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Mr. Gareth Wardell : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish the number of full-time posts and full-time equivalent posts allocated by each family health authority in Wales for dental matters.
Mr. Nicholas Bennett : This information is not available centrally.
TVEI
Mr. Rowlands : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales when the Training Agency and his Department intend to publish their next joint statement on the technical and vocational education initiative and the national curriculum.
Mr. David Hunt : My Department, the Training Agency and the Curriculum Council for Wales issued a joint statement on TVEI and the national curriculum in July 1989. At present I have no plans to publish a further statement.
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Adult Education
Mr. Rowlands : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what percentage of his budget is allocated to non-vocational adult education.
Sir Wyn Roberts : A great deal of non-vocational adult education is undertaken by local education authorities for which allowance is made in the annual local authority revenue settlement. The sums involved are not hypothecated. The Welsh Office budget for adult education is not split between vocational and non-vocational education.
Mr. Rowlands : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will establish an inquiry into the state and development of non-vocational adult education in Wales.
Sir Wyn Roberts : I do not believe that an inquiry is necessary. The White Paper "Education and Training for the 21st Century" sets out the Government's priorities for the provision of further education for adults. The consultation exercise that ensued has brought forward a wide range of views on the future of adult education and these are being considered in detail before we move forward towards legislation.
Family Health Services
Mr. Gareth Wardell : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many of the family health services authorities in Wales he has met since his appointment ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Nicholas Bennett : My right hon. Friend met the chairmen of all the authorities in July 1990. Subsequently, I met the chairmen in June this year when we discussed the progress being made in the development of family health services in Wales.
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EDUCATION AND SCIENCE
Schools Budgets
Mr. Norris : To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will list local education authorities in rank order by the proportion of the potential schools budget held back in 1991-92, showing in each case the proportion held back in 1990-91.
Mr. Fallon : We are not yet in a position to provide all the information requested. I shall write to my hon. Friend.
Education Expenditure, Coventry
Mr. Butcher : To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what proportion of Coventry local education authority's expenditure is held back from schools after deductions have been made for capital expenditure ; and what is the relative figure for other local education authorities.
Mr. Fallon : The figures for 1991-92 will be published soon : I will write to my hon. Friend.
National Curriculum Council
Mr. Spearing : To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what are the relevant qualifications of Mr. David Pascall in respect of his part-time chairmanship of the National Curriculum Council prior to his appointment in 1990 ; what proportion of the working week he is expected to devote to these duties ; and to what salary and emoluments he is entitled in the year 1991-92.
Mr. Eggar : Mr. Pascall was appointed to the NCC in August 1990 and knows its work well. He will assume the chairmanship of the council on a part-time basis in August 1991. He currently expects to spend 25 to 30 days a year on council business and will be paid an appropriate per diem fee, the amount of which has not yet been settled.
ILEA Sites (Disposal)
Mr. Cartwright : To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science (1) how many former Inner London education authority sites have been disposed of by the London residuary body through negotiation ; and how many have been sold at auction ;
(2) what is the total income so far raised by the London residuary body from the sale of former Inner London education authority sites ; and what is the estimated value of those still to be disposed of ; (3) how many former Inner London education authority sites have been sold by the London residuary body to (a) London borough councils, (b) other public bodies and (c) private purchasers ; and how many have still to be disposed of ;
(4) how many former Inner London education authority sites transferred to the London residuary body for disposal were previously used as playing fields.
Mr. Eggar : These are matters for the London residuary body.
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Education and Training
Mr. Watson : To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what representations he has received on the consequences for adult education of the recent Government White Paper on education and training.
Mr. Eggar : The Department has so far received around 1,000 representations about the implications for the further education of adults of the recent Government White Paper "Education and Training for the 21st Century".
Open University
Mr. Sheerman : To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science when he will next meet the vice-chancellor of the Open university to discuss the expansion of the university's range of activities.
Mr. Alan Howarth : I meet the vice-chancellor from time to time to discuss a range of issues relating to the university. I met the vice- chancellor in May, and again when I visited the university last week. No date has yet been fixed for a further meeting.
