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Veterinary Medicines
Mr. William Powell : To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what performance targets he has set for the Veterinary Medicines Directorate in 1991-92.
Mr. Gummer : The chief executive of the Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) and I have agreed the following targets for 1991-92 :
full cost recovery for the three business activities of licensing, policy work and residues monitoring ;
100 per cent. of new licence applications to be issued within 120 clock days ;
an overall efficiency gain of 2 per cent.
These are more demanding targets than those set in 1990-91 and they reflect the good progress being made by the VMD as a "Next Steps" agency.
Microwave Ovens
Mr. Andrew Mitchell : To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when he will publish his response to the Agriculture Committee's first report of 1990-91 on microwave ovens.
Mr. Gummer : The Government's response has been published today and copies are being placed in the Library of the House. The Government response endorses many of the conclusions reached by the Committee. In particular, it endorses the Committee's conclusions that there is nothing inherently unsafe about microwave ovens, that efforts to improve the performance of microwave ovens should be regarded as sensible precautionary measures, and that it is incumbent on oven manufacturers and retailers to ensure that consumers are furnished with the necessary instructions to enable them to cook food properly. These principles underlie what MAFF is seeking to achieve through its microwave working party.
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ENVIRONMENT
Local Government Finance
Mr. Ridley : To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the proportion of local authority revenue expenditure paid in rate or revenue support grant in 1979-80, 1989-90 and 1990-91 respectively ; and what was the total of the grant in each of those years expressed in 1989-90 prices.
Mr. Heseltine : The information for the English local authorities is as follows :
|Rate/revenue |Rate/revenue
|support grant|support grant
|as a |expressed in
|proportion of|1989-90
|local |prices
|authority
|expenditure
|£ million
--------------------------------------------------------
1979-80<1> |0.49 |15,792
1989-90 |0.29 |9,577
1990-91 |0.26 |8,807
<1> England and Wales.
Glass Fittings
Mr. Cohen : To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will introduce higher mandatory standards for the quality of glass fitted in new homes, rather than an advisory code.
Mr. Yeo : The Department has issued a consultation paper proposing that requirements controlling the glazing used in critical locations in new houses and other buildings should be included in the Building Regulations 1985. Such requirements would have legal force, and would be supported by detailed practical guidance about ways in which they could be met including guidance on the quality of glass to be used. Responses to the consultation paper are currently being considered, and it is hoped that final decisions can be taken later this year.
Prestwich Hospital, Salford
Mr. Robin Cook : To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment when he turned down the planning application from Salford health authority relating to the redevelopment of part of the Prestwich hospital, Salford, site ; and when he received this application.
Sir George Young : Permission was refused on 23 August 1989 for the proposals called in on 2 September 1987.
An appeal for a new scheme is currently before my right hon. Friend.
Hazardous Waste (US Bases)
Mr. Andrew F. Bennett : To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what information he has on shipments of hazardous waste to England for disposal from United States military bases in Turkey, Greece, the Azores and Iceland during the last 10 years (a) reported under the Transfrontier Shipment of Hazardous Waste Regulations and (b) not so reported ; and if he will make a statement.
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Mr. Baldry : The consignment note system under the Transfrontier Shipment of Hazardous Waste Regulations 1988 is designed to ensure that waste is disposed of safely at suitable facilities. It does not require consignees to identify the source of the hazardous waste. There have been very few shipments of waste from these countries and none of these has been consigned directly by the United States forces.Endangered Species
Mr. Morgan : To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what consultations he has had with his opposite numbers in the European Community Council of Ministers concerning the further European Community directives on the protection of endangered, valuable or rare plant and animal species.
Mr. Baldry : The proposed Council directive on the conservation of natural habitats and wild fauna and flora has been discussed at several meetings of the European Community Council of Environment Ministers. At the meeting held on 18 March my hon. Friend the Minister of State for the Environment and Countryside welcomed the significant progress achieved by the Presidency and said that the United Kingdom was fully committed to the objectives of the proposed directive.
EC Wild Birds Directive
Mr. Morgan : To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what consultations he has had with the Environment Commissioner of the European Community regarding the implications of the Leybucht Bay judgment of the European Court of Justice on 28 February, for the development proposals currently affecting Britain's estuarial special protection areas and candidate special protection areas designated or to be designated according to the European Community wild birds directive of 1979.
