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(a) the cost of issuing standard United Kingdom passports in the United Kingdom and at United Kingdom consular posts overseas, and ; (
(b) the cost of issuing British visitor's passports, mainly at Crown post offices in Great Britain,
together with the revenue accruing from the issue of such passports.
Information for earlier years is not readily available.
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(a) Standard passports (b) British visitors'
passports
|Issuing costs|Revenue |Issuing costs|Revenue
|£ million |£ million |£ million |£ million
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1988-89<1> |33.7 |44.6 |9.0 |17.7
1987-88 |31.7 |38.7 |9.4 |17.7
1986-87 |26.5 |39.9 |10.2 |14.9
1985-86 |25.6 |34.7 |9.3 |11.8
1984-85 |25.9 |33.8 |8.2 |12.4
1983-84 |14.6 |25.3 |8.4 |8.5
1982-83 |14.8 |22.3 |7.7 |7.7
1981-82 |12.8 |19.8 |7.0 |9.9
<1>Provisional.
Notes:
1. Figures under (a) for 1981-82 to 1983-84 exclude overseas costs and revenues.
2. Revenues include an element for non fee-bearing Consular services available to
United Kingdom passport holders abroad.
Identity Cards
Mr. Nicholas Bennett : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate he has as to the cost of establishing and maintaining a national identity card system for every British citizen aged 12 years or over.
Mr. John Patten : The cost would depend on the administrative details of the system and the checks required before an identity card was issued. If a similar system was operated to that used for issuing passports the unit costs could be about £7.50. The costs (excluding initial capital costs) of issuing identity cards to all British citizens aged 12 or over would then be around £350 million. The annual running cost would depend upon the number of new card holders applying each year, the frequency with which cards had to be renewed, and whether card holders had to notify changes of address. It would probably be between £50 million and £100 million.
Voting Rights
Mr. Ian Taylor : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he expects to introduce legislation to extend the period of eligibility for voting rights for United Kingdom citizens living abroad.
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Mr. Douglas Hogg : I refer my hon. Friend to the reply to a question from my hon. Friend the Member for Hendon, South (Mr. Marshall) on 2 February 1989, at column 383.
Prevention of Terrorism
Mr. Norris : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department on how many occasions searches of premises have been authorised by a superintendent of police under the provisions of paragraph 4(4) of schedule 3 to the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1984, and the similar provisions in the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1974 and 1976.
Mr. Douglas Hogg : Searches have been authorised under these provisions on nine occasions in England and Wales. I understand from my right hon. Friends the Secretaries of State that such searches have been authorised on five occasions in Scotland and on no occasion in Northern Ireland.
Mr. Norris : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he has received a report from the Viscount Colville of Culross QC on the operation in 1988 of the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions Act) 1984.
Mr. Douglas Hogg : I have received the report from Viscount Colville on the operation in 1988 of the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1984 and placed copies in the Library.
Street Offences (London)
Mr. Menzies Campbell : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many offences are recorded as having occurred on the streets in each of the Chelsea, Fulham, Tottenham and Wimbledon Metropolitan police districts in each of the weeks since 1 August 1987.
Mr. Douglas Hogg [holding answer 31 January 1989] : The available information relates to offences of street robbery of personal property and theft from the person (snatches) and is given in the following table.
Street robbery of personal property and theft from the
person
(snatches) recorded by the police in certain areas of the
Metropolitan police district
Number of offences
|Chelsea |Fulham |Tottenham|Wimbledon
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1987
August |12 |17 |108 |7
September |16 |24 |96 |8
October |13 |18 |114 |11
November |3 |12 |64 |9
December |12 |12 |79 |12
1988
January |6 |6 |54 |10
February |12 |10 |1 |10
March |19 |5 |129 |13
April |8 |14 |64 |6
May |4 |8 |2 |11
June |2 |13 |138 |14
July |6 |9 |54 |10
August |11 |10 |99 |8
September |6 |31 |59 |12
October |19 |20 |2 |11
November |6 |6 |102 |17
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OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT
Crop Substitution
Mr. Butler : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is the total value of projects aided by his Department to encourage crop substitution in the fight against the illegal trade in drugs.
Mr. Chris Patten : We are currently financing projects to encourage crop substitution to a value of about £7 million. In addition, we provide training and other support for drugs control organisations in developing countries and we contribute to several multilateral aid agencies whose programmes include projects which help diversify income-earning opportunities in drug-producing areas.
Development and Aid Budget
Mr. Canavan : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is the latest figure for the development and aid budget, expressed as a percentage of gross national product.
Mr. Chris Patten : The latest available figure for United Kingdom net official development assistance expressed as a percentage of gross national product is 0.28 per cent. in 1987.
UNICEF
Mr. Nellist : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will increase governmental contributions to UNICEF's general resource funding to £12.5 million ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Chris Patten : I propose to increase Her Majesty's Government's contribution to UNICEF's general resources to £8 million in the next financial year.
