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West Midlands Fire and Civil Defence Authority
Mr. Jim Cunningham: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the pension deficit of (a) the west midlands fire service and (b) the west midlands civil defence authority for each of the last five years; and if he will give the estimated figures for 1996 and 2000. [19054]
Mr. Sackville: Net payments under the firefighters' pension scheme by west midlands fire and civil defence authority are given for the latest year for which central figures are available. The figures do not differentiate between fire and civil defence.
- 1989-90: £4.3 million 1990-91: £4.5 million 1991-92: £4.8 million 1992-93: £5.9 million 1993-94: £6.2 million
Mr. Cunningham: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) if he will make a statement on the efficiency of the community fire safety initiatives implemented by the west midlands fire and civil defence authority; [19049]
- (2) what estimate he has made of the number of (a) preventable fire deaths and (b) preventable child fire deaths in the west midlands fire and civil defence authority in each of the last five years. [19051]
Mr. Sackville: The west midlands fire service is to be commended for the priority which it has given to the work of its community relations department since 1991.
While it is difficult to establish a causal link between fire safety publicity and reductions in casualties, the fact that fire deaths are at their lowest level nationally for 30 years points to the effectiveness of fire safety campaigns and fire prevention work carried out by fire brigades.
Information on deaths is not available in the form requested. The available information is contained in table 60 of the Home Office publication "Fire Statistics--United Kingdom 1993", and previous years, which is available in the Library.
Mr. Corbyn:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many officials of Southwark council, the relevant trade unions, and the contract cleaning companies have been interviewed by the Metropolitan police in respect of the theft of street sweeping documents from Walworth town hall; [19060]
(3) to which Metropolitan police station the theft of documents relating to Southwark street sweeping contracts from Walworth town hall was reported; and on what date. [19061]
Mr. Maclean:
I understand from the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis that this theft was reported at Walworth police station in September 1995 and that,
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following an interview with a sentenced offender, the commissioner regards the offence as cleared up. The Crown Prosecution Service has not been involved.
Mr. Corbyn:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many arrests have been made at the site of the proposed Newbury bypass; and how many people have (a) been charged, (b) appeared in court and (c) been convicted. [19071]
Mr. Maclean:
As at 1 March 1996, there had been 345 arrests at the site of the Newbury bypass and, by 29 February, 287 people had been charged. To date, four people have appeared in court, receiving conditional discharges, and 13 have been cautioned by the police.
Mr. Madden:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the total number of persons (a) who are currently subject to exclusion orders under the prevention of terrorism legislation and (b) from whom exclusion orders have been removed since 1983. [19047]
Mr. Howard:
There are currently 33 exclusion orders made under the of terrorism Act; 29 relate to people who have been excluded from Great Britain and four to people from the United Kingdom.
On 31 December 1982, there were 248 exclusion orders in force for which the Home Secretary was responsible. Information on the cumulative number of orders made, lapsed or revoked since that time is not readily available and could not be obtained except at disproportionate cost.
In Northern Ireland, 33 exclusion orders have been removed since 1983.
Mr. Madden:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people have (a) been detained, (b) been charged, (c) been convicted, (d) been acquitted and (e) become subject to exclusion or had exclusion orders withdrawn under powers provided by the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1989 since August 1994; and if he will make a statement. [19048]
Mr. Howard:
In Great Britain, 53 people have been detained under the Prevention of Terrorism Act PTA--since August 1994. Thirteen were subsequently charged with an offence. Of these, eight have been convicted and two acquitted; the remaining three are currently awaiting trial. A further six detainees were released under the PTA then redetained under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984. They have all since been released on police bail. None of those charged was charged with an offence under the PTA. One of those detained was later made the subject of an exclusion order.
In Northern Ireland, there were 682 detentions under the PTA from 1 September 1994 to 31 December 1995. One hundred and seventy-two were subsequently charged with an offence, but figures on convictions and acquittals are not readily available. None of the detainees was subsequently made the subject of an exclusion order.
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Sir Cranley Onslow:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment he has made of the progress of the Swedish Government's trials of the offender tag system; and if he will make a statement. [17255]
Mr. Sackville:
We have kept in touch with the Swedish Government about the trials, and noted that a substantial number of offenders have been electronically monitored, although within a different sentencing framework. My right hon. and noble Friend the Minister of State plans to visit Sweden shortly.
Mr. Barry Jones:
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many job vacancies there are in the jobcentres at (a) Shotton and (b) Flint. [17377]
Mr. Gwilym Jones:
The numbers of unfilled vacancies notified to jobcentres in the Shotton and Flint jobcentre areas were 286 and 82 respectively at 5 January 1996, based on Central Statistical Office figures.
Mr. Llwyd:
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many foreign companies have applied to his Office or the Welsh Development Agency for grants during the last five years; and if he will make a statement. [17739]
Mr. Hague:
Since March 1991, 224 foreign-owned companies have applied for regional selective assistance.
Mr. Llwyd:
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales (1) how many students attended the university of Wales in the sessions (a) 1974-75, (b) 1984-85 and (c) 1994-95; and if he will make a statement; [17560]
(2) if reference has been made to the Crown Prosecution Service in respect of theft of street sweeping documents from Walworth town hall; and if he will make a statement; [19062]
(2) what was the total of Welsh students who attended the university of Wales in the sessions (a) 1974-75, (b) 1984-85 and (c) 1995-95; and if he will make a statement. [17561]
| 1974-75(29) | 1984-85(30) | 1994-95(31) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Welsh domiciled students(32) | 5,642 | 5,380 | 15,053 |
| All students | 16,681 | 20,486 | 41,522 |
(29) At March.
(30) At December.
(31) At December. Provisional.
(32) Information on domicile is only available for full-time students in 1974-75 and 1984-85, but they represent over 90 per cent. of the enrolment.
Banking, Insurance and Finance Sector
Mr. Llwyd: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list his Department's latest estimates of (a) full-time and (b) part-time females in employment in banking, insurance and finance in (i) 1995, (ii) 1992 and (iii) 1990
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within the areas covered by the valleys initiative; and what percentage change in each category level occurred in 1995 against (1) 1992 and (2) 1990. [17564]
Mr. Gwilym Jones: I refer the hon. Member to my answer on Friday 1 March, Official Report, columns 785-86.
Student Funding
Mr. Llwyd: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many students received funding from Mid Glamorgan county council for courses outside the county in (a) 1974-75, (b) 1984-85 and (c) 1994-95; and if he will make a statement. [17527]
Mr. Richards: The information requested is not collected centrally.
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