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Statutory Instruments
Dr. David Clark : To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science for each of the last five parliamentary Sessions including the 1988 -89 Session, if he will list the number of statutory instruments that were issued by his Department ; how many were negative and how many affirmative ; and if he will make a statement.
Mrs. Rumbold : Details of statutory instruments subject to parliamentary control made by the Secretary of State during the last five Sessions, are as follows :
Year |Total |Negative Instruments |Affirmative Instruments ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1988-89 |52 |50 |2 1987-88 |33 |30 |3 1986-87 |22 |20 |2 1985-86 |17 |13 |4 1984-85 |12 |10 |2
Haberdashers' Aske's Schools, Deptford
Ms. Ruddock : To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will consider public representations on an application for leave under section 14 of the Education Act 1944 : if he will postpone a decision on the application being made by the governors of the Haberdashers' Aske's Hatcham schools in Deptford until after the school holidays, so as to allow parents and the governors of neighbouring schools sufficient opportunity to make representations ; and if he will make a statement.
Mrs. Rumbold : My right hon. Friend, the former Secretary of State, set out the factors he would take into
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account in considering an application for leave under section 14 of the Education Act 1944 in his answer of 23 January 1989 to my hon. Friend the Member for Dartford, (Mr. Dunn) Official Report column 383. Plainly, these will include the views of governors, parents, and others. My right hon. Friend will take a decision as soon as he is in a position to do so.Ms. Ruddock : To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if, in deciding whether to grant leave to the governors of Haberdashers' Aske's Hatcham girls school, Deptford, to discontinue the school for the purpose of establishing a city technology college he will take into consideration the no vote by a majority of parents to the question, "Do you wish the school to become one of a pair of city technology colleges?"
Mrs. Rumbold : My right hon. Friend, the former Secretary of State, set out the factors we would take into account in deciding such an approach by the governors of the Haberdashers' Aske's schools in his statement of 23 January 1989 at column 307. These will include such views as were expressed to the governors during the public consultations they undertook before they made this approach.
Ms. Ruddock : To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science in the event of city technology colleges being established on the site of the Haberdashers' Aske's Hatcham schools in Deptford, what requirements he will place on the admission policy and catchment area of these city technology colleges to ensure that they benefit children drawn from the north Lewisham and the Deptford task force areas in particular ; and how the catchment area for the city technology schools will relate to that of the proposed Bacons city technology college in docklands.
Mrs. Rumbold : As we shall shortly be considering this approach by the governors of the Haberdashers' Aske's schools under the provisions of section 14 of the Education Act 1944, it would be inappropriate to comment on these questions of detail in advance of that decision. The catchment area of each city technology college is subject to a specific agreement between the sponsors and my right hon. Friend ; and we have always made it clear that each will focus on disadvantaged areas.
Teacher Training
Mr. Steen : To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what funds are available for the training of teachers in the new national curriculum ; what are his plans to help already trained teachers with in- house training ; and if he will make a statement.
Mrs. Rumbold : Specific grants are available for additional expenditure by local education authorities to support the introduction of the national curriculum, including in-service training for teachers. These will support £100 million expenditure in 1989-90. We have allowed schools two extra closure days for training, and the National Curriculum Council has provided advice and training materials.
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County Councils
Mr. Steen : To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what limit he intends to impose on county council spending on capital projects in the public sector ; and if he has any plans to allow the county councils to spend their own money, above the capital allocation approved by the government, for the refurbishment and maintenance of ageing school buildings.
Mrs. Rumbold : The Local Government and Housing Bill which is currently before the House provides for a new system for the control of local authority capital finance. Under that system, which we propose to introduce in 1990-91, the Government will not control an authority's spending on capital projects but it will limit the level of such spending which can be financed by borrowing or the use of other credit arrangements. Authorities will be free to incur additional capital spending which might be financed from revenue or by the use of the permitted proportion of capital receipts. Decisions about the appropriate level of credit approvals for 1990-91 and future years will be announced in the autumn.
