asked the Attorney-General, if he will make a detailed study of the strata title system in operation in Australia and present it to the Nugee committee on the management of privately-owned blocks of flats.

The Lord Chancellor is considering the study of the strata title system produced by the Building Societies Association entitled "Leaseholds —Time for a Change?" in conjunction with the Law Commission report No. 127 on positive and restrictive covenants and my hon. Friend the Minister for Housing and Construction has sent a copy of the Building Societies Association's study to Mr. E. G. Nugee, QC, for consideration by his committee.

asked the Attorney-General what steps are taken to maintain on the list of jurors a record of those who are disqualified by reason of having served a prison sentence.

In Northern Ireland new jury lists are compiled each year by computer selection from the current register of electors. All potential jurors in any particular year are warned by individual notice that it is an offence knowingly to serve on a jury while disqualified. A list of the categories of disqualification is included in the notice. Recipients are required to notify the juries officer if they fall within any of these categories.Subsequently, when jury summonses are issued, these also carry a clear warning relating to the categories of disqualification. Particulars of individuals disqualified, which are returned to the juries officer, are included in future computer programs so that these individuals are not selected for jury service in subsequent years.

asked the Prime Minister how many times a state of emergency has been declared in Britain during the last 10 years; and what were the circumstances.

No state of emergency has been declared since February 1974.

asked the Prime Minister if she has ruled out the declaration of a state of emergency in connection with the current dispute in the coal industry.

I see no present need for a state of emergency.

asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland whether the security statistics for the first six months of 1984 are now available.

Yes. The following is the information:STATISTICS ON SECURITY

asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what has been the percentage change in output per head in manufacturing in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years.

Figures of the change in manufacturing output per head for Northern Ireland are as follows:

asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what recent information he has received in respect of gas reserves at Kinsale.

I have not received any new information in respect of gas reserves at Kinsale.

asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list those Northern Ireland sites on and offshore which have been identified as being of potential commercial interest as possible sources of lignite, coal, gas, oil, &c.

A mining licence for lignite has been issued to a private company for an area of 253 acres between Crumlin, Glenavy and Lough Neagh. A minerals prospecting licence has also been granted to the same licensee for a further 10·5 square miles in this general area.Three petroleum licences have been granted to companies exploring potential sources of oil and gas. One, for an area of 138 square miles, embraces the Rathlin basin offshore and a landward area of north Antrim around Ballycastle. The second, an area of 545 square miles, covers north Antrim and north Londonderry and an offshore area from Ballintoy to Castlerock. The third licence covers some 1,050 square miles including County Fermanagh and parts of Counties Tyrone and Armagh. Work is continuing to identify hydrocarbon reserves in these areas and to determine whether any reserves which may be discovered are commercially viable.In addition, the Department, in conjunction with the Geological Survey of Northern Ireland, has its own ongoing programme of preliminary exploration work for minerals including lignite and coal, and for hydrocarbons. At this stage, it is too early to say whether this programme will lead to the identification of commercially exploitable reserves. However, if encouraging information on minerals and hydrocarbons is obtained, it will be made available widely to interested parties so that further detailed investigation of the commercial prospects can be undertaken.

asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what has been the capital expenditure at Regent House school, Newtownards, in each of the past five years.

The information is as follows:

asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the answer of 19 July, Official Report, column 267, whether he receives an annual report of the compensation fund of the Incorporated Law Society of Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the means whereby he monitors the control and administration of the fund.

The Solicitors (Northern Ireland) Order 1976 does not require the Law Society to furnish my right hon. Friend with an annual report. Neither does it provide for a monitoring role in respect of the control and administration of the fund, but, in part IV and schedule 2, it prescribes the manner in which the Law Society is required to maintain and administer the fund. The Law Society's annual report, which is circulated to all of its members, contains an audited balance sheet relating to the fund and a statement of the source and application of the fund.

asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will hold a public inquiry into all the circumstances surrounding the investment of public money in the Learfan Jet project.

No. If the hon. Member has any facts which he considers should be investigated, he should bring them to my attention.

