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Nurses' and Midwives' Pay Review Body
Mr. Hunter : To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether he will place in the Library a copy of the Health Department's written evidence to the nurses' and midwives' pay review body on the new grading structure for nursing and midwifery education staff.
Mr. Mellor : My right hon. and learned Friend has done so today.
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GPs (Retirement)
Mr. French : To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans he has made for introducing a retirement age for general medical practitioners and for abolishing 24-hour retirement without abatement of pension ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Mellor : As we made clear in "General Practice in the NHS : A New Contract", issued to all GPs in February, compulsory retirement for general medical practitioners aged 70 or over will be introduced from April 1991.
We intend to reduce the retirement age to 65 in due course, as proposed in the White Paper "Working for Patients". The arguments for doing so in terms of standards of service to patients are strong. However we are proceeding on a longer timetable for that proposal and our first objective is to introduce a compulsory retirement age of 70 for GPs.
"Promoting Better Health" made clear that similar provisions should apply to general dental practitioners. We will therefore introduce a retirement age of 65 on April 1997. This retirement age will be introduced in stages. That is, dental practitioners aged 72 or over on 1 April 1990 will have to retire on that date. The age of retirement will be reduced thereafter year by year after 1990 until it reaches 65 in 1997. We have negotiated with the General Dental Services committee compensation payments for those dentists who retire in the first three years of the scheme for loss in respect of the sale of goodwill of their practices.
Regulations on the compulsory retirement of GPs and dentists will be published as soon as possible.
Turning to 24-hour retirement, we will end from April 1990 the provision whereby a general medical or opthalmic medical practitioner, or dental practitioner, may on reaching 65 retire, draw his or her pension and return to practice after 24 hours without abatement of pension. This provision is wholly exceptional in the public sector. It was introduced to encourage elderly practitioners to remain in practice at a time when there was a shortage of young doctors and dentists. Now that there are adequate numbers of younger doctors and dentists the arrangement is no longer justified. The position of those practitioners who currently benefit under this provision will be protected.
Youth Treatment Centres
Mr. Stern : To ask the Secretary of State for Health when he will publish the findings of the inspection of Glenthorne and St. Charles youth treatment centres carried out by his social services inspectorate ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Mellor : I have today placed copies of the findings of the inspection, carried out by my social services inspectorate, in the Library of each House. This is the first such inspection of the youth treatment centres and I am grateful to the inspectorate for its thorough and detailed work. The Government fully accept their responsibility for ensuring that the special service provided by the centres for a group of youngsters with very severe problems is delivered as effectively and efficiently as possible. The inspectorate's report will be a great assistance in that task. The inspection pointed to the urgent need for improvements to the fabric of the buildings, and action on this has already been set in hand. In considering the wider
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recommendations relating to professional and management matters, the Government will wish to take account of the views of those directly involved in providing and using the youth treatment service. The findings are being made available to them and to others with an interest. I have also taken the opportunity to visit both centres to hear at first hand the views of staff and local management. Their task is a difficult one and I wish to applaud the commitment and dedication that they bring to it.SCOTLAND
Scottish Educational Trust for United Nations and International Affairs
Mr. Steel : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what contribution is made to the study of social sciences in Scotland by the Scottish Educational Trust for United Nations and International Affairs ; and whether he intends to give it support from the Scottish Education Department.
Mr. Rifkind : The Scottish Educational Trust for United Nations and International Affairs produces materials which education authorities may choose to purchase for school use. The trust's aims and activities do not come within current priorities for grant to voluntary organisations.
Adult and Continuing Education
Mr. Steel : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland whether there exists in Scotland a unit for the development of adult and continuing education ; and what funding is available from Government sources for such services.
Mr. Rifkind : There is no direct equivalent to the unit for the development of adult and continuing education in Scotland. The Scottish Institute for Adult and Continuing Education aims to advance education amongst adult members of the community and to co-ordinate the efforts of organisations, institutions and individuals in attaining that aim. In 1988- 89 the institute received funding of £34, 000 from the Scottish Education Department and £46,000 from other Government Departments and public bodies.
Open Learning Centres
Mr. Steel : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) what funding is available from Government sources for open learning centres for adults in inner cities in Scotland ;
(2) if there is in Scotland an adult literacy and basic skills unit ; and what funding is available from Government sources for adult basic education work in Scotland.
