To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the number of people (a) discharged from hospital and (b) referred to outpatient clinics with the diagnosis of lateral epicondylitis in each of the last five years. [24203]

The information available centrally does not separately identify lateral epicondylitis, also known as "tennis elbow". The condition is one of a group—ICD9 726.3—under the general heading of enthesopathy of the elbow region. The information excludes admission by transfer from another specialty or hospital. Information relating to the year ended 31 December 1995 is provisional.

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what are the arrangements by which residents of Scotland, and foreign nationals convicted of criminal offences in Scotland, may apply for transfer to their home countries to complete their sentences; and how many such transfers have been made, by country, in each of the last five years. [24389]

[holding answer 2 April 1996]: The subject of the question relates to matters undertaken by the Scottish Prison Service. I have asked its chief executive, Mr. E. W. Frizzell, to arrange for a reply to be given.

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the 20 solicitors companies in rank order which have received the most money from the Scottish Legal Aid Board and the amount paid to them in each of the past five years. [24872]

We have ascertained from the Scottish Legal Aid Board that detailed information regarding payments to solicitors' firms is available only for the past two financial years. The information, which has been supplied by the board, is set out in the tables and exclude outlays and payments to advocates.The ranking reflects the size of the firm and the number of fee-earning solicitors, among other factors.

Table 1: Fees payments to firms 1994–95
Rank		Total for 1994–95
1994–95		£
1	Ross Harper and Murphy	3,316,806.51
2	More and Co.	1,707,959.83
3	Bruce Short and Co.	1,622,307.08
4	Ian McCarry	1,385,988.83
5	Gordon Thomson and Co.	1,237,819.29
6	Blair and Bryden	1,222,292.28
7	George Mathers and Co.	1,184,485.15
8	Gilfedder and McInnes	1,123,296.91
9	Gallen and Co.	1,120,034.59
10	Grady and Co.	1,084,417.05
11	Adams	998,066.47
12	Drummond Miller	992,831.18
13	Robert Kerr	974,405.69
14	Livingstone Brown	896,895.50
15	McKay and Norwell	895,317.27
16	J C Hughes and Co.	879,920.98
17	Turnbull McCarron	854,051.46
18	Sinclairs	799,767.33
19	Milligan Telford and Morrow	762,136.74
20	McCourts	736,095.95

Table 2: Fees payments to firms 1995–96
Rank		Total for 1995–96
1995–96		£
1	Ross Harper and Murphy	3,342,356.89
2	Bruce Short and Co.	1,379,641.85
3	Ian McCarry	1,233,680.24
4	George Mathers and Co.	1,191,677.25
5	More and Co.	1,154,260.29
6	Drummond Miller	1,145,386.66
7	Blair and Bryden	1,101,305.85
8	Gilfedder and McInnes	1,093,197.87
9	Adams	1,064,015.43
10	Robert Kerr	1,036,861.54
11	Turnbull McCarron	969,490.77
12	Livingstone Brown	946,357.95
13	Gallen and Co.	934,267.01
14	Gordon Thomson and Co.	901,707.41
15	Ness Gallagher and Co.	868,250.11
16	Sinclairs	867,449.20

Table 2: Fees payments to firms 1995–96
Rank		Total for 1995–96
1995–96		£
17	J C Hughes and Co.	858,152.55
18	McKay and Norwell	831,929.28
19	Grady and Co.	816,362.06
20	Caesar and Howie	801,621.11

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what steps he has taken to ensure that a proper record is maintained of the number of people dying from Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease and that public access to those records is ensured. [23811]

Monitoring of the incidence of and mortality associated with Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease is the responsibility of the Government-funded national CJD surveillance unit. The unit produces an annual report, which is published. Copies are placed in the Library. The records of individual patients with CJD are subject to the normal rules of medical confidentiality.

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many files marked "Not for National Audit Office Eyes" are currently held by his Department. [24862]

There are 197 files in my Department out of a total of 1,134,270 marked "Not for National Audit Office Eyes".The marking "Not for NAO eyes" is used in accordance with an agreement between the Treasury and the National Audit Office, under which documents relating to the handling of relations between Departments and the NAO and Public Accounts Committee are not automatically available to the NAO while they are current.

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he has set the fossil fuel levy rate for Scotland for the current financial year. [25866]

My right hon. Friend has set the levy rate for the period up to 31 March 1997 at half of 1 per cent. This levy will be paid in the first instance by all electricity suppliers in Scotland on electricity generated from fossil fuel sources and electricity generated under the Scottish Renewables Obligation.The moneys raised will support the generation of electricity from new renewables sources in Scotland under the first Scottish renewables obligation. Projects that will be supported by the levy include small hydro schemes, wind farms, and schemes for generating electricity from waste gas from landfill sites.The cost of the levy to the public electricity suppliers, ScottishPower and Scottish Hydro-Electric, is expected to be passed through to electricity consumers. The increase to individual's bills will be in the region of half the levy rate because only a proportion of consumers' electricity is generated from fossil fuel sources.

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list those areas of Executive action where he has discretion to act in respect of an individual without giving reasons for his decision. [20535]

[holding answer 26 March 1996]: Records are not kept in the form requested, but in the vast majority of cases where the Secretary of State is empowered to take a decision in respect of an individual, there is no express provision which either requires him to give reasons or which provides that he should not do so.

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many files marked "Not for National Audit Office Eyes" are currently held by his Department. [24853]

The marking, "Not for NAO Eyes" is used in accordance with an agreement between the Treasury and the National Audit Office under which documents relating to the handling of relations between Departments, the NAO and the Public Accounts Committee are not automatically available to the NAO whilst they are current. Eighty-six Cabinet Office and Office of Public Service files are so designated.

