Written Answers
Cheese Exports To Eec Countries
asked Her Majesty's Government:What steps they have taken to encourage the export of British cheese to Member States of the EEC.
The Government make a wide range of services available to exporters who seek assistance. These include publicity for United Kingdom products through the medium of support for overseas trade fairs, trade missions and British shopping weeks and the provision of advice, information and assistance to individual exporters and trade associations. Inevitably, however, the promotion of cheese exports is a matter primarily for individual traders and manufacturers.
Vine Street Police Station: Complaints
asked her Majesty's Government:How many complaints were made under Section 49 of the Police Act 1964 against police officers from the Vine Street Police Station, London, W.1, in each of the years 1975, 1976 and 1977 respectively; how many such complaints were determined in each of these years, and in how many of the cases determined were the allegations of the complainant partly or wholly upheld.
I understand from the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis that in 1976 investigations were completed involving 114 complaints against officers from Vine Street Police Station, of which one was substantiated; the figures for 1977 were 150 and nine respectively. In some cases the complaint may have been made in an earlier year, and the incident giving rise to the complaint may have occurred while the officer was temporarily at another location. I regret that the other information requested is not readily available.
Helix Pomatia (Edible Snail)
asked Her Majesty's Government:What steps they are taking to ensure the survival in the United Kingdom of helix romana (the edible snail).
The Helix pomatia (Roman or edible snail) is not at present considered to be endangered in the United Kingdom. It is one of a number of species whose vulnerability is being considered by the Nature Conservancy Council in its quinquennial review under the Conservation of Wild Creatures and Wild Plants Act 1975.
Caa Licensing Decisions: Appeals
asked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they will list all the appeals from route licensing decisions of the Civil Aviation Authority presently before the Secretary of State, together with the date upon which each was lodged.
The following is the information:—Appeal by British Airways Board against the granting of applications by British Caledonian Airways Limited for licences to operate scheduled services between Gatwick and destinations in Scandinavia and to vary licences held by British Airways—lodged 16th November 1977.
Appeal by Bristow Helicopters Limited against the decision to permit Management Aviation Limited to add Sikorsky S61N helicopter to the licence they hold for their North Sea operations—lodged 3rd March 1978.
Appeal by British Caledonian Airways Limited against the decision to licence Laker Airways Limited to operate a scheduled service from Gatwick to Los Angeles and to revoke the licence for this route held by British Caledonian Airways Limited—lodged 26th May, 1978.
House adjourned at sixteen minutes past nine o'clock.