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VAT (Books)
Mrs. Bridget Prentice : To ask the Secretary of State for Education what estimate he has made of the amount of VAT which would be payable in the next financial year by schools if the tax were extended to books and periodicals, assuming unchanged patterns of expenditure.
Mr. Robin Squire : None. I cannot comment on speculation about possible Budget measures. But local education authority schools are able to claim refunds of the VAT costs they incur on their purchases. Self- governing schools receive a special purpose grant to compensate them for their VAT costs on leaving the LEA sector.
Sex Education
Mr. Campbell-Savours : To ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will issue guidelines to schools incorporating the policies set out in the Sex Education Forum's recent publication, "A Framework for School Sex Education" ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Forth : The statutory requirements for sex education in schools have changed since the publication by the independent Sex Education Forum of "A Framework for School Sex Education" in 1992. We intend to consult shortly on draft guidance to schools on the new arrangements for sex education introduced under section 241 of the Education Act 1993. Following consultation, we plan to issue it to schools next spring, to help them to develop and implement appropriate policies and programmes of sex education.
English
Mr. Gapes : To ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will publish the actual statistics of the responses received to the questions in section G of the revised order for national curriculum English referred to in paragraph 2.5 of the National Curriculum Council consultation report.
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Mr. Robin Squire : I refer the hon. Member to the reply that I gave to the hon. Member for Dewsbury (Mrs. Taylor) on 23 November 1993, Official Report , column 24 .
OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT
Environmental Problems
Mr. Tredinnick : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commercial Affairs what support the Government are giving to developing countries in their efforts to tackle national and global environmental problems.
Mr. Lennox-Boyd : We have committed substantial resources to help developing countries with their national environmental issues including £40 million to support biodiversity projects, £150 million to about 200 forestry projects, and £86 million for energy efficiency programmes in India.
We have also committeed over £40 million to the global environment facility, and $13.8 million to the Montreal protrocol multilateral fund, to meet the incremental cost to developing countries of action on the global environment to protect the climate system, biodiversity, international waters and the ozone layer. We will be contributing to the replenishments of the global environment facility and the Montreal protocol multilateral fund.
Tanzania
Sir Thomas Arnold : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a further statement about the port of Tanga, Tanzania.
Mr. Lennox-Boyd : The Tanzanian Harbours Authority has recently advised us of revisions to the tariffs to be charged at Tanga port from 1 December. The potential effect of these changes on future traffic at the port is being examined by the consultants we engaged to review the justification for the project as orginally envisaged, about which my right hon. and noble Friend the Minister for Overseas Development wrote to my hon. Friend on 2 November. A copy of the letter has been placed in the Library.
Desertification
Mr. Llew Smith : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make statement on progress made to date in the intergovernmental negotiating committee for desertification ; how many
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sessions of the Committee have been held ; how the United Kingdom is represented ; and what are the Overseas DevelopmentAdministration's policies to mitigate desertification.
Mr. Lennox-Boyd : The intergovernmental negotiating committee has held one preparatory and two substantive sessions. The United Kingdom is represented by a delegation led by the Overseas Development Administration and including officials of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Department of the Environment. Negotiations to date have been concerned with the general scope of the convention, and will now proceed to negotiation of text. We support national plans of action of desertification, drawn up by affected developing countries. We are providing substantial support to efforts to mitigate desertification through bilateral projects, support to non-government organisations and research, and throughour contributions to multilateral institutions.
African Elephants
Mr. Tony Banks : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations he has received on funding birth control schemes for African elephants.
Mr. Lennox-Boyd : We have not been asked to fund birth control schemes for African elephants.
TRANSPORT
Roads (Contracts)
Ms Walley : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what steps he has taken to ensure a procedure exists to investigate circumstances which suggest impropriety amongst contractors or subcontractors in respect of contracting for roads.
Mr. Key : All tenders for road works are routinely examined for evidence of corrupt practice, and the Department's staff are regularly reminded of the need to be vigilant in reporting any suspected cases of contractual impropriety. Close links are maintained with the Office of Fair Trading.
