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Mr. Neubert : Following the collision, it was decided to combine the repairs with the ship's 1989 refit. The contract was placed with Swan Hunter Ltd. after a competition. The estimated total cost of the repair and refit (including equipments procured separately by the Ministry) is £45 million.
Pensions
Mr. Alfred Morris : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what adjustments were made to comparator earnings by the armed forces pay review body to reflect its judgment on the additional pension benefit received by members of the armed forces compared with that available for civilian schemes for each of the years from its inception in 1971 ;
(2) what adjustments were made to comparator earnings by the armed forces pay review body in each of the years since 1971, to reflect its judgment on the additional widows' pension benefit received by members of the armed forces compared with that available for civilian schemes.
Mr. Archie Hamilton : Between 1971 and 1980 the adjustments made by the AFPRB in respect of the value of pension benefits (including widows' pension benefits) were based on the adjustments used in the context of negotiated pay in the home civil service : details were not published by the AFPRB. From 1981 to 1985, the AFPRB made a downward adjustment of 11 per cent. to comparator earnings. From 1986 onwards, the downward adjustment was reduced to 10 per cent.
Mr. Alfred Morris : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what adjustments were made to comparator earnings by the armed forces pay review body in each of the years (a) 1985, (b) 1986, (c) 1987, (d) 1988 and (e) 1989 to reflect its judgment on the additional widowers' pension benefit received by female members of the armed forces compared with that available for civilian schemes.
Mr. Archie Hamilton : None. Adjustments to comparator earnings are currently made on the basis of male pension benefits only.
Armed Forces Pay
Mr. Alfred Morris : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what procedures operated for each of the years from 1960 to set levels of pay for the armed forces ; what consideration was given to pension benefits then available to members of the armed forces in setting such levels in each subsequent year ; and what decisions were taken.
Mr. Archie Hamilton : Between 1960 and 1968 pay in the armed forces was reviewed every two years. Pay was
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determined by reference to changes in civil service pay (for officers) and to changes in average earnings in manufacturing and other industries (for other ranks). In 1968, armed forces pay was made the subject of a standing reference to the National Board for Prices and Incomes. The AFPRB was established in 1971 to advise the Prime Minister on pay and allowances in the armed forces. Until 1980 adjustments for pension benefits were linked to those agreed for the home civil service.Low Flying
Mr. Macdonald : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many, and what types of aircraft will take part in overland low-flying activity during Exercise JMC 90/2 ; on what dates and between which times in what areas any such low flying will take place ; and what is the minimum height for overland low-level flights in Exercise JMC 90/2.
Mr. Neubert : The majority of air activity in support of this exercise will be carried out over the sea, but some overland low flying may occur in daylight hours on Friday 22, Monday 25 and Tuesday 26 June, north of Scapa Flow in the Orkney Islands and in north-west Scotland. Buccaneer, Tornado, Jaquar, Canberra and Hunter aircraft are expected to participate, as well as some air defence aircraft. The exact numbers of aircraft will depend on prevailing weather conditions and operational considerations. Some helicopter activity is also planned. The minimum height authorised for fixed-wing aircraft over land during the exercise will be 250 ft.
JENOA
Mr. Macdonald : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what is the meaning of the term JENOA in relation to Exercise JMC 90/2 ; and if he will make a statement on the nature and purpose of the activities to be conducted in the JENOA area in Exercise JMC 90/2.
Mr. Neubert : JENOA is an acronym for general operations area. It is a term used by exercise managers and refers to any one of a series of pre- defined areas of sea forming a grid within the exercise area.
Stornoway Airport
Mr. Macdonald : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what is the vertical separation provided to aircraft operating under the control of Royal Air Force radar controllers at times of military activation of Stornoway airport.
Mr. Neubert : The minimum vertical separation provided to aircraft operating under the control of Royal Air Force radar controllers at times of military activation of Stornoway airport is normally 1,000 ft, but this may be reduced to 500 ft in certain defined circumstances.
Mr. Macdonald : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what use will be made of Stornoway airport during Exercise JMC 90/2.
