To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will publish in the Official Report a statement on the outcome of the Foreign Affairs Council held on 22 May.

The Foreign Affairs Council met in Brussels on 22 May. My right hon. Friend the Minister of State represented the United Kingdom in the Council and at an EC-Israel Co-operation Council later on the same day.The council reviewed progress in the Community's negotiations with Poland on a trade and co-operation agreement and agreed on the need for further flexibility in the Community position. In particular, my right hon. Friend the Minister of State pressed for a Community proposal on phasing out quantitative restrictions, which took full account of Polish reform efforts, and for early help with management training. The Commission introduced its draft mandate for negotiations with the USSR on a trade and co-operation agreement and the council agreed to consider it further at its next meeting in June.The council discussed the Community's trade relations with the United States. Progress on resolving the dispute over hormones in meat, and setting up GATT panels on soya and sugar, was noted. The council expressed its concern over the implementation of section "Super 301" of the 1988 United States Trade Act, and reaffirmed its intention to refer to GATT any United States action affecting the Community which might appear to be in breach of GATT obligations.The council discussed a proposal to complete the annex to the council regulation adopted in December 1987 laying down maximum levels of radioactive contamination of foodstuffs and of feedingstuffs following a nuclear accident or other radiological emergency. A related proposal on the special conditions applying to exports of foodstuffs and feedingstuffs following a nuclear accident was also discussed.The Commission reported on the progress in the renegotiation of the Lomé convention and on preparations for the next EC-ACP ministerial meeting in Brussels on 3–5 June.The council adopted conclusions on the renegotiation of the international coffee agreement which will form the basis of the Community's position at the special session of the International Coffee Council in London on 5–9 June.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make it his policy to refuse requests that the remains of General Sikorski be removed from the Polish war cemetery at Newark; and if he will make a statement.

The matter is a difficult and delicate one which divides the Polish people, both in Poland and in this country. We periodically receive representations, both for and against the transfer of the remains to Poland, and we review them in the light of the circumstances prevailing at the time. The Prime Minister said in Warsaw in November that the time was not yet right for such a transfer.

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what is his estimate of the import content of United Kingdom exports of (i) cars and (ii) commercial vehicles in 1970, 1979 and 1988.

The information is not available.

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster when he intends to take steps to implement the voluntary code of practice on the sale of wine by the glass in licensed premises.

I refer my hon. Friend to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Barnsley, West and Penistone (Mr. McKay) on 16 May at column 115.

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster whether the review of the civil use of radio frequency spectrum between 470 and 3400 MHz has been completed; and whether he will publish the report.

The committee studying civil use of the radio frequency spectrum from 470 to 3400 MHz has completed its review and my right hon. and noble Friend the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry is today publishing the report. Copies of the report have been placed in the Library.This review was initiated as part of a rolling programme recommended by the Merriman committee, to audit present use of the radio spectrum, to analyse emerging developments and to assess potential new demands. The report on the corresponding independent review of defence use of this part of the radio spectrum, chaired by Sir Kenneth Corfield, was published in June 1988.I am sure that industry and users will welcome this report for its in-depth analysis of the current uses and future demands in this key portion of the radio spectrum. The United Kingdom is already at the forefront in exploring innovative ways of exploiting this crucial, finite, natural resource, and I believe the report makes a significant contribution to the technical base from which United Kingdom can maintain its position at the leading edge of telecommunications exploitation throughout the 1990s and beyond.The review was conducted on the basis of existing policy regarding management and allocation of the radio spectrum, and is being published in advance of detailed consideration by Government to stimulate interest and to promote discussion.

To ask the Prime Minister if she will refer the matters which led to the recent expulsion of Soviet diplomats to the Security Commission.

No.

To ask the Prime Minister if there are any proposals to change the 1989–90 cash limit and running costs limit for the Cabinet Office: other services.

