To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will introduce regulations or issue advice to local councils, restricting the proliferation of golf courses on green belt in environmentally sensitive areas.

Advice on golf courses is contained in planning policy guidance notes 17 and 7 published in September 1991 and January 1992 respectively. These supplement the longstanding advice on development in green belts in planning policy guidance note 2. Golf courses should be located and designed to ensure harmony with the surrounding countryside and to conserve the natural environment. Local planning authorities should take special care when considering applications in green belts.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what data information systems his Department has (a) agreed and (b) been consulted about with a view to taking part in; what are the criteria for inclusion in such systems; whether they will be linked to (i) the police national computer and (ii) other computer systems; what data protection provisions apply to them; and if he will make a statement.

The information asked for is not readily available. However, my Department has a number of computer links with other organisations. None of these is with the police national computer; nor are there any plans for such links. More than 100 systems hold personal information and are registered under the Data Protection Act.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what plans he has to ensure that council tax information, intended to be made public, cannot be combined with personalised information held in other publicly held information; and if he will make a statement.

The only council tax information to be publicly available will be the valuation list. This will contain only property information, such as the address and valuation band. It will contain no personal information, and will not be available for sale.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment when he expects to receive the inspectors report into the Barkby Thorpe, Leicester inquiry.

The inspector is preparing his report and will submit it to the Secretary of State as soon as possible. I shall ensure that the hon. Member receives a copy of the Secretary of State's decision when it is available.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what has been the cumulative poll tax charge for a person living in Nottinghamshire since its inception; and what is his estimate of the approximate cost per head of its collection.

The aggregate of the headline community charges for 1990–91 and 1991–92 for Nottingham is £685. The cumulative cost per chargepayer charged to revenue account of preparation for and collection of the charge in 1989–90 to 1991–92 in Nottingham is estimated to be £28·20.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how much has been spent by housing associations in Darlington since 1979; and how many units of housing this has provided.

The distribution of resources to housing associations among local authority areas is a matter for the Housing Corporation. I have therefore asked the corporation to reply direct to my hon. Friend with the information he has requested. A copy of the reply will be placed in the Library of the House.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will seek a meeting of the Montreal protocol signatories to discuss the latest reports about the depletion of the ozone layer; what consideration he has given to an earlier phasing out of chlorofluorocarbons because of their known effect on the layer; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what additional action he is taking to prevent further depletion of the ozone layer.

I refer my hon. Friend and the hon. Member to the answer I gave yesterday, to my hon. Friend the Member for Bury, South (Mr. Sumberg) [Official Report column 430].

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what representations he has received from the trustees of the Victoria and Albert museum concerning the financing of the proposed Victoria and Albert of the North in Bradford; what views have been expressed by the trustees over the availability of £8 million from the European regional development fund; when he intends to take a final decision on the application for city grant for the project; and if he will make a statement.

My Department has received representations on behalf of the Victoria and Albert museum about the possibility of a grant from the European regional development fund for the proposed Victoria and Albert of the North at Listers Mill. There are a number of major requirements which would need to be met before such a project could be regarded as viable and eligible for ERDF support. These include the means of funding the £13 million non-grant capital cost of the scheme and the projected annual revenue deficit, the practicality of undertaking the works within the Bradford ERDF programme time scale and resources, and meeting public expenditure requirements.A city grant application for redevelopment of another part of the Listers Mill complex has also been submitted and is under consideration. A conditional grant offer of £10 million was made last year to give the parties time to assemble a credible development package.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will approve additional financial allocations to Bradford council to build homes for rent and to repair and improve council housing stock; and if he will increase improvement grant to improve private property in the district.

Local authorities' housing investment programme—HIP—allocations for 1992–93 were announced on 16 December. Part of these resources, the housing annual capital guideline—is directed at meeting general needs in the authority, including the repair and improvement of its own stock. Our policy is well established that the building of new social housing is mainly the responsibility of housing associations, with local authorities assuming an enabling role.Authorities' HIP allocations also contain a guideline figure for resources for private sector renewal. Authorities may claim in excess of this figure, and are entitled to receive appropriate Exchequer contributions on the full sum. In addition, £30 million has been held back for 1992–93 to assist the authorities experiencing heavy demand for expenditure on mandatory grants, and Bradford will have an opportunity to bid for these resources in due course.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what action he has decided to take in relation to Crawley borough council under part I of the Local Government Act 1988.