Mr. Archie Hamilton : It is planned to deploy six Tornado F3 aircraft and one Sea King helicopter to Stornoway airport during part of Exercise JMC 90/2.
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Nuclear Accidents
Mr. Tony Lloyd : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what steps he has taken to ensure that the facilities at Coulport for the handling and storage of Trident warheads will be adequate to contain any potential plutonium dispersal that could be caused by a nuclear warhead accident.
Mr. Archie Hamilton : The likelihood of an accident to a nuclear weapon involving dispersal of plutonium is extremely remote, and safety is fully taken into account both in weapon design and operating procedures at handling and storage depots. Comprehensive plans exist for accident response at naval bases including Coulport ; these are kept under review to ensure that they are adequate to deal with all accident scenarios.
MOD Police
Dr. Godman : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many Ministry of Defence police were employed at Royal Ordnance, Bishopton until the disbandment of the police force in June ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Neubert : The Ministry of Defence police (MDP) complement for Bishopton provided for a detachment of 39 officers, prior to its withdrawal from 1 June 1990. The present position is as stated in my written answer to the hon. Member for Renfrew, West and Inverclyde (Mr. Graham) on 15 May, at column 392.
RAF Quedgeley
Mr. French : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) whether there are any plans to release any part of land currently at RAF Quedgeley for purposes other than his Department's use ;
(2) what representations he has received on the potential development of land at RAF Quedgeley ;
(3) if he has any plans to hold consultations with local residents about alternate uses for land at RAF Quedgeley ;
(4) if he will make a statement on the future use of RAF Quedgeley other than for his Department's purposes.
Mr. Archie Hamilton [holding answer 19 June 1990] : We do not yet have any specific plans to dispose of land at RAF Quedgeley. However, as a result of requests from Gloucester city council, Stroud district council, and private sector interests, we have identified some 248 acres as likely to become surplus to defence requirements, and as suitable therefore for inclusion in the local plan currently in preparation.
The future use of any such land would be a matter for consultation with the local planning authority and other interested parties, in line with normal planning procedures.
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Roads
Mr. John D. Taylor : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what proposals he has to improve the roads between Glasgow and the Mull of Kintyre.
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton : The road between Glasgow and the southern end of the Mull of Kintyre
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comprises the A82 and A83 which stretches from Glasgow to Lochgilphead forming part of the trunk road network ; and the A83 (non-trunk) from Lochgilphead to Campbeltown and B842 Campbeltown to Keil Point on the Mull of Kintyre which are part of the local road network for which Strathclyde regional council has responsibility. Major improvement schemes in progress or currently planned relating to the A82 and A83 trunk road section of the route are as follows : A82 Luss bypass ; work commenced in March this year.A82 Hollybank-Tarbet ; the preferred line order for this scheme is expected to be published soon.
A83 Inveraray bypass ; a preferred line has yet to be established.
Minor schemes on the A82 involve the installation of central reserve safety fencing between Erskine and Balloch and improvement of the junctions with the A8014 and A814.
On the non-trunk section Strathclyde regional council has three road schemes planned or in progress.
Religious Education
Mrs. Margaret Ewing : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the total number of responses so far received to his draft circular on religious education and religious observance in primary schools, listing the names of the organisations involved ; and when he intends to issue a definitive policy on this matter.
Mr. Lang : Responses have been received to date from the organisations listed. In addition 13 individuals have commented. Further responses will be accepted until the end of June. It is intended to issue a circular when these responses have been fully considered.
Organisations responding to Draft Circular on Religious Education and Observance The Baptist Union of Scotland.
The Church of Scotland.
The Congregation Union of Scotland.
The Free Presbyterian Church of Scotland.
The Scottish Episcopal Church.
The Professional Association of Teachers in Scotland.
The Catholic Education Commission.
The Association of Teachers of Religious Education in Scotland. The Scottish Association of Advisers in Religious Education. Association of Directors of Education in Scotland.
The Educational Institute of Scotland.
The Scottish Joint Committee on Religious Education.
The Scottish Humanist Council.
The Catholic Head Teachers Association of Scotland.
Education Alert.
