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Dog Hunting (New Forest)
Mr. Ron Davies : To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many representations he has received, by letter, postcard and petition, concerning the prohibition of hunting with dogs in the New Forest.
Mr. Ryder : Since the start of the most recent postcard campaign in January 1988, I have received 16 letters, 3,281 pre-printed postcards and three petitions carrying a total of 383 signatures on this subject.
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy
Mr. Ron Davies : To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what representations he has received concerning the risks posed to certain groups of workers by possible contact with bovine spongiform encephalopathy-affected products.
Mr. Donald Thompson : The Ministry has received inquiries from a number of employees' organisations about the possible risks to workers who may come into contact with cattle suspected of being infected with BSE and material from them. Although the evidence is that the risks to human health are remote, the Health and Safety Executive is considering whether additional safety guidelines are necessary for such occupational groups.
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Mr. Ron Davies : To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what evidence he has concerning the level of infectiousness of bovine spongiform encephalopathy-infected cattle prior to the onset of chronic manifestations of bovine spongiform encephalopathy.
Mr. Donald Thompson : There is no evidence that bovine spongiform encephalopathy can be transmitted from cattle to cattle.
Strychnine
Mr. Ron Davies : To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list those organisations which are allowed to purchase strychnine compounds in sufficient quantity to meet their foreseeable needs.
Mr. Donald Thompson : Rabbit clearance societies and large estates are allowed to purchase strychnine compounds in quantities sufficient to meet their foreseeable needs, with a maximum limit of 50 grammes, on the same basis as professional pest control contractors. Returns are required of the land on which strychnine has been used.
Extensification Pilot Schemes
Mr. Ron Davies : To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what extensification pilot schemes are presently being conducted or envisaged in the United Kingdom ; what is the nature of each of the schemes involved ; and how many are being sponsored by his Department.
Mr. Ryder : Now that the Community has adopted the relevant legislation, I will be considering in consultation with the interests concerned what pilot schemes might be appropriate.
Salmonella
Mr. Boswell : To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he accepts the recommendations for additional research on salmonella in his Department's joint report with the Department of Health and the British Egg Information Council ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. MacGregor : The Government devote substantial resources to research on food safety. We have now re-examined carefully the coverage of the existing programmes and the research needs newly identified in the joint report.
Accordingly new research amounting to £1 million annually is being commissioned to cover the recommendations in the report relating to the possible contamination of eggs and the pathogenicity of the salmonella organisms as well as the growth and survival of the pathogen in processed eggs and egg products. The programmes will draw on the expertise available at my Department's central veterinary laboratory, at the institute of animal health of the agriculture and food research council and at the food research associations.
Near Market Research
Mr. Boswell : To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when he expects to hold further
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discussions with the industry on the funding of near market agricultural and food research and development ; and if he will make a statement.Mr. MacGregor : My noble Friend the Baroness Trumington is writing today to the agricultural and food industry, consumer organisations and other interested bodies about the next stage of the consultations on the transfer to the industry of funding for near market research. I have deposited a copy of that letter and its annexes in the Library of the House. The annexes to the letter give details of the agriculture, horticulture and food research which is being supported by the Agriculture Departments in Great Britain, together with an indication of the likely content of future public good programmes. I wish to emphasise that we shall continue to give priority to work in support of statute and policy, such as research on food safety, which is essential to protect public interest. The letter also refers to a proposal to close the experimental horticulture stations at Brogdale, Luddington and Rosewarne and the experimental husbandry farm at Liscombe in 1989-90.
My Department's regional laboratories will also be rationalised in order further to improve cost-effectiveness. This will involve closing during the 1989-90 financial year the subordinate laboratories at Newcastle, Evesham and Accrington as well as some very small laboratories in Wales. In 1990-91 the laboratories at Bristol and Wye will be closed and the laboratories at Leeds and Trawsgoed reduced in size. The Welsh Office is seeking alternative uses for the present Trawsgoed analytical chemistry laboratory. We shall be making new investment in storage, transport, analytical and information processing facilities so that the remaining laboratories can continue to meet needs across the whole of England and Wales.
OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION
Tanzania
Mr. Win Griffiths : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will commission an independent evaluation of the impact on aid policy of the international monetary fund agreement with the Tanzanian Government on the provision of health and education services in Tanzania.
Mr. Chris Patten : It is for the Government of Tanzania to consider whether to evaluate the impact of their economic recovery programme on the social sectors. We are, however, participating with the World Bank in a social dimensions of adjustment project in Tanzania. This should help facilitate a systematic evaluation of the social impact of the economic recovery programme.
Mr. Win Griffiths : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what development projects in Tanzania are currently being supported by the Overseas Development Administration ; and what is their cost and likely completion dates.
Mr. Chris Patten : Britain is currently financing over 30 development projects in Tanzania. The following table lists current projects in excess of £200,000, with details of their estimated costs and planned completion dates.
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|Cost (£ million)|To be completed
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Agriculture and Natural Resources
Armyworm Control Programme |1.476 |1990
West Kilimanjaro Dairy Project |1.400 |1990
Clove Disease Research Project |0.395 |1989
Fisheries Development Project |0.275 |1989
Sunflower Research Project |0.235 |1989
Transport
Tanzania Railways Corporation |8.392 |1991
Songea/Makambako Road
Post Construction Maintenance |1.857 |1989
Health and Population
Southern Regions Health Project |13.366 |1990
WHO/Tanzania Medium Term
AIDS Action Plan |1.500 |1992
1988 Census Project |0.383 |1990
Education
English Language Teaching
Support Project |1.956 |1992
University Support Project |0.731 |1989
Finance Sector
Diagnostic Study |0.600 |1989
Mr. Win Griffiths : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what criteria are used to measure the effectiveness of programme aid and project aid towards development in Tanzania ; and how this evaluation will affect the future aid programme.
Mr. Chris Patten : For programme aid we monitor in general the extent to which the objectives of the Tanzanian economic recovery programme are being met and, as part of that, the foreign exchange allocation and procurement systems. Capital projects proposed for financing from British aid funds are subject to comprehensive appraisal to determine their financial and economic rates of return. Their implementation is systematically monitored. These assessments are taken fully into account in determining the future volume of programme and project aid that we allocate for Tanzania.
Mr. Win Griffiths : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what has been the total level of programme aid to Tanzania for each year since it was introduced ; what was the total level of aid to Tanzania for each of those years ; and what percentage of that total constitutes programme aid.
