To ask The Prime Minister whether the Government will introduce legislation whereby political parties represented in the House will have to declare all moneys received from overseas.

We have no plans to do so.

To ask The Prime Minister what representations he has received from the organisation Friends of Bosnia in Liverpool; what reply he has sent; and if he will make a statement.

So far as I am aware, none.

To ask The Prime Minister what assessment he has made of the number of undetected bogus marriages taking place in the United Kingdom; and if he will appoint a senior Cabinet Minister to co-ordiinate an investigation into the abuse of the marriage laws, the extent to which this is facilitating illegal overstaying, circumvention of the immigration laws and the acquisition of British citizenship; and if he will make a statement.

No realistic estimate can be made of the number of undetected bogus marriages, but superintendent registrars are alert to the need to report to the Registrar General where they have reason to believe that a marriage has been arranged solely for the purpose of circumventing immigration controls. Where this also involved a lawful impediment to the marriage, the superintendent registrar would not proceed with the ceremony.Where the Registrar General believes that a marriage is prima facie one of convenience, the facts are passed to the Home Office to take whatever action is necessary to enforce the immigration law.These arrangements will be kept under review, but I doubt whether an investigation of the kind suggested would increase their effectiveness. I shall, however, draw to the attention of my right hon. and learned Friend the Home Secretary and my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Health the information that my hon. Friend has sent me.

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment when the Employment Service annual performance agreement for 1993–94 will be published.

I have today placed copies of the Employment Service annual performance agreement for 1993–94 in the Library.

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what consultations she has held with the representatives of diary and calendar printers about the proposed abolition of the May day bank holiday; what consideration was given to their views; if her proposed change in the date of the bank holiday will take place in 1994; and if she will make a statement.

The Department published a consultation document on the May day bank holiday on 1 December. Responses to the consultation document were received from a wide range of organisations, including some from within the dairy and calendar industry.An announcement on the future of the May day bank holiday will be made shortly.

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what steps she will take to ensure that employees receive a written statement of terms and conditions of employment.

The Trade Union Reform and Employment Rights Bill, currently before Parliament, significantly enhances the statutory right to a written statement of main terms and conditions of employment, reducing from 13 weeks to two months the period within which it must be provided and extending entitlement to employees working between eight and 16 hours a week, who have hitherto had to complete five years continuous service in order to qualify.

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what proposals she will bring forward to protect employees of under two years standing whose employers have not issued a written statement of terms and conditions of employment and persistently fail to provide one.

Employees who have not received a written statement to which they are entitled under the provisions of the Employment Protection (Consolidation) Act 1978 may refer the matter to an industrial tribunal.Clause 28 of the Trade Union Reform and Employment Rights Bill, currently before Parliament, introduces a new provision making it automatically unfair for an employer to dismiss an employee, regardless of length of service or hours of work, for having sought in good faith to exercise a statutory employment protection right, including the right to a written statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment if she will publish the numbers and percentages of her staff in grades one to five who each have (a) arts degrees, (b) science degrees, (c) technical degrees, (d) who are qualified accountants, (e) have post-graduate qualifications in management and (f) who were educated in (i) local authority and (ii) private schools.

The percentage of staff who have degrees are listed in the following table:

• Grade 1—total staff in post = 1
• No degrees held
• Grade 2—total staff in post = 3
• 100 per cent. of Grade 2s have a degree in science
• 33 per cent of Grade 2s have a degree in arts
• Grade 3—total staff in post = 17
• 35 per cent. of Grade 3s have a degree in science
• 24 per cent. of Grade 3s have a degree in arts
• 5 per cent. of Grade 3s have a qualification in management
• Grade 4—total staff in post =8
• 50 per cent. of Grade 4s have a degree in science
• 25 per cent. of Grade 4s have a degree in arts
• 37 per cent. of Grade 4s have a qualification in management
• Grade 5—total staff in post = 89
• 29 per cent. of Grade 5s have a degree in science
• 22 per cent. of Grade 5s have a degree in arts
• 10 per cent. of Grade 5s have a qualification in management
• 1 per cent. of Grade 5s are qualified accountants.