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what representations he has received about dumping of eggs imported from the Netherlands and France; and what action he will take on the matter.

I have received a number of letters about the recent growth in imports of eggs from France and the Netherlands. There is a free market for eggs within the Community, but action has been taken against imports from third countries, as I explained in my reply of 16 July, at column 68, to my hon. Friend the Member for Rutland and Melton (Mr. Latham).There are signs that imports are falling from the high levels recorded in May and June.

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food which Governments in the European Economic Community contribute funds to the eradication of Aujeszky's disease in their countries; and if he will indicate in each case the method of support.

I understand that Denmark has initiated a scheme providing for the slaughter of infected animals and reactors with compensation from a fund raised by a producer levy operated by Danish slaugherhouses.

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he proposes publishing the report of the Committee of the Animal Virus Research Institute, Pirbright, concerned with Aujeszky's disease; and how long it remains in the lymphatic system of the carcase.

As regards publication of the report, I refer my hon. Friend to the reply which I gave to my hon. Friend the Member for Rutland and Melton (Mr. Latham) on 16 July, at column 67.A paper by members of the AVRI published in the

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if bovine tuberculosis is an epizootic within the meaning of article 3(3) reported in the Official Journal of the European Communities on 1 April, on L90/14.

This will be a matter for the dairy produce quota tribunal to decide in the light of any guidance given by the Commission of the European Communities.

asked the Secretary of State for Transport when he expects to publish the results of the independent review into the present arrangement for protecting air package holidaymakers.

The report by Sir Peter Lane on his review, including his recommendations, is being published today. I have arranged for copies of the report to be placed in the Library.Sir Peter was asked to review the arrangements for licensing air travel organisers and for protecting their clients against financial loss and in particular to consider a number of questions: the roles of the bonding system and the air travel reserve fund and whether they provide adequate protection; if not, whether they should be strengthened and how; whether alternative arrangements would be preferable and if there is a role for the insurance market; whether protection should be extended to scheduled air passengers; and the criticisms and proposals put forward by the chairman of the Air Travel Reserve Fund Agency in his last annual report.I should like to express my thanks to Sir Peter for the speed and care with which he has conducted this valuable review.Sir Peter was not persuaded that either the consumer or the industry would benefit from any fundamental change in the present system. He concludes that the present level of the fund is adequate and I welcome his reassurance on this. Sir Peter recommends, however, that the existing arrangements should be strengthened in certain respects. He found no enthusiasm within the industry or from representatives of the insurance market for the replacement of the present arrangements by insurance and he does not regard this as a practicable option.I should welcome the views of those involved with the travel and insurance industries on what Sir Peter proposes. I am disappointed at the apparent lack of interest by the insurance industry in the idea of replacing the present arrangements with insurance. The industry has a worldwide reputation for its ability and willingness to underwrite a very wide range of risks. I shall especially value its comments on what Sir Peter has to say. I hope to make a further statement after the House reassembles giving our decisions on Sir Peter's proposals. It would be helpful to have comments on the report by the end of September.Meanwhile, I am accepting Sir Peter's recommendation that the Government should undertake to reimpose a levy on the holders of air travel organisers' licences if future claims seriously reduce the size of the fund. Accordingly I can say that, as long as the present arrangements for protecting air package holidaymakers continue, my right hon. Friend would, subject to parliamentary approval, be prepared to reimpose a levy in the event of a substantial reduction in the size of the fund.

asked the Secretary of State for Transport what was the total annual Government subsidy given to British Rail in each of the years since 1963 expressed at current and 1983 prices.

The total annual support payments to British Rail from central Government since 1963 were as follows:

asked the Secretary of State for Transport if he will be seeking to extend the use of electronic speech information equipment used to instal talking bus stops for the blind; and if he will make a statement.

The electronic speech information equipment used to provide "talking" bus stop information for visually handicapped people has just started its first public trial in Weston-super-Mare.My Department, which has developed the equipment, will be evaluating the trial with the help of local visually handicapped and other bus users. If the trial proves to be a success, it is hoped that other local authorities and bus operators will be interested in adopting it.

asked the Secretary of State for Transport what proposals he has made to local authorities to reduce repairs to the motorway system to a minimum during peak summer holiday traffic.

