| Previous Section | Home Page |
NATIONAL HERITAGE
Royal Palaces
Mr. Coe: To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage when he will make available to the House the annual report on the maintenance of the occupied royal palaces. [31721]
Mr. Dorrell: I have today placed in the library copies of the annual report and accounts on the grant-in-aid for the maintenance of the occupied royal palaces in England, as promised in the Government's response to the 40th report of the Committee of Public Accounts. The annual report shows a significant reduction in the grant-in-aid
Column 650
since responsibility was transferred from the Department of the Environment to the royal household in 1991. The report also shows a continuation of the record of success which has already been noted by the Committee of Public Accounts.Galleries and Museums
Mr. Callaghan: To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage what information he has on the current level of admissions to national galleries and museums. [30981]
Mr. Dorrell [holding answer 26 June 1995]: I list forecasts for the number of visits to the national museums
Column 651
and galleries in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. More accurate figures for 1994 95 for the English and Welsh national museums and galleries will be available in July.
|Number |Forecast number
|of visits in |of visits in
|1993-94 |1994-95
|(million) |(million)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
England
British Museum |6.03 |6.32
Imperial War Museum |1.19 |1.23
National Gallery |4.02 |4.00
National Maritime Museum |0.53 |0.54
National Museums and
Galleries on Merseyside |1.34 |1.38
National Portrait Gallery |0.79 |0.85
Natural History Museum |1.74 |1.54
National Museum of Science
and Industry |2.67 |2.48
Tate Gallery |2.75 |2.80
Victoria and Albert Museum |1.58 |1.60
Wallace Collection |0.15 |0.16
Northern Ireland
Ulster Folk and Transport
Museum |0.18 |<1>0.19
Ulster Museum |0.27 |<1>0.26
Scotland
National Gallery of Scotland |0.76 |<1>0.89
National Museums of Scotland |1.09 |<1>1.52
Wales
National Museums and
Galleries of Wales |0.96 |0.87
<1> These are actual figures. It is not possible to identify the number of
visits to the Royal Armouries because at present it forms part of the Tower
of London.
National Lottery
Mr. Hardy: To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage (1) how many grants have been provided from the income arising from the national lottery; and if he will state the number of these within each region of the United Kingdom; [30016]
(2) what payments have been made to charities and good causes from the income arising from (a) the national lottery and (b) the associated scratch cards; and what proportion of the income such payments represent. [30029]
Mr. Dorrell [holding answer 22 June 1995]: The national lottery distribution fund receives a payment from Camelot Group plc each week relating to the sale of both on-line and instant win tickets. A total of £673 million has been raised for the five good causes since the national lottery began in November last year. Of this, £95.5 million-- 15 per cent., has been awarded to 486 projects. The awards are listed according to region.
Column 651
Regional breakdown of lottery awards made
|Sport |Arts |Heritage |Mill. Com|Charities|Total
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
England
North West |28 |11 |2 |0 |0 |41
North East |16 |2 |1 |0 |0 |19
Yorkshire |29 |7 |3 |0 |0 |39
Eastern |27 |7 |3 |0 |0 |37
East Midlands |30 |7 |1 |0 |0 |38
West Midlands |19 |2 |1 |0 |0 |22
South West |49 |5 |4 |0 |0 |58
South East |70 |17 |4 |0 |0 |91
Total |268 |58 |19 |0 |0 |345
Scotland |34 |20 |4 |0 |0 |58
Wales |23 |18 |2 |0 |0 |43
Northern Ireland |28 |11 |1 |0 |0 |40
Total |353 |107 |26 |0 |0 |486
LORD CHANCELLOR'S DEPARTMENT
Private Finance Initiative
Mr. Betts: To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department by how much Government spending has changed in 1994 95 as a result of the private finance initiative; what is the estimated effect in 1995 96; how many jobs are to be created by schemes approved to date and how many jobs have been lost as a consequence in the public sector; and what is the forecast transfer of employment from public to private sector over the last five years because of the initiative. [30837]
Column 652
Mr. John M. Taylor: For the Lord Chancellor's Department, including the Court Service and the Public Trust Office, there was no change in spending in 1994 95 as a result of the private finance initiative, nor is there likely to be any change in 1995 96. No schemes have been approved to date. There has been no transfer of employment from the public to the private sector since the launch of the private finance initiative in November 1992.