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many grades of laboratory technician are registered in the United Kingdom; and how many are designated as medical laboratory scientific officers.

No information of this kind is held by the Employment Department.

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what is her estimate of the number of people employed in (a) onshore and (b) offshore oil and gas related activity in (i) 1991 and (ii) 1992; and what is her estimate of the total at the latest available date.

There are no separate figures for onshore and offshore oil and gas related activity. The available information is as follows:

Employees in employment: Great Britain
	February 1991	February 1992	February 1993
Extraction of mineral oil and natural gas	150,000	n/a	n/a
Mineral oil processing	18,000	17,000	16,000
Public gas supply	78,000	78,000	75,000
1 The latest estimate available is taken from the September 1991 census of employment.

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what is her estimate of the average number of hours per week worked by people in full-time employment inclusive of any overtime.

Estimates from the Labour Force Survey show that in autumn 1992 (September—November), people in full-time employment worked on average 45 hours per week including overtime (not seasonally adjusted).

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what studies her Department has undertaken of the effectiveness of small business support schemes delivered by training and enterprise councils; and if she will make a statement.

The Department currently has responsibility for the business start-up scheme (BSUS), (formerly enterprise allowance), which assists unemployed people to set up a business. The following studies have been carried out on the effectiveness of BSUS since training and enterprise councils (TECs) took over responsibility for its delivery:

"Enterprise Allowance Scheme: Evaluation of Development Projects", PIEDA, 1992.

"Enterprise Allowance/Business Start Up: A Survey of TEC Schemes", IFF Research Ltd., 1992.

The Department regularly carries out evaluation of all its major programmes, including the BSUS, and will continue to do so.A number of other small business support measures run by TECs are now the responsibility of the Department of Trade and Industry.

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment if she will give for each travel-to-work area and jobcentre area in Scotland the absolute change in the numbers of unemployed claimants between February and March and, for the same period, the numbers of claimants, (i) obtaining paid employments, (ii) entering into Government training schemes, (iii) being transferred to other benefits, (iv) being removed from the claimant count for reasons other than entering employment, (v) failing the actively seeking work test and (vi) having benefit disqualified.

Statistical information is not routinely collected on the reasons why people cease to claim unemployment related benefits.Figures on the net monthly changes in total claimant unemployment and the flows in and out of claimant unemployment for each parliamentary constituency, local authority area, travel-to-work area, and jobcentre area in Scotland can be obtained from the NOM IS database in the Library.

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what discussions he has held with Civil Service unions concerning the impact of the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 1981 on the policy of market testing civil service jobs.

My ministerial colleagues and I have meetings with the civil service unions from time to time to discuss the range of Government policies.

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster whether his Department will issue up-to-date figures for savings achieved by market testing of Government services.

In previous years, savings arising from market testing have typically been around 25 per cent. of the original cost even where the activity has remained in-house. Savings from the programme for the period ending on 30 September 1993 are not yet available. When they are, I am sure that they will show significant savings in costs and improvements in quality, such as reliability and timeliness.

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will make a further statement on the workings of the citizens charters.

Since my right hon. Friend's statement to the House on 25 November 1992 the citizens charter has brought about further significant achievements. These include three new and one revised charter, the announcement of a complaints adjudicator for the Inland Revenue, and the launch of the second charter mark scheme. We shall publish a further White Paper in due course to record achievements across all public services.

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what steps he has taken to require declarations of interest by public servants who are freemasons.

As I said in reply to the hon. Member on 29 March at col. 14, an amendment to the civil service code is to be published shortly. The amendment will remind civil servants that freemasonry is among the possible sources of conflicts of interest which should be reported if and when they occur. A copy of the amendment will be placed in the Library of the House when published.