Landfill Gas
Mr. John Marshall : To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment when he will publish the results of the survey into the incidence of landfill gas production at landfill sites undertaken by Her Majesty's inspectorate of pollution ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Trippier : In December 1987 HM inspectorate of pollution asked all waste disposal authorities in England and Wales to provide details of all landfill sites producing landfill gas.
In order to update the information obtained from the first survey, HMIP issued further requests for information in August 1988 and May 1989. The responses to these have been considered by the inspectorate and their conclusions are set out in a recently published report which has been sent to all waste disposal authorities in England and Wales. Copies have also been placed in the Library of the House. The Government allocated £33 million in 1990-91 to enable local authorities to carry out remedial works to such sites, and further resources are available in future years. So far take-up by authorities of these resources has been slow with less than £12 million expected to be spent
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in 1990-91. I hope that the publication of this report will encourage authorities to put forward new proposals for remedial works at gassing landfill sites.Tarmac Plant, Derbyshire
Mr. Harry Barnes : To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he is now in a position to reply to the letter sent to him by Mr. J. Cooper, Clock Cottage, Spinkhill, Derbyshire, at the start of February, concerning the operation of the Tarmac plant at Renishaw, Derbyshire.
Mr. Baldry : [holding answer 27 February 1991] : I am now in a position to reply and Mr Cooper will receive a letter within a few days.
Community Charge
Mr. Riddick : To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what is his latest estimate of the number of people who will benefit from the community charge reduction scheme (a) nationally and (b) in the area covered by Kirklees council.
Mr. Key [pursuant to the answer, 27 March 1991, Official Report, c. 456] : Our estimate of the number of charge payers in England whwill benefit from a community charge reduction in 1991-92 is about 16 million.
Mr. Andrew Mackay : To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will make a statement on the workings of the community charge reduction scheme in relation to properties which were not individually rated.
Mr. Key [pursuant to the answer, 27 March 1991, Official Report c. 456] : The effect of the recent changes which we have made to the community charge reduction scheme is that the calculation of reductions must be based on the total number of eligible charge payers resident in a property or a group of properties which formed one hereditament. Under transitional relief the calculation was limited to two community charges where there were two or more eligible charge payers. This change will help in particular people living in larger households or houses of multiple occupancy and people living in groups of properties which shared one rateable value only.
HEALTH
National Health Services Practices
14. Mr. Campbell-Savours : To ask the Secretary of State for Health what representations he has received from representatives of health authorities in the north as to practices within the national health service.
Mr. Waldegrave : I meet, and receive correspondence from, health authorities in the north on a wide variety of matters concerning the national health service.
Hospital Waiting Lists
16. Mr. Ronnie Campbell : To ask the Secretary of State for Health what is the total number of persons currently on waiting lists for hospital in-patient treatment.
Mrs. Virginia Bottomley : At 31 March 1990, the latest available date, there were 710,253 people waiting for
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in-patient treatment in England, excluding those who had asked for their admission to be deferred. This is 6 per cent. less than in 1979. Furthermore, in the 12 months to March 1990 the number waiting over a year for in-patient treatment fell by 9 per cent. and 5 per cent. fewer people now wait over a year than in 1979.Mr. Vaz : To ask the Secretary of State for Health what is the total number of persons currently on waiting lists for hospital in-patient treatment.
Mrs. Virginia Bottomley : At 30 September 1990, the latest available information, there were 705,706 people waiting for in-patient treatment, excluding those who had asked for their admission to be deferred. It is the time individual patients wait that matters, not the total number on the list. In the 12 months to March 1990 the number waiting over one year for in-patient treatment fell by 9 per cent. and by a further 2 per cent. in the following six months to September 1990.
Psychotherapy
17. Mr. O'Hara : To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many representations have been received by his Department concerning the conduct towards their clients of private psychotherapists, counsellors, hypotherapists and analysts.
Mr. Dorrell : One ; the hon. Member for Peckham (Ms. Harman) wrote to me on 28 January 1991 drawing attention to a potentially distressing case.
