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Rating System
Mr. Dewar : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish a table showing (i) for each of the years 1970-71 to 1991-92 an analysis by class of authority of non-domestic rateable values, average poundages, actual payments, and uncollected non-domestic rate-revenue and (ii) for each of the years 1970-71 to 1988-89 by class of authority of domestic rateable values, gross rates, rates net of rebates, and uncollected domestic rate revenue.
Mr. Lang : Figures by class of authority are not available and could be provided only at disproportionate cost. However, the table gives figures that are readily available for all authorities. The split of rates income between the domestic and non-domestic sectors has been estimated pro rata to rateable values. Data on uncollected rate revenue are not available centrally.
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|Non-domestic |Average |Gross non- |Domestic |Gross domestic |Nett domestic
|rateable values|poundage |domestic rates |rateable values|rates income |rates income
|income
Year |£ million |pence |£ million |£ million |£ million |£ million
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1970-71 |84 |131.5 |108 |76 |99 |n/a
1971-72 |142 |86.0 |120 |142 |119 |102
1972-73 |146 |88.0 |127 |145 |126 |107
1973-74 |151 |96.0 |144 |149 |141 |117
1974-75 |157 |111.0 |170 |152 |164 |128
1975-76 |163 |142.0 |222 |155 |208 |160
1976-77 |168 |162.0 |261 |158 |241 |101
1977-78 |175 |183.0 |304 |162 |272 |205
1978-79 |770 |54.0 |386 |447 |220 |188
1979-80 |801 |62.0 |460 |464 |256 |217
1980-81 |619 |81.0 |625 |462 |346 |299
1981-82 |327 |108.5 |842 |469 |475 |408
1982-83 |822 |122.6 |927 |476 |539 |449
1983-84 |839 |124.9 |944 |482 |537 |389
1984-85 |336 |129.4 |982 |489 |569 |407
1985-86 |1,813 |64.9 |1,027 |1,309 |739 |441
1986-87 |1,663 |67.4 |1,124 |1,327 |794 |501
1987-88 |1,878 |75.0 |1,257 |1,844 |996 |592
1988-89 |1,862 |78.7 |1,889 |1,358 |960 |694
1989-90 |1,824 |75.6 |1,221 |- |- |-
1990-91 |2,586 |67.3 |<1>1,188 |- |- |-
1991-92 |n/a |58.1 |<2>1,335 |- |- |-
n/a Not available.
<1> Provisional.
<2> Estimated.
The figures for gross domestic rates income include rebate grants and the domestic element of rate support grant. The figures
for net domestic rates income exclude those components.
Public Expenditure
Mr. Dewar : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish tables comparable to tables 1 to 3 and additional analyses 1 to 3 of "A Commentary on the Scotland Programme : Public Expenditure to 1992-93" consistent with the expenditure plans in Cm. 1515.
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Mr. Lang : Tables 1 to 3 and additional analyses 1 and 2 comparable to the tables in a "Commentary on the Scotland Programme : Public Expenditure to 1992-93" consistent with the expenditure plans in Cm. 1515 are as follows.
Additional analyses table 3 is not readily available and I shall write to the hon. Gentleman as soon as it is.
