asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what percentage of three-year olds and what percentage of four-year olds attend nursery schools in each local education authority in England.

The information is not available in the detail requested. The latest available percentages of three and four-year olds combined, in nursery education in each local education authority, were published in the Official Report for 18 December 1979.—[Vol. 976, c. 274–276.]

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many miles of (a) new trunk motorway route, (b) new trunk dual carriageway route, (c) new trunk single carriageway route and (d) substantially improved trunk route were opened for use in each of the last five financial years; and what are the estimated figures for 1979–80 and 1980–81.

The information available is as follows:

MILEAGE OF NEW TRUNK ROADS
Calendar year	Motorways opened	Dual carriage-way opened	Single Carriage-way opened
1974	11	3	37
1975	3	9	16
1976	—	12	18
1977	6	6	15
1978	4	1	39
1979	—	8	38
1980*	15	7	15
* Forecast.

Information on improvements of other kinds such as works on bends, junctions and bridges cannot be described in the form requested.

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what facilities, if any, each area health board in Scotland is providing to assist the partially-sighted to use that sight which they have with the assistance of low vision aids; and what consideration his Department is giving to the potential use and availability of auxiliary magnifiers and other low vision aids as a means of assisting partially-sighted people to become more self-reliant.

The provision of low visual aids for the partially-sighted is concentrated at the four low visual aid clinics in Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh and Glasgow, but a limited range of services is also provided in Paisley and Ayr. It is for the consultants concerned to decide which visual aids would best assist partially-sighted people to become more self-reliant, and for the health board to supply these.

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what delays have taken place in the past six months in the processing and payment of hill livestock compensatory allowances in the Borders region; and whether he is satisfied that all current claims are being received and paid expeditiously.

Farmers are asked to submit claims for hill livestock compensatory allowances between 1 and 31 January and the claims are usually paid in the period from February to May; accordingly, the question of delay in the past six months does not arise. I am satisfied that claims for the current year are being processed as quickly as possible.

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland, pursuant to his letter of 4 February to the hon. Member for Glasgow, Maryhill concerning the excess payment of rates by three constituents as the result of an error of survey in the valuation of their houses by the assessor, what guidance he gives to rating authorities concerning repayment using the general statutory powers in sections 69 and 83 of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 and section 20 of the Local Government (Financial Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1963.

Guidance in this respect would not be appropriate. As explained in my hon. Friend's letter of 4 February to the hon. Member, it is for each local authority to decide on the basis of its legal advice whether to act under these general powers.

asked the Attorney-General whether he will refer the activities of the managers of the Grunwick strike fund to the Director of Public Prosecutions, with a view to prosecution for fraudulent conversion.

I referred the matter to the Director for his consideration last week.

asked the Secretary of State for Wales how many men are now in employment in Wales; and how this compares with the position five, 10 and 15 years ago.

It is provisionally estimated that 690,000 men were in employment in Wales in June 1979. Comparable data for 1965, 1970, and 1975 are 790,000, 721,000 and 698,000 respectively.

asked the Secretary of State for Wales if he is satisfied that the Welsh Development agency is undertaking its statutory responsibilities to maintain and safeguard industrial employment in Wales.

I am satisfied that the Welsh Development Agency is having considerable success in fulfilling the purposes for which it was set up.

asked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will place in the Library copies of housing investment programmes submitted by local housing authorities for the year 1980–81.

It is intended to place copies of the next housing investment programmes submitted by local authorities, which should be received in the autumn, in the Library of the House.

asked the Secretary of State for Wales what was the average price paid for agricultural land in Wales in 1979; what were the corresponding figures for the last 10 years; and if he will make a statement.

The information is as follows:

AGRICULTURAL LAND PRICES IN WALES*
Period during which sales reported to Board of Inland Revenue (Year ending September)	Year during which most of the bargains struck (Calendar year)	Average price (With and without vacant possession) (£/hectare)
1970	1969	304
1971	1970	306
1972	1971	393
1973	1972	672
1974	1973	952
1975	1974	809
1976	1975	814
1977	1976	910
1978	1977	1,215
1979	1978	1,655
	1979	2,118‡
* Figures collected and analysed by the Board of Inland Revenue and published by the Welsh Office covering all sales of agricultural land of 5 hectares (4 hectares before October 1978) and over, excluding sales for non-agricultural purposes, and gifts, but including inter-family sales and sales where the vendor retained certain rights over the land.
† There is a delay between the date on which a sale is agreed and the date on which it is notified to the Inland Revenue and then included in the series. There is no definite information on the extent of the time-lag but it is thought to average between 6 and 9 months. This means that the average reported prices for the 12 months ended 30 September reflect, very approximately, the prices of land sold during the previous calendar year. The format of the table allows for this lag.
‡Estimate based on the percentage change in vacant possession agricultural land prices as indicated by the ADAS/AMC Agricultural Land Prices series.

asked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish a table indicating for the Caernarfon-Bangor area (a) the number of employees in employment in each main heading of the industrial classification and (b) the num- ber of unemployed persons whose last employment was in each of these categories of industrial classification.

Standard Industrial Classification 1968						Employees in employment (mid year annual census of employment) (June 1976)	Numbers registered as unemployed (quarterly analysis by industry) (November 1979)
Primary Industries (orders I and II)			…	…	…	292	34
Manufacturing Industries (orders III to XIX)				…	…	3,586	242
Construction (order XX)	…	…	…	…	…	1,728	303
Gas, Electricity and Water (order XXI)			…	…	…	463	11
Distributive Trades (order XXIII)		…	…	…	…	2,005	149
Miscellaneous Services (order XXVI)			…	…	…	1,722	152
Public Administration (order XXVII)			…	…	…	2,098	131
Other Service Industries (orders XXII, XXIV and XXV)						6,924	159
Not classified by Industry	…	…	…	…	…	—	270
Total, All Industries and Services			…	…	…	18,818	1,451

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps are now being taken to establish the tougher regimes pilot project in two detention centres.