NHS Administrative Costs
18. Mr. Hardy : To ask the Secretary of State for Health what is his estimate of the cost of administration and organisation within the national health service.
Mrs. Virginia Bottomley : The cost of headquarters administration at regional and district health authorities in the national health service in England for 1989-90 was £730 million, which represents 4 per cent. of total revenue expenditure.
20. Ms. Quin : To ask the Secretary of State for Health what is his latest estimate of the additional administrative costs to the national health service of the implementation of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990.
Mrs. Virginia Bottomley : We have provided more than £380 million to the national health service in 1991-92 to meet in full the additional costs of implementing the national health service review. This includes over £80 million for the introduction of additional consultant posts and for the development of audit for general practitioners and nurses, as well as funds for developments outside the area of direct patient care.
Divorce (Conciliation Services)
22. Mr. Sims : To ask the Secretary of State for Health what responsibilities his Department has for the provision of conciliation services for couples pending divorce.
Mrs. Virginia Bottomley : The lead responsibility for conciliation lies with the Lord Chancellor's Department. The Department of Health has no direct responsibility.
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NHS Trusts
Mr. Roger King : To ask the Secretary of State for Health what evidence he has of pressure being put on employees against participating in the formation of NHS trusts.
Mrs. Virginia Bottomley : My right hon. Friend has written recently to the right hon. Member for Islwyn (Mr. Kinnock) about a letter issued by the hon. Members for Coventry, South-East (Mr. Nellist) and Coventry, North -East (Mr. Hughes), to the manager of a hospital which is in the process of applying for NHS trust status. The letter effectively threatened him with dismissal unless he agreed to withdraw the application. I am pleased to say that the right hon. Member for Islwyn dissociated himself from these bullying tactics and I hope that the hon. Member for Livingston (Mr. Cook) will do likewise.
Mr. David Martin : To ask the Secretary of State for Health what is his assessment of how NHS trusts will improve the local nature of the health service.
Mrs. Virginia Bottomley : NHS trusts will be better able to respond to patients' needs through greater freedoms and flexibility. They will also encourage greater local involvement and pride.
Mr. David Nicholson : To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on the progress towards establishment of NHS trust hospitals.
Mr. Waldegrave : I refer my hon. Friend to the answer that I gave my hon. and learned Friend the Member for Feltham and Heston (Mr. Ground) earlier today.
Lung Cancer, Liverpool
Mr. Alton : To ask the Secretary of State for Health what is the percentage rate of lung cancer in Liverpool among women and men ; and what the Liverpool mortality rate is in comparison with the United Kingdom rates.
Mr. Dorrell : The latest figures available show that in 1985 the incidence among males was 0.18 per cent. and 0.07 per cent. among females. The mortality rate in 1989 was for males 13.8 per 10,000 of the population compared with 9.8 nationally and for females 7.8 per 10,000 of the population compared with 4.2 nationally.
Health Care (Ethnic Minorities)
25. Mr. Rowe : To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the Government are doing to improve access to health care for people from ethnic minorities.
Mr. Dorrell : The Government are committed to promoting equality of opportunity for ethnic minorities in the provision of health services. This involves positive action to take account of differences in the incidence of disease, and in language and culture.
We have launched a number of initiatives to improve the quality of health care for ethnic minorities and to promote access to information on health promotion and the health services available. Some examples are : funding a report by the National Association of Health Authorities to advise health authorities on how to improve services for ethnic minorities ; funding a seminar in 1988 for NHS senior managers on delivering services for ethnic
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minorities ; piloting, through the Asian mother and baby campaign, the use of link workers to help overcome language and cultural barriers to communication ; spending £500,000 a year to produce materials to improve access to health services ; funding projects to develop good practice guidance to help improve access to services ; and recently funding a compendium of good practice in family health service work.The NHS reforms establish each health authority's responsibility to secure appropriate health care for all its population. Each health authority will assess the health needs of its population and plan services accordingly, ensuring that the services available are both relevant, and accessible, to the whole local population including members of ethnic minorities.
