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Company Directors
Mr. Austin Mitchell : To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether he will introduce legislation to enable him to disqualify, as a director or a shareholder, any director or owner of a private company found guilty of criminal malpractice.
Mr. Redwood : No. The Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986 already provides wide powers allowing the courts to disqualify, where appropriate, a person as director of a company and from being concerned, whether directly or indirectly, in management of a company, whether private of public.
Meat Exports
Mr. Austin Mitchell : To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether he will extend export sales guarantees to the British meat export trade with France.
Mr. Sainsbury : ECGD facilities for the export of British meat to France are already available, subject to ECGD's normal terms and conditions.
Recycled Paper
Mr. Moate : To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will make a statement on the rate of progress in using recycled paper by the paper and board industry ;
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what percentage of United Kingdom production is now manufactured from recycled materials ; and what is the value of this in terms of import saving.Mr. Redwood : Use of recycled fibre by United Kingdom mills has set new records in each of the past three years. It is estimated that waste paper accounted for 53 per cent. of the total fibre used in making British paper and board in 1989. The cost of importing an equivalent quantity of new pulp is estimated at around £600 million.
Personal Data
Mr. Cohen : To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether his Department will take positive steps to discuss with the Data Protection Registrar all his Department's legislation that impacts on the use, collection, processing or holding of personal data ; and whether he will make a statement.
Mr. Douglas Hogg : I am reminding my officials of the need to consult the registrar about proposed legislation which might affect or be affected by the Data Protection Act 1984.
Beer
Mr. Butler : To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will make a statement on his Department's monitoring of the developing structure of the beer industry consequent upon the implementation of the Monopolies and Mergers Commission proposals.
Mr. Redwood : The Director General of Fair Trading is monitoring compliance with the measures we have adopted following the MMC report on beer, and will be carrying out a review of their overall effectiveness after they have come fully into effect in November 1992. The director general will advise the Secretary of State if he thinks action is necessary to modify the orders before the review. In the meantime the Department maintains close contact with the Office of Fair Trading on issues that arise. The director general also has the responsibility of keeping himself informed about developments in this or any other sector which may give rise to merger situations qualifying for investigation by the MMC, and of making
recommendations to the Secretary of State concerning any action that may be appropriate.
Iraq
Mr. Corbyn : To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many trade missions to Iraq have been sponsored by his Department for each year since 1979.
Mr. Sainsbury : The number of trade missions that have visited Iraq for each year since 1979 which have been sponsored by the Department of Trade and Industry is as follows :
|Number
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1979-80 |1
1980-81 |4
1981-82 |9
1982-83 |4
1983-84 |5
1984-85 |2
1985-86 |2
1986-87 |2
1987-88 |2
1988-89 |2
1989-90 |4
1990-91 |1
Defence Equipment
Mr. Corbyn : To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what actions have been taken by his Department concerning the sale of defence and defence-related equipment to Chile and the enforcement of the end user certificates system ; and what evidence he has of the sale to Chile of such equipment.
Mr. Sainsbury : Defence and defence-related equipment for sale to Chile or elsewhere which is subject to export control under the Export of Goods (Control) Order 1989 requires an export licence, for which my Department is the issuing authority.
Each application for a licence is considered on its merits in consultation with other Departments taking into account the type of equipment, its end use and end user. It would not be appropriate to disclose the nature of the end use checks made.
Under the EG(C)O there are penalties, enforceable through the courts, for any person who makes a false statement or provides information known to be false to obtain an export licence. Over the past 12 months, 96 licences have been issued for defence and defence-related equipment exports to Chile, though not all cases in which a licence was issued would have resulted in a sale.
Mr. Corbyn : To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will list the number of export licences that have been (a) granted and (b) refused for the sale of defence equipment and defence-related equipment for each year since 1979.
Mr. Sainsbury : Figures for the number of export licences (a) granted and (b) refused for the sale of defence equipment and defence- related equipment cannot be provided for the years 1979 to 1986. The figures for the years 1987 to the end of September 1990 are as follows:
Year |Number of |Refused
|export
|licences issued
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1987 |16,745 |113
1988 |16,005 |97
1989 |13,584 |167
<1>1990 |10,269 |117
<1>January to September
Approximately one third of the licences issued are for small arms including personal firearms and shotguns.