M40
Mr. Shersby : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what considerations underlie the absence of provision of service stations or rest areas along the M40 motorway ; what proposals he has for providing such facilities ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Key : My Department proposed three motorway service areas (MSAs) for the M40, intending to open them at about the same time as the road. All three schemes, however, provoked objections which led to lengthy public inquiries and substantial delays in provision. Planning clearance was eventually refused for one of the sites, but it was granted for the other two and construction is now under way ; both are due to open next year. In the meantime temporary facilities, open 24 hours a day, are signposted from the motorway at junction 10 and between junctions 13 and 15.
Following a commitment in the citizens charter, future MSAs will be promoted by the private sector rather than
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the Department. I understand that at least three planning applications for further MSAs on the M40 are currently under consideration.Transpennine Study
Mr. Gordon Prentice : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many officials in his Department are currently working on the issues raised by the transpennine study.
Mr. Key : No staff are working exclusively on this project. Officials from five regional offices, as well as headquarters, have been involved in the study and assessing consultation responses.
Colne-Foulridge Bypass
Mr. Gordon Prentice : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he has a view on whether the proposed Colne-Foulridge bypass should be single or dual carriageway.
Mr. Key : This is a Lancashire county council proposal and its design standards are for them to decide.
M65
Mr. Gordon Prentice : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what estimates he has made of the cost of extending the M65 to join the motorway network east of the Pennines.
Mr. Key : None. The transpennine study report included a broad estimate of £120 million to £140 million for an improved route from tte for Transport what provisions are being made for the future running of the royal train.
Mr. MacGregor : From 1 April 1994, responsibility for the royal train will pass from BR to Railtrack. Railtrack will be responsible for the running of the royal train, including the provision and upkeep of coaches and locomotives.
Director of Passenger Rail Franchising
Mr. Dunn : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what is the estimated expenditure that will be incurred in running the new office of the Director of Passenger Rail Franchising established by the Railways Act 1993.
Mr. MacGregor : Parliamentary approval to the administrative and other expenditure of the director and his Office will be sought in a new estimate to establish a passenger rail services vote--class VI, vote 7. Pending that approval, urgent expenditure estimated at £350, 000 will be met by repayable advances from the Contingencies Fund.
School Minibuses
Mr. Gordon Prentice : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what estimates he has made of the number of school minibuses in (a) Great Britain and (b) Lancashire which are not fitted with seat belts.
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Mr. Key : None. This information is not available.
West End-Bisley-Knaphill Bypass
Sir Cranley Onslow : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when he expects to publish the orders required for the fixing of a date for the public inquiry into the proposed route of the West End, Bisley and Knaphill bypass.
Mr. Key : A date for a public inquiry into this scheme cannot be fixed until the council has submitted revised orders occasioned by the deficiencies found in its original application.
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AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FOOD
Cattle (Tuberculosis)
Mr. Tyler : To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what are the latest figures for the numbers of cattle infected with tuberculosis shown by county, and the figures for six months, one year and 18 months ago ; and if she will make a statement.
Mr. Soames : Information on the number of cattle found to be infected with tuberculosis is not available in the form requested. Such information is collected quarterly from each animal health office and relates to herds in administrative areas which may cover an area greater than one county.