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Central Government Expenditure
£ million
|1988-89|1989-90|1990-91|1991-92|1992-93|1993-94
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Current
Agriculture, fisheries and food |151 |160 |180 |196 |210 |220
Industry, energy, trade and employment |7 |27 |61 |317 |340 |340
Tourism |7 |8 |9 |9 |10 |10
Transport |26 |32 |34 |34 |30 |30
Housing |113 |138 |131 |125 |140 |140
Other environmental services |42 |42 |49 |63 |70 |70
Law, order and protective services |199 |216 |254 |274 |290 |310
Education |255 |282 |336 |399 |430 |440
Arts and libraries |17 |18 |20 |25 |30 |30
Health |2,380 |2,568 |2,815 |3,082 |3,250 |3,370
Social work |8 |14 |16 |28 |30 |30
Other public services |109 |118 |132 |149 |160 |160
|--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |---
Total Current |3,314 |3,624 |4,037 |4,701 |4,980 |5,160
Capital
Agriculture, fisheries and food |31 |35 |44 |52 |50 |50
Industry, energy, trade and employment |232 |196 |194 |211 |190 |180
Tourism |3 |3 |4 |4 |- |-
Transport |114 |144 |180 |182 |190 |200
Housing |140 |152 |208 |271 |220 |240
Other environmental services |18 |27 |35 |32 |20 |20
Law, order and protective services |20 |31 |33 |36 |30 |30
Education |17 |19 |42 |54 |60 |70
Arts and libraries |6 |7 |12 |12 |20 |30
Health |120 |152 |175 |200 |200 |210
Social work |- |- |1 |1 |- |-
Other public services |5 |5 |7 |10 |10 |10
|--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |---
Total Capital |708 |773 |933 |1,066 |1,020 |1,040
Total
Agriculture, fisheries and food |182 |196 |224 |248 |260 |270
Industry, energy, trade and employment |239 |223 |255 |527 |530 |520
Tourism |10 |11 |12 |13 |10 |10
Transport |141 |176 |215 |217 |230 |230
Housing |253 |290 |338 |396 |370 |380
Other environmental services |60 |69 |84 |96 |90 |90
Law, order and protective services |219 |247 |288 |310 |320 |340
Education |272 |301 |378 |453 |490 |510
Arts and libraries |23 |25 |32 |38 |50 |50
Health |2,501 |2,721 |2,990 |3,283 |3,450 |3,570
Social work |9 |14 |16 |28 |30 |30
Other public services |115 |124 |139 |159 |170 |180
|--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |---
Total Central Government |4,022 |4,397 |4,970 |5,767 |5,990 |6,200
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Expenditure subject to cash limit control 1991-92
£ million
|Programme |Cash limits|Per cent.
|total
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Agriculture, fisheries and
food |249 |104 |42
Industry, energy trade
and employment |527 |435 |83
Tourism |13 |12 |92
Transport |381 |381 |100
Housing<1> |714 |688 |96
Other environmental
services |364 |295 |81
Law, order and
protective services |496 |293 |59
Education |553 |354 |64
Arts and libraries |41 |41 |100
Health |3,283 |2,664 |81
Social Work |56 |56 |100
Other public services |142 |142 |100
Associated Departments |88 |88 |100
Nationalised Industries |49 |0 |0
Local authority |4,096 |2,707 |66
|------- |------- |-------
Total |11,052 |8,260 |75
<1> Excludes £132 million in respect of Scottish Homes' NLF repayments
which is a technical adjustment and does not represent part of Scottish
Homes' usable programme expenditure-ref 4.31 of Departmental Report (Cm
1515).
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Expenditure within the Secretary of State's responsibility
|1985-86|1986-87|1987-88|1988-89|1989-90|1990-91|1991-92|1992-93|1993-94
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Agriculture and Fisheries
Department |202 |177 |170 |182 |197 |226 |249 |260 |270
Industry Department (excluding
Tourism) |284 |327 |245 |240 |224 |254 |527 |540 |520
Tourism |9 |9 |9 |10 |11 |12 |13 |10 |10
Transport |301 |285 |284 |277 |342 |385 |381 |390 |400
Housing |518 |558 |648 |584 |609 |660 |714 |700 |740
Other Environmental Services |205 |215 |239 |264 |289 |316 |364 |410 |440
Law, Order and Protective Services |302 |330 |370 |415 |472 |524 |567 |580 |610
Education |303 |326 |339 |368 |390 |462 |553 |590 |610
Arts and Libraries |22 |26 |26 |28 |29 |35 |41 |50 |50
Health |1,954 |2,071 |2,248 |2,501 |2,721 |2,990 |3,283 |3,450 |3,570
Social Work |33 |25 |27 |31 |37 |40 |56 |60 |60
Other Public Services |100 |105 |111 |117 |126 |141 |159 |165 |176