Detailed planning is being undertaken, and the pilot project will commence in or soon after 21 April 1980. To prepare the way for this, a circular is today being issued to the courts revising detention centre catchment areas with effect from 25 February 1980, giving general information about the regime, and indicating that, unless offenders are physically or mentally unfit for the regime, or are sentenced to periods of more than three months, those sentenced after 21 February who go to New Hall or Send detention centres may complete their sentences under the more rigorous regime. A copy of the circular is being placed in the Library of the House

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the present position in respect of his consideration of proposals submitted to him by West Yorkshire county council concerning the future for Knottingley fire station.

The council's proposals for reductions in the establishment scheme for the West Yorkshire fire brigade, of which Knottingley fire station

The details, based on the latest available statistics, are as follows:forms part, are being carefully considered, together with the representations about them which have been made by the hon. Member and others. I am not yet in a position to reach a decision on the proposals.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if, further to his reply to the hon. Member for Rugby on 24 January on the protection for the public in time of war, he will now take steps to (a) advise the public on protection that can be taken now, and (b) ensure that local authorities have prepared plans for a speedy and efficient evacuation of women and children from the cities to the country, designate reception areas for their use, and ensure that appropriate stocks of essentials are available for their use.

Most houses in this country offer a reasonable degree of protection against radioactive fallout from nuclear explosions, and protection can be substantially improved by a series of quite simple do-it-yourself measures. The material is ready now for an intensive publicity campaign if war should threaten. There may well be advantage in offering more advice to the public in normal times, and this is one of the matters we are considering in the current review of home defence arrangements. This will cover all aspects of public protection, including evacuation.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department, in view of an increase in international tension if he is yet in a position to give details of the review undertaken on civil defence; and if he will make a statement.

I shall make a statement as soon as the review is completed.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make the booklet "Protect and Survive" widely and freely available to members of the public.

As I explained in reply to a question by my hon. Friend the Member for Renfrewshire East (Mr. Stewart) on 1 February, this is one of the matters being examined as part of my current review of home defence arrangements.—[Vol 977, c. 820.]

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) on how many occasions Patrick Joseph Conlon was considered for parole and refused it; and what were the dates upon which the refusals were notified to him;(2) why no consideration was given to the release of Patrick Joseph Conlon on licence in view of the chronic lung condition from which he suffered and the real possibility that he would die from it.

Mr. Conlon was considered for, and refused, parole twice; he was notified of these refusals on 23 November 1978 and 28 November 1979. Medical reports on prisoners are automatically included in case papers submitted to the parole board. What weight to attach to medical factors in relation to other factors is for the board to decide but it is not considered appropriate that parole should be determined on health grounds alone.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department why it was necessary to have an armed police guard on Patrick Joseph Conlon whilst he was in Hammersmith hospital.

The decision to provide an armed police guard was an operational matter for the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will give, for the longest and most convenient stated period of time, the number of visits made to Great Britain by King Hussein of Jordan, and the purpose of the visits.

No.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will ensure that the same criteria for entry are applied to British passport holders resident in former colonies as to American film stars, Iranians, Arabs and the like, who wish to visit friends and relatives or spend holidays in the United Kingdom.

The immigration rules for control on entry which relate to visitors, make no distinction on grounds of citizenship or nationality. I have no information which suggests that the rules are not applied impartially.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many Iranians are currently resident in the United Kingdom.

I regret that this information is not available.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what parts of Risley remand centre, Warrington are affected by the use of high alumina cement; how long the building works will take; what is their estimated cost; how many males and females will be moved to other prison establishments; and if he will make a statement.

The answer to the first part of the question is "None". Remedial work, the present estimated cost of which is £350,000, will, however, be necessary to a number of buildings, principally the hospital. The timing of this work, and its implications for transfers to other establishments, are still under consideration.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will reduce, on a permanent basis, the number of males and females, adults and young persons, being remanded to Risley remand centre, Warrington.

I am preparing plans to relieve the overcrowding at Risley remand centre of the male population aged 17 and above by reducing, on a permanent basis, the number of courts it serves. With regard to females, there is no suitable alternative establishment to which courts could be directed to remand women, but measures are being taken to transfer sentenced women more quickly from Risley to training establishments in order to relieve overcrowding.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans he has to expand Risley remand centre, Warrington to take more males and females, adults and young persons.

None.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what is the recommended ideal number of males and females, adult and young persons, that should be detained in Risley remand centre, Warrington;(2) what is the recommended maximum number, and absolute maximum number, respectively, of males and females, adults and young persons, that should be detained in Risley remand centre, Warrington; and on how many days in the last three months the absolute maximum number of males and females, adult and young persons, has been exceeded.

The current certified normal accommodation for Risley is 565 males and 85 females. Adults and persons under 21 years are kept apart but there is flexibility in the allocation of accommodation for them. The maximum numbers that can be held at any establishment are dependent on a variety of factors of which the amount of accommodation is only one. The maximum number that can be accommodated at Risley is currently 933 males and 187 females; at no time during the three months up to 31 January 1980 has the population exceeded these figures.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the average length of time spent incorporating a police report regarding a com- plaint against the police to be referred to the Director of Public Prosecutions; and what was the longest such period among cases referred to the Director of Public Prosecutions in the last two years.

I regret that the information is not available in the form requested. Paragraphs 18 to 22 of the report of the Police Complaints Board 1978 contain information about the time taken to complete the investigation and consideration of complaints against the police.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) whether he is satisfied that the fire service is kept fully informed of hazardous materials stored on industrial premises;(2) whether the fire service is able, in the event of an explosion at the premises of any firm storing hazardous materials, to get an instant up-date of those materials, their quantities and disposition;(3) whether the fire service receives regular up-dated information about hazardous materials stored at industrial premises;(4) whether the fire service is satisfied with the information it receives from the Health and Safety Executive on the storage of hazardous materials on industrial premises;(5) whether he will initiate discussions between the fire service and the Health and Safety Executive to ensure there is a proper flow of information concerning the storage of hazardous materials to enable them to deal with possible fires and explosions.

Under section 1(1)(d) of the Fire Service Act 1947 fire authorities have a statutory responsibility for making arrangements for obtaining information required for fire fighting purposes about the fire risks in their area. I have no reason to believe that fire authorities are failing to take all reasonable steps to discharge this responsibility. However, additional means by which fire brigades might be made aware of the presence of hazardous substances, including those stored on industrial premises, are currently being examined by the Health and Safety Executive, in consultation with the Home Office and with the Central Fire Brigades Advisory Council, on which fire authorities and the fire service staff associations are fully represented.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if, in view of the trivial nature of many of its inquiries, such as the alleged sexism of the cartoon strip "Harold Hare" in the children's comic "Jack and Jill", he will bring forward legislation to abolish the Equal Opportunities Commission.

