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Mr. Brooke : The Government recognise the great value of the arts in this country both for their own sake and for their contribution to the economy. It is one of the objectives of the Department of National Heritage to encourage the living arts to flourish. The Government have demonstrated their commitment to the arts through the generous settlements which the Arts Council has received. Since the Government took office in 1979, the Arts Council's grant has increased by 45 per cent. in real terms. Even within the present restraints on public expenditure, I have been able to increase the Arts Council's grant this year by £4.4 million to £225.6 million, a rise in cash terms of 2 per cent.
FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS
Nuclear Weapons
Mr. Llew Smith : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what communications his Department has had with the national steering committee of the nuclear-free zone local authorities on the matters of (a) nuclear testing and (b) nuclear non-proliferation.
Mr. Heathcoat-Amory : The Foreign and Commonwealth Office recently wrote to the national steering committee of the Nuclear Free Zone Local Authorities in reply to a letter about nuclear testing and non- proliferation.
Yugoslavia
Mr. Madden : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when the United Nations informed Her Majesty's Government that it was banning all visits to UNPROFOR by persons not directly connected with UNPROFOR ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Douglas Hogg : We were advised by the United Nations on 1 April 1993 that visits to UNPROFOR would not be accepted from 5 April 1993.
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EMPLOYMENT
Labour Statistics
Mr. Leighton : To ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many jobs have been gained or lost in the European Community in each year since 1985.
Miss Widdecombe : The following table shows the available information :
Net increase in numbers of people in employment (thousands) Year |<1>EC 10|<1>EC 12 ------------------------------------ 1985-86 |1,052 |n/a 1986-87 |868 |1,492 1987-88 |2,012 |2,490 1988-89 |1,440 |2,042 1989-90 |2,763 |3,200 1990-91 |338 |600 Source: Eurostat "Labour Force Survey 1983-91". <1>"EC 12" covers the present 12 member states. Spain and Portugal joined in 1986, so comparable figures can be calculated for 1985-86 onwards only for the 10 previous member states, designated in the table as "EC 10".
Mr. Spellar : To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what was the annual rate of turnover in employment for the last year for which figures are available.
Miss Widdecombe : The Department does not publish or collect statistics relating to the annual rate of turnover in employment.
Mr. Pope : To ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many people in (a) Accrington and Rossendale, Blackburn, Burnley and Pendle travel-to-work areas in total and (b) Accrington and Rossendale travel-to- work area over the age of 60 years who are unemployed are specifically excluded from the unemployment statistics because of their age.
Miss Widdecombe : The claimant count is a by-product of the system designed to pay unemployment-related benefits. It comprises those claiming unemployment benefit, income support or national insurance credits, who say that they are unemployed and satisfy the conditions for claiming benefits.
Unemployed people aged 60 years and over are not required to be available for work in order to receive income support and national insurance credits. Unlike people aged under 60 years, they do not have to attend at an Employment Service local office to claim these benefits and consequently, if they choose not to attend, will not appear on the claimant count.
Mr. Pope : To ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many people in (a) the Accrington and Rossendale, Blackburn, Burnley and Pendle travel-to-work areas in total and (b) the Accrington and Rossendale travel- to-work area would be eligible for unemployment benefit if they were not excluded from the calculation because they are claiming other sources of benefit.
Miss Widdecombe : The claimant count is a by-product of the system designed to pay unemployment-related benefits. It includes those claiming income support or
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national insurance credits on account of being unemployed as well as those claiming unemployment benefit itself. No information is available on those who do not claim these benefits.School Leavers
Mr. Tony Lloyd : To ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list for each year since 1988 the number of pupils in Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Cheshire and Merseyside reaching the minimum school leaving age and the number who entered employment directly, entered a youth training scheme on leaving school, returned for a further period at school, or entered a further education college ; and if he will provide such estimates as are available for 1993.
