asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what recent investigations have been carried out by his inspectors to ensure that a sewage sludge vessel operated out of Newport docks by a Greek company under contract to the Welsh water authority discharges its cargo of toxic metals in the licensed area prescribed.

On behalf of the Secretary of State for Wales, our inspector visited the Greek vessel concerned on 24 October 1979, 20 February 1980 and 29 May 1980. He was satisfied that the terms of the licences issued under the Dumping at Sea Act 1974 had been met and that dumping had taken place in the prescribed area.Samples were taken of the material to be dumped on the occasion of the 24 October 1979 and 20 February 1980 visits, and the results of the analyses of that material have shown that they consisted of sewage sludge and that the material, including its metal content, was satisfactory for sea-dumping.

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what were the quotas for each European Economic Community member State in 1978 and 1979 for North Sea cod, haddock and whiting.

No allocations of quotas between member States were agreed for the stocks mentioned for either year.

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what was the total North Sea cod, haddock and whiting catch by all countries in 1978 and 1979, respectively; and how much was caught by European Economic Community countries.

The following catches of cod, haddock and whiting in the North Sea have been reported to ICES for 1978 and 1979:

'000 tonnes (liveweight)
	Cod	Haddock	Whiting
1978
EEC	258·4	88·7	103·3
All countries	261·4	89·5	103·4
1979
EEC	224·1	82·8	132·5
All countries	227·9	84·8	132·6
The 1979 figures are provisional.

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will give details of the total allowable catch recommended by the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea for North Sea cod, haddock and whiting, respectively, for 1978 and 1979.

The final recommendations of the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea for these stocks are set out below.

	1978	1979
Cod (North Sea)	210	247
Haddock (North Sea)	105	83
Whiting (North Sea)	111	111
Figures in thousand tonnes.

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what has been the average difference in price between the price of EC butter and the world price of New Zealand butter over the period 1977 to 1979; and what is the corresponding figure for the last three years before the United Kingdom joined the EEC.

[pursuant to his reply, 30 June 1980, c. 457]: In the period 1977 to 1979, the price of EEC butter was on average rather more than £900 per tonne higher than the world price of New Zealand butter. The corresponding figure in the last three years before the United Kingdom joined the EEC was approximately £400 per tonne.

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is the estimated percentage increase per month in sheepmeat guide prices in the first year after the introduction of the EEC regulation on sheepmeat.

The seasonal scale of guide prices for variable premiums proposed for the first year of the Community sheepmeat regime is intended to apply in the present marketing year ending in March 1981. The guide prices will be varied weekly. During the remainder of the marketing year 1980–81, the increase in any week in the proposed guide price over the guaranteed price under the fat sheep guarantee scheme would vary between 9 and 23 per cent. These proposed guide prices will apply from the date of implementation of the regime: this has yet to be determined.

Commodity	Third Country offer prices (a) June 1980	Common prices in sterling terms (b) June1980
	£/tonne	£/tonne
Common wheat for breadmaking	78	98·77(c)
Rye	75	93·93
Butter	851(d)	1804·0
White sugar	344	261·69(e)
(a) The third country offer prices have been calculated from the import/export levies calculated by the EC Commission for 28 June, and converted at the market rate of £ = 1.64541 ECU's.
(b) Common prices in ECU's have been converted to sterling at the appropriate green rates: for wheat and rye £1 = 1. 70148 ECU's and for butter and sugar £1 = 1.61641 ECU's.
(c) Reference price for breadmaking wheat of minimum quality. The intervention price for wheat of feed quality is £87.67 per tonne.
(d) The New Zealand cif price minus the MCA payable by New Zealand exporters is given rather than the third country offer price of £613 per tonne implied by the Commission's levy calculation, since the former is considered a more realistic indicator of the world price.
(e) Intervention price in United Kingdom and Irish Republic.

asked the Secretary of State for Trade why his Department uses different weights from those used by the International Monetary Fund in calculating relative export prices and relative wholesale prices.

The index of relative export prices compiled by my Department was developed for use by the Treasury for forecasting United Kingdom exports of manufactures. The weights used are appropriate to their forecasting model and reflect solely competition from exports for a given level of world trade. The same weights are used for the index of relative wholesale prices.The weights used in the IMF indices are based on a slightly different model in which account is taken of competition from both exports and domestic production and of assumed differences in price elasticities of demand for different countries' exports in different markets. The IMF also uses a larger number of competitor countries in compiling its indices.

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what are the current third country offer prices for those EC foodstuffs in surplus currently imported into the United Kingdom; and what are their current EC price levels.

[pursuant to his reply, 30 June 1980, c. 456]: The information is as follows:The different weighting patterns generally have little effect on recent changes shown by the resulting series.

asked the Secretary of State for Trade if he is satisfied that the levels of wages paid to seamen aboard the sewage sludge vessel operated out of Newport docks by a Greek company under contract to the Welsh water authority are in accordance with agreed international levels, and that the seamen have proper work permits.