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what plans he has to visit Hall I'th Wood Museum, Bolton, to discuss measures to increase awareness of science amongst the public; and if he will make a statement.

As my hon. Friend knows, I visited his constituency on 30 March this year. I am very happy to discuss with him measures to increase the public understanding of science.

	Cost (rounded to nearest £000)	From	To
BR passengers charter	1,000·0	May 1992	May 1993
London Underground Limited customers charter	41·0	August 1992	January 1993
Benefits Agency customer charter	1,058·0	April 1992	September 1992
Jobseekers charter	89·0	April 1992	March 1993
Contributions Agency employers and contributors charters	63·0	April 1992	March 1993
Northern Ireland Railways passengers charter	0·4	November 1992	April 1993
Travellers charter	9·0	January 1992	March 1993
Total	2,260·4

In addition to this, in the financial year 1992–93 the Inland Revenue paid £389,000 in compensations for

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what consultations he has undertaken on his proposed White Paper on science.

I have consulted working scientists and industry, professional bodies, research charities and many others in order to prepare for the forthcoming White Paper on science and technology. I have published over 250 of the written submissions I have received.

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how he will secure the maximum opportunity for United Kingdom interests within the fourth framework programme.

United Kingdom research teams take an active part in EC programmes, and in negotiating the fourth framework programme we shall aim to ensure that it reflects United Kingdom research needs. We shall also advertise the opportunities to carry out research under EC programmes as widely as possible throughout the United Kingdom science and technology community.

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster whether the Government intend to introduce a citizens charter for small firms.

No. When service providers publish a charter they should set out standards of service to meet the needs of all the various users. Of course these include small firms, to which the Government attach great importance.

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many of the research councils have now issued their corporate plans 1993.

All five of the research councils have issued their corporate plans 1993.

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what is the total amount of compensation the state paid out on all charters; and if he will make a statement.

The total amount of compensation paid out by organisations which have charters is set out as follows:

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will provide figures for expenditure for the Office of Science and Technology for (a) technology transfer and (b) industrial innovation (i) for the past five years and (ii) as projected for the next three years.

The table lists the expenditure by the Office of Science and Technology for the "technology transfer" component of the primary purpose classification of research and development, as defined in the 1992 edition of the Annual Review of Government Funded Research and Development. Information is not available under the heading "industrial innovation" as there is, as yet, no accepted standard definition of the term. The table lists the Office's expenditure under the primary purpose category "technology support", which includes strategic and applied research and pre-competitive schemes such as LINK.

Year	Technology transfer £ million	Technology support £ million
1988–89	4·9	1—
1989–90	4·0	209·0
1990–91	4·6	238·0
1991–92	6·1	243·9
1992–93	6·8	289·6
1993–94	8·7	326·9
1994–95	8·9	347·2
1995–96	9·1	358·1

To ask the President of the Board of Trade what financial safeguards exist to protect British Nuclear Fuels Ltd. in its contracts with Scottish Nuclear and Nuclear Electric.

This is a commercial matter for the companies involved.

To ask the President of the Board of Trade what is the role of his Department in the Nuclear Electric/Scottish Nuclear/BNFL discussions about reprocessing contracts at the thermal oxide reprocessing plant.

The negotiations are a commercial matter for the companies involved.

To ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will publish his Department's report, drawn up by its aviation committee, into future DTI funding for civil aviation research; and if he will make a statement.

I refer the hon. Gentleman to the reply that my right hon. Friend the Minister for Industry gave to the hon. Member for Newcastle upon Tyne, Central (Mr. Cousins) on 4 May 1993, Official Report, column 5.

To ask the President of the Board of Trade how long his Department has been in possession of its aviation committee's report into future DTI funding for civil aircraft research; and what action he has taken in light of its conclusions.

The national strategic technology acquisition plan for aeronautics was formally presented to my Department on 4 November 1992; the committee's proposals are being considered.