Subject to parliamentary approval of the necessary revised estimate the cash limit for the Cabinet Office: Other Services (class XX, vote 2) has been reduced by £2,764,000 from £19,403,000 to £16,639,000. This decrease will be offset by a corresponding increase in the cash limit for the Central Statistical Office (class XIX, vote 18) and reflects the transfer of part provision between the Cabinet Office and Central Statistical Office as a result of the reorganisation of the statistical services which I announced on 5 April 1989.The running costs limit for the Cabinet Office: Other Services has been reduced by £2,901,000 from £20,984,000 to £18,083,000 in the main as a result of the functions transferred to the Central Statistical Office (£2,898,000) and also to provide £3,000, reclassified from running costs, as a grant in aid to the British national committee for the history of the second world war.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) if he will make a statement on the implications for police operational procedures following the conviction of those involved with the killing of PC Frank Mason;(2) if he will announce a new inquiry into police operational procedures following the conviction of armed robbers for causing the death of PC Frank Mason;(3) whether, in the light of recent experience, new guidelines on stake-out procedures are to be issued to police authorities.

No. Police operational procedures are a matter for chief officers.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what response he has received to his invitation to the London borough of Greenwich to suggest a name for the new Woolwich prison; what opportunities will be given to local people to put forward suggestions; and when he expects to announce his decision.

We have not yet received a formal response from the London borough of Greenwich to our invitation to it to suggest a suitable name for the new prison at Woolwich. We understand that arrangements have been made as is considered necessary. I shall write to the hon. Member once a formal decision has been taken.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will instruct the election officers, in each of the European election constituencies, to issue to the agents of each prospective candidate a full set of electoral registers for the constituency free of charge; and if he will make a statement on the practice currently being adopted in the north Wales constituency for the June 1989 Euro-elections.

No. The Representation of the People Regulations 1986 (as applied by the European Parliamentary Elections Regulations 1986) include the provision of two free copies of each electoral register in force to each candidate at a European Parliamentary election, and it is the duty of electoral registration officers and acting returning officers to comply with this provision. We are considering the possible need for some further guidance on this point,.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when Barry McKay, detained at Risley remand centre, will have his case brought to court; what information he has on (a) this detainee's dietary habits, (b) whether he has lodged any formal complaint and (c) what action has been taken; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Barry McKay has been at Manchester prison since 29 March and his trial will take place at Chester Crown court on a date yet to be fixed.Mr. McKay is a practising Moslem and every effort has been made to meet his dietary requirements since the date of his reception at Risley remand centre on 12 September 1988. However, Mr. McKay refused all food from 27 March until 9 April on which day he requested, and was provided with, food in accordance with the restrictions imposed by Ramadan.I understand that Mr. McKay has made no formal complaints about his diet and that he is now accepting food appropriate to the needs of his faith.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will call for a report from the chief constable of South Yorkshire as to why women police officers in the South Yorkshire police force, who have been on maternity leave or time off to attend to their young children, are reinstated at a lower rank when they return; what is the policy of other police forces in England and Wales; and if he will make a statement.

Under the Police Regulations 1987, women police officers have the right to return to their force after maternity leave (which is limited to nine months after the birth) without any reduction in rank. An officer who has resigned from the service will normally be considered for reappointment only in the rank of constable, although previous service counts for pay purposes.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many probation officers have been employed in England and Wales during each of the last 10 years.

The number of probation officers employed in England and Wales at 31 December in each of the last 10 years was:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when Hull prison was built; what was the originally intended maximum number of prisoners; what is the number on remand or serving custodial sentences there now; and for how many hours daily an inmate is confined to his cell.

Her Majesty's prison Hull was opened in 1870. The accommodation originally comprised 304 single cells (not including those used to house prisoners on reception and undergoing punishment). The establishment's certified normal accommodation is currently 406. On Friday 19 May 621 prisoners were held there, 354 on remand and 267 under sentence.The daily routine varies widely as between individual inmates. On average adult inmates at Hull spend at least three and a half hours out of their cells each day for regular purposes such as exercise, ablutions, meals bathing and kit changing, canteen, association and library. The average for young inmates, who receive additional association, is at least four and a half hours. Individual inmates spend additional periods out of their cells for activities such as voluntary education and physical education, work, domestic and official visits and religious services.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people currently at Hull prison have ever been in-patients at a psychiatric hospital or clinic, showing (a) serving a custodial sentence and (b) those on remand.

