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Lord Kennet asked Her Majesty's Government:
- Whether (a) in their view; and (b) in the view of the NGOs which they have consulted, the draft text of the Multilateral Agreement on Investment "takes account of our sustainable development objectives" (White Paper on International Development, Cm 3789).
Lord Clinton-Davis: The government are working for an MAI which will be consistent with sustainable development. NGOs have raised some concerns about the environmental impact of the MAI. These are being addressed in the negotiations, in part through an environmental review requested by the UK.
Rapid Draw Lotteries
Earl Peel asked Her Majesty's Government:
- Which jurisdictions have banned rapid draw lotteries.
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Home Office (Lord Williams of Mostyn): We do not have a precise answer. Some jurisdictions ban all or most forms of gambling. Others, particularly in Europe, North America and Australia, allow state lotteries, some with and some without rapid draws.
The 1997 World Lottery Almanac shows that 2.4 per cent. of lottery sales worldwide in 1996 were for keno, a type of lottery game which includes regular and fast draws.
Home Office: Recruitment
Lord Peston asked Her Majesty's Government:
- What information on recruitment the Home Office is required to publish and whether they will make this information available for 1996.
Lord Williams of Mostyn: The Civil Service Order in Council 1995 authorises the Civil Service Commissioners to require departments and agencies to publish summary information about their recruitment and the use of permitted exceptions to the principles of fair and open competition and selection on merit.
The number of staff recruited to the central Home Office, including outstations, during 1996 is shown in the following tables. There were two permitted exceptions to fair and open competition and selection on merit in 1996, and this information was published in the Home Office Annual Report 1997.
| Number of appointments | Number of women appointed | Number appointed from ethnic minorities | Number of disabled staff appointed | |
| Senior Civil Service(1) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Non Industrial Grades | 388 | 211 | 68 | 14 |
| Industrial Grades | 3 | 1 | * | 0 |
(1) All recruitment to the Senior Civil Service throughout the Home Office is carried out by the Central Personnel Management Unit.
* Below 5.
(1) As the Prison Service is in the process of transferring over to a new computerised personnel system, there may be inaccuracies in the information provided.
* Below 5.
Number of appointments Number of women appointed Number appointed from ethnic minorities Number of disabled staff appointed
Non Industrial Grades 2,246 915 94 7
Industrial Grades 191 38 * 1
Number of appointments Number of women appointed Number appointed from ethnic minorities Number of disabled staff appointed
Non Industrial Grades 297 209 15 0
Industrial Grades 0 0 0 0
Number of appointments Number of women appointed Number appointed from ethnic minorities Number of disabled staff appointed
Non Industrial Grades 32 22 0 1
Industrial Grades 1 0 0 0
Number of appointments Number of women appointed Number appointed from ethnic minorities Number of disabled staff appointed
Non Industrial Grades 186 103 29 3
Industrial Grades 0 0 0 0
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