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Mentally Handicapped People
Mr. Thurnham : To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on the provision of services for the profoundly mentally handicapped.
Mr. Freeman : Government policy is to encourage the development at local level of a comprehensive range of well co-ordinated health and social services for mentally handicapped people. Advice to authorities in meeting the needs of those who are profoundly mentally handicapped was contained in "Helping Mentally Handicapped People with Special Problems" 1984--a copy of which is in the Library.
Community Care
Mr. Hind : To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps he will take to improve the management of social services departments prior to implementation of care in the community. Mrs. Virginia Bottomley : It is predominantly, of course, for local authorities themselves to determine the management skills and approaches they need to develop in order to implement care in the community policy. The Department is supporting management development through a joint project between the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) and the Association of Directors of Social Services (ADSS) on financial management training and also a joint project between ADSS and Price Waterhouse looking at the organisational response needed successfully to implement the policy.
Family Planning (Nottingham)
Mr. Allen : To ask the Secretary of State for Health what representations he has received on the reduction of family planning services in Nottingham district health authority.
Mrs. Virginia Bottomley : None.
Mike Heaffey Sports Centre, Stanmore
Sir Geoffrey Finsberg : To ask the Secretary of State for Health if the Health Service will be making any contribution to the funding of the Mike Heaffey sports centre for the disabled, Stanmore ; and if he will make a statement.
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Mr. Freeman : I am informed that North West and North East Thames regional health authority will be offering ASPIRE a joint contribution to the running costs of the Mike Heaffey centre of £45, 000 in 1990-91, to be followed by a further £45,000 in 1991-92. North West Thames RHA, whose patients are the main users of the Royal National Orthopaedic hospital where the Mike Heaffey centre is sited, will be contributing a total of £60,000 ; North East Thames, whose patients are the second main users, will be contributing a total of £30,000. These contributions will help put the finances of the Mike Heaffey centre on a firm footing ; and, by demonstrating the NHS's support for ASPIRE's efforts to improve the situation of those with spinal injuries, encourage further voluntary donations to this worthwhile cause, which has much public support.
Health Authorities
Mr. John D. Taylor : To ask the Secretary of State for Health what is the largest population served by one health authority in Great Britain.
Mr. Freeman : West Midlands RHA (resident population 5,206.5 thousand) and Leicestershire DHA (885.5 thousand) were the largest regional and district health authorities respectively in England and Wales at mid- 1988. In Scotland, the Greater Glasgow health board served a resident population of 939.2 thousand at the same date.
Porton Down
Mr. Key : To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement about the future of the centre for applied microbiology and research at Porton Down, near Salisbury.
Mr. Freeman : I said in my reply of 7 February to my hon. Friend the Member for Salisbury at column 705 that we were considering a number of possible options for the future of the centre for applied microbiology and research (CAMR), including an approach by Porton International plc to acquire CAMR. The current proposal from Porton International is unacceptable, but talks between the financial advisers to the two sides are continuing. Whatever the outcome, I am confident that the essential public sector interests in CAMR's work, including its public health aspects, can be safeguarded.
NHS Capital Expenditure
Mr. Robin Cook : To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list National Health Service capital expenditure for each year since 1979- 80 (a) in cash terms, (b) adjusted by the gross domestic product deflator and (c) adjusted by the appropriate service deflator, listed both inclusive and exclusive of income from National Health Service land sales.
Mr. Freeman [holding answer 30 March 1990] : The information requested is given in the table.
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National Health Service capital expenditure since 1979-80
£ million Net public Total at 1988-89 prices Capital Total Total at 1988-89 prices
|expenditure |adjusted to: |receipts |adjusted to:
| (mainly land
| sales)
|GDP deflator |HCHS |GDP deflator |HCHS
|capital |capital
|deflator |deflator
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1979-80 |407 |766 |707 |10 |417 |785 |724
1980-81 |552 |878 |760 |16 |568 |903 |782
1981-82 |673 |975 |899 |20 |693 |1,004 |925
1982-83 |700 |946 |920 |19 |719 |971 |945
1983-84 |718 |927 |925 |34 |752 |971 |969
1984-85 |793 |975 |980 |51 |844 |1,038 |1,043
1985-86 |842 |983 |984 |85 |928 |1,083 |1,084
1986-87 |858 |968 |954 |150 |1,007 |1,137 |1,120
1987-88 |838 |898 |887 |204 |1,042 |1,116 |1,102
1988-89 |830 |830 |830 |300 |1,130 |1,130 |1,130
1989-90 |967 |908 |<1> |292 |1,259 |1,182 |<1>
<1>HCHS capital inflation figure for 1989-90 is not available yet.
TRANSPORT
Railways, Greater Manchester
Mr. Andrew F. Bennett : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make a statement about the provision of funding for railway services in Greater Manchester.
