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g Dr. Mawhinney : The information requested will be placed in the Library.
Prostate Cancer
g Ms Lynne : To ask the Secretary of State for Health what NHS screening facilities are available for men most at risk from prostate cancer.
g Mr. Sackville : None. Several research projects in this area are currently being undertaken locally.
Health Authorities
g Mr. Redmond : To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many (a) regional health authorities, (b) health authorities, (c) family health service authorities and (d) health trusts were in existence on 1 April ; and what is h eDr. Mawhinney : The figures requested for 1 April 1993 are shown in the table :
(a) 14 regional health authorities
(b) 145 district health authorities
(c) 90 family health service authorities
(d) 392 National Health Service trusts
We are not prepared to make any forecast for 1 April 1994.
Patients (Personal Habits)
Mr. Redmond : To ask the Secretary of State for Health which statutory provisions confer on treatment providers authority to discriminate between patients on the grounds of their personal habits.
g Mr. Sackville : The patients charter makes it clear that every citizen has the right to health care on the basis of clinical need.
Nursing (Grading)
g Mr. Blunkett : To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will publish the forms CGS2 as supplied by each regional health authority to her Department in 1988.
g Mr. Sackville : The information requested is available in the Library.
g Mr. Blunkett : To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will list the categories of material currently requested from regional health authorities and district health authorities, and which is held at her Department.
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Mr. Sackville : The Department obtains from health authorities information necessary for the compilation of the following publications :
Statistical Bulletins (all annual and relating to England only unless otherwise stated)
FHS related
1. Statistics for general medical practitioners in England and Wales.
2. Prescriptions dispensed in the Family Health Services.
3. General Pharmaceutical Services.
4. Ophthalmic Services (occasional).
HCHS related
5. NHS Hospital Activity Statistics.
6. Elective admissions and patients waiting (six-monthly).
7. Bulletin on smoking.
8. HCHS medical staff.
9. HCHS non-medical staff.
Other
10. In-patients formally detained in hospital under the mental health act 1983 and other legislation.
Other publications (England only and annual except where otherwise stated)
Hospital activity and facilities
11. Health Service indicators (issued on computer disk).
12. Summary of bed availability.
13. NHS operating theatres : availability and use.
14. Out patient and ward attenders.
15. Ordinary admissions, day case admissions and regular day and night admissions.
16. Private hospitals, homes and clinics registered under section 23 of the Registered Homes Act 1984.
17. Section 17(2) of the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act, 1970.
Community activity
18. Immunisation programmes.
19. Cervical cytology screening
20. Maternity services-midwife clinics and domiciliary visits.
21. Health visitor activity.
22. District nurses activity.
23. Community psychiatric nurses activity.
24. Community mental handicap nurses activity.
25. Other community nurses activity.
26. Genito-urinary medicine clinics, new cases seen (quarterly).
27. Breast cancer screening.
28. Chiropody services.
29. Clinical psychology services.
30. Dietetic services.
31. Occupational therapy services.
32. Physiotherapy services.
33. Speech therapy services.
34. Family planning clinic services.
35. Patient transport services.
Other
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36. Public health common data set, data definitions and user guide for computer files.
37. Public health common data set Health of the Nation' baseline data and trends, data definitions and user guides for computer files.
38. Public health common data set national volumes.
39. Public health common data set regional volumes.
40. National health service day care facilities.
41. In-patients formally detained in hospitals under the Mental Health Act 1983 and other legislation regional figures.
42. Electro convulsive therapy (ECT).
43. Data from the Addicts index.
44. National health service workforce in England.
Formal publications
45. Health and Personal Social Services statistics.
46. Departmental annual review.
Other statutory publications
47. Annual statement under section 17(2) of the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970 : Separation of younger patients from older patients in hospitals. (December).
48. Report under section 11 of the Disabled Persons (Services, Consultation and Representation) Act 1986 on the development of services for people with learning disabilities (mental handicap) or mental illness in England.
In addition, the Department from time to time obtains a disparate range of unvalidated administrative and management data obtained from a number of sources, including health authorities.
HOME DEPARTMENT
Sunday Trading
Ms Ruddock : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he expects to publish his proposals on Sunday trading.
g Mr. Peter Lloyd : We intend to publish a draft Bill well before the summer recess.
Working Holidaymakers' Scheme
Mr. Allen : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what were the numbers and nationalities of individuals from the Commonwealth entering the United Kingdom on the working holidaymakers' scheme for each year since 1990 ; and the first quarter of 1993 ; and what plans he has to alter the scheme.
g Mr. Charles Wardle : Reliable figures on admissions of working holidaymakers are available only from May 1990 and are given in the table. The operation of the scheme is under review, but there are no plans to abolish it.
