asked the Secretary of State for Wales which locations in Wales are licensed for the dumping of toxic refuse.

Under the Control of Pollution Act 1974 responsibility for licensing waste disposal sites in Wales rests with district councils as waste disposal authorities. District councils are required to maintain a register for inspection by the public of all sites in their areas licensed to receive controlled waste which includes special or toxic waste. Up to date records are not held centrally, but some information about waste disposal sites licensed to receive controlled waste is included in the hazardous waste inspectorate's 1984 register of facilities for the disposal of controlled wastes in England and Wales, a copy of which is in the Library of the House.

asked the Secretary of State for Wales what arrangements operate for the logging of those who have access to (a) computer and (b) manual files kept by his Department on individuals; and if he will describe the procedures in operation for both categories.

Specific guidelines on security of automatically processed data in Government Departments are observed. They are contained in "Protection of Information in Computer Systems" and "Central Government Code of Practice No. 21", issued by the Central Computer and Telecommunications Agency, which give recommended procedures to safeguard data in computer installations. Copies of these guidelines have been placed in the House Library.Access to manual files on individuals is strictly limited to those who need to see them in the course of their duties.

asked the Secretary of State for Wales what discussions he has had in the current year with the Central Electricity Generating Board concerning the future of the Trawsfynydd and Wylfa nuclear power stations and the possible implications on employment in Gwynedd.

Following discussions with the chairman of the Central Electricity Generating Board last year, I am keeping in close touch with the studies into potential sites at Trawsfynydd and Wylfa which the board announced in March.

asked the Secretary of State for Wales whether he has now received any approaches for assistance from his Department towards helping to maintain the present level of Welsh language weekly newspapers; and if he will make a statement.

I have received several letters about the particular problems facing two Welsh language weekly newspapers, and have informed the correspondents that I cannot hold out any prospect of financial assistance from this Department.

asked the Secretary of State for Wales what plans he has to safeguard the interest of sheep farmers in Wales during the next year; and if he will make a statement.

Support arrangements for the sheepmeat sector in the next year will be considered as part of the 1986 common agricultural policy price-fixing negotiations. The sheepmeat regime has brought substantial benefits to Wales and in the last marketing year 1984–85 payments of £39·8 million were made to Welsh sheep producers. In addition in 1984 payments to producers in Wales for sheep under the hill livestock compensatory allowances scheme totalled £17·9 million.

asked the Secretary of State for Wales how many farm workers have left the agriculture industry in Wales during the last three years; and if he will make a statement.

During the period 1982–85, the number of full and part-time hired workers on holdings in Wales fell by 736. the number of family workers, however is provisionally estimated to have risen by 142 and that of farmers, partners, directors and managers by 1,875. The total labour force (excluding farmers wives but including casual and seasonal workers) is provisionally estimated to have risen by 2,026 in this period.

asked the Secretary of State for Wales how many cases of scab have been notified in Wales during the last 12 months; what were the corresponding figures for the last 10 years; and if he will make a statement.

The table gives the number of outbreaks of sheep scab in Wales in each of the past 10 years, each year beginning on 1 July.

Year	Outbreaks
1976–77	3
1977–78	0
1978–79	0
1979–80	0
1980–81	11
1981–82	1
1982–83	12
1983–84	11
1984–85	16
1985–86	*10
*to 15 November.

asked the Secretary of State for Wales when he last met the principals of Wales' agriculture college, Aberystwyth, to discuss the implications of the proposed changes in the advisory services; and if he will make a statement.

I have not recently met the principal of the Welsh agricultural college. The Agriculture and Development and Advisory Service is, however, in close liaison with the college over the preparation of advisory packages which the college propose offering to farmers in Wales.

asked the Secretary of State for Wales what was the estimated loss of agricultural production in Wales due to the bad weather conditions during the current year; and if he will make a statement.

Figures are not yet available on which to make an accurate assessment of the effect of the poor weather experienced during the summer months. It is clear however that both output and costs will have been adversely affected.