To ask the President of the Board of Trade if he intends to allow the running of Betws colliery to be taken over by the private sector; and if he will make a statement.

British Coal is committed to offering to the private sector pits which it no longer wishes to operate, including Betws. The Government welcome this commitment.

To ask the President of the Board of Trade what recent inquiries there have been from the private sector into the possibility of taking over the running of Betws colliery: and if he will make a statement.

My right hon. Friend the President of the Board of Trade and I have recently had a number of discussions with representatives of the private mining sector about a range of matters.British Coal is, of course, committed to offering to the private sector pits which it no longer wishes to operate and is keen to begin this process as rapidly as possible.

To ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will publish the numbers and percentages of his staff in grades 1 to 5 who have (a) arts degrees, (b) science degrees, (c) technical degrees, (d) who are qualified accountants and (e) have postgraduate qualifications in management.

Of the 328 people in grades 1 to 5 who are on the permanent staff of the Department of Trade and Industry, 176 (54 per cent.) have arts degrees, 86 (26 per cent.) have science degrees and 21 (6 per cent.) have technical degrees. There are 10 qualified accountants and 10 whose records indicate postgraduate qualifications in management.

To ask the President of the Board of Trade how many exploration and appointed oil and gas wells were drilled in the United Kingdom continental shelf fin 1992; and what is his estimate of the number to be drilled in (a) 1993, (b) 1994 and (c) 1995.

Seventy two explorations and 57 appraisal wells were drilled in 1992. My Department does not publish forecasts for the number of wells. It does, however, conduct regular surveys of company plans for drilling wells looking up to two years ahead. The results of the last survey were published in the August 1992 issues of "Energy Trends", a copy of which is in the Library.

To ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will place a copy in the Library of the information letter on the stage 2 privatisation options exercise circulated to all members of the staff of Companies house in the last week of April; what date he has set for the completion of the stage 2 exercise; arid if he will make a statement.

I have placed in the Library a copy of the notice to staff requested by the hon. Member. The consultants have been asked to complete their report by the end of July.

To ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will make a statement on the state of the British leather goods manufacturing industry.

[holding answer 6 may 1993]: The leather goods manufacturing industry (Standard Industrial Classification Group 442) had total United Kingdom sales of £213 million in 1991. Employment, in 1990, of 10,800 is concentrated largely in small units, three quarters of which have fewer 10 employees and none over a 100. International trade is significant: imports account for some 77 per cent of United Kingdom consumption and the United Kingdom industry exports 54 per cent. of its output. An ecouraging feature is that since 1986 exports have been growing more rapadily than imports—13 per cent. per annum and 8 per cent per annum respective respectively.

To ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will list those next steps agencies within his responsibility that he plans to privatise.

[holding answer 22 April 1993]: The prospects for privatising the agencies in my Department are kept continually under review. Since it was established in 1990 as an executive agency the National Engineering Laboratory has been working towards full commercial viability with a view to privatisation: it continues to work towards that objective. I announced a specific review of Companies House in July 1992, which is continuing. I have just announced a study on the long term future of the DTI laboratories: I refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave to my hon. Friend the Member for Ribble Valley (Mr. Evans) on 4 May 1993, Official Report, column 4.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what contributions for 1993 are being made to the International Planned Parenthood Federation, the United Nations Population Fund and the World Health Organisation human reproduction programme.

The information is as follows:

£ million
IPPF	17·5
UNFPA	17·0
WHO/HRP	3·0
1 Core grant. Additional contributions for specific programme activities will also be made.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what measures the Government have taken to ensure that funding to the International Planned Parenthood Federation and the United Nations Population Fund is not used in coercive population control measures.

