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Written Answers to Questions
Monday 14th December 1992
LORD CHANCELLOR'S DEPARTMENT
Legal Services Ombudsman
Mr. French : To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department how many cases have been dealt with by the legal services ombudsman.
Mr. John M. Taylor : A full investigation has been conducted and a report issued in 823 cases. Of these 766 related to complaints about solicitors, 53 to complaints about barristers and four to complaints about licensed conveyancers. The legal services ombudsman has received a further 883 complaints relating to solicitors, of which 559 failed to meet the criteria for investigation, and 324 are either awaiting or under investigation. He has also received a further 58 complaints relating to barristers, of which 42 failed to meet the criteria and 16 are either awaiting or under investigation. In addition, the legal services ombudsman has received a further four complaints relating to licensed conveyancers, none of which met the criteria.
The legal services ombudsman has also investigated and reported on 560 cases which had been referred to the lay observer prior to 31 December 1990, but which had not been dealt with by him before the legal services ombudsman replaced him on 1 January 1991.
Mr. French : To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department how many solicitors have been ordered to pay compensation as a result of intervention by the legal services ombudsman.
Mr. John M. Taylor : Since 1 January 1991, the legal services ombudsman has recommended that 50 solicitors should pay compensation to complainants. In addition, he has recommended that the Solicitors Complaints Bureau should pay compensation in 10 cases.
Mr. French : To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department how many people have made a complaint to the legal services ombudsman in relation to their dealings with the Solicitors' Complaints Bureau.
Mr. John Mr. Taylor : The legal services ombudsman has received 1, 649 cases relating to the way in which the Solicitors Complaints Bureau has dealt with complaints about solicitors.
Mr. French : To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department what plans he has to increase funding to the office of the legal services ombudsman.
Mr. John M. Taylor : The allocation to the ombudsman's office for 1993-94, excluding the accommodation charge, will be approximately £547,000. The allocation for 1992-93, on a comparable basis, was approximately £508,000.
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Poll Tax
Mr. Cohen : To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department if he will issue guidance to magistrates on the use of their powers to require means inquiries or to waive charges in cases of hardship in cases relating to non-payment of poll tax ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. John M. Taylor : Where an application has been made to commit a community charge defaulter to prison, magistrates are required to hold an inquiry into the debtor's means, and have the power to remit amounts due where a committal warrant is neither made nor its issue postponed. Guidance on the operation of the community charge regulations was issued to magistrates courts by the Home Office in 1990. It would not be right for me to seek to interfere in the way in which magistrates exercise their discretion in individual cases.
HOME DEPARTMENT
Sees and Titles
Mr. Peter Bottomley : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) when he expects to conclude consultation with the Roman Catholic Church on the official recognition of territorial sees and titles ;
(2) if he will give a summary of action taken on consultations following the Prime Minister's statement on 18 May, Official Report, columns 5-6, about the consideration of official recognition of territorial sees and titles of the Roman Catholic Church ; (3) if he will make a statement on progress towards official recognition of territorial sees and titles of the Roman Catholic Church.
Mr. Charles Wardle : I refer my hon. Friend to the reply he was given by my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister on 10 December, at columns 753-54.
Mr. Peter Bottomley : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what representations he has received in opposition to official recognition of territorial sees and titles of the Roman Catholic Church.
Mr. Charles Wardle : This department has received two letters expressing concern about the possibility of greater recognition being afforded to Roman Catholic territorial sees and titles.
Catholic Bishops Conference
Mr. Peter Bottomley : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he provided a substantive reply to the letters dated 16 July and 7 October from the Right Rev. Monsignor Philip Carroll, General Secretary of the Catholic Bishops Conference.
Mr. Charles Wardle : An interim reply was sent on 28 July. My right hon. and learned Friend hopes to be in a position to respond to the substantive points raised in those letters very shortly.
Remand Contract Units
Ms. Ruddock : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what prisons other than Strangeways have been the subject of funding for the remand contract unit in his Department for market testing ; and if he will make a statement.