	1983 (July-December)				1984				Total
	To Reporter		To Hearing		To Reporter		To Hearing		To Reporter		To Hearing
Region	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F
Borders	4	—	1	—	4	—	3	—	8	—	4	—
Central	4	1	3	—	19	11	15	4	23	12	18	4
Dumfries & Galloway	—	—	—	—	4	2	2	2	4	2	2	2
Fife	6	2	3	2	19	5	7	2	25	7	10	4
Grampian	15	5	2	2	21	5	7	1	36	10	9	3
Highland	8	4	6	—	16	5	6	1	24	9	12	1
Lothian	24	4	2	—	46	23	7	3	70	27	9	3
Strathclyde	12	5	2	5	359	99	237	61	371	104	239	66
Tayside	9	—	3	—	33	4	12	—	42	4	15	—
Totals	82	21	22	9	521	154	296	74	603	175	318	83

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland for how long Sunday trading has operated in Scotland; and what assessment he makes of the current social impact.

There has been no general statutory prohibition on Sunday trading in Scotland in any post-Union legislation. Such patterns of Sunday trading as have developed have done so in response to local demand and local opinion. My right hon. Friend accepts the assessment of the social impact of Sunday trading in Scotland made by the National Consumer Council and by the Auld committee of inquiry into proposals to amend the Shops Act, set out in paragraphs 238 and 243 of the Auld report (Cmnd. 9376).

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will introduce legislation to enable local authorities in Scotland to license houses in multiple occupation; and if he will make a statement.

Powers are already available to local authorities, under the Housing (Scotland) Act 1966, to introduce a registration scheme for houses in multiple

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list in the Official Report on a local government area basis, and by sex (a) the numbers of young people detected abusing solvents since the Solvent Abuse (Scotland) Act 1983 came into effect and (b) the numbers of those detected that were referred to children's panels.

The numbers of cases of solvent abuse brought to the attention of the police have been as follows:

	Number
1983 (July-December)	1,933
1984	1,192

The numbers of referrals to reporters and children's hearings are as follows. Figures for 1985 will not be available until mid-1986.occupation. In addition, they have powers of control under the Housing (Management of Houses and Buildings in Multiple Occupation) (Scotland) Regulations 1964 and the power to make byelaws under the Public Health (Scotland) Act 1897.

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland when revised guidance will be issued to the police on the investigation of complaints of sexual assault; and if he will make a statement.

Revised guidance on the investigation of complaints of sexual assault was issued to the police service on 14 November 1985 in the light of the recent Scottish Office social research study, "Investigating Sexual Assault", and of consultations with the Association of Chief Police Officers (Scotland), the Rape Crisis Centres, and Scottish Women's Aid.The new guidance emphasises the need for victims to be treated tactfully and sympathetically and covers a number of important areas including medical examinations, questioning about previous sexual history, and follow-up action.

asked the Secretary of State for Energy what arrangements operate for the logging of those who have access to (a) computer and (b) manual files kept by his Department on individuals; and if he will describe the procedures in operation for both categories.

All information about individuals held by my Department is protected by the "need to know" principle. The guidelines issued by the Central Computer and Telecommunications Agency, "Protection of Information in Computer Systems" and "Central Government Code of Practice No. 21", are observed. There are copies of these guidelines in the House Library. Privacy markings restrict access to written information about individuals, manual files are registered and their movements are logged.

asked the Secretary of State for Energy what estimate he has made of the numbers of mineworkers who have not paid their national insurance contributions for 12 months and may have their redundant mineworkers' pension affected; whether he has now considered what legislative changes are necessary to safeguard their benefits; and if he will make a statement.

The number of mineworkers to be made redundant next year will depend on the National Coal Board's plans for the continued reorganisation of the industry. My right hon. Friend and I are considering carefully what might need to be done in relation to those whose benefits under the redundant mineworkers payments scheme would be affected by failure to pay national insurance contributions during the strike.

asked the Secretary of State for Energy what is his latest estimate of the date when the report of the Sizewell inquiry will be submitted to him.

The timing of the report is a matter for the inspector. However, the inspector has informed me that, following a recent review of progress, he does not now expect to be able to deliver his main recommendations until the spring of 1986.

asked the Prime Minister when she intends to hold further discussions with King Hussein and Mr. Shimon Peres regarding the peace process in the middle east.