There are no internationally agreed rates of wages for merchant seamen, and foreign nationals employed on foreign registered ships operating from United Kingdom ports do not require work permits.

asked the Secretary of State for Trade whether he will circulate in the Official Report a table showing for the European Economic Community countries and for the rest of the world, the volume and value of imports and exports of (a) iron and steel (b) motor cars and (d) commercial vehicles for each year since 1970 and the current year to date.

1. TRADE IN IRON AND STEEL (1)
	Imports
	Weight (thousand tonnes)		Value (£ million cif)
	EEC (8)	Rest of world	EEC (8)	Rest of world
1970	681	2,031	61	162
1971	881	1,610	73	133
1972	1,219	1,974	96	156
1973	1,549	1,734	175	199
1974	2,818	1,552	429	287
1975	2,648	1,554	471	353
1976	2,776	1,978	550	416
1977	2,505	1,767	570	415
1978	2,441	1,785	621	435
1979	2,558	1,827	724	492
January—May 1980	1,668	832	464	229

	Exports
	Weight (thousand tonnes)		Value (£ million fob)
	EEC (8)	Rest of world	EEC (8)	Rest of world
1970	879	3,465	70	278
1971	779	4,327	65	338
1972	792	3,952	68	309
1973	1,003	3,380	102	332
1974	912	2,623	136	416
1975	777	2,581	159	523
1976	1,112	2,758	235	589
1977	1,243	3,385	291	725
1978	1,372	3,214	336	770
1979	1,595	3,144	439	839
January—May 1980	411	539	131	211

II. TRADE IN PASSENGER MOTOR CARS (2)
		Imports
	Number (thousands)		Value (£ million cif)
	EEC (8)	Rest of world	EEC (8)	Rest of world
1970	136	23	69	17
1971	236	48	139	34
1972	332	122	238	89
1973	346	163	308	133
1974	248	129	246	112
1975	278	174	337	179
1976	362	176	643	246
1977	486	216	986	342
1978	548	259	1,288	486
1979	728	343	1,910	684
January—May 1980	313	158	832	294

Exports
	Number (thousands)		Value (£ million fob)
	EEC (8)	Rest of world	EEC (8)	Rest of world
1970	208	485	75	255
1971	217	506	80	291
1972	208	420	81	250
1973	232	368	110	265
1974	159	410	85	341
1975	121	401	105	389
1976	129	377	172	483
1977	131	355	233	542
1978	123	356	276	670
1979	141	279	267	570
January—May 1980	58	112	115	258

The information is as follows:

asked the Secretary of State for Trade when he intends to bring into operation those parts of the Estate Agents Act 1979 about which it is not necessary to undertake consultation procedures.

The reply I gave on 16 June to my hon. Friend the Member for Paddington (Mr. Wheeler), indicated my intention of bringing into operation in the second part of 1981 the provisions of the Estate Agents Act which do not call for preliminary consultation, together with some that do.

asked the Secretary of State for Trade what sections of the Estate Agents Act 1979 would be brought into force without involving increases to public expenditure by local authorities.

If control is to be effective, no provision can be made operative without imposing a duty of enforcement entailing a potential small increase of expenditure by local authorities.

asked the Secretary of State for Trade if he will list those organisations which have not responded to his invitation to comment on the draft regulations for the Estate Agents Act 1979; and whether they have been given a final date after which comments cannot be considered.

It would be inappropriate to publish the names of organisations which have not commented on the draft regulations; any wishing to comment should do so without delay. Further consultation will take place on a revised draft including provisions as to audit.

asked the Secretary of State for Trade what was the value of exports from the United Kingdom to the People's Republics of China and Taiwan, respectively, in the most recent annual period for which figures are available; and what were the comparable figures in each of the previous five years.

The information is as follows:

£ million fob
	Taiwan	China
June 1974–May 1975	31·9	81·3
June 1975–May 1976	41·1	83·2
June 1976–May 1977	54·7	55·6
June 1977–May 1978	74·8	68·9
June 1978–May 1979	97·3	124·2
June 1979–May 1980	102·5	231·1

asked the Secretary of State for Trade how much in total his Department will pay in insurance during the current financial year; and if he will publish a functional breakdown of the total amount.

The Department of Trade's expenditure on insurance is minimal, reflecting long-established Government policy not to pay a commercial insurance premium unless there is a statutory or contractural obligation or a particular advantage—such as specialist services— over and above the possible receipt of compensation for loss.

asked the Secretary of State for Trade, in view of the growing trade in secondhand Japanese cars imported straight from reconditioning plants in Japan, if he is satisfied with this trade in pre-1977 models; and if he will consider imposing restrictions to make such trade conform to present practice.

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

asked the Secretary of State for Trade how powers in relation to trading prospects of the footwear industry are divided between himself and the European Economic Community.

