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Head Lice
Mr. Pawsey : To ask the Secretary of State for Health what information exists on the incidence of head lice in schools.
Mr. Freeman : The only relevant information held centrally is on the number of children found to be infected on examination by the school health service, with one or more of the following conditions : head lice, vermin, scabies, ringworm, inpetigo and veruccae. The figures in the table show a decline in the incidence of infestation from 1983 to 1987-88 (latest figures available) but there has also been a reduction in the number of pupils examined as the school health service staff have adopted a more targeted approach to health prevention and promotion.
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|c|Number of pupils examined (000s): Number of pupils found to be infected (000s): Number infected as percentage of maintained
school|c|
|c|population|c|
England
|1983 |1984 |1985 |1986 |1987-88<1>
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Individual Examinations |11,682.00 |9,401.90 |7,288.20 |6,089.60 |4,546.30
Individual pupils found to be infected |172.60 |132.10 |105.50 |94.60 |91.40
Infected pupils as percentage of maintained school population |2.23 |1.74 |1.42 |1.29 |1.27
<1>In 1987-88, figures were collected for the financial year, rather than as previously for the calendar year.
Care Homes
Mr. Boswell : To ask the Secretary of State for Health what consultations he has had on the regulation of care homes with fewer than four residents.
Mrs. Virginia Bottomley : Informal consultation has taken place with representatives of local authority associations, directors of social services and the independent sector.
Free Prescriptions
Mr. Pike : To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether he now proposes to make any extension in the categories for eligibility for free prescriptions.
Mrs. Virginia Bottomley : No. A full charge is paid on less than one in five prescription items dispensed. The present exemption arrangements protect those who are likely to have difficulty in paying charges. Those who are not exempt, but who need a lot of prescriptions, can limit their outlay by buying a prepayment certificate.
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Homelessness
Mr. Soley : To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many children under 16 years were received into the care of their local authority in 1989 because of homelessness.
Mrs. Virginia Bottomley : The latest statistics available about children in care are the provisional statistics for the year ending 31 March 1988. These provisional figures show that there were 163 children under the age of 16 received into care in England in the year ended 31 March 1988 where the specific cause was that their family was homeless.
Food Safety
Mr. Hinchliffe : To ask the Secretary of State for Health what guidance is given by his Department to health authorities regarding monitoring the safety of food bought from outside premises for consumption within hospitals by patients.
Mr. Freeman : Health authorities are responsible for monitoring the safety of foods purchased for consumption by patients. The Department has issued guidelines contained in the publications "Hygiene, Clean Food" and
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"Guidelines on Cook-chill and Cook-freeze Catering Systems". Copies of these publications are available in the Library.Residential Accommodation (Finance)
Mr. Hinchliffe : To ask the Secretary of State for Health what arrangements are made by his Department for the resolution of disputes between local authorities over the financial responsibility for the care of elderly or handicapped persons requiring residential accommodation.
Mrs. Virginia Bottomley : If a dispute concerns the provision of services under part III of the National Assistance Act 1948 the authorities concerned can ask my right hon. and learned Friend the Secretary of State to determine the question in accordance with section 32(3) of that Act.
Hospital Food
Mr. Hinchliffe : To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps are taken by his Department to monitor the levels of food wastage within hospitals.
Mr. Freeman : It is for health authorities to determine such monitoring.
Phosphine Gas
Mr. Simon Hughes : To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the possible implications for human health resulting from exposure to phosphine gas ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Freeman : The chronic and acute effects of phosphine gas are well documented ; in high concentrations it is extremely toxic and can cause death. It has no current commercial use.
However, I assume that the hon. Member is referring to the suggestion that this gas is generated by fungal contaminants of cot mattresses and is a cause of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). The chief medical officer has asked a group of independent experts to investigate this theory. He has asked the group to report as soon as possible and will make public its findings.
Hospital Travel Costs Scheme
Mr. Ron Davies : To ask the Secretary of State for Health what is the total cost in each of the last 10 years of the NHS hospital travel costs scheme.