Mr. Rifkind : The provision of adult basic education in Scotland is primarily the responsibility of the local authorities, who determine the extent and means of provision within the broad guidelines and resources provided by central Government.
The Government are making available £30,000 in both 1988-89 and 1989- 90 to assist the establishment of an open learning centre at Whitfield, Dundee and £16,000 in both 1988-89 and 1989-90 to support the work of the Edinburgh walk-in numeracy centre. The Training Agency will be
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making £80,000 available towards the establishment of four open learning centres (including Whitfield) in 1989- 90.The former Scottish adult basic education unit was integrated with the Scottish Community Education Council in 1986. Adult basic education was accorded first priority by the council in its corporate plan for 1988-89 and approximately one third of Scottish Education Department grant of £550,000 to the council was directed to that subject.
The Scottish Education Department will in addition be making a further £100,000 available towards other adult basic education initiatives in 1989-90.
Ethnic Minority Adults
Mr. Steel : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he intends to implement section 11 of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1966 to provide for the settlement, welfare and education of ethnic minority adults.
Mr. Rifkind : I have no plans to introduce specific grants to local authorities under section 11 of the 1966 Act.
REPLAN
Mr. Steel : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he intends to introduce an equivalent of the REPLAN educational programme for unemployed adults which exists in England and Wales.
Mr. Rifkind : I refer the right hon. Member to the reply given to the hon. Member for Roxburgh and Berwickshire (Mr. Kirkwood) on 18 April 1989.
Community Care
Mr. Galbraith : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, following National Health Service circular 1989 (Gen 5), which body is to take the lead role in community care ; what is the future role of joint planning ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Michael Forsyth : National Health Service circular 1989(Gen)5 on the "Establishment of Community Care Facilities by Health Boards for People Being Discharged from Long-Stay Hospitals" made no changes to existing responsibilities for community care or joint planning. The Government are currently considering the future funding and organisation in light of Sir Roy Griffiths' report.
Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984
Mr. Galbraith : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland whether the working party preparing a code of practice based on the Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984 has met to consider responses received to the draft code ; and whether a further draft code will be published.
Mr. Michael Forsyth : All comments on the draft code are being carefully considered but my right hon. and learned Friend has not felt it necessary to reconvene the working party. It is not currently the intention to publish a further draft before it is laid before Parliament.
Mr. Galbraith : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many responses he has had on the draft code of practice circulated under section 119 of the Mental
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Health (Scotland) Act 1984 for (a) health boards (b) local authorities, (c) voluntary organisations, (d) professional associations and (e) individuals.Mr. Michael Forsyth : The information requested is as follows :
B
Category |Number of responses
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Health boards |14
Local authorities |3
Voluntary organisations |4
Professional associations |15
Individuals |-
Others |4
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Total |40
Mr. Galbraith : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what representations he has had concerning guidance on provisions for guardianship contained in the Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984 ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Michael Forsyth : A number of representations about guidance on guardianship were received in the course of our consultations on a code of practice on the 1984 Act. These comments along with the other responses to the consultation exercise are still under consideration.
Incinerators
Mr. Darling : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list all the municipal incinerators in Scotland and indicate which ones are licensed to burn (a) radioactive waste, (b) special waste and (c) clinical waste.
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton : Incinerators operated by local authorities in Scotland are listed in the table. Such incinerators operate under the conditions specified in a resolution passed by the disposal authority. These resolutions, which are required to be made available for public inspection, include such limitations on the incineration of controlled wastes as the authority considers to be necessary ; controlled wastes include special and clinical wastes. Under the Radioactive Substances Act 1960 responsibility for the control of radioactive wastes rests with the Secretary of State for Scotland. The municipal incinerators authorised by him to burn radioactive waste are shown in the list below.
Incinerator and authority
Aberdeen (East Tullos) --City of Aberdeen DistrictCouncil Alloa-- Clackmannan District Council
Dundee (Baldovie) --City of Dundee District Council
Govan--City of Glasgow District Council
Polmadie --City of Glasgow District Council
Linwood--Renfrew District Council
Chinglebraes--Orkney Islands Council
Rova Head--Shetland Islands Council
Authorised to burn low level radioactive wastes.
