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Mrs. Clwyd: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when the compensation for victims of the Gulf war, decided on by the United Nations Compensation Commission's governing council in December 1996, will be paid. [18728]
Dr. Liam Fox:
Interim payments of US $2,500 will be made after similar amounts have been paid for claims approved in 1994, 1995 and earlier in 1996. Successful
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claimants in the first instalments are due to be paid in the near future.
Subsequent payments will depend on a regular flow of money into the compensation fund from the sale of Iraqi oil under UN Security Council resolution 986.
Mrs. Clwyd:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the United Nations' announcement on the use of seized Iraqi assets to pay for the environmental effects of the Gulf war and its implications for the United Kingdom. [18727]
Dr. Liam Fox:
The UN Compensation Commission recently announced that claims for environmental damage totalling US $32 billion have been received from 10 Governments by the deadline of 1 February 1997. Compensation will in due courses be paid from revenue derived from the sale of Iraqi oil, not from seized assets. The UK has claimed £1.4 million.
Mr. MacShane:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his answer of 19 February, Official Report, column 578-79, if he will list the (a) British and (b) Albanian organisations, individuals or firms in receipt of know-how fund money covering (i) advice on setting up investment funds and (ii) pre-investment feasibility studies. [18986]
Sir Nicholas Bonsor:
The know-how fund contracted the British firm GMA Capital Markets Ltd. to advise on setting up and regulating the Tirana stock exchange and investment funds in Albania. The KHF gave no money to any Albanian organisation, individual or firm, support being provided through funding the cost of technical assistance for specific projects.
The British companies who have received money under the pre-investment feasibility studies scheme for prospective investment in Albania are:
In each of these cases, following the receipt of a grant under the PIFS scheme, the investment by the British company has proceeded. No money was paid to any Albanian organisation, individual or firm through this scheme.
Mr. Betts:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what percentage of bills to his Department were paid (a) in accordance with agreed contractual conditions and (b) within 30 days of receiving goods and services or the presentation of a valid invoice where no contractual conditions applied in the last year for which figures are available. [18803]
Mr. Hanley:
I refer the hon. Member to the information given by the Economic Secretary to the Treasury on 17 December 1996, Official Report, columns 506-7.
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Mr. Milburn:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will provide a breakdown by project of PFI schemes for which his Department is responsible as identified in table 5.5 of the Red Book. [18924]
Mr. Hanley:
This Department, including the Overseas Development Administration, has agreed two PFI projects: Minerva, a small information technology system to archive electronic documents, and a vehicle services project initially for a small number of overseas posts. Projects have been advertised for the new Berlin embassy and accommodation in Beirut, Colombo, Lagos, Kiev and Sofia. Table 5.5 of the "Financial Statement and Budget Report" reflects this Department's estimate of likely capital investment under these projects. In addition, this Department has invited interest in a project to provide a new global telecommunications system. A breakdown by project would be commercially sensitive at this stage.
Mr. Mike O'Brien:
To ask the President of the Board of Trade what assessment he has made of the procedures followed by the DTI, the Treasury and the Bank of England, in respect of the voluntary liquidation of Chancery bank; and if he will make a statement. [18704]
Mr. John M. Taylor:
On 5 August 1993, my predecessor, my hon. Friend the Member for Tatton (Mr. Hamilton), announced the appointment of inspectors under section 432(2) of the Companies Act 1985 to investigate and report on the affairs of Chancery plc.
The appointment followed the appointment of administrators on 18 February 1991 and a subsequent voluntary arrangement approved by creditors.
The inspectors have not completed the report of their investigation, and I am unable to comment further until they have done so.
Mr. Milburn:
To ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will provide a breakdown by project of PFI schemes for which his Department is responsible as identified in table 5.5 of the Red Book. [18936]
Mr. John M. Taylor:
The figures in table 5.5 of the Red Book are the combined estimates of the level of private sector investment for the following planned projects: the Teddington site re-development, housing the National Physical Laboratory; resource accounting and budgeting; the Radiocommunications Agency's IS-IT strategic partnership; the Coal Authority's IT system for mining and surface damage reports--contract now signed; and three small IT projects in the DTI. Disaggregated figures are commercially sensitive at this stage.
Mr. Gordon Prentice:
To ask the President of the Board of Trade how many undischarged bankrupts there are in each county in England. [19298]
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Mr. John M. Taylor:
The information requested is not held in this form. The Insolvency Act 1986 provides for the majority of bankrupts to be discharged automatically after three years or after two years in smaller, summary cases. The number of individuals against whom bankruptcy orders were made in the last three years for which figures are available were:
Mr. Betts:
To ask the President of the Board of Trade what percentage of bills to his Department were paid (a) in accordance with agreed contractual conditions and (b) within 30 days of receiving goods and services or the presentation of a valid invoice where no contractual conditions applied in the last year for which figures were available. [18807]
Mr. John M. Taylor:
I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to my hon. Friend the Member for Bury St. Edmunds (Mr. Spring) on 17 December 1996, Official Report, columns 506-7. Additional information could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
Mrs. Roche:
To ask the President of the Board of Trade what was the cost of his visit to Birmingham on 17 February. [18423]
Mr. Lang
[holding answer 3 March 1997]: The cost of the Birmingham business breakfast was approximately £14,000. More than 700 business men and women attended it.
Mr. Chris Smith:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if she will list the total number of entrants to medical school in each of the last five years, indicating the number of graduates. [18602]
Anglo Albanian Mining (Heritage House)
Hugh MacRae and Co. (Builders) Ltd.
Peter Streatfield
Eng-Alb Trading Company.
1993: 31,016
1994: 25,634
1995: 21,993.
| Total number of entrants | Graduate entrants(7) | Non-graduate entrants(7) | Qualification not known(7) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991-92 | 4,733 | -- | -- | -- |
| 1992-93 | 4,883 | -- | -- | -- |
| 1993-94 | 4,957 | -- | -- | -- |
| 1994-95(6) | 5,924 | 253 | 4,701 | 970 |
| 1995-96(6) | 6,496 | 362 | 4,854 | 1,280 |
(5) Based on students who were in their first year of study.
(6) Figures collected on a new basis and not directly comparable with earlier years' figures.
(7) Figures prior to 1994-95 cannot be split between graduate and non-graduate entrants.
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National Curriculum (Drug Awareness)
Mr. Allen: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what recent representations she has made, or is considering, to the Schools Curriculum and Assessment Authority on the drug awareness component of the life skills part of the national curriculum. [18955]
Mrs. Gillan: My right hon. Friend has made no such representations. She will consider any recommendations from SCAA on the spiritual, moral, social and cultural dimensions of the curriculum in due course.
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