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department how many files marked "Not for National Audit Office Eyes" are currently held by his Department. [24856]

There are 84 files in the Lord Chancellor's Department, out of a total of 122,765, marked "Not for NAO Eyes". These refer to individual file parts. For each NAO study a number of divisions may be involved and each may possess a file with a number of parts.The marking "Not for NAO Eyes" is used in accordance with an agreement between the Treasury and the National Audit Office under which documents relating to the handling of relations between Departments and the NAO and Public Accounts Committee are not automatically available to NAO while they are current.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what plans he has to empower landlords to enter their property to ensure the maintenance and safety of gas installations in their property. [24567]

The gas appliance and fuel maintenance and annual safety check requirements enjoined on landlords by the Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1994, as amended, do not include a right of entry for landlords to property let by them, and the Government have no plans to introduce such a right into these regulations. However, where the landlord has repairing obligations, a right of access will be implied by the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985, or the Housing Act 1988.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what assessment he has made of the potential impact of benzene emissions in relation to forecast sales of lead replacement gasoline; and what assessment he has made of the advantages of banning the sale of super-unleaded fuel on the basis of its aromatic content. [24787]

The proportion of unleaded petrol used in the UK will increase as the proportion of cars equipped with catalytic converters grows. This increase will in turn lead to substantial reductions in benzene emissions over present levels.The last budget increased the fuel duty on petrol and diesel by 3½p per litre. Duty on road fuel gases was reduced by 15 per cent. in recognition that they are relatively cleaner fuels. The duty on super-unleaded petrol will increase by a further 4p per litre in May in recognition that its use, in cars without catalysts, can lead to higher emissions of benzene than other petrols.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many animal species which are native to the United Kingdom were considered to be at risk in (a) 1985, (b) 1990 and (c) 1995; and if he will make a statement. [24604]

Statistics for native animals at risk have been drawn from the digest of environmental statistics, published annually by the Department of the Environment, which lists the number of native animals and categorises them as endangered, vulnerable or rare according to the International Union for the Conservation of Nature red data criteria, or as being nationally scarce. These are termed at risk in that publication.It should be noted that comparisons between years may not be valid because of changes in the methods of assessing risk.

Native species at risk
	Number endangered	Number vulnerable	Number rare	Number nationally scarce
1985	532	407	857	n/a
1990	280	168	389	n/a
19951	577	407	726	2,572
1Comparable figures for mammals and birds are not included because their threat status is now considered in the international rather than the national context.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many plant species which are native to the United Kingdom were assessed by his Department to be at risk in (a) 1985, (b) 1990 and (c) 1995; and if he will make a statement. [25016]

Statistics for native vascular plants at risk have been drawn from the digest of environmental statistics, published annually by the Department of the Environment, which lists the number of native plants, and which until 1994 categorised them as endangered, vulnerable or rare according to the International Union for the Conservation of Nature red data book criteria.

	1985	1990
Endangered	51	51
Vulnerable	93	93
Rare	154	154

Statistics compiled for the 1995 digest were based on revised IUCN red list risk assessment criteria, and are not therefore directly comparable.
	1995
Critically endangered	16
Endangered	45
Vulnerable	132
Near threatened	109

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what representations he has had from small building firms as to the impact of the landfill tax on the future business prospects. [23936]

Representations have been received from the construction industry, including the House Builders Federation, the Building Employers Confederation and others. The Government have had discussions with those interested bodies, and continue to consider representations made as arrangements for the landfill tax are being implemented.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many files marked "Not for National Audit Office Eyes" are currently held by his Department. [24850]

There are 269 files currently marked "Not for National Audit Office Eyes" out of a total number of 1,461,000 files held in my Department.The marking "Not for National Audit Office Eyes" is used in accordance with an agreement between the Treasury and the National Audit Office, under which documents relating to the handling of relations between Departments and the National Audit Office and Public Accounts Committee are not automatically available to the National Audit Office while they are current.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what arrangements are now in place for operating the "Going for Green" initiative. [25850]

The "Going for Green" advisory committee came to the end of its life on 31 March 1996. A private company limited by guarantee, Going for Green Ltd. has been established. The company took on responsibility for running the "Going for Green" campaign from 1 April 1996 and has agreed a programme of work with my Department.In 1996–97 my Department will make available to Going for Green Ltd. £500,000 core grant; £300,000 for area projects and up to £700,000 to match private sector sponsorship income on a 50:50 basis. This level of grant support recognises the value of Going for Green Ltd.'s work to the Government's strategy on sustainable development. We intend to make up to £1.5 million available to Going for Green Ltd. in 1997–98 and in 1998–99.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the cost to small firms of self-assessment for the purpose of taxation. [23932]

Self-assessment is a major modernisation of the system of tax administration that will provide a permanent reduction for taxpayers in the costs of complying with their obligations. The changes will particularly benefit self-employed people. A compliance cost assessment detailing the estimates leading to this conclusion was published on 28 November 1994. A copy is available in the House Library.It contains the following summary figures: self-assessment generates a recurrent compliance net saving for businesses, mainly the self-employed, of some £125 to £250 million a year; this figure takes account of recurrent costs to employers who provide benefits to employees estimated at £20 million to £30 million a year; initial costs of adapting to the new system are estimated at £100 million to £200 million; and the typical small self-employed business which does not provide benefits in kind to employees could expect recurrent savings of £30 to £60 a year, more than offsetting the non-recurrent cost in a single year.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many files marked "Not for National Audit Office Eyes" are currently held by his Department. [24858]

There are 385 files. in the Treasury, out of a total of 191,420, marked "Not to be seen by NAO without reference to the appropriate Head of Division".These figures refer to individual jackets and parts of files. For each NAO study, several divisions in different locations may be involved and each may possess a file with a number of parts. The marking "Not for NAO Eyes" is used in accordance with an agreement between the Treasury and the NAO under which documents relating to the handling of relations between Departments and the NAO and Public Accounts Committee are not automatically available to the NAO while they are current.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many compliance cost assessments were produced by his Department in 1995; and if he will place copies in the Library. [25270]

[holding answer 16 April 1996]: The Chancellor's Departments produced 15 compliance cost assessments during 1995, in connection with the following measures. In each case, a copy of the assessment was placed in the Library at the time it was presented to Parliament.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is his estimate of the annual yield to Her Majesty's Treasury from corporation tax levied on chargeable gains in the latest year for which figures are available. [21965]

[holding answer 21 March 1996]: The yield of corporation tax on chargeable gains in 1993–94, the latest year for which reasonably complete information is available, is provisionally estimated to be £250 million. In addition, capital gains tax on individuals raised some £700 million.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many unemployed (i) male and (ii) female 16 to 24-years-olds in the west midlands have (a) never been employed and (b) been unemployed for more than one year. [25001]

Information for the west midlands is available from the labour force survey for autumn—September to November—1995 and is shown in the table, not seasonally adjusted.

