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Year |Percent ------------------------ 1987 |85.2 1988 |85.5 1989 |83.2 1990 |85.3 1991 |80.5
Approximately 1 per cent. of the annual reporting grant was withheld to cover kit replacement costs, over the last five years.
Mr. George : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when and for what reason he decided to cease payment of the annual reporting credit to Royal Fleet reservists ; what was the total of Royal Fleet reserve annual reporting grant in the last year for which figures are available ; and what effect he expects it to have on attendance of Royal Fleet reservists at annual reporting centres.
Mr. Archie Hamilton : The annual reporting grant was withdrawn with effect from 1 November 1991. The total of the annual reporting grant paid out to the Royal Fleet Reserve in financial year 1990-91 was £474,804.58 after tax and after abatements for replacement items of kit. Since the annual reporting grant was withdrawn attendance of Royal Fleet reservists reporting to the reservist reporting unit has fallen.
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Defence Establishments, Germany
Mr. Sillars : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list all United Kingdom-owned defence establishments in Germany.
Mr. Archie Hamilton : Generally, facilities for visiting forces in Germany have been provided by the host nation. Exceptionally, buildings were purchased by the Ministry of Defence from the private sector to meet the accommodation requirements at the following establishments :
Vehicle Workshops, Redcar Barracks Bielefeld.
Material and Medical Depot, Bielefeld.
United Nations Peace-keeping Operations
Mr. O'Neill : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many British service personnel have been killed or wounded in action while participating in United Nations peace-keeping operations in each year since 1961 ; what memorials exist to commemorate those British service personnel who have served with the United Nations ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Archie Hamilton : I will write to the hon. Member.
Redundancies
Mr. O'Neill : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his answer of 28 February, Official Report, column 675, if he will list the public announcements of redundancies referred to in the answer, giving the date, the name of the company involved and the number of redundancies announced.
Mr. Kenneth Carlisle : The announcements referred to are those made by the companies concerned.
FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS
Kenya
Mrs. Dunwoody : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will hold talks with the high commissioner for Kenya on the detention of Dr. Josephat Karanja and others.
Mrs. Chalker : Dr. Josephat Karanja is one of a number of Kenyan citizens arrested for alleged participation in a press conference held on 10 January at which President Moi was accused of planning an imminent military coup.
Dr. Karanja has been charged with publishing false rumours under section 66 of the Kenyan penal code and has been released on bail. There are no grounds for raising the case with the Kenyan authorities.
Council of Ministers
Mr. Salmond : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many meetings of the Council of Ministers there have been since the beginning of 1990 ; and if he will list the Ministers who attended each of these meetings.
Mr. Garel-Jones : There have been 177 meetings of the Council of Ministers since 1 January 1990. The United Kingdom is represented in the Council by the Secretary or Minister of State responsible for the subject matter under discussion.
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Brussels (Secondees)
Mr. Salmond : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many people were seconded to the United Kingdom's permanent representation to the European Community in Brussels in 1990 and 1991 ; and if he will break these figures down by Department of origin.
Mr. Garel-Jones : In 1990 and 1991 there were 22 seconded staff in addition to the 18 diplomatic service staff at the office of the United Kingdom permanent representative to the European Community, as follows :
Department |1990 |1991
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DTI |7 |7
MAFF |4 |4
Treasury |2 |2
Employment |1 |1
Environment |1 |0
Customs and Excise |2 |2
Agriculture (Northern Ireland) |0 |1
Scottish office |1 |1
Transport |1 |1
ODA |1 |1
NIO |1 |1
Bank of England |1 |1
|------- |-------
|22 |22
From the end of 1991 there have been additional temporary secondments in preparation for the United Kingdom presidency in July to December 1992.
Foreign Affairs Council
Mr. Gerald Bowden : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the outcome of the Foreign Affairs Council held on 2 March.
Mr. Hurd : My right hon. Friends the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, the Minister for Trade and the Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and I represented the United Kingdom at the Foreign Affairs Council on 2 March.
The Commission Vice-President, Mr. Andriessen, reported to the Council on his recent visit to several states of the former Soviet Union. The Council agreed that the Commission should continue its exploratory talks on enhanced trade and co-operation agreements with Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and Kazakhstan. It also agreed that the role of the EC task force monitoring the distribution of EC food aid should be expanded and the the EC should participate in the proposed international science and technology centre for retraining and redeploying nuclear scientists from the former Soviet Union. Ministers agreed on the need for an early conclusion to the GATT Uruguay round and invited all participants to speed up negotiations. President Delors presented the Commission's future financing proposals for 1993 to 1997. Member states gave their initial reactions. I questioned the Commission's proposals to increase the ceiling on our own resources and on agricultural spending, drawing attention to the extra funds that would in any case be available between now and 1997 within the existing limits on the Community's own resources.
The Council reviewed the negotiations on a European economic area in the light of the Commission's request to
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the European Court of Justice for a second opinion on the revised draft agreement. The Council expressed the hope that the court's opinion would be made available as soon as possible.Ministers discussed EC relations with Morocco and invited the Commission to make proposals on economic and technical co-operation and the Political Committee to examine ways of strengthening political dialogue.
Ministers issued a statement condemning the recent violence in Sarajevo following the referendum on the future status of Bosnia-Herzegovina. They agreed that the Commission should begin exploratory talks with Slovenia on a trade and co-operation agreement.
The fifth meeting of the EC/Tunisia Co-operation Council was held in the margins of the Foreign Affairs Council.
TRANSPORT
Roads
Mr. Peter Bottomley : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) if he will list the High Court challenges to road schemes that have been heard in each of the past five years, with the date when the motion was served in each case, and the date on which the action lapsed or was determined ;
(2) what is the average, greatest and lowest number of sitting days in the High Court taken by challenges to the Secretary of State for Transport on road schemes in the past five years.
Mr. Chope : We do not hold such information. I will write to my hon. Friend.
Sir Thomas Arnold : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what guidance he gives to local authorities about the maintenance of retaining walls of roads under their control.