[pursuant to his reply, 4 July 1980, c. 740]: Article 113 of the Treaty of Rome governs the common commercial policy of the European Community. By virtue of this article, the Community has adopted certain regulations governing imports which mean, in effect, that emergency safeguard measures may be maintained only with the agreement of the Commission and our Community partners. The Commission is also responsible for all negotiations with third countries; consequently, it undertakes all formal discussions on removal of barriers in other countries. However, the United Kingdom Government take every opportunity themselves of pressing other Governments to remove such barriers.

asked the Minister for the Civil Service whether any Government publications are printed outside the United Kingdom; and, if so, what they are and what factors were taken into account before the decision was taken.

Two annual publications, "Astronomical Ephemeris" and "Astronomical Almanac", are printed in the United States of America and published jointly by Her Majesty's Stationery Office and the United States Government Printing Office. Under reciprocal arrangements "Planetary and Lunar Co-ordinates" is printed in the United Kingdom and published jointly by Her Majesty's Stationery Office and United States Government Printing Office. These arrangements eliminate duplication of production by the two Governments with consequential savings for both.Only one other Government publication has been printed outside the United Kingdom during the last three years: a Japanese language edition of the illustrated guide to the Tower of London, for which a Japanese firm offered terms and service that were significantly more favourable than the United Kingdom competition.

asked the Minister for the Civil Service what steps he proposes to take to ensure that when a percentage increase for a particular grade of civil servant results in an increase in the total pay bill which can only be accommodated within the relevant cash limit by deferring the date from which the increase is paid, the base from which any subsequent pay increase is calculated is not raised by the same percentage.

I note my right hon. Friend's views, but on reflection think that it must be right for pay negotiations to start from the basis of the current rate. As he will know, the Government are considering the best ways of improving the Civil Service pay system for the future.

asked the Minister for the Civil Service, further to his reply to the hon. Member for Cheadle (Mr.

£ million
	1971–72	1972–73	1973–74	1974–75	1975–76	1876–77	1977–78	1978–79
Armed Forces	345	359	387	355	361	389	389	431
Overseas Pensioners	54	73	69	62	65	68	71	59
Civil Service	239	283	358	350	417	433	421	495
Teachers	264	297	297	320	334	367	396	483
National Health Service	128	142	164	46*	204	241	261	327
Local Government	210	217	237	279	313	352	382	418
Police and Fire	111	112	127	124	143	183	169	158
* This figure is low because of abnormally high transfer values received in that year owing to National Health Service reorganisation.

asked the Minister for the Civil Service what are the future plans for Her Majesty's Stationery Office bookshop in Birmingham and the reprographic unit at Five Ways House; and if he will make a statement.

Her Majesty's Stationery Office is at present reviewing its Birmingham bookshop operation in the light of the expiry of its current lease in December. No changes affecting the reprographic unit at Five Ways House are at present in mind.

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many school leavers are registered as unemployed in the Bury and Radcliffe travel-

The table below sets out the approximate expenditure under the main public service pension schemes at 1978–79 prices in the financial years since 1971. I regret that final figures for 1979–80 are not yet available.Over the same period, the number of public service pensioners rose from about 970,000 to about 1,400,000. The remainder of the increase in cost is attributable to a number of factors including the decreasing proportion of pensions based on the lower pay rates of earlier decades, an increase in the average length of service in pensionable employment and some improvements in scheme benefits, particularly widows' pensions.to-work areas; what percentage of these is female; and what were the comparable figures for 1979, 1978 and 1977.

Following is the information at June each year for the Bury travel-to-work area, which comprises the Bury, Heywood and Radcliffe employment office areas.

	Total school leavers registered as unemployed Number	Females included in total Per cent.
June 1977	314	43·6
June 1978	306	44·4
June 1979	321	43·6
June 1980 (provisional)	783	42·0

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the latest figure for unemployment in the London borough of Newham, and for each year before 1980, as far back as may prove possible, in the same or similar month.

The following table gives the numbers registered as unemployed in the London borough of Newham at June each year from 1966, the year in which the borough was formed. The London borough of Newham has been taken as the area covered by the Canning Town, East Ham and Stratford employment offices.

June each year
1966	994
1967	2,737
1968	3,057
1969	2,752
1970	2,880
1971	3,040
1972	3,775
1973	2,513
1974	2,084
1975	3,807
1976	6,836
1977	7,055
1978	6,416
1979	5,201
1980 (provisional)	6,830

asked the Secretary of State for Employment, how many special programmes for the unemployed are currently being administered by the Manpower Services Commission; if he will name each programme; how much public money is detailed for the operation of each in 1979–80 and 1980–81; and how many public officials are employed by the Manpower Services Commission to administer each programme.

