asked Her Majesty's Government:Which two registered companies have been engaged in unlicensed broadcasting in the United Kingdom and what action has been, or is being, taken against them.

One company is Maintime Ltd. of Stockport, which was engaged in the running of the unlicensed broadcasting station KRM Radio. On 20th February 1985 at Stockport Magistrates' Court the company was fined £500 for an offence under Section 1(1) of the Wireless Telegraphy Act 1949. Two principals of the company were each fined £500 plus a sentence of one month's imprisonment suspended for two years.Investigations are continuing into the activities of another company. As its involvement has not as yet been established in a court of law it would be improper for me to name it.

asked Her Majesty's Government:How many new staff have, since Dr. Balfour issued her report on conservation in Northern Ireland, been employed to increase the strength of the DoE (Conservation Branch), how many more staff will be employed this year, and whether they will indicate the number of individuals and their civil service grade who are:

Since Dr. Balfour issued her report, eight new staff have been employed to increase the strength of the Department of Environment (Northern Ireland) (Conservation Branch), and four more staff will be employed this year. The department is still considering its formal response to the Balfour Report, which may involve further increases in staff.Staff at present undertaking survey work to identify new Areas of Special Scientific Interest (ASSIs) and resurvey existing Areas of Scientific Interest are as follows:—

3 Higher Scientific Officers	(100 per cent. of time)
2 Scientific Officers	(100 per cent. of time)
1 Principal Scientific Officer	(5 per cent. of time)
1 Warden	(15 per cent. of time)
5 Wardens	(10 per cent. of time)
5 Rangers	(each spending 12 weeks on survey work)

Staff at present undertaking the notification of renotification of land as ASSIs are as follows:—

1 Principal Scientific Officer	(20 percent. of time)
1 Deputy Principal	(10 per cent. of time)
1 Staff Officer	(25 per cent. of time)
1 Clerical Assistant	(100 per cent. of time)

No sites have so far been renotified as ASSIs. No new sites have so far been notified as ASSIs. Conservation Branch expects to have completed the renotification of all existing Areas of Scientific Interest in four years, although 80 per cent. should be processed in two years.

asked Her Majesty's Government:How many cases of unauthorised entry on to land in both public and private ownership by the new Forest Buckhounds have been reported to the Forestry Commission in each of the last five years and what action has been taken against the Buckhunt as a result of such violations.

Two reports of alleged unauthorised entry have been received by the Forestry Commission during the last five years—in August 1983 and May 1984. In neither case could the allegations be substantiated, and no further action was taken.

asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether they will make a further statement on their proposals for the designation of persons who could act as the authority responsible for making arrangements for the classification of video recordings under the Video Recordings Act 1984.

We have today laid before both Houses of Parliament revised proposals for the designation under Section 4(1) of the Video Recordings Act 1984 of those persons who on designation will be the authority responsible for the matters set out in that section of the Act. We now propose to designate the Earl of Harewood, the Lord Birkett, and Miss Monica Sims, respectively the President and Vice-Presidents of the British Board of Films Classification (formerly the British Board of Film Censors).