Miss Widdecombe : The information requested is available only for the whole of the north-west region and is given in the following table. The information is compiled by United Kingdom heads of careers services on behalf of the Careers Service. This information is not yet available for 1992 and 1993. Information for 1988 could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
Numbers of pupils leaving secondary school at minimum
school leaving age in the North West region, London
and their destinations for the years 1989-1991
|1989 |1990 |1991
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Full-time education |40,540 |40,760 |44,040
Youth training (YT)<1> |25,520 |18,870 |15,280
Employment |14,170 |12,890 |9,230
Not in any<2> |5,820 |7,080 |8,130
Unknown<3> |7,790 |5,100 |4,180
|-------|-------|-------
Total |93,840 |84,700 |80,860
Source: School Leavers' Destinations Survey
Figures rounded to nearest 10.
<1> Including those on YT with employed status and
those using training credits.
<2> May be unemployed or not available for work for
any of a wide range of reasons.
<3> Those who failed to let the Careers Service or
school know what they were doing and who failed to
respond to at least two attempts at follow-up by the
Careers Office.
Palace of Westminster (Safety Standards)
Ms Walley : To ask the Secretary of State for Employment, pursuant to his answer of 8 June, Official Report, column 227-28, if he will set out the dates of all inspections carried out in the Palace of Westminster relating to health and safety ; and if he will give details of all fire safety regulations and standards with which the Palace of Westminster has been found to comply.
Mr. Michael Forsyth : The following planned inspection visits to the Palace of Westminster have been made by the Health and Safety Executive since its formation in 1975 :
23 August 1978
19 July 1985
3 February 1986
20 September 1989
9 January 1993
8 April 1993
In addition, visits have been made in connection with construction activities. However, as these are recorded against individual contractors, they cannot be separately identified without incurring disproportionate cost.
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Fire safety regulations and standards are the responsibility of my right hon. and learned Friend the Home Secretary.PRIME MINISTER
Correspondence
Ms Ruddock : To ask the Prime Minister when the hon. Member for Lewisham, Deptford, can expect to receive a reply to her letters of 8 February, 31 March and 4 May regarding the concerns of her constituents, Paul and Elisabeth Towlson.
Public Expenditure Review
Mr. Dewar : To ask the Prime Minister when he expects the current review of public expenditure being carried out by the Chief Secretary to the Treasury to be completed.
The Prime Minister : We expect to complete the reviews by the end of this Parliament, although preliminary conclusions from the first four reviews of social security, health, education and home affairs should inform this year's public expenditure survey.
India
Mr. Llwyd : To ask the Prime Minister what representations he made and what assurances he received on human rights from the Indian Government during his visit to the country in January this year ; and if he will make a statement.
The Prime Minister : I raised British concerns about human rights with the Indian Prime Minister. He assured me of his Government's commitment to respect human rights and determination to take firm action against wrongdoers. He also confirmed that he would be introducing legislation in the spring session of the Indian Parliament to set up an independent Human Rights Commission. This legislation was tabled on 14 May.
Allivane International
Mr. Llew Smith : To ask the Prime Minister what representations he has received since January 1991 on the role played by Allivane International in exporting arms and military equipment to Iran.
The Prime Minister : I have received a number of representations from the hon. Member and from the hon. Member for Glasgow, Shettleston (Mr. Marshall) since January 1991 on the role of Allivane International in exporting arms and military equipment to Iran. Allegations about illegal exports by this company were investigated by Her Majesty's Customs in 1987- 88. No prosecution was begun.
Engagements
Mr. Harry Greenway : To ask the Prime Minister if he will list his official engagements for Tuesday 15 June.
Sir Peter Tapsell : To ask the Prime Minister if he will list his official engagements for Tuesday 15 June.
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The Prime Minister : This morning I had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others. In addition to my duties in the House, I shall be having further meetings later today.
Overseas Visits
Mr. Sedgemore : To ask the Prime Minister on how many occasions the procedure of paragraph 74 of "Questions of Procedure for Ministers" has been invoked in relation to official visits overseas ; and at what total cost for the latest available year.
The Prime Minister [holding answer 14 June 1993] : The information requested can be provided only at disproportionate cost.