We have no plans to do so.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what changes he intends to prisoners' privileges other than those made in April 1979.

No further changes are planned, but I am keeping the position under review.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what items have been withdrawn from prisoners, and in which dispersal prisons, as a result of the harmonisation of privileges.

Apart from items which have been withdrawn because alternatives are supplied officially, the personal possession of the following is no longer permitted in dispersal prisons: chest expanders, weight lifting boots, lampshades, metal combs, hair colourant, hair tonic, fish, fish tanks and accessories, saw blades, cassette players, headphones, maps, navigation charts, night lights and pentographs. These items were previously permitted in one or two dispersal prisons only. The harmonisation of privileges has, however, resulted in an increase in the number and range of personal possessions available to prisoners generally.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on the accommodation to be provided for the press at the Whiston coroner's court for the inquest on Mr. Jimmy Kelly in March.

The arrangements for holding an inquest are entirely a matter for the discretion of the coroner, in which Ministers have no authority to intervene. I understand, however, that the coroner in this case intends to arrange for adequate accommodation to be available for members of the local and national press.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans he has to strengthen the minimum use of force tactical intervention squad; and if he intends to allocate extra financial resources to the minimum use of force tactical intervention squad.

As I explained in the reply I gave on 1 November 1979 to a question by the hon. Member, the plan is eventually to train all members of the governor and prison officer grades—except hospital officers—whoare medically fit in tactics in the use of minimum force to retain control of prison service establishments.—[Vol. 972, c. 589.] I have no plans to increase expenditure beyond that required to complete and maintain the programme of training and the provision of equipment.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he has now received the report of the sub-committee of the Central Fire Brigades Advisory Council on the fire at Woolworths store in Piccadilly, Manchester; and if he will make a statement.

I understand that completion of the report is dependent upon the results of research, which are not likely to become available until next month.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on the practice of clerks of magistrates' courts sending out letters to persons to whom compensation has been awarded, suggesting that they might consider forgoing the compensation to enable the guilty individual to have a fresh start; and if he will terminate this practice forthwith.

In my reply to a question by my hon. Friend the Member for Burton (Mr. Lawrence) on 23 July 1979 I announced my intention to issue revised guidance on this subject to magistrates' courts in England and Wales.—[Vol. 971, c. 17–18.] Previous Home Office advice had been to the effect that, in order to give the offender a fresh start, compensation orders outstanding against young offenders sentenced to borstal training or detention in a detention centre should not normally be enforced. While it is for the courts to decide, in the circumstances of each case, whether or not to seek a victim's agreement to forgo compensation, I am determined to see that the interests of the victims of crime are not overlooked, and the revised guidance issued in Home Office circular No. 122/1979 on 27 July 1979 therefore places the emphasis on continued effort to secure the enforcement of the order in the interests of the victim.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department, in view of the fact that local authorities have been given freedom of choice in deciding where cuts in spending shall fall, what the responsibility of his Department will be in maintaining the cost for community homes for young offenders.

I have been asked to reply.There is no reason to change present responsibilities. When local authorities are reviewing their priorities. I would expect them to balance the maintenance of residential places in community homes against the development of intermediate treatment and other community-based methods of dealing with young offenders.

asked the Secretary of State for Energy if he will seek to remove British Gas's monopoly purchase of the gas supply, following his recent announcement on targets for the gas industry.

I have no plans at present to amend the British Gas Corporation's statutory position in relation to the purchase of gas.

asked the Secretary of State for Energy what profit the British Gas Corporation is expected to make in the coming year.

The precise level of forecast profits is a matter for the British Gas Corporation but on the basis of the recently announced financial target I would expect profits in the coming financial year to be of the order of £600 million before tax.

asked the Secretary of State for Energy when he intends to make a statement on the feasibility of a gas-gathering pipeline.

I shall make a statement when I have enough evidence to allow a judgment of the feasibility of a gas-gathering pipeline.

asked the Secretary of State for Energy if he will make a statement on what proposals he now has to reorganise the electricity supply industry in England and Wales.

I expect to make a statement after Easter.

asked the Secretary of State for Energy when he expects to introduce legislation to establish a new financial regime for the coal industry.

My right hon. Friend will inform the House as soon as he is ready to bring forward any new coal industry legislation.

asked the Secretary of State for Energy how many representations he has received in the past month from organisations and individuals against the proposed gas price increases; and what reply he has sent.

asked the Secretary of State for Energy how many letters he has received on the subject of the proposed increases in gas prices.

Since my statement about gas prices on 16 January I have received over 2,000 letters on the subject. I will send the hon. Members a copy of one of my replies.

asked the Secretary of State for Energy when next he will meet the chairman of the British Gas Corporation.

asked the Secretary of State for Energy when next he expects to meet the chairman of the British Gas Corporation.

I am in regular contact with the chairman of the British Gas Corporation, but I have no present plans for a further meeting.

asked the Secretary of State for Energy what representations

FUEL COSTS
					Industrial Fuels
Time					Coal	Gas	Heavy Fuel Oil
March/June 1979	…	…	…	…	10·04	12·64	14·31
July/September 1979	…	…	…	…	11·67	12·33	17·86

							Pence/Therm
Time			Coal*	80 therms/An	Domestic Fuels Gas† 400 therms/An	1,200 therms/An	Domestic Heating Oil‡ (Gas Oil)
30 June 1979	…	…	19·00	25·70	20·36	17·79	29·89
15 January 1980	…	…	21·00	25·70	20·36	17·79	37·07
Source: Energy Trends.
*Average retail domestic price throughout the country.
†Typical prices for West Midlands Gas region
‡Typical prices in General Zones for deliveries of 500 gallons.

