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Employees in employment in manufacturing industries
March each year
Thousand
|1979 |1980 |1981 |1982 |1983 |1984 |1985 |1986 |1987 |1988 |1989
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South East |1,870|1,838|1,719|1,621|1,541|1,489|1,464|1,427|1,363|1,384|1,333
Greater London (included in South
East |<1> |<1> |<1> |657 |615 |577 |560 |539 |498 |517 |474
East Anglia |204 |203 |187 |181 |179 |181 |192 |198 |206 |218 |231
South West |440 |433 |402 |387 |369 |368 |374 |369 |365 |371 |375
West Midlands |987 |962 |828 |770 |719 |704 |701 |702 |690 |706 |729
East Midlands |602 |593 |541 |521 |486 |477 |483 |491 |486 |500 |506
Yorkshire and Humberside |707 |682 |603 |554 |510 |486 |473 |467 |446 |454 |451
North West |976 |936 |832 |767 |702 |672 |653 |636 |614 |615 |610
North |408 |393 |348 |329 |296 |279 |279 |269 |260 |267 |267
Wales |314 |305 |248 |229 |214 |211 |210 |206 |205 |215 |221
Scotland |604 |578 |519 |486 |450 |432 |430 |415 |396 |396 |401
<1> Not available.
Mr. McLeish : To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what is the total number of self-employed in each of the standard regions and Wales, for each of the years 1983 to 1988.
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Mr. Lee : The information is as follows. The latest available figures are for December 1988.
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Self-employed in Great Britain December each year Thousand ------------------------------------------------------------------- South East |794 |881 |904 |968 |1,044|1,080 Greater London (included in South East) |304 |345 |353 |372 |396 |402 East Anglia |102 |112 |110 |116 |131 |138 South West |223 |242 |254 |267 |288 |302 West Midlands |182 |186 |186 |198 |226 |248 East Midlands |162 |162 |162 |178 |195 |205 Yorkshire and Humberside |186 |213 |219 |226 |234 |237 North West |241 |263 |267 |273 |284 |293 North |92 |98 |105 |107 |111 |115 Wales |135 |145 |150 |151 |147 |149 Scotland |182 |193 |203 |200 |204 |220
Mr. McLeish : To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what was the total number of manufacturing
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and non-manufacturing employees in employment for each of the standard regions and Wales for each 12-month period from June 1979 to June 1988.Mr. Lee : The information is as follows :
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Employees in employment in Great Britain
Table 1 Manufacturing industries (Divisions 2-4 of the 1980 Standard Industrial Classification)
Thousand
|June each year
|1979 |1980 |1981 |1982 |1983 |1984 |1985 |1986 |1987 |1988
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South East |1,871 |1,820 |1,684 |1,604 |1,533 |1,483 |1,454 |1,406 |1,365 |1,357
Greater London (included in South East) |n.a. |n.a. |n.a. |649 |609 |573 |548 |528 |500 |490
East Anglia |206 |203 |185 |180 |178 |185 |193 |200 |207 |224
South West |439 |427 |397 |385 |366 |373 |376 |369 |369 |375
West Midlands |985 |933 |817 |757 |713 |706 |703 |696 |699 |717
East Midlands |606 |582 |532 |514 |485 |482 |489 |494 |493 |508
Yorkshire and Humberside |708 |669 |583 |542 |500 |481 |474 |462 |449 |455
North West |971 |931 |810 |744 |694 |669 |653 |626 |614 |617
North |410 |387 |339 |321 |291 |277 |276 |268 |264 |269
Wales |315 |290 |240 |226 |213 |212 |209 |203 |207 |219
Scotland |604 |564 |510 |477 |444 |434 |430 |410 |397 |396
n.a. Not available.
