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Mr. Grist : The Welsh Office continues to have regard to the planning guidance contained in planning policy and minerals planning guidance notes, departmental circulars and development control policy notes.
Psychiatric Patients
21. Mr. Gareth Wardell : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what existing or interim arrangements there are for providing medium-secure facilities for psychiatric patients from Wales.
Mr. Grist : Secure facilities are available at Whitchurch hospital, Cardiff and North Wales hospital, Denbigh. Patients may also be referred to hospitals in England. Plans for four purpose-built medium secure units have been announced and discussions are in progress for the development of the first two. Arrangements are in hand to appoint the consultant forensic psychiatrist who, with the senior nurse already in post, will have a major role in planning and running the units.
Acid Rain
22. Mr. Ron Davies : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what representations he has received regarding the problem of acid rain in Wales.
Mr. Grist : We have received a number of representations from hon. Members, and organisations such as the Welsh water authority, the Wales tourist board, Snowdonia national park, the Country Landowners Association, Friends of the Earth Cymru, the Wales Green party and indvidual members of the public.
North Wales (Strategy)
23. Mr. Raffan : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will make a statement on the progress being made in developing a strategy for North Wales following the Minister of State's examination of the implications of the completion of the A55.
Mr. Wyn Roberts : I am engaged in a series of meetings with the local authorities, which I hope to complete during the summer, to discuss opportunities in tourism, commerce and industry and how these can best be tackled.
Labour Statistics
24. Sir Anthony Meyer : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what has been the change in the total number employed in Wales during the past two years.
Mr. Peter Walker : Between December 1986 and December 1988, the latest date for which information is available, the civilian work force in employment in Wales increased by 35,000. There have also been increases in the self-employed and those in higher education.
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Epilepsy Association
Mr. Wigley : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales on what date the Welsh Office received a grant application from the Wales Epilepsy Association ; whether a reply has been sent ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Grist : An application for grant made under section 64 of the Health Service and Public Health Act 1968 was received from the Wales Epilepsy Association in November 1988. The application was considered along with bids for funding under this section of the Act received from other voluntary organisations, and a reply was sent to the association on 3 May 1989.
Quarrying (Taff Ely)
Dr. Kim Howells : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will make it his policy not to sanction any new quarrying in and around Taff Ely which might result in the despoilation of the remaining ridges, skylines, visible hillsides and forests of that area.
Mr. Grist : My right hon. Friend can give no assurances relating to decisions which he may have to take in any particular area. General planning principles and policy considerations for mineral workings are described in mineral planning guidance note No. 1, issued jointly by the Welsh Office and the Department of the Environment in January 1988.
Public Houses (Tenancies)
Dr. Kim Howells : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what assessment he has made of the likely effect of the recommendations of the recent Monopolies and Mergers Commission report on the brewing industry on the livelihood of sitting tenants of public houses in Wales.
Mr. Peter Walker : The Monopolies and Mergers Commission report on the supply of beer in the United Kingdom made a number of recommendations aimed at improving the position of tenants. My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry has said that he is minded to implement the recommendations. He has also indicated that he is willing to receive representations on matters of concern.
Coal Imports
Dr. Kim Howells : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what information he has on the quantity of United States coal which has been imported via Newport docks and on its final destination.
Mr. Peter Walker : This is an operational matter for the importer, in this case the Central Electricity Generating Board. I am, however, aware of the board's announcement on 17 April of its intention to import 35,000 tonnes of American coal into Newport docks for trans-shipment to its Aberthaw power station.
River Taff (Pollution)
Dr. Kim Howells : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he has assessed the extent to which the Welsh water authority's treatment plants in the Mid-Glamorgan area have been contributors to the accumulation of pollution and litter in the River Taff and its tributaries over the past three years.
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Mr. Grist : No such assessment has been made.
A470-Porth Link Road
Dr. Kim Howells : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will make a statement on progress of the planned
restructuring-refurbishment of the A473-A4058 link road between the A470 and Porth in Rhondda.