Mr. Chope : Retaining walls are included within the scope of the Department's procedures for the inspection and maintenance of structures on motorways and other trunk roads. Local authorities are encouraged to adopt these procedures in maintaining retaining walls on their own roads.
Health and Safety
Mr. David Marshall : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when he expects the proposals for United Kingdom legislation : relevant to EC directive 89/684 EEC and the content of the necessary training courses needed to meet the requirements of the directive to be finalised by the Health and Safety Executive ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Chope : I expect to receive recommendations for regulations from the Health and Safety Commission shortly. Requirements for course content were notified to interested parties on 20 February. Further copies are available from the Health and Safety Executive.
Railway Investment
Mrs. Dunwoody : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what British Rail investment plans for new trains and rolling stock Her Majesty's Government
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(a) have authorised and which are awaiting completion and (b) are currently considering ; and if he will make a statement.Mr. Freeman : British Rail projects for new train and rolling stock builds, authorised by the Government and yet to be fully completed, are as follows :
Class |Number
|authorised
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Diesel multiple unit vehicles:
158 (tranches 2 and 3) |200
159/165 |69
165 |180
165/6 |59
Electric multiple unit vehicles:
465<1> |588
466 |86
Diesel locomotives:
60 |100
Electric locomotives:
92 |37
High speed train sets:
Channel Tunnel Services |21
Loco-haul coaches:
Mark IV for ECML |31
CT Night Services<2> |139
<1> 188 have not yet been ordered by British Rail.
<2> This is total order-BR's share is likely to be
some 85 coaches.
The only investment scheme currently under consideration by the Department is for 550 car-carrying wagons for Channel tunnel freight services.
Rail Modernisation
Mrs. Dunwoody : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much state aid there will be on track and train modernisation on the west coast main line to Glasgow.
Mr. Freeman : We would expect British Rail's proposals for the moderation of the west coast main line to Glasgow to earn an 8 per cent. return. They should not, therefore, require subsidy.
Car Engine Capacity
Mr. Nicholas Brown : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what is the average cubic capacity of engines of cars registered in the last year for which figures are available, for (a) United Kingdom-produced cars and (b) imported cars.
Mr. Chope : The information, as requested, is not available. However, the distribution of cars first registered in Great Britain in 1991 by engine size is as follows :
Cars first registered in 1991
Cubic |Great Britain|Imported
capacity |produced |thousands
|thousands
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up to 1000 |32 |71
1001 - 1200 |106 |61
1201 - 1300 |65 |74
1301 - 1400 |153 |94
1401 - 1500 |1 |21
1501 - 1600 |191 |106
1601 - 1800 |53 |173
1801 - 2000 |95 |199
2001 - 2200 |0 |4
2201 - 2500 |11 |31
2501 - 3000 |4 |31
over 3000 |14 |9
|--- |---
Total |726 |874
|--- |---
Average c.c. |1492 |1606
Seat Belts
Mr. Janner : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what percentage of children he estimates travel in cars without wearing seat belts as required by law.
Mr. Chope : Children under 14 travelling in rear seats are required to use a seat belt or a child restraint appropriate to their age and weight only where one is fitted and available to be used. The latest survey of wearing rates, conducted by the Transport and Road Research Laboratory in October 1991, found that 12 per cent. of children were unrestrained in post -1987 cars--those fitted with seat belts at manufacture.
All front seat passengers are required to be restrained. The wearing rates for children and adults are very similar. Only 5 per cent. of children travel unrestrained.
Nuclear Transport Ships
Mr. Flynn : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what notification his Department has received from Pacific Nuclear Transport Ltd. over the intended transfer of the Pacific Crane nuclear transport ship to sail under the Japanese flag.
Mr. McLoughlin : Any shipping company transferring a ship from United Kingdom registry is obliged to notify the registrar of the ship's home port. No such notification has been received.
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British Rail
Mr. Andrew Welsh : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what discussions he has had with the chairman or representatives of the board of British Rail on the future of British Rail ; what issues were discussed ; what future meetings are scheduled ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Freeman : My right hon. Friend has received a number of representations on the future of BR. We shall publish our proposals as soon as we are ready.
Mr. Salmond : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what representations he has received on the future of British Rail ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Freeman : My right hon. friend regularly meets the chairman of British Rail to discuss a range of issues. We shall publish proposals for the future of BR as soon as we are ready.
Advisors
Mr. Andrew Welsh : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list the main advisers employed by his Department, the purpose for which they have been recruited and the period for which they have been employed.
Mr. McLoughlin : In common with my predecessors, I have a political adviser who is employed by the Department on terms approved by the Treasury. My present political adviser, Mr. P. Miller, was appointed on 2 January 1991.
The following list shows the other main advisers currently or recently employed by my Department. A wider range of advice is also acquired as and when needed through a number of consultancy contracts. The devolved nature of the Department means there is no central record of consultancies, and that information could only be assembled within the timescale at disproportionate cost.
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Adviser |Purpose of employment |Period
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Mr. D. Walker |Department's adviser on market testing |February to March 1992
Mr. P. Davies |Department's purchasing adviser |1987 to 1992
Samuel Montagu |Advice on privatisation of British Rail |November 1988 to date
Price Waterhouse |Appointed to advise Secretary of State on the privatisation of the|1985 to date
| National Bus Company
Mr. A. Thorning |Seconded from the Civil Aviation Authority to advise Ministers and|1 April 1992 to 31 December 1993
| the Department on civil aviation safety matters and a range of
| related technical issues
Civil Aviation Authority |Advice on various technical issues concerning aircraft noise and |Ongoing
| emissions
Warren Springs Laboratory (DTI) |Advice on technical issues concerning aircraft emissions |Ongoing
Defence Research Agency (MOD) |Advice on technical issues concerning aircraft noise and emissions|Ongoing
Price Waterhouse |Advice on privatisation of Trust Ports |July 1991 to date
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ScotRail
Mr. Andrew Welsh : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what representations he has received on the future of ScotRail ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Freeman : I have received a number of representations about ScotRail's services.
