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Mrs. Clwyd: To ask the President of the Board of Trade (1) in which publication the annual reports and statement of accounts of the industrial death and retirement fund are published; [11590]
Mr. Page: These are matters for British Coal. I am asking the chairman to write to the hon. Member.
Mrs. Jane Kennedy: To ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will list for each year since 1985 the percentage changes in (a) export volumes and export unit values, (b) import volumes and unit values, (c) the terms of trade and (d) the non-oil visible trade balance. [11898]
Mr. Page:
The information is shown in the table.
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Annual percentage change(total visible trade) | Non-oil balance | ||||||
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Year | Export volumes | Export unit values | Import volumes | Import unit values | Terms of trade | Percentage of gross domestic product | Change in percentage of gross domestic product |
1985 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 3.2 | 4.9 | 0.5 | -3.2 | 0.6 |
1986 | 4.2 | -9.9 | 7.4 | -4.6 | -5.6 | -3.5 | -0.3 |
1987 | 6.0 | 3.5 | 7.7 | 2.9 | 0.5 | -3.7 | -0.2 |
1988 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 13.5 | -1.0 | 2.0 | -5.2 | -1.5 |
1989 | 5.8 | 4.5 | 8.1 | 4.3 | 0.3 | -5.0 | 0.2 |
1990 | 6.2 | 3.5 | 0.1 | 2.4 | 1.1 | -3.7 | 1.3 |
1991 | 1.2 | 1.4 | -5.3 | 1.2 | 0.2 | -2.0 | 1.7 |
1992 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 6.5 | 0.9 | 1.2 | -2.5 | -0.5 |
1993 | 3.6 | 12.2 | 3.9 | 10.0 | 2.0 | -2.5 | -0.1 |
1994 | 10.4 | 2.2 | 4.1 | 3.4 | -1.2 | -2.2 | 0.3 |
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Mrs. Kennedy:
To ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will list as a percentage of gross domestic product for each year since 1985 (a) the visible trade balance, (b) the invisible trade balance,
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(c) the current account balance and (d) the non-energy visible balance. [11899]
Mr. Page:
The information is shown in the table.
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Year | Visible trade balance | Invisible trade balance | Current account balance | Non-oil visible balance |
---|---|---|---|---|
1985 | -0.9 | 1.6 | 0.6 | -3.2 |
1986 | -2.5 | 2.3 | -0.2 | -3.5 |
1987 | -2.7 | 1.6 | -1.1 | -3.7 |
1988 | -4.6 | 1.1 | -3.5 | -5.2 |
1989 | -4.8 | 0.4 | -4.3 | -5.0 |
1990 | -3.4 | -0.1 | -3.5 | -3.7 |
1991 | -1.8 | 0.3 | -1.5 | -2.0 |
1992 | -2.2 | 0.6 | -1.6 | -2.5 |
1993 | -2.1 | 0.4 | -1.8 | -2.5 |
1994 | -1.6 | 1.3 | -0.3 | -2.2 |
Mr. French: To ask the President of the Board of Trade when he will publish a consultative document on proposals for amending the Companies Acts to take account of the recommendations on disclosure of directors' remuneration contained in the Greenbury report. [12291]
Mr. Lang: I have today published a consultative document seeking views on proposed changes to the requirements of the Companies Act 1985 relating to disclosure of directors' emoluments. The proposals are designed to remove overlap with the Greenbury recommendations for full disclosure of the emoluments of individuals directors by listed companies, now implemented by the stock exchange listing rules, and generally to ensure consistency of approach between the Companies Act provisions and the Greenbury recommendations. Copies of the consultative document have been placed in the Libraries of both Houses.
Mr. Hain: To ask the President of the Board of Trade under which statute free postage to members of the royal family is authorised. [11027]
Mr. Oppenheim [holding answer 24 January 1996]: This facility is not granted by statute. The provision of free postage to members of the royal family is a facility which has been provided by the Post Office since the earliest days of its inception.
Mr. Hain: To ask the President of the Board of Trade which members of the royal family receive free postage for their official mail. [11026]
Mr. Oppenheim [holding answer 24 January 1996]: The following members of the royal family and their households receive free postage for their official mail:
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Mr. Malcolm Bruce: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the total expenditure of his Department, its agencies and non-departmental public bodies on publicity for each of the years (a) 1979-80, (b) 1989-90, (c) 1991-92, (d) 1993-94, (e) 1994-95 and (f) 1995-96 (i) to date and (ii) as estimated for the whole year; what estimate he has made of such expenditure for 1996-97; and if he will break these figures down to indicate expenditure on (1) advertising and (2) press and public relations. [11380]
Mr. Hanley: Total expenditure on publicity--that is, promotional material and recruitment advertising--in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office--diplomatic wing and Overseas Development Administration--since 1979 at 1995-96 prices was:
£ | |
---|---|
1979-80 | 809,559 |
1980-81 | 569,578 |
1981-82 | 734,682 |
1982-83 | 675,220 |
1983-84 | 809,117 |
1984-85 | 645,986 |
1985-86 | 688,390 |
1986-87 | 873,338 |
1987-88 | 802,582 |
1988-89 | 1,348,555 |
1989-90 | 1,883,124 |
1990-91 | 2,180,180 |
1991-92 | 2,003,485 |
1992-93 | 2,193,224 |
1993-94 | 2,229,921 |
1994-95 | 2,384,083 |
1995-96 | 2,707,000 (Estimate) |
An estimate for 1996-97 is not yet available.
£ | £ | |
---|---|---|
Newspaper advertising for recruitment purposes: | (DW) 80,575 | 82,791 |
(ODA) 727,000 | 746,993 | |
Videos and brochures giving consular advice: | 162,700 | 167,174 |
ODA publicity and promotional material: | 1,350,000 | 1,387,125 |
2,320,275 | 2,384,083 |
The foregoing do not include figures for the executive agencies. Publicity expenditure--at outturn prices--for
the National Resource Institute and the Wilton Park Executive agency are as follows:
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NRI | WP | |
---|---|---|
1990-91 | 137 | -- |
1991-92 | 132 | 20 |
1992-93 | 77 | 27 |
1993-94 | 47 | 22 |
1994-95 | 56 | 20 |
1995-96 | 56 | 15 |
Mr. Robin Cook: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if copies of draft sections of Sir Richard Scott's report are in the possession of Ministers or officials in his Department other than those to whom draft sections of the report were sent by Sir Richard Scott. [11880]
Mr. Hanley: In forwarding draft sections of Sir Richard Scott's report to Ministers and officials, the inquiry expressly stated that individuals could, at their discretion, make a copy for a legal or other adviser and another for the department concerned. Whether they did so is entirely a matter for the individuals concerned.
Mr. Cook: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his answer of 18 January 1996, Official Report, columns 691-92, how much of the sum spent by his Department on external advice in relation to the Scott inquiry has been spent on legal advice. [11882]
Mr. Cook: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department have used copies o draft sections of Sir Richard Scott's report to prepare the Government's response to Sir Richard Scott's report. [11881]
Mr. Hanley: No decision about the response to Sir Richard Scott's report will be taken until the report has been received.
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