To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has had with the Kenyan Government on refugees now living in that country; and what assistance is being made available for the welfare and health care of such refugees.[26308]

Such topics are part of our normal ongoing bilateral discussions with the Government of Kenya. Our 1995–96 assistance to refugees in Kenya included £500,000 via the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and nearly £83,000 through Christian Aid and CARE.

To ask the Prime Minister if he will list his official engagements for Thursday 25 April. [25311]

This morning, I presided at a meeting of the Cabinet and had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others. In addition to my duties in the House, I shall be having further meetings later today.

To ask the Prime Minister what representations he has received regarding the manner in which the licensing authority handled the matter relating to oral contraceptives containing desogestrel or gestodene.[26577]

I have received a small number of letters from doctors and members of the public in relation to this matter.

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what plans he has to publish the reports of his advisory group on sustainable development. [25839]

[holding answer 23 April 1996]: My right hon. Friend expects to publish a report on progress in sustainable development in Scotland later this year which will include an outline of the activities of his advisory group on sustainable development. He has no plans to publish the advice he receives from the group.

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what steps he has taken to ensure that the environmental targets established for the Forest Enterprise agency will not be compromised by actions taken to meet financial objectives and targets; and if he will make a statement.[26208]

The framework document for the Forest Enterprise agency sets out its environmental, financial and other objectives. Progress will be monitored against the performance measures which are also listed in the framework document.

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what proposals he has for encouraging the improvement of Britain's woodlands. [27106]

I am pleased to announce that the Forestry Commission will be giving support, under the woodland improvement grant, to two further projects aimed at improving Britain's woodlands.The woodland improvement grant was launched in 1995 as part of the woodland grant scheme. That first project is helping to provide for public access to woodlands and will run for a further two years. The woodland improvement grant will now also be available to improve the management of poor-quality woods and for work to enhance the biodiversity of woodlands.In the rural White Papers, we recognised the importance of bringing woods back into productive management. Now we can support landowners who wish to do restorative work in poor quality woodlands to return these areas to sustainable management. Many aspects of work will receive funding, including uneconomic felling, respacing, rhododendron control and protective work.Woodland improvement grant funds will also be available to help Britain's ancient semi-natural woodlands and to support work in woodlands to conserve rare species such as red squirrel, dormouse, capercaillie and various bats and butterflies. These are some of the most important habitats and threatened species identified in "Biodiversity, the UK Action Plan" which the Government published following on from the Rio and Helsinki conferences. We expect woodland improvement grant to grant aid work identified in agreed management plans, for example coppice management for rare butterflies and dormice, fence removal for capercaillie and the conservation of native woodlands in national parks and priority areas in Scotland.Within these two umbrella projects, we expect to see local partnerships develop which not only means that resources are used more effectively but allows such groups to come together and work towards one cause. Woodland improvement grant will normally fund around half the cost of the work but, subject to approval by the European Commission, we expect a number of local projects to be run as challenge funding where owners have the opportunity to compete for the available funds.Further information for those wishing to apply for these new grants is available from the Forestry Commission.

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will make a statement about performance targets for the Scottish Fisheries Protection Agency for 1996–97. [27108]

For the financial year 1996–97 I have set the following targets:

• Aerial surveillance—per cent. of hours flown on task: 85 per cent.
• Aerial surveillance—cost per aircraft sighting: £88
• Marine surveillance—number of boardings at sea: 2, 600
• Marine surveillance—cost per boarding: £2, 590
• —utilisation of effective patrol days: 96 per cent.
• Sea Fisheries Inspectorate—cost per logsheet check: £64
• 75 per cent. of cases for prosecution to be reported within six weeks of offence being detected and 90 per cent. within eight weeks
• Number of cases where court proceedings are taken as percentage of offences reported to prosecuting authorities: 75 per cent.

In order to ensure that the Scottish Fisheries Protection Agency uses its resources efficiently, I have set it a target to achieve cash releasing efficiency gains of 2 per cent. during 1996–97.The chief executive will be directly accountable to me for the achievement of these targets, which will be reported in the agency's annual report.

