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Mr. Forth : The Government have announced capital allocations totalling £25 million in 1992-93 to support the technology teaching plans of 100 schools selected as a result of competitive bidding. These schools retain their existing status as grant-maintained, voluntary-aided, county or voluntary-controlled schools ; in this respect they differ from city technology colleges established under the Education Reform Act (1988). The Government plan to expand and develop the network of schools supported by the technology schools initiative in future years.
Mr. Colvin : To ask the Secretary of State for Education if the technology schools initiative provision for the Southampton area is to be maintained ; and what is the financial commitment for 1992-93.
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Mr. Forth : The following school in the Southampton area was selected for support under the technology schools initiative in 1992-93.
Applemore School--£250,000 allocation.
Mr. Colvin : To ask the Secretary of State for Education what steps a local education authority school would need to take to achieve levels of provision equal to those of city technology colleges ; how many of the existing TSI schools operate within the local education authority system ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Forth : Of the 100 schools selected for capital support in 1992- 93 under the technology schools initiative, 70 are maintained by local education authorities of which eight are voluntary aided schools. The recurrent funding of these schools is unaltered by their selection within the technology schools initiative. The funding of city technology colleges is determined separately.
Grant-maintained Schools
Mr. Riddick : To ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will provide details of the financial implications of a primary school with 360 full-time five to 11-year-old pupils and 39 full-time equivalent three to four-year-old nursery pupils opting for grant-maintained status.
Mr. Forth : The main recurrent grant for GM schools is annual maintenance grant--AMG--which is calculated with reference to the local management of schools scheme of the former maintaining LEA. This is set for GM schools in most LEAs at 15 per cent. above their LMS entitlement. This standard cash addition helps meet the cost of services previously provided free by the LEA. There is also a smaller addition related to school meal subsidy levels in that LEA. Calculation of AMG in respect of nursery pupils depends upon the relevant LEA's funding arrangements for such pupils.
GM schools are also eligible to receive other grants as follows : i. Transitional grants to help meet the transitional costs of schools newly approved for GM status--in 1992-93 primary schools with more than 200 pupils can receive £30,000 plus £30 per pupil, to a maximum of £60,000.
ii. Special Purpose Grants to help with a variety of activities. For example the SPG for "development" helps fund in-service training and implementation of the National Curriculum and assessment, for which LEAs are funded via the GEST programme. This SPG is paid at a flat rate of £42.50 per pupil with a £5,000 minimum. Other SPGs are available to help with VAT, staff restructuring and premises insurance.
iii. There are two types of capital grant available to GM schools : a formula allocation for the purchase of equipment or small scale capital works ; and project allocations for specific capital work. GM schools bid for project allocations and bids are considered in competition.
PRIME MINISTER
Prosecuting Authorities (Representations)
Mr. McNamara : To ask the Prime Minister if he will outline his policy concerning representations to be made by individual Departments to the prosecuting authorities while considering evidence against individuals in cases concerning their Departments.
The Attorney-General : I have been asked to reply.
The prosecuting authorities for which I am responsible as Attorney-General apply a dual test when considering
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any prosecution. First there must be a sufficiency of evidence. Secondly, a prosecution must be required in the public interest. In 1951 my predecessor then Sir Hartley Shawcross gave an authoritative explanation of the duty of the prosecutor in relation to the second test. That explanation referred to the duty of the Attorney-General when considering whether to authorise a prosecution but the principles are of general application. Briefly, it is the duty of the prosecuting authority, where appropriate in consultation with the Law Officers of the Crown, to acquaint itself with all the relevant facts, including, for instance, the effect which the prosecution, successful or unsuccessful as the case may be, would have upon public morale and order, and with any other consideration affecting public policy. Such consultations may, where appropriate, include Ministers and Government Departments. The assistance of those consulted is confined to informing the prosecuting authority or the Law Officers of particular considerations that might affect the prosecution decision, and does not consist, and must not consist, in telling it or them what the decision ought to be. Responsibility for the eventual decision does not rest with those making representations as to the public interest but with the independent prosecuting authorities.Where a Department believes that it has information material to a prosecution decision it should so inform the prosecutor either directly or, where appropriate, through the Law Officers.
