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Mr. Scott : The administration of disability living allowance is a matter for Mr. Michael Bichard, the chief executive of the Benefits Agency. He will write to the hon. Member and copies will be placed in the Library and the Public Information Office.
Mr. Flynn : To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security whether the estimate in the 1990 White Paper "The Way Ahead" of the number of people that would benefit from the lower rate of disability living allowance for care or mobility costs has been met.
Mr. Scott : That estimate was for 1993-94. It is too soon to measure performance against such longer term targets.
Independent Living Fund
Sir John Hannam : To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many people received help from the independent living fund during 1991- 92 ; what was the average weekly amount awarded ; and what was the total number of applications received during 1991-92, the percentage refused and reasons for refusal respectively.
Mr. Scott : At the end of March 1992 the independent living fund was paying 13,670 people. In addition, 1,132 people had ceased to receive payments during the year, giving a total of 14,802 people who received help from the fund during 1991-92.
The average weekly payment was £76 in April 1991 and rose to £95 at the end of March 1992.
The total number of applications received during 1991-92 was 16, 677. Of these, 32.3 per cent.--5,385--were rejected, primarily because (a) the applicant had sufficient income to meet care costs ; (b) the applicant had capital in excess of £8,000 ; (c) the applicant was not in receipt of higher rate attendance allowance ; (d) the request was not one with which the fund could help.
Benefits (Young People)
Mr. John Evans : To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what benefits are available to a young person without a permanent home who is not on a youth training scheme.
Mr. Burt : Such a person may be entitled to the same benefits as those listed in my reply to the hon. Member on 9 June at column 135, though housing benefit would depend upon the young person becoming liable to pay rent.
EC Proposals
Mr. Barnes : To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will list the experts his Department consults on European Community proposals relating to social security matters.
Mr. Burt : We consult a wide range of experts in various fields, depending on the nature of individual proposals.
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Consultations take place with employers' organisations, pension experts, voluntary organisations, medical experts, the Industrial Injuries Advisory Committee and other specialists as appropriate.Pension Age
Mr. Cryer : To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will make a statement on changes in pension age under consideration by the Government.
Miss Widdecombe : I refer the hon. Member to my reply to the hon. Member for Denton and Reddish (Mr. Bennett) on 8 June at column 53.
Compensation Recovery Unit
Mr. Flynn : To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what amount was recouped by the Compensation Recovery Unit in its first 19 months of operation ; what this was as an annual rate ; what was the estimate of the annual rate made by Touche Ross in its report to the DSS in 1987, adjusted for inflation ; and what was the estimate of this figure made by the Government when the 1989 Bill was introduced, adjusted for inflation.
Miss Widdecombe : Between September 1990 and March 1992 the compensation recovery unit recouped over £29 million, rising to over £32 million by April 1992. Further rises are expected. In annual terms receipts were equivalent to about £15 million in the first 19 months, or over £25 million in 1991-92.
In introducing the new legislation the Government used the 1987 figures compiled by Touche Ross as a broad indication of the likely level of receipts. The consultants estimated that once all cases subject to the old arrangements had been settled and if a small payment limit--SPL--of £1,500 was set, the value of recoverable benefits under a new scheme would probably range up from about £37 million--about £51 million at March 1992 prices. This forecast was subsequently revised downwards when a higher SPL of £2,500 was introduced for the commencement of the scheme.
Mr. Flynn : To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what were the running costs of the compensation recovery unit by the end of 1991 ; and what these costs were as a percentage of the receipts of that unit for the same period.
Mr. Burt : The administrative costs of the compensation recovery unit from its inception in early 1990 until the end of 1991 were £3.8 million including start-up costs, or about 19 per cent. of total receipts. During the financial year 1991-92 running costs were £2 million or about 8 per cent. of total receipts. This percentage is expected to fall further over the next few years as receipts rise much faster than running costs.
Income Statistics
Mr. Flynn : To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what was the weekly income of an unemployed person including child care benefit but excluding tax, in (a) 1979 and (b) 1992 ; and what this income would be if it had risen in line with (i) prices and (ii) earnings.
