asked the Minister for Trade if, in future trading talks with Japan, he will raise the policy of that country in connection with trade sanctions with the Argentine.

In the context of the invasion of the Falkland Islands the Japanese Government took certain measures affecting trade between Argentina and Japan. These were detailed in the answer given by my hon. Friend the Under-Secretary for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs on 30 April. In discussing trade with the Japanese Government, we and the Community are continuing using all appropriate arguments to press Japan to modify her economic policies and trading practices in order to increase her low level of manufactured imports and to moderate her exports in sensitive sectors.

asked the Minister for Trade if he is yet in a position to make a statement on the apparent leaking of details of the Monopolies and Mergers Commission report on the proposed takeover of the Royal Bank of Scotland by Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank.

The inquiry has been completed. It is not possible to say on what the press comments were based.

asked the Minister for Trade what is the current level of United Kingdom exports to and imports from South-West Africa — Namibia.

The information requested may be found in table IB of the Overseas Trade Statistics of the United Kingdom, copies of which are in the Library.

asked the Minister for Trade what percentage of all United Kingdom exports was exported to Germany in 1975, 1977, 1979 and 1981; and if he will break down the figures to show the percentages of (a) oil and invisibles and (b) other exports to Germany in those years.

The available information is shown in the following table. Information on United Kingdom transactions in invisibles with the Federal Republic of Germany and on United Kingdom trade in goods for all of 1981 is not available.

asked the Minister for Trade (1) what has been the value of British exports to Australia in each of the past 10 years at constant prices;(2) what has been the value of British exports to the founder members of the European Economic Community in each of the past 10 years, at constant prices.

Estimates of United Kingdom exports, at constant prices, to particular countries are not available. Data in current price terms for Australia and the individual countries of the European Community are published in the "Monthly Review of External Trade Statistics", which is available in the Library.

asked the Minister for Trade which groups and grades in the public sector for which he has ministerial responsibility have so far settled at 4 per cent, or less in the current 1981–82 pay round.

None.

asked the Minister for Trade if he will introduce legislation to exempt mock auctions in holiday resorts from the Auctions (Bidding Agreements) Acts 1927 to 1969.

No. If the hon. Member has any particular abuses in mind I should be pleased to hear from him.

asked the Minister for Trade what is the current level of trade between the United Kingdom and Swaziland.

The information requested may be found in table IB of the Overseas Trade Statistics of the United Kingdom, copies of which are in the Library.

asked the Minister for Trade, pursuant to the reply of the Under-Secretary for Trade on 5 July, if he has received any proposals for increasing the capital expenditure authorisation in respect of Manchester international airport; and what consideration he has given to them.

I shall reply to the right, hon. Member as soon as possible.

asked the Minister for Trade what is the current level of trade between the United Kingdom and the People's Republic of China.

The information requested may be found in table IB of the Overseas Trade Statistics of the United Kingdom, copies of which are in the Library.

asked the Minister for Trade if he will set out figures showing the level of United Kingdom exports to and imports from the Republic of Ireland in each of the first six months of 1982 and 1981.

The information which is currently available is given in table IB of the Overseas Trade Statistics of the United Kingdom, copies of which are in the Library.

asked the Minister for Trade to what extent the letter dated 12 September 1975 from the Department of Trade and Industry to the presidents of the accountancy bodies authorised to conduct audits under section 161(1)(a) of the Companies Act 1948 continues to represent the policy of his Department.

The letter to which my hon. Friend refers starts with the statement that every application—for recognition under the Companies Acts of a body of accountants—will be dealt with on its merits. That remains the position.

asked the Minister for Trade if he will give the figures for cotton and allied textile imports broken down by country of origin; and what were the figures for five and 10 years previously.

[pursuant to his reply, 5 July 1982, c. 8]: The available information is as follows:

Imports of cotton yarns and fabrics
Of which consigned from:	£ million cif
January-June, September-December 1981 (10 months)
Federal Republic of Germany	25·1
Italy	24·3
Hong Kong	23·9
Irish Republic	21·4
Switzerland	19·2
France	18·7
Netherlands	17·5
China	13·9
India	13·7
Belgium-Luxembourg	13·4
Portugal	12·6
USA	11·9
Pakistan	11·4
Japan	9·4
Greece	9·3
Turkey	9·2
Austria	6·7
Brazil	2·9
Spain	2·8
Israel	2·7
Other countries	21·3
Total	291·3

asked the Minister for Trade (1) if he will make a statement on his current review of the organisation of tourism in the United Kingdom;(2) if he will list the steps he is taking to ensure that all relevant tourist and tourist-related bodies, including firms commercially involved, are consulted in his current review of the tourist industry.

