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Written Answers to Questions
Thursday 28 October 1993
CHURCH COMMISSIONERS
Parish Funding
Mr. Roger Evans : To ask the right hon. Member for Selby, representing the Church Commissioners, if he will make a statement on the Church Commissioners' proposals to reduce the funding support for parishes over the next five years.
Mr. Alison : The Commissioners are currently discussing with dioceses what action will be needed over the next few years to correct the over-distribution of Commissioners' funds in previous years and to bring their income and expenditure into balance. This is likely to involve a mixture of reductions in allocations and the transfer to dioceses of responsibility for some categories of expenditure. The mission and ministry of the Church will depend increasingly on the giving of church members.
ATTORNEY-GENERAL
War Crimes
Mr. Winnick : To ask the Attorney-General how many cases are actively under consideration for possible prosecution under the War Crimes Act 1991 ; and if he will make a statement.
The Attorney-General : The Metropolitan police war crimes unit has submitted interim reports to the DPP in 10 cases. Inquiries into those 10 cases are still being actively pursued. The inquiries are not yet complete and the question of a possible prosecution cannot be considered until they are concluded.
Siemion Serafimowicz
Mr. Winnick : To ask the Attorney-General what consideration has been given to the case of Siemion Serafimowicz by the Director of Public Prosecutions ; and if he will make a statement.
The Attorney-General : The police are actively inquiring into allegations against Siemion Serafimowicz and as soon as those inquiries are completed, the question of any possible prosecution will be considered by the Director of Public Prosecutions.
Mrs. Lubov Voronovich
Mr. Winnick : To ask the Attorney-General what consideration is being given to launching a prosecution in respect of the murder of members of the family of Mrs. Lubov Voronovich ; and if he will make a statement.
The Attorney-General : The Metropolitan police war crimes unit is actively pursuing inquiries in respect of this and a number of other allegations. When those inquiries are complete, the Director of Public Prosecutions will consider whether prosecutions should follow.
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Treason Allegation
Sir Teddy Taylor : To ask the Attorney-General when he expects the Director of Public Prosecutions to make a decision in respect of the complaint of alleged treason by Mr. Rodney Atkinson ; how long the DPP has now been considering the complaint ; and if he will make a statement.
The Attorney-General : Complaints of alleged treason made by Mr. Rodney Atkinson and Mr. Norris McWhirter were referred to the Crown Prosecution Service by the clerk to the justices at Hexham, Northumberland, on 9 September 1993. The Crown Prosecution Service wrote to the clerk to the justices on 22 October 1993 stating that, although it was entirely appropriate for the clerk to have referred the matter to the Crown Prosecution Service, the complaints themselves were misconceived and totally without foundation.
Racial Hatred Incitement
Mr. Shore : To ask the Attorney-General how many prosecutions for incitement to racial hatred under the Public Order Act 1986 he has authorised in each year since 1987 ; and on how many occasions the prosecution was successful.
The Attorney-General : Since 1987, the Law Officers have consented to the prosecution of offences contrary to part III of the Public Order Act 1986 in respect of the following numbers of persons :
Year |Number --------------------- 1987 |0 1988 |2 1989 |1 1990 |2 1991 |3 1992 |3 1993 |2
Seven cases resulted in a finding of guilty and one of acquittal. In addition, one defendant was bound over, one died before trial and one case was discontinued by the Crown Prosecution Service. Prosecutions have been started, but have not been concluded, in two cases.
HOME DEPARTMENT
Rape
Mr. Marlow : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what consideration has been given to ending the right to anonymity of victims in rape trials ; what current provisions govern this right ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Maclean : Anonymity for complainants in rape trials is governed by the Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act 1976.
The Government are committed to ensuring that victims of all sexual offences are encouraged to report these crimes and are well treated by the criminal justice system when they do so. In 1992, the Government supported private Member's legislation--now the Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act 1992- -which extended the right to anonymity to victims of all sexual offences.
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However, the Government recognise that difficult questions can arise when a defendant is acquitted and there has been substantial publicity surrounding the case. My right hon. and learned Friend has recently indicated his intention to review the arguments for and against the current anonymity provisions as they relate both to complainants and defendants.Ms Ruddock : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many people have been tried on
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charges of (a) rape and (b) attempted rape (i) in the current year using the most recent statistics and (ii) for each preceding year from 1985, inclusive ;(2) how many people have been found guilty of (a) rape and (b) attempted rape (i) in the current year, using the most recent available statistics and (ii) for each preceding year from 1985, inclusive.
