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Written Answers To Questions

Friday 19 February 1982

Lord President Of The Council

Scottish Grand Committee (Edinburgh)

asked the Lord President of the Council if he will estimate the additional costs for the sitting of the Scottish Grand Committee in Edinburgh on 15 February compared with a similar sitting at Westminster.

No detailed estimation of additional costs is yet possible since a principal element in such costs will be the reimbursement of claims in respect of additional travelling and other expenses incurred by hon. Members. The meeting of the Committee was held in accommodation already available for official and other approved purposes. Accordingly, only minimal additional costs were incurred in that respect, furnishings being provided from stock and maintenance carried out as part of existing commitments relating to the building.

National Legislatures (Pensions And Severance Pay)

asked the Lord President of the Council if he will set out the retirement pension and severance pay arrangements in force for members of national legislatures of the Common Market countries, Australia, Canada and the United States of America.

I regret that up-to-date information is not available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.

Prime Minister

Students (Supplementary Benefit)

asked the Prime Minister if, in view of her concern for the plight of unemployed teenagers, and her recognition of their need to be better

Name of body	Type	Decision	When implemented
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
1. Advisory Council for Agriculture and Horticulture in England and Wales	A	To wind up	February 1980
^*2. Agricultural Construction Industry Liaison Group	A	To wind up	March 1982
3. Experimental Centres Advisory Committees	A	Reduce from 22 to 21	February 1981
		Reduce from 21 to 20	March 1982
4. Farm Animal Welfare Advisory Committee	A	Wind up: replace with Farm Animal Welfare Council	July 1979
5. Farm Settlement Advisory Committee for the Selection of Tenants	A	To wind up	January 1980
6. Fish Utilisation R and D Committee	A	To wind up	August 1979
7. Joint Consultative Organisation for Research and Development in Agriculture and Food	A	5 Boards to merge into 1	April 1980
8. Plant Variety Rights Advisory Panels (12)	A	To wind up	February1980
9. Poultry Diseases Panel	A	To wind up	January 1980
10. Regional Panel (7)	A	Reduce to 5	January and February 1981
11. Tate and Lyle Customer Safeguards Committee	A	To wind up	June 1980
12. Torry Research Station Advisory Committee	A	To wind up	January 1980

prepared to compete in the labour market, she will review the decision to reduce the eligibility of part-time unemployed students for supplementary benefit in view of its potential effect on the job prospects of such students.

The revised guidance on the interpretation of the Supplementary Benefit (Conditions of Entitlement) Regulations 1981, to which the right hon. Member refers, is being issued by the chief supplementary benefit officer, who is independent of my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Social Services and myself. My right hon. Friend is, however, keeping the detailed provisions of these regulations under review.

Race Relations

asked the Prime Minister to what extent the responsibilities of the Minister of State, Home Office, the right hon. Member for Aylesbury (Mr. Raison) and the Under-Secretary of State for the Environment, the hon. Member for Ealing, Acton (Sir. G. Young) in regard to race relations, overlap.

There is no overlap. As my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for the Environment told the House—[Vol 17, c. 465]—on 11 February, the Under-Secretary of State for the Environment, my hon. Friend the Member for Ealing, Acton (Sir G. Young) takes special responsibility for matters concerned with race relations in the Department of the Environment's field of activity.

Quangos

asked the Prime Minister if she will list in the Official Report the non-departmental public bodies, including any nationalised industry boards, that have been, or are to be, reduced during this Parliament; if she will record in each case what action has been, or is being, taken; and if she will make a statement.

[pursuant to her reply, 26 January 1982, c. 296–308]: I very much regret that there were a number of factual errors in the detailed tables accompanying the answer I gave my hon. Friend in addition to typographical errors in the version which appeared in the Official Report. I am therefore arranging for a corrected table to be published.

Following are the tables:

Name of body	Type	Decision	When implemented
13. White Fish Authority	E	To merge with Herring Industry Board	October 1981
Ministry of Defence
1. Advisory Committee for Meteorology in Scotland and	A	To be absorbed into	January 1980
the Meteorological Research Committee	A	Meteorological Committee
2. Aeronautical Research Council and Sub-Committees	A	To wind up	April 1980
3. Air Cadet Council and Scottish Air Cadet Council	A	Bodies to merge and lose NDPB status	January 1980
4. Army Education Advisory Board	A	To wind up	January 1980
5. Committee for University Assistance to Adult Education in Her Majesty's Forces	A	To wind up	March 1980
6. Electronics Research Committee and Sub-Committee	A	To wind up	March 1980
7. Flying Personnel Research Committee and Sub-Committees	A	To wind up	March 1980
8. Independent Boards of Visitors for Military Corrective Training Establishment at Colchester and the Royal Naval Detention Quarters	A	Merge to 1 body	July 1980
9. Lubricant Engine Testing Advisory Panel	A	To wind up	January 1980
10. Microwave Receiving Devices Research Advisory Panel	A	To wind up	March 1980
11. Navy Department Fuels and Lubricants Advisory Committee	A	To wind up	January 1980
12. Naval Education Advisory Committee	A	To wind up	January 1980
13. Ship Hull Corrosion Committee	A	To wind up	January 1980
14. Ship Machinery Corrosion Committee	A	To wind up	January 1980
15. Training and Education Advisory Committee for the RAF, and Sub-Committees	A	To wind up	January 1980
Department of Education and Science (including Office of Arts and Libraries)
1. Advisory Committee on Sculpture in Royal Parks	A	To wind up	1979
2. Centre for Information and Advice on Educational Disadvantage	E	To wind up	August 1980
3. Centre for Information on Language Teaching and Research	E	Grant to be reduced by 1983–84	progressive from year 1981–82
4. Cockcroft Committee of Enquiry into Teaching of Mathematics in Schools	A	To wind up	final meeting October 1981
5. Council for Educational Technology	E	Grant to be reduced by 1982–83	Progressive from year 1980–81
^*6. South Bank Theatre Board	E	To wind up	When final bills paid. Commitment into 1982.
7. Youth Service Forum	A	To wind up	July 1979
Department of Employment
1. Advisory Committee on Asbestos	A	To wind up	October 1979
2. Disablement Advisory Committee (220 District Committees)	A	Replace by 87 committees	April 1981
3. District Manpower Committees (125)	A	Reduce to 88	During 1980
4. Industrial Relations Training Resource Centre	E	Functions taken over by Employment Relations Ltd	November 1980
^*5. Industrial Training Boards (23 + 1 Committee)	E	Reduce to 7	1982–83
6. Royal Commision on the Distribution of Income and Wealth	A	To wind up	July 1979
7. Standing Commission on Pay Comparability	A	To wind up	March 1981
8. Wages Council for the following:	E	Merge to form Retail Food	July 1979
Retail Bread and Flour Confectionery Trades (England and Wales)		& Allied Trades Wages
Retail Bread and Flour Confectionery Trades (Scotland)		Council
Retail Food Trades (England and Wales)
Retail Food Trades (Scotland)
Retail Newsagency, Tobacco and Confectionery Trades (England and Wales)
Retail Newsagency, Tobacco and Confectionery Trades (Scotland)
9. Wages Councils for the following:	E	Merge to form Retail Trades	July 1979
Retail Bookselling and Stationery Trades		(Non-Food) Wages
Retail Drapery, Outfitting and Footwear Trades		Council
Retail Furnishing and Allied Trades
10. Wages Councils for the following trades:	E	Merge to form Clothing	July 1981
Corset		Manufacturing Wages
Dressmaking and Women's Light Clothing (England and Wales)		Council (Great Britain)
Dressmaking and Women's Light Clothing (Scotland)
Ready Made and Wholesale Bespoke Tailoring
Rubber Proofed Garment Making Industry
Shirt Making
Wholesale Mantle and Costume
11. Pin, Hook & Eye and Snap Fastener Wages Council	E	To wind up	November 1980
Department of Energy
1. Advisory Committee on Fixed Offshore Installations	A	To wind up	March 1980
2. Advisory Council on Energy Conservation	A	Reduced Council membership from 25 to 15	January 1980

Name of body	Type	Decision	When implemented
3. Energy Commission	A	To wind up	July 1979
4. Offshore Safety Committee	A	To wind up	March 1980
5. Severn Barrage Committee	A	To wind up	April 1981
^*6. United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority	E	Reduction in funding for 1982/83	F/Y 1982–83
Department of the Environment
1. Advisory Committee on Bird Sanctuaries in the Royal Parks	A	To wind up	September 1979
2. Advisory Committee on Housing Co-operatives	A	To wind up	September 1979
^*3. Advisory Committee on Local Government Audit	A	To wind up	March 1982
^*4. Advisory Committee on the Protection of Birds in England	A	To wind up	March 1982
^*5. Advisory Committee on Rent Rebates and Rent Allowances	A	To wind up	April 1983; legislation required
6. Advisory Committee on Trees in the Royal Parks	A	To wind up	September 1979
7. Advisory Panel on Institutional Finance in New Towns	E	To wind up	November 1980
8. Ancient Monuments Board Committee for Rescue Archaeology	A	To wind up	September 1979
9. Area Archaeological Advisory Committees (13)	A	To wind up	September 1979
10. Centre for Environmental Studies	E	To wind up	November 1980
11. Clean Air Council	A	To wind up	November 1980
12. Commission on Energy and the Environment	A	To wind up	July1981
13. Committee to Examine Standards of Lawn Tennis in Great Britain	A	To wind up	July 1980
14. Construction and Housing Research Advisory Council	A	To wind up	September 1979
15. Construction Industry Manpower Board	A	To wind up	August 1980
16. Detergents and Allied products—Voluntary Notification Scheme Scrutiny Group	A	To wind up	September 1979
17. Economic Planning Councils (8)	A	To wind up	September 1979
18. Environmental Board	A	To wind up	September 1979
19. Hadrian's Wall Advisory Committee	A	To wind up	September 1979
20. Housing Association Registration Advisory Committee	A	To wind up	August 1980
21. Housing Corporation	E	Staff reductions and stream-lining	October 1981
22. Housing Services Advisory Group	A	To wind up	November 1980
^*23. Hydraulics Research Station Advisory Committee	A	To wind up	Probably April 1982
24. Location of Offices Bureau	E	To wind up	May 1980
25. National Building Agency	E	To wind up	By 1 April 1983
26. National Consultative Council for the Building and Civil Engineering Industries	A	To wind up	April 1980
27. New Town Development Corporations	E	To wind up	1981 or earlier
Corby
Harlow
Stevenage
Runcorn
^*Bracknell	E	To wind up	June 1982
28. Noise Advisory Council	A	To wind up	February 1981
29. Planning and Transportation Research Advisory Council	A	To wind up	September 1979
30. Recreation Management Training Committee	A	To wind up	January/February 1982
31. Scientific Authority for Animals	A	Functions transferred to Nature Conservancy Council	March 1981
32. Standing Technical Committee on Synthetic Detergents	A	To wind up	September 1979
33. Waste Management Advisory Council	A	To wind up	January 1981
Foreign and Commonwealth Office (including Overseas Development Adminstration)
1. Advisory Committee on Development Education	A	To wind up	October 1979
2. Advisory Committee on Rhodesian Travel Restrictions	A	To wind up	December 1979
3. Advisory Council, European Discussion Centre	A	To wind up	December 1981
4. Advisory Panel on Arms Control and Disarmament and the Non-Proliferation Advisory Panel	A	Merge to one body—Advisory Panel on Disarmament and Non-proliferation	October 1979
5. British Council	E	Phased reduction in expenditure	1980–81 to 1983–84
6. Consultative Committees of Indian Family Pension Funds (3)	A	To wind up	November 1979
7. Inter-University Council	E	To wind up	March 1981
^*8. Irish Pensions Appeal Tribunal	T	To wind up	When pensions cease to be paid
9. Technical Education and Training Organisation for Overseas Countries	E	To wind up	March 1981
10. Toplis and Harding (Middle East) Ltd	E	To wind up	Subject to legal process
11. Tropical Products Institute Advisory Committee	A	To wind up	November 1979
12. Trypanosomiasis Panel	A	To wind up	February 1980
Department of Health and Social Security
^*1. The Adjudicator	T	To wind up	1982–83

