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Lighting and Miscellaneous Amendments to the Town and Country Planning General Development Order 1988"--in August last year inviting views on the proper scope of permitted development rights for the temporary use of land, including the use of land for markets and car boot sales.More than 1,250 responses to the consultation paper have been received and are currently under consideration.
Environmental Disasters
Mr. Dykes : To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what guidance he gives to local authorities seeking to provide financial and other assistance to those whose homes are affected by environmental disasters of any kind.
Mr. Robin Squire : Guidance issued by my Department and others covering a wide range of local authority functions may be relevant, depending on the circumstances. Local authorities have a general power to incur expenditure which is in the interests of and will bring direct benefit to their area or its inhabitants, and we expect them to make appropriate use of that discretion.
Local Government Employment, Hampshire
Mr. Denham : To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many people were employed (a) full time and (b) part time in local government in Hampshire in each year since 1987.
Mr. Robin Squire : The information is given in the table for each authority in Hampshire. Totals have not been given because data for some authorities are not available centrally.
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Numbers employed in local authorities in Hampshire
At June of each year
1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992
Authority |Full-Time|Part-Time|Full-Time|Part-Time|Full-Time|Part-Time|Full-Time|Part-Time|Full-Time|Part-Time|Full-Time|Part-Time
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Hampshire County |29,205 |27,295 |29,515 |27,836 |27,775 |28,324 |27,604 |27,827 |27,796 |27,070 |28,150 |27,907
Basingstoke |655 |49 |669 |45 |687 |35 |714 |42 |723 |40 |683 |41
East Hampshire |418 |78 |379 |95 |N/A |N/A |N/A |N/A |462 |221 |369 |198
Eastleigh |481 |63 |489 |75 |537 |86 |512 |82 |436 |106 |399 |86
Fareham |495 |46 |493 |47 |504 |45 |506 |59 |508 |64 |487 |68
Gosport |479 |143 |464 |143 |470 |150 |490 |160 |449 |147 |365 |148
Hart |300 |45 |306 |59 |286 |63 |297 |64 |306 |69 |278 |48
Havant |694 |142 |688 |164 |676 |157 |659 |172 |640 |177 |629 |205
New Forest |722 |175 |676 |192 |713 |212 |752 |207 |N/A |N/A |N/A |N/A
Portsmouth |2,312 |502 |2,307 |569 |2,304 |548 |2,291 |520 |2,141 |511 |2,083 |536
Rushmoor |614 |90 |584 |84 |606 |83 |617 |90 |610 |90 |585 |97
Southampton |2,322 |208 |N/A |N/A |2,243 |285 |2,271 |302 |2,226 |350 |2,153 |358
Test Valley |566 |176 |547 |190 |549 |188 |547 |196 |541 |197 |542 |198
Winchester |552 |94 |581 |80 |605 |147 |618 |170 |649 |178 |614 |125
N/A=Data not available.
Source: Joint Staffing Watch for England.
Note: Education, passenger transport, fire services, police and social services are administered by Hampshire County Council. The other
authorities shown are District Councils, which, amongst other services, administer housing and refuse collection.
Thermal Oxide Reprocessing Plant
Mr. Frank Field : To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what consideration he is giving to the holding of a public inquiry before coming to a decision on whether the THORP at Sellafield should proceed.
Mr. Maclean : The regulatory authorities' consultation on their proposed draft authorisations for the Sellafield site, including THORP, ends on 25 January. The chief
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inspector of Her Majesty's inspectorate of pollution and my right hon. Friend the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food will then consider whether there is a need to make changes to the draft authorisations in the light of comments received. Once they have decided whether, and if so how, the authorisations should be amended, my right hon. and learned Friend the Secretary of State and my right hon. Friend the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food will consider whether to afford a hearing in accordance with the terms of the legislation.Column 265
Environment Council
Mr. Duncan : To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will report on the achievements of the United Kingdom's presidency of the Environment Council.