[pursuant to his reply, 20 June 1980, c. 374]. I am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that it currently administers two special programmes for the unemployed; the special temporary employment programmes (STEP) for long-term unemployed adults in certain designated parts of Great Britain and the youth opportunities programme (YOP) for unemployed young people aged under 19.The figures relating to expenditure on these programmes are:

		£ million
	1979–80 Expenditure	1980–81 Budget
STEP	51·8	56·0
YOP	123·9	182·5

On 1 April 1980 a total of 1,250 staff was engaged in the administration of the programmes. Information on the exact division of staff between the two programmes is available only at disproportionate cost. Although the majority administer YOP, some staff work on both programmes and a detailed survey would be required to yield an accurate breakdown.

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many people were in full-time employment on each of the following dates (a) 1 June 1970 (b) 1 June 1979 and (c) 1 June of the current year.

Information on the numbers of full-time employees is available from the census of employment. This was first conducted in 1971 and the latest available relates to 1977.

NUMBERS OF EMPLOYEES IN EMPLOYMENT GREAT BRITAIN—JUNE
		Thousands
	All employees	Full-time employees
1970	21,993*	Not available
1971	21,648	18,308
1977	22,126	17,828
1979	22,311†	Not available
* Taken from the continuous series of employment estimates which takes account of discontinuities present in earlier data.
† Provisional.

Estimates of the total numbers of employees in employment in Great Britain in June 1980 will be published at the end of October.

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will review the special temporary employment programme so as to relax some of the conditions at present laid down with a view to widening opportunities for the growing number of unemployed.

The operation of the programme will be reviewed in the autumn. The hon. Member's suggestion will be taken into account.

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what information his Department has as to the prevalence of agreements between employers and trade

	North-West region	Merseyside special development area	Kirkby employment office area	Ormskirk employment office area
Males:
Aged under 18 years	9,201	3,785	255	36
Aged 18–19 years	13,509	6,147	375	54
Aged 20 years and over	133,395	53,881	3,469	454
Females:
Aged under 18 years	7,832	3,196	217	21
Aged 18–19 years	10,234	4,575	283	22
Aged 20 years and over	52,188	20,880	1,023	288
School leavers under 18 years of age	8,227	4,143	320	21
Notified vacancies remaining unfilled*:
At employment offices	14,483	2,538	123	47
At careers offices	1,049	48	2	7
* The vacancy statistics relate only to those notified to employment offices and careers offices. Vacancies notified to employment offices are estimated to be about one-third of all vacancies in the country as a whole. Because of possible duplication the figures for employment offices and careers offices should not be added together.

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many adults and young people have been unemployed (a) for one year and (b) for two years in (i) the North-West, (ii) Merseyside, (iii) Kirkby and (iv) Ormskirk.

	North-West region	Merseyside special development area	Kirkby employment office area	Ormskirk employment office area
Unemployed for over 52 and up to 104 weeks:
Aged under 18 years	433	305	18	2
Aged 18–19 years	2,248	1,502	81	2
Aged 20 years and over	24,013	12,066	697	73
Unemployed for over 104 weeks:
Aged under 18 years	31	18	1	—
Aged 18–19 years	553	403	46	—
Aged 20 years and over	31,810	17,481	1,243	89

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

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many (a) men, (b) women, (c) young people and (d) school leavers are currently unemployed in the North-West, Merseyside, Kirkby and Ormskirk; and how many vacancies there are for each group in each area.

[pursuant to his reply, 3 July 1980, c. 635–36]: Following is the information for April 1980, the latest date for which an age analysis of the unemployed is available.

[pursuant to his reply, 3 July 1980, c. 635–36]: Following is the information at 10 April, the latest date for which an age and duration analysis of the unemployed is available.

asked the Prime Minister which of Her Majesty's Ministers she expects to attend the EEC Council of Ministers considering fisheries on 21 July.

It is expected that the United Kingdom will be represented at the Fisheries Council on 21 July by the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, the Minister of State in his Department, and the Secretary of State for Scotland.

asked the Secretary of State for Industry, in the light of the latest unemployment trends, if he will reconsider the downgrading of those areas of Gwynedd which are to have special development area status withdrawn.

We shall continue to watch the position in Gwynedd very carefully.

asked the Secretary of State for Industry what representations he has received about progress in industry in conversion to metrication.

My noble Friend discussed the progress of metrication in the engineering industry with the CBI at a meeting on 2 May.

asked the Secretary of State for Industry whether he has any plans to extend selective aid schemes to encourage industry to make greater use of new technology.

No. The Government aim to encourage industry to make greater use of new technology by creating the right environment for industrial competitiveness. Meanwhile, financial assistance from the taxpayer is available through the microprocessor application project (MAP), the microelectronics industry support programme (MISP), the product and process development scheme (PPDS) and through the research and development requirements boards.

asked the Secretary of State for Industry if he will list the present levels of public support for the British textile industry.