My right hon. Friend has given careful consideration to the responses that Crawley borough council has made to the notices under section 13 of the Local Government Act 1988 served on the authority on 29 July 1991 in relation to its failure to meet the specified financial objective in carrying out other catering work in 1989–90; on 9 October 1991 in relation to its failure to meet specified financial objective in carrying out vehicle maintenance work in 1990–91; and on 9 October 1991 in relation to its failure to meet the specified financial objective in carrying out refuse collection work 1990–91. He has decided to take no further action in relation to the authority's performance of other catering work. In relation to the its performance of the two other activities, he has today given the authority directions under section 14 of the 1988 Act, with the effect of requiring the authority to complete a retendering exercise for vehicle maintenance work by 1 October 1992, and to seek his consent by 1 July 1992 to any decision to reassign the work to the direct service organisation; and of requiring the authority to complete a retendering exercise for refuse collection work by 1 February 1993,and to seek his consent by 1 November 1992 to any decision to reassign the work to the direct service organisation.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will make a statement on the agreement to safeguard the nature conservation interest of Glasson Moss, Wedholme Flow, Thorne and Hatfield Moors and Shapwick Heath and Westhay Moor in the Somerset levels by Fisons plc and English Nature.

Peat has been extracted from most of these sites under planning permissions given in the 1940s and 1950s, and could legitimately have continued well into the next century. The agreement provides for all of Fisons' freehold interests in these sites to be handed over at no cost to English Nature for management of the nature conservation interest. These include some of the most valuable peat sites in England.Of the 8,000 acres involved, the 2,800 acres on which vegetation exists will be managed immediately by English Nature for nature conservation purposes and Fisons will assist them by blocking off drains and other measures to secure the hydrological integrity of the areas. Where lowland peatbog sites have already been affected by modern working, there is no conservation reason to prevent further extraction provided conditions for the eventual rehabilitation of the sites are met. It is for this reason that English Nature has agreed that peat extraction under licence from them may continue at most of the other sites—but on condition that this will only take place in ways that minimise the further effects on undisturbed peat and allow restoration when extraction ceases.As peat extraction is completed, leaving behind an average depth of a half metre of peat to aid regeneration, these areas will gradually be transferred to English Nature management, and Fisons will assist with restoration for conservation after-use. In addition current research funded by Fisons into peatland regeneration will continue. This will complement research undertaken by my own Department into this subject.This agreement is a considerable achievement. Taken together with the acquisition by the Nature Conservancy Council of the Fenns Whixall and Bettisfield Mosses, it demonstrates the positive steps being taken to conserve the major lowland peat bog sites in England.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he was consulted over the arrangement to extract peat from Glassan Moss, Wedholme Flow, Thame and Hatfield Moors, and Somerset Levels by Fisons plc and English Nature; and when he first knew of the arrangement.

[holding answer 6 February 1992]: I have been aware for some considerable time of the confidential negotiations between English Nature and Fisons plc. The final agreement, by which Glasson Moss, Wedholme Flow, Thorne and Hatfield Moors, and Shapwick Heath and Westhay Moor in the Somerset Levels would be handed over by Fisons at no cost to English Nature, was reached over the Christmas period. The chairman and chief executive of English Nature briefed the Minister for the Environment and Countryside on 7 January.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will detail the procedure for Government procurement of civilian merchant vessels.

Merchant shipping is normally procured for Government use by chartering on the commercial market through either the Government freight market representative on the Baltic Exchange, the Government freight agent, or other specialist ship brokers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will name the broker responsible for chartering merchant vessels for the Government.

Merchant vessels are chartered through the Government freight market representative on the Baltic Exchange, presently Mr. Richard Bilton. The Ministry of Defence also charters vessels through the Government freight agent—Hogg Robinson (GFA) Ltd. —and through other specialist ship brokers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will give details of the number of Merchant Navy officers who have upgraded their qualification under the Government assistance for training scheme for each of the years since it started.

The number of Merchant Navy officers who have upgraded their qualification under the GAFT scheme within each financial year since it started are given in the table.

Financial year	Merchant Navy Officers
1988–89	385
1989–90	448
1990–91	491
1991–92	1500
1 Estimated

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will give details of the numbers of seafarers, recruited under the Government assistance for training scheme, trained on foreign flag vessels, including the flags of the Crown and dependent territories, specifying which flag, for each year since the scheme was started.

The number of seafarers recruited under the GAFT scheme within each financial year since it started are given in the table.

Financial year	Officer Cadets
1988–89	227
1989–90	413
1990–91	521
1991–92	1500
1 Estimated

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many reviews of the coastguard service have been undertaken in the last 20 years.

Within the last 20 years there have been seven independent and three internal reviews of Her Majesty's coastguard covering all aspects of the organisation and including management, staffing-requirements, pay and grading-and resources.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will indicate the salaries of (a) the chairman and (b) board members of London Transport for 1990–91 and 1991–92.