The 1991 census will include, for the first time, a question on ethnic origin and it is proposed to include equivalent information on patients in the data collected by health authorities. This will enable health authorities to plan and target services effectively. The Department is also funding the establishment of a database on ethnic minority health which will gather information on good practice, on developments in services for ethnic minorities, and epidemiological data. These sources of information taken together will help health service planners to assess the health needs of ethnic minorities, to plan appropriate services, and to monitor the effectiveness of services.
Prescriptions
Mr. Brandon-Bravo : To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many prescription items were dispensed free in the last year.
Mrs. Virginia Bottomley : In 1990 276.9 million items were dispensed free in the national health service.
Mr. Winnick : To ask the Secretary of State for Health what was the cost of a prescription in 1979 in current prices ; and what is it now.
Mrs. Virginia Bottomley : In 1989-90, the latest year for which information is available, the average cost of a prescription in the family health service in England was £6.36. In 1979-80 the cost at 1989-90 prices was £4.92.
Huddersfield Resource Management Scheme
Mr. Riddick : To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on the resource management scheme operated by Huddersfield health authority.
Mr. Dorrell : Huddersfield health authority has made excellent progress with the implementation of resource management at Huddersfield royal infirmary, since the hospital was named as a resource management pilot site in 1986. The work at Huddersfield and the other five pilot sites has provided valuable information about resource management, and is being used to support the extension of resource management to all other large acute hospitals in the country.
Mentally Ill People
Miss Emma Nicholson : To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps his Department is taking to monitor and evaluate the continuing care of mentally ill people resident in the community.
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Mr. Dorrell : We will continue to monitor and evaluate services for mentally ill people through the established arrangements for reviewing health authorities' performance and inspection of social services provision by the social services inspectorate. Provision for the mentally ill is also subject to review by the health advisory service.
General Practitioner Budgets
Mr. Cummings : To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list those general practitioners' practices in the Sunderland, Hartlepool and Durham health authorities intending to hold their own budgets as from April in the current year.
Mrs. Virginia Bottomley : This information is not held centrally. The hon. Member may wish to contact Mr. Peter Carr, the chairman of the Northern regional health authority, for details.
District Health Authorities
Mr. Tim Smith : To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will arrange for a copy of the financial profile produced by the Audit Commission for each district health authority to be placed in the Library.
Mr. Dorrell : The health authority audit profiles are drawn up to assist the Audit Commission in its examination of the health authorities. A copy is made available to each of the authorities concerned. The Audit Commission's reports on the accounts of the health authorities, and certain other reports, are made public but there are no plans for working documents such as audit profiles to be made more widely available.
Nicotine Chewing Gum
Mr. Amos : To ask the Secretary of State for Health when nicotine chewing gum will be given pharmacist-only status ; and if he will make a statement.
Mrs. Virginia Bottomley : An order amending SI 1983 No. 1212, The Medicines (Products other than Veterinary Drugs) (Prescription Only) Order, was laid on 10 April and is due to come into operation on 1 May. This will give effect to changes in the legal status of a number of medicines, including allowing the 2mg strength of a nicotine chewing gum, licensed as an aid to smoking cessation, to be supplied from pharmacies without a precription.
NE Thames RHA
Mr. Corbyn : To ask the Secretary of State for Health what is the projected 1991-92 central programme for the North East Thames regional health authority ; and how much of it will be funded from anticipated capital receipts.
Mr. Dorrell : I understand that North East Thames regional health authority is planning a capital programme for 1991-92 of £103.4 million. The region expects to receive £8.4 milion from previous land sales and hopes to achieve further sales during the year.
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Friern Barnet Hospital
Mr. Corbyn : To ask the Secretary of State for Health what is the total number of patients in Friern Barnet hospital, what plans he has to ensure that on closure they will all be in satisfactory accommodation ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Dorrell : I understand that there are currently 477 patients in Friern Barnet hospital. The satisfactory transfer of these patients and the provision of associated new residential and day facilities on the hospital's closure, is a matter for North East Thames regional health authority. Since 1 April all psychiatric patients who are discharged, or are being considered for discharge, are subject to the care programme approach contained in circular HC(90)23/LASSL(90)11, a copy of which is available in the Library.
Hospital Safety
Mr. Andrew F. Bennett : To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement about safety in hospitals in Stockport.