Mr. Howard : At the outset of our presidency I set a number of objectives. The first was to follow through the agreement reached at Rio and to begin to formulate the Community's response to them. This was to carried forward in many ways. Environment Ministers discussed the way forward at their informal meeting at Gleneagles in September following the lead given by my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister in the eight-point strategy that he put to the Lisbon European Council in June. Development Ministers have also given priority to UNCED follow-up in their declaration on the future of development policy. Much of the work in Brussels over the last six months has also been about measures to help put into practice the agreements reached at Rio. Foremost among these has been the consideration and endorsement by the Council of the fifth environmental action programme, which will not only provide the blueprint for the Community's environmental policy up to the end of the century, but will constitute the basis for the Community's response to "Agenda 21".
The second objective was to improve the integration of environmental considerations into other policy areas as the key to sustainable development. This is also a central theme of the fifth action programme, and reflects the strengthened text we had successfully negotiated into the Maastricht treaty.
Improved integration is a long-term objective, but good progress was made over the last six months. The Government commissioned a widely acclaimed report from the Institute for European Environmental Policy and made the subject the centrepiece for ministerial discussion at the Informal Council, where useful ideas for improving integration at Community level were generated. These were reflected not only in the conclusions of that meeting, but in the Council resolution on the fifth action programme. The Department of the Environment also collaborated with other Departments to influence and monitor the activities of other EC policy areas. Environmental issues were discussed in eight different Councils during the United Kingdom presidency, and a number of special conferences linked to the integration theme were organised or supported.
The third objective was to secure improvements in the implementation and enforcement of environmental legislation across the Community. The Government secured significant achievements here. We hosted the first meeting of the network of environmental enforcement authorities, securing participation from all member states and agreeing terms of reference and a programme of work for the future. This should ensure that the network is now firmly established as a mechanism for improving standards across the Community through exchanges of information, personnel and ideas between environmental regulators. The Government also secured an undertaking from the Commission to produce regular reports for the Council of Ministers on the application of existing Community legislation in the member states, held a first formal debate on this subject at the December Council meeting, and obtained the Council's agreement that such debates should take place annually in future. The Government have
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continued to press the Commission to bring forward proposals for a Community body to audit the application of EC environmental legislation, and have secured growing support from other member states for this idea.The Government also made progress on a broad range of detailed measures in the Council.
Waste : agreement was finally reached on a regulation controlling the movement of waste within, into and out of the Community. This important and hard-won agreement opens the way for Community ratification of the Basel convention on trade in hazardous waste. Ozone layer : a regulation was agreed accelerating the phase-out dates for the production and consumption within the Community of CFCs and other ozone-depleting substances.
Vehicle emissions : agreement was reached on stringent emission standards for vans and other light-duty vehicles to fill the gap between those already agreed for cars and for heavy-duty vehicles. Fifth action programme : the Council agreed a resolution setting out its response to the Commission's fifth environmental action programme, which maps out a broad strategy for the Community's environment policy until the end of the century. The resolution included a passage taking account of the Edinburgh European Council conclusions on subsidiarity which will now guide Community environment policy.
Eco-Audit Scheme : broad agreement was reached on a Community eco- management and audit scheme, the aim of which is to encourage effective environmental management of industrial sites and regular public reporting of their environmental impacts.
Climate change : discussions were taken forward on all elements of the Commission's proposals for Community action. The proposed carbon/energy tax was discussed by Finance Ministers and remitted to experts for further work on a number of specific questions. The Energy Council discussed the draft directive on energy-saving measures and agreed new measures on the exploitation of renewable energy sources. Environment Ministers made good progress towards agreement on a mechanism for monitoring national programmes on greenhouse gas emissions.
Endangered species : good progress was made towards agreeing a workable basis for strict new Community controls on the wildlife trade. Member states' concerns about the complexity of the Commission's original proposals have largely been overcome. Packaging : a good start was made in discussions on new Commission proposals for a directive on packaging and packaging waste.
