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Ministerial Responsibilities
Mr. Gale : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what changes he has made to ministerial responsibilities in his Department.
Mr. Brooke : Further to the reply I gave my hon. Friend the Member for Cheadle (Mr. Day) on 5 December 1990,
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Official Report, column 122, the right hon. Lord Belstead, Her majesty's Paymaster General and deputy Secretary of State, is now responsible for the Department of Finance and Personnel and for the central community relations unit and has relinquished his responsibilities for law and order.Column 389
Dr. Brian Mawhinney MP, Minister of State, is now responsible for law and order and has relinquished his responsibilities for the Department of Finance and Personnel and for the central community relations unit.These are the only changes in responsibilities from those set out in my earlier answer.
I will, of course, continue to have overall responsibility for the work of the Northern Ireland Office and the Northern Ireland Departments.
National Criminal Intelligence System
Mr. Andrew F. Bennett : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if the Royal Ulster Constabulary will have direct access to the proposed integrated national criminal intelligence system.
Dr. Mawhinney [holding answer 29 November 1991] : Consultations are currently under way with the Royal Ulster Constabulary with regard to this matter.
Castlereagh Holding Centre
Mr. McNamara : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland whether he will list in the Official Report. such information as he has available of the sums paid for alleged ill-treatment of inmates in the Castlereagh holding centre for each of the past two years to the earliest convenient date in the bands (a) £1 to £1,000, (b) £1,000 to £2,000, (c) £2,000 to £3,000, (d) £3,000 to £4,000, (e) £4,000 to £5,000 and (f) above £5,000, respectively.
Dr. Mawhinney [holding answer 9 December 1991] : Information in the form requested is not available from existing records.
FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS
Lockerbie
Mr. Stanbrook : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his answer of 29 November, Official Report, column 685-86, if he will seek the extradition of Abdul Baset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi and Al Amin Khalifa Fhimah through the alternative method of sending to the Libyan authorities the formal documents normally issued by British courts in such cases including copies of the evidence on which the Scottish court issued its arrest warrants.
Mr. Douglas Hogg : We have provided the Libyan authorities with copies of the warrant containing the charges and a detailed statement of facts in support of the charges, sufficient to enable them to respond positively to the demand for surrender of the two accused persons.
Gibraltar
Dr. Marek : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make it his policy to secure a more effective form of representation for Gibraltar in the European Parliament.
Mr. Lennox-Boyd : No. Gibraltar is well served by the present arrangements.
EC Treaty of Union
Sir Teddy Taylor : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what consideration Her Majesty's Government has given to the establishing of
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European Union citizenship of the nationals of European Community member states, and for the determination of the rights and obligations of European citizens of the Council of Ministers on propositions by the European Commission as set out in the draft treaty of union dated 8 November 1991 Ref : 1845/91 ; and if he will make a statement.Mr. Lennox-Boyd : We support the concept of citizenship of the union. The draft treaty on European union under discussion at Maastricht lists existing rights which are subject to existing conditions and limitations, and establishes certain new rights. If these provisions are agreed, the Commission may make proposals to strengthen or add to these rights. Any such proposals would require the unanimous agreement of the Council and subsequent national ratification.
India
Mr. Madden : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the statement of the hon. Member for Watford, of 29 November, Official Report, column 1248, if he will request from the Indian Government information on how many police officers and other ranks from the Punjab police force have been prosecuted for crimes up to 31 March 1991 ; and if he will list the types of crimes committed and the punishment made.
Mr. Lennox-Boyd : In response to our expressions of concern the Indian Government have told us that, up to 31 March 1991, a total of 157 police officers and other ranks have been punished for human rights violations in Punjab.
Mr. Madden : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will request information from the Indian Government on how many (a) officers and (b) other ranks, serving in the army, police and other security forces in Indian Kashmir have been (i) discharged, (ii) prematurely retired or (iii) prosecuted for crimes ; and if he will list the types of crimes committed and the punishment made.
Mr. Lennox-Boyd : In response to our expressions of concern the Indian Government have provided us with the following information on 68 members of the security forces who have been punished for human rights violations in Kashmir :
(a) Army. Two officers have been given prison sentences of 10 and 11 years respectively, 11 officers severely reprimanded and two other ranks dismissed.
(b) Central Reserve Police Force. Twenty-three personnel have been suspended.
(c) Border Security Force. Fourteen personnel have been imprisoned, 10 suspended, and six others reprimanded.
