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Written Answers to Questions
Tuesday 24 April 1990
HOME DEPARTMENT
Prescription Charges
Mr. Campbell-Savours : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will set out the arrangements governing repayment schemes relating to prescription charge repayments for policemen, firemen and their families.
Mr. Peter Lloyd : Police regulations and the National Joint Council for Local Authorities Fire Brigades (NJC) scheme of conditions of service provide for the reimbursement of certain National Health Service charges incurred by police officers and local authority fire fighters. These are charges for drugs, medicines and appliances or for dental treatment incurred under sections 77 to 79 of the National Health Service Act 1977 as amended.
The NJC scheme, but not police regulations, also provides discretion for fire authorities to reimburse certain other medical costs in the interests of efficiency. Arrangements for reimbursing charges do not extend to the families of police officers unless they are also members of the service or to the families of firefighters.
Prisoners' Earnings
Mr. Grocott : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the range of weekly earnings for prisoners on standard piece rate.
Mr. Mellor : Under the standard piece rate scheme, individual inmates are paid according to their own output or that of a group and may earn up to a maximum of £3.95 per week.
Mr. Grocott : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what are the maximum earnings of a remand prisoner.
Mr. Mellor : In certain very limited circumstances a remand prisoner may earn up to £5.87 per week (the maximum for a sentenced prisoner), but generally the maximum weekly pay is £2.25.
Mr. Grocott : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the range of weekly earnings for prisoners on the modified piece scheme.
Mr. Mellor : The modified piece work scheme is an incentive earnings scheme applied to certain workshops and parties with a designated working week of 23 hours or more. The pay range for production workers is from £3.18 to £5.87 per week and for support workers from £2.23 to £5.27 per week.
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Television Licences
Mr. Gareth Wardell : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will publish for each of the last five years the number of successful prosecutions for not possessing a valid television receiver licence, separately distinguishing Wales and England.
Mr. Mellor : Information supplied by the national television licence records office is given in the table. The data are based on the areas covered by each television licence inquiry office. The Llandudno office covers part of England and the Shrewsbury office covers part of Wales.
|c|Offenders found guilty of television licence fee evasion|c| Financial |England |Wales year ----------------------------------------- 1984-85 |95,335 |6,521 1985-86 |106,482 |8,737 1986-87 |153,593 |11,115 1987-88 |140,536 |9,845 1988-89 |152,194 |10,516 1989-90<1> |149,008 |11,047 <1> Provisional.
Penal Establishments
Mr. Sheerman : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many juveniles are currently being held in prison department establishments ; in which establishments and in which wings of those establishments they are situated ; whether juveniles are at all times separated from young adult or adult offenders ; and whether unconvicted juveniles are separated from convicted prisoners.
Mr. Mellor : For the number of juveniles and the establishments in which they were held I refer the hon. Member to the reply given to a question from the hon. Member for Mansfield (Mr. Meale) on 23 April at column 24. Details of the location of each juvenile within the establishment are not recorded centrally. The table, however, gives the readily available information about accommodation for juveniles in the establishments concerned.
In local prisons and remand centres male juveniles are at all times separated from adult prisoners and, so far as is practicable, are accommodated separately from young adults. Unconvicted prisoners are separated from convicted prisoners so far as this can reasonably be done, but mixing under close supervision may occur for certain regime activities such as education. Wherever possible, convicted juveniles are accommodated in separate wings or discrete units.
