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Written Answers to Questions
Monday 9 July 1990
THE ARTS
Natural History Museum
Mr. Dalyell : To ask the Minister for the Arts if he will place in the Library the correspondence between himself and the president of the Linnean Society on the level of funding for taxonomic research at the natural history museum.
Mr. Luce [holding answer 15 June 1990] : I have placed copies of my correspondence with Professor Claridge in the Library.
Mr. Nicholas Bennett : To ask the Minister for the Arts what representations he has received from the Geologists Association concerning the attitude of the natural history museum towards sponsorship from South Africa ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Luce [holding answer 28 June 1990] : An hon. Member has forwarded to me a letter that he received from the president of the Geologists Association about the natural history museum's attitude towards sponsorship from South Africa. Sponsorship policy at national museums and galleries is a matter for their directors and boards of trustees.
NATIONAL FINANCE
International Monetary Fund
75. Mr. Spearing : To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he expects to bring forward proposals to change criteria applied by the International Monetary Fund for loans to developing countries.
Family Incomes
Dame Jill Knight : To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will give the percentage increase in the average family's real income over the last 11 years.
Mr. Lilley : A married man with two children on average male earnings has enjoyed an increase in real net income of over a third since 1978-79.
European Currency Unit
Mr. Sedgemore : To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he has any plans to make the ecu legal tender in Britain ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Lilley [holding answer 26 June 1990] : It is not necessary for the ecu to be made legal tender for it to be used in transactions if both parties so agree.
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ATTORNEY-GENERAL
Conveyancers
82. Mr. Favell : To ask the Attorney-General what recent representations he has received about the payment of insurance commissions to conveyancers.
The Attorney-General : Since the Courts and Legal Services Bill was published on 6 December 1989, I have received three representations and the Lord Chancellor has received 20 representations concerning the payment of insurance commissions to conveyancers.
City Fraud
83. Mr. Skinner : To ask the Attorney-General when he next expects to meet the Director of Public Prosecutions regarding City fraud ; and if he will make a statement.
The Attorney-General : Primary responsibility for the prosecution of commercial fraud rests with the Serious Fraud Office ; I met the director of the Serious Fraud Office on Monday 2 July to discuss matters of departmental interest.
Pub Bombings
84. Mr. Sedgemore : To ask the Attorney-General when he last discussed the Guildford and Woolwich pub bombings case with (a) the Lord Chief Justice and (b) the Master of the Rolls.
The Attorney-General : I refer the hon. Member to the reply that I gave today to the hon. Member for Sunderland, South (Mr. Mullin).
Crown Prosecution Service
85. Mr. Michael : To ask the Attorney-General whether he will issue guidance to the Crown prosecution service or prosecution lawyers in respect of the care to be exercised in regard to comments in court which may be damaging to individuals and communities not directly involved in the case before the court.
The Attorney-General : No. Guidance on this subject is already given to all barristers and solicitors, including those appearing in court on behalf of the CPS, in the codes of conduct issued by their respective professional bodies, the Bar Council and the Law Society.
87. Mr. Janner : To ask the Attorney-General when he last met the Director of Public Prosecutions to discuss the work of the Crown prosecution service.
The Attorney-General : I last met the Director of Public Prosecutions for this purpose on 5 July 1990.
Extradition (Irish Republic)
86. Mr. Gow : To ask the Attorney-General what recent discussions he has had with Ministers in the Government of the Irish Republic about extradition ; and if he will make a statement.
The Attorney-General : I discuss these matters from time to time with the Irish Attorney-General as the need arises.
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Magistrates
88. Mr. Harry Greenway : To ask the Attorney-General how many stipendiary and non-stipendiary magistrates are in post ; how many were in post 10 and 20 years ago ; and if he will make a statement.
The Attorney-General : In England and Wales on 1 January 1990 there were 64 stipendiary magistrates and 28,700 lay magistrates in post ; in 1980 there were 52 stipendiary and 24,700 lay magistrates ; and in 1970 there were 47 stipendiary and 19,300 lay magistrates in post. The number of lay magistrates continues to increase and the Lord Chancellor values the contribution they make to the administration of justice. Stipendiary magistrates are appointed where they are needed to support the lay magistracy.
Legal Aid
89. Mr. Nigel Griffiths : To ask the Attorney-General if he will list the countries which subscribe to the European agreement on the transmission of applications for legal aid.
The Attorney-General : The countries subscribing to the European agreement on the transmission of applications for legal aid are : Austria
Belgium
Denmark
Eire
France
Greece
Italy
Luxembourg
Norway
Portugal
Spain
Sweden
Turkey
Finland, which is not a member state of the Council of Europe, has acceded to the agreement.
Hilda Murrell
Mr. Dalyell : To ask the Attorney-General if he will make a statement on the progress of the Director of Public Prosecution's consideration of the report of the West Mercia police on the murder of Hilda Murrell.
