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Expenditure
Mr. McAllion : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the expenditure expressed (1) at 1989-90 prices and (2) as a percentage of the Scottish gross domestic product by him in each year since 1978.
Mr. Lang : The figures are in the table :
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Expenditure within the Secretary of State's responsibility<1>
£ million
|1978-79|1979-80|1980-81|1981-82|1982-83|1983-84
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Actual |3,712 |4,552 |5,383 |5,839 |6,509 |6,845
In 1989-90 prices<2> |8,691 |9,134 |9,128 |9,029 |9,398 |9,446
As percentage of Scottish
GDP<3> |29.12 |31.29 |32.31 |31.92 |32.56 |31.27
£ million
|1984-85|1985-86|1986-87|1987-88|1988-89|1989-90|1990-91
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Actual |6,994 |7,167 |7,513 |7,805 |8,458 |8,919 |9,725
In 1989-90 prices<2> |9,185 |8 ,928 |9,045 |8,921 |8,997 |8,919 |9,026
As percentage of Scottish
GDP<3> |30.68 |28.71 |27.51 |26.52 |25.61 |24.96 |n.a.
<1>No direct comparison can be made with the years from 1978-79 to 1983-84 because
of the changes in the definition of the Planning Total
announced in Cm. 441. An estimate of expenditure for 1978-79 on the new planning
total basis was given in the answer to the hon. Member
for Glasgow, Cathcart (Mr. Maxton) on 30 October 1990. In addition, changes in my
responsibility are not necessarily reflected in the figures.
<2>Using the GDP deflator at market prices adjusted to remove the distortion caused
by the abolition of domestic rates.
<3>Estimates of the Scottish gross domestic product (GDP) are only available by
calendar year. The figures are expenditure for the financial
year as a proportion of the Scottish GDP for the calendar year of which it forms a
major part. Scottish GDP figures for 1990 are not yet available.
Mr. Maxton : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish a table, comparable to that on page 231 of the "Commentary of the Scotland Programme 1992-93", on expenditure within the Secretary of State's responsibility in real terms,
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beginning in 1978-79 and taking account of the expenditure plans laid out in "Serving Scotland's Needs," Cm. 1515.Mr. Lang : The information is shown in the table.
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Expenditure within the Secretary of State's responsibility in real terms<1>
£ million
|1978-79|1979-80|1980-81|1981-82|1982-83|1983-84|1984-85|1985-86
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Agriculture, Fisheries and Food |185 |243 |261 |234 |219 |226 |240 |252
Industry, Energy, Trade and Employment |197 |201 |205 |193 |634 |407 |338 |354
Tourism |14 |14 |14 |14 |16 |15 |13 |11
Transport |705 |696 |660 |694 |693 |680 |335 |375
Housing |1,358 |1,473 |1,324 |1,110 |993 |989 |688 |645
Other Environmental Services |730 |791 |748 |722 |705 |734 |263 |255
Law, Order and Protective Services |454 |492 |521 |554 |576 |622 |370 |376
Education |2,283 |2,276 |2,350 |2,406 |2,366 |2,367 |359 |377
Arts and Libraries |80 |74 |93 |96 |92 |88 |26 |27
Health |2,402 |2,474 |2,642 |2,736 |2,762 |2,372 |2,420 |2,434
Social Work<2> |- |- |- |- |- |435 |43 |41
Other Public Services |126 |120 |125 |124 |113 |123 |121 |125
Central Government Grants:
Revenue Support Grant |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |-
Rate Support Grant |- |- |- |- |- |- |2,179 |2,064
Community Charge Transitional Relief |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |-
Rate Rebates |- |- |- |- |- |- |24 |49
Non-Domestic Rates |- |- |- |- |- |- |1,274 |1,274
Nationalised Industries External Financing |155 |283 |185 |147 |230 |382 |494 |289
Limits
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------
Total |8,691 |9,134 |9,128 |9,029 |9,398 |9,446 |9,185 |8,928
£ million
|1986-87|1987-88|1988-89|1989-90|1990-91|1991-92|1992-93|1993-94
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Agriculture, Fisheries and Food |213 |194 |194 |197 |210 |216 |220 |220
Industry, Energy, Trade and Employment |394 |280 |255 |224 |236 |457 |450 |420
Tourism |11 |10 |11 |11 |11 |11 |10 |10
Transport |343 |328 |241 |342 |357 |330 |320 |320
Housing |672 |741 |621 |609 |613 |619 |580 |590
Other Environmental Services |259 |273 |281 |289 |293 |316 |340 |350
Law, Order and Protective Services |397 |423 |441 |472 |486 |492 |480 |490
Education |392 |387 |390 |390 |429 |480 |490 |490
Arts and Libraries |31 |30 |30 |29 |32 |36 |40 |40
Health |2,493 |2,569 |2,660 |2,721 |2,775 |2,848 |2,860 |2,860
Social Work<2> |30 |31 |33 |37 |37 |49 |50 |50
Other Public Services |126 |127 |124 |126 |131 |138 |140 |140
Central Government Grants:
Revenue Support Grant |- |- |- |2,244 |2,316 |2,299 |3,430 |3,390
Rate Support Grant |2,062 |1,952 |2,135 |102 |- |- |- |-
Community Charge Transitional Relief |- |- |- |- |41 |22 |40 |20
Rates Rebates |43 |37 |29 |25 |30 |27 |- |-
Non-Domestic Rates |1,334 |1,415 |1,372 |1,219 |1,103 |1,205 |- |-
Nationalised Industries External Financing |283 |157 |135 |-103 |-83 |43 |40 |10
Limits
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------
Total |9,045 |8,921 |8,997 |8,919 |9,026 |9,586 |9,510 |9,420
<1> Base year 1989-90 using the GDP deflator at market prices adjusted to remove the distortion caused by the
abolition of domestic rates.
