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Lord Berkeley asked Her Majesty's Government:
Baroness Hayman: I am advised by London Transport Buses that, at present, 410 contracts are let as single routes.
Lord Berkeley asked Her Majesty's Government:
Baroness Hayman: I am advised by London Transport that 67 contracts are multi-route. These are mainly area networks which, although put out to tender as individual routes, were awarded to a single operator under a joint contract option in order to secure best value for money. Details of routes and operators involved are commercial matters for London Transport.
Lord Ashley of Stoke asked Her Majesty's Government:
The Minister of State, Department of Health (Baroness Jay of Paddington): We have received the report and accounts of the Medical Devices Agency and copies have today been laid before both Houses of Parliament in accordance with the requirements of Section 5(2) and 5(3) of the Exchequer and Audit Departments Act 1921. Copies have also been placed in the Library.
Lord Monkswell asked Her Majesty's Government:
Baroness Jay of Paddington: The Department of Health will conduct a thorough review of the Central Council for Education and Training in Social Work on behalf of the United Kingdom sponsoring departments. The review, which is now due as part of the regular five yearly examination of non-departmental public bodies, will take the form of a prior options study. It will assess the extent to which the functions of the council are necessary for the achievement of the Government's policies and whether there is scope for rationalisation, market testing, privatising, contracting out or transferring all, or part, of its functions to another body. We will consult widely with all parties who have an interest in the work of the council.
The review will have regard to and take account of:
Lord Tebbit asked Her Majesty's Government:
Lord McIntosh of Haringey: The revenue effects of the Budget tax measures are shown in Table 2.2 of the Financial Statement and Budget Report, July 1997.
Lord Lucas asked Her Majesty's Government:
Lord McIntosh of Haringey: An individual may claim exemption in respect of his or her "principal" private residence. A couple living together would each have to be able to show that the property on which exemption was being claimed was in fact his or her principal private residence. However, the presumption would be that the place where they lived was their principal residence. A married couple living together may claim exemption on one residence only. However, if they are separated, each may claim in respect of a different residence.
Lord Luke asked Her Majesty's Government:
Lord McIntosh of Haringey: The Government's review of admission charges, which is already under way, is confined to the national museums and galleries. Evidence about admission charges at university and other non-national museums will be included in the research by Glasgow Caledonian University which has been commissioned by the Museums and Galleries
Commission. The emerging findings of that research will inform the Government's review of admission charges at the national museums and galleries. However, the decision on whether or not to charge for admission to museums and galleries is for the governing bodies of each one to make. Universities themselves are responsible for funding university museums.
Lord Lucas asked Her Majesty's Government:
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Home Office (Lord Williams of Mostyn): The information requested is not collected centrally and we
are not aware of any such estimates. The Scottish Office and Northern Ireland Office similarly have no knowledge of the numbers requested.
Lord Mackay of Ardbrecknish asked Her Majesty's Government:
Lord Williams of Mostyn: We will take a decision in Mr. Raya's case once we have completed consideration of it in the light of the requirements of the 1951 United Nations Convention relating to the Status of Refugees. The aim will be to do this before the applicant's release from prison.
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