Mr. Chris Patten : Programme aid to Tanzania resumed in the financial year 1986-87. Programme aid and total British aid to Tanzania in 1986-87 and 1987-88 were as follows :
|£ million|£ million
|1986-87 |1987-88
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Programme aid |14.974 |17.322
Total aid |25.207 |28.948
Programme aid as a
percentage of total aid |59 |60
Overseas Aid
Sir John Stanley : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what GDF deflator figure was used in the calculation of a 5 per cent. real terms
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increase in the overseas aid programme in 1989-90 referred to by the Minister for Overseas Development in the debate on 17 March.Mr. Chris Patten : I refer my right hon. Friend to the answer I gave him on 17 March at column 697.
NORTHERN IRELAND
Dana Concert (Children's Travel)
Mr. William Ross : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland whether there was any cost to public funds for the provision of transport for schoolchildren associated with the recording by Dana at the Giant's Causeway on Friday 10 March.
Dr. Mawhinney : The Department of Education will meet the cost of transport from within its community relations budget. It should be noted that the rights to the recording of the song "Harmony" and to the associated video belong to Co-operation North and all proceeds from the production will go to that organisation.
Voluntary Grammar Schools
Mr. Hume : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what information is available to indicate the category A expenditure admitted for each of the voluntary grammar schools in Northern Ireland for the current school year and the last school year.
Dr. Mawhinney : The information is as follows :
School |1987-88 £ |1988-89 £ ------------------------------------------------------------------- Armagh Royal |686,584 |692,151 Armagh, Christian Brothers' |424,949 |- Armagh, St. Patrick's College |456,013 |- Armagh, St. Patrick's Grammar |- |777,255 Ballymena Academy |1,241,449 |1,308,677 Ballymena, St. Louis |892,133 |952,704 Ballymoney Dalriada |895,006 |961,830 Ballynahinch, Assumption Convent |729,156 |773,164 Bangor Grammar |991,360 |1,038,845 Belfast, Bloomfield Collegiate |549,450 |597,481 Belfast, Campbell College |721,527 |756,171 Belfast, Christian Brothers' |1,160,966 |1,260,140 Belfast, Dominican College |856,881 |902,481 Belfast High School |870,526 |881,920 Belfast, Hunterhouse College |825,554 |877,994 Belfast, Methodist College |1,855,702 |2,121,464 Belfast, Our Lady & St. Patrick's |961,120 |1,035,116 Belfast, Royal Belfast Academical Institution |1,071,474 |1,134,662 Belfast Royal Academy |1,495,581 |1,579,420 Belfast, St. Dominic's |1,084,846 |1,110,886 Belfast, St. Malachy's College |1,070,076 |1, 080,880 Belfast, Strathearn |647,635 |749,850 Belfast, Victoria College |986,720 |986,458 Coleraine Academical Institution |1,080,931 |1,107,936 Coleraine Convent |753,748 |814,969 Donaghmore, St. Joseph's |311,390 |358,773 Downpatrick, St. Patrick's |561,357 |617,350 Dungannon Royal |759,865 |763,598 Dungannon, St. Patrick's Boys' |627,493 |694,465 Dungannon, St. Patrick's Girls' |568,711 |644,312 Dunmurry Rathmore Grammar |1,053,961 |1,106,680 Enniskillen Convent |681,716 |772,600 Enniskillen, Portora Royal |410,202 |437,514 Enniskillen, St. Michael's |662,680 |718,782 Garron Tower, St. Macnissis |514,263 |575,427 Holywood, Sullivan Upper |1,062,414 |1,134,848 Kilkeel St. Louis |427,802 |431,931 Larne Grammar School |787,649 |798,785 Lisburn, Friends School |1,020,543 |1,085,529 Lisburn, Wallace High |1,130,022 |1,256,618 Londonderry, Foyle College |844,820 |918,568 Londonderry, St. Columb's |1,486,499 |1,624,391 Londonderry, Thornhill College |1,290,160 |1,363,294 Lurgan, St. Michael's |582,121 |620,811 Magherafelt, Rainey Endowed |677,933 |710,791 Magherafelt, St. Mary's |930,913 |1,045,734 Newry Christian Brothers' |698,145 |735,426 Newry, Our Lady's Grammar |678,061 |759,182 Newry, Sacred Heart |760,052 |771,879 Newry, St. Colman's |707,620 |783,934 Omagh, Christian Brothers' |737,324 |806,615 Omagh, Loreto Convent |762,596 |795,111 Portstewart, Dominican College |457,143 |468,363 Strabane Convent |462,924 |488,574 Notes: 1.The figures include preparatory departments. 2.Armagh Christian Brothers' and Armagh St. Patrick's College amalgamated on 1 September 1988 to become Armagh St. Patrick's Grammar.
Mr. Hume : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will make a statement indicating the basis for the figures given in the Official Report, columns 39-40 to indicate pupil numbers and category B grants for each of the voluntary grammar schools in Northern Ireland.
Dr. Mawhinney : Category B grants are based on the levels of approved expenditure in previous years adjusted to take account of both pay and price increases and the skewing of resources in favour of the relatively low spending schools. Category B grants are calculated in relation to the number of non-fee-paying pupils only, details of which are provided by individual schools.
Teaching Costs
Mr. Hume : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will make a statement indicating the amounts allocated to each secondary school in Northern Ireland to fund teaching costs in the current and last two school years, the numbers of pupils in each school in each year and the numbers of approved teaching posts.
Dr. Mawhinney : Information on teaching costs is not readily available and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost. The numbers of pupils and approved full-time teaching posts in each secondary school in the current and last two school years are set out in the following table.
