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Clinical Trials
Ms Jowell: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what percentage of those exposed to drugs and medicines in clinical trials prior to market release are (a) men and (b) women. [32694]
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Mr. Malone: This information is not available centrally.
Private Finance Initiative
Ms Harman: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many of the proposed PFI contracts for (a) Norfolk and Norwich, (b) Amersham, (c) Carlisle, (d) Swindon, (e) North Durham and (f) Bishop Auckland have been signed. [33726]
Mr. Horam: Full business cases for Norfolk and Norwich, Amersham and Swindon have been approved, but contracts have not yet been signed. Full business cases for the other schemes mentioned are being worked up by the trusts concerned, with the advice and support of the national health service executive.
Infections (Schools)
Mr. Eastham: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what measures his Department is pursuing to combat dermatitis infections in schools. [31622]
Mr. Horam [holding answer 7 June 1996]: When a child has dermatitis the responsibility for managing his or her care and treatment rests with his or her general practitioner. If there are a number of cases of an infectious skin condition in a school, additional advice may be obtained from the local consultant in communicable disease control.
Mental Health
Mr. Milburn: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many patients with learning disabilities have been detained under the Mental Health Act 1983 in each year since it came into force. [33369]
Mr. Bowis: The table gives the number of formal admissions of patients detained under the Mental Health Act 1983 who were classified as "mentally impaired" or "severely mentally impaired", in England for 1987-88 to 1992-93. These include admissions to national health service facilities and private mental nursing homes authorised to detain patients under the Registered Homes Act 1984; information for special hospitals is not available centrally. Data for earlier years are not available on a comparable basis. Figures for 1993-94 and 1994-95 will be published shortly.
| Number admitted | |
|---|---|
| 1987-88 | 199 |
| 1988-89 | 268 |
| 1889-90 | 213 |
| 1990-91 | 227 |
| 1991-92 | 310 |
| 1992-93 | 252 |
Figures are taken from Korner returns KH15 and KO37 and relate to financial years.
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TRADE AND INDUSTRY
Recruitment
Mr. Donohoe: To ask the President of the Board of Trade what use his Department and its executive agencies have made of executive search agencies or employment companies in filling vacancies within his Department or executive agencies administered by his Department during the financial years 1994-95 and 1995-96; what agencies were employed; what was the cost in each case; how many staff were recruited in each case; and what was the total cost in each financial year of these contracts. [31416]
Mr. John M. Taylor: No executive search agencies were used by the DTI in the financial year 1994-95. In the financial year 1995-96, three senior posts were filled with the assistance of executive search agencies. The details are as follows:
| £ | |
|---|---|
| St. James's Management Recruitment | 25,962.34 |
| Korn/Ferry Carre/Orban International Ltd. | 29,551.25 |
| Saxton Bampfylde International Ltd. | 30,075.00 |
| Total | 85,588.59 |
DTI headquarters made no use of employment companies for recruitment during the period in question. I have asked agency chief executives to reply directly to the hon. Member.
Letter from Jim Norton to Mr. Brian Donohoe, dated 20 June 1996:
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Mr. Macdonald:
To ask the President of the Board of Trade in what capacity his officials attended the inaugural reception for Pemed UK on 14 October 1993. [33300]
Mr. Lang:
Among the principal guests at a reception organised by Pemed on 14 October 1993 was a delegation of business men from the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia led by its Ministers for industry. This was the first major industrial delegation from that country to visit the UK. The official responsible for trade promotion with the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia attended the reception in that capacity.
Mr. Ian McCartney:
To ask the President of the Board of Trade what was the cost in each of the past five years of (a) sick pay and (b) compensation paid to employees of his Department or their families, or members of the public, as a result of (i) minor, (ii) major and (iii) fatal injuries related to the work of his Department, detailing incidents involving information technology and those involving expenditure of more than £5,000. [33518]
Mr. John M. Taylor:
This information could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
Mrs. Roche:
To ask the President of the Board of Trade when his Department's business links publicity programme is scheduled to start; how much it will cost public funds; and how the money will be targeted. [33194]
Mr. Page:
A publicity programme for business links has been in existence since the first business links opened, involving mainly local activities. Now that the network is nearing completion, it will be supplemented by a national business links advertising campaign, which will begin on June 24. The campaign will feature poster, radio and national newspaper advertisements and is designed to draw attention of companies to the potential benefits of the business links service. The campaign will be supported by a national telephone service, which will switch callers directly to their local business link. The total cost of the advertising and supporting publicity campaigns for 1996-97 is £4 million.
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Mrs. Roche:
To ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will list the actions taken as a result of the meetings of the group of Ministers across Departments responsible for small and medium enterprises. [33193]
Mr. Page:
The aim of the group is to provide a forum for co-ordinated and cohesive policy across Whitehall Departments and to address the areas vital to the competitiveness of small businesses.
Letter from Seton Bennett to Mr. Brian Donohoe, dated 20 June 1996:
The President of the Board of Trade has asked me to reply on behalf of the Radiocommunications Agency to the above Parliamentary Question.
The Radiocommunications Agency did not use executive search agencies or employment companies for the filling of vacancies in either financial year.
Letter from Peter Joyce to Mr. Brian Donohoe, dated 20 June 1996:
The President of the Board of Trade has asked me to provide additional information on behalf of the National Weights and Measures Laboratory in reply to your question about the use of executive search or employment companies in 1994/95 or 1995/96.
This Agency did not use an executive search company during this period. Two specialist posts were filled in 1995/96 with the assistance of employment agencies, and the details were as follows:
£
Capita Recruitment Services 2,974
Draft Personnel Ltd. 2,645
Total cost 5,619
The President of the Board of Trade has asked me to reply to your question about the use made of executive search agencies or employment companies in filling vacancies within The Insolvency Service during the financial years 1994-95 and 1995-96.
The Insolvency Service has not used executive search agencies or employment companies in any of its permanent recruitment during those financial years.
Letter from R. J. Marchant to Mr. Brain Donohoe, dated 20 June 1996:
Letter from John S. Holden to Mr. Brian Donohoe, dated 20 June 1996:
In the absence of the Comptroller General on official business overseas I am replying for the Patent Office to your question on the use made of executive search agencies and employment companies.
The Patent Office has not used such means for filling its vacancies.
I have been asked by the President of the Board of Trade to reply on behalf of Companies House Executive Agency to your Parliamentary Question.
During the financial year 1994-95 and 1995-96 no executive search agencies or employment companies were used by Companies House to assist in filling vacancies.
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