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The Gulf
Mr. Wilson : To ask the Prime Minister (1) if he will place in the Library a copy of the translated text on which he based his initial response to the statement issued by the Iraqi Government on 15 February ;
(2) when he received an expert translation from the original of the statement put forward by the Iraqi Government on 15 February ; and if he will arrange for it to be placed in the Library.
The Prime Minister : We received a copy of the full BBC translation of the Iraqi statement during the early afternoon of 15 February. This proved to be the same in all major respects as the English translation issued later by
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the Iraqi Government. Arrangements have been made for a copy of both texts to be placed in the Library of the House.Norwegian Prime Minister
Mr. Flynn : To ask the Prime Minister what proposals were made by his Norwegian counterpart during their recent meeting ; and what response he made.
The Prime Minister : I had discussions with Mrs. Brundtland on 13 February 1991 which covered a range of issues including developments in the Baltics, Europe and the Gulf.
Hypothermia
Mr. Allen : To ask the Prime Minister if he will make a statement on Her Majesty's Government's progress in the last 10 years on achieving a co- ordinated policy for reducing hypothermia.
The Prime Minister : There has been a significant overall decline in the levels of excess winter mortality (the difference between the number of deaths in the quarter from January to March and the quarter from July to September) between 1979 (47,311 deaths) and 1989 (23,853 deaths). In only a very small number of these was hypothermia identified as the underlying cause : 166 in 1989, plus an additional 209 cases where it was a contributory factor.
While there is clearly a correlation between excess mortality and winter weather, the exact causes of increased deaths in winter are extremely complex. Factors include diet, alcohol intake, smoking, clothing (especially dressing appropriately when going out of doors in cold weather) and exercise, as well as adequate warmth in the home. The need for further research in this area is being investigated by the Medical Research Council.
The improved figures in recent years are no doubt due in part to the progress we have been able to achieve through the collaborative efforts of Government, the statutory services and the voluntary sector, in the provision of community health and personal social services, as well as to the more general improvements in housing, social security benefits and overall standards of living.
Arms Register
Mr. Madden : To ask the Prime Minister what is the policy of Her Majesty's Government towards the establishment by the United Nations of a register of arms ; and if he will make a statement.
The Prime Minister : We are playing a full part in the United Nations study group set up to look at ways and means of promoting transparency in international transfers of conventional weapons, including the possibility of establishing a universal and non-discriminatory United Nations register. It is hoped that a report will be made to the United Nations Secretary-General later this year.
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FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS
Antarctica
Mr. Cash : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what proposals he will be putting forward on the minerals issue at the April meeting of the Antarctic treaty parties.
Mr. Lennox-Boyd : I refer my hon. Friend to the reply given by my hon. Friend the Minister of State to the hon. Member for Southwark and Bermondsey (Mr. Hughes) on 20 February at column 177.
Mr. Cash : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many representations he has received from hon. Members and members of the public on the issue of Antarctic minerals.
Mr. Lennox-Boyd : We have received over 2,000.
Mr. Simon Hughes : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is his present policy towards a prohibition on mining in Antarctica.
Mr. Lennox-Boyd : I refer the hon. Member to the reply given by my hon. Friend the Minister of State to him on 20 February 1991 at column 177.
Mr. Simon Hughes : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if it remains Government policy to ratify the convention on the regulation of Antarctic mineral resource activities.
Mr. Lennox-Boyd : There are at present no plans to ratify the convention on the regulation of antarctic mineral resource activities (CRAMRA).
Mr. Mallon : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what measures he will take to prevent any waste disposal in Antarctica.
Mr. Lennox-Boyd : The British Antarctic Survey complies fully with the waste disposal provisions of Antarctic treaty recommendation XV-3.
The long-term policy of the survey is that all wastes, other than human or kitchen waste, should be removed from the Antarctic treaty area. This policy goes further than is required by measures currently under consideration in the Antarctic treaty consultative forum.