WALES
Technology Initiative
Mr. Gareth Wardell : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish with regard to the sum he has allocated for the technology initiative in Welsh secondary schools (a) the method he used to inform schools, (b) the name of each school that submitted a bid, (c) the criteria used by his Department to determine the application and (d) the sum of money allocated to each successful school.
Sir Wyn Roberts : The Welsh Office wrote to all directors of education and chairs of governors of grant-maintained schools in Wales inviting bids under the initiative. A copy of the letter was also sent, for information, direct to the head teacher of all eligible schools in Wales. The closing date for bids is 16 July and I expect to be able to announce details of successful bids in early September.
Schools selected for support will be expected to show evidence of a capacity to establish a technological ethos which will pervade the curriculum as a whole, as well as delivering a distinctive offering in the teaching of technology itself.
Account will also be taken of the degree to which the school can demonstrate a commitment to developing links with local businesses and giving parity of status to vocational and academic studies. The project put forward should directly contribute to the achievement of the schools technology and staff development plans and add value and improve existing facilities at the school. Full details of these criteria are included in the letter sent to all eligible schools.
NHS Trust Chief Executives
Mr. Gareth Wardell : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish for the chief executives of (a) the Ceredigion and Mid Wales national health service trust, (b) the Glen Clwyd district general hospital trust, (c) the Wrexham Maelor hospital national health service trust, (d) the Gwent Community Health national health service trust, (e) the Powys Health Care national health service trust, (f) the Llandough hospital national health service trust, (g) the Glan Hafren national health service trust, (h) the Carmarthen and district national health service trust, (i) the Swansea national health service trust, (j) the Llanelli/Dinefwr national health service trust, (k) the Bridgend and district national health service trust and
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(l) the Gofal Cymuned Clwydian Community and Care national health service trust, (i) the salaries payable to each in their previous post of unit general managers, separately distinguishing the performance-related pay and (ii) the salaries now payable to each separately distinguishing the performance-related pay.Mr. Gwilym Jones : Salaries for general managers of directly managed units are set within prescribed salary bands. The relevant salary ranges for the unit general manager posts previously occupied by the chief executives of these national health service trusts up to 31 March 1993 were as follows :
Salary range
National health Minimum Maximum<1>
service trust
|£ |£
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1. |Ceredigion and Mid Wales |33,160 |43,920
2. |Glan Clwyd district general hospital |36,750 |51,980
3. |Wrexham Maelor hospital |36,750 |51,980
4. |Gwent Community Health |36,750 |52,580
5. |Powys Health Care |36,750 |49,200
6. |Llandough hospital |36,750 |48,400
7. |Glan Hafren |36,750 |53,180
8. |Carmarthen and district |36,750 |51,270
9. |Swansea |36,750 |51,980
10. |Llanelli/Dinefwr |33,160 |46,010
11. |Bridgend and district |36,750 |53,180
12. |Gofal Cymuned Clwydian community care|36,750 |53,180
<1> Inclusive of performance-related pay.
Information on salaries payable to these national health service trust chief executives from 1 April 1993 is not held centrally. Information on total emoluments paid to the highest paid board member and emoluments paid to other board members will be published in due course in the annual accounts produced by each national health service trust.
School Leavers
Mr. Richards : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is the number and percentage of school leavers in Wales who have gone on to further and higher education in each year since 1979 ; and if he will make a statement.
Sir Wyn Roberts : Participation in further and higher education has increased substantially in recent years. Our policy is to secure even greater participation rates in future years.
The figures requested are as follows :
School leavers entering higher or further education Academic year |Number |Percentage -------------------------------------------------------- 1979-80 |10,855 |24 1980-81 |11,855 |27 1981-82 |13,040 |29 1982-83 |13,915 |31 1983-84 |13,090 |30 1984-85 |13,820 |31 1985-86 |13,345 |31 1986-87 |13,935 |32 1987-88 |13,590 |34 1988-89 |13,945 |36 1989-90 |14,155 |40 1990-91 |15,600 |47 Source: Statistics of Education in Wales: No. 11 1986 Statistics of Education in Wales: Schools No. 5 1991 Statistics of Education and Training in Wales: Schools No. 1 1993.
