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les Shaw: These effects are dealt with in a small specialised courses, and appropriate reference them in others.
Schoo Police Visits)
. Greenway asked the Secretary of State for the partment what is his policy on police visits to r educational purposes in the metropolitan area. les Shaw: The Commissioner of Police of the has our full support in all his efforts to make th young people, including visits to schools.
Public Warning Systems
rd James Douglas-Hamilton asked the of State for the Home Department how the ning system will differentiate between different tack.
les Shaw: Initial public warning of an air attack er form will be given by sirens and radio without differentiation. Following an attack, dcasts will provide more specific information, propriate, maroons will also be used to indicate
f radioactive fallout.
Auld Report
. Robert B. Jones asked the Secretary of State me Department if he will make a statement on eport.
Hampson asked the Secretary of State for the artment when he expects to make a statement eform of the Shops Act.
Fergus Montgomery asked the Secretary of he Home Department if he will now make a about the Auld report on shop hours.
Fallon asked the Secretary of State for the partment whether he will announce an early
the conclusions of the Auld report.
Michael Brown asked the Secretary of State ne Department if he will now make a statement Auld report on shop hours.
Neil Hamilton asked the Secretary of State he Department if he will make a statement about of the Shops Act.
› Michael Morris asked the Secretary of State me Department when he expects to make a bout the Auld report on shop hours.
llor: I would refer my hon. Friends to the reply estions from my hon. Friends the Members for ne (Mr. Hunt) and for Halifax (Mr. Galley) y.
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Hong Kong (Vietnamese Refugees)
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42. Mr. Meadowcroft asked the Secretary of State the Home Department what consultations he has had on the implications for immigration policy in relation to Vietnamese refugees of the agreement on the future of Hong Kong.
Mr. Waddington: We have discussed the Vietnamese refugees in Hong Kong with various individuals and organisations, but none of these discussions has been in the context of the agreement on the future of Hong Kong.
Police (Records)
45. Mr. Corbett asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he is satisfied that all the records held by the Special Branch of the Metropolitan police contain only necessary and relevant information, properly authenticated, and that there is an effective system of updating information and destroying informa- tion no longer related to the discharge of Special Branch functions.
Mr. Giles Shaw: The Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis is aware of the provisions of the Home Office guidelines on the work of a special branch (issued on 19 December 1984) and my right hon. and learned Friend is satisfied that he takes all the necessary steps to ensure that they are complied with the Metropolitan police special branch, both as to the keeping of records and more generally.
Independent Local Radio
49. Mr. Caborn asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he has discussed with the chairman of the Independent Broadcasting Authority the indepen- dent Broadcasting Authority's new policy on regulations for independent local radio.
Mr. Giles Shaw: Last autumn my right hon. and learned Friend discussed the regulation of independent local radio in general terms with the chairman and director-general of the IBA, and he has since written expressing his support for the approach recently outlined by the authority.
Drugs Abuse
55. Mrs. Rumbold asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what further measures the Government intends to introduce to tackle the problem of drug abuse.
Mr. Mellor: The Ministerial Group is continuing to consider ways of developing the Government's strategy. Meanwhile, my right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer is providing 160 more customs officers, mainly to counter drug smuggling; my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Social Services has commissioned
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service offices are trained to prisoners who are drug mist satisfied with their number.
Mr. Mellor: All prison off training on the subject of drug: the initial basic training at the Wakefield. Further training is g and within establishments ever detection of drugs, specialist provided for certain dog handle specialists is currently being inc College is also preparing a vid on drug detection which establishments in 1985 for staf
Police (Surveillanc
57. Mr. Wigley asked the Home Department whether he v to the special branch of th surveillance techniques and t subversive in the context of the has drawn up for them.
Mr. Giles Shaw: Special b of subversion formulated by Lo 1975, and quoted in paragraph the Work of a Special Branch 1984; "Subversive activities are the safety or well-being of intended to undermine or democracy by political, indus Official Report, House of Lord 357, c. 947. The definition is officers and we do not conside is needed on this point.
Rap
62. Ms. Jo Richardson as for the Home Department how were reported in 1984; and conviction.
Mr. Mellor: Statistics attempted rape and aiding or a Numbers of offences of rape published annually in “Crimir Wales" (table 2.9 of the volum In the first nine months of 1984 such offences. Information on published annually in “Crimin Wales, Supplementary Tables for magistrates courts and tab Crown court. Convictions in c relate to offences recorded by
Prisoners