Mr. Wyn Roberts : This is a matter for Mid Glamorgan county council as local highway authority.
Welsh Water Authority (Monitoring Building)
Dr. Kim Howells : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what sum has been allocated by the Welsh Office to help the Welsh water authority construct a reinforced, bunkered monitoring building at its south-eastern division headquarters at Nelson, Mid Glamorgan.
Mr. Grist : The Department has undertaken to make a grant of £279, 959 towards the cost of construction of the control and command centre at Nelson.
Heads of the Valleys Road
Dr. Kim Howells : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales when he expects to authorise the upgrading to dual-carriageway status of the whole length of the Heads of the Valleys trunk road.
Mr. Wyn Roberts : Traffic flows on the Heads of the Valleys road are well within the road's capacity. Trends in traffic growth will be kept under review.
Channel Tunnel
Dr. Kim Howells : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will make it his policy to agree to any investment proposals by British Rail to upgrade its Reading-Redhill-Ashford line in order to provide south Wales with a direct, high-speed rail access for passengers and freight to the Channel tunnel.
Mr. Wyn Roberts : No. British Rail has not yet made proposals to the Government for Channel tunnel passenger and freight services. Careful consideration will be given to its proposals at the appropriate time.
Severn Crossing
Dr. Kim Howells : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will take steps to ensure that a second crossing of the Severn will be in place by 1995.
Mr. Wyn Roberts : Subject to the present excellent rate of progress being maintained by the Department of Transport, a second crossing could be completed in 1995. My right hon. Friend will continue to give this important project his full support.
Overseas Investment
Mr. Butler : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what proportion of overseas investment into the United Kingdom Wales currently receives.
Mr. Peter Walker : In terms of related new jobs, Wales' share of inward investment was 20 per cent. in 1987. The provisional figures for 1988 indicate that this has increased to 22 per cent. This compares with 6 per cent. in 1979.
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Beaches
14. Mr. Geraint Howells : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what plans he has to ensure that beaches in Wales meet the European Community standards of cleanliness.
Mr. Grist : None. There are no European Community standards of cleanliness for beaches.
Mr. Gareth Wardell : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish in the Official Report the estimated cost of each of (a) Colwyn bay and (b) Inmel bay of (i) a long sea outfall, (ii) full sewage treatment works with a short sea outfall and (iii) full sewage treatment works with a long sea outfall to enable them to comply with European Economic Community bathing water directive 76/160/EEC ; and when the appropriate solution will be put in place giving the estimated date of commencement and completion.
Mr. Grist : The authority is currently reviewing its programme of works, which aims to achieve compliance of all listed waters. The full cost of the programme has yet to be evaluated. The hon. Gentleman will be aware that the waters at Colwyn bay have complied with the standards of the directive over the past three years.
Mr. Gareth Wardell : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will place in the Library the detailed coliform and E. coli results of all samples collected in the summer of 1988 for each of the 48 beaches summarised in deposited document NS 4754.
Mr. Grist : This information is contained on the public registers maintained by the Welsh water authority.
Young Farmers
Mr. Nicholas Bennett : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will give details of the assistance which his Department makes to help young farmers.
Mr. Peter Walker : Young farmers (under 40) with an approved improvement plan under the farm and conservation grant scheme can qualify for a 25 per cent. increase in the total grant they receive. In addition officers of the agricultural development and advisory service are always ready to help young farmers who need advice.
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy
Mr. Nicholas Bennett : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will give by area the number of cases of bovine spongiform encephalopathy reported in each of the past three years and the number reported in each of the past 12 months.
Mr. Peter Walker : The number of confirmed cases of bovine spongiform encephalopathy in each county in Wales during 1987, 1988 and 1989 (to 28 April) was :
County Number of cases
|1987|1988|1989
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Clwyd |0 |13 |19
Dyfed |8 |64 |79
Mid Glamorgan |0 |5 |5
South Glamorgan |0 |8 |9
West Glamorgan |0 |1 |1
Gwent |0 |20 |24
Gwynedd |0 |7 |8
Powys |0 |13 |10
There were no reported cases in 1986.