Name of body	Type	Decision	When implemented
^*2. Advisory Committee on Child Psychotherapists' Grading and Appointments	A	To wind up	March 1982
3. Advisory Committee on NHS Laundries	A	To wind up	December 1979
4. Advisory Committee on Services for Hearing-Impaired People	A	To wind up	October 1980
^*5. Advisory Committee on Top Grade Clinical Psychologist Posts	A	To wind up	March 1982
6. Advisory Committee on Top Grade Scientist Posts	A	To wind up	March 1982
7. Advisory Group on Resource Allocation	A	To wind up	January 1980
8. Advisory Group on Testing for Hepatitis B	A	To wind up	October 1980
9. Central Health Services Council	A	To wind up	August 1980
^*10. Central Joint Committee of Medical and Pharmaceutical Professions on the Rural Dispensing Standstill	A	To wind up	1982–83
11. Central Pathology Committee	A	To wind up	October 1979
12. Child Health Computing Committee	A	To transfer to NHS	December 1981
13. Children's Joint Committee	A	To wind up	November 1981
14. Committee on Restrictions Against Disabled People	A	To wind up	1981–82
15. Consultative Group on Food Matters within the EC	A	To wind up	January 1980
16. Consumers' Consultative Group on Artifical Limbs	A	To wind up	December 1979
^*17. Food Hygiene Advisory Council	A	To wind up	Legislation required
18. Good Neighbour Campaign Group	E	To wind up	January 1980
19. Health Services Board	E	To wind up	August 1980
20. Interim Advisory Committee on Safety in Clinical Laboratories	A	To wind up	September 1981
21. Invalid Three-Wheeler Repair and Maintenance Liaison Group	A	To wind up	January 1980
22. Laboratory Development Advisory Group and 4 Sub Groups	A	To wind up	Main body: December 1979
			Sub Groups: August 1981
23. London Advisory Group	A	To wind up	May 1981
24. London Coordinating Committee	A	To wind up	January 1980
25. London Health Planning Consortium	A	To wind up	July 1981
26. National Consultative Committee for the UN European Social Development Fund	A	To wind up	December 1979
27. National Development Group for the Mentally Handicapped	A	To wind up	April 1980
28. National Insurance Advisory Committee	A	To wind up	November 1980
^*29. National Radiological Protection Board Advisory Committee	A	To wind up	Legislation required
30. NHS Computer Policy Committee	A	To wind up	September 1981
31. NHS Purchasing Advisory Groups (30)	A	To wind up	January 1982
^*32. Nursing bodies:
General Nursing Council (England and Wales)	E	To be replaced after transitional
Central Midwives Board (England and Wales)	E	period by United
Joint Board for Clinical Nursing Studies		Kingdom Central Council
Panel of Assessors for District Nurse Training	E	and National Boards	1983–84
Council for the Education and Training of Health Visitors	E	under the Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors Act 1979
33. Personal Social Services Council	B	To wind up	June 1980
^*34. Staff Appeals (National Health Service Reorganisation) Tribunals	T	To wind up	1982–83
^*35. Standing Group on National Health Service Planning	A	To wind up	January 1982
^*36. Steering Group on Health Services Information	A	To wind up	Undecided
37. Supplementary Benefits Appeal Tribunal—Advisory Group	A	To wind up	September 1981
38. Supplementary Benefits Commission	E	To wind up	November 1980
39. Training Council for Orthotists	E	Support to be withdrawn	February 1981
40. Working Party on Laser Safety	A	To wind up	1982–83
41. Working Party on the Training of Operating Department Assistants	A	To wind up	November 1979
Home Office
^*1. Advisory Committee on Radio Interference	A	To wind up	1983–84 Legislation required
2. Advisory Council on the Penal System	A	To wind up	January 1980
3. Central Committee on Common Police Services	A	Fewer meetings, reduce membership	July 1980
4. Committee on Obscenity and Film Censorship	A	To wind up	October 1979
5. Conference on Local Government Electoral Law	A	To wind up	January 1980
6. Electoral Advisory Conference	A	To wind up	January 1980
^*7. Fire Service College Board	A	To wind up	mid 1982
8. Frequency Advisory Committee	A	To wind up	May 1980
9. Licensing Planning Committees (7)	A	Number reduced to 1	July 1981
10. New Town Licensed premises Committees (17)	A	Number reduced to 5	December 1981
11. Police National Computer Policy Committee	A	To wind up	January 1980
^*12. Poisons Board	A	To wind up	1983–84 Legislation required
13. Queen's Police Gold Medal Essay Competition Committee	A	To wind up	January 1980
^*14. Race Relations Research Advisory Committee	A	To wind up	January 1982
15. Regional Probation Staff Development Consultative Committee	A	To wind up	January 1980
16. Royal Commission on Criminal Procedure	A	To wind up	January 1981

Name of body	Type	Decision	When implemented
17. Standing Advisory Committee on Cinematograph (Safety) Regulations	A	To wind up	December1981
Department of Industry
1. Committee of Enquiry into the Engineering Profession	A	To wind up	December1979
^*2. Design Council	E	Reduce staff; aim for increased income from advisory etc. services	Progressive reduction in grant From 1981–82
3. Electronics Components Industry Support Scheme and Instrumentation and Automation Scheme Advisory Board	A	To wind up	March1980
^*4. Furniture Development Council	E	To wind up	December 1982
5. Industrial Technology Education and Training Committee	A	To wind up	July 1981
6. Iron and Steel Employees Readaptation Benefits Scheme Advisory Committee	A	To wind up	January 1980
7. Manufacturing Machinery Advisory Committee	A	To wind up	December 1979
8. National Electronics Council	A	To withdraw support	Over period 1980–81 to 1983–84
9. National Enterprise Board	E	Bodies to operate jointly as	From July 1981
National Research Development Corporation	E	British Technology Group
10. Waste Management Advisory Council	A	To wind up	January 1981
Lord Chancellors Office
1. Private International Law Committee	A	To wind up	1979
Northern Ireland Office and Northern Ireland Departments
1. Advisory Committee for Agricultural Training (NT.)	A	To wind up	September 1979
2. Advisory Committee on Health Education (NI)	A	To wind up	June 1980
3. Cattle Improvement Committee	A	To wind up	October 1979
4. Central Advisory Council on the Employment of the Disabled	A	To wind up	September 1981
5. Community Education Forum	A	To wind up	March 1981
^*6. Community Service Committee	OB	To be subsumed by a new body; Probation Services Board	1982
^*7. Community Worker Research Project	E	To wind up	March 1982
8. Employment Service Management Committee	A	To wind up	October 1979
^*9. Extra Statutory Compensation Tribunal	T	To wind up	1982
10. General Agricultural Advisory Committee	A	To wind up	August 1979
11. Hotel Grants Advisory Committee (NI)	A	To wind up	October 1980
^*12. Industrial Development Advisory Committee	A	To wind up	September 1982
13. Lagan Valley Regional Park	A	To merge with Ulster Countryside Commission	July 1981
^*14. Nature Reserves Committee and Wild Birds Advisory Committee	A	To merge (legislation required)	1982
15. Northern Ireland Agricultural Trust	E	To wind up	June 1981
16. NI Committee for Educational Technology and NI Schools Curriculum Committee	A	Disbanded and replaced by NI Council for Educational Development	April 1980
17. Northern Ireland Construction Industry Advisory Council	A	Reconstituted	September 1980
^*18. Northern Ireland Council for Nurses and Midwives	E	To wind up; replace by new Northern Ireland Board	April 1983
^*19. Northern Ireland Development Agency	E	To wind up	December 1982
^*20. Northern Ireland Electricity Consumers Council	E
Northern Ireland Consumer Council	A	Bodies to merge; legislation	February 1983
Northern Ireland Transport Users' Committee	E	required
^*21. Northern Ireland Trade Statistics Consultative Committee	A	To wind up	July 1982
^*22. Northern Ireland Training Council	A		1982
Youth Careers Guidance Committee	A	To wind up and be replaced
		by a single body	September 1981
Youth Opportunities Programme Monitoring Committee	A		1982
^*23. Northern Ireland Training School Management Boards (4)	E	Functions to be discharged by one Board	1982
24. Roads Advisory Committee	A	To wind up	Augut 1980
25. Special Purchase of Evacuated Dwellings Committee	A	To wind up	March 1981
26. Sports Council for Northern Ireland	E	Reconstituted	October 1980
27. Supplementary Benefits Commission for Northern Ireland	E	To wind up	November 1980
28. Visiting Committees/Boards of Visitors (7)	OB	Reduce number to 6	December 1980
^*29. Wages Councils (12)	E	Reduce number to 9	1982
Scottish Office
1. Advisory Committee on Community Medicine Establishments	A	Merge with Advisory Committee on Hospital Medical Establishments	September 1979
2. Advisory Committee on the Protection of Birds in Scotland	A	To wind up	October 81
3. Advisory Committee on Vocational Preparation	A	To wind up	September 1979
4. Advisory Council on Social Work	A	To wind up	September 1981
5. Animals Board of the Joint Consultative Organisation for Research and Development in Agriculture and Food	A	To wind up	November 1979
^*6. Assessor of Public Undertakings	E	To be absorbed into the Scottish Office	February 1982

