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Babergh
Forest Heath
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Mid Suffolk
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Arun
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North Wiltshire
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West Wiltshire
Greater Manchester Police Authority
South Yorkshire Police Authority
West Midlands Police Authority
West Yorkshire Police Authority
Greater Manchester Fire Authority
Merseyside Fire Authority
South Yorkshire Fire Authority
Tyne and Wear Fire Authority
West Midlands Fire Authority
West Yorkshire Fire Authority
Greater Manchester Transport Authority
Tyne and Wear Transport Authority
Local Councils (Statistics)
Mr. French : To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will give in tabular form for (a) the London borough of Tower Hamlets, (b) the London borough of Richmond-upon-Thames, (c) the London borough of Sutton, (d) Calderdale Metropolitan district council and (e) Stockport Metropolitan district council (i) which councils are nuclear-free zones, (ii) which councils, acting as a local education authority, employ staff to teach peace studies as part of the curriculum, (iii) what is the estimated number of homeless people in the district for the most recent month for which figures are available, (iv) what is the number of empty council homes at the end of the most recent month for which figures are available and (vi) whether they have a declared policy of providing the funding for law centres.
Mr. Gummer [holding answer 13 February 1989] : The information available on homelessness relates to the number of households for which authorities have accepted
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responsibility to secure accommodation under the homelessness provision of the 1985 Housing Act. This information is as follows :
|Number of households|in quarter ending
|accepted
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tower Hamlets |332 |March 1988
Richmond |89 |September 1988
Sutton |105 |September 1988
Calderdale |56 |September 1988
Stockport |120 |September 1988
The numbers of empty council dwellings at the first of April 1988 are as follows :
|Number of dwellings
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Tower Hamlets |2,526
Richmond |154
Sutton |110
Calderdale |448
Stockport |452
Information is not held centrally on authorities which have declared themselves to be nuclear free zones, or which employ staff to teach peace studies as part of the curriculum, or which have a declared policy of providing funding for law centres.
Homeless Families
Mr. Battle : To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what is his latest estimate of the comparative public sector revenue costs of housing homeless families in (a) Greater London and (b) in English non- metropolitan areas by (i) providing them with newly built council dwellings, (ii) providing them with council dwellings newly acquired from the private sector and improved for letting, and (iii) providing them with bed and breakfast accommodation ; and if he will publish these figures on a comparable basis with those published in his replies to the hon. Member for Islington, South and Finsbury (Mr. Smith) on 16 January, Official Report, columns 331-32 and on 4 March 1987, Official Report, column 639.
Mr. Trippier [holding answer 16 February 1989] : Estimates for 1987-88 are as follows :
[NL] |£ --------------------------------------------- New build |8,200|5,000 Acquisition and renovation |8,200|5,500 Bed and breakfast |40 |15 Notes: 1. The estimates for new build and for acquisition and renovation show the total first year costs to local authorities of the accommodation shown; 2. Estimates of average new build and renovation costs were derived from information provided by local authorities in housing subsidy and can show significant variation from authority to authority and year to year reflecting differences in the mix of work undertaken; 3. The bed and breakfast figures are gross costs per household day and are based on returns to CIPFA from those local authorities providing information on both gross expenditure on bed and breakfast and the number of household days of bed and breakfast provided.
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EDUCATION AND SCIENCE
Schools (Surplus Places)
Mr. Baldry : To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what he estimates to be the number of surplus places in Oxfordshire for (i) primary and (ii) secondary schools ; and the cost of such places.
Mr. Butcher : Information about the number of surplus places in individual local education authorities is not held centrally.
Parental Rights
Mr. Hunter : To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will make a further statement detailing existing parental rights with regard to out of catchment area exceptional admissions to primary and secondary schools.
Mr. Butcher : Under section 6 of the Education Act 1980, parents have the right to express a preference as to the school at which they want their child to be educated, and that preference has to be met if the child is eligible and there is a place available at the school of the parents' choice. These rights exist irrespective of whether the parents live in a defined area, although pupils living near the school are sometimes given priority if there are more applicants than available places.