Timeshare Industry
Mr. Fraser : To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will introduce legislation to regulate the timeshare industry.
Mr. Redwood : We are currently considering recommendations for new legislation made by the Director General of Fair Trading, Sir Gordon Borrie, in his recent report on timeshare.
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House of Fraser
Mr. John Marshall : To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether he will make it his policy to ask the House of Fraser to pay for the report by his Department's inspectors into that company.
Mr. Redwood : No. Provision for the recovery of the expenses of and incidental to Companies Act inspections is contained in section 439 of the Companies Act 1985, as amended by section 59 of the Companies Act 1989. These provisions are not applicable in the case of House of Fraser Holdings plc.
Reverse Charge Calls
Sir Alan Glyn : To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will discuss with the chairman of British Telecom methods of blocking reverse charge calls from overseas so that they are not debited to the renter of private call boxes.
Mr. Douglas Hogg : This is a matter for the Director General of Telecommunications to consider. My hon. Friend may wish to write to the director general with details of any problems of which he is aware that have arisen in this area.
Chlorofluorocarbons
Mr. Cryer : To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what were the annual exports from the United Kingdom of chlorofluorocarbons for each year from 1979 to 1989 ; what is the figure for 1990 to the most recent practicable date ; and what estimate he has made of the quantities which will be exported in 1991 and 1992.
Mr. Redwood : [pursuant to the reply by my hon. Friend the Member for Mid-Worcestershire (Mr Forth), 20 July 1990, c. 753-54] : Information is available only in respect of exports since 1 January 1989. Exports were 37,044 tonnes in 1989, valued at £32.278 million. Exports for the first five months of 1990 were 17,811 tonnes valued at £18.309 million. Further small quantities may have been exported in mixtures with other chemicals but these cannot be identified. My right hon. Friend has made no estimate of exports in 1991 or 1992.
CIVIL SERVICE
Agencies
Dr. Marek : To ask the Minister for the Civil Service what changes in accountability have taken place in the relationship between agencies and non-departmental public bodies in those instances where an agency has replaced the Department as the sponsoring body.
Mr. Mellor : The position on ministerial accountability to Parliament remains unchanged : Ministers remain accountable to Parliament for non-departmental public bodies which are sponsored by an agency.
Dr. Marek : To ask the Minister for the Civil Service if he will make a statement on the criteria used to decide whether a unit of central Government is suitable for agency status under the "next steps" programme.
Mr. Mellor : I refer the hon. Member to the statement made to the House by my right hon. Friend the Prime
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Minister on 18 February 1988 at col. 1149. There are currently 34 Next Steps agencies, and the identification of further candidates among the executive functions of Government will continue.Recruitment (Salaries)
Dr. Marek : To ask the Minister for the Civil Service if he will list (a) those Departments offering above the adult minimum starting salaries to executive officer recruits, (b) the numbers involved in each Department, (c) the spine point that is offered in each case and (d) whether in (i) London and the south-east or (ii) elsewhere.
Mr. Mellor : The required information is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
DEFENCE
Mid-air Collision, Northumberland
Mr. Amos : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when he expects the report to be published on the inquiry into the mid-air collision between two Royal Air Force jets near Riding hill in Northumberland on 9 January ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Kenneth Carlisle : The military aircraft accident summary was published on 9 October.
Military Lands Acts (Byelaws)
Mr. Cohen : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will place in the Library copies of any new byelaws that he makes under the Military Lands Acts 1892.
Personal Data
Mr. Cohen : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether his Department will take positive steps to discuss with the Data Protection Registrar all his Department's legislation that impacts on the use, collection, processing or holding of personal data ; and whether he will make a statement.
Mr. Alan Clark : My officials are aware of the need to consult the registrar about proposed legislation which might affect or be affected by the Data Protection Act 1984.
Greenham and Crookham Commons
Mr. Cohen : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the current situation regarding rights of common at Greenham and Crookham commons.
Mr. Archie Hamilton : An application has recently been made for a judicial review of the decision to extinguish the rights of common over our land at Greenham and Crookham commons. In the circumstances, we do not intend to proceed with the extinguishment process until the outcome of this application, and any subsequent judicial review, is known.
