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Mr. Philip Strachan MA Cantab, FIFSTExternal Technical Relations Adviser, Colman's of Norwich Professor Frank Woods BSc, BM, BCh, DPhil, FFPM, FRCP(London and Edinburgh)
Head of the Department of Medicine and Pharmacology, Royal Hallamshire Hospital and Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Sheffield
Intervention Grain
Mr. Gale: To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what steps Her Majesty's Government are taking to ensure that Spanish pig farmers are not being given a competitive advantage through the purchase of cut-price barley from intervention stocks. [30554]
Mr. Jack: The sale of United Kingdom intervention barley to Spain is one of a package of similar special measures intended to alleviate feed grain shortages caused by the drought in this region. The UK and certain other member states remain strongly opposed to the supply of subsidised grain below the prevailing market or intervention price but were overruled on this occasion.
Ministerial Visits
Mr. Simon Hughes: To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, pursuant to his answer of 21 March, Official Report , column 157 , if he will list all those occasions during the current parliamentary Session when he did not give prior warning to hon. Members. [30748]
Mr. Waldegrave: I always do my best to give prior warning to hon. Members when I visit their constituencies in an official capacity.
Meat Levies
Mr. Morley: To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what would be the total revenue raised for the Meat and Livestock Commission if animal exporters had paid the current levies on each animal exported in (a) 1993 and (b) 1994. [31014]
Mr. Jack: Total revenue due to the MLC from levies from all sources, including exported live animals, for the years ending 31 March 1993 and 1994 was £29 million and £29.9 million.
Early Retirement
Mr. Milburn: To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, pursuant to his answer of 3 May, Official Report , column 226 , if he will provide comparable details on civil service early retirement packages on grounds of inefficiency. [29285]
Mr. Jack [holding answer 19 June 1995]: Inefficiency is a ground for dismissal. An immediate lump sum payment of up to two years' salary can be made in specific cases where a Department judges payment of compensation to be appropriate. Where compensation is agreed and the person dismissed is over age 55, this may be forgone in favour of immediate payment of the accrued superannuation benefits which would otherwise be preserved for payment at retiring age. There have been 23 departures on inefficiency grounds in the past five years. Details for the Ministry and its agencies are as follows:
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|Annual
|compensation
|payment to |Lump sum |Compensation
|age 60 (rate |Superannuation|compensation |in lieu of
|pa) |lump sum |payment |notice
|£ |£
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1990-91 |nil |nil |8,708.79 |nil
1991-92 |nil |nil |45,393.76 |nil
1992-93 |nil |nil |nil |nil
1993-94 |nil |nil |51,316.94 |11,969
1994-95 |nil |nil |96,677.28 |663.6
Fishing Subsidies
Mr. Key: To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how much subsidy has been given to the United Kingdom in each of the last three years from the European Community for fishing; and what is the forecast of funding to the United Kingdom for each of the next three years. [28163]
Mr. Jack [holding answer 19 June 1995]: As explained in my reply to my hon. Friend the Member for South Hams (Mr. Steen) on 6 June, Official Report , column 6 , changes have taken place in the way these subsidies are provided. Prior to 1994, European aid to the fishing industry was financed under a variety of different sections of the EC budget and it is not possible to identify separately all the expenditure relating to fishing. If comparable figures are extracted from the same EC sources as my earlier reply then the statistics for UK would be as set out in table 1. However, we have more detailed information from departmental records for decommissioning of vessels, promotion activities, marketing and processing, vessel grants, market support--calender year--and aid to sea fisheries committees for enforcement and this is set out in the upper part of table 2. From 1994 onwards, the financial instrument for fisheries guidance came into force, amalgamating the various fisheries structures and marketing and processing regulations. The figures in the lower part of table 2 shown the amount of Community funding available for the investment set out in the relevant UK programmes for objective 1, 5(a) and PESCA. They include measures for the benefit of aquaculture. An additional £2.4 million-- 1995 96--and £2.2 million--1996 97 and 1997 98--is forecast for sea fisheries committee enforcement, and market support measures.
