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Remand Custody
Mr. Michael: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) 15 (b) 16 and (c) 17-year-old-boys were remanded into custody during (i) 1990, (ii) 1991 and (iii) 1992. [37186]
Miss Widdecombe: The available information on the number of 15 to 17 -year-old boys received on remand into prison service establishments in England and Wales is given in the tables. The age split requested is not available for 1990 1991. This information is also published in successive volumes of "Prison statistics, England and Wales"--table 3.9 of the 1992 edition (Cm 2581) and table 2.6 for earlier years. Copies of these publications are available from the Library.
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Table 1: Receptions of male remand prisoners,
aged 14-20 into
Prison Service establishments in England and
Wales 1990-1992
Age Total aged
Year |14-16 |17-20 |under 21
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1990<1> |1,240 |18,517 |19,575
1991<1> |1,164 |19,077 |20,241
<1> Only age split available.
Table 2
Age Total aged
Year |15 |16 |17 |under 18
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1992 |377 |720 |3,755 |4,852
Mr. Michael: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many young people aged (a) 12 to 14 and (b) 15 to 16 years were held in custody on remand in (i) local authority accommodation, (ii) prison services accommodation and (iii) any other venue in 1994 and in each of the previous five years. [36261]
Miss Widdecombe: The available information on the number of young persons remanded to local authority accommodation in England is published by the Department of Health in "Children accommodated in secure units"-- reference A/F 94/21, table 10. This information is presented on a financial year basis with the last report covering the year ending 31 March 1994. The available information on the number of 14 to 16-years-olds received on remand into prison service establishments in England and Wales is given in the table. No age split is available for 1989 1991.
This information is published in "Prison statistics, England and Wales", table 3.9 of 1992 and 1993 editions, Cms 2581 and 2893, copies of which are available in the library. No information is available for young persons held in any other venue.
Receptions of 14, 15 and 16 year old
remand prisoners into
Prison Service establishments in
England and Wales 1989-1994
Age
Year |<3>14|15 |16 |Total
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1989<1> |- |- |- |1,476
1990<1> |- |- |- |1,243
1991<1> |- |- |- |1,168
1992 |4 |377 |721 |1,102
1993 |0 |454 |907 |1,361
1994<2> |0 |634 |1,103|1,737
<1> No age split available.
<2> Provisional figures.
<3> Following implementation of the
Criminal Justice Act 1991 in October
1992, 14 year old boys may not be
remanded to Prison Service
establishments.
AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FOOD
Farms
Mr. Martyn Jones: To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what was the number of farms of the size (a) 1 to 25 hectares, (b) 26 to 50 hectares, (c) 51 to 75 hectares, (d) 76 to 100 hectares, (e) 101 to 150 hectares, (f) 151 to 200 hectares and (g) 201 or more hectares for (i) the last available year and (ii) 1985. [36430]
Mr. Boswell: Statistics for England from the June agricultural census for the years 1985 and 1994 are shown in the table:
Holding size
(hectares) |1985 |1994
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0.1 to 0.9 |4,405 |4,001
1.0 to 25.9 |68,839 |72,352
26.0 to 50.9 |28,188 |25,980
51.0 to 75.9 |16,233 |15,169
76.0 to 100.9 |10,358 |10,095
101.0 to 150.9 |10,992 |10,969
151.0 to 200.9 |5,553 |5,503
201 and over |9.198 |9,357
Total holdings |153.766 |153,426
1. The above figures exclude minor holdings.
Outsourcing Contracts
Mr. McNamara: To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many outsourcing contracts were granted by his Department or agencies in each year since 1990, indicating the nature and value of each contract; and if any additional work was added and of what value to (a) Hoskyns/Cap Gemini Segeti, (b) AT and T Istel, (c) EDS, (d) Sema Group, (e) Datasolve, (f) ITN Net, (g) Andersen Consulting, (h) Centre File, (i) BIS, (j) Telecom Capita, (k) ICL, (l) Digital Equipment, (m) CFM, (n) Siemens, (o) Nixdorf, (p) CMG and (q) Logica. [36959]
Mr. Boswell [holding answer 16 October 1995]: Since 1990, no outsourcing contracts have been granted by the Department or its agencies to any of the companies listed. Consequently, there has been no additional work.
