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Written Answers

Tuesday, 20th April 1999.

Libya: Suspension of UN Sanctions

Lord Peston asked Her Majesty's Government:

What steps have been taken by the United Kingdom and the European Union to implement the suspension of United Nations sanctions against Libya.[HL2050]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean): UN sanctions against Libya imposed by Security Council Resolutions 748 and 883 were suspended on 5 April, in accordance with UN Security Council Resolution 1192 (1998), immediately the UN Secretary-General reported that the two Lockerbie accused had been delivered for trial before the Scottish court established in the Netherlands and that the Libyan Government had satisfied the French judicial authorities with regard to the bombing of UTA 772. The prohibition on payment of performance bonds in paragraph 8 of Resolution 883 remains in operation.

The provisions of those resolutions were implemented in the UK by restrictions imposed in the Libya (United Nations Prohibition of Flights) Order 1992, the Libya (United Nations Sanctions) Order 1993, the Libya (United Nations Sanctions) (Channel Islands) Order 1993 and the Libya (United Nations Sanctions) (Isle of Man) Order 1993. In accordance with Article 1(2) of each order, its operation was accordingly suspended; Article 13 of the three 1993 orders, which imposes restrictions on the payment of bonds given in respect of contracts whose performance had been affected by the suspended provisions of the orders, and the provisions in those orders relating to the enforcement of Article 13, remain in operation. Details of the suspension of UN sanctions and of the orders have been published in a notice in the London Gazette on 12 April and the Edinburgh and Belfast Gazettes on 9 April. Action is in hand to gazette the suspension of the relevant provisions of the orders implementing the UN sanctions in the Overseas Territories.

On 16 April, the Council of the EU adopted a Common Position (7318/99) suspending the measures taken against Libya by the EU in response to UN Security Council Resolutions 748 and 883.

The Common Position also specified that the measures agreed by member states in 1986 in response to Libya's general implication in terrorism should remain in force (these measures are an arms embargo; restrictions on the freedom of movement of Libyan diplomats and consular personnel; reduction of the staff of diplomatic and consular missions; and stricter visa requirements and procedures). The Common Position will be reviewed in the light of the UN Secretary-General's report on Libyan compliance

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with the remaining provisions of UN Security Council Resolutions 731 and 748, in particular Libyan renunciation of terrorism.

The Common Position does not affect Regulation 3275/93, which prohibits the satisfying of claims with regard to contracts and transactions the performance of which was affected by UN sanctions. Based on this Common Position, the EC adopted a regulation suspending the application of Regulation 3274/93 which prevented the supply of certain goods and services to Libya.

In addition to the EU measures against Libya agreed in 1986, national controls on the supply of aircraft, aircraft parts and flight simulators to Libya under the provisions of Dual-Use and Related Goods (Export Control) Regulation 1996, as amended, remain in force.

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office will be issuing a press release on the suspension of EU sanctions against Libya.

Autism: Incidence

Lord Clement-Jones asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether in England, in the annual schools' census conducted by virtue of Section 92 of the Education Act 1944, they will follow the example of the Scottish Office in its 1998 school census and include a question on the incidence of autism; and, if not, why not.[HL1972]

The Minister of State, Department for Education and Employment (Baroness Blackstone): Provisions now consolidated in the Education Act 1996 require schools to submit information on numbers of pupils with special educational needs. In accordance with a recommendation of the Warnock Committee, there is no requirement for them to record the nature of such pupils' disability or learning difficulty and we have no current intention to require them to do so.

The Severn Tunnel

The Earl of Haddington asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they have considered or will consider "listing" the Severn rail tunnel as a building or structure of historic importance.[HL1769]

Lord McIntosh of Haringey: The Severn Tunnel has never been considered for listing. However, we will ask English Heritage, our statutory advisers on listing matters, for an assessment as to whether it is of sufficient architectural or historic interest to be listed. I will let the noble Lord know the decision as soon as possible.

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National Lottery: Distribution of Grants to Charities

Baroness Macleod of Borve asked Her Majesty's Government:

How long the organisers of the National Lottery take to disburse money to charities.[HL1757]

Lord McIntosh of Haringey: There are 12 Lottery distributors, each of which will make some grants to charities. However, the National Lottery Charities Board (NLCB) was set up specifically to distribute National Lottery funds allocated for expenditure by charities and organisations established for charitable, benevolent or philanthropic purposes.

