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Written Answers to Questions
Wednesday 9 December 1992
FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS
Nuclear Weapons
Mr. Llew Smith : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will set out the new initiatives planned by Her Majesty's Government to stop the spread of nuclear weapons, mentioned in the pamphlet "Britain in Europe".
Mr. Garel-Jones : The Maastricht European Council agreed that nuclear non-proliferation was an area where member states might take joint action under the Maastricht treaty. Preparatory work by the Twelve has begun on specific initiatives that might be taken, to be completed by the entry into force of the treaty.
Mr. Llew Smith : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will set out the specific new measures taken by European political co-operation during the United Kingdom presidency of the European Council to strengthen nuclear non-proliferation policy of the European Community.
Mr. Garel-Jones : During the United Kingdom presidency, the European non-proliferation working group has met twice. In addition to its general discussions, it has specifically decided, in order to assist the International Atomic Energy Agency in the discharge of its safeguards obligations, that the Community and its member states will provide to the agency, on a voluntary basis, additional information on production inventories and international transfers of nuclear material and on exports of certain relevant equipment and non-nuclear material. The provision of this information will begin next year.
Dr. David Clark : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is the policy of Her Majesty's Government with respect to adherence to the restrictions and guidelines set out in the series of International Atomic Energy Agency documents known as INFCIRC/209 ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Garel-Jones : INFCIRC/209/Rev.1 was published in November 1990 and incorporates amendments made since the original document was released in 1974. The document has no status in international law, but the arrangements it contains are an important contribution to the non- proliferation regime and are fully adhered to by Her Majesty's Government, who insist on full-scope safeguards as a condition for the supply of nuclear materials and equipment listed in the document.
Albania
Mr. Kaufman : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will inform the Albanian Government that arms sales by Britain are conditional on the ending of public executions in that country.
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Mr. Garel-Jones : I refer the hon. Member to the reply given to the hon. Member for Hamilton (Mr. Robertson) on 30 November, at column 4, concerning our policy on arms sales to Albania.
East Timor
Mr. Harvey : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps he is taking to encourage the Indonesian Government to allow human rights groups and journalists access to East Timor.
Mr. Lennox-Boyd : Journalists and non-governmental organisations have been able to visit East Timor. In our regular contacts with the Indonesian Government, we encourage them to facilitate such access.
BBC World Service
Mr. Gordon Prentice : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what criteria he uses to measure the efficiency and effectiveness of the BBC World Service.
Mr. Lennox-Boyd : The Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the World Service regularly review the performance and cost-effectiveness of World Service broadcasts in meeting agreed objectives and targets. The main factors are the audibility of broadcasts, the size and profile of their audiences and the impact and influence of programmes.
Mr. Gordon Prentice : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the benefits accruing to Britain from the introduction of the BBC World Service Television.
Mr. Lennox-Boyd : We welcome the success of BBC World Service Television in bringing high-quality British TV news reporting and other programmes to international audiences over an increasing area of the world. Reports from various sources, including our diplomatic missions, indicate that WSTV news and current affairs broadcasts are making a significant contribution to Britain's standing abroad.
United Nations Forces
Mr. Grocott : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the total number of troops currently operating under the auspices of the United Nations, indicating the countries to which they have been sent, the countries that have supplied them, and the Security Council resolutions under which they operate.
Mr. Lennox-Boyd : The troops currently operating under the auspices of the United Nations, in the various peacekeeping operations, broken down by country of origin and by destination are shown in the tables.