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School name January enrolment Approved staffing
|1987 |1988 |1989 |1986-87|1987-88|1988-89
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Belfast Board Area
Kelvin Secondary |216 |155 |0 |20 |18 |<1>0
Ashfield Girls' Secondary |528 |523 |501 |35 |37 |37
Ashfield Boys' Secondary |409 |406 |390 |28 |28 |29
Model Girls' Secondary |947 |916 |913 |65 |65 |63
Model Boys' Secondary |1,089 |1,049 |1,017 |71 |72 |70
Orangefield Boys' Secondary |802 |673 |596 |56 |54 |48
Larkfield Secondary |272 |280 |395 |20 |21 |29
Orangefield Girls' Secondary |625 |577 |539 |45 |44 |41
Deramore Secondary |643 |588 |522 |52 |47 |45
Cairnmartin High |502 |408 |353 |41 |36 |31
Forthbridge Secondary |552 |481 |405 |42 |41 |37
Castle High |553 |475 |401 |49 |43 |38
St Patrick's Secondary |575 |493 |466 |43 |42 |37
St Gabriel's Secondary |332 |333 |313 |26 |24 |24
St Thomas's Secondary |476 |404 |0 |34 |32 |<1>0
St Louise's Comprehensive |2,339 |2,399 |2,470 |160 |161 |162
St Monica's Secondary |394 |369 |324 |34 |33 |32
Little Flower Girls's Secondary |499 |486 |508 |33 |33 |33
Our Lady of Mercy Secondary |659 |633 |614 |43 |44 |43
St Rose's Secondary |289 |277 |285 |24 |24 |23
Christian Brothers' High, Glen Road |686 |711 |736 |45 |45 |48
St Peter's Secondary |166 |121 |0 |16 |15 |<1>0
St Augustine's High |357 |307 |270 |27 |26 |24
St Genevieve's Secondary |751 |768 |770 |51 |51 |52
Cross and Passion High |260 |213 |154 |26 |23 |21
St Gemma's Secondary |282 |278 |263 |24 |23 |23
St Paul's Secondary |262 |242 |0 |24 |22 |<1>0
Christian Brothers' High |197 |142 |0 |17 |15 |<1>0
La Salle Boys' Secondary |1,138 |1,132 |1,147 |67 |69 |70
Corpus Christi College |0 |0 |920 |0 |0 |<2>70
Hazelwood Integrated College |0 |0 |215 |0 |0 |<2>16
Grosvenor High |1,046 |1,044 |1,070 |67 |66 |66
Annadale Grammar |405 |377 |350 |30 |28 |27
Carolan Grammar |351 |325 |330 |24 |24 |23
Ashleigh House Grammar |320 |0 |0 |23 |0 |<3>0
Bloomfield Collegiate |523 |538 |590 |32 |32 |32
Campbell College |729 |712 |725 |43 |42 |41
Christian Brothers' Grammar |1,114 |1,099 |1,122 |72 |71 |69
Methodist College |2,220 |2,153 |2,142 |124 |124 |121
Princess Gardens School |456 |0 |0 |31 |0 |<3>0
Richmond Lodge |336 |0 |0 |23 |0 |<4>0
Royal Belfast Academical Institution |1,144 |1,146 |1,164 |66 |65 |65
Belfast Royal Academy |1,596 |1,555 |1,585 |90 |90 |89
St Dominic's High |972 |913 |910 |67 |63 |60
St Malachy's College |1,000 |948 |918 |65 |62 |60
Victoria College |607 |0 |0 |35 |0 |<1>0
Dominican College |786 |751 |790 |51 |50 |47
Strathearn Grammar |703 |769 |807 |36 |38 |42
Rathmore Grammar |984 |1,020 |1,063 |62 |62 |62
Victoria College |0 |866 |847 |0 |54 |<4>54
Hunterhouse College |0 |799 |801 |0 |50 |<3>50
Western Board Area
Clondermott Secondary, Londonderry |565 |567 |567 |37 |38 |38
Templemore Secondary, Londonderry |402 |397 |407 |26 |26 |27
Enniskillen High |641 |616 |602 |44 |44 |43
Castlederg High |468 |456 |408 |31 |31 |32
Faughan Valley Secondary, Londonderry |525 |519 |495 |35 |35 |35
Lisnaskea High |274 |280 |256 |18 |18 |20
Omagh High |697 |659 |636 |43 |45 |43
Dungiven Secondary |118 |121 |112 |8 |8 |9
Limavady High |777 |753 |779 |55 |53 |53
Strabane High |567 |522 |496 |40 |40 |39
Duke of Westminster High, Kesh |408 |377 |364 |29 |29 |28
St Colman's Secondary, Strabane |935 |907 |916 |56 |58 |59
St Mary's Secondary, Limavady |951 |918 |860 |62 |61 |59
St Patrick's Secondary, Omagh |617 |608 |602 |39 |39 |39
St Mary's Secondary, Creggan |768 |778 |788 |48 |48 |50
St Mary's Secondary, Belleek |198 |192 |133 |13 |13 |13
Our Lady of Mercy High, Strabane |582 |556 |553 |39 |39 |38
St Fanchea's Secondary, Enniskillen |428 |397 |417 |28 |29 |28
St Joseph's Secondary, Enniskillen |369 |377 |355 |23 |23 |23
St Mary's Secondary, Irvinestown |289 |263 |252 |20 |21 |20
St Eugene's Secondary, Castlederg |305 |270 |292 |20 |20 |19
St Patrick's and St Brigid's High, Claudy |505 |485 |482 |35 |33 |32
St Brigid's High, Omagh |607 |600 |587 |38 |38 |38
St Joseph's Secondary, Creggan |750 |767 |781 |48 |49 |50
Dean Brian Maguirc High, Carrickmore |279 |331 |345 |17 |19 |21
St Joseph's High, Plumbridge |286 |272 |286 |20 |19 |20
St Patrick's High, Dungiven |447 |452 |456 |28 |29 |29
St John's High, Dromore |333 |338 |340 |23 |22 |22
St Aidan's High, Derrylin |278 |283 |285 |17 |18 |18
St Eugene's High, Roslea |231 |224 |218 |16 |16 |16
St Peter's High, Londonderry |462 |416 |384 |35 |33 |31
St Cecilia's Secondary, Londonderry |702 |747 |774 |41 |45 |48
St Comgall's Secondary, Lisnaskea |423 |414 |424 |26 |26 |26
St Brigid's Secondary, Londonderry |1,052 |1,011 |1,033 |69 |69 |67
St Brecan's Secondary, Londonderry |527 |471 |454 |42 |40 |37
Enniskillen Collegiate Grammar |403 |379 |373 |26 |26 |25
Limavady Grammar |771 |759 |763 |50 |51 |50
Omagh Academy |734 |703 |704 |44 |43 |43
Strabane Grammar |344 |325 |331 |22 |22 |22
Enniskillen Convent Grammar |674 |688 |742 |41 |41 |44
Portora Royal, Enniskillen |363 |340 |342 |26 |24 |23
St Michael's Grammar, Enniskillen |657 |662 |682 |38 |39 |40
Thornhill College, Londonderry |1,273 |1,252 |1,306 |80 |78 |77
St Columb's College, Londonderry |1,562 |1,546 |1,533 |91 |93 |93
Christian Brothers' Grammar, Omagh |734 |740 |760 |45 |45 |46
Loreto Convent Grammar, Omagh |747 |753 |816 |45 |45 |45
Strabane Convent Grammar |448 |451 |452 |26 |28 |28
Foyle and Londonderry College |829 |824 |785 |50 |51 |51
North-Eastern Board Area
Garvagh High |251 |241 |222 |21 |19 |18
Magherfelt High |589 |535 |467 |42 |40 |37
Larne High |901 |860 |825 |61 |59 |59
Coleraine Girls' High |808 |753 |757 |53 |53 |52
Coleraine Boys' High |696 |680 |632 |44 |44 |44
Maghera High |298 |287 |256 |22 |21 |21
Carrickfergus High |791 |815 |838 |49 |51 |53
Ballymena Boys' High |249 |227 |227 |21 |18 |16
Ballymena Girls' High |240 |191 |88 |18 |16 |13
Antrim High |508 |446 |386 |37 |34 |32
Hopefield Secondary, Newtownabbey |626 |571 |544 |41 |41 |38
Ballycastle High |351 |334 |289 |26 |24 |23
Ballymoney High |688 |678 |621 |46 |45 |46
Ballyclare Secondary |831 |848 |852 |53 |54 |56
Crumlin High |183 |194 |196 |15 |15 |16
Cullybackey High |644 |612 |609 |42 |40 |38
Randalstown High |185 |175 |161 |14 |14 |14
Rathcoole High, Newtownabbey |304 |259 |238 |24 |22 |21
Monkstown Secondary, Newtownabbey |739 |706 |671 |52 |51 |48
Glengormley High |1,358 |1,345 |1,296 |86 |87 |87
Parkhall High, Antrim |351 |361 |365 |23 |24 |25
Dunclug High, Ballymena |452 |411 |411 |30 |28 |27
Dunluce Secondary, Bushmills |420 |425 |456 |27 |27 |28
Downshire Secondary, Carrickfergus |712 |662 |592 |51 |48 |45
Ballee High, Ballymena |877 |822 |831 |60 |59 |56
Ardnaveigh High, Antrim |518 |493 |495 |37 |37 |36
St Aloysius's Secondary, Cushendall |200 |188 |188 |15 |15 |15
St Comgall's High, Larne |425 |376 |347 |32 |30 |29
St Olcan's High, Randalstown |290 |270 |284 |21 |21 |21
Our Lady of Lourdes High, Ballymoney |336 |322 |316 |26 |24 |23
St Patrick's High, Ballymena |745 |753 |712 |47 |46 |46
St Joseph's High, Coleraine |481 |450 |432 |34 |33 |32
St Colm's Secondary, Draperstown |323 |315 |307 |22 |22 |22
St Mary's College, Portglenone |315 |297 |271 |22 |22 |21
St Paul's Secondary, Kilrea |294 |261 |237 |19 |19 |19
St Nicholas's Secondary, Carrickfergus |120 |105 |83 |11 |11 |10
St Pius X Secondary, Magherafelt |853 |840 |821 |54 |54 |54
Christian Brothers' Secondary, Glengormley |570 |584 |592 |35 |35 |36
St Malachy's High, Antrim |646 |624 |611 |42 |42 |41
Cross and Passion High, Ballycastle |670 |663 |656 |42 |42 |42
St Patrick's College, Maghera |1,151 |1,148 |1,196 |73 |72 |73
Stella Maris High, Newtownabbey |269 |234 |202 |21 |20 |18
Ballyclare High |1,122 |1,149 |1,215 |68 |68 |69
Cambridge House Girls' Grammar, Ballymena |560 |530 |561 |35 |35 |35
Coleraine High |681 |668 |707 |45 |43 |44
Carrickfergus Grammar |578 |543 |530 |36 |36 |35
Antrim Grammar |616 |647 |648 |36 |38 |39
Cambridge House Boys' Grammar, Ballymena |434 |414 |407 |29 |27 |27
St Louis Grammar, Ballymena |913 |898 |912 |55 |55 |54
Ballymena Academy |1,328 |1,316 |1,328 |75 |75 |76
Dalriada Grammar, Ballymoney |887 |895 |917 |51 |51 |52
Coleraine Academical Institution |1,024 |964 |960 |66 |64 |62
Loreto College, Coleraine |711 |698 |702 |43 |43 |44
Larne Grammar |710 |692 |671 |46 |44 |43
Rainey Endowed, Magherafelt |601 |584 |598 |38 |38 |37
Dominican College, Portstewart |399 |372 |365 |25 |25 |24
Belfast High, Newtownabbey |796 |760 |737 |51 |50 |49
St Mary's Grammar, Magherafelt |935 |935 |941 |56 |56 |57
St Macnissi's College, Carnlough |511 |530 |547 |30 |31 |33
South-Eastern Board Area
Movilla High, Newtownards |734 |707 |663 |49 |48 |48
Holywood High |234 |203 |221 |19 |17 |16
Ballynahinch High |407 |434 |392 |26 |27 |27
Lisnasharragh High, Belfast |572 |544 |536 |38 |38 |37
Donaghadee High |365 |330 |320 |24 |24 |23
Castlwellan High |235 |203 |182 |17 |17 |16
Comber High |659 |630 |593 |43 |43 |42
Glastry High, Ballyhalbert |487 |486 |470 |34 |33 |33
Lisnagarvey Boys' High, Lisburn |643 |599 |541 |46 |43 |40
Killyleagh High |166 |145 |119 |12 |12 |11
Quoile High, Downpatrick |124 |131 |106 |12 |11 |11
Saintfield High |202 |209 |218 |14 |14 |14
Forthill Girls' High, Lisburn |846 |803 |803 |54 |54 |55
Knockbreda High, Belfast |670 |654 |671 |40 |40 |42
Scrabo High, Newtownards |516 |502 |487 |34 |35 |34
Newtownbreda High, Belfast |792 |741 |740 |49 |51 |50
Dunmurry High |633 |589 |458 |48 |45 |43
Dundonald Boys' High |470 |419 |363 |36 |33 |30
Dundonald Girls' High |406 |361 |322 |33 |29 |26
Laurelhill High, Lisburn |735 |687 |668 |53 |50 |48
Gransha Boys' High, Bangor |1,043 |965 |888 |65 |65 |61
Bangor Girls' High |1,122 |1,111 |1,077 |73 |72 |72
St Mary's Girls' High, Downpatrick |659 |612 |555 |43 |42 |39
St Columba's High, Portaferry |406 |404 |405 |29 |28 |28
St Colmcille's High, Crossgar |426 |412 |419 |28 |28 |28
St Aidan's High, Glenavy |174 |171 |160 |14 |13 |13
St Columbanus's High, Bangor |378 |380 |370 |26 |26 |26
St Colman's High, Ballynahinch |431 |410 |410 |28 |28 |28
St Patrick's High, Lisburn |436 |383 |365 |34 |31 |27
St Malachy's High, Castlewellan |819 |845 |849 |53 |55 |57
St Colm's High, Dunmurry |400 |321 |261 |33 |29 |25
De La Salle Secondary, Downpatrick |532 |513 |490 |37 |37 |36
Lagan College, Belfast |455 |500 |545 |28 |31 |33
Regent House Grammar, Newtownards |1,528 |1,542 |1,613 |90 |88 |88
Down High, Downpatrick |605 |593 |595 |38 |37 |37
Glenlola Collegiate, Bangor |1,029 |976 |977 |60 |60 |59
Bangor Grammar |1,063 |1,065 |1,069 |61 |61 |60
Sullivan Upper, Holywood |1,171 |1,191 |1,196 |63 |66 |66
Friends School, Lisburn |1,069 |1,060 |1,061 |61 |62 |62
Wallace High, Lisburn |1,311 |1,285 |1,283 |73 |73 |73
Assumption Grammar, Ballynahinch |696 |686 |696 |43 |43 |43
St Patrick's High, Downpatrick |550 |574 |601 |35 |33 |35
Our Lady and St Patrick's Grammar, Knock |899 |917 |914 |56 |56 |57
Southern board area
Kilkeel High |681 |633 |657 |46 |43 |42
Newtownhamilton Secondary |108 |104 |104 |8 |8 |8
Clounagh Junior High |650 |625 |587 |45 |45 |44
Banbridge High |657 |678 |656 |41 |42 |45
Killicomaine Junior High |636 |618 |609 |42 |40 |41
Dromore High |695 |686 |661 |47 |48 |47
Lurgan Boys' Junior High |349 |3349 |336 |25 |24 |25
Lurgan Girls' Junior High |333 |336 |317 |23 |23 |23
Markethill High |420 |432 |418 |27 |27 |27
Fivemiletown High |493 |484 |439 |35 |35 |35
Armagh Secondary |665 |661 |624 |45 |43 |43
Rathfriland High |346 |319 |328 |22 |22 |22
Tandragee Junior High |282 |286 |277 |21 |20 |20
Aughnacloy Secondary |181 |164 |167 |14 |14 |14
Newry High |639 |574 |568 |47 |44 |41
Brownlow High |291 |263 |247 |24 |22 |20
Cookstown High |1,140 |1,121 |1,090 |76 |76 |76
Dungannon Secondary |724 |721 |654 |47 |46 |46
St Joseph's High, Newry |552 |539 |545 |36 |37 |38
St Columban's High, Kilkeel |511 |503 |491 |34 |34 |33
St Mary's Junior High, Lurgan |659 |623 |570 |41 |41 |39
St Patrick's High, Banbridge |523 |507 |544 |37 |36 |35
St Paul's Junior High, Lurgan |573 |572 |540 |40 |39 |39
St Mary's Girls' High, Newry |615 |579 |544 |44 |44 |42
St Patrick's Girls' High, Dungannon |301 |280 |284 |21 |20 |19
St Mark's High, Warrenpoint |796 |769 |761 |52 |52 |52
Our Lady's High, Cookstown |539 |531 |520 |35 |35 |35
St Ciaran's High, Ballygawley |687 |704 |724 |44 |45 |46
St Paul's Secondary, Bessbrook |1,272 |1,210 |1,240 |83 |83 |81
St Brigid's Boys' High, Armagh |307 |328 |336 |20 |20 |24
St Joseph's High, Crossmaglen |596 |522 |539 |39 |39 |38
St Patrick's High, Cookstown |520 |506 |495 |32 |33 |33
St Patrick's High, Keady |817 |844 |832 |54 |54 |54
St Joseph's High, Coalisland |641 |638 |656 |40 |41 |41
Lismore Comprehensive, Craigavon |997 |1,050 |957 |66 |65 |64
St Patrick's Boys' High, Dungannon |407 |394 |373 |26 |27 |27
St Catherine's College, Armagh |846 |834 |826 |57 |56 |56
Drumcres High, Portadown |692 |644 |630 |54 |51 |50
Banbridge Academy |824 |802 |838 |53 |52 |52
Lurgan College |334 |340 |353 |24 |24 |24
Portadown College |775 |781 |807 |50 |50 |52
Christian Brothers' Grammar, Armagh |372 |359 |0 |23 |23 |<1>0
St Patrick's College, Armagh |382 |374 |0 |23 |22 |<1>0
St Patrick's Boys' Academy, Dungannon |656 |675 |699 |37 |40 |40
St Patrick's Girls' Academy, Dungannon |596 |628 |685 |36 |36 |38
St Louis Grammar, Kilkeel |367 |326 |287 |25 |24 |22
St Michael's Senior High, Lurgan |432 |426 |406 |31 |31 |31
Abbey Grammar, Newry |702 |702 |711 |42 |42 |42
Our Lady's Girls' Grammar, Newry |735 |733 |766 |43 |44 |44
St Colman's College, Newry |753 |765 |771 |42 |44 |45
St Joseph's Convent Grammar, Donaghmore |287 |286 |278 |18 |18 |18
Sacred Heart Girls' Grammar, Newry |738 |739 |778 |44 |45 |45
Royal School, Dungannon |646 |617 |626 |44 |44 |40
Royal School, Armagh |622 |593 |554 |42 |41 |39
St Patrick's Grammar, Armagh |0 |0 |716 |0 |0 |<2>45
<1>Closed 31 August 1988.
<2>Opened 1 September 1988.
<3>Ashleigh House and Princess Gardens amalgamated to form Hunterhouse College with effect from 1
September 1987.
<4>Richmond Lodge and Victoria College amalgamated to form Victoria College with effect from 1
September 1987.
Student Income and Expenditure
Mr. Hume : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if the survey of student income and expenditure as proposed in the recent White Paper "Top-up Loans for Students" will extend to Northern Ireland.
Dr. Mawhinney : No. The further survey is confined to Great Britain and follows an earlier similar exercise. However, future monitoring of the general effects of the new top up loans scheme will be on a United Kingdom basis.
Further and Higher Education
Mr. Hume : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will provide a table showing the young mature entry index and the older mature participation index for each year since 1979 for (a) universities only and (b) for all higher education institutions in Northern Ireland.
Dr. Mawhinney : No young mature entry index is available for Northern Ireland.
Available information for the older mature participation index is as follows :
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Year |Universities |All higher education ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1987-88 |0.196 |0.211 1986-87 |0.160 |0.174 1985-86 |0.171 |0.181
Information for earlier years could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
Graduates
Mr. Hume : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) what figures are available to indicate or estimate the number of graduates domiciled in Northern Ireland who earn less than 85 per cent. of national average income at intervals of (a) five years and (b) 10 years after graduation ;
(2) what figures are available to indicate the number of graduates domiciled in Northern Ireland who earn more than 115 per cent. of national average income at intervals of (a) five years and (b) 10 years after graduation.
Mr. Viggers : The information requested is not available.
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Mr. Hume : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what figures are available to indicate the numbers of graduates employed in the public sector in Northern Ireland, their distribution among grading levels and the salaries applying to these grades.
Mr. Ian Stewart : The information requested with regard to graduates employed in the public sector in Northen Ireland is not readily available centrally and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost. However, the number of graduates employed in the NICS, their distribution among grading levels and the salaries applying to these grades are as follows.
Grade |Number of Graduates|Salary scale
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Senior principal and above |427 |£19,539-£62,750
Principal |450 |£15,631-£21,104
Deputy principal |798 |£12,754-£18,167
Staff officer |501 |£10,434-£13,458
Executive officer I |262 |£8,843-£11,596
Executive officer II |354 |£6,134-£9,935
Administrative officer |254 |£3,873-£7,555
Administrative assistant |78 |£3,519-£6,074
|----
Total |3,124
Students
Mr. Hume : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what information is available to indicate for each year since 1979-80 the total numbers of 16 to 19-year-olds in further and higher education in Northern Ireland by area board and indicating these numbers as a percentage of the 16 to 19-year-old age cohort.
Dr. Mawhinney [holding answer 20 March 1989] : The information requested is not available for each area board. However, available information for Northern Ireland as a whole is as follows :
Year |16-19 year olds in |As per cent of 16-19 year
|full-time further and |old population
|higher education
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1986-87 |18,159 |16
1985-86 |17,627 |15
1984-85 |16,839 |14
1983-84 |15,993 |14
1982-83 |17,270 |15
1981-82 |15,601 |13
1980-81 |14,035 |12
1979-80 |12,452 |11
Mr. Beggs : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland whether he proposes to increase the level of grant aid for Northern Ireland students attending universities in (a) Scotland from April 1989, (b) England and Wales from April 1990 to take account of the community charge payable.
Dr. Mawhinney [holding answer 20 March 1989] : No.
TRANSPORT
British Rail (Working Conditions)
Mr. Clelland : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what were the average working journey miles per British Rail train driver for each of the years 1980 to 1988 ; and what assessment he has made of the implications for safety ;
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(2) what information he has about the hours of work of British Rail employees for the years 1980 to 1988 ; and what assessment he has made of the implications for safety of these figures ;(3) what were the average weekly working hours of British Rail train drivers in each of the British Rail regions for the years 1980 to 1988 ; and what assessment he has made of the implications for safety of these figures.
Mr. Portillo : The detailed management information sought by the hon. Member is not reported to the Department. There are no recommendations or conclusions in any accident reports prepared by the Department's railway inspectorate during the years 1980-88 which suggest that drivers' hours or average working journey miles have been a factor in accidents.
Railway Inspectorate
Mr. Harry Greenway : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what conclusions he has reached on the recommendations of his Department's scrutiny of the railway inspectorate.
Mr. Portillo : Since this scrutiny was completed in 1987, we have consulted interested organisations on its many recommendations and I have had the advice of chief inspecting officer, who was appointed in 1988. I am now placing in the Library of the House a note setting out the action that is being taken. Most of the recommendations of the review are being followed up ; only four are rejected. I am proposing to review whether any further changes are needed in the interests of efficiency and effectiveness, across all the functions performed by the inspectorate.
Drunk-drivers
Mr. Andy Stewart : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he has any plans to introduce a super test for drunk-drivers ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Peter Bottomley : No. We are drawing up plans for a more demanding driving test to be taken by drivers convicted of and disqualified for serious bad driving offences. As explained in the Government's recent White Paper "The Road User and the Law", Cm. 576 this test will not, in the first instance, be taken by most drink drive offenders who are more likely to benefit from the rehabilitation courses also envisaged in the White Paper.
Driving Test
Mr. Andy Stewart : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how the new test proposed in the recent White Paper "The Road User and the Law" will differ from the L test ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Peter Bottomley : The new test is likely to be longer than the L test, which will make it more demanding. The standard of assessment will be the same for the new test as for the L test--any actually or potentially dangerous mistakes will result in failure. The fee will be set, as is the L test fee, at the level necessary to recover the costs associated with the test. It is therefore likely to cost more.
Mr. Andy Stewart : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if there are any plans to change the United Kingdom driving tests to comply with European proposals on licensing harmonisation ; and if he will make a statement.
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Mr. Peter Bottomley : The proposed Second European Community Driving Licence Directive would, amongst other matters, set common minimum standards for driver testing in Europe. Our current tests are likely to meet those standards without need for major changes. If, after detailed consideration, any amendments are thought to be necessary, interested parties will be consulted as appropriate.
Mr. Andy Stewart : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he plans to introduce a written theory test for driving test candidates to comply with European proposals ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Peter Bottomley : There is no requirement under the European proposals for a written theory test. A detailed comparison of the United Kingdom's existing oral theory test with the minimum requirements of the proposed Second Driving Licence Directive suggests that the content of the United Kingdom theory test may need to be revised. If a change to the format appears also in due course to be necessary, we shall first consult with interested organisations as appropriate.
Driving Instructors
Mr. Andy Stewart : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if there are any plans for common standards for driving instructors in Europe by 1992.
Mr. Peter Bottomley : There are no plans at present for harmonisation of driving instructor standards within EC.
Mr. Andy Stewart : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many driving instructors have failed to reach the proper standard in the last 12 months ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Peter Bottomley : In 1988, 749 check tests on established instructors were substandard. Some of the instructors involved were subsequently able to raise their standard to an acceptable level. Some await further tests.
Eighty-six instructors have been or are being removed from the register of approved driving instructors for failing to reach the required standard. Others have resigned before this step has been reached.
Mr. Andy Stewart : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many driving instructors fall within each of the different grades allocated by his Department on the check test.
Mr. Peter Bottomley : This information will not be available until next year, when all instructors will have been tested to the current standard. All instructors who fail to reach grade 4, 5 or 6 after, at most, three attempts, are removed from the register.
Goods Vehicles (Hazardous Loads)
Mr. McLoughlin : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether steps have been taken to ensure that drivers of goods vehicles carrying dangerous substances are aware of the need for extra care in bad weather conditions.
Mr. Peter Bottomley : Yes. The various road transport industry training boards and associations are fully aware of the need for special care when transporting dangerous
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goods. The Department wrote earlier this year to the chairman of the joint board which co-ordinates training for drivers responsible for dangerous substances, asking for renewed emphasis to be placed on the importance of taking account of weather conditions when planning journeys, or in deciding whether to continue them. I am arranging for the letter and the reply to be place in the Library.Goods and Passenger Vehicle Operator Licensing
Mr. Hanley : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will deregulate goods and passenger vehicle operator licensing ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Portillo : The Department has just completed a review of operator licensing to consider ways in which the burden it imposes on industry might be reduced. Proposals will be published for public consultation, probably in the summer.
MV The Takapu
Mr. Doran : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport on what occasions in the last five years the vessel The Takapu operated by Star Offshore, was inspected ; and what was the result of such inspections.
Mr. Portillo : I assume that the question refers to the Takapu which is managed by Star Offshore Services Marine Ltd of Aberdeen. This vessel was first registered in the United Kingdom in February 1988 and was then surveyed for the issue of a safety equipment certificate, international oil pollution prevention certificate and a safety radio certificate. Annual surveys were undertaken in February this year. These surveys indicated that the vessel complied with the safety and oil pollution regulations applicable to her.
Continental Shelf (Standby Vessels)
Mr. Doran : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what has been his Department's expenditure in each of the last five years, on the inspection and supervision of standby vessels on the United Kingdom continental shelf.
Mr. Portillo : This information is not available since the expenditure incurred on standby vessels is not separately recorded from the inspection and supervision of other types of vessels. However, every vessel used as a standby vessel must be inspected each year for compliance with the Department's assessment of the suitability of standby vessels attending offshore installations.
Mr. Doran : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) if he will list, in respect of each standby vessel on the United Kingdom continental shelf, the occasions when each vessel has been inspected or visited by his inspectors in the last five years ;
(2) in respect of each offshore oil and gas installations in the North sea, if he will give (a) the name of the standby vessel, (b) the age of the standby vessel, (c) the previous service history of each standby vessel and (d) the name of the owner of each standby vessel.
Mr. Portillo : The information is not available in the form requested. The Department assesses the suitability of standby vessels and when a vessel meets the necessary standards a certificate is issued. It is the responsibility of
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the operator to ensure that there is a standby vessel within five miles of a manned offshore installation and he is free to charter any vessel from the pool available. I am placing in the Library the names of all standby vessels currently certificated, the name of the owner, the year of build and the date of the last survey.Column 533
Year of build |Ship |Owner |Date of last survey ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1962 |Anegada |Colne Shippimg |August 1988 1961 |Aruba |Colne Shipping |February 1989 1962 |Barbuda |Colne Shipping |May 1988 1960 |Barnsley |Colne Shipping |July 1988 1962 |Bermuda |Colne Shipping |August 1988 1976 |Blue Flame 1 |Britannia Putford Enterprises|March 1988 1978 |Boston Sea Cobra |Britannia Marine Ltd. |May 1988 1972 |Boston Sea Fury |Britannia Marine Ltd. |March 1988 1978 |Boston Sea Gazelle |Britannia Marine Ltd. |April 1988 1976 |Boston Sea Knight |Britannia Marine Ltd. |April 1988 1978 |Boston Sea Stallion |Britannia Marine Ltd. |April 1988 1978 |Boston Sea Vixen |Britannia Marine Ltd. |May 1988 1961 |Breydon Eider |Breydon Marine |May 1988 1961 |Breydon Widgeon |Wherry Fish Selling Company |July 1988 1982 |Burnhaven |Scotts of Greenock |November 1988 1959 |Benella |Benella Ltd. |October 1988 1958 |Cam Cougar |Cam Shipping |May 1988 1960 |Cam Civet |Cam Shipping |February 1989 1983 |Cam Defender |Cam Shipping |February 1989 1959 |Cam Cheetah |Cam Shipping |April 1988 1960 |Cam Genet |Cam Shipping |August 1988 1960 |Cam Lynx |Cam Shipping |June 1988 1971 |Cam Guardian |Cam Shipping |June 1988 1957 |Cam Jaguar |Cam Shipping |September 1988 1983 |Cam Protector |Cam Shipping |May 1988 1958 |Cam Panther |Cam Shipping |June 1988 1966 |Cam Puma |Cam Shipping |December 1988 1983 |Cam Ranger |Cam Shipping |November 1988 1972 |Cam Retriever |Cam Shipping |May 1988 1968 |Cam Seeker |Nancy Sea Inc. |October 1988 1971 |Cam Searcher |Cam Shipping |July 1988 1982 |Cam Sentinel |Cam Shipping |June 1988 1957 |Cam Tiger |Cam Shipping |September 1988 1960 |Cam Zebra |Cam Shipping |February 1989 1966 |Colne Kestrel |Colne Shipping |August 1988 1962 |Crystal Palace |Colne Shipping |February 1989 1965 |Dawn Blazer |Warbler Shipping |September 1988 1967 |Dawn Flight |Warbler Shipping |September 1988 1958 |Dawn Gem |Warbler Shipping |May 1988 1961 |Dawn Monarch |Warbler Shipping |May 1988 1960 |Dawn Saviour |Warbler Shipping |November 1988 1967 |Dawn Shore |Warbler Shipping |April 1988 1967 |Dawn Sky |Warbler Shipping |July 1988 1953 |Deventel |Deventel Ltd. |September 1988 1961 |Desirade |Colne Shipping |October 1988 1961 |Dominca |Colne Shipping |April 1988 1936 |Euan |Garcia Ltd. |May 1988 1961 |Exuma |Huxley Fishing |September 1988 1961 |Grampian Concord |George Craig & Son |July 1988 1962 |Grampian Dawn |George Craig & Son |November 1988 1957 |Grampian Defender |George Craig & Son |May 1988 1960 |Grampian Duke |George Craig & Son |December 1988 1967 |Grampian Harrier |George Craig & Son |June 1988 1950 |Grampian Hawk |George Craig & Son |August 1988 1962 |Grampian Forest |George Craig & Son |January 1989 1957 |Grampian Freedom |George Craig & Son |August 1988 1965 |Grampian Explorer |George Craig & Son |February 1989 1975 |Grampian Eagle |Harrison Clyde |December 1988 1969 |Grampian Kestrel |George Craig & Son |August 1988 1968 |Grampian Monarch |George Craig & Son |March 1989 1959 |Grampian Petrel |George Craig & Son |February 1989 1981 |Grampian Pride |George Craig & Son |June 1988 1983 |Grampian Protector |George Craig & Son |January 1989 1960 |Grampian Princess |George Craig & Son |September 1988 1981 |Grampian Pioneer |George Craig & Son |April 1988 1937 |Grampian Osprey |George Craig & Son |June 1988 1961 |Grampian River |George Craig & Son |October 1988 1949 |River Grampian Rose |George