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British Technology Group
Mr. Gordon Brown : To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will list for each year since 1979 (a) the profits of British Technology Group and (b) the returns to the Exchequer from (i) profits, (ii) sales and (iii) levies.
Mr. Lilley [holding answer 25 January 1991] : The profits before tax and the returns to the Exchequer from the National Enterprise Board and the National Research Development Corporation are shown in the tables.
National research development corporation
Profits before tax and amounts paid to Her Majesty's
Government
£ millions
|Profit |Dividends |Tax paid
|before tax
-------------------------------------------------------
1979 |12.92 |- |3.55
1980 |11.85 |2.00 |5.25
1981 |8.42 |- |1.71
1982 |10.39 |- |4.45
1983 |2.33 |- |3.98
1984 |5.18 |- |0.93
1985 |7.82 |2.00 |2.16
1986 |7.54 |2.00 |4.80
1987 |3.40 |2.89 |0.89
1988 |6.22 |1.00 |0.62
1989 |7.53 |7.92 |1.70
1990 |9.51 |2.61 |2.27
Note: The 1989 dividend figure includes a special
payment of £6 million made under direction from the
Secretary of State.
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National Enterprise Board
Profits before Tax and Amounts Paid to HMG
£ millions
|Profit |Interest and |Tax Paid |Net (payments
|before |Dividends
|Tax |to HMG |from HMG
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1979 |(9.76) |30.00 |0.83 |253.21
1980 |1.52 |12.13 |0.47 |<1>(10.51)
1981 |(59.09) |2.85 |2.54 |<1>(1,263.58)
1982 |3.89 |0.32 |0.08 |3.03
1983 |0.23 |0.17 |0.43 |32.83
1985 |51.97 |0.18 |0.40 |(166.45)
1986 |5.18 |0.00 |5.76 |(30.00)
1987 |4.64 |0.00 |0.39 |(34.04)
1988 |5.68 |<2>6.50 |2.82 |0.00
1989 |0.59 |<2>2.00 |1.26 |0.00
1990 |1.23 |0.00 |0.06 |0.00
<1> Excludes £17.4 million written off under sec. 3(i) Industry Act 1981.
<2> These items are dividends paid on the Board's PDC.
Notes:
1. The financial year end for the Board was changed from the 31 December to the 31
March in 1985. The figures for 1985 are therefore for a 15-month period. All other
figures are for 12-month periods ending on 31 December until 1983 and on 31 March
thereafter.
2. The last column Titled "Net (Payments to) receipts from HMG" are the net
movements on Public Divident Capital (PDC) and Loans from the National Loans Fund (
NLF). By 31 March 1987 the NEB had repaid all but £4,775.50 of its "PDC" and "NLF"
funding.
Mr. Gordon Brown : To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will list all shares held by British Technology Group in private companies and (a) their original value when acquired and (b) their current value.
Mr. Lilley [holding answer 25 January 1991] : The value of shares held and loans made by the National Development Corporation in private companies at 31 March 1990 are shown in the table. The National Enterprise Board's one live investment is 100 per cent. of the shares of Oakwood Loan Finance Ltd. which cost £1.5 million and are currently held at that value.