Table 1: Elements of European Community financial assistance to the UK fishing industry Calendar year |MECU |£ million -------------------------------------------------------- 1992<1> |7.7 |6.5 1993<1> |2.3 |1.9 1994<2> |20.61 |17.3 1995 |20.60 |17.3 1996 |20.62 |17.3 1997 |20.61 |17.3 1998 |20.63 |17.3
Table 2 Financial/Calendar |Mecu |£ million Year ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1992-93<3> |<4>7.35 |6.18 1993-94<3> |<4>13.98 |11.76 1994-95<5> |<4>13.97 |11.75 1994<2> |20.61 |17.23 1995<6> |25.67 |21.46 1996 |28.29 |23.65 1997 |29.29 |24.49 1998 |28.12 |23.51 <1>Figures taken from European Court of Auditor's Annual Reports copies of which are in the House Libraries. <2>Figures from 1994 onwards include expenditure plans which are contained in the UK sectoral plan 1994-1999 for objective 5(a)`Fisheries', copies of which are in the House Libraries. <3>Excludes promotion, and the marketing and processing awards under EC regulation 355/77, the majority of which were paid prior to 1994 and financed under the European agricultural guidance and guarantee fund, guidance section (Agriculture). <4>Approximate conversion rate. <5>Includes estimated figures for reimbursement for decommissioning. <6>Figures from 1995 onwards include expenditure plans for the PESCA initiative for fish diversification projects which are contained within the UK operational programme 1995-1999 as submitted to Brussels for approval.
WALES
Earnings (Hotels)
Mr. Barry Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is his estiamte of the average wage in the hotel industry in Wales. [29630]
Mr. Gwilym Jones: There are no reliable estimates of average wage rates in the hotel industry in Wales.
Examination Papers
Mr. Win Griffiths: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what was the cost expressed in present day prices of the publication of examination papers in GCSE and pre-GCSE equivalent examinations in (a) 1964, (b) 1974, (c) 1984 and (d) 1994; and what assessment he has made of the level of reading age required to be able to understand the questions set. [29595]
Mr. Richards: Comparative publication costs for GCSE and equivalent pre-GCSE examinations for the relevant periods are not available; the Joint Council for GCSE Examination Groups commissioned research into reading age standards for GCSE papers in 1991. The findings were considered in the development of subsequent GCSE examination papers.
Gipsy Representations
Mr. Barry Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what recent representations he has received from local authorities and from hospital trusts concerning gipsies; and if he will make a statement. [29636]
Mr. Gwilym Jones: I have received a number of letters from Clwyd county council about gipsy sites in Clwyd. No representations have been received from hospital trusts.
Mental Hospital Discharges
Mr. Barry Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many people were discharged from mental hospitals in each of the last 10 years. [29633]
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Mr. Richards: The number of discharges--including deaths--from mental illness hospitals and mental illness units within other hospitals are as follows:
|Number
----------------------
1984 |13,111
1985 |14,207
1986 |13,825
1987 |13,702
1988 |14,080
1989 |14,479
1990 |14,668
1991-92 |16,236
1992-93 |16,342
1993-94 |17,006
Data prior to 1991 92 is not strictly comparable with later years, since the data collection system changed on 1 April 1991.
It should be noted that the data relates to discharges and deaths during the year and not to individual patients; patients discharged more than once during the year will therefore be included in the data upon each discharge.
Wepre CP School
Mr. Barry Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what measures he will take to ensure enhanced staffing at the Wepre CP schools language unit; and if he will make a statement. [30168]
Mr. Richards: Staffing at the language unit is a matter for the local education authority.
Wrexham Birkenhead Railway
Mr. Barry Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what proposals he has for discussions with Regional Railways concerning the improved service on the Wrexham-Birkenhead line; and if he will make a statement. [30167]
Mr. Gwilym Jones: Welsh Office officials discussed this railway line when they met the director of Regional Railways (North West) on 15 June. Regional Railways has no plans to change the service on this line.
Schools Inspections
Mr. Barry Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many HM inspectorate inspections were made in (a) 1991 and (b) 1994 of (i) high schools and (ii) primary/infant schools for each local education authority area. [30169]
Mr. Richards: This is a matter for Her Majesty's chief inspector to deal with and I have arranged for him to write to the hon. Member.
