To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what proportion of males reaching the age of 30 years in 1991, or in the latest year for which statistics are available, had at some time committed (a) a notifiable and (b) a summary offence.

The information is not available in the form requested. Of all males born in 1953, one third had been convicted of a standard list offence by the age of 30. The information has been produced from a series of Cohort studies of persons born in 1953, 1958 and 1963, published in Home Office statistical bulletin issue 32/89 "Criminal and custodial careers of those born in 1953, 1958 and 1963", a copy of which is in the Library.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of his Department's arrangements for consulting the Data Protection Registrar during the planning stage of any initiative involving the collection, use or disclosure of personal data; and if he will make a statement.

Officials are aware of the need to consult the registrar about proposed legislation or other initiatives which might affect or be affected by the Data Protection Act 1984, and will consult him as necessary when planning the collection, use or disclosure of automated personal data.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will describe each separate index of personal data stored on the intelligence and investigation unit at Harmondsworth; how many items of data are stored under each index; how many entries are in each index; and what was the number of accesses to each index over the last year.

There are two databases on the Immigration Service's intelligence and investigation unit's computer at Harmondsworth which contain personal data:

the ISIIU index contains information considered to be of long term immigration interest;

the United Kingdom passport abuse database contains information about United Kingdom passports which have been detected in fraudulent use.

Individual records in the ISIIU database contain 11 fields of information. Those in the United Kingdom passport abuse database contain 15, of which 11 are the same as in the ISIIU index.The ISIIU database contains about 500,000 records; the United Kingdom passport abuse database about 3,500. No record is kept of the number of accesses to either database.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will describe, in a form that does not jeopardise the prevention of crime or national security, the circumstances when the security services or the Customs and Excise (a) have terminal access to police computers or (b) can receive information from police computers.

Access to police computer systems and the disclosure of information from these systems and from the police national computer are matters for chief constables.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment he has made of the effect on privacy of freely available copies of the council tax valuation lists, in relation to the list's combination with (a) the electoral register, (b) the credit reference agencies and (c) vendors of databases derived from public sources; and whether he will make a statement.

None. Any evidence of misuse of automated personal information will be investigated by the Data Protection Registrar, who has responsibility for enforcing the Data Protection Act 1984.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many meetings he has held with bodies representing the views of data subjects in relation to the European Commission's proposals for a data protection directive.

None since taking up this post, but the then Minister of State had one such meeting on 21 February 1991. Ministers and officials are regularly informed of the views of all who have an interest in data protection, whether as data subjects or data users.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will describe each category of suspect index made available to officials at ports of entry; how many suspect persons are under each category; how many items of data are stored about each category; and what was the number of accesses made to each index over the last year.

There is a single suspect index, the purpose of which is to alert the immigration officer to take action in respect of an individual who might not he identified in the course of routine examination. The index currently contains about 10,000 entries. No record is kept of the number of occasions on which it is consulted by immigration officers.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will describe each separate index of personal data stored on INDECS; how many items of data are stored on INDECS under each index; how many entries are in each index; and what was the number of accesses to each index over the last year.

Data are stored on INDECS according to a unique arrival number and relate to the immigration status of individuals given conditional leave to enter the United Kingdom on a non-permanent basis under the terms of the Immigration Act 1971. In each case, details entered on the landing card are recorded together with the expiry date of the leave to enter. The number of data elements linked to the arrival number will range from 20 to 40 according to the conditions applying and the number of subsequent movements in and out of the United Kingdom. There were 2.8 million records on I NDECS at the beginning of June 1992. Information on the number of accesses to the system is not available.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department in respect of 1990 and 1991 (a) how many police officers were attacked on duty, (b) how many of their assailants were charged and (c) how many were convicted.