Earth Summit
Mr. Flynn : To ask the Prime Minister what was the cost of shipping his official car from British Guyana to Rio de Janeiro for use during his visit to the Earth summit ; how much was spent on re-equipping the car for this visit ; and what attempts were made to seek appropriate vehicles in Brazil prior to deciding to import the car from Georgetown.
The Prime Minister [holding answer 16 June 1992] : The cost of shipping a protected vehicle from Guyana to Rio de Janeiro for my use during the Earth summit was £2,400. The vehicle is used by our diplomatic missions in south and central America as the situation so requires. The cost of necessary repairs to the car amounted to about £15,000. No suitable vehicles were available in Brazil at the same or lower cost.
FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS
Skopje
Mr. Waterson : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is Her Majesty's Government's current policy in EC discussions concerning the naming of the Republic of Skopje.
Mr. Douglas Hogg : We hope that EC partners can soon find a common position which will allow recognition of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
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Iraq
Miss Emma Nicholson : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the safety of the Kurds in northern Iraq and the Shias in southern Iraq and the Marshlands in the last three months.
Mr. Douglas Hogg : We remain concerned about the plight of the civilian population in the whole of Iraq and in particular about recent reports of increased military attacks on civilians in the southern marshes.
On 4 June the Governments of France, the United States and the United Kingdom told the Iraqi Government that they should cease repressive actions against all the peoples of Iraq in violation of United Nations Security Council resolution 688.
We are determined to keep up the pressure on Iraq to meet all its obligations under Security Council resolutions.
Antarctic Treaty
Mr. Corbyn : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his answer of9 June, Official Report, column 86, if he will make it his policy to introduce legislation on the environment protocol of the Antarctic treaty before the end of July.
Mr. Garel-Jones : We wish to introduce legislation as soon as possible to enact the provisions of the environmental protocol. It will unfortunately not be feasible to do so before the end of July.
Ceremonial Dress
Mr. Tony Banks : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his answer of 8 June, Official Report, column 63, if he will specify in each case the items of ceremonial dress for which expenditure was incurred.
Mr. Goodlad : Ceremonial dress normally consists of a uniform, a hat, boots and a sword.
WALES
Learning Disabilities
Ms. Lynne : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how much has been allocated in joint finance money to the health service in Wales ; and what proportion has been spent on projects for people with learning disabilities.
Mr. Gwilym Jones : A total of £1.8 million has been allocated in 1992-93 to projects in Wales under the joint finance scheme. A detailed breakdown of this amount, to identify the sum allocated to projects related to people with a mental handicap, could be made only at disproportionate cost. However, the main support for developing services for people with a mental handicap is the all-Wales mental handicap strategy, under which £41.5 million has been allocated in 1992-93.
Market Testing
Mr. McAllion : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales 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".
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Mr. David Hunt : The programme has yet to be finalised. An announcement will be made shortly.Ysgol Derwyn School
Mr. Barry Jones : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will visit Ysgol Derwyn CP school, Clwyd ; and if he will meet (a) the staff and governors and (b) the parent teacher association of the school.
Mr. David Hunt : I have no plans at present to do so.
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Homelessness
Mr. Welsh : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what was the number of individuals registered under the homeless persons legislation as being homeless in Wales for each year since 1979 inclusive with the percentage increase/decrease on the previous years, and if he will provide a breakdown by local authority.