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Mr. Peter Lloyd : None at present, but we have already announced that new prisons will be opened up to competitive tender and further plans are being considered.
Prisoners
Mr. Gordon Prentice : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what measures he is taking to reduce the number of people in prison.
Mr. Jack : It is for the court to decide, within the framework provided by Parliament, whether a custodial sentence is appropriate in any individual case.
A new sentencing framework was created by the Criminal Justice Act 1991, which came into force on 1 October 1992. It is based on the clear proposition that the sentence passed should match the seriousness of the offence committed. It provides, therefore, that the use of custodial sentences should be confined to offences whose seriousness is such that only a custodial sentence can be justified and as a consequence enhances the role of non-custodial sentences. Pre-sentence reports are now mandatory in an increased range of cases, to ensure that courts receive relevant advice on the suitability of possible community sentences.
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The range of community sentences available to the courts is expanded and strengthened by the Act ; a probation order becomes for the first time a sentence of the court and a court may now impose a combination order involving both probation and community service. National standards have also been introduced from 1 October to strengthen the effectiveness and consistency of supervision in the community by probation and social services, and to assure courts and the public as to the quality of that work. Central Government funding for the probation service has increased by over 25 per cent since 1990-91.Mr. Michael : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many sentenced offenders aged (a) under 21 years, (b) under 18 years and (c) under 17 years were held in prison service establishments at the end of September, October and November and on the most recent available date.
Mr. Peter Lloyd : The latest readily available information is given in the table :
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Population of sentenced young offenders in Prison Service establishments by age: August, September
and October 1992
Number of persons All young
|Aged under 17|Aged 17 |Aged 18-20 |<1>Aged 21 |offenders
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31 August |262 |450 |3,979 |877 |5,568
30 September<2> |- |- |- |- |5,384
31 October<2> |- |- |- |- |5,113
<1> Prisoners aged 21 who have not been reclassified from young offenders to adults.
<2> An age breakdown is not yet available for these dates.
Immigration
Mr. Marlow : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many arriving persons at United Kingdom points of entry have been allowed to go to temporary addresses while their cases have been considered in each of the last five years and the current year to date ; and in each year how many have absconded.
Mr. Charles Wardle : The information available is given in the table.
Number of Passengers at United Kingdom ports of entry
|Passengers granted |Passengers who
|temporary admission|absconded<1>
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1988 |8,692 |401
1989 |13,744 |475
1990 |15,357 |561
1991 |13,220 |601
<2>1992 |13,786 |445
<1> These figures include passengers who abscond from the control area or from
detention as well as those who abscond from temporary admission. Data on the
latter are not separately available.
<2> January to October.
Mr. Peter Shore : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the number of (a) immigrants and (b) refugees that have entered the United Kingdom and other EC member states in each year since 1979.
Mr. Charles Wardle : Information on persons accepted for settlement in the United Kingdom in the years 1979-91 is given in tables 18 and 9 respectively of the 1987 and 1991 volumes of the annual Home Office Command Paper "Control of Immigration : Statistics United Kingdom"--Cm 415 and Cm 2063. These figures are of persons subject to immigration control who are granted indefinite leave to remain here. Comparable information for other EC countries is not available.
Information on the number of applications received for asylum in the United Kingdom in the years 1979-91 is given in tables 1 and 1.2 respectively of Home Office Statistical Bulletins "Refugee Statistics, United Kingdom 1989" and "Asylum Statistics, United Kingdom 1990-91"--issues 22/90 and 12/92. Available information on asylum applications to other EC member states is given in the table. Copies of these publications are in the Library.