Higher Education (Grants)
Mr. Bermingham : To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what proposals he has to increase capital grant for higher education ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Jackson : Decisions on the level of public provision for the education service, including provision for higher education capital, will be taken during the current public expenditure survey round.
Academic Pay
Mr. Bermingham : To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science (1) what proposals he has under consideration to enhance academic pay in higher education to achieve closer parity with recent graduates and postgraduates working in comparable non-academic professions ; and if he will make a statement ;
(2) what proposals he has under consideration for increased levels of pay for research in higher education, and for similar enhancement of postgraduate awards ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Jackson : My right hon. Friend is not at present considering any such proposals in respect of pay : a settlement has recently been made, with his agreement, for salaries of academic and related staff in the universities, including those engaged in research. The employers are negotiating salaries with representatives of the lecturers. In the Government's view, salaries should be set so as to recruit, retain and motivate the staff concerned.
The levels of postgraduate studentships are determined by the award-making bodies, in consultation as appropriate with the Department and amongst themselves, in the light of all the relevant factors, including the number and quality of applications for support and other claims on their resources for training and research funding. My right hon. Friend has, however, recieved advice on this and other matters from the Advisory Board for the Research Councils. This is being published today.
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City Technology Colleges
Mr. Straw : To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what agreements have been entered into, and what draft proposals for agreement are in existence, between him and any promoters of any city technology college, under (a) section 105 of the Education Reform Act and (b) any other relevant provision ; what are the main elements of those agreements ; and if he will deposit copies in the Library.
Mrs. Rumbold : My right hon. Friend has entered into a number of preliminary agreements with individual CTC sponsors to purchase land or buildings for CTC development and to incur transitional costs to be met before CTCs open. These are confidential to each project. All CTCs will be subject to a detailed funding agreement made under section 105 of the Education Reform Act 1988. This will cover capital and recurrent expenditure and set out the terms and conditions on which grant will be paid. A model which forms the basis of such agreements is being placed in the Libraries of both Houses.
Mr. Straw : To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what information he has available to his Department as to the salaries of teachers and head teachers in city technology colleges.
Mrs. Rumbold : Our recurrent grant to city technology colleges is based on an average of expenditure by local education authorities on secondary schools in similar areas. This includes expenditure on the salaries of teachers and headteachers. The precise level of staff salaries in CTCs is a matter for their boards of governors.
Mr. Straw : To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is the expenditure per pupil on (a) books, (b) computers and allied equipment, (c) other equipment, (d) head teachers' salaries and (e) teachers' salaries in respect of (i) pupils in city technology colleges and (ii) pupils in maintained schools.
Mrs. Rumbold : The latest available data on outturn recurrent expenditure in maintained secondary schools are set out in the table. Comparable data for city technology colleges are not yet available.
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Average Expenditure<1> per Pupil in Maintained Secondary Schools England 1987-88 |£ --------------------------------------------------------- Text and library books |15 Educational equipment<2> |47 Teacher salaries<3> |1,075 <1> The figures are based on LEA expenditure returns to the Department of the Environment and pupil number returns to the DES. They are given in cash terms. <2> A breakdown of expenditure on different types of educational equipment is not available. <3> A breakdown of expenditure between head teachers' salaries and other teachers' salaries is not available. The teacher salaries figure given in the table includes the salaries of head teachers.
Examinations
Mr. John Carlisle : To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether he will consider setting a minimum required amount of coursework or attendance before a school pupil is allowed to sit a public examination.
Mrs. Rumbold : It is for individual schools to enter their pupils as candidates for public examinations. In doing so, they must naturally have regard to pupils' fitness to sit the examination, including such matters as the courses they are undertaking and the standards they have attained.
Advisory Board for the Research Councils
Mr. Anthony Coombs : To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he has received advice from the Advisory Board for the Research Councils in relation to the public expenditure survey for 1989 ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Jackson : The advice is being published today and copies are available in the Library. I would like to express my appreciation to Sir David Phillips and the board for the work which has gone into its preparation. I shall be considering the advice in the normal way during the 1989 public expenditure survey discussions.
