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Mr. Crysk kollha. Scerak for the Home Department if he will ask for a report on the progress into the investiga tions by West Yorkshire police into the death of Helen Smith.
Mr. Brittan: I understand that, at the request of the deputy coroner, inquiries into certain aspects of the death of Miss Smith have been made by the West York- shire police and are continuing.
South Wales Anti-Poverty Action Group
Mr. Morgan asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the amount of grant-aid, if any, which he has given in (a) the financial year 1979-80 and (b) the current financial year to the South Wales anti-poverty action group through the medium of his Voluntary Services Unit; for what specific purposes any such aid has been given; and whether, before authorising the giving of any such aid, he considered fully the accounts and activities of that organisation,
Mr. Raison: Grants paid by the VSU to the South Wales anti-poverty action centre attract retrospective contributions of 50 per cent. from the Commission of the European Communities. In 1979-80 the VSU grant totalled £68,750, £57.800 has so far been paid during this financial The object of the centre is summar- year. ised in the contract with the EC as being to provide advice and support to self-help groups.
In accordance with the funding practice of both VSU and EC, the centre has regularly presented reports of its activi ties and finances which have been taken into consideration in recommending further funding.
The EC programme ends on 30 Novem- her. Payments after that date will be decided after I have considered reports which I asked for following representa- tions made to me.
Vietnamese Refugees
Dr. Edmund Marshall asked the Secre- languages tary of State for the Home Department
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Mr. Raison: I understand from the joint committee for refugees from Vietnam that during the period 1 July to 30 September the number of refugees received into this country from Hong Kong was 1,555.
Welsh Television Channel
Mr. Marlow asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate he has made of the additional costs to the BBC of setting up a Welsh television channel; how he anticipates this cost will be reflected in the individual licence fee; and if he proposes to introduce legislation to enable him to impose differential licence fees on Wales to cover the additional costs.
Mr. Whitelaw: The BBC will be required to supply the Welsh fourth chan- nel authority with Welsh language pro- grammes free of charge. The corporation was already planning to increase the num- ber of hours of Welsh language television programming that it provides, and the cost of that increase will be no greater because the programmes are to be shown on the fourth channel. It is unlikely that there will be any significant additional costs to the BBC as a result of the special arrangements for the fourth channel in Wales.
In announcing the present level of the television licence fees last November, I made clear that I had taken into account the need for the BBC to prepare to in- crease its Welsh language television broadcasts by the autumn of 1982. The costs of Welsh language broadcasting by the BBC will continue to be taken into account in future, as they have been in the past, in assessing the level of the television licence fees. Those fees take account of the BBC's obligations to pro- vide a comprehensive broadcasting system for the whole of the United Kingdom. The answer to the last part of the question is No.
EMPLOYMENT
Merseyside
Mr. Kilroy-Silk asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he is satisfied
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Mr. Parry asked the for Employment wha reduce unemployment
Mr. Jim Lester [pu 29 October 1980, c. 2 the hon. Member to t on Wednesday 29 O 277-8.1
Health H (Photocopying
Mr. J. Enoch Powell of State for Employm poses to seek further in the light of rece potential health effects photocopying maching
Mr. Mayhew: No. chairman of the Heal mission that the avai dence with regard to the operation of phot does not justify the int tive provision beyond t in the Health and S Act 1974. However, thi under continuing rev and Safety Executive!
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Mrs Renée Short of State for Employm men, and (b) women Wolverhampton at t date; what percentag this represents in cach break the figures do age groups;
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many SO unemployed in Wol latest convenient da vacancies there wer careers office, and ( same period;
(3) if he will list th and (b) women who