Mr. Burt : The information requested is in the table. The assumptions used are the same as those in the published
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tax/benefit model tables. The family type illustrated is that of a married man with a non-working wife and two children aged four and six.The figures given are for total net income, after housing costs, on supplementary benefit income support. This gives a full picture of the income for this family type, including child benefit and any entitlement to out-of-work income-related benefits.
|£ per week
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Total net income 1979 |37.15
Total net income 1992 |108.58
1979 figure uprated to 1992 by prices |94.97
1979 figure uprated to 1992<1> by earnings |124.93
<1>In order to uprate for earnings, a whole economy, seasonally
adjusted figure has been used. The latest available is March
1992.
Departmental Environment Policies
Mr. Simon Hughes : To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security who is the Minister responsible for considering the environmental implications of all of his Department's policies ; when that person was appointed ; what actions his Department has taken since the appointment of a responsible Minister ; and if he will make a statement.
Miss Widdecombe : My noble Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Lord Henley, was appointed the Department's environmental Minister in September 1990.
The Department is committed to making the fullest possible contribution to achieving the aims of the environment White Paper "This Common Inheritance". This includes having in place by the end of 1992 a departmental "environmental housekeeping" strategy. The strategy statement, currently in preparation, will set out the Department's policy for the use of its resources, designed to ensure that full account is taken of the needs of the environment. The Department is participating in the Government's campaign to reduce their energy consumption by 15 per cent. over the five years 1991 to 1996. In doing so we will reduce the Department's CO production from the 1990-91 calculated figure of 202,000 tonnes. A total of £600,000 has been made available for investing in energy efficiency measures during 1992-93. This will enable offices to introduce energy and water saving devices. We are currently preparing departmental publicity about the need to conserve water. An article covering environmental issues appeared in the February 1992 edition of the DSS quarterly journal.
We are committed to ensuring that our purchasing activities take environmental considerations fully into account. To this end we will promote the use of "environmentally friendly" materials, processes and products in the goods and services we purchase.
We will continue to encourage more economical and effective use of paper in the Department and the use of recycled paper products where practicable and cost effective.
It is the Department's policy to purchase only diesel vehicles and to fit remaining petrol vehicles with catalytic convertors.
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Criminal Injuries Compensation
Mr. Denham : To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many claimants of income support received reduced benefits in 1991 as a consequence of their receipt, or receipt by members of their family, of criminal injuries compensation.
Miss Widdecombe : The administration of income support is a matter for Mr. Michael Bichard, the chief executive of the Benefits Agency. I understand that the information is not available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
There is, however, a special rule in all the income-related benefits-- income support, family credit, housing benefit, community charge benefit and disability working allowance--which provides that compensation payments arising from a personal or criminal injury which are placed on trust are disregarded indefinitely. In addition, payments can be made out of the trust in a wide range of circumstances without affecting the injured person's entitlement to benefit.
Keith Hamilton
Mr. Andrew Smith : To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if the Benefits Agency will make a statement on the delays in Keith Hamilton's case, ref. PW 308877B.
Mr. Scott : Following the successful application for a review, full arrears of attendance allowance were sent on 3 June 1992. I understand that Mr. Michael Bichard, the chief executive of the Benefits Agency wrote to the hon. Member on 11 June 1992 confirming this, explaining the reasons for and expressing his regret at the delays.
Legal Aid
Mr. Byers : To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what estimate has been made of the cost to the Benefits Agency arising from the implementation of paragraph 11 of the recent legal aid circular to justices' clerks.
Mr. Burt : I understand from Mr. Michael Bichard, the chief executive of the Benefits Agency, that he is not yet in a position to provide an estimate. The matter is being discussed with the Lord Chancellor's Department.
Information Disclosure
Mr. Byers : To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security in what circumstances the Benefits Agency will disclose information concerning an individual's benefit entitlement to a third party.