Universities (Grants)
Mr. Anthony Coombs : To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether he will list the grants made available to universities in Great Britain in the financial year 1988-89, on the advice of the University Grants Committee and the computer board.
Mr. Jackson : The information is as follows :
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1988-89
Grants to universities and colleges, etc.
For Recurrent Grants
|General Purposes |Overseas Research Student|Redundancy |Total |Computers
|Awards Scheme
|Subhead C1 |Subhead D2
|£000 |£000 |£000 |£000 |£000
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Aston University |19,296 |32 |625 |19,953 |244
Bath University |17,911 |53 |992 |18,956 |788
Birmingham University |45,925 |91 |1,281 |47,297 |427
Bradford University |18,185 |14 |612 |18,811 |260
Bristol University |37,871 |59 |1,208 |39,138 |295
Brunel University |15,947 |2 |679 |16,628 |176
Cambridge University |53,482 |1,189 |0 |54,671 |533
City University |15,085 |18 |1,570 |16,673 |109
Durham University |20,788 |38 |732 |21,558 |87
East Anglia University |17,515 |26 |2,118 |19,659 |174
Essex University |10,817 |41 |469 |11,327 |195
Exeter University |19,469 |18 |1,088 |20,575 |126
Hull University |18,344 |12 |1,339 |19,695 |243
Keele University |10,013 |14 |1,954 |11,981 |181
Kent University |14,299 |10 |188 |14,497 |216
Lancaster University |17,062 |28 |729 |17,819 |174
Leeds University |50,450 |211 |1,490 |52,151 |417
Leicester University |22,704 |19 |412 |23,135 |172
Liverpool |45,161 |55 |1,249 |46,465 |328
London Business School |2,070 |3 |4 |2,077 |17
London University,
including its College
and Schools |299,383 |969 |21,087 |321,439 |6,580
Loughborough
University of
Technology |24,040 |19 |678 |24,737 |317
Manchester Business
School |1,323 |0 |156 |1,479 |66
Manchester University |60,368 |191 |1,532 |62,091
Manchester University |3,963
Institute of Science |20,969 |407 |1,583 |22,959
and Technology
Newcastle upon Tyne
University |38,294 |64 |1,065 |39,423 |361
Nottingham University |34,717 |31 |459 |35,207 |375
Oxford University |54,583 |821 |1,401 |56,805 |496
Reading University |22,632 |- |249 |22,881 |219
Salford University |16,759 |13 |1,462 |18,234 |205
Sheffield University |37,932 |101 |3,739 |41,772 |300
Southampton University |32,456 |70 |637 |33,163 |376
Surrey University |15,695 |43 |1,750 |17,488 |190
Sussex University |18,420 |70 |1,627 |20,117 |189
Warwick University |24,602 |26 |197 |24,825 |194
York University |15,432 |17 |126 |15,575 |130
University of Wales,
including University
Colleges and
Institute of Science
and Technology |89,677 |149 |2,632 |92,458 |971
Aberdeen University |26,345 |57 |1,229 |27,631 |223
Dundee University |18,794 |50 |639 |19,483 |135
Edinburgh University |57,970 |184 |2,025 |60,179 |612
Glasgow University |55,849 |127 |1,852 |57,828 |313
Heriot-Watt University |15,139 |21 |811 |15,971 |171
St. Andrews University |15,007 |62 |903 |15,972 |138
Stirling University |11,255 |11 |563 |11,829 |130
Strathclyde University |31,604 |145 |811 |32,560 |293
Other payments |<1>684 |<2>89 |<3>87 |860 |<4>1,060
|------- |------- |------- |------- |-------
Total |1,512,323 |5,670 |68,039 |1,586,032 |23,169
<1>£662,000 paid direct to the University Central Council on Admissions and £22,000 in respect of the National Engineering Laboratory, East Kilbride.
<2>£63,000 paid to Cranfield Institute of Technology, £23,000 to the Committee of Vice-Chancellors and Principals for administration of the Overseas Research Student Fees Support
Scheme and £3,000 to the Royal College of Art.
