Weekly Information Bulletin: 19 October 1996
WHITE PAPERS AND GREEN PAPERS
RECEIVED SINCE LAST BULLETIN
White Papers are issued by the Government as statements of policy, and often set out proposals for legislative changes, which may be debated before a Bill is introduced. Government responses to Select Committee reports, which are occasionally regarded as White Papers, are often omitted from this section but may be found within the Select Committee Publications section. Some White Papers may invite comments. Green Papers set out for discussion, proposals which are still at a formative stage. All CONSULTATIVE and DISCUSSION documents which reach the Public Information Office are included in this section. Inclusion in the Bulletin is for record purposes.
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White Papers
24.7 European Community Finances, Cm 3350, HMSO (0101335024) £6.50
18.9 Citizen's Charter - Five Years On, Cm 3370, HMSO (0101337027) £10
16.10 Choice and Opportunity (Primary Care: the Future), Cm 3390, The Stationery Office (010133902X) £5.30
Green Papers
2.8 AIR QUALITY - UK National Air Quality Strategy, Consultation Draft (Copies from Department of the Environment, Publications Despatch Centre, Blackhorse Road, London SE99 6TT Tel: 0181 691 9191, Fax: 0181 694 0099). Comments to Department of the Environment, Room B350, Romney House, 43 Marsham Street, London SW1P 3PY, Fax: 0171 276 8299.
Comments relating to Scotland to Scottish Office, AEFD, 1H Victoria Quay, Edinburgh EH6 6QQ, Fax: 0131 244 0404.
Comments relating to Wales to Welsh Office, Environment Division, Room G0056, Cathays Park, Cardiff CF1 3NQ, Fax: 01222 823658.
Comments relating to Northern Ireland to Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland, Environment and Planning Division, Calvert House, 23 Castle Place, Belfast BT1 1FY, Fax: 01232 254700.
Comments by 21 November 1996
18.9 CHILD ABDUCTION - Child Abduction (Comments to Family Policy Division, Lord Chancellor's Dept., Selborne House, 54-60 Victoria Street, London SW1E 6QW by 25 October 1996)
28.8 CHILD CARE - Work and Family: Ideas and Options for Child Care (Comments to DfEE, Room 400, Caxton House, Tothill Street, London SW1H 9NF by 25 October 1996)
21.8 COMPANY LAW - Disclosure of Directors' Shareholdings: Proposal for an Order under the Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994 (Copies from Company Law Directorate, Room 5.N.15, Department of Trade and Industry, 1 Victoria Street, London SW1H 0ET Tel: 0171 215 0402. Responses by 8 November 1996)
3.10 COMPANY LAW - Small Company Accounts: Possible Standard Format (For copies telephone 0171 215 0232. Comments to Financial Reporting Policy Directorate, Room 4.D.37, Department of Trade and Industry, 1 Victoria Street, London SW1H 0ET Fax: 0171 215 0235, E-mail rob.cottam@lond02.dti.gov.uk by 31 January 1997)
2.10 CONTRACTS - Unfair Contract Terms, Issue No. 2 (Copies from PO Box 172, East Molesey, KT8 0WX Comments to Unfair Contracts Terms Unit, Office of Fair Trading, Room 505, Field House, 15-25 Bream's Buildings, London EC4A 1PR)
3.9 COURT PROCEEDINGS - Liability of Judicial Officers and Others for Costs in Court Proceedings (Comments to Magistrates' Courts Division, Lord Chancellor's Department, 4th Floor, Selborne House, 54-60 Victoria Street, London SW1E 6QW by 29 November 1996)
1.9 EDUCATION - Baseline Assessment Draft Proposals. (Copies from SCAA, PO Box 235, Hayes, Middlesex WB3 1HF, Tel: 0181-561 4499. Comments to School Curriculum and Assessment Authority, Ref: COM/96/559 by 8 November 1996)
26.7 EXPORT CONTROLS - Strategic Export Controls, Cm 3349 HMSO (0101334923) £5.30 (Comments to Export Control Consultation Unit, Department of Trade and Industry, Kingsgate House, 66-74 Victoria Street, London SW1E 4SW by 31 October 1996)
9.10 FOOD - Draft Commission Directive - List of Food Additives for use in Flavourings (III/5798/96) (Comments to Scottish Office, Agriculture, Environment and Fisheries Department, Pentland House, 47 Robb's Loan, Edinburgh EH14 1TY by 15 November 1996)
