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Ministerial Accountability
Mrs. Clwyd: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to paragraph K8.1 of the Scott report relating to ministerial accountability, what additional measures he proposes to ensure his Department's compliance with paragraph 27 of "Questions of Procedure for Ministers". [17306]
Mr. Arbuthnot [holding answer 26 February 1996]: I refer the hon. Member to the speech made by my right hon. Friend the President of the Board of Trade on 26 February, Official Report, columns 589-604.
Astra Holdings
Mr. Cousins: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what were (a) the first and (b) the final dates of the removal of documents from Astra Holdings by Ministry of Defence police in 1990; [17845]
- (2) what were (a) the first and (b) the final dates of the lists of documents removed from Astra Holdings by Ministry of Defence police as required by the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984. [17800]
Mr. Soames: The first and final dates of the schedules of documents removed by the Ministry of Defence police from Astra Holdings were 13 March 1990 and 22 July 1992 respectively. The first and final dates of the removal of documents from Astra Holdings by Ministry of Defence police in 1990 were 13 March and 7 August 1990 respectively.
Royal Navy Personnel
Mr. Redmond: To ask the Secretary of state for Defence how many (a) males and (b) females are employed as (i) commissioned officers, by rank, (ii) non-commissioned officers, by rank and (iii) seamen in the Royal Navy. [17947]
Mr. Soames: Details of the rank and gender breakdown of personnel of the naval service is included in a tri-service publication, TSP9, copies of which are placed in the Library of the House.
Army Personnel
Mr. Redmond:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many (a) males and (b) females are
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employed as (i) commissioned officers, by rank, (ii) non-commissioned officers, by rank and (iii) privates in the Army. [17949]
Mr. Soames:
The information requested is contained in a tri-service publication TSP9, page 3, a copy of which is in the Library of the House.
Mr. Redmond:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many (a) males and (b) females are employed as (i) commissioned officers, by rank, (ii) non-commissioned officers, by rank and (iii) airmen in the RAF. [17948]
Mr. Soames:
Details of the breakdown of RAF personnel by rank and gender as at 1 January 1996 are included in the latest edition of the tri-service personnel statistics--TSP9--a copy of which has been placed in the Library of the House.
Mr. Winnick:
To ask the Secretary to State for Defence what actions he (a) has taken and (b) plans to take as a result of the recommendations of the Scott report. [16960]
Mr. Arbuthnot:
I refer the hon. Member to the statement made by my right hon. Friend the President of the Board of Trade on 26 February, Official Report, columns 589-604.
Scottish Grand Committee
Mr. Malcolm Bruce: To ask the right hon. Member for Berwick-upon-Tweed, representing the House of Commons Commission, what is the total cost of each of the sittings of the Scottish Grand Committee held in Scotland during this Parliament; and what is the estimated cost of the future sittings in Scotland planned in this parliamentary Session for (a) room hire, (b) accommodation for parliamentary staff, (c) travel for parliamentary staff, (d) equipment transport costs and (e) other costs. [17770]
Mr. Beith:
The costs to date of the six meetings of the Scottish Grand Committee held this Session are given in the table. These figures have been produced by a manual clerical check since costings have hitherto not been analysed to individual meetings. It is also the case that these figures are not the final costs as there are still some invoices and claims outstanding. Excluded from these figures are staff overtime, hire of telephone lines and Members' travel. Estimates are not produced in detail for each visit but the forecast for each meeting was expected to be approximately £8,500. The estimate for the seven future meetings planned up until the 8 July is £59,500.
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(7) Staff travel and accommodation costs are not separately analysed in the accounting system.
(8) The cost of providing recording equipment, transport is included.
(9) Includes security and refreshments.
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Mr. Foulkes:
To ask the right hon. Member for Berwick-upon-Tweed, representing the House of Commons Commission, what has been the cost of each meeting of the Scottish Grand Committee in the current Session to date; and what is the estimated cost of each of those planned for the remainder of the Session. [12960]
Mr. Beith
[pursuant to his reply, 26 February 1996, c. 337-38]: I am now able to give the hon. Member, in the table, the following information about the six meetings of
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the Scottish Grand Committee held so far this Session. These figures have been produced by a manual-clerical check as costings have not hitherto been analysed to individual meetings. It is also the case that these figures are not the final costs as there are still some invoices and claims outstanding. Excluded from these figures are staff overtime, hire of telephone lines and Members' travel. Estimates are not produced in detail for each visit but the forecast for each meeting was expected to be approximately £8,500. The estimate for the seven future meetings planned up until the 8 July is £59,500.
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| Location | Meeting date | Room hire | Travel and accommodation for staff(10) | Equipment provision and transport(11) | Other costs(12) | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | ||
| Edinburgh | 11 December 1995 | 713 | 4,210 | 1,571 | 699 | 7,192 |
| Glasgow | 18 December 1995 | -- | 4,166 | 411 | -- | 4,578 |
| Edinburgh | 15 January 1996 | -- | 6,941 | 411 | 2,188 | 9,540 |
| Stirling | 29 January 1996 | -- | 1,970 | 1,569 | 350 | 3,888 |
| Inverness | 5 February 1996 | -- | 3,298 | -- | -- | 3,298 |
| Aberdeen | 19 February 1996 | -- | 1,650 | -- | -- | 1,650 |
(10) Staff travel and accommodation costs are not separately analysed in the accounting system.
(11) The cost of providing recording equipment, transport is included.
(12) Includes security and refreshments.
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HEALTH
Medium Secure Units
Dr. Lynne Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what is the average length of stay in medium secure units; and if length of stay is limited. [16787]
Mr. Bowis:
The length of time patients spend in medium secure units is determined by their clinical needs. We do not have information centrally about an average for the length of stay.
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Dr. Lynne Jones:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will provide a breakdown of the numbers of psychiatric hospital beds available for (a) short-stay and (b) long-stay patients between 1987 and 1995, together with a definition of short and long-stay patients. [16782]
Mr. Bowis:
The number of available beds in hospital and residential units for mentally ill people is shown in the table.
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| Year | Staffed residential places | Beds | Total beds and places | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local authority | Voluntary sector | Private sector | Private hospitals nursing homes and clinics | NHS mental illness | ||
| 1987-88 | 5,673 | 2,581 | 6,902 | 4,507 | 67,127 | 86,790 |
| 1988-89 | 5,922 | 2,576 | 7,649 | 5,862 | 62,999 | 85,008 |
| 1989-90 | 5,734 | 3,008 | 8,949 | 7,693 | 59,290 | 84,674 |
| 1990-91 | 5,741 | 3,454 | 9,590 | 10,772 | 55,239 | 84,796 |
| 1991-92 | 5,555 | 4,245 | 10,245 | 12,653 | 50,278 | 82,976 |
| 1992-93 | 5,360 | 4,935 | 10,840 | 16,946 | 47,308 | 85,389 |
| 1993-94 | 5,080 | 5,004 | 11,567 | 21,082 | 43,532 | 86,265 |
| 1994-95 | 4,747 | 5,192 | 12,245 | 24,190 | 41,827 | 88,201 |
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