The annual salaries of the chairman and board members of London Transport for 1990–91 and 1991–92 are as follows:

	1990–91 £	1991–92 £
Chairman
Mr. C. Wilfrid Newton	100,000	106,000
Full-time Members
Mr. John Telford Beasley	75,000	79,875
Mr. Anthony Sheppeck	74,000	76,150
Part-time Members
Sir Neil Shields	22,000	28,000
Mr. Oscar Roith	11,000	29,290
Dr. Stephen Glaister	8,250	9,960
Mr. Roy Thomas	8,250	8,790
Mrs. Helen Robinson	8,250	8,790
Mr. Keith Brown	8,250	8,790
Mr. David Thompson	6,725	8,790
Sir Alan Bailey	6,725	8,790
Mr. J. Keith Davies	6,725	8,790

Increases in salaries for 1991–92 include provision for increased time commitment by a number of board members.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether the tender secured by Travers Morgan to act as advisers on the proposed route of the Leicester eastern bypass was open to public competition.

Travers Morgan was appointed in the normal way, following a competition with other suitable consulting engineers drawn from the Department's approved list.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when he expects to bring into use the already completed dual carriageway section of the eastern district distributor road north of Goodwood road in Leicester.

The eastern district distributor road is a local road for which Leicestershire county council, as the highway authority, is responsible.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if, before proceeding with the scheme to provide a Leicester eastern bypass, the views of the county council were sought.

No. If a viable scheme is identified the county council, and others, will have the opportunity to comment on the proposals at public consultation stage, before any final decision is taken to proceed with the project.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will publish details of the contract with Travers Morgan to act as advisers on the route of a Leicester eastern bypass.

Travers Morgan was commissioned under the Department's standard terms of engagement for highway consultancy commissions. As the contract document contains commercially sensitive information on fees and staff packages proposed by the firm and accepted by the Department, it is not the Department's policy to publish this information.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) when he expects the eastern district distributor road with the link to Oadby on the A6 to be completed;(2) what is the daily traffic flow both ways on the eastern district distributor road in Leicester where it enters the borough at Oadby on the A6;(3) if houses built by the city council on the Goodwood road part of the distributor road network in Leicester are to be demolished to enable dual carriageway construction to be completed;(4) what is the present traffic flow on the distributor road network in Leicester; and by how much he estimates this will increase with the demolition of the houses in Goodwood road.

These are not matters for my Department. The eastern district distributor is a local road for which Leicestershire county council, as the highway authority, is responsible.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will terminate the arrangement made by his Department to appoint Travers Morgan as consultants for a Leicester eastern bypass.

No.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what account was taken of the work Travers Morgan had already performed for the Co-operative Wholesale Society, Manchester, in planning a business park and industrial estate and road network at the adjacent Stretton Magna when the tender for the Leicester eastern bypass was secured by them.

None. A condition of Travers Morgan's appointment for the Leicester eastern bypass commission was that it relinquished any further involvement in the Stretton Magna project. This it has done.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make it his policy not to proceed with any consideration of a Leicester eastern bypass until the eastern district distributor road network has been completed at Oadby and a traffic pattern has emerged.

No. The two roads would serve different functions. The Leicester eastern bypass would cater for long-distance trunk road traffic and provide continuity of the trunk road network around the city of Leicester; the county council's distributor road is to serve local traffic needs and improve the distribution of traffic within the city.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment was made of the views of the Harborough district council before proceeding with a Leicester eastern bypass.

None. If our preliminary investigations identify a viable scheme, Harborough district council will have the opportunity to comment on the scheme at public consultation stage and before any final decision is taken to proceed with the project.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when he last approved new British Rail rolling stock that was inaccessible to wheelchair users.

There is currently no statutory requirement for the Secretary of State to approve new British Rail rolling stock. Powers are being sought in the Transport and Works Bill currently before the House. Modern rolling stock approved by HM railway inspectorate under voluntary arrangements with British Rail, since 1989, is accessible to wheelchair users.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make it his policy not to enter into schemes to design and build new roads without prior consultation with the hon. Members and borough and district councils involved.

Hon. Members and borough and district councils will have the opportunity to comment on schemes after viable options have been identified, at public consultation stage.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make a statement on the expenditure and achievements of his Department in north Yorkshire during 1991; and what was the comparable position between June 1979 and May 1980.

