asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what finance is being provided for research into cystic fibrosis.

During the financial year 1978–79, the Medical Research Council spent approximately £240,000 on research into cystic fibrosis.

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will list the total sum spent by universities on research, and the proportion spent on medical research, in each of the past five years for which figures are available and his estimate for the current year and 1980–81; what is the value of each figure at 1979 survey prices; and if he will make a statement.

The following table gives the total estimated sums spent by universities on scientific research in each of the last five years for which the information is available.

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will list the total amount paid in grants by the Medical Research Council in each of the past five years for which figures are available; what is his estimate of the grants that will be paid by the Medical Research Council in the current year and in 1980–81; what is the value of each year's allocations at 1979 survey prices; and if he will make a statement.

The total amounts paid in grants by the Medical Research Council for the last five years, together with the estimated figures for 1979–80 and 1980–81, in cash terms and at 1979 survey prices, are as follows:

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science when he intends to announce a decision about possible changes in educational administration in inner London.

I have no plans at present to make a statement on this matter.

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether Bradford metropolitan district council is considering reducing school provision to one session per day with a view to providing education on a two-shift basis; whether he has had formal representations from the local authority; and what advice he proposes to give to them.

Bradford metropolitan district council has included such an arrangement among a large number of measures which it is examining as ways in which financial savings might be achieved. No conclusions have been reached and no approach has been made to my right hon. and learned Friend.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will publish the figures from reports by chief officers of police (pursuant to circular No. 74/1978) of (a) the total number of arrests in the force area during the period, (b) the total number of cases in which, following a request under section 62, the proviso has been applied and the result has been that the arrested person has been detained at the police station or other place of custody for four hours or more without an attempt being made to convey the intimation, and (c) the total number of such cases in which the corresponding delay has been 24 hours or more, since 30 November 1978 when the figures were last given.

The information for 1978 was published in the "Report of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Constabulary 1978" (HC 1351) and the "Report of the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis for the year 1978" (Cmnd. 7580). Information for 1979 will be published towards the end of March in a Home Office statistical bulletin, a copy of which will be placed in the Library of the House.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will refuse visas to members of the Red Army Choir who are due to visit the United Kingdom in May.

We have told the Russians that we expect them to cancel the tour and I do not, therefore, expect applications for visas to be made.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will examine the possibility that smaller parishes might organise their parish council elections on a less formal and costly system than is currently possible and report to the House on any implications for electoral law at an early date.

This proposal is being sympathetically considered as part of our general review of electoral law and procedures.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he expects to receive the report on the Tote prepared by Mr. Aglionby; if he will publish it; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Aglionby has completed his inquiry into the Tote's procedures for the inclusion in its on-course pools of bets made off the course. I shall publish his findings as soon as possible.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many applications for bail were made to an adjudicator or the Immigration Appeal Tribunal in the third and fourth quarters of 1979; and how many such applications were successful.

The only readily available figures relate to bail applications made to adjudicators at the appeals centre at Harmondsworth. I regret that comprehensive figures could only be obtained at disproportionate cost. The Harmondsworth figures are as follows:

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the present average delay in the hearing of an appeal under the Immigration Act 1971 (a) before an adjudicator and (b) before the immigration appeal tribunal on appeal from an adjudicator; and if he will give a breakdown of the delays at the different appeal centres.

There have been no significant changes since the reply I gave to a question by the hon. Member on 24 July.—[Vol. 971, c. 105–6.]

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will issue a circular to chief constables incorporating the terms of the guidelines to the police in the Metropolis concerning the questioning of persons as to their immigration status.

Home Office guidance to chief officers of police already invites them, while carrying out their duty to investigate cases where they have reasonable cause to suspect that someone may be an illegal entrant, to avoid any action which might be construed as harassment of immigrants, such as a request to inspect the passport of someone who comes to notice in connection with a minor offence but whom there is no reason to suspect of being in the country illegally.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what advice has been issued to the police by the Home Office concerning the conduct of police offcers who arrest or take into custody persons subject to deportation or removal under Immigration Act powers; in particular whether such persons are allowed similar access to a lawyer as a person charged with a criminal offence; and whether a relative or friend must be informed of their arrest;(2) whether persons detained in police stations under Immigration Act powers are given the same facility to contact a lawyer as persons arrested on other criminal charges.

The Judges' Rules and administrative directions to the police and section 62 of the Criminal Law Act 1977 apply to all arrested persons, including those arrested by the police in the exercise of their powers under the Immigration Act 1971. Home Office circulars on the Judges' Rules and section 62 were issued in 1978, and copies placed in the Library of the House.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will dismiss the Director of Public Prosecutions, following his decision on the Jimmy Kelly case; and if he will make a statement.