Mr. Portillo : The provision of funding for local passenger rail services in Greater Manchester is a matter for agreement between the Greater Manchester PTE and British Rail.
Coastal Trading
Mr. Spearing : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list those nations whose ships are able to carry cargoes in the coastal trade of the United Kingdom but whose coastal trade is closed to British registered ships.
Mr. McLoughlin : The United Kingdom's coastal trades are open to all vessels regardless of flag. In the EC, British registered vessels do not have reciprocal rights presently in France, Spain, Italy, Portugal and Greece. We are pressing vigorously for these coastal and offshore trades to be liberalised before the end of 1992. Further afield, opportunities for British registered vessels to carry cargoes in coastal trades are extremely limited.
Light Dues
Mr. Barry Field : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he has received the British Ports Federation study about extending light dues to pleasure craft.
Mr. McLoughlin : The British Ports Federation report is being published today, and I have placed copies of it in the Library. I am grateful for the work done by the Federation on this difficult subject. I will wish to consider its report carefully, and I have reached no conclusions on its primary recommendation. This is that a flat rate light dues charge should be introduced for pleasure craft users based on a new compulsory registration system. The federation argues that closer regulation of the growing number of pleasure craft is increasingly desirable to assist with crime prevention and safety as well as to provide a basis for
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levying a contribution towards the costs of the aids to navigation provided by the general lighthouse authorities which are used by pleasure craft.I believe these wider issues require careful consideration, and I am therefore seeking the views of interested parties on all aspects of the BPF report before reaching any conclusions. The changes recommended by the BPF could in any event not be implemented without primary legislation.
Learner Drivers
Mr. Sumberg : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether he has reached a decision on the regulations governing those who are supervising learner drivers ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Atkins : Responses to the recent consultation indicated overwhelming support for the introduction of minimum requirements on the age and experience of those who supervise learner drivers. In the light of the comments received, I have decided to introduce requirements for a minimum age of 21 years and three years as the holder of a full driving licence. There will be no change in the requirements for supervisors of HGV and PSV learner drivers. I have today issued draft regulations for comment by 18 May, with a view to implementing the changes by the summer.
Vehicle Inspectorate
Mr. Knowles : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when the vehicle inspectorate executive agency business plan for 1990-91 will be published.
Mr. Atkins : The business plan has been published today. Copies are available in the House Libraries.
London Regional Transport
Mr. Robert G. Hughes : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will set financial objectives for London Regional Transport.
Mr. Parkinson : I have today written to the Chairman of London Regional Transport in the following terms :
"On 20 December 1989, I wrote to you setting quality of service objectives for London Underground Limited, for bus services operated by or on behalf of London Regional
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Transport, and for the Docklands Light Railway. In the same letter, I formally endorsed the safety objectives which you had set for London Regional Transport and all its subsidiaries. I am now writing to you, in exercise of my powers under section 16 of the London Regional Transport Act 1984, to set financial objectives to be achieved by London Regional Transport, by London Underground Limited and by London Buses Limited.I must reiterate that safety is your top priority. We have also agreed on the need to improve the quality of the services LRT provide and hence to meet the quality of service objective I set you on 20 December. These financial objectives are concerned with ensuring that you meet your other objectives as efficiently as possible, thereby ensuring that passengers and taxpayers receive value for money. I am setting three main financial objectives. In each case I have specified a level of performance which I wish to see achieved in respect of the financial year ending 31 March 1993, set at 1989-90 prices. For the purpose of measuring the achievement against the objectives, the figures actually achieved will be deflated to 1989-90 prices using the Retail Price Index.
The objectives relate to the operating surplus of London Regional Transport and to the operating costs of your principal subsidiaries. Achievement of these objectives will not in any way impact on the pursuit of your ambitious capital expenditure programme. In the Chancellor's Autumn Statement, we announced our intention of contributing £1.75 billion of grant over the three years up to 1992-93, towards your investment programme of £2.2 billion. That arrangement is unaffected by these objectives.
London Regional Transport
London Regional Transport has forecast that it will make an operating loss, before making deductions in respect of depreciation and renewals, of £76 million in the financial year ending 31 March 1990. I propose that you should transform this loss into an operating surplus of £70 million in the financial year ending 31 March 1993, so that the day to day operations of LRT can at least make some contribution towards its investment programme. This objective assumes that London Underground Limited and London Buses Limited achieve the unit cost reduction objectives set out below and that London Regional Transport secures additional improvements in the financial performance of its other subsidiaries. The objective is based on London Regional Transport's own forecasts of future revenue, which include the conventional assumption that fare increases in future years will be in line with the increase introduced in February this year. If for any reason this assumption proves to be ill-founded, the objective will need to be modified accordingly.
