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Written Answers to Questions
Monday 15 February 1993
LORD CHANCELLOR'S DEPARTMENT
Legal Aid
Mr. McGrady : To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department if he will make it his policy to maintain the existing eligibility levels in respect of legal aid in Northern Ireland ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. John M. Taylor : The financial eligibility criteria for civil legal aid have generally been set and maintained at the same levels in England, Wales and Northern Ireland for a considerable number of years. The Lord Chancellor is satisfied that as far as possible this policy of maintaining parity should be continued. He therefore proposes to introduce the same changes to the civil legal aid eligibility criteria in Northern Ireland as those announced for England and Wales. As to the timing of the changes, it will be possible for some of the proposals to be effected in April 1993, as in England and Wales.
It is intended to bring forward regulations which will enable the following changes to eligibility limits to be made in respect of civil legal aid, legal advice and assistance and advice by way of representation :
(a) lowering of the "free limit" for civil legal aid to income support levels ;
(b) reduction of dependants allowances to income support level ; (c) additional provision to be made for the disregard of benefits ;
(d) to increase in civil legal aid and advice by way of representation cases the maximum contribution from one-quarter to one-third of excess disposable income. It is not possible, under current regulation-making powers, for the Lord Chancellor to bring forward regulations immediately to give effect to two other aspects of the proposals--namely, the extension of the payment of contributions over the lifetime of the case and the abolition of the contributory part of the legal advice and assistance scheme. Nevertheless, the Lord Chancellor intends, as soon as an opportunity arises, to bring forward legislation to enable the Northern Ireland eligibility criteria to be more full aligned with those in England and Wales.
Courthouse, Derry
Mr. Hume : To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department (1) if he will make a statement on the feasibility of providing accessible court facilities for Derry city while work is carried out on the courthouse ; and what representations he has received from the legal profession in Derry, elected representatives and the community about the proposed transfer of sittings to Coleraine.
(2) if the director of the Northern Ireland Court Service will meet the Derry Solicitors Association for further discussion on the effect of the service's decision to relocate Derry's court proceedings in Coleraine for three years ;
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(3) what consideration he has given to using the large rooms available in the administration block adjacent to the courthouse in Derry city to accommodate proceedings while the courthouse undergoes refurbishment.Mr. John. M. Taylor : Representations were received from elected representatives, the Derry city council and the Londonderry City Solicitors Association about the decision to transfer Crown court sittings to Coleraine during the period when the main courthouse at Londonderry is being refurbished and improved. I am pleased to say that the director of the Northern Ireland court service met with representatives of the Londonderry City Solicitors Association on 4 February 1993 when an agreement was reached which will ensure that the court facilities available in Londonderry will be used to full capacity during the period of refurbishment of the main courthouse building. One of the two large rooms in the administration block has been fitted out as a courtroom which can be used for civil proceedings. The second room can be used as either a tribunal room or a barristers' solicitors room as need arises.
Mr. Hume : To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department if he will make a statement on the arrangements for deciding where a court sits, including who makes the effective decision and the account taken of the views and preferences of the recorder.
Mr. John M. Taylor : It is the responsibility of the Lord Chancellor, under section 47(3) of the Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act, 1978, after consultation with the Lord Chief Justice, to decide the venues for the Crown court. Under the County Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1980 it is for the Lord Chancellor to decide and give directions as to the places of sittings of the county court and as to the nature of the business to be transacted by any county court at any place. It is standard practice for the county court judge for the division concerned to be consulted before a final decision is taken and directions issued.
TRANSPORT
Railway Equipment
Mr. Peter Bottomley : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment has been made of the current level of orders for rolling stock for British Rail relative to trends in the last 10 years.
Mr. Freeman : British Rail has on order 583 diesel and electric multiple unit vehicles and 441 power cars, locomotives, trailer units and coaches for channel tunnel services.
Locomotive and passenger rolling stock deliveries in the last 10 years were as follows :
Calendar year |Number of new
|vehicles delivered
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1983 |93
1984 |220
1985 |364
1986 |331
1987 |397
1988 |519
1989 |648
1990 |751
1991 |236
1992 |365
Mr. Peter Bottomley : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make a statement outlining which functions under the railway proposals will control the means of production and delivery of rail services.
Mr. Freeman : Under our proposals the responsibility for the track and infrastructure will be for Railtrack, the new national track authority. Existing passenger services will be franchised to private sector operators who will bid competitively to run services. Freight services will be provided by private sector operators. On the question of vertical integration, I refer my hon. Friend to the statement which my right hon. Friend made in his speech on 2 February on Second Reading of the Railways Bill, Official Report, column 163.
Rail Investment
Mr. Peter Bottomley : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to his answer of 8 February, Official Report, column 420, what is his forecast for capital investment by British Rail in 1993-1994, excluding spending associated with the channel tunnel.
Mr. Freeman : In his appearance in front of the Transport Select Committee on 27 January this year, the chief executive of British Rail, Mr. John Welsby, estimated that investment in the existing railway would be some £550 million in 1993-94. British Rail is currently refining its plans further in producing its budget for 1993-94.
Rail Freight
Sir David Mitchell : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what steps he has been able to take since his recent announcements on the future arrangements for the carriage of freight by rail to enable private operators to have the opportunity of carrying rail freight which British Rail have declined to carry.
