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Written Answers to Questions
Friday 5 May 1995
LORD CHANCELLOR'S DEPARTMENT
Defamation
Mr. Waller: To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department when he expects to introduce legislation to assist parties seeking speedy and economic results in defamation proceedings. [22341]
Mr. John M. Taylor: The Government announced in November 1994 that there would be a new summary procedure which would help parties to defamation proceedings to clarify the real issues much earlier, and provide an inexpensive fast track for the disposal of straightforward claims. We are making good progress in preparing the draft statutory framework and will introduce legislation as soon as there is a suitable opportunity.
Fraud
Mr. Amess: To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department what assessment he has made of the adequacy of self-regulation by solicitors in respect of the treatment of fraud; and what assessment he has made of the impact of self-regulation on (a) the number of firms operating and (b) the number of claims against law firms. [22147]
Mr. John M. Taylor: I do not consider that the self-regulation by the Law Society in respect of the treatment of fraud is inadequate. The solicitors' profession functions independently of Government and it is the responsibility of the Law Society to maintain standards of conduct within the profession. The Law Society's statutory powers to deal with complaints about solicitors, including the investigation of fraud, have been delegated to the Solicitors Complaints Bureau. The SCB has responded to the apparent increase in fraud by increased fraud investigation work, including an increased number of inspections of solicitors' firms. The Law Society co- operates fully with other regulatory and Government bodies involved in combating fraud. It keeps under review the effectiveness of its response to the problem of fraud.
PRIME MINISTER
Kashmir Elections
Mr. Cox: To ask the Prime Minister what discussions he has had with the Indian Government as to the holding of elections during the current year in the Indian-occupied area of Kashmir; and if he will make a statement on the criteria the British Government will expect to see followed to have confidence that such elections were free and fair. [22380]
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The Prime Minister: I have had no recent discussions with the Indian Government, but my right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary discussed elections in Kashmir during his visit to India in January. We shall be considering with our European partners how best to assess the forthcoming elections in Kashmir.
Atlantic Trade
Mr. Gill: To ask the Prime Minister if he will make a statement on his discussions with President Clinton concerning a merger between the North American Free Trade Area and the European Union. [23039]
The Prime Minister: The UK Government, the European Commission and the US Administration are each looking at various specific ways of liberalising trade both across the north Atlantic and more generally. We believe Europe and north America must work together for free and open trade across the Atlantic.
EMPLOYMENT
Wages Council
Mr. French: To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what has happened to the pay of employees working in sectors formerly covered by wage councils, since their abolition in 1993. [18426]
Mr. Oppenheim: The labour force survey shows that average earnings of workers in the industrial sectors in which wages councils mainly operated increased by 6.3 per cent. over the 12 months to autumn 1994.
HEALTH
Local Pay
Mr. Colvin: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what is her estimate of the total administrative cost to NHS trusts of negotiating local pay schemes. [21677]
Mr. Malone: Information is not available centrally about local arrangements but it is expected that any additional costs for individual trusts would be more than offset by savings from increased flexibility in the use of staff. When trusts were established, infrastructure for human resources, which includes the ability to support local pay arrangements was an essential part of our investment in strengthening the finance, information technology and personnel functions throughout the national health service.
Mrs. Beckett: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many chief executives of trusts had not set up local pay machinery by February; and of those that succeeded what was the average change in personnel staff and cost to trust hospitals. [21745]
Mr. Malone: Information is not available about the local arrangements established following the letter of 6 June 1994 from the chief executive of the national health service executive asking trusts to establish local pay machinery by February 1995. When trusts were established, infrastructure for human resources, which includes the ability to support local pay arrangements was
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an essential part of our investment in strengthening the finance, information technology and personnel functions throughout the national health service.Mrs. Beckett: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to her answer of 24 April, Official Report, column 321, if she will list each of the trusts that have made local pay offers giving (a) the total percentage offered to staff, (b) what conditions are attached to the offer and (c) whether the offer has been accepted. [22813]
Mr. Malone: Comprehensive details of local negotiations are not available centrally. But it is understood that, by 2 May, at least 195 trusts in England had made their offers known, of which 147 are of around 3 per cent. We also understand that staff side representatives are generally unwilling to engage in negotiations.
NHS Trusts
Mrs. Beckett: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what have been the establishment costs including expenditure on conveyancing for trusts by former regional health authority areas in each of the five waves of trusts; and if she will list the number of trusts established by region in each wave. [21754]
Mr. Malone: This information will be placed in the Library.