Table 2 Non-manufacturing industries (Divisions 0, 1, 5-9 of the 1980 Standard Industrial Classification)
Thousand
|June each year
|1979 |1980 |1981 |1982 |1983 |1984 |1985 |1986 |1987 |1988
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South East |5,602 |5,670 |5,579 |5,542 |5,549 |5,699 |5,837 |5,947 |6,110 |6,380
Greater London (included in South East) |n.a. |n.a. |n.a. |2,857 |2,845 |2,886 |2,914 |2,941 |2,987 |3,091
East Anglia |496 |507 |496 |499 |510 |519 |542 |562 |592 |627
South West |1,159 |1,169 |1,144 |1,143 |1,149 |1,169 |1,187 |1,197 |1,231 |1,257
West Midlands |1,256 |1,273 |1,234 |1,225 |1,229 |1,259 |1,295 |1,320 |1,360 |1,425
East Midlands |949 |958 |935 |938 |941 |961 |1,021 |1,023 |1,041 |1,084
Yorkshire and Humberside |1,303 |1,308 |1,269 |1,265 |1,272 |1,287 |1,305 |1,324 |1,360 |1,402
North West |1,705 |1,713 |1,656 |1,627 |1,608 |1,620 |1,632 |1,636 |1,657 |1,695
North |838 |822 |783 |772 |766 |782 |788 |810 |830 |859
Wales |718 |715 |699 |680 |675 |674 |668 |658 |659 |672
Scotland |1,498 |1,518 |1,492 |1,473 |1,455 |1,467 |1,474 |1,477 |1,495 |1,532
n.a. Not available.
Mr. McLeish : To ask the Secretary of State for Employment (1) if he will give the total number of
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registered vacancies as a percentage of the unemployment figure in each standard region and Wales for each of the years 1979 to April 1989, inclusive ;Column 335
(2) what is the average number of vacancies in each of the years 1979 to 1988, inclusive, and for each of the standard regions, Scotland and Wales.Mr. Lee : The following is available from the Library. The tables show for each year from 1980 to 1988 and for each English region and for Wales and Scotland separately the average number of unfilled vacancies at jobcentres, and the average level of unemployment. Also given are the corresponding figures for April 1989. Data for 1979 have
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not been given because vacancy figures for that year are not available on a comparable basis. All figures are seasonally adjusted, and the unemployment figures allow for changes in coverage. It is not valid to compare ratios of unfilled vacancies to unemployment, since roughly only a third of vacancies in the economy are reported to jobcentres, and this proportion will tend to vary over time and between regions.Column 335
Unfilled vacancies at jobcentres, seasonally adjusted
Thousand
|1980|1981|1982|1983|1984|1985|1986|1987|1988|1989
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South East |58.6|34.0|42.3|50.8|59.4|62.3|70.8|90.7|95.1|75.7
East Anglia |4.8 |3.5 |4.4 |5.1 |5.4 |5.8 |6.2 |8.0 |9.7 |8.6
South West |10.3|7.7 |10.7|12.7|13.6|16.1|18.1|19.7|20.4|18.5
West Midlands |7.5 |5.9 |7.2 |9.6 |10.7|12.2|15.4|21.1|24.1|21.9
East Midlands |7.3 |5.4 |7.2 |8.0 |8.1 |9.0 |10.3|12.2|13.8|21.7
Yorkshire and Humber5.3e 7.27 8.7 8.2 8.7 11.3 15.6 15.5 13.4
North West |10.4|7.9 |10.0|13.2|14.5|16.0|19.0|24.2|23.9|23.5
North |5.6 |4.0 |5.1 |5.9 |6.6 |7.8 |9.8 |12.0|11.4|10.7
Wales |5.8 |4.9 |6.0 |6.8 |7.3 |8.0 |9.5 |11.1|12.1|13.3
Scotland |15.3|11.6|13.1|15.3|14.8|14.6|16.3|18.8|20.0|20.3
Unemployment, seasonally adjusted
Thousand
|1980 |1981 |1982 |1983 |1984 |1985 |1986 |1987 |1988 |1989
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South East |267.2|469.2|577.2|645.7|691.0|728.5|750.2|657.9|496.1|374.3
East Anglia |32.0 |52.5 |62.7 |69.3 |71.3 |75.3 |78.8 |69.4 |50.4 |35.5
South West |85.3 |130.9|151.7|167.6|179.1|190.5|195.8|172.3|133.7|101.6
West Midlands |139.6|253.0|297.8|321.3|322.2|326.9|327.7|292.1|230.1|174.1
East Midlands |79.5 |132.3|151.5|169.6|180.8|188.2|191.3|175.8|143.2|112.9
Yorkshire and Humbers201.32234.2 256.5 268.4 281.5 294.3 270.5 226.0 183.8
North West |203.3|312.9|365.4|398.6|412.1|420.8|423.1|385.2|322.1|272.0
North |115.6|165.4|187.2|202.6|214.5|221.1|221.5|203.9|174.0|149.2
Wales |84.5 |126.4|144.5|153.9|161.1|168.4|169.3|149.9|125.7|101.2
Scotland |172.8|243.8|277.5|298.6|309.8|322.0|332.8|323.4|280.1|243.4
Mr. McLeish : To ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will give the total number of confirmed redundancies in each standard region and Wales for each of the years 1979 to 1989.