Middle East
Mr. Blunkett : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will estimate the projected costs of the deployment of troops in the middle east, arising out of Iraq's invasion of
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Kuwait and associated costs (a) to the present time and (b) to the end of the financial year, assuming that full- scale war has not taken place or an early resolution of the dispute has been reached ; and if he will make a statement.Mr. Archie Hamilton : The full costs to date of the operation in the middle east, arising out of Iraq's invasion of Kuwait, including commitments for equipment purchases, is estimated to be £300 million. On the assumption that the operation continues at the present level, without hostilities, the full cost to the end of the financial year is expected to exceed £600 million.
Mr. Douglas : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what arrangements he has made to inform British service men serving in the current operations in the Gulf of the circumstances in which they will be exempt from paying poll tax.
Mr. Archie Hamilton : Information about the community charge has already been made known to all members of the armed forces and covers the circumstances under which they may apply for deregistration. Individuals should therefore, have sufficient information to enable them to make appropriate arrangements, although they can seek advice on specific points from administration officers at the main locations and on board ships. The guidance will, however, be repeated in financial instructions being produced for Army units and personnel who may deploy in future.
Morocco Mr. Corbyn : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what military information was made available to Prince Mohammed when he visited Britain as a guest of the Government in June.
Mr. Archie Hamilton : A range of matters of mutual defence interest were discussed during the visit by Crown Prince Mohammed of Morocco to the United Kingdom in June this year.
Mr. Corbyn : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will give any details of British Government military trade with Morocco including present uncompleted contracts.
Mr. Alan Clark : It has been the policy of this and previous Administrations not to comment on matters of this kind.
North Sea (Submarines) Mr. Foulkes : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what statements have been made by officers of his Department about submarine activity in the North sea on 4 October at the time of an incident involving the fishing vessel Moray Adventurer.
Mr. Archie Hamilton : Statements were made both to Her Majesty's Coastguard and to the media that no Royal Navy or NATO submarine was operating in the vicinity of the Moray Adventurer at the time of the incident.
South-east Asia Mr. Foulkes : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence to which Governments and forces in south-east Asia military training assistance has been supplied by Her Majesty's Government over the past 12 months.
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Mr. Archie Hamilton : In the 12 months to 1 October 1990, the following countries in south-east Asia have received assistance in the form of military training courses in the United Kingdom or training from British service personnel overseas :Brunei
Indonesia
Malaysia
Philippines
Singapore
Thailand
Details about training provided are generally confidential between Her Majesty's Government and the Government concerned.
NORTHERN IRELAND
Schools
Mr. Peter Robinson : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) what is the estimated cost per pupil for each of the grammar schools in each education and library board's area for the last five years ;
(2) what is the average cost per pupil in each of the maintained schools in each of the education and library board areas in Northern Ireland over the last five years ;
(3) what is the annual cost per pupil in each of the secondary schools in each education and library board's area over the last five years in Northern Ireland.
Dr. Mawhinney : Information in the form requested is not readily available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
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Mr. Peter Robinson : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many grade 2 pupils were denied grammar schools places in each of the education and library board areas in Northern Ireland in 1990.
Dr. Mawhinney : Information in the form requested is not readily available. In this year's transfer procedure tests 2,789 pupils were awarded grade 2 of whom 2,008 have been admitted to grammar schools. This includes pupils awarded places as a result of directions given by appeal tribunals. Not all pupils with a grade 2 applied for admission to grammar schools.
Mr. Peter Robinson : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many grade 3 and 4 pupils, including preparatory department pupils, were accepted into grammar schools in each of the education and library board areas in 1990.
Dr. Mawhinney : The information is as follows :
|Grade 3|Grade 4
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Belfast |109 |34
Western |17 |1
North-Eastern |152 |4
South-Eastern |28 |3
Southern |105 |43
These figures include pupils who were awarded places as a result of directions given by appeal tribunals.
Mr. Peter Robinson : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what is the average cost per pupil in each of the voluntary grammar schools in each education and library board's area in Northern Ireland for each of the last five years.
