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Jamie Lloyd Stewart
Mr. Corbyn : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he has received the Police Complaints Authority report on the circumstances surrounding the death of Jamie Lloyd Stewart in Holloway police station in July l989 ; whether he proposes to take any further action ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Peter Lloyd : The Police Complaints Authority is independent from both the police and the Government. It is not required to report the outcome of investigations which it supervises to the Home Secretary. However, it is understood that the investigating officer's report on the circumstances surrounding Mr. Stewart's death has been considered by the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis, the Director of Public Prosecutions and the Police Complaints Authority. They have concluded that there are no grounds for taking criminal or disciplinary action against any police officers.
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Prisoners (Deaths)
Mr. Sheerman : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list all deaths that have occurred in 1990 of persons detained in prison department establishments, stating in each case the age and sex of the inmate, and cause of death, the inquest verdict, whether the inmate was sentenced or on remand, the establishment where the inmate was detained, and whether the death occurred there or in an outside hospital, and where the
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death occurred within the prison, if he will specify if the inmate was segregated either in the hospital wing or in the punishment block.Mrs. Rumbold : The information is given in the table. Deaths occurred within the establishment unless otherwise indicated. Information about the location of the inmate at the time of death is not readily available in every case and I shall write to the hon. Member. None of the inmates located in the prison hospital at the time of death was segregated under rule 43 of the prison rules.
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Deaths of inmates in Her Majesty's Prison Service custody in 1990 (to 24 October 1990)
Date |Establishment |Age |Sex |Status |Cause of death |Inquest verdict |Location at
|time of death<1>
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6 January |Durham |20 |M |S |Hanging |Not yet held |OL
6 January |Bristol |22 |M |S |Hanging |Suicide |OL
10 January |Lincoln |46 |M |R |Suffocation |Open |PH
14 January |Winchester |69 |M |R |Angina |Natural |PH
22 January |Liverpool |47 |M |S |Hanging |Open |PH
25 January |Manchester |37 |M |R |Hanging |Not yet held |OL
10 February |Reading |35 |M |S |Brain Haemorrhage |Natural |OH
14 February |Winchester |19 |M |R |Hanging |Open |OL
21 February |Camp Hill |24 |M |S |Hanging |Suicide |OL
22 February |Bedford |29 |M |R |Hanging |Suicide |OL
28 February |Hindley |18 |M |R |Hanging |Suicide |OH
2 March |Brixton |29 |M |R |Hanging |Open |PH
2 March |Manchester |37 |M |R |Hanging |Not yet held |OL
3 March |Pentonville |34 |M |R |Asphyxiation |Misadventure |<5>-
14 March |Wakefield |56 |M |S |Heart Attack |Natural |<5>-
16 March |Durham |27 |M |S |Hanging |Suicide |OL
23 March |Bristol |31 |M |R |Hanging |Suicide |SEG
29 March |Coldingley |24 |M |S |Unknown |Not yet held |<2>-
3 April |Swansea |25 |M |R |Hanging |Suicide |SEG(OP)
7 April |Dartmoor |27 |M |S |Fire |Suicide |OL
8 April |Highpoint |59 |M |S |Asphyxia |Suicide |OL
8 April |Stocken |35 |M |S |Heart Attack |Not yet held |<5>-
11 April |Wandsworth |31 |M |S |Undetermined |Open |OL
15 April |Wakefield |49 |M |S |Heart Failure |Natural |<5>-
19 April |Channings Wood |61 |M |S |Carcinomatosis |Natural |OH
23 April |Wayland |50 |M |S |Heart Failure |Natural |<5>-
26 April |Wandsworth |27 |M |R |Meningitis |Natural |PH
9 May |Wellingborough |54 |M |S |Heart Failure |Not yet held |<5>-
11 May |Wakefield |58 |M |S |Carcinoma Bronchus |Natural |OH