Ministerial Meetings
Mr. Simon Hughes : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list all future (a) conferences, (b) seminars and (c) meetings which Ministers in his Department have been invited to attend (i) in the United Kingdom, (ii) in the European Community and (iii) elsewhere ; and if he will list the dates of these events for the next three months.
Mr. Lennox-Boyd : It is not our normal practice to announce future engagements more than a few days before they are due to take place.
St. Helena
Mr. Tony Banks : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his answer of 1 February, Official Report, column 697, if he will outline the rights of Portuguese fishing vessels in St. Helena's coastal waters.
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Mr. Lennox-Boyd : Portuguese vessels do not enjoy automatic fishing and access rights in the waters of St. Helena and the dependencies, but can acquire them by separate and negotiated agreement. The only such agreement in force permits two Portuguese vessels to fish for an experimental period of two years within restricted areas of the waters of St. Helena and Ascension island.Bulgaria
Mr. Cryer : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how much financial aid has been provided to Bulgaria to the most recent available date.
Mr. Douglas Hogg : The European Commission, as chairman of the group of 24 donor countries, publishes a regular "scoreboard" of assistance to all eastern European countries, including Bulgaria. The latest edition, issued on 30 January, has been placed in the Library of the House.
The Gulf
Mr. Madden : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs from whom he obtained the English translation of the statement broadcast by Iraqi Radio on 15 February ; if he will place a copy in the Library ; if he is aware of any discrepancies in translation of the broadcast ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Sillars : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what was the time and date when his office first received from the Government of Iraq their statement of 15 February in both Arabic and English.
Mr. Douglas Hogg : We received a full English text of the Iraqi statement, translated by the BBC monitoring service, during the early afternoon of 15 February. A copy of the Arabic text was received, also from the BBC, later that afternoon. In the late afternoon of 16 February we received an English text issued by the Iraqi Government, which was the same in all major respects as the BBC translation. I am arranging for copies of both texts to be placed in the Library.
Mr. Flynn : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent conditions have been set by the Austrian Government concerning the issuing of permits for the overflight of Austrian territories by British aircraft flying to the Gulf region.
Mr. Douglas Hogg : The details of bilateral arrangements with other countries covering military overflights are classified and it is not our policy to comment on such matters.
Military Exhibition, Baghdad
Mr. Tony Banks : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if any of his officials attended the first international exhibition for military production held in Baghdad in 1989.
Mr. Douglas Hogg : Members of the British embassy in Baghdad attended the exhibition.
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ENERGY
Insulation
Mr. Rost : To ask the Secretary of State for Energy, pursuant to his reply of 30 January, Official Report, column 507 , what information he has on the proportion of the 43 per cent. of eligible homes in England and Wales with 4 in. or more of loft insulation which have150 mm or more of loft insulation, as recommended in his Department's publication entitled "Energy in Your Home".
Mr. Heathcoat-Amory : Information on levels of loft insulation in existing homes is derived from surveys undertaken annually by Audits of Great Britain. Information currently available from these surveys does not enable identification of specific levels of loft insulation in excess of 4 in. in homes in England and Wales.
Electricity Supplies
Mr. Mans : To ask the Secretary of State for Energy what changes have been made as a result of the electricity privatisation legislation concerning the distribution companies' ability to cut off the electricity supply to households during periods of cold weather.
Mr. Heathcoat-Amory : The public electricity supply licences issued to the regional electricity companies under the Electricity Act 1989 require them to produce a code of practice on payment of bills and to draw up methods for dealing with customers in debt. The Director General of Electricity Supply has now approved the code and methods submitted by Yorkshire Electricity and the submissions of the other companies are expected to be approved shortly. Disconnections now stand at their lowest level since records began, and the Director General has stated that one of his priorities is to secure a continuing and significant reduction in disconnections.
Topping Cycle Technology
Mr. Hardy : To ask the Secretary of State for Energy if he will provide support for research and development in relation to the pursuit of topping cycle technology.
Mr. Moynihan : The Government announced at the beginning of February that they would be providing an additional £3.7 million this financial year for research into British Coal's topping cycle project at Grimethorpe. This brings the Department of Energy's total contribution to the project this year to £9.2 million and maintains the project's schedule.
