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hours for the Kilkeel office. A new sub- office will be opening in nearby Annalong in the late summer to coincide with the reduced working hours in the Kilkeel office.NATIONAL HERITAGE
Churchill Papers
Mr. Kaufman: To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage what plans he had made to take action to preserve the Churchill papers intact for the nation before the National Heritage Memorial Fund decided to make national lottery funds available for this purpose. [23693]
Mr. Dorrell: The Government had commenced proceedings in the High Court with the object of preserving the papers intact for the nation.
Mr. Gordon Prentice: To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage who assessed the historical significance of each of the items in the Churchill papers. [23178]
Mr. Dorrell: Following its normal procedures, the NHMF took advice on the content of the archive from the British Library and the Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts as statutory heritage agencies. Individual historians and other relevant institutions were also consulted.
Cinemas
Mr. MacShane: To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage which listed buildings in England are used as cinemas. [23537]
Mr. Dorrell: The use of listed cinemas can change, and listed buildings built for another purpose may subsequently have been converted into cinemas. My Department does not monitor such changes. However, English Heritage has provided the following details of listed buildings which it believes are currently used as cinemas: Pre-1916 Cinemas
Electric, King's Quay Street, Harwich
Scala, Market Place, Ilkeston
Picture House, Bridge Street, Stafford
Picture Playhouse, Market Place, Beverley
Dome, Worthing
Gem, ex-Palace of Light, Great Yarmouth
Windsor, Broadstairs
King Edward, Blackpool
Torbay Picture Palace, Paignton
Carlton, Westgate
Duke of York's, Brighton
Electric, Portobello Road, Kensington, London
Ritzy, Brixton, London
Cameo/Poly, Upper Regent Street, Westminster, London
1919 28
Apollo, Dock Street, Blackburn
MGM Magdalene Street, Oxford
Plaza, Lower Regent Street, Westminster, London
New Gallery, Regent Street, Westminster, London
1928 40
Gaumont, (now Odeon), Salisbury
Cannon, Lime Street, Liverpool
Gaumont/Astor, Barnstaple
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Embassy (now Cannon), EsherOdeon, Faversham
Dreamland, Merged
Odeon, Northgate Street, Chester
Odeon, Blackpool
Odeon, East Parade, Harrogate
Odeon, Blossom Street, York
Odeon, Great North Road, Barnet, London
Odeon, (now Coronet), Parson's Hill, Woolwich, London
Odeon, (now Coronet), Well Hall Road, Greenwich, London Odeon, Fortis Green Road, Muswell Hill, Haringey, London Granada (now Cannon), Sheepcote Lane, Harrow, London
Granada/Options, Richmond Road, Kingston upon Thames, London Richmond (now Odeon), Hill Street, Richmond, London
Granada/Cannon, Hoe Street, Walthamstow, London
Listed Grade II; all others listed Grade II
Cockpit Theatre
Mr. Corbyn: To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage what his Department's plans are for the Cockpit theatre, London NW8; what representations he has received regarding the future of the theatre; and if he will make a statement. [24494]
Mr. Dorrell [holding answer 16 May 1995]: The Cockpit theatre is owned by the City of Westminster college, and has been made available for the use of the Soho Theatre Company. I have received one representation about the future of the Soho Theatre Company at the Cockpit theatre. That, however, is entirely a matter for negotiation between the company and the college.
Windsor Castle
Mrs. Clwyd: To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage if he will make a statement on the responsibilities of his Department's fire, health and safety branch following the Windsor castle fire. [24671]
Mr. Sproat [holding answer 16 May 1995]: My Department's branch which deals with fire, health and safety is responsible for precautions in the Department's own offices. It does not bear responsibility for premises occupied by other bodies which the Department sponsors or for which it provides funds. For the occupied royal palaces which are funded by the grant in aid these responsibilities lie with the royal household's own fire and safety branch which was strengthened in accordance with the recommendations of the Bailey report.