Mr. Mclean : Information from 1985 to 1992--which is provisional--is given in the table. The 1993 data will not be available until the autumn of 1994.
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Males tried at the Crown Court and found guilty at all courts of rape offences by type of offence and type of court 1985 to 1992<1>
England and Wales
Found guilty
Class |Year/Description |Act and section |Tried at the Crown |Magistrates' courts |Crown Court |All courts
|Court
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|1985
19.02 |Man having unlawful sexual intercourse |Sexual Offences Act 1956 section 7 as |4 |- |4 |4
|with a woman who is a defective |amended by Mental Health Act 1959
|section 127
19.03 |Male member of staff of hospital or |Mental Health Act 1959 section |- |- |- |-
|mental nursing home having unlawful |128(1)(a)
|sexual intercourse with a female
|patient
19.04 |Man having unlawful sexual intercourse |Mental Health Act 1959 section |1 |- |1 |1
|with mentally disordered female |128(1)(b)
|patient who is subject to his care
19.05 |Rape |Sexual Offences Act 1956 section 1 |474 |1 |338 |339
19.06 |Attempted rape |Sexual Offences Act 1956 section 1 |86 |7 |75 |82
|------- |------- |------- |-------
|Total |565 |8 |418 |426
|1986
19.02 |Man having unlawful sexual intercourse |Sexual Offences Act 1956 section 7 as |7 |- |6 |6
|with a woman who is a defective |amended by Mental Health Act 1959
|section 127
19.03 |Male member of staff of hospital or |Mental Health Act 1959 section |- |- |- |-
|mental nursing home having unlawful |128(1)(a)
|sexual intercourse with a female
|patient
19.04 |Man having unlawful sexual intercourse |Mental Health Act 1959 section |- |- |- |-
|with mentally disordered female |128(1)(b)
|patient who is subject to his care
19.05 |Rape |Sexual Offences Act 1956 section 1 |503 |- |329 |329
19.06 |Attempted rape |Sexual Offences Act 1956 section 1 |80 |2 |63 |65
|------- |------- |------- |-------
|Total |590 |2 |398 |400
|1987
19.02 |Man having unlawful sexual intercourse |Sexual Offences Act 1956 section 7 as |5 |- |5 |5
|with a woman who is a defective |amended by Mental Health Act 1959
|section 127
19.03 |Male member of staff of hospital or |Mental Health Act 1959 section |- |- |- |-
|mental nursing home having unlawful |128(1)(a)
|sexual intercourse with a female
|patient
19.04 |Man having unlawful sexual intercourse |Mental Health Act 1959 section |1 |- |1 |1
|with mentally disordered female |128(1)(b)
|patient who is subject to his care
19.05 |Rape |Sexual Offences Act 1956 section 1 |551 |2 |347 |349
19.06 |Attempted rape |Sexual Offences Act 1956 section 1 |89 |- |70 |70
|------- |------- |------- |-------
|Total |646 |2 |423 |425
|1988
19.02 |Man having unlawful sexual intercourse |Sexual Offences Act 1956 section 7 as |7 |- |6 |6
|with a woman who is a defective |amended by Mental Health Act 1959
|section 127
19.03 |Male member of staff of hospital or |Mental Health Act 1959 section |1 |- |1 |1
|mental nursing home having unlawful |128(1)(a)
|sexual intercourse with a female
|patient
19.04 |Man having unlawful sexual intercourse |Mental Health Act 1959 section |- |- |- |-
|with mentally disordered female |128(1)(b)
|patient who is subject to his care
19.05 |Rape |Sexual Offences Act 1956 section 1 |670 |2 |411 |413
19.06 |Attempted rape |Sexual Offences Act 1956 section 1 |114 |- |79 |79
|------- |------- |------- |-------
|Total |792 |2 |497 |499
|1989
19.02 |Man having unlawful sexual intercourse |Sexual Offences Act 1956 section 7 as |6 |- |4 |4
|with a woman who is a defective |amended by Mental Health Act 1959
|section 127
19.03 |Male member of staff of hospital or |Mental Health Act 1959 section |1 |- |1 |1
|mental nursing home having unlawful |128(1)(a)
|sexual intercourse with a female
|patient
19.04 |Man having unlawful sexual intercourse |Mental Health Act 1959 section |1 |- |1 |1