Country of origin |Number of troops
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Algeria |33
Argentina |920
Australia |606
Austria
Bangladesh |958
Belgium |816
Brazil |74
Bulgaria
Cameroon |14
Canada |3,438
Chile |109
China |488
Colombia |12
Congo |15
Czechoslovakia
Denmark
Ecuador |3
Egypt
Fiji |735
Finland |1,242
France
Germany |145
Ghana |1,735
Greece |7
Guinea |1
Guinea Bissau
Honduras |14
Hungary
India |1,387
Indonesia |1,763
Ireland |808
Italy
Japan |608
Jordan
Kenya
Luxembourg
Malaysia |931
Morocco
Nepal |1,693
Netherlands |1,858
New Zealand |114
Nigeria |919
Norway
Pakistan |1,618
Philippines |127
Poland |1,814
Portugal
Romania |6
Russian Federation
Senegal |24
Singapore |15
Spain |883
Sweden |691
Switzerland
Thailand |727
Tunisia |894
Turkey
Ukraine |396
United Kingdom |3,891
United States of America |534
Uruguay
Venezuela
Yugoslavia
Zimbabwe |20
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Total |48,822
|Middle East |India/ Pakistan|Angola |Iraq/ Kuwait |Western Sahara |El Salvador |Cambodia |Yugoslavia |Somalia
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Belgium |6 |2 |1 |2 |6
Denmark |11 |6 |6 |7
France |17 |15 |29 |47 |6
Germany
Greece |6 |1
Ireland |20 |2 |6 |6 |2 |12 |7
Italy |8 |6 |5 |6
Luxembourg
Netherlands |15 |15
Portugal |10
Spain |5 |120 |7
United Kingdom |15 |13 |37 |8
Non-EC countries |188 |24 |263 |195 |163 |105 |470 |199 |50
Total |265 |38 |285 |248 |219 |227 |468 |258 |50
Disabled Employees
Mr. Elletson : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many (a) physically disabled and (b) sensorily disabled people are employed in his Department ; and what percentage they are of the total work force.
Mr. Lennox-Boyd : The Foreign and Commonwealth office employs 53 registered disabled persons (RDPs) : 27 in the diplomatic wing--0.4 per cent. of its total work force--and 26 in the Overseas Development Administration--1.38 per cent. of its total work force. Of the 26 RDPs employed by the ODA, 15 are physically disabled and 11 sensorily disabled. Details of individual's disabilities are not held centrally by the diplomatic wing.
The FCO holds no statistics on non-registered disabled staff, but it is likely that their numbers exceed those who have chosen to register.
World Decade for Cultural Development
Mr. Battle : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what contribution his Department is making to UNESCO World Decade for Cultural Development ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Garel-Jones : There are no plans at present to contribute.
United Nations Observers
Mr. Grocott : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list those countries to which the United Nations has sent observers to monitor United Nations resolutions, indicating in each case the number of observers, the period of time for which they are appointed, and the number of observers from each European Community member state.
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Mr. Lennox-Boyd : The number of military observers currently deployed with each United Nations peace-keeping operation and their country of origin are shown in the table. The standard length of tour for an individual observer is six months.
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|Middle East |India/ Pakistan|Angola |Iraq/ Kuwait |Western Sahara |El Salvador |Cambodia |Yugoslavia |Somalia
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Belgium |6 |2 |1 |2 |6
Denmark |11 |6 |6 |7
France |17 |15 |29 |47 |6
Germany
Greece |6 |1
Ireland |20 |2 |6 |6 |2 |12 |7
Italy |8 |6 |5 |6
Luxembourg
Netherlands |15 |15
Portugal |10
Spain |5 |120 |7
United Kingdom |15 |13 |37 |8
Non-EC countries |188 |24 |263 |195 |163 |105 |470 |199 |50
Total |265 |38 |285 |248 |219 |227 |468 |258 |50
Market-testing
Mr. Wilshire : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will publish a timetable showing when he plans to market-test those activities listed for testing before 30 September 1993.
Mr. Lennox-Boyd : The timetable for market-testing our departmental activities listed in CM 2101 has as its target completion of the programme by 30 September 1993. Planning is under way.
Mr. Wilshire : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs to which of those of his Department's activities due to be market-tested by 30 September 1993 the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 1981 and the EC acquired rights directive 77/189/EEC will apply.
