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Public Rented Housing
Mr. Winnick : To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he has any proposals to turn public rented housing accommodation into a compulsory mortgage scheme.
Rent Arrears
Mr. Pawsey : To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish a table setting out the top 20 local authorities whose rent arrears are the greatest.
Mr. Chris Patten : I will write to my hon. Friend shortly.
Noise Review Working Party
Mr. Jessel : To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish the report of the noise review working party ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Heathcoat-Amory : The report of the working party is being published today and copies are being made available in the Library. The working party was chaired by Mr. W. J. S. Batho and included representatives of local government, industry and voluntary bodies. I am most grateful for their efforts and pleased with the outcome.
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The report is most timely in view of current public concern about noise pollution and I welcome the wide range of recommendations it contains. This is the most thorough review of noise control to take place since the Control of Pollution Act (COPA) was passed in 1974. Although we have no reason to believe that the framework of that Act is seriously defective, we are aware that the number of complaints about noise has more than doubled in the last decade.On the basis of current knowledge the Government are satisfied that adequate controls exist to ensure that people in their homes, workplaces and when travelling are not exposed to levels of noise which threaten their health. We are concerned to lessen the exposure of people to levels of noise which constitute a nuisance, but have to weigh reductions against feasibility and cost. The risk of exposure to high noise levels is increasing : we travel more, own more sound reproduction equipment, use more machinery. We also have better equipment to measure and control noise. So both the challenge and opportunity are there for us to improve our procedures.
The Government have already acted on many of the report's recommendations. Local authorities' basic duties have been clarifed in the Environmental Protection Bill. The index for measuring aircraft noise has been changed. The working party's thinking is reflected in the noise chapter of the Environmental White Paper. The report contains a wide range of recommendations, many acceptable in principle, and they will all be seriously considered. The following paragraphs set out the Government's initial response to each chapter.
Planning and Noise. The Government are committed to revising DOE circular 10/73 (Welsh Office 16/73). Scottish Development Department circular 23/73 will be also be revised. It is accepted in principle that all potentially noisy development activities should be taken into account, including road, rail and air transport, sport, entertainment and countryside recreation. It is already recognised that inevitably noisy short-term activities such as construction may need to be controlled under nuisance legislation as well as by conditions imposed on planning permission : the controls on mineral working sites are the subject of a minerals planning guidance note, and controls on oil and gas extraction and landfills will be reviewed. The principle of three action levels is accepted and guidance will be developed. Local authorities are already empowered to require applicants for potentially noisy development to supply relevant information which can include noise implications. Neighbourhood Noise. The Government are well aware of concern about neighbourhood noise from correspondence and debates as well as the increase in formal complaints to local authorities. The basic framework of control by abatement orders seems sound, but some improvements are needed. The need to clarify the duty on authorities to inspect their areas and investigate complaints was picked up at an early stage in the review and consulted on : an appropriate amendment has already been made to the Environmental Protection Bill. Many authorities already investigate complaints and operate an out of office hours service where appropriate.
The Government are sponsoring a pilot "quiet neighbourhood" scheme. The first part of the pilot will involve establishing the scheme through local organisations and is likely to be in place by the end of the year. The second part will involve monitoring the scheme once it is
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operating. Our aim is that if the pilot scheme is a success we will issue guidance to those interested in setting up schemes on how best to go about it. Discussions by the research contractor on where the pilot scheme is to be set up are at an advanced stage--it is likely to be a London borough--and a further announcement will be made shortly. The creation of new offences for allowing buildings and open spaces to be used for noisy activities will be considered in the context of entertainment noise. We aim to devise simpler and more practical procedures for noise abatement zones. Consideration will be given to improving control over noisy activities on the highway, such as car repairs, which may cause a nuisance but are not adequately covered by existing legislation. DoE will publish further material designed to encourage responsible attitudes to noise and its prevention, and is aware of others produced by voluntary bodies and local associations. Transport Noise. The Government are examining the feasibility of measuring vehicle noise in the annual MOT test and when inspecting vehicles at the roadside. We shall consider whether compensation in respect of road traffic noise should be paid on a sliding scale and whether it would be practicable to extend compensation to those affected by permanent traffic management schemes. We are concerned also to ensure parity of treatment for those who live near roads and those who live near railway lines. We have appointed a committee to recommend a national noise insulation standard for new railway lines, and we are considering an alternative to the private Bill procedure. We shall explore the idea of noise standards in the construction and use of trains.The Government agree that noise created by the take-off and landing of aircraft from airfields and flight according to the rules of navigation should continue to be controlled under aviation law rather than COPA. We will continue to encourage airfield managements and in appropriate cases to require them to consult local authorities and local people about the management or administration of their aerodromes, which includes operational measures to reduce exposure to noise. Further thought will be given as to whether a clearer framework is needed for controlling noise from light or recreational aircraft, low flying, ground running and helicopters landing outside airfields.