Mr. Burt : The information about individuals held in the Benefits Agency's records, including details of benefits paid, is treated as strictly confidential and is not normally released to a third party without the consent of the person concerned. Benefits Agency staff can disclose information to people representing the individual, for example solicitors or advice workers acting on a claimant's behalf. The agency is bound by the Data Protection Act 1984, and holds its records in accordance with the principles set out in the Act. In accordance with this Act there are occasions when information may be disclosed without the permission of the individual concerned, for example :
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(a) because the court has made an order ;(b) when it is in the public interest for the information to be disclosed, for example to the police to assist with the investigation of a serious crime ;
(c) to social services or a welfare body because someone is at risk ;
(d) to another Government Department or public body when this is necessary to safeguard public funds.
WALES
Mortgage Repossessions
Mr. Rowlands : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what estimate his Department has of the number of mortgage repossessions (a) in Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney and (b) in Wales since December 1991.
Mr. Gwilym Jones : Information on the number of possessions in the United Kingdom for the half year to June 1992 will be published by the Council of Mortgage Lenders during the summer. The data for the same period from the Lord Chancellor's Department, giving the number of orders made as a result of mortgage possession actions by courts in Wales, will also be available then.
For England and Wales as a whole, the council estimates that measures taken since December will save some 55,000 possessions this year : 40,000 as a result of new procedures for dealing with arrears cases ; and 15,000 as a result of the direct payment to lenders of the mortgage interest element of income support.
Departmental Environment Policies
Mr. Simon Hughes : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales who is the Minister responsible for considering the environmental implications of all of his Department's policies ; when that person was appointed ; what actions his Department has taken since the appointment of a responsible Minister ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. David Hunt : I refer the hon. Gentleman to the answer given earlier today by my right hon. and learned Friend the Secretary of State for the Environment.
Hospital Beds
Ms. Harman : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the hospitals in Wales which had consultant obstetric or general practitioner maternity beds in 1990-91, and give the numbers of beds of each type in each hospital.
Mr. Gwilym Jones : The information is given in the table :
|c|NHS hospitals in Wales with consultant obstetric or general|c|
|c|practitioner maternity beds.|c|
Hospital Average daily available beds
|Obstetrics |GP Maternity
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HM Stanley |52.00 |0.00
Ysbyty Maelor |53.08 |0.00
Chirk |0.00 |2.25
Catherine Gladstone |0.00 |8.00
Bronglais |16.00 |0.00
West Wales General |32.00 |0.00
Nevill Hall |46.02 |9.99
Royal Gwent |81.00 |6.96
St. David's Bangor |61.00 |0.00
Stanley Sailors |0.00 |4.50
Bryn Beryl |0.00 |4.77
Dolgellau and Barmouth |0.00 |7.00
Towyn |0.00 |3.00
Princess of Wales |41.80 |0.00
East Glamorgan |44.00 |0.00
Llwynypia |11.45 |0.00
Merthyr General |25.00 |0.00
Aberdare |25.00 |5.00
Caerphilly and District |40.00 |0.00
Brecon War Memorial |0.00 |6.00
Llandrindod Wells |0.00 |4.00
Builth Cottage |0.00 |3.00
Knighton |0.00 |2.00
Machynlleth and District |0.00 |2.00
Llanidloes |0.00 |5.00
Victoria Memorial |0.00 |8.00
Montgomery County Infirmary |0.00 |4.50
University Hospital of Wales |70.67 |0.00
St. David's, Cardiff |3.69 |0.12
Llandough |62.29 |0.00
Gorseinon |11.68 |0.00
Morriston |75.38 |0.00
Neath General |37.93 |0.00
Withybush |31.05 |8.95
|------- |-------
Total |821.04 |95.04
EMPLOYMENT
Labour Statistics
Mr. Simon Hughes : To ask the Secretary of State for Employment if, further to her answer of 21 May, Official Report, columns 249-50, she will provide a breakdown of employment by industry and ethnic origin for (a) men and (b) women broken down into (i) West Indian-Guyanese, (ii) Indian, (iii) Pakistani-Bangladeshi and (iv) all other origins.
Mr. McLoughlin : The available estimates are given in the table.