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Number<1> of applications for asylum in certain member states of the European Community, by year of application, 1980 to
1991
Thousands
|1980 |1981 |1982 |1983 |1984 |1985 |1986 |1987 |1988 |1989 |1990 |1991<2>
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Belgium |2.7 |2.4 |3.1 |2.9 |3.7 |5.3 |7.7 |6.0 |5.1 |8.1 |13.0 |15.2
Denmark |0.2 |0.3 |0.3 |0.3 |4.3 |8.7 |9.3 |2.1 |4.7 |4.6 |5.3 |4.6
France |18.8 |19.8 |22.5 |22.3 |15.9 |25.8 |23.4 |24.8 |31.0 |60.0 |56.0 |46.3
Germany |107.8 |49.4 |37.2 |19.7 |35.3 |73.9 |99.7 |57.4 |103.0 |121.0 |193.0 |256.1
Greece |<4>- |<4>- |<4>- |0.5 |0.8 |1.4 |4.3 |6.3 |9.3 |6.5 |4.1 |<4>-
Italy |<4>- |<4>- |<4>- |3.1 |4.5 |5.4 |6.5 |11.0 |1.3 |2.2 |4.7 |27.0
Netherlands |1.3 |0.8 |1.2 |2.0 |2.6 |5.7 |5.9 |14.0 |7.5 |14.0 |21.2 |21.6
Portugal |1.6 |0.6 |0.4 |0.6 |0.2 |0.1 |0.1 |0.2 |0.3 |0.1 |0.1 |<4>-
Spain |<4>- |<4>- |<4>- |1.4 |1.1 |2.3 |2.8 |3.7 |4.5 |4.0 |8.6 |8.0
United Kingdom<3> |2.4 |2.4 |4.2 |4.3 |4.2 |6.2 |5.7 |5.9 |5.7 |16.8 |30.3 |44.8
<1> Figures include dependants except for the United Kingdom 1991 figure which excludes.
<2> Figures are provisional.
<3> The 1990 figure for the United Kingdom is likely to understate.
<4> Not available.
Juvenile Remand Prisoners
Mr. Michael : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many juvenilies were held on remand in prisons and remand centres at the end of September, October and November and on the most recent available date.
Mr. Peter Lloyd : The latest readily available information is given in the table.
Population of unsentenced juvenilies<1>
in prison and remand centres
June, July and August 1992
Number of persons
Month/dates |Untried |Convicted |Total
|unsentenced
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30 June |54 |19 |73
31 July |44 |22 |66
31 August |51 |22 |73
<1> Persons aged under 17.
Wolds Prison
Mr. Michael : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps have been taken at the Wolds remand prison to establish a bail information scheme on the lines laid down in the operating contract.
Mr. Peter Lloyd : The post of bail information officer is expected to be filled early in 1993, and the scheme will be operational shortly afterwards.
Police Supernumerary Posts
Mr. Michael : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the estimated cost of the supernumerary posts approved for the Thames Valley police for 1993-94 ; and how this cost will be met.
Mr. Charles Wardle : The cost of supernumerary police posts in the Thames Valley police is estimated by the force at £1.7 million for 1993-94. These posts will be funded in the usual way from specific grant paid by the Home Office and through the local authority funding mechanism.
Mr. Michael : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) if he will list the number of supernumerary posts allocated to each police force in England and Wales in each of the last five years, for the current year and for 1993-94 and the period for which they were allocated in each case ;
(2) if he will list (a) the established number of posts of police officers and (b) the supernumerary posts he intends to permit in respect of each police force in England and Wales for (i) 1992 and (ii) 1993.
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Mr. Charles Wardle : I shall arrange for a written reply to be sent to the hon. Member.
Mr. Michael : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the criteria on which he bases his judgment as to whether any police force should be allowed to carry any supernumerary posts.
Mr. Charles Wardle : Applications for sumpernumerary police posts are considered, with the advice of Her Majesty's inspectorate of constabulary, against the following criteria :--
(i) whether the posts are affordable within the Department's provision for Police Grant for the financial year in question ; (ii) whether they reflect Home Office policy objectives and initiatives :
(iii) whether they meet a temporary need.
All such posts are subject to review at regular intervals.
Mr. Michael : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what costs will be met directly by his Department in respect of supernumerary posts for each police authority in England and Wales for 1993 -94 ; and what percentage of the total costs this represents.
Mr. Charles Wardle : Specific grant at the usual rate of 51 per cent. is payable on these posts.