	Male	Female
ILO unemployed 16–24 year olds of which:	47,000	23,000
Never been in paid employment	20,000	12,000
Been unemployed for one year or more	13,000	1—
1 Estimate below 10,000 not shown.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will break down the seasonally adjusted spring totals of the economically inactive population between 1979 and 1995 as shown in table 7.1 of labour market trends to

New Earnings Survey—April of each year (West Midlands)
Year	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995
Percentage of employees earning less than £1.50 per hour in 1995 prices
£1.50 in 1995 =	£0.98	£1.02	£1.07	£1.15	£1.26	£1.34	£1.40	£1.42	£1.45	£1.50
Percentage in earnings band	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.9
Percentage of employees earning between £1.50 and £2.50 per hour in 1995 prices
£1.50 in 1995=	£0.98	£1.02	£1.07	£1.15	£1.26	£1.34	£1.40	£1.42	£1.45	£1.50
Percentage in earings band	1.6	1.4	1.2	1.0	1.1	1.0	1.0	0.6	0.7	1.1
Percentage of employees earning between £2.50 and £3.50 per hour in 1995 prices
£2.50 in 1995=	£1.64	£1.71	£1.78	£1.92	£2.10	£2.23	£2.23	£3.36	£2.42	£2.50
Percentage in earnings band	13.6	12.2	11.8	10.7	11.1	10.0	8.7	7.8	7.9	8.4
Percentage of employees earning between £100,000 and £250,000 per year in 1995 prices1
£100,000 in 1995=	£65,549	£68,322	£71,007	£76,711	£83,960	£89,329	£93,154	£94,362	£96,779	£100,000
£250,000 in 1995=	£163,872	£170,805	£177,517	£191,779	£209,899	£223,322	£232,886	£235,906	£241,946	£250,000
Percentage in earnings band	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1
Percentage of employees earning more than £250,000 per year in 1995 prices1
£250,000 in 1995=	£163,872	£170,805	£177,517	£191,779	£209,899	£223,322	£232,886	£235,906	£241,946	£250,000
Percentage in earnings band	2—	2—	2—	2—	2—	2—	2—	2—	0.1	0.1
1 Annual earnings are estimated by multiplying weekly earnings by 52.14.
2 No cases in sample.

1995 prices are deflated using the April Retail Prices Index.Employees on adult rates, whose pay for the survey period was unaffected by absence.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is his Department's estimate of the cost of capital to industry in the United Kingdom; and what are the figures for (a) the United States of America, (b) Germany and (c) Japan. [25386]

There is no universally accepted method for calculating the cost of capital to industry as a whole. All estimates are subject to conceptual and measurement problems, and international comparisons are especially difficult.

It is not possible to provide a breakdown of the seasonally adjusted economically inactive data. However, a breakdown of the unadjusted economically inactive data into (a) retired, (b) people looking after the family home, (c) under 16 years, (d) long-term sick and or disabled and (e) others can be obtained via the quantime labour force survey available in the Library.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many employees in the west midlands earned (i) less than £1.50 an hour, (ii) between £1.50 and £2.50 an hour, (iii) between £2.50 and £3.50 an hour, (iv) between £100,000 and £250,000 per annum and (v) more than £250,000 per annum in 1995 prices, in each year since 1979. [24998]

Information from the new earnings survey 1986 to 1995 is shown in the table. Data for the years prior to 1986 can be retrieved only at disproportionate cost.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is his estimate for the PSBR for the rest of 1996; and how this compares with projections in the 1995 Budget Red Book. [25358]

The Budget forecast of the public sector borrowing requirement for 1996– was £22½ billion. The PSBR forecast will be updated in the Treasury's summer economic forecast.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the expected percentage increase in the PSBR in the financial year 1996–97. [25357]

The Budget forecast of the public sector borrowing requirement for 1996–97 was £22½ billion, a reduction of 23 per cent. compared with the forecast for 1995–96.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what powers the Council of Ministers has to remove a member of the European central bank before the expiry of the eight-year term of appointed office. [24538]

Article 11.2 of the Statute of the European System of Central Banks states that the term of office of members of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank "shall be eight years and shall not be renewable".The Council of Ministers has no powers to remove a member of the executive board once he or she is appointed, although it plays a role in the appointment of members. In accordance with article 11.4, "if a member of the Executive Board no longer fulfils the conditions required for the performance of his duties or if he has been guilty of serious misconduct, the Court of Justice may, on application by the Governing Council or the Executive Board, compulsorily retire him".

