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Mr. A. B. CleaverChairman and Chief Executive, IBM United Kingdom Ltd. Mr. T. P. Frost
Group Chief Executive, National Westminster Bank plc Mr. A. G. Gormly
Director, Trafalgar House plc and Managing Director, John Brown plc
Dr. A. Hayes
Chairman, ICI Agrochemicals, ICI plc
Sir Derek Hornby
Non-executive member, British Railways Board
Lord Limerick, KBE
Chairman, British Invisibles
Mr. J. W. Parsons, CBE
Chairman, Time and Data Systems International Ltd.
Mr. M. S. Perry, CBE
Director, Unilever plc
Mr. M. G. Stephens,
Chief Executive, Export Credits Guarantee Department
Mr. B. D. Taylor,
Chairman, Medeva plc
Overseas Projects Board
Membership as at October 1990
Mr. A. G. Gormly (Chairman),
Director, Trafalgar House plc and Managing Director, John Brown plc
Mr. W. Hogbin, CBE (Vice Chairman),
Chairman, Taylor Woodrow International Ltd.
Mr. M. B. Abrahams, OBE,
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, GEC Alsthom International Mr. B. P. Dewe Matthews,
Director, J. Henry Schroder Wagg and Co. Ltd.
Mr. R. T. Fox,
Vice Chairman, Kleinwort Benson Group plc
Mr. S. Gillibrand,
Chairman, British Aerospace (Commercial Aircraft) Ltd.
Mr. M. N. John,
Chairman, Kennedy and Donkin Group Ltd.
Mr. D. J. Lee, CBE,
Chairman, G. Maunsell and Partners
Mr. D. O. Lloyd,
Director, Sir William Halcrow and Partners Ltd.
Mr. P. L. Lockton, CBE,
Managing Director, Industrial and Projects Engineering Group Northern Engineering Industries plc
Mr. H. C. B. Malim,
Export Director, Export and Projects Departments Barclays Bank plc Mr. N. I. Simms,
Chief Executive, Tarmac Construction Ltd.
Mr. F. W. Smith,
Chief Executive, APV plc
Mr. R. J. Tazzyman,
Managing Director, Davy McKee (Poole) Ltd.
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NORTHERN IRELAND
Giant Hogweed
Mr. William Ross : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what steps he proposes to take to eradicate giant hogweed in Northern Ireland.
Dr. Mawhinney : The Departments of the Environment and of Agriculture have co-operated to produce a leaflet which gives advice to landowners on the problem of giant hogweed and its control. Control and eradication is a matter for landowners and occupiers on whose land the plant is growing. Copies of the leaflet are available in the Library.
Mr. William Ross : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland whether giant hogweed is listed as a weed which landowners should destroy ; what advice has been given to landowners as to the most successful methods of destruction ; and whether he has published a list of weedkillers which can be used with success on this plant.
Mr. Brooke : Giant hogweed is not listed in any Northern Ireland legislation as a weed which landowners shall destroy. The Departments of Agriculture and of the Environment have jointly published a leaflet entitled, "Giant Hogweed : The Problem and its Control", copies of which have been placed in the Library.
Mr. William Ross : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what information he has as to the areas of Northern Ireland where giant hogweed is known to grow.
Dr. Mawhinney : The Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland has no detailed information on the occurrence of giant hogweed. Its distribution tends to be localised on river banks and lake sides. It is found mostly in the south of Northern Ireland and in particular along the banks of the Rivers Bann, Lagan, Ballinderry and Blackwater.
Hip Replacements
Mr. Hume : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what information is available to indicate the number of hip replacement operations in each of the past three years, indicating the number of patients from each board area and by operating hospital.
Mr. Needham : The information held centrally for each of the last three years for which figures are available is set out in the table. It is likely however that these figures understate the true level of activity at Musgrave Park hospital.