The numbers of confirmed cases in each animal health office administrative area were as follows :
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|6 months to 31 March|6 months to 30 |6 months to 31 March|6 months to 30
|1992 |September 1992 |1993 |September 1993
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South West England
Cornwall |61 |63 |64 |72
Devon |44 |60 |23 |16
Dorset |3 |5 |6 |9
Gloucester/Avon |27 |81 |54 |40
Somerset |0 |0 |0 |34
Wiltshire |35 |26 |23 |27
Elsewhere in England
Cumbria |0 |1 |11 |1
Durham/Tyne and Wear/Cleveland/Northumberland |0 |1 |1 |0
Hereford/Worcestershire |0 |0 |1 |1
Humberside |0 |0 |1 |0
Kent/East Sussex |2 |0 |0 |0
Leicestershire |0 |1 |1 |0
Lancashire/Greater Manchester/Greater Merseyside |0 |1 |1 |0
North Yorkshire |2 |2 |1 |0
Staffordshire |0 |0 |5 |0
Warwickshire/West Midlands |3 |0 |0 |0
Wales
Dyfed |15 |22 |28 |14
Glamorgan Gwent |4 |2 |0 |16
Powys |0 |3 |0 |0
Scotland
Ayr |0 |0 |0 |51
Elgin |0 |2 |0 |0
Galashiels |0 |0 |2 |0
Stirling |0 |1 |0 |0
In the light of the worsening disease situation in the south-west of England we are reviewing the current badger control strategy and hope to make an announcement shortly after careful consideration of the views expressed by the consultative panel on badgers and bovine tuberculosis at its meeting on 18 November.
Organic Farming
Mr. Tyler : To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what representations she has received on the level and scope of funding for organic farming in the United Kingdom ; and if she will make a statement.
Mr. Jack : Since the Minister made her announcement of the proposed organic aid scheme, she has received 244 letters on the level and scope of funding of organic farming. The vast majority of these were from producers who said that they already followed organic methods. The Minister also had a meeting on 15 November with
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representatives of the organic movement, and agreed that there would be further discussions with officials and another meeting with the Minister in the spring. This meeting would be to discuss the role of organic farming in relation to common agricultural policy reform.Potato Marketing
Mr. Anthony Coombs : To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if she has reached a decision concerning the future of the potato marketing scheme ; and if she will make a statement.
Mrs. Gillian Shephard : I have now completed my consultations with the various interests concerned, and am consulting colleagues on our response. I hope to make an announcement soon.
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Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy
Mr. Hinchliffe : To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many confirmed cases of BSE were reported between 1 January and 30 September 1993, from each county in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Mr. Soames : The numbers of suspected cases of BSE which were reported and placed under movement restrictions during the period 1 January to 30 September, and which have since been confirmed, are set out. These figures are correct up to 24 November but will change as further cases reported in that period are confirmed by laboratory examination.
County |Number
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England, Scotland and Wales
Avon |436
Bedfordshire |56
Berkshire |102
Borders |106
Buckinghamshire |216
Cambridgeshire |82
Central |49
Cheshire |1,060
Cleveland |43
Clwyd |427
Cornwall |1,507
Cumbria |891
Derbyshire |640
Devon |2,140
Dorset |1,270
Dumfries |452
Durham |117
Dyfed |1,328
Essex |130
Fife |69
Glammorgan Mid |36
Glamorgan South |76
Glamorgan West |22
Gloucestershire |424
Grampian |271
Gwent |178
Gwynedd |119
Hampshire |524
Hereford and Worcestershire |441
Hertfordshire |102
Highland |61
Humberside |152
Isle of Wight |99
Kent |304
Lancashire |956
Leicestershire |460
Lincolnshire |177
London |24
Lothian |51
Manchester |74
Merseyside |19
Norfolk |634
Northamptonshire |174
Northumberland |192
Nottinghamshire |160
Orkney |24
Oxfordshire |300
Powys |409
Shropshire |672
Somerset |1,800
Staffordshire |720
Strathclyde |327
Suffolk |299
Surrey |175
Sussex East |250
Sussex West |450
Tayside |96
Tyne and Wear |9
West Midlands |23
Warwickshire |256
Wiltshire |926
Yorkshire North |1,183
Yorkshire South |110
Yorkshire West |176
Northern Ireland
Antrim |79
Armagh |23
Down |45
Fermanagh |22
Londonderry |72
Tyrone |65
Wine and Whisky
Mr. Steen : To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what was the total value of wine imports into Britain in 1992 and the total value of exports of Scotch whisky in 1992.
Mr. Jack : Wine imports into the United Kingdom in 1992 were valued at £997.4 million. Scotch Whisky Association statistics show that in 1992, Scotch whisky exports--which include one Northern Irish distillery-- were £1,958.9 million.