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what amounts of money have been paid out by (a) his Department and (b) executive agencies, non-departmental public bodies and other organisations for which he is accountable to Parliament, to how many staff or former staff in respect of (i) alleged equal opportunities breaches which do not proceed to tribunals or courts and (ii) equal opportunities breaches which proceeded to tribunals or courts in (1) the current year and (2) the two previous years. [22510]

My Department has not made any payments under either category in this or the previous two years. Executive agencies, non-departmental public bodies and other organisations for which I am responsible to Parliament and for which information is available have paid a total of £18,500 in respect of six cases that did not proceed to tribunals or courts in the previous two years. No compensation has been awarded as a result of any cases which proceeded to tribunals or courts in this or the previous two years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what has been the cost to the British Government of the trial of the three military personnel convicted of the manslaughter of a Danish tour guide in Cyprus; and if he will make a statement. [24559]

I refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave on 3 April to the hon. Member for Delyn (Mr. Hanson), Official Report, column 262.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) when a Minister from his Department will visit Cyprus to discuss with the Cyprus Government and senior military personnel the behaviour of British forces when off-duty on the island of Cyprus; [24563](2) what discussions he plans to have with

My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence plans to make a short visit to the sovereign base areas in Cyprus towards the end of May. While in Cyprus, he will discuss a number of issues, including the convictions resulting from the manslaughter of Miss Jensen and the conduct of off-duty British service men more generally.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what discussions he is having with the family of the Danish tour guide for whose manslaughter three British service personnel in Cyprus have been convicted as to compensation which may be paid to them; and if he will make a statement. [24553]

As yet, no claim has been received. If one were to be submitted, it would be looked at sensitively and sympathetically.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what pay and allowances the three British service men convicted in Cyprus of the manslaughter of a Danish tour guide currently receive; and if he will make a statement. [24555]

While in custody, each soldier has received approximately £20 per week for incidental expenses such as telephone calls and toiletries.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what plans he has (a) to review the general rules of behaviour of British service personnel on the island of Cyprus and (b) to investigate complaints made by Greek Cypriots as to the behaviour of British military personnel based in Cyprus; and if he will make a statement. [24565]

Both the educational and disciplinary arrangements relating to the behaviour of British service personnel in Cyprus are kept under constant review. Any complaints by Cypriots against such personnel are investigated fully either by the Cypriot police or service police, depending upon where jurisdiction lies.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if his Department now plans to discharge the three service personnel convicted of the manslaughter of a Danish tour guide from the British army; and what benefits they will be entitled to on their discharge. [24562]

Discharge procedures have been initiated for all three soldiers. No immediate benefits are payable, but all three will be entitled to a preserved pension, based on length of service, which will be payable when they attain the age of 60 years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if it is the policy of senior British military personnel to visit areas of Cyprus to monitor how British service personnel conduct themselves when off-duty; and if he will make a statement. [24552]

Senior British military personnel do not visit areas in Cyprus to monitor how British service personnel conduct themselves when off-duty. They monitor the behaviour of personnel off-base through daily situation reports provided by the service police.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what personal contact has been made by (a) Her Majesty's Government and (b) senior British military personnel in Cyprus with the family of the Danish tour guide for whose manslaughter three British service personnel in Cyprus have been convicted; and if he will make a statement. [24554]

The then Commander of British Forces Cyprus wrote a letter of condolence to the parents of Louise Jensen on 29 September 1994.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many British military police personnel patrol areas of the Republic of Cyprus which British service personnel are known to frequent during off-duty hours; and if he will make a statement. [24558]

The tourist areas of Limassol and Larnaca are patrolled regularly by members of the Royal Military police and the RAF police. Precise numbers vary according to the perceived requirement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence which areas of the Republic of Cyprus are out of bounds for British service personnel and their families. [24560]

The area of Ayia Napa remains out of bounds to the vast majority of British service personnel and their dependants. The tourist areas of Limassol and Larnaca are subject to a 1 am curfew. Other areas and individual establishments are placed out of bounds for specific periods from time to time.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what reports are made by British military personnel on the behaviour of individual British service personnel serving on the island of Cyprus; and if he will make a statement. [24566]

Daily situation reports are produced locally in Cyprus by the service police and reviewed by the chain of command. Depending on the nature or gravity of the incident, details may be reported up through command advisers or specialist staffs to central staffs in MOD.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many files marked "Not for National Audit Office Eyes" are currently held by his Department. [24852]

The marking "Not for NAO Eyes" is used in accordance with an agreement between the Treasury and the National Audit Office, under which documents relating to the handling of relations between Departments and the NAO and Public Accounts Committee are not automatically available to the NAO while they are current.Because my Department operates a decentralised registry system, the number of files so marked could not be obtained without disproportionate cost.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what progress is being made by his marine accident investigation branch with its investigation into the grounding of the Sea Empress off Milford Haven on 15 February and the subsequent salvage operation; and if he will make a statement. [25849]

The Chief Inspector of Marine Accidents has assured me that the investigation is progressing satisfactorily. The inspectors have interviewed many of the people from whom they need to take evidence and this process is continuing. All parties are co-operating with the inspectors.There has been a good response to the public notices placed in the press inviting people to make representations to the inspectors which would assist them both in determining the circumstances and causes of the grounding and in relation to the subsequent salvage operations. The chief inspector has received 35 detailed representations and a further 63 letters from people, some of whom wish to give evidence to the inspectors.The chief inspector's target for investigations of this kind is to submit his final report to me within 12 months of the date of an accident. Within this time, he has to carry out a consultation process on the draft, a statutory requirement which normally takes two months or more. If at any stage of the inquiry the chief inspector feels that he can usefully and properly publish interim recommendations, he will do so.In order to carry out the investigation speedily and thoroughly, the chief inspector tells me that he has appointed five of his nine inspectors to the investigation.I hope to publish the chief inspector's final report as soon as possible after receiving it.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many files marked "Not for National Audit Office Eyes" are currently held by his Department. [24859]

There are 119 files in the Department of Transport, out of a total, 1,169,731, marked "Not to be seen by NAO without reference to the appropriate Head of Division", sometimes abbreviated to "Not for NAO Eyes". These figures refer to individual jackets —file parts. For each study, a number of divisions may be involved and each may possess a file with a number of parts.The marking "Not for NAO Eyes" is used in accordance with an agreement between the Treasury and the National Audit Office, under which documents relating to the handling of relations between Departments and the NAO and Public Accounts Committee are not automatically available to the NAO while they are current.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will place in the Library the tendering documents for the construction contract for the A34 Newbury bypass. [25184]