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National Research Development Corporation
Value of shares and loans in private companies held at 31 March 1990
£ thousands
Cost on acquisition Current book value
Company |Shares |Loans |Total |Shares |Loans |Total
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Agricultural Genetic Eng. Ltd. |3,755 |0 |3,755 |3,755 |0 |3,755
Polysystems Ltd. |0 |656 |656 |0 |0 |0
EFI Materials Ltd. |285 |0 |285 |0 |0 |0
York Ltd. |293 |0 |293 |293 |0 |293
Deductive Systems Ltd. |124 |0 |124 |0 |0 |0
Ferranti Creditphone Ltd. |1,341 |0 |1,341 |1,341 |0 |1,341
COTAG International Ltd. |50 |0 |50 |0 |0 |0
XTEC Ltd. |140 |0 |140 |0 |0 |0
Lynx Group Ltd. |4 |0 |4 |4 |0 |4
International Business Software Ltd. |201 |194 |395 |201 |194 |395
Laser Monitoring Systems Ltd. |21 |0 |21 |11 |0 |11
Sindex Speech Technology Ltd. |75 |5 |80 |0 |0 |0
Prosys Ltd. |500 |0 |500 |500 |0 |500
World Press Centre (London) Ltd. |125 |0 |125 |125 |0 |125
Time & Data Systems Ltd. |40 |0 |40 |40 |0 |40
Defense Technology Enterprises Ltd. |102 |224 |326 |2 |0 |2
PERCOM Ltd. |100 |0 |100 |100 |0 |100
Tangram CAE Ltd. |87 |0 |87 |0 |0 |0
Straflo Ltd. |14 |0 |14 |0 |0 |0
Thermal Conversion UK Ltd. |378 |115 |493 |0 |0 |0
Mupor Ltd. |10 |0 |10 |0 |0 |0
Biomedical Sensors Ltd. |0 |225 |225 |0 |125 |125
Torotrak Holdings Ltd. |380 |2,177 |2,557 |127 |1,049 |1,176
University of Warwick |0 |50 |50 |0 |50 |50
Hovercraft Development Ltd. |153 |0 |153 |153 |0 |153
Future Group Ltd. |600 |0 |600 |0 |0 |0
FBM Carbon Ltd. |55 |0 |55 |0 |0 |0
INOTEC Ltd. |26 |0 |26 |0 |0 |0
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------
|8,859 |3,645 |12,505 |6,651 |1,418 |8,069
WALES
Corlan Housing Association
Mr. Morgan : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales when he expects to make a statement on the housing association consultancy and advisory service report into the causes of the collapse of the Corlan housing association.
Mr. Nicholas Bennett : I refer the hon. Gentleman to the answer I gave him on 17 December.
Mr. Morgan : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales (1) if he will discuss with the chairman of Tai Cymru the housing association consultancy and advisory service report into the collapse of the Corlan housing association and Tai Cymru's approval under section 9 of the Housing Act 1980 of Corlan's acquisition of land from Helical Bar Ltd. in 1988-89 ;
(2) if he will discuss with the chairman of Cardiff Bay development corporation his role in the financial collapse of the Corlan housing association.
Mr. Nicholas Bennett : I have not discussed these matters with the chairmen and I assume that the hon. Gentleman is not seeking to ascribe responsibility for the financial collapse of Corlan to the chairman of the CBDC. The Department will naturally be consulting Housing for Wales and Cardiff Bay development corporation before we make a statement.
Mr. Morgan : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales (1) whether he has issued any new guidelines to Tai Cymru on the method of monitoring land acquisitions and disposals by Welsh housing associations under section 9 of the Housing Act 1980 ;
(2) what representations he has had from housing associations regarding the system of monitoring by Tai Cymru of land acquisitions and disposals in Wales under section 9 of the Housing Act 1980 ; (3) if he has discussed with the chairman of Tai Cymru the reasons for its approval under section 9 of the acquisition of land by Corlan housing association from Helical Bar Ltd., in 1988-89 ;
(4) what consultations he has had with the chairman of Tai Cymru regarding the court injunction it applied for against the HTV Wales "This Week" programme on the collapse of the Corlan housing association.
Mr. Nicholas Bennett : I have had no such discussions. Housing associations do not require the consent of Housing for Wales to acquire land where they do so without the benefit of housing association grant. Section 9 of the Housing Act 1980 refers to a secure tenant's right to mortgage under the right-to-buy provisions. The hon. Gentleman presumably intends to refer to section 9 of the Housing Associations Act 1985 : the consent of Housing for Wales is required to any disposition of land by a registered housing association. Taking out a mortgage on land constitutes a disposition.
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I understand that the Corlan housing association entered into a contract to buy the land referred to in November 1989. The association was under no legal obligation to seek Housing for Wales's approval of this acquisition and did not do so. At the end of January 1990 the association applied to Housing for Wales for section 9 consent to take out a mortgage on the land it had already purchased. I have received no representations from housing associations relating to the granting of consents by Housing for Wales for the disposition of land under section 9 of the Housing Associations Act 1985. In May 1990 Housing for Wales substantially revised its internal procedures for handling those applications for section 9 consent that do not form part of an application for housing association grant. No new guidelines have been issued to Housing for Wales in this matter. As to the future, I refer the hon. Gentleman to the reply I gave him on 17 December.Housing for Wales was not a party to the injunction to which the hon. Gentleman refers.
