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Written Answers to Questions
Thursday 14 May 1992
NATIONAL FINANCE
Company Cars
Mr. Dafis : To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make it his policy to eliminate favourable tax treatment of company cars.
Mr. Dorrell : The Government's policy is that, so far as possible, there should be broad neutrality in the tax treatment of remuneration paid in cash and in kind. In keeping with that policy, the aim has been to ensure that the statutory income tax scale charges realistically reflect the value to an employee of the benefit of the availability of a car for private use. That has involved substantial increases in the level of the scales since 1979.
With a view to further improvements in the neutrality and fairness of the car scales, my right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced in his Budget statement that he proposes to introduce price-based scale charges for company cars as soon as practicable. The Inland Revenue will be publishing a consultative document on this in the summer.
Capital Gains Tax
Sir Michael Grylls : To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what have been both the revenue produced by capital gains tax and the cost of raising that tax in each of the last three years for which figures are available.
Mr. Nelson : The most recent published figures of capital gains tax yield and the cost of administration for years up to 1990-91 are set out in the table.
£ million
|1987-88 |1988-89 |<1>1989-90|1990-91
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Cost of administration<2> |25.1 |26.6 |34.3 |39.0
Yield |1,379.0 |2,323.0 |1,854.0 |1,852.0
<1>Manpower usage and costs of administration for 1989-90 have been adjusted to
reflect a new basis of costing. Direct comparison of these and later figures
with those of earlier years may be misleading. More detail regarding this
adjustment is given in the boards report for the year ending
31 March 1991.
<2>Costs are based on total departmental expenditure.
Notes:
Capital gains tax receipts in 1991-92 are provisionally estimated at £1,140
million.
The receipts figures quoted exclude tax on gains made by companies included in
corporation tax.
Electronic Aids (VAT)
Mr. Wareing : To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what representations he has had in respect of the removal of VAT from all electronic aids for blind and visually disabled people ; and what plans he has to remove VAT from such aids.
Sir John Cope : Treasury Ministers receive occasional individual representations about the liability to VAT of a
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variety of electronic aids for blind and visually disabled people. There is already relief from VAT for goods designed solely for use by the blind, but there are no plans to extend this relief.Life Assurance (Tax Rules)
Mr. Burns : To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what changes are proposed to the tax rules for life assurance companies.
Mr. Dorrell : A few life assurance companies are contesting the long -standing interpretation of the law which allows the Inland Revenue to tax the investment return accruing for the benefit of policy holders when the company makes a trading loss. Income and capital gains taxed in this way are reflected in benefits which are received, by most policy holders, without any further tax charge. If the challenge were successful, the Exchequer cost in the current year would be around £450 million because tax liabilities for a number of past years have not been finalised. The ongoing Exchequer cost would be up to £100 million a year.
Recent reforms of the taxation of life assurance have been designed to remove distortions and differential distributions of the tax burden between companies. The Government believe that the interpretation put forward by the life assurance companies concerned would lead to an uneven incidence of taxation between companies and in the benefits going to policy holders ; and awaiting the outcome of the companies' challenge would result in considerable uncertainty, possibly over a period of years.
The Chancellor therefore proposes to bring forward in the forthcoming Finance Bill legislation which will have retrospective effect to confirm the existing long-standing basis of taxing proprietary life assurance companies. It is the Government's intention to introduce a new clause in Committee together with any necessary Ways and Means resolution.
Multinational Companies
Mr. Dunn : To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if any changes are proposed to the tax treatment of multinational companies.
Mr. Dorrell : A recent decision of the special commissioners ruled that certain payments made under equity notes--perpetual debt instruments where the loan is not repaid--were interest for tax purposes.
The two main grounds on which the special commissioners gave their decision were that the particular wording of the relevant double taxation agreement did not prevent such payments being interest for the purposes of that agreement and that section 209 of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 did not treat such payments as distributions.
If no action were taken there could be a loss to the Exchequer of up to £150 million a year. The Government therefore propose to bring forward legislation in the forthcoming Finance Bill.