Mr. Gwilym Jones : Numbers of persons in households accepted as homeless by local authorities under part III of the Housing Act 1985 are given in the table :
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Numbers of Persons in Households Accepted as Homeless
|1979 |1980 |1981 |1982 |1983 |1984 |1985 |1986 |<2>1987 |1988 |1989 |<3>1990 |1991
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Aberconwy |151 |203 |159 |130 |99 |167 |74 |153 |177 |108 |162 |137 |104
Alyn and Deeside |301 |250 |205 |237 |251 |239 |427 |366 |330 |485 |528 |474 |499
Arfon |80 |59 |51 |55 |61 |38 |62 |51 |102 |63 |65 |77 |93
Blaenau Gwent |333 |361 |388 |464 |459 |454 |447 |489 |463 |595 |695 |841 |761
Brecknock |69 |114 |86 |160 |152 |134 |217 |162 |180 |176 |243 |269 |318
Cardiff |690 |1,410 |973 |1,053 |730 |862 |1,646 |1,751 |1,592 |2,971 |3,334 |2,483 |4,052
Carmarthen |187 |160 |152 |127 |192 |138 |218 |165 |255 |213 |164 |189 |227
Ceredigion |94 |102 |92 |103 |149 |203 |149 |140 |188 |187 |180 |331 |373
Colwyn (b) |55 |40 |42 |72 |55 |60 |71 |102 |104 |87 |93 |103 |178
Cynon Valley |898 |1,018 |965 |985 |1,207 |959 |840 |942 |603 |710 |530 |623 |1,017
Delyn |175 |151 |264 |240 |197 |255 |297 |391 |712 |679 |1,002 |825 |683
Dinefwr |49 |34 |35 |108 |31 |67 |104 |93 |141 |185 |124 |181 |410
Dwyfor |138 |60 |106 |74 |69 |124 |126 |142 |163 |119 |178 |162 |127
Glyndwr |56 |54 |63 |39 |37 |52 |64 |55 |63 |30 |43 |46 |87
Islwyn |189 |175 |159 |68 |118 |143 |142 |139 |121 |204 |313 |370 |399
Llanelli |133 |100 |140 |179 |219 |213 |227 |371 |408 |302 |343 |297 |383
Lliw Valley |113 |129 |134 |140 |119 |204 |158 |205 |254 |143 |288 |338 |284
Melrionnydd |369 |489 |235 |145 |159 |106 |106 |147 |137 |210 |230 |250 |257
Merthyr Tydfil |454 |392 |272 |238 |253 |232 |225 |179 |207 |191 |359 |496 |365
Monmouth |515 |380 |532 |437 |475 |447 |717 |664 |618 |576 |357 |281 |388
Montgomeryshire |124 |110 |125 |89 |83 |58 |52 |97 |100 |156 |127 |188 |259
Neath |481 |483 |624 |- |1,016 |965 |806 |793 |629 |636 |496 |610 |656
Newport |864 |1,110 |1,358 |1,300 |1,218 |1,199 |1,513 |1,258 |1,550 |1,635 |2,460 |2,696 |2,936
Ogwr |338 |343 |517 |736 |599 |448 |826 |1,667 |994 |1,193 |1,176 |1,332 |1,671
Port Talbot |170 |133 |94 |112 |160 |226 |164 |304 |357 |327 |442 |303 |340
Preseli Pembrokeshire |135 |164 |130 |97 |96 |78 |148 |108 |176 |194 |153 |209 |255
Radnorshire |19 |38 |45 |14 |19 |34 |54 |23 |31 |60 |36 |64 |45
Rhondda |569 |834 |1,164 |1,049 |852 |479 |317 |320 |268 |270 |292 |166 |358
Rhuddian |237 |139 |172 |257 |268 |204 |242 |249 |296 |256 |273 |293 |177
Rhymney Valley |534 |720 |510 |284 |418 |344 |629 |643 |410 |580 |655 |439 |395
South Pembrokeshire |143 |188 |181 |202 |230 |280 |224 |165 |210 |271 |241 |248 |205
Swansea<4> |1,604 |1,838 |2,820 |1,887 |1,416 |1,396 |762 |685 |654 |439 |345 |450 |1,779
Taff-Ely |390 |253 |200 |188 |158 |176 |186 |278 |321 |395 |442 |568 |715
Torfaen |1,049 |978 |723 |790 |675 |426 |531 |958 |708 |881 |968 |1,216 |1,038
Vale of Glamorgan |620 |749 |636 |1,329 |896 |726 |570 |427 |293 |755 |1,042 |1,160 |1,184
Wrexham Maelor |235 |471 |353 |212 |238 |441 |411 |567 |522 |717 |740 |863 |730
Ynys Mon |137 |83 |33 |26 |44 |54 |50 |62 |65 |106 |49 |97 |111
Wales |12,698 |14,315 |14,738 |<1>14,446|13,418 |12,631 |13,802 |15,311 |14,402 |17,105 |19,168 |19,675 |23,859
Percentage change on
previous year |- |12.7 |3.0 |-2.0 |-7.1 |-5.9 |9.3 |10.9 |-5.9 |18.8 |12.1 |2.6 |21.3
Source: Welsh Office local authority returns.