Information collected by Her Majesty's inspectorate of constabulary shows that in England and Wales 17,568 police officers were assaulted on duty in 1990 and 18,372 in 1991. No information is collected centrally on how many assailants were charged or convicted. A survey covering the second half of 1991 showed that 2,500 offenders were sentenced for assaults against the police during that period. The results of this survey were published in Home Office Statistical Bulletin 3/92, a copy of which is in the Library.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will introduce a Bill to make trespass a criminal offence; and if he will make a statement.

We have no plans to extend the criminal law to all cases of trespass. However the Government

Establishment	Population 4 June 1991	Certified normal accommodation 4 June 1991	Population 4 June 1992	Certified normal accommodation 4 June 1992
Acklington	514	676	626	676
Albany	357	389	293	309
Aldington	109	127	126	127
Ashwell	385	404	395	404
Askham Grange1	103	134	107	129
Aylesbury	239	296	236	241
Bedford	244	171	250	170
Belmarsh	374	360	760	841
Birmingham	993	575	959	567
Blantyre House	87	87	95	95
Blundeston	398	410	336	410
Brinsford	—	—	339	336
Bristol	394	379	415	374
Brixton	1,061	739	773	630
Brockhill	241	161	155	160
Bullingdon	—	—	386	635
Bullwood Hall1	95	119	104	126
Camp Hill	453	461	422	481
Canterbury	337	230	173	207
Cardiff	457	338	425	325
Castington	260	300	294	300
Channings Wood	579	594	570	594
Chelmsford	374	244	360	244
Coldingley	246	299	220	222
Cookham Wood1	119	120	117	120
Dartmoor	526	619	521	599
Deerbolt	354	404	383	422
Dorchester	208	152	200	139
Dover	220	347	265	312
Downview	276	286	283	286
Drake Hall1	189	262	186	261
Durham1	880	640	805	579
East Sutton Park1	75	84	87	90
Eastwood Park	89	134	86	134
Elmley	—	—	313	635
Erlestoke	212	218	206	218
Everthorpe	265	304	223	228

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) if he will list, by prison establishment, the current number of inmates held; what is the recommended establishment per Her Majesty's prison; and what was the comparable figure 12 months ago;(2) if he will list by Her Majesty's prison establishment, the current number of inmates held per cell; what was the comparable figure 12 months ago; and if he will indicate those establishments where women are held.

The number of inmates held in each Prison Service establishment in England and Wales and the certified normal accommodation (CNA) for 4 June 1991 and 4 June 1992 for those establishments are shown in the table.Information on the number of inmates held per cell is not collected centrally. But on 10 May (the latest date for which figures are available) 9,392 inmates were being held two to a cell designed for one, 1,294 fewer than 12 months ago. The number of prisoners being held three to a cell designed for one was 1,038 which was 969 fewer than in May 1991.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will instruct chief constables to maintain separate records in respect of absences from duty of police officers due to (a) injury on duty and (b) other sickness.

I refer the hon. Member to the reply given to the hon. Member for Upper Bann (Mr. Trimble) on 20 May, column 141. Separate records are already maintained on absences from duty of police officers due to sickness as a result of assault on duty, and other sickness. The recent issue of guidance about the recording of data will ensure that more accurate information is collected.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list by (a) year and (b) nationality for the last 10 years the number of people detained under the Prevention of Terrorism Acts.

Information on the number of people detained under the Prevention of Terrorism Acts in Great Britain is given in Home Office Statistical Bulletin 9/92 "Statistics on the operation of prevention of terrorism legislation—1992 first quarter". Table 1 contains annual information about detentions in connection with Northern Irish terrorism for the past ten years. The information for international terrorism is given in table 2 for the period since the introduction of the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1984 on 22 March 1984. A copy of this bulletin is in the Library. Information on the nationality of those detained under the legislation could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what discussions he has held with the Data Protection Registrar with respect to the standardisation of automatic fingerprint systems (a) within the United Kingdom and (b) as part of the Trevi arrangements.