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Mr. Lee : The readily available information is given in the table. The table shows for Wales and each of the standard regions in England, the number of confirmed redundancies for each calendar year from 1979 to 1988. Data for 1989 are not yet available.
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Confirmed redundancies<1> in Great Britain-Annual totals by standard region
Region |1979 |1980 |1981 |1982 |1983 |1984 |1985 |1986 |1987 |1988
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South East |26,798 |70,015 |105,878|80,300 |58,345 |42,501 |34,926 |39,284 |19,850 |13,007
(of which:
Greater London) |15,179 |33,951 |54,998 |49,396 |34,078 |24,239 |23,601 |24,737 |12,246 |7,191
East Anglia |2,981 |7,554 |11,463 |6,471 |4,165 |2,356 |3,585 |5,001 |2,168 |1,637
South West |11,031 |26,598 |30,998 |24,898 |23,777 |15,054 |13,615 |16,509 |13,553 |9,471
West Midlands |19,320 |69,436 |59,556 |40,229 |40,413 |29,678 |29,803 |22,645 |12,648 |5,032
East Midlands |8,449 |40,957 |33,720 |29,429 |23,259 |24,017 |17,660 |21,283 |14,974 |10,521
Yorkshire and Humberside 150,879 63,102 45,957 37,807 26,570 33,319 27,151 15,866 14,751
North West |40,705 |92,596 |91,739 |67,117 |51,019 |37,935 |35,784 |40,132 |23,244 |18,436
North |14,985 |33,276 |40,103 |32,424 |30,274 |25,727 |24,834 |22,679 |13,910 |10,907
Wales |11,663 |45,215 |36,432 |24,647 |16,041 |11,441 |15,027 |11,359 |5,089 |5,817
<1> Figures are based on follow-up reports to advanced notifications of redundancies under Section 100
of the Employment Protection Act 1975 and are not comprehensive as employers are required to make
advance notifications only where 10 or more redundancies are expected. Comparisons of trends over a long
period of time should be treated with care.
Mr. McLeish : To ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list any reports commissioned by his Department which estimate (i) the projected size of the civilian work force in the 1990s, (ii) the projected size of the working population in the 1990s and (iii) the level of skills shortages in the 1990s.
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Mr. Lee : The following publications are relevant :
(i) and (ii) : "Labour force outlook to the year 2000", in Employment Gazette , April 1989.
(iii) "Review of the Economy and Employment 1988-89--Volume 1 : Occupational Assessment" and "Review of
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the Economy and Employment 1988-89--volume 2 : Occupational studies", both produced by Institute for Employment Research, February 1989.Skill Shortages
Mr. McLeish : To ask the Secretary of State for Employment (1) if he will give a detailed breakdown of skill shortages for each of the economic regions, Scotland and Wales for the years June 1979 to June 1988, inclusive ;
(2) if he will identify by standard economic region and for Scotland and Wales, areas of skill shortages with reference to an occupational analysis of people in employment.
Mr. Cope : The detailed information is not available as requested.
Mr. McLeish : To ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will give details of reports commissioned by his Department on (i) skill shortages and (ii) skill shortages and the anticipated impact of 1992 on sections of British industry.
Mr. Cope : My Department has commissioned the following surveys on skill shortages :
A survey on skill shortages in manufacturing conducted by the Confederation of British Industry to give information on skill shortages by industry category and occupation (annually 1984-1988, 1988 report due June 1989) ;
A study to be conducted by the Institute of Manpower Studies to monitor supply and demand for professional information technology skills (final report due summer 1989) ;
A survey of local government conducted by the Local Government Training Board to identify skill shortages in local government (report January 1988) ;
A survey of Bus and Coach industry conducted by Bus and Coach Training Ltd to identify training activity, skill shortages and training needs.
My Department has commissioned the following survey on skill shortages and the anticipated impact of 1992 :
A study of employers conducted by IMS to look at employers' recruitment practices, skill shortages and the impact of 1992 (report due summer 1989).