Hong Kong
Mr. Paice : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on Vietnamese migrants in Hong Kong.
Mr. Lennox-Boyd : On 10 December, 28 Vietnamese illegal immigrants were repatriated from Hong Kong to Vietnam. This is the second repatriation since the announcement on 29 October of the signature by the British, Hong Kong and Vietnamese Governments of a statement of understanding on principles relating to the return of Vietnamese illegal immigrants from Hong Kong.
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The group of 28 comprised 12 who arrived in Hong Kong after 29 October and 16-double-backers--those who, having returned to Vietnam once, thereby benefiting from United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees--UNHCR--cash assistance, have entered Hong Kong illegally a second time. All the double-backers were rescreened. The 12 new arrivals also underwent the full screening and appeal procedure and were found not to be refugees and eventually volunteered to return to Vietnam. The repatriation was carried out in accordance with international practices and the internationally agreed comprehensive plan of action, in particular the provision that all those found not to be refugees should return to their country of origin.More than 12,500 Vietnamese have returned to Vietnam from Hong Kong under the UNHCR run voluntary repatriation scheme. We hope that all Vietnamese illegal immigrants will volunteer to return but recognise that there will be some who will not. It will therefore be necessary from time to time for further repatriation flights to be arranged. There has not been a single substantiated case of persecution of any of the returnees.
Somalia
Mr. Michael : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps he is taking to promote action in the international community to assist Somalia towards peace and reconstruction.
Mrs. Chalker : We maintain regular contact with partners in the EC and the UN regarding Somalia. On 28 November the EC and member states issued a statement urging the parties to seek peace and reconciliation.
Mr. Michael : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is his current assessment of the situation in Somalia.
Mrs. Chalker : There is no government in Somalia commanding national acceptance. Factional fighting continues, and is particularly heavy in Mogadishu. The north of Somalia, which is relatively peaceful and stable has purported to declare independence. Local leaders have promised a referendum and elections in 1993. We have not recognised the north's purported secession.
DEFENCE
Crown Proceedings (Armed Forces) Act
Mr. John Browne : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will provide figures showing the amount of money (a) budgeted for and (b) actually paid out for claims settled under the Crown Proceedings (Armed Forces) Act 1987 for each of the years since the Act came into force.
Mr. Archie Hamilton : My noble Friend the Under-Secretary of State for the Armed Forces will write to my hon. Friend.
Royal Air Force
Mr. Irvine : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what further changes are planned to the deployment of the Royal Air Force.
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Mr. Archie Hamilton : Since the measures announced in the "Statement on the Defence Estimates 1991"--SDE 91--a number of further decisions have been taken as follows :
The move of the two Tornado squadrons from their present base at RAF Marham to RAF Lossiemouth will begin in early 1993 and the transition to a maritime Tornado force equipped with Sea Eagle missiles will be complete by the end of 1994. These two maritime Tornado squadrons will be designated Numbers 12 and 617 Squadrons. The Tornado weapons conversion unit will redeploy from RAF Honington to RAF Lossiemouth from mid 1993. The groundcrew reconnaissance training facility and the Tornado electronic warfare maintenance school will transfer from RAF Honington to RAF Marham. Other RAF roles for RAF Honington are being considered.
No 55 Squadron, equipped with Victor tankers and now based at RAF Marham, will be disbanded by the end of 1993. The RAF's air-to-air refuelling capability will be provided by VC10 and Tristar aircraft. RAF Marham will continue as a base for two Tornado GR1a squadrons. It is now planned to disband No. 42 Squadron (Nimrod maritime patrol aircraft) based at RAF St. Mawgan from October 1992, and to move the Nimrod operational training unit from RAF St. Mawgan to RAF Kinloss in mid 1992. RAF St. Mawgan will remain a forward operating base for Nimrods, and have other roles.
RAF Mount Batten will close at the end of 1992, when the school of combat survival and rescue and No. 3 maritime headquarters unit will move to RAF St. Mawgan.
SDE 91 announced that a reduced force of Puma and Chinook support helicopters would be redeployed from RAF Gutersloh to RAF Laarbruch. It has now been decided that this force will comprise a single mixed squadron.
RAF Wattisham will be closed as an active Royal Air Force flying station when the Phantom aircraft now based there are withdrawn from service, by the middle of 1993. Other defence uses for the station are being evaluated.