Mr. Dorrell : In any workplace the responsibility for complying with health and safety legislation rests with the employers and others in the workplace. This also applies to hospitals in Stockport. The Health and Safety Executive is responsible for enforcing health and safety legislation in hospitals.
Joint Finance
Mr. Rooker : To ask the Secretary of State for Health what is the total expenditure on joint finance for each year since 1983-84, in (a) cash and (b) real terms.
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Mr. Dorrell [holding answer 8 March 1991] : The summarised accounts of regional and district health authorities in England record total expenditure on projects jointly financed with local authorities as :
|Expenditure |Expenditure
|(at cash |(real terms-
|using GDP
|deflator)
|£ million |£ million
----------------------------------------------------
1978-79 |31.2 |31.2
1979-80 |39.8 |34.1
1980-81 |60.1 |43.5
1981-82 |72.8 |48.1
1982-83 |83.1 |51.3
1983-84 |85.6 |50.5
1984-85 |93.7 |52.6
1985-86 |105.6 |56.2
1986-87 |112.5 |57.9
1987-88 |118.5 |57.8
1988-89 |121.7 |55.3
1989-90 |119.2 |50.9
Dentists
Mr. Robin Cook : To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many dentists were registered with each FHSA covering the Greater London area on 1 October 1989, 1 October 1990 and 28 February 1991, respectively.
Mr. Dorrell [holding answer 21 March 1991] : The information requested is shown in the following table. In addition, the tables set out in my previous replies on the same subject on 14 March 1991, c. 643-44 and on 21 March 1991, c. 197-200 have been revised for purposes of ease of interpretation and consistency of response and they are also presented as follows.
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Number of registered dentists on Greater London FHSA lists at 30 September 1989, 30 September 1990 and 28
February 1991
|30 September 1989|30 September 1990|28 February 1991
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Barking and Havering |114 |107 |118
Barnet |204 |203 |182
Brent and Harrow |222 |229 |222
Bromley |144 |140 |145
Camden and Islington |240 |230 |205
City and East London |238 |232 |212
Croydon |153 |151 |150
Ealing, Hammersmith and Hounslow |323 |329 |311
Enfield and Haringey |218 |238 |216
Greenwich and Bexley |166 |167 |158
Hillingdon |97 |101 |97
Kensington, Chelsea and Westminster |404 |366 |325
Kingston and Richmond |149 |149 |157
Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham |332 |328 |323
Merton, Sutton and Wandsworth |283 |282 |282
Redbridge and Waltham Forest |182 |167 |167
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Revised Table: Changes to the number of registered dentists on FHSA lists since 30 September 1990 (England
only)
FHSA |Total at 30 Sep 90|Total at 28 Feb 91|Net change
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Cleveland |157 |155 |-2
Cumbria |146 |145 |-1
Durham |161 |155 |-6
Northumberland |100 |100 |0
Gateshead |69 |73 |4
Newcastle upon Tyne |126 |115 |-11
North Tyneside |74 |75 |1
South Tyneside |44 |42 |-2
Sunderland |86 |85 |-1
Humberside |215 |220 |5
North Yorkshire |257 |259 |2
Bradford |182 |187 |5
Calderdale |65 |67 |2
Kirklees |115 |119 |4
Leeds |290 |288 |-2
Wakefield |97 |96 |-1
Derbyshire |269 |277 |8
Leicestershire |245 |244 |-1
Lincolnshire |121 |133 |12
Nottinghamshire |292 |296 |4
Barnsley |68 |69 |1
Doncaster |85 |93 |8
Rotherham |80 |83 |3
Sheffield |188 |188 |0
Cambridgeshire |195 |193 |-2
Norfolk |225 |225 |0
Suffolk |202 |201 |-1
Bedfordshire |136 |141 |5
Hertfordshire |436 |429 |-7
Barnet |203 |182 |-21
Brent and Harrow |229 |222 |-7
Ealing, Hammersmith and Hounslow |329 |311 |-18
Hillingdon |101 |97 |-4
Kensington, Chelsea and Westminster |366 |325 |-41
Essex |438 |443 |5
Barking and Havering |107 |118 |11
Camden and Islington |230 |205 |-25
City and East London |232 |212 |-20
Enfield and Haringey |238 |216 |-22