Mr. Freeman : The Railways Bill is needed in order to establish a proper framework for access to the railway network by private train operators. Meanwhile the British Railways Board has undertaken to respond positively to private sector initiatives which help to increase the amount of freight on rail, within the existing statutory framework, and British Rail managers have discussed several proposals with private firms. I have agreed with the chairman that we shall discuss whether anything more can be done to facilitate voluntary access for private train services in the run- up to freight privatisation.
Concessionary Fares
Mr. Alfred Morris : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what representations he has had from Manchester TUC pensioners in regard to concessionary fares ; what reply he is sending ; what action he will be taking ; and if he will make a statement.
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Mr. Freeman : We have recently received a letter from Manchester TUC pensioners as well as several representations by Manchester Members of Parliament on their behalf. Responsibility for concessionary fares in Greater Manchester rests with the passenger transport authority and the district councils. It is for those authorities to decide what level of concessions is appropriate, taking account of their other local spending priorities.
Road Construction Materials
Mr. Martlew : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will give the quantity and type of aggregate that have been used in (a) the construction of new roads and (b) the maintenance of existing roads in each year since 1985 ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Kenneth Carlisle : The information requested is not held centrally.
Westway
Mr. Soley : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether a date has been set for the demolition of houses on the Westway to facilitate the road widening scheme at the junction of Westway and Old Oak.
Mr. Norris : It is planned to take possession of all the properties required for this scheme by February 1995. A few of them will, however, be required by August 1994 for advance works to divert public utility services. Formal notices will soon be given to owners and occupiers of these properties. The houses will be demolished as soon as possible after they are vacated to reduce risk of squatting.
Red Routes
Mr. Bowis : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport which Thames bridges are proposed to come under the responsibility of the director of traffic for London under the red routes scheme.
Mr. Norris : Twickenham, Kew, Chiswick, Battersea, Vauxhall, London and Tower bridges are included in the priority red route network on which the traffic director for London has responsibilities under the Road Traffic Act 1991.
Shipping Accidents
Mr. Wallace : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list the shipping casualties or accidents since 1 July 1983 in respect of which a formal investigation by a wreck commissioner or sheriff has been held under the provisions of the Merchant Shipping Act 1970.
Mr. Norris [holding answer 1 February 1993] : The information is as follows :
Date of accident |Name of vessel ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3 June 1984 |Marques 6 March 1987 |Herald of Free Enterprise 13 January 1989 |Boy Andrew
Mr. Wallace : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport in what circumstances he will require a formal investigation into a shipping accident by a sheriff or wreck
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commissioner in terms of section 56(1) of the Merchant Shipping act 1970, as amended ; and if he will make a statement.Mr. Norris [holding answer 1 February 1993] : The Secretary of State would be likely to order a formal investigation where an investigation under the Merchant Shipping (Accident Investigation) Regulations 1989 cannot fully determine the cause of the accident and where there is a reasonable prospect that a formal investigation will do so. A formal investigation might also be called if, for any reason, the Secretary of State considered that it would lead to the circumstances of the accident and the lessons to be learnt becoming better and more widely known.
OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT
Debt (Developing Countries)
Mr. Meacher : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what has been (a) the level of debt repayments to United Kingdom banks from developing countries and (b) the level of new United Kingdom bank lending to developing countries in each of the last five years.
Mr. Lennox-Boyd : United Kingdom banks are required to report details of loans outstanding to developing countries, but not to show separately flows of new lending, repayments and reschedulings. It is therefore only possible to provide the net flows. These show net repayments to United Kingdom banks from developing countries over the last five years :
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|Repayments (net)
|£ million
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1987 |1,500
1988 |800
1989 |850
1990 |1,010 |1991 |680
Positive net financial transfers from banks to developing countries are not necessarily desirable. For example, if debtors were to receive new market rate loans to cover interest payments on old debt, this would show up as a positive transfer, but it would also increase the debt burden. The purpose of commercial bank lending is, rather, for loans to be invested on a productive basis, so as to finance interest and repayments when the time comes.
Aid Statistics
Mr. Meacher : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what has been the average value of United Kingdom aid to each recipient country per head of population in each of the last four years.
Mr. Lennox-Boyd : The information requested is in the table. The levels of our development assistance to individual countries are based on a number of factors, of which population is only one. The cash levels of our assistance are given in "British Aid Statistics 1987-88--1991-92", which is available in the Libraries of the House.