Mr. Freeman [holding answer 9 March 1990] : The total annual cost figures available for the National Health Service hospital travel costs scheme in England are as follows.
The scheme has varied in scope over the years (the present arrangements date from April 1988) and prior to 1985-86 was accounted for centrally. The figures for more recent years are derived from the annual accounts and associated returns of health authorities. We are currently considering measures to increase public awareness of the hospital travel costs scheme.
|£000 (cash)
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1980-81 |247
1981-82 |364
1982-83 |677
1983-84 |703
1984-85 |1,219
1985-86 |2,822
1986-87 |3,037
1987-88 |3,263
1988-89 |3,265
Note:
The figures do not encompass
administration costs. Those for the
years prior to 1985-86 include
elements which are not separately
identifiable for patients attending
artificial limb and appliance
centres (ALACs).
ENVIRONMENT
Conservation of Wild Birds
Ms. Walley : To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the number of sites which meet the criteria for designation and protection under the European Community directive on the conservation of wild birds ; what is the number of sites so designated ; and what is the site next to be designated and the date on which he expects to designate it.
Mr. Trippier : The NCC has identified 91 potential special protection areas in England and Wales, of which 22 have been designated. A total of 128 potential sites have been identified in Scotland of which 18 have now been designated, including another seven announced by my noble Friend the Minister of State yesterday. I cannot forecast when the next designation will be announced. A number of proposals are currently being considered by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for the Environment and my right hon. and learned Friend the Secretary of State for Scotland. The next designation will take place as soon as the necessary consultations have been satisfactorily completed.
Municipal Refuse Sites
Mr. Simon Hughes : To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what information he has as to how many local authority municipal refuse sites have equipment to enable steel cans to be magnetically separated from the waste stream ; and what plans he has to encourage an increase in the number of such facilities.
Mr. Heathcoat-Amory : About 37 local authorities have equipment for the magnetic extraction of steel cans and about 20 authorities currently operate such facilities. An expert recycling advisory group, which includes Government and local authority representation, has been considering various measures to encourage recycling, including the provision of additional sorting and separation facilities. The findings of the group will be taken into account in the forthcoming White Paper on the environment.
Habitats (Protection)
Ms. Walley : To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will provide new money for the implementation of the EC habitats directive, and specifically for site protection and management, for extending environmentally sensitive areas, and for enforcement of the directive.
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Mr. Trippier : I understand that the European Commission hopes to publish soon a draft regulation designed to provide funding to assist the implementation of the draft directive.Chemical Congress, Belfast
Dr. Thomas : To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what representation his Department had at the annual chemical congress in Belfast in April.
Mr. Trippier : One member of the Department attended. Several of the Department's research contractors were also represented.
Environmental Economics
Dr. Thomas : To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if his Department has been invited to present a paper at, or attend, the two- day seminar on environmental auditing and environmental economics, to be held at the International hotel in London on 17 and 18 May.
Mr. Trippier : Professor David Pearce, who is the special adviser to the Secretary of State, will be giving a paper at this seminar on 18 May. Members of the Department of the Environment will be participating on both days of the seminar, though an invitation to present a paper on 18 May was declined.
Rivers
Mr. Onslow : To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what action he is taking to ensure that environmentally acceptable flows are maintained in rivers in England and Wales during the remainder of this year.
Mr. Trippier : It is for the National Rivers Authority to decide what action to take to maintain flows in rivers. I understand that the authority is giving priority to investigating 20 rivers in England and Wales with low flows during the summer months, in order to formulate long- term solutions.
Homeless Teenagers
Mr. Soley : To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what proposals he has for estimating the number of homeless teenagers in England and Wales.
Mr. Michael Spicer : The 1991 census will include a count of people of all ages who are sleeping rough or in temporary accommodation.
Shorthold Tenancies
Mr. Soley : To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many assured and assured shorthold tenancies have been created under the Housing Act 1988 in England and Wales, by region, and excluding council leases.