Wherever possible we programme works to avoid lane closures at peak periods on holiday routes. But most motorway repairs have to be done during the warmer months and, regrettably, some disruption of traffic is inevitable.

asked the Secretary of State for Transport what response he will give to the European Parliament's investigation into the practicalities of the United Kingdom changing over to driving on the right.

I refer my hon. Friend to the replies that I gave to my hon. Friend the Member for Southend, East (Mr. Taylor) on 25 July 1984.

asked the Secretary of State for Transport whether he is considering any additional safety proposals for the operation of motorway contra-flow systems.

Some improvements to certain signs, road markings and the lighting of motorway contra-flow systems are currently being considered.

asked the Secretary of State for Transport what guidance he issues to local authorities for the licensing of local taxis and hire car firms; and if he will make a statement.

The Home Office, which was at the time responsible for these matters, issued in 1974 a series of model bylaws for the guidance of local authorities which licence taxis under the Town Police Clauses Act 1847.Private hire cars are licensed only by districts which have adopted part II of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976 or in a few cases under local Acts. Neither the Home Office nor the Department of Transport has issued any guidance on the licensing of private hire cars. The Association of District Councils has, however, issued model guidelines for its members.

asked the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list his powers regarding the enactment of byelaws by local authorities regulating taxis and hire car firms; and if he will make a statement.

Outside London taxis may be licensed by local authorities under the provisions of the Town Police Clauses Act 1847. These provisions contain certain powers to make regulations by byelaw, which are confirmed by the Secretary of State under the powers conferred by section 236 of the Local Government Act 1972. The Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976 extends and modifies the controls under the 1847 Act and permits the regulations of taxi fares and stands by council resolution. Private hire cars may also be licensed under this Act. The Secretary of State has no powers under the 1976 Act.In London, taxis are licensed by the Assistant Commissioner of the Metropolitan police.

asked the Secretary of State for Transport if he will reconsider his decision to refuse permission for Malaysian Airlines Systems to have the right to provide a daily service to the United Kingdom; and if he will make a statement.

Malaysian Airlines Systems has not asked for the right to provide a daily service to the United Kingdom, but it has asked to increase its services from four a week to five a week. This request has been carefully examined under the agreed air services arrangements between our two countries, and no case has been found for an increase at the present time. We shall willingly reconsider the position when traffic between the United Kingdom and Malaysia grows to the point where additional services are justified.

asked the Secretary of State for Transport if he will give, for each of the last five years,

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the average population of Wandsworth prison in the week ended 14 July, or any other recent typical week.

On 13 July 1984, the population of Wandsworth prison was about 1,480. Average weekly populations are not recorded centrally.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many baths, showers and toilets are available to prisoners in Wandsworth prison; how many baths or showers each prisoner is allowed per week; and how many changes of clothes each prisoner is allowed per week.

Because of work on refurbishment, there are only 20 temporary showers available in the bath house. When the first phase of the work is completed in about two weeks' time there will be 30 showers and seven baths. The number of showers will increase to 52 in October when the remaining work is completed. There are a further 10 baths and nine showers in other parts of the prison. There are 210 toilets and 90 urinals. There is a basic allowance of one bath or shower per week, but additional showers are provided where appropriate because of the nature of prisoners' work or activities, or for medical reasons. Each prisoner has a weekly allowance of one shirt, one vest, two pairs of underpants and two pairs of socks.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will outline the nature of changes the comparative accident records of (a) automatic railway/ road level crossings and (b) manned railway/road level crossings.

[pursuant to the reply, 19 July 1984, c. 272]: The following table is based on the figures given in the Department of Transport's "Railway Accidents — Report on the Safety Record of the Railways in Great Britain", published annually, copies of which are in the Library. The accident rates quoted are per 100 level crossings averaged over a 10-year period and are for British railways only.introduced as a result of the amendment in 1983 of the procedures for the care of persons in police custody mentioned on page 53 of the report of the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis for 1983.