Bus Safety
Mr. Barry Jones : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what steps he is taking to improve safety in England and Wales for school pupils transported by bus ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. McLoughlin : Draft regulations are being finalised which will require all buses in Great Britain, when carrying children to or from school, to display a distinctive sign. This will indicate to other road users that children are present and may be crossing the road in the vicinity of these vehicles. These proposals will also permit the use of hazard warning lights, in conjunction with the signs, when children are boarding or alighting.
We intend to put these regulations before Parliament shortly.
London Transport
Ms. Ruddock : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will set out in tabular form (a) London Transport's fixed asset investment for each year since 1962, at current prices and (b) the total grant, the total capital grant, and the total revenue support grant paid to London Transport in each year since 1962, at current prices.
Mr. Freeman : The following table shows London Transport's investment and grant from 1974 until 1991-92. Information is not available in the form requested prior to 1974.
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London Transport investment and grant
£ million (1990-91 prices)
InvestmeGrant
|Revenue|Capital|Total
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1974 |218 |112 |212 |324
1975 |209 |348 |196 |544
1976 |241 |282 |233 |515
1977 |181 |178 |135 |313
1978 |168 |129 |163 |292
1979 |224 |113 |216 |329
1980 |231 |166 |209 |375
1981 |249 |135 |222 |357
1982 |199 |286 |194 |480
1983 |250 |257 |241 |498
<1>1984-85 |244 |208 |147 |355
1985-86 |280 |166 |262 |428
1986-87 |308 |85 |293 |378
1987-88 |356 |56 |234 |290
1988-89 |344 |44 |192 |236
1989-90 |473 |51 |255 |306
1990-91 |634 |84 |451 |535
<2>1991-92 |559 |114 |503 |617
<1>15 month period.
<2>Forecast Outturn.
London Underground Crimes
Ms. Ruddock : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will set out the total number of (a) crimes, (b) assaults on staff, (c) assaults on passengers, (d) indecent assaults, (e) rapes and (f) violent robberies which have occurred on London Underground, (i) in each month since April 1989 and (ii) in each year since 1971.
Mr. Freeman : I understand from London Underground that the information is as follows :
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|January |February |March |April |May |June |July |August |September|October |November |December |Total
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All crimes
1989 |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |15,583
1990 |1,275 |1,280 |1,383 |1,177 |1,225 |1,467 |1,543 |1,314 |1,291 |1,298 |1,286 |1,106 |15,645
1991 |1,397 |1,112 |1,513 |1,340 |1,511 |1,355 |1,436 |1,268 |1,120 |1,073 |1,126 |1,041 |15,292
Assaults on staff
1989 |- |- |- |14 |20 |12 |6 |10 |6 |11 |12 |13 |<1>104
1990 |12 |13 |11 |10 |9 |12 |9 |14 |8 |21 |9 |12 |140
1991 |13 |8 |12 |9 |14 |7 |17 |11 |13 |9 |15 |10 |138
Assaults on passengers
1989 |- |- |- |49 |51 |55 |52 |48 |39 |56 |58 |77 |<1>485
1990 |54 |64 |67 |43 |34 |39 |55 |35 |48 |47 |36 |47 |569
1991 |31 |44 |46 |37 |46 |34 |32 |39 |45 |43 |43 |34 |474
Indecent assaults
1989 |- |- |- |31 |39 |28 |23 |26 |22 |15 |21 |14 |<1>219
1990 |21 |23 |30 |21 |31 |32 |23 |23 |15 |18 |21 |17 |275
1991 |18 |13 |14 |14 |17 |25 |30 |19 |18 |22 |16 |8 |214
Rape
1989 |- |- |- |1 |1 |0 |1 |0 |1 |0 |0 |0 |<1>4
1990 |0 |0 |0 |0 |1 |0 |0 |0 |1 |0 |0 |0 |2
1991 |0 |0 |2 |0 |0 |0 |0 |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |3
Robberies
1989 |- |- |- |58 |60 |53 |59 |78 |58 |73 |52 |41 |<1>532
1990 |54 |46 |58 |50 |50 |67 |48 |37 |44 |48 |37 |48 |587
1991 |75 |38 |56 |50 |46 |45 |45 |43 |56 |31 |48 |30 |563
<1>April to December.
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Year |All crimes |Assaults on|Assaults on|Indecent |Rape |Robberies
|staff |passengers |assaults
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1971 |4,918 |n/a |n/a |n/a |n/a |n/a
1972 |7,766 |n/a |n/a |n/a |n/a |n/a
1973 |8,163 |n/a |n/a |n/a |n/a |n/a
1974 |11,410 |n/a |n/a |n/a |n/a |n/a
1975 |10,557 |- |<1>383 |78 |- |144
1976 |10,189 |- |<1>254 |60 |- |118
1977 |11,692 |- |<1>335 |56 |- |173
1978 |12,342 |- |<1>373 |67 |- |207
1979 |16,562 |- |<1>578 |65 |- |222
1980 |16,150 |- |<1>519 |71 |- |307
1981 |18,614 |- |<1>480 |105 |- |402
1982 |14,937 |- |<1>535 |115 |- |453
1983 |15,073 |- |<1>599 |101 |- |361
1984 |15,552 |- |<1>747 |87 |- |606
1985 |15,979 |- |<1>837 |87 |- |694
1986 |16,217 |- |<1>1,014 |160 |- |685
1987 |19,136 |- |<1>1,045 |182 |- |883
1988 |16,387 |- |<1>1,165 |194 |- |1,128
1989 |15,583 |135 |673 |300 |4 |476
1990 |15,645 |140 |569 |275 |2 |587
1991 |15,292 |138 |474 |214 |3 |563
<1> Reported as violence against the person.
n/a=Not avaiable.