The figures for industrial fuel costs for the second quarter of 1979 are based on information collected from a survey of some 800 large industrial consumers. The survey was increased to cover some 900consumers for the third quarter and consequently does not provide figures comparable with those for the second quarter. Fourth quarter figures and estimates of prices in June 1980 are not available.Domestic fuel prices vary according to geographic location, quantities purchased and in the case of coal and heating oil individual merchants. The figures given for coal are based on the average retail domestic price of household coal throughout the country. The figures for gas and domestic heating oil are based on typical prices in the West Midlands gas region. Estimates of prices in June 1980 are not available.

I expect to meet representatives of the National Gas Consumers' Council in the very near future. I understand that the council has already released the text of the letter that it sent to me on the subject of gas prices.

asked the Secretary of State for Energy if he will compare the price per therm for (a) coal, (b) gas and (c) heating oil on (i) 30 June 1979, (ii) now and (iii) as expected on 30 June of the current year.

The following tables show the price in pence per therm for coal, gas and heating oil in the industrial and domestic sectors.

asked the Secretary of State for Energy what consideration he is giving to the auctioning of those North Sea blocks that oil companies request to be included in the seventh licensing round.

asked the Secretary of State for Energy if he will make a further statement on the progress of the seventh round of offshore licences; and what is his policy towards auction bid methods of allocation of licences.

I refer my hon. Friend and the hon. Member to the reply I gave on 29 January to the hon. Member for Wolver Hampton, North-East (Mrs. Short).

asked the Secretary of State for Energy if he is satisfied with the existing gas tariff structure for domestic and industrial consumers.

asked the Secretary of State for Energy if he will issue a general direction to British Gas not to alter the price per therm of gas supplied to consumers through slot meters.

Details of gas tariffs are statutorily a matter for the British Gas Corporation. I do not intend to issue any direction to the corporation not to alter the price per therm of gas supplied through coin meters.

asked the Secretary of State for Energy how much support the British coal industry received from the European Community in 1979 in the form of grants and loans.

In 1979 the National Coal Board received loans from the ECSC amounting to £151 million. It signed research contracts with the ECSC to the value of £6 million. The NCB and the Government jointly received £7·4 million in re-adaption grants to help areas where there are colliery closures.

asked the Secretary of State for Energy if he will have discussions with the major oil companies and wholesale distributors to ensure that no rural service stations will have their supplies of fuels cut off, or contracts terminated, so long as a community need and amenity can be proved.

The companies principally concerned have already given my Department assurances which I have conveyed to the House on 29 October and subsequently.

asked the Secretary of State for Energy what discussions are taking place to enable post offices to sell gas and electricity savings stamps.

I refer the hon. Member to my reply to the hon. Member for Woolwich, East (Mr. Cartwright) on Friday 8 February.

asked the Secretary of State for Energy if he will publish in the Official Report each price increase of (a) premium petrol, four star, (b) regular petrol, (c) Derv, (d) heating oil, including paraffin oil, and (e) heavy fuel oil, to commercial companies for internal use, and for retail sales at the pumps, respectively, during the last three years for which this information is available up to the date of the most recent increases.

I regret that some of this information is not available, and the remainder could be supplied only at disproportionate cost. The hon. Member will find some of the requested information in my Department's "Digest of United Kingdom Energy Statistics 1979", tables 84–90.

asked the Secretary of State for Energy if he intends to meet representatives of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries in the near future.

I have no firm plans to meet representatives of the OPEC countries in the near future. My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State visited Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Iraq in early January. He expects, as the opportunity arises, to have further meetings with OPEC Ministers and senior officials.

asked the Secretary of State for Energy, what unwelcome results could arise if the allocation of future offshore licences by auction were determined solely by the highest cash bid.

As the right hon. Member will know, licences have generally been awarded on the basis of several factors including applicants' capabilities and past record and performance. A system relying entitrely on cash bids would by definition exclude such matters and, in the absence of safeguards the orderly and effective development of UKCS resources could be adversely affected. As I mentioned in my reply of 28 January to the hon. Member for Newham, North-West (Mr. Lewis), I shall continue to keep the matter under review.

asked the Secretary of State for Energy whether he supports proposals for an EEC common energy policy.

The main thrust on energy developments comes from national programmes. The Community can, however, play a valuable role in international discussions and also in setting broad energy objectives and providing complementary action in appropriate cases. I have seen no specific new proposals for an EEC common energy policy, but I am prepared to examine carefully any precise proposals which are made.

asked the Secretary of State for Energy if his Department will initiate studies in combined heat and power schemes in connection with the redevelopment of the London dockland area.

As I said in my reply to the hon. Member for Newham, South (Mr. Spearing), the Government's policy on combined heat and power is under consideration in the light of the Marshall report. The consideration of the suitability of particular locations would be premature at this stage.

asked the Secretary of State for Energy what acreage of farmland in the United Kingdom has been purchased by the Coal Board during the last six months; what price was paid; and what is the purpoe of these purchases.

These questions do not fall within the competence of my Department but are for the National Coal Board. I have asked the chairman to write to my hon. Friend.

asked the Secretary of State for Energy if he will make a statement on the present position of the fast nuclear reactor programme and the progress it is hoped to make.

I have nothing to add to my reply to the hon. Member for Cannock (Mr. Roberts) on 14 January.—[Vol. 976, c. 577.]

asked the Secretary of State for Energy what quantities of (a) butane liquid petroleum gas, and (b) propane liquid petroleum gas were produced, delivered, and shipped into the United Kingdom during the past 12 months to the latest convenient date; and of the totals, what quantities of each were made available for (i) use by private industry as an energy source, (ii) non-energy use, (iii) nationalised industries and (iv) export.

The information for the 12 months ended 30 November 1979 is as follows:

	Butane (thousand tonnes)	Propane (thousand tonnes)
Production including indigenous receipts	1,204	873
Arrivals	93	41
Inland deliveries:
Energy use	851	516
Non-energy use	47	45
Shipments	378	361

I regret that a split of deliveries between private industry and nationalised industries is not available. Differences between supply and disposals reflect refinery use and stock change.

asked the Secretary of State for Energy if he will make a statement on the use of microprocessors for energy saving; and what plans he has to extend this usage.