Dr. Mawhinney : The information is as follows :
School year
Education and Library Board Area |1985-86 |1986-87 |1987-88 |1988-89 |1989-90
|£ |£ |£ |£ |£
Belfast
Ashleigh House |1,170 |1,374 |- |- |-
Belfast Royal Academy |1,269 |1,363 |1,534 |1,593 |1,767
Bloomfield Collegiate |1,200 |1,314 |1,392 |1,398 |1,541
Campbell College |1,897 |1,958 |2,102 |2,077 |1,962
Dominican College |1,175 |1,294 |1,473 |1,509 |1,594
Hunterhouse College |- |- |1,492 |1,585 |1,894
Methodist College |1,268 |1,374 |1,481 |1,659 |1,718
Princess Gardens |1,187 |1,278 |- |- |-
Rathmore Grammar |1,120 |1,279 |1,354 |1,398 |1,529
Royal Belfast Academical Institution |1,336 |1,467 |1,568 |1,674 |1,858
Richmond Lodge |1,173 |1,431 |- |- |-
St. Dominic's High |1,170 |1,361 |1,526 |1,628 |1,794
St. Malachy's College |1,139 |1,323 |1,510 |1,626 |1,803
St. Mary's Christian Brothers |1,177 |1,305 |1,416 |1,527 |1,696
Strathearn |1,296 |1,300 |1,359 |1,445 |1,546
Victoria College |1,300 |1,481 |1,706 |1,736 |1,968
North-Eastern
Ballymenna Academy |1,098 |1,204 |1,359 |1,450 |1,624
Ballymenna, St. Louise |1,020 |1,148 |1,333 |1,388 |1,448
Ballymoney, Dalriada |1,155 |1,301 |1,415 |1,528 |1,692
Belfast High School |1,157 |1,285 |1,435 |1,586 |1,822
Coleraine Academical Institution |1,154 |1,336 |1,501 |1,606 |1,885
Coleraine Loreto Convent |1,072 |1,257 |1,406 |1,533 |1,632
Garron Tower, St. St. Macnissi's |1,148 |1,241 |1,325 |1,456 |1,640
Larne Grammar School |1,117 |1,330 |1,503 |1,628 |1,835
Magherafely, Rainey Endowed |1,189 |1,371 |1,587 |1,653 |1,744
Magherafelt, St. Mary's |1,016 |1,185 |1,266 |1,449 |1,513
Portstewart, Dominican |1,258 |1,386 |1,639 |1,791 |1,805
Whitehead High |1,111 |- |- |- |-
South Eastern
Ballynahinch, Assumption |1,060 |1,243 |1,397 |1,486 |1,583
Bangor Grammar |1,122 |1,236 |1,344 |1,418 |1,620
Belfast, Our Lady and St. Patrick's |1.123 |1,317 |1,417 |1,553 |1,613
Downpatrick, St. Patrick's |1,078 |1,234 |1,259 |1,359 |1,440
Holywood, Sullivan Upper |1,088 |1,156 |1,291 |1,395 |1,534
Lisburn, Friends |1,142 |1,268 |1,396 |1,511 |1,643
Lisburn, Wallace |1,072 |1,181 |1,301 |1,455 |1,522
Southern
Armagh, Christian Brothers |1,142 |1,298 |1,591 |- |-
Armagh Royal |1,366 |1,559 |1,712 |1,889 |1,973
Armagh, St. Patrick's College |1,256 |1,414 |1,653 |- |-
Armagh, St. Patrick's Grammar |- |- |- |1,540 |1,797
Donaghmore, St. Joseph's |1,210 |1,335 |1,450 |1,693 |1,819
Dungannon Royal |1,358 |1,600 |1,809 |1,849 |1,905
Dungannon, St. Patrick's Boys' |947 |1,061 |1,170 |1,296 |1,533
Dungannon, St. Patrick's Girls' |1,017 |1,132 |1,186 |1,275 |1,345
Kilkeel, St. Louis High |1,180 |1,394 |1,713 |2,017 |2,287
Lurgan, St. Michael's Senior |1,339 |1,533 |1,701 |1,965 |2,118
Newry, Christian Brothers |1.070 |1.203 |1.281 |1,386 |1,581
Newry, Our Lady's Grammar |917 |1,036 |1,146 |1,254 |1,390
Newry, Sacred Heart |1,032 |1,146 |1,304 |1,307 |1,446
Newry, St. Colman's |1,021 |1,095 |1,212 |1,353 |1,455
Western
Enniskillen Convent |1,037 |1,154 |1,256 |1,347 |1,455
Enniskillen, Portora |1,440 |1,721 |1,876 |2,048 |2,287
Enniskillen, St. Michael's |1,022 |1,148 |1,310 |1,440 |1,556
Londonderry, Foyle and Londonderry
College |1,221 |1,313 |1,421 |1,514 |1,656
Londonderry, St. Columba's |1,001 |1,116 |1,270 |1,423 |1,552
Londonderry, Thornhill |1,074 |1,220 |1,343 |1,395 |1,588
Omagh, Christian Brothers |1,040 |1,162 |1,267 |1,380 |1,525
Omagh, Loreto Convent |1,095 |1,191 |1,336 |1,321 |1,437
Strabane Convent |1,016 |1,164 |1,336 |1,463 |1,595
Notes:
1.The figures exclude preparatory departments.