In view of the importance of addressing local skill needs, as well as national ones my Department has also commissioned several pieces of research into skills issues and the impact of 1992 in areas such as Kettering, Tayside and Cambridgeshire.
AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FOOD
National Sheep Association
Mr. Butler : To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when he last met representatives of the National Sheep Association ; and what issues were discussed.
Mr. Donald Thompson : I last met the National Sheep Association on 20 July last year to discuss the review of the sheepmeat regime. My officials keep in regular touch with the National Sheep Association on matters relating to the sheep sector.
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Departmental Restructuring
Mr. Campbell-Savours : To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he has any plans to restructure his Department.
Mr. MacGregor : I have already announced that the central veterinary laboratory and the veterinary medicines directorate are candidates for agency status. We are continuing to consider the application of the "Next Steps" report to other areas of the Ministry's work.
Public Houses
Mr. Allen : To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what representations he has made recently on the question of the tennants' rights of public house landlords.
Mr. Ryder : The National Licensed Victualler's Association has discussed with me the recommendations in the Monopolies and Mergers Commission report on the supply of beer, and I have ensured that my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry is aware of their views.
Set-aside Scheme
Mr. Hardy : To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what area has been removed from agricultural production under set-aside arrangements within each grade of agricultural land.
Mr. Ryder : Information is not collected on the breakdown of set- aside areas by grade of land.
SCOTLAND
Clyde River Purification Board
Mr. Wilson : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the members of the Clyde River purification board, the duration of appointment, and the body by which nominated.
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton : The Secretary of State is responsible for appointing only one-third of the members of each river purification board, which he does, after consulting such bodies as he thinks fit, to represent the interests of agriculture, fisheries, industry etc. in the board's area. Of the rest, one-third are appointed by the regional councils wholly or partly within the board's area from among their own members, and the remaining third similarly by the district councils. Those appointed by the Secretary of State generally serve for a term of four years, but may be reappointed.
A list of the members of the Clyde River purification board appointed by the Secretary of State, showing the expiry date for each member's term of office and the body or bodies responsible for each nomination, is inserted in the table. The names and appointing authorities of the regional and district council members will be found on page 4 of the Clyde River purification board's annual report for 1988, a copy of which is being placed in the Library of the House.
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Member |Expiry date |Nominating body
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Mr. D. A. Biggart |15 May 1990 |Scottish Anglers National Association
|Salmon and Trout Association
|Anglers Co-operative Association
Mr. J. Dalziel |15 May 1990 |Scottish Trades Union Congress
Hon. D. Galbraith |15 May 1990 |Scottish Anglers National Association
Mr. A. Lowdon |15 May 1990 |Scottish Anglers National Assocition
Mr. L. Szary |15 May 1990 |British Coal
Mrs. J. Mitchell |15 May 1990 |<1>
Mr. J. Reid |15 May 1990 |Scottish Anglers National Association
Mr. A. M. Milroy |15 May 1990 |Confederation of British Industry
Mr. J. Lyon |15 May 1990 |National Farmers Union of Scotland
Captain D. B. McMurray |15 May 1992 |British Ports Authority
Mr. J. McAloon |15 May 1992 |Scottish Anglers National Association
|Anglers Co-operative Association
Dr. D. Curtis |15 May 1992 |Scottish Wildlife Trust
Mr. I. G. B. Raby-Jolley |15 May 1992 |Chambers of Commerce
|Scottish Wildlife Trust
|Scottish Anglers National Association
Dr. F. P. Gardner |15 May 1992 |Confederation of British Industry
Mr. A. McCosh |15 May 1992 |Scottish Landowners Federation
Mr. W. Gentles |15 May 1992 |Scottish Anglers National Association
Mr. G. B. Hill |15 May 1992 |National Farmers Union of Scotland
<1>Appointed by the Secretary of State following previous service on the Board as a member appointed by a local authority.
Police (Death on Duty)
Mr. Shersby : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many police officers in Scotland have lost their lives in the course of their duty during each of the past five years for which figures are available.
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton : Between 1 January 1984 and 31 December 1988 four police officers died in the execution of their duty--two in 1985 and two in 1987. One of the deaths resulted from an accident during a mountain rescue and the other three from road accidents.