IPPF and UNFPA, like Her Majesty's Government, are firmly opposed to any population activities in which there is any element of coercion of individuals to practise family planning, or to accept any particular type of contraception. Their population programmes fully accord with the human rights principles set out in the world population plan of action.We examine annually with other donor Governments IPPF and UNFPA policies and programmes at the IPPF donors meeting and UNFPA Governing Council respectively. We are also in regular consultation with IPPF and UNFPA about their population activities.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what were the total United Kingdom bilateral disbursements on population activities and to which countries for each of the years 1991 and 1992.

Total aid programme disbursements on population activities amounted to some £26·5 million in 1991 and £28 million in 1992, of which £7·2 million and £6·1 million respectively represented bilateral disbursements. This bilateral assistance was distributed as follows:

	1991 £	1992 £
Ethiopia	37,249	8,159
Ghana	469,000	771,918
Kenya	606,829	1,812,248
Malawi	100,000	185,932
Nigeria	20,000	47,490
Sierra Leone	39,742	—
Tanzania	101,207	129,266
Uganda	11,143	105,874
Zambia	3,280	27,594
Bangladesh	2,667,706	586,254
India	2,380,073	1,629,931
Malaysia	150,196	100,245
Pakistan	613,181	208,979
Anguilla	39,500	—
Madagascar	—	2,631
Zimbabwe	—	29,372
South Africa1	—	84,155
Nepal	—	139,952
Fiji	—	2,000
Vietnam	—	147,351
Vanuatu	—	13,126
Paraguay	—	3,116
Occupied territories	—	11,250
Caribbean	—	6,650
1 South African non-governmental organisation.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what action he is taking in response to the evaluation carried out at the request of the Overseas Development Administration of four tree-planting projects funded by British aid in Lesotho, Kenya, Ivory Coast and southern India.

These projects, started during the 1970s and early 1980s, were completed between 1987 and 1991. The evaluations were undertaken after their conclusion in order better to assess their overall impact. The lessons drawn from them have been carefully noted, both by Overseas Development Administration staff responsible for similar projects including any follow-on work in the four countries, and by the Commonwealth Development Corporation which co-financed the Cote d'Ivoire project. We are preparing formal written guidance, based on the findings and lessons of these and other forestry evaluations, for use in identifying, appraising, implementing and monitoring forestry projects.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list all current United Kingdom assistance to aid development projects in Eritrea and the cost in each case.

Past British aid to Eritrea has been included in the British aid programme to Ethiopia. This includes grants to NGOs working in Ethiopia and Eritrea, expected to total around £1 million in 1993–94. We recently made a contribution of over £250,000 towards the United Nations verification mission to the Eritrean referendum, including four observers and supporting equipment.We have been discussing with the Eritrean authorities a separate development aid programme for 1993–94, for which £500,000 has been allocated. This will include 17 United Kingdom training awards, costing £187,000; other elements will be agreed in the coming months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will review the levels of humanitarian aid to the civilian population of Angola.

[holding answer 30 April 1993]: The return to civil war in Angola has made it very difficult to assess need and deliver aid to the civilian population of Angola. We have provided some humanitarian relief already and are keen to do more where we are confident that it will reach its intended beneficiaries. We are monitoring the situation closely with international agencies and non-governmental organisations.

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland whether the Crown Office has yet received a report about the Gecas case.

It is not the normal practice of my noble and learned Friend the Lord Advocate to disclose the names of individuals who may be under investigation or to comment on the stage that any particular inquiries may have reached.

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) what is the total cost incurred in respect of war crime investigations in Scotland in each of the last five years;(2) how many prosecutions in respect of war crimes are being contemplated in respect of Scotland for the current year;(3) how many people in Scotland

The total cost incurred in respect of war crimes investigations in Scotland in 1991–92 was £267,520. For 1992–93 the latest available figures show that the cost was £352,966. Costs did not arise before those financial years.It has never been the practice of my noble and learned Friend the Lord Advocate or his predecessors to disclose, at the stage of investigations and before investigations are complete, whether or not prosecutions are being contemplated. In the course of the investigations conducted over the past two years allegations against 17 named individuals have been, or are being, considered and investigated in Scotland.