Central Government Grants:
Revenue Support Grant |- |- |- |- |2,244 |2,469 |2,651 |4,130 |4,240
Rate Support Grant |1,657 |1,713 |1,708 |2,007 |102 |- |- |- |-
Community Charge Transitional
Relief |- |- |- |- |- |44 |25 |50 |30
Rate Rebates |39 |36 |32 |27 |25 |32 |31 |- |-
Non-Domestic Rates |1,023 |1,108 |1,238 |1,290 |1,219 |1,189 |1,389
Nationalised Industries External
Financing Limits |232 |235 |137 |127 |-103 |-89 |49 |50 |10
|--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |---
Total |7,167 |7,513 |7,805 |8,458 |8,919 |9,725 |11,052 |11,460 |11,780
Expenditure within the Secretary of State's responsibility in real terms
£ million
|1985-86|1986-87|1987-88|1988-89|1989-90|1990-91|1991-92|1992-93|1993-94
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Agriculture, fisheries and food |251 |213 |194 |194 |197 |209 |218 |220 |220
Industry, energy trade and
employment |353 |394 |280 |255 |224 |235 |460 |450 |420
Tourism |11 |11 |10 |11 |11 |11 |11 |10 |10
Transport |374 |343 |324 |295 |342 |356 |333 |330 |320
Housing |644 |672 |740 |621 |609 |611 |624 |580 |600
Other environmental services |255 |259 |273 |281 |289 |293 |318 |340 |350
Law, order and protective services |375 |397 |422 |441 |472 |485 |495 |480 |490
Education |377 |392 |387 |391 |390 |428 |483 |490 |490
Arts and libraries |27 |31 |30 |30 |29 |32 |36 |40 |40
Health |2,429 |2,493 |2,566 |2,660 |2,721 |2,769 |2,868 |2,880 |2,880
Social Work |41 |30 |31 |33 |37 |37 |49 |50 |50
Other public services |124 |126 |127 |124 |126 |131 |139 |140 |140
Local authority
Revenue support grant |- |- |- |- |2,244 |2,311 |2,316 |3,440 |3,420
Rate support grant |2,060 |2,062 |1,949 |2,135 |102 |- |- |- |-
CCTR |- |- |- |- |- |41 |22 |40 |20
Rate rebates |48 |283 |156 |135 |-103 |-81 |43 |10
Non-domestic rates |1,272 |1,334 |1,413 |1,372 |219 |1,101 |1,213 |- |-
National Insurance EFL |288 |283 |156 |135 |-103 |-81 |43 |40 |10
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------
Total |8,932 |9,082 |8,938 |9,008 |8,934 |8,998 |9,654 |9,560 |9,460
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Public expenditure within the Secretary of State's responsibility by spending sector, economic category and in total
|1986-87 |1987-88 |1988-89 |1989-90 |1990-91 |1991-92 |1992-93 |1993-94
|£ million|£ million|£ million|£ million|£ million|£ million|£ millio |£ million
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Current expenditure
Pay and related costs |141 |157 |170 |187 |211 |238 |260 |280
General administrative expenses |32 |33 |40 |41 |47 |63 |60 |70
Other pay and pension costs |1,165 |1,290 |1,422 |1,548 |1,652 |1,781 |1,830 |1,880
Grants to the private sector |253 |268 |293 |348 |380 |453 |490 |500
Other expenditure on goods and services |965 |1,022 |1,154 |1,205 |1,402 |1,582 |1,710 |1,780
Subsidies |229 |228 |245 |303 |354 |594 |640 |670
Current grants to local authorities |3,029 |3,160 |3,528 |3,815 |4,021 |4,396 |4,510 |4,620
|------- |------- |------- |------- |------- |------- |------- |-------
Total |5,815 |6,157 |6,851 |7,448 |8,066 |9,107 |9,500 |9,790
Capital expenditure
Capital grants |1,182 |1,193 |1,213 |1,267 |1,301 |1,533 |1,410 |1,440
Expenditure on capital assets |258 |272 |289 |362 |441 |473 |490 |510
Net lending |-64 |334 |326 |1,014 |-120 |-82 |70 |30
Borrowing by public corporations |302 |-167 |-220 |-1,171 |37 |20 |- |-
|------- |------- |------- |------- |------- |------- |------- |-------
Total |1,678 |1,633 |1,607 |1,472 |1,659 |1,944 |1,960 |1,980
|------- |------- |------- |------- |------- |------- |------- |-------
Grand total |7,494 |7,789 |8,458 |8,919 |9,725 |11,052 |11,460 |11,780
Central Government
Current
Pay and related costs |141 |157 |170 |187 |211 |238 |260 |280
General administrative expenses |32 |33 |40 |41 |47 |63 |60 |70
Other pay and pension costs |1,165 |1,290 |1,422 |1,548 |1,652 |1,781 |1,830 |1,880
Grants to the private sector |253 |268 |293 |348 |380 |453 |490 |500
Other expenditure on goods and services |965 |1,022 |1,154 |1,205 |1,402 |1,582 |1,710 |1,780
Subsidies |132 |134 |161 |176 |194 |200 |210 |230
Capital
Capital grants |380 |294 |317 |169 |194 |183 |180 |170