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Gross bilateral United Kingdom expenditure on aid per capita<1>
|1988 |1989 |1990 |1991-92
|£ actual|£ actual|£ actual|£ actual
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Afghanistan |0.07 |0.13 |0.07 |n/a
Algeria |0.02 |0.02 |0.02 |0.01
Angola |0.05 |0.14 |0.12 |0.13
Anguilla |199.88 |249.61 |162.82 |n/a
Antigua and Barbuda |14.20 |9.01 |12.63 |22.89
Bahamas |0.02 |0.12 |0.33 |0.31
Bangladesh |0.40 |0.50 |0.50 |0.51
Barbados |1.99 |1.12 |17.23 |9.38
Belize |18.15 |20.80 |29.68 |19.07
Benin |0.08 |0.07 |0.07 |0.04
Bermuda |0.42 |0.69 |0.08 |0.03
Bhutan |0.31 |0.30 |0.31 |0.54
Bolivia |0.43 |0.58 |0.57 |0.54
Botswana |7.20 |6.68 |6.84 |9.25
Brazil |0.01 |0.31 |0.01 |0.02
British Virgin Islands |193.68 |317.73 |184.96 |16.88
Brunei |0.01 |0.04 |0.03 |0.03
Burkina Faso |0.04 |0.03 |0.03 |0.04
Burma<2> |0.06 |0.02 |- |-
Burundi |0.02 |0.03 |0.03 |0.03
Cambodia |0.02 |0.04 |0.01 |n/a
Cameroon |0.49 |0.45 |0.24 |0.26
Cape Verde Islands |0.15 |0.18 |0.13 |0.30
Cayman Islands |76.19 |62.14 |146.64 |n/a
Central African Republic |0.01 |0.02 |0.02 |0.02
Chad |0.05 |0.04 |0.03 |0.04
Chile |0.02 |0.02 |0.03 |0.05
China |0.03 |0.02 |0.02 |0.02
Colombia |0.06 |0.07 |0.06 |0.12
Comoros |0.00 |0.02 |- |0.04
Congo |0.15 |0.13 |0.10 |0.16
Cook Islands |4.55 |- |0.20 |n/a
Costa Rica |0.57 |2.18 |1.80 |3.62
Cyprus |1.09 |1.01 |1.66 |0.71
Djibouti |0.34 |0.20 |0.16 |0.30
Dominica |24.67 |30.77 |16.14 |24.22
Dominican Republic |0.02 |- |- |-
Ecuador |0.15 |0.12 |0.54 |0.12
Egypt |0.37 |0.21 |0.17 |0.26
El Salvador |0.03 |0.03 |0.02 |0.01
Equatorial Guinea |0.04 |0.21 |0.15 |-
Ethiopia |0.43 |0.25 |0.41 |0.37
Falkland Islands |2,133.33|1,853.29|513.96 |n/a
Fiji |1.67 |6.32 |5.96 |3.09
Gabon |0.01 |0.03 |0.02 |0.06
Gambia |8.19 |6.14 |8.61 |6.64
Ghana |2.42 |3.58 |1.38 |3.01
Gibraltar |317.40 |13.96 |13.60 |n/a
Grenada |12.25 |13.25 |11.81 |26.50
Guatemala |- |- |0.01 |0.01
Guinea |0.10 |0.07 |0.08 |0.17
Guinea-Bissau |0.06 |0.04 |0.04 |0.03
Guyana |0.65 |8.21 |19.13 |7.28
Haiti |- |- |- |0.01
Honduras |0.26 |0.14 |0.17 |0.29
Hong Kong |0.05 |0.04 |0.05 |0.07
India |0.13 |0.12 |0.11 |0.16
Indonesia |0.10 |0.12 |0.13 |0.19
Iran |- |- |0.01 |0.05
Iraq<2> |- |- |- |1.08
Israel |- |- |0.01 |-
Ivory Coast |0.65 |0.76 |0.90 |0.44
Jamaica |8.51 |8.36 |6.17 |2.51
Jordan |1.09 |1.31 |2.58 |0.99
Kenya |2.24 |2.34 |1.91 |1.56
Kiribati |28.57 |24.97 |24.09 |23.24
Laos |0.03 |- |0.01 |0.01
Lebanon |0.01 |- |0.05 |-
Lesotho |3.01 |3.59 |3.37 |3.64
Liberia |0.37 |0.26 |0.23 |0.19
Madagascar |0.04 |0.03 |0.05 |0.06
Malawi |6.09 |5.29 |4.52 |2.72
Malaysia |0.61 |0.51 |1.21 |0.89
Maldive Republic |4.44 |2.95 |3.79 |2.98
Mali |0.15 |0.14 |0.12 |0.16
Malta |0.27 |0.47 |0.34 |0.79
Mauritania |0.10 |0.08 |0.03 |0.15
Mauritius |6.12 |11.67 |4.70 |2.86
Mexico |0.02 |0.02 |0.01 |0.02
Mongolia |n/a |n/a |n/a |0.01
Montserrat |190.48 |337.02 |354.64 |n/a
Morocco |0.03 |0.02 |0.43 |0.08
Mozambique |2.09 |1.50 |1.66 |1.15
Namibia |1.67 |1.22 |1.17 |1.33
Nepal |0.62 |0.96 |0.82 |0.87
Nicaragua |0.05 |0.02 |0.12 |0.05
Niger |0.05 |0.04 |0.04 |0.05
Nigeria |0.07 |0.57 |0.12 |0.12
Oman |0.72 |0.65 |0.44 |0.67
Pakistan |0.23 |0.29 |0.43 |0.33
Panama |0.43 |0.31 |0.31 |0.35
Papua New Guinea |4.19 |3.01 |2.36 |1.30
Paraguay |0.13 |0.09 |0.12 |0.11
Peru |0.07 |0.05 |0.06 |0.07
Philippines |0.02 |0.20 |0.18 |0.12
Pitcairn Island |1,625.00|- |- |n/a
Rwanda |0.05 |0.05 |0.07 |0.03
Sao Tome and Principe |0.14 |- |- |n/a
Senegal |0.14 |0.43 |0.13 |0.21
Seychelles |25.99 |16.72 |13.77 |22.84
Sierra Leone |0.96 |0.71 |0.63 |0.55
Singapore |0.05 |0.14 |0.11 |0.09
Solomon Islands |17.72 |18.44 |16.88 |16.72
Somalia |1.17 |0.90 |0.28 |0.47
South Africa<3> |- |- |0.18 |-
Sri Lanka |1.33 |1.42 |1.02 |0.66
St. Helena and Dependencies |3,036.40|4,777.83|2,173.50|n/a
St. Kitts-Nevis |44.57 |16.52 |22.77 |25.93
St. Lucia |19.91 |61.19 |16.14 |12.13
St. Vincent |7.76 |8.95 |11.72 |8.58
Sudan |1.11 |1.32 |0.88 |0.71
Surinam |0.03 |0.01 |- |-
Swaziland |7.09 |8.29 |6.49 |4.43
Tanzania |1.40 |1.54 |0.91 |1.32
Thailand |0.43 |0.19 |0.20 |0.07
Togo |0.09 |0.08 |0.09 |0.13
Tonga |2.84 |3.68 |2.30 |2.40
Trinidad and Tobago |0.12 |0.52 |0.58 |4.14
Tunisia |0.06 |0.11 |0.05 |0.03
Turkey |0.05 |0.07 |- |0.30
Turks and Caicos Islands |604.72 |748.51 |702.02 |n/a
Tuvalu |628.95 |39.17 |55.36 |n/a
Uganda |1.83 |1.75 |1.43 |1.55
Uruguay |0.01 |- |0.02 |0.05
Vanuatu |40.45 |38.35 |39.98 |35.97
Venezuela |- |- |- |0.01