The number of reported cases in Wales in each of the past 12 months is as follows :
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------------------------------------------------------- Clwyd |3 |0 |0 |1 |1 |3 |3 |1 |3 |4 |2 |10 Dyfed |5 |3 |2 |15|12|3 |9 |13|10|20|20|29 Mid Glamorgan |0 |0 |1 |0 |1 |0 |1 |2 |2 |0 |2 |1 South Glamorgan |3 |0 |0 |0 |1 |0 |1 |3 |3 |1 |2 |3 West Glamorgan |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |1 |0 |0 |0 Gwent |1 |1 |0 |3 |4 |0 |3 |5 |4 |9 |4 |7 Gwynedd |3 |0 |0 |1 |0 |1 |0 |1 |1 |2 |1 |4 Powys |1 |0 |2 |0 |3 |5 |1 |0 |2 |3 |2 |3
Farm and Conservation Grant
Mr. Nicholas Bennett : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what action is being taken by his Department to ensure that farmers can obtain application forms for the new farm and conservation grant.
Mr. Peter Walker : Application forms to join the farm and conservation grant scheme are held by the divisional offices of WOAD. Claim forms are currently being printed and are expected to be available from the divisional offices this week.
Land (Planning Permission)
Mr. Nicholas Bennett : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what information he has as to the amount of land for which planning permission is granted but on which no subsequent development takes place within the permitted time ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Grist : This information is not available.
Regional Selective Assistance
Mr. McLeish : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what was (a) the number of applications for regional selective assistance received between 1 April 1988 and 31 March 1989, (b) the number of the above applications that have been processed and (c) the total amount of money paid out in that period.
Mr. Peter Walker : Two hundred and sixty-five applications for regional selective assistance grants were received by my Department and 202 of these processed in the period from 1 April 1988 to 31 March 1989. The total amount of grant paid out over the same period was £36.2 million .
Note : RSA project and training grants.
Innovation Grants
Mr. McLeish : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what was (a) the total number of applications received for innovation grants from 1 April 1988 to 31 March 1989, (b) the total number of applications approved, (c) the total amount of expenditure involved and (d) the total estimated expenditure planned for that period and the estimated expenditure for 1989- 90, 1990-91 and 1991-92.
Mr. Peter Walker : Under the regional enterprise grant scheme 120 applications for innovation projects were received by my Department and 31 offers of grant to the value of £598,165 were made in the period 1 April 1988 to 31 March 1989.
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I refer the hon. Gentleman to the reply I gave him on 20 March 1989 for details of planned and future expenditure provision.Investment Grants
Mr. McLeish : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what was (a) the total number of applications received for investment grants from 1 April 1988 to 31 March 1989, (b) the total number of applications approved, (c) the total amount of expenditure involved and (d) the total estimated expenditure planned for that period and the estimated expenditure for 1989- 90, 1990-91 and 1991-92.
Mr. Peter Walker : Under the regional enterprise grant scheme 319 applications for investment projects were received by my Department and 135 offers of grant to the value of £818,460 were made in the period 1 April 1988 to 31 March 1989.
I refer the hon. Gentleman to the reply I gave him on 20 March 1989 for details of planned and future expenditure provision.
Regional Development Grants
Mr. McLeish : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what was (a) the number of applications for regional development grants outstanding on 31 March 1988, (b) the number of those outstanding applications that have subsequently been processed, (c) the number of applications that are still outstanding and (d) the total amount of money paid out in regional development grants to those applicants.
Mr. Peter Walker : All 1,935 applications for revised regional development grant (RDG II) outstanding on 31 March 1988 have been actioned, and decisions had been made on 1,855 by 31 March 1989 leaving a balance of 80. Payments authorised on these applications total £14.8 million. Total expenditure on RDG II during the 1988-89 financial year was £45 million.