None. It is the responsibility of individual chief constables to register their local computer systems with the Data Protection Registrar. As for the national automatic fingerprint identification system being implemented by the Home Office, it is still too early in its development for useful discussions about it and its relationship to the Trevi arrangements to be held with the registrar.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the parliamentary boundary commissioners and assistant commissioners for the yorkshire and Humberside area, giving their period of office, and appropriate qualifications.

Madam Speaker is chairman of the Commission. The other members are:

	Appointed by	Period of appointment
Mr. Justice Knox	Lord Chancellor	1.1.91–31.12.951
Miss Sheila Cameron QC	The Home Secretary	3.3.89–31.12.92
Mr. David Macklin	The Secretary of State for the Environment	16.2.89–31.12.92
1 Deputy Chairman. First appointed 1 January 1987.

The deputy chairman is required to be a High Court judge. No other formal qualifications are prescribed.The Home Secretary has appointed the following assistant commissioners for the purpose of conducting local inquiries during the general review of constituencies currently being undertaken by the Commission:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent representations he has received regarding the clamping operation being run by Nationwide Carpark Services; and if he will make a statement.

I have been asked to reply.I receive correspondence from time to time regarding the activities of wheelclamping companies on private land but have no record of receiving any representations concerning Nationwide Carpark Services. The issues concern the rights of private citizens on land off the highway. Unlike wheelclamping on-street, the activities of wheelclampers off-street are governed by common law, not by statute. We are keeping the matter under review.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many full-time third level students (a) have had to withdraw from their course and (b) returned to their course after a period of absence due to illness, during the past five academic years.

The information requested is as follows:

Academic year	Withdrawals due to illness	Returned to course
1986–87	158	135
1987–88	162	136
1988–89	l48	126
1989–90	148	117
1990–91	159	121
Totals	775	635

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what current financial provisions exist to support full-time third level students during periods of absence from their course, as a result of illness; and if he will introduce appropriate regulations to provide for such students who do not as a result receive education grant or other benefits.

Students retain their entitlement to grant under the Students Awards Regulations for periods of illness lasting not more than 28 days. Students can also apply for a student loan if they are still meeting course attendance requirements. Assistance from access funds may also be obtained.Income support and housing benefit are available throughout the year to prescribed groups of students, in particular, lone parents and disabled people. Any student who is ill for more than 28 weeks and has been submitting medical evidence can claim benefits available to disabled students.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what is the average length of time taken to process an application for (a) a driver's licence, cars, (b) an HGV licence, (c) a PSV licence, (d) a provisional driving licence and (e) a driving test.

The average processing times are as follows:

• —An ordinary driving licence (cars)—15 working days.
• —An IGV (formerly known as HGV) licence—16 working days.
• —A PCV (formerly known as PSV Bus) licence—16 working days.
• —A taxi driver licence (initial)—43 working days.
• (renewal)—6 working days.
• —A provisional driver licence—15 working days.
• —A driving test—43 working days.

Applications for LGV and PCV licences which have to be referred to the medical authorities or the police for further advice on average take twice as long.Figures for taxi driver licences and driving tests were provided by the chief executive of the Driver and Vehicle Testing Agency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what is the average monthly number of (a) drivers licences, (b) HGV licences, (c) PSV licences, (d) provisional driving licences and (e) driving test applications processed by the Vehicle Licensing Authority in the most recent year for which figures are available.

The information requested is as follows (based on 1991–92 financial year):

	Number
Driver licences	6,900
LGV (formerly known as HGV) licences	910
PCV (formerly known as PSV Bus) licences	910
Taxi driver licences	123
Provisional driver licences	2,900
Driving test applications	4,175

Figures for taxi driver licences and driving test applications were provided by the chief executive of the Driver and Vehicle Testing Agency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many prisoners were scheduled for parole in 1992; and of these how many have subsequently had their hearings postponed.

There is no system of parole for prisoners in Northern Ireland. However, there are schemes which allow for the temporary release of prisoners on compassionate grounds, summer and Christmas home leave for the longest serving prisoners, and pre-release leave.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many prisoners were scheduled to have their sentences reviewed by the Life Sentence Review Board in 1992; and how many of these have subsequently been informed that their reviews have been postponed.