Redbridge and Waltham Forest |167 |167 |0
East Sussex |294 |293 |-1
Kent |523 |513 |-10
Greenwich and Bexley |167 |158 |-9
Bromley |140 |145 |5
Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham |328 |323 |-5
Surrey |485 |496 |11
West Sussex |299 |300 |1
Croydon |151 |150 |-1
Kingston and Richmond |149 |157 |8
Merton, Sutton and Wandsworth |282 |282 |0
Dorset |233 |231 |-2
Hampshire |527 |526 |-1
Wiltshire |175 |169 |-6
Isle of Wight |50 |49 |-1
Berkshire |271 |274 |3
Buckinghamshire |242 |247 |5
Northamptonshire |154 |150 |-4
Oxfordshire |215 |213 |-2
Avon |367 |372 |5
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly |151 |147 |-4
Devon |364 |367 |3
Gloucestershire |206 |202 |-4
Somerset |147 |148 |1
Hereford and Worcester |222 |221 |-1
Salop |134 |132 |-2
Staffordshire |268 |264 |-4
Warwickshire |141 |141 |0
Birmingham |346 |344 |-2
Coventry |90 |85 |-5
Dudley |95 |94 |-1
Sandwell |101 |104 |3
Solihull |76 |78 |2
Walsall |73 |76 |3
Wolverhampton |68 |66 |-2
Cheshire |350 |351 |1
Liverpool |172 |170 |-2
St. Helens and Knowsley |107 |106 |-1
Sefton |111 |110 |-1
Wirral |130 |134 |4
Lancashire |427 |437 |10
Bolton |82 |82 |0
Bury |75 |77 |2
Manchester |234 |238 |4
Oldham |86 |91 |5
Rochdale |68 |65 |-3
Salford |91 |91 |0
Stockport |125 |126 |1
Tameside |79 |74 |-5
Trafford |103 |103 |0
Wigan |106 |108 |2
|------- |------- |-------
Total |17,246 |17,131 |-115
Revised table
Changes to the number of registered dentists on FHSA lists between 30 September 1989 and 30 September 1990
England only
FHSA |Total at |Total at |Net
|30 September 1989|30 September 1990|change
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Cleveland |153 |157 |4
Cumbria |146 |146 |0
Durham |157 |161 |4
Northumberland |99 |100 |1
Gateshead |70 |69 |-1
Newcastle upon Tyne |119 |126 |7
North Tyneside |69 |74 |5
South Tyneside |47 |44 |-3
Sunderland |90 |86 |-4
Humberside |210 |215 |5
North Yorkshire |254 |257 |3
Bradford |172 |182 |10
Calderdale |60 |65 |5
Kirklees |115 |115 |0
Leeds |291 |290 |-1
Wakefield |96 |97 |1
Derbyshire |261 |269 |8
Leicestershire |246 |245 |-1
Lincolnshire |120 |121 |1
Nottinghamshire |278 |292 |14
Barnsley |67 |68 |1
Doncaster |86 |85 |-1
Rotherham |74 |80 |6
Sheffield |195 |188 |-7
Cambridgeshire |196 |195 |-1
Norfolk |214 |225 |11
Suffolk |197 |202 |5
Bedfordshire |148 |136 |-12
Hertfordshire |442 |436 |-6
Barnet |204 |203 |-1
Brent and Harrow |222 |229 |7
Ealing, Hammersmith and Hounslow |323 |329 |6
Hillingdon |97 |101 |4
Kensington, Chelsea and Westminster |404 |366 |-38
Essex |444 |438 |-6
Barking and Havering |114 |107 |-7
Camden and Islington |240 |230 |-10
City and East London |238 |232 |-6
Enfield and Haringey |218 |238 |20
Redbridge and Waltham Forest |182 |167 |-15
East Sussex |294 |294 |0
Kent |498 |523 |25
Greenwich and Bexley |166 |167 |1
Bromley |144 |140 |-4
Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham |332 |328 |-4
Surrey |487 |485 |-2
West Sussex |297 |299 |2
Croydon |153 |151 |-2
Kingston and Richmond |149 |149 |0
Merton, Sutton and Wandsworth |283 |282 |-1
Dorset |225 |233 |8
Hampshire |521 |527 |6
Wiltshire |170 |175 |5
Isle of Wight |47 |50 |3
Berkshire |266 |271 |5
Buckinghamshire |239 |242 |3
Northamptonshire |145 |154 |9
Oxfordshire |213 |215 |2
Avon |365 |367 |2
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly |146 |151 |5
Devon |363 |364 |1
Gloucestershire |204 |206 |2
Somerset |152 |147 |-5
Hereford and Worcester |214 |222 |8
Salop |133 |134 |1
Staffordshire |257 |268 |11
Warwickshire |142 |141 |-1
Birmingham |357 |346 |-11
Coventry |90 |90 |0
Dudley |93 |95 |2
Sandwell |99 |101 |2
Solihull |71 |76 |5
Walsall |71 |73 |2
Wolverhampton |67 |68 |1
Cheshire |343 |350 |7
Liverpool |171 |172 |1
St. Helens and Knowsley |103 |107 |4
Sefton |109 |111 |2
Wirral |124 |130 |6
Lancashire |412 |427 |15
Bolton |79 |82 |3
Bury |70 |75 |5
Manchester |208 |234 |26
Oldham |77 |86 |9
Rochdale |67 |68 |1
Salford |88 |91 |3