Mr. Betts: To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department how many schemes and to what value have been approved in 1994 95 under the private
Column 653
finance initiative; what are the estimates for the current financial year; how many schemes are currently being considered and at what value; for how long have they been considered and how many have been in the assessment process for over (a) six months and (b) 12 months; and what was the average length of time taken to assess schemes so far approved. [30836]Mr. Taylor: For the Lord Chancellor's Department, including the Court Service and the Public Trust Office, no schemes were approved in 1994 95 under the private finance initiative. It is possible that one will be approved in the current financial year, though its value cannot be quantified accurately at the present time. Five schemes are being considered currently, but their value cannot yet be quantified accurately. Of those five schemes three have been under consideration and in the assessment process for over six months and two for less than six months.
Civil Service (Retirement Packages)
Mr. Milburn: To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, pursuant to his answer of 17 May, Official Report , column 232 , if he will provide comparable details on civil service early retirement packages on grounds of efficiency. [29281]
Mr. John M. Taylor [holding answer 19 June 1995]: Inefficiency is a ground for dismissal. An immediate lump sum payment of up to two years' salary may be made 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 11 departures on inefficiency grounds in the past five financial years. Details are as follows:
£
|Superannuation
|Immediate lump |Annual pension |lump sum
|sum |from age 60 |payable at age
|compensation |(rate per annum)|60
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1990-91 |14,088.18 |2,437.65 |7,344.57
1991-92 |- |- |-
1992-93 |9,207.96 |1,969.84 |5,926.71
1993-94 |2,682.34 |771.39 |2,314.71
1994-95 |104,846.97 |19,629.52 |59,060.55
Capital Spending
Mr. Betts: To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department what is the expected capital spending figure for his Department for 1994 95; and what is the latest budget figure. [30879]
Mr. John M. Taylor: Expenditure on capital in 1994 95 was £142,000,000. The latest budget figure--forecast of expenditure for 1995 96--is £108,000,000. The figures include expenditure by the Court Service Agency and the Public Trust Office Agency.
Local authority capital expenditure on magistrates' courts was £56, 000,000 in 1994 95. The latest local authority budget figure for 1995 96 is £74,000,000. The Lord Chancellor's Department pays grants to local authorities at a rate of 80 per cent. of approved expenditure of magistrates' courts.
Column 654
HOUSE OF COMMONS
Bicycles
Mr. Tyler: To ask the Chairman of the Administration Committee what steps are being taken to improve access and facilities for storage for the bicycles of hon. Members, staff and visitors in the Palace of Westminster.
Mr. Michael J. Martin: Racks are provided under cover for 12 bicycles in Star Chamber Court, for 32 bicycles in the colonnade in New Palace Yard, and for 15 bicycles in the 1 Cannon Row courtyard, for the use of hon. Members and staff. There are racks for a further 12 bicycles in the store at the exit to the underground car park. In random checks, the Serjeant at Arms has always found spare capacity available among the existing racks.
There are no plans to increase the number, or to provide facilities for the storage of visitors' bicycles.
PRIME MINISTER
Information Technology Security
Mr. Cohen: To ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to paragraph 5 of the report by the National Audit Office into IT security in Government services if he will describe the liaison arrangements between the security services and GCHQ which ensure consistency of advice to Government Departments; who is the Minister responsible for such arrangements; what liaison arrangements with the CCTA relate to the implementation of IT security policy; and if he will make a statement. [29773]
The Prime Minister: Responsibility for co-ordinating policy and advice on IT security in government rests with an inter-departmental committee chaired by the Cabinet Office. The Foreign Secretary the Home Secretary and the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster have responsibility for the work of GCHQ, the Security Service and CCTA respectively. Specialists in all three organisations work closely together.