Air pollution : the Council formally adopted a directive on air pollution by ozone, and work was started on two new measures concerning emissions from hazardous waste incineration and evaporative emissions from petrol distribution.
In addition, the Government made strenous efforts to overcome the blockages which have prevented the establishment of the European Environment Agency. Although it proved impossible to obtain agreement on a site during the course of the presidency, there is every indication that the main obstacles have now been removed, and that agreement should be possible under the Danish presidency. In the meantime, we worked closely
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with the Commission to identify tasks which could usefully be set in hand in the interim to anticipate the future work and needs of the agency.My hon. Friend the Minister of State for the Environment and Countryside and I also represented the Community as presidency at several international meetings such as the UN general assembly in October and the Copenhagen meeting of the parties to the Montreal protocol in November. Officials from my Department also spoke for the Community and chaired Community co- ordination meetings as appropriate at various international meetings held at official level. This represents a substantial record of achievement during the six months of our presidency. We achieved the objectives which we set ourselves at the outset, and worked hard to carry forward the environmental protection policies of the Community efficiently and effectively during our term of office. The Government look forward to further progress under the Danish presidency.
PRIME MINISTER
Security Service
Mr. Winnick : To ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to the oral answer of 14 January by the Secretary of State for National Heritage to the hon. Member for Bolsover (Mr. Skinner), Official Report, columns 1075-76, to what categories of questions regarding the security service Ministers are now willing to provide substantive replies.
The Prime Minister : As I said in my statement to the House on 6 May last year, at column 65, successive Governments have not commented on matters relating to security and intelligence. The reason for that is clear : it is difficult to comment without revealing, by what is said or not said, information that can have a bearing on the effectiveness of these services and the safety of their staff.
Nevertheless, from time to time there will be matters of public concern on which it is desirable and possible to make a considered statement. There are precedents under successive Administrations when such statements have been made without prejudice to the general convention. An example is the assurance which I gave hon. Members on 29 June 1992, Official Report, column 37, about postal and telephone interception.
UN Aims Register
Mr. Alton : To ask the Prime Minister if he will make a statement on progress with setting up a United Nations arms register.
The Prime Minister [holding answer 19 January 1993] : The register was established by a UN general assembly resolution in December 1991. In December 1992 the general assembly approved by consensus a report by technical experts on the register's implementation. Participating countries are required to provide their first returns of information by 30 April 1993 covering arms imports and exports in the calendar year 1992. The Secretary-General will produce an annual report containing the information registered which will be available for consultation by member states.
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Royal Family (Telephone Tapping)
Mr. Alton : To ask the Prime Minister if he will make a statement concerning Her Majesty's Government's policy regarding the tapping of telephones of members of the royal family or their personal friends.
The Prime Minister [holding answer 19 January 1993] : The interception of communications during their transmission by means of a public telephone system is subject to the provisions of the Interception of Communications Act 1985. The Government have accepted Sir David Calcutt's recommendation to consider whether the legislation adequately protects private telephone calls. As my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for National Heritage assured the House in his statement on 14 January, there is no substance to rumours about the involvement of the security and intelligence agencies in interception of the communications of the royal family.
Intergovernmental Binding Decisions
Mr. Spearing : To ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to his oral answer of 14 December 1992, Official Report, column 37, what are the criteria distinguishing an intergovernmental binding decision and treaty if both are justiciable in the International Court of Justice.
The Prime Minister [holding answer 19 January 1993] : I refer the hon. Member to my answer of 15 January, at column 822.
TRANSPORT
English Channel
Mr. Stephen : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what action is taken at the time, or subsequently, if a vessel is observed to be violating the rules for preventing collisions in the English channel ;
(2) what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the rules for preventing collisions in the English channel and the policing of the rules by radar or otherwise.