<1> Includes an estimate for Neath as this is not available.
<2> Excludes data for Islwyn for the October to December quarter.
<3> Excludes those persons made homeless in Colwyn as a result of the major flooding incident in February 1990.
<4> It is known that the figure for Swansea prior to 1991 was under-recorded by the authority.
Housing
Mr. Barry Jones : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what new measures he proposes to assist local authorities in their attempts to tackle the maintenance problems of housing stock.
Mr. David Hunt : For the private stock, this year I have made over £169 million available for home renovation and disabled facilities grants--an increase of £82 million over last year--with a further £26 million available for area renewal and defective dwellings.
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For the public stock, I have increased subsidy allowances by an average of 7.5 per cent. per dwelling this year with biggest increases going to authorities with stock in poorest condition. Authorities estimate spending on management and maintenance within their housing revenue accounts at over £190 million this year. In addition to the estimated £91 million available to authorities for capital expenditure from credit approvals, usable receipts and revenue contributions I have set aside up to £6 million to tackle problems on selected estates under our estate partnership programme.Column 547
Mr. Barry Jones : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what was the proportion of the housing stock in Wales earmarked for the elderly in (a) 1980 and (b) 1991 ; and if he will make a statement.Mr. David Hunt : It is not possible to provide a reliable estimate of the proportion of Welsh housing stock suitable specifically for elderly persons.
Mr. Barry Jones : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what measures he proposes to restore the level of council housing stock ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. David Hunt : Local authorities are being encouraged to develop their enabling role and work in partnership with housing associations who are now the main providers of new social housing in Wales. Inclusive of private finance Housing for Wales's total programme for 1992-93 will amount to over £180 million, which will provide some 4, 000 new homes.
Mr. Barry Jones : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many new council houses were built in 1991 ; and how many council houses were sold.
Mr. David Hunt : In 1991, a total of 421 council houses were built and 3,668 were sold.
Disablement Benefits
Mr. Barry Jones : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many people living in Wales who suffer disabilities receive disablement benefits.
Mr. David Hunt : The latest available information on the numbers of recipients in Wales of social security disablement benefits and state compensation for disablement--war pensions--is shown in the table. The total of the numbers of recipients of the different benefits may be greater than the number of people receiving benefit as people may receive more than one benefit.
Benefit |Latest date for |Number in receipt
|which estimated
|number of recipi-
|ents is available
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Attendance Allowance |31 March 1991 |63,000
Mobility Allowance |2 April 1992 |59,000
Industrial Injury
Disablement Benefit |30 March 1991 |19,000
War Pension |31 December 1991 |12,000
Severe Disablement
Allowance |31 March 1990 |22,000
Source: Department of Social Security.
Notes:
1. The above figures have been rounded to the nearest thousand (000).
2. Attendance allowance is an estimate based on a 1 per cent. sample.
3. Industrial injury disablement benefit numbers are current assessments but
do not include reduced earning allowance or other industrial injury benefits
and are based on a 10 per cent. sample.
4. War pension figures are based on a 10 per cent. sample.
5. Severe disablement allowance is based on a 1 per cent. sample.
6. The above refer to Wales as a statistical region with the exception of
war pensions which is based on post office locality.
Historic Buildings Council
Mr. Richards : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales when he intends to publish the next report of the Historic Buildings Council for Wales.
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Sir Wyn Roberts : The 35th annual report of the Historic Buildings Council for Wales has been published today. The report covers the financial year 1990-91 and copies have been placed in the Library of the House.
Local Government
Mr. Michael : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales (1) if he will list the statutory responsibilities that he intends to propose shall be placed on the unitary local authorities in Wales following his proposed reorganisation of local government in Wales ; (2) if he will list the non- statutory and permissive powers he plans to propose shall be made available to the unitary local authorities in Wales following his proposed reorganisation of local government in Wales.
Mr. David Hunt [holding answer 15 June 1992] : Consultation on the reorganisation of local government in Wales has proceeded on the basis that the new unitary authorities will be responsible for those services currently the responsibility of the existing district and county councils. Detailed discussions on service delivery arrangements under the new structure are taking place with the local authority associations under the aegis of the Welsh Consultative Council on Local Government.