18 May |Exeter |31 |M |R |Coronary Sclerosis |Natural |<5>-
19 May |Wormwood Scrubs |25 |M |R |Hanging |Not yet held |PH
19 May |Ashwell |61 |M |S |Cancer |Not yet held |PH
20 May |Acklington |26 |M |S |Hanging |Suicide |OL
28 May |Cardiff |70 |M |S |Cancer |Not yet held |OH
4 June |Durham |35 |F |S |Hanging |Suicide |OL
20 June |Liverpool |54 |M |S |Cancer |Natural |OH
22 June |The Verne |40 |M |S |Heart Attack |Natural |<5>-
25 June |Hindley |18 |M |R |Hanging |Not yet held |SEG(GOAD)
25 June |Hindley |18 |M |R |Hanging |Not yet held |SEG(GOAD)
26 June |Bedford |27 |M |R |Hanging |Suicide |PH
7 July |Wakefield |52 |M |S |Cerebral oedema |Open |OH
13 July |Swansea |15 |M |R |Hanging |Not yet held |OH
18 July |Long Lartin |27 |M |S |Stab Wound |Not yet held |PH
20 July |Wandsworth |29 |M |S |Pneumonia |Not yet held |OH
21 July |Parkhurst |55 |M |S |Lung cancer |Natural |OH
25 July |Lewes |32 |M |R |Hanging |Suicide |SEG(OP)
29 July |Standford Hill |25 |M |S |Heart Attack |Not yet held |<5>-
30 July |Parkhurst |43 |M |S |Drug overdose |Accidental death |<5>-
1 August |Parkhurst |42 |M |S |Heart Attack |Natural |PH
5 August |Winchester |41 |M |S |Hanging |Not yet held |OL
12 August |Wakefield | 31 |M |S |Unknown |Natural |OH
12 August |Leeds |17 |M |R |Hanging |Not yet held |OL
15 August |Bristol |23 |M |S |Hanging |Open |SEG(OP)
1 September |Wandsworth |22 |M |S |Hanging |Not yet held |OL
5 September |Birmingham |35 |M |S |Hanging |Not yet held |OL
7 September |Brixton |38 |M |R |Hanging |Not yet held |OH
14 September |North Sea Camp |37 |M |S |Heart Attack |Natural |<3>-
15 September |Oxford |23 |M |S |Hanging |Not yet held |OL
16 September |Brixton |39 |M |R |Hanging |Not yet held |PH
21 September |Lewes |30 |M |S |Hanging |Not yet held |SEG(OP)
24 September |Channings Wood |50 |M |S |Cerebral oedema |Not yet held |<4>-
28 September |Liverpool |29 |M |R |Hanging |Not yet held |OL
28 September |Wormwood Scrubs |36 |M |S |Diabetes |Not yet held |<5>-
29 September |Hull |20 |M |R |Hanging |Not yet held |PH
4 October |Grendon |39 |M |S |Hanging |Not yet held |PH
12 October |Brixton |29 |M |R |Cerebral oedema |Not yet held |OH
13 October |Liverpool |27 |M |R |Hanging |Not yet held |OH
13 October |Wakefield |36 |M |S |Hanging |Not yet held |OL
19 October |The Verne |38 |M |S |Hanging |Not yet held |SEG
Betting and Gaming
Mr. Paice : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment he has made of the Lloyds bank report on the future of the Tote ; and whether he will publish that report.
Mr. Soames : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on his Department's response to the recommendations of the Lloyds bank report on the Tote ; and if he will publish the report.
Mr. Peter Lloyd : The report by Lloyds merchant bank will not be published because it was made in confidence and contains commercially and managerially sensitive information. I announced on 3 October that the Government have accepted the case for some restructuring of the Tote Board to include executive members, as recommended by Lloyds merchant bank in its report. This recommendation was independent of the issue of privatisation, on which an announcement of the Government's conclusions will be made in due course.
Sports Grounds
Mr. Pendry : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what progress has been made by the working party set up to revise the guide to safety at sports grounds in accordance with the recommendations of Lord Justice Taylor's final report into the Hillsborough disaster ; and when the revised guide will be published.
Mr. John Patten : Revision of the guide to safety at sports grounds in order to reflect the relevant recommendations by the Hillsborough inquiry has progressed well. A draft of the guide was sent out for wide consultation last August. The draft has been revised in the light of comments received and has been sent to members of the working group which meets again this week. We hope to publish the revised guide very soon.