Energy Efficiency
Mr. Alan W. Williams : To ask the Secretary of State for Energy on how many occasions since the publication of the White Paper "This Common Inheritance" the ministerial committee on energy efficiency has met under his chairmanship ; and whether he intends to increase the frequency of such meetings.
Mr. Heathcoat-Amory : The ministerial committee meets approximately every two months and has met twice under the chairmanship of my right hon. Friend. Four further meetings are planned this year.
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TRADE AND INDUSTRY
Departmental Achievements
Mr. Pawsey : To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will make a statement on the principal achievements of his Department since June 1987.
Mr. Lilley : The Department of Trade and Industry continues to pursue the objective of encouraging enterprise, as set out in the 1988 White Paper "DTI--The Department for Enterprise". Towards this end, a number of notable achievements have been recorded across the whole range of the Department's activities : the enterprise initiative, bringing together a range of DTI services, was successfully launched in January 1988 and continues to stimulate business development and innovation ; further privatisations have taken place, notably through the sale of Rolls-Royce plc, Rover Group, British Steel and Girobank ; a major campaign has been undertaken to inform businesses about progress on the single market ; major legislation, in particular the Companies Act (1989) and the Consumer Protection Act (1987), has been implemented to maintain a satisfactory framework for the operation of businesses and the protection of the consumer while, at the same time, further progress has been made towards removing unnecessary burdens placed on business by regulations and bureaucracy. Innovative activity by smaller firms is being stimulated by a comprehensive package of assistance including the small firms merit award for research and technology (SMART) and three new schemes, support for products under research (SPUR), the manufacturing, planning and implementation studies scheme (MPI), and the small and medium-sized enterprises technical advice service (SMETAS). DTI has also been at the forefront of implementing the Government's "next steps" initiative. Since 1988, nine agencies have been established within DTI involving roughly half the total manpower of the Department.
Graylaw Holdings Ltd.
Mr. Austin Mitchell : To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether he has released the inspector's report on Graylaw Holdings Ltd. to any organisation.
Mr. Redwood : It would be inappropriate for me to discuss details of individual unpublished reports. Such reports, which include that into the affairs of Graylaw Holdings Ltd., are disclosed where appropriate under the Companies Act 1948 (as amended), under part XIV of the Companies Act 1985 (as amended), and under the Financial Services Act 1986.
Exports
Mr. Wray : To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will list, for each year since 1985, the (a) agricultural and (b) the manufacturing goods exported from the United Kingdom to each one of the countries in (i) the Persian Gulf region and (ii) the Maghreb, indicating their value in 1990 moneys.
Mr. Sainsbury : Volume indices of trade by product category are published in the "Monthly Review of External Trade Statistics". A copy is available in the Library. However, estimates at constant prices of exports by product category to individual countries are not kept.
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Smoke Detectors
Mr. John Garrett : To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what recommendations the Radioactive Waste Management Advisory Committee has made on the disposal of smoke detectors containing Americium 240.
Mr. Leigh : The Radioactive Waste Management Advisory Committee has made no recommendation to me about the disposal of smoke detectors containing Americium 241. But the National Radiological Protection Board has assured me that they can be disposed of safely with domestic rubbish.
Mr. John Garrett : To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what plans he has for requiring the packaging of smoke detectors to indicate that they contain radioactive material.
Mr. Leigh : The proposed Radioactive Products (Safety) Regulations will require approved products to be labelled "approved by the National Radiological Protection Board under the Radioactive Products (Safety) Regulations". It is therefore unnecessary to indicate that a product contains a radioactive substance since the product will bear a label indicating that it has been approved as safe.
Military Exhibition, Baghdad
Mr. Tony Banks : To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if any of his officials attended the first international exhibition of military production held in Baghdad in 1989.
Mr. Tony Banks : To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how much was spent by his Department on activities arising from the first international exhibition of military production held in Baghdad in 1989.