Mr. Barry Jones : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many nursery school teachers are employed in each of the counties of Wales ; and what were the figures for 1973.
Sir Wyn Roberts : The number of full-time equivalent nursery school teachers in schools in 1992 is given in the following table, together with statistics for 1976--the earliest year for which comparable figures are available.
|January 1976|January 1992
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Clwyd |9 |5
Dyfed |6 |7
Gwent |41 |23
Gwynedd |0 |0
Mid Glamorgan |51 |52
Powys |0 |0
South Glamorgan |29 |23
West Glamorgan |21 |5
|--- |---
Total |157 |115
Nursery Education
Mr. Barry Jones : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales (1) what future powers his Department proposes to take concerning nursery education in Wales ;
(2) if he will make a statement on the future of nursery education in Wales.
Sir Wyn Roberts : There are no plans to alter the present basis for provision, which is at the discretion of local authorities in the case of LEA-maintained schools.
Mr. Barry Jones : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many (a) nursery schools and (b) nursery classes there are in each of the counties of Wales ; and what were the comparable figures for 1973.
Sir Wyn Roberts : Information on the number of classes in nursery schools is not collected centrally. The earliest year for which comparable information on nursery schools is available is 1975-76 and 1977-78 was the earliest year in which comparable information on the number of nursery classes in primary schools was collected.
Number of nurserNumber of nursery
schools<1> classes in primary
schools<2>
|1975-76|1991-92|1977-78|1991-92
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Clwyd |4 |3 |68 |206
Dyfed |2 |3 |60 |77
Gwent |19 |11 |73 |107
Gwynedd |0 |0 |93 |41
Mid Glamorgan |21 |23 |211 |183
Powys |0 |0 |28 |30
South Glamorgan |12 |10 |56 |96
West Glamorgan |9 |2 |167 |195
<1> At January each year.
<2> At September each year.
School Meals
Ms Ruddock : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish a table showing the number and proportion of children receiving school meals, broken down into (a) paid and (b) free in (i) primary schools, (ii) secondary schools and (iii) special schools in each year since 1987-88.
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Sir Wyn Roberts : The number and proportion of pupils in schools taking paid meals and free meals is shown in the following table.
|Paid |Free
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Primary schools:
1987-88 | Number |77,267 |56,330
| Percentage|33.8 |24.6
1988-89 | Number |88,126 |39,891
| Percentage|37.6 |17.0
1989-90 | Number |93,274 |40,093
| Percentage|38.6 |16.6
1990-91 | Number |90,514 |41,598
| Percentage|37.3 |17.1
1991-92 | Number |85,907 |48,708
| Percentage|34.9 |19.8
Secondary schools:
1987-88 | Number |58,022 |30,008
| Percentage|32.6 |16.9
1988-89 | Number |63,532 |17,956
| Percentage|37.2 |10.5
1989-90 | Number |61,526 |16,343
| Percentage|37.0 |9.8
1990-91 | Number |64,621 |16,022
| Percentage|39.4 |9.8
1991-92 | Number |58,275 |19,595
| Percentage|34.1 |11.5
Special schools:
1987-88 | Number |507 |2,681
| Percentage|15.0 |79.2
1988-89 | Number |1,294 |1,609
| Percentage|38.7 |48.2
1989-90 | Number |1,342 |1,521
| Percentage|41.5 |47.1
1990-91 | Number |1,282 |1,395
| Percentage|41.5 |45.1
1991-92 | Number |1,272 |1,400
| Percentage|40.7 |44.8
Mr. Wicks : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what was the level of public expenditure on the school meal service in each year since 1979 in cash and real terms.
Sir Wyn Roberts : The information available is given in the following table. Information for the years 1980-81 to 1984-85 is not available on a consistent basis.
Net current expenditure on school catering
|Cash |Constant 1991-92
|prices
|£ million |£ million
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1979-80 |26.1 |60.2
1985-86 |28.5 |40.9
1986-87 |29.6 |41.1
1987-88 |30.2 |39.8
1988-89 |24.7 |30.3
1989-90 |27.1 |31.2
1990-91 |30.5 |32.6
1991-92 |35.6 |35.6
<1>1992-93 |38.8 |37.5
<1> Revised estimates.