Vietnam |- |- |- |0.01
Western Samoa |0.30 |0.25 |0.98 |0.49
Yemen (Republic of) |0.66 |0.58 |0.49 |0.43
Yugoslavia |- |- |- |0.01
Zaire |0.02 |0.20 |0.06 |0.04
Zambia |2.32 |2.63 |3.13 |4.24
Zimbabwe |2.68 |2.31 |2.16 |4.86
<1> Figures are only provided for those countries and dependencies for
which population figures are available and aid per capita is greater
than £0.005 in one or more years.
"n/a" indicates that population figures are not available in that year.
"-" indicates that aid per capita is less than £0.005 in that year.
<2> Aid provided to these countries is for the purpose of humanitarian
assistance only.
<3> No aid to South Africa is channelled through the South African
Government.
Aid Programme
Mr. Meacher : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many letters his Department has received from the public about the current level of the British aid programme since June 1992.
Mr. Lennox-Boyd : We receive regular correspondence on the level of the aid programme and related aid questions. There has been no central record kept of the numbers of letters received from the public which are concerned principally with aid volume.
Angola
Mr. Parry : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the latest situation in Angola.
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Mr. Lennox-Boyd : We welcome the meeting between the Government of Angola and UNITA last month in Addis Ababa, but regret that UNITA did not return to talks on 10 February as agreed. We have strongly urged UNITA to do so. Dialogue is crucial if a ceasefire is to be agreed and the peace process resumed.
Peru
Mr. Parry : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what aid was given by the EC to Peru over the past three years ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Lennox-Boyd : Commitments of Community aid to Peru were as follows : 1990, 31 mecu (£22 million) ; 1991, 36 mecu (£25 million) ; 1992, 49.5 mecu (£36 million). This included funding for rural development projects,
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emergency aid, food aid, co-financing with non-governmental organisations and assistance with drugs control.New Community initiatives, with the exception of increased humanitarian assistance and support for NGOs, were suspended following the coup last April. In the light of recent progress towards restoration of democracy in Peru, the position is being kept under close review.
World Summit for Children
Mr. Battle : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what are the financial implications of the agreement made at the world summit for children, for all donor countries to re- examine their development assistance budgets, to ensure that programmes aimed at the achievement of the goals for the survival, protection and development of children will have a priority when resources are allocated.
Mr. Lennox-Boyd : The world summit for children was not planned as a pledging conference and no new programme was launched. The summit's goals are fully consistent with the priority areas for the British aid programme, which are explained in the departmental report published on 10 February (Cm 2202).
HOME DEPARTMENT
Extradition
Mr. Madden : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many persons living in the United Kingdom the Indian authorities have applied to extradite in each of the last 10 years ; in how many cases such applications have been (a) accepted and (b) refused ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Jack : We have received one such application, which was subsequently withdrawn.
Police Restructuring
Dr. Spink : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what advice he has given to police authorities regarding their possible re- organisation ; and what plans he has for primary legislation to restructure the constabularies of England and Wales.
Mr. Charles Wardle : We have not given advice to police authorities on this matter. We are considering a range of issues relating to the future structure, organisation and funding of the police service. When we have firm proposals for change we shall consult interested parties.
Foreign Enlistment Act 1870
Mr. Conway : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will review the provisions of the Foreign Enlistment Act 1870.
Mr. Jack : The Foreign Enlistment Act 1870 was reviewed by the Diplock committee in 1976 (Cmnd. 6569). We have no current plans for a further review of the Act.