The information requested is not readily available in respect of the total population of Hull prison and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost, as records there are not yet computerised. Of the 12 prisoners in the prison hospital on 22 May, five unconvicted prisoners and two convicted prisoners have been in-patients in a psychiatric hospital.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make it his policy to seek power to enable him to ensure that the BBC and independent television spread out their horse racing coverage evenly throughout the United Kingdom.

No. It is a long-standing principle that the Government do not intervene in programming matters. Subject to the obligations placed on them by Parliament, it is for the broadcasting authorities to decide which programmes to broadcast and from which locations.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will discuss with representatives of the Association of Chief Police Officers the practicalities of introducing legislation to allow the police to levy on-the-spot fines for breaches of the Litter Act.

We are currently considering a number of proposals for dealing with the litter nuisance. The results of the year-long fixed penalty scheme in Westminster will be available soon, and we shall want to consider these before contemplating the introduction to an on-the-spot fine regime nationally.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a further statement on his proposals to transfer detainees from Latchmere house to Haslar in Gosport; and if he will make a statement.

We intend to relocate Immigration Act detainees from Latchmere house remand centre to the prison service establishment at Haslar, Gosport as soon as the necessary arrangements can be made, probably in early July.We are taking great care to ensure that facilities a t Haslar adequately meet the needs of the detainees. Haslar will offer a better regime in more suitable premises and will cater for the inmates' religious and welfare meeds.The accommodation at Latchmere house will be used to hold remand prisoners from the London area. This measure will make a substantial contribution to our aim of clearing remand prisoners from police cells.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what representations he has received concerning the imposition of value added tax on pitch fees for static caravans; and if he will make it his policy to achieve consistency between the exemption from value added tax of retired people staying at hotels for periods in excess of four weeks, and such people staying at static caravans for similar periods of time.

I have received a number of representations via right hon. and hon. Members and I met representatives of the British Holiday and Home Parks Association and the National Caravan Council on 3 May. There is no direct connection between the long-stay VAT relief for retired people living in hotels and VAT on static caravan pitch rentals at seasonal sites. The relief was introduced to protect retired people living in hotels as their permanent accommodation. There is no VAT at all on pitch rentals in non-seasonal caravan sites which may be used as permanent accommodation. Moreover, VAT on seasonal caravan sites applies not to the accommodation as such (the caravans are zero-rated) but only to the pitch rental —which is the right to locate the caravan on the park and have access to all the facilities of the holiday park.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is his estimate of the loss of value added tax or of the shortfall on the yield of value added tax as a result of shortages in the number of VAT control officers available for service.

[holding answer 23 May 1989]: In their management plan for 1989–90 published in March, the commissioners of Customs and Excise estimated that if there was no improvement in the levels of recruitment and retention of staff, and if each additional control officer could secure the average yield of existing officers some £60 million of additional tax could be at stake: around 0·2 per cent. of the total VAT yield. Although Customs and Excise have been facing difficulties in recruiting and retaining staff, continuous efforts are being made to offset any potential loss of tax by the increasingly effective targeting of available resources.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what are the latest figures for the identified stock of United Kingdom net overseas assets; and what these represent as a share of gross domestic product.

An estimate of the value of the stock of United Kingdom net overseas assets identified at end-1988 will be included in the Pink Book in August. The latest estimate is of the order of £115 billion to £120 billion, which represents about one quarter of money GDP.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the balance of payments for the first quarter of 1989.