Police Numbers
Mr. Allen : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the names of all the police forces which have had an increase in police numbers for the coming year, giving the reasons in each case.
Mr. Charles Wardle : In light of the need to impose constraints on public expenditure, my right hon. and learned Friend has concluded that the costs of further increases in police numbers cannot be justified. He has therefore not approved an increase in establishment for any provincial force in 1993-94.
The establishment of the Metropolitan police will increase by 50 officers with effect from 1 April 1993. This increase was agreed to as part of the 1991 public expenditure settlement.
Rave Parties
Mr. Cousins : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps he is taking to ensure the full recovery of policing costs for rave parties.
Mr. Charles Wardle [holding answer 11 December 1992] : I will write to the hon. Member.
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Vehicle-related Projects
Mr. Michael : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his answer of 24 November, Official Report, column 548, what was the total cost of each of the vehicle-related projects in each of the last five years and estimated for next year, and the percentage paid, or budgeted by the Home Office in each year and in each case.
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Mr. Jack [holding answer 30 November 1992] : As indicated in my reply to the hon. Member on 26 October, at column 457, the main programme of funding for motor projects began in 1989-90. The projects currently being funded were listed in my reply on 24 November, at columns 547-48. The information requested in relation to motor projects in 1991-92 and 1992-93 is as follows :
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Vehicle related projects funded under the safer cities programme in 1992-93<1>
Project |Scheme |Amount (£) |Percentage of total
|cost of project
|funded by HO and
|this programme
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Bradford |Bradford Motor Education Project<2>(Crime Prevention Element)|16,500 |50
Bradford |Keighley Motor Project |16,500 |100
Bradford |Canterbury Motor Project |16,500 |100
Coventry |Henley Green Motorcycle Project |15,837 |90
Nottingham |Wheelbase |7,500 |12
<1> On the basis of figures provided on the grant application form.
<2> Bradford Motor Education Project has two distinct elements; Probation Supervision element for which Home Office meets 100 per cent. of the cost; Crime Prevention element for which Home Office meets 50 per cent. of the cost. Each element is funded through different grant schemes.
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Vehicle related projects funded under the safer cities programme in 1992-93<1>
Project |Scheme |Amount (£) |Percentage of total
|cost of project
|funded by HO and
|this programme
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Bradford |Bradford Motor Education Project<2>(Crime Prevention Element)|16,500 |50
Bradford |Keighley Motor Project |16,500 |100
Bradford |Canterbury Motor Project |16,500 |100
Coventry |Henley Green Motorcycle Project |15,837 |90
Nottingham |Wheelbase |7,500 |12
<1> On the basis of figures provided on the grant application form.
<2> Bradford Motor Education Project has two distinct elements; Probation Supervision element for which Home Office meets 100 per cent. of the cost; Crime Prevention element for which Home Office meets 50 per cent. of the cost. Each element is funded through different grant schemes.
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Vehicle related projects funded under the safer cities programme in 1992-93<1>
Project |Scheme |Amount (£) |Percentage of total
|cost of project
|funded by HO and
|this programme
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Bradford |Bradford Motor Education Project<2>(Crime Prevention Element)|16,500 |50
Bradford |Keighley Motor Project |16,500 |100
Bradford |Canterbury Motor Project |16,500 |100
Coventry |Henley Green Motorcycle Project |15,837 |90
Nottingham |Wheelbase |7,500 |12
<1> On the basis of figures provided on the grant application form.
<2> Bradford Motor Education Project has two distinct elements; Probation Supervision element for which Home Office meets 100 per cent. of the cost; Crime Prevention element for which Home Office meets 50 per cent. of the cost. Each element is funded through different grant schemes.
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Vehicle related projects funded under the safer cities programme in 1992-93<1>
Project |Scheme |Amount (£) |Percentage of total
|cost of project
|funded by HO and
|this programme
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Bradford |Bradford Motor Education Project<2>(Crime Prevention Element)|16,500 |50
Bradford |Keighley Motor Project |16,500 |100
Bradford |Canterbury Motor Project |16,500 |100
Coventry |Henley Green Motorcycle Project |15,837 |90
Nottingham |Wheelbase |7,500 |12
<1> On the basis of figures provided on the grant application form.
