asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether they will publish, for Gartree Prison, the number of doses of medicine dispensed in 1980 in a form comparable with Table 18 of the Report of the Prison Department for 1980.

No. The medical services at Gartree Prison are largely provided by a single doctor and we are not prepared to publish that information about an individual doctor's prescribing practice.

asked Her Majesty's Government:What was the number of prisoners in Albany, Blundeston, Gartree, Holloway, Hull, Long Lartin, Northallerton, Nottingham, Parkhurst, Styal, Swansea, Thorp Arch and Wakefield Prisons respectively on 1st December 1980.

The information available is given in the following table. Industrial action by prison officers reduced the population of some prison department establishments during the last three months of 1980:Population of certain prisons on 30th November 1980:

asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether it is their policy not to allow any gay prisoners to serve their sentences at open prisons because they may be at risk there.

Homosexual prisoners are not generally transferred to open prisons if they could be the cause of annoyance or danger to others, or if they could be at risk themselves.

asked Her Majesty's Government:What quantity of paraldehyde was ordered for use in prisons in England and Wales in 1980, and how much was used during that year.

This information is not recorded centrally, and could only be obtained at a disproportionate cost.

asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether prisoners may have copies of other standing orders referred to in Standing Order 5.

No. Other standing orders will be published as and when they are revised.

asked Her Majesty's Government:How prisoners will get to know about future amendments to Standing Order 5 when these are made by circular instruction to prison governors.

Amendments to Standing Order 5 will be made available to inmates in the libraries of establishments. Revised editions of the booklet Communications in prison, which is available for purchase by inmates, will be issued if substantial amendments are made to Standing Order 5.

asked Her Majesty's Government:How many days Her Majesty's Ambassador accredited to E1 Salvador spent in that country in 1981.

Her Majesty's Ambassador in San José made no visits to E1 Salvador in 1981. The Head of Chancery made three visits, once as Chargé d'Affaires. Other Embassy staff made two official visits. A senior official from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office also visited E1 Salvador for three days in November 1981.

asked Her Majesty's Government:How many days Her Majesty's Ambassador accredited to Nicaragua spent in that country in 1981.

During the eight months in which he was in post in 1981, Her Majesty's Ambassador in San José visited Nicaragua on four occasions, for a total of 15 days. The Head of Chancery made seven visits including four in his capacity of Chargé d'Affaires. Other Embassy staff made three official visits. A senior official from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office also visited Nicaragua for three days in November 1981.

asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether the guarantee of training to all minimum age school-leavers who are unemployed during their first year after leaving school applies to those who leave in July as well as those who leave in May if they have reached the age of 16 before the end of May.

It is envisaged that an early offer of training in the Youth Training Scheme will be guaranteed to unemployed young people leaving school during or at the end of the summer term, if they become eligible to leave at the minimum leaving age during the term.

asked Her Majesty's Government:How and when the Russian Beetle entered this country and started attacking elm trees and what is the danger of another major infestation.

It is presumed that the beetle referred to is Scolytus laevis which is a vector of Dutch elm disease found in Northern Europe. A few of these beetles have recently been identified in Britain during research, but it is not yet known for certain whether the species is indigenous or, if not, how or when it arrived here.As the two other species of elm bark beetles which are the main vectors of the disease are widely distributed and prolific breeders, it is very unlikely that

asked Her Majesty's Government:What will be the net saving from the closure of RAF Kemble; how many persons will be made redundant as a consequence; and what is the estimated cost in unemployment related payments, and loss to tax of those who have lost their jobs.

No final decision has yet been taken on the future of RAF Kemble. Studies into the feasibility of re-deploying the work carried out there have been completed and consultations have taken place with the trade union side.If Kemble were to close, however, we would expect to make savings to Defence Votes of the order of £2 million per annum at current prices. It is not possible to say at this stage how many people would be made redundant by Kemble's closure. This would depend on such matters as the number of employees who would leave through natural wastage or accepted voluntary premature retirement terms and the possibility of placing personnel in other Government employment.It is also not possible to assess the estimated cost in unemployment related payments and loss to tax of those who might possibly lose their jobs if Kemble closed. Such calculations will depend on the numbers declared redundant, the availability of alternative civil employment or the possibility, which is actively being explored, that Kemble may be taken over by a new employer.

asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether they will list the regional and local authorities of which they have knowledge, which have declared their areas nuclear free zones; what percentage of the population of Great Britain they represent.

In addition to those authorities listed in my earlier replies Lord Brockway's Questions of 9th March 1981 (Official Report vol. 418, col. 98) and 17th July 1981 (Official Report vol. 422, col. 1557) the Government have received representations calling upon Her Majesty's Government to refrain from the manufacture or positioning of any nuclear weapons within the boundaries from the following local councils: Higham Ferrers Town, Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough, Ceredigion District, Bassetlaw District, Barnsley Metropolitan Borough, Gwent County, North East Derbyshire, Wakefield Metropolitan, Leicestershire County, Aberdeen City, London Borough of Hounslow, Borough of Afan, Strathclyde, Llanelli, Torgaen Borough, Hastings Borough, Greater London, Llanfrothen Community, Nottinghamshire County, Bolsover District, Corby District, City of Sheffield Metropolitan, Cannock Chase District, Falkirk District, Middlesbrough Borough, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, Amber Valley District, Stirling District, Wansbeck District, Basildon and Northumberland County.The percentage of the population of Great Britain represented by these councils could not be calculated without disproportionate effort, but in any event local government does not have responsibility for defence.House adjourned at six minutes before ten o'clock.