<3>£87,000 paid to the Committee of Vice-Chancellors and Principals.
<4>£311,000 fees paid to the Central Computer and Telecommunications Agency (CCTA) for negotiating contracts and £749,000 paid to the Rutherford and Appleton Laboratories (SERC) for
networking projects.
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Grants to universities and colleges, etc.
For capital
expenditure
|Universities etc. |Medical and dental|<1>Equipment and |Computers
|schools |furniture
|Subhead A1(1) |Subhead A1(2) |Subhead A2 |Subhead B1
|£000 |£000 |£000 |£000
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Aston University |- |- |1,496 |-
Bath University |167 |- |1,423 |2,311
Birmingham University |- |4 |3,321 |3
Bradford University |- |- |1,288 |11
Bristol University |34 |- |2,423 |768
Brunel University |- |- |1,268 |1
Cambridge Univerity |26 |1 |5,353 |1,437
City University |- |- |872 |-
Durham University |- |- |2,033 |209
East Anglia University |19 |- |901 |-
Essex University |- |- |684 |4
Exeter University |1,008 |185 |944 |99
Hull University |- |- |1,060 |54
Keelle University |52 |- |568 |389
Kent University |- |- |694 |110
Lancaster University |- |- |1,212 |493
Leeds University |- |- |3,651 |155
Leicester University |- |356 |1,677 |-
Liverpool University |- |- |3,355 |223
London Business School |- |- |126 |-
London University, including its Colleges and Schools 683 8,700 22,680 5,211
Loughborough University of Technology |- |- |1,806 |67
Manchester Business School |- |- |66 |-
Manchester University |- |- |4,891
Manchester University Institute of Science and |1,787
Technology |127 |- |2,051
Newcastle upon Tyne University |- |2,324 |2,880 |210
Nottingham University |- |2 |2,630 |-
Oxford University |825 |122 |5,429 |304
Reading University |45 |- |1,885 |22
Salford University |1,671 |- |1,533 |90
Sheffield University |- |16 |2,730 |44
Southampton University |618 |- |2,953 |105
Surrey University |- |- |1,496 |44
Sussex University |- |- |1,242 |89
Warwick University |- |- |1,373 |46
York University |- |- |1,132 |60
University of Wales, including University Colleges
and Institute of Science and Technology |2,198 |- |6,739 |761
Aberdeen University |- |- |1,713 |14
Dundee University |131 |- |1,355 |153
Edinburgh University |- |- |4,371 |265
Glasgow University |512 |2 |4,336 |532
Heriot-Watt University |4,465 |- |1,899 |9
St. Andrews University |- |- |858 |43
Stirling University |- |- |532 |6
Strathclyde University |382 |- |2,333 |-
Other payments |- |- |- |647
|---- |---- |---- |----
Total |12,963 |11,712 |115,262 |16,776
<1> The sums provided from Subhead A2, earmarked for individual universities as shown, were transferred to a Deposit Account with the
Paymaster General from which issues were made as required towards meeting the costs of furniture and equipment. The balance remaining in the
Deposit Account at 31 March 1989, which is not liable to surrender to the Consolidated Fund, was £18,737,000. This sum includes £1,725,000 in
respect of the Engineering and Technology Programme.
Note: In addition a further £72,000 was transferred to the Deposit Account to meet expenditure by Universities for the Engineering and
Technology Programme. Other payments comprise £647,0000 paid to the Rutherford and Appleton Laboratories (SERC) for networking projects.