Mr. Cohen: To ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to paragraph 5 of the report by the National Audit Office into IT security in Government Departments, if he will authorise detailed responses to parliamentary questions concerning the resources, and deployment of resources expended by the security services and GCHQ, which relate to the provision of IT security advice to Government Departments; if such responses do not jeopardise national security. [29772]
The Prime Minister: It has been the policy of successive Governments not to provide information in response to parliamentary questions on the operation of the security and intelligence agencies.
Mr. Cohen: To ask the Prime Minster, pursuant to paragraph 5 of the report by the National Audit Office into IT security in Government Departments, if he has taken legal advice as to whether the functions of the security services in GCHQ which relate to the provisions of IT security advice to Government Departments are consistent with the functions outlined in the Security Service Act 1989 and Intelligence Services Act 1994; and if he will make a statement. [29771]
Column 655
The Prime Minister: Preventing the unauthorised disclosure of information held on Government computer systems is an important element in the protection of national security, and as such falls within the terms of the Security Service Act 1989 and the Intelligence Services Act 1994.
ENVIRONMENT
Private Finance Initiative
Mr. Betts: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) how many schemes and to what value have been approved in 1994 95 under the private finance initiative; what are the estimates for the current financial year; how many schemes are currently being considered and at what value; for how long have they been considered and how many have been in the assessment process for over (a) six months and (b) 12 months; and what was the average length of time taken to assess schemes so far approved; [30844]
(2) by how much Government spending has changed in 1994 95 as a result of the private finance initiative; what is the estimated effect in 1995 96; how many jobs are to be created by schemes approved to date under the initiative and how many have been lost as a consequence in the public sector; and what is the forecast of transfer of employment from public to private sector over the last five years because of the initiative. [30845]
Sir Paul Beresford: The Department of the Environment and its sponsored bodies attracted around £4 million in private investment in support of its programmes in 1994 95 and expects to lever-in a similar amount in 1995 96. This will assist the delivery of a very large number of projects, most notably ones relating to housing, inner cities and regeneration. Moreover, regulations to encourage and facilitate private finance initiative schemes in the local authority sector were implemented by the Government with effect from 1 April 1995 and further PFI-related legislative changes for local authorities are imminent. It is not practicable for the Department to collect detailed information on each project being advanced under private financing arrangements. There have been no changes in the Department's spending directly attributable to the PFI.
Capital Spending
Mr. Betts: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the expected capital spending figure for his Department for 1994 95; and what is the latest budget figure. [30883]
Sir Paul Beresford: My Department's total capital expenditure for 1994 95 is expected to be £4,488,000,000. This includes central Government's own expenditure, and capital expenditure by local authorities and public corporations, on a national accounts basis. The latest estimate for 1995 96 is £1,767,000,000. This excludes local government spending, for which a departmental breakdown is not yet available. These figures are the latest published, and appear in the statistical supplement to the "Financial Statement and Budget Report 1995 96", Cm 2821.
Column 656
Housing Corporation
Mrs. Gillan: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will make a statement about the finance management and policy review of the Housing Corporation. [31650]
Mr. Curry: On 14 December 1994 I informed the House that as part of the Government's programme of regular five-yearly finance management and policy reviews--FMPRs--of non-departmental public bodies, my Department would be carrying out a review of the Housing Corporation in 1995.
The prior options stage of the FMPR has been completed, and I have placed a copy of the report in the Library.
The purpose of the prior options stage was to assess whether the corporation's functions remained necessary for the achievement of the Government's policies, and whether there was scope for privatising, contracting out or transferring all or part of its functions to another body.
The Government's White Paper, "Our Future Homes", indicates the Government's commitment to a social rented sector, and sets out the Government's plans to enable a wider range of landlords to provide social rented housing, alongside housing associations. Systems for allocating Government subsidy, monitoring the provision of dwellings and overseeing the operation of social landlords therefore continue to be needed. Against this background, the Government accept the prior options review conclusions, that the Housing Corporation should continue to be responsible for the funding and regulation of housing associations in England; that the corporation should take on responsibility for payment of grant to and supervision of the proposed new social landlords, including landlords receiving transferred local authority stock; and that non-departmental public body status remains appropriate to the corporation's functions. The review also recommends that the Housing Association tenants' ombudsman service should be put on a statutory footing. As announced in the Housing White Paper, the Government accept this, and my Department will be consulting shortly on detailed proposals for legislation.