[holding answer 11 February 1992]: The expenditure by my Department on road construction and maintenance in North Yorkshire for the financial year 1991–92 to date is £22 million.Progress on the national road programme in North Yorkshire in 1991 has included the opening of the Al Gatenby lane junction and the A65 Draughton bypass.The transport supplementary grant allocated to North Yorkshire in 1991–92 was £6·1 million. The annual capital guideline for roads and parking was £6·6 million. Supplementary credit approvals of £2·7 million included provision for the urban traffic control system in York.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when he now expects to receive the report from Acer Consultants on the proposal to bypass Exeter to the north and west.

[holding answer 11 February 1992]: Later this month.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the amount of retired pay receivable by a lieutenant-colonel promoted from the ranks retiring respectively (a) before and (b) after 1 April 1988.

For a late-entry lieutenant colonel with 34 years reckonable service the amounts of retired pay are as follows:

Date of retirement	Original award £ per annum	Current retired pay £ per annum
31 March 1988	11,105	14,033
1 April 1988	14,185	17,925

Since 1 April 1988 late-entrant lieutenant-colonels have been paid on the officers main scale as opposed to the lower rates previously in issue. They also qualify for increased pension entitlements. There are no plans to change pension entitlements retrospectively.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will take steps to increase the retired pay of majors and lieutenant-colonels promoted from the ranks who retired before 1 April 1988 so that they are more in line with the retired pay of those who retired after that date.

The retired pay of majors promoted through the ranks is calculated on the same basis irrespective of the date of retirement. There are no plans for retrospective changes to the pension entitlement of late-entry lieutenant-colonels.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his answer of 28 January, Official Report, column 526, to the hon. Member for Beverley (Mr. Cran) which tugs are to be replaced by the two new tugs ordered; whether any further tugs will be required oil the full entry into service of Vanguard class submarines; what is their nominal bollard pull; and if a decision has been made on their names.

The names for the new tugs are Impetus and Impulse, and the nominal bollard pull is 36 tonnes. These tugs will not replace specific existing tugs. The size and composition of the marine services vessels changes with the overall size and deployment of the fleet and the need to replace older vessels as they come to the end of their economic lives.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when he expects the AOR1RFA Fort Victoria, being built at Harland and Wolff, to be delivered to the Royal Navy.

On the basis of the shipbuilder's latest programme for completion, we expect to take delivery of the ship by the end of the year.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many quality assurance staff he expects to be relocated at Defence Research Agency sites at (a) Fort Halstead, (b) Chertsey, (c) Farnborough and (d) Pyestock; and how many are likely to face redundancy.

Many of the technical and scientific staff are expected to move with their tasks. Approximately 150 quality assurance technical posts are planned to be relocated at Fort Halstead and a further 200 technical posts in total to Farnborough, Pyestock and Chertsey. The distribution of posts between the latter sites is not yet finalised. In addition, a number of non-technical posts in support of quality assurance activities will be required at the above locations. We will do our best to minimise redundancies but, regrettably, it is not possible to guarantee that there will be none. The trade unions are being consulted in the normal way.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the vessels, including details of country of registration, used in the Purple Warrior exercises.

The last tri-service exercise which required the charter of commercial shipping was Purple Warrior in November 1987. The ships that took part were as follows:

Name	Flag
Dana Regina	Danish
Tor Scandinavia	Danish
Hamburg	Bahamas
Norrona	Faroe Islands
Viking Viscount	British
Mercandian Atlantic	Danish
St. Magnus	FRG
Gabriela Wehr	FRG
Mercandian Diplomat	Danish
Condock 1	FRG
Condock 3	FRG

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement about the future command of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.

The command of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary is to be simplified. The commander in chief, fleet, will in future exercise full command of the RFA in peace as well as war, making him responsible for ensuring that the RFA maintains the high levels of operational performance required to operate effectively in the front line in close support of warships. He will be supported by a senior RFA officer and a staff of RFA and other civilian personnel.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when the United Kingdom will make the payment currently owed to the United Nations for special peace-keeping activities.

The United Kingdom makes its assessed payments for any United Nations peacekeeping operations within 30 days of receiving the request from the United Nations. The only exceptions are for the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon and the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force where we offset part of our assessed payment against the logistic support we provide. The adjustment for this does not take place until the end of a mandate period.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the recent meeting with President de Klerk and the Minister of State at the Foreign Office.

I had a useful and constructive meeting with President de Klerk on 20 January. The President explained his proposals for a new constitution and transitional arrangements and he emphasised South Africa's urgent need for economic development. I emphasised our support for the CODESA process and for economic growth in South Africa.