|with mentally disordered female |128(1)(b)
|patient who is subject to his care
19.05 |Rape |Sexual Offences Act 1956 section 1 |777 |3 |468 |471
19.06 |Attempted rape |Sexual Offences Act 1956 section 1 |139 |1 |110 |111
|------- |------- |------- |-------
|Total |924 |4 |584 |588
|1990
19.02 |Man having unlawful sexual intercourse |Sexual Offences Act 1956 section 7 as |8 |- |7 |7
|with a woman who is a defective |amended by Mental Health Act 1959
|section 127
19.03 |Male member of staff of hospital or |Mental Health Act 1959 section |1 |- |1 |1
|mental nursing home having unlawful |128(1)(a)
|sexual intercourse with a female
|patient
19.04 |Man having unlawful sexual intercourse |Mental Health Act 1959 section |- |- |- |-
|with mentally disordered female |128(1)(b)
|patient who is subject to his care
19.05 |Rape |Sexual Offences Act 1956 section 1 |799 |1 |454 |455
19.06 |Attempted rape |Sexual Offences Act 1956 section 1 |103 |2 |76 |78
|------- |------- |------- |-------
|Total |911 |3 |538 |541
|1991
19.02 |Man having unlawful sexual intercourse |Sexual Offences Act 1956 section 7 as |8 |- |5 |5
|with a woman who is a defective |amended by Mental Health Act 1959
|section 127
19.03 |Male member of staff of hospital or |Mental Health Act 1959 section |2 |- |2 |2
|mental nursing home having unlawful |128(1)(a)
|sexual intercourse with a female
|patient
19.04 |Man having unlawful sexual intercourse |Mental Health Act 1959 section |- |- |- |-
|with mentally disordered female |128(1)(b)
|patient who is subject to his care
19.05 |Rape |Sexual Offences Act 1956 section 1 |842 |1 |465 |466
19.06 |Attempted rape |Sexual Offences Act 1956 section 1 |102 |- |64 |64
|------- |------- |------- |-------
|Total |954 |1 |536 |537
|1992<1>
19.02 |Man having unlawful sexual intercourse
|with a woman who is a defective
|section 127
19.03 |Male member of staff of hospital or |Mental Health Act 1959 section |1 |- |1 |1
|mental nursing home having unlawful |128(1)(a)
|sexual intercourse with a female
|patient
19.04 |Man having unlawful sexual intercourse |Mental Health Act 1959 section |1 |- |1 |1
|with mentally disordered female |128(1)(b)
|patient who is subject to his care
19.05 |Rape |Sexual Offences Act 1956 section 1 |827 |1 |424 |425
19.06 |Attempted rape |Sexual Offences Act 1956 section 1 |96 |- |61 |61
|Other<2> |- |1 |- |1
|------- |------- |------- |-------
|Total |931 |2 |491 |493
<1> Provisional.
<2> Details of offence not known.
Ms Ruddock : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many cases of (a) rape and (b) attempted rape are recorded in (i) the most recent crime statistics for the current year and (ii) for each preceding year from 1985, inclusive.
Mr. Maclean : Figures for attempted rape are included in the rape offence classification and are not separately available. There were 4,142 recorded rapes in England and Wales in 1992. Figures for 1985-91 are published in table 2.16 of "Criminal Statistics, England and Wales, 1991", a copy of which is available in the Library.
Bosnian Refugees
Dr. Twinn : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will name each voluntary organisation which assisted in the reception of Bosnian refugees in 1992 ; and how much grant each received.
Mr. Charles Wardle : In 1992, the Home Office funded the Refugee Council and the British Red Cross to provide reception arrangements for ex- detainees and other humanitarian cases, and their dependants, whom the Government brought here from the former Yugoslavia at the request of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. In 1992-93, grants of £476,000 and £86,000 were paid to the Refugee Council and British Red Cross, respectively for this purpose. A full list of organisations making their own arrangements to assist individuals from Bosnia is not available.