Name of body	Type	Decision	When implemented
7. Clean Air Council for Scotland	A	To wind up	November 1980
8. Colleges of Education	E	Callendar Park and Hamilton Colleges closed; Craiglockhart and Notre Dame Colleges merged to form St. Andrew's College of Education	September 1981
9. Committee on Inquiry into Local Government in Scotland	A	To wind up	December 1980
10. Committee on National Museums and Galleries in Scotland	A	To wind up	August 1981
11. Education Panel of Independent Schools Tribunal	T	To wind up	October 1981
^*12. Electricity Amenity Committee	A		Legislation in
		To wind up	progress for
Electricity Fisheries Committee	A		October 1982
13. Herring Industry Board	E	Wind up with White Fish Authority; replace by Sea	October 1981
Herring Industry Advisory Council	A	Fish Industry Authority
14. New Town Licensing Planning Committees (Cumbernauld, East Kilbride, Glenrothes, Irvine, Livingston)	A	To wind up	June 1981
^*15. Nursing bodies:
General Nursing Council for Scotland	E	To wind up;
Central Midwives Board (Scotland)	E	replace by new Scottish
Scottish Advisory Committee to the Council for	A	national Board for	1983
the Education and Training of Health Visitors		Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting
^*16. Peterhead Bay (Management) Company Limited	E	To wind up	Legislation in progress for October 1982
17. Royal Commission on Legal Services in Scotland	A	To wind up	July 1980
18. St. Vincent Drilling Company Limited	E	To wind up	October 1980
^*19. Scottish Advisory Committee to the Central Council for Education and Training in Social Work	A	To wind up	Dependent upon legislation
20. Scottish Committee of the Health Services Board	A	To wind up	July 1980
21. Scottish Committee for Schools Industry Liaison	A	To wind up	October 1979
^*22. Scottish Community Education Centre	E	To be amalgamated	April 1982
Scottish Council for Community Education	A
23. Scottish Food Hygiene Council	A	To wind up	June 1981
24. Scottish Home Ownership Forum	A	To wind up	August 1979
25. Scottish Horticultural Research Institute	E	Bodies to merge to form
Scottish Society for Research in Plant Breeding		Scottish Crop Research Institute	February 1981
26. Scottish Housing Advisory Committee	A	To wind up	July 1980
27. Scottish River Purification Advisory Committee	A	To wind up	June 1981
28. Scottish Teachers' Salaries Committee	E	To wind up	January 1982
29. Scottish Water Advisory Committee	A	To wind up	June 1981
^*30. Working Party on Management Training for Leisure and Recreation	A	To wind up	1982
Department of Trade
1. Distribution Statistics Advisory Committee	A	To wind up	December 1980
^*2. Insolvency Law Review Committee	A	To wind up	Final report due 1982
3. Interim Action Committee on the Film Industry	A	Amalgamation with Cinematograph Films Council under consideration	—
4. Metrication Board	E	To wind up	April 1980
5. National Film Development Fund	E	National Film Finance Corporation to assume responsibility	July 1980
6. National Film Development Fund Advisory Committee	A	To wind up	July 1980
7. Price Commission	E	To wind up	May 1980
Department of Transport
1. Advanced Ground Transport Working Group	A	To wind up	March 1981
2. Advisory Committee on Motorcycle Rider Training	A	To wind up	January 1980
3. Freight Integration Council	A	To wind up	June 1980
4. Inquiry on Lorries People and the Environment	A	To wind up	December 1980
5. London Rail Advisory Committee	A	To wind up	May 1980
6. Motor Rallies Advisory Committee	A	To wind up	January 1980
7. National Ports Council	E	To wind up	December 1981
8. Railways and Coastal Shipping Committee	A	To wind up	July 1980
9. Transport and Road Research Laboratory Advisory Committee	A	In abeyance	—
Treasury
1. Civil Service Pay Research Unit Board	A	To wind up	June 1981
2. Committee to Review the Functioning of Financial Institutions	A	To wind up	June 1980
3. Commonwealth War Graves Commission	E	Reduce Staff, and other savings	—

Name of body	Type	Decision	When implemented
4. Computer Agency Council	A	To wind up	October 1979
5. Property Advisory Panel	A	To wind up	January 1980
Welsh Office
1.Careers Service Advisory Council for Wales	A	To wind up	September 1980
2.Celtic Sea Advisory Committee	A	To wind up	August 1979
3.Welsh Committee of the Health Services Board	A	To wind up	August 1980
4.Welsh Council	A	To wind up	July 1979
5.Welsh Language Translation Advisory Panel	A	To wind up	October 1979
^*6 Welsh Water Authority	E	To reorganise	April 1982

Notes:

^* Decision still to be implemented.

Type:

A Advisory Body
E Executive etc. Body
T Tribunal System

OB Other Body

NATIONALISED INDUSTRY BOARDS

Changes associated with privatisations during the period are as follows:

British Aerospace has been privatised. It was previously a nationalised industry.

The privatisation of the following has been announced:

British Transport Docks Board
British National Oil Corporation—(the upstream operations)
National Freight Company—(the Government have accepted an offer for sale for the National Freight Company from a consortium led by the company's management)

Overseas Development

Kampuchea (Emergency Aid)

asked the Lord Privy Seal how much emergency aid has been given to Kampuchea; and how much of it went to the Thai border refugees and to the Pol Pot forces respectively.

Since November 1979, we have provided or pledged about £5.2 million through international and voluntary relief organisations for humanitarian aid for the people of Cambodia.Some £1.2 million of this sum was specifically earmarked for Cambodian refugees in Thailand or on the Thai/Cambodian border. The remainder was made available to the relief organisations for distribution at their discretion to Cambodian civilians in need, either in Cambodia or in Thailand and on the border. No United Kingdom funds were pledged for distribution to the Pol Pot forces or any other military groups.

Home Department

Detained Children

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many children aged under 17 years are currently detained under section 53 of the Children and Young Persons Act 1933; and of these, how many are detained in prison department establishments, community homes and youth treatment centres, respectively.

I shall reply as soon as possible.

Motoring Offences (Imprisonment)

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will give, for the longest and most convenient period of time, as much detailed information as will show either nationally or for the Metropolitan police area the number of persons who have been prosecuted for motoring offences and been sentenced to imprisonment.

The information readily available is published annually in "Offences relating to motor vehicles, England and Wales", tables 1, 2, 6, 7 and 17 of the "Supplementary Tables for 1980", a copy of which has been placed in the Library of the House.

Birmingham Prison (Facilities)

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many hours the workshops in Her Majesty's prison Birmingham were open during the week ended 18 December 1981 or other recent typical week; what was the average number of prisoners employed; how many classes took place and for how many hours; what was the average number of inmates in each class; and how much time on average each prisoner spent out of his cell during that week.

At Her Majesty's prison Birmingham during the week ended 29 January 1982, 146 inmates were employed in the industrial workshops, which were open for an average of 13 hours. A total of 59 educational classes, each of an average duration of two hours, were attended by an average of 7.6 inmates per class.There is no record of the average length of time each inmate spent out of his cell. It ranged from two hours to ten hours per day. For most adults it was closer to two hours, but for young offenders it was at least four hours.

Broadcast Programmes (Classification)

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will seek powers to enable him to require the broadcasting authorities to classify broadcast programmes in terms of their suitability for various audiences.

No. My right hon. Friend does not think it necessary or desirable to seek such powers. The broadcasting authorities are bound by specific obligations in respect of programme standards and by a requirement to consider the suitability of particular programmes to be broadcast when large numbers of children and young people may be expected to be watching or listening; and it is their practice to include appropriate information in their programme journals. A requirement to classify programmes might impair the authorities' general responsibility for their programme decisions.

Citizens Band Radio

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) pursuant to the answer of 16 February to the hon. Member for Leicester, South, to what extent the number of complaints from the Leicester area concerning radio and television interference has varied since the legalisation of citizens band radio;(2) whether, pursuant to the answer of 16 February to the hon. Member for Leicester, South, he will categorise the complaints received since legalisation of citizens band radio by the type of interference complained of.

Complaints have been received about interference to television and radio reception, hospital radio paging, police, fire brigades and ambulance radio communications, private mobile radio, and audio entertainment equipment.Since the legalisation of CB radio the average number of complaints per month received by British Telecom, Leicester area, in respect of television and radio reception has fallen by 7 per cent. Over the United Kingdom as a whole the reduction was 20 per cent.

Sexual Offences

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will take steps to ensure that female police officers predominate in the handling of investigations where women claim to be victims of any sexual offence.

No, but I am considering further guidance to the police about the conduct of inquiries into alleged rape offences.

Attorney-General

Rape

asked the Attorney-General how many persons have been prosecuted for the offence of rape in each of the last five years.

I have been asked to reply.Information on persons proceeded against for rape is published annually in "Criminal Statistics, England and Wales"—table S1.1(A)of Volume 1 of "Supplementary Tables 1980" and table 1(a)of the Command Paper for earlier years. The figures include some offences other than under section 1 of the Sexual Offences Act 1956, including offences of aiding and abetting and attempts.

Wales

Price Review

asked the Secretary of State for Wales when he now expects to announce the conclusions of the current year's price review for agriculture; and if he will make a statement.

The White Paper on the annual review of agriculture 1982 was presented to Parliament on 17 February 1982. On the same day my Department issued the final results of the farm management survey for Wales which update the provisional FMS figures on net farm incomes in 1980–81 given in the White Paper. It is encouraging to note that average net incomes of dairy and livestock farms in Wales rose in real terms by 13 per cent. from the depressed levels of 1979–80.

Prince Of Wales Orthopaedic Hospital

asked the Secretary of State for Wales why the Prince of Wales orthopaedic hospital is to be closed.

No decision has been taken concerning the future of the hospital.

Starter Businesses (Factory Space)

asked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the Government-aided schemes or bodies that make factory space for starter businesses available in Wales.

The Welsh Development Agency, the Development Board for Rural Wales and Cwbran Development Corporation receive Government aid to build small factory units. In addition, urban programme support for building small factory units is available to local authorities.

Urban Aid Funds

asked the Secretary of State for Wales what is the allocation of urban aid funds for Wales; and if he will express this as a percentage of the total allocation for the United Kingdom.

The allocation for Wales at outturn prices for 1982–83 is £15.294 million representing 4.8 per cent. of the allocations for England, Scotland and Wales taken together.

Inner City Partnership And Programme Funds

asked the Secretary of State for Wales what is the allocation of inner city partnership and programme area funds in Wales; and if he will express this as a percentage of the total allocation for the United Kingdom.

There are no inner city partnership or programme authorities in Wales.

Agriculture, Fisheries And Food

Land Settlement Association

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (1) if Her Majesty's Government will take steps to reduce the borrowing of some £8 million by the Land Settlement Association, and the cost of interest;(2) what arrangements are being made to deal with the accumulated deficits of the Land Settlement Association pending decisions on its long-term structure and organisation.