Alarms. The Government propose to introduce mandatory controls for burglar alarms and will examine how car alarms can be improved. Entertainment Noise We will issue guidance on the application of current legislation to the control of large parties. The Government will consult organisers and local authority associations with a view to establishing a code of conduct.
Noise within Buildings. The Government are aiming--for England and Wales-- to extend the building regulations sound insulation requirements for new buildings, as far as practicable to cover flat conversions as they already do in Scotland. The need to ensure that insulation work can be properly inspected will be considered. Codes of Practice. The Government recognise the value of codes of practice and will work with interested parties to complete and issue the codes currently under discussion and to consider the case for further codes. The value of guidance leaflets is accepted, especially in the area of neighbourhood noise.
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Research D O E will continue to sponsor a comprehensive programme of research on noise, which will include all the topics highlighted in the report--human response to noise, noise watch schemes, action thresholds, low-frequency noise and building insulation testing. The Department of Transport already has a major programme of research on transport noise, but will consider whether further research is necessary to formulate a common measure for the assessment of noise from all the main forms of transport. The Health and Safety Executive will sponsor research on noise in the workplace.A further statement will be made next summer on the progress made in our deliberations.
Housing Statistics
Mr. Wray : To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many Government-owned empty properties there are in (a) Glasgow, (b) Strathclyde Region and (c) Scotland.
Mr. Key [holding answer 16 October 1990] : There are no Government-owned empty properties in Glasgow. There are seven vacant in Strathclyde and a total of 15 throughout Scotland of which all but two are up for disposal.
County Hall
Mr. Tony Banks : To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if any building or alteration works connected with the proposals made by the development group took place in county hall before 8 October.
Mr. Heathcoat-Amory [holding answer 16 October 1990] : I have no knowledge of any such works.
Mr. Tony Banks : To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will make a statement about the future of county hall.
Mr. Heathcoat-Amory [holding answer 16 October 1990] : Following publication on 24 July of the inspector's report of an inquiry into planning appeals to the proposed redevelopment of county hall my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State has invited the applicants to submit amendments to the planning application by 7 November. If there is occasion to do so he will reopen the inquiry before determining the application. It remains the responsibility of the London residuary body to dispose of the property in the interests of London charge payers.
NATIONAL FINANCE
Exchange Rate Mechanism
Mr. Allen : To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he has anything to add to his statement of 26 March, Official Report, column 116, about the conditions required to be met for entry to the exchange rate mechanism.
Mr. Maude : I have nothing to add to the statement my right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer made on 15 October at column 928-29.
Mr. Teddy Taylor : To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement outlining the effect the decision to join the exchange rate mechanism of the
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exchange rate mechanism will have on the United Kingdom's trade balance with the European Economic Community.Mr. Maude [holding answer 17 October 1990] : Future movements in the United Kingdom's trade balance with the EC will be influenced by a number of different factors. ERM entry will reinforce counter-inflationary policy and provide a better framework for British industry to control costs.
Tax Fraud
Mr. Jack : To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the present practice of the board of Inland Revenue with regard to instituting criminal proceedings in case of suspected tax fraud.
Mr. Major : The practice of the board of Inland Revenue in cases of fraud in relation to tax is as follows :
1. The board may accept a money settlement instead of instituting criminal proceedings in respect of fraud alleged to have been committed by a taxpayer.
2. It can give no undertaking that it will accept a money settlement and refrain from instituting criminal proceedings, even if the taxpayer has made a full confession and has given full facilities for investigation of the facts. It reserves to itself full discretion in all cases as to the course it pursues.