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list all the public Acts of Parliament passed since the general election of 1979 which have affected the duties, powers and responsibilities of local government in Scotland.

[holding answer 4 May 1993]: The list gives the most readily identifiable Acts passed since the general election of 1979 which are extant and affect the duties, powers and responsibilities of local government in Scotland.

• Access to Personal Files Act 1987
• Caravans (Standard Community Charge and Rating) Act 1991
• Children Act 1989
• Children and Young Persons (Protection from Tobacco) Act 1991
• Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982
• Civil Protection in Peacetime Act 1986
• Community Charges (General Reduction) Act 1991
• Control of Pollution (Amendment) Act 1989
• Consumer Protection Act 1987
• Estate Agents Act 1979
• Deer (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 1982
• Disabled Persons Act 1981
• Estate Agents Act 1979
• Education Schools Act 1992
• Education (Scotland) Act 1980
• Environmental Protection Act 1990
• Fire Safety and Safety of Places of Sport Act 1987
• Food and Safety Act 1990
• Foster Children (Scotland) Act 1984
• Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 1992
• Health and Local Services and Social Security Adjudications Act 1983
• Housing Act 1988
• Housing and Planning Act 1986
• Housing Associations Act 1985
• Housing (Scotland) Act 1987
• Housing (Scotland) Act 1988
• Local Authorities (Expenditure Powers) Act 1983
• Local Government Act 1986
• Local Government Act 1988
• Local Government Act 1992
• Local Government and Housing Act 1989
• Local Government and Planning (Scotland) Act 1982
• Local Government Finance Act 1988
• Local Government Finance Act 1992
• Local Government Finance and Valuation Act 1991
• Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980
• Local Government (Access to Information) Act 1985
• Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1981
• Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984
• Motor Cycle Noise Act 1987
• National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990
• Natural Heritage (Scotland) Act 1991
• Planning and Compensation Act 1991
• Prisoners and Criminal Proceedings (Scotland) Act 1993
• Property Misdescriptions Act 1991
• Public Order Act 1986
• Rating and Valuation (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 1984
• Registered Establishments (Scotland) Act 1987
• Rent (Scotland) Act 1984
• Representation of the People Acts 1983, 1985, 1989 and 1990
• Roads and Streets Act 1991
• Roads (Scotland) Act 1984
• School Boards (Scotland) Act 1980
• Self-Governing Schools Etc (Scotland) Act 1989
• Social Security Act 1986
• Social Security Administration Act 1992
• Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992
• Social Security (Consequential Provisions) Act 1992
• Solvent Abuse (Scotland) Act 1983
• Telecommunications Act 1984
• Town and Country Planning Act 1984
• Town and Country Planning (Compensation) Act 1985
• Town and Country Planning (Minerals) Act 1981
• Transport Act 1985
• Water Act 1989

Consultants in selected specialties By contract status and health board As at 30 September 1992
Specialty/contract	Scotland	Argyll and Clyde	Ayrshire and Arran	Borders	Dumfries and Galloway	Fife	Forth Valley	Grampian
Medical oncology
Whole-time	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Part-time	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Radiotherapy
Whole-time	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
Part-time	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
General surgery
Whole-time	136	12	8	3	4	7	8	11
Part-time	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
Total	153	12	8	3	4	7	8	14

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many women were screened for breast and cervical cancer in each year since 1987 within (a) the Argyll and Clyde health board area, (b) the Greater Glasgow health board area and (c) Scotland as a whole; if he will estimate in each case the percentage of women in the age range from 20 to 60 years who availed themselves of these tests; and if he will make a statement.

[holding answer 6 May 1993]: The information requested is currently being compiled and I will write to the hon. Member as soon as possible.

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many consultant medical oncologists, radiotherapists and general surgeons are employed on (a) a full-time basis and (b) a part-time basis in each of the health boards.