Items in Lieu of Tax
Sir Nicholas Fairbairn : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if any items have been accepted in lieu of tax since he last made an announcement to Parliament.
Mr. Rifkind : Further to my statement of 20 April at column 254, I am pleased to announce that the following items have been accepted in lieu of tax :
Sir William Beechey, RA--Portrait of Rear Admiral Sir George Campbell.
Francis Cotes, RA--Portrait of Pryse Campbell.
Francis Cotes, RA--Portrait of Sarah Campbell.
Francis Cotes, RA--Portrait of Elizabeth Adams.
Francis Cots, RA--Portrait of John Campbell Hooke.
Francis Cotes, RA--Portrait of Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Campbell.
Sir Thomas Lawrence, PRA--Portrait of John Frederick,
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1st Earl of Cawdor.Sir Thomas Lawrence, PRA--Portrait of Elizabeth Cawdor.
Sir William Beechey, RA--Portrait of Lady Caroline Cawdor. The portraits have been formally allocated to the national galleries of Scotland but, in accordance with the condition upon which they were offered, the paintings will remain on public display in situ at Cawdor castle, near Nairn.
Total amount of tax satisfied--£260,717.
Locate in Scotland
Mr. McLeish : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give the total number of enquiries dealt with by Locate in Scotland, and the number of companies which subsequently located in Scotland for each of the years since its inception.
Mr. Lang : Comprehensive information is not available in the form requested.
Scottish Development Agency
Mr. McLeish : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give the total expenditure of the Scottish Development Agency to each of the parliamentary constituencies between 1979 and 1988, inclusive.
Mr. Lang : The information, which is available only from 1983-84, is as follows :
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Analysis of Scottish Development Agency expenditure by parliamentary constituency for the period 1983-84 to 1987-88 £ thousands ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Aberdeen North |53 |277 |248 |120 |46 Aberdeen South |478 |2,190 |6,199 |2,758 |2,221 Angus East |840 |768 |268 |1,202 |2,674 Argyll and Bute |282 |342 |286 |141 |505 Ayr |766 |545 |412 |1,064 |358 Banff and Buchan |374 |442 |316 |249 |475 Caithness and Sutherland |6 |39 |77 |647 |353 Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley |796 |942 |490 |1,078 |887 Clackmannan |367 |519 |568 |576 |710 Clydebank and Milngavie |4,101 |3,038 |2,907 |4,091 |2,471 Clydesdale |305 |804 |567 |584 |1,509 Cumbernauld and Kilsyth |665 |319 |250 |126 |205 Cunninghame North |4,871 |2,519 |1,508 |1,328 |1,644 Cunninghame South |774 |121 |413 |4,362 |1,509 Dumbarton |663 |294 |332 |190 |354 Dumfries |618 |691 |1,874 |278 |1,792 Dundee East |1,110 |1,371 |1,103 |744 |722 Dundee West |4,646 |3,016 |4,313 |4,454 |4,891 Dunfermline East |1,042 |595 |1,938 |2,877 |495 Dunfermline West |376 |114 |183 |243 |324 East Kilbride |217 |240 |229 |370 |1,157 East Lothian |515 |281 |232 |859 |450 Eastwood |67 |82 |27 |281 |45 Edinburgh Central |111 |191 |427 |242 |1,115 Edinburgh East |540 |166 |622 |54 |785 Edinburgh Leith |2,940 |3,009 |2,145 |1,713 |1,444 Edinburgh Pentlands |41 |197 |711 |51 |174 Edinburgh South |18 |226 |76 |23 |128 Edinburgh West |534 |144 |549 |197 |101 Falkirk East |539 |107 |276 |254 |162 Falkirk West |584 |1,307 |1,518 |957 |505 Fife Central |506 |283 |260 |483 |1,098 Fife North East |241 |329 |262 |169 |417 Galloway and Upper Nithsdale |185 |1,007 |346 |239 |156 Glasgow Cathcart |54 |102 |663 |358 |324 Glasgow Central |4,506 |4,743 |9,180 |10,348|5,701 Glasgow Garscadden |993 |460 |82 |237 |147 Glasgow Govan |1,618 |871 |1,721 |11,194|23,807 Glasgow Hillhead |278 |478 |1,084 |2,030 |1,506 Glasgow Maryhill |2,606 |1,051 |2,330 |1,904 |1,474 Glasgow Pollock |243 |122 |339 |80 |154 Glasgow Provan |5,632 |9,228 |3,524 |628 |1,568 Glasgow Rutherglen |1,976 |1,149 |887 |998 |1,858 Glasgow Shettleston |4,577 |4,783 |3,072 |2,737 |353 Glasgow Springburn |378 |899 |921 |1,087 |345 Gordon |76 |1,359 |440 |164 |629 Greenock and Port Glasgow |1,000 |1,359 |3,327 |2,318 |2,554 Hamilton |2,116 |1,067 |979 |797 |1,400 Inverness, Nairn and Lochaber |929 |195 |134 |522 |1,293 Kilmarnock and Loudoun |1,566 |1,212 |996 |767 |1,071 Kincardine and Deeside |50 |30 |72 |152 |116 Kirkcaldy |578 |338 |1,375 |136 |1,021 Linlithgow |1,552 |1,954 |3,537 |4,277 |1,692 Livingston |990 |202 |1,848 |1,707 |1,683 Midlothian |649 |973 |480 |481 |253 Monklands East |3,033 |3,322 |4,075 |1,908 |1,735 Monklands West |941 |1,727 |1,338 |551 |297 Moray |196 |215 |119 |83 |162 Motherwell North |4,102 |3,826 |2,519 |3,028 |2,156 Motherwell South |2,372 |1,517 |2,817 |2,206 |1,442 North Tayside |89 |184 |152 |97 |307 Orkney and Shetland |32 |138 |681 |91 |83 Paisley North |2,117 |1,363 |620 |1,000 |1,067 Paisley South |12 |251 |355 |86 |224 Perth and Kinross |503 |131 |536 |318 |324 Renfrew West and Inverclyde |1,226 |2,453 |1,451 |1,318 |787 Ross, Cromarty and Skye |622 |316 |132 |1,231 |25 Roxburgh and Berwickshire |572 |228 |177 |254 |495 Stirling |4,263 |937 |640 |422 |1,285 Strathkelvin and Bearsden |660 |172 |76 |133 |375 Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale |2,051 |731 |433 |1,163 |422 Western Isles |15 |26 |43 |2 |12
Mr. McLeish : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give the total expenditure of the Scottish Development Agency at constant factor prices for each of the years 1979 to 1988 inclusive.
Mr. Lang : The information at 1988-89 prices is set out in the table :
|£ million
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1979-80 |151.6
1980-81 |154.8
1981-82 |140.9
1982-83 |165.4
1983-84 |149.4
1984-85 |144.7
1985-86 |152.6
1986-87 |147.4
1987-88 |145.2
1988-89 |<1>142.7
<1>Provisional.
Mr. McLeish : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give the total expenditure at constant
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factor prices on each of the functional divisions of the Scottish Development Agency in each of the years 1979 to 1988, inclusive.Mr. Lang : Because of changes in agency structure over the years, it is not possible to provide information on expenditure by each functional division of the agency on a consistent basis.
Mr. McLeish : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give an estimate of the total amount of industrial factory space owned by the Scottish Development Agency on the latest date for which the information is available.
Mr. Lang : It is estimated that at 31 March 1989 the Scottish Development Agency owned 1.62 million square metres of property.
Mr. McLeish : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give an estimate of the total amount of industrial space owned by the Scottish Development Agency which is occupied on the latest date for which information is available.
Mr. Lang : It is estimated that at 31 March 1989, 1.313 million square metres of property owned by the Scottish Development Agency was occupied.
Highlands and Islands Development Board
Mr. Henry McLeish : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give the total expenditure of the Highlands and Islands Development Board in each of the years 1979 to 1988, inclusive.
Mr. Lang : I refer the hon. Member to the reply that I gave to my hon. Friend the Member for Tayside, North (Mr. Walker) on 9 May at column 408 .
Engagements
Mr. Harry Ewing : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list his official engagements on Sunday 14 May.
Mr. Rifkind : I had no official engagements on 14 May.
Rent/Mortgage Scheme
Mr. Kirkwood : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will make a statement on his plans to introduce a rent/mortgage scheme to certain tenants in Scotland.
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton : Yes, and I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to my right hon. Friend the Member for Tayside, North (Mr. Walker) on 11 May at column 496.
Drinking in Public Places
Mr. Bill Walker : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he is in a position to state his intentions in regard to possible amendments to the Licensing (Scotland) Act 1976, including any steps he may contemplate in relation to drinking in inappropriate public places.