The statistics for assaults on passengers between 1975 and 1988 also include assaults on staff. The same situation applies to indecent assaults and rapes. The statistics for robberies cover instances where only threats were used as well as cases of violence.
Footway Parking
Mr. Blunkett : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when he intends to amend the Road Traffic Act 1974 to enable local authorities to designate areas in which footway parking can be prohibited.
Mr. Chope [holding answer 2 March 1992] : The provision in the Road Traffic Act 1974 was repealed by the Road Traffic Act 1991. We are committed to seeking effective alternative powers to enable local authorities to deal with the problem of parking on footways when a suitable legislative opportunity arises. Meanwhile, general parking restrictions and in some cases local Act provisions, can offer a remedy. The use of high kerbs and other road engineering measures such as bollards can also prove a highly effective deterrent to footway parking, provided proper provision is made for the needs of pedestrians with disabilities.
A6 (M) Bypass, Stockport
Sir Thomas Arnold : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when he expects to meet a deputation from the Stockport metropolitan borough council in connection with the proposed Stockport north-south A6 (M) bypass.
Mr. Chope [holding answer 2 March 1992] : We are considering a request from Stockport MBC for a meeting and will be contacting the council shortly.
Badgers
Mr. Tony Banks : To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what provisions are being made by his Department for the construction of badger crossings.
Mr. Chope [holding answer 5 March 1992] : I have been asked to reply.
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The provision of badger crossings on trunk roads in England is the responsibility of my right hon. and learned Friend the Secretary of State for Transport.Our aim, where possible, is to design trunk roads to avoid interfering with badgers. Where setts or runs may be affected advice is obtained from English Nature and local badger groups about steps to be taken to move badgers or maintain their runs. Badger-proof fencing alongside the road and badger culverts under the carriageway are provided where appropriate.
The Secretaries of State for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are responsible for the provision of badger crossings on roads for which they are the highway authority. For local roads, responsibility lies with the relevant local highway authority.
Local Government Finance
Mr. Fatchett : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will set out by local authority, at 1991-92 prices (a) the transport supplementary grant and (b) the total capital allocation for each year from 1987-88 to 1991-92.
Mr. Chope [holding answer 5 March 1992] : The information requested is not available at a fixed price base but is as attached with the price level appropriate to each year.
Transport Supplementary Grant and Capital Allocations
London
Boroughs-1987-88
Authority |Grant paid|Capital
|allocation
|£ million |£ million
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City of London |0.479 |1.320
Barking and Dagenham |0.800 |2.590
Barnet |0.475 |1.340
Bexley |0.451 |1.835
Brent |0.311 |1.120
Bromley |0.429 |1.710
Camden |0.107 |1.430
Croydon |0.202 |1.180
Ealing |1.911 |5.145
Enfield |7.413 |16.325
Greenwich |1.980 |5.160
Hackney |0.200 |1.675
Hammersmith and Fulham 0.118 0.360
Haringey |1.478 |3.400
Harrow |1.609 |4.130
Havering |1.284 |3.510
Hillingdon |2.421 |7.300
Hounslow |0.623 |1.960
Islington |0.103 |0.800
Kensington and Chelsea |0.261 |0.710
Kingston upon Thames |4.737 |9.770
Lambeth |0.288 |1.140
Lewisham |0.299 |1.840
Merton |2.719 |7.780
Newham |1.164 |3.510
Redbridge |1.048 |2.800
Richmond upon Thames 0.205 0.920
Southwark |0.734 |2.970
Sutton |0.843 |2.180
Tower Hamlets |0.169 |0.970
Waltham Forest |1.091 |2.670
Wandsworth |2.442 |6.880
Westminster |0.383 |2.360
Transport supplementary grant and capital
allocations
Metropolitan districts-1987-88
Authority |Grant |Capital
|paid |allocation
|£ million |£ million
-----------------------------------------------------
Bolton |2.050 |4.600
Bury |0.332 |1.140
Manchester |2.275 |6.600
Oldham |0.270 |1.360
Rochdale |0.250 |1.010
Salford |3.301 |6.880
Stockport |0.284 |1.240
Tameside |0.247 |0.900
Trafford |1.446 |3.492
Wigan |1.650 |3.710
Knowsley |0.143 |0.630
Liverpool |2.267 |6.190
St. Helens |0.150 |0.630
Sefton |0.207 |1.060
Wirral |0.377 |1.300
Barnsley |0.473 |1.990
Doncaster |0.226 |1.310
Rotherham |0.167 |1.290
Sheffield |2.105 |6.020
Gateshead |0.800 |2.440
Newcastle upon Tyne |1.715 |5.720
North Tyneside |0.421 |1.390
South Tyneside |0.970 |2.440
Sunderland |1.100 |2.750
Birmingham |3.913 |10.980
Coventry |1.626 |4.100
Dudley |0.644 |2.600
Sandwell |0.595 |2.440