In order to meet the objective, it will be necessary for all London Regional Transport businesses to exercise their best endeavours to optimise revenue whilst running their operations efficiently and cost-effectively. Certain activities of London Regional Transport are categorised as being essentially commercial in nature. These include certain commercial bus and coach operations undertaken by subsidiaries of London Buses Limited, and all the activities undertaken by the Victoria Coach Station Ltd., London Transport International Services Ltd., London Transport Catering and London Transport Advertising. It has previously been agreed between the Government and London Regional Transport that each of these commercial activities should, as a minimum, earn a 5 per cent. return on turnover, taking one financial year with another. I confirm that I wish these activities to continue to meet this requirement. The Docklands Light Railway is not covered by this requirement. Nor have I sought to set a loss reduction objective for it. This reflects the fact that there are very many uncertainties about the future financial performance of the railway, whose services are still evolving : the extensions to Beckton and the City, for instance, should both open within the period covered by these financial objectives. I will wish to set a financial objective for the Docklands Light Railway, as soon as possible. Although the Docklands Light Railway is not a major contributor to the costs or revenue of London Regional Transport at this stage, it accounts for a significant part of your capital expenditure. We need to ensure that the benefits of this investment are realised in Docklands. I have
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asked officials to hold urgent discussions with the Docklands Light Railway to consider what form of objective it would be appropriate to set the railway at this stage. In the interim, I look to the Board of London Regional Transport to ensure that the Docklands Light Railway makes its proper contribution to achievement of the profit target. London Underground LimitedExpenditure in the day-to-day running of the London Underground system has risen significantly over the last two years. It is now some 23 per cent. above the level of 1987-88. The reasons are well known. The actions which London Regional Transport and London Underground Limited set in hand in the wake of the fire at Kings Cross, and the further actions called for in the report by Sir Desmond Fennell QC and other reports, have involved incurring additional capital and current expenditure. The complement of the British Transport Police L' Division has likewise increased in response to the urgent need to tackle crime on the Underground. You have introduced a new management structure within London Underground Limited, which is designed to ensure that the individual lines and stations are brought within better day-to-day management control. Last, but not least, you are now embarked on an ambitious capital expenditure and maintenance programme, which makes additional demands on your staff resources. All these developments are very welcome, and I recognise that there are further areas of the business where you see a legitimate case for increased operating expenditure. Nevertheless, I consider it essential that London Underground Limited should be set a financial objective, which ensures that this enormous expansion in activity with its associated costs is achieved with due regard to efficiency. This is a necessary safeguard for the fare-payers and taxpayers who must, between them, bear the cost of running the London Underground system. I propose a target to be calculated on the basis of operating costs, excluding depreciation and renewals, per operated train mile. The figure I propose is £14.02. This compares with a forecast outturn figure for 1989-90 of £14.97. We are both satisfied that this can be achieved without prejudicing the achievement by London Underground of a steady improvement in both safety and quality of service.
London Buses Limited
As noted above, certain bus and coaching operations of subsidiaries of London Buses Limited are categorised as commercial. They are subject to the requirement that each service earns not less than a 5 per cent. return on turnover. The remainder of London Buses' operations consists of network routes and routes operated under contract to London Regional Transport. I propose that these routes should be set a unit cost reduction target expressed in terms of operating costs (including depreciation and renewals, but excluding severance payments) per operated bus mile.
The Government remains firmly committed to the deregulation of the London bus market, and the subsequent privatisation of the subsidiaries of London Buses Limited, but has yet to determine a timetable. I recognise that the absence of a firm date for deregulation makes it difficult for LBL to plan unit cost reductions too far ahead. However, the prospect of deregulation and privatisation makes it vital that the subsidiaries of London Buses Limited should move as quickly as possible to a position where they can compete successfully in a deregulated bus market. Their efforts to achieve this can only be strengthened by having a firm financial objective to work to. I am therefore setting a unit cost target for the financial year ending 31 March 1993. We will review the position for future years in the light of the decisions we take on the timing of deregulation. The target figure is £2.57. This compares with a forecast outturn figure for 1989-90 of £2.77.
Public Accountability
I would like the Board to report performance and progress in achieving all its different objectives in its annual Report and Accounts. This should include :
(a) progress in implementing the safety objectives you have set for London Regional Transport and its subsidiaries ;
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(b) the quality of service achieved against the objectives set for London Underground Ltd, London Regional Transport bus services and the Docklands Light Railway ;(c) progress towards the achievement of the financial objectives set in this letter."
President of India (State Visit)
Sir Neil Macfarlane : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if his Department was consulted about the traffic arrangements in the city of Westminster on 3 April prior to the arrival of the State President of India ; whether the procedures adopted were assessed by his officials ; what prior warning was given to the road user in London on traffic effects within his Department's responsibilities ; and if he will make a statement about the effect upon traffic in London when Victoria station is used as the arrival point for a state visit.
