To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what has been the total amount spent on official hospitality by (a) his Department and (b) his agencies for each year since 1990.

The total cost of official hospitality in the Department was:

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security by how much eligible local authority rents and housing association rents rose between May 1988 and may 1992 as a percentage.

The information for Wales is set out in the table.

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will now ensure that the hon. Member for Denton and Reddish receives immediate replies to Child Support Agency cases discussed with the then chief executive in July.

The administration of the Child Support Agency is a matter for Miss Ann Chant, the chief executive. She will write to the hon. Member.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list those delegations he has met regarding (a) standard spending assessments and (b) housing policy during the last four months; and if he will make a statement.

Between 1 July and 20 October 1994, Ministers met the following delegations on standard spending assessments and housing policy:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many licences have been granted by English Nature for interference with badger setts following the Badgers Act 1991, now the Protection of Badgers Act 1992; and for which purposes listed in section 10 of the 1992 Act such licences were issued.

The information requested is as follows:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list each public opinion survey commissioned by (a) his Department and (b) his agencies since 1 October 1992, showing for each, the subject, objectives, total cost, the period in which it was conducted and the organisation from which it was commissioned.

The information available is as follows:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) what proportion of expenditure in the single regeneration budget for 1995–96 is expected to be allocated between each of the (a) public, (b) private and (c) voluntary sectors;(2) if it remains his policy that the winning bids for the single regeneration budget funds will be announced in December.

The timetable for the current single regeneration budget bidding round was set out in the bidding guidance published in April. We expect to announce decisions on the successful bids in January 1995.Decisions will be made according to the criteria in the bidding guidance. There are no pre-set allocations between types of bidders or projects.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what plans he has for a bidding round for the single regeneration budget in 1996–97.

As I explained in my letter of 26 October to the hon. Member, the position on future bidding rounds will depend on the level of commitments from previous years and the outcome of the annual public expenditure review. This year's review is currently proceeding and decisions will be made following the Budget statement in November.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what proposals he has to change the 1994–95 cash limit and running costs limit for Ordnance Survey.

Subject to parliamentary approval of the necessary supplementary estimate for Ordnance Survey, class VII, vote 10, the cash limit has been increased by £1,357,000 from £14,856,000 to £16,213,000 to take up a capital end-year flexibility entitlement of 1,354,000, announced by the Chief Secretary to the Treasury on 14 July, Official Report column 729–34, due to the slippage of payment for capital expenditure from 1993–94.In addition, the running-cost limit has been increased by £3,000 from £16,162,000 to £16,165,000 due to a transfer of £3,000 from the Treasury in respect of repayment of the average property price list. The increases will be offset by a transfer and a claim on the reserve and will not therefore add to the planned total of public expenditure.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what changes he proposes to make to the cash limit and running cost limit on PSA Services class VII, vote II in 1994–95.

Subject to parliamentary approval, the cash limit for class VII, vote II, PSA Services, will be reduced by £32,000 from £98,693,000 to £98,661,000. This reflects a public expenditure survey transfer with the Department for Education to cover the costs of relocating a member of PSA Services staff. The net running cost limit on this vote will also reduce by £32,000 from £98,293,000 to £98,261,000.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what plans he has to produce guidance on co-disposal of industrial wastes at landfill sites.

Scientific co-disposal will continue to be an important waste management technique in this country for some years to come. We are therefore publishing today a consultation draft of waste management paper No. 26F on landfill co-disposal. The draft paper has been prepared by consultants using the results of recent scientific research on the chemical reactions that take place in landfills. Wastes managers and the statutory waste authorities will benefit particularly from the guidelines. The consultation period will be until 6 January 1995 and, subject to the results of the consultation, waste management paper No. 26F should be published in spring 1995.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment on how many occasions in the past year the spouse of a Minister in his Department has travelled abroad at public expense to accompany a Minister on public duties, and what has been the total cost to public funds; and on how many occasions such travel has been undertaken at own cost.