Solihull |0.275 |0.990
Walsall |1.370 |3.940
Wolverhampton |2.844 |6.790
Bradford |4.579 |10.150
Calderdale |0.120 |0.840
Kirklees |0.773 |2.480
Leeds |0.553 |2.770
Wakefield |0.180 |1.000
Transport supplementary grant and capital allowances
Counties, 1987-88
Authority |Grant paid|Capital
|allocation
|£ million |£ million
--------------------------------------------------------
Avon |1.973 |6.550
Bedfordshire |2.616 |6.660
Berkshire |3.102 |9.110
Buckinghamshire |2.035 |4.610
Cambridgeshire |4.474 |10.030
Cheshire |1.905 |5.800
Cleveland |2.211 |7.080
Cornwall |1.488 |5.500
Cumbria |0.775 |3.080
Derbyshire |0.748 |5.600
Devon |3.185 |9.502
Dorset |5.377 |13.990
Durham |2.409 |6.420
East Sussex |0.964 |5.290
Essex |8.050 |19.780
Gloucestershire |0.942 |2.600
Hampshire |4.248 |13.650
Herefore and Worcester |1.690 |5.680
Hertfordshire |1.800 |8.800
Humberside |1.967 |7.360
Isle of Wight |0.883 |2.130
Kent |5.813 |18.640
Lancashire |6.375 |16.510
Leicestershire |4.425 |11.150
Lincolnshire |1.750 |4.80
Norfolk |2.155 |5.130
Northamptonshire |4.357 |12.660
Northumberland |1.075 |2.970
North Yorkshire |3.552 |8.870
Nottinghamshire |1.850 |5.700
Oxfordshire |0.801 |4.890
Shropshire |1.294 |4.290
Somerset |1.287 |3.580
Staffordshire |3.015 |10.000
Suffolk |0.899 |5.010
Surrey |3.058 |8.260
Warwickshire |1.459 |4.300
West Sussex |3.089 |7.200
Wiltshire |1.429 |4.100
Transport supplementary grant and capital allocations
London boroughs-1988-89
Authority |Grant paid|Capital
|allocation
|£ million |£ million
--------------------------------------------------------
City of London |0.183 |0.720
Barking and Dagenham |2.836 |6.210
Barnet |0.400 |1.110
Bexley |0.649 |2.870
Brent |0.436 |1.370
Bromley |3.883 |8.880
Camden |0.131 |0.710
Croydon |0.234 |0.800
Ealing |1.938 |6.820
Enfield |11.255 |15.550
Greenwich |0.816 |3.460
Hackney |0.427 |1.910
Hammersmith and Fulham |0.065 |0.285
Haringey |3.662 |8.475
Harrow |3.578 |9.690
Havering |0.320 |1.330
Hillingdon |1.957 |10.710
Hounslow |0.758 |1.050
Islington |0.072 |0.480
Kensington and Chelsea |0.069 |1.170
Kingston upon Thames |0.331 |5.690
Lambeth |0.247 |0.850
Lewisham |0.970 |2.530
Merton |2.529 |6.850
Newham |0.343 |2.850
Redbridge |0.403 |1.980
Richmond upon Thames |0.186 |0.850
Southwark |0.997 |4.470
Sutton |0.778 |2.830
Tower Hamlets |0.068 |0.740
Waltham Forest |0.494 |1.870
Wandsworth |0.554 |2.800
Westminster |0.210 |1.840
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Transport Supplementary Grant and Capital
Allocations
Metropolitan Districts-1988-89
Authority |Grant paid|Capital
|£ million |allocation
|£ million
-----------------------------------------------------
Bolton |1.343 |4.150
Bury |1.010 |2.330
Manchester |3.145 |8.135
Oldham |1.120 |5.540
Rochdale |0.285 |1.550
Salford |3.846 |8.790
Stockport |0.180 |1.270
Tameside |0.310 |1.220
Trafford |0.642 |2.130
Wigan |2.315 |4.810
Knowsley |0.242 |1.210
Liverpool |1.235 |3.740
St. Helens |0.635 |1.780
Sefton |0.171 |1.910
Wirral |1.230 |2.930
Barnsley |0.400 |2.040
Doncaster |0.471 |2.110
Rotherham |0.223 |1.340
Sheffield |0.380 |3.080
Gateshead |1.995 |4.450
Newcastle upon Tyne |2.285 |5.630
North Tyneside |0.380 |1.080
South Tyneside |0.360 |1.870
Sunderland |1.577 |4.000
Birmingham |3.903 |10.670
Coventry |1.942 |4.710
Dudley |0.692 |3.155
Sandwell |0.917 |2.340
Solihull |0.510 |1.320
Walsall |1.578 |5.300
Wolverhampton |3.461 |8.130
Bradford |1.686 |4.630
Calderdale |0.210 |1.560
Kirklees |1.319 |3.880
Leeds |1.523 |4.840
Wakefield |0.263 |2.110
Transport Supplementary Grant and Capital Allocations
Counties-
1988-89
Authority |Grant paid|Capital
|allocation
|£ million |£ million
--------------------------------------------------------
Avon |4.306 |10.600
Bedfordshire |3,249 |7.110
Berkshire |2.688 |10.540
Buckinghamshire |0.707 |2.890
Cambridgeshire |2.255 |7.220
Cheshire |1.364 |4.830
Cleveland |3.162 |9.320
Cornwall |2.270 |7.320
Cumbria |1.400 |3.720
Derbyshire |0.683 |5.960
Devon |3.501 |11.280
Dorset |4.320 |10.690
Durham |1.938 |4.800
East Sussex |2.121 |7.180
Essex |8.730 |19.320
Gloucestershire |1.077 |4.720
Hampshire |4.115 |11.620
Hereford and Worcester |1.976 |4.740
Hertfordshire |3.095 |8.860
Humberside |4.518 |12.479
Isle of Wight |0.727 |2.060
Kent |9.255 |21.441
Lancashire |4.683 |16.320
Leicestershire |4.945 |14.460
Lincolnshire |1.139 |3.830
Norfolk |2.150 |5.500
Northamptonshire |3.235 |11.180
Northumberland |0.544 |1.940
North Yorkshire |1.925 |6.440
Nottinghamshire |2.037 |5.850
Oxfordshire |0.713 |4.920
Shropshire |1.750 |5.810
Somerset |3.211 |9.370
Staffordshire |2.822 |8.670
Suffolk |1.753 |4.940
Surrey |2.236 |7.998
Warwickshire |1.746 |4.470
West Sussex |2.730 |7.460
Wiltshire |0.361 |2.770
Transport Supplementary Grant and Capital Allocations
London Boroughs-1989-90
Authority |Grant paid|Capital
|allocation
|£ million |£ million
--------------------------------------------------------