No.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the amount of grant given to the Equal Opportunities Commission for each year since it was set up; and if he will announce the level of grant for the forthcoming financial year.

The annual grant-in-aid since the Equal Opportunities Commis- sion was established in December 1975 has been:

asked the Lord Privy Seal what is the total sum of public money that has been paid to help with the training and education of overseas trades unionists in the current year; in which countries these trades unionists have citizenship; and what future plans he has for this grant.

Since 1 January 1980, £53,748 has been advanced to the Trades Union Congress under arrangements agreed by the previous Administration for the training and education of trades unionists from developing countries.. In 1979, trade unionists from the following countries received training under these arrangements:

asked the Lord Privy Seal what representations he has received about the Bolivian mining project aid programme.

I have received letters in support of this project from 15 Members of the House of Commons and two from the House of Lords and a total of 42 other letters from religious groups, charities, interested organisations and members of the public.

asked the Lord Privy Seal if there are any countries, other than Turkey, where balane of payments difficulties are a major factor in determining the volume of United Kingdom aid.

Balance of payments considerations have been taken into account recently in providing United Kingdom aid to Bangladesh, Ghana, Zambia and Jamaica as well as Turkey.

asked the Prime Minister whether she has any plans to visit Lichfield.

I have at present no plans to do so.

asked the Prime Minister if she will list her official engagements for 29 January.

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asked the Prime Minister if she will list her official engagements for Tuesday 29 January.

asked the Prime Minister if she will list her official engagements for 29 January.

asked the Prime Minister if she will list her official engagements for 29 January.

I refer the hon. Members and my hon. Friends to the reply which I gave earlier today to the hon. Member for Easington (Mr. Dormand).

asked the Prime Minister what changes in the Government's general economic policies she intends to make in the light of recent economic developments.

Our policy remains to reduce inflation through responsible fiscal and monetary control and to create the right environment for industry and commerce to prosper.

asked the Prime Minister if she has any plans to visit Fraserburgh.

I have at present no plans to do so.

asked the Prime Minister what representations she has received for and against the continuance of the May Day public holiday.

I have received about 50 letters suggesting that the May bank holiday should be transferred to St. George's Day or abolished.

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

I have at present no plans to do so.

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

I have at present no plans to do so.

asked the Prime Minister when she plans to meet the Trades Union Congress.

asked the Prime Minister when she expects to meet representatives of the Trades Union Congress.

No dates have been arranged.

asked the Prime Minister when last she met Trades Union Congress leaders.

At the NEDC meeting on 9 January.

asked the Prime Minister when next she intends to visit Scotland.

I hope to visit Scotland later in the year.

asked the Prime Minister if she is satisfied with the recommendations of the Clegg Commission on pay comparability regarding the pay of nurses and midwives.

I am satisfied that the Standing Commission on pay comparability has produced a comprehensive report and recommendations based on a careful investigation of the pay of nurses and midwives. I note that the commission's recommendations represent an overall increase averaging 19·6 per cent., with increases of up to 25 per cent. for particular grades. These are in addition to the 9 per cent. increases in April 1979. I welcome the recommendations which provide higher increases for qualified staff directly involved in the care of patients. The Government are providing additional funds to implement the award although the previous Administration had made no provision for this.

asked the Prime Minister if she will make an official visit to Oslo.

I have at present no plans to do so.

asked the Prime Minister whether she will publish the projections for future public expenditure based on 10, 15 and 20 per cent. Civil Service staff cuts.

The revised cash limits for 1979–80 allow for a level of expenditure on Civil Service staff and related costs of approximately £4,275 million. The Government's public expenditure plans for the medium term are expected to be published in March.

asked the Prime Minister what discussions she has had with the Governor of Southern Rhodesia regarding arrangements for hon. Members to visit Southern Rhodesia to observe the elections.

The Governor has told us that he is making arrangements for a wide range of services to be made available to the small all-party group of hon. Members from both Houses who will be visiting Rhodesia to observe the elections. Discussions on the composition of the group are continuing through the usual channels.

asked the Prime Minister if she will obtain and publish the directorships or shareholdings currently held by members of her Cabinet.

No. The rules have been drawn to the attention of Ministers, and they are expected to comply with them. I see no reason to go beyond that, or to change the rules which do not require publication.

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the percentage of those in the United Kingdom employed (a) by central Government, (b) by the local authorities and (c) by public corporations and the nationalised industries.