Environmental Industries Commission
Mr. Llew Smith: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what plans he has to meet the Environmental Industries Commission; and what proportion of United Kingdom exports of environmental technologies and services he assesses can be met by Welsh companies. [30521]
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Mr. Gwilym Jones: There are no plans to meet representatives of the organisation known as the Environmental Industries Commission Ltd. Overseas markets for environmental technologies and services are important to Welsh companies in that sector. However it is impossible to say what proportion of United Kingdom exports can be met by Welsh companies since the size of the market and an individual company's capacity to export will vary from day to day.
Rhondda Borough Council
Mr. Wigley: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales when he received a copy of the Audit Commission report entitled "Rhondda Borough Council: Audit of Accounts of 1993 94 Renovation Grants--Report of Investigations into the Operation and Management of the System and on the Results of Investigations into Alleged Irregularities"; and what action he plans to take. [30616]
Mr. Gwilym Jones: The Welsh Office received a copy of the report from Rhondda borough council on 22 June.
Under part VIII of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989, local authorities are charged with the administration of the renovation grants scheme. It is for the council to act on the findings of the district auditor's report and to implement the agreed
recommendations. Papers have been passed to the police. The Welsh Office will keep in close touch with the district auditor about any implications for the payment of Government subsidy.
Sheep Dips
Mr. Ron Davies: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what advice his Department has issued on the safe use by farmers and farm workers of organophosphorus sheep dips. [30962]
Mr. Gwilym Jones: The Government have issued numerous press releases and guides for information, the latest being the revised booklet on sheep dipping published in March this year.
Mr. Davies: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what guidance his Department has issued to Welsh farmers about the use of pyrethoid based sheep dips in preference to organophosphorus sheep dips. [30964]
Mr. Jones: The current booklet giving advice on sheep dipping provides information on the reasons for treating sheep and which licensed products are effective against particular parasites. The information includes alternatives to organophosphorus dips, but no specific advice has been given as this is a matter for individual farmers to decide in the light of their particular circumstances and in consultation with their veterinary adviser.
Mr. Davies: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what research his Department has undertaken in the last five years into possible links between organophosphorus sheep dips and (a) physical and (b) mental health problems; and what was the outcome. [30963]
Mr. Jones: Government agricultural research and development relating to Wales and England is undertaken by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. The Welsh Office discusses research and development programmes with the Ministry of Agriculture before they are implemented. The Government have accepted the recommendation of the veterinary products committee for
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epidemiological studies into possible long- term effects of using organophosphorus sheep dips, and proposals for studies are currently being considered.Mr. Ron Davies: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what research his Department has undertaken in the last five years evaluating the effectiveness of protective clothing worn by farmers and farm workers when using organophosphorus sheep dips; and what was the outcome. [30961]
Mr. Jones: Research on the effectiveness of protective clothing used whilst dipping sheep has been undertaken by the Health and Safety Executive. It was found that where protective clothing was worn it reduced exposure very substantially in comparison with situations where it was not worn. Information on the use and care of protective clothing is set out in the Government's guidance on sheep dipping.
Suicides
Mr. Ron Davies: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many farmers and farm workers have committed suicide in Wales in each of the last 10 years. [30983]
Mr. Gwilym Jones: The information requested is shown in the following table.
Deaths of farmers and farm workers recorded as
suicide
|Farmers |Farm workers
----------------------------------------------------
1983 |12 |2
1984 |12 |3
1985 |6 |6
1986 |17 |2
1987 |2 |2
1988 |9 |2
1989 |7 |0
1990 |10 |1
1991 |8 |2
1992 |4 |0
1993<1> |9 |2
<1>In 1993 Office of Population Censuses and
Surveys made changes to the coding and data
collection system which may have affected the
numbers of deaths for many causes, including
suicides.
School Leavers
Mr. Flynn: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many young people in Wales who left school at 16 years in 1994 are currently (a) registered for vocational training courses, (b) in employment and (c) receiving bridging allowance. [31020]
Mr. Gwilym Jones: The information requested is not collected centrally.
ENVIRONMENT
Offshore Installations
Mr. Foulkes: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what factors led to the United Kingdom signing the United Nations law of the sea convention in relation to the abandonment of offshore oil and gas installations. [28924]
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Mr. Atkins: The United Kingdom did not sign the United Nations convention on the law of the sea. Part XI--on mining the deep seabed-- contained provisions unacceptable to the United Kingdom and most other industrialised states. An agreement adopted in July 1994 resolved these problems before the convention entered into force in November 1994. My hon. Friend the Member for Morecambe and Lunesdale (Sir M. Lennox Boyd) announced to the House on 20 July 1994 the United Kingdom's intention to accede to the convention. The provisions of the convention which deal with artificial islands, installations and structures on the continental shelf are consistent with the policies and legislation of the United Kingdom.
