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1995: 27,000

1996: 28,000

1997: 31,800.

Number of British Citizens provided with financial assistance:

1995: 242

1996: 582

1997: 366.

Number of protection cases related to accidents, deaths, arrests, prison and hospital visits involving British citizens:

1995: 242

1996: 130

1997: 287.

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Strategic Defence Review

Review of the arrangements for compensating service personnel (or their dependants) and for the payment of Death and Invaliding Benefit

Review of Information Services: Northern Ireland Office

Review of Trust Ports in Northern Ireland

Review of the 1993 Strategy for the Support of the Voluntary Sector and for Development in Northern Ireland

Review of the District Councils' Community Services Programme

Review of Training Centres and Further Education Colleges in Northern Ireland

Fundamental Review of the Economic Development Strategy in Northern Ireland

Review of the Industrial Development Support Services: Northern Ireland

Policy review of the Youth Service: Northern Ireland

Review of the law relating to surrogacy

Review of the evidence relating to silicon breast implants

Review of the breast cancer screening programme in Devon and the implications for the breast cancer screening programme as a whole

Strategic review of health services in London

Review of the latest information available on inequalities in health

Independent review of proposals for the transfer of bulk blood processing and testing from Liverpool to Manchester

NHS Charter Advisory Group (Review of NHS Charter)

Review of the National Curriculum in Wales

Strategic review of the Welsh Trunk Road Programme

Review of the role of the Welsh Language Board in Welsh Education

Review of the number and shape of NHS Trusts in Wales

Review of economic regeneration Wales

Welsh Office Review of planning policy for opencast coal mining

Comprehensive Spending review

Review of the North Sea Fiscal Regime

Review of capital gains taxation

Review of charities' taxation

Review of leakage and avoidance of direct taxes

Review of alcohol and tobacco duties

Review of the Venture Capital Trust Scheme and Enterprise Investment Scheme

Review of tax and benefits

Review of landfill tax

Review on the revenue effect of a reduced rate of VAT for energy efficient materials and alternative options for targeted relief to help those on low incomes to save energy

Review of Private Finance machinery

Review of research and development

Review of the calculation of Vehicle Excise Duty for lorries

Further review of the capital gains of companies

Home Office and Northern Ireland Office Review to consider permanent UK-wide counter-terrorism legislation

Review of the law relating to bribery and corruption

Strategic review of National Police Training

Interdepartmental review of police pensions

Review of arrangements for confiscation of criminal assets

Review of fire-fighters pension scheme

Review of community fire safety

Review of prison nursing services

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Review of long-term future of Prison Service health care

Review of Prison Service Drug Strategy

Review of Prisons Investigation Strategy

Review of the operation of release of prisoners on temporary licence

Review of Government proposals for youth justice

Review of measures to deal with anti-social behaviour

Review of measures to deal with protection of communities from known sex offenders who pose a continuing risk

Review of measures on community safety

Inter-Departmental review of the treatment of vulnerable and intimidated witnesses

Review of the future role of local civil protection in England and Wales

Review of the control of unscrupulous immigration advisers

Review of immigration and asylum appeals

Working Party on Electoral Procedures

Comprehensive Review of the food-related scientific services in Scotland

Review into the system of land ownership and management in Scotland

Review of transport policy in Scotland

Review of the Scottish roads programme

Review of Skye Bridge tolls

Review of countryside access legislation in Scotland

Review to identify areas of Scotland appropriate for designation as National Parks

Review of the Scottish water industry

Review of rural water and sewerage grant scheme

Review of Gaelic broadcasting

Scottish Enterprise Strategy review

Review of the Scottish Awards Agency for Scotland

Review of Scottish Homes' Support for Owner Occupation

Review of Scottish Homes' support for rented housing

Commission on Local Government and Scottish Parliament

Review of the Post Office

Audit of the Foresight Programme (a programme to bring together businesses, Government and academia to identify market and technology opportunities for the future)

Review of new and renewable energy

Review of clean coal technology

Review of utilities regulation

Review of electricity trading arrangements

Review of energy sources for power regeneration

Review of company law

Review of film policy

Review of arrangements for celebrating the Millennium

Review of the National Lottery, leading to the publication of a White Paper

Review of policy on admission charging by national museums. (Now subsumed within the Comprehensive Spending Review)

Review of the list of nationally important sporting events which must be made available on free-to-air terrestrial TV channels

Independent review of the future of the Royal Opera House companies and the English National Opera

Review of rolling stock leasing market

Review of policy on chemicals in environment

Review of the National Air Quality Strategy

Review of the Pilotage Act

Review of the water charging system and the water abstraction licensing system

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Review of UK sustainable development strategy

Fundamental review of transport policy

Review of compulsory competitive tendering regulations and guidance

Financial management and policy review of the Local Government Commission

Review of political restrictions on local government officers

Review of the conveyancy process