[holding answer 6 May 1993]: The numbers of consultants in the specialties of medical oncology, radiotherapy and general surgery employed on a full-time basis and a part-time basis at 30 September 1992, the latest date for which information is available, are given in the following annex.

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what are the seven most common malignant neoplasms amongst NHS patients; and what were the number of deaths brought about by each in the past five years.

[holding answer 6 May 1993]: The table gives the number of registrations of the seven most common cancers in men and women in Scotland in the period 1987–91 and the number of deaths from these forms of cancer in the same five-year period.

Numbers of registrations and deaths from the seven most common malignant neoplasms, by sex, Scotland 1987–91
Site of Cancer	Number of registrations	Number of deaths
Males
Trachea, bronchus and lung	15,163	13,869
Non-melanoma skin cancer	9,560	121
Prostate	6,204	3,112
Colon	4,363	2,466
Bladder	4,241	1,535
Stomach	3,406	2,603
Rectum	2,534	1,524
Females
Breast	13,913	6,379
Non-melanoma skin cancer	9,202	114
Trachea, bronchus and lung	8,078	7,131
Colon	5,563	3,273
Ovary	2,779	1,990
Stomach	2,370	1,915
Rectum	2,283	1,427

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what plans he has to meet Mr. Rauf Denktash, the leader of the Turkish Republic of North Cyprus.

None.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations are being made to Cyprus for Asil Nadir to be brought back to the United Kingdom; and if he will make a statement.

We have an extradition treaty with the Republic of Cyprus, but the writ of the lawful Government does not run in the north of the island.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many United Kingdom citizens are (a) currently serving sentences and (b) awaiting sentencing in Libyan prisons.

There are no British citizens serving sentences or awaiting sentences in Libyan prisons.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will publish the numbers and percentages of his staff in grades one to five who each have (a) arts degrees, (b) science degrees, (c) technical degrees, (d) who are qualified accountants, (e) have post-graduate qualifications in management and (f) who were educated in (i) local authority and (ii) private schools.

I shall write to the hon. Member with details as soon as they are available.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is his response to the Libyan/Russian proposal at the United Nations for an international tribunal under United Nations auspices to try the two Libyans accused of the Lockerbie bombing.

We are not aware of any such proposal.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will publish figures recording the number of unpaid parking fines incurred by diplomatic missions in London during 1992.

The information requested by my hon. Friend is given in the table. The table also includes those international organisations which incurred unpaid fines. The figures may be reduced by late payments.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many serious offences were alleged to have been committed in 1992 by persons entitled to diplomatic immunity; and how many foreign diplomats were withdrawn from their posts in Britain in that year as a result of alleged offences.

Thirty-three alleged serious offences by persons entitled to diplomatic immunity were drawn to the attention of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1992, as against 40 the previous year. "Serious offences" are defined in accordance with the report to the Foreign Affairs Committee, "The Abuse of Diplomatic Immunities and Privileges (1985)" as offences falling into a category which would in certain circumstances attract a maximum penalty of six months or more imprisonment. The majority involved drinking and driving and shoplifting.Eight diplomats were withdrawn from their posts in Britain in 1992 following alleged offences, as against seven the previous year.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what further plans he has to increase the assistance available overseas to businesses seeking to increase trade in other countries; and if he will make a statement.

In consultation with the DTI (as our partners in Overseas Trade Services) we are constantly seeking ways to enhance the export services we offer to British industry.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will publish the total number of telephone calls and written requests for "How is Your Child Doing at School?"; and how many were distributed in each of the 10 languages listed in the advertisement on 27 April.

Responses to the first part of this campaign are still being compiled. My right hon. Friend will announce these in due course.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education when he expects to announce his decision following the consultations on the common funding formula for grant-maintained schools; and if he will make a statement.