In the female prison system sentenced female juveniles are held in establishments which also house young adult and adult female offenders, but their sleeping accommodation is in areas specifically designated for young offenders. Unconvicted female juveniles are not held in prison custody.
|c|Prison service establishments in England and Wales which held|c|
|c|juveniles on 31 December 1989; by establishment and locations in|c|
|c|which juveniles are held.|c|
Establishment and type |Location
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Remand centres:
Brockhill |A, B, C or D wing
Cardiff |3 or 4 landing
Dorchester |D wing
Feltham |Nightingale, Heron or Jay
Glen Parva |Unit 8, 9 or 12
Hindley |A, B or C wing
Hull |B wing
Latchmere House |A wing
Low Newton |A, B, C or D wing
Manchester |Remand centre
Norwich |Remand centre
Pucklechurch |A, B or C wing
Risley |Remand centre
Swansea |Young Offender Unit
Local prisons:
Bristol |No specific information
Brixton |B or C wing
Holloway |Level 4 or 5
Manchester |E or G wing
Oxford |Hospital
Young offender institutions:
Aylesbury |B or G wing
Bullwood Hall |No specific information
Campsfield House |Juveniles only
Deerbolt |On units 1-7
East Sutton Park |No specific information
Everthorpe |Ss. Andrew, Patrick, David
| and George wing/unit
Feltham |Nightingale, H or J unit
Finnamore Wood |(1 wing)
Glen Parva |No specific information
Hollesley Bay |Deben unit
Kirklevington |Juveniles only
The Mount |Ellis or Brister House
New Hall |No specific information
Northallerton |B wing
Portland |Hardy or Nelson House
Stoke Heath |No specific information
Styal |No specific information
Swinfen Hall |No specific information
Wellingborough |No specific information
Werrington |North, North West, West or
| South West dormitory
Whatton |The junior wing
Welsh Courts
Mrs. Clwyd : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what was the total number of males under the age of 17 years remanded in custody in remand centres from Welsh courts during 1988 ;
(2) what was the total number of males under the age of 17 years who were made subject to unruly certificates from Welsh courts during 1988.
Mr. Mellor : I refer the hon. Member to the reply given to the question from the hon. Member for Ynys Mo n (Mr. Jones) on 8 March 1990 at column 821.
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Puppy Farms
Mr. Nicholas Bennett : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent representations he has received concerning puppy farms ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Peter Lloyd : Following the Adjournment debate on 21 December initiated by the right hon. Member for Swansea, West (Mr. Williams), I have received a number of representations on this subject from a variety of sources, including hon. Members, local authorities and members of the public. I am conscious of the need to ensure that all dog breeding establishments comply with the requirements of the law.
Katyn
Mr. Nicholas Bennett : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, in the light of the events of Friday 12 April, whether the circumstances surrounding the massacre of Katyn are no longer within the ambit of the War Crimes Bill provisions.
Mr. John Patten : The Government welcome the recent acknowledgement by the Soviet authorities concerning responsibility for the Katyn massacre. We are unaware of any allegations that any of the perpetrators of the massacre may now be living in the United Kingdom, and there is therefore no reason to broaden the terms of the Bill.
Cardiff Prison
Mr. Michael : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prisoners Cardiff prison is designed to accommodate.
Mr. Mellor : Prior to the recent disturbances at Cardiff, the certified normal accommodation was 252 in the local prison and 85 in the remand centre. Some 95 places have since been lost in the local prison, but should be repaired and available for use within the next four weeks.
Mr. Michael : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prisoners were accommodated at Cardiff prison on 1 February, 1 March, 1 April and 15 April, respectively, and how many on each occasion were (a) awaiting a court hearing, (b) awaiting sentence and (c) young prisoners.
Mr. Mellor : The information requested is set out in the table below :
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|1 February 1990|1 March 1990 |1 April 1990 |15 April 1990
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Total population |441 |451 |433 |347
(a) awaiting a court hearing<1> |192 |206 |187 |111
(b) awaiting sentence<2> |55 |60 |56 |21
(c) young offenders<3> |80 |92 |88 |0
<1> Includes adult and young offenders, convicted unsentenced and inmates on remand. The number of sentenced
inmates subject to a further court appearance is not recorded centrally and could only be provided at
disproportionate cost.
<2> Includes young and adult convicted unsentenced.
<3> Includes remand, convicted unsentenced and sentenced.
