HC Deb 01 May 1995 vol 259 c94W
Mr. Ainger

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many civil service appointments were made to administrative assistant and administrative officer posts in his Department and the agencies for which he is accountable in each quarter from September 1993 until 1995. [21766]

Mr. Howard

The information is as follows:

Mr. Michael Forsyth

Total figures for the amount of temazepam manufactured and exported during 1994 are not yet available. During 1993, however, exports did exceed the amount produced domestically. Temazepam is not only manufactured in the United Kingdom but is also imported in significant quantities to meet with legitimate demands, including export 'orders.

Mr. McMaster

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the answer of 21 April,Official Report, column 309, what is his latest estimate of the amount of temazepam retained each year for the last five years as manufacturers' stocks, in kilograms and prescription units, ending at the close of the 1994 calendar year; and if he will make a statement. [22043]

Mr. Michael Forsyth

Total figures for the amount of temazepam held as manufacturers' stocks in 1994 are not yet available. The amounts for the previous five years were as follows:

Year Amount (kg)
1989 2,284
1990 2,226
1991 3,006
1992 3,978
1993 923

As the drug is prescribed in varying quantities and formulations it is not possible to convert the amount of base material available in a meaningful number of prescription units.