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Hip replacement operations by hospital and board of residence
Hospital |Eastern |Northern |Southern |Western |Unknown<1>|Total
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1986
Musgrave Park |398 |176 |207 |51 |1 |833
Belfast City |1 |2 |2 |- |- |5
Royal Victoria |1 |2 |- |- |- |3
Ulster |3 |- |- |- |- |3
Downe |4 |- |- |- |- |4
Coleraine |2 |29 |- |- |1 |32
Route |- |6 |- |- |- |6
Altnagelvin |- |23 |17 |85 |35 |160
St. Columbs |- |- |- |1 |- |1
|------- |------- |------- |------- |------- |-------
Total |409 |238 |226 |137 |37 |1,047
1987
Musgrave Park |270 |128 |123 |35 |10 |566
Belfast City |6 |4 |2 |- |- |12
Royal Victoria |1 |- |- |- |1 |2
Ulster |2 |- |- |- |- |2
Downe |5 |- |- |- |- |5
Coleraine |- |39 |- |- |- |39
Route |- |1 |- |- |- |1
Moyle |- |1 |- |- |- |1
Altnagelvin |- |12 |4 |45 |18 |79
St. Columbs |- |- |- |- |- |-
|------- |------- |------- |------- |------- |-------
Total |284 |185 |129 |80 |29 |707
1988
Musgrave Park |164 |88 |82 |27 |251 |612
Belfast City |7 |3 |3 |- |- |13
Royal Victoria |4 |- |- |- |1 |5
Ulster |5 |1 |- |- |- |6
Downe |1 |- |- |- |- |1
Lagan Valley |1 |- |- |- |- |1
Coleraine |2 |53 |- |- |- |55
Route |- |- |- |- |- |-
Altnagelvin |- |23 |10 |64 |17 |114
St. Columbs |- |- |- |- |- |-
|------- |------- |------- |------- |------- |-------
Total |184 |168 |95 |91 |269 |807
<1> or outside Northern Ireland
Mr. Hume : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) what information is available to indicate the number of hip replacement operations by hospital in each of the past three years which followed private consultations ;
(2) what information is available to indicate the number of hip replacement operations which were done privately in each of the last three years in national health service hospitals.
Mr. Needham : The information requested is not collected and held centrally.
Mr. Hume : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what information is available to indicate current waiting lists for hip replacement operations.
Mr. Needham : The information requested is as follows :
EHSSB (Musgrave Park Hospital) -- 589
WHSSB (Altnagelvin Hospital) -- 203
NHSSB (Coleraine Hospital) -- 20
Kidney Disease
Sir Michael McNair-Wilson : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland whether any assessment has been made of the number of renal patients who would benefit from erthropoetin ; and how many are currently receiving it.
Mr. Needham : No detailed assessment has been made but medical opinion suggests that up to half of the 160 patients receiving dialysis treatment in Northern Ireland would benefit from erthropoetin ; 48 are currently receiving it.
Sir Michael McNair-Wilson : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what kidney dialysis facilities exist in the Province ; and whether there are any plans for opening a unit in (a) Coleraine and (b) Londonderry.
Mr. Needham : The main renal unit at the Belfast City hospital provides dialysis services for the whole of the
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Province and is supported by a satellite dialysis unit at Tyrone county hospital, Omagh. There are no plans at present for a unit in either Coleraine or Londonderry.Sir Michael McNair-Wilson : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many consultant nephrologists are employed in the Northern Ireland health service ; and what is the ratio of nephrologists to kidney patients.
Mr. Needham : There are four consultant nephrologists in Northern Ireland. Information on their work load is not collected and the ratio cannot be calculated.
Organ Donor Cards
Sir Michael McNair-Wilson : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many organ donor cards have been distributed in the Province ; and what consideration has he given to having them countersigned by next of kin and placing the names of all card-carriers on a computer available to all intensive therapy units.
Mr. Needham : About 125,000 organ donor cards are distributed each year in the Province and arrangements have been made for a donor card section to be included in the new form of driving licence due to be introduced from 1 January next year. Consideration is also being given to a range of initiatives aimed at increasing the supply of donor organs including computerisation of the names of card-carriers and improvements to the existing donor card.
NATIONAL FINANCE
Coins
Sir John Wheeler : To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will estimate by denomination the number of coins in circulation in the United Kingdom.
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Mr. Maples : The estimated number of coins in circulation in the United Kingdom, by denomination, at 31 March 1990 is :
'
Denomination |Coins
|(million)
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£1 |911
50p |676
20p |1,295
10p |1,510
5p |2,320
2p |3,500
1p |5,600
Oil Production
Mr. Dobson : To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what would be the likely increased revenue in corporation tax paid by oil companies as a result of a $1 per barrel increase in the price of oil over a year.
Mr. Maude : It is estimated that extra corporation tax receipts from the North sea from a sustained increase in the oil price of $1 per barrel would be about £50 million in a full year assuming no change in the exchange rate or in company spending in the North sea.
AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FOOD
Seals
Mr. John Townend : To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will estimate how many seals there are in the North sea and what effect they have on fish stocks.
Mr. Curry : It is estimated that there are approximately 55,000 seals in the North sea. At present, there are no definitive data available as to the exact mix of the many fish species in the North sea, both of commercial and non-commercial interest, in the diet of seals and any local variations and the consequent effect seals have on fish stocks. Both the Scottish Office and this Department have commissioned research on the diet and foraging behaviour of certain seal colonies.
Sea Dumping
Ms. Walley : To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is his policy on a worldwide ban on sea dumping by 1995 ; what discussions he has had regarding the proposal for such a ban by Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden at the forthcoming London dumping convention ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Curry : The Government's policy has been to terminate dumping at sea of liquid industrial wastes and flyash in the United Kingdom as environmentally acceptable practicable alternatives on land become available. The United Kingdom will be seeking at the meeting of the London dumping convention next week to clarify the implications of the proposal made for a global ban on industrial waste dumping.
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FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS
Border Checks, Europe
Mr. Wray : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has had with his counterparts of Germany, France, the Benelux countries and Italy in order to sign the agreement to (a) remove all checks of people travelling across the borders with those countries and (b) establish closer police and judicial co- operation with them.
Mr. Garel-Jones : My right hon. and learned Friend the Home Secretary holds regular discussions with his counterparts from all European Community member states on matters relating to free movement of people in the Community. We have no plans to join the Schengen arrangements, but are committed to closer police and judicial co-operation with all our partners.
Latin America
Mr. Wray : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make it his policy to propose closer and improved economic and cultural co-operation with Latin American democratic countries at the next meeting of the European Council in Rome.
Mr. Garel-Jones : We support closer ties between the European Community and Latin America. I have written to the Italian Foreign Minister proposing ways to strengthen the relationship through increased trade liberalisation in the context of the GATT round. A meeting between Foreign Ministers of the Community and Latin America countries on 20 December will provide a further opportunity to discuss improved co-operation.
British Electricity International Ltd.
Mr. Janner : To ask the Secretary of State for Energy whether he will countermand the embargo imposed by British Electricity International Ltd., on the overseas trading decision of National Power, on trade with Israel, in compliance with the Arab trade boycott on Israel ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Baldry : It would not be appropriate for me to interfere in the running by National Power and British Electricity International of their businesses. Decisions on overseas trade are a matter for them. The Government are opposed to and deplore all trade boycotts that lack international support and authority. This is clearly stated in written guidance by the Department of Trade and Industry. My Department is drawing the attention of National Power and British Electricity International to this guidance, a copy of which has been placed in the Library of the House.
DEFENCE
British Forces (Gulf)
Mr. Riddick : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many British troops are now stationed in the Gulf region ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Archie Hamilton : The United Kingdom has committed a total of some 16,000 service personnel to the multinational effort in the Gulf, of whom some 10,000 are already in the region.
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Mr. John Marshall : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement about the situation in the Gulf.Mr. Parry : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the crisis in the Gulf.
Mr. Archie Hamilton : British forces have been deployed to the Gulf at the request of Saudi Arabia and other countries to help deter further aggression by Iraq and in support of United Nations Security Council resolutions calling for an unconditional Iraqi withdrawal from Kuwait and the restoration of Kuwait's legitimate Government. So far, Iraq has shown no signs of being willing to comply with the United Nations' demands.
Mr. Parry : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what information he has concerning Her Majesty's forces held in Iraq ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Archie Hamilton : We are in regular contact with our embassy. On the latest information, we believe that all members of the British liaison team are safe. We continue to press for the return of all British hostages.
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Royal Marines Reserve
Mr. Stern : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what is the current numerical strength of the Royal Marines Reserve.
Mr. Archie Hamilton : The strength of the Royal Marines Reserve as at 30 September 1990 was 1,132.
Mr. Harry Greenway : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what further plans he has to strengthen Her Majesty's forces in the Gulf ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Archie Hamilton : There are currently no plans for further major United Kingdom deployments in support of the multinational effort in the Gulf, but the situation is kept under constant review.
Mr. O'Neill : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what proportion of the running costs of the operations in the Gulf, and what areas of expenditure, are being met by foreign Governments.
Mr. Archie Hamilton : Host nations in the Gulf are providing various forms of support for our forces, including free fuel. Other countries have also provided assistance. We are continuing to develop the arrangements for this support, and are discussing further ways in which our allies might assist.
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