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Winson Green Prison
Dr. Lynne Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on the detention of visitors to Winson Green Prison on 14 October; and how many children were detained.[15191]
Ms Quin: On the morning of 14 October 1997, the movement of all traffic and persons into and out of Birmingham prison was suspended for approximately two and a half hours to forestall a suspected escape attempt. This is in line with security procedures. As a result, 15 adult visitors to prisoners were required to remain in the prison until normal operational procedures could be resumed. There were no children among this number.
Refreshment and toilet facilities were made available and the visitors were kept informed. The prison has apologised to the visitors who were inconvenienced.
Official Hospitality
Mr. Malcolm Bruce: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the estimate of the expenditure by (a) his Department, (b) its agencies and (c) its non-departmental public bodies on official hospitality for (i) 1980-81, (ii) 1987-88, (iii) 1990-91, (iv) 1991-92, (v) 1992-93, (vi) 1993-94, (vii) 1994-95, (viii) 1995-96, (ix) 1996-97 and (x) 1 May to 30 September 1997. [15234]
Mr. Straw: The information requested is provided in the following table.
| Year | Department | Agencies | Non-departmental public bodies |
|---|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | £ | |
| 1990-91 | 30,080 | -- | 1,268 |
| 1991-92 | 28,094 | -- | 1,122 |
| 1992-93 | 19,122 | 36,529 | 6,270 |
| 1993-94 | 15,233 | 33,784 | 4,427 |
| 1994-95 | 15,990 | 11,478 | 6,523 |
| 1995-96 | 22,060 | 16,544 | 11,959 |
| 1996-97 | 35,412 | 26,358 | 23,289 |
| 1 May to 30 September 1997(12) | 9,351 | 17,296 | 3,232 |
(12) Provisional.
Unfortunately, information on expenditure on official hospitality in 1980-81 and 1987-88 is no longer available. In addition, the figures for expenditure by the
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Department's non-departmental public bodies prior to 1994-95 are incomplete because some of the bodies no longer retain the necessary information.
The figures for expenditure by non-departmental public bodies exclude the Horserace Betting Levy Board and the Horserace Totaliser Board because they are not funded by central Government.
Mr. Malcolm Bruce:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is his estimate of the total expenditure on all forms of publicity and advertising by (a) his Department, (b) its agencies and (c) non-departmental public bodies for (i) 1993-94, (ii) 1994-95, (iii) 1995-96, (iv) 1996-97, (v) the 1997-98, year to date, (vi) the 1997-98, full year estimate and (vii) the 1998-99 planned expenditure.[15237]
Mr. Straw
[holding answer 11 November 1997]: The costs for publicity, including advertising, for my Department from 1993-94 to 1998-99 are as follows:
| Year | £ |
|---|---|
| 1993-94 | 14,152,549 |
| 1994-95 | 14,102,358 |
| 1995-96 | 10,869,563 |
| 1996-97 | 8,327,916 |
| 1997-98 (year to date) | 1,665,176 |
| 1997-98 (forecast) | 4,923,000 |
| 1998-99 (planned) | 4,447,000 |
Expenditure on publicity including advertising by my Department's Agencies was as follows:
Prior to 1997-98, under the Forensic Science Service Agency's framework document, publicity was provided by the Home Office and is included in the departmental spend.
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I shall write to the hon. Member, as happened when he last asked a similar question, with regard to expenditure on publicity by my Department's Non-Departmental Public Bodies. This information is not held centrally and will take some time to collate.
Overseas Travel
Mr. Malcolm Bruce: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list each of the overseas trips made by himself and other members of his ministerial team since 2 May, specifying in each case (a) the participating Minister or Ministers, (b) the destination of the trip, (c) the purpose of the trip and (d) the cost of the trip; and if he will make a statement. [15236]
Mr. Straw
[holding answer 11 November 1997]: The table gives the information requested including costs for the Ministerial delegation.
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(13)No expense incurred by Department.
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Mr. Malcolm Bruce:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is his estimate of the expenditure by (a) his Department, (b) its agencies and (c) its non-departmental public bodies on overseas travel for (i) 1980-81, (ii) 1987-88, (iii) 1990-91, (iv) 1991-92, (v) 1992-93, (vi) 1993-94, (vii) 1994-95, (viii) 1995-96,
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(ix) 1996-97 and (x) 1 May to 30 September 1997; and if he will provide a breakdown to show (1) air fares and (2) other expenditure relating to overseas travel. [15235]
Mr. Straw
[holding answer 11 November 1997]: The available information on overseas travel and related expenditure is as follows:
(14) May to September.
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