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|c|Employment<2> by industry and ethnic origin; average spring 1989-91|c|
|c|Persons in employment<2> aged 16 and over|c|
Great Britain
thousands
Men Women
|SIC 1980<3> |West |Indian |Pakistani- |All other |West |Indian |Pakistani- |All other
|Indian- |Bangladeshi |ethnic |Indian |Bangladeshi |ethnic
|Guyanese |minority |Guyanese |minority
|groups<6> |groups<6>
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|All industries<4> |108 |205 |100 |167 |109 |133 |27 |124
0 |Agriculture, forestry, |<1> |<1> |<1> |<1> |<1> |<1> |<1> |<1>
| fishing
1 |Energy and water supply |<1> |<1> |<1> |<1> |<1> |<1> |<1> |<1>
2 |Extraction of minerals, |<1> |<1> |<1> |<1> |<1> |<1> |<1> |<1>
| metal manufacture, etc.
3 |Metal goods, engineering |17 |30 |12 |15 |<1> |11 |<1> |<1>
| and vehicles
4 |Other manufacturing |<1> |22 |20 |10 |<1> |24 |<1> |<1>
44-45 |Footwear, clothing and |<1> |<1> |<1> |<1> |<1> |11 |<1> |<1>
| leather goods
5 |Construction |11 |<1> |<1> |<1> |<1> |<1> |<1> |<1>
6 |Distribution, hotels, |18 |62 |35 |53 |17 |35 |<1> |35
| catering and repairs
61-63 |Wholesale distribution |<1> |<1> |<1> |<1> |<1> |<1> |<1> |<1>
64-65 |Retail distribution |10 |43 |16 |18 |10 |25 |<1> |14
66 |Hotels and catering |<1> |<1> |16 |27 |<1> |<1> |<1> |18
7 |Transport and |19 |23 |11 |11 |<1> |<1> |<1> |<1>
| communications
79 |Postal services and |<1> |<1> |<1> |<1> |<1> |<1> |<1> |<1>
| telecommunications
8 |Banking and finance, etc.|10 |20 |<1> |21 |11 |17 |<1> |14
83 |Business services |<1> |13 |<1> |13 |<1> |<1> |<1> |<1>
9 |Other services |19 |29 |<1> |43 |61 |34 |<1> |53
91 |Public administration, |<1> |<1> |<1> |<1> |<1> |<1> |<1> |<1>
93 |Education |<1> |<1> |<1> |<1> |<1> |<1> |<1> |<1>
95 |Medical-health-veterinary|<1> |12 |<1> |12 |26 |12 |<1> |20
| services
96 |Other services to the |<1> |<1> |<1> |10 |17 |<1> |<1> |14
| public<5>
Source: Labour Force Surveys three-year average.
<1> Less than 10,000 in cell: estimate not shown.
<2> Excluding those on Government employment and training programmes.
<3> Results are shown for all SIC divisions, and for classes accounting for at least 30,000 persons from ethnic minority groups.
<4> The totals include those who did not specify industry.
<5> Comprises all other public services excluding sanitary, research and development, recreational and domestic services.
<6> Excludes whites; includes those of mixed origin.
Youth Training
Mr. Byers : To ask the Secretary of State for Employment when the allowances paid to people on youth training were last increased.
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Mr. McLoughlin : The minimum youth training allowance for 16-year- olds was increased to £29.50 per week from 4 July 1988, and for those aged 17 and above has been £35.00 since 1 April 1986.
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Mr. Byers : To ask the Secretary of State for Employment if she has any plans to increase the level of allowance to those on YT.Mr. McLoughlin : There are no plans to increase the minimum levels of the YT allowance. Employers benefit considerably from their participation in YT, and are therefore strongly encouraged to supplement the minimum allowances.
Departmental Environment Policies
Mr. Simon Hughes : To ask the Secretary of State for Employment who is the Minister responsible for considering the environmental implications of all of her Department's policies ; when that person was appointed ; what actions her Department has taken since the appointment of a responsible Minister ; and if she will make a statement.
Mr. McLoughlin : I refer the hon. Member to the reply given earlier today by my right hon. and learned Friend the Secretary of State for the Environment.
Employment Action
Mr. Worthington : To ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many people have been placed on employment action in Scotland in each of the months since the scheme started.