Lowland Farmers
Mr. Geraint Howells : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what steps he proposes to take in order to assist lowland farmers in Wales ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. David Hunt : I recognise the importance of lowland farmers in the structure of Welsh agriculture. I will continue to seek to ensure that these farmers, along with others, are able to compete effectively and on equal terms with their counterparts elsewhere in the Community.
Beef Sector
Mr. Geraint Howells : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many beef cows there are in Wales ; what were the corresponding figures for the last five years ; and if he will make a statement about future prospects for the beef sector.
Mr. David Hunt : The information is as follows :
Number of beef cows in Wales at June: Year |Number ------------------------ 1990 |203,912 1989 |194,266 1988 |182,267 1987 |178,769 1986 |172,931 1985 |174,586 Note: Figures are for both main and minor holdings.
The beef market continues to be underpinned by the special intervention arrangements at a cost of some £8 million a week currently ; the suckler cow premium has been extended to include small milk producers, and producers in the less-favoured areas will benefit from the increase in the rate for 1991 which is at the maximum level permitted by the EC ; and beef producers will also continue
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to benefit from the higher rate of beef special premium following the green pound devaluation agreed at last year's price-fixing.Steel Industry (Job Losses)
Mr. Worthington : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many jobs were lost in the steel industry in Wales between 1979 and 1984.
Mr. David Hunt : Comprehensive information detailing separately the number of jobs lost or created in the industry are not available. Combined data from the British Steel Corporation and the Iron and Steel Statistics Bureau show that there were 55,000 jobs in the steel industry in Wales at the end of December 1979. In 1984 the figure was 22,000.
THE ARTS
Greater London Arts Association
30. Mr. Cohen : To ask the Minister for the Arts when he intends to meet the interim board of the Greater London Arts Association to discuss the future of the arts in London.
Mr. Renton : I have no plans at present to meet the governing committee of Greater London Arts to discuss the administration of arts funding in London.
Regional Exhibitions
31. Dr. Kim Howells : To ask the Minister for the Arts what funds have been earmarked by his office to help regional arts organisations to promote and organise touring exhibitions of paintings and sculpture drawn from permanent collections.
Mr. Renton : Government support for the promotion of organised touring exhibitions is channelled through the travelling exhibitions unit of the Museums and Galleries Commission and the visual arts department of the Arts Council. The MGC travelling exhibitions unit and the Arts Council visual arts departments are expected to spend £210,000 in the current financial year.
Enhancement Fund
32. Mr. Haynes : To ask the Minister for the Arts what guidelines he gave to the Arts Council for the use of the new enhancement fund.
Mr. Renton : The Government set out the overall objectives of the enhancement fund. These were to strengthen leading arts organisations and enhance further their current high standards, and at the same time to improve business and financial planning and to provide challenge, where appropriate, for matching funds from other sources. I subsequently approved the detailed criteria that the Arts Council proposed to use in deciding upon the allocation of awards to individual organisations.
35. Mr. Tony Banks : To ask the Minister for the Arts what guidelines he gave to the Arts Council for the use of the enhancement fund among clients of the Greater London Arts association.
Mr. Renton : I refer the hon. Member to the answer that I gave earlier to a question from the hon. Member for
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Ashfield (Mr. Haynes). The criteria that the Arts Council applied to clients of Greater London Arts were the same as those that I approved for general application.Music Hall
34. Mr. Harry Greenway : To ask the Minister for the Arts if he has any plans to encourage financial support out of public funds for music hall ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Renton : I understand that the Arts Council, through which Government funds for the performing arts are channelled, has no specific plans to provide funds for music hall. The Arts Council knows that it has a very small but devoted following and, together with the regional funding bodies, will consider any individual applications for financial support.
National Railway Museum
36. Mr. Adley : To ask the Minister for the Arts when he intends to visit the national railway museum ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Renton : I hope to visit the national railway museum in York in the near future. I met the keeper of the national railway museum during an enjoyable and informative visit I made to the science museum in South Kensington on 17 January.
CIVIL SERVICE
Executive Agencies
37. Mr. McAllion : To ask the Minister for the Civil Service if he will make a statement on progress under the Government's "next steps" agency initiatives.
Mr. Renton : The "next steps" initiative continues to make excellent progress ; 34 agencies have now been established, and we expect that number to rise to 50 by this summer. By the end of the year we expect that "next steps" will apply to about half the civil service.