Mr. Norris : The channel traffic separation scheme, coupled with radar surveillance by the United Kingdom and France of traffic in the Dover strait, has been effective in reducing the level of accidents in the area by over 85 per cent. Where there is evidence of a contravention of the rules, appropriate follow-up action will be taken by the Department which may include prosecution.
Speed Limits
Mr. Llwyd : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many responses have been received to date on his Department's consultation paper on speed limits ; and how many such representations have advocated the fitting of speed limiters on cars.
Mr. Kenneth Carlisle : A total of 142 responses were received and six advocated the fitting of speed limiters to cars.
Mr. Peter Bottomley : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will invite Steve Wright of BBC Radio 1 to assist the campaign to raise awareness of the effect of greater speed on pedestrian fatalities.
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Mr. Kenneth Carlisle : My Department always looks to enlist the media's support for its publicity campaigns to reduce road casualties. Radio 1 has been particularly helpful in pressing home the messages of recent Christmas drink-drive campaigns. We are currently drawing up our campaign plans for 1993 and look forward to their continuing support.
Transport Links
Mr. Ieuan Wyn Jones : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make available copies of all papers presented to the Council of Ministers and European Commission and the individual directorates general by his Department relating to the development of (a) transport link projects between Wales and Ireland, (b) the trans-European transport network and (c) the INTERREG programme.
Mr. Kenneth Carlisle : Over a period of many years my Department and others have contributed to the EC Commission's work on transport links between Wales and Ireland and on trans-European networks in the context of the European regional development fund, the series of EC transport infrastructure programmes and, more recently, the development of networks guidelines for transport. It would not be possible at reasonable cost to identify all the papers in question : there is also the difficulty that in some cases the material may contain commercially sensitive information. INTERREG, an EC initiative on cross-border co-operation under the structural funds, is a matter for my right hon. Friends the Secretaries of State for the Environment and for Northern Ireland.
Mr. Llwyd : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make a statement outlining his Department's policy on the establishment of trans-European networks ; and what representations he has made to the European Community concerning prioritisation for the development of such routes.
Mr. Kenneth Carlisle : As one of the signatories to that treaty, the Government support the provisions of Maastricht, including the articles on trans-European networks for transport, energy and telecommunications. With other member states, we are now contributing to the Commission's work in drafting network guidelines for various transport modes.
British Rail (Concessionary Travel)
Sir Giles Shaw : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what arrangements he intends to make to safeguard concessionary travel arrangements for employees, and their dependants, and for retired staff on the privatisation of British Rail.
Mr. Freeman : We intend to take powers in the forthcoming Railways Bill to ensure that future passenger service operators may be compelled to provide travel facilities so as to protect the benefits currently enjoyed by BR staff, pensioners and their dependants. The regulator will be enabled to impose conditions in operators' licences requiring them to honour these existing travel facilities. Successor employers of present BR staff will be under an obligation to secure such facilities because the obligation will be preserved when those staff transfer from BR.
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Pensioners and their dependants, and others with preserved facilities, will continue to enjoy the travel facilities which they have now.Railway Pensions
Sir Anthony Durant : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when he expects to publish the paper on railway pensions to which he referred on 12 January, Official Report, column 794.
Mr. Freeman : I am publishing the paper today and have placed copies in the Library. It confirms that there should be a joint industry pension scheme to succeed the present BR open scheme ; that there should be arrangements to ensure that pensions to which present railway staff are now entitled are safeguarded ; and that their future pension benefits should be no less favourable than in the present BR scheme. It also invites comments on two alternative arrangements proposed to secure the rights of railway pensioners and on other proposals made in the paper.
Hereford Bypass
Mr. Simon Hughes : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what representations he has received from (a) English Nature, (b) the Herefordshire nature trust and (c) the Council for the Protection of Rural England regarding the environmental impact of the published route for the A49-465 Hereford bypass ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Kenneth Carlisle : All three bodies submitted written representations concerning the environmental impact of the scheme, in particular on the Lugg meadows site of special scientific interest. In addition, the Herefordshire nature trust and the CPRE appeared at the public inquiry which opened in 1991. Both these groups put forward alternative routes to that proposed by the Department.