Magistrates
Ms. Richardson : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many magistrates are (a) men and (b) women.
The Attorney-General : I have been asked to reply.
As at 1 January 1990, there were 16,090 men and 12,577 women sitting as lay magistrates in England and Wales.
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PRIME MINISTER
International Visits
Dr. Thomas : To ask the Prime Minister if she will list each international visit which she has undertaken since 26 July indicating in each case, the purpose, the matters discussed, and the estimated cost of each visit.
The Prime Minister : I have paid official visits to the following countries since 26 July 1990 :
2-7 August--United States of America
To address the Aspen Institute and for meetings with President Bush ;
28-30 August--Finland
For bilateral discussions and to attend the European Democratic Union in Helsinki ;
16-18 September--Czechoslovakia
18-20 September--Hungary
To support political and economic reform in those countries and for bilateral discussions ;
20-21 September--Switzerland
For bilateral discussions ;
29 September to 1 October--United States of America
To attend the World Summit for Children in New York.
Estimated costs of the visits are not yet available.
Meetings
Dr. Thomas : To ask the Prime Minister if she will publish a list of meetings which she has hosted since 26 July with (a) foreign heads of state, (b) other foreign politicians and (c) heads of international intergovernmental agencies.
The Prime Minister : Since 26 July I have had interesting and valuable talks with a number of heads of state, foreign politicians and heads of intergovernmental agencies. Contacts at all levels are maintained on a day-to-day basis.
Gulf Crisis
Dr. Thomas : To ask the Prime Minister if she will make a statement on the discussions which she has had with (a) the Secretary-General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation and (b) the Secretary General of the Western European Union concerning the deployment of United Kingdom forces in the Gulf.
The Prime Minister : I saw Dr. Woerner briefly in Washington on 6 August and was able to tell him at that
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time of our decision to send Royal Navy ships to the Gulf. I have had no subsequent discussion with him, nor any with Dr. van Eekelen concerning the deployment of United Kingdom forces in the Gulf. United Kingdom Ministers and officials of course continue to be in close touch with both NATO and the WEU about a range of matters, including the Gulf crisis.Mr. Corbyn : To ask the Prime Minister what response she made to the United Kingdom National Peace Council and the Fellowship of Reconciliation and Pax Christi following their submission on the Gulf situation, presented on 16 August.
The Prime Minister : We have no trace of having received the submission referred to.
ATTORNEY-GENERAL
Rent Arrears
Ms. Primarolo : To ask the Attorney-General if he will list the number of possession orders for rent arrears granted in each English region, for the years (a) 1986, (b) 1987, (c) 1988 and (d) 1989.
The Attorney-General : The number of possession orders for rent arrears granted in county courts in England for the years 1986 to 1989 are as follows. The number of such orders made in the six circuits within England are also given :
Possession orders for rent arrears granted in England
1986-1989
Circuit |1986 |1987 |1988 |1989
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Midland and Oxford |5,268 |9,549 |13,293 |25,607
North Eastern |3,632 |5,364 |8,495 |16,994
Northern |3,978 |6,135 |9,080 |12,403
South Eastern |15,127 |14,630 |20,881 |34,631
Wales and Chester |595 |836 |1,182 |1,836
Western |3,250 |4,344 |5,488 |7,289
|-------|-------|-------|-------
England total |31,850 |40,858 |58,419 |98,760
The figures for Wales and Chester circuit exclude possession orders for rent arrears granted in Wales. It should be noted that the figures are for possession orders not evictions since not all orders granted are executed.
Judges
Ms. Richardson : To ask the Attorney-General how many High Court judges are (a) men and (b) women.
The Attorney-General : There are 81 men and two women High Court judges.
Ms. Richardson : To ask the Attorney-General how many county court judges are (a) men and (b) women.
The Attorney-General : Of the circuit judges, who sit in both the county court and Crown court, 404 are men, and 18 are women. Of the county court registrars, 211 are men, and eight are women.
Ms. Richardson : To ask the Attorney-General how many recorders and circuit judges are (a) men and (b) women.