Mr. Lennox-Boyd : Whether or not the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 1981 and the EC acquired rights directive 77/189/EEC will apply to areas of work being market-tested depends on the circumstances of each case and the legal advice received by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office's market-testing programme has not reached the stage to enable definitive answers to be given in individual cases.
Azerbaijan
Mr. Menzies Campbell : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is his policy towards the export of (a) military equipment and (b) equipment with both a military and civilian application to Azerbaijan.
Mr. Garel-Jones : We have not approved licences for the export of any military equipment or equipment with military application to Azerbaijan : we adhere to the embargo called by the Conference on Security and Co- operation in Europe (CSCE) on 28 February 1992 on the supply of weapons to the region of the Nagorno-Karabakh dispute. We are pressing for a widening of the CSCE embargo to cover military assistance generally.
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Defence Exports
Mr. Hain : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list each date when changes were made to the guidelines covering defence-related exports to (a) Iran and (b) Iraq since 1979.
Mr. Hurd [holding answer 24 November 1992] : Restrictions on Iran had been in force since the seizure of the American hostages in 1979, and on Iraq since the outbreak of the Iraq/Iran conflict in 1980. Guidelines applying to all deliveries of defence equipment to Iran and Iraq were introduced in December 1984 and announced on 29 October 1985. These were as follows :
(i) We should maintain our consistent refusal to supply any lethal equipment to either side.
(ii) Subject to that overriding consideration, we should attempt to fulfil existing contracts and obligations.
(iii) We should not, in future, approve orders for any defence equipment which, in our view, would significantly enhance the capability of either side to prolong or exacerbate the conflict. (iv) In line with this policy, we should continue to scrutinise rigorously all applications for export licences for the supply of defence equipment to Iran and Iraq.
The development and application of the guidelines in relation to Iraq are within the terms of reference of the Scott inquiry. Since 1991, guidelines for deliveries of defence equipment to Iran have been as follows :
(i) We should maintain our consistent refusal to supply any lethal equipment to either side.
(ii) Subject to that overriding consideration, we should attempt to fulfil existing contracts and obligations.
(iii) We should not in future approve orders for any equipment which, in our view, would significantly enhance Iran's military capability.
(iv) In line with this policy, we should continue to scrutinise rigorously all applications for export licences for the supply of defence equipment to Iran.
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DUCHY OF LANCASTER
Market-testing
Mr. Wilshire : To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will publish a timetable showing when he plans to market-test those activities listed for testing before 30 September 1993.
Mr. Waldegrave : The timetable for market-testing in my Department ensures that the whole programme listed in Cm. 2101 will be completed by 30 September 1993. Preparations to execute the programme are well in hand and the first market tests are expected to be completed early in the new year.
Mr. Wilshire : To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster to which of those of his Department's activities due to be market-tested by 30 September 1993 the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 1981 and the EC acquired rights directive 77/189/EEC will apply.
Mr. Waldegrave : Whether or not the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 1981 and the EC acquired rights directive 77/189/EEC will apply to an individual case depends on the facts of that case. Departments will seek advice of legal advisers about the relevance of TUPE on a case-by-case basis, as has been the case in the past.
LORD CHANCELLOR'S DEPARTMENT
Market-testing
Mr. Wilshire : To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department to which of those of his Department's activities due to be market-tested by 30 September 1993 the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 1981 and the EC acquired rights directive 77/189/EEC will apply.
Mr. John M. Taylor : The applicability of the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 1981 and the EC acquired rights directive 77/189/EEC will be considered on the facts of each individual case, and a number of tests will be applied. For example, it needs to be shown that an undertaking or part of an undertaking is actually being transferred. We are currently in the process of looking at the implications of TUPE and its applicability in relation to the areas being market-tested in the Lord Chancellor's Department, and are seeking the advice of our legal advisers about the relevance of TUPE on a case-by- case basis. No decisions have been made to date.
Mr. Wilshire : To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department if he will publish a timetable showing when he plans to market- test those activities listed for testing before 30 September 1993.
