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Royal Ulster Constabulary
Mr. Mallon: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many people recruited to full-time membership of the RUC during the period 1 October 1995 to 31 March 1996 had previously served as members of (a) the RUC reserve (b) Her Majesty's armed forces.[26548]
Sir John Wheeler: Records for recruitment to the RUC regular force during the period 1 October 1995 to 31 March 1996 are as follows:
| Number | |
|---|---|
| Recruits with previous RUCR full-time service only | 28 |
| Recruits with previous RUCR part-time service only | 13 |
| Recruits with both RUCR full-time and RUCR part-time service | 4 |
| Recruits with previous HM forces service only | 6 |
| Recruits with both HM forces and RUCR service | 5 |
| Recruits with no previous HM forces or RUCR service | 55 |
Mr. Mallon: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many people were recruited to full-time membership of the RUC during the period 1 October 1995 to 31 March 1996. [26549]
Sir John Wheeler: The total number of people recruited to full-time membership of the RUC regular force during the period 1 October to 31 March 1996 was 111.
Health and Safety Agency
Mr. Illsley: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much money has been spent on the Health and Safety Agency for Northern Ireland in each year since 1990-91. [26221]
Mr. Ancram [holding answer 22 April 1996]: The Department of Economic Development has funded the Health and Safety Agency for Northern Ireland in accordance with the following table:
| Financial year | Amount of funding |
|---|---|
| £ | |
| 1990-91 | 146,000 |
| 1991-92 | 165,500 |
| 1992-93 | 173,000 |
| 1993-94 | 222,000 |
| 1994-95 | 261,000 |
| 1995-96 | 314,000 |
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HOUSE OF COMMONS
Procedural Changes
Mrs. Clwyd: To ask the Lord President of the Council what representations urging procedural changes he has received since publication of the Scott report. [24703]
Mr. Newton: The Government deposited in the Library of the House on 25 March 1996 a document entitled "The Timetable for Taking Forward Recommendations of the Report of the Inquiry into the Export of Defence Equipment and Dual-Use Goods to Iraq and Related Prosecutions". As this document indicates, the Government are currently inviting comments on a range of the issues covered by the Scott report, and a number of representations have now been received. These will be given careful consideration and changes to current Government procedures will be made where there would be benefit in doing so. If any such changes have implications for House of Commons procedures, these too would of course be considered in the appropriate way.
Northern Ireland Legislative Committees
Mr. Robert McCartney: To ask the Lord President of the Council which hon. Members representing Northern Ireland constituencies have been appointed since January 1995 to Standing Committees on delegated legislation nominated to consider Northern Ireland Orders in Council. [25768]
Mr. Newton: The following Northern Ireland Members have been appointed to Delegated Legislation Committees relating to NI orders:
| Member | Dates | |
|---|---|---|
| Appointed | Attended | |
| Beggs, Mr. Roy | 7 June 1995 | 7 June 1995 |
| 7 December 1995 | 7 December 1995 | |
| 7 January 1996 | 17 January 1996 | |
| Forsythe, | ||
| Mr. Clifford | 17 October 1995 | 17 October 1995 |
| 31 October 1995 | 31 October 1995 | |
| Hendron, Dr. Joe | -- | -- |
| Hume, Mr. John | -- | -- |
| McCartney, | ||
| Mr. Robert | -- | -- |
| McCrea, | ||
| Rev. William | -- | -- |
| McGrady, Mr. Eddie | -- | -- |
| Maginnis, Mr. Ken | 16 February 1995 | 16 February 1995 |
| 22 February 1995 | -- | |
| 18 October 1995 | 18 October 1995 | |
| 29 November 1995 | -- | |
| 28 February 1996 | 28 February 1996 | |
| Mallon, Mr. Seamus | -- | -- |
| Molyneaux, | ||
| Sir James | 25 November 1995 | 25 November 1995 |
| Paisley, Rev. Ian | -- | -- |
| Robinson, Mr. Peter | -- | -- |
| Ross, Mr. William | 1 February 1995 | 1 February 1995 |
| Smyth, Rev. Martin | 28 February 1995 | 28 February 1995 |
| Taylor, Mr. John D. | 7 February 1996 | 7 February 1996 |
| Trimble, Mr. David | 4 July 1995 | 4 July 1995 |
| Walker, Mr. A. Cecil | -- | -- |
The right hon. Member for Lagan Valley (Sir J. Molyneaux) was appointed to the Chairmen's Panel this Session, but this has not been reflected in the table.
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SCOTLAND
Machine Guns
Mr. George Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the number of exemptions under the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1994 in respect of machine guns in each of the last five years; and apart from royal ordnance, what is the total number of machine guns covered by these exemptions. [26428]
Mr. Michael Forsyth: There are no exemptions under the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1994.
Judicial Statistics
Mr. McFall: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish the civil judicial statistics relating to the Scottish courts for the years 1994 and 1995. [26965]
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton: The statistics for 1994 will be published shortly; those for 1995 are still in preparation.
Victoria Hospital, Glasgow
Mr. Watson: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 1981 will apply in respect of staff at the Victoria hospital, Glasgow following the award of the contract in respect of support services. [27063]
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton: This is a matter for the trust and the company winning the contract to consider with their legal advisers. In most cases where employment is transferred as a result of market testing, TUPE usually applies.
Cancer
Mr. Llwyd: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many registered cases of cancer there were in Scotland in (a) 1985, (b) 1989, (c) 1992 and (d) 1995; and if he will make a statement. [27030]
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton: The number of registered cases of cancer--malignant neoplasms--in each of these years is as follows:
1985: 26,161
1989: 26,657
1992: 28,827
1995 1 : 21,997.
1 1995 data not yet complete.
National Health Service Trusts
Mr. Watson: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list those core services which NHS trusts in Scotland may contract out through the competitive tendering process. [27048]
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton: Since 1983, the Government's policy has been for domestic, cleaning, catering, laundry and similar non-core support services to be routinely market tested. It is for NHS trusts to decide which other services would benefit from being subjected to market testing in response to local circumstances, ensuring that the best quality health care and use of resources is achieved.
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Mr. Watson: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many NHS trusts in Scotland have put support services out to competitive tender; and in how many of these cases an in-house tender was received. [27051]
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton: By 1991, virtually all hospital ancillary services in the NHS in Scotland had been put out to tender by health boards. As NHS trusts were established, the trust boards assumed responsibility for the management of the existing contracts and for the market testing of such other services as they considered appropriate. Comprehensive information on the number of in-house tenders received is not centrally available, but from a total of 410 contracts awarded following market testing since December 1987, 65 per cent. were won by in-house teams.
Male Rape
Mr. Llwyd: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many cases of male rape were reported in Scotland in (a) 1985 and (b) 1995; and if he will make a statement. [27013]
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton: The information is not available in the form requested. The term "male rape" is not used in Scots law. The act which that term describes, namely non-consensual anal intercourse with a man, can be prosecuted in Scotland either as the common law crime of sodomy or as a statutory offence under section 13 of the Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995, that is, commission of a homosexual act other than in private or without the consent of both parties or with a person under the age of 18.
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