The Attorney-General : The information requested is as follows :
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|Men |Women
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Circuit judges |404 |18
Recorders |724 |18
Assistant recorders |359 |21
Anti-Jewish Literature
Mr. Latham : To ask the Attorney-General whether he will list all cases of prosecutions brought by the Crown prosecution service since 1986 of anti-Jewish literature which has previously been brought to his attention by hon. Members or by organisations representing the Jewish community ; and what was the outcome of those prosecutions.
The Attorney-General : Fifteen prosecutions for incitement to racial hatred have been brought under section 5A of the Public Order Act 1936, or under part III of the Public Order Act 1986, in 1986 and subsequent years. Of these, 11 prosecutions included allegations that anti-Jewish material had been published or distributed. Two such cases were drawn to my attention by hon. Members but none by organisations representing the Jewish community. Proceedings have been begun, but not concluded, in a further case which was brought to my attention by an hon. Member ; this case, too, involves an allegation that anti-Jewish material has been distributed. The details requested of prosecutions that have been concluded are as follows :
Name of Defendant |Result ----------------------------------------------------------- J. Kinnon (X 2) |Convicted J. Kinnon |Bound over R. Trehane<1> |Convicted D. Cullingford<1> |Convicted R. Bearsford-Walker<1> |Convicted L. Bearsford-Walker<1> |Convicted K. Rowe<1> |Convicted S. Knight<1> |Convicted A. Shotton<1> |Acquitted A. Waite<1> |Acquitted D. Owens<1> |Convicted J. Tyndall<1> |Convicted J. Morse<1> |Convicted M. Atkinson |Convicted <1> Denotes a prosecution involving an allegation that anti-Jewish material was published or distributed.
Mr. Janner : To ask the Attorney-General what consideration has been given by the Director of Public Prosecutions to initiating proceedings in respect of the publication entitled "Jewish Tributes to Our Child Martyrs", distributed by the Gentile Self-Defence League.
The Attorney-General : The Director of Public Prosecutions can consider instituting criminal proceedings only once the police have placed before him evidence against an identifiable individual. The Metropolitan police, at the request of the Director of Public Prosecutions, are conducting inquiries into the publication of this leaflet but to date have been unable to identify or trace the persons responsible.
Serious Fraud Office
Mr. Morgan : To ask the Attorney-General (1) what discussions he has had with the Serious Fraud Office regarding the activities of Michael Ashcroft, chairman of ADT Ltd ;
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(2) whether permission has been sought by the Serious Fraud Office (a) to interview Michael Ashcroft, chairman of ADT Ltd. in Florida and (b) to seek his return for interview in the United Kingdom ; (3) what is his most up-to-date estimate of the likely completion date of the Serious Fraud Office inquiries into the activities of Michael Ashcroft, chairman of ADT Ltd.The Attorney-General : For practical reasons of policy the Serious Fraud Office neither confirms nor corrects assertions or suggestions that it is conducting inquiries into the affairs of any individual or company. No inference as to the truth or falsity of the hon. Member's suggestion arises from adherence to that policy in this instance. I have frequent discussions with the director of the SFO but for practical reasons of policy their contents are not divulged.
WALES
Roads
13. Mr. Knox : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what has been the total funding by central Government on roads in Wales since 1979 ; and how many miles of motorway and trunk roads have been built since that year.
Sir Wyn Roberts : Since 1979 total net spending by central Government on motorway and trunk roads in Wales has exceeded £1.2 billion. In addition over £260 million transport grant has been provided to Welsh local authorities for improvement of their roads. Twenty- two miles of motorway and 134 miles of trunk road have been completed. Seven schemes totalling 16 miles are currently under construction.
Sheep Farmers
14. Mr. Wigley : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what plans he has to meet representatives of the Farmers Union of Wales to discuss the problems facing many sheep farmers in Wales.
Mr. David Hunt : I met representatives of the Farmers Union of Wales on 22 October to discuss the state of the industry as part of the autumn review of HLCA rates.
15. Mr. Ieuan Wyn Jones : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what representations he has made to the Commission of the European Community on behalf of Welsh sheep farmers ; and whether he has any plans to have direct talks with the Agriculture Commissioner on this subject in the near future.