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Mr. Darling : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) what regulations govern emissions from hospital incinerators ; and if he has any plans to improve the operating standards of hospital incinerators ;
(2) if he has any proposals to remove Crown immunity from hospital incinerators.
Mr. Michael Forsyth : The Health and Safety (Emissions to Atmosphere) (Amendment) Regulations 1989 set emission standards for incinerators with a capacity of over 1 tonne per hour. These regulations apply to hospital incinerators but there is at present no Scottish hospital incinerator of the relevant size.
New controls on smaller incinerators will be introduced as soon as possible. It is intended that these controls will also apply to hospital incinerators.
Pollution Inspectorate
Mr. Darling : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what resources are available to and what are the staffing levels of Her Majesty's pollution inspectorate in Scotland ; what proposals he has to extend the staffing establishment ; and if he will make a statement.
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton : Her Majesty's industrial pollution inspectorate for Scotland is part of the Scottish Development Department and has a staff of 20 including 13 professionally qualified engineers and scientists. The inspectorate's complement is in line with its current commitments, but staffing levels are reviewed regularly.
Drinking Water
Mr. Darling : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what recent advice he has received on acceptable levels of lead in drinking water.
Mr. Michael Forsyth : Current medical advice is that there is little evidence to suggest that there are any health risks if the lead content in water is below the current European Commission maximum of 50 microgrammes per litre.
Mr. Darling : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the most recent information available on levels of lead in drinking water in (a) Edinburgh and (b) Scotland ; and what estimate he has as to when the levels will be reduced to within European Economic Community safety limits.
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton : A recent survey of lead-plumbed properties in Edinburgh showed that the average lead level in tap water was less than 0.03 microgrammes per litre ; it is estimated that not more than 15,000 people receive water which, on occasions, may exceed the maximum admissible concentration in the EC drinking water directive. Similar survey information is not available for the rest of Scotland. Six water authorities are completing programmes of treatment to reduce plumbosolvency and ensure compliance with the directive, as shown in the table :
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Region
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Dumfries and Galloway
Highland
Tayside
Grampian
Lothian
Strathclyde
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Total
Complete compliance should be achieved by Lothian early in 1991 while in Strathclyde all but two schemes will be completed by that date. The last two should be finished by 1992.
Mr. Darling : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what action is being taken to implement the European Economic Community directive on safe levels of lead in water ; and if he will make a statement.
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton : Responsibility for the quality of water supplies lies with the water authorities, the regional and islands councils. They are introducing improved treatment to reduce plumbosolvency and are removing lead communication pipes in their ownership whenever there is an opportunity to do so. Enhanced capital allocations have been made available to local authorities to enable them to make faster progress with this work. Consumers are encouraged to replace that part of their lead piping leading to the kitchen tap by the availability of home improvement grant at an enhanced level for this purpose. These measures should ensure that the directive's limits are met.
Mr. Darling : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what information he has on the effectiveness of lime and orthophosphate in reducing levels of lead in pipes and in tanks.
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton : The addition of both lime and orthophosphate to water which contains no significant amount of lead is aimed at reducing the plumbosolvency of the water ; that is the ability to take up lead from lead plumbing, mainly in the ownership of consumers. Lime is generally effective, but some larger supply areas require further treatment using orthophosphate. Neither of these treatments affect the amount of lead available from lead pipes and tanks, they merely limit uptake.
Mr. Darling : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what information he has on the level of nitrate pollution in drinking water in (a) Edinburgh and (b) Scotland.
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton : Public water supplies in Edinburgh are well within the nitrate limits set in the EC drinking water directive. Elsewhere in Scotland, no consumers receive from public supplies water with levels of nitrate above those in the directive. Local environmental health authorities will advise consumers on levels in private supplies and on any appropriate remedial action.
Mr. Darling : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what information he has on levels of aluminium in drinking water in Scotland.
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton : Fourteen public supplies in Scotland contain levels of aluminium from
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natural sources above the maximum admissible concentration (MAC) set in the EC drinking water directive. In each case the levels are well within those recommended by medical advisers as being acceptable and derogations have been granted as provided in article 9 of the directive. More than 69 supplies do not comply because of the presence of aluminium used in treatment. Most of these supplies are already the subject of improvement programmes in terms of article 20 of the directive. Some which exceed the MAC occasionally have yet to be fully assessed following recent reinterpretation of the status of the MAC.Mr. Darling : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what information he has on levels of trihalomethane in drinking water in Scotland.