[pursuant to his reply, 12 July 1982]: I have decided to set up a radical and comprehensive review of the way in which we handle tourism in this country. Among the reasons are the following: the industry now turns over some £8 billion annually, of which some £4 billion is in foreign currency, and it is important to monitor how the various tourist organisations deal with this contribution to the economy. The statutory basis of our tourist industry, as defined in the Development of Tourism Act 1969, has now been effective for over 10 years and it is time therefore to see how this Act has worked in practice, and last year, for the first time, our balance of payments in the tourist trade went into a deficit of £286 million: I naturally want to reverse this trend.During the course of the review—which I shall be carrying out in consultation with my noble Friend the Minister of State at the Scottish Office and my hon. Friend the Under-Secretary of State at the Welsh Office, who have responsibility for tourism organisation within their respective countries—I hope to hear views on a very broad range of important matters relating to the tourist industry and tourism organisation. I am encouraging any tourist or tourist-related body—including the regional boards in England, the English Tourist Board and British Tourist Authority and individual board members, commercial interests and trade associations—to let me have their views on those aspects which concern them.I hope to conclude the review by Christmas.

asked the Minister for Trade what terms of reference he will apply to the review of the tourist industry in the United Kingdom; when he expects to publish his findings; and if he will make a statement.

[pursuant to the reply, 12 July 1982]: In consultation with my noble Friend the Minister of State at the Scottish Office and my hon. Friend the Under-Secretary of State at the Welsh Office, who have responsibility for tourism organisation within their respective countries, I am discussing with tourist and tourist-related bodies whatever seems to them most important in how we handle tourism in Great Britain. When I publish any conclusions will depend on when I conclude my discussions. I would not expect these to extend beyond this year.

asked the Minister for Trade what consultations he proposes, if any, with the tourist boards and tourist organisations on the review of the industry.

[pursuant to his reply, 12 July 1982]: I shall be consulting very broadly among tourist and tourist-related bodies.

asked the Minister for Trade what consultations he will undertake with those local authorities which have a tourist function on the review of the tourist industry.

[pursuant to his reply, 12 July 1982]: I shall be happy to consult any local authorities which indicates that it wishes to put to me views on how I fulfil my duties in respect of tourism.

asked the Minister for Trade how many new motor cars of United Kingdom manufacture were exported in the first half of 1982; and how this figure compares with similar figures for 1981 and 1980.

[pursuant to his reply, 12 July 1982]: Information on line production by United Kingdom manufacturers of new motor cars for export—for 1982 is currently available only for the first five months. In this period 107,083 units were produced for export, compared with 130,259 units and 185,464 units in the corresponding periods of 1981 and 1980 respectively.

asked the Minister for Trade what payments have been made by the Export Credits Guarantee Department in respect of contracts for ships supplied to Argentina on which the Argentine Government had not made payment by the due date

[pursuant to his reply, 12 July 1982]: It has been the practice of successive Administrations not to disclose details of ECGD involvement in particular export transactions. However, I refer the hon. Member to the reply given exceptionally in another place by my right hon. and noble Friend on 26 May.

asked the Lord President of the Council on what grounds a former hon. Member can draw his parliamentary retirement pension before he is aged 65 years, where he has no declared illness and is still in full-time paid employment; and how many former hon. Members are in receipt of such pensions.

A former Member who is ineligible for an ill-health pension and is aged between 60 and 65 may apply for an actuarially reduced early pension. A Member who leaves the House on a dissolution, aged 62 or more and with 25 or more years' service, is entitled to an immediate pension which is not subject to actuarial reduction. I understand that, since the introduction of these arrangements, six former Members have taken actuarially reduced pensions before age 65 and two have received unreduced early pensions on a dissolution. Only one is at present still under 65 and in receipt of an actuarially reduced pension.