The provisional estimate of the current account balance for the first quarter of 1989 was a deficit of £4·5 billion. This is likely to be revised when the full balance of payments accounts are published on 15 June.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what local pay additions have been, or are being, negotiated with the trade union side of the Whitley council in respect of Property Services Agency civil servants employed in Cambridge; and if he will publish in the Official Report a table of any such supplementary local pay additions as are paid to Cambridge-based officials, but not Newmarket-based staff, by the Property Services Agency, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Department of Trade and Industry, Forestry Commission, Department of the Environment, and other bodies such as the National Institute of Agricultural Botany, in respect of the following grades: AA, AO, Typist, PA and EO.

LPA payments are not a matter for negotiation with the trade union side. However, the trade union side in each Department concerned is consulted prior to their introduction.

To ask the Minister for the Arts what is his policy towards the recruitment of technically competent staff able to study, develop and manage the preservation and conservation of large quantities of printed and written material in the nation's galleries and archives; and how many qualified technical staff are currently employed in (a) the British museum, (b) the Victoria and Albert museum, (c) the national maritime museum, and (d) the science museum including the national museum of film photography and television in Bradford and the British library.

Recruitment policy and staff numbers in the British library and the national museums and galleries are matters for their directors, board members and trustees. I attach great importance to the care of items in the national collections and to that end have allocated half of the £13 million increase for the national museums and galleries from 1990–91 to 1991–92 to the management of their collections. I have also set aside up to £100,000 a year for the three years 1989–90 to 1991–92 towards a national manuscript conservation fund, to be administered by the British Library.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many schoolchildren are likely to receive some form of special education in each of the next three years; and what will be the cost of meeting those needs.

The Department does not project the total number of school pupils likely to receive special education. The number of pupils in special schools (maintained and non-maintained) in England is projected to be:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science (1) if he will publish a list showing the numbers of primary schools by size, in each region (a) in relation to pupil numbers and (b) in relation to the group size defined in the schoolteachers' pay and conditions document;(2) if he will publish a list showing the numbers of secondary schools by size, in each region

The following tables show numbers of primary, middle and secondary schools respectively in each region, by size according to (a) pupil numbers and (b) group size as defined in the schoolteachers' pay and conditions document.The figures for primary schools by pupil numbers, include seven centres for teaching English as a second language. Four of these centres do not have school group numbers and therefore do not appear on the table for primary schools by group number.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what percentage of teachers who qualify in (a) Surrey and (b) England and Wales do not go into teaching the following year.

The latest information on the destinations of students successfully completing initial teacher training in England and Wales relates to 1988 for the university departments of education and to 1987 for the other training institutions. These data indicate that 19 per cent. of those qualifying and whose destination was known had not taken up a teaching post anywhere in the United Kingdom by the end of the same year. Some of these were still seeking a teaching post and will have entered teaching subsequently.There are no initial teacher training institutions in the Surrey education authority area.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what plans he has to help maintain small schools in rural areas of the three counties of Yorkshire, and Humberside.

It is for the individual local education authorities concerned to decide their policies in relation to small schools in rural areas; but my right hon. Friend provides an education support grant for the support of small rural primary schools. My right hon. Friend is also supporting a research project by the university of Leicester to evaluate the pilot projects with a view to making recommendations on practices which could be replicated successfully in other local education authorities.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science when he expects to be able to make regulations providing parents and older pupils with a right of access to school records, and students with a right of access to further education records.

My right hon. Friend hopes shortly to make regulations about the keeping, disclosure and transfer of education records on pupils. A consultative document on access to further education student records will issue later this year.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what information is available to his Department as to the assumptions made by local education authorities concerning employers' superannuation contributions for teachers in drawing up their budgets for 1989–90; how many authorities are known to have made no adjustment at that time for the reduction in contribution rates taken into account in the block grant settlement; if he will estimate the number of authorities likely to have (a) 1·4 per cent. and (b) 0·4 per cent. reductions in superannuation contributions in hand to offset the underfunding of the school teachers' pay rise for 1989–90; and if he will make a statement.