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton : Detailed information on levels of trihalomethanes in drinking water is not held centrally. A national standard of 200 microgrammes per litre as an average over three months was set for Scotland in 1985 and all supplies comply with this limit. Consideration is currently being given to lowering the standard to 100 microgrammes per litre and to taking action to achieve this lower level in all supplies within a set period.
Mr. Darling : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what information he has on the extent to which drinking water in Scotland is deliberately dosed with aluminium compounds ; and for what purpose.
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton : Almost half of the water put into supply is treated in works where aluminium compounds are used to remove colour and suspended solids.
Pollution Control
Mr. Darling : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many staff in the Scottish Office are working on aspects of air and water pollution.
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton : A large number of Scottish Office staff have responsibilities which involve aspects of these subjects. In the divisions and units directly concerned with pollution matters, 58 staff are engaged full-time on these duties and 64 part-time. The majority of the full-time staff are engaged on environmental studies in the marine laboratory, Aberdeen ; most of the remainder are located in the parts of the Scottish Development Department which deal with environmental pollution.
Hazardous Waste Inspectorate
Mr. Darling : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what are the staffing levels in, and what resources are available to, the hazardous waste inspectorate in Scotland.
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Lord James Douglas-Hamilton : Six professional staff are engaged for part of their time on hazardous waste inspectorate duties, amounting to the equivalent of two full-time officers. Staffing levels are currently being reviewed. The inspectorate can call on the resources of a wide spectrum of professional expertise available in the Scottish Office.
Waste Disposal
Mr. Darling : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list all the sites in Scotland which are licensed to dispose of (a) radioactive waste, (b) special waste and (c) clinical waste.
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton : Sites currently approved by the Secretary of State for the disposal of low level radioactive waste in accordance with authorisations granted under the Radioactive Substances Act 1960 are listed in the table.
Site |Operator --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Black Devon Tip |Clackmannan District Council Lower Polmaise Tip |Stirling District Council Balbarton Tip |Kirkcaldy District Council Ness Tip |City of Aberdeen District Council Braehead Tip |City of Edinburgh District Council East Saltoun Tip |East Lothian District Council Birdston Tip |Strathkelvin District Council Earnock Tip |East Kilbride District Council Cathkin Tip |East Kilbride District Council Kilgarth Tip |City of Glasgow District Council Summerston Tip |City of Glasgow District Council Riverside Tip |City of Dundee District Council Longman Tip |Inverness District Council Dalmacoulter Tip |Monklands District Council Melville Wood Tip |North East Fife District Council
Under the Control of Pollution Act 1974 the districts and islands councils in Scotland are the licensing authorities for controlled waste which includes special and clinical waste. Licences, and resolutions in the case of a council's own operation, are not necessarily written in terms of special or clinical wastes. The disposal facilities listed in the table can dispose of wastes which could be regarded as special wastes or clinical wastes respectively. Municipal incinerators are not included in the lists as they have been covered by my reply today to the hon. Member on that subject.
Sites which may accept clinical waste
Site |Authority Area |Clinical Waste
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Component Authorised
Kinneil Kerse Tip, |Falkirk DC |Veterinary wastes
Foreshore, Bo'ness
Lochead Tip, Wellwood, |Dunfermline |Veterinary wastes
Dunfermline |DC
Melville Wood, Ladybank, |North East |Animal Carcasses
Fife | Fife DC | (Prior
|Arrangement)
Westburn Lane, St. |North East |Medical, surgical,
Andrew's, Fife | Fife DC | veterinary wastes.
(Incinerator) | Carcasses and
| flesh
Greenoakhill Tip, Glasgow, |City of |Medical wastes
Strathclyde | Glasgow DC
Sites which may accept clinical waste
Site |Authority Area |Clinical Waste
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Component Authorised
Kinneil Kerse Tip, |Falkirk DC |Veterinary wastes
Foreshore, Bo'ness
Lochead Tip, Wellwood, |Dunfermline |Veterinary wastes
Dunfermline |DC
Melville Wood, Ladybank, |North East |Animal Carcasses
Fife | Fife DC | (Prior
|Arrangement)
Westburn Lane, St. |North East |Medical, surgical,
Andrew's, Fife | Fife DC | veterinary wastes.