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Mr. Atkins [holding answer 18 April 1990] : The Department was not consulted. Traffic control arrangements for state visits are the responsibility of the Metropolitan police. I understand that they provided advance warning signs and informed the media of diversions well in advance.ENERGY
Landfill Gas
Sir Charles Morrison : To ask the Secretary of State for Energy if he will list the research and development projects being undertaken by his Department or related agencies on landfill gas.
Mr. Peter Morrison : The list of research and development projects currently being supported by the Department of Energy on landfill gas is as follows :
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Title |Contractor
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1. Fundamental Studies
Cellulolysis in landfill |AFRC Institute of Food Research, Norwich
Methanogenesis in landfill |Queen Mary College, London University
Interactions between species in landfill |Strathclyde University
Assessment of Fungi in landfill |Institute for Grassland and Animal Protection
| (Hurley). [Recently completed]
Protozoa in landfill |NERC Institute of Freshwater Ecology
Anaerobic methane oxidation |Warwick University
General consulting |D. Archer, IFRN
Microbiology of landfill gas enhancement test |Biotechnology Group, Harwell
cells
Review of microbiological techniques for assaying
landfill | [Proposed-due to start shortly]
2. Landfill Gas Field Studies
Research and development on landfill gas |Shanks and McEwan Ltd. and Yorkshire Brick
abstraction and utilisation | Company
Monitoring and technical assessment of above |Environmental Safety Centre, Harwell
| project
National assessment of landfill gas resource |Environmental Resources Ltd.
| [Complete, but 2nd phase proposed]
Landfill gas enhancement techniques |Environmental Safety Centre, Harwell
Assessment of leachate recirculation to enhance |Water Research Centre
landfill gas production<1>
Monitoring of trace components in condensate |Environmental Safety Centre, Harwell
from landfill gas
Landfill gas Guidelines<2> |Environmental Resources Ltd.
3. Energy Efficiency Demonstration Schemes<3>
Landfill Gas from shallow landfill site |Cory Waste Management Ltd., Stanford-Le-
| Hope
Monitoring of Bilham Grange Farm landfill gas |Lemace Ltd., Doncaster
| [Completed November 1989]
Spark ignition engines fuelled by landfill gas |Shanks and McEwan Ltd. Bedford
Gas turbine to convert landfill gas to electricity |Packington Estates Enterprises Ltd., Meriden
Landfill gas to electricity using dual fuel engine |Summerleaze Gravel Co. Ltd., Maidenhead
<1> Part funded by Landfill Gas Ltd.
<2> Funded by D. Energy, DoE and Ofgas.
<3> Schemes also supported by the Department of Energy using landfill gas.
Gas Industry
Mr. Dobson : To ask the Secretary of State for Energy what information his Department collects on the gas industry.
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Mr. Wakeham : The Department collects a variety of information on the United Kingdom gas industry. Key figures are published in the "Development of the Oil and Gas Resources of the UK" (the Brown Book), and in the Department's statistical publications "Energy Trends" and the "Digest of United Kingdom Energy Statistics".
Offshore Oil Production
Mr. Arbuthnot : To ask the Secretary of State for Energy whether he has any plans to award offshore petroleum production licences in the frontier exploration areas to the north and west of Scotland.
Mr. Peter Morrison : I am today making available a list of the licence areas for which applications will be invited in a round of licensing in the frontier exploration areas to the north and west of Scotland.
Eleven licences will be on offer in the frontier round. I shall place in the Libraries of both Houses a full list of the grouped blocks which will be on offer in the round.
The purpose of a separate round for frontier areas is to encourage a fresh start to exploration in areas which have been little explored in the past and where existing geological information is sparse or low in quality. A fresh start needs to be made to exploration in these areas if the contribution which the United Kingdom continental shelf makes to the economy is to be extended further in the next century.
To offset the high financial risks attached to exploration in the deep water areas concerned, the areas for licensing will be substantially larger than usual. Together, the 11 licences will cover 117 blocks. Licensees will be expected to carry out a programme of seismic exploration in the first part of the initial phase of the licence. It is expected that any drilling will normally take place in the second part of
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this phase. A feature of the licences granted in these areas will be extended terms to allow licensees longer periods in which to plan and carry out activity on the licences.As soon as possible, I will publish in the London, Edinburgh and Belfast Gazettes a formal announcement giving the detailed licence terms for frontier licences (including financial terms) and the basis on which awards will be made. Any additional licence conditions, the format of licence applications, and the information required will be available from my Department as soon as the Gazette notices have been published.
Applications will be returnable by a date in January or February 1991 which has yet to be determined.