The Attorney-General : The Director of Public Prosecution is awaiting a report on the outcome of the further police inquiries to which I referred in my answers to the hon. Gentleman on 18 June at cols. 675-76. Further consideration will be given to the case once that report has been received.
Children Act 1989
Mr. Summerson : To ask the Attorney-General what progress has been made by the Lord Chancellor's Department towards the implementation of the Children Act 1989.
The Attorney-General : The Children Act 1989 represents a major step towards the Government's objective of providing proper and rationalised arrangements for hearing and determining family proceedings. It
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brings together in one statute all the public and private law on the care and upbringing of children with the overriding purpose of promoting and safeguarding the child's welfare. It also establishes a new jurisdictional structure encompassing the magistrates court, county courts and the High Court in which children's cases will be heard at the appropriate level of tribunal by trained lay and professional judiciary, according to uniform rules and procedures. An extensive programme of work is being undertaken by the Lord Chancellor's Department, in conjunction with the Home Office and the Department of Health, to ensure that the Act can be implemented in October 1991.First, new rules of court, embodying the recommendations of an advisory committee on procedure chaired by Mrs. Justice Booth, will be drafted for consultation this autumn. There will also be public consultation on the criteria to be laid down by the Lord Chancellor for the allocation of cases between courts.
Secondly, it is intended that children's cases in the higher courts should be heard by judiciary who, by reason of their experience and training, are specialists in family work. An amendment will be tabled to the Courts and Legal Services Bill giving the Lord Chancellor the power to nominate such judiciary, with the concurrence of the president of the family division. The Judicial Studies Board has already embarked on a programme of 17 inter- disciplinary seminars throughout the country to explain the guiding principles of the Act to both lay and professional judiciary and these will be followed next year by more detailed training in the new procedures. Thirdly, all courts with divorce jurisdiction will continue to deal with such cases, but work requiring the attention of a circuit judge will be concentrated on a network of family hearing centres. Some 52 of those courts will also act as centres for care cases transferred up from the magistrates courts.
Finally a central advisory committee will be established to advise on whether the guiding principles of the Act are being achieved and the new system is working effectively. Local groups will also be set up before October 1991 to ensure that the system is properly established at local level by the date of implementation and thereafter maintained.
ENVIRONMENT
Architects
Mr. Teddy Taylor : To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, pursuant to his reply to the hon. Member for Southend, East of 18 June, Official Report, column 419, if he will make inquiries with the Governments of (a) Germany, (b) France and (c) Italy as to whether they have any records of the numbers of United Kingdom qualified architects who have been registered by the appropriate professional bodies in each of these countries as qualified to practice as architects.
Mr. Michael Spicer : The European Commission has recently invited all member states to provide statistics on the registration of migrant architects. It is expected that the responses will be available later this year.
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Ferro Alloys (Emissions)
Ms. Walley : To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will give details of the arrangements to monitor air emissions from the Ferro Alloys chimney stack in Glossop, and of air emissions from the stack in each of the last 12 months.
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Mr. Trippier : The darkness of the emissions is monitored continually by measuring transmitted light. Sulphur dioxide emissions are assessed by calculations based on the levels of sulphur fed into the plant. Tests made by an HMIP sampling team in December 1988 confirmed this correlation.
Information on sulphur dioxide calculations covering the period July 1989 to June 1990 is shown in the table.
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Ferro Alloys and Metals Ltd-SO2 Calculations July 1989-June 1990
Month |Total SO2 |Days |Average SO2/Day
|(Tonnes) |Production |(Tonnes)
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July 1989 |248 |31 |8.0
August 1989 |132 |17 |7.7
September 1989 |252 |30 |8.4
October 1989 |263 |31 |8.5
November 1989 |248 |30 |8.3
December 1989 |247 |31 |8.0
January 1990 |242 |31 |7.8
February 1990 |242 |28 |8.6
March 1990 |240 |31 |7.7
April 1990 |235 |30 |7.8
May 1990 |231 |31 |7.5
June 1990 |212 |30 |7.1
Ms. Walley : To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment by how much the sulphur dioxide emissions were required to be reduced following the decision by the Secretary of State for the Environment to uphold the appeal to extend the planning permission for the Ferro Alloys chimney stack in Glossop ; and if the process will be covered by IPC.
Mr. Trippier : The sulphur dioxide emissions were required to be reduced to a rate not exceeding 113 kg/hour by 31 August 1992, a reduction of 70 per cent. on previous emission rates.
The process will be covered by IPC.
Ms. Walley : To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what information held by Her Majesty's inspectorate of pollution or his Department concerning (a) emissions from the Ferro Alloys chimney stack in Glossop, and (b) other producers of sulphur dioxide in the area, has been exchanged with the Peak Park planning board.