In the year ended 31 March 1980, offers made to British textiles, clothing and footwear firms under sections 7 and 8 of the Industry Act 1972 amounted to £13·7 million. In addition, £12·7 million was paid by way of regional development grants, and reimbursements of £9·1 million were approved under the temporary short time working compensation scheme.

asked the Secretary of State for Industry what action he is now taking to provide more jobs in the South Yorkshire area.

South Yorkshire, with the exception of the Sheffield travel-to-work area, is to remain an assisted area. Apart from the public service, Government do not provide jobs in South Yorkshire or anywhere else. It is for private enterprise to create jobs.

asked the Secretary of State for Industry if he will increase the budget of the Industrial Common Ownership Finance Ltd.

We have no such plans at present.

asked the Secretary of State for Industry if he will consider further aid for the assisted areas, bearing in mind the rapid growth in unemployment.

Regional aids, including regional development grants at the top rate of 22 per cent. in special development areas such as Shotton, are being focused on the hardest hit areas. The Government do not intend to increase the level of these aids for particular categories of assisted area. The prospects of the assisted areas depend, above all, on their vitality, the effective enterprise of those who live or open up businesses there and the degree of co-operation between managers and work forces.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department why he will not seek to reduce the present salary of the part-time chairman of the Horserace Betting Levy Board.

We see no reason to do so.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many refurbished prison places are planned for 1980–81 in remand centres, detention centres, young offender establishments and prisons in security categories A, B, C and D; and where they are to be.

Refurbishment is a continual but gradual process for which consolidated records are not kept centrally. My noble Friend will write to the hon. Member.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many new prison places are to be started in 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84 and 1984–85 in remand centres, detention centres, young offender establishments and prisons in security categories A, B, C and D; where they are to be; if he will give separate figures for males and females; and what is the approximate cost per place in each category.

The information which the hon. Member requests in the first two parts of the question is published in appendix No. 2 of the report on the work of the prison department 1978, Cmnd. 7619. These are not all, however, additional places, as many will replace places lost for reasons such as decay, damage or conversion for other prison use. Information relating to the position at 1 January 1980 has been prepared and will appear in the 1979 report which will be published shortly. We have no present plans to start any places for females in the period 1980–85.The approximate cost per inmate place at first quarter 1980 prices is as follows:—

Category B dispersal	£43,000
Category B non-dispersal	£40,000
Category C medium /long term	£32,500
Category C short term	£27,000
Young offender establishment, cells	£38,000
Young offender establishment, cubicles	£30,000

Comparable costs at constant prices are not available for other types of establishment.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether, in view of the recent expression of opinion concerning the use of the fourth television channel for broadcasting programmes in the Welsh language, he will now undertake to review the whole of his policy in respect of Welsh language broadcasting.

The Government believe that the proposals in the Broadcasting Bill are fair to Welsh language broadcasting and serve all the people in Wales to the best advantage. We propose, however, to request the BBC to ask its national broadcasting council and the IBA its national advisory committee to report each year on the television programmes in Welsh broadcast by the BBC and IBA respectively and how they serve the interests of people residing in Wales. These reports will be laid before the House. If they prove the Government wrong, we shall be prepared to make changes as necessary.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will take steps to authorise the holding of a referendum of the Welsh people to decide whether or not priority should be given to Welsh language programmes on the fourth television channel in Wales.

We have no plans to do so.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department, of the 47 per cent. of those who pleaded not guilty on shoplifting charges in England and Wales in 1978 who were acquitted, how many and what percentage of males and how many and what percentage of females, respectively, and how many and

PERSONS PLEADING NOT GUILTY* TO OFFENCES OF SHOPLIFTING WHO WERE ACQUITTED BY SEX AND TYPE OF COURT ENGLAND AND WALES 1978
	All courts Persons acquitted		Magistrates' courts Persons acquitted		Crown Court Persons acquitted
Sex	Number†	As a percentage of those pleading not guilty	Number†	As a percentage of those pleading not guilty	Number†	As a percentage of those pleading not guilty
Males	1,800	45	1,400	45	400	47
Females	2,300	48	1,800	48	500	49
All persons	4,100	47	3,200	47	900	48
* Persons dealt with after a full hearing.
† Rounded to the nearest hundred.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many males and how many females among the 44 per cent. and 56 per cent., respectively, of those acquitted of shoplifting charges suffered from psychiatric illness before or after such acquittal, respectively, due to the stress caused by such prosecutions.

The information requested is not collected centrally.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will give a list of the organisations funded or supported by his Department either wholly or in part, where such organisations spend 50 per cent. or more of such funds on wages and salaries of their staffs.