3. Nevertheless, in considering whether to accept a money settlement or to institute criminal proceedings, its decision is influenced by the fact that the taxpayer has made a full confession and has given full facilities for investigastion into his affairs and for examination of such books, papers, documents or information as the board may consider necessary.
The purpose of this statement is to clarify the former statement--given by the then Chancellor Sir John Anderson--and to bring its language up to date. It is not intended to make any substantive changes.
Value Added Tax
Mr. Michael : To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the impact on voluntary organisations in England and Wales of any harmonisation of value added tax which would end the zero-rating concessions at present in force.
Mr. Ryder : The Government recognise that the total VAT burden falling on the United Kingdom voluntary sector would have increased by about £500 million a year if the EC Commission's original proposals for tax approximation in the single market had been adopted. The Government therefore welcome the Commission's recent acceptance of zero-rating in certain circumstances after 1992 but is opposed to any proposals which interfere with our existing VAT reliefs.
Mr. Michael : To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the charities or types of charity that might be adversely affected by the removal of current zero-rating concessions as a result of harmonisation within the EEC.
Mr. Ryder : This information is not readily available. In any case, EC decisions in tax matters require the unanimous agreement of all member states and there is no question of the Government being forced to accept any proposals on VAT approximation which might adversely affect charities.
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Council of Ministers
Mr. Flynn : To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on the meeting in Luxembourg on 8 October of the European Council of Financial Ministers.
Mr. Maude : I would refer the hon. Member to the reply which my right hon. Friend the Chancellor gave to the hon. Member for Newham, South (Mr. Spearing) on 15 October at column 718.
Hospital Radio
Mr. Amess : To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what recent representations he has received for zero-rating value-added tax on hospital radio broadcasting equipment.
Mr. Ryder : My right hon. Friend has received a small number of representations since the reply my predecessor gave to my hon. Friend on 6 July 1989 at columns 453-54.
Channel Tunnel
Mr. Teddy Taylor : To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when he was consulted by the European investment bank in his capacity as Chancellor and as a director of the bank over the decision to lend £1,000,000,000 and £300,000,000 to the channel tunnel project ; and what advice he offered to the bank on behalf of the United Kingdom Government on each loan decision.
Mr. Maude [holding answer 17 October 1990] : The statute of the European investment bank (EIB) requires the EIB to seek an opinion on each loan proposal from the member states in whose territory the project will be carried out. The opinion represents the view of the Government concerned in their capacity as a shareholder in the EIB. The United Kingdom Government were duly asked for an opinion on the loans of £1 billion and £300 million to the channel tunnel project. These requests were made on18 December 1986 and 3 May 1990 respectively. The EIB was informed by the Treasury that the Government had
"no objection to the project's being assessed according to the EIB's normal criteria".
European Monetary System
Mr. Teddy Taylor : To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if Her Majesty's Government has the power to withdraw sterling from the exchange rate mechanism of the European monetary system.
Mr. Maude [holding answer 17 October 1990] : Yes, but we have no intention of doing so.
EDUCATION AND SCIENCE
Research Equipment
Mr. Maclennan : To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science (1) what representations he has received from higher education institutions about deficiencies in research equipment provision ;
(2) what plans he has to assess the adequacy of research equipment in higher education institutions.
Mr. Alan Howarth : My right hon. Friend is generally advised in these matters by the Advisory Board for the
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Research Councils and by the higher education funding councils. Other representations relevant to equipment matters are received from time to time.Mr. Maclennan : To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what funds have been made available by the research councils for the purchase of research equipment in universities and polytechnics in each of the last two years.
Mr. Alan Howarth : In the financial years 1988-89 and 1989-90, the research councils made available £41,003,000 and £74,644,000 for the purchase of equipment in universities and polytechnics.
Mr. Maclennan : To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what information he has about the finance which has been made available to universities and polytechnics for the purchase of research equipment by (a) charitable institutions and (b) industry in each of the last two years.
Mr. Alan Howarth : This information is not available centrally.
Higher Education Corporations
Mr. Tredinnick : To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many higher education corporations have been established under the provision of the Education Reform Act 1988.
Mr. Alan Howarth : Fifty-six higher education corporations have been established under the Education Reform Act 1988. Five have subsequently been dissolved and merged with other institutions, leaving a present total of 51.