Mr. Michael Spicer : This information is not yet available. We shall, as soon as practicable, be undertaking a detailed evaluation of the impact of deregulation which will include an assessment of the number of tenancies created. However, initial impressions are very encouraging. It is estimated that about £480 million has so far been
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invested in business expansion scheme companies letting on assured tenancies, which will provide some 8,000 additional homes to let in Great Britain.Children (Temporary Accommodation)
Mr. Soley : To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) how many children are living in forms of temporary accommodation, excluding bed-and-breakfast hotels, in England and Wales, having been accepted by their local authority as homeless ;
(2) how many children are living in bed-and-breakfast accommodation in England and Wales, having been accepted by their local authority as homeless.
Mr. Michael Spicer : The number of children among the homeless households in bed-and-breakfast and other forms of temporary accommodation in England are not reported by local authorities and my Department has no estimates.
For information about Wales I refer the hon. Member to my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Wales.
Children (Housing)
Mr. Soley : To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many children under 16 years are in households refused by local authorities under homeless legislation in 1989.
Mr. Michael Spicer : This information is not held centrally.
Local Government Finance
Mr. Steen : To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what additional resources will be made available to local authorities when the duty of dealing with stray dogs is transferred from the police to the local authority ; and if he will make a statement on the basis of the calculation by his Department as to the additional funds required for local authorities to carry out their duties.
Mr. Heathcoat-Amory : No legislation for transferring the duty of dealing with stray dogs from the police to local authorities is currently before Parliament. We remain committed to this proposal however and intend to introduce such legislation at a convenient opportunity. Local authority comments would be sought on the details of any proposed legislation and we would consider at that time any representations they might make on the question of additional resources.
Mr. Steen : To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what additional resources he will make available to local authorities in order to implement the draft code of practice on litter and refuse as required under the Environmental Protection Bill.
Mr. Trippier : It is not yet possible to determine precisely the cost implications for local authorities of meeting the standards of cleanliness described in the draft code of practice on litter and refuse. The draft code is currently the subject of consultation with local authorities and other interested parties. The results of this consultation, together with the report of the management consultants commissioned to undertake a survey of a representative sample of authorities, will be taken into
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account when we decide what level of revenue support grant will be appropriate for 1991-92 and subsequent years.Mr. Tracey : To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment whether any authorities designated for community charge capping have so far accepted the cap he proposed ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Chris Patten : Camden notified me on 24 April that it accepted the cap. I have today confirmed the figure of £177 million that I originally proposed. Camden must now set its new lower budget which will reduce the bills of Camden charge payers by over £30, which I am sure they will welcome.
Council Rents
Mr. Soley : To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish a table showing such information as he has concerning the average council rent level in (a) Hammersmith and Fulham and (b) the Greater London area in each year from 1987 to 1989.
Mr. Michael Spicer : The information is as follows :
|c|Average weekly unrebated rent (£ per week)|c|
|April 1987|April 1988|April 1989
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Hammersmith and Fulham |24.67 |27.06 |29.34
Greater London |18.86 |21.69 |24.19
Trees
Mr. Simon Hughes : To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what grants are available for tree planting ; and to what extent the level of any grant is governed by the proposed density of tree cover.
Mr. Heathcoat-Amory : A wide range of grants is available to encourage amenity and commercial planting. Through its local government partners the Countryside Commission offers aid for the planting of amenity trees on land up to 0.25 hectares. Grant is not governed by the planned density of cover, but the commission offers general guidance on spacing.
Local authorities may also offer planting grants at their own discretion.
On larger sites the Forestry Commission aids planting through the woodland grant scheme. The maximum tree spacings normally acceptable for this grant are 2.1 m for conifers and 3 m for broadleaves. Where the commission considers it silviculturally acceptable, proposals to plant at wider spacings may be permitted and grant paid on a pro rata basis.
Grants are also available from the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food for planting shelter belts of trees. The rate of grant is not dependent on the density of planting.