Expenditure on capital assets |228 |248 |269 |347 |414 |452 |470 |490
Net lending |5 |6 |1 |1 |19 |34 |40 |50
|------- |------- |------- |------- |------- |------- |------- |-------
Total |3,300 |3,451 |3,827 |4,023 |4,512 |4,987 |5,250 |5,440
Transfers from central Government to
local authorities
Current grants to local authorities |3,029 |3,160 |3,528 |3,815 |4,021 |4,396 |4,510 |4,620
Capital grants to local authorities |26 |17 |20 |38 |38 |61 |70 |80
Net capital allocations |680 |782 |761 |772 |785 |780 |840 |870
|------- |------- |------- |------- |------- |------- |------- |-------
Total |3,735 |3,959 |4,309 |4,625 |4,843 |5,236 |5,420 |5,570
£ million
|1986-87|1987-88|1988-89|1989-90|1990-91|1991-92|1992-93|1993-94
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Public corporations
Current
Subsidies |87 |84 |75 |119 |151 |384 |410 |430
Capital
Capital grants |96 |99 |114 |288 |285 |509 |320 |320
Expenditure on capital assets |31 |24 |20 |14 |27 |21 |20 |20
Net lending |9 |35 |-13 |-46 |-5 |-134 |-10 |-10
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------
Total |223 |242 |196 |374 |457 |780 |740 |760
Nationalised industries
Current
Subsidies |10 |10 |9 |9 |9 |10 |10 |10
Capital
Net lending |-78 |294 |338 |1,059 |-133 |18 |30 |-10
Borrowing by public
corporations |303 |-167 |-220 |-1,171 |37 |20 |- |-
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------
Total |235 |137 |127 |-103 |-88 |49 |50 |10
The figures for the year 1985-86 are consistent with those in "A Commentary on the Scotland Programme :
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Training
Sir David Steel : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what representations he has received on the ability of Scottish Enterprise and the local enterprise councils of Scotland to provide special needs training for those who require it ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Lang : Since the beginning of 1991, I have received 25 representations which, among other issues, express concern about the ability of Scottish Enterprise and the local enterprise companies to provide special needs training for those who require it. Local enterprise companies were required to make adequate provision for people with special needs in their business plans ; and the scrutiny of these business plans by Scottish Enterprise and Highlands and Islands Enterprise necessarily included assessment of how well the local enterprise companies' proposals met these needs. Furthermore, one of the criteria by which local enterprise companies are to be judged is their success in catering for special training needs. There is no reason to doubt that Scottish Enterprise, Highlands and Islands Enterprise and local enterprise companies are taking their responsibilities for people with special needs seriously and will deliver appropriate training provision.
Sir David Steel : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what estimate the Scottish Office has made for the share of the youth training budget in the Borders for 1991-92 which is to come from private sources ; and if he will make it his policy that if the sum is not forthcoming he will make up any shortfall.
Mr. Lang : The Scottish Office has no involvement in the allocation of resources by Scottish Enterprise to individual local enterprise companies. These decisions, and any estimates on which they are based, are matters for Scottish Enterprise.
Local Authority Expenditure
Mr. Dewar : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland why rate rebates appears as a line without expenditure under non-voted central Government grants to local authorities in table 12.1 of Cm. 1515.
Mr. Lang : This line is for money refunded to the Scottish Office by local authorities that have overclaimed in respect of rate rebate grants in earlier years. The information in this line should, however, accord with that given in the main table on page 2 and I am grateful to the hon. Member for drawing this omission to my attention.
House Valuation
Mr. Kirkwood : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what method the district valuer in Scotland intends to use to value the purchase price of tenanted housing in Scotland.