Grants and loans for long terms capital projects, universities etc. (Subhead A1(1))
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Details of expenditure on works services costing more than £1,000,000 shown in Table 1 to the Estimate
Project Provision Expenditure Expenditure compared
with provision
|Less than provided|More than provided
|£000 |£000 |£000 |£000
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Building projects and purchase of existing buildings:
New and on-going projects originally expected to cost £1 million or more
Bath University: Building 6 East |310 |168 |142 |-
Bristol University: Veterinary School |425 |34 |391 |-
Cardiff University/UWIST: Joint Faculty Building |1,900 |8 |1,892 |-
Cardiff/UWIST Mechanical and Civil Engineering |400 |124 |276 |-
Dundee University: Library |365 |131 |234 |-
Exeter University: Education |945 |31 |914 |-
Glasgow University: Chemistry Rationalisation II |1,035 |72 |963 |-
Heriot-Watt University
(a) Chemical and Process Engineering |135 |54 |81 |-
(b) Library Phase II |285 |303 |- |18
(c) Brewing and Biological Science |1,145 |2,086 |- |941
(d) Economics and Social Studies |880 |968 |- |88
London University:
Queen Mary College Library |340 |481 |- |141
Imperial College, Chemistry II |900 |- |900 |-
UMIST: Library |145 |125 |20 |-
Oxford university: Electrical Engineering/Computer Science (ETP) 735 824 - 89
Salford university:
(a) Physical Restructuring |1,220 |56 |1,164 |-
(b) Library II |680 |82 |598 |-
Southampton university: Library |85 |209 |- |124
Strathclyde university: Royal College rationalisation II 235 382 - 147
|--- |--- |--- |---
Total (Subhead A1(1)) |12,165 |6,138 |7,575 |1,548
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Grants and loans for long term capital projects: Medical and dental schools, (Subhead A1(2))-1988-89
Details of expenditure on works services costing more than £1,000,000 shown in table 2 to the estimate
Expenditure compared
with provision
Project |Provision |Expenditure |Less than provided|More than provided
|£'000s |£'000s |£'000s |£'000s
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Building projects and purchase of existing buildings:
1. New and on-going projects originally
expected to cost the UGC £1 million or
more
London University: St. Mary's HMS,
phase IB |183 |65 |118 |-
London University: Institute of Child Care,
Cardiac wing, remedial works |227 |51 |176 |-
London University: Royal Postgraduate
Medical School, Cyclotron building,
remedial works |98 |- |98 |-
London University: Cardiothoracic
Institute, Cardiothoracic centre, phase I |714 |- |714 |-
London University: Institute of
Dermatology, relocation at St. Thomas'
hospital |872 |- |872 |-
Manchester University: Royal Infirmary,
phase II |920 |- |920 |-
London University: Queen Mary College |3,727 |618 |3,109 |-
Newcastle University: Royal Victoria
Infirmary, phase V |2,781 |- |2,781 |-
2. New and on-going phased medical projects,
the total contribution to all phases expected
to be £1 million or more
London University: Royal Postgraduate
Medical School, redevelopment of
Hammersmith Hospital, phase I |155 |- |155 |-
London University: Royal Postgraduate
Medical School, Redevelopment of
Hammersmith Hospital catering
centralisation |250 |- |250 |-
London University: University College
Middlesex, HMS Whittington Hospital
redevelopment, phase I |371 |- |371 |-
London University: University College
Middlesex Hospital Medical School, resiting
clinical areas |623 |- |623 |-
|------- |------- |------- |-------
Sub Total |10,921 |734 |10,187 |-
3. Projects expected to start in 1988-89 on
which the UGC contribution not yet agreed |400 |- |- |-
4. On-going projects not separately identified |306 |- |- |-
5. Furniture on health-controlled schemes |300 |- |- |-
6. Sites and leases |700 |- |- |-
|------- |------- |------- |-------
Total (Medical and Dental Schools)
(Subhead A1(2)) |12,627 |734 |10,187 |-
Total (Universities, etc.) (Subhead A1(1)
(Table 1)) |12,165 |6,138 |7,575 |1,548
|------- |------- |------- |-------
Total Subhead A1 |24,792 |6,872 |17,762 |1,548
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Grants for expenditure long term capital computer projects, (subhead B1)
Details of expenditure on computer projects costing more than £1,000,000 payable under subhead B1
Project Provision Expenditure Expenditure compared
with Provision
|Less than Provided|More than Provided
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|£000 |£000 |£000 |£000
Projects costing £1 million or more<1>
Aberdeen University (new computer) |301 |6 |295 |-
Bristol University (new computer) |1,330 |1,323 |7 |-
Glasgow University (new computer) |470 |470 |- |-
Kings College, London (new computer) |- |917 |- |917
Manchester University (new computer national
centre) |41 |21 |20 |-
Loughborough University (new computer) |1,195 |- |1,195 |-
Oxford University (new computer) |303 |283 |20 |-
|------- |------- |------- |-------
Sub Total |3,640 |3,020 |1,537 |917
Projects costing less than £1m
End-year flexibility |13,151 |13,756 |- |605
|------- |------- |------- |-------
Total (Subhead B1) |16,791 |16,776 |1, 537 |1,522
<1>All projects are for the replacement of centrally managed computer facilities whose total Computer Board contribution exceeds £1,000,