City of London |0.194 |0.630
Barking and Dagenham |1.895 |4.580
Barnet |0.291 |0.790
Bexley |1.118 |2.780
Brent |0.450 |1.190
Bromley |3.833 |8.580
Camden |0.086 |0.810
Croydon |0.294 |1.110
Ealing |2.820 |6.450
Enfield |11.958 |24.120
Greenwich |0.023 |2.590
Hackney |0.410 |1.550
Hammersmith and Fulham |0.142 |0.410
Haringey |5.812 |11.592
Harrow |3.050 |8.980
Havering |0.207 |0.960
Hillingdon |4.530 |3.262
Hounslow |0.714 |1.630
Islington |0.148 |0.530
Kensington and Chelsea |0.633 |1.570
Kingston upon Thames |1.661 |4.120
Lambeth |0.182 |0.610
Lewisham |5.314 |5.955
Merton |4.280 |9.400
Newham |0.497 |3.620
Redbridge |0.339 |0.900
Richmond upon Thames |0.163 |0.610
Southwark |1.952 |5.610
Sutton |0.682 |2.930
Tower Hamlets |0.070 |1.020
Waltham Forest |0.476 |1.500
Wandsworth |0.433 |3.940
Westminster |0.750 |2.270
Transport supplementary grant and capital
allocations Metropolitan
districts-1989-90
Authority |Grant paid|Capital
|allocation
|£ million |£ million
-----------------------------------------------------
Bolton |0.043 |2.020
Bury |1.698 |3.620
Manchester |1.328 |4.985
Oldham |1.097 |2.700
Rochdale |0.263 |1.160
Salford |2.791 |4.900
Stockport |0.018 |0.600
Tameside |0.566 |1.775
Trafford |1.765 |4.240
Wigan |0.998 |3.210
Knowsley |0.273 |0.750
Liverpool |1.762 |4.420
St. Helens |2.304 |4.700
Sefton |0.327 |1.020
Wirral |0.709 |2.610
Barnsley |0.545 |1.730
Doncaster |0.661 |1.900
Rotherham |0.688 |2.020
Sheffield |0.585 |2.330
Gateshead |2.050 |4.760
Newcastle upon Tyne |2.763 |6.258
North Tyneside |0.310 |0.830
South Tyneside |0.215 |1.290
Sunderland |0.965 |2.740
Birmingham |3.954 |11.700
Coventry |3.053 |6.500
Dudley |0.368 |1.905
Sandwell |0.943 |2.550
Solihull |0.526 |1.270
Walsall |1.072 |2.352
Wolverhampton |1.548 |4.300
Bradford |2.928 |6.240
Calderdale |0.084 |1.670
Kirklees |0.500 |1.840
Leeds |1.541 |4.300
Wakefield |0.308 |1.300
Transport supplementary grant and capital allocations
Counties-1989-90
Authority |Grant paid|Capital
|allocation
|£ million |£ million
--------------------------------------------------------
Avon |4.196 |10.140
Bedfordshire |4.103 |9.050
Berkshire |1.195 |4.880
Buckinghamshire |1.229 |2.730
Cambridgeshire |2.298 |5.710
Cheshire |2.776 |6.310
Cleveland |4.492 |9.720
Cornwall |1.743 |4.390
Cumbria |0.640 |2.005
Derbyshire |1.515 |4.730
Devon |1.743 |4.900
Dorset |3.102 |7.540
Durham |1.915 |4.640
East Sussex |2.482 |6.720
Essex |5.074 |15.469
Gloucestershire |1.563 |4.180
Hampshire |4.832 |9.800
Hereford and Worcester |0.346 |2.300
Hertfordshire |3.050 |7.950
Humberside |5.221 |11.920
Isle of Wight |0.525 |1.470
Kent |11.256 |23.920
Lancashire |6.035 |12.820
Leicestershire |3.971 |9.440
Lincolnshire |1.189 |3.030
Norfolk |1.416 |4.160
Northamptonshire |4.125 |9.340
Northumberland |0.363 |2.380
North Yorkshire |2.653 |7.330
Nottinghamshire |2.054 |5.830
Oxfordshire |0.023 |3.560
Shropshire |1.679 |4.050
Somerset |3.785 |8.680
Staffordshire |2.992 |7.910
Suffolk |1.935 |4.350
Surrey |4.684 |11.400
Warwickshire |3.209 |7.422
West Sussex |1.526 |3.300
Wiltshire |0.109 |1.430
Transport Supplementary Grant and Capital Allocations
London Boroughs-1990-91
Authority |Grant |Capital
|paid |allocation
|£ million |£ million
--------------------------------------------------------
City of London |0.101 |0.461
Barking and Dagenham |1.748 |3.622
Barnet |0.161 |0.571
Bexley |2.134 |2.869
Brent |0.007 |0.736
Bromley |3.834 |4.328
Camden |0.189 |1.095
Croydon |0.888 |1.890
Ealing |2.429 |4.913
Enfield |4.881 |6.909
Greenwich |0.019 |1.149
Hackney |0.186 |0.791
Hammersmith and Fulham |0.148 |1.303
Haringey |2.721 |3.441
Harrow |3.214 |5.668
Havering |0.215 |0.568
Hillingdon |2.742 |7.214
Hounslow |0.279 |0.819
Islington |0.168 |0.549
Kensington and Chelsea |0.285 |0.694
Kingston upon Thames |0.566 |1.881
Lambeth |0.154 |0.280
Lewisham |1.987 |3.081
Merton |7.100 |7.282
Newham |1.791 |2.869
Redbridge |0.134 |0.598
Richmond upon Thames |0.172 |0.633
Southwark |0.249 |1.701
Sutton |0.590 |3.198
Tower Hamlets |0.091 |1.007
Waltham Forest |0.056 |0.726
Wandsworth |1.011 |3.429
Westminster |0.367 |4.589
Transport supplementary grant and capital
allocations
Metropolitan districts, 1990-91
|Grant paid|Capital
|allocation
|£ million |£ million
-----------------------------------------------------
Bolton |1.342 |1.945
Bury |0.849 |1.315
Manchester |4.816 |8.385
Oldham |0.614 |2.443
Rochdale |0.189 |1.036
Salford |2.548 |3.882
Stockport |0.458 |0.959
Tameside |0.403 |1.438
Trafford |0.389 |2.188
Wigan |0.872 |2.065
Knowsley |0.896 |1.397
Liverpool |0.750 |2.506
St. Helens |2.941 |3.257
Sefton |0.369 |0.951
Wirral |0.450 |1.519
Barnsley |1.574 |4.142
Doncaster |0.707 |1.897
Rotherham |1.243 |1.908
Sheffield |5.546 |6.426
Gateshead |0.972 |1.991
Newcastle upon Tyne |0.062 |2.920
North Tyneside |0.153 |0.542
South Tyneside |0.700 |1.242
Sunderland |0.847 |3.033
Birmingham |7.895 |11.564
Coventry |1.474 |2.362