Cycle Lights
Mr. Cox : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what information he has on the number of cyclists in the Greater London area who have (a) been
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prosecuted and (b) been warned by a police officer for riding a cycle without lights during each of the last three years.Mr. Jack : Information for the Metropolitan police district (including the City of London) is given in the table.
Number of persons cautioned and prosecuted for pedal cycle lighting and reflector offences in the Metropolitan Police District (including the City of London) 1989, 1990 and 1991<1> Year |Cautions |Prosecutions ---------------------------------------------------- 1989 |- |- 1990 |7 |5 <1>1991 |- |7 <1>Provisional.
Prison Department
Ms. Ruddock : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many staff have agreed redundancy payment in the supply and transport branch of the warehousing and distribution branch of the prison department.
Mr. Peter Lloyd : All the staff employed in the warehousing and distribution function to whom redundancy notices have been issued have been advised of the amount of redundancy payment to which they will be entitled. As the period of redundancy notice does not expire until 31 March 1993 and, as my right hon. and learned Friend said on 4 February at columns 285-86, while the implication of advice received on the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 1981 (TUPE) is being considered no payments have yet been made.
Manchester Prison
Ms. Ruddock : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans he has for the provision of welfare and probation services to HM prison Manchester ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Peter Lloyd : Bidders for the management of HM prison Manchester are free to work up their own proposals for the provision of welfare services at the prison. They must do so in accordance with the standards laid down in section 0 of the "Manchester Operational Specification," a copy of which was placed in the Library of the House.
Fire Service
Mr. Burden : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how the fire service pay agreement will be implemented this year ; and if he will make it his policy that the cost of meeting the agreement is fully funded.
Mr. Peter Lloyd : The Government's policy that pay settlements in the public sector this year should be restricted to between zero and 1.5 per cent. applies to the fire service as to other public sector groups. Pay and conditions of service in the fire service are matters for negotiation in the National Joint Council for Local Authorities' Fire Brigades on which the Government are not represented. My right hon. and learned Friend has written to the chairman of the fire service employers' representative organisation to make it clear that he expects
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the employers to comply with the Government's public sector pay policy when they come to settle any pay increases in 1993. The increase in the fire service's share of local authority total standard spending for 1993-94 has been based on the assumption that any pay increases during 1993 will not exceed 1.5 per cent.Column 14
Deaths in Custody
Mr. Corbyn : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list all deaths since 1 January 1991 of persons detained in prison service custody stating in each case the age, sex and ethnic background of the deceased, the cause of death, the inquest verdict, whether the person was on remand or sentenced and the establishment concerned.
Mr. Peter Lloyd : The information is given in the table.
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Deaths of prisoners in Her Majesty's prison service establishments
between 1 January 1991 and 11 February 1993
Establishment |Status |Age |Sex |Ethnicity of death |Cause verdict |Inquest
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1991
Gloucester |S |42 |M |1 |Hanging |Suicide
The Mount |S |19 |M |1 |Hanging |Suicide
Norwich |S |36 |M |1 |Hanging |Suicide
Wandsworth |S |29 |M |2 |Cut throat |Suicide while balance of mind disturbed and aggravated by lack of care
Full Sutton |S |35 |M |1 |Hanging |Suicide
Blundeston |S |34 |M |1 |Myocardial dysplasia |Natural
Lincoln |S |62 |M |1 |Uraemia necrosis |Natural
Maidstone |S |61 |M |1 |Heart failure |Natural
Manchester |U |22 |M |9 |Hanging |Suicide
Stafford |S |40 |M |1 |- |Unlawfully killed