Mr. David Hunt : I have no immediate plans to meet Mr. MacSharry. In line with long-established practice, my right hon. Friend the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food takes the lead in European Community discussions and negotiations. I know that my right hon. Friend has the interests of Welsh sheep producers clearly in mind in that context, and I am myself in regular contact with him.
Towyn Sea Wall
16. Sir Anthony Meyer : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he has yet received a copy of the Watson Hawksley report on the effectiveness of the repairs to the Towyn sea wall ; and if he will make a statement.
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Mr. David Hunt : I have received a copy of extracts from the report which include conclusions and recommendations for the reconstruction of the sea defences at Towyn.
North Wales Economy
17. Mr. Jack : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what initiatives, since 1980, his Department has taken to develop fully the potential of the north Wales economy.
Sir Wyn Roberts : Our Department has carried out a very wide range of activities to develop the potential of the north Wales economy. Details of the current initiatives and policies were set out fully in the document, "A55--The Road of Opportunity", in December 1989. The potential for developing the north Wales economy has been greatly increased by the huge improvements to road links in north Wales over the last 10 years, especially the £620 million investment in dualling the A55.
Labour Statistics
18. Mr. Win Griffiths : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many men were in employment, and how many women were in full-time employment in June 1979 and the latest date for which figures are available in (a) Wales and (b) Mid Glamorgan.
Mr. David Hunt : In June 1979 there were 618,000 male and 250,000 female employees in full-time employment in Wales. By June 1990, the latest date available, these figures were 527,000 and 273,000 respectively. County data are not available for the period requested but in June 1990 in Wales the civilian work force in employment stood at a record 1,236,000.
Housing
19. Mr. Murphy : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales when he last met district council leaders in Wales to discuss housing matters, especially new house building.
Mr. Grist : My right hon. Friend met representatives of the Council of Welsh Districts in September, where a range of issues were discussed including housing. The previous month I met representatives of districts at the Welsh Housing Consultative Committee where matters under discussion included housebuilding.
School Buildings
20. Dr. Kim Howells : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if schools in Wales which elect to opt out and assume grant-maintained status will receive extra funding provision to cover the costs of repairing dilapidated buildings.
Sir Wyn Roberts : Schools in Wales which are approved for grant- maintained status will qualify for the full range of grants available under the Grant Maintained Schools (Finance) Regulations 1990. These include capital grants which can be used for the repair of premises.
Railway Halts, Gwent
21. Mr. Roy Hughes : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what recent discussions he has had with British Rail concerning proposed new railway halts in Gwent.
Sir Wyn Roberts : None. This is a matter for British Rail and Gwent county council.
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Inward Investment
22. Mr. Alex Carlile : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will make a statement on inward investment in Wales during the last three years.
Mr. David Hunt : During the three years to 31 March 1990, Wales secured a total of 319 inward investment projects--a rate of about two a week. The companies involved estimated the capital investment at some £2 billion. Since March a further 61 projects have been secured with an estimated capital investment of £306 million.
Agriculture
23. Mr. Livsey : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will make a statement on the current state of Welsh agriculture.
Mr. David Hunt : My hon. Friend the Minister of State and I have, over recent months, discussed the current state of the agriculture industry in Wales with the farming unions and other interested bodies and individuals and I am fully seized of the current problems, particularly in the livestock sector. The Government have taken a number of positive steps to help meet present concerns. Intervention support for beef is currently costing over £6 million per week in the United Kingdom. The rate of suckler cow premium has been raised in the LFA to the maximum level permitted under EC rules and the two advance payments of sheep annual premium recently announced will bring an estimated cash flow benefit of £25 million to producers in Wales.
24. Mr. Geraint Howells : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he is satisfied with the present state of the agriculture industry in Wales ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. David Hunt : I am well aware of the problems currently being experienced by the agriculture industry in Wales, particularly in the livestock sector. My hon. Friend the Minister of State and I have, in recent months, had discussions with the farming unions and other interested bodies and individuals.
