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Airbus Project
Mr. Barry Jones: To ask the President of the Board of Trade what launch aid he proposes to make available to British Aerospace plc for the Airbus C XX project.[12994]
Mr. Greg Knight: The Government will consider fully any application for launch aid. No such applications have been received from British Aerospace plc in respect of new Airbus projects.
Working Time Directive
Mr. Macdonald: To ask the President of the Board of Trade what plans he has to introduce national legislation designating Sunday as a day of rest following the Government's challenge to article 5 of the working time directive. [13208]
Mr. John M. Taylor: I have no plans to do so.
The Court of Justice of the European Communities accepted our application to annul the second sentence of article 5 of the working time directive, which said that the minimum weekly rest period should in principle include Sunday.
Exports
Sir Irvine Patnick: To ask the President of the Board of Trade what was the total value of exports from the Yorkshire and Humberside region for each of the past three years; and if he will make a statement. [12835]
Mr. Page: This information is not officially collated on a regional basis and is therefore unavailable.
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Bank of Credit and Commerce International
Mr. Vaz: To ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will set up an inquiry into the conduct of the liquidation of BCCI and the fees charged by the liquidators prior to the payment of the first dividend. [12938]
Mr. John M. Taylor: No. The fees payable to the UK joint liquidators are a matter for the liquidation committee of creditors.
Mr. Vaz: To ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will investigate the factors underlying the non-distribution of assets retained by the BCCI liquidators since 1992. [12929]
Mr. Taylor: I have discussed progress on the liquidation of BCCI with the UK joint liquidators and am satisfied that the delay in paying a first dividend was caused by the need to resolve litigation in the UK and other jurisdictions.
Mr. Vaz: To ask the President of the Board of Trade what is the total amount of funds which have been recovered by the BCCI liquidators since 1992; and what amount of funds is now held by them. [12937]
Mr. Taylor: Total realisations by the UK liquidators in the period from their appointment as provisional liquidators to 15 January 1996 were US $961.3 million, with other receipts of US $215.3.
Funds in hand as at 20 January 1997 totalled £205.7 million and US $266.7 million.
A report by the liquidators covering the fifth year of the liquidation and made up to 15 January 1997 will be made in the near future.
Mr. Vaz:
To ask the President of the Board of Trade (1) if he will ask the liquidators to report progress to his Department in respect of their attempts to recover BCCI assets held by the United States Department of Justice; and what sums are being claimed; [12927]
Mr. Taylor:
The UK liquidators, then the provisional liquidators, were not a party to the plea agreement with prosecuting and regulatory authorities in the United States under which all BCCI assets within US jurisdiction were forfeited to the US Department of Justice. Under the terms of the agreement, but subject to the exercise of the US Attorney-General's discretion, the liquidators estimate that between US $350 and US $750 may be received by them once all claims within the United States have been determined. To January 1996 they had received some US $244 million.
Mr. Vaz:
To ask the President of the Board of Trade what will be the total amount distributed in the first dividend declared by the BCCI liquidators. [12936]
Mr. Taylor:
The initial dividend payment by the principal estates was 24.5 per cent. and totalled US$1.35 billion.
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Mr. Gareth Wardell:
To ask the President of the Board of Trade in what circumstances United Kingdom radio amateurs are permitted to (a) send and (b) receive E-mail letters through the USA via packet radio. [11294]
Mr. Ian Taylor:
The use of E-mail via packet radio is not currently provided for under the amateur radio licence. The Radiocommunications Agency is reviewing the position, in consultation with the Radio Society of Great Britain.
Mr. Harvey:
To ask the President of the Board of Trade what steps he has taken to restrict the number of out-of-town supermarkets in rural areas. [12011]
Sir Paul Beresford:
I have been asked to reply.