Following discussions with the chairman of the Land Settlement Association, the Government have agreed that the association's accumulated deficit to 31 March 1982, and the interest thereon, should not be recouped in the 1982–83 financial year. It is estimated that this will amount to at least £1/2 million on 31 March 1982. This is a holding operation whilst we take the many important decisions that are needed on the long-term structure of the organisation. The question of recoupment of the accumulated debts, which remain the responsibility of the Land Settlement Association, will be returned to in this context.The question of the sums advanced by the Ministry for the operation of the scheme will be covered in the review of the long-term arrangements.

European Community (Exports To Russia)

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, pursuant to his reply of 8 February, if he will publish in the Official Report the sums paid in each of the past five years, respectively, to exporters, in the form of export rebates, for food and wine sent to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.

[pursuant to his reply, 15 February 1982, c. 20.]: payments made by the intervention board for agricultural produce were as follows:

	£
1977	288.48
1978	6,887,095.93
1979	1,567,952.30
1980	792,530.88
1981	7,671,555.59

Education And Science

Higher Education

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science (1) how many unemployed young people living in the areas covered by (a) the Yorkshire and Humberside region, (b) the Greater Manchester county council, (c) the Oldham education authority, (d) Kirklees education authority and (e) England as a whole, are currently studying courses at institutes of higher education which involve attendance for more than 16 hours a week and which lead to the gaining of additional, certifiable qualifications;(2) how many unemployed young people living within the areas covered by

(a) Yorkshire and Humberside region, (b) the Greater Manchester county council, (c) the Oldham education authority and (d) the Kirklees education authority are currently undertaking part-time courses at

institutes of further education (i) in total, (ii) for more than 12 hours a week and (iii) for more than 16 hours a week; and if he will make a statement.

I refer the hon. Member to reply given to the hon. Member for South Shields (Dr. Clarke) on Tusday 16 February.—[Vol. 18, c. 107.]

Suffolk (16 To 19-Year-Olds)

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will set out the exact purposes for which he made available to Suffolk education authority an additional sum of £503,000 for 16 to 19-year-olds.

This is Suffolk education authority's share of the additional £60 million expenditure announced by the Prime Minister in July to enable more young people aged 16 to 19 to stay on in full-time education.—[Vol. 9, c. 834.] My right hon. Friend gave details of the apportionment authorities in his reply to a question from my hon. Friend the Member for St. Albans (Sir V. Goodhew) on 17 November.—[Vol. 13, c. 128–130.] As was made clear then, it is for individual authorities to decide precisely how these additional resources are used to encourage staying on in the light of its particular circumstances.

Bogus Degrees

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what evidence he has of any increase in the practice of selling qualifications and degrees of a bogus or misleading character, and not based upon any course or any ascertained level of achievement; if he has studied a transcript of the BBC Radio 4 programme "Checkpoint" of 11 February in this connection; and if he will introduce legislation to make it an offence to issue such degrees or qualifications.

I have studied a transcript of the programme to which the hon. Member refers and will write to him further.

Part-Time Students

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will estimate the number of educational courses that might be terminated as a consequence of the recent restrictions placed on the eligibility of unemployed part-time students for supplementary benefit.

Sufficient information is not held centrally which would enable any assessment to be made of the effect on educational courses of the revised interpretation of the Supplementary Benefit (Conditions of Entitlement) Regulations.The Department is supporting a research project that will enable us to identify the nature of the use being made of the concession by educational institutions and could help us to define more clearly the most educationally beneficial ways in which such institutions could take advantage of the valuable principle which lies behind the concession, namely, that the unemployed and those not in full-time education should be enabled to make creative use of their time whilst seeking work.

Items In Lieu Of Tax

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether any further items have been accepted by the Government in satisfaction of estate duty or capital transfer tax.

Yes. A painting by Sir Anthony Van Dyck, "The Betrayal of Christ", offered on condition that it remains in situ at Corsham Court, near Bath, has been accepted in part satisfaction of estate duty.The net cost, borne equally on the Votes of my Department and the Department of the Environment, is £702,635.

National Finance

Civil Servants (Wage Levels)

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what percentage of civil servants are within the official definition of low paid; and what percentage earn below the national average wage.

There is no official definition of low pay. About 68 per cent. of non-industrial civil servants are currently paid below £134.70 per week, the latest estimate of national average earnings for full-time adult workers.

Money Supply

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he is satisfied that his policies for the control of the money supply have been as effective as he had planned; and if he proposes any new measures to strengthen this control.

Considerable progress has been made through implementation of the Government's medium term financial strategy in the reduction of inflation from a peak of 21.9 per cent. in May 1980 to 12 per cent. in January of this year.As announced in the answer my right hon. and learned Friend gave to the hon. Member for Harlow (Mr. Newens) on 30 July, the new arrangements for monetary control, which were foreshadowed in his 1981 Budget speech, came into effect on 20 August. I am satisfied that these arrangements are operating satisfactorily.

Development Land Tax

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the most recently estimated annual cost of the reduction in development land tax to bring small sites on to the market as an aid to the encouragement of new and small firms.

It is not clear to what my hon. Friend is referring, but it was estimated in the Financial Statement and Budget report for 1979–80 that the reduction in the rate of development land tax and the increase in the annual exempt slice, which are particularly beneficial to small transactions, would cost £10 million in a full year.

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many forms are prescribed under the schedules within the Development Land Tax Act for use by the development land tax office.

The total number prescribed under the sections and schedules of the Development Land Tax Act and the provisions of the Taxes Management Act 1970 adopted for the purposes of development land tax is 25.

Workshops (Conversions)

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the most recently estimated annual cost of the 100 per cent. allowance for the building or conversion of small industrial workshops as an aid to the encouragement of new and small firms.

Lack of data means that only very approximate figures can be given, and then only on the basis that sufficient profits were available, in the years in which the expenditure was incurred, to absorb the allowances in full. With these provisos, the cost is estimated to be about £35 million in 1981–82.

"Lead And Health"

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many copies of the report of a Department of Health and Social Security working party on lead in the environment entitled "Lead and Health" have been purchased by the Associated Octel Co. Ltd. in each year since publication.

I regret that this information is not available.

Repayment Mortgages

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is his estimate of the effect on the retail price index of the increase in net outgoings on repayment mortgages if the Government's proposals for altering the method of giving tax relief are implemented in the manner announced by the Building Societies Association, that is by the adoption of constant net payment by borrowers.

There will be no direct effect on the index as a result of the proposals for altering the method of giving tax relief. The retail prices index takes account only to the interest component of mortgage repayments. However, the interest payments would be reduced by a switch to constant net repayments, after the first year, as capital would be repaid more quickly. The RPI would reflect such a change, but the reduction is likely to be very small—probably less than 0.1 per cent.

Northern Region

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the salary bill for civil servants employed in the Northern region.

This information is not held centrally and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what proportion of central Government procurement is determined in the Northern region;(2) what proportion of central Government procurement is allocated to firms in the Northern region.

I shall let the hon. Member have a reply as soon as possible.

Railway Subsidies

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what subsidies are paid to British Railways and what are paid to other rail systems in the European Economic Community.

I have been asked to reply.There are wide variations between the arrangements for financial support to rail systems in each of the member countries of the EEC—for example, in the treatment of infrastructure, pensions and non-passenger traffic—and accurate comparisons are difficult to make. Nevertheless, a broad comparison of subsidy levels may be obtained from the third Commission report to the Council on the

Year of Assessment	Year of account ^*	Child 4–6	Child 7–11	Child 12–15	Adult: Children over 16	Percentage change (adult rate)	Percentage change in RP!
1982–83	1981–82	276	564	720	960	9.6	—
1981–82	1980–81	252	516	642	876	17.7	16.3
1980–81	1979–80	220	440	556	744	17.0	15.8
1979–80	1978–79	190	380	480	636	8.2	8.3
1978–79	1977–78	176	353	442	588	19.5	14.0
1977–78	1976–77	148	296	370	492	13.9	15.3
1976–77	1975–76	130	260	324	432	20.0	24.6
1975–76	1974–75	108	216	270	360	30.9	17.9
1974–75	1973–74	80	160	200	275	25.0	10.4
1973–74	1972–73	66	132	165	220	22.2	7.1
1972–73	1971–72	no record	no record	no record	180	—	—

^* accounting period ending in

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what guidance he gives to the Commissioners for Inland Revenue concerning the adjustment for board and lodging of hotel and guest house proprietors who are resident on the premises; and to what extent tax commissioners have discretion.

[pursuant to his reply, 12 February 1982, c. 502]: None. An appropriate adjustment is normally negotiated locally between the inspector of taxes and representatives of the proprietors. Such an adjustment is not binding and a proprietor who disagrees with it retains the right of appeal to the independent appeal commissioners.

Environment

Local Authorities (Expenditure)

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish the outturn relevant expenditure of local authorities in England in each of the last five years (a) estimated at the time of the rate support grant settlement and (b) actual.

The available figures are as follows. There was no separate rate support grant settlement for England before 1981–82.

transposed annual accounts of railway undertakings—COM (81) 813—a copy of which is in the Library.

Hotels And Guest Houses (Resident Proprietors)

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what, in each of the past 10 years, has been the fixed sum basis determined by the Bournemouth tax office in respect of the adjustment for board and lodging for hotel and guest house proprietors where owners are resident on the premises; and how this compares with the retail price index in each of the years concerned.

[pursuant to his reply, 12 February 1982, c. 501.]: The information requested is set out in the following table:

	Relevant Expenditure in England
Year	Provision in RSG settlement	Actual/estimated expenditure
	£ million	£ million (outturn pricers)
1977–78	n.a.	11,404
1978–79	n.a.	12,733
1979–80	n.a.	14,924
1980–81	n.a.	^*18,042
1981–82	18,423	†(20,079)

^* Provisional

†Revised budgets.

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) if he will publish the outturn current expenditure figures—rate support grant definition—for local authorities in England for 1978–79, 1979–80,1980–81, 1981–82 (estimated) 1981–82 (planned) and 1982–83 (planned) (a) in cash, (b) in November 1980 prices and (c) in November 1981 prices;(2) if he will publish the outturn current expenditure figures (public expenditure survey definition) for local authorities in England for 1978–79, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1981–82 (estimated) 1981–82 (planned) and 1982–83 (planned)

(a) in cash, (b) in November 1980 prices and (c) in November prices.

Figures on a PES basis for 1982–83 are not yet available; they will be published in the next public expenditure White Paper. Under cash planning arrangements, expenditure figures on this definition at constant prices are no longer held centrallyPast current expenditure figures on an RSG basis are available in cash and at November 1980, but not at November 1981, prices.