TRADE AND INDUSTRY
Superphoenix Fast Reactor
Mr. Flynn : To ask the President of the Board of Trade what United Kingdom investment has been made to date into the superphoenix fast reactor in France ; and whether there are any outstanding commitments to the project by the United Kingdom.
Mr. Eggar : Nuclear Electric has a 1.65 per cent. holding in the German company Schnell-Bruter-Kerngraftwerks GmBh, SBK, which has a 16 per cent. holding in Superphoenix. There are no outstanding commitments.
Innovation
Mr. Dalyell : To ask the President of the Board of Trade when he hopes to complete his consideration of the Faraday proposals, put forward by the Prince of Wales's working group on innovation ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Sainsbury : I refer the hon. Gentleman to the Speech made by my right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster on the Faraday proposals during the debate on science and technology on 11 June, Official Report, columns 481-82.
Privatisations
Mr. Tyler : To ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will review the role, responsibilities and powers of the regulatory bodies for former privatised industries within his Department's responsibilities to ensure more effective limitation of charges to the consumer ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Neil Hamilton : The powers of the regulators were reviewed in the preparatory work for the Competition and Service (Utilities) Act 1992. The provisions of that Act
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enhance the powers of the regulators, and facilitate greater competition in gas. The industry regulators have already achieved price reductions in real terms since privatisation of 11 per cent. in BT's average residential bill, and 13 per cent. for domestic gas. Price rises for domestic electricity are limited to the increase in the RPI for the first three years of the new arrangements.Export Credits
Ms. Quin : To ask the President of the Board of Trade if he has had any discussions with Commissioner Sir Leon Brittan on unfair competition in conditions governing export credits available in EC countries.
Mr. Needham : No. However, my right hon. Friend the then Secretary of State wrote to Sir Leon Brittan in September 1991 offering support for the Commission's work on eliminating subsidies in export credits and my officials are currently engaged in discussions on this with the Commission and their counterparts in other member states.
Ferrybridge C
Mr. Tipping : To ask the President of the Board of Trade what is the present timetable for the installation of flue gas
desulphurisation equipment at Ferrybridge C power station.
Mr. Eggar : My right hon. Friend the President is considering an application from PowerGen for consent to fit flue gas
desulphurisation equipment at Ferrybridge C. Subject to this, the timetable for installation of the equipment is a commercial matter for the company, consistent with meeting its emission limits set by the United Kingdom's national plan for implementing the European Community's large combustion plants directive.
European Community Directives
Mr. Steen : To ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will list the directives relevant to his Department made by the EC in the past 12 months ; and what estimate he has made of the number of companies each directive will affect.
Mr. Needham : Following is a list of EC directives adopted since 1 June 1991 for which my Department has policy responsibility. No estimate has been made of the number of companies each directive will affect.
Directives adopted by the Council of Ministers Council Directive 91/287/EEC of 3 June 1991 on the frequency band to be designated for the co-ordinated introduction of digital European cordless telecommunications (DECT). Official Journal Reference L144 of 8 June 1991.
Council Directive 91/368/EEC of 20 June 1991 amending Directive 89/392/EEC relating to machinery. Official Journal Reference L198 of 22 July 1991.
Council Directive 91/371/EEC of 20 June 1991 on the implementation of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Swiss Confederation concerning direct insurance other than life assurance. Official Journal Reference L205 of 27 July 1991. Council Directive 91/674/EEC of 19 December 1991 on the annual accounts and consolidated accounts of insurance undertakings. Official Journal Reference L374 of 31 December 1991.
Council Directive 91/675/EEC of 19 December 1991 setting up an Insurance Committee. Official Journal Reference L374 of 31 December 1991.
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Council Directive 92/31/EEC of 28 April 1992 amending Directive 89/336/EEC relating to electromagnetic compatibility. Official Journal Reference L126 of 12 May 1992.Council Directive 92/38/EEC of 11 May 1992 on the adoption of standards for satellite broadcasting of television signals. Official Journal Reference L137 of 20 May 1992.
