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NATIONAL HERITAGE
Acceptance in Lieu of Inheritance Tax
Mr. Faulds: To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage if she will list the objects and property accepted in satisfaction of inheritance tax during the financial year ended 31 March; and if she will specify (a) the amount of tax satisfied in each case, (b) which offers carried conditions as to destination, (c) the date in each case of the recommendations received by her from the Museums and Galleries Commission for the acceptance of objects, (d) the total for the financial year of the tax thus satisfied and (e) how much of this total was covered in the public accounts by means of resort to the reserve in accordance with Government policy as announced on 26 July 1985, Official Report, column 779. [25516]
Mr. Sproat: The information requested is as follows:
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| Item | Tax satisfied £ | Conditions as to destination | Date of MGC recommendations |
|---|---|---|---|
| George I pier glasses | 128,086.00 | Conditional | 20 January 1994 |
| Reynolds' Count Ugolino | 121,067.00 | Conditional | 15 December 1994 |
| Three Nicholson paintings, two Hepworth drawings and collection of miscellaneous | 225,400.00 | Conditional | 17 November 1994 |
| Chattels from Killerton | 206,816.65 | Conditional | 31 October 1994 |
| Two silver gilt steeple cups | 84,000.00 | Conditional | 6 September 1994 |
| Drais gold snuff box | 8,750.00 | Conditional | 1 June 1995 |
| Eddison collection of theatre material | 117,660.00 | Wish | 20 December 1994 |
| Paris Bordon "Return from the Flight to Egypt" | 430,794.00 | Conditional | 25 April 1995 |
| Luca Cambiaso "Christ brought before Pontius Pilate" | 70,000.00 | Unconditional | 29 August 1995 |
| Yves Tanguy "La Journee Bleue" | 280,000.00 | Conditional | 22 May 1995 |
| Lord Keeper's Cup | 47,985.15 | Unconditional | 27 April 1995 |
| Langford-Brooke Archive | 42,000.00 | Wish | 26 July 1995 |
| Aboriginal Bark paintings and prints | 12,201.00 | Unconditional | 15 August 1995 |
| Joseph Wright "Two Girls Dressing a Kitten" | 31,339.41 | Conditional | 1 March 1996 |
| Bottger Teapot | 35,000.00 | Unconditional | 20 April 1995 |
| German Stoneware | 140,000.00 | Unconditional | 1 June 1995 |
| Gell Family Papers | 79,359.79 | Wish | 7 March 1996 |
| Stubbs "Lemon and White Spaniel" | 840,000.00 | Wish | 28 July 1995 |
| French Furniture | 2,170,000.00 | Conditional | 18 July 1994 |
| Six works of art including paintings by Dubuffet, Hodgkin, and Caulfield and a sculpture by Brancusi | 4,336,500.00 | Wish | 27 April 1995 |
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The total expenditure in respect of the AIL scheme for the financial year 1995-96 was £9,406,959. Three offers, for which a total of £7,346,500 tax was forgone, and for which the DNH accordingly paid the Inland Revenue, were met by calls on the reserve.
AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FOOD
Agriculture Council
Sir Jim Lester: To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what was the outcome of the Agriculture Council held in Luxembourg on 1 April; and if he will make a statement. [24702]
Mr. Douglas Hogg: I refer the hon. Member to my statement to the House on 3 April 1996, Official Report, columns 405-408.
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Common Agricultural Policy
Mr. Illsley: To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how much money was spent, under the common agricultural policy, on set-aside in the United Kingdom in 1995; and how much will be spent in 1996. [26230]
Mr. Baldry: Payments for set-aside in the UK in the 1995-96 financial year are estimated to total £214.6 million. The estimate for payments in 1996-97 is £226.3 million.
Mr. Illsley: To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many cases of CAP fraud were reported in each year since 1993, in Great Britain. [26216]
Mr. Baldry: Fraud is difficult to define, being a matter of criminal intention. However, the United Kingdom, along with all other member states, is required to report to the Commission cases of irregularity in CAP schemes,
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exceeding 4,000 ecu. An irregularity is an overclaim on the part of the claimant, either deliberately or through error. The information for the period in question for the United Kingdom is as follows:
| Year | Totals |
|---|---|
| 1993 | 179 |
| 1994 | 228 |
| 1995 | 219 |
Source:
UK CAP scheme irregularities reported under Council regulation 595/91.
Public Bodies
Dr. Wright: To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list those of his Department's advisory non-departmental public bodies which (a) the Government are required to consult prior to legislative proposals and (b) the Government are required to publish their response to advice supplied by them. [21852]
Mr. Boswell [holding answer 21 March 1996]: Under section 62(3) of the Medicines Act 1968, Agriculture Ministers are required to consult the Veterinary Products Committee before making an order. There is no requirement to consult our other advisory non-departmental public bodies prior to legislative proposals nor to publish our response to advice supplied by them, or the Veterinary Products Committee.
DUCHY OF LANCASTER
Public Bodies
Dr. Wright: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many appointments to the public bodies listed in "Public Bodies" for his Department were made during 1994-95 from names supplied by the public appointments unit; and if he will list them. [25949]
Mr. Willetts: Seventeen new appointments were made in 1994-95 to the public bodies sponsored by the Departments and agencies for which my right hon. Friend is responsible. None was as a result of information supplied by the public appointments unit.