Bats
Mr. Simon Hughes : To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what information he has in respect of population levels of each of the 15 species of bat native to the United Kingdom (a) in 1989, (b) in 1980 and (c) in 1970 ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Trippier : This information is not readily available in the form requested.
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Earth Day
Mr. Simon Hughes : To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what steps his Department took to promote, encourage and participate in Earth Day.
Mr. Trippier : I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the right hon. Member for Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale (Sir D. Steel) on 8 March 1990, Official Report, column 801.
Metaldehyde
Mr. Simon Hughes : To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what research has been carried out to establish the incidence of death among wild birds attributable to metaldehyde ; what have been the results of the research ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Trippier : Deaths of wild birds from pesticides are investigated by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food's wildlife incident scheme. I understand that of the 900 such incidents investigated between 1984-1989, only six were found to involve metaldehyde.
Aflatoxin
Mr. Beith : To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what steps he proposes to take to prevent the sale of peanuts contaminated with aflatoxin as food for wild birds ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Trippier : Existing controls on foodstuffs for domestic animals and birds, for which my right hon. Friend the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food is responsible, do not extend to materials supplied for feeding to wild birds. However, there are voluntary initiatives by the pet food trade aimed at preventing the supply of aflatoxin contaminated peanuts as wild bird food. My Department is shortly to discuss with the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what further action, if any, may be required.
Vacant Land
Mr. Nicholas Bennett : To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list (a) the total amount of vacant land held by each local authority in England, (b) the percentage this represents of each local authority's land holding and as a percentage of the total land within each authority's area ; and (c) the estimated value of the vacant land held by each local authority together with the measures being taken by his Department to encourage local authorities to release such land.
Mr. Moynihan [holding answer 24 April 1990] : I am arranging for copies of a list showing the amount of each local authority's unused and underused land entered on the Department's land register as at 30 September 1989 to be placed in the Library of the House.
Information on the relationship between these amounts and the total land within each authority's area could be provided only at disproportionate cost. Information on authorities' total land holdings and the value of their registered land is not available. Measures to encourage the disposal or bringing into use of authorities' vacant land include the incentives for disposal within the capital and revenue finance systems ;
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the public accessibility of the land register and of individual owners' registers, including the publicity given to the "public right to order disposal" ; and the use of directions to require authorities to take steps to dispose of particular sites. We are currently considering whether further measures might be appropriate to reduce the amount of public sector vacant land.District Health Authorities (Funding)
Mr. Nicholas Bennett : To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what allowance is made in the formula for funding district health authorities for large increases in population in the summer months as a result of tourism ; and how this will be taken into account under the new system based on weighted resident capitation to be introduced in 1991- 92.
Mr. Freeman : I have been asked to reply.
The allocation of funds to district health authorities is a matter for regional health authorities, or, in Wales, for my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Wales. From 1991-92, all treatments will be paid for by a patient's
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home district health authority, except for out-patient attendances at accident and emergency departments. Regional health authorities will have discretion to take account of local circumstances in making allocations to district health authorities, including where relevant exceptional demands imposed on A and E departments by tourism.Waste Site Licences
Ms. Walley : To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) if he will name those waste site licences revoked, and the date, by the local authority which are currently subject to appeal to the Secretary of State ;
(2) if he will give the name and date of revocation of those waste licences revoked by local authority licensing authority which are currently subject to appeal to the Secretary of State.
Mr. Trippier : Following is a list of the appeals made under section 10 of the Control of Pollution Act 1974 currently under consideration in respect of waste disposal licences which have been revoked :
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Site |Appellant |Waste Disposal Authority |Effective date of
|revocation
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Halfhead Farm, Shallowford |S. and R. Hopley Ltd. |Staffordshire County Council|20 October 1989
Ex YEB substation, Parkwood Road,
Neepsend |Parkwood Skip Hire |Sheffield City Council |21 October 1989
Parkwood Road Coal Yard, Neepsend |Parkwood Aggregates Limited |Sheffield City Council |21 October 1989
Rough Park Quarry, Mill Lane, Upholland |Landfill Services Limited |Lancashire County Council |15 September 1989
Gilbey Road, Grimsby |Roy Kendall Ltd. |Humberside County Council |26 August 1987
FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS
Nuclear Non-proliferation
Mr. Flynn : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what institutional arrangements exist to bring to account any nation that violates its commitments under article II of the nuclear non-proliferation treaty.