Adult Education
Mr. Rowlands : To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what percentage of his budget is allocated to non-vocational adult education.
Mr. Eggar : Allowance is made within annual local authority finance settlements for the further education of adults. It is for individual local education authorities and the institutions they maintain to determine the pattern of spending in each area within the resources available to them.
Mr. Rowlands : To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what percentage of the population of the United Kingdom participated in non-vocational adult education.
Mr. Eggar The information requested is not available centrally, because the available enrolment data do not distinguish between vocational and non- vocational study. Enrolments at adult education centres in the United Kingdom numbered 1.6 million in 1988-89. In addition there were nearly 600 thousand enrolments on courses run by university extra-mural departments, the Workers Educational Association and other bodies. There were also over 600,000 enrolments on non-examinable courses without a specified qualification in further education colleges in England alone. All of these enrolment statistics will cover both vocational and non-vocational study.
CIVIL SERVICE
Recruitment and Assessment Services Agency
Mr. McAllion : To ask the Minister for the Civil Service if he will state the first degree obtained by the chief executive of the Recruitment and Assessment Services Agency and from which university or polytechnic it was awarded.
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Mr. Renton : This is a personal matter for the chief executive. However, he has authorised me to say that his first degree was a bachelor of arts in English and History from the university of British Columbia.Civil Service College
Mr. McAllion : To ask the Minister for the Civil Service if he will state the first degree obtained by the chief executive of the Civil Service college ; and from which university or polytechnic it was awarded.
Mr. Renton : This is a personal matter for the chief executive. However, she has authorised me to say that her first degree was in philosophy, politics and economics from Oxford university.
Occupational Health Scheme
Mr. McAllion : To ask the Minister for the Civil Service when the last annual report for the Occupational Health Service was published ; and when the next one is due.
Mr. Renton : The last annual report of the Civil Service Occupational Health Service was published in July 1990 for the year ending 31 March 1990. The annual report for 1990-91 is due to be published on 26 July 1991. Copies of this will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses when available.
Mr. McAllion : To ask the Minister for the Civil Service if he will list the quality of service performance indicators adopted by the Occupational Health Service since its establishment as an executive agency ; and separately identify those quality of service performance indicators already operative prior to agency status.
Mr. Renton : The quality of service performance indicators being developed in the Occupational Health Service include :
1. Peer review and review by Division Heads of performance against objectives.
2. Standard protocols for the delivery of services.
3. Post-service questionnaires for advisory visits, comprehensive medical examinations and lifestyle screenings, and Occupational Health Service health and safety training. The overall rating will be on a six points scale with targets set for the proportion of responses in the top two points.
4. Targets for turn around time in case referrals and for the error rate in invoices to customers.
5. Cost per productive professional day.
There were no specific quality of performance indicators.
Mr. McAllion : To ask the Minister for the Civil Service if he will state the first degree obtained by the chief executive of the Occupational Health Service ; and from which university or polytechnic it was awarded.
Mr. Renton : This is a personal matter for the chief executive. However, he has authorised me to say that his first degree was a bachelor of medicine/bachelor of surgery from the university of Aberdeen.
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TRADE AND INDUSTRY
Enterprise Initiative (Consultants)
Mr. Battle : To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many of his Department's contractors are also listed as consultants under the enterprise initiative assisted consultancy scheme ; and what proportion of the number of projects their work comprises.
Mr. Leigh : The Department has five main contractors who are responsible for the administration of the enterprise initiative assisted consultancy scheme. In turn, the Chartered Institute of Marketing, as one of the main contractors, sub-contracts most of its operation to four regional contractors. Of the nine bodies concerned, five are listed as consultants under the scheme. Since the enterprise initiative was introduced in January 1988, they have been responsible collectively for 1.9 per cent. of the total projects completed to date across all six consultancy schemes.
Trade Agreements
Mr. Gould : To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what action he has taken since September 1990 to ensure that international trade agreements involving the United Kingdom have had respect for the international environment.