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Mr. Trippier : Glossop is within the High Peak district council area and not the Peak Park planning board, and there has been no exchange of information with the latter.
The Ferro Alloys chimney stack is the only registered works within the Glossop area producing sulphur dioxide.
Pollution Inspectorate
Ms. Walley : To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will give full details of all contracts awarded in the last year by Her Majesty's inspectorate of pollution to private consultants, university departments and other bodies, and include the value of each contract, the research/analysis to be undertaken and the duration of the contract.
Mr. Trippier : The research contracts listed in the table were commissioned by Her Majesty's inspectorate of pollution during the year ending 30 June 1990.
In addition, a number of short-term consultancy contracts were awarded during the same period by Her Majesty's inspectorate of pollution.
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Research contracts commissioned by Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Pollution during the year ending 30 June 1990
Contractor |Contract value |Duration |Area of work
| (excluding VAT) | (months)
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University of Lancaster |60,340 |15 |Study of Polonium 210 levels
Research Surveys (GB) |64,750 |15 |Cumbrian coastal area habit surveys
W. S. Atkins |89,000 |12 |Modelling gas generation
Biotreatment |77,221 |12 |Removal of radionuclides by bio-sorption
UKAEA |45,200 |12 |Study of environmental distribution of technetium
NRPB |10,050 |7 |Exposure of sewer workers
National Nuclear |39,500 |12 |Management of tritium wastes
UKAEA |85,000 |12 |West oxidation of organic waste
UKAEA |80,000 |9 |Effect of elevated temperatures on cement and blended cements
PA Technology |90,000 |24 |Microbiological treatment of low level waste
UKAEA |104,000 |24 |Removal of active species from liquid effluent
Taymel |1,500,000 |24 |Quality checking of radioactive and hazardous wastes
RPRWC |19,945 |8 |Monitoring of tritium discharges
UKAEA |10,000 |6 |Determination of the efficiency of absorber materials
University of Newcastle upon Tyne |83,634 |9 |Study of scope of site investigation programmes
NERC |295,000 |24 |Nature and complexing properties of humic substances
NERC |380,000 |12 |Colloid migration studies
ANS |18,880 |6 |Management options for organic liquid waste
UKAEA |119,368 |31 |Radioactivity in air and rainwater
Laboratory of Government Chemist |306,321 |39 |Radiochemical analysis of drinking water supplies
ICI Tracerco |143,299 |39 |Radiochemical analysis of private water supplies
NRPB |186,500 |38 |Radiochemical analysis of effluents
ICI Tracerco |293,856 |39 |Environmental radioactivity monitoring programme
UKAEA |85,100 |45 |Assessment and reporting of environmental monitoring
| programmes
UKAEA |49,100 |12 |Artificial radioactivity in tide-washed pastures
Electrowatt |144,812 |11 |United Kingdom radioactive waste inventory
UKAEA |28,800 |6 |Pollution control at chemical incineration works
Environmental Resources |35,080 |6 |Pollution control at large glass works
Warren Spring Laboratory |32,500 |6 |Pollution control at municipal incineration works
Cremer & Warner |28,100 |6 |Pollution control at hospital incineration
UKAEA |160,000 |12 |Microbial aspects of gas generation
Clayton, Bostock Hill and Rigby |25,500 |6 |Pollution control at sewage sludge incineration works
National Nuclear |41,500 |12 |Liquid effluent treatment
UKAEA |22,600 |4 |Review of organic material in radioactive wastes
INTERA-ECL |28,704 |4 |Data requirements for groundwater modelling
W. S. Atkins |74,500 |9 |Thermodynamic detabase and geochemical modelling
NRPB |20,000 |24 |Development of atmospheric dispersion model
UKAEA |328,220 |24 |Testing of models for colloid transport
UKAEA |86,700 |11 |Technetium removal from aqueous effluents
UKAEA |30,000 |11 |Effects of radiation on wasteforms
UKAEA |76,800 |11 |Treatment of complexed radionuclides
University of Aberdeen |326,460 |11 |Effect of elevated temperatures on cement in radioactive waste
| isolation
UKAEA |240,000 |10 |Actinide sorption on geological materials
INTERA-ECL |39,000 |10 |Methodology for assessing disposal of wastes
WRC |38,612 |5 |Sewage sludge BPEO study
British Ceramic |24,500 |6 |Monitoring of coke oven emissions
IMPEL |20,400 |7 |Assessing industrial process emissions
City Grants
Mr. Thornton : To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list, by region, and in chronological order (a) all projects and (b) companies involved, the amounts they are investing and the amounts they are likely to receive, which have been offered a city grant.