Ethnic Minorities
Mr. Gordon Prentice : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what consultation took place with representatives of the ethnic minority communities in (a) Lancashire, (b) the north-west and (c) England before the Government decided to reduce the share of section 11 funding for projects funded jointly with local authorities from 75 to 57 per cent.
Mr. Peter Lloyd : Decisions made in the public expenditure round reflect the general economic situation and consultation with particular interest groups would not be practicable in the course of that process. However, we have subsequently sought the views of all interested parties on how the available funding should be used in order to achieve maximum benefit for members of ethnic minorities.
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National Identity Card
Mr. Batiste : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what discussions he has had with the banks about the viability of smart card technology as a basis for a national identity card system.
Mr. Charles Wardle : My right hon. and learned Friend has had no such discussions with banks.
Young People (Custody)
Ms Corston : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) 15 and 16-year-olds and (b) 17 to 21-year-olds were held under sentence or remand in gaols in England and Wales at the latest date available ; and what were the corresponding numbers during each of the preceding 12 months.
Mr. Peter Lloyd : Responsibility for this matter has been delegated to the Director General of the Prison Service, who has been asked to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from A. J. Butler to Ms Jean Corston, dated 28 October 1993 :
The Home Secretary has asked me, in the absence of the Director General from the office, to reply to your recent Question asking how many (a) 15 and 16 year olds and (b) 17 to 21 year olds were held under sentence or remand in jails in England and Wales at the latest date available ; and what the corresponding numbers were during each of the preceding twelve months.
The information you have requested is only available for 30 June 1992 and 30 June 1993. I enclose a table detailing the population aged 15 to 20, by type of custody in Prison Service establishments in England and Wales on those dates.
Population<1> aged under 21 by type of custody
in Prison Service establishments in England and Wales
on 30 June 1993
Age |Untried |Convicted |Sentenced<2>
|unsentenced
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15-16 |85 |36 |308
17-20 |1,890 |784 |4,773
|------- |------- |-------
Total |1,975 |820 |5,081
<1> Provisional data.
<2> Includes those sentenced for non payment of a fine.
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Population<1> aged under 21 by type of custody
in Prison Service establishments in England and Wales
on 30 June 1992<2>
Age |Untried |Convicted |Sentenced<3>
|unsentenced
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15-16 |77 |20 |261
17-20 |1,881 |746 |5,296
|------- |------- |------- |Total |1,958 |766 |5,557
<1> Provisional data.
<2> Excludes those held in police cells (140 untried, 2 convicted unsentenced and 32 sentenced on 30 June 1992).
<3> Includes those sentenced for non payment of a fine.
European Police Information Centre
Mrs. Mahon : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much it has cost to set up the European police information centre ; and what is the annual running cost.
Mr. Charles Wardle : Total capital costs have been £68,000. Running costs are expected to be £2,000 per annum.
Police (Protective Clothing)
Mr. Austin Walker : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what investigations have been carried out to ascertain the effectiveness of issuing the Metropolitan police and other forces with protective clothing.
Mr. Charles Wardle : The operational use of protective clothing is primarily a matter for chief officers of police. So far as I am aware no investigations into its effectiveness have been carried out by police forces. The police scientific development branch offers advice to chief constables on protective clothing which is based on trials. It has also partly completed a project to assemble information about public order injuries from which it will be possible to assess the effectiveness of protective equipment.
Siemion Serafimowicz
Mr. Winnick : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will withdraw the passport of Siemion Serafimowicz.
Mr. Charles Wardle : Records relating to the issue and possession of a British passport are confidential. It would not be appropriate for me to comment on this particular case.
Blakenhurst Prison
Ms Ruddock : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) if he will give details of all complaints made by persons at Blakenhurst prison during the disturbances at that prison on 9 October ;
(2) what reports he has received concerning assaults on prisoners by prison officers in the segregation unit of Blakenhurst prison.
Mr. Peter Lloyd : Responsibility for this matter has been delegated to the Director General of the Prison Service, who has been asked to arrange for a reply to be given.
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Letter from A. J. Butler to Ms Joan Ruddock, dated 28 October 1993 :The Home Secretary has asked me, in the absence of the Director General from the office, to reply to your recent Questions about assaults on prisoners by prison officers in the segregation unit, and about complaints of assaults made by persons during the disturbances on 9 October, at Blakenhurst prison.