The legislation will have two components. First, it will restore the general understanding of certain of the United Kingdom's double taxation agreements to what it was before the decision. Second, it will establish the relevant
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domestic law to include payments made under equity notes in the definition of distributions. The legislation will apply to all payments made from midnight tonight.Treaty of European Union
Mr. Austin Mitchell : To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what examination his Department has made of the treaty of European union signed at Maastricht for incompatibility with existing EEC law ; and what discrepancies have been discovered.
Mr. Nelson [holding answer 11 May 1992] : My Department examined the treaty on European union very thoroughly throughout the negotiations leading to its signature, but since the purpose of the treaty is to add to or amend the provisions of the treaty of Rome, which is the basis of all Community law, the issue of incompatibility with existing EC law does not arise.
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HEALTH
Electoral Register
Mr. Lewis : To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will list the number of overseas voters registered for each constituency on the electoral register currently in force.
Mr. Sackville : The information requested has been placed in the Library. It will be included in the publication "1992 Electoral Statistics", series EL No. 19, in the summer.
Mr. Lewis : To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will list the total number of electors registered in each constituency in Greater Manchester (a) on the current electoral register and (b) on the registers in force for each of the years 1983-84 to 1991-92.
Mr. Sackville : The information requested is given in the table :
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Parliamentary electors registered in each constituency in Greater Manchester, 1983 to 1987
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Altrincham and Sale BC |66,838 |67,330 |67,591 |67,775 |68,407 |68,531 |68,284 |67,838 |67,135 |66,985
Ashton under Lyne BC |59,568 |59,611 |59,217 |59,140 |59,019 |59,168 |59,071 |59,320 |59,221 |59,170
Bolton North East BC |59,719 |60,286 |60,340 |59,939 |60,149 |59,841 |59,490 |59,782 |59,997 |59,209
Botlton South East BC |68,394 |67,676 |67,170 |66,879 |66,803 |66,564 |66,117 |66,471 |66,671 |66,245
Bolton West CC |68,221 |69,081 |69,739 |70,208 |70,722 |70,699 |71,448 |72,526 |72,820 |72,067
Bury North BC |66,960 |67,553 |67,899 |68,170 |68,830 |69,390 |69,612 |70,411 |70,172 |70,313
Bury South BC |65,642 |65,607 |65,681 |65,672 |65,785 |66,154 |65,641 |66,157 |66,122 |66,456
Cheadle BC |67,334 |67,810 |68,456 |68,876 |69,137 |69,434 |68,995 |68,085 |67,276 |66,934
Davyhulme BC |65,790 |66,153 |66,060 |66,227 |66,331 |66,017 |65,221 |64,449 |63,695 |63,279
Denton and Reddish BC |69,430 |69,612 |69,457 |69,735 |70,218 |70,586 |70,303 |70,041 |69,462 |69,048
Eccles BC |68,016 |67,977 |67,502 |67,639 |67,529 |67,179 |66,466 |66,334 |65,760 |65,326
Hazel Grove CC |64,348 |64,896 |65,046 |65,499 |66,506 |66,635 |66,309 |66,003 |65,344 |65,034
Heywood and
Middleton CC |60,348 |60,973 |61,204 |61,008 |60,111 |59,451 |58,175 |58,112 |57,697 |57,796
Leigh BC |68,764 |69,056 |68,954 |69,407 |69,925 |70,236 |70,257 |70,708 |70,492 |70,706
Littleborough and
Saddleworth CC |64,660 |65,490 |66,257 |66,597 |66,795 |66,446 |66,134 |66,564 |66,316 |66,304
Makerfield CC |69,935 |70,308 |70,850 |71,289 |71,549 |71,637 |71,316 |71,798 |71,803 |72,034
Manchester, Blackley BC |60,861 |60,814 |60,769 |60,482 |59,799 |58,521 |56,100 |55,669 |55,902 |55,701
Manchester, Central BC |70,088 |68,637 |66,903 |65,767 |64,000 |61,374 |57,296 |56,319 |57,176 |56,907
Manchester, Gorton BC |65,394 |65,183 |64,991 |65,023 |65,221 |64,613 |62,290 |62,380 |62,710 |62,848
Manchester, Withington BC |65,354 |65,407 |65,297 |66,178 |66,295 |65,846 |64,103 |64,054 |64,138 |64,313
Manchester,
Wythenshawe BC |61,876 |61,234 |60,646 |60,314 |59,403 |57,982 |55,903 |55,061 |54,807 |54,045
Oldham Central and