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Mr. Moynihan : The information requested is as follows :
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Approved city grant projects by region
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West Midlands
6 October 1988 |Windmill Lane, Smethwick |McLean in the Inner Cities Ltd. |775,000 |2,286,000 |-
28 October 1988 |Seven Stars Industrial Estate |Deeley LCP Ltd. |1,627,000 |4,748,000 |-
9 January 1989 |The Bond |Raltorten Ltd. |391,355 |785,000 |-
9 January 1989 |Garrick Business Park |Garrick Properties Limited |750,000 |4,099,000 |-
18 January 1989 |Startpoint Industrial |Pentos plc |283,000 |850,000 |-
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27 January 1989 |Kings Norton Business Centre |Slough Properties Ltd. |1,260,000 |7,635,000 |-
1 February 1989 |Sandwell Ski Centre |Glenarn Investments Limited |282,000 |2,101,000 |-
26 April 1989 |Washington Centre, Dudley |Folkes Properties Ltd. |3,500,000 |8,486,000 |-
10 May 1989 |Garrison Lane, Ind. Dev. |J. A. Elliot (Developments) Ltd. |570,000 |2,906,000 |-
Birmingham
9 June 1989 |Constitution Hill |T. S. Gandhi |67,933 |284,000 |-
30 June 1989 |St. Marks Church Conversion |Quest International Partnership |368,865 |1,037,000 |-
3 August 1989 |Waterlinks |Waterlinks plc |6,200,000 |22,600,000 |-
22 August 1989 |Walsall Chamber of Commerce |Walsall Chamber of Commerce |68,377 |281,000 |-
22 August 1989 |Hay Lane/Bayley Lane, |Ice Developments Ltd. |624,000 |1,792,000 |-
Coventry
25 September 1989 |Jewellery Business Centre |Grosvenor Laing Urban |934,271 |3,136,000
| Enterprise Ltd.
20 October 1989 |Davenport Warehouse and |H. Davenport & Sons Ltd. |110,000 |604,000 |-
| Offices, Willenhall
14 December 1989 |The Arcadian Centre |Avatar Limited |3,200,000 |17,160,000 |-
27 February 1990 |Browning Street, Ladywood |Nationwide Housing Trust |902,000 |3,375,000 |-
27 February 1990 |Bordsley Village, Phase 1 |Bryant, Tarmac, Wimpey |1,401,257 |5,200,757 |-
29 March 1990 |Batmans Hill Development, |Douglas Homes Limited |1,399,431 |10,633,500 |-
| Sandwell
9 April 1990 |Industrial Estate, Bilston |Echo Estates (trading as |1,160,725 |4,266,990 |-
| Richardson Developments)
10 May 1990 |Molineux Alley |T. S. Frobisher Ltd. |666,120 |1,723,550 |-
10 May 1990 |Old Heath Road, |Manders Property |154,421 |3,066,472 |-
| Wolverhampton |(Wolverhampton) Limited
11 May 1990 |Tipton Trading Estate, Phase II |A. & J. Mucklow |1,660,000 |5,200,000 |-
4 June 1990 |Bordsley Village Initiative |Bellway Urban Renewals (New |3,720,603 |10,990,500 |-
| Homes) Limited
|------- |------- |------- |------- |-------
Regional Total |32,076,358 |125,246,769 |25
North west |-
2 August 1988 |Frederick Street, Farmworth |Allen Homes Ltd. |202,820 |1,766,000 |-
2 August 1988 |Prospect Mills Housing |Tay Homes (Northern) Ltd. |649,773 |1,593,000 |-
24 October 1988 |Oozebooth Mill |Euro Jeans Ltd. |142,000 |441,000 |-
12 December 1988 |Park Road Hotel |Florshiem Company (UK), |1,053,000 |4,755,000 |-
| Limited
22 December 1988 |Salford University Tower |Manchester Parc Securities |2,550,000 |8,614,000 |-
| Limited and Amec
| Regeneration Limited
18 January 1989 |Atlantic Mill Site |Hillcrest Homes Limited |377,123 |1,508,000 |-
25 January 1989 |Hazel Avenue and Acme Mill |Brackenlea Ltd. |580,000 |2,915,000 |-
| Housing Development
3 March 1989 |Ice Rink, Blackburn |Arena Associates Ltd. |679,500 |1,980,000 |-
25 April 1989 |Carriageway, Manchester |Upton-Hunter Estates Ltd. |99,100 |261,000 |-
26 April 1989 |Bell Crescent, Manchester |Tay Homes (North West) Ltd. |621,700 |2,347,000 |-
26 April 1989 |Every Street Housing Scheme |Tay Homes (North West) Ltd. |456,615 |1,674,000 |-
9 June 1989 |Rose Hill, Bolton |Lovell Urban Renewal Ltd. |559,987 |2,483,000 |-
30 June 1989 |Stretton Road/Tabley Road, |Rushmoor Investments Limited |308,000 |1,880,000 |-
| Bolton
30 June 1989 |Low Hollin Ind. Units, |Northern Trust Company |100,992 |312,000 |-
| Blackburn | Limited
14 August 1989 |Moat House Hotel, Bolton |Fraserfort Ltd. |900,000 |9,430,000 |-
22 August 1989 |Portland Mews, Manchester |Barratt Manchester Ltd. |451,000 |1,907,000 |-
6 November 1989 |Queens Park Deck Flats, |Wimpey Homes Holdings |738,620 |3,300,000 |-