Accident and Emergency Departments
Mr. Robert G. Hughes: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what evidence she has that larger accident and emergency departments produce better clinical outcomes. [23173]
Mrs. Virginia Bottomley: There is a considerable body of scientific evidence showing that patients who have suffered a major injury receive more effective care in large, properly staffed, accident and emergency departments. I have today placed in the Library a review of the literature on the relationship between the size of accident and emergency departments and clinical outcomes prepared by my Department.
Medical (Professional Performance) Bill
Mr. Spearing: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what undertakings have been made by Her Majesty's Government to the General Medical Council in respect of the Medical (Professional Performance) Bill, other than an intention to obtain Royal Assent to that Bill during the current Session of Parliament. [23012]
General Medical Council
Mr. Spearing: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the ministerial statements made in Standing Committee A, considering the Medical (Professional Performance) Bill on 2 May, if she will list the numbers, category and date of Parliamentary Assent by Resolution, or other procedures, of (a) regulations and (b) rules of the General Council now in force. [23011]
Mr. Malone: The General Medical Council has advised me that the following statutory instruments are currently in force.
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SI Number |Category |Laid before
|Parliament
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1977/827 |Order |19 May 1977
1979/29 |Rules |19 January 1979
1979/112 |Order |14 February 1979
1979/844 |Regulations |<1>-
1979/1358 |Rules |5 November 1979
1980/860 |Rules |1 July 1980
1980/941 |Rules |10 July 1980
1982/1076 |Order |9 August 1982
1986/23 |Order |15 January 1986
1986/149 |Regulations |<1>-
1986/1390 |Rules |11 August 1986
1987/1120 |Rules |6 July 1987
1987/2166 |Regulations |<1>-
1987/2174 |Rules |17 December 1987
1988/2255 |Rules |22 December 1988
1989/496 |Order |23 March 1989
1989/1837 |Rules |10 October 1989
1990/1587 |Rules |9 August 1990
1991/53 |Regulation |<1>-
1994/2022 |Rules |1 August 1994
1994/3171 |Rules |13 December 1994
1994/3298 |Rules |29 December 1994
<1>Regulations made under section 32 of the Medical Act 1983 do not
need to be laid before Parliament but come into effect when
approved by order of the Privy Council.
NHS (Private Practice)
Mrs. Beckett: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many private patients were treated in NHS facilities by region and in total in 1993 94. [22812]
Mr. Sackville: The information requested is due to be published in volume 1 of "Hospital Episode Statics, England; Financial Year 1993 94", shortly. Copies will be available in the Library.
Medical Negligence
Mrs. Beckett: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many cases of alleged medical negligence by the NHS were awaiting settlement or court hearing at 30 April in each of the last five years; [22814]
(2) what is the average time taken for an alleged medical negligence case to be settled; and if she will make a statement on how the average time has changed over the past five years; [22815] (3) if she will list all current alleged medical negligence cases against the NHS by (a) type of allegation and (b) length of time waiting for settlement. [22816]
Mr. Malone: This information is not available centrally.
TREASURY
Financial Services Act 1986
Mr. Carrington: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what plans he has to alter the scope of the Financial Services Act 1986. [23138]
Mr. Nelson: It has been suggested that non-financial spread betting should no longer be regulated under the Financial Services Act. However, in the light of a number of representations from right hon. and hon. Members and others, I have concluded that such a change would not be
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justified, in the absence of alternative regulatory arrangements offering equivalent protection. I do not therefore propose to make any change at the present time.GPs' and Consultants' Earnings
Mr. Peter Bottomley: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will estimate the effects of income tax at the rates of 1978 and 1995 on the average general practitioner's and on the average NHS consultant's earnings. [21741]
Sir George Young: Based on expected levels of average net incomes for general practitioners providing general medical services in 1994 95, a single GP will pay over £65 a week less income tax in 1995 96 than under a 1978 79 indexed tax regime. In addition, a GP could also earn income from non-GMS sources. For the purposes of the calculation, it has been assumed that the GP has no tax allowances or reliefs except for the basic personal allowance.
It is not possible to produce a comparable estimate for consultants because the latest available data relate to 1991 92 levels of earnings.