I keep in regular contact with King Hussein, but have no plans for an early meeting. I look forward to welcoming Mr. Peres to London early next year.

asked the Prime Minister if she will now give further consideration to the effectiveness of regional economic policy as it is working in Wales.

The current arrangements are being kept under regular review following the measures announced last November which resulted from a thorough and wide ranging examination of regional economic policy and its impact throughout the country.

asked the Prime Minister if she will pay an official visit to Fraserburgh.

I have at present no plans to do so.

asked the Prime Minister if she will list her engagements for Tuesday 19 November.

asked the Prime Minister if she will list her engagements for Tuesday 19 November.

This morning I had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others. In addition to my duties in this House I shall be having further meetings later today. This evening I shall be giving a reception for Fellows of the Royal Society.

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what representations he has received on the current level of funding of the National Health Service.

I have received a number of representations on the current level of funding of the NHS.

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he is satisfied with the progress being made in the computerisation of the pay-as-you-earn (COP) project; and if he will make a statement.

Yes. The COP project is proceeding as planned, both as regards cost and as regards timing.As at the end of October, 6,000 visual display units had been installed in 122 tax offices. Thirty-eight of the offices had completed the transfer of their paper records to the computer. The remainder were in course of making the transfer. Further tax offices are being connected to the COP system at around 20 each month. Taxpayer records are being transferred to the computer at a rate of over 1 million each month.

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on the consequences of the ruling by a Scottish judge yesterday that the assets of TSB (Scotland) belong to the depositors and what course of action the Treasury intends to take on the matter.

[pursuant to his reply, 13 November 1985, c. 564]: This morning the Treasury lodged formal notice of appeal to the Inner House.

asked the Secretary of State for Transport what arrangements operate for the logging of those who have access to (a) computer and (b) manual files kept by his Department on individuals; and if he will describe the procedures in operation for both categories.

In the case of computer files containing information on individuals, specific guidelines on security of automatically processed data in Government Departments are observed. They are contained in "Protection of Information in Computer Systems" and Central Government Code of Practice No. 21", issued by

Route	County	Start Year	Completion Year	Costs £m
M11 Cambridge Western bypass	Cambs	1977	1980	21·3
M11 Quendon-Stump Cross	Essex	1977	1979	13·7
M11 A120-Quendon	Essex	1977	1979	11·1
M25 A13-A12	Essex	1979	1981	19·4
M25 A10-M11	Herts/Essex	1980	1984	55·9
M25 A13-A12	GLC/Essex	1980	1983	71·3
M25 M11-A12	Essex	1980	1983	60·9
A10 Southery-South Runcton	Norfolk	1977	1980	5·3
A10 Ely-Littleport bypass	Cambs	1984	Not Yet Open	7·0
A11 Attleborough bypass	Norfolk	1983	1985	5·5
A11 Barton Mills bypass	Suffolk	1985	Not Yet Open	3·1
A12 Copdock-Washbrook bypass	Suffolk	1982	1984	11·9
A12/45 Ipswich Southern bypass (including Orwell bridge)	Suffolk	1979	1982	57·4
A12 Ipswich Eastern bypass	Suffolk	1982	1984	3·5
A12 Great Yarmouth Western bypass (northern section including Breydon bridge)	Norfolk	1983	Not Yet Open	17·4
A12 Chelmsford bypass	Essex	1984	Not Yet Open	32·2
A12 4 Sisters junction improvement	Suffolk	1982	1984	1·1
A13 Mar Dyke-East of Grays	Essex	1979	1981	27·3
A17 West of Kings Lynn county boundary	Norfolk	1981	1982	6·2
A45 Cambridge Northern bypass	Cambs	1976	1979	23·3
A45 Levington heath improvement	Suffolk	1982	1982	2·3
A45 Ipswich Western bypass	Suffolk	1984	1985	18·2
A45 St. Neots bypass	Beds/Cambs	1984	Not Yet Open	2·1
A45 Trimley Grade Separation	Suffolk	1985	Not Yet Open	2·1
A45 Rougham-Woolpit improvement	Suffolk	1977	1979	5·9
A47 Blofield bypass	Norfolk	1981	1983	4·0
A47 Wisbech-West Walton bypass	Cambs	1982	1984	5·0
A47 Swaffham bypass	Norfolk	1979	1981	4·9
A120 Colchester Eastern bypass	Essex	1980	1982	24·0
A604 Bar Hill-Godmanchester	Cambs	1979	1981	13·2
*A120 Dovercourt bypass (trunked mid-1983)	Essex		1979	2·3
*A282 Dartford Tunnel approach road	Essex	1981	1982	2·3
* Local authority schemes receiving 100 per cent. grant.