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (1) how many cases of deliberate poisoning of birds and mammals were notified to his Department in 1981; how many involved alpha chloralose, mevinphos and strychnine, respectively; and if he will make a statement;(2) how many cases of deliberate poisoning of birds and mammals were investigated in 1981; by whom the investigations were carried out; how many prosecutions were taken; and if he will make a statement.

I refer the hon. Member to the reply gave him on 2 April—[Vol. 21, c. 209–10.]—which included the total number of cases of alleged poisoning of birds and mammals by pesticides notified to my Department in 1981. 101 of these were confirmed after investigation by Ministry field and laboratory staff as involving the misuse of pesticides, and 41, 38 and 19 involved the misuse of alpha-chloralose, mevinphos and strychnine respectively.

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what consideration he has given to the statutory forensic marking of alpha chloralose, mevinphos and strychnine; whether he regards such markings as practicable; and if he will make a statement.

I refer the hon. Member to the reply given by my hon. Friend the Under-Secretary of State for the Environment on 30 April relating to the Government response to a report by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds "Silent Death". The Government response details the measures being considered to minimise the scope for misuse of these pesticides.

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (1) what action was taken in 1981 by his Department in cases of deliberate poisoning of birds or mammals reported to his Department where abuse of poisons was established but where no prosecution was taken;(2) what procedure is followed by his Department when cases involving the suspected deliberate poisoning of birds and mammals are reported to it; and if he will make a statement.

Officials of my Department investigate all reported cases involving the alleged poisoning of birds and mammals by pesticides. They provide evidence to the police in cases where the investigations suggest that there has been deliberate misuse of poisons and where there may be scope for prosecution. In addition the Ministry's diagnostic and analytical services for suspect carcases are made available to the police, RSPB and others. It is normal practice to notify the occupier where an incident occurs on his land.

asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how much agricultural produce was imported from the Republic of Ireland in each of the first six months of 1982 and 1981.

The value of agricultural produce imported into the United Kingdom from the Republic of Ireland for each of the months January to June 1981 and January to March 1982, is given in the following table. I regret that information for the months of April to June 1982 is not yet available.

United Kingdom Imports of Agricultural Produce*from the Republic of Ireland
£ million
	1981	1982
January	37·7	39·6
February	39·7	49·7
March	40·8	54·5
April	31·7	NA
May	52·8	NA
June	44·0	NA
NA=Not Available
Source: Overseas Trade Statistics of the United Kingdom
* Agricultural Produce: Section O, section 4, division 22 and parts of divisions 21, 26, 29, 51, 53, 55 and 59 of the United Nations Standard International Trade Classification (revision 2).

asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what has been the percentage change in the level of United Kingdom consumption of beef in the period February 1981 to February 1982.

The national food survey indicates that household consumption of beef in Great Britain was 0·1 per cent. higher in the first quarter of 1982 than in the corresponding quarter of 1981. The figures for individual months are less reliable, being based on smaller samples, but indicate the following changes:

	Percentage change between 1981 and 1982
January	+9·0
February	-12·1
March	+5·8

asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will indicate the effects of the recently announced increases in common agricultural policy prices on the Supply Estimates for 1982–83.

Since the Supply Estimates were prepared, a number of changes have taken price in market prices, levels of production, exchange rates and trade volumes. Revised forecasts for 1982–83 have taken account of these changes as well as the effects of the new common agricultural policy prices. Further market developments are likely to affect the figures before Supplementary Estimates are presented. Most of the relevant expenditure is funded from the Community budget. As a result, despite the large variations forecast for individual items of expenditure and receipts, total net expenditure is affected for only two sections—A and B of Class III(1). The common agricultural policy price fixing is estimated to add about £4·8 million to net requirements. A table showing the detailed forecasts of the effects on Estimates is being placed in the Library of the House.

asked the Secretary of State for Energy if he will list all the incentives available to manufacturing industry and commerce for energy conservation schemes.

The incentives available are as follows:(1)

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is the current level of aid to Swaziland; in what form it is given; and if he has received any request for increased aid from the Government of the Kingdom of Swaziland.

I expect to provide about £3 million in 1982–83, two-thirds allocated to technical co-operation with the balance on land purchase and development; and on rural water supply projects. No request has been received for additional assistance.