Yorkshire Dales National Park (Quarrying)
Mr. Gordon Prentice: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment what representations he has received from the Council for National Parks and others concerning his decisions not to call in the planning application to extend quarrying at Swinden in the Yorkshire Dales national park. [30379]
Sir Paul Beresford: To date, no representations has been received from the Council for National Parks concerning the Secretary of State's decision not to call in this planning application. Two representations expressing concern about the decision have been received from members of the public.
Planning Inquiries
Mr. Devlin: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment when planning inquiries Nos. N/P/R0715/219/94/5 and N/P/B2925/174/94/1 are expected to conclude. [30037]
Sir Paul Beresford: The public inquiry into the Berwick Hills project in Middlesborough--Ref No. N/P/R0715/219/94/5--was held in September 1994. The inspector's report was received in January 1995 and is under consideration. It is hoped to issue a decision in mid-July.
The public inquiry into the proposed super- store at Fewsters depot, Hexham --Ref No. N/P/B2925/174/94/1--was held in October 1994. The inspector's report was received in December 1994 and is under consideration. It is hoped to issue a decision this month.
Local Government Ombudsman
Mr. David Nicholson: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, pursuant to his answer of 19 June, column 132 , how many representations he has received since 1 January 1994 (a) asserting that the local government ombudsman service is no longer needed and (b) asserting that it works unsatisfactorily. [30270]
Mr. Curry: Since 1 January 1994 we have received more than 200 written representations expressing some dissatisfaction about the operation of the local government ombudsman service, including some 20 questioning the need for the service.
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Recycled Aggregate
Mr. Spellar: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will make a statement on the Government's policy in respect of substituting recycled aggregate for newly quarried material. [30431]
Sir Paul Beresford: The Government's policy on the use of secondary and recycled materials in place of primary aggregates is set out in minerals planning guidance note 6--MPG6--on aggregates provision in England. This explains that recycling is a key policy in pursuance of sustainable development, and sets targets--40 million tonnes per year by 2001 and 55 million tonnes per year by 2006--for the increased use of recycled material in the construction industry.
Police Authorities
Mr. Mackinlay: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will end the capping of police authorities for the year 1996 97. [30257]
Mr. Robert B. Jones: I shall consider capping criteria for 1996 97 in the context of decisions on next year's local government finance settlement.
Severn Trent Water
Mr. Alex Carlile: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what assessment he has made as to the extent to which savings made by Severn Trent Water plc are being proportionally passed on to consumers in terms of prices; and if he will make a statement. [30263]
Mr. Atkins: This is a matter for the Director General of Water Services, who has published his views on the sharing of benefits from greater efficiency by the water companies.
Right-to-buy Scheme
Mr. Simon Hughes: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how much money has been spent by his Department advertising the right-to- buy scheme; and how many properties have been purchased under the scheme in each of the last 10 years. [30737]
Mr. Robert B. Jones: The information requested on the costs of advertising the right-to-buy scheme--including the costs of printing booklets, leaflets and posters--is as follows:
Financial year |£ thousands ------------------------------------------------- 1984-85 |1,341 1985-86 |266 1986-87 |670 1987-88 |25 1988-89 |75 1989-90 |66 1990-91 |1 1991-92 |45 1992-93 |972 1993-94 |321 1994-95 |42 April to June 1995 |27
The numbers of properties purchased under the scheme is as follows:
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Calendar |Local |Housing year |authorities |New towns |associations|Total ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1985 |76,319 |663 |1,451 |78,433 1986 |73,767 |556 |2,791 |77,114 1987 |84,007 |792 |2,046 |86,845 1988 |128,566 |1,091 |3,323 |132,980 1989 |139,722 |1,332 |3,700 |144,754 1990 |92,995 |365 |3,369 |96,729 1991 |51,414 |177 |1,871 |53,462 1992 |41,445 |166 |669 |42,280 1993 |41,248 |180 |666 |42,094 1994 |43,116 |45 |831 |43,992
Mr. Simon Hughes: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many properties purchased from local authorities under right to buy have been for sale for over 18 months. [30736]
Mr. Robert B. Jones: This information is not available.
