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Museums and Galleries
Sir Patrick Cormack: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if she will list those museums and galleries which form part of universities in the United Kingdom and for which they have financial responsibility, direct or indirect, indicating the location, date of foundation, nature of governing body or bodies, name of the director, number of permanent staff, total annual running cost, number of visitor admissions per year, and any admission charge made, at the most recent convenient date. [8078]
Mr. Forth: The Higher Education Funding Council for England--HEFC--provides financial support for 23 museums, galleries and collections at 13 universities. In addition, it provides financial support for earth sciences collections at four of these institutions. The table lists the higher education museums, galleries and collections that receive support.
| Museum, gallery or collection | Higher education institution |
|---|---|
| Holburne Museum and Crafts Study Centre | University of Bath |
| Barber Institute of Fine Art | University of Birmingham |
| Earth Sciences Collection | University of Birmingham |
| Fitzwilliam Museum | University of Cambridge |
| Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology | University of Cambridge |
| Whipple Museum of the History of Science | University of Cambridge |
| Earth Sciences Collection | University of Cambridge |
| Oriental Museum | University of Durham |
| Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts | University of East Anglia |
| University of Leeds Art Collections and Gallery | University of Leeds |
| Courtauld Institute Galleries | University of London |
| SOAS--Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art | University of London |
| Witt and Conway Photographic Collection | University of London |
| College Art Collection | University College London |
| Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology | University College London |
| Manchester Museum | University of Manchester |
| Whitworth Art Gallery | University of Manchester |
| Earth Sciences Collection | University of Manchester |
| Silver Studio Collection | University of Middlesex |
| Museum of Antiquities | University of Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Hancock Museum | University of Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology | University of Oxford |
| Pitt Rivers Museum | University of Oxford |
| Museum of the History of Science | University of Oxford |
| Oxford University Museum (Scientific Collections) | University of Oxford |
| Earth Sciences Collection | University of Oxford |
| Museum of English Rural Life | University of Reading |
Free School Meals
Mr. Wicks: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if she will update her answer of 11 December 1995, Official Report, columns 536-38, indicating the number of children in receipt of free school meals, by region, in each of the last five years. [8184]
Mrs. Gillan: Information on the take-up of free school meals in maintained schools in England in the years 1992 to 1996 is shown in the table.
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| 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North | 88,703 | 95,102 | 99,500 | 101,456 | 100,589 |
| North West | 191,052 | 207,690 | 217,154 | 218,516 | 226,072 |
| East Anglia | 27,657 | 33,369 | 35,868 | 36,607 | 37,019 |
| Yorkshire and Humberside | 120,243 | 130,571 | 136,066 | 137,382 | 140,239 |
| West Midlands | 133,311 | 148,944 | 155,509 | 154,062 | 154,677 |
| East Anglia | 68,415 | 78,212 | 83,624 | 85,763 | 86,604 |
| Greater London | 169,787 | 196,965 | 219,229 | 230,650 | 241,705 |
| Other South East | 134,528 | 167,783 | 184,492 | 185,469 | 186,062 |
| South West | 68,272 | 82,690 | 85,684 | 84,932 | 87,459 |
| England | 1,001,968 | 1,141,326 | 1,217,126 | 1,234,837 | 1,260,426 |
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Overnight Accommodation
Mr. Flynn: To ask the Chairman of the Administration Committee if he will list the locations of the space set aside for overnight accommodation; what facilities are provided; what was the number of times the facilities have been used in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement. [8299]
Mr. Michael J. Martin: This is a matter for the Serjeant at Arms. I have asked him to write to my hon. Friend.
DEFENCE
Cyprus
Mr. MacShane: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the units of British forces in Cyprus, indicating their combat capability. [7658]
Mr. Soames: The units of British Forces Cyprus are as listed. All are assessed as achieving a satisfactory level of combat capability.