Mr. John M. Taylor : My aim is to have the market-testing exercises for those areas listed in my Department's programme completed by 30 September 1993. This does not include county court bailiffs, as the timetable for the review of enforcement agents is dependent upon the approach taken following the recent consultation paper.
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Planning of the market-testing exercises is well under way, and initial action is already taking place in most of the areas being market-tested. Significant milestones have been identified in the timetable for each of the areas, examples being that the tender evaluation process for typing services in the Public Trust Office is due in April 1993, and completion of the contract documentation for the pay unit is due by the end of May 1993.HOME DEPARTMENT
Juvenile Remand Prisoners
Mr. Michael : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what is the longest time spent in an adult prison on remand in England and Wales (a) by a 14-year-old, (b) by a 15-year-old and (c) by a 16-year- old in the current year so far and in each of the last five years ;
(2) what is the longest time spent in an adult prison in England and Wales following conviction (a) by a 14-year-old, (b) by a 15-year-old and (c) by a 16-year-old in the current year to date and in each of the last five years.
Mr. Peter Lloyd : The information requested is not recorded centrally and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
Market-testing
Mr. Lidington : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will publish a timetable showing when he plans to market- test those activities listed for testing before 30 September 1993.
Mr. Kenneth Clarke : Our aim is to complete all the planned market tests on the listed activities before 30 September 1993. A detailed timetable has yet to be settled for all areas to be market-tested but market tests have already begun in the following areas :
Computer IT services
Statistical services
Office services
Education services in prisons
Management of HMP Manchester
Warehousing and distribution
Mr. Lidington : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department to which of those of his Department's activities due to be market-tested by 30 September 1993 the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 1981 and/or the EC acquired rights directive 77/189/EEC will apply.
Mr. Kenneth Clarke : The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 1981 (TUPE) is the legislation by which the Government implemented the acquired rights directive 77/189/EEC. Whether TUPE should apply is dependent on whether the activity constitutes a "Transfer of Undertaking" or merely a change of supplier. Legal advice will be sought on a case-by-case basis as part of the market-testing process.
President-elect Clinton
Mr. Blair : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement about the circumstances surrounding the search in October through Home Office files in (a) the immigration and nationality department and (b) other Home Office departments in
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respect of President-elect Clinton ; in response to what requests such a search was made ; what is the normal procedure for dealing with such requests ; what was the procedure in this case ; and when Ministers (i) were informed and (ii) authorised the search.Mr. Kenneth Clarke : In response to an inquiry by a journalist from the Evening Standard in October as to whether Mr. Clinton had applied for United Kingdom citizenship, the Home Office press office said that it was unable to discuss individual cases.
The press office then made inquiries of the nationality division to establish for itself the facts of the case. These revealed that there was no file in Mr. Clinton's name. The press office subsequently decided to brief newspapers off the record that there was no foundation to the story in order to bring ill-informed speculation about Mr. Clinton to an end.
No Minister was involved in any way or at any stage in the handling of the press inquiry. I have already
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announced that I shall be reviewing with my chief press officer the procedure for handling such inquiries in the future.Immigration
Mr. Allen : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many individuals were held in prison department establishments under Immigration Act powers, in each month from July 1991 to June 1992 (a) by prison department establishment and (b) length of detention ;
(2) how many individuals are currently held in prison department establishments under Immigration Act powers, in total (a) by prison department establishment and (b) by length of detention.
Mr. Peter Lloyd : Information about detainees held in prison service establishments in England and Wales under the Immigration Act 1971 is not readily available by period of detention on a monthly basis. The available information is shown in the tables.
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|c|Population of Persons Detained under the Immigration Act 1971 in|c|
|c|Prison Service Establishments in England and Wales by Length of Detention<1>|c|
Length of
Detention<1>
|One day to one month|Over one month to |Over two months to |Over three months to|Over six months |Total detainees
|two months |three months |six months
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30 September 1991 |41 |25 |11 |47 |70 |194
31 December 1991 |56 |28 |17 |30 |79 |210
31 March 1992 |68 |31 |15 |38 |83 |235
30 June 1992 |63 |53 |32 |51 |61 |260
<1>Time which had been served by the relevant date.