Mr. Waldegrave : While there is no provision under the non- proliferation treaty for action against any state that might violate its commitments under the treaty, the fourth review conference, on 20 August to 14 September, will provide an opportunity for parties to the treaty to discuss any such violations.
Mr. Ieuan Wyn Jones : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he has received any recent communication from the French Government concerning accession to the 1968 nuclear non- proliferation treaty.
Antarctic
Ms. Walley : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he will make a statement of the Government's position on making Antarctica a nature reserve free of mineral exploration.
Mr. Maude : We remain totally committed to the protection of the Antarctica environment and support current proposals to introduce comprehensive measures to enhance environmental protection. We do not, however,
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see any particular merit in labelling the Antarctica a "world park" or "international wilderness area", as suggested by the French and Australians.The Franco-Australian initiative aims to replace the convention on the regulation of Antarctica minerals resource activity (CRAMRA). The United Kingdom however, remains committed to CRAMRA which provides stringent means of regulating or preventing mineral exploitation and development in Antarctica.
Arab League
Mr. Latham : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he will instruct his Department to convey to the official representatives of the Arab League in London the views of Her Majesty's Government on the statement issued by the Arab League in London on 14 April criticising Her Majesty's Customs and Excise regarding the seizure of metal tubes apparently intended for gun components ; and whether he will make a statement.
Mr. Waldegrave : Our position on the seizures which took place at Teesport on 10 April was set out clearly by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry in his statement to the House on 18 April, column 1427.
Middle East
Mr. Latham : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether his Department will seek the co-operation of the Palestine Liberation Organisation to investigate whether any credence should
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be placed upon threats reported to have been made on 15 April by Sheikh Assad Al-Tamimi, of the Islamic jihad movement in Palestine.Mr. Waldegrave : No. The Palestine Liberation Organisation does not include a group of this name.
Parking Fines
Mr. French : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will publish the number of unpaid parking fines incurred by each diplomatic mission in London during 1989.
Mr. Sainsbury : The information is given in the table. The table also includes those international organisations which incurred unpaid fines. The figures may be reduced by late payment.
The total for 1989 (7,831) indicates a 22 per cent. reduction over the 1988 figure (10,079) and is only 7 per cent. of the 1984 figure (108,932 ), the last to be published before the introduction in May 1985 of the Government's policy on parking by members of diplomatic missions.
We welcome the further reduction in unpaid parking fines that has been achieved during 1989 and appreciate the co-operation of diplomatic missions since the introduction of the parking policy. We shall continue to monitor carefully the level of unpaid fines and bring pressure to bear on diplomatic missions to reduce this still further.