The NLCB runs a number of different grant programmes to suit different organisations and projects. Currently the main grant programmes are Community Involvement and Poverty and Disadvantage. They are continuous grant programmes--with no deadline for applications--with grants announced regularly. Eligible organisations applying for funding from NLCB should hear the outcome of an application within three to four months of the NLCB receiving the completed application for its main grant programmes, and two months for small grants and the joint distributor Awards for All small grants scheme. Other specialist grant programmes for Health and Social Research and International grants operate with closing dates and may take around five to six months for results to be announced.

Once a grant is offered, and the successful organisation accepts the NLCB's terms and conditions of grant, the payment of the grant is arranged to coincide with the start date of the project. Most grants are then paid quarterly in advance. The NLCB monitors all projects which it funds.

Museums and Galleries: Choice of Trustees

The Earl of Carlisle asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they consider that there should be greater transparency over the appointment of trustees to the national museums and galleries; and[HL1703]

What trustee appointments are made by the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport to each of the national museums and galleries.[HL1704]

Lord McIntosh of Haringey: All appointments to the national museums and galleries made by my right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, or on which my right honourable friend advises either my right honourable friend the Prime Minister or, via the Prime Minister, Her Majesty the Queen, follow the Code of Practice and Guidance on appointments issued in 1996 (and revised in 1998) by the Commissioner for Public Appointments. These procedures were designed to embrace the principles of appointment on merit and openness and transparency.

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The following table shows where responsibility for each current appointment rests.