Fish (Pollution)
Mr. Dalyell: To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what assessment he has made of the dangers to cod, haddock and plaice stocks in the North sea of the pollutions of hydrocarbons in drilling wastes discharging from rigs [37292] Mr. Baldry There have been a number of recent studies which examined the levels of hydrocarbons and taint in fish. These show some evidence that oil residues are present but no evidence of taint. There are no dangers to cod, haddock or plaice stocks in the North sea arising from drilling wastes.
HEALTH
Cancer
Mr. Nicholas Brown: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what are the mortality rates from (a) cervical, (b) breast, (c) lung and (d) bowel cancer in (i) England and (ii) other OECD countries. [36618]
Mr. Sackville: This information is shown in the table.
Provisional mortality rates for England 1993
|Crude death rate
Description |ICD9<1> code |(per 100,000)
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Malignant neoplasm of the
bowel |152,153,154 |31.3
Malignant neoplasm of the
lung |162 |62.9
Malignant neoplasm of the
female breast |174 |49.3
Malignant neoplasm of the
cervix uteri |180 |5.6
<1> International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision.
The latest available data for other Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development countries can be found in the "World Health Statistics Annual 1993", copies of which are available in the Library.
Mr. Nicholas Brown: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what are the mortality rates from all cancers in (a) England and (b) other OECD countries. [36617]
Mr. Sackville: This information is shown in the table.
Provisional mortality rates for England 1993
|Crude death rate
Description |ICD9<1> code |(per 100,000)
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Malignant neoplasms |140-208 |270.7
<1> International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision.
The latest available data for other Organisations of Economic Co-operation and Development Countries can be found in the "World Health Statistics Annual 1993", copies of which are available in the Library.
Junior Doctors (Accommodation Changes)
Mrs. Beckett: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what guidance his Department gives to trusts in relation to charging junior doctors for hospital accommodation when they are required by their contract to be resident on call. [37220]
Mr. Malone: The terms and conditions of service for hospital medical and dental staff (England and Wales) handbook includes the provisions for charges for residence for junior doctors whether they are compulsory resident practitioners or voluntary resident practitioners. From 1 April 1995 the ceiling on lodging charges for voluntary resident practitioners was removed. AL(MD)4/95, which announced this change, was issued on 12 June 1995 and contains guidance for employing bodies on the provision of accommodation for hospital medical and dental staff, including compulsorily resident practitioners.
Copies of both documents are available in the Library.
Travel Allowances
Dr. Lynne Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list the total cost of travel expenses claimed by civil servants using their own vehicles for official business in each of the last five years in his Department; and what would have been the saving in the last year if the maximum rate that could be claimed was set at the lowest rate. [36370]
Mr. Sackville: This information could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Mr. Ieuan Wyn Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what is his Department's assessment of the potential value of a national awareness week focusing on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and similar conditions; and if he will make a statement. [36648]
Mr. Bowis: I am advised that it is unlikely that attention deficit hyperactivity disorder would benefit from presentation in this way.
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Mr. Ieuan Wyn Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list for each of the last three years (a) the total amount estimated to have been spent on mental health treatment and (b) the total amount estimated to have been spent in treating children diagnosed as suffering from attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, indicating in each case the percentage of each item as a proportion of the total health budget; and if he will make a statement. [36651]
Mr. Bowis: The available information on the amount spent on mental health treatment is shown in the table.