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Admissions of working holidaymakers at United Kingdom ports
Number of persons
Nationality |1990, May to |1991 |1992 |1993, January to
|December |March<1>
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Australia |11,600 |14,200 |15,400 |3,540
Canada |1,800 |1,750 |1,750 |230
Jamaica |50 |30 |70 |<2>
Malaysia |30 |40 |30 |<2>
New Zealand |6,440 |7,260 |6,500 |1,290
Zimbabwe |160 |190 |170 |50
Other Commonwealth |120 |120 |130 |50
|--- |--- |--- |--
Total |20,100 |23,600 |24,000 |5,160
<1> Data are provisional.
<2> Five or fewer.
Juvenile Offenders (Identification)
Sir Ivan Lawrence : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment he has made of the present statutory restrictions on the identification of alleged juvenile offenders who are unlawfully at large.
Mr. Michael Howard : I cannot comment on any current cases, which are sub judice. As a matter of general policy, the Government take the view that it should be possible, consistent with the need to ensure a fair trial, to identify a juvenile who, having been charged with a serious criminal offence, is unlawfully at large. To the extent that the current law prevents this, we intend to change it, and I shall announce further details in due course.
Animal Diseases Orders
Mr. Robathan : To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what plans she has to repeal the provisions of the Diseases of Animals (Therapeutic Substances) Order 1952 and the Foot and Mouth Disease (Sera and Glandular Products) Order 1939.
Mrs. Gillian Shephard : Legislation will come into force on Monday 14 June 1993 to repeal these orders, partly to comply with new Community legislation on veterinary vaccines and partly for deregulatory reasons.
PRIME MINISTER
Kashmir
Mrs. Mahon : To ask the Prime Minister what representations he has made to the Indian Prime Minister about recent activity by Indian Government forces in Kashmir ; and if he will make a statement on Her Majesty's Government's policy towards self-determination for the people of Jammu and Kashmir.
The Prime Minister : I discussed the Indian Government's policy on Kashmir, including the actions of the Indian security forces, with the Indian Prime Minister during my visit to India in January. My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and I both discussed Kashmir and human rights issues with the Indian Vice- President during his visit to Britain in May. In our discussions with the Indian Government, we have emphasised that the establishment of a political process in Kashmir, which will enable the people of Jammu and Kashmir to express their views, is an important element in the overall solution of the problem.
Local Government Reform
Mrs. Fyfe : To ask the Prime Minister if he will give the number of representations he or the Secretary of State for Scotland have received calling for (a) the establishment of joint boards to take over functions from Scottish directly elected local authorities and (b) the transfer of functions from local authorities to the Scottish Office.
The Prime Minister : I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave her on 30 April 1993 at column 502.
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Exchange Rate Mechanism
Mr. Salmond : To ask the Prime Minister if he will make a statement on the conditions required to be fulfilled for the United Kingdom to re- enter the exchange rate mechanism of the European monetary system.
The Prime Minister [holding answer 8 June 1993] : I have nothing further to add to the remarks I made on 9 June 1993, at column 302.
SCOTLAND
Divinity Students
Mrs. Ewing : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the total number of divinity graduates from Scottish universities in each of the past 10 years.
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton : The numbers are set out in the table.
Year |Number of Divinity
|Graduates
---------------------------------------------------------
1982-83 |117
1983-84 |122
1984-85 |116
1985-86 |130
1986-87 |113
1987-88 |139
1988-89 |124
1989-90 |118
1990-91 |108
1991-92 |151
Academic year |Value of tuition
|fees
|£
---------------------------------------------------
1983-84 |100,800
1984-85 |107,000
1985-86 |108,160
1986-87 |113,704
1987-88 |110,088
1988-89 |104,618
1989-90 |158,009
1990-91 |457,275
1991-92 |546,700
1992-93 |628,845
Notes:
1. The value has been calculated from the number
of Scottish domiciled award-holding students on
undergraduate divinity and theology courses at
Scottish Universities in the year in question.
2. The significant increase in value from 1990-91
onwards reflects the shift in the balance between
Funding Council grant and tuition fee income first
introduced in that year.
Mrs. Ewing : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what proposals he has to alter the payment of fees for
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divinity students at Scottish universities ; and if he will make a statement on the Scottish Office's policy to the payment of fees for such students.Lord James Douglas-Hamilton : Tuition fees for eligible divinity students at Scottish universities are normally paid in termly instalments, in common with the tuition fees of eligible students on other courses ; divinity courses attract fees at the band 1 rate. The awards offered to divinity students who satisfy the criteria for assistance under the students' allowance scheme include the payment of tuition fees. My right hon. Friend has no plans to change these arrangements.
Kvaerner Govan
Mr. Byers : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the total amount of assistance given to Kvaerner Govan by the Scottish Development Agency and Scottish Enterprise.
Mr. Stewart [holding answer 25 May 1993] : Neither the Scottish Development Agency nor Scottish Enterprise has provided any assistance to the company. The relevant local enterprise company, Glasgow Development Agency, has, however, provided business growth training assistance to the value of around £35,000, funded by Scottish Enterprise ; and assistance with skills training of key staff threatened with redundancy, amounting to £102,165, funded from its operating surpluses.
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