I will shortly make available a list of the licence areas for which applications will be invited in a separate 12th round of licensing for the established petroleum areas of the UKCS.
HOME DEPARTMENT
Offences
Mr. Sheerman : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the offences currently triable only on indictment.
Mr. John Patten : The list of offences currently triable only on indictment in England and Wales is given in the table.
There may in addition be a few common law mischiefs which would be triable only on indictment, where it is not definite how far the common law remains effective.
Offences |Short title of Principal Statutes
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OFFENCES AGAINST THE PERSON: |Common Law, and Offences against the
Attempted murder |Ibid, also Criminal Attempts Act 1981
Threats, conspiracy or incitement to murder:-
Conspiring or soliciting, etc, to commit | against the Person Act, 1861, Sec. 4
murder
Assisting offender by impeding his |Criminal Law Act, 1967, Sec. 4(1).
apprehension or prosecution in a case of
murder.
Manslaughter, etc:
Manslaughter |Common Law and Offences against the
Person Act, 1861, Secs. 5, 9 and 10
Infanticide |Infanticide Act, 1938 Sec. 1(1)
Child destruction |Infant Life (preservation) Act, 1929 Sec. 1
Causing death by reckless driving |Road Traffic Act 1988 Sec. 1
Diminished responsibility |Homicide Act 1957, Sec. 2
Wounding and other acts endangering life:-
Wounding, etc, with intent to do grievous |Offences against the Person Act, 1861, Sec.
bodily harm, etc, or to resist apprehension. |18
Shooting at naval or revenue vessels. |Customs and Excise Management Act,
| 1979, sec. 85(2).
Attempting to choke, suffocate etc, with intent |Offences against the Person Act, 1861, Sec.
to commit an indictable offence (garroting) |21.
Using chloroform, etc, to commit or assisOffences against the Person Act, 1861, Sec.
committing an indictable offence. |22
Burning, maining, etc, by explosion. |Offences against the Person Act, 1861, Sec.
| 28.
Causing, explosions or casting corrosive fluids |Offences against the Person Act, 1861, Sec.
with intent to do grievous bodily harm. |29.
Impeding the saving of life from shipwreck. |Offences against the Person Act, 1861, Sec.
| 17.
Placing, etc., explosives in or near ships or |Offences against the Person Act, 1861, Sec. 30.
| buildings with intent to do bodily harm,
| etc.
Endangering life or causing harm by |Offences against the Person Act, 1861, Sec.
administering poison. |23
Possession etc. of explosives with intent to |Explosives Substances Act, 1883, Sec. 3 (in
endanger life. | part).
Possession of firearms etc. with intent to |Firearms Act, 1968. Sec. 16. as amended
endanger life or injure property etc. |by the Criminal Justice Act 1972, Sec.
(Group I) | 28(2).
Possession of firearms etc. with intent to |Firearms Act, 1968, Sec. 16 as amended by
endanger life or injure property etc. |the Criminal Justice Act 1972,
(Group II). | Sec. 28(2).
Possession of firearms etc. with intent to |Firearms Act, 1968, Sec. 16 as amended by
endanger life or injure property etc. |the Criminal Justice Act 1972 Sec.
(Group III). | 28(2).
Using etc. firearms or imitation firearms with |Firearms Act, 1968, Sec. 17(1) as amended
intent to resist arrest etc. (Group I). | by the Criminal Justice Act 1972, Sec.
| 28(2).
Using etc. firearms or imitation firearms with |Firearms Act, 1968, Sec. 17(1) amended by
intent to resist arrest etc. (Group II). | the Criminal Justice Act 1972, Sec.
| 28(2).
Using etc. firearms or imitation firearms with |Firearms Act, 1968. Sec. 17(1) as amended
intent to resist arrest etc. (Group III). (for |by the Criminal Justice Act 1972, Sec.
definition of Group I, II and III See | 28(2).
Appendix 1 Pt. 3{em rule}Classification 115)
ENDANGERING RAILWAY PASSENGERS:
By placing, etc., anything on railway, taking |Offences against the Person Act, 1861 sec.
us rails, changing points and signals etc. | 32.
By throwing anything at railway carriages, etc. |Offences against the Person Act, 1861 Sec.
| 33.
Possessing firearms or imitation firearm at |Firearms Act, 1968, Sec. 17(2) as amended
time of committing or being arrested for an |by the Criminal Justice Act 1972, Sec.
offence specified in Schedule 1 of the Act. |28(3).
(Group I).
Possessing firearms or imitation firearm at |Firearms Act, 1968, Sec. 17(2) as amended
time of committing or being arrested for an |by the Criminal Justice Act 1972, Sec.
offence specified in Schedule 1 of the Act. |28(3).
(Group II).