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many (a) claims have been received and (b) payments made in respect of claims for back payments

Table 1—Single Person
	Weekly Retirement Pension (RP)	Gross Average Weekly Earnings (GAWE)	Net Average Weekly Earnings (NAWE)	RP as Percentage of GAWE	RP as percentage of NAWE
November 1968	4·50	23·25	17·10	19·4	26·3
November 1978	19·50	87·40	60·30	22·3	32·3
November 1979	23·30	103·60	73·20	22·5	31·8
November 1980	27·15	118·60	82·90	22·9	32·8
November 1981	29·60	129·50	88·50	22·9	33·4
November 1982	32·85	138·40	93·80	23·7	35·0

The administration of income support is a matter for Mr. Michael Bichard, the chief executive of the Benefits Agency. He will write to the hon. Member and copies will be placed in the Library and the Public Information Office.

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, pursuant to his answer of 2 December, Official Report, column 51, if he will republish the figures of pensioner incomes, distinguishing for married couples between the incomes of husbands and wives.

The figures required on gross incomes net of retirement pensions and supplementary benefit/income support for husbands over state pension age, their wives and single people over state pension age are in the table.

Thousands
	Husbands	Wives	Singles
Up to £5	220	1,250	650
£5—£10	180	230	350
£10—£15	220	180	370
£15—£20	190	130	430
£20—£30	330	170	950
£30—£40	230	110	400
£40—£50	150	110	230
£50—£60	70	50	150
£60—£70	100	40	120
£70—£80	90	10	130
£80—£90	60	40	110
£90—£100	60	10	70
£100—£110	70	30	60
£110—£130	100	30	120
£130—£150	80	10	60
£150—£200	130	50	100
£200 and over	220	50	130

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will publish figures showing the value of the state basic pension for a single person—category A—and a married couple—category A plus category B—as percentages of (a) gross average earnings and (b) average earnings net of income tax and national insurance contribution in 1968, 1978 and each year thereafter.

The information requested is in the tables.

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many and what percentage of unemployed people aged over 55 years are disqualified from national insurance unemployment benefit, or have their national insurance benefit abated, because they are in receipt of occupational or personal pensions.

About 15,600, or 8·6 per cent. of unemployed claimants aged 55 or over are affected.

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will make provision available to unemployed people aged 55 years or over whose occupational pension is committed to the payment of mortgage interest or other debts, and whose capital is above the limits for income support.

The Government are committed to the policy of helping unemployed people meet their mortgage interest payments through income support where their circumstances qualify them for this benefit. However, we currently have no plans to extend this form of help by means of other social security benefits.

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, pursuant to his answer to the hon. Member for Roxburgh and Berwickshire (Mr. Kirkwood) on 3 February, Official Report, column 96, on raising state pensions, what would be the cost separated between employer and employee on average earnings for the changes proposed.

The combined weekly cost in extra national insurance contributions of the proposed changes to a man on average earnings and his employer would be (a) £6 and (b) £5·50. This estimate assumes an equal split between employer and employee.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many persons have been detained under the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Acts for each of the last 10 years.

The information requested is given in the table. The figures include those detained in both Northern Ireland and Great Britain.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many persons who emanated (a) from the Republic of Ireland and (b) Northern Ireland have been detained under the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Acts for each of the last 10 years;(2) for each of the last five years, how many persons who emanated from the Republic of Ireland or Northern Ireland have been detained under the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Acts on more than one occasion.

The information is not available in the form requested and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many persons who emanated from (a) the Republic of Ireland and (b) Northern Ireland were charged with offences following detention under the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Acts for each of the last 10 years.

Statistics on those detained under the prevention of terrorism legislation are not kept in the form requested. The total numbers of people detained under the legislation and subsequently charged with offences are given in the table.

	Persons detained in connection with Northern Ireland terrorism and subsequently charged with offences1Total	Persons detained in connection with international terrorism and subsequently charged with offences Total
1982	22	—
1983	31	—
1984	23	28
1985	38	15
1986	31	5
1987	17	8
1988	18	3
1989	18	3
1990	25	3
1991	7	—

¹ The figures given relate to those detained on the mainland of Great Britain only. Details of those detained under the legislation in Northern Ireland and subsequently charged with offences are not kept in the form requested. However, 3,983 such people were charged with offences during the period 29 November 1984 to 30 September 1991.

² The power to detain persons in connection with international terrorism came into effect on 22 March 1984 with the introduction of the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1984.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many persons who emanated from (a) Northern Ireland and (b) the Republic of Ireland have been excluded from Great Britain following detention under the terms of the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Acts.

The information available is given in the table.