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Social Security (Glasgow, Provan)
Mr. Wray : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will restore in 1989 moneys the budgets of the Department of Social Security offices in Glasgow, Provan to 1988-89 levels.
Mr. Peter Lloyd : I have been asked to reply.
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No. Allocations were made in accordance with a national allocation formula which applied to all local offices. A note explaining the basis on which the 1989-90 allocations were calculated is in the Library.The allocations of both Glasgow, Provan and Glasgow, Parkhead local offices represent £114 per head of their respective income support caseloads compared with the average allocation per head for Great Britain of £46.
Tree Planting
Mr. Allen : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) what assessment his Department has made of the impact upon the number of trees planted of the 1988 Budget and the ending of schedule D reliefs ; and if he will make a statement ;
(2) how many trees have been planted (a) in the last year and (b) in the 10 years before the 1988 Budget ; and if he will make a statement.
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton : The amount of tree planting grant aided by the Forestry Commission since 1979 is shown in the following table. As the figures for the year to 31 March 1989 include a substantial amount of planting which was carried out before the 1988 Budget, or subsequently with the benefit of transitional tax reliefs, it is too early to say what impact the changes made in that Budget will have on planting levels.
Area (Thousands of
hectares)
Year ending 31 March |New planting |Restocking
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1979 |8 |3
1980 |8 |3
1981 |8 |3
1982 |12 |3
1983 |13 |3
1984 |17 |3
1985 |16 |3
1986 |19 |4
1987 |19 |4
1988 |24 |5
<1>1989 |25 |5
<1> Estimate.
Note: Information is available only by the area of trees planted, not the number.
Schools (Books and Equipment)
Ms. Richardson : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish a table showing the latest figure for expenditure per pupil on (a) books and (b) equipment and comparable figures for each year since 1978 -79 in (i) primary schools, (ii) secondary schools and (iii) special schools in cash and real terms using an index of 100 for 1978-79.
Mr. Michael Forsyth : The information available is given in the following tables which have been compiled from local authority financial returns. Expenditure on equipment was not separately identified in these returns until 1982-83. There have been some variations from year to year in the recording of expenditure under these two headings. In particular some of the figures for expenditure on library books may include some expenditure on items of equipment.
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Table 4: Expenditure per pupil on text and library books adjusted to 1987-88 prices using the GDP deflator, expressed as an index with 1978-79=100 Year |Primary |Secondary|Special -------------------------------------------------- 1978-79 |100.0 |100.0 |100.0 1979-80 |103.7 |99.1 |132.7 1980-81 |93.0 |80.9 |121.4 1981-82 |94.8 |77.4 |110.3 1982-83 |95.3 |74.3 |115.5 1983-84 |116.4 |94.5 |183.2 1984-85 |117.8 |93.3 |165.1 1985-86 |104.2 |86.1 |156.2 1986-87 |123.7 |103.1 |157.2 1987-88 |99.7 |76.1 |117.3 Note: Tables 3 and 4 do not include expenditure by authorities on educational tools, equipment and materials from 1982-83 as shown in tables 1 and 2.
Table 4: Expenditure per pupil on text and library books adjusted to 1987-88 prices using the GDP deflator, expressed as an index with 1978-79=100 Year |Primary |Secondary|Special -------------------------------------------------- 1978-79 |100.0 |100.0 |100.0 1979-80 |103.7 |99.1 |132.7 1980-81 |93.0 |80.9 |121.4 1981-82 |94.8 |77.4 |110.3 1982-83 |95.3 |74.3 |115.5 1983-84 |116.4 |94.5 |183.2 1984-85 |117.8 |93.3 |165.1 1985-86 |104.2 |86.1 |156.2 1986-87 |123.7 |103.1 |157.2 1987-88 |99.7 |76.1 |117.3 Note: Tables 3 and 4 do not include expenditure by authorities on educational tools, equipment and materials from 1982-83 as shown in tables 1 and 2.