| Blackburn | Limited
24 November 1989 |Housing and Urban Park, Lower |Elite Homes (North West) Ltd. |1,209,000 |6,007,885 |-
| Audley
4 December 1989 |Oak Hotel, Wigan |Oak Group Hotel |360,000 |3,991,000 |-
19 December 1989 |Bennington St. Housing, Lower |Lovell Urban Renewal Ltd. |707,000 |3,577,000 |-
| Audley
19 December 1989 |Exchange Street Development, |Rawlings Estates Limited |258,247 |846,750 |-
| Blackburn
31 January 1990 |Orient Mill, Salford |Clark & Terry (Manchester) |202,000 |875,000 |-
27 February 1990 |Grand Hotel, Manchester |Trusthouse Forte PLC |1,215,000 |15,799,000 |-
27 February 1990 |Woodside Mills |Bellway Homes Ltd. |550,983 |3,936,000 |-
27 February 1990 |Park/Persian Mill, Bolton, MK2 |William Hargreaves Ltd. |398,233 |2,969,405 |-
27 February 1990 |Wilson Park, Manchester |Grand Metropolitan Estates |3,519,810 |11,863,760 |-
| Limited
27 February 1990 |Oldham Town Centre |Arlington Retail Developments |4,793,842 |65,330,330 |-
| Redevelopment | Ltd.
23 March 1990 |London Road, Blackburn |Norwest Holst Partnerships Ltd. |688,407 |3,152,000 |-
23 March 1990 |Derker Street, Oldham |Wiggett Construction Ltd. |165,443 |850,406 |-
29 March 1990 |St. Annes School, Manchester |David Hill & Frank Moyle |107,290 |315,000 |-
29 March 1990 |Units at St. Annes School, |Meir Heilpern & David Adler |134,735 |378,000 |-
| Manchester
4 April 1990 |Hurel-Dubois Factory, Burnley |Hurel-Dubois UK Limited |135,730 |480,000 |-
6 April 1990 |Crown Business Centre, Oldham |P & O Developments Limited |200,000 |1,350,000 |-
10 May 1990 |Kersal Vale, Salford |Regalian Estates Ltd. |5,152,000 |26,202,000 |-
17 May 1990 |Sovereign Business Park, Wigan |Allen Commercial Developments |362,760 |3,000,000 |-
| Limited
22 May 1990 |Brandsby Gardens, Salford |Willan Homes Ltd. |100,000 |585,250 |-
31 May 1990 |Globe Works, Padiham, Burnley |Colway Contracts |63,140 |200,000 |-
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Regional Total |30,793,850 |198,901,786 |37
Northern
17 November 1988 |7-19 Mosley Street |Kelburn Holdings Ltd. |413,000 |1,606,000 |-
15 December 1988 |Ascot Court, Phase 3, |Two Castles Ltd. |100,806 |403,000 |-
| Farringdon
20 January 1989 |Grosvenor Mews, North Shields |R. A. Construction Ltd. |64,620 |253,000 |-
9 March 1989 |Dean Street, Newcastle |Avatar |351,000 |896,000 |-
9 March 1989 |43-49 Grey Street, Newcastle |City and Northern Properties |487,500 |3,660,000 |-
| Ltd.
22 March 1989 |Coach Lane, North Shields |Nomad Properties plc |88,892 |442,000 |-
10 April 1989 |Gilley Law, Sunderland |Wimpey Homes Holdings Ltd. |1,221,447 |4,119,000 |-
10 April 1989 |Ascot Court, Sunderland, Phase 4 |Two Castles Limited |54,910 |309,000 |-
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21 April 1989 |Wellington Road, Dunston |Stannah Lifts LImited |200,704 |1,002,000 |-
26 April 1989 |Boldon Business Park |Boldon Investments Ltd. |1,230,940 |2,472,000 |-
5 May 1989 |Owton Manor, Hartlepool |Wimpey Homes Holdings Ltd. |570,000 |1,454,000 |-
8 June 1989 |West Row, Stockton |Glynns Estates (Cleveland) Ltd. |96,722 |425,000
9 June 1989 |Mowbray Court, South Shields |Red Castle Properties Ltd. |100,693 |411,000 |-
14 August 1989 |Former Walkers Department |Onix Construction Ltd. |128,500 |414,000 |-
| Store
20 September 1989 |Baronshill |Wimpey Homes Holdings Ltd. |438,445 |1,116,000 |-
23 October 1989 |Grange Road, Middlesbrough |Tendermill Ltd. |247,841 |4,044,000 |-
24 October 1989 |Dorrington Road Flats |Wimpey Homes Holdings Ltd. |1,087,000 |2,817,400 |-
5 December 1989 |Clayton Street |Highbridge Properties Ltd. |310,073 |1,144,119 |-
30 January 1990 |Moore Street, Gateshead |East Coast Ltd. |30,750 |210,400 |-
13 March 1990 |Bertha Street |Gowerflag Ltd. |78,077 |336,700 |-
15 March 1990 |Newport Road: Phase 3 |Roseberry Construction Co- |223,900 |1,068,090 |-
| operative Limited
17 May 1990 |Jackson's Building, Newcastle |Peaston Investments Ltd. |450,670 |2,777,568 |-
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Regional Total |8,611,090 |35,320,277 |23
Yorkshire and Humberside
26 October 1988 |Abbey Park |Barratt Leeds Ltd. |364,516 |1,997,000 |-
2 November 1988 |175 Arundel Gate |Manor Developments |245,730 |856,000 |-
| (Chesterfield) Ltd.