Royton BC |67,818 |67,309 |67,214 |66,630 |65,845 |64,041 |62,960 |62,840 |62,177 |61,902
Oldham West BC |58,077 |58,428 |58,507 |58,228 |57,698 |56,694 |55,474 |55,252 |54,779 |54,519
Rochdale BC |67,456 |68,158 |69,169 |69,019 |69,477 |69,309 |69,875 |70,127 |70,301 |70,297
Salford East BC |64,649 |63,506 |61,089 |59,687 |58,518 |56,925 |55,007 |54,271 |53,199 |52,928
Stalybridge and Hyde CC |68,654 |68,679 |68,405 |68,638 |68,720 |68,452 |68,177 |68,491 |68,739 |68,772
Stockport BC |59,389 |59,904 |59,806 |60,292 |60,618 |60,654 |60,219 |59,920 |58,997 |58,558
Stretford BC |58,108 |58,593 |58,432 |58,419 |58,246 |57,188 |55,567 |55,013 |54,903 |54,874
Wigan BC |73,100 |72,888 |72,584 |72,472 |72,842 |72,989 |73,274 |73,680 |73,506 |73,381
Worsley CC |72,941 |73,616 |73,608 |73,721 |73,918 |74,062 |73,660 |73,917 |72,974 |72,841
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Total |1,967,731|1,971,775|1,968,843|1,968,929|1,968,416|1,956,618|1,932,744|1,931,593|1,924,291|1,918,792
Note:
BC=Borough constituency
CC=County constituency
Source: Population Estimates Unit, OPCS.
Waiting Lists
Mr. Redmond : To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many out- patients were waiting for a first out-patient appointment on 31 March in each individual health authority in England.
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Mr. Sackville : This information is not available centrally.
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Royal Pharmaceutical Society
Sir John Hannam : To ask the Secretary of State for Health if her Department has considered an application for an exhibition relating to the Royal Pharmaceutical Society to be displayed in the Upper Waiting Hall.
Dr. Mawhinney : Under procedures agreed by the Administration Committee, I understand that arrangements have been made with the authorities of the House for the exhibition to be held in the Upper Waiting Hall from 22 to 26 June.
Agencies
Mr. Elletson : To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she has identified any further candidates for agency status under the next steps initiative within her Department.
Mr. Sackville : Following a detailed feasibility study, we have identified the Department's NHS superannuation branch as a candidate for executive agency status.
We are confident that the move to agency status will be beneficial, enabling the agency to operate with greater freedom and clearer responsibility within an agreed framework of objectives, performance targets and resources, thus improving the service provided to the pension scheme members.
Detailed discussions on an agency framework document have been set in hand with a view to establishing NHS Pensions as an executive agency in the second half of 1992.
Shigella Sonnei
Mr. Bermingham : To ask the Secretary of State for Health what measures her Department is taking to control the current epidemic of shigella sonnei infection in schools ; and if she will make a statement.
Mr. Sackville : Reports of shigella sonnei have recently shown a marked increase in some localities, as previously occurred in 1977 and 1984. Action for dealing with local outbreaks of such diseases is the responsibility of both the environmental health department and the district health authority's consultant in communicable disease control. An environmental health officer will normally visit the school or other establishment affected and provide on the spot advice.
The Public Health Laboratory Service also provides advice and assistance for the control of outbreaks of shigella sonnei via its 52 area and regional public health laboratories. A working group has been established by the PHLS to determine whether further steps might be taken.
Tobacco Advertising
Mr. Flynn : To ask the Secretary of State for Health when she now expects to table a motion to the House on the proposed ban on tobacco advertising in EC document 6748/91.
Dr. Mawhinney : The House's scrutiny of this document was not completed before the Dissolution. It will be for the Select Committee on European Legislation, when established, to decide what further scrutiny is required in this Parliament.