The latest available figures relate to mid-year 1978 and were given in the article "Employment in the public and private sectors 1961–1978", in the November 1979 issue of Economic Trends. They show that 9·3 per cent. of the United Kingdom employed labour force was employed by central Government—including Her Majesty's Forces—12·1 per cent. by local authorities and 8·3 per cent. by nationalised industries and other public corporations. Detailed definitions of the coverage of these figures are given in the article in Economic Trends.

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what has been the number of (a) adults and (b) young people unemployed in (i) Kirkby, (ii) Ormskirk, (iii) Merseyside, and (iv) the North-West for each month since May 1979.

An age analysis of the registered unemployed is made in January, April, July and October. The following table gives the available information from April 1979 for those under 18 years of age, those aged 18–19 and those aged 20 and over in the areas specified. The figures for Merseyside and the North-West for January 1980 will

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if, in future, a record will be kept of spot checks in relation to farm safety inspections.

Local records of spot checks in relation to farm safety inspections are already kept by Her Majesty's Agricultural Inspectorate. There are at present no plans to introduce central records.

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many, and what percentage, of claimants and of

The Central Office of the Industrial Tribunals (England and Wales) has collected figures on representation of applicants at tribunal hearings under all jurisdictions for the month of October in the three years 1977–1979. These are as follows:from a small sample of unfair dismissal cases in 1978, that applicants were successful in approximately 35 per cent.

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what major closures of industry have taken place in the Greater London Council area for the years 1977, 1978 and 1979; and how many redundancies were caused by these closures.

For the Greater London Council area, the intended closures involving 300 or more employees that were notified to the Department of Employment in 1977, 1978 and 1979 under the redundancy handling provisions of the Employment Protection Act 1975 are as follows:

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many men and women are registered as unemployed in the Greater London Council area.

At 10 January the provisional numbers of males and females registered as unemployed in the Greater London Council area were 106,679 and 36,757, respectively.

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he is satisfied that the advertisements in the jobcentre, Williamson Square, Liverpool, for jobs as nude photographic models for 18 to 20-yearold girls is a proper use of public funds.

I shall reply to my hon. Friend as soon as possible.

asked the Secretary of State for Employment, consequent upon his reply to the right hon. Member for Manchester, Ardwick, Official Report, 14 December 1979, column 805, if he will now give the figure for working days lost in the United Kingdom from 1 May 1979 to the latest available date.

The number of working days lost in industrial disputes in the United Kingdom from 1 May 1979 to 30 November 1979 was 21·3 million—provisional estimate.

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many work permits have been granted, and for what professions, in each of the last three years.

The 1979 statistics of work permit issues are not yet available.Analyses of the total number of work permits issued for 1978 and 1977, including a breakdown by occupational groups, were published in the

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what recommendation has been made by the Manpower Services Commissioner about the future of the skillcentre at Doncaster.

I shall reply to the hon. Member as soon as possible.

asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what is his estimate of the number of telephones installed in the homes of handicapped and elderly people by area boards in the past 10 years.

A scheme to assist handicapped and elderly persons with the installation and rental costs of telephones was introduced in Northern Ireland in June 1973. The number of households assisted with installation costs in each year since 1974, which was the first full year of operation of the scheme, is as follows:

asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he is satisfied with the co-operation between the security forces in Northern Ireland and Her Majesty's forces in the rest of the United Kingdom regarding the surveillance of vessels around the coasts of Northern Ireland and the coasts of the Republic of Ireland; and whether any steps have been taken to improve the watch on such vessels in recent years.

I shall reply to the hon. Member as soon as possible.

asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will detail the other expenses incurred in the preparations for the constitutional conference not covered in the written answers given to the hon. Member for Armagh on 22 January.

The extra costs to public funds incurred in the preparations up to the beginning of the conference on 7 January additional to those given in paragraphs (a) to (e) of the reply given to the hon. Member on 22 January—[Vol. 977, c. 108]—were:

asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what have been the takings in (a) the two bars provided for participants at the Stormont conference and (b) the press bar, up to 25 January.

(a) £129; (b) £283.

asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much money has been claimed or paid to the participants at the Stormont conference up to 25 January; and how many individuals have claimed.

£3,602; 26 individuals.

asked the Secretary of State for Wales what is the current number of registered unemployed at the job-centre in Bridgend; and how many jobs, and of what designation, have not been filled.