Christian Education Movement in Scotland.
The Scottish Parent Teacher Council.
The Scottish Consultative Council on the Curriculum.
The Association of Christian Teachers.
The Convention of Scottish Local Authorities.
Education Expenditure
Dr. Godman : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the expenditure per pupil in real terms for each year from 1979, by eduation authority, in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools.
Mr. Lang : The information available is given in the table, which has been compiled from local authority financial returns. Expenditure on primary and secondary schools in Highland region was not separately identified in 1979-80.
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|c|Expenditure per pupil in primary and secondary schools adjusted to 1988-89 prices using the GDP deflator|c|
Region 1979-80 1980-81 1981-82 1982-83 1983-84
|Primary |Secondary|Primary |Secondary|Primary |Secondary|Primary |Secondary|Primary |Secondary
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Borders |1,022 |1,366 |1,129 |1,458 |1,182 |1,458 |1,197 |1,476 |1,181 |1,510
Central |841 |1,460 |932 |1,533 |996 |1,593 |1,051 |1,637 |1,076 |1,670
Dumfries and Galloway |858 |1,502 |968 |1,531 |999 |1,547 |1,055 |1,553 |1,063 |1,635
Fife |918 |1,472 |1,040 |1,568 |1,099 |1,638 |1,071 |1,648 |1,128 |1,675
Grampian |956 |1,571 |1,003 |1,738 |1,072 |1,729 |1,112 |1,764 |1,123 |1,769
Highland |n.a. |n.a. |983 |1,546 |1,014 |1,647 |1,074 |1,652 |1,092 |1,687
Lothian |958 |1,656 |1,091 |1,811 |1,121 |1,855 |1,054 |1,802 |1,085 |1,837
Strathclyde |922 |1,498 |1,010 |1,571 |1,096 |1,663 |1,140 |1,709 |1,174 |1,777
Tayside |847 |1,532 |932 |1,627 |1,017 |1,721 |1,043 |1,736 |1,067 |1,803
Orkney |1,376 |1,543 |1,473 |1,519 |1,419 |1,705 |1,327 |1,760 |1,341 |1,908
Shetland |1,022 |2,166 |1,245 |2,404 |1,377 |2,516 |1,521 |2,587 |1,535 |2,459
Western Isles |1,073 |1,859 |1,201 |1,899 |1,233 |1,907 |1,259 |2,005 |1,304 |2,124
n.a.-Not available.
|c|Expenditure per pupil in primary and secondary schools adjusted to 1988-89 prices using the GDP deflator|c|
Region 1984-85 1985-86 1986-87 1987-88 1988-89
|Primary |Secondary|Primary |Secondary|Primary |Secondary|Primary |Secondary|Primary |Secondary
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Borders |1,177 |1,590 |1,169 |1,643 |1,231 |1,807 |1,253 |1,902 |1,333 |2,188
Central |1,068 |1,687 |1,046 |1,729 |1,085 |1,863 |1,160 |2,039 |1,224 |2,114
Dumfries and Galloway |1,059 |1,715 |1,006 |1,686 |1,068 |1,933 |1,147 |2,112 |1,204 |2,273
Fife |1,071 |1,709 |1,095 |1,743 |1,152 |1,925 |1,221 |2,134 |1,302 |2,251
Grampian |1,102 |1,830 |1,074 |1,776 |1,152 |1,947 |1,179 |2,078 |1,192 |2,281
Highland |1,107 |1,671 |1,090 |1,700 |1,166 |1,831 |1,257 |2,003 |1,284 |2,095
Lothian |1,080 |1,822 |1,084 |1,885 |1,166 |2,083 |1,192 |2,192 |1,175 |2,282
Strathclyde |1,167 |1,837 |1,161 |1,864 |1,203 |2,017 |1,255 |2,157 |1,262 |2,252
Tayside |1,082 |1,782 |1,071 |1,816 |1,115 |1,995 |1,187 |2,177 |1,215 |2,331
Orkney |1,198 |2,315 |1,439 |2,054 |1,410 |2,265 |1,676 |2,276 |1,380 |2,991
Shetland |1,509 |2,554 |1,549 |2,649 |1,570 |2,825 |1,661 |3,079 |1,655 |3,544
Western Isles |1,241 |2,101 |1,208 |2,193 |1,235 |2,413 |1,502 |2,582 |1,580 |2,814
Water Pollution
Dr. Godman : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is his latest information concerning the presence of toxic or noxious algae or other such contaminated substances generated by the dumping of sewage sludge and chemicals in the Firth of Clyde ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Lang : There are no reports at present of toxic algal blooms in the Firth of Clyde. Such events are rare and naturally occurring and I am not aware of any scientific evidence to show a connection with the dumping of sewage sludge and chemicals in the sea and toxic or noxious algae or other such contaminated substances.