30 November 1988 |Victoria Buildings |Lynthorpe Property and |72,790 |224,000 |-
| Development Ltd.
13 February 1989 |Canalside Warehouse |Mr. Marino Belivacqua |100,567 |349,000 |-
9 March 1989 |Huttons Buildings, Sheffield |Crofton Place Estate Co. Ltd. |269,750 |1,520,000 |-
6 April 1989 |Maxi's Chinese Restaurant |Maxi's (Yorkshire) Co. Ltd. |74,000 |614,000 |-
11 April 1989 |Site 2, Ringway Industrial |Slough Properties Ltd. |218,720 |565,000 |-
| Centre
24 April 1989 |Holroyd Hill/Wibsey Bank |Amex Regeneration Limited |700,000 |4,536,000 |-
6 September 1989 |The Sheffield Arena |International Sports Marketing |4,750,000 |26,250,000 |-
| Inc.
20 September 1989 |Tudor Square Hotel |Able Property Developments |1,044,000 |10,080,000 |-
| |Ltd.
20 November 1989 |New Wholesale Market and |Harrogate Properties Ltd. and |492,090 |2,428,680 |-
| Residential Development, | Clayton Bowmore Ltd.
| Mark 2
13 December 1989 |Charnwood Hotel, Sheffield |Charnwood House Limited |179,000 |1,216,000 |-
19 December 1989 |Pelican House, Bradford |Crownhold |80,000 |350,000 |-
17 January 1990 |Roger Street Development |Ackroyd and Abbott Ltd. |169,654 |937,500 |-
27 February 1990 |Lower Grange, Bradford |Wimpey Homes Holdings Ltd. |2,652,707 |10,812,500 |-
27 February 1990 |Wombwell Industrial Estate, |Rafahart Limited |162,677 |2,000,000 |-
| Barnsley
4 April 1990 |Dubrovnik Hotel and |Mr. and Mrs. Basic |150,000 |1,150,000 |-
| Restaurant
11 May 1990 |Redbrook Business Park |Tinselsave Limited |559,123 |5,372,563 |-
17 May 1990 |Birdwell Development, Barnsley |Rafahart Limited |453,982 |1,873,832 |-
18 June 1990 |Thorncliffe Road, Industrial |J. R. Timme and Sons Ltd. |60,000 |219,000 |-
| Units, Bradford
4 July 1990 |Midland Road, Bradford |J. and S. Batty Brothers Limited |136,860 |720,000 |-
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Regional Total |12,936,166 |74,071,075 |21
London
20 September 1988 |Alami Import/Export |Alami Import and Export Ltd. |780,000 |2,547,000 |-
25 January 1989 |Alaska Works, SE1 |Charterhouse Estates Limited |4,162,590 |16,587,000 |-
14 February 1989 |Catholic Church Site, Deptford |First Premise Limited |157,785 |437,000 |-
| High Street
27 February 1989 |Atlantis Paper Company |Atlantis Paper Company |400,000 |3,277,000 |-
1 March 1989 |Ackermans Chocolates Ltd. |Ackermans Chocolates Ltd. |70,000 |280,000
24 July 1989 |Priter Way Arches |British Rail Property Board |505,000 |2,500,000 |-
7 November 1989 |Archbishop Temple |Lenta Business Space |500,000 |3,855,000 |-
24 November 1989 |Ffinch Street Railway Arches, |British Rail Property Board |300,000 |1,070,000 |-
| Deptford
19 January 1990 |Stamford Wharf, Southwark |CSCB Ltd. |3,327,050 |15,300,873 |-
27 February 1990 |Former Synagogue, Brixton |R. C. McLure Esq |1,033,000 |4,058,000 |-
23 March 1990 |Sardar Manufacturing Company |Sardar Manufacturing Company |410,000 |1,184,777 |-
| (Leather) Ltd. |(Leatherwear) Ltd.