<2> Health and Social Work figures not held separately prior to 1983-84.
Note: No direct comparison can be made with the years from 1978-79 to 1983-84 because of the changes in the
definition of the Planning Total
announced in Cm 441.
An estimate of expenditure for 1978-79 on the new planning total basis was given to the hon. Member on 30 October
1990. In addition, changes
in my responsibilities are not necessarily reflected in the figures.
Quangos
Mr. Grocott : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the individual appointments excluding casual vacancies he is scheduled to make to quasi-autonomous non-governmental organisations in (a) 1991 and (b) 1992 indicating in each case the title of the post, the salary if any and the duration of the appointment.
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Mr. Lang : The tables show, as at 1 July 1990, appointments expiring in 1991--table 1--and 1992--table 2--for each executive and advisory body and tribunal for which I have responsibility, with the title of the post and the salary, if any. The duration of future appointments is decided at the time of the renewal. Since July I have appointed a chairman and 11 members to the Nature Conservancy Council for Scotland until 31 March 1992 when Scottish Natural Heritage is due to come into being.
Table 1
Appointments expiring in 1991
Rank |Remuneration as at
|1 July 1990
|£
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Advisory Committee on Dental Establishments
1 Member |0
Advisory Committee on Scotland's Travelling People
Chairman |0
Deputy Chairman |0
10 Members |0
Ancient Monuments for Scotland
Chairman |0
4 Members |0
Argyll and Clyde Health Board
Chairman |16,005
Vice Chairman |0
14 Members |0
Ayrshire and Arran Health Board
Vice Chairman |0
16 Members |0
Borders Health Board
Vice Chairman |0
13 Members |0
Central Advisory Committee of Justices of the Peace (Scotland)
17 Members |0
Childrens Panel Advisory Committee for Borders Region
Chairman |0
1 Member |0
Childrens Panel Advisory Committee for Central Region
1 Member |0
Childrens Panel Advisory Committee for Dumfries and Galloway Region
Chairman |0
2 Members |0
Childrens Panel Advisory Committee for Fife Region
Chairman |0
1 Member |0
Childrens Panel Advisory Committee for Grampian Region
1 Member |0
Childrens Panel Advisory Committee for Highland Region
1 Member |0
Childrens Panel Advisory Committee for Lothian Region
1 Member |0
Childrens Panel Advisory Committee for Shetland Islands Area
Chairman |0
1 Member |0
Childrens Panel Advisory Committee for Strathclyde Region
3 Members |0
Childrens Panel Advisory Committee for the Tayside Region
3 Members |0
Childrens Panel for the Dumfries and Galloway Region
Deputy Chairman |0
Childrens Panel for the Fife Region
Deputy Chairman |0
Childrens Panel for the Lothian Region
Chairman |0
Childrens Panel for the Shetland Islands Area
Chairman |0
Childrens Panel for the Strathclyde Region
Chairman |0
Deputy Chairman |0
Childrens Panel for the Tayside Region
Chairman |0
2 Deputy Chairmen |0
Commission for Local Authority Accounts in Scotland
Chairman |7,939
Deputy Chairman |5,030
Commons Services Agency for the Scottish Health Service Management Committee
Chairman |12,355
7 Members |0
Cumbernauld Development Corporation
2 Members |3,525
Dumfries and Galloway Health Board
Chairman |10,810
Vice Chairman |0
15 Members |0
East Kilbride Development Corporation
2 Members |3,525
Edinburgh New Town Conservation Committee
8 Members |0
Fife Health Board
Chairman |13,415
Vice Chairman |0
16 Members |0
Forth Valley Health Board
Vice Chairman |0
11 Members |0
General Teaching Council for Scotland
4 Members |0
Glenrothes Development Corporation
3 Members |3,525
Grampian Health Board
Vice Chairman |0
16 Members |0
Greater Glasgow Health Board
Chairman |22,730
Vice Chairman |0
17 Members |0
Highland Health Board
Chairman |13,415
Vice Chairman |0
16 Members |0
Historic Buildings Council for Scotland
Chairman |0
2 Members |0
Irvine Development Corporation
2 Members |3,735
Jordanhill College of Education Governing Body
Chairman |0
3 Members |0
Lanarkshire Health Board
Chairman |16,005
Vice Chairman |0
17 Members |0
Livingston Development Corporation
4 Members |3,525
Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland
1 Member |1,573
Local Review Committee HM Prison Aberdeen
Chairman |0
5 Members |0
Local Review Committee HM Prison Cornton Vale
Chairman |0
5 Members |0