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NORTHERN IRELAND
Home Improvements
Mr. Stott : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) what steps his Department and/or the Northern Ireland Executive have taken to encourage and assist elderly home owners to take up repair/improvement grants to bring their homes up to acceptable standards ;
(2) which voluntary organisations have been providing services on an agency basis to the Housing Executive, in encouraging and assisting elderly home owners to take up repair/improvement grants to bring their homes up to acceptable standards ; how long such arrangements have been in operation ; and in which areas of Northern Ireland they have operated.
Mr. Peter Bottomley : These matters fall within the day-to-day administration of the renovation grants scheme by the Northern Ireland Housing Executive. I understand that it is estimated that 40 per cent. of applicants for repair grants are elderly and in 1989 the Northern Ireland Housing Executive's priority groups for receipt of such grants was extended to include the elderly. There is a disproportionately lower number of improvement grant applications from the elderly and this reflects not only the financial difficulties facing them but the disruption caused by improvement work.
The Northern Ireland Housing Executive provides advice and guidance via its network of local grants offices throughout the Province to elderly home- owners wishing to take up repair and improvement grants to bring their homes up to acceptable standards. In response to the level of demand the executive also provides a dedicated home improvements for the elderly service in three of its six regions (Belfast, south-east and north-east) through which assistance is provided at each stage in the grants process from preliminary inspection through to completion. A similar type of service is also available to rural dwellers in the executive's west region. Voluntary organisations continue to play a vital role in providing assistance to elderly and disabled home owners. The Northern Ireland Housing Executive is currently finalising an agreement with Fold Housing Trust for a "Care and Repair" agency service which is intended to provide a comprehensive service of advice and assistance to the elderly, disabled and those in financial hardship. Within the next 18 months this service is expected to be made available throughout the Province and initial estimates are for an annual turnover of around 400 cases of which approximately 200 would be grant-aided.
Until now voluntary organisations have provided a home improvements for the elderly service on an agency basis in various parts of the Province as follows :
(i) from 1982 Fold Housing Trust has provided a service in the south-east and north-east regions ;
(ii) from 1982 to 1987 the Northern Ireland Federation of Housing Associations provided a service in the Belfast area ; and (
(iii) from January 1988 Shelter (NI) has provided a service in the Strabane and Londonderry areas.
Hedgerows
Mr. Colvin : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many miles of hedgerows have been removed, and how many miles planted (a) since 1 January 1960 and (b) since 1979.
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Mr. Peter Bottomley : The information is not available because grants for the removal of hedgerows stopped a number of years ago.Bus Services
Mr. Page : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what conclusions he has reached on the report by the Monopolies and Mergers Commission on the bus services in Northern Ireland provided by Ulsterbus Ltd. and Citybus Ltd. ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Peter Bottomley : I have today placed in the Library of the House the initial response produced by the Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland, in consultation with the Northern Ireland Transport Holding Company and the bus companies, to the report submitted by the Monopolies and Mergers Commission in June 1989.
I am grateful to the commission for the comprehensive review it carried out and the series of 58 recommendations it made. The commission found an effective, low-cost and lean organisation with short chains of command supported by loyal, hard-working and often courageous staff. The report noted the high level of civil disorder with which the companies have had to cope, reflected in the destruction of over 1,100 buses since 1969. It especially commented on the dedication of staff at all levels in maintaining services in the face of severe harassment.
The commission confirmed that the companies do not operate against the public interest. The report contained 58 recommendations most of which have been accepted and, where appropriate, are being implemented. This should result in a marked improvement of services to the public and the management of the companies. The companies are still considering the feasibility of a few recommendations. The Department continues in dialogue with the companies about the implementation of the recommendations and I will report on progress to the House in due course.
Lough Foyle
Mr. William Ross : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what is his estimate of the area of land lost to the sea between the estuary of the River Roe and Magilligan Point during the last (a) five years, (b) 10 years, (c) 15 years and (d) 20 years ; what evidence he has on changes in the rate of erosion ; what evidence he has on the long term change in the level of the land above sea level in that area ; and whether he has any approaches to the EEC for funding for coastal protection works to protect the environment of the Lough Foyle foreshore.