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton : This is a matter for individual district valuers to determine. I understand that valuations are based and will continue to be based on an analysis of available sales evidence. This is consistent with the approach used in sales of other properties in which district valuers are involved.
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Roads
Sir Russell Johnston : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland when he expects to announce the outcome of the public local inquiry held in February 1990, following a compulsory purchase order submitted in 1989 to enable the Highlands regional council to acquire land for the north service road, Fort William.
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton : I expect a decision on the compulsory purchase order made by Highland regional council to acquire land for the north service road, Fort William, and which was the subject of a public local inquiry in February and March 1990, to be announced by the end of April.
Radioactive Material
Mr. Malcolm Bruce : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) if he will list the countries currently negotiating with AEA Fuel Services to reprocess or store research reactor irradiated fuel at Dounreay ;
(2) if he will list the countries that have contracts with AEA Fuel Services or the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Agency to reprocess or store research reactor irradiated fuel at Dounreay.
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton : I understand that the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) is currently in discussion with a number of overseas customers about possible contracts to store or reprocess spent research reactor fuel at Dounreay. Until these negotiations have been concluded, however, information on the countries involved is commercially confidential.
The UKAEA has confirmed contracts for storage or reprocessing with customers in Germany. The Government have specified that all reprocessing contracts entered into by the UKAEA with overseas customers must contain options for the return of waste and that these options should be exercised.
Dounreay
Mr. Cryer : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what recent developments have taken place at the Atomic Energy Development Establishment at Dounreay to reduce the levels of radioactive waste discharged to the sea.
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton : Significant process modifications were carried out during the period 1978-83, including the commissioning of an additional plant to reduce the activity in the aqueous discharges from nuclear fuel reprocessing. Since that time further improvements have been achieved by operational means. Because reprocessing requirements differ from year to year and the plants are not run continuously, discharges will vary from one period to another. They have consistently been well below the authorised limits. A revised liquid waste authorisation with reduced limits was issued in 1989.
Parking Offences
Mr. Tony Banks : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many parking tickets were received and paid by his Department in each year since 1988 in respect of official vehicles.
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Mr. Lang : The responsibility for parking fines incurred by official vehicles was until April 1990 the responsibility of my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for the Environment. Since that date 15 fines totalling £240 are attributed to vehicles of my Department.Column 584
Health Boards
Mr. Strang : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was (a) the revenue (b) the capital and (c) the total allocation for Lothian health board for 1991-92 and each of the last five financial years in (i) cash terms, (ii) 1986-87 prices and (iii) 1990-91 prices.
Mr. Michael Forsyth : The information is as follows :
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£ million
Revenue Allocation Capital Allocation Total Allocation
|Cash |At 1986-87|At 1990-91|Cash |At 1986-87|At 1990-91|Cash |At 1986-87|At 1990-91
|prices |prices |prices |prices |prices |prices
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1986-87 |234.034 |234.034 |303.594 |15.973 |15.973 |20.721 |250.007 |250.007 |324.312
1987-88 |253.249 |240.423 |311.883 |18.776 |17.825 |23.123 |272.025 |258.248 |335.006
1988-89 |283.328 |250.336 |324.741 |18.600 |16.434 |21.319 |301.928 |266.770 |346.060
1989-90 |300.502 |249.603 |323.791 |29.819 |24.768 |32.130 |330.321 |274.371 |355.921
1990-91 |333.738 |257.271 |333.738 |13.324 |10.271 |13.324 |347.027 |267.515 |347.027
1991-92 |358.804 |258.500 |335.332 |21.821 |15.721 |20.394 |380.625 |274.221 |355.726
Mr. Strang : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was (a) the revenue, (b) the capital and (c) the total