Information on the amount spent on treating children diagnosed as suffering from attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is not available centrally.
|Mental illness as a
|proportion of total
|hospital and
|Mental illness |Mental illness |community health
|expenditure |expenditure |services
|cash prices |1993-94 prices |expenditure
|£ million |£ million |Percentage
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1991-92 |2,185.3 |2,341.8 |11.58
1992-93 |2,350.3 |2,422.2 |11.56
1. Final figures for 1993-94 are not yet available.
2. The gross domestic product deflator was used to calculate the 1993-94 prices.
3. The mental illness expenditure is made up of the following:
(a) in-patient and outpatient expenditure-the consultant specialities of mental illness, child and
adolescent psychiatry, forensic psychiatry, physiotherapy and old age psychiatry.
(b) day patient expenditure-in the categories, mental illness (alcoholism, drug abuse,
psychogeriatrics and general), child and adolescent psychiatry and forensic psychiatry.
4. Expenditure figures for 1991-92 onwards are not comparable with earlier years due to changes in
national health service accountancy practices.
Mr. Ieuan Wyn Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will issue guidelines to assist head teachers and social workers in providing for the medical problems of hyperactive children; and if he will make a statement. [36652]
Mr. Bowis: Children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder who are regarded as having special educational needs should be assessed on an individual basis by a team of appropriately trained professionals, as provided for in the code of practice on the identification and assessment of special educational needs issued last year by the Department for Education and Employment and the Welsh Office.
Mr. Ieuan Wyn Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what is his assessment of the linkage between long-term addictive tendencies and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; and if he will make a statement. [36656]
Mr. Bowis: Some research suggests that children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder may have an increased risk of developing further problems later in childhood and in adolescence, including substance abuse. The nature of any such linkage is, however, not yet clear.
Mr. Ieuan Wyn Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what advice his Department provides for adoptive parents who discover that their adopted child is
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affected by attention deficit disorder or similar condition; and if he will make a statement. [36657]Mr. Bowis: Advice for parents, whether adoptive or otherwise, is a matter for professional consideration in each individual case.
Mr. Ieuan Wyn Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the appropriateness of conventional family therapy in the case of families in which one or more children are affected by attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. [36658]
Mr. Bowis: Family therapy may play a part in a comprehensive treatment programme which may also include medication and other interventions. With young children and in milder forms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, family therapy may be an appropriate and effective approach on its own--for example, if focused on enhancing parenting skills and helping the child learn strategies to improve concentration.
Breast Cancer (Radiotherapy Damage)
Mrs. Beckett: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of the number of women whose treatment by radiotherapy after breast cancer has led to major permanent injuries; what plans he has to pay compensation in these cases; and what compensation has been paid in each of the last five years. [37224]
Mr. Sackville: No estimate has been made but the Department of Health is working with Rage Breast, a patient support group representing women who have had radiotherapy for breast cancer which has led to major permanent injuries. There are no plans to pay compensation in these cases, nor has any compensation been paid in the last five years. We sympathise fully with those suffering as a result of any medical side effect; however, we consider that compensation by the national health service is appropriate only when there is evidence of medical negligence. The Government's position remains that the basis for seeking compensation should be by proof of negligence through the courts.
Pocket Guide to the NHS in London"
Mrs. Beckett: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much the "Pocket Guide to the NHS in London" cost to write, publish and distribute; how many copies have been produced; and to whom and to which organisations it has been distributed. [37424]
Mr. Sackville: A total of 15,000 copies of the "Pocket Guide to the NHS in London" have been produced at a total cost of £26,000. The guide has been distributed to a wide range of organisations and individuals in London including health authorities and trusts, hon. and right hon. Members, community health councils, general practices, local authorities and the media. The response to the guide has been overwhelmingly favourable with many requests for additional copies.
Health Care from Non-NHS Providers
Mrs. Beckett: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much was spent on purchasing care from non-NHS providers by fundholders, trusts, heath authorities and in total in each year since 1990. [37425]
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Mr. Sackville: The table details expenditure on purchasing care for 1991 92, 1992 93 and 1993 94 for general practitioner fundholders, national health services trusts, health authorities and in total. Figures for 1990 91 are not available.