Dudley |0.575 |2.481
Sandwell |0.752 |2.672
Solihull |0.428 |1.325
Walsall |2.751 |1.067
Wolverhampton |2.842 |3.818
Bradford |2.467 |4.242
Calderdale |0.096 |1.428
Kirklees |0.060 |0.735
Leeds |2.632 |3.953
Wakefield |0.157 |2.457
Column 349
Transport Supplementary Grant and Capital Allocations
Counties-
1990-91
Authority |Grant paid|Capital
|allocation
|£ million |£ million
--------------------------------------------------------
Avon |6.714 |7.305
Bedfordshire |2.591 |3.791
Berkshire |1.882 |5.962
Buckinghamshire |1.153 |2.087
Cambridgeshire |1.932 |4.316
Cheshire |4.154 |6.174
Cleveland |5.442 |6.351
Cornwall |2.797 |4.670
Cumbria |2.326 |3.326
Derbyshire |0.582 |4.353
Devon |3.394 |8.029
Dorset |2.866 |4.544
Durham |2.410 |2.932
East Sussex |3.071 |5.742
Essex |6.686 |11.906
Gloucestershire |1.933 |3.215
Hampshire |7.639 |8.126
Hereford and Worcester |1.338 |2.585
Hertfordshire |3.025 |4.700
Humberside |5.312 |7.677
Isle of Wight |0.414 |1.202
Kent |12.550 |18.722
Lancashire |12.873 |16.496
Leicestershire |3.047 |4.558
Lincolnshire |1.574 |2.481
Norfolk |5.673 |7.317
Northamptonshire |2.849 |5.115
Northumberland |1.481 |2.265
North Yorkshire |3.444 |4.909
Nottinghamshire |1.914 |3.986
Oxfordshire |2.462 |5.352
Shropshire |1.566 |3.540
Somerset |3.156 |4.486
Staffordshire |2.913 |4.390
Suffolk |3.187 |5.782
Surrey |6.330 |10.402
Warwickshire |0.492 |2.412
West Sussex |4.532 |6.045
Wiltshire |2.985 |4.714
Transport Supplementary Grant and Capital Allocations
London Boroughs-1991-92
Authority |Grant paid|Capital
|allocation
|£ million |£ million
--------------------------------------------------------
City of London |0.309 |0.455
Barking and Dagenham |1.835 |2.255
Barnet |0.515 |0.803
Bexley |1.250 |1.858
Brent |0.693 |2.557
Bromley |3.055 |4.404
Camden |0.644 |1.220
Croydon |0.769 |1.452
Ealing |1.586 |2.690
Enfield |4.500 |4.666
Greenwich |0.000 |0.521
Hackney |0.524 |1.143
Hammersmith and Fulham |0.429 |0.859
Haringey |1.066 |1.577
Harrow |3.283 |6.651
Havering |0.639 |0.903
Hillingdon |6.352 |9.537
Hounslow |0.472 |0.926
Islington |0.362 |0.953
Kensington and Chelsea |0.230 |0.890
Kingston upon Thames |0.613 |1.184
Lambeth |0.298 |0.421
Lewisham |4.270 |8.371
Merton |0.009 |1.651
Newham |0.815 |2.948
Redbridge |0.416 |0.727
Richmond upon Thames |0.408 |0.620
Southwark |0.449 |2.530
Sutton |0.991 |2.330
Tower Hamlets |0.495 |1.277
Waltham Forest |0.389 |0.687
Wandsworth |2.174 |2.963
Westminster |0.846 |4.384
Transport Supplementary Grant and Capital
Allocations
Metropolitan Districts-1991-92
Authority |Grant paid|Capital
|£ million |allocation
|£ million
-----------------------------------------------------
Bolton |1.264 |1.468
Bury |0.433 |0.578
Manchester |9.395 |10.074
Oldham |1.948 |2.864
Rochdale |0.464 |0.605
Salford |1.569 |3.064
Stockport |1.740 |1.844
Tameside |0.690 |1.309
Trafford |0.138 |1.531
Wigan |1.846 |2.800
Knowsley |1.670 |1.806
Liverpool |0.000 |2.711
St. Helens |7.781 |8.740
Sefton |0.619 |0.823
Wirral |0.000 |1.298
Barnsley |2.671 |3.236
Doncaster |2.292 |4.474
Rotherham |0.662 |0.908
Sheffield |5.012 |8.680
Gateshead |0.756 |1.042
Newcastle upon Tyne |0.989 |2.829
North Tyneside |0.315 |0.409
South Tyneside |0.961 |1.097
Sunderland |1.913 |2.542
Birmingham |10.256 |15.524
Coventry |2.793 |3.301
Dudley |1.444 |2.522
Sandwell |1.180 |1.557
Solihull |0.442 |1.752
Walsall |0.440 |2.120
Wolverhampton |6.160 |7.486
Bradford |2.280 |3.442
Calderdale |0.367 |0.491
Kirklees |0.949 |1.605
Leeds |1.987 |3.260
Wakefield |1.213 |2.745
Transport Supplementary Grant and Capital Allocations
Counties-
1991-92
Authority |Grant paid|Capital
|allocation
|£ million |£ million
--------------------------------------------------------
Avon |8.855 |10.568
Bedfordshire |3.228 |3.481
Berkshire |2.707 |4.779
Buckinghamshire |1.849 |2.385
Cambridgeshire |1.870 |2.606
Cheshire |5.501 |6.797
Cleveland |3.689 |4.804
Cornwall |3.958 |5.512
Cumbria |3.312 |3.634
Derbyshire |1.158 |6.332
Devon |5.062 |6.838
Dorset |2.770 |3.687
Durham |3.659 |4.060
East Sussex |5.231 |6.963
Essex |6.448 |8.569
Gloucestershire |2.091 |2.840
Hampshire |12.179 |13.099
Hereford and Worcester |3.227 |3.981
Hertfordshire |3.253 |5.655
Humberside |5.589 |8.307
Isle of Wight |0.971 |1.282
Kent |37.229 |39.538
Lancashire |11.232 |13.594
Leicestershire |5.643 |6.532
Lincolnshire |1.840 |3.530
Norfolk |4.732 |6.326
Northamptonshire |3.864 |5.098
Northumberland |3.143 |3.993
North Yorkshire |6.157 |9.321
Nottinghamshire |5.555 |7.267
Oxfordshire |2.984 |3.998
Shropshire |4.355 |5.621
Somerset |3.013 |4.166
Staffordshire |3.927 |6.182
Suffolk |9.298 |11.715
Surrey |5.121 |8.947
Warwickshire |0.951 |2.765
West Sussex |4.126 |4.882
Wiltshire |2.688 |4.429
ENERGY
Colombian Coal
Mr. Patchett : To ask the Secretary of State for Energy what discussions he has had with British Coal on whether to refer the importing of Colombian coal to the European Commission.