asked the Secretary of State for Transport if he proposes to issue guidelines to local authorities about concessionary fare subsidy payments arising from the Transport Act.

Regulations on the reimbursement of operators will be laid early in 1986, and we shall at that stage be issuing a circular and further explanatory notes on all aspects of concessionary fares schemes.

asked the Secretary of State for Transport if he will publish in the Official Report a list of the trunk road improvements completed and started in Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex and Cambridgeshire during the years 1979 to 1985, inclusive, indicating the cost of each.

Trunk road improvements including motorway construction costing £1 million or more and either completed or started between 1979 and 1985 are as follows:

asked the Secretary of State for Transport what was the number of (a) fatal and (b) non-fatal accidents on the A127 in 1985.

Only data for the January to June period are available for 1985. There was one fatal accident and 107 serious or slight injury accidents.

asked the Secretary of State for Transport why the Government requested the Civil Aviation Authority to review the present rules for traffic distribution between the London airports; and if he will make a statement.

I refer the hon. Member to paragraphs 11.9 and 11.10 of the White Paper "Airports Policy" (Cmnd. 9542) published in June. These explain why the Government consider that the roles played by each of London's airports (Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted and Luton) should be examined in detail in consultation with the civil aviation industry and its users. The White Paper announced the Government's intention to invite the Civil Aviation Authority to review the existing traffic distribution rules for London and to advise him on the need for any changes. The authority has just published a consultation document, "Air traffic distribution in the London area", a copy of which is in the Library.

asked the Secretary of State for Transport when he expects to publish the report of the review of the Public Utilities Street Works Act 1950.

The report of Professor Michael Horne's review of the Public Utilities Street Works Act 1950 is being published this afternoon. Copies are being placed in the Library. I should like to thank Professor Horne and his two colleagues, Mr. Norman Ellis and Mr. Derek Ford, for the very considerable effort they have clearly put into preparing this report, which applies to England, Wales and Scotland. They have made a thorough and fundamental examination of the problems associated with utility roadworks and have made wide-ranging recommendations. I am now inviting comments on the report, which is available from HMSO, to be submitted not later than 28 February 1986.

asked the Secretary of State for Transport when he expects to publish the report of the East London road assessment study.

M25 Ockendon Traffic Flow Data
1985 Month	†8 to 9 am Weekday		†5 to 6 pm Weekday
	Highest (vph)	Lowest (vph)	Highest (vph)	Lowest (vph)	10 pm to 6 am 8-hour Monthly Average
February	5,109	4,216	5,170	3,597	2,896
March	5,167	4,436	5,624	4,202	3,119
April	5,319	4,576	5,545	4,227	4,452
May	5,105	4,669	5,703	4,347	4,009
June	5,148	4,673	5,578	4,149	4,143
July	5,364	4,230	6,132	4,296	4,592
August	5,091	4,518	5,519	4,139	4,746
September	5,279	4,364	5,879	4,288	4,135
October*	5,358	4,847	5,910	4,390	3,896
* First half only.
† Excluding Bank Holidays.

Lack of co-operation from the GLC is delaying the first stage report on identification of problems, which will not now be published until 1986.

asked the Secretary of State for Transport how many people, in each borough, have put views forward to the consultants undertaking the East London road assessment study; and how many invitations were issued.

I understand that the consultants distributed nearly 200,000 leaflets inviting views, placed nine general advertisements in the local and London-wide press, and sent at least 535 letters to local groups. In addition invitations to contribute were sent to all London Boroughs, the city of London, and the GLC and various national bodies and organisations.I expect information on the responses received by the consultants to be contained in the report of the first stage of the study which will be published in 1986.

asked the Secretary of State for Transport how many submissions have been received from London borough councils on the subject of the East London road assessment study.