The US Army has decided to deactivate the 47th area support group (its headquarters in the United Kingdom), based at RAF Burtonwood, in July 1992. The US Army reserve storage depot at RAF Burtonwood will, however, remain.
It has been decided that the No. 60 Squadron (Andovers) currently based at RAF Wildenrath, will disband on 1 April 1992, when flying operations from RAF Wildenrath cease. Its air transport and communications aircraft and crews will deploy to Northolt as part of No. 32 Squadron which is currently based there.
HOME DEPARTMENT
Security Guards
Mr. George : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if Group 4 security guards, once licensed to work at The Wolds prison, will be allowed to work at all prisons.
Mrs. Rumbold : Under the Criminal Justice Act 1991, staff who have been certified by the Secretary of State as prisoner custody officers can undertake custodial duties only at a contracted-out prison.
Mr. George : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what proportion of the contract payment made to Group 4 at The Wolds prison will be withheld if (a) operational capacity is not reached or (b) the standards outlined in the contract document are not met.
Mrs. Rumbold : All contracts between the Secretary of State and outside agencies are subject to commercial confidentiality and the commercial conditions of the Wolds contract with Group 4 cannot therefore be made public. However, the contract provides for variations to be
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made in the service required of the contractor and for payment to be subject to fair and reasonable adjustment. Action to secure compliance with the contract can take a number of forms including the withholding of payment. The appropriate response in any one case would depend on the circumstances and nature of the default.Departmental Relocation
Mr. Kirkwood : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) whether he has any plans to relocate Home Office departments to sites in Scotland ; and if he will make a statement ; (2) what proposals are currently being considered to move Home Office jobs out of Scotland to relocated sites in England ; (3) if he will make a statement on the future of the hearing section of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board currently located in Glasgow.
Mr. John Patten : There are no plans to relocate any Home Office departments to or from Scotland.
The future structure and staffing of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board is under consideration, in the first instance by the board, in the light of a recent wide-ranging management review by Government and private sector management consultants. This could have implications for work loads and staffing levels in both the London and Glasgow offices in due course, but no decisions have yet been taken.
EC Bail Schemes
Mr. Conway : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what information he has on bail schemes in other European Community countries which are seeking to reduce pressure on the prison system.
Mr. John Patten : No systematic information is available on this subject, although it is known that similar kinds of work are carried out by probation officers in France and the Netherlands, and by non-profit organisations and social workers in Germany.
Directorate of Telecommunications
Mr. Mills : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the total annual cost to the taxpayer of grants or subsidies given to the Directorate of Telecommunications.
Mr. Kenneth Baker : Provision for DTELS is made in the Government's public expenditure plans and, in common with other parts of the Home Office, the directorate is funded from moneys voted by Parliament. Since 1 April 1989, DTELS has charged for its services, including those provided to police forces and fire brigades. In the financial year 1990-91, these services generated income worth £16.4 million ; the cost of operations was £19.2 million. It is expected that the trading activity will break even by 1995-96.
In addition to its trading activity, DTELS is responsible for the operation of the Home Office wireless rental scheme, under which radio equipment was supplied to police forces and fire brigades. Income from the scheme in 1990 -91 was some £9 million.
Mr. Mills : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department under what conditions the Directorate of
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Telecommunications had access to detailed drawings, designs and specifications of telecommunication equipment designed and manufactured by Sonic Communications of Castle Bromwich, Birmingham ; and if he will make a statement.Mr. Kenneth Baker : In order to enable DTELS to install and maintain telecommunications equipment manufactured by Sonic Communications, the company has for many years provided DTELS with technical information and training under arrangements which are the normal commercial practice in the telecommunications services industry.
Police
Mr. Michael : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) if he will list the police forces considered as (a) under provided and (b) over provided with police officers according to the calculations undertaken as part of the recent Home Office review of police manpower, together with (i) the number of officers plus or minus and (ii) the number shown as a percentage of that force's manpower ;
(2) if he will list for each police force in England and Wales the figures used by the recent Home Office review of police manpower in respect of (a) crime and (b) road traffic injuries.
Mr. Peter Lloyd : I will write to the hon. Member.
Mr. Michael : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate he has made of the anticipated crime figures for 1991 in each police force area in England and Wales, and of the percentage increase this represents in each case ; and whether this was taken into account in the recent review of police manpower needs.
Mr. John Patten : No estimates have been made for 1991. Figures for the 12 months up to June 1991 are published in "Home Office Statistical Bulletin 18/91", a copy of which is in the Library.