Six prisoners at HMP Blakenhurst have made complaints of assault allegedly committed by prisoner custody officers on 9 October. These are being investigated by the Controller as required by Section 85(4)(b) of the Criminal Justice Act 1991.
Ms Ruddock : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what legal action is pending by prisoners at Blakenhurst prison against prison officers.
Mr. Peter Lloyd : Responsibility for this matter has been delegated to the Director General of the Prison Service, who has been asked to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from A. J. Butler to Ms Joan Ruddock, dated 28 October 1993 :
The Home Secretary has asked me, in the absence of the Director General from the office, to reply to your recent Question about what legal action is pending by prisoners at Blakenhurst prison agaisnt prison officers.
I am not aware of any such action.
Ms Ruddock : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans he has to ask Her Majesty's chief inspectors of prisons to visit Blakenhurst prison and to report on the running of the prison.
Mr. Peter Lloyd : Unless otherwise directed by the Secretary of State, it is for Her Majesty's chief inspector of prisons to decide when he wishes to visit and report to the Secretary of State on the running of any prison.
Each prison should be inspected about every five years.
Aero-engines
Mr. Tony Banks : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pusuant to his reply of 21 October, Official Report, column 271 -72, if he will specify the animals used to test impact consequences on aero-engines.
Racial Incidents
Ms Ruddock : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list by police force area in England and Wales, reported racial incidents so far in 1993.
Mr. Maclean : The information requested is not yet available. It is collated centrally on an annual basis and will be made available for the whole of 1993. All available earlier data have already been provided for years up to 1992.
Data Protection
Mr. Milburn : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what action he is taking to implement the improvements to the administration and enforcement of the Data Protection Act 1984 recommended by the National Audit Office report on data protection controls and safeguards.
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Mr. Peter Lloyd : The recommendations in the National Audit Office report are primarily directed to the Data Protection Registrar. I understand that he is considering the implications of the report for the work of his office.
Racist Attacks
Ms Ruddock : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many men and how many women have been killed as a result of racist attacks in England and Wales in each year since 1988.
Mr. Maclean : The information requested is not available. The police are required to make returns of each known homicide to the Home Office, but are not specifically requested to note whether they consider the attack was a racist one.
Young Offenders
Ms Ruddock : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many 15-year-olds categorised as a suicide risk were placed in a strip cell (a) 1992 and (b) 1993 to date ;
(2) how many 15-year-old inmates were categorised as a suicide risk in (a) 1992 and (b) 1993 to the latest available date ; (3) how many reported instances of self-injury there were in prisons and young offender institutions involving 15-year-olds (a) remanded into custody and (b) sentenced to custody in (i) 1992 and (ii) 1993 to the latest available date.
Mr. Peter Lloyd [holding answers 19 October 1993] :
Responsibility for these matters has been delegated to the Director General of the Prison Service. I have asked him to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from A. J. Butler to Ms Joan Ruddock, dated 28 October 1993 :
The Home Secretary has asked me, in the absence of the Director General, to reply to your recent Parliamentary Questions about 15 year olds in prison custody who have self injured, been categorised as a suicide risk or placed in strip cells.
The number of incidents of self injury by 15 year olds in Prison Service custody in 1992 and 1993 is as follows :
|1992 |<1>1993
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Remand |1 |2
Sentenced |19 |32
|-------|------- |Total |20 |34
<1> To 30 September.
There has been no self-inflicted death by a 15 year old prisoner in 1992 or 1993.
Information about the number of 15 year old prisoners who have been categorised as a suicide risk, and about the number of such prisoners placed in unfurnished or protective accommodation, is not available.
ENVIRONMENT
Standard Spending Assessments
Mr. Vaz : To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many representations he has received from local authorities concerning his review of standard spending assessments.
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Mr. Baldry : A total of 197 local authorities have responded to our invitation to make representations on the review of standard spending assessments for 1994-95.
Mr. Betts : To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what assessment he has made of the extent to which the current differential in grant and standard spending assessments between different authorities for primary and secondary education (a) are excessive or (b) relate accurately to the different needs of pupils in different authorities.
Mr. Baldry : The standard spending assessment element for education is based on detailed research and analysis fully discussed with the local authority associations. Both the primary and secondary education assessments incorporate an index of additional educational need which is based on indicators reflecting the social and economic characteristics of the population of each authority.