	Total	Number of people removed to Northern Ireland	Number of
people removed to the Republic of Ireland
1982	11	10	1
1983	13	12	1
1984	1	1	—
1985	2	2	—
1986	7	7	—
1987	15	14	1
1988	16	11	5
1989	9	9	—
1990	15	12	3
1991	10	7	3

The figures given show the number of people removed to Northern Ireland or to the Republic of Ireland in each year. In addition, 11 exclusion orders were made in Northern Ireland during this period. Nine of the orders excluded people from the whole of the United Kingdom and two excluded people from Northern Ireland only.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many persons who have emanated from Northern Ireland or the Republic of Ireland have been detained under the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Acts in the Metropolitan police area for each of the last three years.

The information is not available in the form requested. However, the total number of people detained under the prevention of terrorism legislation in the Metropolitan police district in each of the last three years is as follows:

Year	Number
1989	30
1990	76
1991	57

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the dates on which the lower limit for eligibility for compensation under the criminal injuries compensation scheme has been raised since 1979, with the new limit in each case, expressed in cash terms and at 1991 prices.

The information requested is as follows:

Date new minimum award introduced	Minimum award £	Equivalent value at 1991 prices (£) (using GDP deflator)
April 1981	250	448
February 1983	400	669
November 1986	550	768
February 1990	750	871
January 1992	1,000	—

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many young men under 25 years have committed suicide while on remand in prison in the last year.

Eleven unsentenced male prisoners under the age of 25 years died as a result of an act of deliberate self-harm in 1991. Of these, two were convicted but awaiting sentence. Verdicts of suicide were recorded at all six of the inquests that have so far been held into these deaths.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he proposes to visit the site of the new Wolds remand centre.

I plan to visit Wolds remand prison later this month.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he next intends to visit Her Majesty's prison, Leeds.

I hope to include Leeds in my programme of future visits to prisons, but I have no firm arrangements for a visit at the moment.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what review he has undertaken of the standard of security arrangements maintained by the United Kingdom companies presently supplying pharmaceutical heroin—diamorphine—to the national health service.

Companies that supply diamorphine are subject to stringent security requirements which are kept under regular review.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what consultations he has had with air travel authorities about security problems arising from regular commercial shipment of heroin via United Kingdom airports.

The transit of controlled drugs through United Kingdom airports has not hitherto given rise to any significant security problems. The arrangements for such movements are however kept under continuing review.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what discussions he has had with the International Narcotics Control Board on the proposals to allow commercial importation of heroin—diamorphine—to the United Kingdom; and if he will make a statement.

My Department has consulted the International Narcotics Control Board and is taking its views into account.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many pit bull terriers have been registered in accordance with the provisions of the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991; how many have been destroyed by their owners in preference to being registered; and how many he estimates remain unregistered.

More than 8,000 notifications have been made in respect of all specially controlled dogs, including pit bull terriers. Some 400 claims for compensation have been made by owners who have had their dogs destroyed. Other owners have chosen to have their dogs destroyed but have not claimed compensation. By 11 February 3,200 certificates of exemption had been issued and some 1,100 applications are being processed.The "Index of Exempted Dogs" is writing again to the remaining owners who have not yet obtained a certificate of exemption to remind them of their legal obligations.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much money was spent in each year from 1980 to 1991 on campaigns to stop drinking and driving.

I have been asked to reply.The expenditure by my Department on campaigns to stop drinking is recorded in financial years and between 1980–81 and 1990–91 the expenditure was as follows:

	£000
1980–81	1,589
1981–82	1,134
1982–83	1,183
1983–84	911
1984–85	818
1985–86	1,380
1986–87	2,296
1987–88	2,677
1988–89	2,130
1989–90	2,040
1990–91	2,011

To ask the Prime Minister what information he has on Russia's plans to continue its nuclear warhead testing programme to maintain the safety and reliability of its nuclear weapon deterrent.

President Yeltsin's statement of 29 January confirmed that Russia will adhere to the one-year moratorium on testing announced in October 1991. President Yeltsin also called for other nuclear powers to refrain from testing. The United Kingdom has to carry out nuclear tests from time to time to maintain the effectiveness and safety of our nuclear deterrent.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will give the British gross domestic product per head expressed as a proportion of the European Community average in 1980, 1985 and 1990, including only those countries which were members of the Community in 1980.

Figures published by the OECD in "National Accounts 1969–1990" suggest that United Kingdom gross domestic product per head expressed as a percentage of the average for the EC excluding Greece, Portugal and Spain are as follows:

	Percentage
1980	90
1985	93
1990	94

These figures are based on data of GDP at current prices and current purchasing power parities. Figures are provisional and the final set to be issued later in the year will include new information for several countries including the United Kingdom.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what data information systems his Department has (a) agreed and (b) been consulted about with a view to taking part in; what are the criteria for inclusion in such systems; whether they will be linked to (i) the police national computer and (ii) other computer systems; what data protection provisions apply to them; and if he will make a statement.