Mr. Simon Hughes : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what total area of farmland would suffer from severance under (a) the published route for the A49-465 Hereford bypass and (b) the western alternative route 1C ; what proportion of the area in each case would be (i) grade 1, (ii) grade 2 and (iii) grade 3 a ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Kenneth Carlisle : The total area of farmland to be severed is not readily available. MAFF's evidence to the public inquiry gave as the prime reason for their support of the eastern route the view that the western route options traverse more of the best quality land than the eastern options and the former would also result in the isolation of significant pockets of very high quality land inside the western bypass line.
The areas of farmland required for the scheme, in the grades requested are :
|Published Route|Alternative 1C
|hectares |hectares
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Grade 1 |1.1 |5.2
Grade 2 |22.6 |20.0
Grade 3a |29.2 |15.8
Mr. Simon Hughes : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what are the lengths of (a) the published route
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for the A49-465 Hereford bypass and (b) the western alternative route 1C ; what are the (i) estimated construction costs and (ii) vehicle travelling times for both HGV and other vehicles, of each of the two routes ; and if he will make a statement.Mr. Kenneth Carlisle : The length of the published route is 13.6 km, 8.4 miles. The length of the alternative route 1C is 9.15 km, 5.7 miles.
The estimated construction cost, excluding land, at Q2/1992 prices for the published route is £28.2 million. The cost of alternative route 1C is £21.1 million.
Vehicle travelling times are :
|HGVs |Other vehicles
|minutes |minutes
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Published Route |11.10 |9.04
Alternative 1C |7.84 |6.36
These times are based on speeds for HGVs of 64 kph, 40 mph, on single carriageways and 80 kph, 50 mph, on dual carriageways. Speeds for other vehicles are 80 kph, 50 mph, on single carriageways and 97 kph, 60 mph, on dual carriageways.
Mr. Simon Hughes : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what are the distances and travelling times expected for (a) HGV vehicles and (b) other vehicles starting from a common point on the A49 north and ending at a common point on the A465 south (South Wales) along (i) the inner ring road through Hereford,(ii) the published route for the A49-A465 Hereford bypass and (iii) the western alternative route 1C ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Kenneth Carlisle : The distances and travelling times are as follows :
|Length |HGV times |Other vehicle times
|(minutes) |(minutes)
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(i)Inner Ring Road 8.61 km 11.78
|(5.3 m)
(ii)Published route 14.48 km 12.13 9.85
|(9.0 m)
(iii)Alternative 1C |8.15 km |6.91 |5.73
|(5.0 m)
Journey times for HGVs on the existing road are not available as surveys were not undertaken. However, in general terms in an urban area these can be expected to be considerably longer than for other vehicles.
Chicago (Ministerial Visit)
Mr. Tony Banks : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what was the total cost of the recent ministerial visit to Chicago ; who went ; and what was studied.
Mr. Norris [holding answer 15 January 1993] : I am grateful to the hon. Member for giving me the opportunity to confirm that the total cost of the recent visit to Chicago was not £25,000 as reported by the Evening Standard, but just under £7,000. I can only assume the £25,000 estimate was based on at least one journalist's attempt to justify his own expenses.
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I visited Chicago to look at the city's system of parking enforcement and adjudication prior to a new system being introduced in London. I also took the opportunity to see traffic control and information systems, incident management on freeways and an in-vehicle route guidance system, and held meetings with the mayor, the city aviation commissioner and the head of the regional transit authority.I was accompanied by my private secretary and three other officials from the Department.
WALES
River Dee Crossing
Mr. Barry Jones : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is his estimate of the completion date of the third River Dee crossing ; and if he will make a statement.