(Incinerator) | Carcasses and
| flesh
Greenoakhill Tip, Glasgow, |City of |Medical wastes
Strathclyde | Glasgow DC
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Hunterston A Power Station
Mr. Darling : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland when the nuclear installations inspectorate will publish the long-term safety review for Hunterston A power station ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Lang : I understand that the Health and Safety Executive's nuclear installations inspectorate intends to publish this summer the findings on its assessment of the South of Scotland electricity board's long term safety review for Hunterston A power station.
Fish Landings
Mr. Bill Walker : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what were the total values of all fish landings in Scotland for each year from May 1979 to the last available figures for the current year.
Mr. Michael Forsyth : The total values of all fish landings into Scotland by United Kingdom and foreign vessels since 1979 are :
Calendar year |£ million ------------------------------------------ 1979 |124 1980 |115 1981 |128 1982 |149 1983 |173 1984 |197 1985 |219 1986 |238 1987 |278 <1>1988 |257 <2>1989 |50 <1> Provisional. <2> January-March.
Fishing Fleets
Mr. Bill Walker : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the total complement of the Scottish fishing fleets ; what are the categories of vessels ; how many fishermen are employed in the industry ; and where are the home ports of the vessels.
Mr. Michael Forsyth : At the end of 1988 there were 8,711 fishermen employed in Scotland. The table shows the number of vessels in the Scottish fishing fleet at 31 December 1988 split by base district and by main method of fishing.
The number of active vessels in
the
Scottish fishing fleet at the end
of 1988
|Number
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(a) By base district
Eyemouth |151
Pittenweem |117
Arbroath |87
Aberdeen |53
Peterhead |153
Fraserburgh |169
MacDuff |100
Buckie |116
Lossiemouth |119
Wick |99
Orkney |103
Shetland |124
Stornoway |210
Ullapool |59
Mallaig |210
Oban |125
Campbeltown |174
Ayr |128
Kinlochbervie |12
Lochinver |25
Total All |2,334
(b) By main method of fishing
Demersal
Trawl |423
Seine |251
Lines |63
Other |29
Total Demersal |766
Pelagic
Purse Seine |46
Pelagic Trawl |6
Other |2
Total Pelagic |54
Shellfish
Nephrops Trawl |466
Other Shellfish |1,068
Total Shellfish |1,514
Total all methods |2,334
Fish Processing
Mr. Bill Walker : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the projects in the fish processing industry in Scotland which received European Community grant aid in the period May 1979 to May 1989 and the total value of grants given to each product.
Mr. Michael Forsyth : The information is set out in the table. Awards are made under the EC Processing and Marketing Regulation 355/77.
Year and title |Grant awarded
|£
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1979
Provision of fish freezing facilities at Whalsay, Shetland |25,285
Installation of equipment in a fish processing factory at
Campbeltown, Argyll |55,875
Construction of a fish processing plant at Scalloway,
Shetland |35,331
Installation of freezing facilities in a fish processing
factory at Aberdeen |26,451
Installation of packaging equipment in a fish
processing factory at Fraserburgh |44,221
Construction of a fish processing plant at Aberdeen |160,173
Provision of additional equipment in a fish processing
plant at Aberdeen |14,000
Construction of a fish market at Aberdeen |60,000
1980
Improvement of a fish processing plant at Stornoway,
Western Isles |65,468
Equipment of a fish processing plant at Buckie,
Grampian |68,950
Construction of a fish processing plant at Inverbervie,
Grampian |44,875
Construction of a fish processing plant at Fraserburgh |88,835
Construction of a fish processing plant at Aberdeen |65,770
Improvement of a fish processing plant at Stonehaven |28,312
Construction of a fish processing plant at Aberdeen |44,625
Construction of a fish processing plant at Wick |11,681
Expansion of a fish processing plant at Aberdeen |68,750
1981
Construction of a fish processing plant at Peterhead |6,380
Extension of a fish market at Kinlochbervie |35,483
Equipment of a fish processing plant at Scalloway,
Shetland |25,179
Provision of a fish processing plant at Aberdeen |29,250
Improvement of a fish processing plant at Fraserburgh |63,157
Improvement of a fish processing plant at Annan |79,718
1982
Expansion of fish processing facilities at Aberdeen |62,100
Construction of a fish market at Blackness Harbour,