24.9 FOOD LABELLING - Revision of the "Use By" Guidance Notes (Comments to Room 347, Scottish Office, Agriculture, Environment and Fisheries Department, Pentland House, 47 Robb's Loan, Edinburgh EH14 1TY Tel: 0131 244 6186, Fax: 0131 244 6445)
30.7 FUNERALS - Pre-Paid Funerals (Copies from CACP2c Division, Department of Trade and Industry, 1 Victoria Street, London SW1H 0ET Tel: 0171 215 0350, 0171 215 0344 (answerphone), Fax 0171 215 0339. Responses by 15 November 1996)
2.10 GAMBLING - Gambling, Competitions and Prize Draws - (Copies from PO Box 172, East Molesey, KT8 0XW, Tel: 0181 398 3405 Comments to Office of Fair Trading, Room 508, Field House, 15-25 Bream's Buildings, London EC4 1PR Tel: 0171 269 8818)
9.8 HOUSING - Group Repair (Comments to Room N12/09, 2 Marsham Street, London SW1P 3EB, Fax: 0171-276 3200)
16.10 LOCAL AUTHORITIES - Local Authorities and Community Alarm Schemes (Comments to Department of the Environment, Room P1/135, 2 Marsham Street, London SW1P 3EB, Tel: 0171 276 4077 or 4081, by 16 January 1997)
1.8 MEDICAL EDUCATION - Funding Post-graduate Medical and Dental Education (Copies from Dept of Health, PO Box 410, Wetherby, West Yorks LS23 7LN, Fax: 01937-845381. Comments to Medical Education and Performance Branch, Room 2W51, Quarry House, Quarry Hill, Leeds LS2 7UE by 31 October 1996)
23.9 NOISE - Noise Act 1996 - Draft Circular (Comments to Air and Environment Quality Division 3, Room B242, Romney House, 43 Marsham Street, London SW1P 3PY Tel: 0171 276 8492, or Environment Division 3, Welsh Office, Cathay Park, Cardiff CF1 3NQ Tel: 01222 825393 by 31 October 1996)
30.7 PENSIONS - Treatment of Pension Rights on Divorce, Cm 3345 HMSO (0101334524) £14.80 (Comments to DSS Pensions Policy, Room 1106, The Adelphi, 1-11 John Adam Street, London WC2N 6HT by 29 November 1996)
30.9 RURAL AREAS - Review of the Scottish Rural Partnership Fund (Comments to Rural Affairs and National Heritage Division, Scottish Office, Agriculture, Environment and Fisheries Department, Room 028, Pentland House, 47 Robb's Loan, Edinburgh EH14 1TY Tel: 0131 244 3109, Fax: 0131 244 4071, E-mail: ranh.so.ph@gtnet.gov.uk by 15 November 1996)
23.7 TAX - Tax Law Rewrite, the Way Forward (Copies, £4 post free, from Inland Revenue Reference Library, Ground Floor, South West Wing, Bush House, London WC2R 4RD - copies on internet at http:// www.open.gov.uk /inrev /condoc2.htm - Comments to Simplification Project, Inland Revenue, Room 643, Bush House South West Wing, London WC2B 4RD, Tel: 0171 438 6420 /6425, E-mail nmunro.ir.bh@ gtnet.gov.uk, by 1 November 1996)
7.8 VAT - Time Limits on Repayment of VAT, Unjust Enrichment and Statutory Interest: Draft Finance Bill Clauses (Comments to HM Customs and Excise, VAT Policy Directorate, Input Tax Branch, 4th Floor Central, New King's Beam House, 22 Upper Ground, London SE1 9PJ, Fax: 0171 865 5366 by 31 October 1996)
17.9 WASTE MANAGEMENT - Landfill Restoration and Post Closure Management, Draft Waste Management Paper 26E (Comments to Environment Agency, Waste Regulation Policy Group, Room A2.01A, Romney House, 43 Marsham Street London SW1P 3PY by 18 November 1996)
DISCUSSION DOCUMENT
2.10 HEALTH - Burdens of Disease (Copies from Department of Health, PO Box 410, Wetherby LS23 7LN)
The following consultation papers were received during the recess period but the period for consultation has now passed:
28.8 ANIMAL WELFARE - Animal Welfare in Transit Second Consultation (Comments to Animal Welfare Division Branch D, MAFF, Government Buildings, Hook Rise South, Tolworth, Surbiton, Surrey KT6 7NF by 9 October 1996)
9.8 ARBITRATION - Commencement of the Arbitration Act 1996 (Comments to Department of Trade and Industry, Business Law Unit, Room 216, 10 Victoria Street, London SW1H 0NN Tel: 0171 215 3006, Fax: 0171 215 3244 by 20 September 1996)