The dumping of sewage sludge at Garroch Head in the Firth of Clyde is controlled by licences issued by my right hon. and learned Friend and carefully monitored both as a condition of the licence and by detailed surveys by DAFS.
Voluntary Bodies
Dr. Godman : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will make a statement concerning the effects upon grant aid to local voluntary associations of regional and island authorities being unable to recover the level of poll tax expected when preparing their budget.
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton : The collection of community charges and decisions by local authorities to provide funding for voluntary organisations from within their financial resources are entirely the responsibility of the authorities themselves.
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Dr. Godman : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what measures he has adopted to assess the effects of the poll tax on grant aid to voluntary associations ; and if he will make a statement.
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton : None. It is for individual local authorities to decide whether to make funding available to voluntary organisations from within their financial resources.
Rural Housing
Mr. Menzies Campbell : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he has any proposals to make additional funds available to local authorities for projects designed to encourage low-cost housing development to meet local needs in rural areas.
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton : Resources for housing capital expenditure in 1990-91 were allocated to local authorities in March on the basis of their relative housing needs and with reference to their capital programmes and housing plans. It is for local authorities to determine their own priorities for the use of these allocations in the light of local circumstances, including the need for low-cost housing projects if this is seen as a priority in their area.
Mr. Menzies Campbell : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he has any proposals to secure the release of land for low-cost housing development to meet local needs in rural areas.
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton : Scottish Homes has been asked to formulate a rural housing strategy and ways of making available more low- cost housing to meet local needs is one issue that it is considering. Work on the strategy is well in hand and I look forward to receiving its final report.
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Traffic, Gateside
Mr. Menzies Campbell : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will pay an official visit to Gateside to inspect the prevailing road traffic arrangements, including the effects of the 40 mph speed limit.
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton : No.
NHS Reform
Dr. Godman : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland whether his officials have held recent discussions with interested parties regarding the possibility of any part of the national health service seeking self- governing status in the parliamentary constituency of Greenock and Port Glasgow.
Mr. Michael Forsyth : My officials have held discussions with numbers of employees in the national health service throughout Scotland on the implications of self-governing status.
Rents to Mortgages
Mr. French : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) how many representations he has received concerning the rents into mortgages scheme ; how many were (a) in favour and (b) against the scheme ; how many of these representations are from (i) individuals, (ii) organisations and (iii) local authorities ; and if he will make a statement ;
(2) when he expects the rents into mortgages experiment to be completed ; and if he will make a statement.
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton : I have had no formal representations about this scheme since I first announced it in May 1989. Scottish Homes was asked to introduce the scheme on an experimental basis for a trial three-year period beginning in October 1989. This arrangement still stands. During its first eight months of operation, Scottish Homes has received 154 firm applications to purchase. The scheme is being closely monitored and early indications are that it is attracting the interest of the intended target group and others. Any extension or modification to the scheme which appears appropriate in the light of experience will be introduced as soon as practicable.
Explosives
Mr. Wilson : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will identify those areas in British coastal waters which are designated for the dumping of explosive materials and devices.