Under-fives
Sir John Farr : To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science when the contents of the report recently submitted to him by the committee set up to deal with nursery education and the quality of child care for the under-fives will be published.
Mr. Eggar : I refer my hon. Friend to the reply that I gave to the Member for Durham, North-West (Ms. Armstrong) on 17 October.
Primary Schools
Mr. Pawsey : To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science from what date all primary schools will become eligible to seek grant- maintained status.
Mr. MacGregor : Primary schools with less than 300 registered pupils have in the past not been eligible to apply for
grant-maintained status. My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Wales and I have now made an order which will enable all primary schools in England and Wales which are county or voluntary schools to apply for grant- maintained status. The order will come into force on 1 November 1990.
Standard Assessment Tasks
Mr. Pawsey : To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will make a statement about the standard assessment tasks to be used to assess seven-year-olds in English, mathematics and science in 1991.
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Mr. MacGregor : I refer my hon. Friend to the oral statement that I made to the House earlier today.HEALTH
Training
73. Mr. Andrew Bowden : To ask the Secretary of State for Health what measures he is proposing to improve the training of those involved in the food industry.
Mr. Dorrell : The Food Safety Act 1990 contains an enabling power which allows regulations to be made requiring food handlers to receive training in food hygiene.
The Government put forward their proposals on the subject in a consultation document which was issued to interested parties at the end of last year. It proposed that all food handlers should be required to receive an appropriate level of training in food hygiene. The Government intend that the method of training used to achieve this should be as flexible as possible, and should build on existing good practice in the industry.
The consultation period ended on 30 June, and responses are currently being considered. Draft regulations will be published for a further round of consultation early next year.
Travellers
Ms. Richardson : To ask the Secretary of State for Health what consideration he has given to the Maternity Alliance's report, "Traveller mothers and babies : who cares for their health" ; and what steps he proposes to take to ensure that traveller families receive adequate health care.
Mr. Dorrell : The report highlighted the obstacles which need to be overcome in providing adequate maternity and child health services to traveller families and suggested that they are best addressed through co- operation between local authorities, health authorities and the travellers themselves. The Department provides financial support to a travellers information and liaison unit run by the Save the Children Fund and will shortly be reviewing the progress of this project with the organisers to see if there are good practices or advice which could be disseminated more widely.
Legionnaire's Disease
Mr. Allen : To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what steps have been taken to check whether any patients were infected by the Legionella outbreak at Queen's medical centre, Nottingham ; (2) what action he has taken on the recent outbreak of legionnaire's disease at the Queen's medical centre ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Dorrell : One patient in the medical block of Queen's medical centre has been diagnosed as suffering from Legionnaires' disease. The infection was discovered as a result of a continuing surveillance exercise in the centre. The following action was undertaken by local management :
--all patients at risk in the centre were individually screened and have been found not to be infected ;
--the normal intensive surveillance of water supplies has been enhanced ;
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--the hospital's control of infection committee and the Health and Safety Executive have been informed.Since the Department's guidance on the control of Legionellae was published in 1988, the hospital have taken extensive measures to minimise the risk of Legionaires' disease : This includes. --substantial investment in cleaning and disinfecting water systems ;
--increased hot water circulation temperatures ;
--the removal of infrequently used water outlets ;
--the regular flushing of remaining water outlets ;
--the increased sampling of water supplies ;
--the investigation of any relevant clinical conditions.
We are satisfied that everything is being done in accordance with guidance issued by the Department to minimise the risk to patient and public safety.
Food (Temperature Controls)
Mr. Thurnham : To ask the Secretary of State for Health what discussions he has had on the need for improved temperature control standards for the British food industry ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Dorrell : The Department consulted widely with interested parties including manufacturers, retailers, caterers, distributors, consumer groups and enforcement agencies on proposals for the Food Hygiene (Amendment) Regulations which were laid before Parliament on 18 July 1990. The regulations require that the temperature of certain categories of food be contolled in order to reduce the risk of foodborne illness among the public. Officials in the Department and in MAFF have met with a number of interested parties both before the regulations were made and subsequently.
Correspondence
Mr. Pawsey : To ask the Secretary of State for Health when the hon. Member for Rugby and Kenilworth might expect a response to his letter of 8 June in connection with Mr. B. E. Brown.
Mr. Dorrell : My noble Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Lords) replied to my hon. Friend on 28 August.