Possessing firearms or imitation firearm at |Firearms Act, 1968, Sec. 17(2) as amended
time of committing or being arrested for an |by the Criminal Justice Act 1972, Sec.
offence specified in Schedule 1 of the Act. |28(3).
(Group III).
Possessing firearms or imitation firearm with |Firearms Act, 1968, Sec. 18(1) as amended
intent to commit an indictable offence, or |by the Criminal Justice Act 1972, Sec.
resist arrest etc. (Group I). | 28 (3).
Possessing firearms or imitation firearm with |Firearms Act, 1968, Sec. 18(1)) as amended
intent to commit an indictable offence, or |by the Criminal Justice Act 1972, Sec.
resist arrest etc. (Group II)
Administering poison with intent to injure or |Offences against the Person Act, 1861 Sec.
annoy. | 24.
Setting spring guns, etc., to injure trespassers.{tab}Offences against the Person Act, 1861 Sec.
| 31.
Causing bodily harm by furious driving. |Offences against the Person Act, 1861 Sec.
| 35.
Assaults on person preserving wreck. |Offences against the Person Act, 1861 Sec.
| 37.
Possessing firearms or imitation firearm with |Firearms Act, 1968, Sec. 18(1) as amended
intent to commit an indictable offence, or |by the Criminal Justice Act 1972. Sec.
resist arrest etc. (Group III) (For definition |28(3).
of Groups I, II and III see Appendix 1
part 3 Classification 115).
PROCURING ILLEGAL ABORTION:
Administering or using drugs or using |Offences against the Person Act 1861, Sec.
instruments to procure abortion. | 58 as amended by the Abortion Act
| 1967
Procuring drugs, etc., to cause abortion. |Offences against the Person Act 1861, Sec.
| 59 as amended by the Abortion Act
| 1967.
With a boy under the age of sixteen or with a |Sexual Offences Act 1956, Sec. 12 as
woman or an animal. | amended by the Sexual Offences Act
| 1967 Sec. 3(1).
By a man with a male person of the age of |ibid.
| sixteen or over without consent.
By a man of the age of 21 or over with |ibid.
another male person under the age of 21
with consent.
By a man with another male person other than |ibid.
as in 1, 2 or 3 above.
Male member of staff of hospital or mental |Mental Health Act 1959 Sec. 128(1) (a) as
nursing home committing buggery or an |amended by Sexual Offences Act 1967
act of gross indecency with male patient. | Sec. 1(4).
Man committing buggery or an act of gross |Mental Health Act 1959 Sec. 128(1) (b) as
indecency with mentally disordered male |amended by Sexual Offences Act 1967
patient who is subject to his care. | Sec. 1(4).
Attempt to commit buggery with a boy under |Sexual Offences Act 1956 Sec. 12 as
the age of 16 or with a woman or an |amended by the Sexual Offences Act 1967
animal. | Sec. 3(1).
Attempt by a man to commit buggery with a |ibid.
male person of the age of 16 or over
without consent.
Attempt by a man of the age of 21 or over to |ibid.
commit buggery with another male person
under the age of 21 with consent.
Attempt by a man to commit buggery with |ibid.
another male person other than as in 7, 8
or 9 above.
Assault with intent to commit buggery. |Sexual Offences Act 1956 Sec. 16.
RAPE:
Man having unlawful sexual intercourse with a |Sexual Offences Act 1956 Sec. 7 as
woman who is a defective. | amended by Mental Health Act 1959
| Sec. 127.
Male member of staff of hospital or mental |Mental Health Act 1959 Sec. 128(1)(a).
nursing home having unlawful sexual
intercourse with female patient.
Man having unlawful sexual intercourse with |Mental Health Act 1959 Sec. 128(1)(b).
mentally disordered female patient who is
subject to his care.
Rape. |Sexual Offences Act 1956 Sec. 1.
Attempted Rape. |ibid.
Unlawful sexual intercourse with girl under 13. |Sexual Offences Act 1956 Sec. 5.
INCEST:
Incest with a girl under 13. |Sexual Offences Act 1956 Secs. 10 and 11.
Other incest |ibid.
Procuring female for immoral purposes, or |Sexual Offences Act 1956 Secs. 2, 3, 4, 22
using drugs to obtain or facilitate sexual |and 23.
intercourse.
Detention of female in brothel or other |Sexual Offences Act 1956 Sec. 24.
Person responsible for girl under 16 causing or |Sexual Offences Act 1956 Sec. 28.
encouraging her prostitution etc.
Procuring, permitting or causing the |Sexual Offences Act 1956 Secs. 9, 27 and
prostitution etc. of female defective. | 29.
ABDUCTION:
Abduction of female having interest in |Sexual Offences Act 1956 Secs. 17 (in part)
property. | and 18.