1.8 CHARITIES (SCOTLAND) - Accounting by Charities in Scotland (Comments to Scottish Office Home Dept., Room 245, St Andrew's House, Edinburgh EH1 3DG Tel: 0131-244 2783, Fax: 0131-244 2683 by 18 October 1996)
19.8 COMPANY LAW - Functions of the Registrar of Companies (Copies from DTI Company Law Directorate Tel: 0171 215 0409, Fax: 0171 215 0234. Comments to Company Law Directorate, Department of Trade and Industry, 5.R.15, 1 Victoria Street, London SW1H 0ET or to Room 3.120 , Companies House, Crown Way, Cardiff CF4 3UZ by 18 October 1996)
13.8 COMPETITION LAW - Tackling Cartels and the Abuse of Market Power, a Draft Bill - an Explanatory Document (Comments to Consumer Affairs and Competition Policy Directorate, Room 6.D.22, Department of Trade and Industry, 1 Victoria Street, London SW1H 0ET by 1 October 1996)
1.8 COUNTRYSIDE - Vehicles on Byways (Comments to Traffic Policy Division, Department of Transport, Zone 3/17, Great Minster House, London SW1P 4DR by 27 September 1996)
24.9 ELECTRICITY - Transmission Price Control Review of the National Grid Company, Fourth Consultation (Comments to Director - Transmission Price Control Review, Office of Electricity Regulation, Hagley House, Hagley Road, Birmingham B16 8QG by 10 September 1996)
5.8 FIREWORKS - Control of the Availability of Fireworks (Comments to Department of Trade and Industry, Consumer Safety Unit, Room 4H3, 1 Victoria Street, London SW1H 0ET, Tel: 0171 215 0360, Fax: 0171 215 0357 by 11 October 1996)
6.8 FISH - Draft Commission Decision Establishing Methods of Official Control of Visible Parasites in Fish and Fishery Products Intended for Human Consumption. (Comments to MAFF, Nobel House, 17 Smith Square, London SW1P 3JR Tel: 0171-238 5886, Fax: 0171-238 6045 by 31 August 1996)
23.8 FOOD - Plastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 1996 (Comments to Room 347, Scottish Office, Agriculture, Environment and Fisheries Department, Pentland House, 47 Robb's Loan, Edinburgh EH14 1TY by 17 October 1996)
18.9 FOOD - Amendments to Council Directive 88/344/EEC on Extraction Solvents used in the Production of Foodstuffs and Food Ingredients (Comments to Scottish Office, Agriculture, Environment and Fisheries Department, Pentland House, 47 Robb's Loan, Edinburgh EH14 1TY by 18 October 1996)
2.9 FOOD (SCOTLAND) - Reporting Survey Results. (Comments to Scottish Office Agriculture, Environment and Fisheries Dept., Pentland House, 47 Robb's Loan, Edinburgh EH14 1TY, Tel: 0131-244 6482, Fax: 0131-244 6445 by 18 October 1996)
23.8 HOUSING ASSOCIATIONS - Tax Relief Grant (Comments to Housing Associations Division, Room N8/05, Department of the Environment, 2 Marsham Street, London SW1P 3EB Tel: 0171 276 3222, Fax: 0171 276 3846 by 27 September 1996)
12.9 HOUSING SUBSIDIES - HRA Subsidy: Rent Rebate Subsidy Limitation 1997-98 and Draft HRA Subsidy Determination 1997-98: Capital Charges (Comments to Room N10/10, 2 Marsham Street, London SW1P 3EB by 10 October 1996)
21.8 INSURANCE - Proposal for an EC Directive on the Supplementary Supervision of Insurance Undertakings in an Insurance Group ("The Insurance Groups Directive"). (For copies telephone 0171 215 0187. Comments to Insurance Directorate, Department of Trade and Industry, Room 5.H.22, 1 Victoria Street, London SW1H 0ET by 9 September 1996)
28.8 LICENSING (SCOTLAND) - Licensing (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 1996 Draft Guidance for Consultation (Comments to Room 321, Scottish Office Home Department, St Andrew's House, Edinburgh EH1 3DG by 30 September 1996)
31.7 PLANNING - Planning Policy Guidance Note 7 (revised): the Countryside - Environmental Quality and Economic Development (Copies from Room C13/18, Department of the Environment Tel: 0171 276 3977. Comments to Department of the Environment, Room C13/11, 2 Marsham Street, London SW1P 3EB by 11 October 1996)
31.7 PLANNING - Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987: Proposal for a New Business Use Class (Copies from Department of the Environment, Room C13/13, 2 Marsham Street, London SW1P 3EB Tel: 0171 276 3856, to whom responses should be sent by 11 October 1996)