A total of 80 indeterminate sentenced prisoners cases are scheduled for review by the Life Sentence Review Board during 1992. Thirty seven of these have been reviewed to date, of these, the review board decided to defer 11 cases for further review.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland when he will lay before Parliament the annual report of the Independent Commission for Police Complaints for Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement.

The report, which is the fourth annual report produced by the Commission since its inception in 1988, has been laid before Parliament today. It reflects the Commission's considerable efforts to maintain and build upon its relationship with both the public and the Police Service. It also continues the essential process of promoting wider understanding of what the Commission is required to do and how it does it by providing detailed and helpful explanations of a number of important aspects of its work. These include how the Commission supervises complaints against the police, its role in disciplinary proceedings following a complaint and the procedure by which relatively minor complaints are resolved informally. It makes clear that, as is right and proper, the police are accountable to the community they serve.I am grateful to the Commission for all its work. I have no doubt that it will continue to contribute significantly to the enhancement of public confidence in the police. I know it will continue to apply its own high standards of objectivity and impartiality thus ensuring that complaints against the police are thoroughly and fairly investigated. In doing so it will have my fullest support.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland whether any representations have been made, directly or indirectly, through the Anglo-Irish Intergovernmental Conference or otherwise, to Her Majesty's Government or the Boundary Commissioner by the Government of the Republic of Ireland concerning the proposal to transfer the ward of Rathfriland from Newry and Mourne district council to Banbridge district council.

[holding answer 2 June 1992]: Responsibility for reviewing local government boundaries and wards rests entirely with the Local Government Boundaries Commissioner who is independent of Government. At the inter-governmental conference meeting in November 1991 both Governments took note of the Commissioner's independence in drawing up his recommendations. At no time during the current review have representations been made by either the United Kingdom or the Irish Government, directly or indirectly, to the Commissioner about the Rathfriland ward.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much accommodation is required to house the support management group and related command units following his review, together with ancillary domestic accommodation for personnel.

Some 19,200 sq m of office accommodation; and 1,760 sq m of workshop and hangar space. The estimated requirement for domestic accommodation is some 350 married quarters, and some 270 mess spaces. The requirement for domestic accommodation for support staffs would vary according to location chosen, and the eventual provision of domestic accommodation would depend on the individual circumstances of those involved.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the sites examined as potential accommodation for the relocation of the support management group with or without the related logistics command units, in the vicinity of Harrogate.

Harrogate itself; the MOD site at Pennypot; RAF Church Fenton; and RAF Linton on Ouse. The latter two sites were assessed as homes for technical support services, with and without the support management group.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what progress is being made with the relocation of the Adjutant General's headquarters.

A study is now being undertaken to examine the efficiency and cost effectiveness of forming an integrated Army personnel centre outside London. In addition to the headquarters of the Adjutant General and the military secretary, the review will encompass the manning and record offices, regimental pay offices and the Army pay office (officers accounts). The study team is expected to report by the end of the year: no decisions will be taken before the study has been completed and all concerned (including the trade unions) have been fully consulted.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the future of COCOM.

I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Newport. West (Mr. Flynn) on 5 June at column 673.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is the Government's policy on the United Kingdom's abandoned bases in Antarctica.

The Government are fully committed to implementation of the environmental protocol to the Antarctic treaty.The British Antarctic survey is already implementing fully the provisions of the protocol. It has undertaken a survey of all accessible abandoned United Kingdom bases in Antarctica. A programme either to remove the bases, or to retain some as emergency refuges or historic sites is in preparation.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make it his policy to support the new international instrument negotiated for conservation of Antarctica.

The Government are fully committed to implementation of the environmental protocol to the Antarctic treaty.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what latest discussions he has had with the Government of Vietnam and the Governor of Hong Kong about the plight of the boat people; and if he will make a statement.