Retail Prices Indexes
Mrs. Jane Kennedy: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what proportion of the retail prices index is comprised of water rates; and how the weighting of water rates within the retail prices index has changed over the last five years. [22544]
Mr. Nelson [holding answer 4 May 1995]: The information requested is available in table A3 of the publication "Retail Prices Index February 1995"; CSO "Business Monitor" MM23, a copy of which is available in the Library.
Sir Teddy Taylor: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement outlining the differences in the procedures of the EU nations in formulating their cost of living indexes; and what endeavours there are to harmonise the methods of calculation. [22550]
Mr. Nelson [holding answer 4 May 1995]: Measures of consumer prices indices vary widely across the EU in terms of concepts, methods and practices. The most notable differences are in the treatment of owner- occupied housing, and health and educational services. The Statistical Office of the European
Communities--EUROSTAT--has prepared a draft Council regulation, which, with the co-operation of national statistical offices, establishes a harmonisation programme with the aim of achieving comparability across member states.
Minicab Drivers
Mr. Mackinlay: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how frequently and by what methods the Inland Revenue makes audits of drivers working at the unlicensed private hire or minicab firms within Greater London; and if he will make a statement. [21172]
Sir George Young [holding answer 4 May 1995]: Audits of employers' records are normally carried out by the Inland Revenue where there is reason to believe that the tax has not been correctly deducted from employees' pay under the PAYE system. Tax office staff also investigate self-employed people where there is reason to believe that they may not have properly declared income
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for tax purposes. Specific figures relating to private hire and minicab firms in London are not compiled.NATIONAL HERITAGE
Broadcasting Complaints
Mr. McNamara: To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage how many complaints were made to the Broadcasting Standards Councils in 1994; on how many it made a judgment; how many related to the BBC; and how many relating to the BBC or others were (a) upheld, (b) partly upheld and (c) not upheld. [21030]
Mr. Dorrell [holding answer 4 May 1995]: The Broadcasting Standards Council records figures for complaints received by financial year, not calender year. I understand that the council received a total of 2,829 complaints in the financial year 1994 95. More detailed figures are not available at present but will be published in July in the council's annual report for 1994 95.
Churchill Papers
Mr. Austin Mitchell: To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage if he will set up an independent committee to examine the history of the ownership of the papers which the Churchill family have sold to the national heritage memorial fund; and if the family has a right to charge for their reproduction. [22528]
Mr. Dorrell: I will not be setting up an independent committee to examine the history of ownership of the papers which have been acquired for Churchill college, Cambridge through lottery funds distributed by the national heritage memorial fund.
Subject to the fair dealing and any other available exceptions in the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, it is for the copyright owners to license reproductions of copyright material and to charge for such reproductions if they think it appropriate. The owners of the copyright in the non-state papers sold to Churchill college retain this right in those papers but have granted a licence to enable the papers to be copied without payment of a royalty in the circumstances referred to in sections 37 to 43 of the 1988 Act--copying by libraries and archives. The Crown has retained similar rights in respect of the state papers and has also granted a similar licence.
Mr. Fisher: To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage (1) if he will publish the names of those people who advised the national heritage memorial fund on the valuation of the Churchill papers; [22117]
(2) if he will publish both the identities of the valuers and their valuation advice for all future purchases financed by the national heritage memorial fund; [22118]
(3) if he will publish all the valuation advice received by the national heritage memorial fund. [22119]
Mr. Dorrell [holding answer 2 May 1995]: This is a matter for the national heritage memorial fund, which is an independent body. I understand, however, that the chairman has written to the hon. Member. I have asked him to place copies of his letter in the Library of the House.
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Mr. Austin Mitchell: To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage who will grant requests to reproduce documents purchased from the Churchill family by the national heritage memorial fund; and what steps will be taken to ensure that the family do not charge for the reproduction of any document at any time covered by the Official Secrets Acts. [22623]
Mr. Dorrell: Permission to reproduce the documents from the Churchill archive for commercial purposes will have to be sought from the copyright owners. Copyright in the non-state papers is vested in the Churchill family, copyright in the state paper is vested in the Crown.
Any person who wishes to reproduce for commercial purposes a work in which copyright subsists must ensure that he or she has the appropriate permission.
FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS
Haitian Refugees
Mr. Foulkes: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is his estimate of the number of refugees from Haiti currently on the Turks and Caicos Islands; what action is being taken to capture and contain them; what further action he proposes to deal with their return; and if he will make a statement. [22428]
Mr. Baldry: There are no accurate figures for the number of Haitian migrants in the Turks and Caicos Islands--TCI. The total Haitian population in the territory is estimated to be around 8,000, of whom 1,500 hold work permits.