[holding answer 26 October 1994]: The only occasion when a spouse accompanied a Minister from this Department in the past year was when my wife travelled with me to Greece for the EC informal Environment Council in May this year, at the invitation of the Greek Government, to join Ministers and their spouses from the other members of the European Union. The total cost to public funds was £736·10.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will list each public opinion survey commissioned by (a) her Department and (b) her agencies since 1 October 1992, showing for each, the subject, objectives, total cost, the period in which it was conducted and the organisation from which it was commissioned.

A list of public opinion surveys commissioned since October 1992 will be placed in the Library. The costs of each survey are a matter of commercial confidentiality.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will list all her Department's consultation papers including circulars and guidance notes issued since 1 January, together with the date by which comments were due on each of them.

The Department regularly consults the national health service and other organisations about proposed new policies and procedures. Major consultation exercises since 1 January 1994 have been undertaken and details will be placed in the Library.Guidance issued to the NHS, after any consultation, is usually sent as an Executive Letter, EL, or health service guidelines, HSG. A list of ELs and HSGs issued since 1 January will be placed in the Library.

To ask the Secretary of State for health what plans she has to tackle the problem of teenage smoking.

The Health Education Authority is currently evaluating the recent five-year teenage smoking campaign. The lessons learned will be incorporated in the preparatory work now being done on a new £12 million three-year national anti-smoking campaign. Particular emphasis will be placed on addressing parents whose smoking habits and attitudes have a vital influence on the smoking behaviour of their children.The Scientific Committee on Tobacco and Health will consider the whole question of teenage smoking.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many acute psychiatric beds there were in the area covered by the Government commissioned mental health task force in London in each of the last five years; and how many psychiatric patients were admitted to private beds in that area in each of the last five years.

Information on the number of acute psychiatric beds and the number of patients admitted to private beds is not available centrally.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many health authorities and trusts provide help with childcare for their staff in each of the last 10 years.

This information is not available centrally.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what percentage of women have been screened for cervical cancer; and how many women died from cervical cancer in each (a) family health service authority, (b) district health authority and (c) regional health authority in each year since 1987 and in 1994 to date.

Information on cervical cancer screening is available centrally for financial years 1988–89 to 1992–93. For 1988–89, coverage information is available only as a national figure. From 1989–90 to 1992–93, it is available by region; for 1992–93 it is also available by district health authority. It is not collected centrally by family health services authority.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment has been made of the cost-effectiveness of the national health services in relation to that of private health care.

None. The cost-effectiveness of the national health service is not in doubt. The recent Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development report, "Assessment of United Kingdom Health Service Reforms", states that the NHS "was, and is, a remarkably cost-effective institution".

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what evidence she has on the cost-effectiveness of primary care practice nurses in relation to the effect of counselling on coronary heart disease risk factors.

Research studies are under way that include the evaluation of nurse-administered health checks and advice in general practice. Two studies published interim results in January 1994; the OXCHECK study conducted in general practices in Oxfordshire, and the Family Heart Study Group's trials. These interim reports questioned the effectiveness of nurse-led interventions in relation to coronary heart disease prevention. The studies, however, were carried out before new arrangements for promoting health promotion in general practice were introduced on 1 July 1993. The new arrangements, which practice nurses have played a valuable part in implementing, focus particularly on coronary heart disease and are subject to continuing evaluation. The aim is to make optimum use of the skills of primary health care teams in monitoring and tackling the coronary heart disease risk factors in the population that they serve. A conference has been planned for later this year to consider the most recent research findings and their implications for further work in this area. Copies of the report can be found in the British Medical Journal of 29 January, which is available in the Library.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will list the names of the units in each region providing renal dialysis for renal transplant; and if she will identify the geographical gaps in the services.

The information is not available centrally in the form requested, but a list of all renal dialysis units in England will be placed in the Library.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what is the average cost to her Department of answering (a) a written and (b) an oral parliamentary question.