Mr. Lilley : The European Community has signed no new multilateral trade agreements since September 1990. Meanwhile, the United Kingdom is playing a leading role in an important and developing international debate about the relationship of environmental questions to the rules of international trade.
Since September 1990 the Government have participated in a study on trade and environment issues in the OECD--this led to endorsement by the OECD ministerial council in June of a programme of further work, in which we are participating, and which may lead to guidelines on ways to protect the environment while preserving the open multilateral trading system ; begun planning a consultancy study which will look urgently at the trade effects of measures which may be taken to control the emission of greenhouse gases ; participated with our European partners in the GATT Uruguay round negotiations on agriculture which are addressing the need for assistance for environmental and conservation purposes--agreement in GATT on investment and intellectual property would also assist the technology flows needed to deal with environmental problems ; participated fully in a GATT working party on the export of domestically prohibited goods, including those banned on environmental grounds ; supported re-establishment of a GATT working party on the environment.
Publicity Campaigns
Mr. Dobson : To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to his answer of 1 July, Official Report, column 20, if he will list the commencement date and duration of each publicity campaign.
Mr. Leigh [holding answer 10 July 1991] : Most of the activities listed are of a continuing nature in support of departmental programmes. The two major campaigns, the enterprise initiative support package for business and the
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single European market information campaign, began in 1988. The enterprise initiative's assisted consultancy scheme will continue until March 1994. The single market campaign was launched as a five-year programme to alert British business to the challenges and opportunities that the single market is bringing.British Standards Institution
Mr. Campbell-Savours : To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how the Government responded to the call in last year's European Commission Green Paper on standardisation for national Governments to put more resources into promoting and supporting standardisation at national level.
Mr. Leigh [holding answer 15 July 1991] : The Government continue to provide substantial funding to the British Standards Institution and, in the single market campaign, emphasise the importance of industry contributing to European standards work through BSI.
Mr. Campbell-Savours : To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what was the amount of funding given by his Department to the British Standards Institution in each of the years from 1979 to 1990, and what is the amount planned to be given in 1991 and 1992.
Mr. Leigh [holding answer 15 July 1991] : Expenditure on the grant in aid to the BSI together with the consultancy drafting scheme, the priority standards fund, additional targeted funding and the assisted international travel scheme has been :
|£ ,000
---------------------------
1982-83 |3,408
1983-84 |3,618
1984-85 |4,051
1985-86 |4,530
1986-87 |5,316
1987-88 |5,509
1988-89 |5,889
1989-90 |5,898
1990-91 |6,223
1991-92 |<1>6,807
<1> Estimates provision
No decisions on funding for 1992-93 have yet been taken. I regret that comparable earlier figures are not readily available.
NATIONAL FINANCE
Banks
Mr. French : To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many representations he has now received about the treatment of small businesses by the banks ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Norman Lamont : I have now completed my discussions with the chairmen of the major clearing banks and considered the information which they have provided on their interest rates and charges to small businesses.
Over recent months the Government have received complaints from small businesses about the way in which banks were handling their business, in particular suggestions that the banks were not passing on to their customers the full cut in base rates seen since October
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1990. A strong banking system is of considerable importance to the economy, but the way in which small businesses are financed, and the terms on which they deal with the banks, are equally important. Small firms have provided much of the dynamism and renewed entrepreneurial spirit which have done so much to improve the United Kingdom economy over the past decade. The success of small firms is essential to the success of the economy. Suggestions that they are getting a bad deal from the banks therefore required serious and urgent investigation. I, therefore, saw the president of the British Bankers Association on 5 June and the chairmen of National Westminster, Lloyds, Barclays and the Midland over the following week. I expressed the Government's concern about the complaints we had received and asked the chairmen to co-operate in the joint exercise by the Bank of England and Treasury officials to establish the facts.The banks have now supplied the information requested and this has been analysed and considered by the Bank of England and the Treasury. A summary is being placed in the House Library. The deputy governor and I subsequently met the major clearing banks again to discuss the position.