In mid January 1980 1,212 males and 491 females were registered as unemployed at the Bridgend jobcentre. A total of 101 notified vacancies remained unfilled. Detailed analyses of unfilled vacancies are avail-

asked the Secretary of State for Wales on how many occasions since he was appointed Secretary of State for Wales he has met the Wales Trades Union Congress.

Three.

asked the Secretary of State for Wales what is his estimate of the number of telephones installed in the homes of handicapped and elderly people by local authorities in the past 10 years.

A total of 7,024 in the period April 1972 to March 1979. Figures for earlier years are not available.

asked the Secretary of State for Wales what plans are proposed by his Department to accommodate redundant staff from the announced steel redundancies.

The Government accept the need for effective action

asked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will give details of the £7,000,000 spent on the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers properties at Bordon.

Havannah barracks, Bordon, caccommodates the School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering, 9 Field Workshop REME and the permanent staff of the Central Volunteer HQ REME: an overall total—including student population—of 100 officers, 452 wos/sgts and 1,395 junior ranks. All living accommodation was well below standard and overcrowded—the need for its modernisation was accepted in 1964 when the project was initially approved for planning but financial restrictions led to delay of the project. Work on the site started in December 1976 and ex-

asked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will examine the old Thor missile sites in the Gains-borough area, and see if those that are still in his possession would be suitable for the deployment of the cruise missile.

Three out of the four former Thor sites near Gainsborough have been entirely or largely disposed of. A number of suitable sites are being examined in connection with the deployment of the cruise missile to this country. I shall make an announcement about the choice of site or sites in due course.

asked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the future of the Army land and barracks at Shoeburyness and on the use of beaches at Shoeburyness for Army purposes.

Defence land holdings at Shoeburyness comprise new ranges—about 8,000 acres—including the Proof and Experimental Establishment and other establishments, and Horseshoe barracks and old ranges—about 210 acres.There is a long-term requirement for P&EE Shoeburyness and its associated ranges. Horseshoe barracks houses the military element of the P&EE and we plan to modernise and rebuild it to

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what steps he is taking to have marginal land in the United Kingdom brought within the scope of the EEC's less favoured areas directive.

We expect to be in a position shortly to make an announcement concerning designation of marginal land areas outside the existing less favoured areas.

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he will now take steps to ensure that adequate increases will speedily be made in such guaranteed prices of agricultural products as still remain under his control, and in particular the guaranteed price of milk.

On 20 December, in a written answer to my hon. Friend the Member for Hereford (Mr. Shepherd), my right hon. Friend announced increases in the maximum wholesale and retail prices for liquid milk, which will take effect on 1 February and 17 February respectively.—[Vol. 976, c. 344.] He will announce decisions on future support for fat sheep, wool and potatoes before the end of the current guarantee years.

asked the Minister of State for the Civil Service if, consequent upon his written reply to the hon. Member for Sheffield, Heeley (Mr. Hooley) Official Report, 21 January, column 96, relating to the delay in publishing the official index of the weekly report, he will explain in clear English the meaning of the phrase "originating areas" and if, in future, he will make it his practice to refrain from the use of jargon in his parliamentary answers.

With changing technologies in the printing industry the expression "originating areas" is coming to replace "composing room" as the designation for the work area and the operations involved in setting up material to be printed in a form in which it can be placed on the press. I always avoid the use of jargon in replying to questions, but where technical matters are concerned it is sometimes necessary to use expressions with specialist meaning.

asked the Minister for the Civil Service how the current number of employees in the Civil Service compares with May 1979, in total and as a perecentage.

At 1 January 1980 there were 707,800 staff in post in the Civil Service. This represents a decrease of 24,500, or 3·3 per cent., over the total of 732,300 in post at 1 April 1979. Figures are not available centrally for May 1979.

asked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how much of the £1,791,000 estimated increase in capital cost for the proposed House of Commons Library indexing system is attributable to a requirement to provide for compatibility with any future system such as text retrieval.

The five factors tending to increase the costs of the House of Commons Library computer indexing system since the 1976 estimates are identified in paragraph 12 of the background paper submitted by the Librarian and the Computer Development Officer to the Computer Sub-Committee of the Services Committee and published in the minutes of evidence taken by that Sub-Committee on 12 July 1979 (HC 427—i, p. 5). These include:

asked the right hon. Member for Middlesbrough (Mr. Bottomley), as representing the House of Commons Commission, when approval was given to increase the scope of the proposed House of Commons Library computer indexing system to provide for expansion into a text retrieval system.

Financial approval for the revised scheme was given by the Commission on 24 July 1979.

asked the Secretary of State for Energy how many power stations in the United Kingdom have been closed since 1960: and if he will list them.