The Commissioner revised his general orders in 1983 to bring together in one place instructions relating to the care of persons in custody, particularly those who appear to be drunk. The Commissioner also took the opportunity to extend the instructions. A person who appears to be drunk has to be roused and spoken to every half hour. The previous instructions required that a doctor should be called if at this point, amongst other things, the person could not be roused or made to respond in any way. The revised orders require that a doctor must be called if the person does not show signs of sensibility and awareness or fails to respond normally to questions or conversation. In addition, the revised orders make further provision for the treatment of persons who come into police custody when unconscious or insensible. In particular they now require that an arrested person who is unconscious on arrival at the police station must be taken to hospital without delay; before they required that he be taken to hospital if a doctor could not attend quickly.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement upon the escape of Robert Mills, a prisoner at Maidstone prison, from a charity fete on 17 July.

Robert Mills was one of three prisoners who formed a working party to help at a charity fete on 17 July at Mote House Cheshire Home: at the end of the afternoon he failed to report to prison officers at the fete as he had been ordered, and the police were informed that he had absconded. As Mr. Mills had been placed in the lowest security category he was not required to be continuously escorted.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what percentage of dogs are rejected by the police during training; and what happens to those animals which fail to make the grade.

No central record is kept of the proportion of dogs rejected during training; I understand that unsuitable dogs are either returned to their original owners or found new owners.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the policy of Her Majesty's Government in relation to recommendation 924 of the Council of Europe in so far as it relates to the retention and compilation of any special records held by police forces on homosexuals; and if he will make a statement.

The question does not arise since the police do not keep special records on homosexuals.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the average time taken by (a) the investigating authorities and (b) the Police Complaints Board to deal with complaints against police in the Metropolitan area.

The report of the Police Complaints Board for 1983 records that the average period between receipt of a complaint by the Metropolitan police and submission of the investigation report to the board was 217 days in 1983. This excludes, on the one hand, cases where the investigation was delayed because of pending criminal proceedings, and, on the other, cases which were not submitted to the board because complainants withdrew their complaints or indicated that they wished no further action to be taken on them. In 1983, 47 per cent. of all complaints dealt with by the Metropolitan police were withdrawn or otherwise not proceeded with; action in such cases will generally be completed much more quickly, but precise information about this is not available.The average time taken by the board to consider cases submitted to it from all forces was 46 days in 1983.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many mentally disordered prisoners were discharged in 1983 with a form 726A being sent to a local authority.

Twenty-three.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the public order events which occurred within the City of Westminster in 1983 and 1984 where there was a requirement for the deployment of more than 100 police officers.

The Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis tells me that in 1983, and between 1 January and 25 July 1984 Inclusive, the public order events in the City of Westminster requiring the deployment of more than 100 police officers were as follows:

• 12 February 1983
• Student CND demonstration
• 22 February 1983
• CND lobby of Parliament
• 6 March 1983
• National Council for Soviet Jewry march
• 9 March 1983
• Greenham common peace women — court appearance —Royal Courts of Justice
• 10 March 1983
• Greenham common peace women — court appearance —Royal Courts of Justice,
• 12 March 1983
• International Fund for Animal Welfare march
• 22 March 1983
• State visit of the President of the Republic of Zambia,
• 27 March 1983
• Campaign against racist laws march and meeting
• 3 April 1983
• (a) Sinn Fein march and meeting
• (b) Irish Republican Socialist Party march
• 9 April 1983
• Islamic Union of Iraqi Students march and meeting
• 17 April 1983
• Gillette London marathon
• 1 May 1983
• (a) London Labour party march (east London Area)
• (b) Workers Revolutionary Party procession (Westminster)
• 7 May 1983
• (a) Youth CND march and concert
• (b) Britain out of Ireland march
• 11 May 1983
• National Union of Railwaymen march and lobby of Parliament
• 14 May 1983
• General Union of Arab Students in the United Kingdom and Ireland march and meeting
• 17 May 1983
• 19 May 1983
• Rehearsal and ceremony—presentation of standards to the Household Cavalry
• 22 May 1983
• Association for Black Civil Liberties march and meeting
• 28 May 1983
• (a) Rehearsal—trooping the colour
• (b) Women against Violence against Women demonstration
• 29 May 1983
• Sikh temple march
• 4 June 1983
• Rehearsal—trooping the colour,
• 5 June 1983
• TUC people's march for jobs,
• 11 June 1983
• Her Majesty The Queen's Birthday parade (trooping the colour)
• 22 June 1983
• (a) State Opening of Parliament
• (b) South African embassy reception
• 25 June 1983
• Society for the Protection of Unborn Children march and meeting
• 2 July 1983
• Gay Pride movement march
• 5 July 1983
• Mass Lobby of US embassy by El Salvador human rights group
• 9 July 1983
• Islamic Union of Iraqi Students march and meeting,
• 16 July 1983
• CND human chain—United States embassy
• 17 July 1983
• National Co-ordinating Committee of Cypriots in Great Britain,
• 27 July 1983
• The Iranian resistance march
• (a) International Society for Krishna Consciousness march and meeting
• (b) Campaign for the release of Eelam prisoners march
• 6 August 1983
• Tamil Women's League demonstration and march
• 13 August 1983
• British National Party march and meeting
• 14 August 1983
• Pakistan People's party march
• 20 August 1983
• Grand Orange Lodge march and meeting
• 31 August 1983
• Polish Solidarity march
• 4 September 1983
• Golden Temple Radio Corporation procession
• 10 September 1983
• Thamesday 1983
• 11 September 1983
• Chile Solidarity Campaign march and rally
• 17 September 1983
• `Sabra and Chatilla' Palestine Solidarity campaign march
• 24 September 1983
• Islamic Union of Iraqi Students march
• 22 October 1983
• CND march and rally
• 24 October 1983
• (a) National Association of Local Government Officers march and lobby
• (b) Westminster North Labour party march
• 29 October 1983
• Anti-apartheid movement demonstration
• 30 October 1983
• (a) National Council for Soviet Jewry march
• (b) Solidarity against Grenada intervention march
• 31 October 1983
• (a) New Jewel movement march
• (b) CND on 'A' district
• 2 November 1983
• Mountbatten statue—unveiling ceremony
• 5 November 1983
• Hands Off Grenada demonstration
• 8 November 1983
• Meeting of London Transport staff at Central hall
• 12 November 1983
• Lord Mayor's procession 1983
• 13 November 1983
• (a) Marches, meetings and religious ceremonies during the afternoon of Remembrance day
• (b) Remembrance day 1983
• 14 November 1983
• Research Defence Society meeting,
• 20 November 1983
• Annual parade of Jewish Ex-Servicemen
• 27 November 1983
• Turkish Cypriot community march
• 2 December 1983
• CND protest at American embassy
• 18 December 1983
• CND demonstrations near Parliament square
• 19 December 1983
• CND demonstrations near Parliament square
• 31 December 1983
• New year's eve celebrations
• 21 January 1984
• Campaign against the Police Bill
• 24 January 1984
• Save Local Government demonstration
• 30 January 1984
• Memorial service—Westminster abbey
• 23 February 1984
• Council of Civil Service Unions lobby of Parliament
• 28 February 1984
• Civil Service day of action
• 1 March 1984
• TUC lobby of Parliament
• 3 March 1984
• Animal Rights Thanet march
• 4 March 1984
• Student CND march,
• 10 March 1984
• National Union of Students march
• 11 March 1984
• (a) Council of Irish Counties Association—celebration of St. Patrick's day
• (b) Nigerian Solidarity committee
• 17 March 1984
• (a) National Union of Iraqi Students march
• (b) Libyan Students conference
• 24 March 1984
• (a) United Islamic Students march
• (b) Salvation Army youth rally
• (c) City of London Anti-apartheid group demonstration
• 29 March 1984
• NALGO/TUC 'Democracy Day' march
• 7 April 1984
• (a) Islamic Union of Iraqi Students march
• (b) Stop Scotland Yard — demonstration by the Irish Freedom Movement
• 17 April 1984
• Libyan Siege incident
• 21 April 1984
• International Fund for Animal Welfare demonstration
• 1 May 1984
• Labour party May day rally
• 9 May 1984
• (a) NALGO demonstration in support of Muhammad Idrish
• (b) Demonstration by Greater London teachers
• 12 May 1984
• British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection march,
• 13 May 1984
• London marathon
• 19 May 1984
• Campaign against the Police Bill
• 23 May 1984
• CND demonstration during parliamentary debate on cruise missiles
• 24 May 1984
• CND demonstration during parliamentary debate on cruise missiles
• 26 May 1984
• Motor Cycle Action Group march
• 2 June 1984
• Anti-apartheid march and rally
• 3 June 1984
• Economic summit conference
• 4 June 1984
• Economic summit conference
• 5 June 1984
• Economic summit conference
• 6 June 1984
• Economic summit conference
• 7 June 1984
• (a) Economic summit conference
• (b) March and lobby of Parliament by the NUM
• 8 June 1984
• Economic summit conference
• 9 June 1984
• (a) Economic summit conference
• (b) CND march and rally
• 10 June 1984
• (a) Economic summit conference
• (b) Sikh temple—march and rally
• 20 June 1984
• Iranian Moslem Students Society march
• 22 June 1984
• Anti-apartheid demonstration
• 29 June 1984
• City Anti-apartheid group demonstration
• 1 July 1984
• United Islamic Students Association demonstration
• 6 July 1984
• City Anti-apartheid group demonstration
• 13 July 1984
• City Anti-apartheid group demonstration
• 15 July 1984
• National Co-ordinating Committee of Cypriots in Great Britain march
• 18 July 1984
• National CND demonstration
• 20 July 1984
• City Anti-apartheid group-24-hour vigil