Abduction of female by force. |Sexual Offences Act 1956 Sec. 17 (in part)
Abduction of unmarried girl under 16. |Sexual Offences Act 1956 Sec. 20.
Abduction of unmarried girl under 18. |Sexual Offences Act 1956 Sec. 19.
Abduction of female defective. |Sexual Offences Act 1956 Sec. 21.
OFFNCES AGAINST PROPERTY WITH VIOLENCE:
Burglary in a dwelling
Burglary, with the intent to commit, or the |Theft Act, 1968 Sec. 9.
commission of an offence triable only on
indictment.
Burglary with violence or the threat of |Theft Act, 1968, Sec. 9.
violence.
Aggravated burglary in a dwelling (including |Theft ACt, 1968, Sec.10
attempts).
Burglary, other than a dwelling
Burglary, with the intent to commit, or the
commission of an offence triable only on
indictment.
Aggravated burglary in a building other than a |Theft Act, 1968, Sec. 10
dwelling (including attempt)
Robbery and assaults with intent to rob:-
Robbery |Theft Act, 1968 Sec. 8
Assault with intent to rob |Theft Act, 1968, Sec. 8.
Blackmail |Theft Act. 1968, Sec. 21
Kidnapping |Common Law
Hijacking |Aviation Security Act 1982 Secs. 1-3, 6(2)
False imprisonment |Common Law
OFFENCES AGAINST PROPERTY WITHOUT VIOLENCE
Frauds by company directors etc:-
Fraudulently inducing persons to invest |Prevention of Fraud (Investments) Act 1958
money. | Sec. 13
Other Frauds
Conspiracy to defraud. |Common Law and Criminal Justice Act
| 1987 Sec. 12.
Fraudulent issue of money orders by Post |Post Office Act, 1953 Sec. 22.
Office servant
Frauds in connection with sale of land etc. |Law of Property Act 1925 Sec. 183.
MALICIOUS INJURIES TO PROPERTY:
Arson
Arson endangering life
Threat and possession with intent to commit
criminal damage:-
Possession with intent. |Offences Against the Person Act 1861, Sec.
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|Explosive Substances Act 1883 Sec. 3
OTHER OFFENCES NOT INCLUDED IN THE ABOVE
CLASSES:
Offences against the State and Public Order
High treason and other offences against |Treason Acts 1351-1842
Treason Acts.
Treason Felony |Treason Felony Act 1848
Rioting:-
1. Riot |Public Order Act 1986. Section 1
Perjury:-
Perjury and false statements (also false |Perjury Act 1911, Section 1 Criminal
declarations and representations made |Justice Act 1967, S 89
punishable by any statute)
Libel |Common Law and Libel Acts 1792 and 1843
Suicide (aiding, abetting etc)
Attempting to Pervert the Course of Public |Common Law
Justice (Fabrication of false evidence, cause
person to be wrongly convicted,
interference with witness, etc.)
Absconding from lawful custody |Common Law
Breath Tests
Sir Ian Lloyd : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department in what circumstances a breath test may be administered by the police other than those listed in his answer of 21 March, Official Report, column 635 ; and what was the total number of such breath tests administered in 1988 and 1989.
Mr. Peter Lloyd : In addition to the circumstances set out in the reply given on 21 March by my right hon. and learned Friend to my hon. Friend the Member for Uxbridge (Mr. Shersby) at column 635, a constable in uniform may require a person to provide a breath test where he has reasonable cause to suspect that that person has committed a moving traffic offence, or reasonable cause to believe that that person has been involved in an accident.
Breath tests are recorded under two headings according to the reason for the test :
(i) where there is suspicion of consumption of alcohol or suspicion of a moving traffic offence ; and,
(ii) where an accident has occurred.
In 1988, 443,000 breath tests were recorded. Of these, 365,000 were in the first category and 78,000 in the second category. In the most recent 12 months for which statistics are available (to September 1989), 502,000 tests were recorded. Of these, 403,000 were in the first category and 99,000 in the second category. Statistics for the fourth quarter of 1989 are not yet available.
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Mr. Shersby : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether there are plans to conduct a publicity campaign to explain to the motoring public the full powers available to the police to stop and breath- test drivers.
Mr. Peter Lloyd : The Government will continue to support the full use by the police of the powers available to them, including during our regular campaigns against drinking and driving. These powers have been explained on many occasions, most recently in the reply given by my right hon. and learned Friend to my hon. Friend on 21 March at column 635. We do not consider that a further specific publicity campaign is necessary.
Immigration Officials
Mr. Corbyn : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what are the staffing levels of immigration service officials at (a) Heathrow airport (all terminals) and (b) Gatwick airport, in terms of total numbers of staff and by grade, at 1 June for each year from 1986 up to 1 June 1989.