Mrs. Clwyd: To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage what is the total cost of repair of the fire damage at Windsor castle; if he will list the (a) sources and (b) amounts of the contributions to the cost of the repairs; and when he expects the work to be completed. [24672]
Mr. Sproat [holding answer 16 May 1995]: It is currently estimated that the total cost of the repair of the fire damage at Windsor Castle will be about £35 million, including fees and VAT. Some £24.5 million of the cost will be met from the opening of Buckingham palace and charging for entry to the Windsor castle precincts, with the balance of £10.5 million from the grant in aid allocation for the maintenance of the occupied royal palaces. The work is progressing well and is expected to be completed to schedule by mid-1998.
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Royal Palaces
Mrs. Clwyd: To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage if a full inventory now exists of what is owned by the state in all royal palaces. [24670]
Mr. Sproat [holding answer 16 May 1995]: The royal collection is responsible for works of art and other items held by the Crown on behalf of the nation. The royal household is completing an inventory of these items which is scheduled for completion by the end of 1997. For other items such as office furniture, computers, vehicles and so on inventories are currently maintained.
London Film Commission
Mr. Soley: To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage whether he intends to support the London Film Commission initiative. [23691]
Mr. Dorrell: My Department has consistently supported the efforts by the British Film Commission and the London Film Commission initiative to establish a film commission for London.
Play Areas (Safety)
Mr. McMaster: To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage what guidelines he has issued to local authorities to encourage the provision of safety surfacing on play areas; what special financial provision he has made available to local authorities to encourage and enable them to meet this need; and if he will make a statement. [24089]
Mr. Sproat: In January 1992, the joint publication "Playground Safety Guidelines" was issued by the Department of Education and Science, the Welsh Office and the National Children's Play and Recreation Unit. This publication provides guidance to playground providers and managers on play safety issues, including safety surfacing, and was sent to all local authorities in England. The publication was updated and reprinted in 1993.
No specific provision is made within the standard spending assessment for the funding of play areas, although provision for services for children is included within the education and social services assessment, and for recreation within the general services assessment.
Rugby League
Mr. Pendry: To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage if he has (a) requested or (b) examined a copy of the proposed contract between News International and the Rugby Football League with regard to the sport's television coverage. [24137]
Mr. Dorrell: No. Contracts for the television coverage of sport or any other subject are entirely a matter between rights holders and broadcasters.
Sport
Mr. Pendry: To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage when he intends to publish his Department's White Paper on sport. [24139]
Mr. Sproat: We intend to publish the sport policy statement early in the summer.
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SOCIAL SECURITY
Severe Disability Premium
Mr. Gareth Wardell: To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security on what date he petitioned the House of Lords for leave to appeal against the decision of the Court of Appeal in the Bate case, regarding eligibility for payment of the severe disability premium. [24018]
Mr. Roger Evans: The petition was lodged on 9 January 1995.
Expatriate Pensioners
Mr. David Nicholson: To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, pursuant to his answer of 4 May, Official Report , columns 307-8 , what is the total number of United Kingdom expatriates receiving uprated United Kingdom pensions in (a) Spain and (b) Portugal; which Government pay the cost of these upratings; and what considerations underlie the different treatment of pensioners in those two countries and in the four Commonwealth countries referred to in his answer. [24286]
Mr. Arbuthnot: In January 1995, UK pensions were in payment to 28, 097 beneficiaries in Spain and 3,208 in Portugal. The entire cost of these pensions is met by the UK Government. Uprated pensions became payable in Spain in April 1975, and in Portugal in October 1979, by virtue of reciprocal social security agreements with those countries. Since 1 January 1986, uprated UK pensions have been payable in Spain and Portugal under the EC regulations on social security for migrant workers. The UK has no similar agreements with the four Commonwealth countries referred to in my previous reply.