To ask the President of the Board of Trade if he has received the report of the review of the Royal Observatories; and if he will make a statement. [26724]

I have received the report of the review steering committee chaired by Professor Ian Halliday of the university of Wales, Swansea. Its central recommendation is that the management of United Kingdom telescopes and the delivery of the instrumentation programme currently provided by the Royal Observatories should be subject to competitive tendering by all competent suppliers. I have accepted in full the review's conclusions and recommendations, which have been endorsed by the Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council. I have asked PPARC to take forward implementation of the recommendations. I have today published the review steering committee's advice to me and have placed a copy in the Library of the House.

To ask the President of the Board of Trade what was the United Kingdom share of world trade in manufacturing exports for each year since 1979 (a) by volume and (b) by value. [24781]

[holding answer 16 April 1996]: The data requested is set out in the table, based on estimates derived from OECD data.

To ask the President of the Board of Trade what codes of practice operate in his Department to ensure that (a) individuals advising on financial assistance to companies and (b) those assenting to company applications on the DTI board do not themselves financially benefit from their decisions as, or subsequently to become, (i) directors and (ii) trading partners of the beneficiary companies; and if he will make a statement. [25301]

[holding answer 18 April 1996]: The civil service code states that civil servants should not misuse their official position or information acquired in the course of their official duties to further their private interests or those of others. This general principle applies to full, part-time or fee-paid employment in business or other bodies outside the civil service or the establishment of a consultancy within two years of leaving crown employment. With regard to external advisers to the Department, I refer the hon. Member to my answer of 3 April 1996, Official Report, columns 313-14. Appointments to the Industrial Development Advisory Board and the regional industrial development boards are made in accordance with the Cabinet Office's guide to public appointments procedures which covers potential conflicts of interest. Registers of members' interests are also held. In this connection also, the Department is implementing the recommendations on regional industrial development boards referred to in its note on the collapse of ROM-Data, laid before Parliament in February.

To ask the President of the Boards of Trade how many appointments to the public bodies listed in "Public Bodies" for his Department were made during 1994–95 from names supplied by the public appointments unit; and if he will list them. [25952]

[holding answer 22 April 1996]: From 1 January 1994 to 31 December 1995, departmental records show that 13 appointments to nine separate public bodies were made from names supplied by the public appointments unit. A list of the appointments is as follows.

• Copyright Tribunal
• Mrs. Dawn Baker
• Monopolies and Mergers Commission
• Mr. Richard Prosser
• Nuclear Electric Plc
• Mr. Patrick Macdougall
• Professor Roger Perry
• Coal Authority
• Mr. John Cunliffe
• Mr. Roy Lynk OBE
• Mr. Tom Slee
• National Consumer Council
• Mr. David Hatch, CBE JP
• Welsh Consumer Council
• Mr. Richard Thomas, MBE
• Gas Consumers' Council
• Ms Jenny Kirkpatrick
• Link Board
• Mrs. Susan Bird
• Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council
• Dr. Geoffrey Robinson
• Dr. Carole Jordan.

To ask the President of the Board of Trade what level of nickel dust will be released by combustion for the purposes of electricity generation; and if the figure exceeds the action levels determined by Her Majesty's inspectorate of pollution in 1995. [25627]

[holding answer 23 April 1996]: The vast majority of UK electricity generation arising from fossil fuels is based on coal or natural gas combustion. Nickel features as a trace element in coal, with a typical concentration of 20 ppm covering a range from 0.5 to 50 ppm, and is also present in fuel oil.Nickel compounds, along with other trace elements which are released to air during electricity production, are generally associated with particulates. These are captured by particulate removal devices which, in large coal-fired generating plants, exhibit a typical removal efficiency greater than 99 per cent. Emission levels of nickel compounds arising from the combustion of fuel in power stations are not identified separately. Controls on these substances are applied indirectly through the regulation of particulate releases and there is little routine monitoring of such trace elements or reliable estimates of their release in the UK.Preliminary estimates provided by the power generators to the Environment Agency indicate that release rates are in the range 9x10

To ask the President of the Board of Trade, pursuant to his answer of 5 March, Official Report, column 137, how many inward investment strategies for Merseyside have been produced by his Department since 1985. [26504]

No inward investment strategies for Merseyside have been developed since 1985, although a strategy is currently being developed with local partners.