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton : The recent review of the 1976 Act has revealed a large measure of support for a
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number of the reforms canvassed in the consultation paper issued in 1986. Some of these are designed to enhance the more civilised regime which has developed since enactment of the 1976 Act, for instance to assist families--particularly in tourist and holiday areas--by introducing special children's certificates which will enable families to enjoy a pub lunch in suitable premises. We propose to legislate accordingly. Other provisions in the proposed legislation will be aimed at reducing unnecessary bureaucracy in the processing of licence applications, for example by enabling applicants to cover the issue of afternoon and Sunday opening in their initial applications. This again will be subject to suitable safeguards against abuse ; and, in particular, we accept the clear majority view against any increase in Sunday hours for public houses.Other provisions in this package will, however, remove the present prohibition on the operation of off-sales licences in Scotland on Sundays and will allow "tastings" on off-sales premises. We have also received many representations about the proliferation of regular late night extensions ; and we propose a much tighter control in that regard, for example, by requiring that applicants shall show good reason why the particular locality needs or would benefit from such extension. We also propose a stricter regime by banning repeated applications within two years of any unsuccessful application ; and there will be a number of amendments of a clarificatory or procedural nature. These provisions will be introduced when an appropriate legislative opportunity presents ; and we shall, meantime, be very happy to consider any further representations about them. Another area of concern has been the problem of drinking in public places. Following consultation with the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities and chief constables, the Government have decided to allow an experiment by up to three local authorities in the use of byelaws to prohibit drinking in certain designated localities. The aim of the experiment, which will be carefully monitored by Scottish Office researchers over a two year period, is to see whether such a byelaw can usefully add to the powers already available to the police to deal with the nuisance and distress which can be caused by the anti-social and loutish behaviour of groups of people who over indulge in alcohol in certain public places. Consultation about the appropriate locations, are well advanced and a further announcement in that regard will be made in early course. We expect to be able to confirm bye- laws for the selected areas by the autumn of this year.
Health Authorities (Land)
Mr. Nicholas Bennett : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give for each health board (a) the square footage of unused properties and (b) the square footage or acreage of unused land and the estimated value of each category as a percentage of total land and property and as a percentage of the total land and property value of each board ; and if he will make a statement as to his Department's policy on the sale of unused land and property.
Mr. Michael Forsyth [holding answer 3 February 1989] : The information requested is not collected routinely and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost. There were some 1,497 acres of surplus National Health Service property in Scotland--about 15 per cent. of the National Health Service estate. The information by health board is
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listed in the following table. My Department's policy is that surplus land should be sold as expeditiously as possible having regard to the state of the market and good market practice and normally on the open market for the best price or consideration obtainable. To encourage boards to identify and dispose of their unused property, I have arranged for them to retain all the income from such disposals between now and 31 March 1991 for use within their own area.
|Total estate|Surplus |Estate
Board |Acres |Acres |Per cent.
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Argyll and Clyde |972 |94 |12
Ayrshire and Arran |506 |50 |10
Borders |190 |26 |14
Dumfries and Galloway |383 |20 |5
Fife |420 |21 |5
Forth Valley |551 |144 |26
Grampian |730 |5 |1
Greater Glasgow |2,500 |624 |25
Highland |707 |98 |14
Lothian |1,222 |196 |16
Orkney |12 |4 |33
Shetland |5 |- |-
Tayside |970 |56 |6
Western Isles |40 |- |-
|------- |------- |-------
Total |9,741 |1,497 |15
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Lowland Airports Policy
Mr. Allan Stewart : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what analysis he has made of the consequences for the Scottish economy of (a) continuation of the present Scottish lowland airports policy and (b) a policy of allowing airlines to choose airports for use for long haul flights.
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton [holding answer 18 May 1989] : In commenting to my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Transport on BAA's request for a review of the Scottish lowland airports policy, my right hon. and learned Friend took into account the effects on the economy as well as the environmental effects and other factors.
Female Police Officers (Firearms)
Mr. Redmond : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list, by year, for the last 10 years (a) in how many operations firearms were issued to female police officers and (b) in how many of these operations shots were fired by female police officers ; and if he will make a statement.
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton [holding answer 18 May 1989] : This information is not held centrally.
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