Local Review Committee HM Prison Dungavel
Chairman |0
5 Members |0
Local Review Committee HM Prison Edinburgh
Chairman |0
8 Members |0
Local Review Committee HM Prison Glenochil
Chairman |0
7 Members |0
Local Review Committee Her Majesty's Prison Penninghame
Chairman |0
3 Members |0
Local Review Committee Her Majesty's Prison Perth
Chairman |0
6 Members |0
Local Review Committee Her Majesty's Prison Peterhead
Chairman |0
4 Members |0
Local Review Committee Her Majesty's Prison Shotts
Chairman |0
10 Members |0
Local Review Committee Her Majesty's YO Institution Dumfries
Chairman |0
5 Members |0
Local Review Committee Her Majesty's YO Institution Polmont
Chairman |0
5 Members |0
Local Review Committee Her Majesty's YO Institution Castle Huntly and Her Ma
Chairman |0
5 Members |0
Lothian Health Board
Chairman |20,490
16 Members |0
Moray House College of Education Governing Body
Chairman |0
3 Members |0
National Galleries of Scotland Board of Trustees
2 Members |0
National Museums of Scotland-Board of Trustees
8 Members |0
Northern College of Education-Governing Body
Chairman |0
3 Members |0
Orkney Health Board
Chairman |6,510
Vice Chairman |0
12 Members |0
Parole Board for Scotland
Chairman |0
3 Members |0
Police Advisory Board for Scotland
1 Member |0
Red Deer Commission
1 Member |0
Scottish Agricultural Statistics Consultative Committee
5 Members |0
Scottish Agricultural Wages Board
Chairman |0
Scottish Committee for Staff Development in Education
Chairman |0
14 Members |0
Scottish Community Education Council
Chairman |0
7 Members |0
Scottish Consultative Council on the Curriculum
17 Members |0
Scottish Dental Practice Board
1 Member |0
Scottish Industrial Development Advisory Board
Chairman |0
5 Members |0
Scottish Economic Council
1 Member |0
1 Member |0
Scottish Health Service Advisory Council
9 Members |0
Scottish Homes
3 Members |5,330
Scottish Legal Aid Board
Chairman |17,170
7 Members |8,529
Scottish Records Advisory Council
Chairman |0
Scottish Sports Council
Chairman |0
Scottish Tourist Board
1 Member |5,385
Scottish Valuation Advisory Council
Chairman |0
Deputy Chairman |0
10 Members |0
Scottish Vocational Educational Council
Chairman |0
Vice Chairman |0
7 Members |0
Shetland Health Board
Vice Chairman |0
12 Members |0
State Hospital Management Committee
Chairman |11,955
3 Members |0
St. Andrew's College of Education Governing Body
Chairman |0
2 Members |0
Tayside Health Board
Chairman |18,250
17 Members |0
Western Isles Health Board
Chairman |6,510
Vice Chairman |0
13 Members |0
Table 2
Appointments expiring in 1992
Rank |Salary as at
|1 July 1990
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Advisory Committee on Dental Establishments
3 Members |0
Advisory Committee on Medical Establishments
1 Member |0
Ancient Monuments Board for Scotland
7 Members |0
Caledonian MacBrayne
Chairman |15,000
2 Members |4,500
Childrens Panel Advisory Committee for Borders
Region
1 Member |0
Childrens Panel Advisory Committee for Central
Region
Chairman |0
3 Members |0
Childrens Panel Advisory Committee for Dumfries
and Galloway Region
3 Members |0
Childrens Panel Advisory Committee for Fife
Region
3 Members |0
Childrens Panel Advisory Committee for Grampian
Region
1 Member |0
Childrens Panel Advisory Committee for Highland
Region
1 Member |0
Childrens Panel Advisory Committee for Orkney
Islands Area
1 Member |0
Childrens Panel Advisory Committee for Shetland
Islands Area
1 Member |0
Childrens Panel Advisory Committee for Strathclyde Region
1 Member |0
Childrens Panel Advisory Committee for the Tayside Region
Chairman |0
1 Member |0
Childrens Panel Advisory Committee for Western Isles Islands Area
Chairman |0
2 Members |0
Childrens Panel for the Borders Region
Chairman |0
Childrens Panel for the Central Region
Deputy Chairman |0
Childrens Panel for the Dumfries and Galloway Region
Chairman |0
Childrens Panel for the Fife Region
Chairman |0
Childrens Panel for the Grampian Region
Chairman |0
Deputy Chairman |0
Childrens Panel for the Highland Region
Chairman |0
Deputy Chairman |0
Childrens Panel for the Lothian Region
Deputy Chairman |0
Childrens Panel for the Orkney Islands Area
Chairman |0
Deputy Chairman |0
Childrens Panel for the Shetland Islands Area
Deputy Chairman |0
Childrens Panel for the Strathclyde Region
Deputy Chairman |0
Childrens Panel for The Western Isles Island Area
Chairman |0
Deputy Chairman |0
Clyde River Purification Board
8 Members |0
Commission for Local Authority Accounts in Scotland
