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Road Programme

Mr. Allen: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list (a) the new roads and (b) the major road works planned to begin in (i) 1996-97, (ii) 1997-98 and (iii) 1998-99. [35920]

Mr. Watts: The new road schemes announced for a start in 1996-97 are as follows:

A12 Hackney Wick--M11 Link Contract 1, London
A12 Hackney Wick--M11 Link Contract 3, London
A13 Wennington--Mar Dyke, Essex
A13 West of Heathway--Thames Avenue Improvement, London
A34 Newbury Bypass, Berkshire (Contract awarded June 1996)
A40 Gypsy Corner Improvement, Ealing, London

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A40 Western Circus Junction Improvement, Ealing/ Hammersmith, London--London Primary Route Signing Project

Decisions about the start of works on programmed schemes in future years depend on their relative priorities and the resources available.

The following major maintenance schemes will be carried out during 1996-97--that is, work over £1 million in value, including bridge maintenance and strengthening work:

M1 Junction 34 North
M1 Junction 34 Northbound Exit
M1 Junction 2 Strengthening of flyovers
M4 Junction 2 Elevated Structure--Replacement of Crosshead
M4 Junction 5-6
M4 Junction 10 Sliproads
M4 Junction 18-19
M5 Junction 24 Bridge Maintenance
M6 Junction 15-14 (Southbound)
M6 Junction 33--MP 3820
M6 Junction 36-37
M6 Midland Links Bescot Viaduct--Repairs to viaduct supports
M18 M1 Junction 1
M23 Junction 8-9 North
M23 Junction 8-9 Central
M25 Junction 26-27
M27 Junction 8-10
M53 Junction 9-10
M62 Junction 11-12
M180 Brigg Bypass
A1(M) Bowburn to Bradbury
A1 Kingsway to Lobley Hill
A2 Jubilee Way
A2 Brenley to Harbledown
A3/A31 Surrey Bridge Strengthening
A4 Sutton Court Road to Chiswick Roundabout
A10 Great Cambridge Road--Bush Hill Park Bridge Replacement
A19 Moor Farm to Beckworth
A27 Shoreham Bypass
A38 Branston to Barton (Southbound)
A40 Western Avenue--Bridge repairs
A46 Kenilworth Bypass--Resurfacing (Stage 1)
A5103 M56-M63

Major maintenance works in 1997-98 and 1998-99 will be determined following analysis of the up-to-date condition information which will be collected this year and next.

NORTHERN IRELAND

Right of Hot Pursuit

Sir John Cope: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will now seek an agreement between the United Kingdom and the Irish Republic in respect of the right of hot pursuit similar to that reached allowing Spanish police the right of hot pursuit of suspected terrorists into France. [33816]

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Sir John Wheeler: I understand that the 'hot pursuit' arrangements between Spain and France to which my right hon. Friend refers are part of those countries' commitments as signatories to the Schengen agreement. Although neither the United Kingdom nor the Republic of Ireland are signatories, there are arrangements between the two countries for dealing with cross-border terrorist incidents.

Local Enterprise Development Unit

Rev. Ian Paisley: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much grant aid was committed by the Local Enterprise Development Unit in each of the Northern Ireland constituencies in the period 1990 to 1995. [34977]

Mr. Ancram: LEDU assistance in each of the Northern Ireland constituencies in the period 1990 to 1995 was as follows:

Constituency	Amount committed
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Belfast East	4,599,390
Belfast North	7,410,213
Belfast South	7,421,601
Belfast West	8,826,576
East Antrim	3,865,682
East Londonderry	6,027,513
Fermanagh and South Tyrone	6,118,240
Foyle	6,345,457
Lagan Valley	7,413,171
Mid Ulster	7,065,516
Newry and Armagh	6,382,322
North Antrim	3,685,661
North Down	3,634,786
South Antrim	7,655,512
South Down	8,149,437
Strangford	4,640,272
Upper Bann	6,521,397
Total	105,762,746