Mr. Sainsbury : No financial support was given by my Department in respect of this event. Some staff time was involved in providing the non- financial assistance mentioned in my reply on 31 October 1990 to the hon. Member for Coventry, South-East (Mr. Nellist) at column 608. It is not possible to quantify expenditure on the staff time involved.
Legislation
Mr. Janman : To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what process is undertaken to ensure that all new Government legislation avoids adding to the costs and reducing the economic viability of British industry.
Mr. Redwood : The White Paper "Releasing Enterprise" (Cm 512, 1988) committed Departments to compile compliance cost assessments (CCAs) for every regulatory proposal that could affect business. A CCA, which is to be drawn up before decisions are taken, seeks to identify the following : the sectors affected and any additional costs (recurring and non-recurring) they will have to bear ; the impact on a "typical" business in the sectors principally affected and any differential effect on small firms ; and any effect on international competitiveness. To ensure that
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estimated costs are as accurate as possible, when business is consulted about regulatory proposals, information about compliance costs is to be requested and current estimates exposed in the form of a draft CCA.SCOTLAND
NHS Hospitals (Readmissions)
Mr. Wray : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will make it his policy to collect central information for all national health service patients in Scotland who, having been discharged from national health service hospitals, required subsequent
hospitalisation for (a) the same complaint or (b) a different but related complaint.
Mr. Michael Forsyth : Arrangements are already in train to provide this kind of information through record
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linkage based on the SMR (Scottish Medical Record) system. When fully in operation this will enable episodes of care to be linked together for the same patient and it will be possible to work out details of subsequent hospitalisation for the same condition and for different but related conditions.Community Psychiatric Nurses
Mr. Galbraith : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give the number of community psychiatric nurses in post at 1 April each year from 1982 to 1 January 1991 for each health board in Scotland.
Mr. Michael Forsyth : The information available centrally for community psychiatric nurses is given in the following table.
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Community psychiatric nurses at 31 March 1989-30 September 1990
Whole time equivalent
|March |September|March |September
|989 |1989 |1990 |1990<1>
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Argyll and Clyde |- |- |- |1.0
Ayrshire and Arran |22.0 |21.0 |22.0 |25.0
Borders |- |- |- |10.0
Dumfries and Galloway |- |- |14.0 |14.0
Fife |- |- |- |-
Forth Valley |- |- |- |-
Grampian |- |- |- |-
Greater Glasgow |- |- |- |0.7
Highland |- |- |- |15.0
Lanarkshire |- |- |- |-
Lothian |6.0 |32.0 |28.0 |30.0
Orkney |- |- |- |-
Shetland |1.0 |- |- |2.0
Tayside |- |- |- |-
Western Isles |- |- |- |-
|-- |-- |-- |--
Scotland |29.0 |53.0 |64.0 |97.7
<1> Provisional.
NORTHERN IRELAND
Local Government Finance
Rev. Ian Paisley : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list the regional rate for Northern Ireland in each financial year since 1985.
Dr. Mawhinney : The regional rate for Northern Ireland for each year since 1985 is as follows :
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Year |Regional rate
|(non-domestic)
|(pence)
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1985-86 |100.87
1986-87 |110.38
1987-88 |113.53
1988-89 |122.59
1989-90 |138.07
1990-91 |148.27
Domestic ratepayers have received a reduction of 12p in the poundage each year through the domestic rate aid grant. The resulting domestic regional rate poundages were :
Year Regional rate (domestic) (pence)
1985-86 88.87
1986-87 98.38
1987-88 101.53
1988-89 110.59
1989-90 126.07
1990-91 136.27
Rev. Ian Paisley : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list the overall rate payable by ratepayers in each district council area in Northern Ireland for each financial year since 1985.
Dr. Mawhinney : The overall rate payable by ratepayers in each district council area since 1985 is set out in the tables.