[holding answer 16 April 1996]: No.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to his answer of 1 February, Official Report, column 843, (1) if he will break down the costs of construction of the A34 Newbury bypass to indicate the cost of (a) the advance clearance contract, (b) the construction contract, (c) security during advance clearance and construction and (d) the enforcement by the under-sheriff of the various court orders for possession; [25340](2) if he will make it his policy not to enter into a construction contract for the A34 Newbury bypass until the Department of the Environment has completed its public consultation on a special area of conservation to protect the terrestrial pulmonate snail Vertigo Moulinisiana. [25338]

[holding answer 16 April 1996]: I have asked the chief executive of the Highways Agency to write to the hon. Member.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when he plans to enter into the construction contract for the A34 Newbury bypass. [25183]

[holding answer 16 April 1996:]: It is too early to say when the contract will be awarded.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many motor vehicles there are in the United Kingdom; and what estimate he has made of the percentage of them equipped with catalytic converters. [25013]

It is estimated that, at the end of September 1995, there were 25.51 million vehicles licensed to use Great Britain's roads. Of these 21.46 million were passenger cars of which, it is estimated, some 23 per cent. were equipped with catalytic converters. There is negligible use of catalytic converters in other vehicle sectors.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many (a) accidents were reported, (b) casualties required hospital treatment and (c) fatalities occurred on the A40 between Oxford and Gloucester for each year since 1979; and if he will make a statement. [24908]

The table shows the number of personal injury accidents on the A40 between Oxford and Gloucester which were reported to the police, and the number of casualties resulting. Non-fatal casualties are classified as either seriously or slightly injured—the police do not record whether or not hospital treatment was required.

Injury accidents and casualties on the A40 between Oxford and Gloucester: 1979–94
	Casualties
Year of accident	Injury accident	Fatal	Serious	slight	All casualties
1979	168	5	68	148	221
1980	157	5	63	146	214
1981	155	14	73	132	219
1982	164	11	78	142	231
1983	144	9	55	147	211
1984	184	7	66	182	255
1985	171	11	64	171	246
1986	158	8	61	166	235
1987	177	6	52	174	232
1988	188	9	68	192	269
1989	196	6	62	214	282
1990	136	5	39	158	202
1991	135	10	42	152	204
1992	152	2	33	183	218
1993	139	3	28	168	199
1994	140	7	39	165	211

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will commission the Transport Research Laboratory to Carry our a Full-scale assessment of the effectiveness of crash cushions. [25151]

No, a study into the situations where there may be a need to deploy crash cushions on the highway network has already been carried out. Generally, their widespread use is not cost effective because of the unpredictability and infrequent occurrence of the type of accidents they prevent.The Highways Agency has developed an effective prototype crash cushion, and other proprietary systems exist. They can be installed at particular sites on truck roads if in the light of the specific circumstances they provide an appropriate solution.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment he has made of accidents within the last two years where vehicles have left the road and descended down an embankment (a) where a barrier has been present and (b) where no barrier has been present. [25143]

The information requested is not available.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will place in the Library a copy of the report commissioned by his Department from the Confederation of Passenger Transport on the trial ban on coaches using the outside lanes of motorways; and when he will make a statement on the outcome of the ban. [24620]

A copy of the report produced by Wootton Jeffreys on behalf of the Confederation of Passenger Transport, formerly the Bus and Coach Council, was placed in the Library in January 1995. A statement on the outcome of the ban on coaches using the outside lane of motorways with three or more lanes will be made after two years' accident data have been studied.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many traffic accidents involving newly qualified drivers were reported in (a) 1993 and (b) 1995; and if he will make a statement. [24584]

The table shows the number of injury road accidents in Great Britain in 1993 and 1994 which involved one or more drivers aged 17 to 21. The national road accident reporting system does not specifically identify newly qualified drivers, and final data for 1995 are not yet available.

Injury road accidents involving drivers aged 17–21: Great Britain: 1993 and 1994
	Year of accident
Accident severity	1993	1994
Fatal	764	724
Serious	8,567	8,309
Slight	42,560	41,271
Total	51,891	50,304

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what regulations are currently in place to ensure that military and civilian aircraft do not use the same air space at the same time; and if he will make a statement. [25478]

The same rules apply to civil and military aircraft with regard to avoiding other traffic. Within controlled air space, aircraft comply with instructions received from air traffic control. Outside controlled air space, there are procedures and minimum flight visibility rules to enable pilots to see and avoid other traffic.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what safety regulations are currently in place in respect of amateur pilot training; and if he will make a statement;[25476](2) what plans he has to amend the safety aspects of the amateur pilot training regulations; and if he will make a statement. [25475]

The safety regulations relating to the private pilot's licence are laid down in schedule 8 to the Air Navigation (No. 2) Order 1995, and policy and guidance material for PPL training and testing is set out in "Civil Aviation Publication 53", issued by the Civil Aviation Authority.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment he has made of banning the (a) sale and (b) possession of radar detectors for personal use.[25441]

The use of radar-type devices without a licence is an offence under the Wireless Telegraphy Act 1949, and the Radio Communications Agency would not issue a licence for any apparatus capable of interfering with authorised radio use.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what changes he plans to the helicopter search and rescue services operated by the coastguard on the south coast of England. [24573]

I refer to my reply to my hon. Friend the Member for South Dorset (Mr. Bruce) on 28 March, Official Report, column 706.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what is the current sum devoted to enforcement of regulations against overloading of vehicles. [24894]

It is estimated that, in 1996–97, the Vehicle Inspectorate will devote about £2 million to the enforcement of the weight limits of goods vehicles.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) how many vehicle weighing centres there are in the United Kingdom; and what is the average period during which they are in use;[24892](2) how many operators of heavy good vehicles were prosecuted for overloading in the last year for which information is available. [24891]

I have asked the chief executive of the Vehicle Inspectorate to write to the hon. Member.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what estimate he has made of the proportion of journeys made by heavy goods vehicles operating in an overloaded condition.[24890]