Gaming
Mr. Bowis : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what advice he has received from the Gaming Board of Great Britain on changes in the law that will stem from the recent proposals from the European Commission ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Peter Lloyd : The European Commission is currently examining the gambling sector in the context of the single market, but has not so far produced any formal proposals. We are in touch with the Gaming Board about the progress of the Commission's study, and we would naturally seek the board's views if formal proposals requiring changes in the law are made in due course.
Brixton Prison
Mr. Archer : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when the decision was taken by the police liaison unit in the prison department and by officials in the directorate of custody not to pass on information about the February Brixton escape plan to (a) the Metropolitan police and (b) the anti-terrorist squad.
Mr. Kenneth Baker : The information about the prisoners' intention to escape was passed to the police
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adviser attached to the directorate of custody by the Metropolitan police, of which the anti-terrorist branch is part.Mr. Archer : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what information he was given about the involvement of the Staffordshire police in the 7 July Brixton escape on (a) the day of the escape and (b) the following day.
Mr. Kenneth Baker : As I made clear in my statement on 5 August at the time of the report on the Brixton escape by Her Majesty's chief inspector of prisons, information became available from the police in February 1991 that the prisoners Pearse McAuley and Nessan Quinlivan were seeking to escape, and that in particular they had identified the Sunday chapel service as an opportunity and were seeking to acquire a firearm. That information was reported to Prison Service headquarters and to the governor of Her Majesty's prison Brixton in February, but, as I have already made clear, it was not reported to Ministers until after the escape. I was given no information on the day of the escape, Sunday 7 July, about the alleged involvement of the Staffordshire police. On the morning of Monday 8 July I was given an oral report by the Director General of the Prison Service that information had come to light from a prison officer, said to have been collaborating with the Staffordshire police some months before, that the prisoners had at that point been interested in acquiring a firearm. The information given to me in this report was incomplete and unconfirmed. Serious questions remained about the way in which this information had been processed and why no action had been taken at that time to make it more difficult for the prisoners to escape. These questions fell to be considered as part of the inquiry by Her Majesty's chief inspector of prisons.
On the afternoon of Monday 8 July I reported to the House the established facts relating to the escape and announced Judge Tumim's inquiry into the circumstances. It would have been wrong to speculate in my statement about unconfirmed information that was itself one of the matters for the inquiry to look into. Her Majesty's chief inspector of prisons had access to all the available information in the context of this inquiry. On Thursday1 August I received Judge Tumim's report setting out the circumstances of the escape and the events prior to it. He found that the information known to the police was made available to Prison Service headquarters and the governor of HM prison Brixton in February 1991, five months before the escape. This information was not reported to Ministers at any time prior to the escape. Judge Tumim advised me that for reasons of security he believed that much of his report could not be published, and that to publish it as it stood would endanger the remaining security at Brixton and the safety of individuals. I accepted that advice, and the information which could be published was made publicly available on Monday 5 August.
Mr. Archer : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will publish the report compiled by the Governor of Brixton prison during February 1991 which dealt with the involvement of the Staffordshire police with that prison.
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Sunday Trading
Sir Michael McNair-Wilson : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will issue guidelines to chief constables about the action they should take towards those alleged to be thieving from stores and shops unlawfully trading on Sundays.
Mr. Peter Lloyd : No guidelines are necessary. The investigation of alleged criminal offences and the decision whether to initiate proceedings in a particular case are operational matters for the chief officer of the police force concerned. The Home Secretary has no authority to intervene. It is my understanding, however, that the legal status of the victim is unlikely to affect a chief officer's decision.
Police Cells
Mr. Andrew F. Bennett : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what new action he intends to take to solve the problems of prisoners held in police cells.
Mrs. Rumbold : My right hon. Friend has described on a number of occasions action which has been taken recently to contain the numbers of prisoners in police cells both in the short and longer terms. He is continuing to monitor the position and will consider what further action might be taken if it proves necessary.
Bangladeshi Nationals
Mr. Shore : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many applications for political asylum he has had from Bangladeshi nationals in 1990 and so far in 1991 ; and how many (a) have been refused, (b) have been accepted, or (c) are awaiting decision.
Mr. Peter Lloyd : Information is given in the table.