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allocation for Scottish health boards for 1991-92 and each of the last five financial years in (i) cash terms, (ii) 1986-87 prices and (iii) 1990-91 prices.Mr. Michael Forsyth : The information is as follows :
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£ million
Revenue Allocation Capital Allocation Total Allocation
|Cash |At 1986-87|At 1990-91|Cash |At 1986-87|At 1990-91|Cash |At 1986-87|At 1990-91
|prices |prices |prices |prices |prices |prices
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1986-87 |1,454.658 |1,454.658 |1,887.017 |97.455 |97.455 |126.421 |1,552.113 |1,552.113 |2,013.438
1987-88 |1,577.360 |1,497.476 |1,942.562 |105.955 |100.589 |130.486 |1,683.315 |1,598.065 |2,073.048
1988-89 |1,765.424 |1,559.847 |2,023.470 |112.374 |99.288 |128.799 |1,877.798 |1,659.135 |2,152.270
1989-90 |1,890.162 |1,570.006 |2,036.650 |143.399 |119.110 |154.512 |2,033.561 |1,689.116 |2,191.162
1990-91 |2,095.331 |1,615.243 |2,095.331 |141.372 |108.980 |141.372 |2,236.703 |1,724.223 |2,236.703
1991-92 |2,259.131 |1,686.373 |2,111.346 |198.403 |142.939 |185.424 |2,457.534 |1,770.528 |2,296.771
Mr. Strang : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was (a) the revenue, (b) the capital and (c) the total
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expenditure by Lothian health board in each of the last five financial years in (i) cash terms, (ii) 1986-87 prices and (iii) 1990-91 prices.Mr. Michael Forsyth : The information is as follows :
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£,000s £,000s £,000s
Revenue Expenditure Capital Expenditure Total
Year |Cash |1986-87|1990-91|Cash |1986-87|1990-91|Cash |1986-87|1990-91
Terms |Prices |Prices |Terms |Prices |Prices |Terms |Prices |Prices
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1985-86 |274,584|284,100|368,541|19,678 |20,360 |26,411 |294,262|304,460|394,952
1986-87 |295,708|295,708|383,600|16,212 |16,212 |21,031 |311,920|311,920|404,630
1987-88 |326,063|309,550|401,556|16,977 |16,117 |20,907 |343,040|325,667|422,463
1988-89 |358,201|316,490|410,559|18,881 |16,682 |21,641 |377,082|333,172|432,199
1989-90 |393,526|326,871|424,025|32,518 |27,010 |35,039 |426,045|353,881|459,063
Notes:
1. These figures include non-cash limited family practitioners services expenditure.
2. Expenditure figures for 1990-91 are not yet available.
Mr. Strang : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was (a) the revenue, (b) the capital and (c) the total
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expenditure by Scottish health boards in each of the last five years in (i) cash terms, (ii) 1986-87 prices and (iii) 1990-91 prices.Mr. Michael Forsyth : The information is as follows :
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£'000s
Revenue expenditure Capital expenditure Total
Year |Cash terms|1986-87 |1990-91 |Cash terms|1986-87 |1990-91 |Cash terms|1986-87 |1990-91
|prices |prices |prices |prices |prices |prices
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1985-86 |1,739,554 |1,799,836 |2,334,790 |118,206 |122,303 |158,654 |1,857,761 |1,922,139 |2,493,444
1986-87 |1,866,616 |1,866,616 |2,421,419 |103,567 |103,567 |134,350 |1,970,183 |1,970,183 |2,555,769
1987-88 |1,889,936 |1,794,222 |2,327,507 |266,270 |252,785 |327,918 |2,156,206 |2,047,007 |2,655,426
1988-89 |2,281,568 |2,015,888 |2,615,057 |113,928 |100,662 |130,581 |2,395,496 |2,116,549 |2,745,638
1989-90 |2,453,199 |2,037,676 |2,643,322 |150,702 |125,176 |162,382 |2,603,901 |2,162,852 |2,805,703
Notes:
1. These figures include non-cash limited family practitioners services expenditure.
2. Expenditure figures for 1990-91 are not yet available.
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy
Dr. David Clark : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland further to his answer to the hon. Member for South Shields on 13 March, Official Report, columns 616-17, whether he will exhume the bodies of the BSE confirmed cattle that were buried in 1990 and 1991.
Hospitals
Mr. Strang : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many hospitals have applied to opt out of health board contol in each of the Scottish health board areas.
Mr. Michael Forsyth : Expressions of interest have been received on behalf of seven Units. These are the South Ayrshire unit (Ayrshire and Arran health board), Foresterhill and West Grampian (Grampian health board), Forfar hospitals (Tayside health board), the Victoria infirmary and associated hospitals (Greater Glasgow health board), the Royal Scottish national hospital (Forth Valley health board) and the Princess Margaret Rose hospital (Lothian health board). Of these Foresterhill and South Ayrshire have indicated that they intend to bring forward an application in the near future.