Mr. Heathcoat-Amory : None. I am aware that British Coal has submitted a complaint to the European Commission about dumping of coal by Colombia, United States of America and China.
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AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FOOD
Slaughterhouses
Mr. Ron Davies : To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what arrangements he has made for the introduction of veterinary supervision at slaughterhouses ; what agreements have been reached on the subject at the Council of Ministers ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Maclean : On 29 July 1991, the Council of Ministers adopted a directive (91/497/EEC) introducing common public health rules, including rules on veterinary supervision, for all slaughterhouses with effect from 1 January 1993.
The Department will shortly be consulting publicly on the draft regulations which will implement this directive in Great Britain.
Storage
Dr. David Clark : To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how much was spent on public storage and food aid and for each commodity in (a) the EC and (b) the United Kingdom, for each year since 1987, including 1991.
Mr. Gummer : The information is given in the following tables. It should be noted that the tables for expenditure on public storage in the EC and the United Kingdom are not compatible because EC budget costs cover depreciation losses, whereas member states pay out the full buying-in price and carry the depreciated value until sale.
Expenditure on food aid cannot be broken down by commodity, and the EC total figure for 1987 cannot be provided within the time available. Figures for 1991 are not available.
Column 351
(a) EC expenditure in public storage
£ million
January to December
|1987 |1988 |1989 |1990 |1991
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Cereals |672 |865 |377 |888 |989
Rice |3 |8 |43 |40 |24
Oils/fats |44 |60 |33 |-17 |<1>-13
Wine |46 |459 |230 |147 |176
Tobacco |19 |19 |69 |63 |38
Milk and milk products |716 |499 |328 |726 |723
Beef |708 |805 |367 |648 |1,604
Pigmeat |34 |29 |41 |52 |12
Delayed reimbursement for
disposal of 1988 stocks |- |841 |945 |966 |555
<1>Represents sales out of intervention at a price greater than the
depreciated value.
Sources:
1987-90: EAGGF Financial reports.
1991: Provisional outturn.
Column 353
(b) United Kingdom expenditure on public storage
£ million
April to March
|1987-88|1988-89|1989-90|1990-91|1991-92
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Cereals |-29.0 |33.2 |-22.5 |15.3 |19.6
Butter |128.8 |-53.6 |-11.8 |55.6 |8.3
Skimmed milk powder |-17.5 |-1.1 |-0.1 |9.0 |-5.2
Beef |66.3 |17.7 |-1.2 |297.4 |300.7
Others |- |-0.4 |- |<1>- |<1>-
<1>-Figure is less than £50,000.
Source: Appropriation Accounts 1987-88 to 1990-91 and Spring
Supplementary Estimate 1991-92, for Class IV, vote 1, 1987-88 to
1989-90 and
Class III, vote 1, 1990-91 to 1991-92.
Notes:
Expenditure includes intervention purchases, incidental costs (
including storage) less sales. At times sales receipts are greater
than
payments.
This expenditure excludes receipts from the EC budget for
depreciation on entry, losses on sales, etc.
(c) Expenditure on food aid
£ million
January to December
|1987 |1988 |1989 |1900 |1991
United Kingdom total |21.6 |19.3 |31.4 |15.9 |28.7
EC total |- |333 |292 |341 |N/a
N/a-Not available.
Notes:
Figures for 1987-90 taken from British Aid Statistics. The figures
for 1991 are provisional.
United Kingdom figures do not include United Kingdom contributions
to EC food aid which are reflected in EC figures.
EC Regulation No. 866/90
Dr. David Clark : To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will make a statement about the implementation of EC regulation No. 866/90 in the United Kingdom, including the type of projects which have received assistance and the amount spent.
Mr. Gummer : EC regulation 866/90 has been fully implemented in the United Kingdom and the first round of awards was approved by the Commission on 13 December 1991. This allocated grants totalling £15.2 million to 53 marketing and processing projects in the redmeat, pigmeat, milk, horticulture, potatoes, cereals, protein crops, poultry and egg sectors. The first claims for grant have only recently been received and are now being checked before payment.
Commodity Prices
Dr. David Clark : To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list the prices, in £ per tonne, in the United Kingdom for the main agricultural commodities for the latest available date.
Mr. Gummer : United Kingdom market prices for the main agricultural commodities are set out in the table.
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