Regrettably, the four London boroughs covered by the study area decided not to co-operate with the consultants or take part in the studies. I understand that so far the consultants have received submissions from three other London boroughs.

asked the Secretary of State for Transport if he will publish the monthly peak hour and night time traffic flows on the M25 between South Mimms and the Dartford tunnel for each month since February.

The only location on the M25 between South Mimms and the Dartford tunnel where figures are available from continuous monitoring for the whole period is at Ockendon. The figures are contained in the table.

asked the Secretary of State for Transport what are the peak and night time traffic flow figures for the A1, Holloway road, since the opening of the north-east section of the M25.

I have no current figures for traffic flows on this stretch of road, which is currently the responsibility of the GLC, but I have asked for this information to be contained in the report on the first stage of the East London assessment study next year.

asked the Secretary of State for Transport when his Department expects to have fully considered the views of London boroughs on the Metropolitan Roads Trunking Order 1985.

I am not able at this stage to say how long it will take to give full and proper consideration to the views of the London boroughs.

asked the Secretary of State for Transport if he has received any report from the Civil Aviation Authority about the circumstances surrounding the collapse of the starboard undercarriage of a British Airways aircraft at Copenhagen on 12 November 1985.

[pursuant to the reply, 18 November 1985]: At the Danish authorities' request, the investigation will be conducted by my Department's chief inspector of accidents. The chief inspector will produce a report in due course. Any safety recommendations arising from the investigation will be passed as they arise to the Civil Aviation Authority, which has the statutory responsibility for ensuring the safety of British registered aircraft.

asked the Secretary of State for Transport if he has had any recent consultations with the CAA about the servicing and maintenance procedures of British Airways aircraft, and if he will make a statement.

[pursuant to the reply, 18 November 1985]: The Civil Aviation Authority, which has the statutory responsibility for ensuring the safety of aircraft, inform me that it is satisfied with British Airways' methods and procedures for servicing and maintenance of aircraft.

asked the Secretary of State for Transport what was the purpose of the recent visit by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, the hon. Member for Worcestershire, South (Mr. Spicer) to Australasia; what progress was made towards greater liberalisation of the London to Australia route via Singapore; and if he will make a statement.

[pursuant to the reply, 14 November 1985, c. 268]: The purpose of my visit to Australasia was to explore the scope for greater liberalisation of air services, especially on fares. I made various proposals to this effect to the Australian Government. Agreement has since been reached on the introduction of additional capacity of both BA and Qantas; the remaining proposals are also being pursued at official level.

asked the Lord Privy Seal what has been the cost of parliamentary travel within the United Kingdom, excluding journeys between Westminster, the constituency and hon. Members' homes, for each year since the scheme began; and what is the estimated cost of administering these arrangements.

The cost of travel on parliamentary business by hon. Members within the United Kingdom under the extended travel arrangements authorised by resolution of the House on 4 March 1980 for each year since the scheme began is as follows:

	£
1980–81	5,775
1981–82	14,079
1982–83	27,202
1983–84	21,650
1984–85	49,375
*1985–86	39,935
* To 31 October 1985.

These figures do not include the cost of journeys undertaken by Select Committees collectively or by hon. Members between Westminster, their constituencies, their registered homes and within their constituency.The increase in costs from 1983–84 to 1984–85 is due to the fact that hon. Members have been making greater use of the extended travel arrangements and partly also to the enhanced motor mileage allowance.The administration of these arrangements is subsumed within the duties of the staff responsible for all travelling facilities available to hon. Members, their spouses and supporting staff, and as such is not separately costed.

asked the hon. Member for Berwick-upon-Tweed, as representing the House of Commons Commission, if he will detail the results of his monitoring of the ethnic composition of staff employed at the Palace of Westminster.