Microprocessors have potential applications in the optimum control of energy use, in building and vehicles for example. They are beginning to be installed commercially, in control of building environments and industrial processes with consequent energy savings. Work is already being carried out under the Department of Industry's microprocessor application project and the Department of Energy's energy conservation demonstration scheme with a view to extending their usage in more effective controls, by demonstrating and publicising their application and potential benefits.

asked the Secretary of State for Energy (1) what is the ratio of radioactive emission from a typical or average (a) nuclear power station, (b) coal-fired station and (c) an ash disposal site, compared with the natural emission of a green field site.(2) what evidence there is of disease attributable to radiation for employees working in nuclear power stations, non-nuclear power stations, and ash disposal sites used for coal-fired power stations; and if any of these sources create a public health hazard.

I shall answer my hon. Friend as soon as possible.

asked the Secretary of State for Energy what steps he is taking to encourage a common energy policy within the EEC.

The main thrust on energy developments comes from national programmes. I have, however, made clear the Government's view that the Community can play a valuable role in international discussions and also in setting broad energy objectives and providing complementary action in appropriate cases.

asked the Secretary of State for Energy if he will publish in the Official Report the available figures, with suitable breakdowns, of energy-saving achievements and energy-saving targets, in the domestic, industrial, commercial and public administration sectors; and if he will make a statement.

Department of Energy estimates suggest that from 1974–1977 energy consumption was up to 6 per cent. below what it would have been in the absence of higher energy prices and Government energy conservation measures. An explanation of the problems associated with the measurement of energy saving was given in my answer to the hon. Member for Barking (Miss Richardson) on 20 December 1979. No sectoral breakdown of these estimates is available.There are no formal targets for energy saving either on an overall or on a sectoral basis. The Department' senergy projections 1979 include an allowance of about 20 per cent. for energy conservation in the year 2000. However, this is an assumption, not a formal target.

asked the Secretary of State for Energy what study he has made of the heating, ventilating, air conditioning and refrigeration equipment sector working party report indicating it is cheaper to waste energy than to provide additional energy-saving equipment; what further incentives he is providing for industrial energy saving; and if he will make a statement.

I have been asked to reply.The sector working party's progress report 1980 is being considered by Her Majesty's Government and a response will be made to the SWP's recommendation on energy conservation in due course.

asked the Lord Privy Seal if he will amplify subhead 18 of Appendix II of Class II, Vote 7, of the Appropriation Accounts 1978–79 relating to expenditure of £556,743 on the further training for British experts.

In certain disciplines it is no longer easy to meet the demand for British personnel with high qualifications and experience of developing countries. The funds were used for specialised training and providing practical experience for experts engaged, or to be engaged, under the air programme.

asked the Lord Privy Seal how much aid has been given into Kampuchea in the last 12 months period for which figures are available.

In the last 12 months British official aid for the people in Kampuchea has consisted entirely of humanitarian relief. The estimated total cost is some £7 million, of which about half is Britain's share (about 20 per cent) of the total cost of the emergency assistance given by the European Community. Of our aid the services of the RAF Hercules aircraft (costing about £200,000), the charter of the civilian CL44 transport aircraft (costing about £45,000), and 2,300 tonnes of rice, out of a total grant of 5,000 tonnes, through the world food programme (being distributed, but account not yet received) constituted aid going directly to Phnom Penh or Kompong Som. As explained in my written reply of 15 January to my hon. Friend the Member for Cambridge (Mr. Rhodes James)—[Vol. 976, cols. 698–99]—the disasters emergency committee (to which we have given about £480,000) and the joint ICRC/UNICEF appeal (to which we have given about £1,930,000) are free to use our grants at their discretion for relief operations either in Kampuchea itself or among Kampuchean refugees in Thailand, according to where the aid can, in their judgment, be most effectively used. As I told the House on the same occasion, we expect the aid given by the European Community (United Kingdom share of the cost, some £3.5 million) to be split about 50–50 between refugees in Thailand and on the Thai-Kampuchean border on the one hand and the rest of Kampuchea on the other.

asked the Lord Privy Seal what was the excess expenditure incurred by the Trades Union Congress under the overseas aid programme as shown under Appendix II of Class II, Vote 7, of the Appropriation Accounts 1978–79.

The figure of £140,000 in the Supplementary Estimates HC 199 of 1978–79 (Class II, Vote 7 Appendix 2) was based on information available when the Estimates were prepared. Actual expenditure at £171,606 was greater than forecast but was within the ceiling of £180,000 agreed by the previous Administration, and did not cause excess expenditure under the subhead as a whole.

asked the Lord Privy Seal whether he will end the annual grant to the Trades Union Congress under the overseas aid programme as disclosed under item 38 of Appendix II of Class II, Vote 7, of the Appropriation Accounts 1978–79.

I shall announce my decision on the future of the grant shortly.

asked the Secretary of State for Trade whether, in his consideration of the report of the inquiry into the Fastnet yach race in August 1979, he will examine whether the organisers of the race could have caused the race to be abandoned once warnings of the storm were received; and, if so, whether the organisers should pay some of the cost of the rescue operation.

There was little prior warning of the storm and at that time the yachts which subsequently got into difficulties were a long way from shelter. I am satisfied that an order by the organisers to abandon the rate at that stage would have had no significant effect on the outcome.

asked the Secretary of State for Trade if he will take steps to remove the limited liability status from those limited companies which fail to carry out their obligations under the Companies Act.

The obligations imposed by the Companies Acts are many and various. There are procedures which may be invoked by my Department and others when companies or their officers do not comply with the law. I do not consider that it would be fair to shareholders to add an automatic sanction which imposed unlimited liability on shareholders for the debts of their company.

asked the Secretary of State for Trade what information he has on the number of canisters containing toxic chemicals which were on the sunken "Aeolian Sky"; how many have so far come ashore; and what organisations are responsible for the cost of disposing of them safely.

My Department holds a copy of the complete cargo manifest of the "Aeolian Sky", together with the list of declared dangerous substances.Responsibility for dealing with packages which are washed ashore lies with the local authorities. Reports received from them by my Department indicate that, up to 7 February, some 750 packages had recently been recovered in the Isle of Wight and on the neighbouring mainland coastline. However, not all of the contents of these packages were toxic, nor could they all be identified as coming from the "Aeolian Sky".The ordinary rules of law will apply to any attempts by the local authorities to recover their costs.

asked the Secretary of State for Trade if he is satisfied that the owners of the ship "Aeolian Sky" met all United Kingdom safety requirements for the carriage of dangerous chemicals before sailing on her last voyage; and if he considers any amendments to existing safety regulations are necessary.