I refer the hon. Member to the reply that the then Secretary to the Treasury, my hon. Friend the Member for Loughborough (Mr. Dorrell), gave my hon. Friend the Member for Hertfordshire, West (Mr. Jones) on 30 November 1993, Official Report, column 387.

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department how much legal aid has been paid to George Walker in respect of recent court proceedings; and what is the estimate of the final costs.

Lawyers acting on behalf of George Walker have to date received legal aid payments amounting to £1,152,442. These are discretionary interim payments made in respect of proceedings in the Crown court. It is not possible at this stage to estimate what the final cost of the proceedings will be.

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department how much to date has been paid from the legal aid fund to (a) Ian Maxwell and (b) Kevin Maxwell in respect of (i) criminal prosecutions against them and (ii) civil proceedings.

Lawyers acting on behalf of Ian and Kevin Maxwell have received legal aid payments of £170,117 and £224,562 respectively for criminal proceedings in the magistrates courts. Details of payments to date in the Crown court are not readily available in the form requested.In respect of civil legal aid, lawyers acting on behalf of Kevin Maxwell have so far received payments totalling £22,158. There have not been any payments to date in respect of civil proceedings involving Ian Maxwell.

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department what plans he has to (a) add to or remove from the promulgation list any individuals or organisations and (b) require magistrates courts or other court centres to buy statutes and subordinate legislation direct from HMSO.

Existing arrangements for the provision of copies of legislation for the courts and others have been the subject of consultation with representatives of the parties affected and remain under consideration.

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department whether the official promulgation list for the dissemination of statutes and subordinate legislation is still in operation; and if he will publish the names of the individuals and organisations who are entitled to free copies of such material.

Yes. Under arrangements with HMSO, copies of all Acts of Parliament and certain subordinate legislation are sent to magistrates courts, a small number of circuit judges and to local authorities at my Department's expense.

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department how many actions for trespass have been brought in the civil courts in England and Wales since 1979.

The information collected from the courts does not allow for this type of analysis.

To ask the right hon. Member for Berwick-upon-Tweed, as representing the House of Commons Commission what arrangements are being made to provide hon. Members with access to the clean television feed of parliamentary proceedings in accordance with the resolution of the House of 30 June.

The clean feed direct relay of proceedings of both Houses will be available on new-style colour television annunciators in the Palace and the outbuildings from the morning of the state opening on 16 November. Detailed arrangements will be notified by the Serjeant at Arms to occupants of offices affected.

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what was the total number of people shown in employment data in the annual abstract of statistics as being employed in (a) private and (b) public sector education between (i) part-time and (ii) full-time employees under appropriate headings including teachers, lecturers, ancillary staff, administrative staff, local authority officers and other appropriate heading where known, such analysis to be set out by type of educational establishment where appropriated, for 1979 and the most recent two years.

Information on public sector employment in the education industry is available only for the two occupational groupings, lecturers/teachers and other staff, and it is not available by type of educational establishment. The available information is given in the following table:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement about the difficulties being experienced by British humanitarian agencies in Liberia.

Following the resumption of the civil war in early September, non-governmental organisation programmes have ceased in all areas except Monrovia. Latest reports from the Save the Children Fund show that 90 per cent. of the country is now inaccessible to humanitarian aid.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what progress has been made in delivering European Union aid to Albania; and what effect the policy of Greece is having on this.

The EU is providing a substantial volume of aid to Albania through the Phare programme: total commitments up to July 1994 were 84·6 mecu, of which 45 mecu had been disbursed by the end of 1993. However, there is a continuing and regrettable delay in agreeing the European Commission's proposal to provide macro-economic assistance of 35 mecu to Albania.

To ask the President of the Board of Trade what assessment he has made of the procedures for regulating practices and costs of funerals; and if he will make a statement.

There are no such procedures.

To ask the President of the Board of Trade what proposals he has to ensure that relatives of a deceased person are (a) consulted before a funeral operator embalms a body and (b) told the cost of embalming.

I have no such proposals. Funeral arrangements are a matter for the client and the funeral director to agree upon.

