asked Her Majesty's Government:What support the Overseas Development Administration gives to development education, and what grants it has made for this purpose in the most recent period of 12 months for which figures are available; and Whether they have any plans to expand their development education programme through voluntary organisations.

The Overseas Development Administration considers development education an important part of its information effort and supports a large number of organisations in this field. It intends to continue this support in the future.Grants awarded in 1994-95 were:

asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether they intend to make clear 10 the US that any alteration to the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty will prevent them taking part in any nuclear weapon reductions such as those currently being envisaged by US Defense Secretary Perry.

We believe that the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty continues to make an important contribution to strategic stability. The size: of the United Kingdom's nuclear forces depends on a wide range of factors influencing our assessment of our minimum deterrence requirement.

asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether, prior to the start of the spraying season, they will circulate to all arable farmers clear and simple advice about the appropriate times and methods for spraying their crops. with toxic chemicals, together with warnings about penalties for spraying under inappropriate conditions.

The appropriate times arid methods for spraying each pesticide are readily available to farmers at all times on the product's label. General advice to fanners on appropriate spraying conditions is also provided in the statutory code of practice for the safe use of pesticides on farms and holdings. Given the professional way with which the great majority of arable farmers use pesticides, we have no plans to remind them of these requirements or provide warnings about the penalties involved for spraying under inappropriate conditions prior to the start of the spraying season.

asked Her Majesty's Government:How many of the suspected adverse reactions reported to the Veterinary Medicines Directorate implicating cat and dog organophosphate flea collars or pesticides involve children.

Between I January 19/i4 and IS February 1996, there have been 29 reports of suspected adverse reactions in humans involving the use of organophosphorus flea collar products. Of these, one incident involved a child.

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they have set a time limit for the transfer of the reporting of human suspected adverse reactions to veterinary medicines from the Veterinary Medicines Directorate to another agency.

No. A number of options arc being considered for the future arrangements for reporting human suspected adverse reactions to veterinary medicines. A decision will he taken and any changes implemented as quickly as possible.

asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether they will consider a single agency to whom human suspected adverse reactions to veterinary medicines and pesticide incidents affecting human health are reported.

A number of options are being considered for the future arrangements for the reporting of human suspected adverse reactions to veterinary medicines.

asked Her Majesty's Government:How many members of the Veterinary Products Committee (excluding the medical and scientific panel) are practising members of the medical profession.

One member of the Veterinary Products Committee (Dr. D. N. Bateman BSc, MB, BS, MRCS, MD. FRCP) is a practising member of the medical profession. He is also Chairman of the Medical and Scientific Panel of the Veterinary Products Committee, which has been set up to look into reports of links between organophosphorus sheep dip exposure and long term health effects.

asked Her Majesty's Government:When they propose to put into full repair Teddington Hall, a Grade II listed building in their ownership, and how they justify its present condition.

Teddington Hall and its adjacent land and building originally formed part of the National Physical Laboratory operational estate. It became surplus to requirements sonic years ago and, to accord with government disposal rules, the Department of the Environment/Property Holdings first sought and obtained planning and listed building consents following a lengthy period of negotiation. These permissions would oblige a purchaser to repair the hall before commencing redevelopment of the adjoining land.However, proposed marketing has been delayed pending the finalisation of plans being prepared by the Department of Trade and Industry for the rationalisation and development of laboratories on the adjacent site. Premature disposal of the hall could place these proposals in jeopardy.The hall building is fully protected and carefully monitored to prevent further deterioration, but it is felt that full repair should rest with a purchaser after determination of its future use within a larger and more comprehensive redevelopment scheme.The Government arc aware of the need for the hall building to he restored as soon as practicable and the Department of Trade and Industry hope to discuss the future of the hall with Richmond Borough Council shortly.

asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether, in the light of the comments of the Secretary of State for the Environment in

We are currently considering the Local Government Commission's recommendations on the district reviews, along with the representations which we receive. The June 1995 Policy and Procedure Guidance to the commission makes it clear that the views of local people are important as an element of community identity, and we shall give proper attention to that factor. However our decisions must he taken as a result of attention to all the issues. not just one element.

asked Her Majesty's Government:When they will reply to the sixty-one recommendations made in the report on Fire Safety presented to them in June 1994.

The Government have been considering the findings of the review and the views expressed by interested parties, including the Deregulation Task Force. They have also been further considering the fire safety aspects of the EC Framework and Workplace Directives. An announcement on both will he made soon.

asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether they will publish reference for the judgments by Lord Scannan, Lord Donaldson of Lymington and Lord Justice Bingham mentioned in the statement on the Scott Report (15 February 1996, col. 726) in which it was argued that claims to public interest immunity were a matter of duty.

Particulars of the judgments by Lord Scarman, Lord Donaldson of Lymington and Lord Justice Bingham mentioned in the statement on the Scott Report are contained in a detailed critique of the relevant passages in the Scott Report entitled Public Interest Immunity: Government Response to the Scott Report. Copies have been placed in the Printed Paper Office. I commend the whole document to noble Lords but the sections dealing with the authorities relied upon are paragraphs 2.10 to 2.24.

asked Her Majesty's Government:What is the present situation of Mr. Kani Yilmaz, detained without trial in HMP Belmarsh; whether progress has been made in obtaining hail for him and when they expect a decision to he given on the application for his extradition.

Mr. Faysal Dunlayici (also known as Kani Yilmaz) is not detained to stand trial in the United Kingdom but is the subject of an extradition request from Germany. It is for the courts to decide on any application for hail Mr. Dunlayici might make. Under the terms of the Extradition Act 1989, no decision can he made on whether to order a person's return so long as proceedings on a habeas corpus application are pending. Mr. Dunlayici has made an application for habeas corpus. That application was due to he heard early in the New Year, hut has been postponed at Mr. Dunlayici's request.