No surveys have been carried out recently on which an estimate could be based.However, in 1994–95 the Vehicle Inspectorate weighed 120,297 heavy goods vehicles of which 4,545 were prohibited from continuing their journey by reasons of being overloaded.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what legal obligations are placed upon customers to ensure that operators carrying their goods do not overload vehicles. [24893]

None. It is the responsibility of the driver and operator to ensure that vehicles are not overloaded.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will require customers to sign documentation indicating that they understand the loading restrictions placed upon the operators of heavy goods vehicles working on their behalf. [24895]

I have no plans to require customers to sign any form of documentation to this effect.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what estimate he has made of the cost to the economy of each (a) fatal accident, (b) serious accident and (c) slight accident. [25146]

The values attributed to the avoidance of deaths and injuries in road accidents in 1994 were (a) fatal accident £913,100; (b) serious accident £ 108,100; (c) slight accident £10,600. These values take account of medical costs, lost production, human costs based on willingness to pay, the costs of police and courts, insurance administration, and property damage.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many (a) pedestrians and (b) cyclists were killed on the roads in each year in Great Britain since 1979. [25400]

The information requested is shown in the table. Figures for 1995 should be available in July.

Road accident fatalities
	Pedestrians	Pedal cyclists
1979	2,118	320
1980	1,941	302
1981	1,874	310
1982	1,869	294
1983	1,914	323
1984	1,868	345
1985	1,789	286
1986	1,841	271
1987	1,703	280
1988	1,753	227
1989	1,706	294
1990	1,694	256
1991	1,496	242

Road accident fatalities
	Pedestrians	Pedal cyclists
1992	1,347	204
1993	1,241	186
1994	1,124	172

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) how many members of the London regional passengers committee (a) regularly use and (b) live near Turnham Green station; [25140](2) what representations he has received on the decision by London Transport that Piccadilly line trains should no longer stop at Turnham Green station from September; [25138](3) what assessment he has made of the effects, with special reference to early and late workers, of the decision that Piccadilly line trains should no longer stop at Turnham Green. [25139]

(a) None; (b) none.My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Transport and I have each received a number of written representations about this decision, and I shall shortly discuss it with the chairman of London Transport. Decisions on the timetabling of Piccadilly line services are, however, an operational matter for LT and London Underground Ltd.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many files marked "Not for National Audit Office Eyes" are currently held by his Department. [24847]

No central record of files marked "Not for NAO Eyes" is maintained. The information could be obtained only by examining individually each of the 1.5 million extant files in my Department, and could therefore be obtained only at disproportionate cost.The marking "Not for NAO Eyes" is used rarely and in accordance with an agreement between the Treasury and the National Audit Office, under which documents relating to the handling of relations between Departments and the National Audit Office and Public Accounts Committee are not automatically available to the National Audit Office while they are current.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) when he intends to take a decision on applications by prisoners detained in the United Kingdom to be transferred to prisons in the Irish Republic; and if he will make a statement; [24579]

[holding answer 16 April 1996]: All requests made by prisoners seeking repatriation to the Republic of Ireland are determined on their individual merits. Repatriation in each case is subject to the consent of both jurisdictions and the prisoner concerned. Since 1 November 1995, when the Council of Europe convention on the transfer of sentenced persons came into force in the Republic, 70 requests have been received from prisoners in England and Wales wishing to be repatriated there. Twenty-nine requests including Mr. Kelly's have been referred to the Irish Republic for their consideration as required by the convention; a response has been received from the Irish authorities on Mr. Kelly's request and six others, one of which has now been granted.Six medical reports commissioned by the Prison Services of England and Wales and of Northern Ireland have been received on Patrick Kelly's condition; the latest of these is dated 11 April. In addition, three medical reports have been forwarded by Mr. Kelly's solicitors. Mr. Kelly remains on normal location within Maghaberry prison where his condition is regularly monitored.A decision on Mr. Kelly's repatriation request and all other outstanding requests will be made as soon as is possible.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what progress he has made with his plans for a second demanding new regime for young offenders. [25618]

I am pleased to announce that we have decided to establish a new young offender institution on a site at the military corrective training centre at Colchester.Colchester young offender institution will begin taking its first prisoners this autumn, building to a maximum population of 32 young men aged between 18 and 21.The purpose of this initiative is to test the effectiveness of a regime similar to that followed by military detainees in improving the attitude and behaviour of young offenders and in reducing the level of their re-offending after release.Young offenders will be sent to Colchester having been assessed as suitable for the regime and conditions there. They will not be volunteers. Their day will be long and active, beginning with reveille at 6 am and ending with lights out at 10 pm. They will experience a combination of discipline, education and training reflecting the military ethos of the MCTC.Colchester young offender institution will operate under the young offender institution rules and Prison Service policy.It will be run by staff from the Prison Service and by military staff appointed as prison officers. The military commandant if the MCTC will be appointed as the governor and he will have as his deputy an experienced Prison Service governor grade. Military staff appointed to the young offender institution will be thoroughly trained.Young offenders' progress will be monitored while at Colchester and afterwards. The results will be compared with those from a group of similar young offenders from a normal young offender institution.This is the second of two tough, disciplined and demanding new regimes for young offenders. The first is the high intensity training programme at Thorn Cross young offender institution which my right hon and learned Friend announced last year and which will take its first inmates in the summer.Together, these initiatives represent a serious and determined attempt by Her Majesty's Government to find a way to break the cycle of re-offending among persistent young offenders.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what are the differences between the ratio of prison officers with non-medical responsibilities to prisoners at Buckley Hall and those at male category C prisons, in respect of all shifts. [24278]

[holding answer 3 April 1996]: 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 how many prisoners required medical treatment following the break-in by prisoners of the hospital at Buckley Hall in August 1994; how many received medical treatment in local hospitals; and who was responsible for the payment of the health care received by them. [24283]