Scalloway, Shetland |48,417
Extension of a fish processing factory at Peterhead |34,178
Extension of a fish processing factory at Annan |53,642
Provision of fish processing facilities at Northmavine,
Shetland |92,787
Provision of prawn processing facilities at Newton
Stewart |68,999
1983
Provision of additional fish processing facilities at
Buckie |210,961
Improvement of a fish processing plant at Aberdeen |23,780
Expansion of a fish freezing plant at Aberdeen |34,097
New Factory for curing, smoking and freezing fish at
Achiltibuie |17,874
Provision of fish processing facilities at Kyle of
Lochalsh |15,585
Establishment of salmon processing plant at Inverness |80,720
Expansion of a fish processing factory at Inverbervie |100,000
1984
Provision of a fish processing plant at Kirkwall,
Orkney |121,848
Improvement of fish processing facilities at Mintlaw,
Grampian |26,509
Installation of white fish processing equipment at a
factory in Aberdeen |79,733
Improvement of fish processing facilities at Gairloch |53,213
Provision of additional fish processing equipment at
Pittenweem, Fife |11,261
Extension of a fish processing factory at Scalloway,
Shetland |10,237
Provision of fish processing facilities at Aberdeen |74,460
Expansion of fish processing facilities at Aberdeen |165,000
Provision of fish freezing equipment at a factory at
Aberdeen |7,500
Improvement of fish processing facilities at
Fraserburgh |48,250
1985
Improvement of a fish processing factory at Peterhead |37,500
Improvement of fish processing facilities at Aberdeen |15,629
Expansion of fish processing facilities at Fraserburgh |58,141
Expansion of fish processing facilities at Arbroath |56,529
Provision of additional fish processing equipment at
Fraserburgh |117,450
Provision of fish processing facilities at Aberdeen |141,212
Improvement of fish processing facilities at Aberdeen |20,875
Provision of fish processing facilities at Peterhead |22,650
Provision of fish processing facilities at Peterhead |38,105
Provision of fish processing facilities at Peterhead |19,830
Provision of fish chilling and freezing equipment at
Kirkcudbright |30,500
Provision of fish processing equipment at Mintlaw,
Grampian |15,790
Modernisation of fish processing facilities at Aberdeen |36,609
Provision of trout processing facilities at Bellshill |30,002
Extension of fish processing facilities at Mid Yell,
Shetland |15,451
Modernisation of facilities for processing fish offal at
Aberdeen |159,955
Extension of fish processing facilities at Kirkwall,
Orkney |7,334
Expansion of fish processing facilities at Fraserburgh |17,000
Expansion of fish processing facilities at Boddam,
Grampian |111,915
Expansion of fish processing facilities at Buckie, Grampian |92,991
Improvements to salmon processing facilities at
Brydekirk, Dumfriesshire |118,372
Improvement of fish processing facilities at Aberdeen |23,000
Improvement of fish processing facilities at Peterhead |27,782
1986
Improvement to fish processing facilities at Peterhead |26,511
Improvements to fish processing facilities at Aberdeen |56,468
Expansion of fish freezing and storage facilities at
Campbeltown, Argyll |22,500
Provision of fish grading and packing equipment at Aberdeen |11,250
Expansion of fish processing facilities at Aberdeen |7,094
Provision of fish processing facilities at Aberdeen |15,680
Provision of fish processing facilities at Aberdeen |13,636
Extension of fish processing facilities at Boddam,
Grampian |179,446
Provision of fish processing facilities at Mintlaw,
Grampian |636,415
Provision of fish processing facilities at Fraserburgh |387,424
Provision of drying facilities for use in production of
fishmeal at Aberdeen |109,422
Installation of thawing equipment for the fish sector at
Fraserburgh |139,845
Provision of fish processing equipment at Shetland |31,295
1987
Modernisation of processing facilities for white fish at
Peterhead |8,509
Provision of processing facilities for pelagic fish at
Peterhead |15,924
Construction of a fish feed factory at Invergordon |243,132
Provision of fish and shellfish processing plant at
Motherwell |71,675
Installation of plant and machinery for the handling of
fish at Peterhead |12,956
Expansion of fish processing facilities at Duns |71,221
Provision of fish market at Fraserburgh |107,300
Extension of existing fish processing facilities at
Macduff, Grampian |7,989
Provision of a fish processing factory at Peterhead |58,559
Provision of fish processing equipment at Fraserburgh |25,944
Provision of blast freezer for fish at Fraserburgh |36,699
Modernisation of fish processing facilities at Brydekirk,