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees recommended a registration project, to be carried out by a non-governmental organisation. The project is designed to register all Haitian migrants in the TCI and to establish whether those migrants without a work or resident permit have a case for remaining in the territory. That decision would be taken by the TCI authorities.
We have received a draft project proposal from the International Catholic Migration Commission, an experienced NGO based in Geneva, and are currently discussing it with the TCI Government.
The TCI Government have negotiated a draft agreement with the Haitian Government on the orderly repatriation of Haitians identified as economic migrants by the registration project.
Meanwhile, the surge in illegal Haitian immigration into the TCI over Easter has forced the TCI Government to conduct regular immigration sweeps to identify, screen and repatriate recent arrivals in advance of any registration project.
In parallel, the TCI authorities are seeking to prevent further undetected arrivals of illegal immigrants with the temporary support of the West Indies guardship and units of the US coast guard.
Spiro Family (USA)
Mr. Campbell-Savours: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions have taken place with representatives of the United States Government on the circumstances surrounding the death of members of the Spiro family in the United States of America. [22535]
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Mr. Baldry: There have been a number of exchanges. Most recently our consul-general in Los Angeles pressed the San Diego authorities on 8 February 1994 for information from the medical examiner's records for the United Kingdom coroner. The San Diego county sheriff has said he will release the medical examiner's report as soon as his investigation is concluded. The consul-general is keeping in touch with the San Diego authorities.
Mr. Campbell-Savours: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will request representatives of the Government of the United States of America to ask United States law enforcement officers to interview Mr. Alain and Mr. Arthur Ivy on the question of what knowledge they may have as to the circumstances surrounding the death of the Spiro family. [22536]
Mr. Baldry: The Spiro family died in the United States of America and it is for the authorities of that country to pursue investigations into the incident.
Cuban Refugees
Mr. Foulkes: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what plans he has to deal with the Cuban refugees currently remaining on the Cayman Islands; what discussions he has with the Governments of the United States and Cuba to try to prevent further exodus of Cubans to the Cayman Islands; and if he will make a statement. [22426]
Mr. Baldry: I refer the hon. Member to the statement issued on 2 May by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. The decision to repatriate any future Cuban migrants who fail the refugee screening process in the Cayman Islands was taken with the full agreement of the Cuban Government. The United States Government have now announced a similar policy.
Mr. Foulkes: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is his estimate of the cost of the United Kingdom police sent to the Cayman Islands to help deal with the Cuban refugees; how this is to be met; and if he will make a statement. [22427]
Mr. Baldry: The cost of deploying United Kingdom police to the Cayman Islands, including transport, is estimated to be £375,000. It will be met in full by the Cayman Islands Government.
Mr. Foulkes: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what estimate he has made of the total cost of the Cuban refugees on the Cayman Islands including any repatriation and the costs of keeping those who are housed at Guantanamo; how he plans such costs should be met; what discussions he has had with the Government of the United States about their responsibilities for the costs involved; and if he will make a statement. [22425]
Mr. Baldry: The total cost to date is approximately £2.7 million, the majority of which has been met by the Cayman Islands Government. We have spent £175,000 in providing material and technical assistance. We are also pursuing the possibility of EU funding for the continuing cost to the Cayman Islands Government.
The US Government agreed in December 1994 to offer up to 900 places in their safe haven at Guantanamo bay for Cuban migrants who volunteer to transfer from the Caymans. A total of 723 have so far done so. The Cayman Islands Government agreed to meet the cost of
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transferring and supporting these migrants in Guantanamo bay. Subsistence costs in Guantanamo are US$10 per person per day, but no invoice has yet been raised by the Americans. The Guantanamo costs are therefore not included in the above total.Turkey
Mr. Cox: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement about Government policy in respect of the recent debate and vote at the Council of Europe meeting on the future membership of Turkey of the Council of Europe Assembly. [22406]
Mr. David Davis: The Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly debated and carried on 26 April a motion for a recommendation on "Turkey's military intervention in northern Iraq and on Turkey's respect of commitments concerning constitutional and legislative reforms."
The recommendation will be discussed shortly in the Committee of Ministers. We are considering our position in advance of any discussion. We share the Assembly's concern about Turkey's human rights record. But we see continued dialogue through the Council of Europe as an important aspect of our relationship with Turkey, including as a means of conveying to the Turkish Government our concerns on human rights.
