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NHS Staff Morale

Mr. Redmond: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will commission research into the factors underlying staff morale in the NHS. [37188]

Mr. Malone: It is the responsibility of local employers to ensure good morale is maintained within the national health service work force. The NHS executive maintains a national overview of human resource effectiveness in the NHS and commissions, and collaborates with, research studies into human resource management issues.

Hospital Readmissions

Mr. Milburn: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his answer of 7 June, Official Report, column 585, to the hon. Member for Birmingham, Selly Oak (Dr. Jones), if he will publish the information on hospital readmissions. [37505]

Mr. Bowis: We shall publish information on hospital re-admissions in the next "NHS Quarterly Review".

Saquinivir

Mr. Redmond: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what research his Department has commissioned into an extended access programme for saquinivir; and if he will make a statement. [37183]

Mr. Horam: Where different drug regimes are available, it is a matter for individual clinicians to discuss with patients and decide on the best form of treatment. We do not run extended access programmes in the United Kingdom.

Hepatitis C

Mr. Redmond: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans his Department has in respect of haemophilia and the hepatitis C virus to increase the resources for (a) treatment and support services for those infected, (b) research, (c) core funding to the Haemophilia Society to provide services and support on a continuing basis and (d) funding for recombinant products. [37875]

Mr. Horam: I refer the hon. Member to the reply that I gave to the hon. Member for Nottingham, East (Mr. Heppell) on 15 July, Official Report, columns 376-77.

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Clinical Waste

Mr. Cox: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many NHS hospitals in the Greater London area currently have facilities to incinerate their own clinical waste. [37861]

Mr. Malone: This information is not held centrally.

NHS Purchasing

Mr. Bayley: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will place in the Library the research brief on alternative models for purchasing in the NHS on which he plans to seek tenders. [38033]

Mr. Malone: Work on primary care models of purchasing has already been tendered. There is, as yet, no commitment to support further research.

Yorkshire Regional Health Authority

Mr. Redmond: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will establish a public inquiry into the irregular payments made to senior officers at the Yorkshire regional health authority. [38320]

Mr. Malone: No.

Tobacco Advertising

Mr. Anthony Coombs: To ask the Secretary of State for Health when he will publish the ninth annual report of the Committee for Monitoring Agreements on Tobacco Advertising and Sponsorship. [38806]

Mr. Horam: The chairman of the Committee for Monitoring Agreements on Tobacco Advertising and Sponsorship has submitted the ninth report to Health Ministers and the Secretary of State for National Heritage. Copies will be placed in the Library. I am very grateful to the committee, and particularly the chairman, Sir Clive Whitmore, GCB CVO, for their valuable work in monitoring the agreements. The report shows that the industry has continued to honour its commitments.

Royal Victoria Infirmary

Mr. Cousins: To ask the Secretary of State for Health when the business case for a multi-storey car park at the Royal Victoria infirmary was received; when a partner company was selected; when the proposals was submitted for private finance initiative approval; and when he expects to announce the commencement of construction. [38093]

Mr. Horam: The full business case for this development was received by the former Northern and Yorkshire regional health authority in August 1994. A partner company was selected in March 1993. The proposal was submitted for private finance initiative approval and it was approved by the national health service executive in February 1995. The Royal Victoria and Associated Hospitals national health service trust expects to announce commencement of construction shortly.

Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy

Mr. Austin Mitchell: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what evidence he has received from the German

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Government to support allegations that the slaughter measures originally proposed by the British Government in March in respect of BSE were inadequate on health grounds. [31819]

Mrs. Browning: I have been asked to reply.

None. The Government's bovine spongiform encephalopathy eradication plan was approved unanimously by the Commission's Standing Veterinary Committee on 19 June and adopted unanimously by the European Council at Florence on 21 June. The Prime Minister made a full statement to the House on 24 June, Official Report, columns 21-24.

EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT

Traditional Engineering Apprenticeships

Mr. Sheerman: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many hours are spent (a) in the classroom studying the theoretical subjects and (b) gaining practical experience under the traditional engineering apprenticeship. [37077]

Mr. Paice: This information is not available.

School Security

Mr. Chris Davies: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what proportion of expenditure within the 1997-98 grant for education support and training programme will be allocated to the improvement of school security. [37438]

Mr. Robin Squire: The Government have accepted all the recommendations of the working group on school security, including the need for additional funding. This will be made available through the GEST programme from 1997-98 as indicated in the Department for Education and Employment circular 13/96 issued to LEAs on 12 July. Funding levels within the 1997-98 GEST programme will be determined as part of the public expenditure survey and announced after the Budget. A copy of the circular 13/96 has been placed in the Library.

Children (Mobility Impairments)

Mr. Khabra: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what measures she has taken to secure access to nursery education for children with mobility impairments. [3726]

Mrs. Gillan: Proposals in the Nursery Education and Grant-Maintained Schools Bill and the associated requirements of grant will ensure that all children, including those with disabilities, have the opportunity to experience good quality nursery education.

Departmental Costs

Sir Malcolm Thornton: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what are the total aggregate costs to her Department of administration, oversight, audit and other regulation of each of the non-departmental public bodies, agencies and similar bodies sponsored by her Department. [37503]

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Mr. Robin Squire: The costs of overseeing the bodies sponsored by the Department cannot easily be disaggregated from the costs of related activities. However, estimated total aggregate costs of a recurring nature for the 1996-97 financial year in respect of the Department's oversight of the Employment Service, the Teachers' Pensions Agency and the 25 non-departmental public bodies and similar bodies sponsored by the Department are £1.4 million.

Teachers (Redundancies)

Mr. Blunkett: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many teachers have been made redundant in each year since 1979. [37752]

Mr. Robin Squire: This information is not collected centrally.

Teachers

Mr. Blunkett: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many qualified (a) maths, (b) English and (c) science teachers there were in (i) primary and (ii) secondary schools, in each year since 1979. [37753]

Mr. Robin Squire: Information about the qualifications of all secondary teachers is available only from the secondary school staffing surveys, which were conducted in 1984, 1988, and 1992. The number of full-time teachers in maintained secondary schools in England who had a post A-level qualification in one of the subjects requested was as follows:

Thousands

Year	Maths(19)	English(19)	Science(19)
1984	47.9	54.6	n/a
1988	42.0	45.7	49.6
1992	38.1	40.1	46.2

(19) Some teachers counted in more than one of the three subjects listed.

Primary teachers are generally trained to teach the full range of the primary curriculum.

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