Mr. Peter Lloyd : The tables below set out the allocation of staff, by grade, at Heathrow and Gatwick airports on the dates requested. The figures relate primarily to permanent staff but also include seasonally employed officers who operate the embarkation control during the summer, thereby releasing permanent staff for the arrivals control.
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Table file CW900401.901 not available
Police Housing Allowances
Mr. David Nicholson : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what meetings with (a) the Police Federation and (b) senior representatives of the police forces in England and Wales he and his ministerial colleagues have had since 1 September 1989 to discuss police housing allowances.
Mr. Peter Lloyd : My right hon. Friend the then Home Secretary met representatives of the staff side of the Police Negotiating Board to discuss this subject on 24 October 1989. My right hon. and learned Friend and my right hon. and noble Friend also met the chairman and secretary of the staff side, and my hon. Friend the Member for Uxbridge (Mr. Shersby), for the same purpose on 17 January this year. The staff side includes members of all police representative organisations including the Police Federation. My right hon. and learned Friend also discussed the matter with the chief constable of Surrey when he accompanied my right hon. Friend the member for Woking (Mr. Onslow) and other hon. and right hon. Friends to a meeting with him on 21 February.
Mr. David Nicholson : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when representatives of the police forces of England and Wales were first informed of his general proposals with regard to the police housing allowance.
Mr. Peter Lloyd : Draft regulations giving effect to my right hon. and learned Friend's initial decisions on the Police Negotiating Board's recommendations on police housing allowance were sent to the board for comment on 4 January. All three police staff organisations for England and Wales are represented on the staff side of the board.
Homosexuality
Mr. Chris Smith : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what consultation has taken place with the United Kingdom Government over the wording of chapter 38 of the Sex Offences Bill currently before the House of Keys in the Isle of Man ; and what response the Government have made.
Mr. Peter Lloyd : The Sexual Offences Bill has recently been sent to the Home Office by the Isle of Man
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Government as part of the usual consultative procedures. Section 38 of the Manx Sexual Offences Bill, which is on the same lines as section 28 of the Local Government Act 1988, takes account of earlier discussions between Her Majesty's Government and the Isle of Man authorities.Mr. Chris Smith : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what indication he has given to the authorities in (a) Jersey and (b) the Isle of Man about the steps which he would take in relation to the criminal law on homosexuality, in the event that the parliaments of these islands fail to amend their current legislation to the satisfaction of the United Kingdom.
Mr. Peter Lloyd : Both Jersey and the Isle of Man have been made aware of the need to amend their current legislation in order to enable the United Kingdom to conform with its international obligations under the European convention on human rights. The Island authorities are also aware that the United Kingdom would need to legislate on their behalf, if necessary.
Police Officers (Resignations)
Mr. David Nicholson : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many resignations of officers under the age of 45 years there have been from the police forces of England and Wales in each of the last five years for which figures are available ; and how many were occassioned by (a) serious injury in the course of duty and (b) all other factors.
Mr. Peter Lloyd : The information is not held centrally.
State Visits
Mr. Amos : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) if he will list the number of occasions in the past year when parts of central London have been closed to traffic due to the arrival of visiting dignitaries ; and if he will make a statement on the traffic disruption caused by these closures ;
(2) why parts of central London were closed to traffic on 3 April ; and if he will make a statement on the traffic disruption caused by this closure.
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Mr. Peter Lloyd : I understand from the Commissioner that parts of central London have been closed to traffic during the past year due to the arrival of visiting dignitaries on the following dates : 6 April 1989-- Official visit, President of USSR
8 May 1989--State visit, President of Nigeria
30 May 1989--Official visit, President of USA
5 July 1989--Official visit, Prime Minister of Pakistan
3 April 1990--State visit, President of India
On these occasions parts of central London were closed to traffic for a short time and traffic held up at junctions to facilitate progress of the visitors. In every case, advance warning was given by road signs and via the media. It is inevitable that the closure of major thoroughfares will result in some increased congestion, but every effort is made to plan diversionary routes and to enable traffic to flow freely on these routes.
United Kingdom Warning and Monitoring Organisation (Exercises)
Ms. Ruddock : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will give details for each of the United Kingdom warning and monitoring organisation exercises at Royal Observer Corps bunkers by (a) name, (b) location, (c) starting and finishing dates and (d) starting and finishing times.
Mr. John Patten : The 1990 exercise dates for the United Kingdom warning and monitoring organisation (UKWMO) are :
INTEX 1990 :--17-18 March--0800-0700 hours
POSTHORN 1/90 :--20 May--0700-1800 hours
POSTHORN 2/90 :--14 October--Times to be decided
These exercises, which are designed to practice operational procedures, will involve all UKWMO operational controls and monitoring posts throughout the United Kingdom. The field force of UKWMO is the Royal Observer Corps.
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