The available figures are as follows:

	Current expenditure for local government in England
	^PES basis*	†RSG
	£ million (outturn prices)	£ million (outturn prices)	£ million (November 1980 prices)
1978–79	11,827	11,040	16,050
1979–80	14,049	12,980	16,320
1980–81	‡17065	‡15,660	‡16050
1981–82 (revised budgets)	‡‡19,058	‡‡17,520	^* ^*15,970
1981–82 (planned)	n/a	•16,180	15,159
1982–83 (planned)	n/a	•18,000	n/a

Notes:

^* public expenditure White Paper definition; aggregate of departmental estimates.

† incorporating some late amendments not available at PES level of detail and so excluded from column (1). RSG definition has changed slightly over this period.

‡ provisional.

^* ^* local authorities' own plans at November 1980 prices.

†† local authorities' own cash plans.

‡‡ the cash plans as published did not distinguish capital and current expenditure.

• Settlement provisions.

Rating System (Reform)

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will make a statement on his timetable for introducing legislation to reform the rating system; and whether he intends to introduce the legislation in this Parliament.

Consultation on the Green Paper "Alternatives to Domestic Rates"—Cmnd. 8449—closes on 31 March 1982. Although timing will then depend on the outcome of consultations and decisions about the nature of the future system, the timetable to which we are working makes possible the introduction of consequential legislation in the life of this Parliament.

Metropolitan Green Belt

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if, in the light of recent appeal decisions, he proposes to introduce new legislation regarding development within the metropolitan green belt; and if he will make a statement.

The recent appeal decisions did not result from any change in green belt policy and new legislation regarding development within the metropolitan green belt would not be appropriate.

Urban Aid

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment how much public money is allocated to urban development corporations; and what proportion is designated for industrial development.

The initial public expenditure provision for urban development corporations is £82 million in 1981–82 and £64 million in 1982–83. The bulk of these resources will be spent in acquiring and preparing land, providing infrastructure and environmental improvement, so as to generate private investment in industrial, commercial and housing development. For direct industrial investment we have provided £870,000 for grants and loans to firms under the Inner Urban Areas Act 1978 in 1981–82 and hope to provide £1,850,000 for this purpose in 1982–83.

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish the allocation of urban aid funds by local authority and English region and expressed as a percentage of the total.

I shall write to the hon. Member and place a copy of my letter in the Library.

Inner City Partnership And Programme Area Funds

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish the allocation of inner city partnership and programme area funds categorised by local authority and English region and expressed as a percentage of the total.

Total allocations under the urban programme for 1981–82 to partnerships and programme authorities are as follows. In each case most of the resources will have been allocated to district or borough councils, but the figures include some expenditure by counties, GLC, ILEA and health authorities.

	Urban programme allocation 1981–82
Partnerships	£ million allocation	Percentage of total partnership resources
Birmingham	16.93	14.4
Hackney—Islington	^*15.00	12.7
Lambeth	^*9.17	7.8
Liverpool	17.61	15.0
New-castle—Gateshead	13.95	11.8
Manchester—Salford	16.78	14.3
London Docklands	28.29	24.00

Programme authorities	£ million allocation	Percentage of total partnership resources
Bolton	2.56	5.2
Bradford	3.12	6.4
Hammersmith and Fulham	4.27	8.7
Hull	3.40	7.0
Leeds	3.75	7.7
Leicester	4.16	8.5
Middlebrough	3.43	7.0
Nottingham	3.75	7.7
Oldham	2.85	5.8
Sheffield	3.49	7.2
Sunderland	2.68	5.5
North Tyneside	2.34	4.8
South Tyneside	2.99	6.1
Wirral	2.79	5.7
Wolverhampton	3.22	6.6

^* These allocations may be increased as a result of the Secretary of State's recent decision to approve further new projects in Lambeth and Hackney this year.

The regional breakdown is as follows:

	Partnerships		Programme Authorities
	£ million	Percentage	£ million	Percentage
Northern	13.95	11.8	11.44	23.4
North-West	34.39	29.3	8.2	16.8
Yorkshire and Humberside	—	—	13.76	28.2
East Midlands	—	—	7.91	16.2
West Midlands	16.93	14.4	3.22	6.6
East Anglia	—	—	—	—
South-East	52.46	44.5	4.27	8.7
South-West	—	—	—	—

Housing Starts

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list, for each local authority in England that is a housing authority, the number of local authority housing starts in the calendar year 1981, together with comparable figures for each year from 1971 to 1980, inclusive.

[pursuant to his reply, 12 February 1982, c. 491]: For numbers of housing starts for each English local authority in the years 1974 to 1980, I refer the right hon. Member to "Local Housing Statistics", issues 33, 37, 41, 45 and 49 (table 5); issue 57 (table 4) and issue 59 (tables 4(b) and 4(f)).For those authorities unaffected by the 1974 local government reorganisation, 1971 to 1973 figures appear in issues 21 (table 4), 25 and 29 (table 5). Copies of these publications are in the Library. I am also placing in the Library a table showing the 1981 figures.

Transport

Rail Travel (Cost)

asked the Secretary of State for Transport if he will give his estimate of the cost per mile for travelling by rail in the United Kingdom and other European Economic Community countries.

The latest year for which comparable figures are available is 1979. The information for that year is as follows. Currency conversions are at purchasing power parity rates.

		Revenue per Passenger mile in 1979 (p)
Great Britan	(BR)	4.3
Luxembourg	(CFL)	1.7
Irish Republic	(CIE)	2.8
West Germany	(DB)	3.0
Denmark	(DSB)	^* 2.7
Italy	(FS)	1.8
Netherlands	(NS)	2.6
Belgium	(SNCB)	2.2
France	(SNCF)	2.5

^* Excludes services in Copenhagen and suburbs.

Tachograph (Livestock Haulage)

asked the Secretary of State for Transport whether exemptions will be made for drivers of motor vehicles exceeding scheduled hours under tachograph regulations in cases where animals being carried between farm and market might be caused suffering.

The transport of live animals from farms to local markets and vice versa is already exempt. In other cases involving the transport of live animals, the regulations enable drivers to exceed the normal maximum daily and weekly driving limits, and to reduce the normal minimum daily rest periods, where this is necessary because of danger or circumstances outside the driver's control and to ensure the safety of the vehicle or its load. This appears to provide adequate protection for the welfare of animals.

Heavy Lorries (London)

asked the Secretary of State for Transport whether he has any proposals to limit the passage of heavy lorries across London.

No. nor have I powers to do so. The M25, which is the top priority in my trunk road programme, will greatly assist the movement of heavy lorries round London.

Evesham Bypass

asked the Secretary of State for Transport what progress has been made with the planning stages of the Evesham bypass; and when he expects construction to begin.

I hope to publish draft statutory proposals for this scheme in the late spring. As announced in our White Paper published on 17 February, the scheme is in our main programme for 1984 and 1985. If all goes well, we hope to start construction in 1984.

Heavy Vehicles (Emission Of Spray)

asked the Secretary of State for Transport when he expects to be able to introduce regulations to control the emission of spray from vehicles on the highways, especially in relation to heavy lorries.

I am conscious that spray, particularly from heavy lorries, is a serious nuisance. There has been considerable progress recently in the development of methods to control spray and I am now looking urgently at how to carry this forward. It will be necessary to specify a technical standard on winch regulations can be based.

Industry

European Coal And Steel Community (Loans)

asked the Secretary of State for Industry, further to his answer to the hon. Member for Flint, West, of 28 January, Official Report, column 392–93, by how much the United Kingdom has benefited from interest rate subsidies on loans from the European Coal and Steel Community in each year since 1973.

Interest rate subsidies are available in certain conditions on loans under articles 54 and 56 of the ECSC treaty. Those given to the United Kingdom were worth as follows:

	£ million
1973	0
1974	0.86
1975	0.35
1976	0.98
1977	0.50
1978	0.28
1979	1.42
1980	8.48
1981	2.32

Source: European Commission.

In addition, companies are often able to borrow through the ECSC at interest rates lower than they would be able to obtain elsewhere.

European Community—Japan (Technology Co-Operation)

asked the Secretary of State for Industry if he will make a statement on the outcome of the advanced technology co-operation talks held between the European Economic Community Vice President and the Japanese Vice Trade Minister, with particular regard as to the fields under review and the processes by which the United Kingdom may benefit.

Discussion on co-operation between the EC and Japan in advanced technology was only one of the points covered in the talks at the end of January between Commissioner Davignon and Mr. Fujiwara, Japanese Vice Minister for international trade and industry. It was agreed in principle that the possibility of such co-operation should be considered further, but no specific areas for co-operation were identified.

English Industrial Estates Corporation

asked the Secretary of State for Industry what is the most recently estimated annual cost of the building by the English Industrial Estates Corporation of small factory units in assisted areas as an aid to the encouragement of new and small firms.

The total forecast expenditure on EIEC factory building in 1981–82 is about £44.6 million. The aggregate of expenditure for different sizes of factories is not readily available, but as a guide, about 90 per cent. of the floor space currently under construction and planned is expected to compromise small factories and warehouses of up to 10,000 sq ft floor area, and about 57 per cent. factories and warehouses up to 2,500 sq ft.

Social Services

Christmas Bonus

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many pensioners have not yet received their Christmas bonus; and when he expects these payments to be made.

Some 10.4 million beneficiaries are entitled to the Christmas bonus, and the Department is now investigating a little under 8,000 cases where an eligible beneficiary has claimed not to have received the bonus. These cases are being cleared as quickly as possible over the next few weeks.

Dental Treatment Charges

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what he now anticipates to be the proposed increase in dental treatment charges in 1982–83 over 1981–82 expressed in real terms, and as a percentage.

The proposed real terms increase in the yield from dental charges in 1982–83 over 1981–82 is expected to be £27 million or about 21 per cent.

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether he consulted the area health authorities before any decision was made to increase dental health treatment charges.

No.

Employers' Statutory Sick Pay Scheme

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will take steps to ensure that, with the introduction of the employers' statutory sick pay scheme under the Social Security and Housing Benefits Bill, unscrupulous employers will not be able to take advantage of their work force by refusing or delaying payments.

As employers will be able to withhold from their national insurance contribution payments any statutory sick pay which they disburse, they will have no incentive to refuse or delay payments without good reason. An employee who cannot obtain a satisfactory explanation from his employer of his refusal to pay statutory sick pay can seek a decision on liability from the statutory adjudicating authorities. An employer who refuses to pay after a decision has been given could be prosecuted.

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how much money he intends to save with the introduction of the employers' statutory sick pay scheme under the Social Security and Housing Benefits Bill; and how many civil servants he will make redundant as a result.

The financial effects of the statutory sick pay scheme, as presented in the Social Security and Housing Benefits Bill published on 9 November 1981, are explained in a paper entitled "Financial Effects of Statutory Sick Pay" available in the Library. The estimates in the paper will be subject to revision in the light of any modification made to the Bill during the legislative process. It is estimated that the scheme proposed should save up to 3,000 posts in DHSS local offices. The manpower savings are expected to be achieved by natural wastage.