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|c|Population of persons detained under the Immigration Act 1971|c|
|c|in prison service establishments in England and Wales by establishment|c|
Establishment Number
|September 1991|December 1991 |March 1992 |June 1992
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Remand centres
Brinsford |- |- |1 |-
Glen Parva |- |- |- |1
Feltham |1 |2 |1 |-
Haslar |99 |98 |99 |100
Hindley |1 |2 |- |-
Low Newton |- |- |1 |-
Prisons
Bedford |1 |2 |1 |3
Belmarsh |1 |6 |4 |3
Birmingham |12 |16 |18 |24
Bristol |2 |1 |1 |1
Brixton |4 |3 |1 |3
Bullingdon |- |- |- |3
Canterbury |6 |7 |2 |6
Dorchester |- |- |5 |9
Durham |2 |1 |- |1
Elmley |- |- |- |4
Exeter |- |- |8 |2
Gloucester |- |- |1 |1
Holloway |3 |4 |6 |1
Hull |1 |- |- |-
Leeds |1 |1 |5 |3
Leicester |4 |7 |2 |5
Lewes |1 |3 |1 |4
Lincoln |1 |1 |- |-
Liverpool |- |1 |- |-
Norwich |- |1 |1 |1
Pentonville |46 |45 |55 |70
Preston |- |- |2 |3
Pucklechurch |1 |1 |- |-
Shrewsbury |- |- |2 |2
Swansea |2 |- |- |-
Wandsworth |1 |1 |1 |-
Winchester |2 |5 |3 |4
Wormwood Scrubs |2 |2 |14 |6
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All prison service establishments |194 |210 |235 |260
Aggravated Vehicle Taking Act 1992
Ms. Walley : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will introduce proposals to increase the penalties available under the Aggravated Vehicle Taking Act 1992.
Mr. Jack : It is not our present intention to change the sentencing provisions of the Act. We have, however, made clear our intention to raise the maximum penalty for causing death by dangerous or drink driving to 10 years, as soon as a suitable legislative opportunity is available.
Disabled Employees
Mr. Elletson : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) physically disabled and (b) sensorily disabled people are employed in his Department ; and what percentage they are of the total work force.
Mr. Kenneth Clarke : On 1 July 1992, 185 members of staff in the Home Office were registered disabled, representing 0.4 per cent of all staff. No record has been kept of staff's specific disabilities nor of staff with disabilities who have chosen not to register.
Drugs (Convictions)
Mr. Gordon Prentice : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the number of convictions against people for (i) dealing in and(ii) possessing hard drugs in (a) Pendle and (b) Lancashire for each year since 1987.
Mr. Jack : The information requested with respect to Lancashire for the misuse of all drugs controlled under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 is given in table A2.6 of the Home Office statistical bulletin "Statistics of drugs seizures and offenders dealt with (area tables)", 1987-1991, copies of which are in the Library. Information with regard to the Pendle district is not held centrally.
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Political Asylum
Mr. Jon Owen Jones : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many applications for political asylum in Britain have been made from British embassies since January ; and how many such applications have been successful.
Mr. Charles Wardle : Information for 1992 is not available. For available information for 1991 and earlier years I refer the hon. Member to the reply given to a question from the hon. Member for Nottingham, North (Mr. Allen) on 9 November, columns 629-30.
EC Immigration Ministers
Mr. Gerrard : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on the outcome of the meeting of EC ministers with responsibility for immigration held in London on 30 November.
Mr. Kenneth Clarke : I refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave on 7 December 1992, Official Report, column 481 , when I reported on the outcome of the Immigration Ministers' meeting on 30 November and Trevi Ministers' meeting on 1 December.