Homelessness
Mrs. Ann Winterton: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) what proportion of all new secure local authority lettings has been allocated to households accepted as homeless under part III of the Housing Act 1985 in each year since 1985; [30526] (2) what proportion of all new housing association lettings has been allocated to households accepted as homeless under part III of the Housing Act 1985 in each year since 1985. [30527]
Mr. Curry: The available information for England, which relates to financial years, is given in the table:
Housing
association
New secure local lettings
(excluding
authority transfers)<1>
lettings
|Percentage |Percentage
|Total |to homeless|Total |to homeless
|(000s) |households |(000s) |households
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1984-85 |229 |20 |49 |n/a
1985-86 |236 |24 |51 |n/a
1986-87 |232 |25 |52 |n/a
1987-88 |229 |28 |54 |n/a
1988-89 |223 |28 |57 |n/a
1989-90 |208 |31 |60 |n/a
1990-91 |215 |35 |62 |14
1991-92 |207 |39 |69 |21
1992-93 |204 |39 |90 |25
1993-94 |213 |35 |112 |25
n/a = not available
<1>Figures for housing association lets in 1988-89 and earlier are
estimates based on England and Wales data.
Source:
Local authority-Annual Housing Investment Programme (HIP1) returns.
Housing association-annual HAR10/1 returns.
Mrs. Winterton: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what proportion of repossessed owner-occupiers was accepted by local authorities for permanent rehousing under part III of the Housing Act 1985 in the last 12 months for which figures are available. [30529]
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Mr. Robert B. Jones: The data provided by local authorities on the numbers of households for which they accept responsibility to secure permanent accommodation accepted under the homelessness provisions of the Housing Act 1985 include information on the main reason for the homeless households' loss of their last settled home. Eight per cent.--10,230--of households accepted in England in the 12 months ending March 1995 were as a result of mortgage arrears; cases where the mortgage arrears led to repossession are not separately identified.
Mrs. Winterton: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what proportion of new lettings by private landlords in the most recent 12 months for which figures are available would have been of suitable size and rent for the average household accepted as homeless by local authorities under part III of the Housing Act 1985. [30531]
Mr. Jones: The size and composition of households accepted as homeless are not recorded centrally, nor is the rent they could afford unaided. The rents of households on low incomes, however, can be met by housing benefit.
The most recent figures available are for 1993 94, when about half of all new lettings by private landlords were accessible to the public and in self contained accommodation with three or more rooms--including bedrooms.
These estimates are from the 1993 94 survey of English housing. Like all estimates from sample surveys, they are subject to sampling error.
Mrs. Winterton: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what analysis with regard to any additional expenditure local authorities may incur in implementing and administrating the proposed new duties towards homeless people as announced by the Minister for Housing on 18 July 1994, Official Report, columns 25 34 and if he will place this information in the Library. [30528]
Mr. Jones: In his statement to the House last July, Official Report, columns 25 34, the then Minister for Housing, my right hon. Friend the Member for Ealing, Acton (Sir G. Young), said that the Government estimated that the cost of the proposals for reform of the homelessness legislation would be broadly neutral, although it would depend on the timing of legislation and its interpretation. We are still analysing the likely financial effects of the proposals.
Mrs. Winterton: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many submissions he has received from private landlords in response to (a) the consultation paper " Access to Local Authority and Housing Association Tenancies " published in January 1994 and (b) announcement on the proposed arrangements for homeless people by the Minister for Housing on 18 July 1994 Official Report, columns 25 34, and what percentage was (i) in support and (ii) opposed to the proposal that homeless households should be rehoused in the private sector. [30530]
Mr. Jones: Nine responses to the consultation paper were classified as being from private landlords. Three of these were supportive of our proposal that local authorities could discharge their duty by placing homeless households directly with private sector landlords.
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Correspondence about the 18 July 1994 announcement was not recorded separately from general correspondence.Mrs. Winterton: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what proportion of homeless applicants has been accepted for permanent housing by local authorities under the provisions of part III of the Housing Act 1985 in each year since 1985. [30525]
Mr. Curry: The information requested is not available. Data are collected from local authorities on applications/inquiries made but the data areas not reported on a common basis--they reflect differing local administrative practices--and cannot, therefore, be used for national or regional estimates of applications/inquiries.