There has not so far been a survey of the ethnic composition of staff employed by the House of Commons Commission. However, in July this year the commission agreed that the Board of Management should enter into consultation with the trade union side of the House of Commons Whitley Committee with a view to introducing a system of ethnic monitoring in the House Departments covering existing staff, new entrants and future applicants for employment in non-industrial grades. The question of including industrial staff will be considered when details are received of the arrangements for such staff in the Civil Service.The commission also agreed that the consultations should proceed on the basis of the questionnaire used for the purpose of ethnic monitoring in the Civil Service. I understand that the head of the Administration Department has subsequently written to the secretary of the trade union side inviting discussions between management and unions on this matter.

asked the Paymaster General how many black and white trainees there were on each youth training scheme in the Birmingham and Solihull area at the latest available date.

The Manpower Services Commission. is urgently considering the extent to which information provided by managing agents and sponsors on the ethnic background of trainees on the youth training scheme can be made available. I shall write to the hon. Member as soon as I am in a position to do so.

asked the Paymaster General if he will provide the best available information on the academic qualifications of (a) black and (b) white trainees on entry to the youth training schemes.

Reliable, comprehensive information is not available. I shall, however, write to the hon. Member with the details of some information we have.

asked the Paymaster General if he has any information that would lead him to revise his estimate of nine deaths on the youth training scheme from 1 April 1983 to 30 June 1985, as given to the hon. Member for Bolsover on 23rd October, Official Report, columns 168–170; and if he will make a statement.

No. The nine fatalities referred to in my reply of 23 October included a fatality which occured in Scotland on 26 February this year and which was the subject of a fatal accident inquiry held on 14 November. If the inquiry finds that the death did not arise out of or in connection with a training or work activity, the fatality will not be included in the Manpower Services Commission's future accident figures for the youth training scheme. I will write to the hon. Member when I know the outcome of the inquiry.

asked the Paymaster General if he will list the number of cases in which the families of youth training scheme trainees who died on youth training schemes were sent cheques for £78 by the Manpower Services Commission in lieu of industrial death benefit payments from the Department of Health and Social Security.

Since the youth training scheme was introduced on 1 April 1983, the parents of six young people have been paid the equivalent of industrial death benefit by the Manpower Services Commission. In five cases the maximum payment of £78 was made and in one case a payment of £52 (the maximum for a single parent) was made.

asked the Paymaster General if he will provide the date of death of each youth training scheme trainee since 1 April 1983 and the cause of death in each case.

The following is a list of fatalities on the youth training scheme since 1 April 1983:

asked the Paymaster-General (1) what is, by each Manpower Services Commission area, the size of the budget and the allocation of premium places for youth training scheme mode B for the year from April 1986; and how this compares with the provision for each year since the scheme was introduced;(2) what is the total Manpower Services Commission budget for 1986–87 for the provision of mode B youth training scheme places; how many places this is expected to provide; and what were the figures for each of the last two financial years.

It is not possible to break down expenditure by area, but the tables show the allocation by area of approved places in mode B1 community projects and training workshops for 1984–85 and 1985–86 Under the two-year youth training scheme from April 1986 the distinction between modes will disappear, but existing mode 131 providers will generally be eligible for the premium rate of funding. The national planning total of approved first-year premium places for 1986–87 is 51,000 (excluding information technology centres). In addition there will be approved second year places, but their number, and the allocations to areas, have yet to be determined. Planned spending on premium places in 1986–87 is also therefore undecided, but in 1983–84, 84,637 places were approved in community projects and training workshops, and expenditure was some £105 milliom; in 1984–85, 65,195 approved places were planned, and some £217 million spent.

1984–85
Area	Total Number of Planned Approved Places
	Community Projects	Training Workshops	Total
Glasgow	988	345	1,333
Lanarkshire	578	474	1,052
Renfrew, Dunfermline and Argyll	850	690	1,540
Ayrshire, Dumbarton and Galloway	607	443	1,050
Lothian and Borders	575	270	845
Central and Fife	270	380	650
Grampian and Tayside	364	152	516
Highlands and Islands	194	98	292
Durham	535	940	1,475
Cleveland	894	696	1,590
Newcastle	1,080	390	1,470
South Tyne	1,370	465	1,835

asked the paymaster-General if he will publish in the Official Report a breakdown of the regional variations which exist of the percentage of youth training scheme places assessed for performance.