3 Members |2,500
Consultative Committee on Freshwater Fisheries
Chairman |0
8 Members |0
Countryside Commission for Scotland
Chairman |15,365
Deputy Chairman |6,422
12 Members |0
Crofters Commission
Chairman |36,848
2 Members |9,393
Cumbernauld Development Corporation
1 Member |3,525
Dumfries and Galloway Health Board
Chairman |10,810
East Kilbride Development Corporation
3 Members |3,525
Edinburgh New Town Conservation Committee
1 Member |0
Forth River Purification Board
6 Members |0
Hannah Research Institute-Governing Body
1 Member |0
Highland River Purification Board
4 Members |0
Highlands and Islands Development Board
Chairman |56,540
1 Member |46,695
1 Member |8,123
Historic Buildings Council for Scotland
5 Members |0
Irvine Development Corporation
2 Members |3,735
Lay Observer for Scotland
1 Member |13,737
Livingston Development Corporation
Deputy Chairman |8,272
2 Members |3,735
Local Government Boundary Commission for
Scotland
Vice Chairman |11,122
1 Member |1,573
Macaulay Land Use Research Institute
7 Members |0
Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland
Member |69,745
Member |32,551
Member |1,348
6 Members |1,420
National Galleries of Scotland Board of Trustees
4 Members |0
National Museums of Scotland-Board of Trustees
2 Members |0
National Panel of Specialists
17 Members |0
North East River Purification Board
3 Members |0
Parole Board for Scotland
5 Members |0
Police (Scotland) Examinations Board
Chairman |0
1 Member |0
Police Advisory Board For Scotland
1 Member |0
Red Deer Commission
Chairman |15,173
17 Members |0
Rowett Research Institute-Governing Body
2 Members |0
Royal Botanic Garden-Board of Trustees
4 Members |0
Scottish Advisory Committee on Top Grade Scientific Posts
2 Members |0
Scottish Agricultural Wages Board
1 Member |0
Scottish Council For Post Graduate Medical Education
11 Members |0
Scottish Council For Research In Education
Chairman |0
2 Members |0
Scottish Crop Research Institute-Governing Body
Chairman |0
14 Members |0
Scottish Development Agency
1 Member |0
1 Member |60,500
Scottish Economic Council
1 Member |0
Scottish Examination Board
14 Members |0
Scottish Film Council
Chairman |0
1 Member |0
Scottish Homes
1 Member |5,385
Scottish Hospital Endowments Research Trust
3 Members |0
Scottish Industrial Development Advisory Board
4 Members |0
Scottish Legal Aid Board
7 Members |8,528
Scottish Medical Practices Committee
1 Member |0
Scottish Records Advisory Council
5 Members |0
Scottish Sports Council
Vice Chairman |0
Scottish Studentship Selection Committee
Chairman |0
Scottish Tourist Board
1 Member |0
2 Members |5,385
Solway River Purification Board
3 Members |0
State Hospital Management Committee
7 Members |0
Tay River Purification Board
3 Members |0
Tweed River Purification Board
3 Members |0
Local History
Mr. McMaster : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) what initiatives he intends to take to encourage the teaching of local history in Scottish primary and secondary schools ;
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(2) what initiatives he intends to take to encourage primary and secondary schools to create awareness in the cultural heritage which is relevant to the localities in which the schools are located.Mr. Michael Forsyth : Local history and heritage form part of environmental studies in the curriculum for the five to 14 age group. Guidance to education authorities and schools will be issued later this year in a Scottish Office Education Department working paper.
Disabled People
Mr. McMaster : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what were the percentages of disabled staff employed within the health service in Scotland in each year since 1981 ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Michael Forsyth : The information is set out in the table. Health boards and the Common Services Agency are expected like other employers, to comply with the provisions of the disabled persons employment Acts.
Percentage of disabled employees in the national health service in Scotland Year |Percentage --------------------------------- 1981 |0.5 1982 |0.5 1983 |0.4 1984 |0.4 1985 |0.5 1986 |0.4 1987 |0.3 1988 |0.3 1989 |0.2 1990 |0.2
Mr. McMaster : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish a table showing the number of adults with (a) mental handicap, (b) mental illness and (c) physical handicap in the format most convenient to his Department.