The information is as follows:

• Equal Opportunities Commission
• Gaming Board for Great Britain
• Immigration Appellate Authorities
• Institute of Marital Studies
• International Social Service of Great Britain
• Joint Committee for Refugees from Vietnam
• National Association for Care and Resettlement of Offenders
• National Marriage Guidance Council
• Police Complaints Board
• United Kingdom Immigrants Advisory Service

In addition, a large number of voluntary organisations are grant-aided by the Home Office and in most cases it is what percentage overall were so acquitted by magistrates' courts and by the Crown court, respectively.

The information recorded is given in the following table.thought that 50 per cent. or more of each grant is spent on wages and salaries. But details could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he expects to publish the Government review of the parole system during its first 10 years.

I hope it will be ready in the autumn.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will issue directions to prison governors and boards of visitors that they should take into account the degree of overcrowding in a prison when deciding whether forfeitures of remission or other punishments should be imposed.

We are satisfied that both governors and boards of visitors take all the relevant considerations into account.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he proposes to establish overnight facilities for habitual drunken offenders in Lancashire; and if he will make a statement.

I refer my hon. and learned Friend to the reply I gave to questions by my hon. Friend the Member for Romford (Mr. Neubert) and others on 3 July.—[Vol. 987, c. 1737–40.]

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many parking offences involving cars with diplomatic immunity signs have been reported to date in the current year.

The available information relates only to alleged offences within the Metropolitan Police district, and is for the period 1 January–30 April 1980. In that period, 16,671 fixed penalty notices issued by traffic wardens were cancelled in respect of vehicles carrying registration marks identifying them as belonging to persons entitled to diplomatic immunity. In addition, 20 alleged parking offences by persons with diplomatic immunity have been reported by the police so far this year.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much in total his Department will pay in insurance during the current financial year; and if he will publish a functional breakdown of the total amount.

In accordance with long-established Government policy, Departments do not take out commercial insurance unless there is a statutory or contractual obligation to do so. For this reason expenditure on insurance by the Home Department is negligible.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if, in his negotiations in the Council of Transport Ministers of the European Economic Community, he will ensure that, in the event that agreement is reached on the date for reversion to Greenwich mean time, the duration of British summer time will be at least the same as that for 1979.

We have already made clear to our partners in the European Community that we do not feel able at present to agree to any earlier finishing date for summer time than the date currently provided for by the Summer Time Act 1972—that is, the fourth weekend in October.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department when the hon. Member for Coventry, South-East can expect to get an answer to his letters of 27 July 1979, 1 November 1979, 17 January of the current year and 4 February of the current year in regard to the children of his constituent Abdul Gafvor.

I apologise to the hon. Member for not having replied to his letters. I have written to him today.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department to what extent he is taking into account the representations of scientologists and others in his current review of the ban on foreign scientologists; and if he will make a statement.

The representations are being taken fully into account.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he expects to announce the results of his review on the ban on foreign scientologists entering the United Kingdom.

We hope to make an announcement shortly.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if the Parliamentary Boundary Commission has yet commenced the review of parliamentary constituency boundaries in Birmingham.

Electoral arrangements orders having been made for all districts in West Midlands county, the Parliamentary Boundary Commission for England is now free to commence its review of parliamentary constituencies in the area, but I understand that it is unlikely to publish provisional recommendations for constituencies in Birmingham before the end of the year.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he expects to receive the outstanding reports of the Boundary Commission for parliamentary constituencies; and if he will make a statement.

I understand that the Parliamentary Boundary Commission for England is likely to have completed its task of reviewing all parliamentary constituencies by early 1982.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will seek to ensure that cash limits will not affect the integrity and scope of news output by the BBC external services; and if he will seek to extend and adequately finance news of the British Parliament and news broadcasts.

The relationship of Her Majesty's Government to the BBC external services is governed by the BBC charter and by the licence and agreement between the Government and the BBC. Under this the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's powers are limited to prescribing, after consultation with the corporation, the number of hours broadcast, languages in which programmes are transmitted, and certain other services such as monitoring. The management of the BBC external services, like the content of the programmes, is solely a matter for the BBC. It is therefore a matter for the BBC to decide how to keep within cash limits.Similarly, as regards the BBC's home services, it is for the corporation to decide how to deploy its resources within the total income available, and it would be improper for the Government to seek to influence the BBC in deciding how to use those resources and what programmes to broadcast.However, the corporation is required under article 13(2) of the licence and agreement to broadcast an impartial account day by day prepared by professional reporters of the proceedings in both Houses of Parliament.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he has yet had time to study the joint document submitted by the Brewers' Society, the Scottish licensed trade and the National Union of Licensed Victuallers calling for the maximum prize on public house amusement machines to be increased from the present £1 to £10; and if he will make a statement.

I shall take the joint document into account in my consideration of the recommendation by the Royal Commission on gambling for a change in the prize structure for amusements with prizes machines.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if the Metropolitan Police use the following code for the identification by ethnic appearance of all people stopped by police officers, viz.: IC 1 white-skinned European, IC 2 dark-skinned European, IC 3 black-skinned, including West Indian and African, IC 4 Indian and Pakistani, IC 5 Chinese and Japanese, and IC 6 Arabian and Egyptian.