Supplementary Benefit

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will estimate the numbers of unemployed persons under the age of 21 years who will have to terminate their part-time studies following the recent instruction to local offices of his Department to cease payment of supplementary benefit if meal breaks and private study time brings the hours of study to over 21.

I refer the right hon. Member to my hon. Friend's reply to the hon. Member for Berwick-upon-Tweed (Mr Beith) on 17 February 1982.—[Vol. 18, c. 160].

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if clerks working in unemployment benefit offices have been instructed not to hand out B1 forms and only to give them to unemployed claimants who ask for the form.

Instructions to staff in unemployment benefit offices provide that any claimant not in receipt of supplementary allowance who wishes to claim that benefit is to be issued with form B1. In addition all claimants are now given leaflet SB1.

Social Science Research Council

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services why he decided not to accept the recommendations of the Advisory Board for the Research Councils on the Social Science Research Council's share of the 1982–83 science budget; and whether he will postpone the implementation of his decision on the funding of the Social Science Research Council until after Lord Rothschild has reported.

I have been asked to reply.My right hon. Friend decided to divert £l.1 million of the allocation recommended for the SSRC to the other research councils and the Royal Society in order to reflect his view that national priorities would be better met by some increase in support for the natural sciences, particularly in the universities. This remains his decision for 1982–83 subject to approval by Parliament of the Estimates. The position for later years will be considered in the light of Lord Rothschild's report and of the advice that the ABRC will be giving in due course.

Scotland

Rents

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what percentage rent increases for 1982–83 have been announced thus far by district councils and new town development corporations and the Scottish Special Housing Association; and what they will make the average rents for each authority.

The following rent increase figures have so far been notified to my Department by local authorities and new town development corporations:

Local Authority	Percentage Increase	Average rent 1982–83 £ per week
Berwickshire	23.3	10.81
Ettrick and Lauderdale	30.6	9.44
Roxburgh	20.5	11.76
Tweeddale	27.0	10.60
Clackmannan	30.1	9.16
Annandale and Eskdale	19.2	10.30
Nithsdale	22.8	8.72
Wigtown	25.0	10.76
Dunfermline	26.1	10.58
Kirkcaldy	18.9	9.61
North East Fife	18.5	11.21
Banff and Buchan	34.1	9.94
Gordon	24.0	10.06

Local authority	Percentage Increase	Average rent 1982–83 £ per week
Kincardine and Deeside	26.3	9.51
Moray	14.3	8.78
Caithness	23.6	8.60
Nairn	35.2	9.99
Skye and Lochalsh	24.6	10.13
Sutherland	11.5	9.70
East Lothian	16.4	8.51
West Lothian	19.2	9.88
Argyll and Bute	22.9	11.83
Clydesdale	22.9	9.22
Cumbernauld and Kilsyth	12.9	10.15
Cumnock and Doon Valley	17.9	8.82
East Kilbride	24.9	10.54
Glasgow	8.0	9.01
Kyle and Carrick	37.1	8.53
Monklands	20.3	7.93
Angus	12.8	9.05
Dundee	22.8	7.28
Perth and Kinross	36.1	10.75
Orkney	18.2	10.34
Western Isles	29.0	11.82
New Town Development Corporation
Cumbernauld	20.5	12.33
East Kilbride	21.4	11.62
Glenrothes	20.4	11.81
Irvine	21.0	12.08
Livingston	22.0	11.63

The Scottish Special Housing Association has yet to announce rent increases for 1982–83, which will take effect from 1 July.

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what were the average rents charged by each district council, new town development corporation, the Scottish Special Housing Association and for Scotland as a whole, in 1980–81; what are the corresponding figures for 1981–82; and what percentage increase the latter figures represent over the former.

The information requested is set out in the following table:

	Average Annual Standard Rent at 30 September 1980	Average Annual Standard Rent at 30 September 1981	Percentage Increase
	£	£
SCOTLAND	316.97	412.26	30.1
LOCAL AUTHORITY
AVERAGE	305.73	400.07	30.9
Borders
Berwickshire	360.84	463.54	28.5
Ettrick and Lauderdale	306.42	334.66	9.2
Roxburgh	355.07	491.87	38.5
Tweeddale	315.41	432.98	37.3
Central
Clackmannan	277.08	373.63	34.8
Falkirk	276.12	347.59	25.9
Stirling	296.92	357.52	20.4
Dumfries and Galloway
Annandale and Eskdale	331.76	444.81	34.1
Nithsdale	249.39	369.51	48.2
Stewartry	341.83	497.84	45.6
Wigtown	318.67	443.50	39.2

	Average Annual Standard Rent at 30 September 1980	Average Annual Standard Rent at 30 September 1981	Percentage Increase
	£	£
Fife
Dunfermline	298.41	440.62	47.7
Kirkcaldy	292.63	420.27	43.6
North East Fife	360.43	496.98	37.9
Grampian
Aberdeen City	292.04	310.46	6.3
Banff and Buchan	283.99	401.54	41.4
Gordon	347.24	427.76	23.2
Kincardine and Deeside	277.95	391.93	41.0
Moray	353.10	403.74	14.3
Highland
Badenoch and Strathspey	340.11	438.72	29.0
Caithness	261.22	358.10	37.1
Inverness	331.33	447.03	34.9
Lochaber	246.22	427.97	73.8
Nairn	271.24	390.25	43.9
Ross and Cromarty	325.87	429.09	31.7
Skye and Lochalsh	364.90	419.74	15.0
Sutherland	328.07	453.35	38.2
Lothian
East Lothian	296.60	379.69	28.0
Edinburgh City	396.74	496.10	25.0
Midlothian	297.68	373.99	25.6
West Lothian	275.33	425.32	54.5
Strathclyde
Argyll and Bute	357.38	506.21	41.6
Bearsden and Milngavie	304.10	460.10	51.3
Clydebank	282.18	366.11	29.7
Clydesdale	315.74	390.28	23.6
Cumbemauld and Kilsyth	328.74	464.21	41.2
Cumnock and Doon Valley	265.19	387.85	46.2
Cunninghame	268.96	371.50	38.1
Dumbarton	244.15	389.59	59.6
East Kilbride	337.28	433.89	28.6
Eastwood	315.14	441.88	40.2
Glasgow City	335.46	436.25	30.0
Hamilton	252.79	325.40	28.7
Inverclyde	308.13	379.64	23.2
Kilmarnock and Loudoun	296.69	413.83	39.5
Kyle and Carrick	275.58	325.07	18.0
Monklands	271.77	341.65	25.7
Motherwell	270.61	384.60	42.1
Renfrew	277.44	373.94	34.8
Strathkelvin	295.32	444.33	50.5
Tayside
Angus	266.08	417.52	56.9
Dundee City	307.18	307.12	—
Perth and Kinross	269.62	398.19	47.7
Islands Councils
Orkney Islands	350.79	412.50	17.6
Shetland Islands	291.01	415.87	42.9
Western Isles	373.92	492.98	31.8
NEW TOWNS AVERAGE	405.24	507.36	25.2
Cumbernauld	428.23	530.43	23.9
East Kilbride	398.86	497.10	24.6
Glenrothes	399.78	509.96	27.6
Irvine	438.95	518.24	18.1
Livingston	384.70	495.93	28.9
SSHA AVERAGE	375.02	476.02	26.9

Unfit Meat (Staining)

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he is satisfied that powers already exist in Scotland to enforce the staining of meat unfit for human consumption should the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food decide to so amend the meat regulations to include the compulsory staining of unfit meat.

I am satisfied that section 13 of the Food and Drugs (Scotland) Act 1956 gives me specific powers to make regulations requiring the staining or sterilising of meat unfit for human consumption. I am at present considering the basis on which I shall consult the trade and local authority interests concerned in Scotland.

Urban Aid

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) if he will publish the allocation of urban aid funds for Scotland and express that figure as a percentage of the total for the United Kingdom;(2) if he will publish the allocation of inner city partnership and programme area funds in Scotland and express this as a percentage of the United Kingdom total.

Funds allocated to the urban programme in Scotland are £26.3 million for 1981–82 and £32–8 million for 1982–83. In each year the figures represent 10 per cent. of total urban programme expenditure in Great Britain. Comparison between different parts of Great Britain ought, however, to take account of the different Scottish arrangements in this field. There are no partnership or programme authorities in Scotland. My right hon. Friend's main specific priority has been the Glasgow eastern area renewal scheme, where the resources committed are not primarily urban programme resources and the Scottish Development Agency has a distinctive role.

Employment

Health And Safety

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many prosecutions have been brought during each year since 1974 under sections 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 of the Health and Safety at Work Act etc. 1974; how many and what percentage of such prosecutions were brought against companies, directors, managers, company secretaries or employees, respectively; and with what results in each such category.

The only readily available information about prosecutions which has been broken down under sections of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act relates to prosecutions taken by the Factory Inspectorate. This is shown in the following table and covers the majority of prosecutions taken by the HSE. The analysis is by information rather than cases; one case can cover a number of informations.

Prosecutions taken by HM Factory Inspectorate under the Health and Safety at work Act 1974
Year and Section Of Act			Employers
	Informations		Results
	No	Per cent.	Convictions	Results Withdrawn	Dismissed
1975
2	54	98	52	1	1
3	6	100	4	1	1
4	4	100	4	—	—
6	3	100	3	—	—
7	—	—	—	—	—
1976
2	184	100	164	8	12
3	36	100	32	1	3
4	9	100	4	1	4
6	11	100	11	—	—
7	—	—	—	—
1977
2	344	99	303	25	16
3	45	100	39	3	3
4	24	100	15	8	1
6	26	100	22	—	4
7	—	—	—	—	—
1978
2	326	99	280	23	23
3	66	100	58	2	6
4	19	100	17	1	1
6	29	94	20	3	6
7	—	—	—	—	—
1979
2	263	99	221	22	20
3	64	100	51	6	7
4	23	92	21	—	2
6	29	100	23	5	1
7	—	—	—	—	—
1980
2	261	99	232	15	14
3	71	99	57	6	8
4	39	100	34	2	3
6	27	100	24	—	3
7	—	—	—	—	—

Year and Section of Act	Directors
	Informations		Results
	No	per cent	Convictions	Results withdrawn	Dismissed
1975
2	1	2	1	—	—
3	—	—	—	—	—
4	—	—	—	—	—
6	—	—	—	—	—
7	—	—	—	—	—
1976
2	—	—	—	—	—
3	—	—	—	—	—
4	—	—	—	—	—
6	—	—	—	—	—
7	—	—	—	—	—
1977
2	1	+	1	—	—
3	—	—	—	—	—
4	—	—	—	—	—
6	—	—	—	—	—
7	—	—	—	—	—
1978
2	3	1	3	—	—
3	—	—	—	—	—
4	—	—	—	—	—
6	2	6	—	—	2
7	—	—	—	—	—

Year and Section of Act	Directors
	Informations		Results
	No	per cent	Convictions	withdrawn	Dismissed
1979
2	—	—	—	—	—
3	—	—	—	—	—
4	2	8	—	—	2
6	—	—	—	—	—
7	—	—	—	—	—
1980	2	1	3	—	—
2	—	—	—	—	—
3	1	1	1	—	—
4	—	—	—	—	—
6	—	—	—	—	—
7	—	—	—	—	—

Year and Section of Act	Managers
	Informations		Results
	No	per cent	Convictions	withdrawn	Dismissed
1975
2	—	—	—	—	—
3	—	—	—	—	—
4	—	—	—	—	—
6	—	—	—	—	—
7	—	—	—	—	—
1976
2	—	—	—	—	—
3	—	—	—	—	—
4	—	—	—	—	—
6	—	—	—	—	—
7	—	—	—	—	—
1977
2	1	+	1	—	—
3	—	—	—	—	—
4	—	—	—	—	—
6	—	—	—	—	—
7	—	—	—	—	—
1978
2	—	—	—	—	—
3	—	—	—	—	—
4	—	—	—	—	—
6	—	—	—	—	—
7	—	—	—	—	—
1979
2	—	—	—	—	—
3	—	—	—	—	—
4	—	—	—	—	—
6	—	—	—	—	—
7	—	—	—	—	—
1980
2	—	—	—	—	—
3	—	—	—	—	—
4	—	—	—	—	—
6	—	—	—	—	—
7	—	—	—	—	—

Year and Section of Act	Employees
	Informations		Results
	No	Per cent.	Withdrawn	Dismissed
1975
2	—	—	—	—	—
3	—	—	—	—	—
4	—	—	—	—	—
6	—	—	—	—	—
7	2	100	2	—	—

Year and Section of Act	Employees
	Informations		Results
	No	Per cent.	Withdrawn	Dismissed
1976
2	—	—	—	—	—
3	—	—	—	—	—
4	—	—	—	—	—
6	—	—	—	—	—
7	12	100	9	2	1
1977
2	—	—	—	—	—
3	—	—	—	—	—
4	—	—	—	—	—
6	—	—	—	—	—
7	20	100	23	—	2
1978
2	—	—	—	—	—
3	—	—	—	—	—
4	—	—	—	—	—
6	—	—	—	—	—
7	23	100	23	—	—
1979
2	2	1	1	1	—
3	—	—	—	—	—
4	—	—	—	—	—
6	—	—	—	—	—
7	37	100	35	—	2
1980
2	—	—	—	—	—
3	—	—	—	—	—
4	—	—	—	—	—
6	—	—	—	—	—
7	38	100	35	—	3

Notes: No prosecutions were taken under section 5 of the Act. Some information laid under sections 36 and 37 of the Act have been included as they involved offences against sections 2 to 7. + Less than half the final digit shown.

Computerised "Vacs" System

asked the Secretary of State for EMployment which local employment offices in Wales will have available to them terminals for access to the new computerised "VACS" system, which is being introduced for the circulation of information on job vacancies.

On present plans, the following jobcentres and employment offices in Wales will have terminals connected directly to the new VACS system for computerised vacancy circulation:

Mid-Glamorgan District

Aberdare
Bargoed
Bridgend
Bridgend site office
Caerphilly
Llantrisant
Merthyr Tydfil
Pontypridd
Porth
Tonypandy
Treforest site office
Ystrad Mynach

Dyfed District

Aberystwyth
Ammanford
Carmarthen
Haverfordwest
Llanelli
Pembroke Dock

Gwent District

Blackwood
Chepstow
Cwmbran
Ebbw Vale
Newport
Pontypool
Tredegar

South Glamorgan District

Barry
Cardiff Commercial
Cardiff Industrial
Penarth

West Glamorgan District

Gorseinon
Morriston
Neath
Port Talbot
Swansea (Castle Street)
Swansea (Grove House)

East Clwyd and Powys District

Mold
Newtown
Shotton
Wrexham

Gwynedd and West Clwyd District

Bangor
Caernarfon
Colwyn Bay
Holyhead
Llandudno
Porthmadog
Rhyl

The other offices and jobcentres in Wales, which have lower volumes of business, will have access to the system via nearby jobcentres which have terminals.

Redundancies

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many companies notified redundancies to his Department under the Employment Protection Act 1975 for 1981; how many redundancies were notified under that Act; and, of these companies, how many were registered as (a) overseas companies, (b) English-based companies and (c) Welsh-based companies.

Information on the number and country of registration of companies that notify redundancies to my Department under the redundancy handling provisions of the Employment Protection Act 1975 is not available.However, the total number of proposed redundancies in Great Britain notified to my Department in 1981 involved 1,058,263 employees at 22,274 establishments. Many of these redundancies do not in fact take place—for example, because of a subsequent application under the temporary short-time working compensation scheme—and there is no statutory requirement to inform my Department in such cases.A more accurate measure of th number of redundancies actually occurring is provided by figures obtained by local offices of the Manpower Services Commission who follow up the statutory notifications with the firms concerned nearer the proposed date of the redundancy. The number of redundancies reported to the Manpower Services Commission as due to occur during 1981 is 529,875, including the provisional figure for December.Both sets of figures relate to redundancies involving 10 or more employees.

Greater London

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many workers have been made redundant since May 1979 in the Greater London area; and if he will make a statement.

There are no comprehensive statistics of redundancies, only of redundancies reported to the Manpower Services Commission as due to occur, all of which do not necessarily occur in fact.

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many of those becoming unemployed since May 1979 in the Greater London area received redundancy pay; and what was the average amount.

Figures are available only in respect of statutory redundancy payments, and no separate figures are available for Greater London.

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the total sum paid out in redundancy payments in the Greater London area since May 1979.

Separate figures are not available for the Greater London area. They are available only for London and the South-East taken separately.

Dianne Grosskopf

asked the Secretary of State for Employment whether he will give the reasons why he allowed a work permit to Dianne Grosskopf an American citizen and editor of Playgirl to come and work in the United Kingdom.

I cannot do so. My Department has no record of the issue of such a permit.

Wages Councils

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list the names of each independent member of all existing wages councils, showing their qualifications, background and date of appointment.

Each wages council has three independent members appointed by the Secretary of State. The list of independent members is as follows:

Wages council and independent member	Date of current appointment	Background/occupation
Aerated Waters (England and Wales)
Sir John Wordie KB CBE MALLB	19 January 1979	Barrister
Dr. S. C. Orr MA	19 January 1979	Senior Lecturer
Mr. R. 0. Roberts MA	19 January 1979	Senior Lecturer
Aerated Water (Scotland)
Mr. W. Monaghan MSc	30 September 1979	Senior Lecturer
Dr. S. C. Orr MA	30 September 1979	Senior Lecturer
Mrs. K. M. Bell MA	30 September 1979	Lecturer
Boot and Shoe Repairing
Professor Sir John Wood CBE LLM	30 August 1980	Professor
Mrs. D. M. Kloss LLM	13 October 1981	Lecturer
Mr. V. Brett Grad.E. Mech.E.	13 October 1981	Retired, (formerly industrial management)
Button Manufacturing
Mr. J. G. Picton CBE M.Com	31 December 1980	Retired (formerly lecturer)
Dr. O Robinson BSc PhD	31 December 1980	Senior Lecturer

Wages council and independent member	Date of current appointment	Background/occupation
Dr. C. K. Bertram MA	31 December 1980	Retired, (formerly President Lady Cavendish College
Clothing Manufacture
Sir John Wordie KB CBE MA LLB	20 July 1981	Barrister
Professor C. Blake MA	20 July 1981	Dean of Faculty
Dr. 0. Robinson BSc PhD	20 July 1981	Senior Lecturer
Coffin Furniture and Cerement Making
Mr. A. D. Airth BA	23 December 1981	Senior Lecturer
Mrs. P. Jessel MA	23 December 1981	Lecturer
Mr. A. Lawrence LLB	23 December 1981	Principal Lecturer
Cotton Waste Reclamation
Mr. A. D. Airth BA	30 April 1979	Senior Lecturer
Mrs. B. N. Rodgers OBE		Retired (formerly,
MA	30 April 1979	senior lecturer)
Mrs. D. M. Kloss LLM	30 April 1979	Lecturer
Flax and Hemp
Professor M. Gaskin MA	30 September 1981	Professor
Mr. J. T. Hughes MA	30 September 1981	Administrator
Mrs. K. M. Bell MA	30 September 1981	Lecturer
Fur
Mr. J. G. Picton CBE M.Con	22 April 1974	Retired (lecturer)
Mr. J.C. Hall MA LLB	22 April 1974	Senior Tutor
Miss J. F. Holgate MA	22 April 1974	Careers Advisory Officer
General Wast Materials Reclamation
Mr. O. B. Popplewell QC	30 October 1981	Barrister
Dr. M. J. Stevenson MA PhD	30 October 1981	Senior Lecturer
Mr. J. J. Hughes BSc	30 October 1981	Senior Lecturer
Hairdressing Undertakings
Sir John Wordie KB CBE MA LLB	30 April 1980	Barrister
Mr. W. Monaghan MSc	30 April 1980	Senior Lecturer
Mrs. P. Jessel MA	30 April 1980	Lecturer
Hat, Cap and Millinery
Professor J. F. Wilson MA	30 October 1981	Professor
Mrs. B. M. D. Smith B.Com	30 October 1981	Lecturer
Mr. J. M. Paterson MA MIPM	30 October 1981	Lecturer
Lace Finishing
Miss P. Burne MA	23 December 1981	Regional Director Open University
Dr. N. S. Ross OBE MA AMBIM	23 December 1981	Senior Lecturer
Dr. M. J. Stevenson MA PhD	23 December 1981	Senior Lecturer
Laundry
Dr. N. S. Ross OBE MA AMBIM	30 September 1978	Senior Lecturer
Dr. C. K. Bertram MA	30 September 1978	Retired (formerly President Lady Cavendish College)
Mr. B. N. R. Reynolds BABCL	30 September 1978	Barrister
Licensed Non-residential Establishment
Sir John Wordie KB CBE MA LLB	31 August 1979	Barrister
Mr. R. S. Sim LLB	31 August 1979	Principal Lecturer
Mrs. P. Jessel MA	31 August 1979	Lecturer
Licensed Residential Establishment and Licensed Restaurant
Professor Sir John Wood CBE LLM	31 August 1980	Professor
Mr. A. I. Marsh MA	31August 1980	Senior Research Fellow
Mrs. B. M. D. Smith B Com	31 August 1908	Lecturer
Linen and Cotton
Mr. W. Monaghan MSc	31 October 1980	Senior Lecturer
Handkerchief and Households Goods and Linen Piece Goods
Mr. A. D. Airth BA	31 October 1980	Senior Lecturer