Beaches
Mr. Llew Smith : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what assessment he has made of the impact of the proportion of Welsh beaches credited in the national beach awards by the Tidy Britain Group on tourism in Wales.
Sir Wyn Roberts : I am pleased that 39 beaches in Wales--over 90 per cent. of those which applied--were credited with national seaside awards by the Tidy Britain Group. This is a significant increase over the number of awards made last year and represents a substantial achievement requiring exacting standards of water quality and beach management. I am sure that these awards will provide a boost to tourism in Wales.
Mature Students
Mr. Richards : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what financial help and support is available in Wales for mature students in full-time education ; and if he will make a statement.
Sir Wyn Roberts : Local education authorities in England and Wales have a duty to provide mandatory awards to students who are personally qualified and who attend designated higher education courses. All courses that attract mandatory awards also attract student loans. In certain circumstances the mandatory award provides for an extra allowance for older students.
LEAs may also provide discretionary awards to students on non-designated courses or to those who do not qualify for mandatory awards. In addition, discretionary help may be available from other sources such as institutional access funds, a career development loan or the educational trust funds and charities.
School Performance
Mr. Ainger : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is his best estimate of the cost of implementing his proposals for the publication of information on schools' and colleges' performance ; and where he has published his estimate.
Sir Wyn Roberts : Decisions on the format and extent of the publication of school and college performance data this year will be taken in the light of responses to consultation currently being undertaken. Costs, when known, will be met from within sub-head F.15(1) of class XV, vote 5 of the Supply Estimates 1993-94 (HC495-XV) published on 9 March 1993.
A copy of the consultation paper and of HC495-XV are available in the Library of the House.
Cancer
Mr. Wigley : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what steps the Welsh Office it taking to reduce the incidence of cancer in Gwynedd.
Mr. Gwilym Jones : The prime responsibility for improving the health of the people of Gwynedd lies with the local health authorities. An action plan to reduce the incidence of cancer forms part of the local strategy for
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health which I approved earlier this year. This strategy was informed by the "Protocol for Investment in Health Gain : Cancers" which was published by the Welsh Health Planning Forum in December 1990.Recycling
Mr. Richards : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many recycling centres are currently in operation in each county in Wales ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Gwilym Jones : This information is not held centrally. I refer my hon. Friend to the district councils, which are responsible for recycling.
Mr. Richards : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what percentage of household waste from each county in Wales has been recycled in each year since 1984 ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Gwilym Jones : Information on the percentage of household waste in Wales which is recycled is not available.
Press and Public Relations
Mr. Ieurmation requested is not collected centrally.
Unemployment Benefit
Mr. Barry Jones : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is the annual total estimated cost of paying unemployment benefit and assuming the unemployed total, not seasonally adjusted, to be that as at April 1993.
Mr. Redwood : The latest available expenditure estimate, for 1990- 91, was published by the Central Statistical Office in table 8.6 of the 1993 edition of Regional Trends (No. 28), which is available in the Library of the House.
TRANSPORT
Transport Research Laboratory
Mrs. Helen Jackson : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list the research projects undertaken in each of the last three years by the Transport Research Laboratory and the cost of each project.
Mr. Key : I have placed in the Library tables listing projects undertaken by the Transport Research Laboratory in 1992-93 for the Department of Transport and other public sector customers. Information for prior years in the form requested could be obtained only at disproportionate cost. I have placed in the Library copies of the published research programmes for 1990-91 and 1991-92.
Trunk Roads
Ms Walley : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much his Department has spent in each of the last 10 years buying mineral rights for land compulsorily purchased for trunk road schemes.
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Mr. Key : I regret that this information is not held centrally and could therefore be provided only at disproportionate cost.
Ship Safety
Mr. David Atkinson : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what controls on standards of safety his Department exercises over ships sailing under flags of convenience in British and EC waters ; and how these are monitored and satisfied.