2.Whitehead High closed in August 1986.
3.Armagh Royal amalgamated with Armagh Girls' High School (a controlled grammar school) to become a co-educational voluntary grammar school with effect from the 1986-87 school year.
4.Dungannon Royal amalgamated with Dungannon Girls' High School (a controlled grammar school) to become a co-educational voluntary grammar school with effect from the 1986-87 school year.
5.Princess Gardens and Ashleigh House amalgamated to become Hunterhouse College with effect from the 1987-88 school year.
6.Victoria College and Richmond Lodge amalgamated to become Victoria College with effect from 1987-88 school year.
7.Armagh Christian Brothers and St. Patrick's College, Armagh amalgamated to become St. Patrick's Grammar, Armagh with effect from the 1988-89 school year.
Mr. John D. Taylor : To ask Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many pupils there are in each primary and secondary school in the constituency of Newry and Armagh in the new academic year.
Dr. Mawhinney : Latest available information is for the 1989-90 academic year and is as follows :
Primary schools |Enrolment
|(at January 1990)
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Aghavilly, Armagh |83
Ahorey, Craigavon |31
Anamar, Newry |84
Annaghmore, Craigavon |86
Armagh Christian Bros, Armagh |462
Armstrong, Armagh |429
Bessbrook, Newry |128
Cabra, Craigavon |34
Carrickrovaddy, Newry |35
Clare, Craigavon |71
Clay, Keady |71
Clonalig, Newry |171
Cloughoge, Newry |353
Collegeland, Dungannon |39
Collone, Armagh |140
The Cope, Armagh |93
Corttamlet, Newry |37
Darkely, Armagh |93
Derryhale, Craigavon |89
Drelincourt Infants, Armagh |45
Dromintee, Newry |144
Drumhillery, Armagh |89
Drumsallen, Armagh |48
Foley, Armagh |96
Glassdrummond, Armagh |75
Hamiltonsbawn, Armagh |100
Hardy Memorial, Richhill, Armagh |501
Jonesborough, Newry |148
Keady, Armagh |59
Killeen, Newry |99
Killylea, Armagh |84
Kingsmills, Armagh |33
Kinnego, Dungannon |26
Lisdrumchor, Armagh |29
Lislea, Armagh |5
Lisnadill, Armagh |57
Lissummon, Newry |55
Loughgall, Armagh |51
Markethill, Armagh |241
Middletown Boys', Armagh |51
Mount St. Catherine's Convent, Armagh |487
Mountnorris, Armagh |89
Mullaghglass, Newry |71
Mullavilly, Craigavon |61
Newry Model, Newry |39
Newtownhamilton, Newry |125
Our Lady's, Keady, Armagh |45
Poyntzpass, Newry |64
St. Brigid's, Crossmaglen |133
St. Brigid's, Belleeks, Newry |89
St. Clare's Convent, Keady |266
St. Clare's Convent, Newry |682
St. Colman's Abbey, Newry |764
St. Colmcille's, Armagh |28
St. James', Armagh |44
St. James', Craigavon |73
St. Jarlath's, Dungannon |169
St. Joseph's, Armagh |126
St. Joseph's, Bessbrook, Newry |386
St. Joseph's, Killeavy, Newry |188
St. Joseph's, Poyntzpass, Newry |90
St. Joseph's Convent, Newry |436
St. Lawrence's, Newry |57
St. Louis' Convent, Armagh |46
St. Malachy's, Whitecross, Armagh |83
St. Malachy's Boys', Armagh |193
St. Malachy's, Camlough, Newry |299
St. Malachy's, Newry |449
St. Mary's Boys', Keady, Armagh |252
St. Mary's (Barr), Newry |53
St. Mary's, Tassagh, Armagh |63
St. Mary's, Newry |235
St. Michael's, Mowhan, Armagh |39