<2> Bradford Motor Education Project has two distinct elements; Probation Supervision element for which Home Office meets 100 per cent. of the cost; Crime Prevention element for which Home Office meets 50 per cent. of the cost. Each element is funded through different grant schemes.
Information on more general "vehicle-related" projects, or for previous years, could not be provided except at disproportionate cost.
Immigration (Local Government Grants)
Mr. Simon Hughes : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will reconsider his intention to reduce his contribution to the existing commitments under section 11 of the Local Government Act 1966 and to invite no new bids for 1993-94 and 1994-95 ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Peter Lloyd [holding answer 11 December 1992] : The Government remain firmly committed to the reduction of racial disadvantage, and the section 11 grant continues to play a central role in our programme. But we regret that in the present difficult economic circumstances it is not possible to maintain the planned levels of section 11 grant or to consider bids for new projects in 1993-94 or 1994-95.
EDUCATION
Drugs Prevention Week
Mr. Spearing : To ask the Secretary of State for Education what sums were expended by his Department in respect of European Drugs Prevention Week ; and for what specific purposes.
Mr. Forth : The information is as follows :
|£000s
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i. Printing and publication of revised and updated version
of the booklet "Drug Misuse and the Young" |<1>17.1
ii. Regional conferences for 14 to 19 year olds on drug
misuse |<1>33.0
iii. Contribution to cost of TACADE/Local Government
Drugs Forum National Conference on "Drugs
Prevention: The Contribution of Local
Government" |0.8
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Total |50.9
<1> Estimates.
Grants (Diploma Courses)
Mr. Denzil Davies : To ask the Secretary of State for Education whether his Department will provide mandatory grants to assist students in Wales who have been accepted to study for diplomas in mechanical and electrical engineering, such as the higher national diploma.
Mr. Boswell : Under the Education Act 1962, mandatory awards are already available to eligible students on designated full-time or sandwich courses for the HND or DipHE at publicly-funded insitutions. Other full- time or sandwich diploma courses may be designated for mandatory awards if they are comparable to first degree courses. For diploma courses which are not designated, local education authorities have power to make discretionary awards.
Apostrophe (Correct Use)
Mr. Roger Evans : To ask the Secretary of State for Education at what age according to the provisions of the national curriculum children are expected to have attained the skill of the correct use of the apostrophe.
Mr. Forth : The curriculum order for English requires that pupils should learn about the use of the apostrophe between the ages of seven and 11. The order is currently under review, and one of the issues being addressed is how to define more clearly the grammatical knowledge which pupils must demonstrate in order to meet different levels of attainment.
Technology Schools Initiative
Mr. Pawsey : To ask the Secretary of State for Education when he will announce the results of the technology schools initiative ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Forth : We aim to announce the allocations to be made under the technology schools initiative very shortly, and will place this information in the Library. This
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initiative has attracted great interest from schools and local authorities, and we have received many bids of high quality.School Records
Mr. Don Foster : To ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will make a statement about the requirement arising from the Data Protection Act 1984 on the headteacher and governing body of a school to be separately registered with regard to the holding of personal information on computer records when only one registration was previously required for the county as a whole on behalf of all maintained schools ; and what proposals he has to lessen the consequent expense.
Mr. Forth [holding answer 11 December 1992] : Data users for the purposes of the Data Protection Act are individuals or groups of people who control the contents and use of a set of personal data. Any such data controlled by school governing bodies and headteachers for the purposes of their respective statutory responsibilities, should be registered accordingly with the Data Protection Registrar. The cost of registration was one of a broad range of pressures on local education authorities that the Government took into account in fixing education standard spending for 1992-93.
PRIME MINISTER
Green Issues
Mr. Dafis : To ask the Prime Minister who in his Office has been appointed to oversee and develop green issues ; how many civil servants have been allocated new or additional responsibilities to deal with the management and development of green issues ; and what additional allocation of resources has been made to support programmes related to green issues in his Office.