Most recently, I discussed the problem of Vietnamese migrants in Hong Kong and repatriation of non-refugees with the Vietnamese Foreign Minister, Nguyen Manh Cam, during his visit to London on 4 to 5 June. I also discussed this issue with the governor of Hong Kong during my visit to the territory from 25 to 29 May.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many Vietnamese boat people remain in camps in Hong Kong; and what timescale is envisaged for their resettlement.

A total of 54,686 Vietnamese migrants were in the camps in Hong Kong on 4 June 1992. Those determined to be refugees will be resettled in third countries. Those who are not have no option but to return to Vietnam. At current rates of arrivals in Hong Kong and returns to Vietnam, it will take over three years to clear the camps.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many of the Vietnamese boat people have been resettled from Hong Kong (a) in individual countries and (b) in total.

Between 1979 and April 1992, a total of 129,607 Vietnamese boat people who were considered to be refugees were resettled from Hong Kong in the following countries:

	Number
Argentina	75
Australia	9,289
Austria	437
Belgium	196
Bermuda	7
Canada	24,872
China	37
Denmark	1,408
Finland	485
France	1,745
Germany	2,429
Greece	50
Hong Kong	554
Iceland	60
Ireland	110
Israel	38
Italy	112
Ivory Coast	1
Japan	554
Luxembourg	32
Netherlands	1,042
New Caledonia	80
New Zealand	877

	Number
Norway (direct)	486
Norway (via RPC1)	547
Spain	251
Sweden	1,277
Switzerland	679
United Kingdom	14,296
USA (direct)	48,623
USA (via RPC1)	15,754
Vanuatu	12
Others	50
In refugee transit centre at Bataan awaiting resettlement	3,142
1 RPC=the refugee processing centre at Bataan.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations have been made on behalf of refusenik Gersh Furman and his family of Kazan.

We have made various representations to the Russian authorities on behalf of Gersh Furman. In Moscow in March I raised human rights issues with the Russian first deputy Foreign Minister, including the case of Mr. Furman.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations have been made on behalf of refusenik Pyotr Slutsky and his family of Primorsky Kray.

We can consider raising with the Russian authorities the case of Pyotr Slutsky and his family, but to make effective representations we would need further details.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations have been made on behalf of refusenik Yakov Rovinsky and his family of Moscow.

We can consider raising with the Russian authorities the case of Yakov Rovinsky and his family, but to make effective representations we would need further details.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations have been made on behalf of refusenik Igor Gopp and his family of St. Petersburg.

We have made various representations to the Russian authorities on behalf of Igor Gopp. In Moscow in March I raised human rights issues with the Russian first deputy Foreign Minister, including the case of Mr. Gopp.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make it his policy to make representations to the Secretary General of the United Nations for the restoration and strengthening of the United Nations centre for transnational corporations.

We welcome the recent restructuring of the United Nations secretariat and the Secretary-General's efforts in this respect, which include the establishment of the new Department of Transnational Corporations and Management. The expectation is that this will lead to an improved focus on priority issues, which are increasingly multi-disciplinary, and a better use of resources and co-ordination of work between the various parts of the secretariat.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when the period of office of the President of the EC Commission comes to an end; and if consideration has been given to extending this period beyond this date.

The period of office of the president of the EC Commission will end, along with that of the rest of the Commission, on 6 January 1993. A decision on the next Commission president is likely to be taken at the European Council in Lisbon on 26-27 June.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether the United Nations sanctions against Serbia preclude the provision of emergency relief aid by humanitarian organisations.

Foodstuffs and supplies intended strictly for medical purposes are exempt from the embargo imposed by United Nations Security Council resolution 757. Applications for the delivery of other humanitarian supplies will have to be considered by the Sanctions Committee established by SCR 724.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what action he is taking to secure the onward travel of the two vehicles owned by the charity Blythwood, which are being prevented by the German authorities from completing their journey to deliver blankets and bedding to the refugee centre in Belgrade.