8.10 PLANNING (SCOTLAND) - Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Scotland) Order 1992: Permitted Development Rights for Underground Sewerage Works (Comments, 2 copies, to Scottish Office Development Department, Planning Division, Area 2-H, Victoria Quay, Edinburgh EH6 6QQ by 29 October 1996)
4.9 RAILWAYS - Railtrack's Network Management Statement (Comments to Manager Railtrack Regulation, Office of the Rail Regulator, 1 Waterhouse Square, 138-142 Holborn, London EC1N 2ST, and copied to Geoff Knight, Group Manager Regulatory Relations, Railtrack PLC, 40 Bernard Street, London WC1N 1BY by 4 October 1996)
1.8 RAILWAYS - Accurate and Impartial Retailing (Comments to Director, Licensing and Consumer Protection, Office of the Rail Regulator, 1 Waterhouse Square, 138-142 Holborn, London EC1N 2ST by 27 September 1996)
22.8 RAILWAYS - Guidance on Insurance against Third Party Liability (For copies telephone 0171 282 2001, Fax 0171 282 2045, E-mail orr@dial.pipex.com). Comments to Office of the Rail Regulator, 1 Waterhouse Square, 138-142 Holborn, London EC1N 2ST by 4 October 1996
25.7 SCHOOLS - Common Funding Formula for 1997-98 for GM Schools - Primary and Secondary Schools Totals (Comments to DfEE, CFF Unit, Location 4S, Sanctuary Buildings, Great Smith Street, London SW1B 3BT, Fax: 0171-925 6988 by 20 September 1996)
23.8 SEAT BELTS - Seat Belts in Minibuses and Coaches used to Carry Children (Comments to Dept of Transport, Zone 2/06, Great Minster House, 75 Marsham Street, London SW1P 4DR. Tel: 0171-271 4665, Fax: 0171-271 4961, E-mail: rvs1.dot@gtnet.gov.uk, by 30 September 1996)
1.8 SIB - Proposed Changes to Administration by SIB of the Permitted Persons Regime - Consultative Paper 99 (Comments to Securiities and Investments Board, Gavrella House, 2-14 Bunhill Row, London EC1Y 8RA by 13 September 1996)
1.8 SIB - Review of Metals Markets (Comments to Securities and Investments Board, Gavrella House, 2-14 Bunhill Row, London EC1Y 8RA by 15 October 1996)
25.7 VETERINARY MEDICINE - VM Symbol for Veterinary Medicines. (Comments to Veterinary Medicines Directorate, Woodham Lane, New Haw, Addlestone, Surrey KT15 3NB by 29 August 1996)
23.8 WATER - Water Pollution: Control of Pollution Regulations, Further Consultation and Draft Regulations (For copies telephone 0171 276 8571. (Comments to Department of the Environment, Water Quality Division, Room 404, Romney House, 2 Marsham Street, London SW1P 3EB by 4 October 1996)
1.8 WILD DEER (SCOTLAND) - Tagging of Wild Deer Carcasses from Scotland (Comments to M J R Johnstone, SOAEFD, Room 138, Scottish Office, Pentland House, 47 Robb's Loan, Edinburgh EH14 1TY Tel: 0131 244 6115, by 1 October 1996)
22.8 WOODLANDS - Farm Woodland Premium Scheme (Comments to: (England) MAFF, Room 636, Nobel House, 17 Smith Square, London SW1P 3JR, Tel/Fax: 0171 238 5676/5558; (Wales) WOAD26, R103, Cathays Park, Cardiff CF1 3NQ, Tel/Fax: 01222 825379/825121; (Scotland) SOAEFD, R133, Pentland House, 47 Robb's Loan, Edinburgh EH14 1TY, Tel/Fax: 0131 244 6204/6259; (Northern Ireland) Forest Service, DANI, Dundonald House (R23), Upper Newtownards Road, Belfast BT4 3SB, Tel: 01232 524448. Comments by 30 September 1996)
COMPLIANCE COST ASSESSMENTS
Compliance Cost Assessments (CCAs) are prepared and published by the Government for all primary legislation introduced into and secondary legislation laid before Parliament. In the case of most Government Bills, a CCA forms part of the Explanatory Memoranda to the Bill: in other cases, a separate document is issued. CCAs are an assessment for the business sector of the costs involved in complying with the legislation. All CCAs received in the Library of the House of Commons are noted, along with an address where copies may be obtained. The Department of Trade and Industry issues a six monthly list of CCAs as a Command Paper. The publication of this paper will be noted in the White Papers section of the Bulletin.