Acid Rain
Mr. Llew Smith : To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what requests she has received from her counterparts in the European Union regarding the effect of acid rainfall on continental Europe arising from discharges of sulphur dioxide from British plants.
Mr. Yeo : I have been asked to reply.
The Government have received one representation from the Environment Minister of the Netherlands requesting further reductions in the United Kingdom's total sulphur emissions, in the context of the negotiations for a second sulphur protocol currently being discussed within the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe.
SCOTLAND
Postal and Proxy Votes
Mr. McMaster : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how much he will spend in the lead-up to the European and local elections next year on promoting the use of postal and proxy votes by sick, disabled and absent voters ; what arrangements are in place for this exercise ; and if he will make a statement.
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton : Provision has been made in the planning of expenditure for 1994-95 to cover the cost of a publicity campaign in Scotland to inform electors who cannot vote in person at the 1994 European parliamentary elections of how they may apply for postal or proxy votes. The precise figure has still to be determined. Arrangements for the campaign have not yet been finalised but it is likely to involve advertising in the press.
In accordance with past practice, the Scottish Office intends to issue a news release to the national press drawing the public's attention to the need to apply early for absent voting facilities at the 1994 regional elections.
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Rolling Stock, Strathclyde
Mr. Gunnell : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland by what date he expects financial guarantees to be in place which will allow the order for rolling stock placed by Strathclyde passenger transport authority with Hunslet TPL to proceed.
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton [holding answer 25 November 1993] : Financial arrangements to allow the Strathclyde passenger transport executive rolling stock order to proceed are a matter for Strathclyde regional council, in conjunction with the parties to any financing agreement.
Traffic, Prestonpans
Mr. Home Robertson : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will make a statement on the volume of local traffic making journeys of 25 miles or less on the B1348 and B1361 roads west of Prestonpans ; and what proportion of the total traffic at those points is represented by such local traffic.
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton [holding answer 25 November 1993] : This information is not held centrally.
NORTHERN IRELAND
Students
Mr. William Ross : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what was the cost to each education and library board and to his Department of third level students from Northern Ireland studying in Great Britain.
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Mr. Ancram : The estimated cost to the Department of Education and to each of the five education and library boards of third-level students from Northern Ireland studying in Great Britain for the financial year 1992 -93 is as follows :
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Department of Education |2.297
Education and Library boards
Belfast |6.063
North Eastern |10.627
South Eastern |8.796
Southern |9.611
Western |8.168
Mr. William Ross : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will publish a table indicating for each education and library board in Northern Ireland the total sums expended in each of the last three years and the current year on discretionary grants for students and the sums paid in discretionary grants to students from each EC country for each of those years ; and in each such category ; and if he will show the number of students and the total sums for each EC country.
Mr. Ancram : The table shows the total cost incurred by the five Northern Ireland education and library boards over the period 1990-91 to 1993-94.
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|Belfast |North-Eastern |South-Eastern |Southern |Western
Financial year |£ million |£ million |£ million |£ million |£ million
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1990-91 |0.771 |0.977 |0.766 |1.024 |0.866
1991-92 |0.954 |1.131 |0.934 |1.264 |1.047
1992-93 |1.014 |1.233 |1.009 |1.362 |1.166
1993-94<1> |1.008 |1.284 |1.068 |1.654 |1.234
<1> Provisional.
Information is not readily available on the sums paid in discretionary awards to students from the EC, by individual country and could be obtained only at a disproportionate cost.
Mr. William Ross : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what has been the cost to (a) his Department, (b) Northern Ireland education and library boards and (c) other United Kingdom education authorities of those students from (i) Northern Ireland, (ii) Great Britain, (iii) the Republic of Ireland and (iv) other EC countries.
Mr. Ancram : The total costs of making provision for students is not available in the form requested.
The table shows the estimated costs of student awards held by all Northern Ireland students and the cost of tuition fees for students from EC countries at Northern Ireland institutions during the financial year 1992- 93.
|Northern Ireland|EC Students
|Students
|£ million |£ million
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Department of Education |5.550 |0.053
Education and Library Boards
Belfast |15.320 |1.163
North Eastern |25.357 |3.126
South Eastern |23.562 |-
Southern |26.000 |0.007
Western |21.873 |0.237
Note: It is estimated that 95 per cent. of the cost of the support given
to all EC students is for students from the Republic.