Self-Governing Hospitals
Mr. Winnick : To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) if he intends to give approval to any application for self-governing status where the amount of medical support in the hospital concerned is minimal ;
(2) if he will state the level of support shown by the medical and nursing profession in a hospital which is the subject of an application for self- governing status before he will give his approval to the proposal.
Mrs. Virginia Bottomley : In assessing applications for NHS trust status, my right hon. and learned Friend the Secretary of State will be looking at a number of matters, including evidence that senior clinicians and other professional staff are involved in the management of the unit. The issues involved are complex and cannot be reduced to simple propositions.
Mr. Winnick : To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will set out the criteria by which he will decide applications for hospitals to become self-governing.
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Mrs. Virginia Bottomley : The key criteria which my right hon. and learned Friend the Secretary of State will use in assessing National Health Service trust applications are as follows : (i) tangible benefits to patients and improvements in the quality of the services it offers ;(ii) strong leadership and effective management ;
(iii) involvement of senior professional staff, including clinicians, in management ; and
(iv) financial viability.
Young Persons (Secure Accommodation)
Mr. Michael : To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list, for each facility providing secure accommodation for young persons for each of the years
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1975, 1980, 1985, 1987, 1988 and 1989, the number of places available ; whether such places were available for boys and/or girls ; and what was the age range for which such places were available.Mrs. Virginia Bottomley : Information in the form requested is not available for the full period. The tables provide information about the number of approved secure facilities provided by local authorities as at 31 December in each of the years 1985, 1987, 1988 and 1989. All the facilities listed would accommodate children in the age range 10 to 18 years.
Secure accommodation by Social Services Inspectorate region
Location |Local |O and A |Number of
|authorities |or CHE<2> |places<1>
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30 December 1987
Northern
New Aycliffe
(Royston House) |Durham |O and A |14M
Clavering House |Newcastle |O and A |3M
Aycliffe Special Unit |Durham |CHE |36M
Yorkshire and Humberside
Keppels View |Rotherham |O and A |4M
East Moor |Leeds |O and A |9B
East Moor |Leeds |CHE |18B
North Western
Red Sands |Cheshire |CHE |6M
Derwent House |Liverpool |O and A |4G
Red Bank (Vardy
House) |Lancashire |O and A |8B
Red Bank Special
Unit |Lancashire |CHE |26B
Fylde (Dales House) |Lancashire |CHE |8B
|Liverpool
Blackbrook House |Catholic
(Labore House) |SSVA |CHE |5G
Briars Hey (Orchard
House) |Lancashire |CHE |8G
Meadowcroft Lindle Unit |Lancashire |CHE |6G
Flyde Assessment
Centre |Lancashire |O and A |4B
Dyson Hall |Liverpool |O and A |8B
West Midlands
Stoke House |Coventry |O and A |6M
St. Johns |Birmingham |O and A |4M
East Midlands
Moorfield |Derby |O and A |2M
Kesteven |Lincoln |O and A |4M
Amberdale |Notts |O and A |8M
Greenacres |Derby |O and A |2B
Thames/Anglia
Salters |Cambs |O and A |6G
Oxenden House |Beds |O and A |6M
Woodside Young
People's Centre |Herts |O and A |2M
Heathercroft |Bucks |CHE |3G
Brookside |Berks |O and A |4M
London
Cumberlow Lodge |Lambeth |O and A |6G
Stamford House |Hammersmith |O and A |8B
Middlesex Lodge |Hillingdon |O and A |2G
Little Heath Lodge |Newham |O and A |6B
Orchard Lodge |Southwark |O and A |8B
Redhill |Wandsworth |O and A |8B
Frant Court |Sussex |CHE |3G
