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Mr. Grist : Since 1984-85 capital allocations totalling £75.7 million have been made available to local authorities in Wales for enveloping projects. Cardiff has been allocated over £9 million. Subsidy payments by the Department for the last two available years have been :
|Cardiff |All-Wales
|£ |£
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1987-88 |467,124 |2,733,822
1988-89 |583,420 |4,131,189
The amounts paid in earlier years are not readily available ; the amount for 1989-90 is not yet available. For the current financial year credit approvals of £26 million are available for area-based renovation projects. No decisions have yet been made about resources for 1991-92.
Tourism
Mr. Alex Carlile : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he has any proposals to enable the Wales tourist board to market overseas the attractions of tourism in Wales ; and if he will make a statement.
Sir Wyn Roberts : The overseas marketing of Wales as a tourist destination is one of the responsibilities of the British Tourist Authority. However, the Wales tourist board, with the agreement of the BTA, can undertake overseas promotion of Wales on behalf of the authority.
Mr. Alex Carlile : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what was the total revenue from overseas tourism in Wales in 1989 and in the previous three years ; and if he will make a statement.
Sir Wyn Roberts : The Wales tourist board estimates that revenue from overseas tourism in Wales in 1989 on the basis of the returns for the first three quarters of the year will be around £100 million. Figures for the three previous years are as follows :
|£ million
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1986 |102
1987 |119
1988 |98
Source: International
Passenger Survey.
The implementation of the recommendations of last year's tourist review of the British Tourist Authority, undertaken by the Secretary of State for Employment, is intended to improve the marketing of Britain as a whole, and should thus be of direct benefit to Wales. The Secretary of State and I shall be monitoring the effectiveness of these changes as they relate to the promotion of Wales.
HEALTH
Environmental Health and Food Safety Division
Mr. Turner : To ask the Secretary of State for Health when the environmental health and food safety division of his Department was established.
Mr. Dorrell : The division was set up on 1 January 1990 following a reorganisation involving a number of existing divisions.
Maternity Services
Ms. Harman : To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list by national health service region the hospitals in England which had consultant obstetric and/or general practitioner maternity beds in 1980, 1985 or the most recent year for which information is available and the numbers of beds of each type in each hospital and each region in each year.
Mr. Dorrell : This information cannot be provided without incurring disproportionate cost.
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Residential Care
Ms. Richardson : To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many women are in residential care.
Mrs. Virginia Bottomley : The estimated total number of women in local authority and registered private and voluntary residential care homes at 31 March 1988 was 190,000.
Housing
Ms. Richardson : To ask the Secretary of State for Health what is his Department's strategy for ensuring housing is available for those people covered by community care legislation.
Mrs. Virginia Bottomley : The housing aspects of the care in the community proposals are the subject of discussions between the Department of Health and the Department of the Environment, in consultation with the local authority associations.
Housing (Women)
Mr. Soley : To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many women patients who are in need of housing are discharged annually from psychiatric hospitals ; and how many are allocated housing by (a) local authorities and (b) housing associations in England and Wales.
Mr. Dorrell : The information requested is not held centrally by the Department.
Abortions
Ms. Richardson : To ask the Secretary of State for Health what were the numbers of abortions carried out on resident women from zero to 12 weeks, 12 to 24 weeks and over 24 weeks for each of the years 1986, 1987, 1988 and 1989 by regional health authority in England.
Mr. Dorrell : The information is shown in the tables.