There is no cost to the Department of Education for Northern Ireland or any of the education and library boards arising from awards for students ordinarily resident in Great Britain who are attending institutions in Northern Ireland.
The cost to other United Kingdom education authorities of students from Great Britain, the Republic of Ireland and other EC countries could be obtained only at a disproportionate cost.
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Maternity Units
Mr. Connarty : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what action is being taken to encourage health boards to offer midwife-only beds and midwife-only care to low risk pregnant women in all maternity units.
Mr. Ancram : The Department of Health and Social Services would wish to encourage health and social services boards to make full use of the skills and expertise which the midwifery profession can offer. It will be considering the implications for Northern Ireland on how best the role played by midwives in the care of low risk pregnant women can be enhanced. The Department has also recently established its own study group to consider the scope for developing maternity units led by midwives and/or general practitioners.
Loyalist Paramilitaries
Mr. Livingstone : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many persons killed since January 1988 by loyalist paramilitaries using weapons smuggled into Northern Ireland with the knowledge of the military intelligence officer Brian Nelson have been compensated by Her Majesty's Government.
Sir John Wheeler : It is not possible to determine that anyone has been killed under the circumstances described.
HOME DEPARTMENT
Welford Road Prison
Mr. Vaz : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he next plans to visit HMP Welford Road, Leicester.
Mr. Peter Lloyd : My right hon. and learned Friend has no plans at present to visit HM prison, Welford Road, Leicester.
Prison Visits
Mr. Vaz : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prisons he has visited since his appointment.
Mr. Peter Lloyd : My right hon. and learned Friend visited four prisons and one young offender institution since becoming Home Secretary.
Postal and Proxy Votes
Mr. McMaster : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much he will spend in the lead-up to the European and local elections next year on promoting
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the use of postal and proxy votes by sick, disabled and absent voters ; what arrangements are in place for this exercise ; and if he will make a statement.Mr. Peter Lloyd : We provide posters and leaflets to let elderly and disabled people know about their right to vote by post or by proxy. It is our practice before a general election to undertake a publicity campaign to tell people how to apply for an absent vote and to let them know the closing date. We do not undertake a similar campaign for local government or European parliamentary elections where the timetable is known well in advance.
Mr. Amanullah Khan
Mr. Madden : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many times to date since May 1990, Mr. Amanullah Khan, a Pakistani national, has been interviewed by immigration officials, police, or representatives of other United Kingdom agencies within United Kingdom jurisdiction ; on which such occasions Mr. Khan was (a) detained and (b) allowed as a transit passenger to continue his journey outside United Kingdom jurisdiction ; and what action United Kingdom authorities took to notify other countries of Mr. Khan's travel arrangements.
Mr. Charles Wardle : Mr. Khan arrived at Manchester international airport on 15 October 1993 while in transit from Islamabad to Amsterdam. He was spoken to by police officers in the normal course of their port duties. As a transit passenger, he had no contact with any immigration officials or with any other United Kingdom agency. He was not detained and was allowed to proceed with his journey. The Dutch and Belgian authorities were aware of Mr. Khan's arrival on their territory. This is the only occasion since May 1990 on which Mr. Khan is known to have been within United Kingdom jurisdiction.
Theft
Mr. Michael : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many crimes recorded by the Metropolitan police within each borough in the category of theft and handling stolen goods were recorded as (a) theft of a motor vehicle, (b) theft from a motor vehicle, (c) theft of a pedal cycle, (d) shoplifting, (e) handling stolen goods and (f) any other major categories, in the year ended June.
