§ Mr. Jim CunninghamTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on the Probation Service's budget(a) nationally and (b) in the west midlands for (i) 1997 and (ii) 1998. [2172]
§ Mr. Sackville[holding answer 7 November 1996]: The national revenue grant provision for the Probation Service in 1997–98, and the budgets for individual services, will be announced after the Chancellor's Budget statement on 26 November.
§ Mr. CunninghamTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the budget for the Probation Service(a) nationally and (b) in the west midlands for each year since 1990; and if he will express the figures (i) in real terms and (ii) to show the percentage change on the previous year. [2167]
§ Mr. Sackville[holding answer 7 November 1996]: The information is shown in the table.
poisoning, biological monitoring, medical surveillance, clinical considerations and employment of women of reproductive capacity.
A copy of the guidance has been placed in the Library.