Melanie Klein House |Greenwich |CHE |6G
Southern
Lansdown |East Sussex |O and A |5M
Beechfield |West Sussex |O and A |6M
The Oaks |Surrey |O and A |2M
Fairfield |Hants |O and A |3G
Glen House |Hants |O and A |8B
South Western
Atkinson Unit |Devon |O and A |12M
Kingswood |Avon |CHE |20B
31 December 1988
Northern
New Aycliffe
(Royston House) |Durham |O and A |14M
Clavering House |Newcastle |O and A |3M
Aycliffe Special Unit |Durham |CHE |36M
Netherton Park Northumberland O and A 5M
Yorkshire and Humberside
Keppels View |Rotherham |O and A |4M
East Moor |Leeds |O and A |9B
East Moor |Leeds |CHE |18B
North Western
Red Sands |Cheshire |CHE |6M
Derwent House |Liverpool |O and A |4G
Red Bank (Vardy
House) |Lancashire |O and A |8B
Red Bank (Special
Unit) |Lancashire |CHE |26B
Blackbrook House
(Labore House) |Liverpool SSVA|CHE |5G
Briars Hey (Orchard
House) |Lancashire |CHE |8G
Dyson Hall |Liverpool |O and A |8B
West Midlands
Danescourt |Wolverhampton |O and A |4M
St. Johns |Birmingham |O and A |4M
East Midlands
Moorfield |Derby |O and A |2M
Kesteven |Lincoln |O and A |4M
Amberdale |Notts |O and A |8M
Greenacres |Derby |O and A |5B
Thames/Anglia
Salters |Cambridgeshire|O and A |4G
Oxenden House |Bedfordshire |O and A |6M
Woodside Young
People's Centre |Hertfordshire |O and A |2M
Thornbury House |Oxfordshire |O and A |3B
Brookside |Berkshire |O and A |4M
London
Middlesex Lodge |Hillingdon |O and A |9G
Little Heath Lodge |Newham |O and A |6B
Orchard Lodge |Southwark |O and A |8B
Frant Court |Greenwich |CHE |3G
Melanie Klein House |Greenwich |CHE |6G
Southern
Lansdown |East Sussex |O and A |5M
Beechfield |West Sussex |O and A |6M
The Oaks |Surrey |O and A |2M
Fairfield |Hampshire |O and A |3G
Glen House |Hampshire |O and A |8B
South Western
Atkinson Unit |Devon |O and A |12M
Kingswood |Avon |CHE |20B
30 December 1989
Northern
New Aycliffe
(Royston House) |Durham |O and A |14M
Clavering House |Newcastle |O and A |3M
Aycliffe Special Unit |Durham |CHE |36M
Netherton Park |Northumberland|O and A |5M
Yorkshire and Humberside
Kepples View |Rotherham |O and A |4M
East Moor |Leeds |O and A |9B
East Moor |Leeds |CHE |18B
North Western
Red Sands |Cheshire |CHE |6M
Derwent House |Liverpool |O and A |4G
Red Bank (Vardy House) |Lancashire |O and A |8B
Red Bank (Special Unit) |Lancashire |CHE |26B
Blackbrook House (Labore House) |Liverpool SSVA|CHE |5G
Briars Hey (Orchard House) |Lancashire |CHE |8G
Dyson Hall |Liverpool |O and A |8B
Barton Moss (Park House) |Salford |O and A |4B
West Midlands
Danescourt |Wolverhampton |O and A |4M
St. Johns |Birmingham |O and A |4M
East Midlands
Moorfield |Derby |O and A |2M
Kesteven |Lincoln |O and A |4M
Amberdale |Notts |O and A |8M
Greenacres |Derby |O and A |5M
Thames/Anglia
Salters |Cambs |O and A |4G
Woodside Young
People's Centre |Hertfordshire |O and A |2M
Thornbury House |Oxfordshire |O and A |3B
Brookside |Berks |O and A |4M
London
Middlesex Lodge |Hillingdon |O and A |9G
Little Heath Lodge |Newham |O and A |6B
Orchard Lodge |Southwark |O and A |8B
Frant Court |Sussex |CHE |3G
Stamford House |Hammersmith |O and A |16B
Southern
Lansdown |East Sussex |O and A |5M
Beechfield |West Sussex |O and A |6M
Fairfield |Hants |O and A |3G
Glen House |Hants |O and A |8B
South Western
Atkinson Unit |Devon |O and A |12M
Kingswood |Avon |CHE |20B
<1>(B) Boys; (G) Girls; (M) Mixed sex.
<2>O and A-Observation and assessment.
CHE-Community home with education.
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Mr. Michael : To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list for each facility providing secure accommodation for young persons for each of the years 1975, 1980, 1985, 1987, 1988 and 1989, the number of admissions and discharges according to the sex and age of young persons accommodated and according to the legal basis on which they were accommodated.
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