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British Crime Survey 1994: Racial Attacks
Lord Stoddart of Swindon asked Her Majesty's Government:
- When they intend to publish the full results of the British Crime Survey 1994, which asked all ethnic groups whether they believed there was a racial element in incidents directed against them.
Baroness Blatch: The main findings from the 1994 British Crime Survey (BCS) on racially motivated incidents were published by the Home Office in Taking Steps: Multi agency responses to racial attacks and harassment. The Third Report of the Inter Departmental Racial Attacks Groups. There is no intention to publish the 1994 BCS findings in this respect in any greater detail.
Manchester Bombing: Restoration Funding
Lord Dean of Beswick asked Her Majesty's Government:
- Whether they will list the sums of money they have made available to the city of Manchester following the IRA bombing in June, and the uses to which they have been put.
The Minister of State, Department of the Environment (Earl Ferrers): The Government have given £300,000 to the Lord Mayor's Appeal Fund to provide relief from hardship for businesses affected by the bomb and to enable them to start trading again. One hundred and fifty, thousand pounds was given to the Task Force, matched by a similar figure from English Partnerships, towards the costs of the competition to select an urban design team to plan the city centre rebuilding. Regeneration funds which had been earmarked for the city before the bomb have
also been used to meet demands which have arisen since, for example, refurbishing retail premises to house displaced traders from the city centre.Following the bomb, £20 million of the UK's share of European Structural Funds for 1997-99 was allocated to help Manchester meet the many long-term economic regeneration tasks ahead. This funding is an addition to the allocation for Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Cheshire, and leaves other programmes in the area unaffected. Officials in the Government Office for the North West, itself based in Manchester, are in discussion with the Task Force to consider how best to apply these funds. A further £1 million has come from the current (1994-96) European programme to support the Task Force, together with some £500,000 for business support and relocation.
The Government recognise that there may be a need for further assistance to rebuild the city centre. We have made clear that, if appropriate application is made, further resources may be found.
The Coast: By-law Powers
Lord Hayhoe asked Her Majesty's Government:
- When they will publish the proposed discussion paper which reviews the by-law making powers for the coast.
Earl Ferrers: The Department of the Environment has today published Byelaw Powers for the Coast: A Discussion Paper. The paper sets out the main issues regarding current scope and use of the relevant powers in England, ways in which present arrangements might be improved and updated, and the relationship with broader management aims and initiatives. Copies have been placed in the Libraries of the House, and the paper will be widely distributed.
Legal Education and Conduct: Lord Chancellor's Advisory Committee Report
Lord Stewartby asked Her Majesty's Government:
- When the Lord Chancellor's Advisory Committee on Legal Education and Conduct intends to publish its fifth annual report.
The Lord Chancellor (Lord Mackay of Clashfern): The Lord Chancellor's Advisory Committee on Legal Education and Conduct has today published its fifth annual report, and copies have been placed in the Libraries of both Houses.
Horse Guards Road: Temporary Closure
Lord Hylton asked Her Majesty's Government:
- Why Horse Guards Road SW1, is now closed to traffic; and when they expect it to be reopened.
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of National Heritage (Lord Inglewood: Responsibility for the subject of this question has been delegated to the Royal Parks Agency under its Chief Executive, Mr. David Welch. I have asked him to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter to Lord Hylton from the Chief Executive of the Royal Parks Agency, Mr. David Welch, dated 11th December 1996.
I have been asked by Lord Inglewood to reply to your Parliamentary Question about the temporary closure of Horse Guards Road.
The road is closed to through traffic while essential major maintenance works are being carried out on Horse Guards Parade and Horse Guards Road. Closure of the road is necessary throughout the project so that the contractor can carry out the works safely and securely. The road will be reopened in mid-February 1997 on completion of the works.
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