I have also received a large number of letters from small businesses, as has the Prime Minister, the Bank of England, the Department of Trade and Industry and the Department of Employment. Well over 1,000 letters of complaint have been received and analysed. The Department of Trade and Industry regional directors have held discussions with banks and businesses and the Department of Employment has had continuing discussions with banks and small businesses over recent months.
The information we received suggests that the bulk of small firms' overdrafts and loans were base rate related. The great majority--some 95 per cent.--of small business borrowers saw at least 3 per cent. of the 3 per cent. cut in base rates made between October of last year and the date on which the information was supplied. In about 70 per cent. of cases, the full 3 per cent. was passed through to borrowers. From the point of view of monetary policy, there is no reason to doubt that the reductions in interest rates are feeding through and will have their effect.
About 25 per cent. of borrowers, however, experienced an increase in their margins of about per cent. and a small minority--some 5 per cent.--saw their margins widen by more than that. In general, this is either because they had to negotiate new facilities ; because they were moved on to a new basis of setting rates as part of a central initiative ; because they had gone over their authorised borrowing limits and faced the high "penal" rates--30 per cent. APR or more--common to all banks on the excess amounts ; or because the banks judged that an increase was necessary on credit risk grounds. To the extent that this reflects the current stage in the business cycle, that should be reversed as the recovery takes hold.
Any increase in costs to a business man is unwelcome. From the correspondence we have received, it is also clear that in a number of cases increases in margins have been notified to customers at short notice and sometimes retrospectively. Moreover, it is also clear that banks have been imposing higher charges and more frequently for services than before. Some banks have increased their revenue significantly from the provision of other services, particularly management, arrangements and renewal fees.
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The increases reported by individual banks range from 16 per cent. to 55 per cent. over the last six to 12 months, albeit from a low base. In some cases, new or significantly increased charges have been made without prior notice. Such practices are clearly inconsistent with the head office policies which the chairman described to me. I have sent the chairmen an analysis of the complaints we have received about their bank so they can follow them up. I have asked each of the chairmen to give me a report on how these complaints have been dealt with. I have also spoken to the chairmen generally about the main sources of complaint. I have put it to them that they should each consider drawing up a code of conduct for their small business customers and that at the least customers have a right to expect that the terms and conditions of their accounts should be fair and reasonable, taking account of the customer's individual circumstances ; they should have been notified to the customer in advance in writing in clear and simple terms ; they should be given a full written statement of the standard tariffs of charges applicable to their account ; they will be specifially warned in advance if charges which are not covered by the standard tariff are likely to be made, such as fees for management time ; they should be given a clear explanation of the basis on which interest is to be charged, whether it is base rate related and what the margin over base rate will be ; the terms and conditions of the account other than the interest rate, should not be altered without adequate prior notice in writing perhaps of one month, offering an opportunity to discuss with branch staff ; finally, customers should be given a clear explanation of how complaints may be made about decisions taken at local branch. The chairmen have assured me that these points are generally reflected in their existing policy, but they will instruct their branch managers to ensure that they are followed in all cases. They will each consider what further code of best practice each of them should promulgate within their banks, and they have undertaken to report to me what action they have taken. I will take stock with them in six months' time of their progress in implementing these codes of good practice.Some of the complaints we have received are serious and reflect an unprecedented degree of public concern about the conduct and attitude of the banks. The bank chairmen are well seized of the Government's concern about this issue and have undertaken to make sure that their managers are fully aware of the need to handle small business customers with due care and sensitivity. The Government will continue to monitor the situation and I have made it clear to the chairmen that we would view with serious concern any evidence of high-handed or unprofessional behaviour.
It is also, however, important that small businesses communicate fully with their banks, and both the Department of Trade and Industry and the Department of Employment will continue to assist in fostering such a dialogue.
Finally, although the information we received showed no evidence of collusion, I am passing it to the Director General of Fair Trading in case there is anything in it which he considers merits investigation.
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Civil Servants (Pay Levels)
Mr. Dunnachie : To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what consideration his Department has given to the findings of the Office of Manpower Economics in respect of the relative pay levels of civil servants in comparison with private sector equivalents ; and if he will make a statement.