The Prime Minister : Responsibility for overseeing and developing green issues in 10 Downing street rests with the Cabinet Office. The Green Minister for the Cabinet Office is the Parliamentary Secretary, Office of Public Service and Science. Within the Cabinet Office three civil servants are currently involved with the management and development of green issues. Various officials in 10 Downing street also deal with green issues among others. Any expenditure is likely to be met from existing funding.
Ministers (Legal Costs)
Mr. John Morris : To ask the Prime Minister what guidance he will now give to all Ministers of the Crown as to how bills will be met on their behalf for legal services to forestall or correct misleading and inaccurate press stories which might do damage to a Minister's reputation and would therefore have a bearing on the performance of his public duties.
The Prime Minister : Guidance for Ministers already exists in relation to libel proceedings and I have no plans to issue further guidance at present.
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Antarctica (Whale Sanctuary)
Mr. McGrady : To ask the Prime Minister what discussions he has had with his European Community partners about the establishment of a sanctuary for whales in the Antarctic ; and if he will make a statement.
The Prime Minister : The forum for discussion on this matter is the International Whaling Commission--IWC--of which the United Kingdom and six other Community countries--Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands and Spain--are members.
The French proposal for a whale sanctuary in the Antarctic, put to the IWC at its 44th meeting in Glasgow last June, is due for detailed consideration when the Commission next meets in Kyoto in May 1993. The United Kingdom was one of those countries which encouraged the IWC to undertake further work on this idea. We shall play a full part in its further consideration in liaison with those of our Community partners which are party to the IWC.
Gifts to Ministers
Mr. Cryer : To ask the Prime Minister what is the current financial limit for gifts to Ministers.
The Prime Minister : The guidance covering gifts to Ministers is set out in "Questions of Procedure for Ministers", a copy of which is available in the Library of the House.
Somalia
Mr. Michael : To ask the Prime Minister what steps he has taken to ensure that northern Somalia, Republic of Somaliland, is given help appropriate to its current situation in the light of the United Nations decision to support military intervention in Somalia.
The Prime Minister : We have stressed the need to take appropriate account of the north in discussions in the United Nations Security Council ; in meetings with the United Nations Secretary General and the under- secretary general for humanitarian affairs ; in discussions at the United Nations donors conference which took place last week in Addis Ababa ; and in recent meetings my right hon. and noble Friend Baroness Chalker, the Minister for Overseas Development, has had with British non-governmental organisations working in Somalia.
Scott Inquiry
Dr. David Clark : To ask the Prime Minister which Government Department will publish the Scott inquiry report ; and if he will make a statement.
The Prime Minister : As I explained on 16 November at columns 74-75, Lord Justice Scott will be entirely free to decide on the publication of his report and of the evidence he takes. My right hon. Friend the President of the Board of Trade will be responsible for arranging publication of the report.
Civil List
Mr. Alan Williams : To ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to his answer of 7 December, Official Report, columns 469-70, on the civil list, whether the charges to the
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Government Departments cover accommodation and support for security personnel ; and how much is paid to the household's royal collection department and in respect of which building.The Prime Minister : No charges are made to Government Departments in respect of accommodation and support for security personnel. The royal collection department pays charges for administration services but not for accommodation.
Mr. Alan Williams : To ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to his answer of 7 December, Official Report, columns 469-70, on the civil list, what was the increase in charges paid by the Government in real terms in the period 1987-90 ; which Departments make the payments ; and how much each pays.
The Prime Minister : There was no real-terms increase between 1988-- first full year--and 1990 in charges to the Ministry of Defence, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, the Department of the Environment, the Department of Transport, the Scottish Office and the Treasury. As was implied in my answer of 7 December, the proportion of the royal household's expenditure so recovered is marginal--about 3 per cent. Detailed numbers could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
NATIONAL HERITAGE
Disabled Employees
Mr. Elletson : To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage 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.
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