Education and Business Partnerships
Mr. Bill Walker : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will make a statement about support for partnerships between education and business in Scotland.
Mr. Allan Stewart : I attach high priority to establishing effective links between the worlds of education and business. Each has a vital role in the future well-being of our country and it is essential that they work closely together. Much valuable work is already going on in this field but it is recognised by many of those involved that the effectiveness of these efforts could be improved. Proposals to promote and develop education- business link activities feature prominently in the business plans submitted by the local enterprise companies and I very much welcome this. In order to further assist this work and ensure that it attracts the priority which I believe it requires, additional financial support is being made available specifically to encourage the development of education- business partnerships.
This funding will be provided to local enterprise companies through Scottish Enterprise and Highlands and Islands Enterprise to support a variety of aspects of liaison between business and education, including providing
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placements with business for pupils and teachers, business visits to schools and a wide range of innovative activities which will bring benefits to both education and business.The LEC-promoted partnerships will be expected to raise funding from other sources so that maximum benefit can be gained from public support.
I am confident that local enterprise companies, education authorities and organisations already involved in this area will work closely together to get these partnership arrangements under way to the benefit of the whole community and I am now inviting education authorities and other interested parties to approach their LECs to discuss how these proposals can best be taken forward.
School Examinations
Mr. Bill Walker : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what proposals he has to improve the quality of spelling, grammar and punctuation in Scottish school examinations.
Mr. Michael Forsyth : The ability to communicate clearly in writing is a fundamental skill which should be fostered in all school work and examinations. Good grammar and punctuation and correct spelling are essential to clear communication. Currently a variety of practices is operated by the Scottish Examination Board in its examinations in relation to these elements. The board has been asked to review these practices and it has this in hand. Meanwhile examiners will no doubt take account of spelling, grammar and punctuation in accordance with the arrangements that currently apply to each subject.
Cash Limits
Mr. Bill Walker : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he proposes to make any further changes to the cash limits for 1990-91 within his responsibility.
Mr. Lang : Yes, I intend to change one of the cash limits within my responsibility as follows.
The cash limit for class XV, vote 15, education, arts, libraries and social work, Scotland will be reduced by £1,032,000 from £233,075,000 to £232,043,000. This represents the further cash limit reductions foreshadowed in my answer to the hon. Member for Tayside, North on 1 February at columns 685-86 and will offset the amounts of £617,000 required to meet increased expenditure in respect of the St. Helena ship and £415,000 in respect of the Department of the Registers of Scotland.
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Bone Marrow Transplants
Mr. Galbraith : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will make additional facilities available to Greater Glasgow health board for bone marrow transplants at Glasgow royal infirmary.
Mr. Michael Forsyth [holding answer 21 November 1990] : Central funding for this service has been assured until April 1991. Thereafter the revenue allocated to Greater Glasgow health board will provide the resources necessary to treat its own bone marrow transplant patients ; and the board will be fully compensated during the course of the year for the costs to it of treating any bone marrow transplant patients referred by other boards.
Mr. Galbraith : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the current number of patients on the waiting list for bone marrow transplants at Glasgow royal infirmary.
Mr. Michael Forsyth [holding answer 21 November 1990] : At the end of 1990 the waiting list for patients for bone marrow transplants at Glasgow royal infirmary was 31.
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Mr. Galbraith : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many patients in the last year have died while awaiting bone marrow transplantation at Glasgow royal infirmary.
Mr. Michael Forsyth [holding answer 21 November 1990] : During 1990, a total of seven patients died while awaiting bone marrow transplantation at Glasgow royal infirmary.
Chemical Incinerators
Dr. Godman : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what advice he offers to local authorities concerning the granting of planning permission for the construction of chemical incinerators ; and if he will make a statement.
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton [holding answer 26 March 1991] : No specific advice is given to local authorities concerning the granting of planning permission for the construction of chemical incinerators. General advice and guidance on handling planning applications and other planning matters is contained in a number of circulars issued by the Scottish Office.
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