Occupational Injuries Report
Mr. Ottaway: To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he has received reports on the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council's investigations into hand arm vibration syndrome, disorders of the knee and occupational rhinitis; and if he will make a statement. [24843]
Mr. Hague: My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Social Security has today laid copies of the council's reports before Parliament-- Cm 2842, 2843, and 2844. We
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shall give them careful consideration and respond to the council's recommendations once the medical, administrative and financial issues raised by the reports have been examined.Child Support Agency
Mr. Duncan: To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security when he expects the Government to publish their response to the Third Report of the Select Committee on the Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration published on 20 March about the Child Support Agency. [24945]
Mr. Burt: The Government's response is set out in "The Child Support Agency--Reply by the Government to the Third Report of the Select Committee on the Parliamentary Commissioner Session 1994 95", Cm2865, published today.
Benefits Agency Nursery, Brixton
Mr. McNamara: To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what plans he has to visit St. Paul's Angels Benefits Agency nursery, Brixton, before its proposed closure. [24708]
Mr. Roger Evans: My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State has no such plans.
Mortgage Interest
Ms Armstrong: To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many people received assistance with mortgage interest payments in each year since 1990; and what is the current average level of assistance, by standard economic region. [23028]
Mr. Roger Evans [holding answer 9 May 1995]: The information is set out in the table. This shows the numbers of cases and average amount of mortgage interest considered in the assessment of each year since 1990, broken down by region and whether half or full mortgage interest was in payment at the time of the inquiry.
Source:
Income Support Statistics Annual Enquiries, May 1990 1993 Income Support Statistics Quarterly Enquiry, May 1994.
Notes:
1. Numbers of cases have been rounded to the nearest thousand. Average amounts are correct to the nearest penny.
2. The regions shown are those which have been used, historically, for social security purposes and are identified by an area code which is given to each claim.
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Income support recipients with mortgage interest considered in their assessment
All cases Cases with half Cases with full
mortgage interest mortgage interest
|Number of cases |Average MI |Number of cases |Average MI |Number of cases |Average MI
|considered per week |considered per week |considered per week
|£ |£ |£
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1990:
Great Britain |310,000 |34.33 |40,000 |33.70 |270,000 |34.43
North Eastern |45,000 |23.25 |7,000 |19.32 |38,000 |24.03
London North |51,000 |48.12 |7,000 |48.17 |45,000 |48.11
South Western |25,000 |39.05 |3,000 |28.64 |28,000 |40.34
Wales |26,000 |23.58 |2,000 |26.90 |24,000 |23.31
Midlands |52,000 |25.47 |6,000 |24.72 |46,000 |25.57
North Western |50,000 |25.33 |8,000 |26.58 |42,000 |25.11
Scotland |14,000 |32.64 |2,000 |41.72 |12,000 |31.19
London South |47,000 |52.98 |6,000 |57.39 |41,000 |52.38
1991:
Great Britain |411,000 |44.41 |74,000 |35.61 |337,000 |46.34
North Eastern |52,000 |29.91 |9,000 |20.53 |43,000 |31.86
London North |80,000 |59.43 |17,000 |43.44 |63,000 |63.80
South Western |40,000 |51.30 |7,000 |39.07 |33,000 |64.08
Wales |27,000 |34.80 |4,000 |26.62 |24,000 |36.02
Midlands |69,000 |35.30 |12,000 |31.95 |57,000 |36.02
North Western |58,000 |28.38 |7,000 |22.64 |51,000 |29.20
Scotland |18,000 |35.33 |4,000 |24.69 |14,000 |37.99
London South |67,000 |63.51 |14,000 |49.22 |53,000 |67.21
1992:
Great Britain |499,000 |44.02 |64,000 |30.59 |435,000 |46.01
North Eastern |60,000 |29.93 |7,000 |21.35 |52,000 |31.13
London North |100,000 |60.72 |15,000 |39.93 |86,000 |64.29
South Western |52,000 |48.30 |6,000 |31.25 |46,000 |60.50
Wales |34,000 |33.67 |3,000 |21.47 |31,000 |34.78
Midlands |80,000 |33.31 |10,000 |22.43 |70,000 |34.91
North Western |68,000 |27.34 |8,000 |24.10 |60,000 |27.78
Scotland |19,000 |32.59 |3,000 |21.49 |16,000 |34.50