Mrs. Gillian Shephard : The long-term pay agreements covering different civil service groups provide for pay negotiations to be informed at least once every four years by a survey of outside remuneration levels undertaken by the Office of Manpower Economics. The information in each levels survey is one of the factors which is taken into account during the subsequent negotiations.
Mr. Dunnachie : To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make it his policy to accept requests for arbitration from the National Union of Civil and Public Servants in respect of its 1991 pay claim ; and if he will make a statement.
Mrs. Gillian Shephard : The 1991 pay offer has been accepted by the NUCPS after a ballot of their membership produced a substantial vote in favour. In these circumstances, arbitration would clearly be inappropriate.
Pensions
Mr. David Nicholson : To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer which sections of the public service have had trusts or pension or charitable funds established as a result of the underpayment of pensions in 1987-88 ; what are the amounts of capital vested in these trusts, pensions or charitable funds ; and what are the estimated costs of establishing such trusts and administering them.
Mrs. Gillian Shephard : I refer my hon. Friend to the reply given by the then Paymaster General to my hon. Friend the Member for Fulham (Mr. Carrington) on 3May1988, at column 400, in which he gave details of the existing public service charities to which donations were being made as a result of the underestimation in the retail prices index. The Paymaster General also said that, as there was no national charity on a scale desirable for the national health service, the Government would consult staff and management interests on the possibility of establishing one.
The NHS Pensioners' Trust came into operation on 1April1991, and it was given £1,311,000. It was the only trust, pension or charitable fund set up for the public services as a result of the retail prices index error. The estimated cost of establishing the trust is of the order of £35,000. The cost of administering the trust is a matter for the trustees.
Public Expenditure, Scotland
Mr. Gill : To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the current level of public expenditure in Scotland expressed as an amount per capita.
Mr. Mellor : Data on identifiable general Government expenditure per capita in Scotland in 1989-90, the latest year for which data are available, is given in table E5b of appendix E of the "Statistical Supplement to the 1990 Autumn Statement", Cm. 1520.
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Coinage
Mr. Adley : To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he has any plans to phase out the 1p piece.
Mr. Maples : No. However, as already announced, from September 1992 1p and 2p coins will be issued in copper-plated steel instead of traditional bronze. The new coins will have the same weight and diameter as the existing versions. The new and old coins will circulate together.
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Flexibility Schemes
Mr. Robert G. Hughes : To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the entitlements for 1991-92 resulting from the carry forward of capital and running costs underspends allowed under the end-year flexibility schemes.
Mr. Mellor : A list of entitlements totalling £162 million for capital expenditure and £26 million for running costs is shown in the table. Subject to parliamentary approval of the necessary supplementary estimates, individual cash limits and running costs limits will be increased when entitlement is taken up. The total increase in cash limits resulting from the take-up of end-year flexibility will be charged to the reserve and will therefore not add to the planned total of public expenditure.
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Entitlements for 1991-92 cash limits resulting from the carryover of capital underspends
Class |Vote |Department |Description |Amount
|(£ 000s)
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II |1 |Foreign and Commonwealth Office |Overseas representation. |5,674
II |3 |Foreign and Commonwealth Office |External broadcasting and monitoring. |1,181
III |2 |Intervention Board-Executive Agency |Administration. |306
III |4 |Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food |Other agricultural and food services and support for the fishing |2,000
| industry.
III |5 |Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food |Departmental research, advisory services and administration. |793
IV |2 |Department of Trade and Industry |Support for industry, international trade, statutory and regulatory |4,346
| work, consumer protection and administration.
IV |9 |Office of Telecommunications |Office of Telecommunications. |341
VI |1 |Department of Employment |Training and enterprise programmes. |2,000
VII |2 |Department of Transport |Administration and transport services. |735
VII |4 |Department of Transport |Driver and vehicle licensing. |74
VIII |5 |Department of the Environment |Central environmental services, etc. |903
VIII |6 |Department of the Environment |Royal palaces, royal parks, historic buildings, ancient monuments |1,048
| and the national heritage.