A request has been put to the United Nations Sanctions Committee for permission to deliver the consignment to Belgrade.

To ask the hon. Member for Berwick-upon-Tweed, as representing the House of Commons Commission if he will outline the arrangements, including the period of franchise, under which Thomas Cook Ltd. provides the travel agency service within the Palace of Westminster.

The present arrangements under which the Transport Office is operated on behalf of both Houses by Thomas Cook Ltd. date from an agreement concluded in August 1985. They are set out in detail in the third report from the Services Committee of Session 1984–85 (HC 437); but have been subsequently amended and extended by resolutions of the Services and Administration Committees.Under the terms of the Services Committee's resolution of 15 May 1990 the 1985 agreement between the House and Thomas Cook Ltd. for the operation of the Transport Office was extended beyond its original four years for an indefinite period; but it was a recommendation of that Committee that these arrangements should be fully reviewed within 12 months of the beginning of this Parliament (HC 100-iv). It is expected that the Administration Committee will be invited to initiate that review as an early priority.Thomas Cook Ltd. is required to report regularly to the Administration Committee and to the Transport Office consumers' panel whose chairman is a member of that Committee and which includes representatives of the Finance and Administration Department and the main user groups.Full details of the services provided by the Transport Office are contained in the Booker's reference guide issued by Thomas Cook Ltd. to all Members and in the Members' handbook.

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the locations of hospital incinerators in Wales which have not been registered with the local authority.

District health authorities in Wales have confirmed that applications for the authorisation of incineration processes have been submitted to local authorities for all incinerators currently in use.

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will make it his policy to develop community-based primary environmental care programmes in Wales.

The environmental programme for Wales encompasses a wide range of policies and initiatives, including measures to support environmental improvement at the community level. Support for locally based action includes the Environment Wales initiative, which provides assistance to voluntary groups; the community revival strategy for the south Wales valleys; as well as funding for the activities of the Groundwork trusts in Wales.

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales whether his Department has investigated the levels of arsenic contamination in mining spoil used in concrete for house building in Wales.

No.

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what are the responsibilities and duties of his Department and any agency which reports to his Department in relation to inshore waters, intertidal areas and maritime land; and if he will make a statement.

I refer the hon. Gentleman to the Government's memorandum on this subject which was submitted to the Environment Committee of this House in the last Session. It has now been published by HMSO as part of the Environment Committee's report on Coastal Zone Protection and Planning Volume II, Minutes of Evidence and Appendices.

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what assistance his Department is currently providing to the Swansea Canal Society; and what further assistance is under consideration.

The Department is not currently providing or considering any assistance to the Swansea Canal Society.

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what plans he has to designate further Ramsar sites in Wales.

The Department is currently processing two submissions for Ramsar site status, and the Countryside Council for Wales is considering further submissions.

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many hectares of non-native species and native broadleaf species have been planted in Wales in each year since 1984.

Information in this detail is not held centrally and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what plans he has to designate further national trails in Wales.

The responsibility for making proposals for designating long-distance routes in Wales rests with the Countryside Council for Wales, although these require my right hon. Friend's approval. There are no such proposals currently before the Department.

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of his Department's arrangements for consulting the Data Protection Registrar during the planning stage of any initiative involving the collection, use or disclosure of personal data; and if he will make a statement.

Officials are aware of the need to consult the registrar about proposed legislation or other initiatives which might affect or be affected by the Data Protection Act 1984, and will consult him as necessary when planning the collection, use or disclosure of automated personal data.

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales which organisations have received grants to date under the Environment Wales programme; and how much has been allocated in each instance.