Purchase of health care from non-NHS providers
(England) 1991-92 to 1993-94
£ thousands
|1991-92 |1992-93 |19943-94
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GP fundholders |3,698 |13,127 |29,899
NHS trusts |12,204 |45,436 |50,386
Health authorities |194,471 |210,558 |277,716
Total |210,373 |269,121 |358,001
Source:
1. Annual accounts of family health services
authorities; regional, districts and special health
authorities for the London postgraduate hospitals,
1992-93 and 1993-94.
2. Annual financial returns of NHS trusts, regional,
district and special health authorities for the London
postgraduates hospitals 1991-92.
London Ambulance Service
Mr. Robert G. Hughes: To ask the Secretary of State for Health when the Government intend to respond to the second report of the Health Select Committee on London's Ambulance Service, HC 20; and if he will make a statement. [37633]
Mr. Sackville: Copies of the Government's response to the Health Committee's report on London's Ambulance Service have been laid before the House today.
NATIONAL HERITAGE
Agency Targets
Mr. Duncan: To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage what targets she has set for the executive agencies in her Department. [37739]
Mr. Sproat: The following targets have been set for 1995 96: For the Historic Royal Parks agency
Financial Targets:
Commercial Surplus--£7.4 million
Call on the taxpayer: £6.7 million
Visitor Satisfaction Measures
Visitors' average ratings of:
Value for Money--0.7 to 1.0
Enjoyment--above 1.4
Helpful and friendly staff--above 1.4
Efficiency Target:
Savings on running costs--2 per cent.
Conservation Target:
To complete the fire prevention works planned for 1995 96 and the programme of works identified by the buildings condition surveys as needed in 1995 96. To undertake further detailed inspections of the specific areas identified by the surveys as possibly needing work in 1996 97.
Visitor ratings are assessed from market research interviews with 900 visitors, undertaken by independent consultants each summer. 2.0 is extremely good; 1.5 is very good; 1.0 is quite good; 0 is OK; 1.0 is quite poor; 2.0 is very poor.
For the Royal Parks agency
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Fabric:(i) Examine the scope for private sector finance to fund the necessary works required to remove the three remaining buildings on the "at risk" register.
(ii) Carry out all the outstanding maintenance identified as necessary to meet health and safety obligations.
(iii) Redraft tender documents for three remaining grounds maintenance contracts which expire in March 1996, invite competitive tenders and award new contracts.
(iv) Achieve an average rating of at least 75 per cent. across all parks in response to the visitor survey question: "how do you rate the cleanliness of this park?"
(v) Redraft tender documents for the works management contract. Financial:
(i) Increase income from £1.8 million in 1994 95 to £2.3 million from permits, licences, events, concessions and car parking. (ii) Achieve 1.5 per cent. improvement in running costs efficiency.
(iii) Complete development of an agency pay and grading system in order that a new system can be introduced by 1 April 1996.
Visitor Survey:
Achieve an overall quality rating of 8 marks out of 10 in response to visitor survey question "Overall, how would you rate the quality of the park?"
Assessment of soft landscape quality:
Each park to achieve an overall score of 7 marks out of 10 for its soft landscape presentation.
National Lottery
Mr. Michael: To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage what is the total income received to date (a) in tax revenue, (b) in money for distribution to good causes since the start of the national lottery and (c) in interest received on money prior to expenditure being incurred by the distribution boards. [37487]
Mr. Sproat [holding answer 16 October 1995]: For the period 22 November 1994 to 30 September 1995, £410.7 million has been paid in duty levied on the national lottery. For the same period, £1,093 million has been paid to the national lottery distribution fund for distribution to good causes and £30.7 million of interest has accrued to the fund as a whole.