Mr. Peter Bottomley [holding answer 3 April 1990] : The information is not available.
The expenditure necessary to stop erosion on this portion of the Lough Foyle coast could not be justified as the cost of coastal protection works would be greatly in excess of the value of the land at risk, consequently EC funding has not been sought.
Police Rent Allowances
Mr. Shersby : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will make an estimate of the cost to public funds of (a) uprating rent allowance for the Royal Ulster
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Constabulary by the index agreed by the police negotiating board and (b) by the movement in the retail price index since the force maximum was last reviewed.Mr. Cope [holding answer 5 April 1990] : The actual indices for the period 1 April 1988 to 1 April 1990 are not yet available, but it is estimated that uprating by the index recommended by the PNB would cost approximately £5.8 million and uprating by the retail prices index would cost approximately £5 million.
Farm Woodlands Scheme
Mr. McNamara : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what measures he is taking to improve uptake under the farm woodlands scheme.
Mr. Peter Bottomley [holding answer 18 April 1990] : The farm woodlands scheme has, since its inception, had extensive advisory and media coverage and will be widely publicised again in
August-September prior to the new planting year.
The scheme as it is administered in Northern Ireland is, for all practical purposes, identical with the scheme in the rest of the United Kingdom with the same terms and
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conditions. The scheme is being kept under review throughout the United Kingdom and any measures adopted to improve uptake will apply in Northern Ireland.Vehicle Imports
Mr. William Ross : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will publish a table of how many motor vehicles, what types and class, were imported as (a) new vehicles and (b) secondhand vehicles into Northern Ireland from the Irish Republic in each of the last five years ; and what percentage of the total sales of (i) new vehicles and (ii) secondhand vehicles this represents in each class and type in each year, or as much of such information as is available to him.
Mr. Peter Bottomley [holding answer 19 April 1990] : The Department of Environment for Northern Ireland does not hold information about actual sales of new or second-hand vehicles. The information set out in the tables relates to vehicles registered for the first time in Northern Ireland and vehicles imported as new or having previously been registered and used in the Republic of Ireland.
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|A |B |C |D |E
|New (excl |Imported new |B as per cent.|Registered in |D as per cent.
|Imports) |from ROI |of A and B |ROI prior to |of A and B
|(not |importation |and D
|previously |to NI
|registered
|per cent. |per cent.
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Private cars
1984 |57,107 |5,285 |8.47 |<1> |-
1985 |55,599 |4,328 |7.22 |<1> |-
1986 |53,019 |872 |1.61 |<1> |-
1987 |53,769 |221 |0.40 |595 |1.09
1988 |55,051 |380 |0.68 |2,085 |3.62
1989 |53,520 |133 |0.24 |3,203 |5.63
Light goods (not over 1,525 kg used for commercial
purposes)
1984 |3,533 |869 |19.74 |<1> |-
1985 |3,818 |662 |14.77 |<1> |-
1986 |3,312 |237 |6.67 |<1> |-
1987 |3,334 |278 |7.69 |<1> |-
1988 |3,129 |267 |7.86 |<1> |-
1989 |2,994 |300 |9.10 |<1> |-
Heavy goods vehicles (over 1,525 kg)
1984 |1,953 |5 |0.25 |<1> |-
1985 |2,503 |6 |0.23 |<1> |-
1986 |2,238 |1 |0.04 |<1> |-
1987 |2,173 |4 |0.18 |<1> |-
1988 |2,183 |712 |24.59 |<1> |-
1989 |2,201 |794 |26.51 |<1> |-
<1> Figures not available.
Fish Stocks
Mr. William Ross : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will publish a table to show how many cases of pollution of rivers and lakes were known to him in each of the last three years ; how many in each year resulted in fish kill ; and how many of these cases were the result of pollution by (a) the Department of the Environment and (b) the Department of Agriculture.