Annan |70,064
Expansion of shellfish processing plant at Inverurie |58,750
Provision of fish and shelfish processing facilities at
Invergordon |71,200
Provision of a fish marketing building at Kinlochbervie
Harbour, Highland region |118,883
Provision of additional fish processing equipment at
Fraserburgh |157,362
Provision of fish packing equipment at Aberdeen |46,110
Provision of additional fish processing capacity at
Aberdeen |123,248
1988
Provision of additional fish processing equipment at
Lerwick, Shetland |52,521
Provision of additional fish processing capacity at
Buckie, Grampian |44,266
Provision of fish processing equipment at Mintlaw,
Grampian |96,830
Provision of additional fish processing facilities
at Tullos, Aberdeen |40,641
Modernisation of fish processing facilities at
Fraserburgh |253,206
Provision of a blast freezer for fish at Aberdeen |23,750
Provision of salmon processing facilities at Arbroath |51,648
Establishment of fish curing and smoking plant at
Kirkwall, Orkney |93,809
Modernisation and expansion of fish processing
facilities at Peterhead |68,578
Provision of a fish house in Aberdeen |11,310
Provision of additional cold store capacity and fish
processing machinery at Peterhead |30,113
Provision of fish processing facilities at Fraserburgh |91,734
Provision of fish grading, chilling and freezing facilities
at Aberdeen |107,336
Provision of fish processing facilities at Aberdeen |113,384
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114 projects-Total aid awarded |7,825,179
Fishing Vessels
Mr. Bill Walker : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) how many owners of Scottish fishing vessels received grant aid for the modernisation programme in the period May 1979 to May 1989 ; and what was the total value of these grants ;
(2) what is the total value of grants aid given to the Scottish fishing industry in the period May 1979 to May 1989 for the building of new fishing vessels.
Mr. Michael Forsyth : During the period in question £93,181,802 was awarded in grant aid. This figure is made up of £25,880,605 EC assistance, £15,571,812 assistance from the Highlands and Islands Development Board and £51,729,385 in national grants. The EC assistance figure of £25,880,605 comprise £19,619,574 towards the cost of the building of new fishing vessels and £6,261,031 towards the cost of modernisations. The breakdown of the national grant aid and the assistance from the Highlands and Islands Development Board is not readily available, and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
Beef Premium
Mr. Bill Walker : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what are the total values of payments made to farmers in Scotland for the beef premium in the period from May 1979 to May 1989 ; and how much of this was funded from the European Community and how much from the central Government.
Mr. Michael Forsyth : The total payments made to farmers in Scotland for the beef variable premium from January 1979 to 2 April 1989 inclusive amount to £157.7 million. Of this total, £63.1 million was funded by the European Community and £94.6 million by the Government. This scheme was replaced by the beef special premium scheme on 3 April 1989, which is entirely funded by the Community. Payments under this scheme have just commenced.
Sheepmeat Regime
Mr. Bill Walker : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what are the total values of payments made to farmers in Scotland for the sheepmeat regime since 1979 ; and how much of this was from the European Community and how much from central Government in the period May 1979 to May 1989.
Mr. Michael Forsyth : The total payments made to farmers in Scotland from January 1979 to April 1989 inclusive for the fat sheep guarantee scheme, sheep annual premium and sheep variable premium scheme amount to
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£375 million. Of this total £367.5 million was funded by the European Community and £7.5 million by the Government.Fishing (Loans)
Mr. Bill Walker : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the total value of loans made to the Scottish fishing industry from the Sea Fish Industry Authority in the period May 1979 to May 1989 ; and how many vessels these loans cover.
Mr. Michael Forsyth : The total value of loans from the Sea Fish Industry Authority for the period May 1979 to May 1989 is £14,437, 119. Information on the number of vessels assisted is not available as records relating to the earlier years have been destroyed.
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