To ask the President of the Board of Trade when green ticket payments on electricity received through the interconnector with France are due to end; when Electricité de France's exclusive monopoly lease of the interconnector expires; whether these issues will be examined during the current nuclear review; and if he will make a statement.

[holding answer 26 October 1994]: The Government are considering the future of the fossil fuel levy and the associated arrangements, including non-leviable status, in respect of nuclear generation as part of the nuclear review, and I cannot pre-judge the outcome.I understand that the interconnector agreement between Electricité de France and the National Grid Company, which provides for EdF to lease NGC's assets in the interconnector, covers the period until 31 March 2001. However, trade across the interconnector is covered by separate commercial agreements, and the Government have received assurances from the French Government that access across the interconnector to the French electricity market is on a non-discriminatory basis.

To ask the President of the Board of Trade how many public appointments (a) he is responsible for making and (b) require his approval, including those not listed in "Public Bodies"; and if he will give this figure in terms of (i) appointments to Executive bodies, (ii) appointments to advisory bodies and (iii) other appointments.

[holding answer 27 October 1994]: In total, I am responsible for 935 public appointments, of which 440 are appointments to executive bodies, 279 are appointments to advisory bodies and 216 are other appointments.

To ask the President of the Board of Trade when he will respond to representations regarding a dispute between Bridgegate Engineering and the Post Office; and if he will make a statement.

[holding answer 27 October 1994]: My right hon. Friend the President of the Board of Trade responded on Thursday 27 October 1994.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent military activity there has been in Burundi; and what contribution the British Government are making to both humanitarian assistance and diplomatic endeavours to ensure peace and political development.

The situation in Burundi remains stable but tense. We are not aware of any recent major military activity, although there have been reports of isolated incidents within the country, with the military attempting to disarm militant groups at the request of the new Government.Since the abortive coup in 1993, the British Government have provided £1·79 million bilaterally to NGOs and UN organisations in Burundi. The UN Centre for Human Rights has a technical assistance programme in Burundi, to which the United Kingdom has contributed £100,000. The centre is now looking at ways to strengthen and expand its office there.The UN is actively considering how best to increase international assistance to Burundi and the United Kingdom supports its proposal to hold an international conference in the region to discuss refugee problems.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether former Government troops are re-entering Rwanda; and what action is being undertaken by the Government of Zaire to prevent this.

There have been unconfirmed reports of minor incursions across the Zaire-Rwanda border in the north-east and south-east sectors by armed bandits, some of whom are thought to be members of the former Government army.Zaire's Government have asked for UN assistance in providing security in the refugee camps and to help segregate former military and militia from ordinary refugees. A UN report with recommendations is expected shortly.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if the provisions set out in the preamble of the Statute of Westminster 1931 have been extended to Antigua and Barbuda.

[holding answer 24 October 1994]: The constitutional convention recited in the preamble to the Statute of Westminster 1931 would apply to Antigua and Barbuda.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs which Commonwealth countries are able to amend, through legislation passed by their own Parliament, the Act of Settlement.

[holding answer 24 October 1994]: The Act of Settlement 1700 can be amended only by the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list those independent Commonwealth countries whose head of state is Her Majesty the Queen and whose constitution permits the extension to that country of an Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom under the provisions of section 4 of the Statute of Westminster 1931.

[holding answer 24 October 1994]: This information can be provided only at a disproportionate cost.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many man hours were taken up by adjusting the clocks throughout his Department.

No record is kept of time spent on the adjustment of clocks.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many staff in his Department alter their hours of work or work overtime when the United Kingdom falls out of line with European time; and what is the total cost to his Department for the year of the non-alignment of United Kingdom time with standard European time.