Mr. Peter Bottomley [holding answer 19 April 1990] : The number of pollution incidents investigated on behalf of the Department of the Environment by the Fisheries
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Conservancy Board for Northern Ireland and the Foyle Fisheries Commission over the last three years and the number of associated fish kills are as follows :
|1987 |1988 |1989
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Pollution incidents |995 |1,001|903
Fish kills |33 |27 |57
Pollution investigations were also undertaken by environmental health (rivers) officers who act in conjunction with the fisheries bodes as required. We are unable to identify incidents directly attributable to the Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland. For the
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three years in question there were 39, 32 and 36 incidents respectively reported which involved sewage or water treatment works.Mr. William Ross : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what research has been carried out into the stocks of brown trout in Lough Neagh over the past decade ; and where the results of such research have been published.
Mr. Peter Bottomley [holding answer 19 April 1990] : None that I am aware of.
Mr. William Ross : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland whether the stocks of brown trout in Lough Neagh are now higher or lower than was the case five years, 10 years and 15 years ago ; and whether the size and weight of the fish has increased or decreased.
Mr. Peter Bottomley [holding answer 19 April 1990] : In the absence of any research into the stocks of brown trout in Lough Neagh and detailed catch statistics from fishermen, it is not possible to state whether the stocks of brown trout are now higher or lower than was the case five years, 10 years and 15 years ago or whether the size and weight of fish has increased or decreased.
The spawning record shows that there are fluctuations from year to year in the number of redds counted in the various tributaries of the Lough Neagh catchment, but as a general guide they do not indicate any long-term trend in the overall state of the stock.
A copy of the spawning record is provided at table V in the 1988 annual report of the Fisheries Conservancy Board for Northern Ireland, a copy of which is available in the Library.
Belfast Ministerial Visit
Mr. Kilfedder : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what was the total cost of the police and Army security operation mounted for the visit to Belfast of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Eire ; and whether any part of the cost will be met from (a) European Community funds, (b) the Eire Government and (c) the Institute of Directors.
Mr. Cope : The extra cost of the police operation could be obtained only at disproportionate cost. None of the cost will be met from European Community Funds, the Government of the Republic of Ireland or the Institute of Directors. The cost of the Army operation is a matter for my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence.
Woburn House, Millisle
Mr. Kilfedder : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what was the cost of carpeting, furnishing and general refurbishment of Woburn house, Millisle, when it was decided to use it as a prison officers' school ; how many staff are employed ; and what is the number of recruits in training.
Mr. Cope : Woburn house became the Northern Ireland prison service college on 12 January 1981. As payment records are not retained beyond the minimum of seven years in accord with Her Majesty's Treasury regulations the information required is not available. As at 19 April 1990, there was a total of 54 staff employed at the prison service college, Woburn house,
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Millisle. There are presently 24 recruits in full-time training at the college--21 males and three females. Other part- time and short courses are run at the college as well.Mr. Kilfedder : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland whether any valuation was made of the woodworking and other equipment formerly housed at the young offenders centre, Millisle, before it was disposed of when the centre was transferred to Hyde park, Purdysburn.
Mr. Cope : The available records relating to the equipment and machinery used for vocational training at the borstal at Millisle indicate that the bulk of these items were transferred to the new young offenders' centre at Hydebank Wood and to Lisnevin training school. A few items which were not required, were disposed of under the Government regulations covering the disposal of surplus equipment. As detailed financial records for this period some 10 years ago no longer exist, it is not possible to say what the value of these items were.
TRADE AND INDUSTRY
Small Firms
75. Mr. David Davis : To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what measures the Government are taking to reduce the burden of bureaucracy on small firms.
Mr. Redwood : I have been asked to reply.
The Government recognise that the burden of complying with regulation is greater for small firms. The deregulation initiative, co-ordinated by my Department, therefore takes particular account of their problems. Additional departmental deregulation reviews under the rolling programme and wider cross-departmental work on, for example, simplification of small company accounts, which I announced on 21 December last, promise useful improvements in the regulatory environment. Recent studies by my Department of the problems of getting established in particular sectors will help us target future deregulatory activity more effectively.