Developing Countries (Nationalised Industries)
Mr. Tom Clarke : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what were the terms of reference of the exercise undertaken on gathering information in relation to possible assistance with the privatisation of nationalised industries in the developing world.
Mr. Chris Patten : Diplomatic missions were asked to try to identify possible opportunities for assisting developing countries with their promotion of private sector development, including privatisation. They were also asked to look for chances of co-operating on such projects with USAID.
NORTHERN IRELAND
Poultry and Eggs
Mr. John D. Taylor : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many poultry have been killed, and how many eggs have been destroyed, following the recent publicity about salmonella diseases since 1 December 1988 ; what has been the cost of compensation to producers in Northern Ireland ; if the scheme for compensation is being continued ; and if he will make a statement about the present state of the poultry and egg industries and their future prospects.
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Mr. Viggers : Under the Slaughter of Hens (Northern Ireland) Scheme and the Egg Industry (Northern Ireland) Scheme 50,663 hens have been slaughtered and 10,230,120 eggs had been destroyed in Northern Ireland up to 26 January at a compensation cost of £333,837. Slaughtering of hens has been completed. Eggs for which applications were submitted by 17 January, the closing date, are still being destroyed. The Government have no plans to extend either scheme.
Fish Farming
Mr. Wilson : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what applications have been made for fish farming developments around the Antrim coast ; what approvals have been given ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Viggers : There have been three applications ; two have been granted consent to discharge under the Water Act (Northern Ireland) 1972 of which one has also been given a fish culture licence under the Fisheries Act (Northern Ireland) 1966. The most recent application is still under consideration.
Mr Wilson : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what representations he has had concerning fish farming developments, and their impact on Glenarm and Red bay.
Mr. Viggers : Besides representation by the developers a total of 24 letters and submissions from 13 different groups and individuals have been received. The Northern Ireland Ministers for Agriculture and Environment jointly met a delegation comprising most of the parties who have made representations against these salmon farming developments.
RUC (Deaths)
Mr. McCusker : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many members of the Royal Ulster Constabulary and Royal Ulster Constabulary Reserve were killed as a result of road traffic accidents during 1988 ; and how many were killed by terrorists in the same period.
Mr. Ian Stewart : During 1988 11 members of the Royal Ulster Constabulary and its reserve were killed in road traffic accidents and six were killed by terrorists.
Prisons
Ms. Mowlam : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many people are currently being held in each prison in the province, and in total ; and how many prison officers are currently in each prison in the Province, and in total.
Mr. Ian Stewart : As at 1 February 1989, there was a total of 1,780 prisoners in prison establishments in Northern Ireland, including 272 untried prisoners. The following is a breakdown by establishment :
|Number
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Her Majesty's Prison, Belfast |<1>521
Her Majesty's Prison, Maghaberry |<2>253
Her Majesty's Prison, Magilligan |285
Her Majesty's Prison, Maze |578
Her Majesty's Young Offender's Centre |143
<1> Includes 264 untried prisoners.
<2> Includes eight untried prisoners.
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As at 31 January 1989, there was a total of 3,166 prison staff in prison establishments in Northern Ireland. This figure includes staff serving at the prison service college and headquarters. The following is a breakdown by establishment.
|Number
---------------------------------------------------
Her Majesty's Prison, Belfast |662
Her Majesty's Prison, Maghaberry |483
Her Majesty's Prison, Magilligan |468
Her Majesty's Prison, Maze |1,294
Her Majesty's Young Offenders Centre |223
Prison Service College |26
Special Branch
Mr. Livingstone : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much from the total budget was allocated to special branch for each year from 1979 to the current date.
Mr. Ian Stewart [holding answer 1 February 1989] : The allocation of expenditure on special branch activities is a matter for the Chief Constable. In the particular operational circumstances of Northern Ireland this information is confidential.
Sinn Fein Councillors (Lisburn)
Mr. William Ross : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will indicate the approximate sums and the hours of police time it has taken to provide protection for the Sinn Fein councillors at meetings of Lisburn district council in 1988.
Mr. Ian Stewart [holding answer 17 January 1989] : No. During 1988 police were not detailed to protect individual councillors or specific groups within Lisburn district council.
PRIME MINISTER
Rolls-Royce
Mrs. Ann Taylor : To ask the Prime Minister what are the implications for the Government's privatisation proposals of the European Commission's decision of 21 December 1988 to initiate proceedings against the Government over the infringement of competition policy in the case of the flotation of Rolls-Royce.
The Prime Minister : None. There is no parallel with the Government's proposals for water and electricity privatisation.
WALES
Schizophrenia
Mr. Win Griffiths : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many patients in Wales suffering from schizophrenia and discharged from hospital in 1986 and 1987 after a second or subsequent admission went (a) to their own homes, (b) to local authority residential accommodation, (c) to live with a relative elsewhere, (d) to private residential accommodation, (e) to residential accommodation provided by voluntary bodies and (f) to other accommodation.