Applications <1><2> received for asylum in the United Kingdom by
citizens of Bangladesh, and decisions<1><2> 1990-91
Decisions<3>
|Applica- |Granted |Granted |Refused
|tions |asylum |exceptional |asylum and
|received<3><4> |leave |exceptional
|leave
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1990 |55 |- |5 |*
<5><6>1991 |480 |- |5 |105
<1> Excluding dependants.
<2> Provisional figures, rounded to the nearest 5 with *=1 or 2.
<3> Decisions in a particular time period do not necessarily relate to applications in
that period.
<4> At 31 October 1991, 430 applications were recorded as awaiting a decision. However,
this figure may overstate because of under-recording of decisions.
<5> 1991 figures may understate because of delays in recording, particularly for
decisions.
<6> January to October.
Prevention of Terrorism
Sir John Wheeler : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how observations from interested persons or organisations should be submitted for consideration by Lord Colville in his report on the operation in 1991 of the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1989.
Mr. Kenneth Baker : Written observations should be submitted to Lord Colville, c/o room 647, Home Office, 50 Queen Anne's Gate, London SW1H 9AT, no later than Monday 6 January 1992.
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Animals (Scientific Procedures)
Sir John Wheeler : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he has considered the evidence of possible breaches of the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 by Professor Wilhelm Feldberg and Mr. John Stean at the National Institute of Medical Research ; what action he proposes to take on this and other aspects of the report of the inquiry set up by the Medical Research Council ; and if he will make a statement.
Mrs. Rumbold : When the Medical Research Council inquiry's report was published, the Home Office accepted its finding that, as a result of failure by Professor Feldberg and Mr. Stean to maintain anaesthesia of sufficient depth, up to four rabbits were caused avoidable suffering.
In view of the responsibility placed on all holders of certificates of designation to ensure that the requirements of the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 are properly observed at their establishments, officials discussed with the certificate holder for the National Institute for Medical Research a number of proposals for improving the management, control and monitoring of animal procedures following publication of the MRC report. The improvements agreed with the certificate holder have now been implemented. The chief inspector of the Home Office animals (scientific procedures) inspectorate has also written to all certificate holders reminding them of their responsibilities under the 1986 Act.
In its annual report for 1990, the Animal Procedures Committee recommended to the Home Secretary changes
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in policy on the issuing of personal and project licences under the 1986 Act to those who are past retirment age. The Home Secretary has accepted the recommendations. He has agreed that in future project licences should not be issued to those aged 70 or over, other than in exceptional circumstances, and that personal licences should be reviewed when it is known that the holder has retired. When personal or project licences are held by those over 70, they will be reviewed every 12 months. These revised arrangements, with which the Animal Procedures Committee agrees, will be introduced in April 1992. We have now completed consideration of the evidence of possible breaches of the 1986 Act, including Professor Feldberg's notebooks, which the MRC forwarded to the Home Office.We do not consider that, in all the circumstances of the case, there are grounds to justify referring the matter to the Director of Public Prosecutions. As soon as it was clear that avoidable suffering had been caused to animals, the Home Office took action to remove the personal and project licences held by Professor Feldberg and Mr. Stean, thus ensuring that they did no further scientific work involving the use of living animals. While there is prima facie evidence that there were breaches of the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986, we consider that, in the light of all the circumstances of the case, including the effective administrative action already taken, no further purpose would be served by asking the Director of Public Prosecutions to consider prosecution.
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SCOTLAND
Police Statistics
Dr. Godman : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list by police authority (a) the population covered by that authority, (b) the police force establishment of that authority, (c) the total arrests made in that authority, (d) the number of arrests per officer, (e) the total number of reported crimes, (f) the number of crimes per officer, (g) the total number of crimes per 1,000 population and (h) the total number of unsolved crimes per 1,000 population in each of the past three years.
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton : The information requested at (a) , (b) , (e) , (f) and (g) is set out in the tables 1 to 5. Information on arrests requested at (c) and (d) is not collected centrally. Neither is information on unsolved crimes collected centrally, but table 6 shows the total number of crimes cleared up per 1,000 population which may be compared with the number of crimes recorded.