Stockport |118 |125 |7
Tameside |74 |79 |5
Trafford |106 |103 |-3
Wigan |100 |106 |6
|--- |--- |---
Total |17,060 |17,246 |186
Note: The figures in all three tables are derived from information on the number of registered dentists on
an FHSA list as notified by FHSAs
to the Dental Practice Board. Since some dentists practise in more than one FHSA, the total number of
dentists is less than the sum of the dentists
who have contracts with individual FHSAs. As the DPB calculates this information at the end of each month,
the figures provided are for 30
September 1989 and 30 September 1990, rather than 1 October 1989 and 1 October 1990.
EMPLOYMENT
Clothing Manufacturing (Easington)
Mr. Cummings : To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what information he has on how many workers have been made redundant and how many are on short time in the clothing manufacturing industry in the Easington constituency ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Jackson : In January 1991 (the latest month for which data are available) there were no confirmed redundancies in the footwear and clothing manufacturing industries (SIC(80) 45) in the Easington constituency. Estimates on short-time working are not available at constituency level.
European Social Fund
Mr. Corbyn : To ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list all payments to each training project in Greater London from the European social fund due for each of the last five years, the date on which each payment was made and the total number of payments still outstanding for each project.
Mr. Forth : The information requested is not readily available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost. I am, however, writing to the hon. Member.
Disability
Mr. Mans : To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what plans he has for developing the Employment Service's special services for people with disabilities ; and if he will make a statement.
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Mr. Howard : Helping people with disabilities is an agreed priority for the Employment Service agency. In 1989-90 it placed 76,900 people with disabilities into jobs.
Following consideration of comments on the consultative document, "Employment and Training for People with Disabilities", I have now agreed with the agency major improvements in the special help which it currently provides through disablement resettlement officers, the disablement advisory service and the employment rehabilitation service.
New local teams will be set up, over the next 12 to 18 months, to provide more accessible, professional and integrated special help to individuals and employers. The teams will offer to individuals specialist advice, assessment and help in finding and keeping jobs, and to employers encouragement and help in applying good practice. Staff training will be strengthened.
The Employment Service will now implement the plans for improved employment rehabilitation announced in the consultative document. These will involve more use of voluntary and other agents. Nine Employment Service centres--in West London, Bristol, Birmingham, Nottingham, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle, Cardiff and Glasgow--will be developed as centres of excellence. The Employment Service expects to be able to phase out the others over up to five years as adequate agency provision is put in place. Access to residential rehabilitation will be assured for those who require it.
Following those changes, local coverage of specialist assessment and rehabilitation will be substantially increased, the Employment Service's own service will be more coherent, professional and effectively managed, and have a higher profile ; and sources of expertise and commitment in the wider community will be more effectively harnessed. They represent major improvements
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