Special Boarding Schools
Mr. Cartwright : To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what advice he has received from the working party considering the future of Inner London education authority special boarding schools ; and what steps he proposes to take to consult the parents concerned before reaching a final decision.
Mrs. Rumbold : I refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave on 22 February 1989 to my hon. Friend the Member for Rugby and Kenilworth (Mr. Pawsey).
GCSE
Mr. Nicholas Bennett : To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what appeal procedure exists for teachers whose school-based examination syllabus is rejected by the GCSE board ; and if he will make a statement.
Mrs. Rumbold : It is entirely a matter for individual Examining Groups to determine which syllabuses they offer. All GCSE syllabuses must conform to national criteria. Syllabuses in subjects for which there are specific criteria must also be approved by the School Examinations and Assessment Council. SEAC will always indicate necessary modifications in cases where it withholds approval.
ILEA Dwellings
Mr. Simon Hughes : To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what information he has about the total number of dwellings in Greater London owned by the Inner London education authority which are unlawfully occupied.
Mrs. Rumbold : Information on this subject is not held by my Department.
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SCOTLAND
Rural Areas (Jobs)
Mr. Dewar : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many public sector jobs there were in rural areas in Scotland at the latest date for which figures are available ; and how many there were in 1979.
Mr. Rifkind : The information requested is not available.
Job Creation
Mr. Dewar : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many jobs have been created in Scotland since 1983, how many of them are self- employed, how many are part-time ; and how many he estimates are in rural areas.
Mr. Rifkind : It is estimated that between September 1983 and September 1988 the civilian work force in employment in Scotland increased by 41,000. In this period the number of self-employed increased by 22,000 and the number of female part-time employees in employment increased by 52,000. These estimates may be revised when the results of the 1987 census of employment and the 1988 labour force survey become available. Comparable figures are not available for the self-employed working part-time and for male part-time employees in employment. It is not possible to provide comparable information for rural areas in Scotland.
Constituency Registers
Mr. David Marshall : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list in the Official Report the total number of people in each parliamentary constituency in Scotland listed on (a) the electoral registers for 1988-89, (b) the electoral registers for 1989-90 and (c) the poll tax registers for 1989-90
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton : The following table compares the numbers on the electoral registers published in February 1988 and February 1989. Information about the numbers on the community charges register in each constituency is not held centrally.
Constituency Number of electors
|1988 electoral register|1989 electoral register
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Aberdeen North |62,075 |60,604
Aberdeen South |60,323 |58,947
Angus East |61,643 |61,899
Argyll and Bute |48,912 |48,695
Ayr |67,063 |66,545
Banff and Buchan |63,054 |62,830
Caithness and Sutherland |30,978 |31,031
Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley |56,708 |56,338
Central Fife |56,440 |56,183
Clackmannan |49,127 |48,757
Clydebank and Milngavie |50,128 |49,075
Clydesdale |62,602 |62,456
Cumbernauld and Kilsyth |46,392 |46,345
Cunninghame North |55,566 |55,262
Cunninghame South |50,414 |49,931
Dumbarton |59,369 |58,328
Dumfries |59,972 |59,962
Dundee East |61,221 |60,394
Dundee West |61,445 |60,246
Dunfermline East |51,008 |50,894
Dunfermline West |51,384 |51,413
East Kilbride |63,956 |63,715
East Lothian |65,542 |66,108
Eastwood |62,839 |63,483
Edinburgh Central |58,975 |57,069
Edinburgh East |48,745 |47,802
Edinburgh Leith |60,031 |58,984
Edinburgh Pentlands |58,884 |58,538
Edinburgh South |64,026 |62,452
Edinburgh West |62,652 |61,172