11 May 1990 |Raleigh Hall Mk 2, Brixton |Inner City Enterprises plc |359,212 |988,070 |-
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Regional Total |12,004,637 |52,034,720 |12
East Midlands
11 May 1988 |8 Stanford Street, |Rushcliffe Developments Ltd. |305,500 |1,159,000 |-
| Nottinghamshire
28 July 1988 |Rutland Square Hotel |Rutland Hotels Ltd. |738,000 |2,478,000 |-
2 August 1988 |Sir Francis Ley Industrial Park |Shaftsbury Commercial |3,287,000 |8,300,000 |-
| South |Properties Ltd.
20 October 1988 |The Nottingham Business |Priest Marian Developments |2,019,000 |4,635,000 |-
| Design Centre
8 November 1988 |20, 20a, Fletcher Gate |Garratt Properties |159,304 |424,000 |-
24 November 1988 |Glasshouse Street (Avalon |Avalon Holdings Limited |673,688 |3,690,000 |-
| Court)
17 February 1989 |Lamberts Factory Office |Pickering Developments Ltd. |796,548 |2,594,000 |-
| Development
17 February 1989 |Pilcher Gate, Nottingham |James McArtney Architects |79,833 |627,000 |-
3 March 1989 |St Johns Corner |Provident Mutual Life |566,463 |5,078,000 |-
| Assurance Association
13 March 1989 |Arnhem House, Leicester |London & Manchester |708,200 |6,079,000 |-
| Assurance Co. Ltd.
29 March 1989 |The Former Art Annexe |Michael Goodall Quality Homes |120,000 |364,000 |-
| Limited
17 April 1989 |Players Court, Nottingham |Thomas Long & Sons Ltd. |969,590 |3,000,000 |-
18 May 1989 |3 & 4 Kayes Walk, Nottingham |Spenbeck Ltd. |129,534 |444,000 |-
14 August 1989 |Commerce Square, Mk 2 |Commerce Square Limited |1,630,874 |4,886,000 |-
22 August 1989 |Kingsway Industrial Estate, |K & A Enterprises Derby) Ltd. |1,050,000 |4,007,000 |-
| Derby
22 August 1989 |Raynesway Park, Derby |St. Modwen Developments Ltd. |564,000 |2,930,000 |-
5 June 1990 |Bitterlings Factory Redev. |Topical (Nottingham) Limited |93,123 |535,000 |-
| Nottingham
27 June 1990 |Queensway Buildings, Leicester |R. S. Gill, G. S. Gill, M. S. Gill, |445,167 |1,084,660 |-
| H. S. Gill.
|------- |------- |------- |------- |-------
Regional Total |14,335,824 |52,314,660 |18
Merseyside
24 May 1989 |Former Huntley & Palmer |Anglo International Holdings |334,690 |1,307,000 |-
| Building | Ltd.
10 October 1989 |Green Bank: Ravenhead |Green Bank Ltd. |6,330,000 |19,350,000 |-
1 November 1989 |Halton Road, Runcorn |John Ross Properties Ltd. |62,000 |277,000 |-
1 February 1990 |Cathedral Chambers |Dean and Chapter of the |1,349,765 |5,966,947 |-
| Commercial Area | Cathedral Church of Christ
15 May 1990 |The Hotties, St Helens |Pilkington Properties Ltd. |3,048,000 |14,130,000 |-
5 June 1990 |Prudential/Colonial Offices, Liverpool|Villagate Properties Ltd. |1,164,000 |5,428,630 |-
|------- |------- |------- |------- |-------
Regional Total |12,288,455 |46,459,577 |6
South West
22 December 1988 |Hawks Gymnastics Centre |Bristol Hawks Gymnastics Club |145,000 |310,000 |-
| Ltd
|------- |------- |------- |------- |-------
Regional Total |145,000 |310,000 |1
|------- |------- |------- |------- |-------
Grand Total |123,191,380 |584,658,864 |143
Mr. Thornton : To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the average time taken in 1989-90 by each regional office of the Department of the Environment to process completed applications from the private sector for city grant.
Mr. Moynihan : Although city grant applications are initially submitted through the Department's regional
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offices, they are considered by the appraisal team which is based in London. The average time to decide applications made in 1989-90 was 13 weeks.Column 15
Single Homelessness
Mrs. Golding : To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) if he will list those places which have obtained approval and agreement following his consultations under his plan to tackle single homelessness ;
(2) if he will list those (a) Church organisations and (b) other organisations he consulted when drawing up his plans to tackle single homelessness.
Mr. Michael Spicer : We had informal preliminary discussions with a number of voluntary and church groups. My announcement stressed the importance of co-operation with voluntary groups, housing associations and local authorities in developing our package of measures. We are now taking forward these consultations urgently.