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what was the total amount of aid, and what was the amount of aid per person in the receiving country, provided under the British aid programme in the most recent year for which figures are available to the Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, India and Nigeria; and what was the approximate gross national product per person in these dependencies and countries.

The most recent available figures for British aid, per capita aid, and gross national product are as follows:

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether, without revealing details, he will cause an investigation to be made to ascertain to what extent security precautions at Royal palaces can and should be improved.

In my statement yesterday—[Vol. 27, c. 645–48]—I announced an urgent inquiry into security arrangements at Buckingham Palace and explained that arrangements at other Royal residences were also being reviewed.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people from (a) Afghanistan, (b) Uganda and (c) Iran were deported to their country of origin during 1981 and between 1 January and 31 May 1982.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people from (a) Afghanistan, (b) Uganda and (c) Iran were deported to their country of origin during 1981 and between 1 January and 31 May 1982.

The total number of nationals of the three countries mentioned deported in 1981 and 1982 is as follows:

	1981	1 January to 31 May 1982
(a) Afghanistan	Nil	Nil
(b) Uganda	3	1
(c) Iran	59	15

These figures include a small number of deportees who, by virtue of a successful appeal against destination, were deported to a third country. The exact number could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department in respect of which countries Her Majesty's Government have exceptionally granted their nationals leave to remain in the United Kingdom, without restriction on employment, for short periods during the last 10 years.

Lebanon, Afghanistan, Poland, Cyprus and Uganda.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether, in the light of the current situation in Iran, Her Majesty's Government will allow Iranians in the United Kingdom to remain, without restriction on employment, for a short period.

No, although we have the situation of Iranians in the United Kingdom under continual review and are always prepared to consider individual exceptional cases on their merits.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many Iranians entered the United Kingdom in 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980 and 1981, respectively.

The number of Iranian nationals admitted to the United Kingdom is published annually in the Command Paper "Control of Immigration: Statistics, United Kingdom";—table 1(b) of the latest issue for 1981, Cmnd. 8533.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many Iranians were registered with the police in (a) December 1980 and (b) December 1981.

On 31 December 1980, 27,168, and on the same date in 1981, 24,361.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he has any later information on the total amount of fines outstanding for payment than that given in his answer of 14 May, Official Report, c. 331.

The amount of fines outstanding in England and Wales, excluding inner London, on 31 March 1982 was £38,421,000—to the nearest £1,000. An unknown proportion of this sum consists of fines in respect of which the time allowed for payment had not expired.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will call for a report from the chief constable of North Yorkshire as to how many police officers of all ranks in the vicinity of St. Mary's Church, Malton, were armed when the fugitive Barry Prudom was shot dead.

I understand from the chief constable that the fatal shooting of Barry Prudom took place in the vicinity of the Malton sports and tennis club. Fourteen armed police officers—1 chief inspector, 1 inspector, 2 sergeants, and 10 constables—were in the grounds of the club. A further 47 armed officers—1 chief inspector, 2 inspectors, 6 sergeants, and 38 constables—were guarding the perimeter of the grounds. At that time no armed officers were near St. Mary's Church, which is about half a mile away.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many acts of terrorism were reported in the United Kingdom between 2 April and 15 June; and how these figures compare with those of the same period in 1981.

There is no offence of terrorism per se and reliable figures for such offences are not therefore available.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department why it took so long for him to reply to the communication from the hon. Member for Newham, North-West dated 20 May about the attack upon a bus conductress; and whether this was due to the delay caused by his Department or the police.

There has been no unnecessary delay. A full investigation has been carried out by the police into the incident about which the hon. Member wrote on 20 May and my noble Friend wrote to him on 12 July.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will estimate the total cost to date in 1982 of keeping prisoners in police cells.