Sir Wyn Roberts : Transport grant approval has been given for a start to be made in 1994-95. The scheme is expected to take approximately two and a half years to complete. The precise start date will be a matter for Clwyd county council to determine following the transport grant settlement for 1994-95 which will be announced towards the end of the year.
Forestry Commission (Asset Sales)
Mr. Ron Davies : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list each area of Forestry Commission land in Wales by county hectarage and location sold to the private sector during each of the last five years and the total receipts, by county, accruing to the commission from such sales.
Sir Wyn Roberts : Lists giving details of the areas of forest land sold by the Forestry Commission in the four years from 1988 to 1991 are held in the Library of the House. A similar list is being prepared of the areas of forest land sold in 1992 and I shall arrange for a copy to be placed in the Library of the House as soon as possible.
The receipts from sales of forest land are not recorded by county, but the total receipts for Wales in each of the last five financial years are as follows :
Year ended 31 March |Receipts £000 ------------------------------------------------------------ 1988 |871 1989 |1,527 1990 |1,786 1991 |1,956 1992 |2,179
Mr. Ron Davies : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is his current policy in respect of the sale of Forestry Commission assets in Wales ; and if he will list those forest areas currently available for sale to the private sector.
Sir Wyn Roberts : I refer the hon. Gentleman to the answer given by my right hon. and learned Friend the then Secretary of State for Scotland on 16 June 1989.
The following areas of forest land in Wales are at present being offered for sale on the open market :
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County and Name |Area (hectares)
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Dyfed
Allt Crychdu |18
Allt Fawr |7
Allt Llwyn Dyfrion |11
Allt Pistyll Dewi |33
Allt Pwll Priddog |18
Allt Tir Isaf |5
Allt y Fergwm |23
Brynwicket |8
Bwlch Newydd |8
Bylchau Duon |62
Careg Fadog |6
Cilfowyr |3
Coed Cwm Saethe |5
Coed Ffridd Cwmere |20
Coed Gwastad |28
Coedmore, Coad Newydd |17
Coed Rhosan |5
Coed y Gorof |7
Cresselly Big Wood |48
Cwmcroiddur |7
Cwmfran Fawr |3
Cwm Gwachel |15
Cwnheidre Uchaf |24
Erryd Wood |5
Fforest |22
Ffynon Le Frith |25
Glanteifi |3
Glaspant |4
Glebe Woods |17
Hafod Iwan |32
Knightson Bottom |15
Llwyn y Gwair |14
Lon Isaf |7
Maestwynog |12
North Wood |27
Pant y Gaseg |3
Pencwm Fawr |9
Penhill Wood |4
Penrallt Ddu |13
Pont Eynon and Allt y Forlan |29
Pont Henri |14
Portis Pant |30
Prycemoor |5
Rams Wood |26
Rhos Geler |9
Scolton |30
Sunnyhill Wood |9
Tanyrallt |6
The Coombes |6
Trevane Wood |10
Troserch |35
Tynton Wood |4
Ty'r Shyme |7
Waun Baglan Woods |26
Wenallt |17
Gwent
Craig y Merchant |24
Hafod Risclawdd |23
Luggas Wood and Youngs Grove |15
Gwynedd
Bodfeddau |10
Coed Dyfi |17
Coed Ty Uchaf |15
Glyn Estate |49
Gwenfro Uchaf |7
Irby |4
Parc Main |6
Tan y Graig |3
Powys
Allt Cwm Tywyll |6
Craig Yr Henffordd |8
Cwmbach and Cwmcoch |44
Great Wood |9
Pwll Llydan |31
South Glamorgan
Breach Wood |9
West Glamorgan
Craig Ynysgollen |10
Gelligaer |33
Mr. Ron Davies : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales (1) what evidence he has that a public access requirement diminishes the market value of Forestry Commission assets in Wales on offer of sale to the public sector ;
(2) if he will list each area of Forestry Commission land in Wales sold to the private sector over the last five years in respect of which public access agreements have been made.