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NORTHERN IRELAND
Ethnic Minorities
Mr. Janner : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what steps he has taken to recruit members of ethnic minorities in top grades of employment at his Department.
Mr. Mates : The home civil service is fully committed to ensuring equality of opportunity for all applicants, including any from ethnic minorities. The Northern Ireland Office is an equal opportunity employer and this is emphasised in all our recruiting campaigns and advertising. If direct recruitment for certain senior posts in the Northern Ireland Office were to be necessary, it would be conducted with guidance from the Civil Service Commission. The Northern Ireland civil service has not taken any specific action to recruit members of ethnic minorities in top grades of employment. All recruitment is on the basis of merit in fair and open competition.
Housing Waiting Lists
Mr. John D. Taylor : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many applicants are on the priority waiting list for homes in the boroughs of (a) Ards and (b) Castlereagh ; and how many new homes are planned by the Northern Ireland Housing Executive in each of the boroughs in 1992, 1993 and 1994, respectively.
Mr. Atkins : This is a matter for the Northern Ireland Housing Executive whose chief executive has advised me that at 30 April 1992 there were 140 applicants in the priority category on the executive's waiting list in the borough of Ards and 109 in Castlereagh. The number of new homes planned by the executive is as follows :
|Ards |Castlereagh
|borough |borough
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1992-93 |146 |30
1993-94 |133 |25
1994-95 |129 |5
TRADE AND INDUSTRY
Seekers Estate Agencies
Mr. Viggers : To ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will institute an inquiry into the Seekers estate agency franchise business.
Mr. Leigh : I cannot comment on the affairs of individual companies or persons. I am prepared to consider any information the hon. Member may provide which might warrant an inquiry.
Ethnic Minorities
Mr. Janner : To ask the President of the Board of Trade when his Department last conducted a survey of the ethnic origin of its employees ; when it next plans to do so ; and whether he will make a statement.
Mr. Eggar : Voluntary surveys were last conducted in 1988 (DTI) and 1990 (Department of Energy). The resulting databases have been continuously updated with
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information on new staff and leavers. As part of departmental initiatives for action on race, an exercise aimed at improving the positive response rate was conducted in both Departments during 1991-92. A total of 88 per cent. of staff currently employed by the Department--including its executive agencies and the former Department of Energy--have declared their ethnic origin.Mr. Janner : To ask the President of the Board of Trade how many and what percentage of officers in grades 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7, respectively, and overall in his Department are members of ethnic minorities.
Mr. Eggar : The figures for the Department, including its executive agencies and the former Department of Energy, as at 1 January 1992 are-- from an 88 per cent. positive response rate to ethnic survey :
Grade level |Number of |Percentage of
|respondents |staff
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Grade1-4 |Nil |-
Grade5 |2 |1
Grade6 |6 |3
Grade7 |25 |2
All respondents, including
industrial grades |1,287 |9
Renewable Energy
Mr. Dafis : To ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will make it his policy to set a target to ensure that 10 per cent. of total electricity supply stems from renewable sources by the year 2000 within the United Kingdom.
Mr. Eggar : Targets for the exploitation of renewable energy are under consideration as part of the current review of the Government's renewable energy programmes.
Mr. Win Griffiths : To ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will list for each year from 1982 to 1992 what financial contribution has been made by industrial sources to the research, development and demonstration programmes for renewable energy run by the energy technology support unit ; and if he will break down these figures for each of biofuels, wind power, solar power, small scale hydro, geothermal, tidal power and wave power.
Mr. Eggar : Annual external contributions to the renewable energy research, development and demonstration programme from the private sector, generating boards and the European Commission are listed. A breakdown of the figures by technology is not available.
|Per cent.
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1981-82 |1.9
1982-83 |3.2
1983-84 |2.0
1984-85 |3.3
1985-86 |2.1
1986-87 |3.1
1987-88 |3.9
1988-89 |4.7
1989-90 |5.3
1990-91 |7.0
A figure for 1991-92 will be available shortly.
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Radioactive Substances
Mr. Flynn : To ask the President of the Board of Trade what initiatives he intends to make to increase the public access to information on radioactive substances.
