley 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dumfries and Galloway 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Fife 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Grampian 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Highland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lothian 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Strathclyde 2 3 3 7 7 2 4 0 5 3 Tayside 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Orkney Islands Area 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Shetland Islands Area 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Western Isles Islands Area 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0