The use of police cells is almost confined to the Metropolitan police district, where the cost for their use in the first five months of 1982 was £320,700.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many applications there have been to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board in each year of the board's operation;(2) how many applications to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board resulted in compensation being paid in each year of the board's operation;

Period	Applications received	Awards made	Applications withdrawn/abandoned	Applications rejected
1 August 1964–31 March 1965	554	114	8	8
1965–66	2,452	1,164	21	190
1966–67	3,312	2,404	53	260
1967–68	5,316	3,490	48	331
1968–69	6,437	5,060	73	852
1969–70	7,247	5,614	124	1,079
1970–71	7,419	4,901	85	907
1971–72	9,886	8,102	158	1,189
1972–73	10,926	8,322	165	1,350
1973–74	12,215	9,024	233	1,307
1974–75	14,227	10,708	288	1,510
1975–76	16,690	11,500	313	1,786
1976–77	20,400	13,951	395	2,047
1977–78	20,826	14,052	457	1,923
1978–79	21,960	16,357	507	2,743
1979–80	22,801	17,460	886	2,767
1980–81	24,679	20,138	911	5,228

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many applications to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board there were where compensation was paid by the board, but where a reduced amount was paid because of the board's judgment about the victim's conduct, character and way of life in each year of the board's operation.

The information requested is available only for the period from 1 August 1964 to 31 March 1979 and is set out below. Before May 1969 awards could be reduced only where the victim bore some responsibility for the injuries incurred. The current scheme introduced in October 1979, provides for additional grounds on which reduced awards may be made, and separate figures are not available.

Period	Reduced awards
1 August 1964 to 31 March 1966	57
1966 to 1967	119
1967 to 1968	148
1968 to 1969	232
1969 to 1970	340
1970 to 1971	245
1971 to 1972	392
1972 to 1973	424
1973 to 1974	416
1974 to 1975	389
1975 to 1976	357
1976 to 1977	343
1977 to 1978	271
1978 to 1979	317

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many applications to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board were withdrawn or not proceeded with because of the board's investigations into the victim's conduct, character or way of life in each year of the board's operation.

Details for the financial year 1981–82 are not yet available. Figures for earlier years are as follows:

The information requested is not available because the reasons for withdrawal of applications are not always known to the board.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department which groups and grades in the public sector for which he has ministerial responsibility have so far settled at 4 per cent. or less in the current 1981–82 pay round.

None.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he expects his Department's study group on ethnic minority recruitment into the police to report.

Later this month.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether the Metropolitan Police have concluded their re view into the in-service training in community relations of all ranks up to and including superintendent in the light of Lord Scarman's recommendations.

The Metropolitan Police completed a general review of all force training in November 1980. Courses for all ranks from sergeant to chief superintendent have now had their content on community relations increased. Further consideration is being given to similar in-service training for constables.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he has concluded his consideration of Lord Scarman's recommendations that safeguards should be added to police powers of stop and search.

Yes. Lord Scarman endorsed the recommendations made by the Royal Commission on criminal procedure concerning police powers of stop and search and safeguards on the use of these powers; and we accept that additional powers and safeguards are needed.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department which police authorities have implemented Lord Scarman's recommendation that police recruit training should be extended to a minimum of six months.

Lord Scarman's recommendations on police recruit training are being actively examined by the Police Training Council. Although changes in this training are being developed in some police forces we expect the main improvements to take place when the council has finished this work.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if the Police Training Council has yet completed its consideration of the recommendations of Lord Scarman on police probationer training race relations training and training in public order.

No. The Police Training Council will be considering reports on the reviews covering all these aspects of training at its next meeting on 27 October.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department which police authorities in England and Wales have so far implemented which of Lord Scarman's recommendations for changes in policing policy.

Some of Lord Scarman's recommendations remain under consideration at national level. Policing policy in individual force areas is a matter for consultation between the chief constable and the police authority. They are fully aware of Lord Scarman's thinking and of the guidance my right hon. Friend has issued, for example, on local consultation arrangements.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he intends to announce the results of his review of the Public Order Act, including the recommendations for change made by Lord Scarman.

I hope to announce the conclusions of the review before the end of the year.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he has completed his consideration of Lord Scarman's recommendation that lay persons should have the right to make random visits to police stations to check interrogation and detention procedures.

No.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he has yet decided whether to implement the recommendation of Lord Scarman that there should be a separate offence, under the police discipline code, of racial prejudice.

The matter remains under consideration.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will give details by Metropolitan Police district and ethnic indentity code of arrests and prosecutions under the Criminal Attempts Act 1981 in the period from 1 December 1981 to the latest date for which figures are available.

We shall reply as soon as possible.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on the annual report of the Commission for Racial Equality published on 6 July.