Cardiff |U |23 |M |1 |Hanging |Suicide
Brixton |U |37 |M |8 |Heart failure |Accidental
Liverpool |U |22 |M |1 |Hanging |Suicide aggravated by lack of care
Bristol |S |32 |M |1 |Hanging |Suicide aggravated by lack of care
Wakefield |S |59 |M |1 |Cardiac arrest |Natural
Wormwood Scrubs |S |56 |M |1 |Myocardial infarction |Natural
Oxford |U |29 |M |1 |Hanging |Accidental
Manchester |U |31 |M |1 |Overdose |Misadventure
Wandsworth |S |25 |M |1 |Cerebral infarction |Natural
Garth |S |38 |M |1 |Cut wrists |Suicide
Leeds |U |31 |M |1 |Hanging |Open
Camp Hill |S |51 |M |1 |Heart attack |Natural
Liverpool |S |30 |M |1 |Heart-lung failure |Suicide
Durham |U |33 |M |1 |Possible dystonic |Open
| reaction to
| haloperidol
Wakefield |S |49 |M |8 |Myocardial infarction |Natural
Littlehey |S |46 |M |1 |Cardiac arrest |Natural
Brixton |U |24 |M |1 |Hanging |Suicide aggravated by lack of
| care
Featherstone |S |34 |M |1 |Hanging |Suicide aggravated by lack of
| care
Wandsworth |S |64 |M |1 |Myocardial infarction |Natural
Wormwood Scrubs |S |21 |M |2 |Hanging |Open
Haverigg |S |31 |M |1 |Sclerosis of liver |Natural
Blantyre House |S |27 |M |1 |Overdose |Accidental
Durham |S |27 |M |1 |Hanging |Suicide
Pentonville |S |54 |M |1 |Hanging |Suicide while balance of mind
| disturbed
Wakefield |S |37 |M |1 |Stabbed |Not held
Parkhurst |S |29 |M |1 |Hanging |Suicide brought about by lack of
| care
Full Sutton |S |34 |M |1 |Hanging |Misadventure
Liverpool |S |41 |M |1 |Hanging |Suicide
Grendon |S |30 |M |1 |Hanging |Suicide
Durham |S |63 |M |1 |Acute myocardial |Natural
| infarction
Manchester |S |21 |M |1 |Hanging |Suicide
Birmingham |S |25 |M |1 |Hanging |Suicide
Preston |S |45 |M |1 |Hanging |Suicide
Dorchester |U |45 |M |1 |Hanging |Open
Wakefield |S |31 |M |1 |Hanging |Suicide
Birmingham |S |23 |M |1 |Hanging |Suicide
Feltham |S |18 |M |1 |Hanging |Suicide
Wakefield |S |65 |M |1 |Myocardial infarction |Natural
Nottingham |S |45 |M |1 |Hanging |Suicide
Winchester |U |42 |M |1 |Drug poisoning |Misadventure
Glen Parve |U |20 |M |1 |Hanging |Suicide
Feltham |S |15 |M |1 |Hanging |Accidental
Norwich |S |30 |M |2 |Asthma attack |Open
Kirkham |S |54 |M |No trace |Heart attack |No inquest<1>
Grendon |S |37 |M |1 |Hanging |Suicide
Pentonville |IA |32 |M |7 |Acute cardiac failure<2> |Not yet held
Cardiff |U |33 |M |1 |Overdose |Suicide whilst balance of mind
| disturbed
Winchester |U |40 |M |1 |Hanging |Suicide
Haverigg |S |25 |M |1 |Hanging |Open
Leicester |S |65 |M |1 |Lung cancer |Natural
Stafford |S |29 |M |1 |Hanging |Open
Usk |S |52 |M |1 |Heart attack |Natural
Maidstone |S |64 |M |1 |Cerebral haemorrhage |Natural
Birmingham |U |41 |M |1 |Overdose |Suicide
Norwich |U |49 |M |1 |Overdose |Misadventure
Swaleside |S |41 |M |2 |Pulmonary aneurysm |Natural
Garth |S |49 |M |1 |Heart attack |Natural
Stoke Heath |U |19 |M |1 |Hanging |Suicide
Long Lartin |S |52 |M |1 |Overdose |Suicide
Leeds |U |30 |M |1 |Hanging |Suicide
1992
Risley |U |24 |F |2 |Drug poisoning |Misadventure
Hull |U |30 |M |1 |Hanging |Suicide
Moorland |S |19 |M |1 |Hanging<3> |Not held
Winchester |S |72 |M |1 |Prostatic cancer |Natural
Bristol |U |40 |M |1 |Hanging |Suicide
Dorchester |S |31 |M |1 |Hanging |Open
Durham |U |21 |M |1 |Hanging |Suicide
Lincoln |S |44 |M |1 |Cardiac arrest |Natural
Feltham |U |18 |M |1 |Hanging |Open
Liverpool |S |53 |M |1 |Meningitis |Natural
Glen Parva |U |20 |M |1 |Hanging |Suicide
Pentonville |U |36 |M |1 |Hanging |Open
Wakefield |S |67 |M |1 |Cerebral infarction |Natural
Feltham |U |20 |M |1 |Hanging |Suicide due to abnormality of the
| mind
Pentonville |U |25 |M |1 |Hanging |Suicide while balance of mind
| disturbed
Wayland |S |46 |M |1 |Stabbed |Not held
Norwich |U |24 |M |2 |Hanging |Suicide while suffering from
| psychotic illness
Stafford |S |23 |M |3 |Hanging |Open
Wakefield |S |45 |M |1 |Brain haemorrhage |Natural
Norwich |S |25 |M |1 |Brain abscess |Natural
Cardiff |U |40 |M |1 |Overdose |Death by drug dependency
Wakefield |S |38 |M |1 |Hanging |Suicide while in a depressed state
Lincoln |S |65 |M |1 |Myocardial infarction |Natural
Deerbolt |S |16 |M |1 |Hanging |Suicide
Long Lartin |S |59 |M |1 |Respiratory failure |Natural
Liverpol |U |22 |M |1 |Hanging |Suicide
Pentonville |U |33 |M |7 |Overdose |Suicide
Hull |U |23 |M |1 |Hanging |Not yet held
Manchester |U |53 |M |1 |Myocardial ischaemia |Natural
Highpoint |S |54 |M |1 |Acute myocardial |Natural
| ischaemia
Leeds |U |21 |M |1 |Hanging |Accidental
Lewes |U |23 |M |1 |Hanging |Misadventure