Trade Unions
39. Mr. Allen : To ask the Minister for the Civil Service when he next intends to meet the leaders of civil service trade unions to discuss morale.
Mr. Renton : I intend to follow the practice of my predecessors and meet civil service trades union representatives as appropriate.
Mr. Skinner : To ask the Minister for the Civil Service when he last met the leaders of trade unions representing the civil service to discuss changes to civil service conditions of work and employment.
Mr. Renton : I have not yet met the civil service trade union leaders to discuss civil service issues. I shall, of course, do so as appropriate. I did, however, meet representatives of the Institution of Professionals, Managers and Specialists on Monday 21 January for discussions on heritage funding issues and the national museums and galleries.
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SCOTLAND
Fishing
Mr. Wilson : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list, with port of registration, the Scottish-registered fishing vessels affected by the eight-day tie-up rule ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Michael Forsyth : It is not appropriate to publish what would be regarded as commercially sensitive information about individual fishing vessels. However, the skippers, or agents, of all active Scottish-based licensed fishing vessels have been informed individually by letter issued by the Scottish Office Agriculture and Fisheries Department on 16 January whether or not, on the basis of the Departments' records, their vessel is expected to be affected by the new regime. The table shows the estimated number of vessels affected by the scheme based in each fishery district.
Base District |Number
|of
|in
|Scheme
------------------------------------------
Aberdeen |15
Arbroath |7
Ayr |2
Buckie |44
Campbeltown |1
Eyemouth |25
Fraserburgh |59
Kinlochbervie |1
Lochinver |3
Lossiemouth |47
Macduff |40
Mallaig |-
Oban |-
Orkney |12
Peterhead |66
Pittenweem |20
Shetland |26
Stornoway |-
Ullapool |-
Wick |16
|--
Total |384
|--
Manufacturing GDP
Mr. Maxton : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the provisional estimate for (a) 1988 and (b) 1989 of Scotland's contribution to the United Kingdom manufacturing gross domestic product, excluding continental shelf.
Mr. Allan Stewart : The table shows the estimated gross domestic product for manufacturing industries at factor cost in current prices for Scotland and the United Kingdom for 1988 and 1989. The continental shelf makes no contribution to the gross domestic product of manufacturing industries.
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Gross domestic product of manufacturing industries at factor
cost:
current prices
|Scotland |United
|Kingdom |a
|percentage
|of the
|United
|Kingdom
|£ million |£ million |per cent.
-----------------------------------------------------------------
1988 |7,245 |91,196 |7.9
1989<1> |7,781 |97,380 |8.0
<1> provisional.
Source: Central Statistical Office.
Foxes
Mr. Malcolm Bruce : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he will provide a breakdown of moneys allocated to Scottish fox destruction clubs since 1979.
Mr. Michael Forsyth : The information is as follows :
|£
------------------------------
1979-80 |20,633
1980-81 |17,084
1981-82 |22,071
1982-83 |25,079
1983-84 |24,563
1984-85 |33,023
1985-86 |33,714
1986-87 |36,639
1987-88 |39,854
1988-89 |47,649
1989-90 |58,981
1990-91 |<1>47,000
<1> estimated.
Mr. Malcolm Bruce : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he will give consideration to the research of Dr. Ray Hewson of Aberdeen university on fox control when allocating funds to fox destruction clubs in 1991-92 ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Michael Forsyth : My right hon. Friend is currently considering the report of Dr. Hewson's research and reactions to it which he has received. He will make his views known once his consideration of the report and of further material promised in it has been completed.
Salmon
Mr. Home Robertson : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will instruct the Salmon Advisory Committee to make an assessment of criteria for sufficient salmon returning to spawn in Scottish rivers and to draft guidelines for the proper management of net fisheries in rivers and estuaries and publish that information for the guidance of all concerned with the implementation of section 39 of the Salmon Act 1986.
Mr. Michael Forsyth : No. The review of east coast salmon netting is being undertaken by Fisheries Ministers. Work on the review is being completed. It is hoped to present the report to Parliament, as required by section 39 of the Salmon Act 1986, shortly.
The Salmon Advisory Committee has a full programme of work on other matters.
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Cardiac Surgery
Mr. Michael J. Martin : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what steps he is taking to reduce the waiting list of those patients awaiting heart bypass surgery in Scotland.