Public Appointments Unit
Dr. Wright: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many people from each region appear on both the public appointments unit central and reserve lists. [25964]
Mr. Willetts: It is not possible to give fully accurate information as individuals may be counted as being in more one region if they live in one area and work in another, or if they have homes in different areas.
Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland also maintain their own central lists.
The available information requested is as follows:
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| Region | Number of people on the public appointments unit list |
|---|---|
| East Anglia | 708 |
| East Midlands | 258 |
| West Midlands | 315 |
| South East | 2,622 |
| Northern | 174 |
| North West | 282 |
| South West | 401 |
| Yorkshire and Humberside | 286 |
| Northern Ireland | (11) 9 |
| Scotland | (11) 130 |
| Wales | (11) 106 |
| Elsewhere | (12) 36 |
| Total | 5,327 |
(11)Individuals in this category are those who are currently living or working overseas.
(12)This figure is higher than the total number of people currently on the public appointments unit's list (5,085 at 18 April 1996).
Dr. Wright: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many of the public appointments made in 1994-95 were public appointments unit nominees; and if he will list these appointments. [25947]
Mr. Willetts: The public appointments unit believes that 180 appointments were made following nomination by the unit during 1994-95. A list of these appointments is as follows:
Nationalised Industries and Public Corporations:
Commonwealth Development Corporation--1 appointment
Independent Television Commission--1 appointment
Radio Authority--4 appointments
Executive Bodies:
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council--2 appointments
British Association for Central and Eastern Europe-- 1 appointment
Broadcasting Standards Council--1 appointment
Central Council for Education and Training in Social Work (UK)--2 appointments
Coal Authority--3 appointments
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council-- 1 appointment
Equal Opportunities Commission--1 appointment
Gaming Board for Great Britain--1 appointment
Home Grown Cereals Authority--1 appointment
Housing Action Trust--1 appointment
Legal Aid Board--2 appointments
Marshall Aid Commemoration Commission--1 appointment
Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council-- 3 appointments
Police Complaints Authority--1 appointment
Public Health Laboratory Services Board--1 appointment
Regional Flood Defence Committees--3 appointments
Remploy--1 appointment
Royal Armouries Board of Trustees--1 appointment
Sea Fish Industry Authority--1 appointment
Teacher Training Agency--1 appointment
Trinity House Lighthouse Board--1 appointment
Water Customer Service Committee--1 appointment
Welsh Consumer Council--1 appointment
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Advisory Bodies:
Advisory Board on Restricted Patients--1 appointment
Advisory Committee on the Safety of Nuclear Installations-- 2 appointments
Advisory Council on Public Records--1 appointment
Armed Forces Pay Review Body--1 appointment
Agricultural Marketing Act Committees of Investigation-- 1 appointment
Animal Procedures Committee--1 appointment
Business Advisory Committee on Telecommunications-- 1 appointment
Committees for the Employment of People with Disabilities-- 10 appointments
Council on Tribunals--1 appointment
Disability Living Allowance Advisory Board--1 appointment
Doctors' and Dentists' Review Body--2 appointments
Electricity Consumer Committees--2 appointments
English Advisory Committee on Telecommunications-- 1 appointment
Nurses', Midwives' and other NHS Professions' Review Body-- 4 appointments
Parole Board--1 appointment
Race Relations Employment Advisory Group--4 appointments
Schoolteachers' Review Body--1 appointment
Senior Salaries Review Body--3 appointments
Standing Committee on Postgraduate Medical Education-- 1 appointment
Transport Users' Consultative Committee--1 appointment
Tribunals:
Employment Appeal Tribunal-- 3 appointments
Financial Services Tribunal--7 appointments
Social Security Appeal Tribunals--1 appointment
National Health Service Bodies:
District Health Authority--1 appointment
Family Health Service Authority--2 appointments
National Health Service Trusts--6 appointments
Special Health Authorities--2 appointments
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Executive Agency and other Management Boards:
CCTA Programme Management Advisory Board-- 3 appointments
Driving Standards Advisory Board--1 appointment
Driving and Vehicle Licensing Agency--1 appointment
Ordnance Survey Management Board--1 appointment
MOD Disposal Sales Agency Management Board-- 1 appointment
MOD Management Audit Board--1 appointment
Pesticides Safety Directorate Ownership Board--1 appointment
Prison Service Industries and Farms Management Board-- 1 appointment
Security Facilities Executive Agency--1 appointment
Services Sound and Vision Corporation Management Board-- 1 appointment
Other Appointments:
Advisory Group on Eco Management and Audit--1 appointment
Assessment Panel for Construction Research--1 appointment
British Coal Pension Scheme--1 appointment
Central Bureau for Educational Visits and Exchanges Steering Committee--1 appointment
Charity Commissioner (part-time)--1 appointment
General Medical Council--1 appointment
HM Inspectorate of Pollution Advisory Committee-- 1 appointment
Insurance Brokers Registration Council--1 appointment
MOD Review of Service Career and Manpower Structures and Terms and Conditions of Service--1 appointment
National Theatre Board--1 appointment
New Horizons for Women Event (Norwich)--1 appointment
Office of Fair Trading Senior Management Review-- 1 appointment
Police Authorities--15 appointments
Police Authorities Selection Panels--39 appointments
Public Works Loan Board--1 appointment
Solicitors Complaints Bureau Adjudication and Appeals Committee--1 appointment
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