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Mr. Grist : Information in the form requested is not available. Details of after-care arrangements for discharged patients with a diagnosis of schizophrenia are as follows :
Discharges, after a second or subsequent admission
|1986 |1987
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Local authority residential accommodation |18 |20
Psychiatric hospitals |87 |87
Non-psychiatric hospitals |20 |24
Mental nursing homes |- |2
Convalescent or after-care home |18 |23
Other forms of after-care<1> |1,460|1,511
|-----|-----
Total |1,603|1,667
<1> Including for example, that provided by GP's,
out-patient departments and those not requiring further
treatment.
Mr. Win Griffiths : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many patients suffering from schizophrenia and discharged from Welsh hospitals in 1986 and 1987 after a first admission went (a) to their own homes, (b) to local authority residential accommodation, (c) to live in with a relative elsewhere, (d) to private residential accommodation, (e) to residential accommodation provided by voluntary bodies and (f) to other accommodation.
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Mr. Grist : Information in the form requested is not available. Details of after-care arrangements for discharged patients with a diagnosis of schizophrenia are shown in the following table :
Discharges, after first admission
|1986|1987
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Local authority residential accommodation |- |-
Psychiatric hospitals |14 |9
Non-psychiatric hospitals |1 |-
Mental nursing homes |- |-
Convalescent or after-care home |1 |2
Other forms of after-care<1> |201 |153
|--- |---
Total |217 |164
<1> Including, for example, that provided by GPs,
out-patient departments, and those not requiring further
treatment.
Bee Keepers
Mr. Geraint Howells : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many bee keepers there are in each county in Wales ; and what was the number of bee keepers during each of the last five years.
Mr. Peter Walker : The information is as follows :
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County |1983 |1984 |1985 |1986 |1987 |<1>1988
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Clwyd |365 |334 |364 |343 |336 |320
Dyfed |1,021 |1,065 |1,088 |1,087 |1,048 |993
Gwent |335 |93 |139 |151 |220 |204
Gwynedd |482 |477 |466 |414 |462 |415
Powys |497 |492 |490 |487 |479 |456
Mid Glamorgan |107 |84 |34 |32 |60 |89
South Glamorgan |109 |96 |48 |55 |90 |103
West Glamorgan |138 |103 |64 |53 |115 |111
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------
Total |3,054 |2,744 |2,693 |2,622 |2,810 |2,691
<1> Provisional.
Abattoirs
Mr. Geraint Howells : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many abattoirs there are in each county in Wales.
Mr. Peter Walker : The number of abattoirs by county is as follows :
-
|Number
------------------------------
Clwyd |16
Dyfed |12
Gwent |4
Gwynedd |9
Mid Glamorgan |5
Powys |11
South Glamorgan |-
West Glamorgan |6
Group Practices
Mrs. Clwyd : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many group practices there are in Wales, by region.
Mr. Grist : The information is given in the following table :
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Group practices as at 1 October 1987 Family practitioner |Number committee ------------------------------------------------------------ Clwyd |37 Dyfed |44 Gwent |44 Gwynedd |35 Mid Glamorgan |47 Powys |15 South Glamorgan |47 West Glamorgan |42
General Practitioners
Mrs. Clwyd : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is the total number of National Health Service general practitioners in Wales for each year from 1979 to 1988.
Mr. Grist : The number of general medical practitioners in Wales is given in the table. Figures for 1988 are not yet available.
Unrestricted
principals as at 1
October
|Number
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1979 |1,339
1980 |1,372
1981 |1,397
1982 |1,431
1983 |1,465
1984 |1,492
1985 |1,523
1986 |1,549
1987 |1,587
Regional Health Authorities
Mrs. Clwyd : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the services provided by the Welsh regional health authorities.
Mr. Grist : There are no regional health authorities in Wales. However, certain services which to be clinically effective and economically viable need to be provided to a population which is greater than that of a health district are designated as regional services by the Welsh Office. The responsibility for planning their capacity and location and for the funding of approved developments rests with my right hon. Friend, whilst the district health authorities which host the regional services are responsible for their operational management.
The services presently designated as regional are :
Assay services
Blood transfusion service
Bone marrow transplantation
Burns, plastic and maxillo-facial surgery
Invasive cardiology and cardiac surgery
Medical genetics
Perinatel intensive care
Pharmaceutical quality control services
Poisons information service
Radiotherapy and medical oncology
Forensic psychiatry
Renal dialysis for end-stage renal failure
Renal transplantation
Spinal injury rehabilitation
Thoracic surgery
Welsh Hearing Institute
The catchment areas of these services vary.
Hospitals (Beds)
Mrs. Clwyd : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the hospitals in each Welsh district health authority with 250 beds or more.
Mr. Ian Grist : The following hospitals had 250 beds or more on 30 September 1988.
Health authority/hospital
Clwyd
North Wales
Ysbyty Glan Clwyd
Ysbyty Maelor
East Dyfed
Bronglais
St. David's
West Wales General
Gwent
Llanfrechfa Grange
Nevill Hall
Pen-y-Fal
Royal Gwent
St. Cadoc's
St. Woolos
Gwynedd
Bryn Y Neuadd
Ysbyty Gwynedd
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