No staff alter their hours or work overtime as a result of such time changes. Staff of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office already liaise with colleagues overseas who operate in many different time zones. No additional costs are incurred because of the non-alignment of United Kingdom time with standard European time

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what progress has been made in the Nairobi peace talks about Sudan

The last round of the peace talks in Nairobi between the Sudanese Government and the southern rebels ended on 7 September in stalemate over the issues of self-determination and secularisation. The four states sponsoring the talks are to continue their attempts to find a solution. We support them in this

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what progress has been made in normalising diplomatic relationships between Sudan and the United Kingdom

Since the expulsion of Mr. Streams in December 1993, we have not appointed a new ambassador to Sudan. We shall consider doing so at an appropriate time

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is the value of all properties owned by Her Majesty's Government in (a) Switzerland, (b) France, (c) the United States of America, (d) Japan, (e) Italy, (f) Belgium, (g) Canada, (h) Hong Kong, (i) Germany and (j) Russia

The information requested will not be available until the systematic valuation of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's overseas estate is further advanced. This work, at present being planned, is in preparation for the introduction of revised Government accounting methods—resource accounting—later in the 1990s

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many letters of protest were received in the past 12 months by (a) British embassies and (b) high commissions concerning the 10th anniversary of the trade union ban at GCHQ

This information is not readily available and could be provided only at disproportionate cost

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs who attended the lunch with Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales at the British embassy in Washington on 22 October; and what was its cost.

Those attending the lunch were:

• Her Royal Highness The Princess of Wales
• The British ambassador and Lady Renwick
• Mrs. Hillary Rodham Clinton
• Mrs. Bruce Babbitt
• His Royal Highness Prince Bandar Bin Sultan
• The ambassador of Italy

• Professor Philip Bobbitt
• Mr. and Mrs. Arnaud de Borchgrave
• Mr. and Mrs. Leo Daly
• The ambassador of Brazil and Mrs. Flecha de Lima
• Mr. Oliver Franklin and Dr. Patricia Mikols
• Mrs. Albert Gore, Jr
• Mrs. Katherine Graham
• Professor and Mrs. William Haseltine
• Mr. Patrick Jephson
• Miss Andrea Mitchell
• Mr. Clive Menell
• General and Mrs. Colin Powell
• The hon. Kurt Schmoke and Dr. Patricia Schmoke
• Miss Barbara Walters
• Mr. Peter Westmacott
• The hon. Douglas Wilder
• Mr. and Mrs. Wolfensohn
• Mr. and Mrs. Michael York

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans he has to raise the shotgun licence fee; and if he will make a statement.

I refer my hon. Friend to the reply given to a question from my hon. Friend the Member for Uxbridge (Mr. Shersby) on 20 July, column 282. I laid before the House on 13 October an order to increase the fee for the issue of a shotgun certificate and other fees under the Firearms Act. On the same day, a separate order was laid to extend the life of both shotgun and firearms licences from three to five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) whether the constitution of the Jourdain Society meets all the requirements to warrant its continued charitable status;(2) if he will make a statement on the charitable status of the Jourdain Society;(3) what assessment the Charity Commission has made of the current functions and role of the Jourdain Society in relation to its charitable status.

The charitable status of a particular body, and the appropriateness of its constitution, are matters for which responsibility rests with the Charity Commission and, ultimately, the courts.I am advised that the Jourdain Society is registered with the Charity Commission on the basis of the objects expressed in its constitution, and that those objects are charitable in law. However, there has not been a recent assessment of the function and role of the Jourdain Society and the effect that these could have on its charitable status.If the hon. Member has any concerns about the society, he should write to the chief charity commissioner.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list for 1992–93 and 1993–94 the amount spent in each London borough, with totals for each TEC area, under each of the programmes now incorporated into the single regeneration budget, regardless of whether the sums were paid to the borough council, and the amount allocated to be spent in 1994–95 on the same basis.

I refer the hon. Member to the reply given by my hon. Friend the Under-Secretary of State for the Environment, the hon. Member for Croydon, Central (Sir P. Beresford), yesterday.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what has been the change in the number of private security companies over the past 10 years.

The information is not available.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what regulations exist to prevent a person with a criminal record from offering security services, including street patrols.

There are none.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what has been the number of drug finds in each prison in England and Wales since 1 January.