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Iqbal Masih
Mr. David Atkinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs for what reasons the application of Iqbal Masih of Pakistan for a visa to visit the United Kingdom was refused; and if he will make a statement. [22580]
Mr. Baldry: As I said in my reply of 3 May columns 249 50 to the hon. Member for Bradford, West (Mr. Madden) Mr Iqbal Masih's visa application was not refused.
Social Development Fund
Mr. Wray: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if the United Kingdom will take part in the social development fund of the Council of Europe; and if he will make a statement. [22750]
Mr. David Davis: There are no plans for United Kingdom participation in the social development fund of the Council of Europe.
NORTHERN IRELAND
Schools, Derry
Mr. John D. Taylor: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list the enrolment figures for each school in the Derry city council area for each year since 1984, according to educational sector. [21785]
Mr. Ancram: The enrolment figures are as follows:
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Enrolment figures for each school in the Derry City council area 1984-85 to 1994-95
|1984-85|1985-86|1986-87|1987-88|1988-89|1989-90|1990-91|1991-92|1992-93|1993-94|1994-95
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Nursery schools
Belmont |72 |70 |66 |70 |65 |68 |72 |75 |75 |75 |74
Bligh's Lane |73 |74 |66 |72 |70 |73 |68 |75 |75 |76 |75
Carnhill |65 |65 |62 |55 |59 |58 |69 |71 |52 |76 |75
Galliagh |72 |68 |67 |71 |69 |65 |66 |74 |75 |78 |77
Lisnagelvin |72 |64 |72 |68 |73 |70 |73 |75 |75 |77 |75
Londonderry |70 |72 |70 |68 |67 |67 |68 |72 |74 |74 |75
Strathfoyle |51 |49 |49 |50 |54 |54 |51 |56 |50 |50 |52
Trench Road |48 |50 |63 |50 |49 |50 |50 |74 |50 |73 |69
Primary schools
1. Balloughry |27 |29 |24 |27 |39 |42 |46 |44 |38 |39 |45
Broadbridge |163 |160 |166 |168 |171 |188 |189 |188 |184 |190 |195
Bunscoil Cholmcille |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |182 |193
Carlisle Road |66 |65 |65 |67 |62 |62 |58 |39 |37 |38 |27
Carnhill |693 |645 |601 |542 |537 |521 |507 |512 |488 |477 |439
Chapel Road |208 |195 |195 |188 |178 |196 |195 |192 |191 |191 |163
Claudy |317 |324 |325 |322 |326 |311 |289 |293 |281 |256 |249
Craigbrack |76 |88 |84 |77 |83 |84 |90 |86 |96 |94 |102
Culmore |66 |72 |69 |60 |52 |35 |34 |29 |29 |23 |29
2. Cumber Claudy |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |154
Cumber Upper |24 |21 |27 |30 |28 |28 |30 |25 |24 |20 |-
Drumahoe |225 |228 |232 |234 |232 |228 |213 |214 |223 |221 |202
Dungiven Road |392 |436 |458 |456 |469 |505 |493 |483 |490 |473 |463
Ebrington |598 |609 |612 |597 |605 |613 |604 |596 |587 |594 |578
Eglinton |202 |211 |213 |219 |225 |199 |211 |210 |198 |219 |218
First Derry |56 |64 |63 |56 |52 |50 |43 |51 |53 |60 |72
Fort James |259 |235 |226 |232 |226 |217 |207 |211 |206 |188 |189
3. Foyle and Londonderry Prep |- |- |61 |57 |58 |60 |61 |66 |59 |53 |47
Glendermott |163 |164 |168 |166 |167 |161 |174 |182 |150 |148 |150
Greenhaw |264 |279 |285 |292 |290 |290 |295 |291 |280 |294 |297
Groarty |57 |56 |56 |47 |41 |34 |27 |28 |27 |30 |35
Hollybush |159 |164 |171 |186 |184 |200 |201 |211 |231 |246 |247
Holy Child |421 |447 |494 |472 |476 |477 |474 |472 |450 |410 |383
4. Holy Family |- |- |- |458 |656 |867 |1,040 |1,107 |1,182 |1,195 |1,161
Killaloo Cumber |119 |111 |115 |99 |97 |97 |97 |80 |69 |70 |-
Lenamore |361 |416 |451 |462 |478 |473 |499 |490 |494 |478 |472
Lisnagelvin |528 |530 |530 |545 |566 |566 |574 |577 |577 |590 |569