5.8 Proposed Transport of Radioactive Material by Road in Great Britain Regulations 1996. Copies from Department of Transport, Radioactive Materials Transport Division, Room P2/0239, 2 Marsham Street, London SW1P 3EB. Tel: 0171-276 5051, Fax: 0171-276 5945
5.8 Passenger Car Fuel Consumption Order (Amendment) 1996. Copies from Vehicle Certification Agency, Eastgate Office Centre, Eastgate Road, Bristol BS5 6XX. Tel: 0117952-4119, Fax: 0117952-4103
5.8 Passenger and Goods Vehicles (Recording Equipment) Regulations 1996. Copies from FRH Division, Room 1/29, Great Minster House, 76 Marsham Street, London SW1P 4DR. Tel: 0171-271 4527
5.8 Motor Vehicles (International Circulation) (Amendment) Order 1996. Copies from Driving and Vehicle Licencing Policy Division, Dept of Transport, Zone 2/09 Great Minster Street, 76 Marsham Street, London SW1P 4DR. Tel: 0171-271 4702
5.8 Specified Bovine Material Order (Northern Ireland) & Fertilisers (Mammalian Meat and Bone Meal) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996. Copies from Dept of Agriculture, Animal Health and Welfare Division, Dundonald House, Upper Newtownards Road, Belfast BT4 3SB. Tel: 01232-524660
5.8 Diseases of Animals (Modification) Order (Northern Ireland) 1996. Copies from Dept of Agriculture, Animal Health and Welfare Division, Dundonald House, Upper Newtownards Road, Belfast BT4 3SB. Tel: 01232-524660
5.8 Specified Bovine Material (No 2) Order (Northern Ireland) & (Treatment Disposal) (No 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996. Copies from Dept of Agriculture, Animal Health and Welfare Division, Dundonald House, Upper Newtownards Road, Belfast BT4 3SB. Tel: 01232-524678, Fax: 01232-524982
15.8 Specified Bovine Material (No 2) & Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (Amendment) Orders (Northern Ireland) 1996. Copies from Dept of Agriculture, Animal Health and Welfare Division, Dundonald House, Upper Newtownards Road, Belfast BT4 3SB. Tel: 01232-524660, Fax 01232-524982
27.8 EC Competition Law (Articles 88 and 89) Enforcement Regulations 1996. Copies from Dept of Trade and Industry, 1 Victoria Street, London SW1H 0ET. Tel: 0171-215 2629
8.10 Aerosol Dispensers (EEC Requirements) (Amendment) Regulations 1996. Copies from Consumer Affairs and Competition Policy Directorate, Room 4.E.2, 1Victoria Street, London SW1H 0EH. Tel: 0171-215 0368
8.10 Fresh Meat (Beef Controls) (No 2) (Amendment) Regulations 1996. Copies from Animal Health (BSE) Division, B22, Government Buildings, Tolworth, Surbiton, Surrey KT6 7NF. Tel: 0181-330 8795
8.10 Fertilisers (Mammalian Meat and Bone Meal) (Amendment) Regulations 1996. Copies from Feeding and Fertilisers Branch, MAFF, Room 216, Ergon House, 17 Smith Square, London SW1P 3JR. Tel: 0171-238 6345, Fax: 0171-238 6338
8.10 Landfill Tax. Copies from HM Customs and Excise, Excise Policy Group A (Landfill Tax Policy Team), 3rd Floor West, Ralli Quays, 3 Stanley Street, Salford M60 9LA. Tel: 0161-827 0336, Fax: 0161-827 0322/0300
8.10 Regulations to Allow the National Health Service Pension Scheme to Charge for the Provision of Information in Relation to the Personal Pensions Review. Copies from HRD-Employment Issues Branch, Dept of Health, Room 111, Hesketh House, 200/220 Broadway, Fleetwood, Lancashire FY7 8LG. Tel: 01253-774505
14.10 Potatoes Originating in the Netherlands Regulations 1996. Copies from Plant Health Division, MAFF, Foss House, Kings Pool, 1/2 Peasholme Green, York Y01 2PX. Tel: 01904-455175
16.10 Dangerous Substances and Preparations (Safety) (Consolidation) (Amendment) Regulations 1996. Copies from Consumer Affairs and Competition Policy Directorate, Room 4.D.1, 1 Victoria Steet, London SW1H 0ET. Tel: 0171-215 0366
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