Mr. Betts : To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will make a statement on the reasons underlying the range of standard spending assessments for other district level services.
Mr. Baldry : The standard spending assessments of individual authorities for other district level services are based on the formula set out in the Local Government Finance Report for 1993-94, which was approved by the House in February. The formula reflects those social and demographic characteristics of each area considered to be relevant in the provision of this group of services.
Mr. Betts : To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the current timetable for the review of standard spending assessments.
Mr. Baldry : Work on the review of standard spending assessments for 1994-95 has now finished. My right hon. Friend will announce the outcome of the review later in the autumn as part of his proposals for revenue support grant for 1994-95. There will then be a period of consultation on those proposals, as in previous years.
Sheltered Housing
Sir David Steel : To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what representations he has received concerning the private ownership of occupied sheltered housing ; what help is available to those living in non- regulated/non-registered accommodation ; and if he will set up an ombudsman scheme.
Sir George Young : The Department has received written representations from elderly lend duties of landlords and tenants and the basis of the service charges. In addition, the existing legislation in the Landlord and Tenant Acts of 1985 and 1987 gives leaseholders additional statutory rights.
This protection will be augmented by new provisions in the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993. Qualifying tenants may jointly purchase the freehold of their flats. It also enables the Secretary of State to approve codes of management practice governing
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property management and gives tenants the right to a management audit of their landlord by an independent accountant or surveyor. The Government are not persuaded of the case for an ombudsman scheme for privately owned sheltered housing, nor of the practicality of that approach.Local Government Finance
Mr. Henderson : To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) what was the regional total of capital expenditure by the local authorities in England for (a) 1979-80, (b) 1982-83, (c) 1985-86 and (d) each year since 1988-89 for each standard English region ;
(2) what was the capital allocation for each local authority in England for (a) 1979-80, (b) 1982-83, (c) 1985-86 and (d) each year since 1988-89 ;
(3) what was the national total of capital allocations for other services to local authorities in England for (a) 1979-80, (b) 1982-83, (c) 1985-86 and (d) each year since 1988-89 ; and if he will give the breakdown of the total between (i) non-metropolitan district councils, (ii) county councils, (iii) metropolitan district councils, (iv) London boroughs and (v) the City of London ; (4) what was the regional total of capital expenditure on other services by the local authorities in England for (a) 1979-80, (b) 1982-83, (c) 1985-86 and (d) each year since 1988-89 for each standard English region ;
(5) what was the capital expenditure on other services by each local authority in England for (a) 1979-80, (b) 1982-83, (c) 1985-86 and (d) each year since 1988-89 ;
(6) what was the national total of capital expenditure by local authorities in England for (a) 1979-80, (b) 1982-83, (c) 1985-86 and (d) each year since 1988-89 ; and if he will give the breakdown of the total between (i) non-metropolitan district councils, (ii) county councils, (iii) metropolitan district councils, (iv) London boroughs and (v) the City of London ;
(7) what was the regional total of capital allocations for other services to the local authorities in England for (a) 1979-80, (b) 1982-83, (c) 1985- 86 and (d) each year since 1988-89 for each standard English region ;
(8) what was the capital expenditure by each local authority in England for (a) 1979-80, (b) 1982-83, (c) 1985-86 and (d) each year since 1988-89 ;
(9) what was the national total of capital expenditure on other services by local authorities in England for (a) 1979-80, (b) 1982-83, (c) 1985-86 and (d) each year since 1988-89 ; and if he will give the breakdown of the total between (i) non-metropolitan district councils, (ii) county councils, (iii) metropolitan district councils, (iv) London boroughs and (v) the City of London ; (10) what was the capital allocation for other services for each local authority in England for (a) 1979-80, (b) 1982-83, (c) 1985-86 and (d) each year since 1988-89 ;
(11) what was the national total of capital allocations to local authorities in England for (a) 1979-80, (b) 1982-83, (c) 1985-86 and (d) each year since 1988-89 ; and if he will give the breakdown of the total between (i) non-metropolitan district councils, (ii) county councils, (iii) metropolitan district councils, (iv) London boroughs and (v) the City of London ;
(12) what was the regional total of capital allocations to the local authorities in England for (a) 1979-80, (b) 1982-83, (c) 1985-86 and (d) each year since 1988-89 for each standard English region.
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