I understand from the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis that such a code is used to identify ethnic appearance.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what representations he has received from chief constables regarding the marketing of devices to detect police radar signals.

None.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prosecutions have been brought, and how many convictions there have been, of persons for using devices for detecting police radar signals.

We are aware of only one such prosecution since 1974, which was unsuccessful. One company which advertised such devices has, however, been convicted of inciting persons to commit offences under the Wireless Telegraphy Acts by using unlicensed equipment for wireless telegraphy, and a further similar case has yet to be dealt with by the courts.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will introduce legislation to ban cruel blood sports such as foxhunting and hare coursing.

We have no plans to do so.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if, in view of the lack of competition and inadequate coverage of affairs in the Merseyside region, he will exercise the discretion granted to him under section 22 of the Television Act to establish a separate television and broadcasting service for Merseyside.

Neither the provision to which the hon. Member refers nor any

£ million
	1978–79 (at out-turn prices)	1979–80 (at November 1978 prices)
Grant-in-aid to the British Library (1)	24·3	27·0
Local authority (England) expenditure on:
Public libraries	194·6	206·1
Museums and galleries	31·5

asked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster on how many occasions the printing of parliamentary papers has been subject to industrial action to date in the current year; what alternative arrangements have been in operation to ensure that those papers are published; and what consideration has been given to the use of printers outside the United Kingdom.

Sporadic action in individual printing establishments by the

asked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what was the annual public expenditure on library services for the financial years 1978–79 and 1979–80, and the estimates for 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83 and 1983–84, at 1978–79 prices.

In respect of services for which I have a responsibility, expenditure in 1978–79 and 1979–80 was as follows:National Graphical Association in pursuit of its pay claim with the British Printing Industries Federation occurred during the months of April, May and June in 1980. With the number of contractors involved and as a considerable number of the parliamentary papers are subject to individual negotiation on time scales, it would not be practicable to identify the number of occasions on which parliamentary papers were directly affected by this.The major overnight items were significantly delayed on four occasions because of industrial action during 1980. On the nights of 27 March and 22 April, Lords

asked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will tabulate in the Official Report, in the same or an improved manner to that in col. 56 of Vol. 951, the debates in the House of Commons relating to the European Economic Community between May 1978 and May 1980.

I have arranged for the information to be made available in the Library.

asked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster whether, without revealing personal details, he will list the total number of Ministers and those in ministerial positions who have, during the past year, declined to accept their salaries either wholly or in part.

Two as far as I know.

asked the Paymaster General how much in total his Department will pay in insurance during the current financial year; and if he will publish a functional breakdown of the total amount.

It is long-established Government policy not to pay a commercial insurance premium unless there is a statutory or contractual obligation or a particular advantage (such as specialist services) over and above the possible receipt of compensation for loss. For this reason, the Paymaster General's Office expenditure on insurance is nil.

asked the Secretary of State for Industry what is the total number of outstations of the laboratory of the Government Chemist, their position, catchment areas and dates of opening.

The laboratory of the Government Chemist has four outstations, at Teddington, Gosport, Liver- pool and Glasgow. The catchment area of each depends upon its role. The work at Teddington is on hydrocarbon oil, oil pollution and inorganic chemicals and its catchment area is the whole United Kingdom. Gosport serves the Ministry of Defence and its catchment area is again the whole United Kingdom. Liverpool and Glasgow outstations primarily serve Her Majesty's Customs and Excise, and their catchment areas are respectively the Midlands, north-western and southern England; and Scotland, Northern Ireland and north-eastern England.The Teddington outstation was opened in 1976. The Gosport laboratory became an LGC outstation in 1966 on transfer from the Ministry of Defence. Those at Liverpool and Glasgow became LGC outstations in 1911 on transfer from Her Majesty's Customs and Excise.

asked the Secretary of State for Industry (1) if he will give a breakdown of the annual operating costs of the Glasgow outstation of the laboratory of the Government Chemist;(2) if he will give a breakdown of the annual operating costs of the headquarters of the laboratory of the Government Chemist and the outstations in England and Wales.

Separate operating costs for the headquarters and outstations of the laboratory of the Government Chemist are not readily available, but the full economic cost of the laboratory as a whole for 1979–80 was approximately £6 million.

asked the Secretary of State for Industry what is the cost of establishing and equipping the Glasgow outstation of the laboratory of the Government Chemist in its present building.

£120,000, at 1977 prices. The building was occupied in January 1978.

asked the Secretary of State for Industry what is the total number of staff employed by the laboratory of the Government Chemist broken down by headquarters and outstation.

The total numbers of staff employed by the laboratory of the Government Chemist at 1 April 1980 were as follows:

Headquarters (London)	357
Teddington	19
Gosport	12
Liverpool	10
Glasgow	5½
Total	403½

asked the Secretary of State for Industry what assessment he has now made of the effect of sanctions against Iran on British manufacturing industry.