Number of abortions performed under the Abortion Act 1967 by
gestation weeks and Regional Health Authority (RHA) of usual
residence in England, 1989<1>
Gestation weeks
Area of residence |0 to 12 |13 to 24 |25 and over
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England |143,517 |19,560 |18
Regional Health Authority
Northern |6,253 |720 |1
Yorkshire |8,702 |1,238 |3
Trent |10,888 |1,600 |1
East Anglian |4,357 |573 |-
North West Thames |16,000 |1,818 |1
North East Thames |19,395 |2,500 |1
South East Thames |14,409 |2,045 |2
South West Thames |10,288 |1,171 |3
Wessex |6,834 |1,033 |1
Oxford |7,098 |951 |-
South Western |6,434 |929 |1
West Midlands |15,687 |2,705 |-
Mersey |6,471 |810 |3
North Western |10,701 |1,467 |1
<1> Provisional
Number of abortions performed under the Abortion Act 1967 by
gestation weeks and Regional Health Authority (RHA) of usual
residence in England, 1989<1>
Gestation weeks
Area of residence |0 to 12 |13 to 24 |25 and over
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England |143,517 |19,560 |18
Regional Health Authority
Northern |6,253 |720 |1
Yorkshire |8,702 |1,238 |3
Trent |10,888 |1,600 |1
East Anglian |4,357 |573 |-
North West Thames |16,000 |1,818 |1
North East Thames |19,395 |2,500 |1
South East Thames |14,409 |2,045 |2
South West Thames |10,288 |1,171 |3
Wessex |6,834 |1,033 |1
Oxford |7,098 |951 |-
South Western |6,434 |929 |1
West Midlands |15,687 |2,705 |-
Mersey |6,471 |810 |3
North Western |10,701 |1,467 |1
<1> Provisional
Number of abortions performed under the Abortion Act 1967 by
gestation weeks and Regional Health Authority (RHA) of usual
residence in England, 1989<1>
Gestation weeks
Area of residence |0 to 12 |13 to 24 |25 and over
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England |143,517 |19,560 |18
Regional Health Authority
Northern |6,253 |720 |1
Yorkshire |8,702 |1,238 |3
Trent |10,888 |1,600 |1
East Anglian |4,357 |573 |-
North West Thames |16,000 |1,818 |1
North East Thames |19,395 |2,500 |1
South East Thames |14,409 |2,045 |2
South West Thames |10,288 |1,171 |3
Wessex |6,834 |1,033 |1
Oxford |7,098 |951 |-
South Western |6,434 |929 |1
West Midlands |15,687 |2,705 |-
Mersey |6,471 |810 |3
North Western |10,701 |1,467 |1
<1> Provisional
Number of abortions performed under the Abortion Act 1967 by
gestation weeks and Regional Health Authority (RHA) of usual
residence in England, 1989<1>
Gestation weeks
Area of residence |0 to 12 |13 to 24 |25 and over
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England |143,517 |19,560 |18
Regional Health Authority
Northern |6,253 |720 |1
Yorkshire |8,702 |1,238 |3
Trent |10,888 |1,600 |1
East Anglian |4,357 |573 |-
North West Thames |16,000 |1,818 |1
North East Thames |19,395 |2,500 |1
South East Thames |14,409 |2,045 |2
South West Thames |10,288 |1,171 |3
Wessex |6,834 |1,033 |1
Oxford |7,098 |951 |-
South Western |6,434 |929 |1
West Midlands |15,687 |2,705 |-
Mersey |6,471 |810 |3
North Western |10,701 |1,467 |1
<1> Provisional
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Social Work
Mr. Hinchliffe : To ask the Secretary of State for Health what is his Department's policy with regard to generic social work within local authority social service departments.
Mrs. Virginia Bottomley : It is for local authorities to decide which approaches to social work best meet the needs of the people they serve. While a generic approach to social work was generally adopted following the Seebohm report of 1968, we recognise that social workers who develop specialist skills equally have an important role to play.
Mr. Hinchliffe : To ask the Secretary of State for Health what analysis is made by his Department of the ability of individual local authorities to undertake their statutory social work functions.
Mrs. Virginia Bottomley : The Department's social services inspectorate keeps the Department informed about the provision of personal social services by individual local authorities.
Residential and Nursing Homes
Mr. Hinchliffe : To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will consider introducing legislation to specify a maximum permitted number of beds in residential or nursing homes.
Mr. Dorrell : No. We see no need to specify in legislation the maximum number of beds in such homes. It is for local social services authorities and health authorities to specify the maximum number of people for which individual homes may cater, in the light of such factors as the premises, staffing levels and the quality of care which can be provided for residents.