Mr. Michael Forsyth : Since central funding began in 1983, the number of heart bypass operations performed in Scotland has increased from 853 to 1,500 by December 1989. Between January and September 1990 1,074 heart bypass operations were carried out--the latest available information. This financial year, the three health boards involved have received £15.7 million for cardiac surgery services--£9.5 million to Greater Glasgow, £4.9 million to Lothian and £1.3 million to Grampian. Aberdeen royal infirmary is being funded to enable it to increase its throughput from an initial level of around 50 patients a year to 300 a year by 1992. This year Greater Glasgow health board has received an additional allocation of £467,000 from the waiting list fund initiative specifically to treat an extra 80 cardiac surgery patients.
On 24 January I announced a further increase in funding for the systematic expansion of the Scottish cardiac surgery programme, as the Government will provide £374,470 more to Lothian health board for this purpose during 1990-91. Having carried out 579 open heart operations in the first nine months of 1990-91, the board is well on its way to meeting its target for the year. This additional funding will further enhance the work at the royal infirmary of Edinburgh and contribute to an even better performance to reduce waiting times for surgery.
The new centre to provide heart transplant surgery to be established in 1991-92 at the royal infirmary, Glasgow, which I announced on 14 January, will be a valuable addition to services already being provided in the field of cardiac surgery. It will have the capacity to carry out not only heart transplants but other cardiac procedures.
Sheltered Placement Scheme
Mr. McMaster : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish a table showing the level of expenditure on the sheltered placement scheme for each of the Scottish regional councils ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Allan Stewart : Information about local authority expenditure on sheltered placements is not held centrally. However, the Employment Service contributes 75 per cent. of the cost to local authorities of providing sheltered employment. On the basis of claims made by regional and islands councils the Employment Service has estimated its contribution to the cost of providing sheltered placements in 1989-90, the latest year for which data are available. Details set out exclude data in respect of Borders regional council which has yet to submit details of its claim for support in respect of 1989-90.
Regional and island
council |Employment
|Service
|contribution
|£
----------------------------------------------------------------
Central |27,000
Dumfries and Galloway |31,000
Fife |325,000
Grampian |150,000
Highland |129,000
Lothian |30,000
Strathclyde |143,000
Tayside |42,000
Orkney |13,000
Shetland |25,000
Western Isles |16,000
Given the grant rate these sums can be taken as representing three quarters of total expenditure on sheltered placements by the authorities concerned. The balance of each authority's expenditure on sheltered employment will be expenditure on sheltered workshops.
Nurses
Mr. Galbraith : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland whether, under Project 2000, the students' rostered service contribution is supernumerary or part of the standard services manpower.
Mr. Michael Forsyth : Project 2000 students will be supernumerary throughout their three-year training, but will be required to deliver a rostered service contribution which will normally amount to 1,000 hours and take place in the third year of the programme.
Lithotripsy
Mr. Galbraith : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what proposals there are for a lithotripsy service in the west of Scotland.
Mr. Michael Forsyth : The Scottish lithotripsy service is operated by Lothian health board at the Deaconess hospital in Edinburgh and treats patients referred from all over Scotland and the north of England. Demand for treatment from within Scotland would not justify the establishment of a second centre at this time.
School Catchment Areas
Mr. Norman Hogg : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what advice he has given to education authorities on parental rights when school catchment areas are subject to rezoning ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Michael Forsyth : In terms of the Education (Publication and Consultation Etc.) (Scotland) Regulations 1981, education authorities are required to publicise and to consult parents and other interested parties on any proposals to amend a school's delineated area.
Mr. Norman Hogg : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list his powers to determine school catchment areas ; what advice he has given to education authorities in this respect ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Michael Forsyth : My right hon. Friend has no such powers, nor has he offered advice to education authorities on this matter.
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Sandeels
Mr. Wallace : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland whether the existing monitoring programme of sandeels will continue during any proposed closure of the Shetland sandeel fishery and following any subsequent reopening of the fishery.
Mr. Michael Forsyth : Continued monitoring of this stock by present methods and at the present level cannot be justified by comparison with other priorities in the maritime laboratory's research programme. If, following consultation, the fishery remains closed and stocks subsequently show signs of recovery, the case for monitoring will be reassessed.