Mr. Michael: To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage whether the interest on the lottery income earmarked for distribution by the National Lottery Charities Board is being added, automatically and in full, to the money available for future distribution by that board; how the money is being held; and under what rules it is to be released to the board. [37484]
Mr. Sproat [holding answer 16 October 1995]: Pending draw down by the distributing bodies, proceeds available from the national lottery are held in the national lottery distribution fund. Funds are invested and balances calculated for each distributing body. The NLDF investment account is revalued before each transaction, either receipt or draw down of funds--for payment of grants or expenses--and interest is apportioned in full to each body. Funds are normally drawn on a monthly basis, in accordance with procedures agreed between the Department of National Heritage, the National Debt Commissioners and the distributing bodies.
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Mr. Michael: To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage if she will show (a) the income earmarked for distribution by the National Lottery Charities Board from the income in each month since money started to flow from the national lottery, (b) the cumulative total held in respect of the NLCB at an appropriate point in each month, (c) how much of that total is held respectively (i) by the Treasury, (ii) by his Department or (iii) in any other fund and (d) the rate of interest and the total cash figure earned each month from the sums held. [37483]
Mr. Sproat [holding answer 16 October 1995]: The National Lottery Charities Board is allocated one fifth of the money generated by the national lottery for the national lottery distribution fund. Since 22 November 1994, £217.4 million has accrued to the charities board, which is an average of £20.7 million per month. All money paid into the fund, not immediately required for distribution, is paid over to the National Debt Commissioners and invested by them in accordance with Treasury directions. Interest is accrued on the fund as a whole and apportioned to each distributor. To date, £30.7 million of interest has accrued to the fund as a whole, of which £6.3 million is attributable to the charities board.
Mr. Michael: To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage if she will show (a) the income received in taxation in respect of each month since such income started to flow from the national lottery, (b) the total income from distribution to good causes received in respect of each month since such income started to flow, (c) the proportion and sum earmarked for distribution by the National Lottery Charities Board from each month's income, (d) the sums actually disbursed by the Treasury each month, indicating the amounts within the total passed to the Home Office and direct to the National Lottery Charities Board, (e) the amount of interest earned each month on the sums held by the Treasury for future distribution by the National Lottery Charities Board and (f) the cumulative monthly total including interest held by the Treasury for each month since the income commenced. [37486]
Mr. Sproat [holding answer 16 October 1995]: The national lottery distribution fund is maintained under the control of the Secretary of State for National Heritage. All money paid into the fund not immediately required for distribution, is paid over to the National Debt Commissioners and invested by them in accordance with Treasury directions.
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For the period 22 November 1994 to 30 September 1995, £410.7 million has been paid in duty levied on the national lottery, which is an average of £41 million per month.For the same period, £1,093 million, has been paid to the national lottery distribution fund for distribution to good causes. This is an average of £104 million per month. One fifth of all money paid into the fund is allocated to the National Lottery Charities Board. To date, this equates to £217.4 million, which is accrued at an average of £20.7 million per month.
To date, £65.3 million has been paid to distributors, an average of £6.5 million per month. Of the total, £6.6 million has been paid to the National Lottery Charities Board.
Interest accrued on the charities board share of the national lottery distribution fund, since the start of the lottery, totals £6.3 million. This is an average of £0.6 million per month. The total value of the fund to date stands at £1,052 million, which represents average monthly income of £100.2 million.
In-House Bids
Mr. McNamara: To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage if he will list those parts of his Department or departmental agencies which were privatised without an in-house bid; if he will indicate the expertise which was absent in his Department or departmental agencies which prevented an in-house bid taking place; which future parts of his Department or departmental agencies he intends to privatise; and which of them do not have the necessary in-house expertise to mount an in-house bid. [29432]
Mr. Sproat [pursuant to the reply, 20 June 1995, c. 177 82]: I regret that there was an omission from the reply given by my right hon. Friend the then Secretary of State. Following is the complete answer that should have been provided.
