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Departmental Expenditure
Mr. Malcolm Bruce:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the total expenditure of his Department, its agencies and
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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. [11336]
Mr. Horam
[holding answer 25 January 1996]: Annual publicity spend information for the financial years 1989-90 to 1996-97 is shown in the table. Functions which are commonly associated with press and public relations for the Department of Health are included in the functions carried out by the Department's information division. Information for the year 1979-80 is not available.
| Financial year | (13)Total publicity expenditure | (14) Information division manpower and running costs |
|---|---|---|
| 1979-80 | -- | -- |
| 1989-90 | ||
| Department of Health | 17.20 (9.00) | 0.90 |
| Agencies | -- | -- |
| NDPBs | 0.78 | 0.01 |
| 1991-92 | ||
| Department of Health | 24.50 (8.70) | 1.50 |
| Agencies | -- | -- |
| NDPBs | 0.78 | 0.01 |
| 1993-94 | ||
| Department of Health | 19.20 (6.10) | 1.90 |
| Agencies | -- | -- |
| NDPBs | 0.16 | 0.02 |
| 1994-95 | ||
| Department of Health | 18.20 (4.30) | 2.00 |
| Agencies | 0.20 | -- |
| NDPBs | 0.19 | 0.02 |
| 1995-96(13) | ||
| Department of Health | 8.07 (0.99) | 2.02 |
| Agencies | 0.15 | -- |
| NDPBs | 0.18 | 0.02 |
| 1995-96(14) | ||
| Department of Health | 18.04 (1.98) | (15)-- |
| Agencies | -- | -- |
| NDPBs | 0.24 | 0.03 |
| 1996-97(15) | ||
| Department of Health | -- | -- |
| Agencies | -- | -- |
| NDPBs | -- | -- |
() = Advertising cost.
(13) Expenditure to date.
(14) Estimate for 1995-96 expenditure.
(15) Manpower and running costs estimates for 1995-96 full year and for 1996-97 budget are not yet available.
Medicinal Drugs (Deaths)
Mr. Flynn:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of the number of deaths and serious illnesses that resulted from the use of (a) antibiotics and (b) other medical drugs in each of the last five years. [12166]
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Mr. Horam
[holding answer 30 January 1996]: Tables 1 to 3 show the number of people who have died as a result of using drugs, medicaments and biological substances in England and Wales in the last five years for which figures are available. Deaths are broken down into adverse effects in correct usage, accidental poisoning, suicides and undetermined deaths.
| Antibiotics E930 | Others E931-E949 | |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 4 | 97 |
| 1989 | 7 | 104 |
| 1990 | 2 | 106 |
| 1991 | 4 | 80 |
| 1992 | 5 | 88 |
(16) International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision.
| Antibiotics E856 | Others E850-E858 (excluding E856) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 0 | 329 |
| 1989 | 0 | 334 |
| 1990 | 0 | 402 |
| 1991 | 0 | 402 |
| 1992 | 0 | 498 |
(17) International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision.
| Suicides and self-inflicted injury(19) | Injury undetermined whether accidentally or purposely inflicted(19) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 915 | 609 |
| 1989 | 785 | 586 |
| 1990 | 816 | 544 |
| 1991 | 793 | 588 |
| 1992 | 874 | 596 |
(18) International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision.
(19) Antibiotics cannot be distinguished separately from other drugs.
| Antibiotics | All drugs (including antibiotics) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 819 | 8,816 |
| 1992 | 887 | 9,014 |
| 1993 | 777 | 8,397 |
| 1994 | 735 | 8,562 |
| 1995 | 723 | 9,094 |
(20) Serious means fatal, life threatening, requiring or prolonging hospitalisation, disabling, cancer, congenital abnormality or overdose.
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AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FOOD
Set-aside Scheme
15. Mr. Flynn: To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what new measures he intends to introduce to improve the set-aside scheme. [11280]
Mr. Baldry: We will continue to manage the scheme so as to provide maximum flexibility for farmers as well as environmental benefits.
Live Animal Transport
16. Mr. Welsh: To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what representations he has received regarding the live transportation of animals; and if he will make a statement. [11281]
Mrs. Browning: We continue to receive a wide range of representations. We have been pleased with the level of response to our consultation exercise on implementation of the new EU rules.
21. Mr. Tyler: To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when he will announce the results of his consultations on his proposals for the implementation of EU directive 95/29 on the welfare of animals in transit; and if he will make a statement. [11286]
Mrs. Browning: Consultation has not yet finished. As our initial document set out, we shall undertake further consultation on draft proposals for legislation, which we are putting together taking account of the first round of comments we have received.
Mr. Heppell: To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will issue a consultation document on the consolidation of legislation relating to the welfare of animals in transit. [11983]
Mrs. Browning: Our intention to consolidate existing rules on welfare during transport was set out in the consultation document which was announced by my right hon. Friend the Minister on 23 October 1995, on our initial ideas for implementation of directive 95/29/EC on the protection of animals during transport. As confirmed in the consultation document, we shall be consulting further on draft legislative texts, including consolidation of all extant legislation.
Fishing Industry
17. Mrs. Lait: To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what proposals his Department has to improve market mechanisms in the fishing industry. [11282]
Mr. Baldry: The main responsibility for improving market mechanisms rests with the industry itself. The Government will play their part by continuing to do all that they can to create an environment in which the industry can prosper.
Common Agricultural Policy
Mr. Lidington:
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when he plans next to meet his German counterpart to discuss CAP reform. [11283]
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Mr. Douglas Hogg:
The German Minister of Food, Agriculture and Forestry, Mr. Jochen Borchert, has accepted my invitation to visit the UK to discuss the future of the CAP. I hope we will shortly be able to agree specific dates. We do, of course, meet regularly at meetings of the Council of Agriculture Ministers in Brussels or Luxembourg.
25. Ms Roseanna Cunningham:
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how often the common agricultural policy advisory group has met to discuss the future of the CAP; and what is its intended programme of meetings for the coming year. [11290]
Mr. Hogg:
The report of the CAP review group, which records the conclusions of its 11 independent members, was published on 26 July 1995. The report, which was circulated widely to politicians, academics and non-Governmental public bodies both here and throughout Europe, was instrumental in promoting a genuine debate on the future of the CAP. Copies of the report were placed in the House Library.
Mr. Robathan:
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what proposals he has made to curb fraud within the CAP across the EU. [11275]
Mr. Baldry:
The Government have fully supported Commission initiatives to introduce tough automatic penalties against those proved to have benefited from fraud.
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