The Housing Corporation accepts and will take forward a number of other operational recommendations in the report. In particular, it will review the work it does on promotion of housing associations and focus it further on promoting the efficient and effective use of housing resources; develop improved liaison with county councils on care in the community and other issues; and confine its future monitoring of housing associations' employment practices to matters in relation to which the corporation has a statutory duty, under the Race Relations Act 1976; and expose a number of activities to competition from the private sector, where this is found to be relevant.
The review identifies a number of particular issues to be examined in the second stage of the FMPR, including the corporation's approach to registration and regulation in the context of the prospective introduction of new social landlords; the procedures for the appointment of corporation board members and for dealing with potential conflict of interest arising from board members' involvement in other housing-related activities;
Column 657
arrangements for liaison between the corporation and Government regional offices; and the scope for contracting out or market testing support services within the corporation.I am grateful for contributions received in the course of the review from the local authority associations, the Chartered Institute of Housing, the National Federation of Housing Associations, individual housing associations, and many other bodies and individuals. The report contains a list of the contributions. Copies of individual contributions are available through the DOE central library.
The review has underlined the importance of the corporation's work, and the effective way it is carried out. This is greatly to the credit of the staff of the corporation and to the chairman and members of the board, and I should like to place on record the Government's gratitude for this.
Mrs. Gillan: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will make a statement about the board of the Housing Corporation. [31651]
Mr. Curry: Three members of the board of the Housing Corporation are due to retire in the next few months--the right Rev. Wilfred Wood, Mrs. Stella Clarke and Mr. David Cochrane, after nine, seven and 12 years of service respectively. I am extremely grateful to them for the energy and abilities which they have brought to the corporation. In appointing new members to the board, I wish to be able to consider the widest possible range of candidates. I should, therefore, welcome nominations and expressions of interest in being appointed to these posts.
The Housing Corporation is responsible for the funding and regulation of over 2,000 registered housing associations, and has an annual budget of some £1,750 million. Membership of the corporation board calls for ability and judgment of the highest level. In making these appointments, I particularly wish to consider candidates with expertise also in the fields of urban regeneration, regulatory or other quasi-judicial processes, special needs housing, or academic study of housing issues. I will consider candidates with or without previous involvement in a housing association.
Bedfordshire County Council
Mr. Heald: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what action he has decided to take against Bedforshire county council following the notice served on them last year for anti-competitive behaviour in awarding a school and welfare catering contract in-house. [31857]
Mr. Robert B. Jones: On 8 November 1994, my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State, served a notice under section 13 of the Local Government Act 1988 on Bedfordshire county council, setting out his view that the authority had acted anti-competitively during a competition for school and welfare catering work.
My right hon. Friend has given careful consideration to the response to that notice and has today given the authority a direction under section 14 of the Act which requires it to retender its school and welfare catering work by 1 September 1996. Its direct service organisation will be limited to undertaking 70 per cent. of the total value
Column 658
of the work and it must seek the Secretary of State's consent before it assigns it any of the work in-house.Bedfordshire awarded six contracts for school and welfare catering to its direct service organisation when it had received substantially lower bids for them from a private company. In the Secretary of State's view it did not have well-founded reasons for doing so.
European Pollution Directives
Mr. Dobson: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what assessment he has made, or has been supplied to him by the local authority associations, of the effect on local authority services and local government finance of European directives dealing with bathing water and with clean air and emissions; and if he will make a statement. [30999]
Mr. Gummer [holding answer 26 June 1995]: The framework directive on ambient air quality assessment and management will have no direct effect on local authority services and local government finance. The effects of the subsequent daughter directives will be assessed when the proposals are adopted.
The directives on bathing waters and on integrated pollution prevention and control may entail a slight increase in existing co-ordination or provision of information functions for the local authorities. No assessment of these functions has been supplied by the local authority associations.