Mr. Lang [holding answer 10 May 1990] : The following areas in Scottish coastal waters are shown on Admiralty navigation charts as dumping grounds for explosive materials :
Area Chart Position ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Firth of Clyde |2220 |55ø 37 00 N|4ø 59 30 W Beauforts Dyke |2198 |54ø 54 00 N|5ø 23 00 W Beauforts Dyke |2093 |54ø 35 00 N|5ø 05 00 W Beauforts Dyke |2198 |54ø 45 00 N|5ø 15 00 W Sound of Mull |2390 |56ø 30 00 N|5ø 37 00 W Inner Sound |2498 |57ø 19 00 N|5ø 51 00 W Isle of May, Firth of Forth |734 |56ø 10 45 N|2ø 30 15 W Isle of May, Firth of Forth |734 |56ø 11 24 N|2ø 29 00 W East of Aberdeen |1446 |57ø 09 00 N|1ø 58 30 W
None of these dump sites is now used for disposal of explosive material or devices.
Archaeological Surveys (Radar)
Mr. Dalyell : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what preliminary conclusions he has reached about the usefulness of radar surveys in establishing archaeological data about what went on in the outer precincts of great abbeys ; and for establishing archaeological precautions on disburbance of ground levels.
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton [holding answer 18 June 1990] : Ground-probing radar has been primarily developed for use on building sites where it has been used to detect voids in standing buildings. It works by bouncing electromagnetic waves off boundaries between deposits of different electrical properties. Thus in suitable conditions it can detect stone walls, volumes of disturbed ground such as pits or wells, and some archaeological layers. Simple large features can be identified and interpreted easily. It will not, however, detect features in completely waterlogged soils, and it shares the limitation with other geophysical techniques that strong surface features can mask underlying ones. An advantage over magnetometry particularly relevant in Scotland is that it is not so vulnerable to igneous and metamorphic rocks with strong magnetic fields. Its advantage over other geophysical techniques is that it gives a three-dimesional picture.
Ground-probing radar has not yet been extensively tested and does have limitations. Thus failure to identify physical evidence of underlying structures does not necessarily mean that such evidence has not survived : it may be merely obscured. It is in the nature of archaeological deposits that intrusive methods of archaeological investigation, that is, excavation, remain the only satisfactory method of determining what lies beneath ground level.
It is clear that many of the great abbeys of Scotland had substantial precincts beyond the main nucleus of church and conventual buildings. In Scotland these are almost entirely unexplored. In managing properties in care, the aim of Historic Buildings and Monuments, Scotland (HBM) is the preservation of archaeological deposits in situ. Where this is not possible, HBM will continue to take advantage of modern technology including techniques such as ground-probing radar. This has been used in Scotland at Wardend of Durris and at Whithorn. Increased experience of comparisons between radar traces and features revealed by excavation should allow sampling strategies to replace full excavation, better planning of full excavation, and reduction in exploratory trenching with greatly increased efficiency and reduced costs.
Metal Detectors
Mr. Dalyell : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will make an assessment of the effectiveness or otherwise of legislation relating to metal detectors in areas such as Roxburgh castle.
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton [holding answer 18 June 1990] : The use of metal detectors on scheduled ancient
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monuments, and the removal from a scheduled monument of any artefacts recovered by use of a metal detector, require the consent of the Secretary of State for Scotland under the terms of section 42 of the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979. This requirement is being generally publicised through a leaflet recently published by Historic Buildings and Monuments, Scotland. On monuments where there has been a particular problem (in Borders and Dumfries and Galloway regions) signs have been erected warning anyone who might be intending to use a metal detector that the area is protected by law. These vulnerable sites also receive more frequent visits from Historic Buildings and Monuments' monument wardens and the local police have been asked both to monitor the sites and to assist the wardens as necessary.Training
Mrs. Margaret Ewing : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what particular requirements he is placing on LECs to ensure that appropriate training opportunities will be made available to mentally handicapped and/or mentally ill individuals ; what level of funding he has assessed as being appropriate for such work ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Lang [holding answer 18 June 1990] : Local enterprise companies will be provided with appropriate levels of resources and obliged by the terms of their contract to meet performance targets relating specifically to provision for trainees with special needs including the mentally handicapped and people with mental health problems.