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Table 4: Expenditure per pupil on text and library books adjusted to 1987-88 prices using the GDP deflator, expressed as an index with 1978-79=100 Year |Primary |Secondary|Special -------------------------------------------------- 1978-79 |100.0 |100.0 |100.0 1979-80 |103.7 |99.1 |132.7 1980-81 |93.0 |80.9 |121.4 1981-82 |94.8 |77.4 |110.3 1982-83 |95.3 |74.3 |115.5 1983-84 |116.4 |94.5 |183.2 1984-85 |117.8 |93.3 |165.1 1985-86 |104.2 |86.1 |156.2 1986-87 |123.7 |103.1 |157.2 1987-88 |99.7 |76.1 |117.3 Note: Tables 3 and 4 do not include expenditure by authorities on educational tools, equipment and materials from 1982-83 as shown in tables 1 and 2.
Table 4: Expenditure per pupil on text and library books adjusted to 1987-88 prices using the GDP deflator, expressed as an index with 1978-79=100 Year |Primary |Secondary|Special -------------------------------------------------- 1978-79 |100.0 |100.0 |100.0 1979-80 |103.7 |99.1 |132.7 1980-81 |93.0 |80.9 |121.4 1981-82 |94.8 |77.4 |110.3 1982-83 |95.3 |74.3 |115.5 1983-84 |116.4 |94.5 |183.2 1984-85 |117.8 |93.3 |165.1 1985-86 |104.2 |86.1 |156.2 1986-87 |123.7 |103.1 |157.2 1987-88 |99.7 |76.1 |117.3 Note: Tables 3 and 4 do not include expenditure by authorities on educational tools, equipment and materials from 1982-83 as shown in tables 1 and 2.
Private Roads
Mrs. Ray Michie : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland whether his Department intends to implement the recommendation in the Stodart report that private roads which form part of a public highway network should be taken over by the highways authorities.
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton : Cognisance has already been taken of the recommendation of the Stodart report in the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984. I shall write to the hon. Member explaining the details of this.
SSHA (Rent Increase)
Mr. Malcolm Bruce : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland why he recommended a minimum rent increase of 9.74 per cent. for tenants of the Scottish Special Housing Association, Scottish Homes.
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton : The Secretary of State recommended a minimum average rent increase of £1.80 per week, which was a 9.55 per cent. increase, to the Scottish Special Housing Association. This recommendation was based on projections of costs and income and was set at a level which would sustain a reasonable level of repairs and maintenance of the stock. It was for the association's council of management to decide on the actual rent increase.
Adam House, Edinburgh
Mr. Robert B. Jones : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what information he has on the ownership and state of repair of the Adam house, Mavisbank, in Edinburgh.
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton : I understand that ownership of Mavisbank house is shared jointly by three
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citizens of the United States of America. The house is presently derelict. Emergency works were carried out in 1987, at public expense, to safeguard the stability of the house.Social Work Department (Strathclyde Region)
Mr. Galbraith : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland when he last met representatives of Strathclyde region social work department ; and what matters were discussed.
Mr. Michael Forsyth : No such meetings have been requested or held.
Nurses
Mr. Henderson : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many (a) state registered nurses, (b) state enrolled nurses and (c) auxiliary nurses are employed in each health board in Scotland.
Mr. Michael Forsyth : The information is set out in the table.
Nursing staff employed by Health Boards
30 September 1988 (provisional)
Whole-time equivalent
Health Board |State registered<1>|Enrolled |Auxiliary<2>
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Argyll and Clyde |1,843.6 |705.4 |1,629.2
Ayrshire and Arran |1,376.3 |589.2 |1,005.1
Borders |501.6 |163.5 |344.1
Dumfries and Galloway |811.3 |260.7 |519.9
Fife |1,339.3 |731.3 |931.1
Forth Valley |1,350.0 |474.0 |1,247.0
Grampian |2,343.6 |1,079.5 |1,611.1
Greater Glasgow |6,102.6 |2,081.9 |4,028.1
Highland |1,153.1 |328.3 |545.6
Lanarkshire |2,074.7 |1,178.0 |1,289.0
Lothian |3,998.6 |1,187.4 |2,360.7
Orkney |67.6 |72.0 |35.5
Shetland |102.5 |51.7 |41.8
Tayside |2,327.2 |1,120.0 |1,615.5
Western Isles |179.1 |27.8 |59.7
<1> Includes teaching and administrative nurses.