Trees Park Village, Darlington
Mr. Hinchliffe : To ask the Secretary of State for Health if his Department received any representations regarding the eligibility of Trees Park Village in Darlington for registration under the Registered Homes Act.
Mr. Dorrell : We have received no such representations. Registration of homes under the Registered Homes Act 1984 is a matter for the local registration authority.
Community Care
Mr. Hinchliffe : To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will give a detailed breakdown of the specific elements included in his Department's estimate of community care costs proposed for inclusion in the revenue support grant for 1991-92.
Mrs. Virginia Bottomley : The Government's provisional assessment of what local authorities need to spend on personal social services in 1991-92 will be announced in the autumn. There is no intention to identify specific elements within that overall assessment, as it is for local authorities to determine their own spending priorities.
Bedford (Population)
Sir Trevor Skeet : To ask the Secretary of State for Health what is the population of Bedford (a) north of the Great Ouse and (b) south of that river, including Kempston.
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Mr. Dorrell : Annual population estimates are prepared by OPCS for the areas administered by local authorities and by health authorities, but not for smaller areas. The estimated resident population of the North Bedfordshire county district (including Bedford) at mid-1988 was 136,800 (compared with 133,400 at mid-1981). The numbers of usual residents of the continuously built-up urban areas of
Bedford/Kempston and Bedford enumerated in the 1981 census were 91, 086 and 75,632 respectively.
Project 2000
Mr. Sims : To ask the Secretary of State for Health what is Her Majesty's Government's current policy in respect of the implementation of Project 2000 ; in how many schools of nursing it will be introduced during 1990-91 ; how many schools will remain thereafter without the Project 2000 system ; and what are the constraints on bringing all nurse training within Project 2000 within a specified time scale.
Mrs. Virginia Bottomley : I refer my hon. Friend to the reply I gave the hon. Member for Cardiff, South and Penarth (Mr. Michael) on 5 June at column 595.
General Practices
Mr. Beith : To ask the Secretary of State for Health what guidance he has given to health authorities about the extent to which established cross-boundary flows of patients should be reflected in the contractual arrangements which will apply to non-budget holding general practices.
Mrs. Virginia Bottomley : "Contracts for Health Services : Operating Principles" and "Contracts for Health Services : Operating Contracts", copies of which are available in the Library, give guidance to health authorities on all major contract issues. District health authorities will be expected to let contracts which secure the referral patterns their local general practitioners prefer whether they be inside or outside their district's boundary, unless there are compelling reasons for not doing so.
Wheelchairs (Tourists)
Mr. Fearn : To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether he will set up a scheme to provide short-term wheelchair loans to aid elderly tourists while visiting tourist areas ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Dorrell : The provision of wheelchairs on short-term loan is a matter for local authority social service departments. I am advised that there are a number of such schemes in existence. The hon. Member may like to consult the local authority concerned.
Family Health Services Authorities
Mr. Anthony Coombs : To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will announce the names of the chairmen of the new family health services authorities.
Mrs. Virginia Bottomley : I have placed in theLibrary a list of the appointments made with effect from17 September 1990, the date on which the new authorities come into being.
Good quality primary health care is fundamental to the success of our health service. We attach great importance to the enhanced work and wider responsibilities of the
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newly constituted family health services authorities. The chairman's role is a challenging one in implementing the national health service changes for the general benefit of patients.Health Service Commissioner (Report)
Mr. Burns : To ask the Secretary of State for Health when he expects to receive the annual report of the health service commissioner for 1989- 90.
Mr. Kenneth Clarke : The health service commissioner has, as in previous years, made a report on the performance of his functions in England, Scotland and Wales.
My right hon. and learned Friend the Secretary of State for Scotland and my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Wales and I presented the report to the House on Wednesday 11 July. It was published on Thursday 12 July (House of Commons paper No. HC 538) and copies are available from the Vote Office.
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Blood Transfusion Service
Mr. Robin Cook : To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what was the operating cost of the blood transfusion service for each year since 1979 by regional transfusion service ;
(2) if operating costs of the blood transfusion service currently include an element for (a) capital costs and (b) research.