Industrial Development Board

Rev. Ian Paisley: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many inward investment projects were secured by the Industrial Development Board in the period 1990 to 1995 in each constituency in Northern Ireland; how many jobs were created, and how much each investment was worth. [34975]

Mr. Ancram: Information on investment projects by externally owned companies secured by the Industrial Development Board is available in the form requested only for the period 1 April 1993 to 31 March 1996. Details are set out in the table:

Inward investment: 1993-96

Parliamentary constituency	Number of projects	Jobs promoted	Total investment (£000)
Belfast, East	4	64	65,032
Belfast, North	3	119	2,217
Belfast, South	3	33	3,142
Belfast, West	9	804	62,784
East Antrim	3	339	13,691
East Londonderry	4	403	55,291
Fermanagh and South Tyrone	8	700	29,455
Foyle	15	2,297	190,190
Lagan Valley	7	1,994	179,845
Mid Ulster	6	510	43,389
Newry and Armagh	7	499	28,607
North Antrim	4	8	20,955
North Down	2	91	5,490
South Antrim	11	1,827	196,786
South Down	2	91	5,403
Strangford	1	41	1,676
Upper Bann	16	1,241	95,999

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The precise location of part of one project announced in 1995-96 has still to be decided; consequently, the table excludes the 215 jobs promoted and £4,277,000 of investment associated with that element of the project.

Rev. Ian Paisley: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much grant aid was committed by the Industrial Development Board under selective financial assistance to client companies in each of the Northern Ireland constituencies in the period 1990 to 1995. [34976]

Mr. Ancram: Information on selective financial assistance offers is available in the form requested only for the period 1 April 1993 to 31 March 1996. Details are set out in the table:

Parliamentary constituency	Value of selective financial assistance offers (£'000)
Belfast, East	8,819
Belfast, North	2,711
Belfast, South	2,394
Belfast, West	35,925
East Antrim	18,359
East Londonderry	22,242
Fermanagh and South Tyrone	24,499
Foyle	50,417
Lagan Valley	68,143
Mid Ulster	19,100
Newry and Armagh	18,882
North Antrim	8,142
North Down	1,922
South Antrim	56,193
South Down	3,167
Strangford	2,056
Upper Bann	36,436

The offers figures exclude £659,000 in respect of part of a project announced in 1995-96 for which the precise location has yet to be decided.

Indecency Offences

Mr. Robert McCartney: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many men have been (a) convicted of, and (b) cautioned for, public indecency offences over the last three years in Northern Ireland and the equivalent figures for England and Wales; and what are the present guidelines under which the RUC proceeds in relation to cautioning for such offences and the equivalent Home Office guidelines in England and Wales. [35321]

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Sir John Wheeler: Statistics and guidelines relating to England and Wales are a matter for my right hon. and learned Friend the Home Secretary.

Males convicted of indecency offences in Northern Ireland

	1993	1994	1995
Gross indecency offences	13	10	19
Indecent assault on females	69	86	85
Indecent assault on males	15	12	18
Indecent exposure offences	23	16	17
Indecent behaviour	223	300	279

The computerised recording of cautions commenced only in 1995. From 1 January 1995 to 4 July 1996, 66 persons were cautioned for the offences of gross indecency, indecent exposure with intent to insult a female, indecent exposure or indecent behaviour.

Adult and juvenile caution schemes are operated by the Royal Ulster Constabulary based on the precept that criminal offenders should not necessarily be prosecuted for their offences. The purpose of the formal caution is:

(a) to deal quickly and simply with less serious offenders;


(b) to divert offenders from unnecessary appearance in the criminal courts; and


(c) to reduce the likelihood of reoffending.

Consideration is given as to whether a caution is in the public interest. Factors taken into account are the nature of the offence; the likely penalty if the offender was convicted by a court; the offender's age and state of health; the offender's previous criminal history; the offender's attitude towards the offence.

The views of the aggrieved party as regards the decision not to prosecute are considered; however the victim's consent to police administering a caution, although desirable, is not essential.

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