I am satisfied that the "Aeolian Sky" had on board a dangerous goods cargo manifest as required by the relevant safety rules. My Department is examining a copy of this document together with the vessel's main cargo manifest in relation to the requirements of the rules. It is proposed to amend the Merchant Shipping (Dangerous Goods) Rules 1978 to require containers used for dangerous goods to be durably marked so as to remain identifiable following immersion for at least three months in sea water.

asked the Secretary of State for Trade if he will arrange for his Department to undertake an investigation under Companies Acts of the affairs and activities of the Birmingham and Midland Counties Trust and its associated companies.

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

asked the Secretary of State for Trade what action the EEC Council of Ministers now propose to take, following its meeting of 4 to 5 February, to counter the disruption of Community markets by United States imports of manmade fibres given artificial advantage through the United States energy dual-pricing policy.

The Council of Ministers on 4 to 5 February decided that there was no case for Community-wide action against imports of synthetic textiles from the United States. But it recognised the problems arising in certain regions of the Community and that action in certain cases might be justified. I have accordingly applied to the Commission for restriction by quota of imports into the United Kingdom of polyester filament yarn, nylon carpet yarn and tufted carpets of man-made fibres. Restrictions would not apply to countries with which the Community has preferential trading agreements or bilateral agreements under the multi-fibre arrangement.

asked the Secretary of State for Industry if he will give a general direction to the Post Office to maintain sub-post offices without reducing either their services or the remuneration of sub-postmasters.

No. The services provided to sub-post offices and the remuneration of sub-postmasters are matters for negotiation between the Post Office and the National Federation of Sub-Postmasters respectively.The effects of any significant proposed change of business volume on the sub-post office network will however be subject to the most careful consideration and proper consultation.

asked the Secretary of State for Industry if he will publish details of output and employment in man-made fibres and in natural wool textile fibres for each quarter of 1976, 1977, 1978 and 1979 in the United Kingdom, Italy, France, Belgium and West Germany.

PRODUCTION OF MAN-MADE FIBRES*
								Thousand tones
					1976	1977	1978	1979 January-September
United Kingdom		…	…	…	632·9	568·4	619·6	552·9‡
Benelux§	…	…	…	…	211·4	205·1	207·8
France	…	…	…	…	333·5	323·5	320·6
Germany(Federal Republic)				…	909·6	844·3	879·3
Italy	…	…	…	…	515·1	484·0†	489·6†
* Excludes glass fibre, olefin monofil heavy denier and film fibres including protein fibres.
† Includes Polyproypylene filament.
‡ Not fully comparable with earlier years.
§ Separate figures for Belgium are not readily available.
Sources:
1976–78: C.I.R.F.S. (International Rayon and Synthetic Fibres Committee).
1979: United Kingdom Man-Made Fibres Producers' Committee. Other countries not readily available.
Quarterly figures on a comparable basis are not readily available.

EMPLOYMENT IN THE MAN-MADE FIBRE PRODUCING INDUSTRY* (OPERATIVES AND ADMINISTRATIVE AND TECHNICAL DEPARTMENTS)
					1976	1977	1978
United Kingdom		…	…	…	34,100†	32,980†	29,630‡
Benelux‡║	…	…	…	…	13,550	12,430	11,470
France‡	…	…	…	…	18,400	16,550	14,900
Germany (Federal Republic)§				…	40,200	36,000	31,900
Italy‡	…	…	…	…	38,300	33,670	32,500
* Excludes glass fibres and olefins.
†Mid year.
‡End year.
§Monthly averages.
║Figures for Belgium are not readily available.
Source: C.I.R.F.S. (International Rayon and Synthetic Fibres committee). Comparable figures for 1979 have not yet been published.

Details of output in natural wool textile fibres for all the countries listed are available only for wool and hair tops

									Thousand tonnes
					United Kingdom	Belgium	France	German Federal Republic	Italy
Years:
1976	…	…	…	…	56·5	19·5	93·1	41·1	57·1
1977	…	…	…	…	52·3	17·5	85·3	32·7	48·9
1978	…	…	…	…	48·7	16·8	74·0	31·7	47·2
Quarters:
1976—
First quarter			…	…	13·8	4·7	24·1	10·3	14·6
Second quarter			…	…	14·5	5·1	24·3	10·2	14·6
Third quarter			…	…	13·5	4·6	19·2	10·2	12·4
Fourth quarter			…	…	14·7	5·0	25·5	10·4	15·5
1977—
First quarter			…	…	15·3	5·5	25·8	8·9	15·9
Second quarter			…	…	13·9	5·4	23·9	7·8	14·5
Third quarter			…	…	11·1	3·1	15·8	7·9	9·4
Fourth quarter			…	…	12·0	3·5	19·9	8·1	9·1
1978—
First quarter			…	…	13·6	4·6	21·3	8·3	11·0
Second quarter			…	…	12·8	4·5	21·6	8·2	12·3
Third quarter			…	…	10·8	3·6	12·9	7·6	10·7
Fourth quarter			…	…	11·5	4·1	18·2	7·6	13·2
1979—
First quarter			…	…	11·9	4·6	20·0	8·3	15·0
Second quarter			…	…	11·8	5·1	21·1	7·9	14·1
Source: Wool Quarterly published by the Commonwealth Secretariat in conjunction with the International Wool Study Group and the International Wool Textile Organisation.
Employment figures for natural wool textile fibres are not available.

The available information for man-made fibres is as follows:(including carded sliver). They are as follows:

asked the Secretary of State for Industry, for the period 1973 to 1979, what is the relative effect on the price of steel of (a) the change in productivity in the period, and (b) the change in the valuation of sterling vis-à-vis Japan, Italy, France and the United States of America.

This information is not available.

asked the Secretary of State for Industry which plants are to be closed by the British Steel Corporation; and what is (a) the estimated cost of closure, redundancy pay and maintenance in each case, (b) the production capacity for tonnage of each, (c) the variable costs, excluding overheads, of running each one per ton of steel produced and (d) the weighted average price per ton, at current prices, of output or full capacity.