asked the Secretary of state for the Home Department what progress has been made with the development of computer systems for the purpose of serious crime investigation; and if he will make a statement.

The operational trial of the experimental major incident system (MIRIAM) has been concluded and a specification for a computer system to handle major inquiries has been drawn up. Talks have taken place between the Home Office and potential suppliers and its is hoped that the first systems will have been written by early 1985.Guidance on interim arrangements for the use of computers in major investigations was given in Home Office circular No. 80/1983, a copy of which is in the Library of the House. The arrangements are based on the proprietary software package Auto Index, with provision for data to be transferred to a computer bureau—or, from 1 January 1985, the police national computer—in cases where this is necessary either because of the size of the investigation or because data from linked incidents need to be merged. A similar facility will be provided for the post-MIRIAM systems in due course.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many financeées of immigrants have been given permission to enter the United Kingdom under the recently revised legislation.

The available information about the admission of female fiancées is published annually in "Control of Immigration: Statistics United Kingdom"—table 13 of the latest issue for 1983 (Cmnd. 9246)—and quarterly in a statistical bulletin—table 8 of the latest issue, 13/84. For those wives from the Indian subcontinent granted settlemen on removal of time limit since 1981, information about the year of entry to the United Kingdom of their husbands and whether they were born in the United Kingdom is published annually in a Home Office statistical bulletin "Immigration from the Indian Sub-Continent"—table 8 of the latest issue 12/84. The most recent change to the immigration rules relating to the admission of female fiancées was introduced with effect from 1 March 1980.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department why he has set up an inquiry into the running of the British Broadcasting Corporation; what individuals will be involved in the inquiry; when the report will be ready; and to whom it will be made.

Under the terms of the existing licence fee settlement, the BBC is required to live within the income provided until 31 March 1985. We therefore expect, later in the year, to receive from the BBC an application regarding a new licence fee. In considering how then to proceed my right hon. and learned Friend formed the view that it would be of great advantage for there to be, alongside the BBC's application, an indpendent and expert assessment of the scope for the BBC to provide its existing services at their present standard but at lower cost through increased efficiency in the use of resources. The Board of Governors have accepted this proposal, which is in line with its continuing concern that the corporation should be run efficiently and effectively and with proper regard to financial discipline. The inquiry will be carried out by independent consultants appointed by the BBC, and the corporation will be consulting us to establish agreed terms of reference. The consultants' report will be submitted simultaneously to the Board of Governors and to the Home Secretary, we hope by the end of this year.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps he is taking in connection with the long-term funding and structure of the civil work of the probation service.