Wages council and independent member	Date of current appointment	Background/occupation
Mrs. J. M. Paterson MA MIPM	31 October 1980	Lecturer
Made-up Textiles
Dr. N. S. Ross OBE MA AMBIM	31 March 1980	Senior Lecturer
Mrs. B. N. Rodgers OBE MA	31 March 1980	Retired (formerly senior lecturer)
Professor G. H. Jones LLM MA	31 March 1980	Lecturer
Ostrich and Fancy Feather and Artificial Flower
Mr. Monaghan MSc	30 October 1981	Senior Lecturer
Mrs. M. S. Gray QC MA	30 October 1981	Barrister
Mrs. P. Jessel MA	30 October1981	Lecturer
Perambulator and Invalid Carriage
Professor J. F. Wilson MA	31 August 1979	Professor
Professor E. T. Nevin MA	31 August 1979	Professor
Dr. 0. Robinson BSc PhD	31 August 1979	Senior Lecturer
Retail Bespoke Tailoring
Professor M. Gaskin MA	30 April 1981	Professor
Mr. D. Wallace Bell	30 April 1981	Director
Dr. 0 Robinson BSc	30 April 1981	Senior Lecturer
Retail Food and Allied Trades
Mr. W. Monaghan MSc	31 August 1979	Senior Lecturer
Dr. M. J. Stevenson MA	31 August 1979	Senior Lecturer
Mr. J. J. Hughes BSc(Econ)	31 August 1979	Senior Lecturer
Retail Trades (Non-Food)
Mr. R. S. Sim LLB	31 August 1979	Principal Lecturer
Dr. S. C. Orr MA	31 August 1979	Senior Lecturer
Mrs. B. M. D. Smith B.Com	31 August 1979	Lecturer
Rope, Twine and Net
Dr. N. S. Ross OBE MA AMBIM	30 April 1980	Senior Lecturer
Dame Rosemary Murray DBE MA D.Phil	30 April 1980	Retired (formerly President New Hall Cambridge)
Mr. A. Lawrence LLB	30 April 1980
Sack and Bag
Mrs. B. M. D. Smith B.Com	30 June 1981	Lecturer
Miss J. F. Holgate MA	30 September 1979	Careers Advisory Officer
Mr. B. N. R. Reynolds BA(Oxon), BCL	30 September 1979	Barrister
Toy Manufacturing
Mrs. M. S. Gray QC MA	31 May 1981	Barrister
Mr. A. Lawrence LLB	31 May 1981	Principal Lecturer Retired (formerly Senior Civil
Mr. D. G. Cox	31 May 1981	Servant)
Unlicensed Place of Refreshment
Mr. R. S. Sim LLB	30 June 1980	Principal Lecturer
Mr. T. P. Thomas	30 June 1980	Chartered Accountant
Dr. M. N. Rendel MA	30 June 1980	University Teacher

Labour Market Policy

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what effect withdrawal of supplementary benefit from a large number of part-time students will have on his Department's labour market policy.

I am unable at this time to estimate whether the revised interpretation of the Supplementary Benefit (Conditions of Entitlement) Regulations 1981, which I understand is being issued by the chief supplementary benefits officer, will have any significant effect on my Department's policy, but on information presently available to me I have no reason to think that it will. I understand my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Social Services will be keeping the detailed provisions of the regulations under review and I am sure he will keep me informed of any employment implications.

Northern Ireland

Terrorism (Convictions)

asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will give the number of persons convicted over the past four years of terrorist-type offences; and what percentage of this number received non-custodial sentences.

Information is available only on persons convicted at Belfast Crown court of offences which are scheduled under the Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act 1978. I should point out that a few of these cases—it would not be possible without disproportionate cost to say how many—were by order of the Attorney-General for Northern Ireland tried with a jury as if they were not scheduled offences; and that not all offences tried as scheduled offences are necessarily terrorist-type offences. The number convicted over the last four years and the percentage of these persons who received noncustodial sentences are as follows:

Year	Number convicted	Non-Custodial sentences	Percentage
1978	872	318	36
1979	869	335	39
1980	621	232	37
1981	557	177	32

Minor Roads

asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many complaints about the condition of minor roads and the need for repairs he received in the last six months for which figures are available; and how many of these related to matters which had previously been the subject of correspondence with his Department.

During the period 1 August 1981 to 31 January 1982 I received 16 complaints about the condition of minor roads—that is, class III and unclassified roads. Of that number, nine had previously been brought to the attention of the Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland.

Salmon, Grilse And Sea Trout

asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many salmon, grilse and sea trout, respectively, were taken by nets and by anglers, respectively, in the area covered by the Foyle Fisheries Commission in each year since 1970.

The information is as follows:

		Salmon and Grilse				Sea Trout
	Nets		Reported Rod Catches		Nets		Reported Rod Catches
	No.	Weight (lb)	No.	Weight (lb)	No.	Weight (lb)	No	Weight (lb)
1980	49,223	321,093	1,134	7,519	203	366	3,276	5,010
1979	37,003	253,750	966	6,939	209	301	4,455	4,814
1978	47,911	357,763	1,907	14,114	203	311	10,570	12,229
1977	39,258	286,074	886	6,928	222	333	6,214	6,860
1976	38,931	304,861	663	5,092	334	581	4,723	5,437
1975	54,904	426,398	792	6,213	643	989	6,604	6,329
1974	78,051	589,997	1,967	14,787	756	1,074	8,821	10,088
1973	61,795	483,947	1,018	8,019	344	482	12,497	9,456
1972	69,530	506,293	853	7,037	572	759	5,437	4,756
1971	83,911	640,252	^*533	^*4,128	500	612	1,488	1,282
1970	113,649	859,364	^*678	^*5,638	605	877	2,379	1,878

^* These figures relate to purchases of rod-caught salmon by salmon dealers.

Trade

Newspapers (Games Of Chance)

asked the Secretary of State for Trade if he will request the Director General of Fair Trading to promulgate a code of conduct for the marketing of newspapers through games of chance.

The Director General, of course, has a duty to encourage trade associations to establish codes of practice in the interests of consumers. I shall be glad to bring the hon. Gentleman's suggestion to his attention so that he can consider whether it would be appropriate for him to take any action.

Air Route Licence Applications

asked the Secretary of State for Trade whether one of the criteria applied in the allocation of air route licences is whether or not the company which applies for the route is registered in the United Kingdom.

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

Foreign And Commonwealth Affairs

Disarmament

asked the Lord Privy Seal what proposals for achieving multilateral disarmament his Department will be presenting at the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation Heads of Government meeting; whether they will include confidence-building proposals as an alternative to increased defence expenditure; and if he will make a statement.

The review of the Alliance security by NATO Heads of Government will certainly deal with prospects for arms control, including the negotiations on intermediate range nuclear forces in Geneva. The Alliance welcomed President Reagan's commitment to open strategic arms talks "as soon as possible" this year. The Western proposal to negotiate verifiable, binding and militarily significant concidence-building measures applicable from the Atlantic to the Urals remains on the table; but it takes two sides to make an agreement.

Versailles

asked the Lord Privy Seal what is the date of the meeting of the annual economic summit of industrial Powers at Versailles; and if he will make a statement.

The summit meeting will be held this ear from 4 to 6 June.

North Yemen

asked the Lord Privy Seal whether there have been talks between Her Majesty's Government and the North Yemen authorities in connection with the secondment of British military advisers or serving officers to that country.

Representatives of both the naval and military overseas assistance offices of the Ministry of Defence have had discussions with the Yemen Arab Republic authorities. We should naturally like to help the friendly Government of the Yemen Arab Republic in any sensible way, but no arrangements have been agreed for the secondment of British military advisers or serving officers.

North Atlantic Assembly

asked the Lord Privy Seal if he will publish in the Official Report a list of the United Kingdom representatives at the North Atlantic Assembly.

The following represent the United Kingdom at the North Atlantic Assembly:From the Government: my hon. Friends the Members for

Haltemprice (Sir P. Wall)
Harrogate (Mr. Banks)
Aldershot (Mr. Critchley)
St. Albans (Sir V. Gooldhew)
East Grinstead (Mr. Johnson Smith)
Brentwood and Ongar (Mr. McCrindle)
Harwich (Sir J. Ridsdale)
Gosport (Mr. Viggers)
and my noble Friends
The Earl of Kimberley and
Lord Lucas of Chilworth
From the Labour Party: the Members for
Manchester, Gorton (Mr. Marks)
Sheffield, Attercliffe (Mr. Duffy)
South Shields (Dr. Clark)
Walsall, South (Mr. George)
West Bromwich, East (Mr. Snape) and
Lord Wynne-Jones

From the Liberal Party: Lord Mayhew

From the Social Democratic Party: the hon. Member for Woolwich, East (Mr. Cartwright)

Poland

asked the Lord Privy Seal what assistance the Government will give to help the work of voluntary and Church agencies in providing humanitarian aid to Poland.

In reply to my hon. Friend the Member for Stroud (Sir A. Kershaw) on 5 February—[Vol. 17, c. 221.]—I informed the House that Her Majesty's Government would give financial or other assistance to help co-ordinate the efforts of those voluntary and Church agencies in Britain which were providing humanitarian aid to Poland.I can confirm that, in response to a request from the charities concerned, Her Majesty's Government have now agreed to make a contribution of £5,000 for this purpose to be made available during the present financial year as a grant-in-aid to the Ockenden Venture. Parliamentary approval is being sought in a Supplementary Estimate for the Foreign and Commonwealth Services Vote.The purpose of the grant-in-aid will be to augment and expand the limited co-ordinating service already provided by the Ockenden Venture to ensure that relief work to Poland may be carried out as effectively as possible. It is hoped that all of the agencies working in this field, and who wish to be involved, could be linked up through Ockenden and in this way might be made aware of the resources and facilities available to assist their efforts.Her Majesty's Government will continue to maintain close contacts with the voluntary and Church agencies in the United Kingdom and with the ICRC. As I explained in my reply of 5 February, Her Majesty's Government have agreed with our Community partners that further sales of European Community food at special prices to Poland should be discontinued in present circumstances. Funds that would have been available for this purpose will now be diverted to the provision of humanitarian aid through voluntary and Church agencies. As a result of this decision, the Commission will shortly put forward a proposal for the early allocation of 8 mecu—approximately £4.5 million.Her Majesty's Government believe it will be important to make every effort to ensure that the food and medical supplies purchased by the Community go to those in Poland who most need them. We have no evidence to suggest that humanitarian supplies distributed by the Polish Red Cross have been diverted from those for whom they are intended. We shall nevertheless continue to consult closely with the Church, the ICRC and other agencies which are in a position to monitor the distribution of relief supplies in Poland. The Commission is at the present time discussing these questions with interested non-governmental organisations.

Volume 18: debated on Friday 19 February 1982

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