To ask the President of the Board of Trade, pursuant to his answer of 5 March, Official Report, column 137, when he expects an inward investment strategy for Merseyside to be completed; and if he will publish that strategy.[26505]

An outline strategy has been prepared involving all the relevant local agencies on Merseyside. It is set within the framework for inward investment support provided by the objective 1 single programming document. A decision on whether and when to publish the strategy will be taken by local partners in due course.

To ask the President of the Board of Trade what are the objectives of process re-engineering as applied to the Patent Office; and if he will make a statement. [26616]

The objective of process re-engineering is the more effective delivery of services. That is also the criterion by which any specific proposals are judged.

To ask the President of the Board of Trade how many pieces of legislation have been enacted to implement the single market programme (a) in the United Kingdom as a whole, (b) in the United Kingdom affecting firms with fewer than 100 employees and (c) in each other EU country (i) as a whole and (ii) affecting firms with fewer than 100 employees. [26040]

[holding answer 24 April 1996]: A table showing the number of measures in the Commission's 1985 White Paper on the single market transposed into national law by each member state as at December 1995 follows. The Department does not monitor the number of pieces of national legislation necessary to transpose the directives. The measures contained in the White Paper aim to benefit business generally and apply to all companies.

To ask the President of the Board of Trade what percentage of bills were paid late by his Department in 1995–96. [26110]

[holding answer 24 April 1996]: This information is being collated by the Department and will be published by my right hon. Friend the President of the Board of Trade before the summer recess.

To ask the President of the Board of Trade how much was paid late to the private sector for goods and services by his Department in 1995–96. [26146]

[holding answer 24 April 1996]: This information is not held in the form requested and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

To ask the President of the Board of Trade when he expects the discussions between his Department and British Coal in regard to the retention and safeguarding of recreational sites in coalfield communities to be included; and if he will make it his policy that the future of these sites be safeguarded. [26354]

The Government's objective remains that British Coal land in active use for sport and recreation will be retained for those purposes. Discussions continue with British Coal and the Coal Industry Social Welfare Organisation as to how this can best be achieved. Those discussions will be concluded as soon as possible.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what was the cost to public funds of the three paintings depicting the Army in Bosnia; [20840](2) if he will make a statement on the procedures used within his Department to authorise the purchase of works of art with public funds; [20839]

Works of art are purchased to enhance the working environment or to represent an aspect of the history of the Department. The three paintings representing events in Bosnia were purchased for the departmental art collection in January 1995 at a cost of £6,556.50, including VAT. The purchase was made because it was considered that the collection should include paintings depicting the Army's important contribution in Bosnia.Approval was given in the normal way within the civilian management area which is responsible for works of art. It complied with normal budgetary and accounting procedures.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what is his Department's estimate of the value of the equipment to be placed on the new type 23 frigates. [25780]

The estimated value of the major combat systems, including the command system, for the new type 23 frigates is about £115 million.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many married quarters his Department currently possesses; how many of these are currently up for sale; and how many are currently unoccupied. [25778]

As at 31 December 1995—the latest date for which figures are available—the married quarters stock of the Ministry of Defence numbered 71,016. Of these, 14,396 were unoccupied. Those currently available for sale include 58,371 in England and Wales offered in the sale of the married quarters estate and approximately 4,000 other surplus properties being disposed of by the MOD directly.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many bids for the married quarters estate are (a) for the whole estate and (b) for selected parts. [25918]

All the indicative bids for the married quarters estate are for the whole of the estate for sale.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many units of housing (a) are currently being sold from the married quarters estate and (b) are the subject of sale negotiations. [25919]

We intend to transfer ownership of the majority of the married quarters estate in England and Wales to the private sector. In addition, 3,322 quarters are currently in the process of disposal, separately from the overall sale of the estate.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when he moved into a residence in Admiralty Arch; for how long he plans to retain the residence; how many rooms it possesses; if he is paying rent on it; and if he will make a statement. [25777]

Like a number of my predecessors as Secretary of State for Defence, I obtained the Prime Minister's permission to use one of the three flats in Admiralty house which are within his gift. I have used the flat since August 1995, including for overnight accommodation between October 1995 and March 1996. In accordance with long-standing practice, the ministry of Defence makes a payment to the landlord—since 1 April 1996, the Cabinet Office—for its rent and maintenance costs. Council tax on the flat is paid direct to the City of Westminster. The flat has up to three bedrooms.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on Defence agency for the Defence Estates Organisation. [27292]

The Defence Estate Organisation was formed on 1 April 1995 from the Defence works service, Defence lands service and a central secretariat branch. The DEO provides a strategic overview of the defence estate and professional support to MOD budget holders and United States visiting forces for the management of the estate, including the contract provision of works services, maintenance of the rural estate, advice on planning issues and the disposal of surplus property. The organisation will now be considered for Defence agency status under the next steps procedures. The first stage of this process is a "prior options" study. This study will consider whether the work that the DEO does should be abolished, privatised or contractorised. An entry inviting comments from interested parties will appear tomorrow in the May 1996 edition of the "Government Opportunities Bulletin".