The structure of arrangements for handling civil work in area probation services is a matter for the probation committees, in consultation with their chief officers and the courts in their areas. With the encouragement of the Probation Inspectorate, many are now establishing specialist civil work units. As regards funding, I refer the hon. Member to the reply that my hon. Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State gave to her question on 24 July, at column 589. The review of the idea of a unified family court and the study of the costs and effectiveness of different types of in-court conciliation schemes which are now in progress may have implications for the future of the service's civil work.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many arrested miners have had bail conditions imposed upon them in Nottinghamshire; and in how many cases identical conditions have been imposed preventing them peacefully picketing or demonstrating other than at their place of work.

I understand from the chief constable of Nottinghamshire that, from 13 March up to and including 23 July, of those persons charged in Nottinghamshire with offences committed in the course of activity connected with the current dispute between the National Union of Mineworkers and the National Coal Board, 1,415 were granted conditional bail. Information concerning the conditions of bail could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many arrested miners on whom bail conditions have been imposed were identified to the court as being of good character.

The information requested is not available.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he has received a communication from Mr. Roy Grantham, general secretary of APEX, regarding the arrest of Mr. D. Evans; and if he will make a statement.

My right hon. and learned Friend has received a letter dated 19 July from Mr. Grantham enclosing a copy of a statement by Mr. K. Brinson and Mr. Evans about events outside a supermarket in Croydon on 11 July, and their subsequent treatment by the police. The Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis tells me that the two men have been charged with obstruction of the highway and that their cases have yet to be heard. Mr. Brinson's statement has been recorded as a formal complaint against the police, under section 49 of the Police Act 1964. It would be wrong for me to comment on matters which may be pertinent to the criminal proceedings or the investigation of the complaint.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many baths, showers and toilets are available to prisoners in Leeds prison; how many baths or showers each prisoner is allowed per week; and how many changes of clothes each prisoner is allowed per week.

[pursuant to his reply, 24 July 1984, c. 588]: There are five baths, 34 showers, 78 toilets and 61 urinals. The basic allowance is one bath or shower per week. Extra showers are allowed, where appropriate, because of the nature of prisoners' work or activities, or for medical reasons. Each prisoner has a weekly allowance of two shirts, two vests, two pairs of underpants and two pairs of socks.

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will list all payments made by Her Majesty's Government to Mr. Ian MacGregor and his associated firms following his appointment as chairman of British Steel.

Details of the payments made, or due to be made, by the Government to Lazard Freres of New York in respect of Mr. Ian MacGregor's chairmanship of BSC are set out in a document which was deposited in the Library of the House on 15 April 1981. The review committee responsible for assessing the two performance payments referred to in the document is at present working to reach a decision on the first payment in the autumn.

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what steps he is taking to assist the development of leisure-related industries.

Selective assistance is available under section 4 of the Development of Tourism Act 1969 to encourage capital investment in viable tourism projects. These may include leisure-related developments where there is a significant tourist use. Leisure-related industries may also benefit from other support schemes for which this Department and other Departments have responsibility. The Government place importance on attracting private finance to tourism and leisure and, following an initiative of the English Tourist Board, a new private sector company, Leisure Development Limited, backed by five financial institutions, was set up earlier this year specifically to invest in leisure and tourism enterprises.

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what has been the increase in United Kingdom unit labour costs over the most recent six months for which figures are available; and how this compares with United States of America, German and Japanese figures.

The information is as follows:

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if British coal is generally exported on an FOB or CIF basis.

The basis on which the value of exports of coal and other goods is declared to Her Majesty's Customs and Excise and published in the Overseas Trade Statistics is FOB. I Understand also that orders for coal exports are normally negotiated by the National Coal Board on an FOB basis.

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will detail the percentage of first-class letters delivered on the day following posting and the percentage of second-class letters delivered within three days, in each of the last five years.

The information requested is as follows: