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Mr. Peter Lloyd : I understand that a committee of the British Standards Institution, on which the Home Office crime prevention centre is represented, is currently considering the introduction of a British standard for the safekeeping of firearms and their ammunition, and the safekeeping of shotguns.
SCOTLAND
Energy Management
Mr. Hood : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the hospitals where an energy management assessment study has been made ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Michael Forsyth : Detailed energy assessments have been completed for 140 hospitals and will be completed for all remaining hospitals by the end of 1990.
Health boards are encouraged to undertake surveys of energy management for all hospitals to ensure that energy is used efficiently and boards have been given detailed guidance on energy efficiency practices.
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The Public Accounts Committee has set a target of reducing consumption by 1.5 per cent. per annum in the NHS and this is being achieved in Scotland.Nuclear Accidents
Mr. Dobson : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what studies have been done, for Chapelcross, Dounreay, Hunterston and Torness, on the problems of evacuating all mobility groups in the event of a worst- case atomic accident, giving for each study the geographical area covered.
Mr. Lang : Within the framework of the emergency plans which must be prepared by the operators of civil installations in Scotland and of their own related contingency plans, the police are responsible for evacuation. I understand from the chief constables of the forces concerned that their contingency plans for evacuation of the population in the event of a large- scale emergency take account of the problems of evacuating low-mobility groups.
Mr. Dobson : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if ambulance staff have participated in exercises for local emergency plans at each of Chapelcross, Dounreay, Torness and Hunterston ; and in each case which units participated.
Mr. Lang : Local ambulance units have participated in exercises to test the emergency plans at Torness and Hunterston. The ambulance service has not yet participated in any such exercises at Dounreay or Chapelcross, although each service is fully aware of its role under the respective emergency plan.
SCOTLAND
Energy Statistics
Mr. Robin Cook : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give, for each health board and the total for the National Health Service in Scotland (a) the total number of licensed vehicles at the latest available date, (b) the total amount spent on energy during the latest year for which figures are available, broken down into (i) petrol supply, (ii) electricity supply, (iii) gas supply and (iv) other and (c) the total amount spent on insulation on the National Health Service estate ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Rifkind [holding answer 21 December 1989] : Statistics on the number of licensed vehicles and on the amount spent on energy are not held in the form requested.
Figures for the total amount spent on insulation on the National Health Service estate are not available since such costs are included in both new buildings and general renovation.
Health boards have been encouraged by Ministers to pursue energy conservation policies, and savings already achieved include a 6 per cent. reduction in hospitals' energy consumption over the last three years. Energy costs have fallen from £40.9 million in 1985-86 to £30.2 million in 1988-89.
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Eye Tests
Mr. Wray : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will make a statement on the number of eye tests in Scotland.
Mr. Michael Forsyth [holding answer 8 January 1990] : Between 1 April and 30 September 1989, 281,570 NHS sight tests have been carried out in Scotland under the general ophthalmic services. No information on the number of private sight tests in Scotland is held centrally.
SOCIAL SECURITY
Residential Care
Mr. Ronnie Campbell : To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will provide a breakdown of board and lodging expenditure for residential care accommodation in Blyth Valley in the last financial year.
Mrs. Gillian Shephard : I regret that information in the form requested is not available.
Single Parents
Mr. Ralph Howell : To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will state (a) the weekly benefit entitlement when not working of a single parent with two children aged eight and 12 years and (b) the weekly income of a single parent with two children, also aged eight and 12 years, with earnings of £10, £15, £20, £30, £40 and £50.
Mrs. Gillian Shephard : The information requested is set out in the table :
Net income after housing costs at various levels of net earnings
Net earnings (per week) |Net income after
|housing costs
|£ per week
------------------------------------------------------------------------
(a) Not working |78.00
(b) £10 part-time |88.00
(c) £15 part-time |93.00
(d) £20 part-time |93.00
(e) £30 full-time |93.97
(f) £40 full-time |95.47
(g) £50 full-time |96.74
Notes:
1. The assumptions and methods are those used in the Tax Benefit Model
Table, copies of which are available in the Library.
2. At earnings £30, £40 and £50 it is assumed that the person works
over 24 hours a week and therefore qualifies for family credit. At
these levels of part-time earnings, net income after housing costs
would remain constant at £93 as the person would remain on income
support.
WALES
Cattle Feed (Contamination)
Mr. Geraint Howells : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what co-operation he received from the Dutch in dealing with the lead contamination of cattle feed ; and if he will make a statement on the situation in Wales.
Mr. Peter Walker : The Dutch authorities acted promptly in alerting the United Kingdom Government on 1 November that contaminated feed had been imported
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into the United Kingdom. Subsequently there was close liaison between Dutch officials, United Kingdom embassy staff in the Hague and officials in the United Kingdom in an effort to clarify the events leading to the contamination.In Wales, restriction orders on the movement of milk have been lifted ; 159 farms remain under restriction for the movement of livestock.
Schemes have been introduced to allow animals to be released from controls, subject to satisfactory results from blood testing and on condition that the bone and offal from slaughtered animals is not used for human consumption. Since the introduction of the schemes some 8,000 animals have been cleared in Wales.
Our primary aim has been to prevent contaminated products reaching the public. An extensive research programme is under way to monitor the rate of decay of lead in animals and depending on the results it may be possible to reduce some of the controls. Restriction cannot be eased until it is absolutely safe to do so.
Upland Farms
Mr. Geraint Howells : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is his latest assessment of economic conditions for upland farms in Wales ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Peter Walker : I am fully apprised of the economic conditions for upland farms in Wales. The economic conditions in the hills and uplands of Wales were assessed during the annual review of the hill livestock compensatory allowances (HLCAs). An announcement on the HLCA rates for 1990 will be made very shortly.
Paediatric Intensive Care Cots
Mr. Barry Jones : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is the total number of paediatric intensive care cots available in Wales ; and the number in each health authority and their locations within each health authority in 1979-80, 1983-84 and 1988-89.
Mr. Grist : Information on paediatric intensive care cots is not available centrally. I refer the hon. Gentleman to the reply given to him on 18 December 1989, which provides the available statistics on special care baby unit cots.
Labour Statistics
Mr. Barry Jones : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales (1) pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Alyn and Deeside of 11 December 1989, Official Report, columns 473-74, on the number of people in employment in Wales, if he will provide comparable figures by Welsh county ;
(2) if he will provide, in separate tables, information on the work force in employment, male and female, full-time and part-time, for each quarter since 1980 with actual and percentage changes by quarter and year for Wales, and for each Welsh county.
Mr. Peter Walker : I shall write to the hon. Gentleman and place a copy of my letter in the Library of the House.
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PRIME MINISTER
Correspondence
Q45. Sir David Steel : To ask the Prime Minister if she will publish in the Official Report her reply to the open letter from Mr. R. W. Rowland, managing director and chief executive of Lonrho plc, dated 30 November.
The Prime Minister : No reply was sent.
Train Travel
Mr. Robert Adley : To ask the Prime Minister if she has been on a train in her official capacity during the Christmas recess.
Eastern Europe
Mrs. Gorman : To ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to her answer of 29 November, Official Report, column 318, what is the nature of the know- how advice to be given to Poland and Hungary ; and what information it contains on ways to create free markets.
The Prime Minister : The Polish authorities have themselves already implemented a comprehensive economic programme which aims to move Poland towards free market conditions. We have provided economic advice to the Ministry of Finance. In addition, the know-how fund is directed partly at helping Polish managers adjust to such conditions, by means of seminars and formal and informal training.
Engagements
Mr. Nicholas Bennett : To ask the Prime Minister if she will list her official engagements for Tuesday 9 January.
Mr. Pike : To ask the Prime Minister if she will list her official engagements for Tuesday 9 January.
Mr. Harry Greenway : To ask the Prime Minister if she will list her official engagements for Tuesday 9 January.
Mrs. Gorman : To ask the Prime Minister if she will list her official engagements for Tuesday 9 January.
Mr. Stern : To ask the Prime Minister if she will list her official engagements for Tuesday 9 January.
The Prime Minister : This morning I had meetings with ministrial colleagues and others. In addition to my duties in the House, I shall be having further meetings later today.
TRADE AND INDUSTRY
Footwear
Sir John Farr : To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what was the level of output in (a) dozen pairs and (b) numbers of full- time employees in the United Kingdom footwear industry at (i) the latest available date, and (ii) in 1979.
Mr. Douglas Hogg : The available figures are shown in the table :
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United Kingdom footwear industry (SIC 4510)
Unit (i) |Year ended |(ii) 1979
|30 June 1989
------------------------------------------------------------------------
(a) United Kingdom manufacturers sales<1>
Million pairs |119.2 |149.3
Unit (i) |At June 1989 |(ii) At June 1979
(b) Employees<2>
Thousands |46.6 |68.8
<1>Source: Business Statistics Office. For 1979 the figures relate to
establishments employing 25 or more persons and for the year ended 30
June 1989 to establishments employing 50 or more persons.
<2>Source: Department of Employment. Great Britain only. Part-time
employees are included. Figures are based on a small sample and are
subject to some estimation error.
Merchant Shipping
Dr. Godman : To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will make a statement on the future of British merchant shipbuilding capacity.
Mr. Douglas Hogg : British merchant shipbuilding capacity will depend on the level of demand and the industry's ability to obtain orders in the face of international competition. The Government provide substantial support to the industry to assist its return to normal competitive conditions.
Royal Mail
Miss Hoey : To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what calculations have been made as to the effect of any plans to break up the exclusive privilege of Royal Mail to deliver items on (a) cost and frequency of delivery to rural households, (b) cost and frequency of delivery to businesses in rural and regional areas outside London and city centres and (c) the number of postal workers employed by the Royal Mail in rural and regional delivery services.
Mr. Forth : We keep the options under review, but have no plans to end the letter monopoly at present. However, we have made it clear that the Post Office's monopoly is a privilege, not a right, and in the event of a cessation or serious disruption of the letter service, we would consider suspending it. I should add, however, that we attach considerable importance to the maintenance of the rural delivery network.
Export Credits Guarantee Department
Mr. Michael : To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what plans he has to visit Cardiff and inspect the work of the Export Credits Guarantee Department.
Mr. Ridley : My right hon. and noble Friend the Minister for Trade has already visited Cardiff. I hope to do so myself shortly.
Electrical Engineering
Mr. Austin Mitchell : To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether he will provide an estimate of the increase in the volume of output of the electrical engineering industry since (a) 1973 and (b) 1979 less defence-related production.
Mr. Douglas Hogg : It is not practicable to exclude defence-related goods from the output data available. The
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output of the electrical and electronic engineering sector (Class 34 of the Standard Industrial Classification--not stock adjusted), was 32 per cent. higher in the three months to October 1989 than the average for 1973, and 31 per cent. higher than the average for 1979.Competitiveness
Mr. Austin Mitchell : To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what representations he has received about the competitiveness of British Industry.
Mr. Redwood : Most of my contacts with industry and commerce involve matters having a bearing on United Kingdom competitiveness.
Hosiery and Knitwear
Mr. Janner : To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will make a statement on the state of the hosiery and knitwear industry in the city of Leicester.
Mr. Douglas Hogg : While I acknowledge the problems being experienced by the hosiery and knitwear industry in Leicester, I believe I made the Government's position clear in the Adjournment debate initiated by my hon. Friend the Member for Rutland and Melton (Mr. Latham) on 12 December.
As I stated then the Government are prepared to contribute towards collaborative research and development projects through which the textile industry can improve its efficiency and competitiveness. I am pleased to announce, therefore, that the Government are to provide £2.8 million over three years for a major project based in Leicester designed to improve automated assembly techniques in the garment sector. The total cost of the project will be £7.3 million. It will involve 22 industrial organisations and four leading academic institutions and will be co- ordinated by Leicester polytechnic. The work will develop an advanced manufacturing facility to address the problems associated with the integration of manufacturing processes.
A garment design and manufacturing plant located at Leicester polytechnic will be used to demonstrate the techniques developed during the three-year research phase of the project, which will offer obvious benefits for the Leicester knitted garment industry.
Manufacturing Deficit
Mr. Wray : To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what steps he intends to take to improve Britain's manufacturing trade deficit.
Mr. Redwood : The key to our trade performance in manufactures lies in sound macro-economic policy, and the maintenance of open and competitive markets at home and abroad.
FMC
Mr. Hardy : To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he has received any information concerning proposed investment in the United Kingdom by the FMC company of the United States of America.
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Mr. Douglas Hogg : Any information received by the Department relating to a company's investment intentions would be commercially confidential and could not be disclosed.
Industrial Waste
Mr. Barry Field : To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what progress is being made by his Department's business and the environment unit in encouraging firms to reduce and recycle industrial waste.
Mr. Forth : Since its formation in June last year, the business and the environment unit has made good progress in implementing its programme to encourage firms to reduce and recycle industrial waste. A brochure entitled "Cutting Your Losses" was published in November last year, to coincide with a major CBI/DTI/DOE conference on waste minimisation. A series of regional seminars on waste minimisation is planned for 1990. The unit has also participated in numerous other seminars, conferences and exhibitions to help spread the message that waste reduction and recycling make economic and environmental sense. I am confident that this programme, together with the work of the recycling advisory group, will bring about significant improvement in waste reduction and recycling.
European Single Market
Mr. William Powell : To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (1) if he will list in the Official Report the short title of each of the 88 European Community directives to implement the single market which should be on the statue books of each of the European Community member states : and if he will make a statement ; (2) those European Community directives to implement the single market which have so far been enacted into legislation by (a) Belgium, (b) Netherlands, (c) Luxembourg, (d) West Germany, (e) France, (f) Italy, (g) Denmark, (h) Great Britain, (i) Eire, (j) Greece, (k) Spain and (l) Portugal ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Redwood : The following table lists the state of application of the 86 (not 88) legislative acts for which member states must take national implementing measures by 31 December 1989. These comprise 78 directives, four regulations and four decisions. For completeness a further two directives contained in the Commission's report (Dir 89/366 for which national implementing measures are not compulsory and Dir 85/572 which cannot be implemented until certain decisions are taken in Brussels) are also shown.
This confirms the United Kingdom's excellent record on implementation. I can confidently say that on or very shortly after 31 December we will be up to date with 76 of the 77 for which implementation is possible by the end of the year. On the one exception (Dir 88/288) we are currently seeking advice and clarification from the Commission. Three further directives which should be in force by 31 December (Dirs 85/323, 85/324 and 85/572) cannot be implemented pending decisions being taken in Brussels.
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Directives
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|B |D |DK |E |F |EL |I |IRL |L |NL |P |UK
Various controls
1. Duty free fuel contained in fuel
tanks of commercial motor vehicles Dir. 85/347 |I |I |I |I |I |I |I |I |I |I |I |I
Veterinary and phytosanitary controls
2. Production and trade in milk
Dir. 85/397 |INFR |NI |I |I |I |INFR |I |INFR |I |I |NI
3. Classical swine fever and swine fever
Dir. 87/486 |INFR |I |I |I |I |I |INFR |NA |I |I |I |I
4. Classical swine fever and swine fever
Dir. 87/489 |INFR |I |I |NI |I |I |INFR |I |I |I |NI |I
5. Classical swine fever and swine fever
Dir. 87/487 |NI |I |NI |NI |I |I |NI |NI |I |NI |NI |I
6. Hormone growth promoters
Dir. 85/358 |I |I |I |I |I |I |I |I |I |I |I |I
7. Hormone growth promoters
Dir. 88/146 |INFR |I |I |I |I |INFR |I |I |I |I |I |I
8. Microbiological controls Dir. 85/323 |I |NI |I |NI |NI |NI |NI |NI |NI |NI |NI |NI
9. Microbiological controls Dir. 85/324 |NI |NI |NI |NI |NI |NI |I |NI |NI |NI |NI |NI
10. Medical examination of personnel
Dir. 85/325 |I |I |I |I |I |I |INFR |I |I |I |NI |I
11. Medical examination of personnel
Dir. 85/326 |I |I |I |I |I |I |I |I |I |I |NI |I
12. Medical examination of personnel
Dir. 85/327 |I |I |I |I |I |I |I |I |I |I |NI |I
13. Antibiotic residues Dir. 86/469 |I |I |I |I |I |I |I |I |I |I |I |I
-- Control of residues Dir. 86/469 |I |I |I |I |I |I |I |I |I |I |I |I
14. Swine fever Dir. 85/320 |I |I |I |I |I |I |I |I |I |I |NI |I
15. Swine fever Dir. 85/321 |I |I |I |NI |I |I |I |I |I |I |NI |I
16. Swine fever Dir. 85/322 |I |I |I |I |I |I |INFR |I |I |I |NI |I
17. Control of foot and mouth disease
Dir. 85/511 |I |I |I |I |I |I |I |I |I |I |I |I
18. Amendments to directive 77/93
(plant health) Dir. 85/574 |I |I |I |I |I |I |I |I |I |I |I |I
19. Amendment to directive 77/93
(plant health) Dir. 88/572 |I |I |NI |I |NI |NI |NI |I |I |I |NI |I
20. Pesticides residues in cereals and
foodstuffs of animal origin Dir. 86/
362 |I |I |I |NI |I |I |INFR |I |INFR |I |NI |I
21. Pesticide residues in cereals and
foodstuffs of animal origin Dir 86/
363 |I |I |I |NI |I |INFR |INFR |I |INFR |I |NI |I
22. Amendment of Directive 79/117
(ethylene oxcide) Dir 86/355 |I |I |I |I |I |I |I |I |I |I |I |I
23. Fixing of guidelines for additives
used in animal foodstuffs Dir 87/153 |I |I |I |I |I |I |I |I |I |NI |NI |I
24. Modifications of Directive 72/461
(Community trade in fresh meat)
and Directive 72/462 (importation of
bovine animals swine and fresh meat
from 3rd countries) Dir 87/64 |I |I |I |NI |I |I |I |NA |NA |I |NI |NA
25. Purebred breeding animals of the
bovine species Dir 87/128 |I |INFR |I |D |I |INFR |I |INFR |INFR |INFR |D |I
26. Amendment to Directive 80/215
(animal health problems: intra-
Community trade in meat products)
Dir 87/491 |I |I |I |I |I |I |INFR |I |I |I |NI |I
27. Amendment to Directive 64/433
(health problems intra-Community
trade in fresh meat) Dir 88/288 |INFR |I |I |NI |I |INFR |INFR |I |I |INFR |NI |INFR
28. Amendment to Directive 72/462
(Inspection problems on importation
of bovine animals swine and fresh
meat from third countries) Dir 88/
288 |INFR |I |I |NI |I |INFR |INFR |I |I |INFR |NI |I
29. Certification of seeds Dir 88/380 |NI |NI |NI |NI |NI |I |NI |NI |NI |NI |NI |I
-- Seed Potatoes Dir 89/366 National implementation measures not compulsory
Control of individuals
30. Sixth Directive-exemptions in
International travel: increase to 350
ecus Dir 85/348 (Dir 88/664) |I |I |D |I |I |D |NI |D |I |I |I |I
31. Tax reliefs-Small consignments of
a non-Commercial character Dir 85/
349 (Dir 88/663) |I |I |I |I |I |I |NI |D |I |I |I |I
32. Small consignments-exemption
from VAT on the final importation
of goods Dir 88/331 |I |I |I |I |I |I |INFR |INFR |I |I |I |I
The removal of technical barriers free
movement of goods
New approach in technical harmonisation
and standards
33. Amendment to Directive 83/189
Information procedures etc. Dir 88/
182 |I |I |I |I |I |I |NI |I |NI |NI |NI |I
Sectoral proposals concerning approximation of laws
Motor Vehicles
34. Gaseous emissions, passenger cars
Dir 88/76 |I |I |I |I |I |NI |I |I |I |I |I |I
35. Gaseous emissions, commercial
vehicles Dir 88/77 |I |I |I |I |I |NI |I |I |I |I |I |I
36. Diesel particulates Dir 88/436 |NI |I |I |I |I |NI |NI |I |I |I |I |I
37. Type approval of motor vehicles
and their traders, Mod Dir 70/156
Dir 87/358 |I |I |I |I |I |NI |I |I |I |I |I |I
38. Motorcycle replacement exhaust
systems Dir 89/235 |NI |I |I |NI |I |NI |NI |NI |NI |I |I |I
39. Motor Vehicles-lateral protection
Dir 89/297 |I |I |I |NI |I |NI |NI |NI |NI |I |I |I
Tractors and Agricultural Machines
40. Modification of framework
Directive 74/150 Dir 88/297 |I |I |I |I |I |I |NI |I |I |I |NI |I
41. Rollover protection structures Dir
87/402 |I |I |I |I |I |I |NI |NI |I |I |NI |I
42. Implementation of Dir 74/150,
weight dimensions etc Dir 89/173 |NI |I |I |NI |I |NI |NI |NI |NI |NI |NI |NI
Food Law
43. Sampling and methods of analysis
Dir 85/591 |I |I |I |I |I |I |I |I |I |I |I |I
44. Preservatives (modification) Dir 85/
585 |I |I |I |I |I |I |I |NI |I |I |I |I
45. Emulsifiers (modification) Dir 86/
102 |I |NI |I |NI |NI |I |NI |NI |NI |I |NI |I
46. Coffee and chicory extracts Dir 85/
573 |I |I |I |I |NI |I |I |I |I |I |I |I
47. Obligation to indicate ingredients
and alcoholic strength Dir 86/197 |I |I |I |I |NI |I |I |I |I |I |NI |I
-- Simultants Dir 85/572 |Time for implementation not yet fixed
48. Flavourings Dir 88/388 |NI |NI |NI |NI |NI |NI |NI |NI |NI |NI |NI |NI
49. Jams Dir 88/593 |NI |NI |NI |NI |NI |NI |NI |NI |NI |NI |NI |I
Pharmaceuticals and High-Technology
Medicines
50. Placing on the market of high
technology medicinal products
including those derived from
biotechnology Dir 87/22 |I |I |I |NI |I |I |I |NI |I |I |NI |I
51. Amendment to Dir 75/318-testing
of medical specialities Dir 87/19 |I |I |I |NI |I |I |I |I |I |I |D |I
52. Amendment to Directive 81/852 on
veterinary medicinal products Dir 87/20 |I |I |I |I |I |I |INFR |I |I |I |I |I
53. Amendment to Directive 65/65
concerning medical specialities Dir
87/21 |I |I |I |D |I |D |I |I |I |I |D |I
54. Price transparency in the prices of
medicines and social security refunds
Dir 89/105 |NI |NI |NI |NI |NI |NI |NI |NI |NI |NI |NI |I
Chemical Products
55. PCB's (polychlorinated byphenyls)
Dir 85/467 |I |I |I |NI |I |I |I |I |I |I |I |I
56. Asbestos Dir 85/610 |I |I |NI |I |I |I |I |I |I |I |I |I
57. Non-ionic detergents Dir 86/94 |I |I |I |I |I |I |NI |I |I |NI |NI |I
58. Liquid fertilisers Dir 88/183 |NI |I |I |NI |NI |NI |NI |NI |NI |NI |NI |NI
Construction and Construction Products
59. Tower cranes: permissable sound
levels Dir 87/405 |NI |NI |I |I |I |NI |NI |I |I |I |NI |I
|exept
|flanders
Other items
60. Tyre pressure gauge Dir 86/217 |NI |I |I |I |I |I |I |I |I |I |NI |I
61. Hydraulic diggers (noise) Dir 86/662 |NI |I |I |I |I |NI |NI |I |NI |I |NI |I
62. Directive on products which,
appearing to be other than they are,
endanger the health or safety of
consumers Dir 87/357 |INFR |I |I |INFR |I |INFR |INFR |I |I |I |I |I
63. Good laboratory practices: non-
clinical testing of chemicals Dir 88
/320 |I |NI |I |NI |NI |NI |NI |NI |I |NI |NI |I
64. Household appliances-airborne
noise Dir 86/594 |NI |I |NI |NI |NI |NI |NI |NI |NI |NI |NI |NI
65. Cosmetics Dir 88/667 |NI |NI |NI |NI |NI |NI |NI |NI |NI |NI |NI |NI
Public procurement
66. Public supply contracts
(amendments to Dir 77/62 & 80/767)
Dir 88/295 |I |I |I |D |I |D |INFR |I |I |INFR |D |I
Free movement for labour and the professions
67. Coordination of provisions in the
field of pharmacy Dir 85/432 |I |I |I |NI |I |I |INFR |I |I |I |I |I
68. Mutual recognition of diploma's in
pharmacy Dir 85/433 |I |I |I |NI |I |I |INFR |I |INFR |I |I |I
69. Specific training in general medical
practice Dir 86/457 |I |INFR |I |I |I |I |INFR |I |NA |I |I |I
Common market for services
Transaction in securities
70. Collective investment undertakings
for transferable securities Dir 85/611 |NI |NI |I |NI |I |D |NI |I |NI |NI |D |I
71. UCITS Directive special measures
concerning certain investments Dir
88/220 |NI |NI |I |NI |I |D |NI |I |NI |NI |D |I
Transport
72. Fares for scheduled air services Dir
87/601 |INFR |I |I |I |I |I |NI |I |INFR |NI |INFR |I
New technologies and services
73. Pan European mobile telephone Dir
87/372 |INFR |I |INFR |NI |I |INFR |INFR |INFR |INFR |INFR |NI |I
Capital movements
74. Operations such as transactions in
securities, admission of securities
and long-term commercial credits
Dir 86/566 |I |I |I |I |I |I |I |I |I |I |D |I
75. Units in collective investment
undertakings for transferable
securities Dir 85/583 |I |I |I |I |I |I |I |I |I |I |D |I
Intellectual and industrial property
76. Legal protection of micro circuits
Dir 87/54 |I |I |I |I |I |INFR |I |I |I |I |I |I
The removal of fiscal barriers
VAT
77. 13th VAT Directive Dir. 86/560 |I |I |I |I |I |I |INFR |I |I |I |I |I
78. 17th VAT Directive Dir. 85/362 |I |I |I |INFR |I |I |I |I |I |I |I |I
Other measures Decisions
79. African swine fever in Portugal
December 86/649 |N/A |N/A |N/A |N/A |N/A |N/A |N/A |N/A |N/A |N/A |N/A |N/A
80. African swine fever in Spain
December 86/650 |N/A |N/A |N/A |N/A |N/A |N/A |N/A |N/A |N/A |N/A |N/A |N/A
81. Eradication of brucellosis
tuberculosis and teukosis (bovine
species) December 87/58 |I |I |N/A |I |I |N/A |N/A |N/A |N/A |N/A |N/A |N/A
82. Air Transport-sharing of passenger
capacity and market access
December 87/602 |INFR |I |I |INFR |INFR |I |I |I |INFR |INFR |INFR |INFR
Regulations
83. Spirit drinks Reg. 1576/89 |NI |NI |NI |NI |NI |NI |NI |NI |NI |NI |NI |NI
84. Application of competition rules to
maritime transport Reg. 4056/86 |NI |NI |I |NI |NI |NI |NI |NI |NI |I |NI |I
85. Application of competition rules to
air transport Reg. 3975/87 |NI |NI |I |NI |NI |NI |NI |NI |NI |NI |NI |I
Creation of Suitable Conditions for
Industrial Co-operation
Company Law
86. European Economic Interest
Grouping Reg.85/2137 |I |I |I |NI |I |NI |NI |I |NI |I |NI |I
Notes on Directives:
The Commission report incorrectly claims that this Directive has not been implemented in the United Kingdom.
1. No. 5. The Commission report incorrectly claims that this directive has not been implemented in the United Kingdom.
2. No. 27. The United Kingdom in the process of informing the Commission that all provisions of the Directive have been implemented except for two in respect of which advice an clarification is being sought.
3. No. 41. The Commission report incorrectly claims that this Directive has not been implemented in the United Kingdom.
4. No. 42. Not due for implementation until 31 December 1989. Implementing regulations are currently laid before Parliament.
5. No. 48. No action will be necessary in the United Kingdom to permit the marketing and use of products which comply with the Directive. Legislation to prohibit trade in products not complying with the Directive from the 31 December 1990 will be brought into force on or shortly after 31 December 1989.
6. No. 49. The Directive has two implementation dates. The first, namely 31 December 1989, simply relates to permitting trade in products complying with the Directive. No action will be necessary in the United Kingdom to achieve this.
7. No. 54. Not due for implementation until 31 December 1989. However, the necessary changes to administrative procedures to comply with the Directive have already been made.
8. No. 58. Regulations drafted and under consultation, should be laid before Parliament early 1990.
9. No, 64. Draft implementing regulations have been made and will be laid before Parliament shortly.
10. No. 65. Laws of compliance to be published by 31 December 1989; implementing Regulations are currently laid before Parliament.
11. No. 72. The Commission report incorrectly claims that this has not been implemented in the United Kingdom.
No. 73 The Commission report incorrectly claims that this Directive has not been implemented in the United Kingdom.
12. No. 82. The United Kingdom contests the Commission's view that the administrative measures taken to comply with this Decision are insufficient and that legal means are required. The Commission services are aware of this.
13. No. 83 The Commission have been informed that the United Kingdom cannot implement the Article 10 measures until a decision has been taken in Brussels on the transitional arrangements under the EC Spirits Drinks Regulations. This decision has yet to be taken.
Arthur Andersen
Mr. Austin Mitchell : To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether the Government are pressing ahead with their De Lorean lawsuit against Arthur Andersen.
Mr. Needham : I have been asked to reply.
The Department of Economic Development for Northern Ireland is pursuing its action against Arthur Andersen.
Research
Mr. Gordon Brown : To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what was the level of financial support for collaborative research in (a) Britain and (b) on a European scale in each year since 1979.
Mr. Ridley [holding answer 21 December 1989] : It is difficult to define collaborative research which takes many forms and involves a combination of various Government Departments, industry and academic institutions etc. both in the United Kingdom and internationally. Statistics are therefore not maintained in the form requested. However, an indicative figure for Department of Trade and Industry spend on collaborative research and development projects for each of the years since 1979 is shown in the table.
Financial |£ million
year
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1979-80 |5.63
1980-81 |15.32
1981-82 |19.22
1982-83 |22.00
1983-84 |26.44
1984-85 |29.70
1985-86 |31.49
1986-87 |34.36
1987-88 |38.95
1988-89 |40.72
|-------
Total |263.97
Notes:
(i)The above figures include
GICP (General Industrial
Collaborative Projects), ATP (
Advance Technology Programme),
EUREKA and LINK plus
previous schemes for
collaborative Research and
Development.
(ii)The above figures exclude
ALVEY which will amount to
around £100 million.
(iii)The figures from 1979-80
to 1983-84 are only
approximate due to the
uncertainty of early records.
In addition the United Kingdom currently contributes 18.7 per cent. to the EC framework programmes for research and development most of which is of a collaborative nature. These programmes have the following budgets :
|billion ecu|£ billion
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1984 to 1987 |3.75 |2.7
1987 to 1991 |5.4 |3.8
1990 to 1994 |5.7 |4.2
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Export Credits
Mr. Cousins : To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what was the total capital project cost cover offered under the export credits guarantee system to (a) Saudi Arabia, (b) the Gulf states, (c) Malaysia, (d) China and (e) Brunei in each year since 1983 ; and what proportion was accounted for by cover for arms exports in each case.
Mr. Ridley [holding answer 8 January 1990] : It is ECGD's policy not to disclose details of its exposure on individual countries for reasons of commercial confidentiality.
Mr. Cousins : To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (1) what was the total capital project cost cover offered under the export credits guarantee system in each year since 1983 ; (2) what was the total capital project cost cover offered under the export credits guarantee system in respect of arms exports in each year since 1983.
Mr. Ridley [holding answer 8 January 1990] : The information is set out in the table.
Values in Millions Sterling
Year |Total capital |Total arms |Arms as a
|cost insured |capital cost |percentage of
|insured |total business
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1983 |2,733.83 |616.10 |22.54
1984 |1,679.16 |199.95 |11.91
1985 |1,616.88 |412.18 |25.49
1986 |1,717.54 |423.80 |24.67
1987 |1,385.30 |182.14 |13.15
1988 |1,863.49 |625.30 |33.56
1989 |748.23 |95.37 |12.75
|------- |------- |-------
Total |11,744.43 |2,554.84 |21.75
Inland Revenue
Mr. Terry Davis : To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to his answer of 19 December 1989, whether his Department was represented at any other discussions between the Inland Revenue and taxpayers or their representatives in 1988.
Mr. Ridley [holding answer 8 January 1990] : Records are not kept centrally in a form which would permit meetings in 1988 between DTI, Inland Revenue and taxpayers or their representatives to be readily identified.
British Aerospace (Inland Revenue)
Mr. Terry Davis : To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to his answer to the hon. Member for Birmingham, Hodge Hill on 19 December 1989, if he will list the advisers to his Department present at the meeting between the Inland Revenue and British Aerospace at his Department in July 1988.
Mr. Ridley [holding answer 8 January 1990] : As was not uncommon in meetings between DTI and BAe, on
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various technical aspects of the sale of Her Majesty's Government's shareholding in Rover Group during the negotiations, representatives of Baring Brothers and Slaughter and May were present to advise the Department on financial and legal matters.Mr. Terry Davis : To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to the reply to the hon. Member for Birmingham, Hodge Hill, whether his Department was represented at any other meetings between the Inland Revenue and British Aerospace in 1988.
Mr. Ridley [holding answer 8 January 1990] : Two meetings were held in March 1988 at which the Department of Trade and Industry, British Aerospace and the Inland Revenue were all represented.
Babcock Fata
Mr. Campbell-Savours : To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to his answer of 21 December, whether moneys allocated under the support for innovation scheme to Babcock Fata were expended on projects which were undertaken within the United Kingdom.
Mr. Douglas Hogg [holding answer 8 January 1990] : The payments made to Babcock Fata Ltd. under the support for innovation scheme were for the support of projects undertaken within the United Kingdom.
Insurance (EC Proposals)
Mr. Marlow : To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what European Community proposals on insurance have been initiated or revised since the European Court of Justice decisions of December 1986, in particular case 205/87 Commission v. Federal Republic of Germany ; and if he will make a statement on the Government's policy on this matter.
Mr. Redwood [holding answer 8 January 1990] : The European Court of Justice gave its judgment in four insurance cases, including Case 205/84, the Commission v. Federal Republic of Germany, on 4 December 1986. Since that date, progress on EC insurance directives has been made as follows :
Council Directive 87/343/EEC, on credit and suretyship insurance, adopted on 22 June 1987 ;
Council Directive 87/344/EEC, on legal expenses insurance, adopted on 22 June 1987 ;
Second Directive 88/357/EEC, on non-life insurance, adopted on 22 June 1988 ;
Proposal for a Council directive on the annual accounts and consolidated accounts of insurance undertakings, submitted by the Commission on 21 January 1987, and amended proposal submitted on 30 October 1989 ;
Proposal for a Council directive on the compulsory winding-up of direct insurance undertakings, submitted by the Commission on 23 January 1987, and amended proposal submitted on 18 September 1989 ; Proposal for a second Council directive on life assurance, submitted by the Commission 23 December 1988, and agreement reached in the Council of Ministers on 21 December 1989 (subject to the opinion of the European Parliament).
Proposal for a third Council directive on insurance against civil liability in respect of the use of motor vehicles, submitted by the Commission on 23 December 1988 and amended proposal submitted on 6 December 1989. The Council adopted a common position on the proposal on 15 December 1989.
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