VIII |7 |Property Holdings<1> |Civil accommodation services and administration, etc. |1
VIII |12 |Ordnance Survey |Ordnance Survey. |1,348
IX |2 |Home Office |Prisons, England and Wales. |3,949
IX |3 |Home Office |Administration, immigration and police support services, England |2,000
| and Wales.
X |11 |HM Land Registry<2> |HM Land Registry. |1
X |12 |Public Record Office |Public Record Office. |880
X |13 |Crown Office |Administration. |447
XI |1 |Department of Education and Science |Schools, research and miscellaneous services. |6,085
XI |2 |Department of Education and Science |Higher and further education. |2,688
XI |4 |Department of Education and Science |Administration. |2,000
XII |3 |Office of Arts and Libraries |Libraries. |221
XIII |1 |Department of Health |Hospital and community health services, family practitioner |31,480
| services (part) and other services, England.
XIV |4 |Department of Social Security |Administration and miscellaneous services. |3,718
XV |2 |Scottish Office Agriculture and Fisheries |Agricultural services and fisheries for Scotland. |1,890
| Department
XV |3 |Scottish Office Industry Department |Regional and general industrial support, Scotland. |1,215
XV |5 |Scottish Office Environment Department |Roads, transport and environmental services, Scotland. |1,017
XV |10 |Scottish Courts Administration |Administration of justice, Scotland. |1,026
XV |13 |Scottish Office Home and Health |Law, order and miscellaneous health services, etc. Scotland. |1,075
| Department
XV |14 |Scottish Office Education Department |Education, arts and libraries Scotland. |2,000
XV |18 |General Register Office |General Register Office, Scotland. |802
XV |20 |The Scottish Office |Administration. |311
XV |26 |Scottish Office Home and Health |Family practitioner services (part) and other health services, |10,068
| Department | Scotland.
XVI |2 |Welsh Office |Agricultural services, support for the fishing industry, regional |1,880
| and industrial development, Wales.
XVI |5 |Welsh Office |Tourism, roads and transport, housing, other environmental |1,075
| services, education and science, arts and libraries and centrally
| funded health and personal social services, Wales.
XVI |8 |Welsh Office |Hospital and community health services, family practitioner |5,086
| services (part) and other health services, Wales.
XVI |9 |Welsh Office |Administration |118
XVII |1 |Northern Ireland Office |Law, order, protective and miscellaneous services, Northern |650
| Ireland.
XVIII |1 |Her Majesty's Treasury |Administration. |2,000
XVIII |5 |Customs and Excise |Administration. |2,385
XVIII |6 |Inland Revenue |Administration |159
XVIII |9 |Department for National Savings |Department for National Savings. |329
XVIII |13 |Central Statistical Office |Central Statistical Office. |563
XIX |1 |Office of the Minister for the Civil Service |Office of the Minister of the Civil Service. |397
XIX |2 |Cabinet Office |Other services. |1,228
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Total voted 109,493
<1>This is a token vote. Carryforward will be taken in the form of increased appropriations in aid of £ 8,544,000.
<2>This is a token vote. Carryforward will be taken in the form of increased appropriations in aid of £ 817,000.
Non-voted cash limits
Cash Block |Department |Description |Amount (£ 000s)
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DOE/HC |Department of the |Grants and capital expenditure financed by the |950
|Environment |Housing Corporation in England.
DOE/UA |Department of the |External financing requirements of urban development |8,781
|Environment |corporations in England and grants to local authorities
|and other bodies under the urban programme, the
|derelict land reclamation and city grant programmes
|(including associated LA credit approvals) and other
|expenditure for inner cities initiatives.
DOE/LACAP |Department of the |Basic credit approvals for housing, transport (except |18,844
|Environment |passenger transport authorities), education, health,
|other environmental services in England and Shire fire.
|Supplementary credit approvals and grants to local
|authorities for housing in England.
DOE/OES |Department of the |Supplementary credit approvals for other |3,041
|Environment |environmental services in England.