Mr. Eggar : It is the Government's policy to assist Parliament and the public by being as open as practicable in relation to information about civil radioactive substances, subject to considerations of security, commercial confidentiality and the costs of preparing the information.
Berkeley Nuclear Power Station
Mr. Flynn : To ask the President of the Board of Trade when the defuelling of the Berkeley nuclear power station will be complete ; what additional radiation exposures to the work force were incurred during the defuelling ; how many fuel rods remain in the spent fuel cooling ponds at the Berkeley site ; and what plans exist for the decommissioning of the spent fuel cooling ponds at the site.
Mr. Eggar : This is an operational matter for Nuclear Electric plc.
Nuclear Research and Development
Mr. Flynn : To ask the President of the Board of Trade what is his policy on the future of the consultation process begun in August 1991 by the Department of Energy, on the review of nuclear research and development programmes.
Mr. Eggar : The consultation process on the review of the nuclear research and development programmes of the Department of Energy--now the Department of Trade and Industry--was completed in October 1991. I intend to publish a strategy for these programmes in due course.
Radioactive Contamination
Mr. Flynn : To ask the President of the Board of Trade if he has any plans to make an agreement with the Russian Federation to help clean up radioactive contamination at nuclear facilities along the lines of the co- operation agreement signed by his German and Russian counterparts in mid- March.
Mr. Eggar : During a visit to Russia in March, my right hon. Friend the Lord Privy Seal put in hand negotiations with the Ministry of Atomic Energy of the Russian Federation for a framework agreement to encourage technical cooperation on civil nuclear energy. The exact scope has yet to be decided.
Carbon Dioxide Emissions
Mr. Win Griffiths : To ask the President of the Board of Trade (1) what assessment he has made of development of new technologies in coal burning power stations, including combined heat and power, in reducing carbon dioxide emissions over the next 10 years ; (2) what assessment he has made of the contribution of renewable energy over the next seven years towards reducing carbon dioxide emissions ;
(3) what assessment he has made of the contribution of gas fired power stations towards reducing carbon dioxide emissions over the next 10 years.
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Mr. Alan W. Williams : To ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will publish the background paper concerning the revised forecast of carbon dioxide emission in the United Kingdom for the years 2000 and 2005.Mr. Eggar [holding answers 13 May 1992] : On 6 December 1991 the then Secretary of State for Energy provided the House with the results of further work on scenarios for United Kingdom carbon dioxide emissions. This took account of helpful developments such as proposals for more efficient gas-fired electricity generation and improvements in energy efficiency. Details of these scenarios, including their underlying assumptions, will be published in the near future.
PRIME MINISTER
Whaling Ban
Mr. Dafis : To ask the Prime Minister if he will make it his policy to support a ban on whaling for commercial purposes on a permanent basis at the forthcoming Earth summit.
The Prime Minister : The Earth summit has a full agenda on a range of environmental issues ; it will not be the place for detailed consideration of whaling. The United Kingdom has taken a lead in protecting whales and strongly supports the moratorium on commercial whaling, agreed by the International Whaling Commission, which has operated since 1985. The IWC is the proper place to consider the future of the moratorium ; it will be discussing the matter at its next meeting in June.
Environmental Impact Assessments
Mr. Simon Hughes : To ask the Prime Minister if he will list those Ministers in each Department responsible for considering the environmental implications of his or her Department's policies and spending programmes ; and if he will make a statement.
The Prime Minister : An updated list is currently being prepared and will be published as soon as possible.
Iraq
Mr. Llew Smith : To ask the Prime Minister what correspondence he has received from Mr. Frank Machon regarding the alleged breach of export control restrictions over the sale of military sensitive materials to Iraq by British companies ; and what response he has made.
The Prime Minister : As far as I am aware, the last correspondence from Mr. Machon was received on 21 February 1991 and a reply was made on 26 February.
Cabinet Committees
Mr. Austin Mitchell : To ask the Prime Minister if he will now give the names and composition of all Cabinet committees and sub-committees.
The Prime Minister : A full list of ministerial Cabinet committees, with their terms of reference and membership, will be published shortly.
