Written Answers
Brittany Ferries And Subsidies
asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether they are satisfied that Brittany Ferries receives no subsidies from the French Government or the EEC.
The EC does not make any direct subsidies to Brittany Ferries. Her Majesty's Government have no information on whether any subsidies are provided by the French Government.
Probation: Proportion Of Sentences
asked Her Majesty's Government:What proportion of (
a) young adult offenders and ( b) adult offenders, sentenced by magistrates' courts and Crown Courts respectively were given probation orders in 1969 and 1979.
Information for magistrates' courts and the Crown Court respectively is given in the following table: Corresponding information for all courts from 1969 to 1979 is published in tables 6.14 and 6.16 of Criminal Statistics, England and Wales 1979 (Cmnd. 8098).
| Offenders aged 17 and over sentenced for indictable/triable-either-way offences(1): percentage given a probation order by age and type of court | ||
| England and Wales | Percentage | |
| Age and type of court | 1969 indictable offences | 1979 indictable triable-either-way offences(-) |
| Aged 17 and under 21 | ||
| Magistrates' courts | 14 | 8 |
| Crown Court | 19 | 8 |
| Aged 21 and over | ||
| Magistrates' courts | 8 | 7 |
| Crown Court | 9 | 5 |
| (1) 1979 figures reflect the implementation of Part III of the Criminal Law Act 1977 on 17th July 1978; the discontinuity in these figures is very small. | ||
Trident Programme: Estimated Cost
asked Her Majesty's Government:What is the latest estimate of the cost of the Trident programme, in January 1981 pounds; and whether they will give an analysis of how this amount is distributed over the years 1981–82 to 1989–90.
The cost estimate for a four boat force, at current prices, is some £5 billion spread over 15 years.Up to 1990 inclusive it is considered that a little over £3 billion would be spent.
The Advisory Committee On Home Working
asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether they will reactivate the Advisory Committee on Homeworkers, set up by the preceding Labour Government, which is reported not to have met since the general election.
The future of the Advisory Committee on Homeworking is under consideration pending the outcome of research.House adjourned at ten o'clock.