DTP/LACAP |Department of |Supplementary credit approvals for transport in |91
|Transport |England. Basic credit approvals for passenger
|transport authorities.
MAFF/LACAP |Ministry of |Supplementary credit approvals for flood defence and |776
|Agriculture, |coast protection in England.
|Fisheries and Food
SO/LA1 |Scottish Office |Capital expenditure in Scotland by authorities on |8,900
|roads and transport, sewerage, general services, urban
|programmes, police and social work, schools further
|education, teacher training and arts and libraries.
SO/LA2 |Scottish Office |Capital expenditure in Scotland by local authorities for|561
|housing and capital expenditure by new towns in
|Scotland for housing and other environmental services.
WO/UA |Welsh Office |Supplementary credit approvals and grants (both |3,183
|capital and current) to local authorities in Wales in
|respect of the urban programme and urban
|development grant. Urban investment grant and
|expenditure by the Cardiff Bay Development
|Corporation.
NID1 |Northern Ireland |Services broadly analagous to services covered by cash |7,053
|Departments |limits including family practitioner services.
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Total non voted 52,180
|-----
Total capital end year flexibility (voted and non-voted) 161,673
Entitlements for 1991-92 running costs limits resulting from the
carryforward of running costs underspends
Department |Amount
|(£ 000s)
------------------------------------------------------------------
Intervention Board-Executive Agency |117
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food |1,460
Trade and Industry |1,504
Department of Energy |180
Department of Employment Group |4,705
Property Holdings |179
Home Office |2,589
Lord Chancellor's Department |1,419
Department of Education and Science |404
Office of Population, Censuses and Surveys |263
Scottish Office |984
Scottish Courts Administration |160
Scottish Record Office |50
General Register Office, Scotland |50
Welsh Office |186
Northern Ireland Office; Northern Ireland
Departments |1,356
HM Treasury |426
Customs and Excise |2,886
Inland Revenue |6,638
Department for National Savings |582
Central Statistical Office |134
Government Actuary's Department |50
|---
Total |26,322
Intestacy
Mrs. Ray Michie : To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much money was collected as ultimus haeres from Scotland and as bona vacantia from England and Wales for each year since 1988 ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Maples [holding answer 16 July 1991] : The amounts collected as ultimus haeres from Scotland were £400,000 in 1988 and £300,000 in 1989. The amounts collected as bona vacantia from England, Wales and
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Northern Ireland, excluding the Duchies of Cornwall and Lancaster, were £5,100,000 in 1988 and £5,100,000 in 1989. These figures are net of ex-gratia payments to kin, debts paid on estates, and administration and other costs. The accounts for 1990 will be laid before the House in the autumn.BCCI
Ms. Mowlam : To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what steps he has taken to satisfy himself that all EC authorities regulating banks with branches in the United Kingdom provide a satisfactory degree of supervision ; and what conclusions he has reached.
Mr. Maples : The harmonisation of supervisory standards within the EC is an area of considerable activity at Community level, in preparation for implementation of the second banking directive in 1993. The essential common standards have already been adopted in the solvency ratio directive and the own funds directive, and directives to harmonise further other aspects of the supervisory system are under negotiation at present. We shall be considering whether the BCCI case has any further lessons for the framework of regulation both at home and abroad.
EMPLOYMENT
Enterprise Allowance
Mr. Cohen : To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what was the period of enterprise allowance in (a) January 1991 and (b) at present ; how much has been spent each month this year for publicising the enterprise allowance scheme for starting up new businesses ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Forth : In January 1991, the enterprise allowance scheme provided up to 52 weeks on an allowance for all
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those accepted on to the scheme. Since April 1991, entrants may stay on the scheme for between 26 weeks and 66 weeks, the actual period being determined by the local training and enterprise council according to local priorities. Where no training and enterprise council is yet in operation, the period of provision remains up to 52 weeks.National expenditure on publicity is shown in the table. This relates to the provision of the leaflets and support materials and does not include any local publicity which may have been undertaken by training and enterprise councils. Demand for the scheme remains strong with around 1,000 new entrants a week at present.
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