Mr. Maclean : The latest available information relates to the 12 months ending March 1993 and is given in the table :
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Notifiable offences of theft and handling stolen goods recorded by the police-12 months ending March 1993
Metropolitan police district Number of offences
Borough/District |Theft or |Theft from a motor |Theft of pedal cycle|Theft from shops |Handling stolen |Total theft and
|unauthorised taking |vehicle |goods |handling
|of a motor vehicle
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Broxbourne |565 |937 |230 |267 |36 |2,758
Enfield |2,016 |3,615 |506 |546 |250 |10,389
Epping Forest |894 |1,143 |141 |127 |62 |3,313
Haringey |2,594 |4,599 |485 |1,019 |299 |12,098
Islington |2,438 |5,340 |899 |582 |223 |14,913
Redbridge |3,247 |3,025 |486 |979 |169 |10,536
Waltham Forest |2,909 |3,555 |491 |771 |294 |11,301
Welwyn Hatfield |4 |32 |0 |0 |0 |45
Barking |2,167 |2,811 |386 |518 |139 |7,688
Hackney |3,126 |5,240 |576 |431 |263 |13,896
Havering |2,871 |3,427 |553 |1,073 |166 |10,682
Newham |3,835 |4,454 |478 |797 |212 |13,373
Tower Hamlets |2,832 |5,996 |643 |403 |224 |14,649
Thames |1 |1 |0 |0 |1 |95
Bexley |2,358 |3,161 |463 |528 |118 |9,583
Bromley |3,144 |5,228 |689 |1,248 |151 |14,229
Greenwich |3,708 |5,771 |538 |884 |210 |15,322
Lewisham |3,348 |4,300 |491 |936 |190 |13,571
Southwark |3,503 |7,799 |845 |1,026 |299 |19,753
Croydon |3,360 |5,877 |674 |1,211 |170 |16,644
Epsom Ewell |348 |855 |300 |193 |19 |2,545
Lambeth |3,533 |7,185 |939 |873 |375 |20,134
Merton |1,190 |3,232 |729 |516 |87 |8,650
Reigate Banstead |231 |533 |51 |37 |4 |1,269
Sutton |1,528 |2,368 |554 |719 |80 |7,965
Elmbridge |193 |898 |236 |62 |13 |2,039
Hounslow |1,952 |4,505 |1,192 |1,025 |209 |12,491
Kingston |727 |2,107 |1,240 |1,008 |119 |7,515
Richmond |707 |2,926 |1,191 |504 |81 |7,822
Spelthorne |578 |1,850 |507 |271 |56 |4,432
Wandsworth |2,529 |6,767 |1,067 |1,153 |164 |16,357
Ealing |2,763 |5,289 |651 |990 |239 |14,298
Hammersmith |1,598 |6,199 |1,292 |713 |179 |13,785
Hillingdon |2,063 |4,218 |723 |594 |153 |10,745
Kensington Chelsea |1,393 |6,905 |1,264 |1,561 |229 |20,128
Heathrow |108 |715 |38 |104 |40 |3,081
Barnet |2,026 |4,658 |409 |1,218 |145 |12,282
Brent |2,077 |4,026 |533 |585 |165 |11,379
Camden |2,171 |7,240 |1,304 |1,224 |227 |22,220
Harrow |886 |2,641 |424 |571 |86 |6,558
Hertsmere |466 |1,311 |152 |106 |19 |3,061
Westminster |1,748 |8,333 |1,141 |5,308 |354 |41,036
MPD Total |79,736 |161,072 |25,511 |32,681 |6,523 |464,689
Mr. Michael : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many crimes recorded in the year ended June 1993 in each police force area in England and Wales in the category of theft and handling stolen goods were recorded as (a) theft of a motor vehicle, (b) theft from
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a motor vehicle, (c) theft of a pedal cycle, (d) shoplifting, (e) handling stolen goods and (f) any other major categories.Mr. Maclean : The requested information is given in the table.