[pursuant to his reply, 18 November 1985, c. 38]: The percentage of approved 1984–85 places covered by programmes assessed in each region by the end of July 1985 was as follows:

Region	Places assessed per cent.
Scotland	97
Northern	99
North West	97
Yorks and Humberside	97
Midlands	97
Wales	99
South West	92
South East	96
London	95
Great Britain	96

One hundred per cent. coverage is not required because some approved places remain unfilled.

asked the Paymaster General if he will arrange for an exhibition relating to the British Conference and Exhibition Centres export council to be displayed in the Upper Waiting Hall.

I understand that arrangements have been made with the authorities of the House for the exhibition to be held in the Upper Waiting Hall. My right hon. and noble Friend will be opening the exhibition at 6.30 pm on Monday 25 November.

asked the Paymaster General what Manpower Services Commission funds have been hitherto specifically earmarked for training in information technology; whether there are any plans to increase the sums made available for such training; and if he will make a statement.

The Government have asked the Manpower Services Commission to give priority to training in the new technologies including information technology. The commission has specifically allocated some £37 million in 1985–86 for training in information technology. This includes training through information technology centres, the threshold computer scheme,

Age and Duration Analysis of the Unemployed for Statistical Date 10 October 1985 Parliamentary Constituencies AD
Northern Copeland CC
Males
Duration of Unemployment in weeks	Under 17	17	18	19	20–24	25–29	30–34	35–39	40–44	45–49	50–54	55–59	60 and over	Total
One or less	1	3	6	4	13	10	10	13	7	3	4	0	3	77
Over 1 and up to 2	5	11	2	7	20	7	7	3	4	3	2	2	3	76
Over 2 and up to 4	3	10	9	7	32	9	11	13	3	8	4	3	3	115
Over 4 and up to 6	38	17	9	9	20	15	7	4	6	4	7	4	0	140
Over 6 and up to 8	18	5	5	7	22	10	7	6	7	3	4	3	1	98
Over 8 and up to 13	4	14	13	12	53	31	13	17	19	12	18	16	14	236
Over 13 and up to 26	12	26	24	25	114	46	29	14	22	21	14	13	12	372
Over 26 and up to 39	0	6	15	19	51	20	23	11	20	8	15	20	7	215
Over 39 and up to 52	0	6	9	11	47	38	20	21	9	9	10	17	8	205
Over 52 and up to 65	0	13	10	10	36	32	25	30	22	28	70	41	3	320
Over 65 and up to 78	0	0	8	4	27	18	8	8	5	5	5	24	0	112
Over 78 and up to 104	0	0	6	6	25	24	16	13	9	12	8	25	0	144
Over 104 and up to 156	0	0	4	15	44	33	24	21	15	17	18	45	1	237
Over 156 and up to 208	0	0	0	2	40	35	29	17	19	13	12	26	0	193
Over 208 and up to 260	0	0	0	0	18	20	11	12	7	11	10	18	1	108
Over 260	0	0	0	0	20	28	22	24	18	14	21	34	0	181
Grand totals Males	81	111	120	138	582	376	262	227	192	171	222	291	56	2,825

Females
Duration of Unemployment in weeks	Under 17	17	18	19	20–24	25–29	30–34	35–39	40–44	45–49	50–54	55–59	60 and over	Total
One or less	2	0	3	1	14	9	2	2	2	3	0	0	0	38
Over 1 and up to 2	5	4	4	3	16	6	5	2	2	3	1	1	0	52
Over 2 and up to 4	5	17	6	4	25	8	3	3	1	2	2	3	0	79
Over 4 and up to 6	9	14	21	6	20	15	8	6	3	4	5	6	0	117
Over 6 and up to 8	6	7	12	5	16	12	2	1	2	2	2	1	0	68
Over 8 and up to 13	2	6	9	12	37	24	11	5	11	2	6	5	0	130
Over 13 and up to 26	2	17	8	10	80	46	21	6	11	9	10	6	0	226
Over 26 and up to 39	1	7	10	5	43	45	18	11	4	7	10	7	1	169
Over 39 and up to 52	0	3	5	7	35	34	19	4	10	2	10	7	0	136
Over 52 and up to 65	0	3	14	9	28	18	6	4	8	2	3	9	0	104
Over 65 and up to 78	0	2	5	4	13	8	7	0	0	5	2	5	0	51
Over 78 and up to 104	0	0	1	4	15	16	2	5	4	5	5	10	0	67
Over 104 and up to 156	0	0	1	4	19	10	3	4	7	3	5	12	0	68
Over 156 and up to 208	0	0	0	2	19	4	6	1	1	4	6	5	0	48
Over 208 and up to 260	0	0	0	0	8	4	1	1	3	3	6	10	0	36

asked the Paymaster General how he intends to disburse the extra £2·5 million support for enterprise agencies announced on 12 November.