The British Steel Corporation recently announced plans for the closure of its works at Consett and Hallside, and for substantial reductions in manned capacity at Scunthorpe, Llanwern and Port Talbot. Plans for the ending of iron and steel making at Shotton and Corby had previously been announced. Questions on operational and accounting matters at BSC works, and on the precise costs of closures, are for the BSC.

asked the Secretary of State for Industry what is the cost of interest payments per employee in the British Steel Corporation.

Interest paid by BSC for 1979–80 is expected to be about £180 million. On the basis of an average number of employees, about £1,000 interest will be paid for every employee.

asked the Secretary of State for Industry what increases in pay he discussed with the British Steel Corporation when fixing the new cash limits.

There were no such discussions.

asked the Secretary of State for Industry what proposals he has in mind for the future of Warren Spring laboratory.

My right hon. Friend intends Warren Spring laboratory to continue to be one of the research establishments of the Department of Industry, although it will, of course, bear its share of the economies in public expenditure.

asked the Secretary of State for Industry whether he will publish in the Official Report a table showing for manufacturing industry, or the nearest equivalent (a) trading profits, before and after tax, and retained profits in both current and 1975 prices, (b) the percentage of capital funds derived from retained profits, bank advances, capital issues and overseas borrowing and (c) the real rate of increase in the money supply, in each case for each year since 1970.

The data given in columns 1 to 8 of the table below have been obtained from the Department of Industry's regular analysis of large companies' annual published accounts, of which 1,000 to 1,300 have been companies whose main activity is manufacturing.The profits and income figures given, and the figures of depreciation used, are on the basis of recorded (that is historic) costs. Figures at 1975 prices are not compiled.The figures in columns 1 to 4 are on an accruals basis; those in columns 5 to 8 have been calculated on the basis of receipts and payments during the year. Overseas borrowing is not separately identified.There is no ideal way of calculating the growth of the real money supply between years. The figures in column 9 are for mid-year on mid-year changes of £3 million deflated by the implied index of total domestic expenditure prices. The results are sensitive to the exact definition

LARGE MANUFACTURING COMPANIES
					£ million
		Gross trading profit	Total income before tax	Total income after tax	Retained earnings
		(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)
1970*	…	3,551	4,117	3,155	789
1971	…	3,970	4,464	3,469	839
1971*	…	3,937	4,419	3,433	830
1972	…	4,862	5,361	4,173	1,250
1972*	…	5,126†	5,622†	4,440†	1,239
1973	…	6,478	7,167	5,147	1,676
1973*	…	6,471	7,155	5,139	1,676
1974	…	7,153	7,842	5,604	1,491
1974*	…	7,187	7,885	5,650	1,520
1975	…	7,587	8,315	6,001	1,339
1975*	…	7,531	8,260	5,955	1,311
1976	…	10,080	11,223	7,964	2,612
1976*	…	10,009	11,143	7,913	2,593
1977	…	10,945	12,028	8,804	2,283
* Comparable in coverage to the following year.
†Above the line the figures are after deducting short-term interest.
Notes:
Column (1)—before deducting interest, hire of plant and machinery and tax; depreciation and stock appreciation.
Column (2)—column (1) plus income from investments, prior year adjustments other than tax, other revenue income and other capital receipts.
Column (3)—column (2) less current United Kingdom and overseas tax, transfers to deferred taxation and prior year tax adjustments.
Column (4)—total income after deducting hire of plant and machinery, depreciation and amounts written off, accruals of taxation, interest and dividends and transfers to asset renewals and replacement reserves.
Source:Various issues of annual Business Monitor MA3—Company Finance.

PROPORTIONS OF TOTAL SOURCES OF FUNDS
		Internal funds less depreciation	Depreciation	Bank borrowing	Other external funds	Percentages Annual Percentage change in real money supply
		(5)	(6)	(7)	(8)	(9)
1970	…	24·7	44·3	19·5	11·5	—
1971	…	34·5	51·4	-7·0	21·1	+1·0
1972	…	51·0	38·5	0·7	9·8	+12·4
1973	…	44·7	28·3	19·7	7·3	+13·6
1974	…	36·4	29·1	31·1	3·4	-2·4
1975	…	45·5	37·0	-1·0	18·5	-12·9
1976	…	51·1	24·6	11·2	13·1	-5·2
1977	…	50·2	28·6	8·6	12·6	-5·1
1978	…	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	+5·5
1979	…	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	+0·2
Notes:
Column (5)—income retained, other than depreciation provisions, after the payment of interest, tax and dividends.
Column (8)—cash from ordinary and preference shares and long-term loans.
Column (9)—mid-year on mid-year, seasonally adjusted £M3 deflated by implied index of total domestic expenditure prices.
Sources: Annual articles "Structure of company financing" published in Trade and Industry (now British Business) based on data in Business Monitor MA3; for column (9), Financial Statistics and Economic Trends.

asked the Secretary of State for Industry whether British Shipbuilders is expected to remain within its loss limit

Yes. British Shipbuilders' most recent public financial statement was its interim statement for the six months ended 30 September, in which it expressed its belief that its trading loss for the full financial year 1979–80 would be within the loss limit set by the Secretary of State.

asked the Secretary of State for Industry what sales the National Enterprise Board has made of its holdings since May 1979.