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(1) Overall Domestic Rates
|1985-86 |1986-87 |1987-88 |1988-89 |1989-90 |1990-91
|Rate pence|Rate pence|Rate pence|Rate pence|Rate pence|Rate pence
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Antrim |130.87 |144.13 |150.03 |161.59 |179.07 |190.77
Ards |138.87 |151.38 |154.53 |164.59 |183.57 |201.27
Armagh |123.37 |136.38 |139.53 |151.59 |170.07 |183.77
Ballymena |125.22 |136.38 |141.38 |153.44 |170.07 |183.27
Ballymoney |131.12 |143.63 |147.53 |157.59 |176.32 |190.27
Banbridge |133.80 |146.35 |152.51 |161.57 |177.05 |191.15
Belfast |157.91 |174.74 |181.56 |194.55 |210.93 |224.35
Carrickfergus |143.87 |155.88 |160.94 |173.09 |191.82 |205.77
Castlereagh |121.87 |137.46 |142.53 |150.49 |163.97 |180.66
Coleraine |133.87 |147.38 |151.53 |163.59 |181.07 |191.27
Cookstown |124.72 |138.13 |144.53 |153.34 |173.82 |188.02
Craigavon |143.80 |158.59 |164.88 |173.94 |193.54 |207.04
Derry |148.37 |165.38 |171.03 |183.14 |202.87 |220.27
Down |133.87 |151.38 |161.53 |175.59 |194.07 |206.27
Dungannon |126.87 |139.88 |145.53 |154.59 |170.07 |184.02
Fermanagh |131.62 |147.13 |152.28 |164.09 |181.57 |193.77
Larne |133.87 |147.08 |154.08 |166.34 |182.82 |200.95
Limavady |123.87 |137.38 |142.48 |154.09 |173.07 |186.77
Lisburn |135.11 |147.18 |151.28 |164.16 |179.64 |191.83
Magherafelt |121.91 |134.94 |142.58 |154.09 |172.41 |185.27
Moyle |148.62 |164.13 |167.28 |176.09 |194.47 |210.49
Newry and Mourne |137.87 |152.68 |161.23 |170.29 |184.07 |194.27
Newtownabbey |141.47 |153.49 |158.77 |170.65 |190.17 |200.96
North Down |140.37 |155.28 |162.43 |174.29 |191.92 |205.51
Omagh |131.87 |145.38 |153.18 |165.59 |184.57 |200.57
Strabane |132.37 |148.88 |155.53 |167.59 |186.82 |203.52
(2) Overall Non-Domestic Rates
|1985-86 |1986-87 |1987-88 |1988-89 |1989-90 |1990-91
|Rate pence|Rate pence|Rate pence|Rate pence|Rate pence|Rate pence
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Antrim |142.87 |156.13 |162.03 |173.59 |191.07 |202.77
Ards |150.87 |163.38 |166.53 |176.59 |195.57 |213.27
Armagh |135.37 |148.38 |151.53 |163.59 |182.07 |195.77
Ballymena |137.22 |148.38 |153.38 |165.44 |182.07 |195.27
Ballymoney |143.12 |155.63 |159.53 |169.59 |188.32 |202.27
Banbridge |145.80 |158.35 |164.51 |173.57 |189.05 |203.15
Belfast |169.91 |186.74 |193.56 |206.55 |222.03 |236.35
Carrickfergus |155.87 |167.88 |172.94 |185.09 |203.82 |217.77
Castlereagh |133.87 |149.46 |154.53 |162.49 |175.97 |192.66
Coleraine |145.87 |159.38 |163.53 |175.59 |193.07 |203.27
Cookstown |136.72 |150.13 |156.53 |165.34 |185.82 |200.02
Craigavon |155.80 |170.59 |176.88 |185.94 |205.54 |219.04
Derry |160.37 |177.38 |183.03 |195.14 |214.87 |232.27
Down |145.87 |163.38 |173.53 |187.59 |206.07 |218.27
Dungannon |138.87 |151.88 |157.53 |166.59 |182.07 |196.02
Fermanagh |143.62 |159.13 |164.28 |176.09 |193.57 |205.77
Larne |145.87 |159.63 |166.08 |178.34 |194.82 |212.95
Limavady |135.87 |149.38 |154.48 |166.09 |185.07 |198.77
Lisburn |147.11 |159.18 |163.28 |176.16 |191.64 |203.83
Magherafelt |133.91 |146.94 |154.58 |166.09 |184.41 |197.27
Moyle |160.62 |176.13 |179.28 |188.09 |206.47 |222.49
Newry and Mourne |149.87 |164.68 |173.23 |182.29 |196.07 |206.27
Newtownabbey |153.47 |165.49 |170.77 |182.65 |202.17 |212.96
North Down |152.37 |167.28 |174.43 |186.29 |203.92 |217.51
Omagh |143.87 |157.38 |165.18 |177.59 |196.57 |212.57
Strabane |144.37 |160.88 |167.53 |179.59 |198.82 |215.52
Housing
Rev. Ian Paisley : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list the number of new houses built by the Northern Ireland Housing Executive for each year since 1979.