The information requested is as follows:

Name of organisation	Total value of grants awarded to each organisation £
Association of Welsh Wildlife Trusts	16,000
Amelia Trust Farm	9,000
British Trust for Nature Conservation	21,333
Cardiff City Farm	5,110
Centre for Alternative Technology	15,000
Community Service Volunteers	21,333
Friends of the Earth	32,149
Friends of Forest Farm and the Glamorgan Canal	1,800
Groundwork Trusts	40,750
Keep Wales Tidy Campaign	31,333
National Society of Allotment and Leisure Gardners	1,820
National Trust	5,000
North Wales Wildlife Trust	3,300
Offa's Dyke Association	2,385
Open Spaces Society	3,470
South Glamorgan Play Resource Centre	8,000
Prince of Wales Committee	60,000
Prince of Wales Committee—Environmental Education Group	16,536
Rambler's Association	8,320
Royal Society for Nature Conservation	21,333
Wales Wildlife and Countryside Link	12,480
Welsh Historic Gardena Trust	7,200
Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust	6,942

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the designated special protection areas currently developed in Wales.

Previously designated areas are Skoholm and Skomer, the Dee Estuary and Grassholm. I have today announced the designation of four more sites: Glannau Aberdaron/Yns Enlli; Ynys Feurig/Cemlyn bay/the Skerries; Glannau Ynys Gybi and Traeth Lafan.

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what plans he has to designate new areas of heritage conservation and marine nature reserves in Wales.

Heritage coasts in Wales are defined by local authorities in consultation with the Countryside Council for Wales.My right hon. Friend is responsible for designating marine nature reserves in Wales following an application from the Countryside Council for Wales. There are no such applications currently before the Department.

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales on what date he hopes to announce his final proposals for local government reorganisation in Wales.

Later this year, in a White Paper.

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales on what date he hopes to introduce legislation to give effect to his proposals for local government reorganisation in Wales.

Legislation will be introduced at the appropriate time, following publication of a White Paper.

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales on what date he plans that elections will take place for the new shadow authorities consequent on local government reorganisation in Wales.

In 1994.

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales on what date he plans that the new authorities established as a consequence of his plans for local government reorganisation shall take over responsibilities from the present district and county authorities in Wales.

On 1 April 1995.

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is the average amount of time spent awaiting an initial assessment by a speech therapist in each health authority area in Wales; and what is the average amount spent per week in dealing with each patient.

The information is not held centrally.

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what efforts are currently being undertaken by his Department to encourage more applications for training places as speech therapists in Wales.

There is currently no shortage of applicants for the training in speech therapy provided in Wales.

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how much is currently allocated by his Department to each individual health authority area in Wales for the training of speech therapists; and what plans he has to increase the allocation.

The Welsh Office makes no specific allocation to health authorities for the purpose of training speech therapists. How much district health authorities choose to invest in speech therapy training services to meet the needs of their resident populations is a matter for determination in the light of local priorities and local circumstances.

To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage when he expects to publish the next edition of the "Guide to Safety of Sports Grounds", known as the green guide.

I have no plans to publish a new edition of the "Guide to Safety of Sports Grounds".

To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage what plans he has to hold discussions with the Football Supporters Association; and whether the association's views have been taken into account when considering the implementation of the Taylor report.

I have no specific plans at present to meet the Football Supporter's Association but would be willing to meet both it and the National Federation of Football Supporters Clubs. The views of both organisations have been sought on the review of all seating at Football League grounds which I announced on 4 June.

To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage what are the responsibilities and duties of his Department and any agency which reports to his Department in relation to inshore waters, intertidal areas and maritime land; and if he will make a statement.

I refer the hon. Member to the Government's memorandum on this subject which was submitted to the Environment Committee of this House in the last Session. It has now been published by HMSO as part of the Environment Committee's report on Coastal Zone Protection and Planning, Volume II, Minutes of Evidence and Appendices. Since the preparation of the memorandum the responsibilities of the Department of the Environment for the heritage, including the protection of historic wrecks, and those of the Department of Education for sport and recreation have transferred to the Department of National Heritage.

To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage if he intends to proceed with the proposals to list works of art to prevent their export.