Mr. Michael Forsyth : It is not possible to give precise figures of the total number of people in these categories, since not all will have come into contact with the health service or social work authorities. However, in 1988 the number of disabled adults in Scotland was estimated as 611,000. It is also believed that a similar number of people in any one year might consult a general practitioner about some form of mental ill- health.
Robert Burns
Mr. McMaster : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what initiatives he intends to take to encourage the teaching of the works of Robert Burns in Scottish schools.
Mr. Michael Forsyth : The advice to education authorities and schools contained in Scottish Office Education Department working paper No. 2 on the teaching of English language is that Scottish texts should be actively sought and used.
Renfrew
Mr. McMaster : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many burglaries there were in Renfrew district in each of the last three years ; and what percentage those were of all reported crimes in the area.
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Lord James Douglas-Hamilton : The available information is given in the table.
|Recorded cases |<1>Housebreaking
|of |as a percentage
|housebreaking |of all crimes
|in Renfrew |recorded by the
|district |police in
|Renfrew district
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1988 |4,867 |22.4
1989 |5,303 |22.5
1990 |<2>5,675 |<2>21.8
<1> In Scotland, information is collected on "housebreaking",
rather
than "burglary".
<2> Source: Report of the Chief Constable of Strathclyde, 1990.
Victim Support Schemes
Mr. McMaster : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the applications for financial support received from victim support schemes during the current financial year which (a) have been approved, (b) have not been approved and (c) are still pending consideration.
Mr. Michael Forsyth : The Scottish Association of Victim Support Schemes--SAVSS--submits a single annual grant application to the Scottish Office to cover both its headquarters costs and the provision of aid for the appointment of co-ordinators, or towards running costs, in local schemes where demand warrants it. For the financial year 1991-92, the Scottish Office has awarded SAVSS a total grant of £405,000 made up of £320,000 for the development of local schemes and £85,000 for headquarters running costs.
Mr. McMaster : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the expenditure on each victim support scheme within Scotland in the current financial year.
Mr. Michael Forsyth : Of the £405,000 awarded to the Scottish Association of Victim Support Schemes in the current financial year, £320,000 has been allocated for the development of local schemes. A funding panel, independent of the Scottish Office and the SAVSS, determines applications for grant submitted by local victim support schemes and may award grant aid either for the appointment of co-ordinators or towards running costs.
Drinking Water
Mr. Wray : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list all the places in Scotland where drinking water is or has recently been contaminated with cryptosporidium organisms.
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton : The organism is widespread in the natural environment and small numbers may be present from time to time in drinking water without giving rise to outbreaks of cryptosporidiosis. Only two such outbreaks have been associated with drinking water supplies in Scotland in recent years. One occurred in the Saltcoats and Stevenston area of Ayrshire in 1988 and the other in parts of Renfrewshire, Lanarkshire and West Lothian in 1989. In the latter case, the evidence was not conclusive that the water supply was the source of the infection.
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Strathclyde
Mr. McMaster : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will make a statement on the provision of special needs education in Strathclyde.
Mr. Michael Forsyth : Strathclyde education authority is statutorily responsible for the provision of special educational needs for children in their area.
Planning Policies
Mr. McMaster : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what advice he gives to those local authorities which wish to include planning gain policies in their local plans ; and if he will make a statement.
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton : The Scottish Development Department issued a circular to local authorities on planning gain in August 1984-- circular 22/84. The circular provides authorities with guidance on the circumstances in which they might reasonably seek an agreement with a developer under section 50 of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1972 and on the inclusion in development plans of policies on the use of such agreements.
Mental Patients
Mr. Galbraith : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give (a) the total number of patients discharged from psychiatric hospitals or mental health units in each year since 1979 and (b) the number of places in mental health units in the community in each year since 1979.
Mr. Michael Forsyth : The table shows the number of discharges from psychiatric hospitals or mental health units in each year since 1979. The number of places in mental health units in the community in each year since 1979 is not held centrally.
|Numbers of discharges from
Year |mental illness and
|psychiatric units in Scotland
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1979 |25,116
1980 |26,258
1981 |26,512
1982 |24,008
1983 |26,271
1984 |26,989
1985 |27,675
1986 |27,817
1987 |28,613
1988 |29,758
1989 |29,620
1990 |29,189
Sports Facilities
Mr. Wray : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many indoor and outdoor sports facilities were managed by local authorities in Scotland at 1 January.
Mr. Michael Forsyth : The latest available information is set out in the table.
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Management type
Sport facility |District |Regional |Total
|council |council
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Athletic tracks<1> |65 |46 |111
Dry ski slopes |4 |7 |11
Golf courses |69 |0 |69
Ice rinks |3 |0 |3
Sports halls/leisure
centres |292 |928 |1,220
Swimming pools |120 |230 |350
Playing pitches<2> |1,004 |625 |1,629
Indoor bowling halls |19 |26 |45
<1> Including grass.