Sponsored body and role	Title	First name	Surname	Appointed by
	British Museum
Chairman	Mr.	Graham	Greene	Trustees*
Trustee	Sir	David	Attenborough	Trustees
Trustee	Mr.	Nicholas	Barber	Prime Minister
Trustee	Prof.	Gillian	Beer	Prime Minister
Trustee	Sir	John	Boyd	Prime Minister
Trustee	Mr.	Earnest	Browne	Prime Minister
Trustee	Lord	John	Egremont	Trustees
Trustee	Sir	Matthew	Farrer	Prime Minister
Trustee	HRH	Richard	Gloucester	HM The Queen
Trustee	Sir	Michael	Hopkins	Prime Minister
Trustee	Sir	Joseph	Hotung	Prime Minister
Trustee	Mr.	Allen	Jones	Royal Academy
Trustee	Lord	Renfrew of	Kaimsthorn	Society of Antiquaries
Trustee	Prof.	Martin	Kemp	Prime Minister
Trustee	Mr.	Simon	Keswick	Prime Minister
Trustee	Dr.	Jennifer	Montagu	Trustees
Trustee	Sir	Sir John	Morgan	Prime Minister
Trustee	Sir	Claus	Moser	Trustees
Trustee	Rt. Hon.	Timothy	Raison	Prime Minister
Trustee	Sir	Martin	Rees	Prime Minister
Trustee	Prof.	Jean	Thomas	Royal Society
Trustee	Sir	Keith	Thomas	British Academy
	Imperial War Museum
Chairman	Prof.	Robert	O'Neill	Trustees*
Trustee	Ms	Kathryn	Adie	SoS DCMS
Trustee	HE	Cheryl	Carolus	Govt. South Africa
Trustee	Mr.	Philip	Flood	Govt. Australia
Trustee	Sir	Joseph	Gilbert	Prime Minister
Trustee	Mr.	Paul	East	Govt. New Zealand
Trustee	HE	Lalit	Mansingh	Govt. India
Trustee	Mr.	Roger	Jackling	SoS For Defence
Trustee	HRH	The Duke of	Kent	HM The Queen
Trustee	Mr.	Roy	MacLaren	Govt. Canada
Trustee	Sir	William	Purves	Prime Minister
Trustee	HE	Mian	Samee	Govt. Pakistan
Trustee	Mr.	Dennis	Silk	Prime Minister
Trustee	Mr.	George	Sinclair	Prime Minister
Trustee	Mr.	Ian	Smart	SoS FCO
Trustee	Lady	Marina	Vaizey	Prime Minister
Trustee	Dr.	Lalit	Jayawardene	Govt. Sri Lanka
Trustee	General	Peter	de la Billiere	Prime Minister
	National Gallery
Chairman	Mr.	Philip	Hughes	Trustees*
Trustee	Prof.	Dawn	Ades	Tate Gallery
Trustee	Lady	Elizabeth	Bingham	Prime Minister
Trustee	Sir	Ewen	Fergusson	Prime Minister
Trustee	Mr.	Robert	Gavron	Prime Minister
Trustee	Lady	Patricia	Hopkins	Prime Minister
Trustee	Dr.	David	Landau	Prime Minister
Trustee	Mr.	Christopher	Le Brun	Prime Minister
Trustee	Lady	Elizabeth	Monck	Prime Minister
Trustee	Sir	Mark	Richmond	Prime Minister
Trustee	Mr.	Raymond	Seitz	Prime Minister
Trustee	Sir	Colin	Southgate	Prime Minister
	National Maritime Museum
Chairman	Sir	David	Hardy	Trustees*
Trustee	Mr.	Victor	Benjamin	Prime Minister
Trustee	Mr.	John	Brookes	Prime Minister
Trustee	Prof.	Alastair	Couper	Prime Minister
Trustee	Mr.	Ian	Dahl	Prime Minister
Trustee	HRH	The Duke of	Edinburgh	Prime Minister
Trustee	Sir	Robin	Knox-Johnston	Prime Minister
Trustee	Mr.	Raymond	Miles	Prime Minister
Trustee	Dr.	Paul	Murdin	Prime Minister
Trustee	Sir	John	Oswald	Prime Minister
Trustee	Miss	Elizabeth	Purves	Prime Minister
Trustee	Mrs.	Coral	Samuel	Prime Minister
Trustee	HRH	The Duke of	York	Prime Minister
	National Museums and Galleries on Merseyside
Chairman	Mr.	David	McDonnell	SoS DCMS
Trustee	Mrs.	Voirrey	Branthwaite	SoS DCMS
Trustee	Earl	Edward	Derby	SoS DCMS
Trustee	Baroness	Gloria	Hooper	SoS DCMS
Trustee	Prof.	Michael	Kauffmann	SoS DCMS
Trustee	Dr.	Janet	Kear	SoS DCMS
Trustee	Prof.	Preston	King	SoS DCMS
Trustee	Prof.	John	Last	SoS DCMS
Trustee	Mr.	Graham	Marsh	SoS DCMS
Trustee	Viscountess	Joanna	Mersey	SoS DCMS
Trustee	Prof.	David	Molyneux	SoS DCMS
Trustee	Prof.	Ann	Strathern	SoS DCMS
Trustee	Prof.	John	Tarn	SoS DCMS
Trustee	Lady	Marina	Vaizey	SoS DCMS
Trustee	Mr.	Alan	Waterworth	SoS DCMS
Trustee	Sir	David	Wilson	SoS DCMS
	National Museum of Science and Industry
Chairman	Sir	Peter	Williams	Prime Minister
Trustee	Dr.	Mary	Archer	Prime Minister
Trustee	Mr.	Gregory	Dyke	Prime Minister