We have read the report with interest and noted the commission's views.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what allowances are available to officers of the Special Constabulary up to and including the rank of commandant; when they were last reviewed; and if he will make a statement.

Special constables may be reimbursed out-of-pocket expenses reasonably incurred in the execution of their duties. An allowance of up to £21·50 per day may be paid for loss of earnings in the special constable's private employment while he is specifically required for duty; this level was set in September 1981. A refreshment allowance of up to £1·18 and a boot allowance of £20 per year are also payable.Allowances are kept under review and are revised when changes are made in the allowances paid to regular police officers.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will publish in the Official Report for all firemen (a) average earnings for 1978–79, 1979–80, 1980–81 and 1981–82 and (b) the total numbers employed for the same years.

We regret that the information is not available in the form requested. Pay and allowances in local authority fire brigades since 1978 are as follows:

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will publish in the Official Report for all police officers (a) average earnings for 1978–79, 1979–80, 1980–81 and 1981–82 and (b) the total numbers employed for the same years.

I regret that information is not available in the form requested in the first part of the question. The annual basic pay of police officers during this period was as follows:

asked the Secretary of State for Employment whether the use of potassium bromate, ammonia parsulphate, monocalcium phospate and benzyl peroxide at present used in the preparation of wheat germ-free white flour, has been examined by the Health and Safety Executive; and whether the executive was satisfied with the use of such ingredients.

I am advised by the Health and Safety Executive that none of these substances represents a hazard to the health of workers when used under normal circumstances.

	Number	Percentage	£
Number of establishments visited	1,4	—	—
Percentage of employees found to be underpaid		18·4
Number of employees found to be underpaid	1,395	—	—
Total amount of underpayments found			159,928
Number of establishments visited at which underpayments found	566	—	—
Percentage of establishments visited at which underpayments found		47·4

Underpayments include holiday remuneration. The percentages quoted above cannot be regarded as typical of all wages council establishments and employees in the West of Scotland as it is the policy of the inspectorate to concentrate on establishments at which underpayments are more likely to be found.

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what steps his Department is taking to assist those unemployed in consequence of the closure of the manufacturing section of Norton Abrasives Ltd. in Welwyn Garden City.

The Manpower Services Commission will, of course, do all it can to help the redundant workers find new jobs, and all its advisory, placement and retraining services will be at their disposal. I understand that the local jobcentre manager will be visiting the company soon to offer all possible assistance.

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish the results of the last investigation by the Wages Councils Inspectorate in (a) Glasgow and (b) the West of Scotland, showing (i) the number of establishments visited, (ii) the percentage and number of employees found to be underpaid, (iii) the total amount of underpayments and (iv) the number and percentage of employers found to be paying below the legally established limit.

Wages Inspectorate statistics are not collected for individual towns. The statistics requested for the Scotland (West) division of the inspectorate for 1981 were as follows:

asked the Secretary of State for Employment when the details of the scheme to promote voluntary projects which he announced on 27 May will be published; and when the scheme will commence.

Details of the scheme, including its commencement date, are expected to be announced shortly.

asked the Secretary of State for Employment whether he has studied the judgment of the European Court given on 6 July relating to the United Kingdom's equal pay legislation; and whether he intends to take any action as a result.

The European Court has concluded that the provisions of the Equal Pay Act 1970 on equal pay for work of equal value do not fully comply with the EEC's equal pay directive. The Government will now study the terms of the judgment and consider what action is necessary to ensure that we meet our Treaty obligations.The Court's decision was concerned with the interpretation of the EEC's equal pay directive. The principle of equal pay for men and women has not been at issue. The United Kingdom is fully committed to that principle and our achievements in this field have been commended by the European Commission in a review of the implementation of the directive by member States.

Number of Pupils in Secondary Schools*taught Mathematics through the medium of Welsh. September 1981
County	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3	Year 4	Year 5	Year 6	Years 1–6
Clwyd	344	340	166	134	139	25	1148
Dyfed	28	32	20	—	—	—	80
Gwent	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Gwynedd	878	657	503	220	142	3	2403
Mid Glamorgan	415	388	377	349	342	71	1942
Powys	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
South Glamorgan	161	132	137	104	—	—	534
West Glamorgan	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
WALES	1826	1549	1203	807	623	99	6107
* Maintained schools only.