<2> Excluding synthetic pitches.
Ministerial Visit
Mr. McMaster : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland when he next plans to visit the Paisley, South constituency ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Lang : I have no plans at present to visit the Paisley, South constituency.
Drink Driving
Mr. McMaster : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish a table showing the number of drink-driving-related offences within (a) Scotland, (b) Strathclyde region and (c) Renfrew district in each year since 1980.
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton : The available information is given in the table.
Number of recorded drink driving related offences 1980-89
|(a) |(b) |(c)
|Scotland |Strathclyde |Renfrew dis-
|region |trict
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1980 |15,876 |6,995 |507
1981 |13,765 |6,193 |459
1982 |13,982 |6,014 |516
1983 |15,373 |6,701 |408
1984 |14,976 |6,566 |510
1985 |15,379 |6,657 |477
1986 |14,623 |6,374 |475
1987 |13,484 |5,926 |467
1988 |11,353 |4,875 |368
1989 |10,916 |4,763 |390
1990 |n/a |<1>4,809 |<1>380
n/a not available.
<1> Source: Report of the Chief Constable of Strathclyde, 1990.
Green Belts
Mr. McMaster : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he has any plans to introduce a scheme for classifying green belt sites according to their environmental and amenity value.
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton : No. Such a scheme could imply that some parts of the green belt were less protected than others.
Opticians
Mr. Wray : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many opticians in Scotland registered with the national health service for each year since 1974.
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Mr. Michael Forsyth : The number of opticians registered with health boards in Scotland to provide general ophthalmic services for each year since 1974 is set out in the table.
|Ophthalmic |Ophthalmic
|opticians |medical
|practitioners
--------------------------------------------------------
1974 |536 |69
1975 |517 |69
1976 |484 |65
1977 |477 |73
1978 |468 |69
1979 |467 |69
1980 |503 |80
1981 |500 |74
1982 |519 |79
1983 |535 |90
1984 |548 |107
1985 |670 |106
1986 |674 |119
1987 |776 |115
1988 |709 |122
1989 |744 |114
1990 |<1>- |<1>-
<1> Not yet available.
Judges (Appointment)
Mr. McMaster : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will make a statement on the criteria used for the appointment of judges in Scotland.
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton : For any judicial appointment, the best available candidate is selected from among those who meet the statutory requirements.
Renewable Energy
Mr. Maxton : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, pursuant to his answer of 26 April, Official Report , columns 614-16 , if he will provide the same information in real terms.
Mr. Lang : The following figures are deflated to 1989-90 prices using the Central Statistical Office's GDP deflator, adjusted to remove the distortion caused by the abolition of domestic rates. In real terms, the figures for 1989-90 to 1990-91 were :
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TV advertising
Radio advertising
Newspaper advertising
Other promotional material 992,5
As indicated in the previous answer, an analysis in the form requested is not available for the years 1979-80 to 1987-88. However, total expenditure on information publicity at constant 1989-90 prices was :
|£
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1979-80 |527,000
1980-81 |613,500
1981-82 |607,000
1982-83 |557,000
1983-84 |496,500
1984-85 |924,000
1985-86 |843,000
1986-87 |1,031,000
1987-88 |1,249,000
For 1991-92 the provision for expenditure is £2,519,000 in real terms, at 1989-90 prices.
Historic Scotland
Mr. McAllion : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the 1991-92 annual budget for Historic Scotland ; and what is the percentage allocated to staff costs.
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton : Total gross expenditure of £30,589, 000 by Historic Scotland is provided for in the supply estimates 1991-92--Class XV vote 5. Running costs, which include salaries and wages, and allied costs such as travel and subsistence payments and general administrative expenditure, represent 31.9 per cent. of that expenditure.
Registers of Scotland
Mr. McAllion : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the 1991-92 annual budget for the department of the Registers of Scotland ; and what is the percentage allocated to staff costs.
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton : Total expenditure for Registers of Scotland in 1991-92 is estimated at £30,087,000 of which 70 per cent. is for total staff costs.
Scottish Fisheries Protection Agency
Mr. McAllion : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the 1991-92 annual budget for the Scottish Fisheries Protection Agency ; and what is the percentage allocated to staff costs.
Mr. Michael Forsyth : Total expenditure for the Scottish Fisheries Protection Agency in 1991-92 is estimated at £10.313 million of which 47 per cent. is for staff costs, which include salaries, wages and general administrative expenditure.
Missing Persons
Dr. Godman : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he has any proposals to establish a national database of missing persons aged (a) under 18 years and (b) over 18 years ; and if he will make a statement.
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton : The Scottish Criminal Records Office holds, on behalf of the police, details of all reported missing persons in Scotland who have been missing for one month or longer. Age, where known, is among the information recorded.
Marine Nature Reserves
Dr. Godman : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he has any proposals concerning the creation of marine nature reserves ; and if he will make a statement.