Headquarters British Forces Cyprus
Headquarters Episkopi Garrison
Headquarters Dhekelia Garrison
62 Support Squadron Royal Engineers
9 Signal Regiment
259 Signal Squadron Royal Signals
1st Battalion The Royal Gloucestershire Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment
1st Battalion The Kings Regiment
16 Flight Army Air Corps
Cyprus Logistic Unit
The Princess Mary's Hospital
Episkopi Garrison Medical Centre
Medical Reception Centre Dhekelia Garrison
RAF Akrotiri Medical Centre
Joint Services Health Unit
Cyprus Engineering Unit
Dhekelia Garrison Workshop
Command Pay Office
Headquarters Education and Training Services
54 Army Education Centre
55 Army Education Centre
Cyprus Defence Animals Support Unit
Royal Military Police Cyprus
11 Dental Group
Cyprus Joint Security Unit
Cyprus Joint Services Adventure Training Centre
Troodos Station
RAF Akrotiri
12 Signals Unit RAF
33 Signals Unit RAF
84 Squadron RAF
Provost and Security Services Cyprus
Defence Fire Service
Security Force Police.
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Mr. Soames: During the course of this year, the Secretary of State for Defence has had discussions in London with President Glavkos Clerides, Foreign Minister Michaelides, and High Commissioner Markides.
Ministerial Visits
Mr. MacShane: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what overseas visits he has made in an official capacity since June. [7670]
Mr. Soames: Since 1 June 1996, the Secretary of State for Defence has visited the following countries in his official capacity:
Australia
Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Croatia
Denmark
France
Indonesia
Kuwait
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Malaysia
Norway
Oman
Poland
Qatar
Romania
Russia
Singapore
Slovenia
United Arab Emirates
USA.
RAF Logistics Support Service
Mr. Robathan: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement about defence agency status for the Royal Air Force Logistics Support Service.[8296]
Mr. Arbuthnot: The RAF Logistic Support Services will become an agency from 9 December 1996.
The agency will provide a comprehensive logistic service to a range of customers including all three services, the procurement executive and the aerospace industry. This will include policy advice; the introduction to service and in-service support of aircraft and associated equipments; logistics consultancy and information technology services. The agency will employ approximately 1,100 staff, comprising RN and RAF personnel and civil servants.
The first chief executive will be Air Commodore Ian Sloss who will be afforded the powers, responsibility and flexibility to build on the current organisation's expertise and high performance standards. The chief executive will
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be directly accountable to the Secretary of State for Defence and to Parliament for the conduct and performance of the agency.
The agency has been set the following key targets for the first year of operation:
(1) To produce 95 per cent. of task reports, within aerospace maintenance development and support and information date management, by the target dates agreed with the sponsor and to acceptable quality.
Copies of the agency's framework document and corporate plan will be placed in the Library of the House.
(2) To evaluate 95 per cent. of all tasks within 25 days of receipt of the initial tasking documentation.
(3) The logistics computer centre will process 95 per cent. of all business system changes within the timescale agreed with the originator of the request and to acceptable quality.
(4) To develop a task and resource accounting management system--TRAMS--by 31 March 1997 to measure the delivery of logistics support service in peace and for operations as specified by the customer.
(5) To implement TRAMS across the agency by 31 March 1998.
(6) To establish baseline management metrics by 31 March 1998.
(7) To implement a personnel strategy plan from 31 March 1997 and to achieve accreditation to Investors in People by 31 March 1998.
(8) To meet an efficiency target of 3 per cent. for the financial year 1996/97.
(9) To meet a proposed efficiency target of 3 per cent. for the financial year 1997-98.
(10) To undertake, starting in April 1997, the British Quality Foundations' business excellence model self-assessment and to have a numerical assessment upon which to base future high level benchmarking exercises by November 1997.
(11) To achieve BS EN ISO 9001:1994 certification for all departments outstanding by 31 March 1997; and to maintain BS EN ISO 9001: 1994 certification for those departments already certified for the period 1997-98.
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