Mr. Dorrell [holding answer 26 June 1990] : The revenue costs of operating the national blood transfusion service since 1979 are shown in the table.
In addition to identifiable revenue expenditure the national blood transfusion service will incur expenditure on both capital items and research, but this is not separately identified in the accounts of health authorities.
Figures are derived from the annual accounts of regional and district health authorities.
The figures in individual columns may not always add up to the totals shown because of rounding.
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Revenue expenditure on blood transfusion service (£ million cash)
By region |1979-80 |1980-81 |1981-82 |1982-83 |1983-84 |1984-85 |1985-86 |1986-87 |1987-88 |1988-89
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Northern |1.945 |2.349 |2.533 |2.729 |2.850 |2.977 |3.361 |3.730 |3.719 |4.011
Yorkshire |1.896 |2.423 |2.661 |3.377 |3.497 |3.646 |4.207 |5.070 |5.571 |5.627
Trent |2.256 |2.847 |3.199 |3.476 |3.878 |4.256 |4.758 |5.518 |5.910 |6.454
East Anglia |1.366 |1.645 |1.743 |1.903 |2.012 |2.179 |2.388 |2.553 |2.846 |2.991
North West Thames |2.119 |2.654 |2.970 |3.163 |3.377 |3.726 |4.683 |5.357 |5.671 |6.483
North East Thames |2.062 |2.761 |2.816 |2.982 |3.115 |3.224 |3.638 |3.836 |4.255 |5.043
South East Thames and South West Thames |3.581 |4.435 |4.983 |5.339 |5.423 |6.102 |6.991 |7.283 |7.831 |9.150
Wessex |1.496 |1.704 |1.800 |1.911 |2.082 |2.204 |2.679 |2.698 |3.089 |3.077
Oxford |1.655 |2.080 |2.294 |2.511 |2.562 |2.759 |2.886 |3.238 |3.253 |3.332
South Western |2.106 |2.436 |2.825 |3.057 |3.307 |3.461 |4.134 |4.373 |4.610 |4.934
West Midlands |2.345 |2.900 |3.207 |3.436 |3.690 |4.098 |4.885 |5.579 |6.449 |6.664
Mersey |1.572 |1.974 |2.280 |2.464 |2.683 |2.957 |3.368 |3.780 |3.782 |3.900
North Western |3.126 |3.841 |4.388 |4.644 |4.876 |5.315 |6.309 |6.835 |6.801 |6.754
|------- |------- |------- |------- |------- |------- |------- |------- |------- |-------
Total |27.524 |34.050 |37.698 |40.989 |43.352 |46.903 |54.286 |59.849 |63.788 |68.420
GPs (Prescribing)
Mr. Michael : To ask the Secretary of State for Health what guidelines his Department has issued in the past 10 years in respect of (a) over-prescribing and (b) under-prescribing by general practitioners ; and if he will place in the Library a copy of all such guidelines currently in force.
Mrs. Virginia Bottomley [holding answer 5 July 1990] : The Department spends around £2.2 million each year in providing free of charge to all national health service doctors a variety of professional publications which contain information about drugs and advice on prescribing. These include "British National Formulary", "Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin" and "Prescribers' Journal". In addition, from April 1990, family practitioner committees have taken over from the Department's regional medical service responsibility for giving advice to practices on prescribing.
FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS
Rights of the Child
30. Mr. Maclennan : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps he will take to extend the effectiveness of the United Nations convention on the rights of the child.
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Mr. Sainsbury : The United Kingdom signed the convention on the rights of the child on 19 April and intends to ratify it as soon as possible.
Soviet Union
Mr. Alex Carlile : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement concerning Her Majesty's Government's policy towards economic assistance to the Soviet Union.
Mr. Waldegrave : We believe that it is in the interest of all concerned that the process of economic reform in the Soviet Union should continue and be successful. We are strongly committed to helping this process by providing the Russians with the skills and expertise needed to take advantage of their country's enormous potential.