Air Emissions, Sellafield
Ms. Walley : To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will give full details of the arrangements for monitoring air emissions of radioactive substances at Sellafield.
Mr. Trippier : Emissions of radioactive gases from the main discharge points are monitored continually ; emissions from approved places other than those monitored points are estimated from air concentration data obtained at the site boundary.
Planning Applications
Sir Dudley Smith : To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will review the calling-in procedures over planning applications, so as to give greater protection to the general public interest.
Mr. Michael Spicer : My right hon. Friend has no plans to modify the Government's policy on calling in planning applications for his decision. That policy was set out by my right hon. Friend the Member for Cirencester and Tewkesbury in reply to a question from my hon. Friend the Member for Hornsey and Wood Green (Sir H. Rossi) on 5 May 1987. I am satisfied that the procedures for operating that policy generally work well, and I have no present plans to review them.
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Orlit Housing, Ealing
Mr. Harry Greenway : To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how much money has been paid and when the money was paid to Ealing council in respect of defective Orlit housing relating to (a) owner- occupiers and (b) council tenants in the Ferrymead avenue area of Greenford ; if he expects to make further payments ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Chope : The following payments have been made to Ealing London borough council in respect of 11 Orlit dwellings under the housing defects legislation :
|£
----------------------
1986-87 |5,830
1987-88 |11,779
1988-89 |15,054
These payments represent the notional loan charges on 75 per cent. of the difference between the repurchase price and the defective market value of the dwellings, and will be payable for a period of 20 years.
The market value of properties repurchased is included in the calculation of the authority's entitlement to main housing subsidy (to 1989-90) and to housing revenue account subsidy (HRAS) from 1990-91. The costs incurred by the authority in maintaining and repairing its housing stock are similarly included in those calculations.
Urban Development Corporations
Mr. Thornton : To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish a table showing for each urban development corporation in 1989-90 the number of sites sold to private developers which were (a) smaller than an acre, (b) between 1 and 5 acres in size, (c) between 5 and 10 acres in size and (d) larger than 10 acres.
Mr. Moynihan : The table gives the information requested.
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Land sold to private developers in 1989/90 by size of site
Urban development |Number of sites |Number of sites |Number of sites |Number of sites
corporation |smaller than 1 |between 1 and 5 |between 5 and |larger than 10
| acre |acres |10 acres |acres
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Black Country |3 |3 |1 |0
Bristol None
Central Manchester None
Leeds None
London Docklands |2 |2 |1 |1
Merseyside |4 |4 |1 |0
Sheffield None
Teesside |0 |1 |1 |2
Trafford Park |2 |1 |1 |0
Tyne and Wear |75 |1 |3 |0
Canals
Mr. Chris Smith : To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will detail the mechanism of accountability to him or his Department for decisions made by British Waterways about the management and operation of canals in its remit.
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Mr. Heathcoat-Amory : The British Waterways Board is a nationalised industry which the Department sponsors. The board acts in accordance with broad policy objectives agreed with Government, but decisions about day-to- day waterway management are entirely the board's responsibility.
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Weston Shore (Pollution)
Sir David Price : To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what response he intends to make to the legal proceedings opened by the European Commission in respect of the pollution of the waters off Weston Shore in Southampton Water ; and what action he intends to initiate to ensure that these waters meet European Community standards.
Mr. Trippier : By convention legal proceedings of this kind are not conducted in public. However, it is the Government's intention to respond firmly to the complaint. We are at present consulting the National Rivers Authority and Southern Water Services Ltd. to confirm the relevant facts.
Radioactive Waste Management Advisory Committee
Mr. Salmond : To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the membership of the public interest panel of the Radioactive Waste Management Advisory Committee ; and what public interest groups are represented on the public interest panel.
Mr. Trippier : Attendance at the public interest panel of the Radioactive Waste Management Advisory Committee (RWMAC) is by invitation. The following organisations were invited to send representatives to the meeting of the panel in February 1990 : Environment Council
Caithness Against Nuclear Dumping
Institute of British Geographers
National Federation of Women's Institutes
Cumbrians Opposed to a Radioactive Environment
Institution of Environmental Health Officers
Society for Radiological Protection
Institution of Water and Environmental Management
Nuclear Free Zones--Scotland
Institute of Biology
Royal Society of Chemistry
Drigg and District Action Group
National Society for Clean Air
Institution of Geologists
Scotland Against Nuclear Dumping
Ecological Affairs Committee (for British Ecological Society) Institution of Civil Engineers
Institute of Waste Management
Institute of Physics
Association for the Protection of Rural Scotland
Council for the Protection of Rural England
Council for the Protection of Rural Wales
Dounreay Action Group
Friends of the Earth Ltd.
Friends of the Earth--West Cumbria
Green Alliance
Highland Anti-Nuclear Group
Institute for European Environmental Policy
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