Table 1
Population by police authority
Police authority Estimated population covered by each
police authority as at
|30 June 1988|30 June 1989|30 June 1990
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Central |271,526 |271,400 |272,100
Dumfries and Galloway |147,482 |147,600 |148,400
Fife |344,717 |344,800 |345,900
Grampian |501,394 |503,500 |506,100
Lothian and Borders |943,771 |845,600 |853,100
Northern |274,624 |274,100 |276,800
Strathclyde |2,316,739 |2,311,200 |2,306,000
Tayside |393,748 |392,500 |394,000
|------- |------- |-------
Total |5,094,001 |5,090,700 |5,102,400
Table 2
Police establishment by police authority
Police authority Authorised police establishment as at
|30 June|30 June|30 June|30 June
|1988 |1989 |1990 |1991
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Central |589 |638 |638 |643
Dumfries and
Galloway |344 |344 |344 |361
Fife |754 |754 |754 |780
Grampian |1,069 |1,116 |1,116 |1,158
Lothian and Borders |2,435 |2,439 |2,441 |2,487
Northern |620 |631 |631 |631
Strathclyde |6,954 |6,954 |6,954 |6,954
Tayside |1,001 |1,001 |1,001 |1,057
|---- |---- |---- |----
Total |13,766 |13,877 |13,879 |14,071
Table 3
Total number of crimes recorded by the police
Police authority |1988 |1989 |1990
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Central |19,379 |21,066 |22,957
Dumfries and Galloway |7,039 |6,733 |8,096
Fife |25,050 |27,690 |30,706
Grampian |33,567 |34,034 |37,070
Lothian and Borders |77,522 |78,301 |87,548
Northern |12,318 |11,841 |13,132
Strathclyde |259,666 |275,134 |293,655
Tayside |35,445 |38,586 |42,700
|------- |------- |-------
Total |469,986 |493,385 |535,864
Table 4
Total number of crimes recorded per officer
Police authority |1988 |1989 |1990
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Central |33 |33 |36
Dumfries and Galloway |20 |20 |24
Fife |33 |37 |41
Grampian |31 |30 |33
Lothian and Borders |32 |32 |36
Northern |20 |19 |21
Strathclyde |37 |40 |42
Tayside |35 |39 |43
|------- |------- |-------
Total |34 |36 |39
Note: The number of officers is based on the force establishment.
Table 5
Total number of crimes recorded per 1,000 population
Police authority |1988 |1989 |1990
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Central |71 |78 |84
Dumfries and Galloway |48 |46 |55
Fife |73 |80 |89
Grampian |67 |68 |73
Lothian and Borders |92 |93 |103
Northern |45 |43 |47
Strathclyde |112 |119 |127
Tayside |90 |98 |108
|------- |------- |-------
Total |92 |97 |105
Table 6
Total number of crimes cleared up per 1,000 population
Police authority |1988 |1989 |1990
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Central |34 |36 |39
Dumfries and Galloway |24 |23 |23
Fife |29 |31 |32
Grampian |23 |24 |24
Lothian and Borders |35 |36 |36
Northern |29 |27 |29
Strathclyde |31 |33 |34
Tayside |38 |40 |45
|------- |------- |-------
Total |31 |32 |34
Note: Information is collected on the number of crimes cleared up each year. Crimes
cleared up may have been committed in previous years.
Highlands and Islands Airports Ltd.
Mr. Maclennan : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what consideration he is giving to the future operation of the airports currently within the control of Highlands and Islands Airports Ltd. ; and if he will make a statement.
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton : Highlands and Islands Airports Limited --HIAL--is a subsidiary of the Civil Aviation Authority which is the responsibility of my right hon. and learned Friend the Secretary of State for Transport. Initial consideration is being given to the possibility of a transfer of responsibility for HIAL from the CAA to the Scottish Office, but no decisions have been made. Any such transfer may require legislation.
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Enterprise Allowance
Dr. Godman : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what are the success rates for businesses started on enterprise allowance for each year from 1987 to date, giving figures for (a) Greenock and Port Glasgow and (b) Strathclyde.
Mr. Allan Stewart [holding answer 9 December 1991] : The information sought is not available in the form requested as it is possible to provide a breakdown only as a percentage of enterprise allowance scheme businesses which completed a full year on the scheme and only by the former Training Agency field office areas. Details for the financial years 1987-88 and 1990-91 are not available. The information available for the Training Agency field office areas which encompass Greenock, Port Glasgow and Strathclyde is set out in the table below.
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Enterprise Allowance businesses completing a full year on the
scheme
Financial years
Area |1988-89 |1989-90
|Per cent.|Per cent.
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Ayrshire, Dumfries and Galloway |81.22 |81.52
Glasgow City |83.35 |84.55
Renfrew, Dumbarton and Argyll |84.93 |88.75
Lanarkshire |85.79 |80.57
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