We welcome the decisions of the Dublin European Council and the G7 in Houston to commission an analysis of the Soviet Union's economic problems and of ways in which the west might help. This should provide the essential basis on which to take decisions about possible future assistance.
UNESCO
Mr. Wells : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what ways and means are being employed by Her Majesty's Government to keep the
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situtation at the United Nations Educational, Science and Cultural Organisation under review over the next 12 months ; what are the terms of reference for the United Kingdom's observer at the United Nations Educational, Science and Cultural Organisation ; and if he will make it his policy to report to the House, on a regular basis, the results of this monitoring and the progress made by the United Nations Educational, Science and Cultural Organisation, leading to the further consideration in 1991 of a return by the United Kingdom to membership of the United Nations Educational, Science and Cultural Organisation.Mr. Sainsbury : The British observer delegation to UNESCO at the British embassy in Paris closely monitors developments at UNESCO. The observer delegation also serves as a channel of communication for those activities of UNESCO in which we still participate. We keep our policy to UNESCO constantly under review in the light of any progress towards reform but do not believe that a specific timetable would be appropriate.
Professional Qualifications
Mr. Warren : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what progress has been made and what issues remain unresolved concerning the acceptance between the United Kingdom and other nations of the European Community of each other's professional qualifications in each other's countries ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Maude : The higher education diplomas directive was adopted in December 1988 for implementation by 4 January 1991. In August 1989 the Commission proposed a further directive for a second general system for the recognition of professional education and training which is intended to complement the first. This proposal remains under discussion.
Immigration
Mr. Darling : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the types of applications which entry clearance officers abroad are instructed must be referred to the Home Department ; and if he will publish these instructions.
Mr. Sainsbury : Entry clearance officers--ECOs--are required to refer the following categories of application to the Home Office : (
(i) applications for asylum ;
(ii) applicants who do not qualify for entry under the Immigration Rules, but whose applications reveal special circumstances ; (
(iii) applicants wishing to establish themselves in business in the United Kingdom ;
(iv) applications from children coming for adoption ;
(v) applications from certain nationals and individuals. It is not our policy to publish instructions to ECOs.
Mr. Darling : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what are the maximum, minimum and average periods between the receipt of a first application for settlement at the post in Dhaka and the decision on whether or not to grant entry clearance.
Mr. Sainsbury : In Dhaka, as elsewhere, decisions on whether to grant entry clearance may in some cases be made immediately after interview ; in others the applicant
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may be asked to submit documentary evidence, following which the ECO may have to make further inquiries, either locally or in the United Kingdom. As each case is sui generis, it is not possible to give the average time taken to reach a decision.Mr. Darling : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what arrangements are in force for dealing with entry clearance applications from Iranian citizens (a) in Iran and (b) outside Iran ; and what delays can be expected by people applying for (i) settlement, (ii) visits and (iii) studies.
Mr. Sainsbury : Iranian nationals must apply for entry clearance at one of our visa-issuing posts outside Iran. There are no separate queuing arrangements for settlement, visits or studies in these posts.
Delays experienced by applicants in any of these categories vary from a few days for some posts in Europe to several months for certain posts in the Gulf and near east which attract large numbers of entry clearance applications from Iranian citizens.
Mr. Darling : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many applications for naturalisation as British dependent territories citizens on the basis of a connection with Hong Kong have been (a) received, (b) granted and (c) refused, for each year since 1988 and to the nearest available date.
Mr. Maude : According to Hong Kong Government statistics, the number of applications for naturalisation as British dependent territories citizens, Hong Kong were :
|1988 |1989 |<1>1990
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No. of applications received |1,016 |3,098 |3,491
No. of applications approved |1,074 |1,098 |579
No. of applications rejected |60 |73 |41
<1> Up to end of June.
Mr. Darling : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many British dependent territories citizens from Hong Kong have (a) applied for and (b) been granted the status of British national (overseas).