We have published revised versions of PPG13 (transport) and of PPG6 (town centres and retail developments), which encourage the location of town centre uses, including retailing in existing centres. Additionally Government have undertaken a wide variety of regeneration and redevelopment projects which will also encourage development in town centres, including the single regeneration budget and English Partnerships.
Mr. Robert McCartney:
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list the special schools in Northern Ireland indicating the number of pupils attending each and specifying those providing a full-time nurse; and if he will make a statement about the criteria for provision of full-time nurses. [11701]
Mr. Ancram:
Available data, at 31 October 1995, are as follows. An asterisk indicates schools with a full-time nurse.
(2) if he will make a statement on the agreement entered into by the BCCI liquidators with the United States Department of Justice in respect of recovery of BCCI assets; and if he will investigate the factors underlying the delay in recovering those assets. [12928]
| Number | |
|---|---|
| Belfast | |
| Cedar Lodge* | 158 |
| Clarawood | 35 |
| Fleming Fulton* | 174 |
| Glenveagh* | 146 |
| Greenwood House | 59 |
| Harberton | 198 |
| Jaffe | 45 |
| Mitchell House* | 70 |
| Oakwood* | 74 |
| Park | 143 |
| St. Francis | 24 |
| St. Gerard's | 250 |
| Western | |
| Belmont House | 210 |
| Cranny | 39 |
| Erne | 141 |
| Foyleview, Londonderry* | 100 |
| Glasvey | 36 |
| Glenside | 45 |
| Greystone Hall | 90 |
| Heatherbank | 134 |
| Killadeas | 51 |
| North Eastern | |
| Beechgrove | 23 |
| Dunfane | 144 |
| Hillcroft | 73 |
| Jordanstown | 127 |
| Kilronan | 81 |
| Loughan | 68 |
| Muckamore | 39 |
| Roddensvale | 50 |
| Rosstulla | 156 |
| Sandelford | 96 |
| Thornfield | 77 |
| South Eastern | |
| Ardmore House | 21 |
| Beechlawn | 253 |
| Brookfield | 87 |
| Clifton | 92 |
| Dundonald (Tor Bank) | 139 |
| Killard House | 206 |
| Knockevin | 86 |
| Longstone | 201 |
| Parkview | 106 |
| Southern | |
| Ceara | 48 |
| Donard | 39 |
| Fallowfield | 30 |
| Lisanally | 60 |
| Rathfriland Hill | 90 |
| Sperrinview | 45 |
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In addition there are three hospital schools in Altnagelvin, Londonderry (27), Belfast (130) and Lindsay, Newtownbreda (19).
The provision of nurses is a matter for the local health and social services board based on its assessment of need in individual cases.
Mr. Robert McCartney:
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list (a) the number of people convicted of joyriding over the last five years, (b) the number of cars stolen, (c) the clear-up rate, (d) the range of sentences imposed and (e) the bail rules for this offence; and what assessment he has made of the value of custodial sentences in respect of this offence. [12175]
Sir John Wheeler:
Information for 1991 to 1995 in relation to the offence of taking a vehicle without the owner's consent is given in the following tables.
| Year | Total number of convictions |
|---|---|
| 1991 | 396 |
| 1992 | 443 |
| 1993 | 444 |
| 1994 | 449 |
| 1995 | 530 |
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| Year | Number of crimes recorded | Clear up rate (per cent.) |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 4,928 | 40 |
| 1992 | 5,842 | 35 |
| 1993 | 5,353 | 42 |
| 1994 | 5,115 | 29 |
| 1995 | 4,521 | 27 |
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| 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Immediate imprisonment | 66 | 123 | 133 | 128 | 136 |
| Suspended imprisonment | 55 | 81 | 89 | 73 | 98 |
| Training school order | 27 | 17 | 13 | 24 | 17 |
| Community supervision | 113 | 93 | 94 | 100 | 113 |
| Fine | 98 | 105 | 92 | 95 | 103 |
| Discharges | 37 | 23 | 23 | 29 | 61 |
| Other | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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