St. Michael's, Newry |102
St. Mochua's Armagh |91
St. Oliver Plunkett, Kilmore, Armagh |102
St. Oliver Plunkett, Newry |79
St. Patrick's, Armagh |522
St. Patrick's, Crossmaglen, Newry |311
St. Patrick's Cullyhanna, Newry |285
St. Patrick's Boys', Newry |388
St. Peter's, Newry |280
Salters Grange, Armagh |14
Tandragee, Craigavon |344
Tullyheron, Armagh |51
Tullymore, Armagh |68
Tullyroan, Dungannon |39
Tullysaran, Armagh |69
Tynan, Armagh |21
Windsor Hill, Newry |217
Secondary schools
Armagh Secondary, Armagh |619
Armagh Royal, Armagh |547
Christian Brothers', Abbey, Newry |683
Markethill Junior High, Armagh |412
Newry High, Newry |571
Newtownhamilton, Newry |89
Our Lady's Girls' Grammar, Newry |770
Sacred Heart Girls' Grammar, Newry |813
St. Brigid's Boys', Armagh |322
St. Catherine's College, Armagh |852
St. Colman's College, Newry |775
St. Joseph's, Crossmaglen |536
St. Joseph's, Newry |516
St. Mary's, Newry |542
St. Patrick's Grammar, Armagh |704
St. Patrick's High, Keady, Armagh |828
St. Paul's, Bessbrook, Newry |1,244
Tandragee Junior High, Craigavon |281
Mr. John D. Taylor : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many pupils there are at each primary and secondary school in the constituency of Strangford in the new academic year.
Dr. Mawhinney : Latest available information is for the 1989-90 academic year and is as follows :
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|Enrolment (at
|January 1990)
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Primary schools
Abbey, Newtownards |221
Alexander Dickson, Newtownards |178
Andrews Memorial, Comber |511
Ballykeigle, Comber |57
Ballyvester, Donaghadee |78
Ballywalter, Newtownards |144
Belvoir, Belfast |303
Braniel, Belfast |341
Cairnshill, Newtownbreda |353
Carrickmannon, Ballygowan |74
Carrowdore, Newtownards |151
Castle Gardens, Newtownards |564
Comber, Newtownards |468
Cottown, Bangor |41
Donaghadee, Donaghadee |352
Greyabbey, Newtownards |63
Killinchy, Comber |225
Kircubbin, Newtownards |51
Kirkistown, Cloughey |51
Leadhill, Belfast |181
Londonderry Model, Newtownards |274
Loughries, Newtownards |74
Millisle, Newtownards |209
Moneyrea, Newtownards |133
Newtownards Model, Newtownards |361
Newtownbreda, Belfast |219
O'Neill Memorial, Belfast |49
Portaferry, Newtownards |51
Portavogie, Newtownards |181
St. Anne's, Donaghadee |47
St. Finian's, Newtownards |234
St. Mary's, Ballygowan |60
St. Mary's, Comber |30
St. Mary's, Kircubbin |220
St. Mary's, Portaferry |343
St. Patrick's, Portaferry |72
Victoria, Newtownards |681
Victoria, Ballyhalbert |94
West Winds, Newtownards |231
Secondary schools
Comber, Newtownards |570
Donaghadee, Donaghadee |322
Glastry, Newtownards |475
Lagan College, Belfast |585
Movilla, Newtownards |631
Regent House, Newtownards |1,638
Scrabo, Newtownards |445
St. Columba's, Portaferry |403
Strangford Lough Mr. John D. Taylor : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland in what way the residents around and users of Strangford Lough are involved in its management ; what proposals he has to increase local participation in the management of the lough ; and if he will make a statement.