Mr. Maude : From 1 July 1987 to 30 June 1990, a total of 137,142 applications from Hong Kong British dependent territory citizens for the British national (overseas) passport were received, of which 131, 628 were granted. The remaining applications are still being processed.
Mr. Darling : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what are the present waiting times to first interview for all categories of applicant in each country and at each post in the Indian subcontinent.
Mr. Sainsbury : I refer the hon. Member to my reply to the hon. Member for Bradford, West (Mr. Madden) on 26 June, Official Report, column 137 .
Mr. Darling : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how long a person applying for entry clearance on 31 March, or the latest convenient date, at each post in the Indian subcontinent could expect to wait, in each queue, for (a) first interview, (b) referral of the case to the Home Department and the requested information being received by the post, (c) decision after
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first interview and (d) the explanatory statement prepared by the post in the case of appeal against any refusal to be dispatched to the immigration appellate authorities in the United Kingdom.Mr. Sainsbury : (a) I would refer the hon. Member to my reply to the hon. Member for Bradford, West (Mr. Madden) on 26 June ; (b) and (c) this information is not available. Processing times vary according to the circumstances of individual cases. (d) Average dispatch times of explanatory statements from receipt of an appeal are, at 6 July :
,
|Settlement|Non-
|settlement
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New Delhi |16 weeks |12 weeks
Madras |12 weeks |4 weeks
Bombay |12 weeks |8 weeks
Islamabad |6 weeks |4 weeks
Calcutta |same day |same day
Karachi |12 weeks |5 weeks
Dhaka |12 weeks |6 weeks
Mr. Darling : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how long a person applying for entry clearance for settlement at the British post in (a) Manila, (b) Accra, (c) Lagos, (d) Kingston, (e) Nicosia, (f) Cairo, (g) Bangkok, (h) Ankara and (i) Istanbul on 31 March, or the latest convenient date, could expect to wait for (i) interview, (ii) referral of the case to the Home Department and the requested information being received by the post, (iii) decisions and (iv) an explanatory statement prepared by the post in the event of an appeal against a refusal to be dispatched to the immigration appellate authorities in the United Kingdom.
Mr. Sainsbury : The information required at (ii) and (iii) is not available as processing times vary according to the circumstances of individual cases.
As to (i) and (iv) the position at 6 July was as follows :
|(i) interview |(iv) referral
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Manila |12 weeks |3 to 5 months
Accra |3 days |within 2 months
Lagos |4 days |15 weeks
Kingston |16 weeks |within 2 months
Nicosia |day of application|1 week
Cairo |day of application|within 2 months
Bangkok |12 weeks |within 2 weeks
Ankara |2 to 3 days |within 3 months
Istanbul |2 to 3 days |within 3 months
Mr. Darling : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many explanatory statements related to entry clearance appeals were awaiting typing at each post in the Indian subcontinent and in Manila, Lagos and Accra, on the latest available date ; how many staff are employed, both full-time and part-time, to type statements ; and when he expects any backlogs to be cleared.
Mr. Sainsbury : The information requested is given in the following table--as at 6 July.
|(a) |(b)
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New Delhi |126 |(5)
Madras |4 |(1)
Bombay |28 |1 and (8)
Islamabad |34 |13
Karachi |3 |(2)
Dhaka |74 |5
Calcutta |12 |(1)
Manila |76 |(2)
Lagos |28 |(3)
Accra |2 |1
(a)number of explanatory statements
awaiting typing.
(b)staff whose duties include typing
explanatory statements (staff employed
on other typing work shown in
brackets).
It is expected that the backlog at New Delhi will be cleared by the employment of casual typists.
Cyprus
Mr. Speed : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is the current policy of Her Majesty's Government towards Cyprus's aspiration to join the European Community.
Mr. Maude : I refer my hon. Friend to the answers I gave to the hon. and learned Member for Montgomery (Mr. Carlile) and the hon. Member for Tottenham (Mr. Grant) on 12 July, Official Report, column 307.
Antarctica
Mr. Simon Hughes : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent representations he has received from the National Federation of Women's Institutes in respect of Antarctica ; and if he will make a statement.
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