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what progress his Department has made towards obtaining a photocopying licence from the Copyright Licensing Agency to ensure compliance with copyright law. [26721]

My Department is currently considering a licence with the Copyright Licensing Agency. We are awaiting a reply to correspondence sent to the agency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement concerning current progress on the Phoenix unmanned surveillance aircraft; when he plans to make an announcement concerning its future; and what is the current estimated cost of the project. [25799]

The Phoenix prime contractor, GEC-Marconi Avionics, has recently completed, at its own expense, the agreed programme of work described by my predecessor on 5 April 1995—Official Report, columns 1139-40. The results are now being assessed, and I hope to make an announcement about the future of the project before the summer recess. The estimated cost of procuring the system is £227 million at 1994–95 price levels.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, pursuant to her answer of 25 March, Official Report, columns 434-35, what evidence she has evaluated which shows that performance of a school pupil in respect of subjects and grades achieved in any public examination at the age of 16-plus years can be predicted on the basis of assessment made at the age of 11-plus years. [25852]

The school year 1999–2000 will be the first year when it will be possible to compare pupils' 1995 key stage 2 national curriculum assessment results at age 11 with the same pupils' public examination results at age 16.The majority of existing local schemes that I am aware of use GCSE examination results in any measurement of value added at secondary level. Measurement with other results, such as vocational qualifications, is made more difficult because the nature of the qualifications aimed for are often not directly comparable with the previous academic attainments of the pupils concerned.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment when she published draft codes of conduct to regulate the activities of agencies supplying teachers for schools; and when she intends to publish a definitive code. [26768]

A draft circular giving advice to schools on the recruitment of supply teachers, and guidance notes for employment agencies, were sent to consultees on 17 November 1995. A wide range of comments has been received and is still under consideration. We plan to issue the final guidance later this term.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many people who have been found incapable of work since April 1995 have signed on as unemployed and receive (a) income support, (b) unemployment benefit, (c) both unemployment benefit and income support and (d) credits only; and how many people have joined the unemployment register as a result of being found capable of work or disallowed incapacity benefit, income support or severe disablement allowance. [26819]

Responsibility for the subject of the question has been delegated to the Employment Agency under its chief executive. I have asked him to arrange for a reply to be given.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what progress her Department has made towards obtaining a photocopying licence from the Copyright Licensing Agency to ensure compliance with copyright law. [26720]

The Department has been in correspondence with the Copyright Licensing Agency Ltd. and is awaiting a proposal directed at the Department for Education and Employment.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment (1) what assessments she has made of the performance of jobcentres in (a) Doncaster and (b) Mexborough measured against charter standards in the last 12 months; [26611](2) how many complaints were received about the services provided by jobcentres in

Responsibility for the subject of the question has been delegated to the Employment Agency under its chief executive. I have asked him to arrange for a reply to be given.

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department what arrangements he has made to ensure that disabled people who wish to defend themselves without drawing upon the services of a solicitor and barrister, are able to do so in bankruptcy proceedings before the High Court; and if he will make a statement. [26801]

The question concerns as specific operational matter on which the chief executive of the Court Service is best placed to provide an answer and I have accordingly asked the chief executive to reply direct.