000. The purchases are made on the basis of fixed price contracts when payment profiles extend over more than one year.
HOUSE OF COMMONS
British Telecom Services
Mr. Oppenheim : To ask the Lord President of the Council if he has any plans to require British Telecom to introduce itemised billing within the next 12 months for its services to the House.
Sir Geoffrey Howe [holding answer 26 July 1989] : The monitoring of British Telecom's operation in the House over the next 12 months is not expected to involve the preparation of itemised bills.
Mr. Oppenheim : To ask the Lord President of the Council how much it will cost to maintain the British Telecom monopoly provision of services to the House of Commons over the next 12 months; and what is the figure with the option of using Mercury's services.
Sir Geoffrey Howe [holding answer 26 July 1989] : On the basis of figures given for 1988 in appendix 1 of the first report of the Services Committee for Session 1988-89 (HC 143), the total cost of telecommunications services for the 12 months to 31 March 1990 is estimated to be £1,689,000, of which call charges will account for some £618,600. It is estimated that a change to Mercury outgoing telephone lines as proposed by CCTA would save some £50,000 to £75, 000.
Mr. Oppenheim : To ask the Lord President of the Council if he will ensure that Oftel's policy of promoting competing telecom operators, for the benefit of consumers, is adopted by the House.
Sir Geoffrey Howe [holding answer 26 July 1989] : The effect on the House of Oftel's national policy of promoting effective competition between telecommunications organisations was considered by the Services Committee in its first report of this Session (HC 143). I have nothing to add to the statements made in that report.
Mr. Oppenheim : To ask the Lord President of the Council if he will ensure that there will be close and careful monitoring of the existing services provided by British Telecom to the House during the next 12 months.
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Sir Geoffrey Howe [holding answer 26 July 1989] : Such an exercise is already being considered by the authorities of the House in response to the first report of the Services Committee of this Session (HC(1988-89)143) on "Telecommunications : The Provision of Services to the House."
NATIONAL FINANCE
Ivory
Mr. Tony Banks : To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if any consignments of ivory have been seized or detained at ports of entry since 12 April.
Mr. Ryder [holding answer 20 July 1989] : Yes, but records of such seizures held centrally are incomplete at this stage. Records of detentions are not maintained centrally and the information sought could be obtained only at disproportionate expense.
Mr. Tony Banks : To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what information he has regarding cargoes of raw and worked ivory currently held at British ports of entry; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Ryder [holding answer 20 July 1989] : Consignments of ivory continue to be intercepted by Customs and may be detained or seized according to the circumstances. The Department of the Environment is consulted as necessary in individual cases.
Gross Domestic Product
Mr. Sillars : To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the elements of economic activity by which he measures gross domestic product; and whether there are any significant differences in measurement between the United Kingdom and other members of G 7.
Mr. Norman Lamont : Economic activity, as measured by the gross domestic product (GDP), includes all those activities which result in the production of goods and services exchanged for money. These include the production of physical commodities, that is, the products
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of the agriculture, extractive, manufacturing and construction industries. It also covers service-producing activities : transport and communication, wholesale and retail distribution, hotels and catering, financial services, hospitals and education, as well as public administration and defence.Additionally, some activities not exchanged for money are included. Three main examples are : the provision of owner-occupied housing; the non- trading use of fixed assets owned by the Government and by private non- profit-making bodies; and the cost of employees' income in kind.