Ozone Air Pollution
Mr. Matthew Taylor: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what research he has conducted into which people suffer discomfort when ozone levels exceed 90 parts per billion; and if he will make a statement. [31033]
Mr. Sackville: I have been asked to reply.
In 1991 the Department of Health advisory group on the medical aspects of air pollution episodes undertook a detailed review of the effects of ozone on health. Its report was published and is available in the Library.
WALES
Mrs. A. Griffin
Mr. Barry Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will establish a public inquiry to ascertain the factors underlying the refusal to treat the two children of Mrs. A. Griffin whose case is currently before his Department at the Breakspear hospital. [30164]
Mr. Richards: This remains a matter for Clwyd district health authority. The authority is undertaking an investigation under independent chairmanship into the conduct of the officers concerned with the referral requested by Mrs. Griffin. I understand that Clwyd district health authority has made an offer to Mrs. Griffin, for an independent paediatrician appointment through an NHS consultant of her choice. That offer remains open.
Column 659
Prescription Charges
Mr. Ieuan Wyn Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what was the revenue raised through prescription charges in Wales during (i) 1992 93, (ii) 1993 94 and (iii) 1994 95; and if he will make a statement. [29585]
Mr. Richards: The information for 1994 95 is not available. Figures for 1991 92 to 1993 94 are as follows:
|Total income from
|charges
Financial year |(£000s)
------------------------------------------------------
1991-92 |13.372
1992-93 |14.706
1993-94 |16.008
Capital Spending
Mr. Betts: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is the expected capital spending figure for his Department for 1994 95; and what is the latest budget figure. [30871]
Mr. David Hunt: Consistent with the figures shown in table 1.7 of Cm 2821, the estimated outturn for 1994 95 for public sector capital expenditure within Welsh Office responsibilities is £1,433 million. This total includes an estimate of aggregate local authority capital spending; as explained in paragraph 1.9 of Cm 2821 no equivalent estimate is available for 1995 96. Excluding local authority spending, planned public sector capital expenditure for 1995 96 is £702 million.
Accident and Emergency Services
Mr. Rhodri Morgan: To as the Secretary of State
Column 660
for Wales (1) when he proposes to commence the statutory decision making procedure for determining the future of accident and emergency services in the Cardiff area; [31260](2) what notification he has been given by South Glamorgan health authority of its disagreement with Cardiff community health council regarding the proposed switch of accident and emergency services from the Cardiff royal infirmary to the University hospital of Wales; [31262]
(3) what public consultation he expects to carry out before reaching his decision concerning the future of accident and emergency services for Cardiff; and how long he estimates it will take him to announce his verdict; [31261]
(4) what consultation's he has had with the chairman of South Glamorgan health authority concerning its failure to agree with Cardiff community health council about proposals for future accident and emergency services for Cardiff. [31263]
Mr. Richards: The future of accident and emergency services at the Cardiff royal infirmary is a matter for South Glamorgan health authority at this stage. Although the health authority has kept this Department closely in touch with developments, including the position of Cardiff Community health council and the independent review of accident and emergency provision in Cardiff, the matter has not been discussed with the chairman of the health authority at ministerial level.
If the authority and the community health council are unable to agree on the way ahead, the proposals will be submitted to the Secretary of State for decision. If this happens, the Secretary of State's decision will be announced as quickly as possible, taking into account all the views presented.
Column 659
HOME DEPARTMENT
Immigration Controls
Mr. Jim Cunningham: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) if people detained at immigration controls are now offered refreshments; [30769]
(2) what has been the percentage change in the number of complaints against the immigration service from young travellers over the last five years; [30770]
(3) what documentation is now required for a young traveller to be allowed entry into the United Kingdom; [30771]
(4) if the review of complaint statistics for immigration service complaints has been completed; and what categories now replace the category of complaints that gave other reasons; [30772]
(5) what progress has been made to improve the provision of interpreters for the immigration service: [30773]
(6) what representations he has received alleging that black British citizens are facing lengthy delays at immigration controls; [30774]
(7) what action he proposes to prevent black citizens being discriminated against at immigration control points; [30775] (8) what discussions have taken place between the immigration service and ports and airports to improve holding and interview areas; and what were the results; [30776]
(9) what figures he has regarding the number and proportion of (a) black and (b) white citizens who experienced substantial delay at immigration control points. [30777]
Mr. Nicholas Baker: I will write to the hon. Member and place a copy of that letter in the Library.