The Government have taken a number of positive steps to help. Intervention support for beef is currently costing over £6 million per week in the United Kingdom. The rate of suckler cow premium has been raised in the LFA to the maximum level permitted under EC rules and the two advance payments of sheep annual premium recently announced will bring an estimated cash flow benefit of £25 million to producers in Wales.
Community Care
Mr. Michael : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will set out the programme he intends to follow in providing additional finances to local authorities in Wales (a) in the present financial year, (b) in the 1991-92 financial year and (c) in subsequent financial years in order to ensure adequate availability of appropriate housing to match the requirements of his programme for the implementation of care in the community.
Mr. Grist : Allocations and guidance for the current year have already been made available. Decisions on
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expenditure priorities for 1991-92 and subsequent years will be finalised during the next few weeks and will be announced as soon as possible.Roads, North Wales
Mr. Butler : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will give a report on progress on modernising the road network in north Wales.
Sir Wyn Roberts : Excellent progress has been made to date on upgrading the A55 between Chester and Bangor to dual carriageway standard ; 51 miles are complete, 7.6 miles are under construction, and only one scheme, the Aber improvement, remains in the forward programme. With the completion of the Chirk bypass early next year, the upgrading of the 16 miles of the A483 in Clwyd will be completed.
Health Service Property Maintenance
Mr. Barry Jones : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales by what date the current maintenance backlog on national health service properties will be cleared on current and planned capital spending for the national health service in Wales.
Mr. Grist : I refer the hon. Gentleman to the reply that I gave on 31 October 1989 at columns 108-9 .
Mr. Barry Jones : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what was the total cost of backlog maintenance for national health service properties in Wales, and by health authority, for the latest available year ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Grist : District health authorities in Wales are required to review the cost of backlog maintenance annually and for 1989-90, they estimated that it would cost £163.4 million to bring the whole of the NHS estate in Wales to a standard where it is exhibiting only minor deterioration. This sum may be broken down by district health authority as follows :
DHA |£ Million ------------------------------------ Clwyd |21.5 East Dyfed |15.0 Gwent |14.1 Gwynedd |10.2 Mid Glamorgan |36.9 Pembrokeshire |0.6 Powys |3.3 South Glamorgan |51.0 West Glamorgan |10.8
OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT
Least-developed Countries
Mr. Corbyn : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what contribution was made by Her Majesty's Government to the second United Nations conference on the least-developed countries held in Paris on 3 to 14 September ; what communications were developed with non-governmental organisations in attendance ; whether a copy of the booklet, "The LDCs in the 1990s : Development or Oblivion", on the non- governmental organisations' views on the new programme
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of action was provided to the United Kingdom delegation ; and if he will make a statement on Her Majesty's Government's relations with the least-developed countries.Mrs. Chalker : The Government welcome the outcome of the second United Nations conference on the least developed held in Paris from 3-14 September and will support those least-developed countries which implement the policies outlined in the programme of action. The British delegation to the conference was led by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs. The delegation played an active and positive role in the negotiations for the programme of action for the 1990s adopted by the conference. Two new British initiatives relating to aid tying and local costs rules, which will be of direct benefit to the least- developed countries, were announced at the conference. The delegation kept in close contact with British non-governmental organisations, both before and during the conference. The booklet "The LDCs in the 1990s : Development or Oblivion" was also taken into account in formulating the United Kingdom position on the various issues.
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Mr. Sheerman : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what indication he has received from the European Commission as to the county chosen as the site for the European bank for reconstruction and development.
Mrs. Chalker : Prospective member countries of the European bank for reconstruction and development decided last May that London should be the site of the bank's headquarters.
Mr. Sheerman : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what progress he has made in choosing a potential site for the European bank for reconstruction and development.
Mrs. Chalker : The bank has temporary headquarters in the City of London. Negotiations on a permanent location in London are in progress.
Mr. Sheerman : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many jobs he forecasts will be attached to the new European bank for reconstruction and development.
Mrs. Chalker : The president-designate of the bank, M. Jacques Attali, has stated that by the end of its first year of operations the bank expects to employ roughly 200 to 250 people.
Mr. Sheerman : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what plans he has to discuss sites for the European bank for reconstruction and development with the Kirklees metropolitan borough council.
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