[holding answer 3 April 1996]: Responsibility for this matter has been delegated to the Director General of the Prison Service, who has been asked to arrange a reply to be given.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what guidance he has issued concerning the use of CS gas in the trials now being conducted; [23966](2) what guidance is given to police forces testing the use of CS gas about its use in confined spaces; [23964](3) if he will deposit in the Library the guidelines he issued regarding the use of CS gas spray by police forces in the pilot areas. [24710]

My right hon. and learned Friend has not issued guidance to police officers participating in the trials. The Association of Chief Police Officers has provided guidelines on the use of CS in any circumstances where this may be necessary and on the aftercare of subjects who have been sprayed. Copies have been placed in the Library.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if a site has been chosen to replace the proposed Campsfield House site. [25197]

No. An alternative site is actively being sought.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the organisations and police forces whose crime-fighting information will be co-ordinated via the new police information technology organisation; and if he will make a statement. [25023]

The police information technology organisation exists in order to provide services to the police forces of England, Wales and Scotland. In particular, it operates the police national computer which holds information contributed by all these forces.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his answer of 29 March, Official Report, column 791, to the hon. Member for Stockton, South (Mr. Devlin) on police information systems and information technology, what evaluation he has made of extending the role of the Data Protection Registrar to cover arrangements for police data held by a private company following compulsory competitive tendering arrangements; and if he will make a statement. [25022]

The Data Protection Act 1984 will continue to apply to such data.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his answer of 29 March, Official Report, column 791, to the hon. Member for Stockton, South (Mr. Devlin) on police information systems and information technology, if he will (a) list the specific exemptions, (b) set out the reduction in overall competition requirement, (c) list the number and nature of the likely contracts involved, their duration and what provision they will contain to ensure security of personal data and (d) list what tender procedures will apply; and if he will make a statement on the arrangements he proposes to ensure the security of personal data. [25021]

The extension of compulsory competitive tendering to police authority information systems-information technology support services in England and Wales will be adjusted so as to exclude.

(a) the user support and systems operation, excluding routine maintenance, of integrated communications infrastructures in support of operational policing, including radio, telephony and data services.

(b) the user support and systems operation, excluding routine maintenance, of operational systems, and the provision of IS/IT technical expertise and support for investigations surveillance and crime preventions;

(c) the user support and systems operation, excluding routine maintenance, for the operational investigation of computer crime;

(d) all IS/IT services carried out by police authorities on behalf of regional crime squads; and

(e) all operational and specialist IS/IT training, and associated training services, in respect of police officers and the IS/IT training of civilian support to the extent such training relates to preventing and detecting crime; upholding the law; bringing to justice those who break the law; and protecting, helping and reassuring the community.

The overall competition requirement will be 55 per cent. It will be for individual police authorities to decide how best to meet their CCT obligations within the overall statutory framework. It is not possible at this stage to anticipate the number and nature of the likely contracts which might be involved.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he expects to be able to publish a White Paper on the disclosure of convictions for those seeking access to children; and if he will make a statement. [25226]

We expect to publish a White Paper setting out proposals for new arrangements for the disclosure of information from criminal records for employment and related purposes within the next few months.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he expects his target of 5,000 additional police officers to be achieved. [25137]

The Government are providing an additional £180 million in funding to allow an extra 5,000 police officers to be recruited over the three-year period from April 1996 to March 1999. It is for chief officers of police and police authorities to determine the number of police officers in each force.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will place in the Library a copy of the operational guidelines and specifications issued to the tenderers for Onley. [25201]

Copies of the design and build specification and supporting schedules, the operational specification and supporting schedules and an administrative paper which outlines proposed rules for the secure training centre at Onley were placed in the Library on 8 March.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when tenders were invited for the proposed secure training centre site at Onley; and which firms have (a) applied and (b) been invited to tender. [25196]

Expressions of interest to design, build, manage and finance the third new secure training centre to be located at Onley, Northamptonshire, were invited on 9 August 1995. The following 11 companies or consortia expressed an interest:

• Esmor-Keir
• Group 4/Tarmac
• JarmanCare Ltd.
• Secure Care Service Ltd.
• Castle Homes/Taylor Woodrow
• Premier Prisons Ltd.
• Team Rehabilitation Services
• Henry Boot/STC Ltd.
• UKCC/Wimpey/Impreglio
• Tilbury Douglas/Bobby Ross Group
• Bristol Management Centre.

Of these, the first four companies or consortia listed were invited to bid on 4 March.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what percentage of all assaults recorded by the police were domestic violence offences in each year since 1985.[24870]

It is not possible to separately identify offences of domestic violence within the regular recorded crime series collected centrally by the Home Office.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many refuges for women escaping domestic violence have been notified to his Department. [24897]

The availability of emergency shelter for those fleeing domestic violence is a matter for my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for the Environment. I understand that the latest information available from the Womens' Aid Federation shows that there are 418 refuges in England and 45 in Wales.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what is the average number of hours worked per week by special constables; [24940](2) what is the average number of hours worked per week by special constables in each constabulary; [24946](3) what is the average number of hours of training received by special constables. [24947]

This information is not available centrally.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) if he will make a statement on the funding provided by his Department for the training of special constables; [24896](2) if he will list by police force area the cost of the special constabulary,

Specials are not paid but they must be recruited, trained, equipped and organised. They also receive allowances and reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses. Each special constabulary is funded through the police grant for the force with which it is associated. It is for the chief officers to decide the level of funding to devote to their special constables and the proportion of those funds to commit to training purposes. Funds are occasionally augmented by support from sponsors.Costs for specials are not identified separately by most forces and could be provided only at disproportionate cost. It is estimated that in their first year of service special constables cost about £1,400 and thereafter the annual cost is in the region of £500, although there are variations between forces.The Government have found an additional £10 million to encourage chief officers to recruit more specials and to improve their conditions of service, administration and training. It will help to meet the cost of implementing the most urgent recommendations of the Home Office special constabulary working group, whose report is due to be published this summer. The working group has recommended that forces do more to identify separately special constabulary costs.Most of the new fund is being offered on a challenge funding basis: forces must compete for the money through a bidding process, and those which secure tangible offers of support from other sources are favoured. But some £250,000 of the fund has been earmarked for a training package for those special constables who have been promoted into supervisory grades.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what is the number of special constables currently employed (a) in total and (b) in each constabulary; [24944](2) what is the number of special constables recruited in each year since 1992–93;[24942](3) how many special constables recruited in