Examples of recent action which should help small firms include the Department of Employment's easing of restrictions on the employment of women and young people and publication of their "self-employment starter pack". Also, important changes were announced in the Budget, including a new scheme of comprehensive bad debt relief and an increase in the VAT registration threshold. My own Department has simplified the provisions for shareholder information and streamlined radiocommunications licensing.
Enterprise Initiative
Mr. Dewar : To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many companies in Scotland applied for assistance under the Department of Trade and Industry's enterprise initiative between April 1988 and April 1989, and from April 1989 to date ; and how many companies in Scotland were actually given assistance under the scheme during each of these periods.
Mr. Douglas Hogg : The enterprise initiative is a comprehensive package of DTI services, including the consultancy initiatives, regional selective assistance (RSA), regional enterprise grants (REG), collaborative
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research programmes, the small firms merit award for research and technology (SMART), the enterprise and education initiative, the managing into the '90s programme and the export initiative. Applications for assistance are only made under project--based programmes. The information requested for Scotland under these programmes is as follows :
|1 April 1988 |1 April 1989
|to
|31 March 1989|31 March 1990
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Consultancy initiatives:<1>
Applications |1,529 |1,405
Projects approved |1,299 |1,162
Regional selective assistance:
Applications |255 |313
Projects approved |221 |242
Regional enterprise grants:
Applications |482 |673
Projects approved |226 |432
Smart:<2>
Applications |74 |196
Projects approved |9 |20
<1> The consultancy initiatives also provides assistance in the form of
a business review which is provided to 98 per cent. of applicants.
<2> SMART is a competition-based programme. Due to a change in the
closing date for the 1990 competition, the 1989-90 statistics include
the applications for the two years competitions, but only one year's
winners, as the 1990 winners have yet to be announced.
Accounting Practices
Mr. Austin Mitchell : To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will make a statement on his policies regarding off-balance sheet financing schemes.
Mr. Redwood : I have nothing to add to the answer I gave to the hon. Member on 4 April at column 621.
Mr. Austin Mitchell : To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether, in view of his Department's criticisms of the standard of audit work done by major auditing firms, he will issue statements to warn investors of the quality of work done by such firms.
Mr. Redwood : No. It is for investors to form their own view about those criticised in reports of inspectors which my Department has published.
CCAB Ltd.
Mr. Austin Mitchell : To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether following the letter dated 16 November 1989 from the hon. Member for Great Grimsby, he has examined the annual report and accounts filed by CCAB Ltd.
Accountancy Firms
Mr. Austin Mitchell : To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether he is planning to cease using the auditing firms criticised by his inspectors as auditors for the public bodies sponsored by his Department.
Mr. Redwood : When making or approving such appointments my Department takes all relevant factors into account.
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Institute of Chartered Accountants
Mr. Austin Mitchell : To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will publish any comments made by his Department on the draft syllabus published by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.
Mr. Redwood : No. It would not be appropriate to do so.
Company Directors
Mr. Austin Mitchell : To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether he has received any representations from the Bank of England concerning the encouragement or otherwise of the appointment of non -executive directors by major companies.
Mr. Redwood : The Bank of England has over a long period encouraged the appointment of non-executive directors and this is also the Department's policy.
Libya
Mr. Janman : To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what is his current estimate for the balance of trade between the United Kingdom and Libya.
Mr. Redwood : Information on the value of United Kingdom visible trade with Libya is published in the "Overseas Trade Statistics of the United Kingdom, Business Monitor MM20", table Ib.
Financial Services Act
Mr. Cousins : To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry when he proposes to bring in regulations to define private persons in the sections of the Companies Act 1989 which restrict actions for damages under section 62 of the Financial Services Act 1986 ; and what consultations he has carried out on such regulations.
Mr. Redwood : My Department will undertake public consultation on its proposals for defining private investor before making the relevant regulations under section 193 of the Companies Act 1989. The intention is to commence such consultations shortly.
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