It is too early to make any useful assessment of the effect of sanctions against Iran on manufacturing industry.

asked the Secretary of State for Industry if he will make a statement on the report he has received from Rolls-Royce (1971) Ltd. on the outcome of the

PUBLIC SECTOR ORDERS PLACED WITH BRITISH SHIPBUILDERS SINCE MAY 1979
Date	Builder	Type of Ship	Ordered by
July 1979	Vickers	Nuclear submarine	Ministry of Defence (Naval)
September 1979	Scott Lithgow	Seabed operations vessel	Ministry of Defence (Naval)
October 1979	Appledore	Armament Coaster	Ministry of Defence (Naval)
		Logistic ship	Ministry of Defence (Army)
November 1979	Clelands	Dumb Avcat Lighter	Ministry of Defence (Naval)
		Tank Cleaning Lighter	Ministry of Defence (Naval)
March 1980	Robb Caledon—Leith	Trinity House Flagship	Trinity House
March 1980	Brooke Marine	2 Logistic Craft	Ministry of Defence (Army)
May 1980	Swan Hunter	Nuclear Fuel Carrier	British Nuclear Fuels Ltd.
June 1980	Vosper Thornycroft (UK)	4 glass reinforced plastic Mine Counter Measure Vessels	Ministry of Defence (Naval)

asked the Attorney-General if he is now in a position to make a statement about jury vetting.

Following a recent decision of the Court of Appeal I thought it desirable to consult again the Lord Chancellor and the Home Secretary and other interested parties. I have nearly finished these consultations, but those with the chief officers of police, which are being conducted through Home Office officials, will not take place until Thursday of this week, 10 July. I hope I shall be ready to make a statement not long afterwards but, in any event, before the House rises for the Summer Recess.

In the light of the hon. Member for Birmingham, Perry Barr's statement on 3 July, a statement would seem unnecessary.

asked the Secretary of State for Industry whether he will give details, chronologically, of placed public sector orders for naval or other vessels all with British Shipbuilders since May 1979.

The information requested is given below.In addition the Ministry of Defence has announced that subject to the satisfactory conclusion of contractual negotiations it will be ordering two offshore patrol vessels from Hall Russell, and some 42 naval refit contracts have been placed.Following is the information:

asked the Attorney-General what consultations he has had with the Director of Public Prosecutions about handing back to those convicted of drugs offences as a result of Operation Julie the proceeds of their crime, in the light of the recent judgment by the House of Lords.

I have discussed with the Director his legal position following the House of Lords' judgment, and as a result of those discussions the Director does not propose to hand back any property which was the subject of the forfeiture order otherwise than on the order of a court; and he will defend any application for such an order.

asked the Attorney-General how many applications for habeas corpus in immigration cases have been granted and how many refused in each of the last five years.

In 1979, the only year for which information is available, 23 applications were made for habeas corpus. Of these three are still pending. Of the other 20, 18 were refused, and two not proceeded with.

asked the Attorney-General how many prosecutions he has brought so far under the Iran sanctions legislation.

None.

asked the Attorney-General what steps he is taking to relieve the pressure on court shorthand writers.

Shorthand writing firms are free to recruit extra staff as

NUMBER OF ANCILLARY STAFF EMPLOYED BY AREA HEALTH AUTHORITIES IN WALES AT 30TH SEPTEMBER*†
	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979
Clwyd	1,299	1,212	1,253	1,246	1,289	1,256
Dyfed	1,080	1,096	1,151	1,140	1,222	1,184
Gwent	1,902	1,971	1,981	1,913	1,948	1,914
Gwynedd	747	764	788	759	781	745
Mid-Glamorgan	2,038	1,999	2,024	2,041	2,176	2,158
Powys	419	414	417	411	424	414
South Glamorgan	2,807	2,553	2,481	2,444	2,468	2,327
West Glamorgan	1,430	1,449	1,437	1,436	1,427	1,357
Wales	11,722	11,459	11,533	11,390	11,736	11,355
*Whole-time equivalent.
† In some cases the Wales total differs slightly from the sum of the area health authorities due to rounding.

asked the Secretary of State for Wales to what extent the ambulance services in each of the Welsh health authorities are at present understaffed; how many ambulance stations have been closed, area by area, over the past three years; and what percentage

asked the Attorney-General what representations have been received by the Lord Chancellor relating to the provision of legal aid for representation before a judge in chambers in bail applications.

Representations have been received from Lord Foot and the Law Society. The Royal Commission on Legal Services also considered the subject and made a recommendation. All these are under consideration.

asked the Secretary of State for Wales, for the latest available 12-month period, what is the total number of ancillary staff employed in each area health authority; and what were the figures in each year since reorganisation.