Mr. McLoughlin : The table shows the number of people in Scotland receiving employment action allowances as at each count date, plus the number starting to receive an allowance in the month ending at each count date since the programme started.
Date of Count |Allowance Starts in |Receiving Allowances
|month |on the Count Date
10 October
1991 |0 |0
14 November
1991 |69 |66
12 December
1991 |213 |263
9 January
1992 |132 |381
13 February
1992 |563 |842
12 March
1992 |510 |1,214
9 April 1992 |559 |1,535
14 May 1992 |550 |1,789
Source: The Employment Service.
Advertising
Mr. Dobson : To ask the Secretary of State for Employment, pursuant to the answer of 2 June, Official Report, columns 469-70, if she will make a statement on the reasons for her Department's spending on advertising and promotion being expected to fall between 1991-92 and 1992-93.
Mr. Michael Forsyth [holding answer 12 June 1992] : Advertising and publicity expenditure, subject to the Department's overall public expenditure survey settlement, is determined for each financial year on the basis of prevailing requirements to publicise the services and advice provided by the Department.
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Expenditure for 1991-92 included two major advertising campaigns, (a) the training and enterprise council training campaign to publicise the role and existence of the new network of training and enterprise councils and (b) the "Just the Job" campaign to inform unemployed people about the range of help and advice available through the Employment Service. No major advertising campaigns are planned by the Department during 1992-93.TRANSPORT
M65
Mr. Gordon Prentice : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what plans the Government have to extend the M65 eastwards.
Mr. Kenneth Carlisle : The Department has no such plans.
M3
Mr. Milligan : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when he expects that the M3 will be completed with the final section through Twyford Down.
Mr. Kenneth Carlisle : Subject to the main contract starting this autumn, the final section of the M3 between Bar End, Winchester and Compton is planned to be completed by autumn 1994.
Public Transport (VAT)
Mr. Simon Hughes : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will estimate the effect on total passenger miles travelled on public transport of the imposition of (a) a 5 per cent. and (b) a 17.5 per cent. VAT rate on public transport fares ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Freeman : I have made no detailed assessment of the effects of the imposition of value added tax on public transport passenger mileage. Agreement reached by Finance Ministers enables us to maintain our existing zero rates.
Market Testing
Mr. McAllion : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list all those functions and areas in his Department and associated agencies that have been identified for market testing in the wake of the White Paper "Competing for Quality".
Mr. Norris : My right hon. Friend expects shortly to complete his consideration of the proposals before him and the programme will then be announced.
Motor Cycles
Mr. Cryer : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether he intends to introduce stage 2 noise limits on motor cycles under the relevant EEC directive ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Kenneth Carlisle : Yes. It is the policy of the Government that motor cycle manufacturers should keep up with the rest of the motor industry by designing vehicles that use the most modern technology to reduce noise at source.
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Mr. Cryer : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will introduce legislation to stop the sale of motor cycle exhaust systems which are labelled not for road use.Mr. Kenneth Carlisle : Regulation 57(4) of the Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986 already provides that a motor cycle shall not be used on a road if it is fitted with an exhaust system marked with the words "not for road use" or words to the like effect. Section 76(3) of the Road Traffic Act 1988 makes it an offence to sell or supply an exhaust system which contravenes this regulation, the maximum penalty for which is £1,000. The Government have no plans to extend the on-road prohibition to off-road use where it would adversely affect machines used in competition.
EC Proposals
Mr. Barnes : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list the experts his Department consults on European Community proposals relating to transport matters.
Mr. Norris : The Department does not have a fixed list of experts which it consults on European Community proposals. Experts are consulted as and when necessary : the total number is large, and a list could not be assembled except at disproportionate cost.
Roads, London
Ms. Ruddock : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list each scheme in his Department's current programme, together with the cost at current prices, for (a) junction improvements in the Greater London area, (b) other road improvements in the Greater London area and (c) new roads in the Greater London area.