The local authority settlement for 1989–90, which preceded the report of the Government actuary assumed savings of about 1 per cent. in employers' contributions to the teachers' superannuation scheme. We do not know how many authorities took the 1 per cent. savings into account in drawing up their budgets for 1989–90. Following the actuary's report authorities generally were able to take into account the additional saving of 0·4 per cent.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether he has received any representations about the guidance being given to school governors on their new responsibilities; and if he will make a statement.

Various representations have been received. In particular, many school governors and others have commended the DES publication "School Governors: A Guide To The Law".

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will exempt women teachers from the payment of additional superannuation contributions to cover equal pension rights in the period 1982 to 1988; and if he will make a statement.

No. When the inequality between widows and widowers benefits was removed in respect of service after 6 April 1988, it was agreed that women teachers should be given the opportunity to pay additional contributions to cover their service before that date for widowers benefits. Contributions before 6 April 1988 did not cover service for widowers' benefits and such service must therefore be paid for.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what was the outcome of the meeting of Education Ministers in Brussels on 22 May including the negotiations over the Lingua programme; and if he will make a statement.

European Community Education Ministers reached agreement on 22 May over a Lingua programme which is expected to cost £130 million from the European Community budget over the period 1990–1994. In support of policies adopted by member states to promote increased competence in modern languages, the programme will support periods of integrated study in another member state for foreign languages students in higher education; assist teachers of foreign languages in schools and in further and adult education to extend their professional skills, particularly through periods spent in another member state; provide support in the field of language training for the existing work force; and encourage the development of exchanges with institutions in other member states for young people in professional, vocational or technical training.The Select Committee on European Legislation, having considered my Department's explanatory memoranda dated 17 February and 8 May 1989, on 10 May recommended a debate, but it was found impossible to arrange this before the Education Ministers' meeting on 22 May. Given the possible danger of a vote being taken on the basis of article 128, which requires a simple majority, I had informed the Chairman of the Select Committee on 17 May that, if unanimity could be secured under article 235 on a proposal acceptable to the Government, I judged I should not withhold United Kingdom agreement. This proved to be the case and the programme I have described was adopted by unanimity under articles 128 and 235. I regret that in these circumstances it was impossible to complete the normal scrutiny process.Education Ministers also agreed to negotiation of the extension to EFTA countries of the Community programme on co-operation between universities and industry in technology training. It was accepted that agreement was without prejudice to our case before the European Court of Justice, contesting the legal validity of the Council's adoption of the second phase of the programme under article 128. Ministers also agreed to resolutions on educational provision for the children of gipsies and other travelling groups.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what objectives the Government hope to achieve from its £1·6 billion expenditure in the current year on the science base.

The purposes and objectives of DES expenditure on research are set out in a document on the new system of resource management introduced on 1 April by the research councils, Her Majesty's Treasury and my Department. A copy has been placed in the Library but the relevant section is reproduced below:1. The purposes of DES expenditure on research are, and should continue to be:For the good of the United Kingdom:

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will make a statement on developments since the signing of the Anglo-Irish Agreement.

I have arranged for a paper to be prepared outlining developments since the signing of the Anglo-Irish Agreement. Copies of the paper are being placed in the Library. The text is as follows:DEVELOPMENTS SINCE THE SIGNING OF THE ANGLO-IRISH AGREEMENT

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how much was raised for charity through the payroll giving scheme in (i) 1987–88 and (ii) 1988–89.

The amounts raised through the joint payroll giving schemes solely of the Departments of Health and of Social Security were as follows:

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what action is open to him to ensure that the necessary funds are available to provide residential care for the severely handicapped when top-up funding from the local authority is not available.

Income support is available to help people in private and voluntary residential care and nursing homes meet the fees they pay. The same help is available to temporary residents as to permanent ones.

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what studies have been done to monitor the effects of changes in social security benefits on the number of homeless living rough in London and if he will make a statement.

We are not aware of any study specifically of this issue. The causes of living rough are complex and we believe it would be difficult to isolate the effects of any single factor.

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many men and women who have reached retirement age before 1 October will fall outside the scope of the abolition of the retirement pensions earnings rule.