Inverclyde (Development)
Dr. Godman : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) what is the latest information he has as to how many jobs in Inverclyde have been created by the activities of the Inverclyde initiative from its inception ;
(2) what steps he has taken to assess the accuracy of job creation forecasts for Inverclyde, given to him by the Inverclyde initiative since its inception.
Mr. Lang [holding answer 19 June 1990] : The total number of jobs created by projects which have been assisted by the Inverclyde initiative between March 1985 and May 1990 is approximately 3,840. This figure is based on information provided to the initiative by the companies it has assisted and its own records of placements under the training and employment grants scheme. The figures have been checked to exclude any element of double counting. Responsibility for monitoring and evaluation of integrated area initiatives led by the Scottish Development Agency is primarily a matter for the agency.
Dr. Godman : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list all groups and organisations within the Inverclyde district council area which have received urban aid or programme support in (a) 1988-89, (b) 1989-90 and (c) 1990-91 ; and if he will identify the level of grant received in each case and the conditions attached to each award.
Mr. Lang [holding answer 19 June 1990] : The information requested is set out in the table. A number of
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applications for approval of additional expenditure in 1990-91, including some relating to the Inverclyde area, are still under consideration. Details of conditions attached to projects could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
|c|Inverclyde district council area:|c|
|c|Urban programme approved expenditure on projects run by|c|
|c|local groups|c|
|(a) |(b) |(c)
Name of group/organisation |1988-89 |1989-90 |1990-91
|£ |£ |£
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Port Glasgow Community
Enterprise Ltd. |30,395 |21,276 |-
Port Glasgow Upper East
Community Council |4,552 |5,534 |5,811
Glenbrae Advisory Group |76,901 |60,643 |2,717
Quarrier's Homes |54,979 |59,826 |15,154
Greenock Employment Action
Group |47,002 |49,353 |30,228
Inverclyde Drugline |26,658 |43,879 |43,813
Gibshill/Weir Street Community
Council |28,136 |32,494 |34,119
Inverclyde Tutoring Project
Executive Committee |34,702 |42,480 |37,170
Ravenscraig Youth Action
Group |49,280 |131,424 |80,585
Threshold Printing Project
Steering Group |- |- |42,759
St. Kenneth's Day Centre
Committee |18,410 |7,833 |8,225
Bow Farm Community Council
Caraven Project |41,799 |49,288 |51,753
South West Greenock
Employment Group |41,841 |47,426 |49,797
Octavia Tenants Hall |81 |- |-
Inverclyde Resources Ltd. |6,021 |14,127 |33,342
Larkfield Youth Action
Management Committee |51,616 |36,976 |64,368
Strone/Maukinhill Forum |43,932 |55,787 |51,652
Second Chance Learning
Management Group |44,126 |67,639 |68,706
Greenock East Credit Union |36,857 |11,900 |12,495
Larkfield Community Council |17,664 |4,985 |5,234
Inverclyde Womens Aid |38,700 |43,839 |56,441
Venture Group Inverclyde
Initiative |11,205 |20,932 |22,853
The Westburn Centre
(Community and
Enterprises) Ltd. |60,000 |- |-
Gibshill Youth Club |14,029 |3,682 |-
Larkfield Community
Newspaper Group |- |13,247 |-
Bluebird Family Centre Parents
Committee |- |3,000 |-
Port Glasgow Association of
Tenants Groups |86,592 |109,406 |101,737
Inverclyde Targeted Training
and Employment Initiative |- |- |46,760
Dr. Godman : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is his current estimate of the cost to Her Majesty's Government of the Inverclyde enterprise zone ; broken down into (a) rate relief and (b) capital allowances.
Mr. Lang [holding answer 19 June 1990] : The initial estimate of the overall cost to the Government of developing the Inverclyde enterprise zone was given by my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister in Greenock on 30 March 1988 when she announced agreement to the designation of the zone. That estimate of £25 million excluded any selective financial assistance. The costs of both rate relief and capital allowances are dependent on the scale, timing and type of developments in the zone during its 10-year life span.
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Social Workers
Dr. Godman : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what action he is taking to improve social workers' knowledge of social work law and the Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984 ; and if he will make a statement.
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