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton : I have no such proposals. Marine nature reserves may be designated
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under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 on recommendations from the Nature Conservancy Council for Scotland. So far, no formal recommendations for designation have been put forward.Dr. Godman : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what progress has been made concerning the proposed marine nature reserve at Loch Sween ; and if he will make a statement.
Lord James Douglas Hamilton : The Nature Conservancy Council issued a discussion document on 4 October and meetings with interested parties were held locally. A number of concerns were expressed by local people, landowners and organisations. Further consultation will take place before any formal recommendation is made for designation of the loch.
Parole
Dr. Godman : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many prisoners serving custodial sentences were reviewed for parole in 1988, 1989 and 1990 ; how many were released under licence ; and how many reviewed and/or released were serving sentences of (a) seven years or more and (b) 10 years or more.
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton : The number of prisoners reviewed for parole in 1988 and 1989 and released under licence is set out in appendix A of the annual report of the Parole Board for Scotland for 1989, copies of which are available in the Library. The figures for 1990 will be published in the annual report of the Parole Board for Scotland for 1990, which will be available later this year. The other information is not readily available and could be compiled only at disproportionate cost.
Dr. Godman : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many recommendations by the Parole Board for the release of prisonerss under licence serving sentences of (a) less than seven years, (b) seven years and more and (c) 10 years or more have been rejected by the Secretary of State in each of the past five years.
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton : None.
Workers Educational Association
Dr. Godman : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he has any proposals concerning the development of further education involving the Workers Educational Association ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Michael Forsyth : I have no such proposals.
Kvaerner-Kincaid plc
Dr. Godman : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what recent representations he has received calling for action by his Department following the announcement of proposed job losses at Kvaerner-Kincaid plc of Greenock ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Allan Stewart : I met a delegation led by the hon. Member today to discuss the situation at Kvaerner-Kincaid. The hon. Member was accompanied by representatives of the work force and Inverclyde district council.
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Demolition Control
Mr. Bill Walker : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he proposes to introduce planning controls over the demolition of houses ; and if he will make a statement.
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton : We have today tabled amendments to the Planning and Compensation Bill that would enable the Government to bring the demolition of houses within planning control in Scotland.
Until recently the Government believed that demolition did not usually constitute development and therefore did not fall within planning control. However, a recent High Court decision in England held that, in the particular circumstances of the case, the demolition of dwelling houses was development. That decision is subject to an appeal.
For buildings listed as of historical or architectural importance and buildings in conservation areas, demolition is already covered by other controls. Most other demolitions of houses are not contentious and do not justify additional planning controls.
However, the Government are aware of the concern that has been expressed in particular cases. For example, some potential developers have demolished perfectly sound houses before having the necessary planning permission to erect replacement buildings. Rather than leave a vacant site that may blight neighbouring properties, the local planning authority can feel pressured to grant planning permission for an out-of-character development for which planning permission should be refused.
We do not believe that there is a widespread problem, but we have concluded that the time is now right to allow the selective introduction of controls on demolition where problems do exist. The proposed amendments would extend the definition of development to include the demolition of all buildings. They would also incorporate a direction-making power, which would enable the Secretary of State to provide that the demolition of particular types of building is not development and would not, therefore, be subject to planning control. Since the problem that these amendments are designed to tackle relates in particular to dwelling houses, our intention is to use this power to exclude from control all demolitions except demolitions of dwelling houses.
Because most demolitions of dwelling houses would not justify the full application of the new controls, we propose amending the Town and Country Planning General Development (Scotland) Order 1981 to grant permitted development rights for the demolition of dwelling houses in most circumstances. This would mean that planning permission would not normally be required for such demolition. However, if a local planning authority wished to prevent demolition in a particular case or in a vulnerable area, it could use its power to give a direction which would require the developer to seek planning permission before proceeding with demolition. Such a direction would require the confirmation of the Secretary of State if it is to remain effective for longer than six months.
By these measures we believe that it will be possible to control these undesirable cases of demolition without putting an undue burden either on developers or on local planning authorities.
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A82 (Accidents)
Sir Russell Johnston : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give a detailed list of accidents which have taken place on the A82 between the Fort William boundary and the Ballachulish bridge in each of the last three years.
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton [holding answer 3 May 1991] : The information requested is provided in the table. Figures for 1990 are provisional.
Number of recorded injury accidents on
the A82 between Fort
William boundary and Ballachulish
Bridge in the years 1988 to 1990
|1988 |1989 |1990
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Fatal |1 |2 |1
Serious |5 |11 |4
Slight |12 |17 |10
|-------|-------|-------
Total |18 |30 |15
Mentally Handicapped People (Health Services)
Mr. Douglas : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will make a statement on the guidance given by his Department in relation to the use which hospitals boards make of funds derived from the sale of capital assets which were specifically devoted to services for the mentally handicapped.