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department if he will list the magistrates courts covering the Greater London area. [25577]

There are presently 50 magistrates courts in the Greater London area. They are:

Area
Inner London
(These courts deal with mainly adult business)
Board of Green Cloth Verge of the Palaces (Special Jurisdiction: Gaming and Licensing)	SW1
Belmarsh	SE28
Bow Street	WC2
Camberwell Green	SE5
City of London	EC4
Clerkenwell	WC1
Greenwich	SE10
Hampstead	NW3
Highbury Corner	N7
Horseferry Road	SW1
Marlborough Street	W1A
Marylebone	NW1
Old Street	EC1
South Western	SW11
Thames	E3
Tower Bridge	SE1
Walton Street	SW3
West London	W14
Wells Street	W1
Woolwich	SE18
Outer London
Acton	W3
Barking	IG11
Barnet	EN5
Bexley	DA6
Brent	NW10
Brentford	TW8
Bromley	BR1
Croydon	CR9
Ealing	W13
Enfield	N17
Feltham	TW13
Haringey	N6
Harrow	HAl
Havering	RM1
Hendon	NW9
Kingston upon Thames	KTI
Redbridge	IG6
Richmond upon Thames	TW9
Stratford	E15
Sutton	SM6
Uxbridge	UB8
Waltham Forest	E17
Wimbledon	SW19
Youth and family courts
Camden and Islington	N7
City, Hackney and Tower Hamlets	E3
Greenwich	SE10
Hammersmith and Fulham, Kensington and Chelsea	W1
Lambeth and Wandsworth	SW17
Lewisham and Southwark	SE5
Family court
Hammersmith and Fulham, Kensington and Chelsea and
Westminster	NW1

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations he has made to the Government of Bahrain about human rights in that country; and if he will make a statement. [25836]

[holding reply 23 April 1996]: Bahrain is a friend and ally. We have followed recent developments there closely and have been concerned at the recent violence. We are aware of allegations of human rights abuses, and will speak to the Bahraini Government about them.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (1) when Mr. Ghafoor Ahmed, born 1 January 1972 is to be interviewed at the post in Islamabad in connection with his application to join his wife in the United Kingdom; and if he will make a statement; [26805](2) when the explanatory statement into the refusal to grant entry clearance to Mr. Sajid Mahmood, (Ref. IMM/B9871) is to be

I have asked the high commission at Islamabad for details and will arrange for the hon. Member to receive a substantive reply from the migration and visa correspondence unit as soon as possible.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what progress his Department has made towards obtaining a photocopying licence from the copyright licensing agency to ensure compliance with copyright law. [26715]

Discussions between ourselves and the Copyright Licensing Agency are continuing. An issue of particular concern which remains to be resolved is whether CLA's jurisdiction extends to posts overseas. An agreement with CLA is not necessary to comply with United Kingdom copyright legislation.

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what progress his Department has made towards obtaining a photocopying licence from Copyright Licensing Agency Ltd. to ensure compliance with copyright law. [26713]

My Department has been approached by Copyright Licensing Agency Ltd. and is considering the terms of the photocopying licence proposed by the agency.

To ask the Chairman of the Public Accounts Commission if the Commission has appointed new auditors for the National Audit Office. [27162]

Yes. The Commission has appointed the firm of Robson Rhodes. The appointment will be for a fixed term of three years from 1 April 1996. The appointment is renewable for a further two years at the discretion of the Commission.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what have been the total receipts form (a) capital gains tax and (b) capital transfer tax for the last five financial years for which figures are available. [22992]

The information requested is given in the table which follows. Inheritance tax replaced capital transfer tax in 1996.

£ million
	Capital gains tax1	Inheritance tax
1990–91	1,852	1,262
1991–92	1,140	1,299
1992–93	982	1,211
1993–94	710	1,333
1994–95	925	1,411
1995–96 (provisional estimate)	800	1,550
1 Capital gains made by companies, including the gains of insurance companies attributable to policy holders, are chargeable to corporation tax and excluded from, the figures above.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the change in the income tax yield form the self-employed for (a) 1996–97, (b) 1997–98 and (c) 1998–99 which will result from the change in the basis period of account under self-assessment. [26189]

[holding answer 22 April 1996]: As I explained in my reply to the hon. Member for Oxford, East (Mr. Smith) on 9 February, Official Report, column 388, just over £700 million of the yield in 1998–99 from self-assessment, as shown in the table 5.2 of the "Financial Statement and Budget Report 1996–97", relates to income tax and class 4 national insurance contributions on the profits of trades, professions and vocations. The equivalent figures for 1996–97 and 1997–98 are a yield of about £50 million and a cost of about £100 million respectively.These estimates are particularly sensitive to assumptions about growth in income from these sources.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what would be the full-year yield of restricting income tax relief at each marginal rate; [24926](2) if he will estimate the full-year yield from limiting

Estimated full year yields at 1996–97 income levels for personal allowances, pension contribution and other reliefs are as follows. These are based on readily available information from a projection of the 1993–94 survey of personal incomes and other survey data projected in line with assumptions in the Budget forecast. The figures do not take account of any behavioural effects which might result from the introduction of such changes. If all allowances and reliefs were restricted the total yield would be greater than the sum of the individual figures.