The detailed arrangements for the new financial support to be available to local enterprise agencies in 1986–87 will be announced shortly.

asked the Paymaster General if he will give a detailed breakdown of the number of unemployed claimants in the Copeland parliamentary constituency using the most recent available figures, analysed by sex and by the age of the unemployed and duration of unemployment.

The following information is in the Library. The table shows the number of unemployed claimants in the Copeland parliamentary constituency as at 10 October 1985, analysed by sex, age and duration of unemployment.

asked the Paymaster General how many people are unemployed in Great Grimsby; what was the equivalent figure in May 1979; and what is the percentage increase.

On 10 October 1985, the number of unemployed claimants in the Great Grimsby parliamentary constituency was 6,697. Statistics of unemployment for parliamentary constituencies are derived from the new ward-based system and are available only from June 1983.

asked the Paymaster General how many school leavers are registered as job-seekers in Great Grimsby at present; and how many school leavers were registered as job-seekers for the same months in 1979 and 1982.

On 10 October 1985 the number of school leavers registered as job-seekers at Grimsby careers office was 525. The corresponding figure for October 1982 was also 525. Figures for 1979 have not been retained.

asked the Paymaster General how many people are currently estimated to be self-employed in Great Grimsby.

Estimates of the number of self-employed persons in local areas are available only from the censuses of population. The 1981 census identified 2,495 self-employed persons resident in Great Grimsby.

asked the Paymaster General how many people have found places on Manpower Services Commission training courses in Great Grimsby in each year since 1979.

The information requested is not available for the constituency of Great Grimsby. However, the following table shows the number of entrants to adult and youth training schemes run by the Manpower Services Commission in the Grimsby local authority district, from 1979 to date.

Numbers of entrants to adult and youth training schemes in the Grimsby Local Authority District by financial year
Financial year	Adult entrants	Youth entrants
Training Opportunities Scheme
1979–80	380	—
1980–81	331	—
1981–82	287	—
1982–83	322	—
Youth Training Scheme
1983–84	366	1,386
1984–85	250	1,515
Adult Training Programmes*
1985–86	†‡200	‡1,532
* Made up of job training scheme, training for enterprise, and wider opportunities training programme.
† Figures for the local grant to employers and access to information technology schemes are not available for the Grimsby local authority district. Grimsby will however benefit from the 1,350 people it is planned to train through these schemes on Humberside in 1985–86.
‡ These figures relate to the planned number of entrants.

asked the Paymaster General how many industrial or commercial sponsors there are of community programme schemes in Bradford.

None, at present. However, we are seeking to encourage industrial and commercial employers in all areas to become more involved with the community programme. In Bradford, some employers have already provided financial assistance for specific projects, which has been of much benefit.

asked the Paymaster General whether he proposes to seek to amend the Mines and Quarries Act 1954.

Yes. The Health and Safety Commission is reviewing the Mines and Quarries Act 1954 and associated legislation. It is intended to replace them with a series of new regulations and supporting codes of practice. The commission has so far issued consultative documents on three subjects. It will be putting forward proposals in due course.

asked the Paymaster General if he will institute an investigation into the case of a loan, given under the small firms loan guarantee scheme, to Mogul Foods Limited, Portsmouth, on 5 August 1982; and if he will make a statement.

No. The lender in this case made a claim on the Government guarantee, which was paid in April 1983. My Department has no reason to doubt that the guarantee and the subsequent claim were valid under the terms of the scheme.

asked the Paymaster General whether a decision has yet been made to continue after 1985 the special annual quota of work permits for workers from the dependent territories whose level of skill is below that required by the general work permit scheme.