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Mr. Michael Forsyth [holding answer 7 May 1991] : The use which is to be made of the proceeds of sales of a particular category of property is not generally specified, but health boards are aware that they should give a high priority to the care of mentally handicapped and mentally ill patients.
Individual health boards are able to retain proceeds from the disposals they achieve--currently at the rate of 80 per cent. with the balance of 20 per cent. being allocated by the management executive to benefit the NHS capital programme.
Chernobyl
Dr. David Clark : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, further to the answer to the hon. Member for South Shields on 25 April, Official Report, column 547, if he will list each region and district in Scotland giving the number of acres and hectares, numbers of sheep and numbers of farms under restriction following the Chernobyl accident as at (a) April 1990 and (b) April 1991 ; and if he will make a statement about the changes in the restrictions in each case.
Mr. Michael Forsyth [holding answer 13 May 1991] : The information is set out in the table. In each case holdings, or part holdings, were released from restrictions only after extensive monitoring had shown that animals leaving these areas no longer posed a threat to the food chain.
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Restricted farms in Scotland
April 1990 April 1991
Region and District |Holdings |Sheep |Hectares |Acres |Holdings |Sheep |Hectares |Acres
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Central
Stirling |19 |48,200 |29,900 |73,900 |17 |39,300 |25,500 |63,000
Dumfries and Galloway
Total |16 |25,600 |11,100 |27,400 |10 |19,100 |9,500 |23,500
Nithsdale |6 |3,500 |700 |1,700 |2 |1,900 |400 |1,000
Stewarty |5 |8,700 |2,500 |6,200 |3 |3,800 |1,200 |3,000
Wigtown |5 |13,400 |7,900 |19,500 |5 |13,400 |7,900 |19,500
Strathclyde
Total |38 |59,500 |26,000 |64,200 |36 |57,900 |25,200 |62,200
Kilmarnock and Loudoun |5 |4,900 |2,600 |6,300 |5 |4,900 |2,600 |6,300
Cumnock and Doun Valley |19 |35,300 |15,800 |39,100 |18 |35,000 |15,100 |37,400
Kyle and Carrick |2 |5,600 |2,300 |5,700 |2 |5,600 |2,300 |5,700
Cunninghame |2 |2,000 |1,700 |4,200 |2 |2,000 |1,700 |4,200
East Kilbride |4 |4,900 |1,400 |3,400 |4 |4,900 |1,400 |3,400
Eastwood |6 |6,800 |2,200 |5,500 |5 |5,500 |2,100 |5,200
Scotland
|---- |---- |---- |---- |---- |---- |---- |----
Total |73 |133,300 |67,000 |165,500 |63 |116,300 |60,200 |148,700
Figures for sheep numbers and area are rounded.
Lanarkshire Health Board
Mr. Ingram : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) how many hospital patients residing within the Hamilton/East Kilbride unit area of the Lanarkshire health board were placed in a hospital in the Monklands/Cumbernauld unit over each of the last 12 months ; (2) how many hospital patients residing within the Hamilton/East Kilbride unit area of the Lanarkshire
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health board were placed in a hospital in the Motherwell/Clydesdale unit over each of the last 12 months.Mr. Michael Forsyth [holding answer 13 May 1991] : The following table sets out the number of patients resident within the Hamilton/East Kilbride unit area discharged from both the Monklands/Cumbernauld and Motherwell/Clydesdale units in 1990. The figures relate to discharges in the acute, maternity and geriatric sectors.
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Number of Patients residing within the Hamilton East Kilbride unit
area discharged from Monklands/Cumbernauld and
Motherwell/Clydesdale in 1990
Month |Number of |Number of
discharges |discharges
Monklands/Cumbernauld |Motherwell/Clydesdale
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January |352 |203
February |323 |186
March |363 |232
April |360 |162
May |366 |204
June |375 |179
July |346 |148
August |391 |191
September |378 |176
October |395 |203
November |402 |186
December |356 |200
|--- |---
Total |4,407 |2,270
Mr. Ingram : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many patients were placed in an acute medical bed within the Hamilton/East Kilbride unit from outwith the unit area in each of the last 12 months.
Mr. Michael Forsyth : The table sets out the number of patients residing outwith the Hamilton/East Kilbride unit area discharged from acute beds within the unit in 1990.
Month |Number of
|discharges
---------------------------------
January |68
February |72
March |85
April |74
May |73
June |79
July |68
August |78
September |57
October |87
November |67
December |50
|-------
Total |858
AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FOOD
Agencies
Mr. McAllion : To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (1) what is the 1991-92 annual budget for the intervention board ; and what percentage is allocated to staff costs ;
(2) what is the 1991-92 annual budget for the Veterinary Medicines Directorate ; and what is the percentage allocated to staff costs ; (3) what is the 1991-92 annual budget for the Central Veterinary Laboratory ; and what percentage is allocated to staff costs.
Mr. Curry : These are operational matters for the chief executives who will write to the hon. Member.
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