Mr. Wallace : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what consideration has been given by his Department to the duration of any proposed closure of the Shetland sandeel fishery ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Michael Forsyth : While a final decision on the management arrangements for the Shetland sandeel fishery in 1991 is subject to consultation with interested
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parties, a consultation paper issued on 24 December 1990 proposes that the fishery be closed until spawning stock levels recover. It is not possible to predict how long this will take.Mr. Wallace : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he has any plans to make financial provision to enable those recently engaged in the Shetland sandeel fishery to convert to fishing alternative stocks during the proposed closure of the fishery.
Mr. Michael Forsyth : No. Those fishing vessels normally involved in the Shetland sandeel fishery already fish for other species.
Mr. Ian Stewart : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland when the right hon. Member for Hertfordshire, North may expect to receive an answer to his letter dated 28 September 1990 concerning sandeel fishing.
Mr. Michael Forsyth [holding answer 23 January 1991] : Further to my reply of 23 January, we have now received a copy of the right hon. Member's letter and my noble Friend Lord Strathclyde replied today.
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Education Spending
Mr. Worthington : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what were the financial consequences of his discussions on capital spending limits for education authorities announced in his revenue support statement on 17 January.
Mr. Michael Forsyth : Final decisions on the distribution of the available resources have still to be taken. Authorities will be informed within the next few weeks of their capital consent allocations for 1991-92 and the two subsequent years.
New Primary Schools
Mr. Norman Hogg : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what criteria he applies to authorising the construction of new primary schools in urban areas ; what advice he has given to education authorities in this respect ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Michael Forsyth : Decisions on the provision of new schools are for the education authorities. They must consider any proposals on their individual merits and my right hon. Friend has issued no guidance to authorities on the criteria they should apply.
Medical Compensation
Dr. Godman : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the amount of money paid by each of the health boards in 1990 in relation to medical compensation cases ; and what was the average award.
Mr. Michael Forsyth : Given the small number of cases in certain health boards, it is not appropriate on the grounds of
confidentiality to publish the information in the form requested. The total amount of compensation payments, including claimants' costs, for all boards in 1990 was £1,364,446 and the average award, including claimants' costs, was £17,953.
Environmentally Sensitive Areas
Mr. Wallace : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he will list areas of Scotland which he has identified for future designation as environmentally sensitive areas ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Michael Forsyth : A review of the environmentally sensitive area scheme is due to be completed in 1991. Meantime there are no plans to designate further areas in Scotland.
Environmental and Nature Conservation
Mr. Wallace : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what are the terms of reference of the Scottish working group on education with regard to environmental and nature conservation matters.
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton : I have placed a copy in the Library of the House, together with a list of members of the group.
Alcohol and Drug Misuse
Mr. Hood : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the voluntary organisations which have received help to combat alcohol and drug misuse, in the last financial year, giving in each case the amounts given.
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Mr. Michael Forsyth [holding answer 20 December 1991] : Full details of the support given by health boards to local voluntary organisations concerned with alcohol and drug misuse are not held centrally. However, over £2 million was set aside in the health programme in 1989-90 specifically for the support of drug misuse services and a substantial proportion of this sum was used to support the work of voluntary organisations.
In addition, support was given to voluntary organisations concerned with alcohol and drug misuse from centrally held funds under section 16B of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978, section 10 of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 and the Local Government Grants (Social Need) Act 1969 (the urban programme). Details of assistance given under these provisions are as folllows :
Organisation |Amount
|(1989-90)
|£
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Scottish Council on Alcohol |142,190
Scottish Drugs Forum |48,800
Drinkwise Orkney |13,360
Church of Scotland (Designated Place, Inverness) |6,750
Glasgow Council on Alcohol
(1) Barlinnie Addiction Project |10,522
(2) Hostels project |29,124
Ayrshire Council on Alcohol |63,444
Renfrew Council on Alcohol |38,229
Anchor House (Perth) |23,064
Aberdeen Council on Alcohol |50,995
Falkirk Drug and Solvent Abuse Project |16,015
Aberdeen Drugs Action Outreach Project |22,350
West Edinburgh Support Team |25,841
East End Drug Forum (Glasgow) |61,980
Inverclyde Drugline |43,879
St. Enoch's Drug Rehabilitation Programme |82,237
West Lothian Drug Education Project |24,898
|-------
Total |703,678
Postal Services
Sir David Steel : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he will take steps to ensure that postal service names and areas and local government names and areas in Scotland are brought into alignment.
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