Listress |47 |49 |47 |47 |38 |43 |36 |39 |38 |38 |35
Londonderry Model |283 |325 |352 |352 |361 |360 |371 |378 |383 |396 |391
5. Longtower |- |- |- |- |559 |573 |566 |564 |579 |551 |556
Maydown |104 |107 |101 |95 |96 |102 |106 |134 |93 |84 |84
Mullabuoy |204 |180 |175 |165 |164 |153 |141 |136 |134 |120 |121
Nazareth House |393 |413 |431 |406 |413 |402 |405 |401 |408 |383 |377
Newbuildings |333 |325 |316 |316 |319 |327 |344 |333 |346 |338 |334
6. Oakgrove Integrated |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |96 |173 |219 |262
Rosemount |458 |459 |477 |447 |441 |428 |410 |443 |406 |396 |381
Slievemore |764 |764 |797 |723 |722 |720 |671 |664 |649 |610 |590
St. Anne's |746 |770 |765 |743 |743 |750 |750 |751 |748 |752 |741
St. Columba's |133 |123 |107 |99 |102 |97 |93 |103 |116 |122 |134
St. Columba's Boys' |229 |248 |255 |234 |- |- |- |- |- |- |-
St. Columba's Girls' |272 |292 |294 |280 |- |- |- |- |- |- |-
8. St. Columb's Convent |32 |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |-
St. Eugene's |- |- |- |- |- |- |556 |542 |534 |524 |493
9. St. Eugene's Boys' |294 |351 |332 |359 |332 |351 |- |- |- |- |-
St. Eugene's Girls' |260 |262 |253 |234 |226 |235 |- |- |- |- |-
St. John's |659 |667 |667 |665 |674 |665 |668 |671 |697 |709 |721
St. Mary's Claudy |120 |110 |115 |118 |120 |121 |124 |124 |132 |133 |137
St. Oliver Plunkett |222 |229 |222 |216 |206 |215 |225 |236 |242 |235 |256
7. St. Patrick's Boys |314 |313 |326 |338 |319 |328 |280 |268 |287 |287 |-
St. Patrick's Girls |299 |303 |315 |310 |307 |282 |272 |274 |237 |239 |-
St. Patrick's Infants |509 |527 |516 |417 |416 |398 |413 |373 |390 |404 |-
St. Patrick's Pennyburn |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |919
Steelstown |712 |682 |695 |689 |705 |727 |738 |749 |791 |632 |667
Straidarran |66 |72 |78 |72 |67 |67 |64 |63 |69 |67 |-
Strathfoyle |90 |86 |78 |67 |70 |59 |53 |53 |89 |37 |40
The Cathedral |33 |35 |32 |37 |25 |27 |11 |7 |11 |12 |10
Trench Road |419 |402 |396 |404 |403 |403 |403 |396 |416 |424 |429
Secondary schools
Clondermot |571 |560 |565 |567 |585 |583 |586 |590 |562 |558 |524
Faughan Valley |549 |528 |525 |519 |495 |477 |493 |528 |541 |558 |586
10. Oakgrove |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |79 |180 |280
St. Brecan's |671 |573 |527 |471 |454 |402 |385 |378 |372 |371 |369
St. Brigid's |1,052 |1,050 |1,052 |1,011 |1,033 |1,011 |1,055 |1,059 |1,036 |1,002 |979
St. Cecilia's |634 |659 |702 |748 |774 |794 |832 |855 |902 |925 |944
St. Joseph's |747 |745 |750 |769 |781 |785 |798 |836 |846 |841 |850
St. Mary's |751 |766 |768 |778 |788 |787 |810 |840 |879 |915 |928
St. Patrick's and St. Brigid's |540 |549 |505 |485 |482 |500 |485 |493 |482 |483 |468
St. Peter's |545 |498 |462 |416 |384 |359 |362 |390 |391 |416 |408
Templemore |389 |405 |402 |397 |407 |410 |412 |410 |415 |395 |401
Grammar schools
11. Foyle and Londonderry |850 |816 |768 |771 |785 |785 |827 |847 |880 |907 |923
Thornhill |1,359 |1,319 |1,273 |1,256 |1,306 |1,266 |1,302 |1,405 |1,459 |1,476 |1,474
St. Columb's |1,526 |1,526 |1,562 |1,560 |1,533 |1,519 |1,561 |1,583 |1,613 |1,684 |1,696
12. Special schools
Belmont House |n/a |n/a |159 |169 |161 |159 |157 |147 |158 |168 |180
Foyleview |n/a |n/a |83 |90 |95 |95 |89 |95 |100 |97 |92
Notes:
Primary schools
1. Bunscoil Cholmcille opened 1 September 1993.
2. Cumber Claudy opened 1 September 1994 replacing Cumber Upper, Straidarran and Killaloo Cumber.
3. Figures for Foyle and Londonderry Prep for 1984-85 and 1985-86 are included in the grammar school enrolments and cannot be
separated.