Dr. Mawhinney : The management of the lands around Strangford Lough is in the hands of individual owners and occupiers. Where the lands comprise or contain foreshore designated as Strangford Lough area of special scientific interest co-operation between the owners and occupiers and the Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland is required. The users of the lough can make their views on or proposals for the management of the lough known to the relevant Government Department (Department of the Environment or Department of Agriculture) at any time, either individually or through one of the bodies which represent various interests.
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The Council for Nature Conservation and the Countryside will advise the Department of the Environment regarding management structures.The Department will consult widely during the formulation stage of management plans for Strangford Lough in the context of the proposed marine nature reserve.
Roads Mr. John D. Taylor : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland when road traffic conditions on the main Belfast/Ballygowan road in the vicinity of Ryan Park in the borough of Castlereagh were last examined ; and what proposals he has to improve road safety at this location.
Mr. Needham : Traffic conditions were last examined in June this year.
It is planned to provide a double line along the centre of the road to deter excess speed and overtaking and to enhance road safety.
Mr. John D. Taylor : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what proposals he has for road improvement schemes in the next 12 months in the locality of Donaghadee and district.
Mr. Needham : The only road improvement scheme planned in the next 12 months is a sight-line improvement at the junction of the Windmill road and Killaughy road, Donaghadee.
Drainage Costs
Mr. Kilfedder : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what progress has been made with regard to the recovery of costs from developers of off-site drainage work where building developments have taken place.
Mr. Needham : The Planning and Building Regulations (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 1990, which came into operation on 24 September 1990 contains, inter alia, provision for the Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland to enter into agreements with developers to recoup the cost of off-site infrastructure improvement works.
The Department is currently considering with the Department of Agriculture how best to administer these agreements in relation to off-site drainage works.
European Community
Mr. John D. Taylor : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland whether the whole of Northern Ireland will qualify under the new European Community Interreg initiative.
Mr. Cope : The whole of Northern Ireland will qualify, apart from the city of Belfast.
Mr. John D. Taylor : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland in what way he has brought to the attention of the public in Northern Ireland the eligible measures under the European Community Interreg initiative ; what is the closing date for the submission of proposals to the Government ; what is the closing date for submission of proposals to the European Commission ; and if he will make a statement.
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Mr. Cope : Officials from the Department of Finance and Personnel wrote to a large number of local bodies and organisations in Northern Ireland in August and September advising them about the Interreg initiative enclosing a set of guidelines on the Initiative issued by the Commission. Recipients were asked to forward preliminary proposals for consideration. A number of presentations, to which local bodies and organisations were invited, are taking place during this month to explain the initiative further and answer any queries. In addition, a conference, organised jointly by the Belfast and Dublin European Commission Offices, will be held in November at which interested parties, north and south of the border, can obtain further information and put forward their ideas.
The Government wrote to ask local bodies and organisations in September to put forward their preliminary ideas by the middle of this month in order that work can proceed in preparing a Northern Ireland/Republic of Ireland submission detailing the aims, objectives and measures of a joint programme for submission to the European Commission by the due date. That date is at the end of February 1991--six months from the date of publication of the European Commission guidelines on the initiative. However, it should be noted, that provided projects fall within the scope of the measures under the programme they can be submitted and considered at any time during its lifetime, that is, to the end of 1993.
Louis Robinson
Mr. John D. Taylor : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will arrange for a judicial inquiry into the events prior to and at the time of the IRA ambush and murder of Louis Robinson of the Royal Ulster Constabulary on the border with the Republic of Ireland on 15 and 16 September ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Cope : No. The murder of Detective Constable Louis Robinson is already the subject of a full RUC investigation.
Ministerial Responsibilities
Mr. Maxwell-Hyslop : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, which Minister will now carry out the duties allocated to the hon. Member for Eltham (Mr. Bottomley) in the last Cabinet Office document intituled, "A List of Ministerial Responsibilities."
Mr. Brooke [pursuant to his reply of 26 July 1990, Official Report, col 570] : After further consideration, there have been some minoradjustments to the allocation of responsibilities given in my answer of 26 July.
The main differences are that my hon. Friend the Member for Wiltshire, North (Mr. Needham) will now take responsibility for water and transport while my hon. Friend the Member for Peterborough (Dr. Mawhinney) will take over responsibility for works service and the public record office. I will retain responsibility for decisions relating to certain planning applications.
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