HC Deb 21 February 2000 vol 344 cc757-8W
Mr. Maples

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) on what day, at what time, and how Libyan scud missile parts(a) were shipped from the UK to Malta and (b) were returned to the UK from Malta; [105015]

(2) when Libyan scud missile parts were first uncovered on UK territory. [105014]

Department/agency Type of scheme Number of places Cost
Customs and Excise 5 workplace nurseries and bought-in places elsewhere About 1,000 children, estimated at 900 parents Will vary as parents choose own nurseries. Budget allocation of £618,000, representing Departmental subsidy of between 37 per cent. and 47 per cent. for workplace nurseries and 25 per cent. For voucher and other schemes
Inland Revenue (including Valuation Office) 7 IR nurseries 182 places Nil subsidy but with basic accommodation, equipment and utilities provided free. (No central record of fees paid, nor number of parents who use the facilities)
17 IR playschemes 190 places
15 external schemes 238 places
National Savings
Glasgow: Crèche 24 places £300 per month1
Holiday playscheme 44 places £6 per day1
Durham: Crèche 52 places £130 per month1
70 places £6 per day1
Blackpool: Holiday playscheme 60 places £6 per day1
Office for National Statistics
London: External play scheme 16 staff—2 of whom used a different scheme, for which costs are not available £8.05 per day, rising to £8.40 at Christmas 1998
Southport: Playscheme 26 places, currently with 33 registered and 20 non-registered parents £6.50 per day plus annual registration charge of £10 or £8 per day for non-registered parents
Titchfield: Playscheme 30 places, used by 57 parents £8 per day
Newport: Nursery 28 places £85 per week for under 2s, £80 per week for over 2s, rising to £90 and £85 respectively in January 1999
Runcorn: Playscheme2 18 parents (24 children) £8.50 per day
Royal Mint No provision
UK Debt Management Office No provision
Treasury External playscheme during school holidays 16 parents used it at least once Currently £6.70 per day. No provision of nursery places or child care vouchers
1 NS subsidise the cost; figures given are average cost to parents, since not all places are taken up at a given time
2 Co-located with DfEE and use their child care facilities

Caroline Flint

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what provisions are made available to (i) departmental staff and (ii) employees of executive agencies under the control of his Department, for

Dawn Primarolo

Customs inquiries into the shipment were commenced in May 1999. The parts were shipped in error by the airline to Malta at approximately 0615 on 21 May 1999 and were returned by air to the UK, following further intervention by UK Customs, at approximately 1345 on 2 July 1999. The shipment was inspected by MOD officials on 13 July who confirmed that the contents were consistent with Scud parts.

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