Directives addressed to Member States by the EC Commission under delegated procedure Commission Directive 91/410/EEC of 22 July 1991 adopting to technical progress for the fourteenth time Council Directive 67/548/EEC relating to the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous substances. Official Journal Reference L228 of 17 August 1991.
Commission Directive 91/442/EEC of 23 July 1991 on dangerous preparations, the packaging of which must be fitted with child resistant fastenings. Official Journal Reference L238 of 27 August 1991.
Commission Directive 92/8/EEC of 18 February 1992 adapting to technical progress Council Directive 76/768/EEC relating to cosmetic products. Official Journal Reference L70 of 17 March 1992.
Mr. Steen : To ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will list the draft directives issued by DGXXIII of the European Commission in the past 12 months ; what estimate he has made of the number of companies each directive will affect ; and at what cost.
Mr. Needham : DG XXIII of the European Commission has issued three draft directives in the past 12 months. They are :
(i) Proposal for a Council Directive supplementing the Statute for a European association with regard to the involvement of employees. (
(ii) Proposal for a Council Directive supplementing the Statute for a European cooperative society with regard to the involvement of employees.
(iii) Proposal for a Council Directive supplementing the Statute for a European mutual society with regard to the involvement of employees.
No estimate has yet been made of the number of organisations likely to be affected by the directives, or the potential costs. A public consultation exercise is to be undertaken shortly which aims to assess the possible effect of the directives.
United States Exports
Mr. Oppenheim : To ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will give figures for the total United States exports to each of (a) the United Kingdom, (b) Japan, (c) Germany, (d) France and (e) Italy for the latest available year.
Mr. Needham [holding answer 16 June 1992] : The information is published in the OECD publication "Monthly Statistics of Foreign Trade", a copy of which is held in the House of Commons Library.
Trade Balances
Mr. Oppenheim : To ask the President of the Board of Trade what is the invisible trade balance for each of (a) the United Kingdom, (b) the USA, (c) Germany, (d) France and (e) Japan for the latest available year.
Mr. Needham [holding answer 16 June 1992] : The information is in the table :
Balance on invisible transactions in 1990 Country |Balance £ million ------------------------------------------------------ United Kingdom |4.3 USA |8.9 Germany |-13.1 France |2.3 Japan |-15.5 Source: IMF Balance of Payments Statistics, CSO.
Mr. Oppenheim : To ask the President of the Board of Trade what is the United Kingdom's bilateral trade balance with the United States for the latest available year ; and what is the United Kingdom's trade balance with (a) Canada, (b) Japan, (c) France and (d) Germany.
Mr. Needham [holding answer 16 June 1992]: Information on United Kingdom visible trade is regularly published in "Overseas Trade Statistics of the United Kingdom", which is available in the Library of the House.
Visible Exports
Mr. Oppenheim : To ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will give figures for the total visible exports for the top 10 exporting countries for the latest available year.
Mr. Needham [holding answer 16 June 1992] : The information is available in the publication "GATT Focus Newsletter" issue 89 for April 1992, a copy of which is held in the House of Commons Library.
Car Imports
Mr. Oppenheim : To ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will give figures for imports of American-built cars from the United States of America to the United Kingdom for the latest available year, and comparable figures for imports from Germany and Japan.
Mr. Needham [holding answer 16 June 1992] : Information on United Kingdom imports is regularly published in "Overseas Trade Statistics of the United Kingdom", which is available in the Library of the House. The statistics classify goods according to the country of dispatch, which may differ from the country of manufacture.
Exports
Mr. Oppenheim : To ask the President of the Board of Trade what are the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development figures for United Kingdom exports expressed as (a) per capita and (b) as a percentage of gross national product for the latest available year.
Mr. Needham [holding answer 16 June 1992] : The most recent year for which the OECD has published information on both the United Kingdom's population and exports is 1990. Based on this information, the value of United Kingdom visible exports per capita was £1,805 in 1990.
The OECD does not publish United Kingdom figures for gross national product. On the basis of gross domestic product, the United Kingdom's exports of goods accounted for 18.9 per cent. of GDP in 1990 and 18.2 per cent. in 1991.
Assisted Areas
Mr. Hutton : To ask the President of the Board of Trade what is the involvement of Coopers and Lybrand Deloitte in the review of assisted areas being conducted by his Department ; and whether he will make a statement.
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