London South |87,000 |61.34 |13,000 |39.63 |74,000 |64.99
1993:
Great Britain |555,000 |42.18 |55,000 |22.76 |500,000 |44.31
North Eastern |69,000 |26.34 |8,000 |15.71 |60,000 |22.76
London North |112,000 |57.82 |11,000 |29.29 |101,000 |60.92
South Western |53,000 |45.64 |5,000 |26.25 |48,000 |47.70
Wales |34,000 |29.63 |3,000 |17.39 |31,000 |30.70
Midlands |89,000 |32.93 |8,000 |18.89 |81,000 |34.39
North Western |73,000 |27.27 |7,000 |16.92 |66,000 |28.30
Scotland |22,000 |27.99 |3,000 |16.46 |19,000 |29.81
London South |103,000 |59.70 |10,000 |29.90 |93,000 |62.94
1994:
Great Britain |529,000 |38.18 |42,000 |20.87 |487,000 |39.69
North Eastern |68,000 |25.30 |7,000 |16.18 |61,000 |26.35
London North |105,000 |51.65 |8,000 |28.33 |97,000 |53.66
South Western |48,000 |40.69 |3,000 |21.33 |45,000 |42.01
Wales |33,000 |27.45 |2,000 |15.55 |32,000 |28.17
Midlands |83,000 |29.87 |6,000 |17.56 |77,000 |30.90
North Western |70,000 |26.05 |6,000 |16.20 |65,000 |26.91
Scotland |24,000 |26.26 |3,000 |16.00 |21,000 |27.78
London South |97,000 |54.09 |7,000 |27.31 |89,000 |56.21
Benefit Statistics
Ms Harman: To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security (1) if he will list, for the last available year, the total amount of expenditure on (a) income support, (b) housing benefit, (c) council tax benefit and (d) family credit given to (i) families containing one or more adults in work and (ii) people in work with no dependants, expressing the data by benefit office area; [23318] (2) if he will list, for the last available year, the total amount of expenditure on (a) income support, (b) housing benefit, (c) council tax benefit and (d) family credit given to (i) families containing one or more adults in work and (ii) people in work with no dependants, expressing the data by region; [23319]
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(3) if he will list the number of (a) families containing one or more adults in work and (b) people in work with no dependants receiving (i) income support, (ii) housing benefit, (iii) council tax benefit and (iv) family credit, expressing the data by (i) region and (ii) benefit office area for the latest year possible for which figures are available. [23648]Mr. Hague [holding answer 10 May 1995]: Information cannot be provided in the precise form requested. No information is available for benefit office areas and information for family credit is available only for social security administrative regions. The available information is shown in the tables:
Income-related benefit recipients and expenditure by standard statistical region
North York and East MidlandEast Anglia South East (ex
Humberside London)
|IS |HB |CTB|IS |HB |CTB|IS |HB |CTB|IS |HB |CTB|IS |HB |CTB
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Families in work in receipt (000s) |11 |21 |25 |11 |18 |27 |10 |15 |22 |5 |9 |12 |23 |36 |41
Estimated expenditure (£ million) |38 |29 |8 |41 |20 |7 |35 |21 |6 |15 |15 |3 |99 |74 |12
Number of recipients in work without dependants (000s) |6 |11 |16 |7 |10 |15 |5 |9 |15 |2 |7 |7 |11 |25 |25
Estimated expenditure (£ million) |12 |13 |5 |12 |13 |4 |8 |13 |4 |4 |8 |2 |29 |41 |7
London (InneSouth West West Midlands
Outer)
|IS |HB |CTB|IS |HB |CTB|IS |HB |CTB
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Families in work in receipt (000s) |10 |33 |26 |13 |19 |23 |12 |19 |21
Estimated expenditure(£ million) |37 |75 |9 |55 |32 |7 |48 |26 |6
Number of recipients in work without dependants (000s) |5 |21 |12 |8 |12 |16 |7 |13 |19
Estimated expenditure(£ million) |8 |43 |4 |21 |20 |5 |14 |16 |5
North West Wales Scotland
|IS |HB |CTB|IS |HB |CTB|IS |HB |CTB
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Families in work in receipt (000s) |16 |30 |45 |8 |14 |12 |8 |25 |25
Estimated expenditure(£ million) |56 |41 |13 |32 |21 |2 |24 |29 |6
Number of recipients in work without dependants (000s) |8 |19 |28 |4 |6 |7 |6 |17 |15
Estimated expenditure(£ million) |14 |23 |7 |11 |7 |1 |10 |19 |4
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Family credit recipients and expenditure by social security administrative region
|North Eastern|London North |South Western|Wales |Midlands |North Western|Scotland |London South
|FC |FC |FC |FC |FC |FC |FC |FC
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Families in work in receipt (000s) |89 |57 |37 |31 |89 |79 |57 |50
Estimated expenditure (£ million) |204 |127 |82 |70 |196 |187 |128 |106
Source:
Housing Benefit Management Information Systems. 1 per cent. sample May 1993.