Convicted Teenagers
Mr. Blair : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department in respect of each probation department, how many 17 to 21-year-olds are on alternative-to-custody programmes run by the probation service and or voluntary organisations following conviction for a criminal offence in each case on the last date for which information is available.
Mr. Jack [holding answer 4 December 1992] : The available information is shown in the table.
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|c|Persons aged 17 to 21 inclusive receiving probation, community service or|c|
|c|Children and Young Persons Act 1969 supervision by the probation service|c|
|c|on 31 December 1991 by probation area and type of supervision|c|
Area Type of
supervision
|Probation total |Probation with |Community service |Children and Young
|additional |order |Persons Act 1969
|requirements under
|the Criminal
|Justice Act 1982
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Avon |318 |126 |181 |41
Bedfordshire |129 |30 |101 |18
Berkshire |270 |79 |127 |7
Buckinghamshire |160 |26 |116 |13
Cambridgeshire |158 |34 |107 |4
Cheshire |245 |14 |197 |4
Cleveland |307 |56 |175 |36
Cornwall |65 |15 |67 |-
Cumbria |161 |45 |119 |19
Derbyshire |172 |21 |145 |13
Devon |301 |88 |138 |15
Dorset |189 |62 |117 |10
Durham |172 |48 |159 |25
Essex |383 |78 |209 |12
Gloucestershire |171 |58 |95 |20
Hampshire |444 |150 |254 |28
Hereford and Worcester |189 |25 |110 |15
Hertfordshire |220 |36 |130 |10
Humberside |378 |75 |215 |5
Kent |372 |81 |261 |3
Lancashire |594 |168 |484 |74
Leicestershire |247 |36 |187 |17
Lincolnshire |187 |75 |108 |14
Greater Manchester |1,020 |190 |771 |101
Merseyside |683 |116 |436 |40
Norfolk |161 |29 |103 |12
Northamptonshire |195 |51 |54 |1
Northumbria |611 |85 |299 |57
Nottinghamshire |327 |3 |194 |38
Oxfordshire |136 |10 |100 |4
Shropshire |117 |24 |86 |7
Somerset |188 |76 |68 |13
Staffordshire |385 |113 |198 |54
Suffolk |133 |23 |117 |13
Surrey |199 |58 |87 |9
East Sussex |128 |44 |122 |9
West Sussex |119 |13 |80 |16
Warwickshire |107 |15 |102 |9
West Midlands |944 |250 |644 |74
Wiltshire |159 |39 |126 |20
North Yorkshire |142 |29 |92 |12
South Yorkshire |513 |80 |435 |37
West Yorkshire |794 |186 |756 |101
Inner London |694 |62 |577 |45
North East London |281 |21 |202 |35
South East London |169 |35 |144 |12
South West London |123 |27 |84 |6
Middlesex |494 |8 |283 |33
Dyfed |104 |23 |51 |11
Gwent |110 |38 |122 |23
North Wales |89 |14 |157 |3
Powys |30 |7 |10 |-
South of Glamorgan |193 |58 |91 |35
Mid Glamorgan |232 |70 |116 |12
West Glamorgan |139 |51 |95 |1
England and Wales |15,551 |3,274 |10,604 |1,246
PRIME MINISTER
Iraq
Mr. Hain : To ask the Prime Minister when he first became aware of the 1988 amendments to the 1985 Howe guidelines for defence-related exports to Iraq.
The Prime Minister : The development and application of the guidelines will be a matter for the Scott inquiry.
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Ministerial Travel
Mr. Llew Smith : To ask the Prime Minister what has been the total cost to the Exchequer of his travels within the European Communities to meet his counterparts since 1 July 1992.
The Prime Minister : The total cost is not yet available.
Ministerial Meetings
Mr. Llew Smith : To ask the Prime Minister if he will list by date all meetings and telephone conversations he has had with his European Community counterparts during the United Kingdom presidency of the European Council.
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The Prime Minister : I have had frequent contacts with my EC colleagues, most recently during a tour of EC capitals to prepare for the Edinburgh European Council.
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