I refer to the answer I gave to my hon. Friend the Member for Norfolk, North-West (Mr. Bellingham) on 5 June 1992 at columns 646-47.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many bicyclists sustained serious head injuries in the United Kingdom in 1991, or the latest year for which statistics are available; what study he has made of the potential impact of a regulation requiring all bicyclists to wear crash helmets on this injury rate; and whether he will make a statement.

Provisional figures for 1991 indicate that 239 cyclists were reported killed and 3,939 seriously injured in road accidents in Great Britain. The standard report form does not provide information on the part of the body affected. However research by the Transport Research Laboratory suggests that 53 per cent. of cyclists reporting to a hospital had injuries to the head and that had helmets been worn some 11 per cent. of serious injuries would not have occurred whilst a further 18 per cent. would have been only slight injuries. The sales of helmets have increased in recent years, particularly for children following the Department's television campaign in 1991. We shall continue to encourage this trend but have no plans to introduce compulsion.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what representations he has received about the parking of heavy goods vehicles in residential and other unsuitable areas; and what proposals he has to assist local authorities to deal with this problem.

I receive correspondence from time to time on this issue. Local authorities have a wide range of powers under the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 to control or prohibit lorry parking. These are described in detail in the Department's publication "Lorries in the Community", produced in 1990 in conjunction with the Civic Trust and the County Surveyors' Society, and in the accompanying manual of guidance issued to all local authorities. Parking arrangements for heavy goods vehicles may also be controlled by the traffic commissioners under operator licensing.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make a statement on the latest position as regards the provision of an international passenger station at Ashford, Kent.

British rail has announced that it is soon to submit an application for planning permission for the central Ashford proposal for an international passenger station. I welcome this move, which will help allow early progress.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will assess the impact of the transfer of merchant shipping to foreign flags since 1979 on the balance of payments deficit.

Year	Provisional (Car)	Full (Car)	LGV	PCV	Total
1989–90	94,465	447,538	—	—	542,003
1990–91	80,010	439,042	—	—	519,052
1991–92	76,990	453,176	35,086	7,186	572,438

Driving tests applications figures are available for England/Wales and Scotland.

Year	England and Wales	Scotland	Total
1989–90	165,223	15,136	180,359
1990–91	156,594	14,740	171,334
1991–92	137,373	13,627	151,000

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what is the number of railway staff employed per million train kilometres for each of the EC member states, Sweden, Norway and Finland for each year since 1979.

[holding answer 8 June 1992]: I have placed the information requested in the Library of the House and am writing to the hon. Member sending him a copy.

For the calculation of the balance of payments, the sea transport account includes the international income and expenditure of all ships owned by United Kingdom residents, without reference to flag of registry. Thus the transfer of ships to foreign flags has no direct impact on the balance of payments.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what is the average length of time taken to process an application for (a) a driver's licence, cars, (b) an HGV licence, (c) a PSV licence, (d) a provisional driving licence and (e) a driving test.

The average length of time currently taken to process a full and provisional car driving licence is nine days and eight days for a lorry and bus licence. This includes three days taken to return the licence to the customer. Driving test applications currently take seven days in total.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what is the average monthly number of (a) drivers licences, (b) HGV licences, (c) PSV licences, (d) provisional driving licences and (e) driving test applications processed by the Vehicle Licensing Authority in the most recent year for which figures are available for (i) England, (ii) Scotland and (iii) Wales.

Driving licence information is available only in a national figure. LGV and PCV figures are not available for the years prior to 1991–92. Over the last three years the monthly average number of driving licences processed was:

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will publish a table showing the numbers of (i) working heads, (ii) dependants and (iii) families with children facing marginal tax and benefit withdrawal rates in the manner of his answer to the hon. Member for Hornchurch (Mr. Squire) of 23 January 1991, Official Report, column 249; and if he will identify how many more families with children will face higher marginal tax rates as a result of the change in the hours rule from 24 to 16 per week for family credit.

The information requested is in the table. This is not directly comparable with previous answers, in that these related to the population of benefit recipients working 24 hours per week or more, whereas the current table adds in all those working 16 to 24 hours.