Falkirk East |52,737 |52,679
Falkirk West |50,606 |50,506
Galloway and Upper Nithsdale |53,621 |53,481
Glasgow Cathcart |48,767 |47,702
Glasgow Central |50,867 |50,535
Glasgow Garscadden |46,916 |44,931
Glasgow Govan |50,190 |48,908
Glasgow Hillhead |57,704 |56,718
Glasgow Maryhill |52,039 |50,589
Glasgow Pollok |50,829 |49,497
Glasgow Provan |42,908 |41,086
Glasgow Rutherglen |56,929 |55,695
Glasgow Shettleston |53,883 |53,254
Glasgow Springburn |50,489 |48,785
Gordon |75,228 |75,537
Greenock and Port Glasgow |57,339 |55,612
Hamilton |63,167 |62,688
Inverness, Nairn and Lochaber |66,695 |67,262
Kilmarnock and Loudoun |63,325 |62,834
Kincardine and Deeside |64,398 |64,432
Kirkcaldy |53,823 |53,626
Linlithgow |60,584 |61,135
Livingston |58,008 |59,533
Midlothian |61,139 |61,089
Monklands East |50,271 |49,533
Monklands West |51,300 |50,450
Moray |63,206 |62,840
Motherwell North |58,331 |57,971
Motherwell South |52,599 |51,704
North East Fife |52,442 |52,313
North Tayside |54,582 |54,367
Orkney and Shetland |31,180 |31,115
Paisley North |48,973 |48,213
Paisley South |50,403 |49,595
Perth and Kinross |63,957 |64,505
Renfrew West and Inverclyde |57,025 |57,234
Ross, Cromarty and Skye |52,278 |53,062
Roxburgh and Berwickshire |43,631 |43,484
Stirling |58,715 |58,387
Strathkelvin and Bearsden |63,296 |62,706
Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale |38,438 |38,773
Western Isles |23,085 |23,097
|---- |----
Total |3,967,377 |3,932,921
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Rating Reform
Mr. Cohen : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he will introduce regulations to restrict the sale, copying or inspection of the electoral register when the electoral registrar obtains information from the poll tax registers.
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton : No. The considerations governing the sale, copying and inspection of the electoral register have not altered since the present policy was reviewed in 1985-86. The Representation of the People (Scotland) Regulations 1986 already forbid the supply of data which is not required to be published in the register itself.
Local Government and Housing Bill
Mr. McTaggart : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he has any information on the number of people who will be affected by the provisions of the Local Government and Housing Bill relating to political officers who are currently serving councillors.
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton : This information is not held centrally.
New Towns
Mr. Ingram : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland whether, pursuant to his answer of 1 February, Official Report, column 317, to the hon. Member for East Kilbride, he will give the updated list of bodies and organisations which have responded to the consultation document "The Scottish New Towns--Maintaining the Momentum."
Mr. Lang : I am pleased to note that over 100 bodies and organisations have responded to the consultation document. The comprehensive list requested by the hon. Member for East Kilbride is as follows :
Abronhill Community Council (Cumbernauld)
Ardrossan, Saltcoats, Stevenston Enterprise Trust
Ayrshire and Arran Health Board
Ayrshire Chamber of Industries
Barclay and Cameron Way Residents Association (Livingston) Bathgate Area Support for Enterprise Ltd (BASE)
Beckman Industrial Ltd
Bellsquarry Community Council (Livingston)
Broomlands and Bourtreehill Residents Association
Busby East Church
Calderwood Community Council
Church of Scotland Department of Ministry and Mission
City of Glasgow
Coleman Ballantine Architects, Glasgow
Collydean Residents/Tenants Association (Glenrothes)
Condorrat Community Council (Cumbernauld)
Craigshill Initiative (Livingston)
Crofthead Farm Community Centre
Cumbernauld Business Associations
Cumbernauld Citizens Advice Bureau
Cumbernauld Development Corporation
Cumbernauld and District Trades Council
Cumbernauld and Kilsyth Constituency Association Scottish National Party
Cumbernauld and Kilsyth Constituency Labour Party
Cumbernauld and Kilsyth District Council
Cumbernauld and Kilsyth Enterprise Trust
Cumbernauld Ministers' Fraternal
Cumbernauld Theatre Trust Ltd
Cunninghame District Council
Deans Community High School (Livingston)
Deans and District Labour Party (Livingston)
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