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Interception of Communications Act 1985
Mr. Barry Field : To ask the Prime Minister when the annual report of the commissioner appointed under the Interception of Communications Act 1985 will be laid before the House ; and if he will make a statement.
The Prime Minister : A copy of Lord Justice Lloyd's sixth and final report, covering 1991, has been laid before the House today in accordance with section 8(7) of the Interception of Communications Act 1985. The confidential appendix to the report has been excluded from that copy in accordance with section 8(8) of the 1985 Act. I am grateful to the commissioner for his work since 1986 in reviewing the issue of warrants. I note in particular his observations that the Secretaries of State take great care to satisfy themselves that the warrants are necessary for the purposes stated in the Act, and that the system for the issue of warrants is working as intended by Parliament.
Careful consideration is being given to both parts of the commissioner's report.
Engagements
Mr. Harry Greenway : To ask the Prime Minister if he will list his official engagements for Thursday 14 May.
The Prime Minister : This morning I presided at a meeting of the Cabinet and had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others. In addition to my duties in the House, I shall be having further meetings later today.
NATIONAL HERITAGE
Community Radio Stations
Mr. Cox : To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage what plans his Department has as to the issue of new community radio station licences ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Mellor : The Broadcasting Act 1990 created a framework for the development of a wide range of types and sizes of new independent radio services. Licences are awarded by the Radio Authority. I am pleased to see that so far the authority has awarded 14 local radio licences and aims to continue to advertise about two further licences each month. During 1991 the authority also issued 178 short-term restricted radio licences, which a number of community groups used for special local events and to gain experience and assess audience reaction to their programmes.
Television Licences
Mr. Skinner : To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage whether he will meet representatives of pensioners' organisations to discuss free television licences.
Mr. Key : My right hon. and learned Friend and I consider that no useful purpose would be served by a meeting with representatives of pensioners' organisations to discuss free television licences. Our policy is clear and well-known to the hon. Member. We have no plans to change the present concessionary arrangements.
Free licences for pensioners, irrespective of ability to pay, would deprive the BBC of over £500 million a year.
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If the remaining licence holders had to make this up, they would face an increase of over 50 per cent. to more than £120 per annum for a standard licence.Sports Council
Mr. Burns : To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage if he will make a statement on the proposed restructuring of the Sports Council to form a United Kingdom sports commission and sports council for England, and on the chairmanships of these bodies.
Mr. Mellor : In the policy statement "Sport and Active Recreation", published on 19 December 1991, the Government announced their intention to replace the Sports Council of Great Britain with a United Kingdom sports commission and a sports council for England, subject to the approval, by the Queen in Council, of the royal charters for the two new bodies.
Following the transfer of responsibility for sport and recreation to the Department of National Heritage, the Government remain fully committed to this restructuring. I intend to appoint Peter Yarranton as chairman of the United Kingdom sports commission, and Ian Beer as chairman of the sports council for England. Mr. Yarranton is presently chairman of the Sports Council of Great Britain and will continue in that capacity until the transition to the new arrangements has been effected.
DUCHY OF LANCASTER
Science Strategy
Mr. Bermingham : To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster when he plans to outline his strategy for science ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Waldegrave : The creation of the Office of Science and Technology by the Prime Minister underlines the Government's commitment to a strong science and technology--S and T--base in the United Kingdom. Its establishment will enable me to take an overview of S and T policy from the heart of government. I look forward to taking stock of the United Kingdom's fine record of scientific and technological achievement and of how we might best sustain and develop that in the future.
Myalgic Encephalomyelitis
Mr. Dalyell : To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster when he received the interim report from the Institute of Psychiatry about the fatigue aspects of myalgic encephalomyelitis ; and what action he is taking.
Mr. Waldegrave [holding answer 12 May 1992] : I have received no such report. The Medical Research Council is funding this research. It is not its normal practice to request interim reports from project grant holders and I understand that it has not done so in this case.
DEFENCE
Green Rover
Ms. Walley : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will review his decision to sell the former Royal Fleet Auxilliary supply ship, the Green Rover, to Indonesia.
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