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Volume 419: debated on Thursday 9 April 1981

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Renunciation Of Uk Citizenship: Fee

Lord Avebury

asked Her Majesty's Government:What is the fee charged by British posts overseas for the work done in connection with renunciation by a person of citizenship of the United Kingdom and Colonies.

Lord Belstead

There is no fee for the registration of a declaration of renunciation wherever it is made, but if it is made before an officer at a British High Commission a consular fee of £3 is payable for receiving it.

Greece: Slaughter Of Animals

Lord Houghton of Sowerby

asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether they are aware of the primitive conditions for slaughter of animals in Greece; that only five out of 300 slaughterhouses in Greece are up to EEC standards, and that no humane slaughter methods exist in the majority of Greek abattoirs; and whether they will refuse to grant licences for the export of live food animals to Greece until abattoirs are fully equipped and operators trained to United Kingdom standards.

Earl Ferrers

We are seeking information from the Greek authorities about matters relating to the humane slaughter of animals. No farm animals have been exported to Greece for slaughter or further fattening in recent years.

Visual Artists Studios

The Earl of Gosford

asked Her Majesty's Government:How many local authorities built custom-made visual artists studios (

a) before 1945, and ( b) since 1945, giving the date and name of the local authority; and

If any local authority has changed the use of their custom-built visual artists studios, and, if so, which, and on what date.

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of the Environment
(Lord Bellwin)

The information requested by the noble Earl is not available to departments.

Training For The Unemployed

Lord Barnby

asked Her Majesty's Government:What is the proportion of registered unemployed persons taking advantage of the wide-ranging instruction facilities provided by the Government so as to qualify for alternative employment when available.

The Minister of State, Department of Employment
(The Earl of Gowrie)

The main Government programme providing training for unemployed people is the Manpower Services Commission's Training Opportunities Scheme. The Commission estimate that at any one time in 1980 there were on average 37,000 people on TOPS courses. The majority had previously been unemployed and they are estimated to represent just over 1 per cent. of the average total number of unemployed (excluding school-leavers) in Great Britain during 1980.The Manpower Services Commission also operates the Youth Opportunities Programme, one aim of which is to provide unemployed young people with the basic skills necessary for them to get, and keep, jobs. At the latest date for which statistics are available, in March 1981, there were 139,800 young people on YOP courses.House adjourned at two minutes past nine o'clock.