Special constables are not employed but are volunteers. The total number of special constables in post on 20 March was 19,834. This figure is broken down by police force area in the table.The number of special constables recruited in the calendar years 1992 and 1993 were 5,450 and 5,479 respectively. Thereafter, numbers have been recorded on a financial year basis. In 1994–95, 4,564 specials were recruited, and a further 2,150 were recruited between April and September 1995. Figures are not yet available for the second half of 1995–96.Those forces which keep records about resignations do not specifically include information about when each special concerned was recruited. Anecdotal evidence suggests that most specials resign after at least two years, which is longer than the national average for those involved in volunteering, and that they will have offered their services to the force for at least four hours every week.

Force	Number of specials
Avon and Somerset	685
Bedfordshire	187
Cambridgeshire	280
Cheshire	279
City of London	77
Cleveland	185
Cumbria	207
Derbyshire	419
Devon and Cornwall	1,097
Dorset	254
Durham	183
Dyfed Powys	301
Essex	622
Gloucestershire	329
Greater Manchester	721
Gwent	139
Hampshire	503
Hertfordshire	310
Humberside	385
Kent	557
Lancashire	548
Leicestershire	364
Lincolnshire	306
Merseyside	368
Metropolitan	1,758
Norfolk	319
Northamptonshire	300
Northumbria	477
North Wales	345
North Yorkshire	371
Nottinghamshire	554
South Wales	467
South Yorkshire	373
Staffordshire	705
Suffolk	415
Surrey	249
Sussex	518
Thames Valley	765
Warwickshire	341
West Mercia	603
West Midlands	944
West Yorkshire	783
Wiltshire	241

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what percentage of female homicide victims were killed by present or former partners in each year since 1985. [24916]

The information requested is contained in the following table:

Percentage of female homicide victims killed by their spouse, cohabitant or former spouse or cohabitant, England and Wales1
Year	Per cent.
1985	39
1986	43
1987	34
1988	36
1989	43
1990	39
1991	38
1992	38
1993	34
1994	30
1 As at 4 August 1995.

Figures for 1995 are not yet available.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment he has made of the impact of the procedures introduced under section 48 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 in respect of the time spent by police officers making unnecessary court appearances; and if he will make a statement. [24887]

It was in order to reduce the waste of time and money which results from "cracked" trials—when defendants who intend to plead guilty delay doing so until the day of the trial—that the practice of giving discounts for early guilty pleas was put on a statutory basis in section 48 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994.The latest figures from the Lord Chancellor's Department show that the proportion of cases in which the plea was changed to guilty on the date of trial fell by five percentage points between the last quarter of 1994 and the last quarter of 1995. Although it is uncertain to what extent section 48 contributed to this fall, any decrease in the incidence of cracked trials saves the time of the police and of other witnesses, as well as saving court time.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what representations he has received about the number of police officers in receipt of (a) income support and (b) other benefits. [24930]

The Police Federation and my hon. Friend the Member for Uxbridge (Sir M. Shersby), in his capacity as parliamentary adviser to the Police Federation, have made representations about those few police officers receiving such benefits.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many neighbourhood watch schemes there are in operation in (a) each county in Wales, (b) Wales and (c) England; and if he will make a statement. [25012]

Information on the number of neighbourhood watch schemes is collected by police force area, not county. At 31 March 1995, the figures were as follows:

Neighbourhood Watch schemes in Wales, by police force area
Area	Number
Dyfed-Powys	1,455
Gwent	363
North Wales	3,381
South Wales	1,911
Total	7,110

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he proposes to include the vetting of known paedophiles in his proposed White Paper on employment vetting; and when he expects to publish the White Paper. [24933]

Table 3.10: Receptions1 into Prison Service establishments: by age, sex and type of custody, 1994
England and Wales Young Offenders							Number of persons
		Age on sentence
Sex and type of custody	All young offenders	15	16	17	18	19	20
All males and females on remand1	19,459	635	1,103	3,978	4,808	4,513	4,422
All males and females under sentence	18,224	747	1,277	2,096	3,879	5,023	5,202
All males on remand1	18,712	635	1,100	3,828	4,604	4,319	4,226
Untried	16,140	613	1,042	3,419	3,964	3,611	3,491
Convicted unsentenced	10,513	331	626	2,182	2,582	2,462	2,330
All males under sentence	17,570	715	1,218	2,038	3,749	4,855	4,995
Detention in a young offender institution	14,058	675	1,103	1,846	3,188	3,656	3,590
Custody for life	20	—	—	—	2	9	9
In default of payment of a fine	3,123	—	—	—	542	1,188	1,393
Section 53(1) C and YP Act 1933	12	—	2	5	4	—	1
Section 53(2) C and YP Act 1933	357	40	113	187	13	2	2
All females on remand1	747	—	3	150	204	194	196
Untried	586	—	2	126	150	160	148
Convicted unsentenced	368	—	1	65	115	87	100
All females under sentence	654	32	59	58	130	168	207
Detention in a young offender institution	492	28	51	54	99	118	142
Custody for life	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

The White Paper, which will be published within the next few months, will set out proposals for new arrangements for the disclosure of criminal record information. In particular, it will propose new arrangements for checks on those seeking positions which will give them access to children. We also intend to publish shortly a consultation document which will canvass the full range of measures which could improve public protection against sex offenders, including additional supervision of offenders following their release from custody.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many young people were received into Prison Service establishments as (a) untried and (b) convicted unsentenced during 1994 by age and institution; and what factors led to the omission of this information from Prison Statistics England and Wales 1994. [25198]