Preston Farm, Stockton-on-Tees
Mr. Devlin: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will estimate how many people now work on Teesside development corporation's Preston farm site in Stockton-on-Tees. [30649]
Sir Paul Beresford: It is estimated that 1,400 people now work on the Preston farm site.
Cash Incentive Schemes
Mr. Simon Hughes: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how much money has been made available to each London borough to operate the tenants' cash incentive scheme in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement. [30739]
Mr. Robert B. Jones: The table provides information on the supplementary credit approvals issued to local authorities in London during this period. No SCAs were issued in 1993 94. With the approval of the Secretary of State, local authorities may also use their own resources to fund cash incentive schemes.
In the period 1989 90 to 1993 94 the cash incentive scheme has created over 6,000 vacancies for reletting in London and has enabled the same number of London households to buy their own home.
£000s
London
Borough |1991-92|1992-93|1994-95|1995-96|Total
--------------------------------------------------------------
Barnet |454 |250 |500 |750 |1,954
Bexley |- |360 |110 |320 |790
Brent |2,220 |2,000 |520 |1,920 |6,660
Bromley |1,000 |- |- |- |1,000
Camden |725 |1,000 |1,500 |1,500 |4,725
City of
London |- |100 |110 |150 |360
Croydon |3,000 |1,000 |1,420 |2,200 |7,620
Ealing |2,661 |1,000 |350 |1,710 |5,721
Enfield |2,000 |400 |700 |800 |3,900
Greenwich |- |500 |460 |1,240 |2,200
Hackney |1,000 |840 |689 |2,250 |4,779
Hammersmith
and Fulham |860 |300 |450 |1,750 |3,360
Haringey |1,870 |725 |820 |2,430 |5,845
Harrow |1,288 |500 |450 |1,000 |3,238
Havering |267 |100 |100 |300 |767
Hillingdon |2,006 |1,700 |810 |1,000 |5,516
Hounslow |1,570 |500 |380 |1,000 |3,450
Islington |2,750 |2,300 |610 |2,385 |8,045
Kensington
and Chelsea |1,673 |750 |180 |400 |3,003
Kingston upon
Thames |700 |300 |400 |300 |1,700
Lambeth |1,140 |1,000 |540 |565 |3,245
Lewisham |540 |450 |180 |565 |1,735
Merton |684 |500 |270 |445 |1,899
Newham |- |500 |630 |800 |1,930
Redbridge |433 |150 |450 |350 |1,383
Richmond
upon
Thames |884 |1,000 |500 |1,000 |3,384
Southwark |825 |250 |149 |2,385 |3,609
Sutton |1,164 |720 |297 |770 |2,951
Tower
Hamlets |580 |500 |310 |700 |2,090
Waltham
Forest |1,000 |100 |810 |1,000 |2,910
Wandsworth |2,565 |500 |750 |1,000 |4,815
Westminster |2,250 |700 |840 |1,735 |5,525
Total |38,109 |20,995 |16,285 |34,720 |110,109
National Park Authorities
Mr. Morley: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many responses he has had in relation to his consultation on a proposed amendment to the membership of national park authorities as currently proposed in the Environment Bill [Lords] ; if he will list those organisations that responded; and if he will list those who supported the proposed amendment and those who did not.
Mr. Atkins: Responses received by my Department up to 23 June 1995 have been deposited in the Library of the House, except for those where respondents indicated that they should not be made publicly available.
United Nations Environment Programme
Mr. Llew Smith: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, pursuant to his reply to the hon. Member for Finchley (Mr Booth), Official Re port , 15 June, columns 612-13 , if he will place in the Library a copy of the United Nations Environment Programme's refocused work priorities; and if he will arrange for copies of other countries' submissions to the Commission on Sustainable Development to be placed in the Library. [31060]
Mr. Atkins: I have arranged for copies of the United Nations Environment Programme's refocused programme of work to be placed in the Library.
The Department does not as a matter of course receive copies of other countries' reports to the Commission on Sustainable Development. However, I have arranged for copies of a matrix summary produced by CSD to be placed in the Library. The summary covers the reports of 44 countries, which were received in time to be included, on the thematic issues being reviewed at this year's CSD session
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