<2> Includes all unqualified nursing staff.
Agriculture Guidance and Guarantee Fund
Mr. McLeish : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the total amount of European agricultural guidance and guarantee fund moneys in respect of the various schemes from 1988-89.
Mr. Michael Forsyth : Details of contributions and receipts in 1988- 89 will be presented to Parliament later this year in the appropriation accounts for expenditure class XVI relating to agricultural support for which the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland has responsibility. Provisional outturn figures for the year are set out in the table. To these amounts should be added the Scottish share of market support expenditure incurred by the Intervention Board for Agricultural Produce which in the United Kingdom in 1988-89 is currently estimated to be £984 million.
|£ million
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1. Reimbursement schemes
Capital Grants/Farm Structure |2.691
Hill Livestock Compensatory Allowances |10.146
Integrated Development Programme for the
Western Isles |0.796
Fish Producers' Organisations |-
Marketing and Processing Projects |2.380
Fishery Projects |3.375
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|19.388
2. Pre-funded schemes
Annual Ewe Premium |28.684
Suckler Cow Premium |6.706
Non-Marketing of Milk |-
Milk Outgoers |6.293
Cereal Co-responsibility Levy Refunds |0.723
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|42.406
Overall total |61.794
GPs (Overprescribing)
Mr. Michael Morris : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many prosecutions of general practitioners for overprescribing have taken place in Scotland by the health board in the last (a) five years, (b) 10 years and (c) 15 years.
Mr. Michael Forsyth : Financial penalties for overprescribing are normally imposed by health boards on general practitioners only where advice and guidance have failed to have effect. Such penalties have been imposed in four cases in the last five years, in nine cases in the last 10 years and in 12 cases in the last 15 years.
Pre-school Education
Mr. Wallace : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he has any proposals to assist local authorities to extend the provision of pre-school education to children in their area ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Michael Forsyth : The planning figure for nursery education included in the revenue support grant settlement has been increased by almost 15 per cent. between 1988-89 and 1989-90. It is, however, for local authorities to determine the level of provision of nursery education in their area in the light of local need and competing priorities.
Mr. Wallace : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what information he has regarding the proportion of children aged three years and four years who are in receipt of local authority provided nursery education in each islands and regional council in Scotland ; and if he will give the equivalent figures for 1979.
Mr. Michael Forsyth : I refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave to the hon. Member for Fife, Central (Mr. McLeish) on 17 January at column 62 .
Buses (Privatisation)
Mr. Bill Walker : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland which local authority bus groups public limited companies are still under the ownership of the regional councils in Scotland.
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton [holding answer 2 May 1989] : The bus companies concerned are Tayside Public Transport Company Ltd, Strathclyde Buses Ltd and Lothian Region Transport plc.
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Mr. Bill Walker : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what plans he has to require local authority bus public limited companies to introduce schemes to encourage the privatisation of their respective companies.
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton [holding answer 2 May 1989] : The Government wish to encourage local authorities to privatise their bus companies. The possibility of seeking statutory powers to require them to do so has not been ruled out.
Mr. Bill Walker : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give assistance to the employees and management of the Tayside bus groups in its scheme to privatise the groups, along the lines of that provided to the Scottish bus groups.
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton [holding answer 2 May 1989] : The arrangements for any proposed sale of Tayside Public Transport Company Ltd are a matter for Tayside regional council. My right hon. and learned Friend's responsibility is limited to approving any such sale.
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