Mr. Norris : The trunk road major improvement programme for London is as follows :
|<1>Cost
|£ million
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(a)Junctions
A2 Kidbrooke Park road interchange |7.0
A3 Robin Hood Gate junction |27.4
A3 Hook interchange improvement |11.5
A4 Henlys corner/Waggoners corner junction
improvement |9.6
A12 Eastern avenue/Whalebone lane junction
improvement |3.9
A12/A127 Gallows corner intersection improvement |1.3
A13/A112 Prince Regents lane |36.9
A13/A117 junction |28.5
A13 Butcher row junction improvement |1.3
A13 West India Dock road junction improvement
(interim) |3.3
A13 West India Dock road junction improvement
(final) |1.4
A13 Blackwall tunnel/Cotton street junctions |3.0
A13 Movers lane junction improvement |24.3
A40 Long lane junction improvement |40.2
A40 Gipsy corner junction |35.9
A40 Western circus junction improvement |37.3
A406 Golders Green road junction |24.5
A406 Regent's Park road junction improvement |70.1
M1 Junction I improvement |5.1
M4 Junction 4 and 4A improvement |14.8
(b) Other road improvement
A406 Popes lane/Western avenue |83.4
A406 Hanger lane to Harrow road |111.7
A406 Ironbridge to Neasden improvement |5.3
A406 East of Falloden way-Finchley high road |57.6
A406 Bounds Green/Green lanes improvement |133.4
A406 Dysons road/Hall lane |48.3
A406 East of Silver street A1010 |29.8
A406 Chingford road to Hale End road |117.4
A13 Ironbridge to Canning Town improvement |50.7
A40 Long lane-West End road improvement |4.6
A205 Catford town centre improvement |9.5
(c) New roads
A1/M1 Link-Scratchwood |33.0
A12 Hackney Wick to M11 link |180.6
A13 Heathway-Wennington |170.0
A23 Coulsdon inner relief road |19.0
A102 Blackwall tunnel spur |39.0
A102 Blackwall tunnel third bore |105.0
A406 East London river crossing |283.1
<1> Works and land but excluding VAT.
Ms. Ruddock : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much money was spent in each year since 1979 on (a) new road building and (b) road improvements in the Greater London area ; and what is the planned expenditure for the next five years.
Mr. Norris : Spend on major trunk road schemes, excluding land, in London from 1982-83 onwards is given in the table.
Year |£ million ------------------------------ 1982-83 |30.4 1983-84 |20.7 1984-85 |19.7 1985-86 |54.3 1986-87 |85.1 1987-88 |88.0 1988-89 |61.7 1989-90 |118.9 1990-91 |138.9 1991-92 |134.1 1992-93 |123.3
To provide earlier figures or the breakdown requested between new construction and improvements would involve disproportionate costs. The forecast expenditure for the current year is £123.3 million. Decisions about expenditure in the future have still to be taken.
Departmental Environment Policies
Mr. Simon Hughes : To ask the Secretary of Sate for Transport who is the Minister responsible for considering the environmental implications for all of his Department's policies ; when that person was appointed ; what actions his Department has taken since the appointment of a responsible Minister ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. MacGregor : The Government are again appointing a Minister within each Department to take particular responsibility for environmental aspects of that Department's policies and programmes. A list of nominated Ministers will be announced shortly. I shall be the nominated Minister for my Department.
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Plutonium
Mr. Flynn : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assistance his Department has provided to British Nuclear Fuels in its development of transport flasks for the air carriage of plutonium.
Mr. Norris : None. The development of such flasks is the responsibility of British Nuclear Fuels. The Department's function is to assess the designs against the provisions of the International Atomic Energy Agency's regulations for the safe transport of radioactive material.
ENVIRONMENT
Local Government Commission
Mr. Pike : To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment when he proposes to announce the membership of the commission to be established to deal with local government re-organisation ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Redwood : I am inviting the following people to serve as members of the Local Government Commission under the chairmanship of Sir John Banham :
David Ansbro
Professor Michael Chisholm
Ken Ennals
Brian Hill
Councillor Mary Leigh
Ann Levick
Robert Scruton
Clive Wilkinson
Baroness Wilcox
This is a strong, independent commission with a balanced membership covering a wide range of interests and experience. We intend to announce further members of the commission very shortly.
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