Craig & Son |November 1988 1959 |Grampian Scott |George Craig & Son |November 1988 1956 |Grampian Star |Bon Voyage Enterprises |October 1988 1976 |Grampian Sword |George Craig & Son |December 1988 1958 |Grampian Queen |George Craig & Son |October 1988 1961 |Grampian Viking |George Craig & Son |June 1988 1959 |Grampian Quest |George Craig & Son |May 1988 1976 |Highland Light |Olog Marine |March 1988 1986 |Highland Sprite |Olog Marine |June 1988 1985 |Highland Legend |Olog Marine |August 1988 1961 |Hatherleigh |Putford Enterprises |July 1988 1962 |Huddersfield Town |Huxley Fishing |October 1988 1983 |Johnshaven |John Cook Agencies |October 1988 1983 |Loch Carron |Blackmoor Ltd. |July 1988 1984 |Lord Supplier |K/S Supply Service (Norway) |November 1988 1983 |Maersk Cutter |Maersk |January 1989 1981 |Maersk Dispatcher |K/S Passat Norway |August 1988 1980 |Maersk Ranger |Maersk |March 1988 1979 |Maersk Retriever |Maersk |March 1988 1980 |Maersk Ruler |Maersk |April 1988 1982 |Maersk Rider |Maersk |December 1988 1982 |Maersk Rover |Maersk |December 1988 1959 |Mary Craig |George Craig & Sons |May 1988 1982 |Seaforth Monarch |Seaforth Maritime |April 1988 1982 |Seaforth Sovereign |Seaforth Maritime |April 1988 1964 |Seaboard Implacable |Seaboard Offshore |June 1988 1968 |Seaboard Integrity |Seaboard Offshore |October 1988 1968 |Seaboard Intrepid |Seaboard Offshore |December 1988 1976 |Seaway Jura |Seaway Technology |March 1988 1961 |Scampton |Colne Shipping |July 1988 1973 |Shetland Service |Offshore Marine |August 1988 1947 |Silver Pit |Bobali Ltd. |January 1989 1983 |Smit Lloyd 122 |Smit Lloyd B.V. |March 1988 1962 |St. Anne |Drifter Trawlers Ltd. |July 1988 1962 |St. Elizabeth |Colne Shipping |October 1988 1961 |St. Luke |Claridge Trawlers |May 1988 1962 |St. Louis |Dagon Fishing |September 1988 1961 |St. Lucia |Dagon Fishing |August 1988 1964 |St. Kitts |Claridge Trawlers |October 1988 1961 |St. Martin |Colne Shipping |November 1988 1961 |St. Paul |Huxley Fishing |September 1988 1985 |Stirling Dee |Scotts Greenock |November 1988 1986 |Stirling Esk |Stirling Shipping |March 1988 1982 |Stirling Teal |Harrison's Clyde Ltd. |June 1988 1980 |Stirling Tern |Stirling Shipping |October 1988 1959 |Monkleigh |Putford Enterprises |May 1988 1962 |Mustique |Colne Shipping |February 1989 1969 |Nova |Britannia Marine |May 1988 1960 |Notts Forest |Colne Shipping |November 1988 1955 |Nautika |Tamis Ltd. |June 1988 1961 |Oakleigh |Putford Enterprises |July 1988 1961 |Pagona |Colne Shipping |October 1988 1955 |Petrus |Deventel Ltd. |December 1988 1956 |Penomis |Tamis Ltd. |August 1988 1967 |Putford Guardian |Putford Enterprises |November 1988 1962 |Putford Merlin |Putford Enterprises |April 1988 1960 |Putford Osprey |Putford Enterprises |July 1988 1960 |Putford Petrel |Putford Enterprises |May 1988 1959 |Putford Scimitar |Putford Enterprises |May 1988 1967 |Putford Skua |Putford Enterprises |April 1988 1971 |Renfrew |Gallic Shipping Ltd. |February 1989 1982 |Sandhaven |Scotts of Greenock |November 1988 1982 |Seagair |B.P. Petroleum Development |August 1988 1986 |Seaforth Baronet |Seaforth Maritime |June 1988 1983 |Seaforth Centurion |Seaforth Maritime |June 1988 1983 |Seaforth Crusader |Seaforth Maritime |March 1988 1982 |Seaforth Emperor |Seaforth Maritime |January 1989 1986 |Seaforth Earl |Seaforth Maritime |March 1989 1983 |Stirling Sprite |Stirling Shipping |January 1989 1983 |Star Vega |Star Offshore Services |May 1988 1974 |Stone Haven |Haven Shipping Co. |June 1988 1980 |Suffolk Champion |Suffolk Marine |May 1988 1974 |Suffolk Conquest |Suffolk Marine |June 1988 1972 |Suffolk Harvester |Suffolk Marine |April 1988 1985 |Suffolk Mariner |Suffolk Marine |August 1988 1982 |Suffolk Prince |Suffolk Marine |May 1988 1973 |Suffolk Warrior |Suffolk Marine |January 1989 1945 |Tamito |Tamis Ltd. |June 1988 1957 |Tem |Karlsen Shipping Nova Scotia |February 1989 1977 |Tempest |Wijsmuller B.V. |July 1988 1984 |TNT Cougar |T.N.T. Sealion |April 1988 1965 |Togo |Colne Shipping |May 1988 1960 |Umberleigh |H.I. Williams |July 1988 1975 |Vulcan Service |Wilkes Shipping |February 1989 1962 |Waddington |Colne Shipping |December 1988
Mr. Doran : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what guidelines have been issued by his Department, in respect of standards required by operators of standby vessels on the United Kingdom continental shelf.
Mr. Portillo : The Department last issued guidelines in 1982 in the form of instructions to surveyors on the assessment of the suitability of standby vessels attending offshore installations.
Mr. Doran : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what is the number of standby vessels located off offshore oil and gas installations in (a) the northern section and (b) the southern section of the United Kingdom continental shelf.
Mr. Portillo : There are 154 standby vessels currently certified by the Department. It is not possible, without incurring
disproportionate costs, to split this total into the two divisions required.
Mr. Doran : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will introduce legislation to require supply boats, tugs or standby vessels operating in the United Kingdom continental shelf, to carry medically qualified personnel ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Portillo : In the current revision of the "Instructions to Surveyors on the Assessment of the Suitability of Standby Vessels Attending Offshore Installations" it is being proposed that in addition to all crew members having a basic first aid training some should now attend an advanced first aid course. However, if the Piper Alpha inquiry recommends further improvements these will be carefully considered.
Severn bridge
Mr. Flynn : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will publish details of all fatal and other serious accidents that have occurred in the approaches to the Severn bridge in tailbacks in each of the past 10 years.
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