I am asking the chairman of the CEGB to write to the hon. Member with details of power station closures since 1960.Power stations in Scotland and Northern Ireland are the responsibility of my right hon. Friends the Secretaries of State for Scotland and Northern Ireland respectively.

asked the Secretary of State for Energy if he will list the sites under consideration for possible future nuclear power stations in the United Kingdom.

The investigation of sites which may be suitable for nuclear power stations in the United Kingdom is the responsibility of the generating boards concerned. However, before the Central Electricity Generating Board can construct a nuclear station on any particular site in England and Wales it needs my consent together with deemed planning permission and a nuclear site licence. Should the board apply for my consent, the statutes provide that its proposals should be advertised and all concerned given the opportunity to object should they wish to do so. Power stations in Scotland and Northern Ireland are the responsibility of my right hon. Friends the Secretaries of State for Scotland and Northern Ireland.

asked the Secretary of State for Energy if he will give the real price of gas as expressed in 1970 £ sterling values for 1970 and 1980.

The average price of gas in 1970 for a domestic customer using 400 therms a year was 10·5 pence per therm, and for a domestic customer using 800 therms a year was 8·9 pence per therm. It is estimated that the real price of gas in January 1980 at 1970 prices would be 6·7 pence per therm for the consumption of 400 therms a year, and 5·9 pence per therm for the consumption of 800 therms a year.

asked the Secretary of State for Energy if he will readjust the financial targets set for the British Gas Corporation to prevent the need to increase prices by 54 per cent. to the glass bulbs factory at Harworth.

No. The price of gas charged to individual industrial customers is a matter falling within the British Gas Corporation's day-to-day management responsibility.

asked the Secretary of State for Energy whether it is his policy to sell off any part of the gas industry.

I have no present plans to do so.

asked the Secretary of State for Energy if he will outline his proposals for dealing with inquiry and investigation of the economics and safety of commercial fast reactor 1.

Any proposal to build a full-scale commercial demonstration fast reactor in the United Kingdom would be subject to a full and thorough inquiry, but no decision has yet been taken about its form.

asked the Secretary of State for Energy what examination has been given by his Department to alternative designs of presssure water reactor to the Westinghouse design; and what United Kingdom licence agreements in respect of alternative designs exist or have been proposed.

Selection of Westinghouse as licensor for the PWR followed a review by the National Nuclear Corporation and the Central Electricity Generating Board of possible licensing arrangements for the United Kingdom, including the competitive designs of the other manufacturers. The Government have approved the selection by the industry of the Westinghouse design.

asked the Secretary of State for Energy what is the policy of Her Majesty's Government on EEC proposals for an oil import tax; how it is intended that the tax would function; and if he will make a statement.

The Commission has made no formal proposals on this subject. Her Majesty's Government will study carefully any that are made.

asked the Secretary of State for Energy (1) if he is satisfied with the present method of allocating North Sea oil licences; and what possible changes he is considering to the present method of allocating them;(2) what discussions he is having, and with whom, on possible changes in the way licences are allocated in the North Sea in the forthcoming seventh round; and if he will bring forward proposals to produce additional revenue from the allocation of North Sea oil licences.

Successive Administrations have relied almost exclusively on the present method of allocating offshore oil and gas licences, which has achieved the objective of encouraging the exploration and development of our Continental Shelf. It is, nonetheless, sensible to keep valid alternatives under examination. As part of that examination I have asked for the industry's comments on cash bidding for licences but entirely without commitment in regard to the seventh round. I have also invited comments about arrangements for the round from organisations within and outside the industry. I shall make a statement about the definitive arrangements when I have completed the consultations.

asked the Secretary of State for Energy what body or organisation is responsible for (a) formulating and (b) controlling health and safety standards for workers in establishments involving nuclear energy; what body is responsible for making recommendations about the permissible level of radiation; and on what basis these recommendations are arrived at.

Responsibility for determining, enforcing and developing nuclear health and safety standards for workers in the United Kingdom rests with the Health and Safety Commission and its executive. International recommendations for the protection from manmade radiation are made by the International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP). This is a group of scientists chosen every four years by the International Congress of Radiology on the basis of their individual scientific reputation and independence. The ICRP recommendations are expressions of opinion based on deduction from scientific fact. It is United Kingdom policy to remain well within their limits and for this purpose the National Radiological Protection Board (NRPB), which has a statutory responsibility to advise those concerned with radiological protection, provides an authoritative point of reference.

asked the Secretary of State for Energy if he will initiate a survey of the safety standards over the whole field of nuclear energy.