The central Treasury has two major applications which both accept and transmit electronic data. The financial information system takes in and then confirms with Departments their planned and current expenditure. The Treasury economic service accepts financial and economic data from both governmental—for example, Central Statistical Office—and commercial sources—for example, the Financial Times, Reuters, and so on.Computer centre Chessington interchanges information with other Government Departments and associated bodies in connection with pay, personnel and financial accounting computer systems. No Treasury data information systems are linked to the PNC; nor is there any intention that they should be.The administration of all Treasury data information systems complies with the provisions of the Data Protection Act 1984.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what representations the Inland Revenue has received from universities about tax treatment of consultancy earnings, holiday lettings and conference facilities; and what response has been given.

The Inland Revenue has recently had discussions about the tax treatment of these activities with the Committee of Vice-Chancellors and Principals of the Universities of the United Kingdom, at the committee's request.The Inland Revenue has explained that universities are entitled to the same tax exemptions as other charities. Trading profits are exempt only where the trade is exercised in the course of the actual carrying out of a primary purpose of the charity, or where the work in connection with the trade is mainly carried out by beneficiaries of the charity. Profits from other trading activities are likely to be taxable, in the same way as for other traders. The outcome in each case will depend on its own particular facts.The Inland Revenue is seeking further information to assist in determining whether any particular activities give rise to taxable profits.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what recent representations he has received concerning the taxation of telephones in heavy goods vehicles; and if he will make a statement.

My right hon. Friend has received a few representations on the taxation of the benefit of private use of employer provided telephones in heavy goods vehicles.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish a table showing the price charged for the daily Official Report of parliamentary debates in 1970, 1974, 1979, 1983, 1987 and 1992, and with a constant price index where 1970 = 100.

[holding answer 10 February 1992]: The information requested is as follows:

Year	Actual Price in February	Price Expressed in 1970 terms
1970	2s 3d	2s 3d
1974	20p	14p
1979	40p	14p
1983	£1·00	22p
1987	£2·95	53p
1992	£7·50	£1·04

For many years the prices of parliamentary debates were heavily subsidised. In 1983, when the annual subsidy stood at £6 million, the Government decided progressively to reduce the level of subsidy required, by a combination

of price increases and improved methods of production. I was able to announce last November that the latest price increases, together with plans to enable the reports of proceedings to be "machine-read" by the HMSO presses, should permit the final elimination of the revenue subsidy—1 November 1991,

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what mortgage repossession schemes he has considered with mortgage lenders since his statement of 19 December; how many families for each scheme are expected to be housed; how many families have already been housed; what has been the total cost; and if he will give the proportion met from public funds.

[holding answer 11 February 1992]: Lenders have pledged funding for mortgage rescue schemes which is expected by the Council of Mortgage Lenders to amount to £1 billion if the need is there. Detailed schemes have already been announced by some lenders and announcements from others are expected shortly. It is too early to provide estimates of the number of borrowers in difficulties who are being helped in these schemes or the consequential effect on housing benefit expenditure.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what advice and guidance he issues to local education authorities for the use of teachers and school governors to counteract bullying; and if he will assist with the provision of educational materials to help children when confronted with the problem.

The report of the committee of inquiry into discipline in schools, chaired by Lord Elton and published in 1989, contained advice on bullying. Copies of the report were sent to all schools and local education authorities in England and Wales. The Department is funding a major research project on bullying which is aimed at making available guidance on good practice for all schools when the project is completed in August 1993.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many children attended (a) primary—infant and junior—and (b) secondary schools in England each year since 1979.

The number of pupils, in England, for the categories shown are given in the table.

Capital expenditure: Local authority maintained schools in England
	Nursery and primary			Secondary
Year	Cash terms £ million	1978–80 prices £ million	Percentage change on previous year	Cash terms £ million	1979–80 prices £ million	Percentage change on previous year
1979–80	124	124	—	201	201	—
1980–81	162	137	+10·5	229	194	-3·5
1981–82	131	101	-26·3	183	141	-27·3
1982–83	131	94	-6·9	197	142	+0·7
1983–84	146	100	+6·4	197	135	-4·9
1984–85	171	112	+12·0	197	129	-4·4
1985–86	195	121	+8·0	202	125	-3·1
1986–87	215	129	+6·6	205	123	-1·6
1987–88	254	145	+12·4	215	123	0·0
1988–89	336	179	+23·4	279	148	+20·3
1989–90	379	189	+5·6	376	188	+27·0

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what has been the total spending on (a) primary—infant and junior—and (b) secondary schools in England each year since 1979 in cash terms and at 1979 prices; and what was the percentage change in the level of spending in real terms between each of those years.