Further information on measurement of GDP may be found in the introductory section of the 1988 edition of "United Kingdom National Accounts", otherwise known as the "CSO Blue Book", and "United Kingdom National Accounts : Sources and Methods", both of which are available from the House of Commons Library.
GDP and other national accounts estimates supplied to international organisations are based on the United Nations system of national accounts (SNA). These estimates are similar to the Central Statistical Office's estimates appearing in the CSO Blue Book and other CSO publications, with small variations mainly reflecting presentation rather than differences of substance.
Balance of Payments
Mr. Sillars : To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish a table showing the balance of payments surplus or deficit in each year from 1964 to the nearest available date.
Mr. Norman Lamont : Figures for the current account balance are published in Economic Trends, annual supplement, 1989 edition, table 29 (for the years 1964 to 1987) and in Economic Trends, June 1989, table A1 (giving the latest estimate for 1988). Copies of these publications are in the Library.
Independent Taxation
Mr. Barry Field : To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on progress towards the introduction of independent taxation in April 1990.
Mr. Lilley : Preparations are well in hand for the introduction of independent taxation in April 1990.
Labour Statistics
Mr. Cash : To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer by how much total employment has risen since 1983.
Mr. Norman Lamont : Since March 1983, the work force in employment has increased by 3,123,000.
CBI
Mr. Oppenheim : To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when he last met the chairman of the Confederation of British Industry ; and what matters were discussed.
Mr. Adams : To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when he next expects to meet representatives of the Confederation of British Industry to discuss United Kingdom economic policy.
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Mr. Norman Lamont : My right hon. Friend meets representatives of the CBI from time to time, and a wide range of subjects is discussed.
Economic Growth
Mr. Anthony Coombs : To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the rate of economic growth in the lastest year for which figures are available.
Mr. Norman Lamont : The output measure of gross domestic product is estimated to have grown by 2 per cent. in the year to the first quarter of 1989. But this figure was depressed by accidents in the North sea oil sector. Excluding North sea oil, output grew by 4 per cent. in the year to the first quarter of 1989.
Public Spending Planning
Ms. Short : To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will makes statement on the public spending planning total.
Mr. Norman Lamont : The public expenditure planning total is the aggregate used by the Government for planning and control purposes. The outturn for 1989-90 is expected to be in line with the plan of £167.1 billion.
Public Expenditure
Mr. Callaghan : To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what steps the Treasury is taking to ensure adequate levels of efficiency and value for money in Her Majesty's Government's public expenditure programmes.
Mr. Norman Lamont : I refer the hon. Member to the speech my predecessor gave on 21 June, a copy of which is in the Library of the House. This speech describes the very considerable progress which the Government are making to secure greater efficiency and value for money in the public services.
Income Tax
Mr. John Evans : To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what proportion of the income of a single person on half average earnings went on income tax in 1979-80 and 1988-89.
Mr. Lilley : In 1979-80 a single person on half average male earnings paid 16.4 per cent. of his earnings in income tax. In 1988-89, he paid 15.2 per cent.
Mr. Austin Mitchell : To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he has revised the figures given in his reply dated 10 April, Official Report, column 348, concerning the number of tax units and tax liability by range of total income ; and whether he will publish in the Official Report a table breaking down the figures to show (i) steps of £1,000 between £10,000 and £15,000 (ii) for £15, 000-£17,499 (iii) £20,000-£24,999 and (iv) £100,000 and above.
Mr. Lilley : The figures in the reply of 10 April to the hon. Member, Official Report, column 348, have not been revised. I regret that reliable estimates for more detailed income ranges are not available, as estimates are based on a projection of the 1986-87 survey of personal incomes. All estimates are provisional and subject to some degree of uncertainty.
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Mr. Allen : To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people make up the 1 per cent. of taxpayers who pay the most tax ; and at what level of income this 1 per cent. begins.