|c|Unpaid Parking Fines|c|
|1989 |1988
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Soviet Union |599 |656
Saudi Arabia |287 |357
Cote d' Ivoire |272 |300
Cameroon |261 |311
Egypt |261 |668
Poland |244 |340
Pakistan |243 |228
Sudan |238 |286
United Arab Emirates |231 |122
Korea |216 |175
Angola |197 |36
Greece |195 |259
Spain |177 |310
Qatar |166 |228
Israel |166 |195
Bulgaria |152 |88
Iraq |147 |274
Germany (Federal Republic) |145 |123
Malaysia |142 |237
Morocco |135 |182
Thailand |134 |188
Brunei |118 |281
Turkey |117 |201
Kuwait |113 |70
Portugal |106 |109
Ghana |102 |105
Cyprus |102 |72
France |94 |112
Algeria |90 |88
China |83 |167
India |79 |79
Barbados |79 |50
Bangladesh |77 |77
Brazil |75 |102
Canada |74 |66
Germany (Democratic Republic) |68 |91
Yugoslavia |65 |88
Jordan |63 |87
Gambia |60 |28
Hungary |57 |44
Japan |57 |110
Sierra Leone |55 |157
Venezuela |55 |105
Tanzania |53 |58
Norway |52 |72
Finland |51 |59
Uruguay |48 |38
Tunisia |46 |158
Zambia |46 |45
Oman |44 |26
Ethiopia |43 |80
Czechoslovakia |40 |35
Ireland |39 |43
Seychelles |39 |9
Nigeria |37 |44
Yemen Arab Republic |37 |29
Liberia |36 |61
Sweden |35 |50
Romania |34 |54
Zaire |34 |141
Cuba |33 |41
Mauritius |33 |32
Peoples Democratic Republic of Yemen |32 |44
Burma |28 |37
Guyana |28 |27
Belgium |27 |45
Italy |27 |69
Nicaragua |26 |29
Jamaica |23 |41
Philippines |22 |26
Senegal |22 |58
Zimbabwe |21 |34
Lebanon |19 |35
Fiji |18 |43
Uganda |18 |32
Honduras |16 |16
Somalia |15 |36
Chile |14 |6
Kenya |14 |40
Paraguay |14 |31
United States of America |14 |22
Malawi |13 |22
Trinidad |13 |16
Indonesia |12 |38
Ecuador |11 |49
Gabon |11 |31
Austria |9 |6
Dominica |9 |14
Mongolia |9 |4
Guatemala |8 |8
Iceland |8 |16
Lesotho |8 |11
Peru |8 |75
Vietnam |8 |6
Iran |7 |33
Bolivia |6 |5
Australia |5 |0
Benin |5 |0
Nepal |5 |5
Panama |5 |12
South Africa |5 |0
Afghanistan |4 |9
Denmark |4 |2
Mexico |4 |10
Netherlands |4 |8
Togo |4 |11
Bahrain |3 |0
Botswana |3 |5
Colombia |3 |10
Malta |3 |0
Sri Lanka |3 |5
Swaziland |3 |0
East Caribbean |2 |5
Mozambique |2 |0
Singapore |2 |2
Switzerland |2 |3
Bahamas |1 |2
Belize |1 |0
Luxembourg |1 |3
Papua New Guinea |1 |1
Tonga |1 |0
Antigua and Barbuda |0 |6
Costa Rica |0 |0
El Salvador |0 |2
Grenada |0 |0
New Zealand |0 |0
International Organisations
Commonwealth Secretariat |23 |21
Cocoa |5 |13
Immarsat |5 |0
IMO |4 |1
Coffee |3 |0
EC |0 |1
Sugar |0 |0
UN |0 |0
WEU |0 |10
|-------|-------
|7,831 |10,079
Diplomatic Immunity
Mr. Bowis : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many serious offences were allegedly committed in 1989 by persons entitled to diplomatic immunity ; and how many foreign diplomats were withdrawn from their posts in Britain in that year as a result of alleged offences.
Mr. Sainsbury : Forty alleged serious offences by persons entitled to immunity were drawn to the attention of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1989 (four fewer than in 1988). "Serious offences" are defined in accordance with the report to the Foreign Affairs Committee "The abuse of diplomatic immunities and privileges (1985)" as offences falling into a category which could in certain circumstances attract a penalty of six months or more ; we are advised that very few of the alleged offences would have been likely to attract a custodial sentence. The majority involved drinking and driving and shoplifting.
Fourteen diplomats were withdrawn from their posts in Britain in 1989 following alleged offences (the same number as in 1988).
Mr. Brazier : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what progress has been made in the handling of diplomatic immunities and privileges since the publication of the Government's White Paper "Diplomatic Immunities and Privileges" Cmnd. 9497, in 1985.
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