Since it was formed in April 1992, my Department and its agencies have contracted out the activities listed. As a newly formed Department, central services had been supplied by former parent Departments and thus there were no existing staff to mount an in-house bid. In order to concentrate on its core policy tasks it was decided to contract out these activities. Activities contracted out in the past and planned for the future, are as follows:
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|Name of |Won by
Let by |Activity |successful bid |in-house bid
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1992-93
DNH |Computer equipment and related services |SEMA Group Ltd. |No in-house bid
Historic Royal Palaces |Banqueting House Security |Royal British Legion Attendants |No in-house bid
| Company
1993-94
DNH |Consultancy for advice on competitive |Watts and Partners |No in-house bid
| tendering of works management
| functions
DNH |Reprographics |Williams Lea FM |No in-house bid
DNH |Central typing and secretarial |Manpower plc |No in-house bid
DNH |Mailroom |Security Despatch Group |No in-house bid
DNH |Security |Royal British Legion Association |No in-house bid
DNH |Minor maintenance |Richard Devine |No in-house bid
DNH |Cleaning |Ramoneur |No in-house bid
DNH |Reception |Manpower plc |No in-house bid
DNH |Payments and Accounts Services |Accounts Services Agency |No in-house bid
The Royal Parks |Property maintenance management |Tarmac Facilities Management |No in-house bid
Historic Royal Palaces |Kew Palace-Security Services |Royal British Legion |No in-house bid
Historic Royal Palaces |Hampton Court Palace-Gardens Litter |SITA |No in-house bid
| Clearance
Historic Royal Palaces |Hampton Court Palace |Initial Cleaning Services |No in-house bid
Historic Royal Palaces |Kensington Palace-Catering |De blanks |No in-house bid
Historic Royal Palaces |Kensington Palace-Cleaning |Swanlux |No in-house bid
Historic Royal Palaces |Kensington Palace-Cash Collection |Armaguard/Security Express |No in-house bid
Historic Royal Palaces |Banqueting House-Cleaning Services |Sloane Cleaning |No in-house bid
Historic Royal Palaces |Banqueting House-Security |Royal British Legion |No in-house bid
Historic Royal Palaces |Banqueting House-Porterage |Universal |No in-house bid
Historic Royal Palaces |Banqueting House-Catering |10 companies used-selected by tender |No in-house bid
Historic Royal Palaces |Banqueting House-Floristry |Nancy Ford |No in-house bid
1994-95
DNH |Provision of works management services |E. C. Harris |No in-house bid
| for certain properties in
| central London
DNH |Provision of works management services |Unicorn Consultancy Ltd. |No in-house bid
| for central ceremonial activities
DNH |Provision of works services management |Taylor Woodrow Facilities |No in-house bid
| at the Royal Naval College, | Management
| Greenwich
DNH |Statue maintenance services |Stonewest Ltd. |No in-house bid
DNH |Services relating to Trafalgar Square |Building and Property Facilities |No in-house bid
| Christmas Tree and New Year works | Management Ltd.