Income Support Statistics Annual Enquiry May 1993.
Family Credit Statistics Quarterly Enquiry May 1993.
Notes:
1. Recipients have been rounded to the nearest thousand, expenditure to the nearest £ million.
2. "People" has been interpreted to mean singles or couples with no dependants, and "families" as singles or couples with dependants.
3. Estimated annual expenditure is the total number of recipients multiplied by the average weekly award multiplied by 52 weeks.
HEALTH
Chemotherapy
Mrs. Bridget Prentice: To ask the Secretary of State for Health in which NHS hospitals high dose marrow ablative chemotherapy with autologous bone marrow rescue is available. [23147]
Mr. Sackville: This information is not available centrally.
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It is for clinicians to decide upon the most appropriate form of treatment for each individual patient.Cancer Treatment
Mrs. Bridget Prentice: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many specialists in NHS hospitals have dealt with the condition known as PNET; how many of these are paediatric specialists; and what has been the success rate in each case; [23149]
(2) how many specialists in NHS hospitals have dealt with the condition known as glioblastoma multiforme;
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how many of these are paediatric specialists; and what has been the success rate in each case; [22148](3) how many paediatric centres in the United Kingdom currently use high- dose chemotherapy with bone marrow rescue in the treatment of children with malignant brain tumours; [23146]
(4) how many specialists in NHS hospitals have dealt with the condition known as Li Fraumeni syndrome; how many of these are paediatric specialists; and what has been the success rate in each case. [23150]
Mr. Sackville: This information is not available centrally. However, this is an area where doctors are taking a strong lead in auditing the process and outcome of their care. The United Kingdom children cancer study group, which recently met Department of Health officials, registers cases of childhood cancers treated by its members and acts as an organisation for promoting professional standards in the field of paediatric oncology. Childhood tumours are fortunately uncommon, and some types are rare. The UKCCSG is therefore planning a service to help doctors find the best place to treat rare childhood tumours.
The recent report of the chief medical officer's expert advisory group on cancer recommends increasing specialisation and sub-specialisation in cancer to enhance outcomes.
Hospitals
Mrs. Beckett: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) if she will list each hospital closure referred to the Secretary of State in the last 16 years; [23597]
2) how many hospitals closures were referred to the Secretary of State for approval due to community health council objection in each year since 1979; and what was the decision of the Secretary of State in each case. [23596]
Mr. Malone: I refer the right hon. Member to the reply I gave her on 18 April, column 120 for a list of proposed closures and changes of use considered by Ministers following community health council objection for the period from January 1992 to December 1994. Information before this could be provided only at disproportionate cost. Ministers approved all the proposals except the proposed closure of Ponteland and Lemington hospitals, Newcastle.
Mrs. Beckett: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will provide official figures for the number of hospitals opened and closed since 1 April 1991. [23593]
Mr. Malone: This information is not available centrally.
Mrs. Beckett: To ask the Secretary of State for Health on what date her approval ceased to be required for opening or closing a hospital. [23595]
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