Mr. Norris : The United Kingdom takes a leading role within the International Maritime Organisation in developing internationally agreed safety standards and ensuring the implementation of those standards by every flag state. In addition, the United Kingdom and 14 other European countries, including all the EC coastal states, operate a co-ordinated system of inspection of foreign ships entering their ports. Each member of this system, known as the memorandum of understanding on port state control --MOU--has agreed to inspect 25 per cent. of individual ships calling at their ports. The United Kingdom has set a higher target of 30 per cent. and in recent years this has been met. It is estimated that around 85 per cent. of foreign ships entering the MOU region as a whole are inspected at least once annually. Within this system, those ships flying the flags of countries with poor safety records are, from July this year, to be selected for special attention.
London Travelcard
Mr. Wilson : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will bring forward legislation to ensure the continued existence of the London Travelcard ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Norris : The Railways Bill includes provisions which will give the franchising director power to require franchisees to participate in multi-modal ticketing schemes such as the London Travelcard. The Secretary of State will give him guidance on the exercise of that power, and franchisees will then be required to participate in such ticketing arrangements in accordance with the terms of their franchise agreements. The legislation that the Government hope soon to bring forward to deregulate London bus services will give all operators the right to participate in multi-modal/multi-operator ticketing schemes on fair terms. We fully recognise the importance and value of the London Travelcard, and are actively working with all the parties concerned to see how its future can best be secured. We have made it clear that if further changes to legislation are needed to ensure the continuation of Travelcard, such changes will be incorporated in the proposed Bill.
Traffic Accidents
Mr. Dewar : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will publish figures showing the numbers and proportions of children in each standard region killed or injured in traffic accidents, giving the most recently available annual figures.
Mr. Key : The numbers and proportions of children in each standard region killed or injured in traffic accidents in 1991 are shown in the table.
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Child casualties by Standard Region: Great Britain 1991
Number/Percentage
Killed All casualties
Standard region |Children aged 0-15 |All ages |Children percentage|Children aged 0-15 |All ages |Children percentage
|of all ages |of all ages
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Northern |29 |287 |10.1 |2,591 |14,848 |17.5
Yorkshire and Humberside |34 |413 |8.2 |4,230 |26,086 |16.2
East Midlands |33 |410 |8.0 |3,205 |22,397 |14.3
East Anglia |17 |236 |7.2 |1,557 |12,927 |12.0
Greater London |30 |368 |8.2 |5,655 |46,578 |12.1
Rest of South East |56 |826 |6.8 |7,143 |59,052 |12.1
South West |34 |460 |7.4 |2,854 |22,515 |12.7
West Midlands |38 |386 |9.8 |4,303 |27,425 |15.7
North West |50 |468 |10.7 |6,554 |39,014 |16.8
Wales |19 |227 |8.4 |2,343 |15,074 |15.5
Scotland |43 |487 |8.8 |4,156 |25,353 |16.4
Great Britain |383 |4,568 |8.4 |44,591 |311,269 |14.3
Road Safety
Mr. Callaghan : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what measures he is taking to improve road safety.
Mr. Key : The Government have a target to reduce road casualties by one-third by the year 2000 taking the average for 1981-85 as the baseline. Our programme for achieving this was set out at length during the debate which took place on 15 May 1992. It includes a continuing programme of publicity campaigns aimed particularly at reducing the amount of drinking and driving and reducing speed in urban areas, the provision of grant to local authorities in support of highway engineering for road safety, continued negotiation of improved vehicle standards and measures to facilitate the enforcement of road traffic law.
In the last year we have published a new "Highway Code" and a policy document on speed. The Road Traffic Act 1991 has been commenced and a major experiment established into the rehabilitation of drink-drive offenders. A record £50 million of transport supplementary grant has been allocated to local safety schemes and more than fifty 20 mph zones have now been approved.
Provisional statistics for 1992 show that fatalities are 24 per cent. below the 1981-85 baseline and that the one-third reduction target has already been achieved for serious injuries, despite a 38 per cent. increase in traffic.
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