Swaleside |S |30 |M |2 |Hanging |Misadventure aggrevated by lack
| of care
Wandsworth |S |68 |M |no trace |Occlusive coronary atheroma |Natural
Styal |S |20 |F |1 |Hanging |Misadventure
Highpoint |S |28 |M |7 |Cardiac arrythmia |Natural
Birmingham |U |24 |M |2 |Hanging |Suicide
Brinsford |U |19 |M |1 |Hanging |Open
Manchester |U |31 |M |1 |Ischaemic heart disease |Natural
Wandsworth |S |39 |M |1 |Carcinoma of small |Natural
| intestine
Wellingborough |S |47 |M |1 |Hanging |Suicide
Kingston |S |45 |M |1 |Epileptic fit |Natural
Wakefield |S |69 |M |1 |Broncho-pneumonia |Natural
Ashwell |S |21 |M |1 |Hanging |Suicide
Bullingdon |S |61 |M |1 |Carcinoma tosis |Natural
Hindley |S |18 |M |1 |Hanging |Not yet held
Parkhurst |S |51 |M |1 |Epileptic fit |Accidental
Leyhill |S |49 |M |1 |Cardiac camponade |Natural
Maidstone |S |37 |M |1 |Asphyxia |Suicide
Send |S |27 |M |2 |Haemolytic |Natural
| streptoccal
| septicaemia
Elmley |U |40 |M |1 |Hanging |Not yet held
Belmarsh |S |40 |M |1 |Pneumocystis carinii |Natural
Wakefield |S |60 |M |1 |Myocardial |Natural
| infarction
Stocken |S |50 |M |4 |Myocardial infarction |No Inquest<4>
Liverpool |S |39 |M |1 |Coronary occlusion |Not yet held
Holloway |S |30 |F |1 |Hanging |Not yet held
Maidstone |S |69 |M |1 |Carcinomatosis |Natural
Wakefield |S |47 |M |1 |Myocardial Insufficiency |Natural
Pentonville |U |21 |M |1 |Hanging |Not yet held
Leyhill |S |52 |M |1 |Gastro-intestinal |Natural
| haemorrhage
Norwich |S |32 |M |1 |Hanging |Suicide
The Verne |S |54 |M |7 |Pulmonary embolism |Natural
Durham |U |25 |M |1 |Hanging |Suicide
Gartree |S |51 |M |1 |Asphyxiation |Suicide
Parkhurst |S |43 |M |1 |Hanging |Open
Belmarsh |S |26 |M |1 |Brain haemorrhage |Not yet held
Parkhurst |S |56 |M |1 |Acute myocardial |Not yet held
| infarction
Ashwell |S |30 |M |4 |Hanging |Not yet held
Littlehey |S |21 |M |1 |Overdose |Not yet held
Cardiff |U |30 |M |1 |Not held<5>
Long Lartin |S |35 |M |1 |Hanging |Suicide
Leeds |U |22 |M |1 |Hanging |Suicide
Leicester |U |28 |M |1 |Hanging |Not yet held
Brixton |U |27 |M |1 |Hanging |Not yet held
Ashwell |S |28 |M |1 |Heart attack |Not yet held
Wormwood Scrubs |U |40 |M |1 |Hanging |Not yet held
Bullingdon |U |28 |M |1 |Hanging |Not yet held
1993
Highdown |U |27 |M |1 |Hanging |Not yet held
Leicester |U |26 |M |1 |Hanging |Not yet held
Canterbury |U |36 |M |1 |Hanging |Not yet held
Lancaster |S |32 |M |Not held<6>
Risley |S |44 |M |1 |Heart attack |Not yet held
Durham |S |27 |M |1 |Hanging |Not yet held
North Sea Camp |S |48 |M |1 |Peripheral neuropathy |Not yet held
Norwich |S |65 |M |1 |Hypertensive heart |Not yet held
| disease
Wetherby |S |20 |M |1 |Hanging |Not yet held
Belmarsh |U |29 |M |1 |Awaiting post mortem |Not yet held
| result
Hollesley Bay |S |21 |M |No trace |Brain haemorrhage |Not yet held
Hull |S |44 |M |1 |Hanging |Not yet held
<1>Prisoner died in outside hospital where he had been for three weeks prior to his death.
<2>Post mortem failed to reveal the exact cause of death, but concluded there was a strong possibility of acute cardiac failure' and a more remote possibility of asphyxia.
<3>Cell mate charged with murder. Trial yet to be held.
<4>Died in outside hospital.
<5>Cell mate charged with murder.
<6>Two prisoners charged with murder.
Notes:
(1) Status:
S-Sentenced
U-Unsentenced, including convicted prisoners who have not yet been sentenced
IA-Detained under the Immigration Act
(2) Ethnicity:
1-White
2-West Indian or Guyanese
3-Indian
4-Pakistani
5-Bangladeshi
6-Chinese
7-African
8-Arab
9-Mixed Origin
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Mr. Corbyn : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list all deaths of people who have died in police custody or otherwise with the police since 1989 to include the age, sex and ethnic background of the deceased, the cause of death, offence charged with if relevant, and the inquest verdict.
Mr. Charles Wardle : Details of deaths in police custody during 1989 for all forces except the Metropolitan police were published in the annual report of Her Majesty's chief inspector of constabulary. Those for 1990 and 1991 were published in Home Office "Statistical Bulletins" 12/91 and 4/92 respectively. Figures for 1992 are currently being collated and will appear in a further bulletin. Deaths which occurred in the Metropolitan police district are published in the Commissioner's annual report. Details of the ethnic background of the deceased are not recorded.