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Notifiable offences of theft and handling stolen goods recorded by the police by police force area
Twelve months ending June 1993
Police force area |Theft or |Theft from vehicle |Theft from pedal |Theft from shops |Handling stolen |Other theft
|unauthorised taking |cycle |goods
|of motor vehicle
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Avon and Somerset |27,665 |39,896 |8,401 |6,718 |1,236 |21,068
Bedfordshire |8,906 |11,954 |2,227 |2,966 |457 |5,337
Cambridgeshire |6,652 |12,538 |7,961 |4,903 |441 |7,761
Cheshire |9,548 |14,247 |4,014 |4,694 |811 |7,280
Cleveland |13,321 |10,632 |3,639 |2,964 |456 |11,777
Cumbria |3,277 |9,033 |1,410 |3,557 |466 |5,617
Derbyshire |9,753 |17,358 |3,040 |3,648 |689 |10,879
Devon and Cornwall |8,815 |24,483 |4,197 |7,117 |1,529 |19,105
Dorset |3,848 |8,893 |3,496 |3,059 |800 |10,228
Durham |9,361 |9,341 |2,607 |2,530 |893 |10,568
Essex |11,457 |20,092 |5,144 |11,193 |1,291 |12,832
Gloucestershire |4,567 |14,916 |3,401 |3,419 |969 |6,297
Greater Manchester |59,186 |59,865 |12,277 |15,593 |3,516 |39,201
Hampshire |10,796 |29,566 |8,580 |9,611 |1,835 |21,202
Hertfordshire |6,395 |12,476 |2,848 |3,542 |444 |6,108
Humberside |11,217 |21,207 |8,548 |7,445 |1,128 |13,502
Kent |19,657 |26,001 |5,524 |12,058 |1,456 |26,007
Lancashire |13,538 |24,430 |7,049 |6,086 |1,351 |20,574
Leicestershire |12,070 |18,439 |5,033 |3,645 |838 |13,448
Lincolnshire |3,756 |7,354 |3,210 |3,701 |514 |8,727
City of London |135 |888 |173 |294 |101 |2,566
Merseyside |16,325 |18,252 |4,378 |9,782 |1,513 |20,106
Metroplitan Police District |79,568 |163,650 |24,895 |2,341 |6,503 |159,126
Norfolk |4,896 |13,559 |4,666 |4,756 |653 |7,767
Northamptonshire |6,693 |9,085 |2,620 |2,802 |594 |7,622
Northumbria |30,413 |26,125 |4,619 |10,223 |1,289 |19,004
North Yorkshire |4,744 |9,342 |3,660 |5,633 |607 |6,486
Nottinghamshire |17,335 |26,331 |6,265 |9,048 |1,378 |24,320
South Yorkshire |20,788 |24,101 |3,522 |6,790 |1,144 |12,949
Staffordshire |12,075 |17,436 |3,184 |4,667 |496 |9,196
Suffolk |2,666 |6,528 |2,131 |4,289 |744 |6,398
Surrey |4,898 |10,614 |2,705 |2,638 |430 |7,603
Sussex |8,801 |22,855 |5,631 |8,557 |1,265 |16,980
Thames Valley |23,027 |41,793 |11,035 |10,564 |1,894 |24,314
Warwickshire |5,235 |9,200 |1,988 |1,981 |280 |4,883
West Mercia |8,465 |14,176 |3,458 |5,299 |576 |14,516
West Midlands |41,359 |55,530 |7,551 |13,482 |2,249 |31,154
West Yorkshire |38,242 |51,204 |6,449 |10,453 |2,180 |36,867
Wiltshire |2,958 |7,026 |2,194 |3,454 |528 |6,110
Dyfed-Powys |1,368 |3,098 |554 |1,914 |396 |5,099
Gwent |3,829 |6,563 |1,367 |2,750 |1,109 |6,073
North Wales |3,620 |9,002 |1,481 |2,451 |497 |7,572
South Wales |23,335 |30,796 |4,164 |7,620 |1,204 |14,677
|------- |------- |------- |------- |------- |-------
Total |614,560 |969,875 |211,296 |280,237 |48,750 |728,906
Overseas Domestic Workers
Mr. Allen : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make it his policy to keep information on the numbers of overseas domestic workers who change their employers.
Mr. Charles Wardle : No. Overseas domestic workers are not normally permitted to change job.
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