Private Finance Initiative
Mr. Betts: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department by how much Government spending has changed in 1994 95 as a result of the private finance initiative; what is the estimated effect in 1995 96; how many jobs are to be created by schemes approved to date under the initiative and how many have been lost as a consequence in the public sector; and what is the forecast of transfer of employment from public to private sector over the last five years because of the initiative. [30835]
Mr. Howard: Capital spending in the Home Office did not change in 1994 95, nor is it expected to do so in 1995 96, as a result of the private finance initiative. In these two years my Department will have incurred no contractual payments associated with service delivery. Staff resources allocated specifically to overseeing and developing the initiative cost approximately £100,000 per annum. All Home Office capital expenditure proposals are examined to see if better value for money could be obtained through the private finance route. However, at present all Home Office schemes that have reached
Column 662
detailed consideration for private finance are additional to, not a substitute for, existing public capital provision.It is not possible to assess how many jobs have been created so far in the private sector in response to the private finance initiative. However, in addition to those that will be created in construction of capital assets-- for which public finance would not have been available preliminary estimates suggest that around 1,000 operational long-term jobs could result from current private finance schemes. As these projects are new facilities, it is not envisaged that public sector jobs will be lost.
Probation Officers
Mr. Tipping: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will place in the Library copies of responses to his consultation document on the recruitment and training of probation officers. [30818]
Mr. Nicholas Baker: I refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave to the hon. Member for Newham, South (Mr. Spearing) on 6 June, Official Report , column 125 .
Mr. Betts: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many schemes and to what value have been approved in 1994 95 under the private finance initiative; what are the estimates for the current financial year; how many schemes are currently being considered and at what value; for how long have they been considered and how many have been in the assessment process for over (a) six months and (b) 12 months; and what was the average length of time taken to assess schemes so far approved. [30834]
Mr. Howard: No private finance initiative contracts were approved in 1994 95. Planning took place on eight projects expected to be approved in 1995 96. These are projects estimated to have a capital value of approximately £150 million.
All capital schemes are now considered for private finance. Eight further schemes are currently receiving more detailed consideration. The value is likely to be of the order of £1 billion.
Capital Spending
Mr. Betts: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the expected capital spending figure for his Department for 1994 95; and what is the latest budget figure. [30880]
Mr. Howard: The Home Office, including Charity Commission capital expenditure is published in the statistical supplement to the "Financial Statement and Budget Report", Cm 2821. For 1994 95 the total figure recorded is £622 million. This includes local authority and Charity Commission expenditure. Planned central Government capital expenditure for 1995 96 is £369 million. There are no published figures for local authority capital expenditure.
Hackney Council
Mr. Sedgemore: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what considerations underlie his decision to decline to allow Hackney council to interview
Column 663
Ms Jill Arnfield as part of an enquiry to identify an individual or individuals who have broken the law; [31228](2) when his Department was informed by Hackney council that names and other information concerning council employees were unlawfully removed from council payroll records; and if he will publish the minutes of that meeting; [31229]
(3) how Ms Jill Arnfield of the immigration and nationality division of the Home Office came to be in possession of details of employees of Hackney council; [31230]
(4) for what reasons Ms Arnfield asked the Benefits Agency to carry out checks on employees of Hackney council; upon what evidence or allegations this request was made; what instructions she gave as to how widely this request was to be made known; and for what reasons; [31231]
(5) what is his Department's policy on co-operation with Hackney council's investigation of alleged unlawful acts in relation to information from the council's payroll records; and what is the reason for this policy; [31232]
(6) when information concerning employees of Hackney council was passed to his Department; who supplied the information; what steps the Home Office took to inform the council that it had received the information and for what reasons; and what lawful authority the Home Office had to act on the information. [31233]
| Next Section
| Home Page |