4. Holy Family, Ballymagroarty, opened 1 September 1987.
5. Longtower opened 1 September 1988 and was an amalgamation of St. Columba boys' and St. Columba girls' which both closed 1
September 1988.
6. Oakgrove integrated opened 2 September 1991.
7. St. Patrick's boys', girls and infants all closed 1 September 1994 and were replaced by St. Patrick's Pennyburn.
8. St. Columb's convent closed 1 September 1985.
9. St. Eugene's boys and girls amalgamated to form St. Eugene's primary 1 September 1990.
Secondary schools
10. Oakgrove college opened 1 September 1992.
Grammar Schools
11. Figures for Foyle and Londonderry for 1984-85 and 1985-86 include preparatory department pupils.
Special schools
12. Figures for 1984-85 and 1985-86 for special schools are not available.
Mr. John D. Taylor: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list the number of children enrolled in each sector of primary education for each year
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since 1984 in (a) the Derry city council areas and (b) Northern Ireland. [21786]Mr. Ancram: The information is as follows:
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Controlled |DCC |3,221 |3,275 |3,287 |3,254 |3,286 |3,236 |3,246 |3,241 |3,164 |3,190 |3,165
|NI |91,670 |90,695 |90,351 |89,791 |90,329 |90,764 |90,741 |90,452 |91,826 |91,230 |91,549
Voluntary |DCC |n/a |n/a |61 |57 |58 |60 |61 |66 |59 |53 |47
|NI |3,692 |3,585 |3,548 |3,569 |3,293 |3,326 |3,197 |3,119 |3,118 |3,151 |3,109
RC maintained |DCC |10,218 |10,368 |10,485 |10,581 |10,782 |11,041 |10,902 |10,950 |11,091 |10,899 |10,774
|NI |89,936 |90,762 |91,846 |92,954 |94,369 |95,436 |93,596 |93,492 |93,524 |92,826 |91,830
Other maintained |DCC |- |- |- |- |- |- |142 |122 |125 |130 |109
|NI |- |- |- |- |- |- |1,360 |1,192 |1,104 |1,129 |1,158
Controlled |DCC |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |-
|NI |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |123 |393 |365 |373
GM integrated |DCC |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |96 |173 |219 |262
|NI |- |- |- |- |- |- |654 |1,103 |1,419 |1,802 |2,219
Total |DCC |13,439 |13,643 |13,833 |13,892 |14,126 |14,337 |14,351 |14,475 |14,612 |14,491 |14,357
|NI |185,298 |185,042 |185,745 |186,314 |187,991 |189,526 |189,548 |189,481 |190,384 |190,503 |190,238
1. Other maintained, controlled integrated and grant mainained integrated were new school management types introduced in 1990-91.
2. Some schools in the maintained sector became "Other Maintained" when the new category was introduced in 1990-91.
3. District council information assumes the current boundaries for all previous years.
4. Primary education covers all pupils in primary schools and preparatory departments of grammar schools.
Community Relations
Dr. Hendron: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what is the current level of public funding of community relations by (a) central Government and (b) local government. [22102]
Mr. Ancram: The resources available for community relations are directed at consolidating a range of major initiatives which are designed to increase cross-community contact and encourage greater mutual understanding and respect of different cultures and traditions.
The current level of central Government funding for community relations work is £8.74 million. This includes grant of 75 per cent.--£1.87 million--to district councils for their own community relations programmes. The balance of funding is provided by local government. In addition, other local government programmes may involve projects relevant to community relations, notably community services and cultural facilities.
Fair Employment
Mr. McGrady: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what progress he has made on the current review of the fair employment legislation in Northern Ireland, and if he will make a statement. [22111]
Mr. Ancram: In November 1994, my right hon. and learned Friend asked the Standing Advisory Commission for Human Rights to carry forward a review of employment equality after five years experience of the
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