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Mr. Barry Jones : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales whether he is aware of any management buyout plans at Mid Wales Development ; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Peter Walker : I am not aware of any such proposals.

Welsh Language Teaching

Mr. Gwilym Jones : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales when he intends to publish his proposals for the teaching of Welsh in the national curriculum ; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Wyn Roberts : The Secretary of State for Wales has today published his proposals for Welsh in the national curriculum. These proposals are based on the recommendations contained in the final report of the working group set up by the Secretary of State in April 1988 to consider appropriate attainment targets and programmes of study for Welsh. The proposals are being distributed widely for consultation. Copies will be sent to all primary and secondary schools and made available to governing bodies. A copy of the report has been placed in the Library of the House.

HEALTH

Census Statistics

Mr. Chris Smith : To ask the Secretary of State for Health what, further to the Under-Secretary's reply to the hon. Member for Islington, South and Finsbury on 26 May, is his policy on the extent to which the presentation of census statistics will be described in terms of postcodes such as to make possible access to individual household data by computer comparison with other registers.

Mr. Freeman : The policy of successive Governments has been to take all practicable steps to protect the confidentiality of census information on individual people and households. In its White Paper on the 1991 Census of Population, Cm 430, published in July 1988, the Government confirmed that, in releasing the statistics from census, whether using postcodes or not, all possible steps will be taken to prevent the inadvertent disclosure of information about identifiable individuals. The means of presenting statistical summaries for small areas from the 1991 census are at present under discussion.

Head Lice

Mr. Colin Shepherd : To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will initiate a programme of research into the control of head lice infestation in schools.

Mr. Freeman : The Department is currently carrying out a feasibility study to identify the broad issues of concern in


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the school health services and the problem of head lice infestation is one of the issues that we are looking at. Once this study is complete we shall consider what, if any, action is needed for any or all of these services, including the need for any research or advice on this problem.

Mr. Colin Shepherd : To ask the Secretary of State for Health what advice he gives to area health authorities concerning the containment of the problem of head lice infestation in schools.

Mr. Freeman : Responsibility for the control of head lice infestation among pupils lies with individual health authorities through the school health service. No specific advice is given to health authorities ; it is for them to determine the policy for dealing with outbreaks of infestation in the light of local circumstances.

Every school has a named school nurse to advise and help on this problem. Many have stopped routine head inspections and are now adopting more positive practices through health education programmes and advice to parents on head lice infestation and how to deal with it. By increasing parental awareness, cases of infestation can be dealt with more promptly.

Abortions (Hemel Hempstead)

Mr. Robert B. Jones : To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many abortions have been carried out at Hemel Hempstead general hospital in each of the last four calendar years ; under which provisions of the Abortion Act they were carried out ; and what was (a) the age and marital status of the mother, (b) gestational age of the foetus and (c) the abortion method used.

Mr. Freeman : The information requested cannot be released on the grounds of maintaining confidentiality. The readily available data for usual residents of North-West Hertfordshire district health authority are shown in the tables.


Table 1                             

Legal abortions, usual residents    

North West Hertfordshire DHA,       

1984 to 1987, numbers and age of    

mother                              

Age        |1984|1985|1986|1987     

------------------------------------

Under 16   |17  |15  |10  |14       

  16-19    |179 |186 |150 |146      

  20-24    |194 |180 |180 |196      

  25-34    |203 |210 |187 |208      

  35-44    |95  |108 |94  |92       

  45+      |4   |1   |4   |1        

Not stated |-   |-   |-   |-        

           |--  |--  |--  |--       

Total      |692 |700 |625 |657      


Table 2                                 

Legal abortions, usual residents North  

West Hertfordshire DHA,                 

1984 to 1987, marital status, previous  

live and stillborn children<1>,         

area of termination (distinguishing     

regional health authority of usual      

residents and category of premises).    

               |1984|1985|1986|1987     

----------------------------------------

Marital status                          

Single         |425 |415 |396 |424      

Married        |195 |196 |166 |154      

Other          |72  |89  |63  |79       

                                        

Parity<1>                               

0              |433 |428 |415 |421      

1-3            |232 |250 |193 |208      

4+             |18  |16  |13  |23       

Unknown        |9   |6   |4   |5        

                                        

RHA of termination                      

Home NHS       |222 |197 |145 |202      

RHA Non-NHS    |3   |12  |53  |41       

Other NHS      |38  |42  |24  |28       

RHA Non-NHS    |429 |449 |403 |386      

Hospices

Mr. Ashley : To ask the Secretary of State for Health what is the average length of time spent in a hospice by a terminally ill patient.

Mr. Freeman : I regret that the information is not available centrally.

Delta Te Immune Support Therapy

Mr. Alton : To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) if he will make a statement on the sale of Delta Te immune support therapy ; (2) what action is being taken under the Medicines Act 1968 to prohibit the sale of Delta Te immune support therapy ;

(3) what representations his Department has received about the sale of Delta Te immune support therapy.

Mr. Mellor : The Department is pursuing inquiries into the supply of Delta Te promoted for the treatment of AIDS, and the managing director of the company concerned has been interviewed. Representations have been received from journal and television reporters, who are currently assisting our inquiries. The product has not been licensed for supply as a medicine in this country, so any sale as a medicine would be illegal. On the information that we have there is no evidence to support the claims being made for the substance. To prevent the sales of such products we shall not hesitate to take prosecution proceedings where, on legal advice, there is prima facie evidence that the terms of the Medicines Act have been breached.

South-East Thames RHA

Mr. Campbell-Savours : To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what action the South-East Thames regional health authority will be taking on the basis of the recommendations of the report it commissioned by Touche Ross Management Consultants into the functions of the salaries and wages department in each of the local authorities in its region ; and if he will make a statement ;

(2) what was the cost to the South-East Thames regional health authority of the report it recently commissioned Touche Ross Management Consultants to undertake into the functions of the salaries and wages department in each of the local health authorities in its region.

Mr. Mellor : The report reviewed with district health authorities in the region the paymaster services carried out, covering both payroll and creditor payment functions.

The cost of the report is a matter for the regional health authority. I understand that action plans are being agreed between the region and the district health authorities and the hon. Member may wish to contact the chairman of the regional health authority for more information.


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Adverse Drug Reactions

Mr. Ashley : To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list in the Official Report those European Community directives which relate to the under-reporting of serious adverse drug reactions.

Mr. Mellor : We are not aware of any specific reference to the under -reporting of adverse drug reactions in the European Community directives concerned with medicinal products.

Mr. Ashley : To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his answer to the right hon. Member for Stoke-on-Trent, South, Official Report , 2 March, column 319 , what investigative action is taken when there is concern about possible under-reporting of serious adverse reactions.

Mr. Mellor : It depends upon the circumstances of the particular case. In general terms, such investigations would include scrutiny of all relevant documentation, obtaining the licence holder's response to salient issues and, where necessary, meetings and interviews with senior representatives of the licence holder.

Mr. Ashley : To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his answer to the right hon. Member for Stoke-on-Trent, South, Official Report , 2 March, column 319 , from what sources his Department has received information which has led to concern about possible under- reporting of serious adverse reactions.

Mr. Mellor : From a television programme, the right hon. Member for Stoke-on-Trent, South himself and professional analysis by the licensing authority of data submitted by the licence holder in connection with other licensing matters.

Eye Tests

Mr. Madden : To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will conduct an urgent national survey to ascertain the range of charges being made by opticians for eye tests.

Mr. Mellor : The Department hopes to survey various aspects of sight tests, probably later this year.

Immigration

Mr. Amos : To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will estimate where immigrants into the United Kingdom from the New Commonwealth and Pakistan for each year since 1970 have settled within the United Kingdom ; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Freeman [holding answer 28 June 1989] : I regret that data are not available in the form requested. However, estimates of the numbers of people resident in Great Britain in 1986 and 1987 who were born in the New Commonwealth or Pakistan, and who were of West Indian, African, Indian, Pakistani or Bangladeshi ethnic origin are shown in the following tables.

One table gives these estimated numbers resident in Great Britain who had entered the United Kingdom in each year between 1970 and 1985. The other table gives these estimated numbers by standard region/country and metropolitan county of residence for those who had entered the United Kingdom between 1970 and 1985, inclusive.


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These estimates have been obtained by grossing up the results of the 1986 and 1987 labour force surveys. More detailed analyses would be unreliable because of sampling variability.


Estimated numbers of people resident in Great Britain in 1986-87              

who were born in the New Commonwealth or Pakistan                             

and who were of West Indian, African, Indian, Pakistani                       

or Bangladeshi ethnic origin                                                  

Year of entry into United |Estimated number                                   

Kingdom                   |(thousands)                                        

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1970                      |35                                                 

1971                      |32                                                 

1972                      |55                                                 

1973                      |23                                                 

1974                      |27                                                 

1975                      |40                                                 

1976                      |40                                                 

1977                      |22                                                 

1978                      |27                                                 

1979                      |29                                                 

1980                      |23                                                 

1981                      |21                                                 

1982                      |31                                                 

1983                      |29                                                 

1984                      |21                                                 

1985                      |20                                                 

                          |-------                                            

1970-85                   |475                                                


Year of entry into United Kingdom: 1970-85, inclusive                   

Region/country and        |Estimated number                             

metropolitan county of    |(thousands)                                  

residence                                                               

------------------------------------------------------------------------

North                     |9                                            

Yorkshire and Humberside  |39                                           

East Midlands             |35                                           

East Anglia               |7                                            

South East                |264                                          

South West                |3                                            

West Midlands             |66                                           

North West                |40                                           

Wales                     |6                                            

Scotland                  |7                                            

Great Britain             |476                                          

                                                                        

Tyne and Wear             |5                                            

South Yorkshire           |4                                            

West Yorkshire            |33                                           

Greater London            |204                                          

West Midlands             |55                                           

Greater Manchester        |28                                           

Merseyside                |3                                            

All metropolitan counties |333                                          

(Totals for Great Britain do not agree because of rounding).            

Death Statistics

Sir David Price : To ask the Secretary of State for Health what is his latest estimate of the number of British people who die each year from diseases related to environmental pollution ; and what are the Government's plans to reduce that number.

Mr. Freeman [holding answer 4 July 1989] : There is no clear evidence that deaths occur as a result of current levels of pollution of the environment by man with chemical agents. Past exposure to high levels of air pollutants may still have some influence on current death rates, but discharges to the environment are now controlled so as to provide large safety margins or, in the case of substances potentially toxic at very low dose, by ensuring a very small risk.


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There is no scientific basis for estimating the total impact of many substances occurring simultaneously in the environment at trace levels, but it is considered to be small compared with lifestyle factors such as smoking. The Government, on advice from a number of advisory committees, monitor for possible environmental causes of disease and will act to prevent or limit potentially harmful exposures whenever they are identified. In the meanwhile, the Government encourage prudence in the use of chemicals or potentially polluting technologies. In particular the Government are engaged in updating the arrangements for pollution control to ensure that these are integrated, wide-ranging and effective.

HOME DEPARTMENT

Acid Parties

Mr. Harry Greenway : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement of his policy towards the policing of acid parties ; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Douglas Hogg : I refer the hon. Member to the reply given to questions from the hon. Member for Windsor and Maidenhead (Dr. Glyn) on 29 June, at columns 517-18.

Risley Remand Centre

Mr. Terry Fields : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prisoners were transferred from Risley remand centre after the recent disturbances and roof top protests ; how many of them were from Liverpool ; where they were transferred to ; and how many complaints have been received from prisoners or their representatives who have been transferred about their treatment.

Mr. Douglas Hogg : A total of 255 prisoners were transferred to other prisons :

60 to Leeds

58 to Liverpool

41 to Manchester

35 to Durham

22 to Shrewsbury

20 to Preston

12 to Birmingham

7 to Hull

One of these prisoners has submitted a petition complaining about conditions at Risley and nine others have complained by petition and two by letters to hon. Members about matters related to their transfer. In addition, some transferred prisoners were among those who gave written or oral evidence to the inquiry into the disturbance at Risley.

To establish how many of the transferred prisoners were from Liverpool and how many made complaints about treatment in evidence to the inquiry would entail disproportionate cost. I am advised that when the disturbance started about 45 per cent. of those held in Risley were from Liverpool.

Football Matches

Mr. Eddie Loyden : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will publish the figures of football-related arrests (a) for the season 1988-89 for all English clubs and (b) as a percentage of total attendances at football matches during that season.


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Mr. Douglas Hogg : I understand that the Association of Chief Police Officers is collating returns from police forces relating to arrests, ejections and attendances at all Football League matches in England and Wales during the 1988-89 season. These figures are expected to be available soon.

Immigration

Dr. Reid : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether there are any plans afoot to improve the staffing situation at the United Kingdom Immigrants Advisory Service office, based at the Scottish Office in Glasgow, to alleviate the delays in hearing immigration appeals in Scotland.

Mr. Renton : I have nothing to add to the reply given to a question from the hon. Member for Glasgow, Provan (Mr. Wray) on 26 June at column 322.

HOME DEPARTMENT

Liverpool Passport Office

Mr. Ward : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he has any plans to relocate the Liverpool passport office to an area of the country needing additional jobs.

Mr. Renton : I appreciate the concern and irritation felt generally as a result of recent strike action at the Liverpool passport office. There are, however, no current plans to relocate this office. As I indicated on 14 June in reply to a question from my hon. Friend the Member for Leeds, North-West (Dr. Hampson) at column 462 we shall be reviewing the location and number of the regional passport offices in general later this year.

West Midlands Police

Mr. Mullin : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will call for a report from the chief constable of the West Midlands as to what breaches of discipline have been alleged against Superintendent James Kelly ; and what action has been taken.

Mr. Douglas Hogg : I understand from the chief constable of the West Midlands police that in October 1986 Detective Superintendent Kelly was charged with four offences of discreditable conduct and was reprimanded on each charge. He was not a member of the serious crime squad.

Mr. Mullin : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will call for a report from the chief constable of the West Midlands as to on how many occasions complaints have been received against Detective Sergeant Michael Hornby ; and what action has been taken in each case.

Mr. Douglas Hogg : I understand from the chief constable of the West Midlands police that a number of complaints have been recorded against detective sergeant Hornby since 1974. All the complaints have been fully investigated. In only one instance, in 1980, did he face formal disciplinary proceedings. Disciplinary records are destroyed after seven years.

Mr. Mullin : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will call for a report from the chief


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constable of the West Midlands as to during which years Detective Sergeant Brian Morton and Detective Constables Martin Lambert and Graham Stephens were members of the West Midlands serious crime squad.

Mr. Douglas Hogg : I understand from the chief constable of the West Midlands police that detective sergeant Morton was a member of the serious crime squad from March 1973 until February 1976. Detective constables Lambert and Stephen were not members of the serious crime squad.

Mr. Mullin : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will call for a report from the chief constable of the West Midlands as to how many of the officers involved in investigations into the Paul Dandy case were also involved in questioning those later convicted of the Birmingham pub bombings.

Mr. Douglas Hogg : I understand from the chief constable of the West Midlands police that no officer was involved in the Paul Dandy case and also in questioning of those later convicted of the Birmingham pub bombings.

Mr. Mullin : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will call for a report from the chief constable of the West Midlands as to how many of the officers involved in investigations into the case of Mr. Ronnie Boldon were involved in questioning those later convicted of the Birmingham pub bombings.

Mr. Douglas Hogg : I understand from the chief constable of the West Midlands police that one officer was involved in the Ronnie Boldon case and also in questioning of those later convicted of the Birmingham pub bombings.

Mr. Mullin : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will call for a report from the chief constable of the West Midlands as to what action was taken against the police officers responsible for assaulting junior Patrick Williams in connection with attempts to procure a confession.

Mr. Douglas Hogg : I understand from the chief constable of the West Midlands police that three officers were convicted at Birmingham crown court on 1 November 1983 of assault occasioning actual bodily harm. Detective sergeant Morton was sentenced to 12 months imprisonment (six months suspended for two years). Detective constables Stephen and Lambert were sentenced to nine months imprisonment (four and a half months suspended for two years). The officers subsequently faced disciplinary proceedings and were dismissed from the force on 4 November 1983.

Mr. Mullin : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will call for a report from the chief constable of the West Midlands as to how many complaints have been received against officers of the West Midlands serious crime squad for each year since 1979 ; and what action has been taken in each case.

Mr. Douglas Hogg : I understand form the chief constable of the West Midlands police that this information is not readily available and can be obtained only at disproportionate cost.

Mr. Mullin : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will call for a report from the chief


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constable of the West Midlands on what action was taken against the officers responsible for obtaining a confession from Mr. Derek Gordon for a murder of which he was subsequently acquitted.

Mr. Douglas Hogg : I understand from the chief constable of the West Midlands police that an investigation into Mr. Gordon's complaint was conducted by a senior officer of the Metropolitan police in 1985 under the supervision of the Police Complaints Authority. Two officers were subsequently charged with disciplinary offences and were fined. Other officers were given advice by their supervisory officers in connection with unsatisfactory standards of documentation.

Mr. Mullin : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will call for a report from the chief constable of the West Midlands as to how many of the officers involved in investigations into the case of Derek Gordon were also involved in questioning those later convicted of the Birmingham pub bombings.

Mr. Douglas Hogg : I understand from the chief constable of the West Midlands police that two officers were involved in the Derek Gordon case and also in the questioning of those later convicted of the Birmingham pub bombings.

Mr. Mullin : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will call for a report from the chief constable of the West Midlands as to how long police cadet Adrian Dart remained in the force after testifying against three of his colleagues convicted of trying to extort confessions by violence.

Mr. Douglas Hogg : I understand from the chief constable of the West Midlands police that police constable Dart resigned from the West Midlands police force four months after three officers were convicted in November 1983 of assault occasioning actual bodily harm.

Hospital Patients (Voting)

Mr. Madden : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will consider making arrangements for those admitted to hospital at short notice, who are registered on the appropriate electoral rolls, but do not have sufficient notice of their admission to vote by post, proxy or in person, to vote ; what representations he has received about hospital patients being disfranchised ; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Douglas Hogg : I refer the hon. Member to the reply given to a question from the hon. Member for Derby, North (Mr. Knight) on 21 June 1989 at column 131. Amendment of the regulations about absent voting so as to cover those unexpectedly admitted to hospital is one of the options that we are considering for easing the application procedures.

Mr. Salman Rushdie

Mr. Summerson : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what has been the cost to public funds of the security provided to Mr. Salman Rushdie ; and when such security started.

Mr. Douglas Hurd : On 14 February 1989 the Metropolitan police decided to provide Mr. Rushdie with


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protection. This followed the threat to his life made by the Ayatollah Khomeini. It would not be sensible to disclose information about police protection which would indicate its scale in a particular case.

Football Grounds (Policing)

Mr. Pike : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate his Department has made of the cost of policing football grounds in 1990-91.

Mr. Douglas Hogg : We have made no such estimate. As to earlier years, I refer the hon. Member to the reply given to a question from my hon. Friend the Member for Welwyn Hatfield (Mr. Evans) on 15 June at column 507.

Privacy

Mr. John Browne : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he is in a position to announce the name of the chairman and the terms of reference of the committee to review privacy and related matters.

Mr. Hurd : Mr. David Calcutt QC, Master of Magdalene college, Cambridge has accepted the offer of the chairmanship of the committee to review privacy and related matters. The terms of reference will be :

"In the light of recent public concern about intrusions into the private lives of individuals by certain sections of the press, to consider what measures (whether legislative or otherwise) are needed to give further protection to individual privacy from the activities of the press and improve recourse against the press for the individual citizen, taking account of existing remedies, including the law on defamation and breach of confidence ; and to make recommendations."

A further announcement will be made about the membership of the committee. We understand that the chairman will meanwhile be issuing early invitations to submit evidence. We have asked the chairman to complete his report speedily.

SOCIAL SECURITY

Pensioners

Mr. Andrew Bowden : To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what is his latest estimate of take-up by pensioners of (i) income support and (ii) housing benefit.

Mr. Peter Lloyd : I refer my hon. Friend to my reply to my right hon. Friend the Member for Chesham and Amersham (Sir I. Gilmour) on 8 February at column 713.

Mr. McAllion : To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what is his estimate of the number of pensioners in (a) Scotland and (b) the United Kingdom who are in receipt of retirement pension and income support, for each year since 1981.

Mr. Peter Lloyd [holding answer 26 June 1989] : The number of individuals in receipt of both retirement pension and supplementary benefit for each year since 1981 is as follows :


                            |Scotland                   

              |(000s)       |(000s)                     

--------------------------------------------------------

December 1981 |141          |1,643                      

December 1982 |140          |1,698                      

December 1983 |134          |1,565                      

December 1984 |140          |1,578                      

              |February 1986|137                        

May 1987      |149          |1,620                      

Source: Annual Statistical Enquiries 1981-1987.         

Note: Figures for the United Kingdom are not available. 

The number of persons in receipt of both retirement     

pension and income support is not yet available.        

Benefit Refusals

Mr. Redmond : To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will list for the Doncaster and Mexborough areas of South Yorkshire all the grounds of refusal of unemployment-related benefits in a manner consistent with the reporting of the chief adjudication officer ; and if he will give the number of claims disallowed on each ground for the years 1978, 1983 and 1988.

Mr. Peter Lloyd : The grounds of refusal of unemployment-related benefits as listed by the chief adjudication officer in his annual report on adjudication standards are :


Grounds of refusal                                                                     

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

1. that the day claimed for is a normal idle day for the employment                    

     for which the claimant is registered; that the claimant has                       

     worked to the full extent that is normal for that week;                           

                                                                                       

2. that the claimant has left his employment voluntarily;                              

                                                                                       

3. that the claimant has been dismissed from his employment                            

     because of misconduct;                                                            

                                                                                       

4. that the claimant has payment in lieu of notice or remuneration;                    

                                                                                       

5. that the claim to benefit was delayed;                                              

                                                                                       

6. that the claimant may not be regarded as unemployed;                                

                                                                                       

7. <1>                                                                                 

                                                                                       

8. that the claimant is not available for employment;                                  

                                                                                       

9. that the claimant is engaged in employment;                                         

                                                                                       

10. that the claimant is placing unreasonable restrictions on his                      

      availability for employment;                                                     

                                                                                       

11. that the claimant has refused suitable employment;                                 

                                                                                       

12. that the claimant has terminated a course of training                              

      prematurely;                                                                     

                                                                                       

13. that the claimant is claiming for days of a recognised or                          

      customary holiday from his employment;                                           

                                                                                       

14. that the claimant is a seasonal worker;                                            

                                                                                       

15. other categories.                                                                  

<1>The chief adjudication officer also includes in his list at column 7 "Dependency".  

This refers to claims made for dependency addition to unemployment benefit and is not  

a ground for refusal of unemployment benefit.                                          

Notes:                                                                                 

Information about the number of claims for Supplementary Benefit disallowed on each    

ground is not held for the years 1978 and 1983. Details of Supplementary Benefit an    

Income Support claims disallowed in 1988 could only be obtained at disproportionate    

cost.                                                                                  

Information about the number of disallowed claims for Unemployment Benefit in the      

Doncaster and Mexborough areas of South Yorkshire is not available. However, the table 

shows the relevant figures for the Yorkshire and Humberside region, which includes     

Doncaster and Mexborough.                                                              


Disallowed claims for unemployment benefit in the Yorkshire and     

Humberside region for the years 1978, 1983 and 1988                 

Question                        |1978    |1983    |1988             

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Normal idle day and full extent                                     

  normal                        |157     |1,989   |3,365            

Leaving voluntary               |45,958  |24,883  |25,673           

Misconduct                      |15,674  |9,715   |8,471            

Payment in lieu of notice or                                        

  remuneration                  |10,008  |23,098  |16,041           

Delayed claim                   |2,116   |9,612   |12,256           

Whether unemployed              |1,426   |5,323   |5,441            

Dependency benefit              |2,207   |2,333   |533              

Availability                    |2,417   |7,948   |8,341            

Engaged in employment           |2,047   |19,463  |5,204            

Restricted availability         |459     |803     |2,212            

Refusal of suitable employment  |478     |158     |264              

Premature termination of                                            

  training                      |38      |84      |537              

Customary holiday               |176     |1,013   |1,169            

Seasonal worker                 |308     |363     |591              

Others                          |1,597   |5,607   |5,249            

                                |------- |------- |-------          

Totals                          |85,066  |112,392 |95,347           

Family Credit

Mr. Redmond : To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what is the number of families now in receipt of family credit living in areas covered by his Department's Social Security offices in (a) Doncaster and (b) Mexborough ; and what were the figures for 12 months ago.


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