Mr. Lilley [holding answer 25 July 1989] : In 1989-90 the top 1 per cent. of income tax payers includes about 210,000 single people and married couples with income of over £60,000 per annum. This estimate is based on their income subject to tax, before deduction of tax reliefs and personal allowances.
Manufacturing Profitability
Mr. Jack : To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is his estimate of the increase in manufacturing profitability during the latest full year for which figures are available.
Mr. Norman Lamont : The latest full-year estimate of manufacturing companies' profitability, as indicated by the net rate of return on capital employed, is for 1987. Manufacturing profitability increased from 7.5 per cent., in 1986 to 9.2 per cent. in 1987. The level of manufacturing profitability in 1987 was the highest since 1969.
Stamp Duty
Mr. Austin Mitchell : To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will provide an up-to-date estimate of the yield of stamp duty on the sale of domestic premises in the current financial year and in 1988-89, with a breakdown by regions where possible.
Mr. Lilley : I shall answer when resources permit.
Interest Rates
Mr. Austin Mitchell : To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is his estimate of the effect of high interest rates on (a) the inflow of short-term capital, (b) the supply of credit and (c) the supply of money ; and if he will publish in the Official Report a table showing for each year since 1970 the rate of inflation, the average rate of interest, the public sector deficit, the trade deficit and the estimated inflow of foreign funds.
Mr. Norman Lamont : I shall answer when resources permit.
Foreign Funds
Mr. Austin Mitchell : To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what was the inflow of foreign funds in 1988 to finance the purchase of (a) British companies and (b) other assets ; and if he will provide an estimate for this year to date ;
(2) what effect the inflow of foreign funds is having on asset prices and on the rate of inflation.
Mr. Norman Lamont : I shall answer when resources permit.
Current Account Deficit
Mr. Austin Mitchell : To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) how much of the budget surplus in 1988 was used to neutralise the effect on credit and the money supply of the current account deficit ; and how this was achieved ;
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(2) whether he will publish in the Official Report his estimate of the monetary counterpart of the current account deficit in 1988 and in the first five months of the current year ;(3) whether he will publish in the Official Report a table showing for each year since 1970 the balance of payments with the EEC and with the rest of the world on current account less viable trade at current and at 1988 prices ; and to what he ascribes the change of mind.
Mr. Norman Lamont : I shall answer when resources permit.
Lending (Overseas Residents)
Mr. Austin Mitchell : To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the amount of sterling lending to overseas residents in each of the past 10 years.
Mr. Norman Lamont : I shall answer when resources permit.
Output Statistics
Mr. Austin Mitchell : To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will bring up to date the information on output per head of the working population given in his reply of 8 November, Official Report , column 111.
Mr. Norman Lamont : The information requested is given in the following table :
|Output<1>
------------------------------
1959 |69.2
1963 |74.8
1968 |87.3
1972 |95.1
1973 |99.1
1974 |97.6
1975 |94.8
1976 |95.6
1977 |96.8
1978 |99.2
1979 |99.9
1980 |96.2
1981 |94.4
1982 |95.8
1983 |98.4
1984 |98.7
1985 |100.0
1986 |102.2
1987 |106.4
1988 |110.9
<1>Output per head of work
force excluding class 13 (
1985=100).
|Average annual increase
|Per cent.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1959 to 1973 |2.6
1973 to 1988 |0.7
1979 to 1988 |1.2
Notes:
1. Based on mid-year estimates of the work force.
2. 1959 is given as the first year because consistent figures on
employees are not available earlier.
3. Figures refer to United Kingdom.
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European Single Market
Mr. Austin Mitchell : To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what effect he expects the single market to have on the balance of trade with the EEC in invisibles ; and if he will list the sectors for which exports are expected to increase faster than imports.
Mr. Norman Lamont : I shall answer when resources permit.
Taxation
Mr. Austin Mitchell : To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is his estimate of the percentage of total personal income taken by (a) direct taxes on household including rates and (b) employees social security contributions in 1973-74, 1978-79 and 1988-89.
Mr. Lilley : I will answer when resources permit.
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