Sir Wyn Roberts : The arrangements for securing continued public access to woodland sold by the Forestry Commission were introduced in October 1991. They have not been in operation long enough to assess what effect they might have on market values. Only five of the woodland areas considered under these arrangements have been sold so far. None of the sales was subject to an access agreement.
Mr. Ron Davies : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is his policy in respect of the maintenance of public access to Forestry Commission land sold to the private sector ; what steps he has taken to ensure the implementation of this policy ; and what assessment he has made of its efficacy.
Sir Wyn Roberts : I refer the hon. Gentleman to the answer given by my right hon. and learned Friend the then Secretary of State for Scotland on 21 November 1990, columns 164-66. The arrangements to implement the policy were introduced in October 1991 and are scheduled to be reviewed at the end of this year.
Tuberculosis
Mr. Ron Davies : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what information he has concerning the incidence of TB in humans, by county in Wales for each of the last five years.
Mr. Gwilym Jones : The number of notifications of incidents of tuberculosis made to the Office of Population Censuses and Surveys for each of the last five years are shown in the following table.
Notifications of tuberculosis
|1987 |1988 |1989 |1990 |<1>1991
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Clwyd |22 |19 |16 |28 |30
Dyfed |28 |21 |20 |32 |31
Gwent |44 |25 |33 |20 |20
Gwynedd |21 |33 |23 |26 |6
Mid Glamorgan |45 |37 |49 |22 |21
Powys |4 |1 |3 |3 |0
South Glamorgan |44 |37 |37 |36 |45
West Glamorgan |24 |28 |28 |27 |13
<1>Provisional.
Source: OPCS.
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Alcohol and Drugs
Mr. Michael : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales (1) if he will publish a table showing the total grant paid by his Department (a) in total, (b) in revenue and (c) in capital towards the provision of (1) residential facilities and (2) non-residential facilities for (i) people with alcohol problems and (ii) people with drug problems in each of the past five years ;
(2) if he will publish a table showing the total grant available from his Department (a) in total, (b) in revenue and (c) in capital towards the provision of (1) residential facilities and (2) non-residential facilities for (i) people with alcohol problems and (ii) people with drug problems in 1992-93 and 1993-94.
Mr. Gwilym Jones : Funds for drug and alcohol projects are provided directly and indirectly from the Welsh Office from a number of sources. In part they are provided from small specific budgets : others are disbursed by health authorities, either from moneys specifically allocated--some £3 million in 1992-93--or from their general allocations. Details of individual allocations funded from all these sources could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
Public Bodies
Mr. Flynn : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the bodies in Wales to which (a) he nominates members at present and (b) to which he nominated members in 1979.
Mr. David Hunt : I refer the hon. Gentleman to the reply I gave the hon. Member for Don Valley (Mr. Redmond) on 30 October 1992, column 866- 905, listing current appointments I have made to public bodies in Wales. Comparable information for 1979 is not available.
NHS Trusts
Mr. Morgan : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will place in the Library a copy of the guidance sent to the chairmen of national health service trusts in relation to the salaries of directors of trusts and increases thereof in 1993.
Mr. David Hunt : I have placed in the Library of the House copies of the two guidance letters sent to trust chairmen in November.
NATIONAL HERITAGE
Mr. Wareing : To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage what discussions he has had with representatives of the football pools industry and the Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers about the proposed national lottery ; and what conclusions were reached.
Mr. Brooke [holding answer 15 January 1993] : I met representatives of the Pools Promoters Association on 9 December 1992, when they put forward a list of changes that they would like to see to their regulatory regime. I look forward to continuing the debate as the Bill progresses. I am not conscious of any approach for a meeting from the Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers.
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HOUSE OF COMMONS
Police Complaints Authority
Mr. Wilshire : To ask the Chairman of the Administration Committee if he has considered an application for an exhibition relating to the Police Complaints Authority to be displayed in the Upper Waiting Hall.
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