DNH |Record Storage, Retrieval and Review |Britannia Data Management |No in-house bid
The Royal Parks |Management of Car Parking Facilities |Apcoa Parking Ltd. |No in-house bid
The Royal Parks |Audit Services |Price Waterhouse |No in-house bid
The Royal Parks |Estate management duties |Daniel Smith |No in-house bid
Historic Royal Palaces |IT Consultants |Internet Solutions |No in-house bid
Historic Royal Palaces |Ticketing/EPOS Systems |MHG Systems Select Ticketing |No in-house bid
Historic Royal Palaces |HM Tower of London-Window |Metropolitan |No in-house bid
| Cleaning
Historic Royal Palaces |HM Tower of London-Computer |HMSO |No in-house bid
| Maintenance
Historic Royal Palaces |HM Tower of London-Commercial |RBLA |No in-house bid
| Guard Force
Historic Royal Palaces |HM Tower of London-Signage |HB Sign Company |No in-house bid
| -Moat Gardens
Historic Royal Palaces |HM Tower of London-Costumed |Past Pleasures |No in-house bid
| Interpretation
Historic Royal Palaces |HM Tower of London-Garden |Ground Control |No in-house bid
| Maintenance
Historic Royal Palaces |Hampton Court Palace-Catering |Town and County |No in-house bid
Historic Royal Palaces |Hampton Court Palace-Costumed |Past Pleasures |No in-house bid
| Interpretation
Historic Royal Palaces |Hampton Court Palace-Recorded Tour |Acoustiguide |No in-house bid
| Service
Historic Royal Palaces |Kensington Palace-Catering |De blanks/Digby Trout |No in-house bid
Historic Royal Palaces |Kensington Palace-Cleaning |Securicor |No in-house bid
Historic Royal Palaces |Kensington Palace-Cash Collection |Armaguard/Security Express |No in-house bid
1995-96
DNH |Consultancy for provision of professional|Tenders under consideration |No in-house bid
| support and advisory services relating
| to other Royal Estate Division works
| responsibilities
DNH |Services relating to Remembrance Day |Tendering exercise planned for later in |No in-house bid
| ceremony works | the year
DNH |Stationery |No yet awarded |No in-house bid
DNH |Payments and Accounts Services |CSL Managed Services |No in-house bid
The Royal Parks |Car Park Security duties |Reliance Security |No in-house bid
The Royal Parks |Entertainment Organiser |Not yet awarded |-
The Royal Parks |Royal Parks Constabulary, recruit |Tenders under consideration |No in-house bid
| training
The Royal Parks |Additional Horse Grooming duties |Tendering exercise planned for later in |No in-house bid
| the year
Historic Royal Palaces |Computer Maintenance |LCE Computer Systems |No in-house bid
Historic Royal Palaces |HM Tower of London-Cash |Security Express |No in-house bid
| Collection/Counting
Historic Royal Palaces |Kensington Palace-Catering |Securicor |No in-house bid
Historic Royal Palaces |Kensington Palace-Cleaning |Securicor |No in-house bid
Historic Royal Palaces |Kensington Palace-Cash Collection |Armaguard/Security Express |No in-house bid
1996-97
Historic Royal Palaces |All Palaces Security Warding |Tenders to be invited September 1995, |No in-house bid
| contract to start 1 April 1996
Millennium Fund
Mr. Tyler: To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage (1) how much money has been already promised from the millennium fund in each English and Welsh county; [36719]
(2) how many individual projects have applied for funding from the millennium fund in each English and Welsh county. [36720]
Mrs. Bottomley: This is a matter for the Millennium Commission. I shall reply to the hon. Member in my capacity as chairman of the Commission and place copies of my reply in the Libraries of the House.
TREASURY
Local Government Finance, Isle of Wight
Mr. Barry Field: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what advice he will be giving the Department of the Environment following the meeting and correspondence between the hon. Member for the Isle of Wight and Mr. Orchard of the Department of Employment about the data in the new earnings survey and the Isle of Wight and the area cost adjustment formulae. [35989]
Mrs. Knight: I refer my hon. Friend to the answer that I gave him in my letter dated 28 July, a copy of which is available in the Library.
Private Finance Initiative
Mr. Betts: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement about the rights of individual members of the public to make complaints to any of the appropriate ombudsmen about services or projects funded through the private finance initiative in his Department. [36823]
Mr. Jack: For Treasury and other Chancellor's Departments, members of the public have the same rights to make complaints of alleged maladministration to the relevant ombudsman concerning a project funded through the private finance initiative as they would have had if the project had been publicly financed.
Profit-related Pay
Mr. Spellar: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he had made of the cost to the Exchequer of profit-related pay for each of the last three years; and what is the estimate for this financial year. [37161]
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Mr. Jack: Estimates of the cost of income tax relief for profit- related pay schemes in 1994 95 and 1995 96 are published in table 1.6 of Inland Revenue Statistics 1995, a copy of which is in the Library. Estimates for other years can be found in earlier editions.
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