	Restriction to
	Basic rate		20 per cent.
Effect of restricting	£ million	Numbers affected £ million	£ million	Numbers affected million
Personal allowances	1,600	3.3	5,000	25.2
Relief for pension contributions	790	2.0	1,350	11.7
Other reliefs	190	0.8	n/a	n/a
n/a—not available.

Latest estimates of the costs of deductions and reliefs from information collected in the SPI are included in tables 1.6 and B1 of "Inland Revenue Statistics 1995". In some cases the SPI, which is based on administrative date, provides only some of the required information about a relief and other data sources are also used.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many appointments to the public bodies listed in "Public Bodies" for his Department were made during 1994–95 from names supplied by the public appointments unit; and if he will list them. [25953]

[holding answer 22 April 1996]: During 1994–95, there were 14 appointments from names supplied by the public appointments unit to bodies listed under HM Treasury in "Public Bodies":

Name	Public body
Mr. W. D. Walker, OBE	Financial Services Tribunal
Mr. I. L. Rushton	Financial Services Tribunal
Mr. M. C. Mowat	Financial Services Tribunal
Mr. I. N. Mokhtar	Financial Services Tribunal
Ms M. S. Lai	Financial Services Tribunal
Mr. R. G. Burnett	Financial Services Tribunal
Ms M. E. Black	Financial Services Tribunal
Ms Ruth Lea	Review Body for Nursing Staff, Midwives, Health Visitors and Professions Allied to Medicine
Mrs. Sheila Gleig	Review Body for Nursing Staff, Midwives, Health Visitors and Professions Allied to Medicine
Mr. David Penton	Doctors' and Dentists' Review Body
Mrs. Elizabeth Drummond	Schoolteachers' Review Body
Mr. Guy Neely	Armed Forces Pay Review Body
Mrs. Yve Newbold	Senior Salaries Review Body
Mrs. Rosemary Day	Senior Salaries Review Body

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many conceptions occurred in each of the last five years for which figures are available in the Doncaster health authority.[26644]

The figures requested are shown in the table. They cover conceptions which led to maternities or to abortion under the 1967 Abortions Act. No information is available centrally about conceptions terminated by spontaneous miscarriages or illegal abortions.

Conceptions recorded for Doncaster Health Authority
Year	Thousands
1989	5.1
1990	5.1
1991	5.0
1992	4.9
1993	4.7

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, pursuant to his answer of 2 April, Official Report, column 169, if human organs subsequent to pathological examination should be classified as waste, and upon disposal require the completion of waste transfer notes under the duty of care regulations. [25776]

The issues which need to be addressed in the circumstances described by the hon. Member are those which I set out in my answer of 2 April 1996, Official Report, column 169.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what organs or body parts of (i) Ronnie Kray and (ii) Frederick West (a) should have been, according to his Department's guidance, and (b) were recorded on a duty of care waste transfer note; and if he will make a statement. [25853]

It is the responsibility of the producer or the person in possession of a substance to decide whether it is waste and, if so, to take the necessary action in relation to that waste. It is the responsibility of the person transferring controlled waste, and the person to whom such waste is being transferred, to take the action in relation to transfer notes which is required by the Environmental Protection (Duty of Care) Regulations 1991. The Department does not have a right of access to records kept under the 1991 regulations.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if human corpses are classified as waste; and if human corpses are subject to duty of care work transfer notes as controlled waste. [25775]

The burial and cremation of human corpses are outside the scope of legislation on waste.

To the Secretary of State for the Environment what preparations his Department is making for the commemoration of the bicentenary of the battle of Trafalgar and the death of Nelson.