Net recurrent spending on primary and secondary schools in England is shown in the tables. The tables show for each year from 1979–80 to 1989–90, the latest year for which actual spending figures are available, expenditure in cash, expenditure at 1979–80 prices, and the percentage change in real terms spending from the previous year.

Full-time equivalent pupils in primary and secondary schools in England 1979 to 1991
	Maintained primary schools	Maintained secondary schools
1979	4,444,500	3,872,000
1980	4,285,600	3,866,100
1981	4,098,700	3,839,900
1982	3,922,800	3,798,000
1983	3,752,400	3,740,900
1984	3,668,600	3,645,600
1985	3,645,000	3,525,800
1986	3,654,600	3,388,500
1987	3,684,600	3,239,500
1988	3,731,600	3,070,200
1989	3,786,300	2,944,700
1990	3,859,400	2,862,600
1991	3,914,800	2,853,300

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what has been the total capital spending on (a) primary—infant and junior—and (b) secondary schools in England each year since 1979 in cash terms and at 1979 prices; and what was the percentage change in the level of spending in real terms between each of those years.

The information requested is set out in the table.

Nursery and primary schools2
Year	Net recurrent expenditure1	Net recurrent expenditure at 1979–80 prices3	Real terms change on previous year
	£ million	£ million	Percentage
1979–80	19,081	19,081
1980–81	23,282	19,675	3·1
1981–82	25,222	19,438	-1·2
1982–83	26,561	19,108	-1·7
1983–84	27,654	19,013	-0·5
1984–85	28,630	18,747	-1·4
1985–86	30,509	18,933	1·0
1986–87	34,011	20,434	7·9
1987–88	38,291	21,819	6·8
1988–89	42,254	22,464	3·0
1989–90	47,617	23,773	5·8

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will publish a list of secondary schools that have applied for borrowing approval for capital schemes; and, in each case, whether approval was given.

Under the terms of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989, only local authorities are allowed to bid for borrowing approval for capital schemes.Details of all secondary schools included within LEAs' capital bids and our decisions in each case could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment has been made of the effectiveness of the international fund for agricultural development in achieving its aim of providing long-term aid.

The IFAD has an effective monitoring and evaluation system, which includes the provision of an annual report on evaluation findings to the executive board. An evaluation committee of the board meets regularly to examine issues in more detail.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what further contribution Her Majesty's Government are making to the second phase of the United Nation's international fund for agricultural development to overcome Africa's food crisis; and if he will make a statement.

We consider that IFAD's future activities in Africa should be financed in the same way as its work elsewhere. The most important priority is to work for a successful outcome to the fourth replenishment of IFAD's resources, discussions on which will start in Qatar in April.

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what data information systems his Department has (a) agreed and (b) been consulted about with a view to taking part in; what is the criteria for inclusion in such systems; whether they will be linked to (i) the police national computer and (ii) other computer systems; what data protection provisions apply to them; and if he will make a statement.

My Department has no existing or planned links between its computer systems and external data information systems or the police national computer.

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what Government grants were awarded for (a) ferry services and (b) bridge projects in Wales listed by county, for each of the last five years.

My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Wales has not grant-aided any ferry services. Local authority road schemes supported under transport grant can involve bridges, and assistance can be provided, for example, through the urban programme, European regional development fund and historic buildings and ancient monuments grants. A central record is not kept.

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what steps he has taken to identify and quantify the use made of day centres in South Glamorgan for Alzheimer's disease sufferers and their carers and the extent to which they have succeeded in improving the quality of life for those involved.

[holding answer 10 February 1992]: The three-day centres run by the Alzheimer's Disease Society in Cardiff provide a valuable service for sufferers and their carers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales whether he will make it his policy to extend the finances available through urban aid grant for running day centres for those suffering from Alzheimer's disease and their carers in South Glamorgan.

[holding answer 10 February 1992]: In Wales, funding previously available for mental illness services through the urban programme is now directed through the mental illness strategy. In 1992–93, the Welsh Office will make £58,035 directly available to the Alzheimer's Disease Society for the running of its three day centres in Cardiff.

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will give for each county in Wales his estimate of the number of people suffering from Alzheimer's disease at the present time and in each of the past five years.

[holding answer 11 February 1992]: The information is not available centrally, but, based on an estimate derived from the NHS Health Advisory Service's publication "The Rising Tide—Developing Services for Mental Illness in Old Age" published in November 1982, a copy of which is in the Library of the House, there are approximately 28,000—9,500 males and 18,500 females—suffering from Alzheimer's disease in Wales.