Since May last the Board has disposed of all its shareholdings in Hird Brown Ltd. and ICL Ltd. It has also disposed of its equity

COMPANIES IN WHICH THE NEB's HOLDING HAS CHANGED
Company			Number and description of shares held by NEB					Percentage of nominal value of total equity	Cost £'000
Aqualisa Products Ltd.		…	24,000 £1 ordinary		…	…	…	40·0	24
			65,000 £1 redeemable preference				…	Not equity	65
			80,000 £1 redeemable preference				…		80
Doyce Electronics Ltd.		…	3,334 £1 ordinary	…	…	…	…	25·0	17
			63,330 £1 redeemable preference				…		63
Data Recording Instrument Co. Ltd.			4,820,337 £1 ordinary		…	…	…	89·7	4,844
			8,000,000 £1 ordinary (75p paid)				…		6,000
			1,000,000 £1 redeemable preference				…	Not equity	1,000
Hydraroll Ltd.	…	…	14,625 £1 ordinary		…	…	…	46·1	15
			109,875 £1 redeemable preference				…	Not equity	110
Inmos International Ltd		…	1,850,000 5p ordinary		…	…	…	67·3	93
			550,000 £20 preferred ordinary			…	…	Not equity	11,000
Innotron Ltd.	…	…	1,308 £1 ordinary	…	…	…	…	29·0	44
			50,000 £1 redeemable preference				…	Not equity	50
Insac Group Ltd.	…	…	7,100,000 £1 ordinary		…	…	…	100·0	7,100
Nexos Office Systems Ltd.			155,990 £1 ordinary		…	…	…	79·8	156
			6,100,000 £1 redeemable preference				…		6,100
Systime Ltd.	…	…	929 £1 ordinary	…	…	…	…	29·5	405
			476 £1 part preference		…	…	…		218
Wholesale Vehicle Finance Ltd.			7,246,250 £1 ordinary		…	…	…	77·5	7,246

In addition to these changes there have been movements in the Stock Exchange prices of certain shares in companies in which the NEB has not changed the size of its shareholdings. At 31 January fast these prices were:

Barrow Hepburn Group Ltd				…	…	…	30p
BL Ltd	…	…	…	…	…	…	17p
Brown Boveri Kent Ltd.				…	…	…	41p
Ferranti Ltd.		…	…	…	…	…	465p
Negretti and Zambra			…	…	…	…	40·5p
The NEB has also disposed of its shareholdings in ICL Ltd. and Hird Brown Ltd.

asked the Secretary of State for Industry if he will give details similar to those published in the supplementary memorandum by the Departments of Trade and Industry on page 33 of the sixteenth report of the House of Lords Select Committee on the European Communities (Session 1978–79) of those

asked the Secretary of State for Industry if he will list the total shareholdings of the National Enterprise Board at 31 January, the number and type of shares held, the percentage of total equity this represents, the total cost of the shares and, where appropriate, the market value of the shares at 31 January.

The reply which I gave on 27 June 1979—[Vol. 969, c. 188–94]—and amended on 7 December 1979—[Vol. 975, c. 374–78] should be further amended in respect of the following items:specific European Commission documents which have been issued for discussion since June 1978 and which derive from the principles contained in the Commission document R2118–78, on textiles and clothing industries; and, where a response by the Government to the Commission has already been made, what that response was.

[pursuant to his reply, 8 February 1980]: Document R/2118/78 touched on a number of issues which the Commission saw as elements of a Community policy for textiles and clothing industry.As brought out in the supplementary memorandum referred to, the Commission subsequently put forward proposals for a framework regulation for community aid for industrial restructuring and conversion (R/2821/78) which was the subject of an explanatory memorandum by the Department of Industry on 11 December 1978. Commission proposals to designate the shipbuilding and textiles industries as eligible to receive aid under the above proposals were contained in draft instrument R/4301 /79 of 16 January 1979. An explanatory memorandum was submitted by the Department on 19 February 1979. Amendments to R/2821/78 and R/4301/79 were put forward by the Commission in draft instrument R/7705/79 of 18 June 1979, the subject of an explanatory memorandum dated 13 July 1979. Member States have not so far found these proposals acceptable.As an interim measure the Commission proposed that ad hoc assistance should be made available to deal with the specific problem of over-capacity in the man-made fibre industry. This proposal, which was agreed by the Council of Ministers of 20 December 1979, was contained in draft instrument R/1875/79, the subject of an explanatory memorandum submitted on 21 January 1980.In draft instrument R/6150/79 of 4 April 1979 the Commission put forward proposals for a second EEC research and development programme for textiles and clothing. The Department submitted an explanatory memorandum on 22 June 1979. While the United Kingdom has supported this proposal, other member States have not yet felt able to do so.

asked the Attorney-General what consideration the Lord Chancellor has given to the suggestion that legislation should be introduced to require the registration of all private institutions in which elderly persons are cared for, including in particular provisions to prevent persons either owning or on the staff of such institutions from being eligible to benefit from the persons in their care, either by way of gifts or bequests.

I refer the right hon. Member to the reply given on 31 January 1980 by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Social Services, who has responsibility concerning the registration of private institutions for the elderly.—[Vol. 977, c. 750.] Not all dispositions made in the circumstances mentioned are necessarily improper or even undesirable. Those which are improper are likely to be affected by the law of undue influence, fraud or want of testamentary capacity. The Lord Chancellor is not persuaded that these rules of law, coupled with the availability of the services of the Court of Protection and the Official Solicitor, are not the best means of safeguarding the interests of patients.

asked the Attorney-General in how many cases over the last 10 years where persons have died whilst in police custody complaints have been made which have been referred to the Director of Public Prosecutions; in which years these were; what was the cause of death in each case; in how many of these cases prosecution was recommended by the Director of Public Prosecutions; what were the results; or what other action was taken in each case.

I hope to be in a position to provide the information the hon. Member seeks shortly.

asked the Minister for the Civil Service if he will compare for 1960, 1970 and the latest year for which the figures are available, at current and at constant prices, the total cost of the Civil Service, and the average cost of each civil servant, including the cost of pensions and of employers' national insurance contributions.

The table below shows the relevant Main Estimates provisions at current prices for the staff of central Government Departments, together with the average of these costs per civil servant:

Financial year	Main estimates provision	Average cost per civil servant
	£	£
1961–62	618,000,000	881
1970–71	1,175,000,000	1,670
1979–80	3,95,000,000	5,500
Note: Main estimates provision includes pay, employers' national insurance contributions and, for 1970–71, selective employment tax, and superannuation.

Comparable information for 1960–61 is not held centrally.There are no indices available which would permit these costs to be shown at constant prices.

asked the Minister for the Civil Service how many press and public relations officers are currently employed in his Department; what is the total cost; and what are the comparable figures for June 1970, October 1974 and May 1979.

The number and cost of information officer group staff in my Department's press offices on these dates was as follows:

	Number	Cost
		£
June 1970	11	43,000
October 1974	11	68,000
May 1979	10	115,000
February 1980	9	116,000