Trustee	Prof.	Susan	Greenfield	Prime Minister
Trustee	Dr.	Catherine	Grocock	Prime Minister
Trustee	Mrs.	Anita	Higham	Prime Minister
Trustee	Mrs.	Joanna	Kennedy	Prime Minister
Trustee	HRH	The Duke of	Kent	Prime Minister
Trustee	Dr.	Nathan	Myrhvold	Prime Minister
Trustee	Dr.	Bridget	Ogilvie	Prime Minister
Trustee	Lord	David	Puttnam	Prime Minister
Trustee	Sir	Michael	Quinlan	Prime Minister
Trustee	Mr.	David	Rayner	Prime Minister
Trustee	Prof.	Michael	Richards	Prime Minister
Trustee	Sir	Christopher	Wates	Prime Minister
	Tate Gallery
Chairman	Mr.	David	Verey	Trustees*
Trustee	Mr.	Peter	Doig	Prime Minister
Trustee	Prof.	Dawn	Ades	Prime Minister
Trustee	Ms	Victoria	Barnsley	Prime Minister
Trustee	Sir	Richard	Carew Pole	Prime Minister
Trustee	Prof.	Michael	Craig-Martin	Prime Minister
Trustee	Prof.	Jennifer	Latto	Prime Minister
Trustee	Sir	Christopher	Mallaby	Prime Minister
Trustee	Sir	Mark	Richmond	National Gallery
Trustee	Mr.	John	Studzinski	Prime Minister
Trustee	Mr.	William	Woodrow	Prime Minister
Trustee	Hon.	Janet	de Botton	Prime Minister
	Victoria & Albert Museum
Chairman	Mrs.	Paula	Ridley	Prime Minister
Trustee	Ms	Nina	Campbell	Prime Minister
Trustee	Vis.	Penelope	Cobham	Prime Minister
Trustee	Lady	Diana	Copisarow	Prime Minister
Trustee	Mr.	Rodney	Fitch	Prime Minister
Trustee	Prof.	Christopher	Frayling	Ex-officio
Trustee	Sir	Terence	Heiser	Prime Minister
Trustee	Mrs.	Anne	Heseltine	Prime Minister
Trustee	Mr.	Alton	Irby	Prime Minister
Trustee	Mr.	Ian	Scott	Prime Minister
Trustee	Mr.	Antony	Snow	Prime Minister
Trustee	Prof.	John	Steer	Prime Minister
Trustee	Mr.	Alan	Wheatley	Prime Minister
Trustee	Prof.	Christoper	White	Prime Minister
	National Portrait Gallery
Chairman	Mr.	Henry	Keswick	Trustees*
Trustee	Mrs.	Margaret	Beckett	Ex-officio
Trustee	Sir	Philip	Dowson	Ex-officio
Trustee	Mr.	Max	Hastings	Prime Minister
Trustee	Prof.	Norbert	Lynton	Prime Minister
Trustee	Prof.	Colin	Matthew	Prime Minister
Trustee	Lord	Brian	Morris	Prime Minister
Trustee	Mr.	Tom	Phillips	Prime Minister
Trustee	Prof.	the Earl	Russell	Prime Minister
Trustee	Sir	David	Scholey	Prime Minister
Trustee	Mrs.	Claire	Tomalin	Prime Minister
Trustee	Lady	Winifred	Tumim	Prime Minister
Trustee	Mr.	John	Tusa	Prime Minister
Trustee	Baroness	Jane	Willoughby de Eresby	Prime Minister
	Natural History Museum
Chairman	Prof.	Sir Ronald	Oxburgh KBE	Trustees*
Trustee	Ms	Jana	Bennett	Prime Minister
Trustee	Prof.	Michael	Hassell	Prime Minister
Trustee	Prof.	Christopher	Leaver	SoS DCMS
Trustee	Miss	Judith	Mayhew	Prime Minister
Trustee	Dame	Anne	McLaren	Prime Minister
Trustee	Prof.	Robert	O'Nions	Trustees
Trustee	Lord	Peter	Palumbo	Trustees
Trustee	Mr.	Oliver	Stocken	Prime Minister
Trustee	Sir	Richard	Sykes	Prime Minister
Trustee	Sir	Crispin	Tickell	Prime Minister
	Royal Armouries
Chairman	Viscount	George	Younger	SoS DCMS
Member	Prof.	John	Childs	SoS DCMS
Member	Lady	Janet	Cooksey	SoS DCMS
Member	Mrs.	Ann	Green	SoS DCMS
Member	Lord	Peter	Inge	SoS For Defence
Member	Mr.	Geoffrey	Lewis	SoS DCMS
Member	Sir	Blair	Stewart-Wilson	HM The Queen
Member	Mr.	Richard	Whiteley	SoS DCMS
	Wallace Collection
Chairman	Mr.	John Henry	Lewis	Trustees*
Trustee	The Lord	Egremont and	Leconfield DL	Prime Minister
Trustee	Dr.	Jennifer	Montagu	Prime Minister
Trustee	Mr.	James	Joll	Prime Minister
Trustee	Lady	Shaw	Stewart	Prime Minister
Trustee	Sir	Geoffrey	de Bellaigue	Prime Minister

* The Chairmen of these bodies are elected to post by the trustees from within the existing membership. These Chairmen were all originally appointed by the Prime Minister as trustees.

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