The earnings rule only applies for the first five years after pension age (65 for a man and 60 for a woman). Individuals aged over 70 (men) and 65 (women) have always been able to earn as much as they wish, with no reduction in state retirement pension; and they will continue to be able to do so after 1 October. There are approximately 7·7 million retirement pensioners aged over 70 (men) and 65 (women) who will not be affected by the abolition of the retirement pension earnings rule.

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will state the community care grants budget for each of the Liverpool Department of Social Security offices for each of the past two years.

Details of the social fund budget allocations for 1988–89 and 1989–90 are in the Library.

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security (1) if he will extend the scope of the community care grants; and if he will make a statement;(2) if he has any plans to allow persons on invalidity benefit who have been institutionalised to receive community care grants; and if he will make a statement.

I refer the hon. Member to my hon. Friend's reply to the hon. Member for Nottingham, North (Mr. Allen) on 16 December at columns 750–51.

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if his Department has established any procedures for monitoring claimants who apply for social fund payments.

We have commissioned the social policy research unit at the university of York to carry out research into the operation of the social fund. This research will include studies of samples of social fund applicants.

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what plans he has to start the social fund consolidation training courses for social fund officers; and if he will make a statement.

Consideration is currently being given to deciding what further training might be required by social fund officers and what form such training might take. At present, social fund officers receive a comprehensive three week training course covering all aspects of the social fund.

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will make a statement on the current use and effectiveness of the microcomputer projects in his local offices.

The microcomputer projects have been in daily use in local offices for some time. The micros help calculate new income support claims, help process social fund applications, automate bulk payments of claimants' fuel bills, collate management information statistics and aid the speedy location of claimants' files. Since their introduction, significant enhancements have been added to improve performance.

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will list the number of occasions on which there has been a breakdown of micro-computers used in all his local offices since the inception of the social fund; and if he will make a statement on the effects of such breakdowns on the efficiency of the service.

The information requested is as follows:All LOMP systems: The number of breakdown faults reported to the LOMP central help desk for the period 1 April 1988 to 31 March 1989 was 2,161 for all LOMP systems. Contingency arrangements for ensuring the efficiency of the service exist for all systems and these were complemented when necessary.Social Fund System: The number of breakdown faults reported to the LOMP central help desk for the period 1 April 1988 to 31 March 1989 was 992 for the social fund system. Contingency arrangements for ensuring the efficiency of the service exist for social fund and these were implemented when necessary.

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security when he expects to receive and publish the Office of Population Censuses and Surveys reports to his Department relating to the potential demand from persons with disabilities; and if he will make a statement.

In the period up to July 1989 the Office of Population Censuses and Surveys is publishing a series of reports on the findings of the surveys of disability in Great Britain carried out between 1985 and 1988. Three reports have already been published covering the prevalance of disability among adults, the financial circumstances of disabled adults in private households and the prevalence of disability among children. The remaining reports will cover further aspects of the circumstances of disabled adults, including use of services, transport and employment; the financial circumstances of families with a disabled child living in private households and further aspects of the circumstances of disabled children, including use of services, transport and education. Taken together, the six reports will provide the most comprehensive and detailed information ever collected about disabled people in this country.

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what plans he has to review the disability benefit system; and what plans he has to consult on this.

I refer the hon. Member to my replies to the right hon. Member for Manchester, Wythenshawe (Mr. Morris) on 17 April 1988 at columns 10–11 and 22 May 1988 at column 428.

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many complaints have been received by his Department concerning doctors' conduct in examining claimants for disability benefits; how many have been removed from approved Department of Social Security lists; and if he will make a statement.

Doctors working on behalf of the Department conduct almost 700,000 medical examinations each year on claimants for disability benefits. Although a central register is not kept on the number of complaints received concerning the conduct of doctors in examining claimants, those which are received are all thoroughly investigated and represent but a very small fraction of the total numbers of medical examinations undertaken. Very occasionally it has proved necessary to cease using a doctor whose conduct continues to provoke complaints, but, again, no central register is kept of the numbers.