Mr. Needham : This is a matter for the Northern Ireland Housing Executive, but I have been advised by the chief executive that the number of new houses completed by the Housing Executive in each year since 1979 is as follows :
|Number
----------------------
1979-80 |2,952
1980-81 |2,701
1981-82 |2,342
1982-83 |3,628
1983-84 |3,874
<1>The figure for 1990-91 is for the period April 1990 to January 1991.
Manufacturing Jobs
Rev. William McCrea : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what is the number of manufacturing jobs lost in Mid-Ulster since 1 April 1990.
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Mr. Needham : The information available relates to redundancies notified to the Department of Economic Development involving 10 or more employees at any specific workplace. This shows that 77 redundancies have occurred in the manufacturing sector in the Mid-Ulster parliamentary constituency since 1 April 1990.Animal Transport
Mr. Mallon : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what steps he is taking to secure the welfare of livestock in transit (a) in Northern Ireland and (b) for export outside Northern Ireland.
Mr. Hanley : Present Northern Ireland measures, as updated in 1989 and enforced by the veterinary inspectorate of the Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland, provide wide protection of the welfare of animals both on internal and international journeys. The controls conform to the standards of the EC directives on international transport. These will be adjusted as required following the current EC review of welfare of animals in transport.
Mr. Mallon : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will give details of the numbers of (a) cattle, (b) horses, (c) sheep, (d) chickens and (e) other livestock killed in transit each year in Northern Ireland.
Mr. Hanley : The information requested is not held by the Department.
Mr. Mallon : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will introduce a measure to require drivers of animal transit vehicles to have basic skills in animal welfare matters.
Mr. Hanley : Current Northern Ireland, Great Britain and EC legislation for the protection of animals in transit places a duty on drivers to exercise care in the loading, unloading, feeding and watering of such animals.
EDUCATION AND SCIENCE
Audit Commission
Mr. Straw : To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what role the Audit Commission will have in respect of the auditing of (a) grant-maintained schools and (b) city technology colleges.
Mr. Kenneth Clarke : Auditing of grant-maintained schools and city technology colleges is the function of external auditors appointed by each school and college. The Audit Commission has successfully tendered to become the external auditors of several grant-maintained schools under the provisions of section 220 of the Education Reform Act 1988.
Geography
Mr. Jack Thompson : To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what account he has taken in the preparation of the national curriculum geography draft order of the recommendations of the geography working group and the National Curriculum Council regarding the inclusion of inquiry skills and the possible conflict between geography and environmental education.
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Mr. Eggar : The draft order for geography accepts the greater part of the National Curriculum Council's advice. This advice was based on proposals for the geography curriculum published in June last year, which were based on the geography working group's final report. In publishing the draft order my right hon. and learned Friend explained his view that the main emphasis of the attainment targets should be on the assessment of pupils' knowledge and understanding of aspects of geography, and less emphasis should be placed on the assessment of skills which are not particular to geography and the study of people's attitudes and opinions. The draft order confirms the importance of environmental education in geography through the inclusion of a separate attainment target devoted to this subject.
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