We are currently considering the responses to the first consultation paper on the common funding formula (CFF). In the light of that consideration we intend to issue a second consultation paper early in the summer as a further move towards the introduction of the CFF in a small number of pilot areas from April 1994.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education what was the total public expenditure on the NERIS service; what circumstances have led to it being wound up; what implications there are for the delivery of the national curriculum; what action he is taking to salvage the NERIS database; and if he will make a statement.

From 1985–86—the first year of investment —to date, the total Government investment in NERIS from my Department and three others was £5 million. The purpose of this was to develop the database service to a position in which NERIS would be fully self-sufficient, serving schools and colleges across the United Kingdom. It failed to do that and the number of subscriptions declined substantially last year to a figure of only some 2,200. It was therefore decided that no further public investment could be justified. The NERIS Trust is currently considering winding-up procedures.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education what measures he intends to take to encourage people with disabilities to become teachers, nursery nurses or teachers' aides.

The Department is in consultation with disabled teachers' interest groups prior to the revision of the Department's circular 1/88 "Physical and Mental Fitness to Teach of Teachers and of Entrants to Teacher Training". This will continue to stress that disability in itself does not mean a person is medically unfit to teach, but that the paramount consideration should be the health and welfare of pupils. Applicants need to take into account that employment in these areas can also make significant demands on an individual's strength and stamina.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education what recent representations he has received from the National Association for Special Educational Needs regarding the implementation of the standard assessment tests for seven-year-olds in special schools.

There is no record of my right hon. Friend having received any representations in recent months from the National Association for Special Educational Needs on testing.We believe that children with special educational needs should follow the national curriculum and participate in its associated assessment arrangements wherever possible, so that they have access to the same education as other pupils. The School Examinations and Assessment Council has given guidance to schools about ways in which the tests for both seven and 14-year-olds might be modified or adapted for pupils with special needs, without compromising the results they yield, so that as wide a range of pupils as possible can benefit from them.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to his answer to the hon. Member for Hazel Grove (Sir T. Arnold) of 30 April Official Report, column 555, if he will give the corresponding information on surplus school places for Cleveland.

On the basis of the survey of school capacity carried out by the Department we estimate that in Cleveland in 1991 there were some 11,181 primary and 10,676 secondary surplus places, representing, respectively, 17 per cent. and 23 per cent. of total capacity.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will provide a breakdown of the £750,000 her Department recently spent on advertising the Government's view on the testing of school children.

The campaign is providing information to parents about this summer's tests. It involves the production, printing and distribution of the leaflet -How is Your Child Doing at School?". The leaflet has been distributed to schools and its availability advertised in the national press. The total cost of the campaign has been estimated at £750,000 although the final cost will depend on the number of requests for further leaflets.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will list, for each Greater London borough, the percentages of children under five years old currently registered as attending local authority funded nursery schools; and if he will list for each of the boroughs what percentage of under fives attended maintained nursery schools in 1986, 1988, 1990 and 1992.

Participation rates for January 1992—the latest date for which information is available—are shown in the table. Because of recent revisions to the population estimates to take account of the provisional results of the 1991 national census of population, information is not available on a comprehensive basis for earlier years at individual authority level.

Estimated percentage of the local three- and four-year-old population attending maintained nursery schools in each education authority in the Greater London region. January 1992
	Participation rates
Camden	5
Greenwich	10
Hackney	3
Hammersmith and Fulham	16
Islington	6
Kensington and Chelsea	9
Lambeth	6
Lewisham	3
Southwark	7
Tower Hamlets	11
Wandsworth	3
Westminster1	5
Barking	n/a
Barnet	6
Bexley	3
Brent	4
Bromley	n/a
Croydon	5

	Participation rates
Ealing	8
Enfield	n/a
Haringey	4
Harrow	n/a
Havering	n/a
Hillingdon	2
Hounslow	n/a
Kingston upon Thames	7
Merton	n/a
Newham	12
Redbridge	n/a
Richmond upon Thames	2
Sutton	5
Waltham Forest	5
Greater London	5