Carl Bridgewater Murder Trial
Mr. Corbyn : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps were taken to inform the prisoners, their families, and their solicitors of his decision not to refer the Carl Bridgewater murder trial back to the Court of Appeal ; when this information was given to radio broadcasters ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Jack : My right hon. Friend made his decision known publicly at 10 am on 3 February. The solicitor representing Messrs. Michael and Vincent Hickey and Mr. Robinson was informed of that decision by telephone and letter. Letters were also sent to each of the three convicted men.
Immigration
Mr. Alison : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what were the total numbers (a) applying for asylum in the United Kingdom, (b) being accepted for immigration in the United Kingdom and (c) emigrating from the United Kingdom, in each year since 1990.
Mr. Charles Wardle [holding answer 12 February 1993] : Information on applications for asylum in the United Kingdom is given in table A. The fall in 1992 follows measures introduced in late 1991 to deter multiple and other fraudulent applications.
Information on persons accepted for settlement in the United Kingdom is published in table 3 of Home Office Statistical Bulletin Issue 29/92 "Control of Immigration : Statistics--First and Second Quarters 1992". Information for the second half of 1992 is not yet available.
The available information on emigration from the United Kingdom is produced by the Office of Population Censuses and Surveys from the international passenger survey, which defines a migrant as a person leaving one country where he/she has been a resident for a year or more, with the intention of residing in another country for a year or more. This information includes British and other EC citizens, but excludes migration between the Irish Republic and the United Kingdom. Data for 1990 are given in table 2.1 of the 1990 issues of the OPCS publication "International Migration". Corresponding data for 1991 are given in table B ; data for 1992 are not yet available. Copies of both the publications are in the Library of the House.
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Table A
Applications
received for asylum
in the United
Kingdom,
excluding dependants
|Number
---------------------
1990 |22,000
1991 |44,800
1992 |24,600
Table B
Migration to and from the United Kingdom<1> in 1991
|Number of persons,
|in thousands
|Inflow |Outflow |Net balance<2>
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
All citizenships |267 |239 |28
British citizens |117 |137 |-20
Other EC citizens |31 |32 |-1
Non-EC citizens |119 |70 |49
<1> Excluding migration between the Irish Republic and the United Kingdom.
<2> A positive figure represents a net inflow, a negative figure a net outflow.
EC Visas
Mr. Fraser : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department to which immigration category the format of the common EC visa will apply ; and whether it will supersede the current formats of visas, entry clearances and letters of consent in those categories.
Mr. Lennox-Boyd : I have been asked to reply.
Under the terms of the Treaty on European Union the Council shall, acting by a qualified majority on a proposal from the Commission and after consulting the European Parliament, adopt measures relating to a uniform format for visas. The treaty is not yet in force and no proposal has been put forward by the Commission.
ATTORNEY-GENERAL
Market Testing
Mr. McAllion : To ask the Attorney-General how many staff in his Department are assigned to the market testing programme ; how much the programme has cost his Department since November 1991 ; and if he will make a statement.
The Attorney-General : The Crown prosecution service has assigned two staff (with support from other staff as required) to its market testing programme. The Treasury Solicitor's Department has assigned five staff, part-time, to its programme. No staff have been assigned specifically in the Serious Fraud Office or the legal secretariat to the Law Officers. The programme has cost £56,300 since November 1991.
Mr McAllion : To ask the Attorney-General if he will list all the market tests that have taken place in his Department since November 1991 ; whether the result was the maintenance of in-house provision or whether the service was contracted out ; what was the name of the successful contractor where appropriate ; and if he will make a statement.
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The Attorney-General : Since November 1991 the Crown prosecution service has market tested its HQ reprographics service which was contracted out to Williams Lea F.M.
NATIONAL FINANCE
Corporation Tax
Mr. John Marshall : To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much advance corporation tax was collected in 1991-92.
Mr. Dorrell : Advance corporation tax receipts in 1991-92 were £7, 936 million.
Mr. John Marshall : To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the latest estimate of the level of unrelieved advance corporation tax.
Mr. Dorrell : Unrelieved advance corporation tax carried forward is provisionally estimated to be about £5 billion.
Snack Foods
Mr. Bayley : To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many requests were received by Customs and Excise in their review of the savoury snack food market asking for different classification for VAT on products ; and what similar products are taxed at zero and at standard rate of VAT in different outlets.
Sir John Cope : No requests have been received for reclassification of individual products to either the standard or the zero rate. The main thrust of the arguments advanced on the industry's behalf, mainly by the Snack, Nuts and Crisps Manufacturers Association (SNACMA) was for the introduction of a reduced rate of VAT for all savoury snack products. There are a number of snack products which are eligible for zero-rating under the provisions for food generally. Examples are tortilla chips, twiglets, corn chips, mini garlic breads and bagel chips. All food is standard-rated when supplied by way of catering, ie through outlets such as snack bars or public houses, hotels and restaurants.
Civil Servants
Mr. Cann : To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people between the ages of 16 and 60 years began employment in Government Departments in 1992.
Mr. Dorrell : Some 28,000 people aged between 16 and 59 years began employment in the non-industrial home civil service during the period 1 January to 30 September 1992. Information for the final quarter of the year is not yet available.
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