Responsibility for this matter has been delegated to the Director General of the Prison Service, who has been asked to arrange for a reply to be given.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what discussions he is having, and with whom, as to restricting the number of days that a remand prisoner in England and Wales can be held on remand before his case comes before a court; and if he will make a statement.

The period for which a defendant may be held in custody on remand is restricted by the Prosecution of Offences (Custody Time Limits) Regulations 1987 to 56 days pending summary trial or, where a case is dealt with on indictment, to 70 days from first appearance to committal and 112 days from committal to arraignment. The Government keep these limits under constant review.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what estimate he has of the number of places sponsored by his Department on accredited schemes for probation work training in 1995; (2) what changes he proposes to the entry requirements for those wishing to qualify as probation officers.

We have not yet reached conclusions on the report of a recent scrutiny of the recruitment and qualifying training of probation officers, or on 1995 sponsored qualified training places.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many places on accredited schemes for probation work training were sponsored by this Department in each of the most recent five years for which figures are available.

From 1990 to 1994, the annual intake of students sponsored by the Home Office was as follows:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what provisions have been made to ensure that (a) Members of Parliament and (b) any member of the public can gain access to a copy of the United Kingdom's fourth periodic report under the international covenant on civil and political rights to the United Nations.

Copies of the report are available in the Libraries of both Houses of Parliament, the British Library, the other legal deposit libraries and from the Home Office publications unit.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what proposals he has to deal with cycling on pavements; and if he will make a statement.

The enforcement of road traffic law, including cycling offences, is a matter for chief officers to police in their respective force areas. It is for them to decide what priority should be given to any particular aspect of their road traffic responsibilities.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department from whom and on what dates he has received representations in respect of the applications for British citizenship of Mr. Ali Al Fayed and Mr. Mohamed Al Fayed.

I refer the hon. Member to the answer that I gave to a question from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Wythenshawe (Mr. Morris) yesterday. Some of those who made representations wrote on behalf of Mr. Mohamed Al Fayed as well.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department on what date he first made clear to the then Under-Secretary of State, the hon. Member for Bexhill and Battle (Mr. Wardle), that he wished the application for British citizenship of Mr. Ali Al Fayed to be decided by him.

On the first occasion on which I spoke to my hon. Friend concerning this case, I made it clear that I wished the application to be decided by him. The date of that conversation is not recorded.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many applications for citizenship currently awaiting a decision were made less than six months ago, between six and 12 months ago, between 12 and 18 months ago and more than 18 months ago.

The following is the information in relation to the 42,119 applications for British citizenship outstanding on 21 October 1994:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department on what date Mr. Ali Al Fayed first applied for British citizenship; and when a decision is expected to be made on his application.

Mr. Ali Al Fayed submitted his application on 29 January 1993. I hope to reach a decision on his application in the reasonably near future.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what was the total cost (a) to the Prison Service and (b) to the contractors of disturbances at Doncaster prison; whether default notices were served; and what financial penalties were applied;(2) what was the total cost

[holding answer 24 October 1994]: Responsibility for these matters has been delegated to the Director General of the Prison Service, who has been asked to arrange for a reply to be given.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the number of occasions on which police officers have been called to Doncaster prison since 20 June to the latest available date; and how many officers have been called on each occasion.

[holding answer 24 October 1994]: Responsibility for this matter has been delegated to the Director General of the Prison Service, who has been asked to arrange for a reply to be given.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the cost to his Department of keeping prisoners in police cells, broken down by police authority, in 1994 to the latest available date.

[holding answer 24 October 1994]: Responsibility for this matter has been delegated to the Director General of the Prison Service, who has been asked to arrange for a reply to be given.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his answer to the hon. Member for Lewisham, Deptford (Ms Ruddock) on 14 July, Official Report, column 695, if he will list the name, former position and the company joined for each of the Prison Service employees who left to work for private companies operating or tendering to operate prisons.

[holding answer 27 October 1994]: Responsibility for these matters has been delegated to the Director General of the Prison Service, who has been asked to arrange for a reply to be given.