My Department will consider any plans for commemorating this event in October 2005 a little nearer the time.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what estimate he has made of funding to be made available to his Department through the private finance initiative in (a) 1995–96, (b) 1996–97 and (c) 1997–98. [16170]

The Department of the Environment and its sponsored bodies attracted over £4.5 billion in private investment in support of its programmes in 1994–95 and anticipates a similar outturn in 1995–96. Forecasts for 1996–97 and 1997–98 are for about £6 billion in private investment to be generated. The level of capital expenditure by the private sector on the Department's recently announced private finance initiative projects is forecast to be £0 million in 1995–96, £25 million 1996–97 and £47 million 1997–98.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment when the results of the National Physical Laboratory monitoring of plume grounding at Castle Cement were sent to Lancashire county council; and for what reasons no request was made for observations or comments. [26007]

A copy of the National Physical Laboratory monitoring report was sent as received, for information, to the chief executive of Lancashire county council on the 23 January 1996.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what is his latest estimate of the date when the Government will publish their response to the second report of the Environment Committee on "The Burning of Secondary Liquid Fuel in Cement Kilns", HC 497 of Session 1994–95. [26099]

Our current estimate is that the response will be published by the end of May 1996.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what assessment he has made of potential conflicts of interest arising from the appointment of a director of Ready Mix Concrete as a director of the Environment Agency in respect of decisions on the circumstances in which cement companies should be permitted to burn hazardous waste in cement kilns. [26100]

Careful consideration was given to potential conflicts of interest presented by appointments to the agency board, including the appointment of a director of Ready Mixed Concrete. Appropriate arrangements exist for such conflicts to the be declared, and for board members to withdraw from discussions or decisions likely to affect those interests.

Employment Department
Expenditure outturn	NE	NW	M	YH	WM	EM	ER	SW	SE	L
1993–94
Training for work fees	39.5	38.5	23.9	47.5	44.3	36.7	23.4	28.6	27.6	59.6
Youth programmes	60.8	74.7	47.0	80.1	74.9	57.6	56.7	55.6	64.0	58.4
1994–95
Employer Investment in People (£ million)	4.2	7.5	2.4	5.9	5.8	6.4	5.0	6.0	7.2	10.7
Childcare Grants (£ million)	0.8	1.2	0.4	1.3	1.2	1.0	0.9	1.1	1.6	1.6
Training for Work Fees (£ million)	35.6	36.6	18.4	43.6	34.7	34.4	22.0	25.9	24.6	54.7
Youth Programmes (£ million)	55.8	91.3	33.2	71.9	72.8	60.5	60.5	53.1	77.6	60.4
WRFE (£ million)	5.0	13.1	3.8	14.6	11.9	8.5	10.2	10.3	15.7	18.5
Skill Choice (£ million)	1.7	1.0	0.6	n/a	1.7	1.3	3.6	1.0	0.6	0.6
Workstart (£ thousand)	376.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	24.0	—	—
Learning for Work (£ million)	0.2	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.2	0.3	0.4	0.7	0.8
Technical Vocational Education Initiative (£ million)	2.6	11.2	4.5	11.3	4.6	9.2	5.3	9.5	9.5	14.3
Careers Service—Contracted (£ million)	3.0	4.5	n/a	2.8	10.3	3.3	2.5	5.7	3.0	n/a
Careers Service—Directed (£ million)	6.7	13.1	5.9	13.7	9.7	8.4	12.0	8.6	16.7	22.2

Employment Department/Department for Education and Employment: 1995–96
Expenditure outturn	NE	NW	M	YH	WM	EM	ER	SW	SE	L
Employer Investment in People (£ million)	3.9	7.8	2.1	5.2	6.4	5.9	4.6	4.0	6.0	10.2
Skills for Small Businesses (£ million)	0.4	0.8	0.2	0.6	0.8	0.5	0.8	0.5	0.6	1.1
Childcare Grants (£ million)	1.0	1.9	0.5	1.8	2.0	1.4	1.9	1.7	2.5	2.2

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list his Department's responsibilities on which the integrated regional offices are required to advise him on the allocation of resources. [25934]

The Government offices for the regions are required to provide advice to the Secretary of State for the Environment on the allocation of resources for the housing investment programme, housing partnership fund, flats over shops programme, cash incentive scheme, the single regeneration budget challenge fund and the European regional development fund.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the annual expenditure for each integrated regional office on each programme in each of the last three years. [25933]

The information requested is as follows: