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26. Mr. Salmond : To ask the Secretary of State for Energy what is his estimate of the value of production in the United Kingdom continental shelf of oil and gas revenues to the United Kingdom Exchequer.
Mr. Moynihan : In his autumn statement, my right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer gave his estimate of the value to the United Kingdom exchequer of UKCS oil and gas production as being £2.5 billion for the financial year 1990-91.
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Nuclear Waste Disposal
16. Mr. Foulkes : To ask the Secretary of State for Energy what discussions he has had with his counterparts in other European Community countries on the disposal of nuclear waste from electricity production on the sites of nuclear power stations and other nuclear installations.
Mr. Heathcoat-Amory : Neither the Secretary of State for the Environment, who has policy responsibility for nuclear waste management, nor myself, with responsibility for nuclear energy policy more widely, has recently had discussions with European Community counterparts on the disposal of nuclear waste from power stations and other nuclear installations.
Electricity Generation
17. Mr. Knapman : To ask the Secretary of State for Energy if he will make a statement on progress towards the establishment of independent electricity generation projects.
Mr. Wakeham : The Government's policy is to encourage the development of competition in generation. The first new independent power station since privatisation, at Roosecote, has already started supplying electricity to the grid ; construction work has now started at three other sites ; and the Government are aware of around 20 other projects at various stages of consideration.
27. Mr. Simon Coombs : To ask the Secretary of State for Energy what is his estimate of the percentage of energy generation from (a) nuclear and (b) renewable sources in 1995 and 2000.
Mr. Wakeham : I anticipate that the contribution made to electricity generation by renewables will grow strongly in the future. Nuclear generation will also continue to make a substantial contribution.
Solar Energy
18. Mr. Patrick Thompson : To ask the Secretary of State for Energy what research is being undertaken into the potential for active solar technology in the United Kingdom.
Mr. Moynihan : I announced on 19 August a review which is presently under way to investigate developments in active solar heating during the last 10 years. As part of that review we are undertaking a comprehensive survey of the United Kingdom active solar heating industry.
Non-fossil Fuel Obligation
19. Mr. Speller : To ask the Secretary of State for Energy if he will make a statement on the future of the non-fossil fuel obligation.
Mr. Wakeham : The non-fossil fuel obligation continues to ensure the availability in the national interest of nuclear generating capacity and, as my hon. Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Energy informed the House last week, is providing for the construction of greatly increased amounts of renewables-sourced generating capacity.
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Refuse Incineration
20. Mr. Michael : To ask the Secretary of State for Energy what assessment he has made of the contribution to energy needs that could be provided by (a) refuse incineration and (b) sewage sludge incineration and the technical possibilities of achieving acceptable standards for either or both.
Mr. Moynihan : Energy recovery from refuse and sewage sludge incineration can be an economically attractive and environmentally acceptable disposal route. Our review of renewable energy will consider the potential contribution from such sources of energy.
Combined Heat and Power
21. Mr. Vaz : To ask the Secretary of State for Energy if he will make a further statement about combined heat and power schemes.
Mr. Heathcoat-Amory : The Government fully recognise the environmental and energy efficiency benefits of combined heat and power and the Energy Efficiency Office continues to promote the wider use of the technology under its best practice programme. Interest in CHP is at a high level and the prospects for CHP in the 1990s are most encouraging.
Coal Industry
22. Mr. McAllion : To ask the Secretary of State for Energy when he next intends to meet the chairman of British Coal to discuss the future of the coal industry.
Mr. Wakeham : I meet the chairman of British Coal regularly to discuss all aspects of the industry.
Insulation
23. Mr. Tredinnick : To ask the Secretary of State for Energy what is his most recent estimate of the annual amount spent on insulation measures in the private and public sectors.
25. Mr. Carrington : To ask the Secretary of State for Energy what is his most recent estimate of the annual amount spent on insulation measures in the private and public sectors.
Mr. Heathcoat-Amory : This information is not available. However, public sector expenditure to promote energy efficiency amounts to in excess of £1 billion.
Renewable Energy
24. Mr. Flynn : To ask the Secretary of State for Energy what new initiatives he plans to increase the volume of energy generated by renewables.
Mr. Moynihan : The second Renewables Order laid before the House on 5 November has resulted in a very substantial increase of 472 MW of capacity being contracted with the regional electricity companies. I am currently reviewing our renewable energy strategy and a revised forward plan is expected in spring 1992.
Energy Efficiency Office
Mr. Wigley : To ask the Secretary of State for Energy what was the total budget granted to the Energy Efficiency Office in each year from 1986 -87 to 1991-92.
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Mr. Heathcoat-Amory : The following figures give the budget provision for the Energy Efficiency Office in each year from 1986-87 to 1991-92 :
|£ million
------------------------------------
1986-87 |21.3
1987-88 |18.9
1988-89 |20.3
1989-90 |15.0
1990-91 |23.3
1991-92 |41.9
Clean Coal Technology
Mr. Sumberg : To ask the Secretary of State for Energy what recent initiatives he has taken to promote research and development into clean coal technology.
Mr. Heathcoat-Amory : In partnership with United Kingdom industry, British Coal and overseas agencies we have recently launched five new clean coal projects with a contract value of £20 million.
Wind Technology
Mr. Dobson : To ask the Secretary of State for Energy what is the obligation for wind technology under the 1991 Non-Fossil Fuel Obligation Renewables Order, calculated on the same basis as that used for the other technology bands in the statement of 5 November by the hon. Member for Lewisham, East (Mr. Moynihan), Official Report, columns 329-41.
Mr. Wakeham : The wind tranche of the 1991 renewables non-fossil fuel obligation has been set at a level that will build up to 82.43 MW declared net capacity. I understand that the regional electricity companies have entered into contracts for some 49 wind projects at a price of 11p/kWh.
Electricity Shareholders
Mr. Day : To ask the Secretary of State for Energy what is his estimate of the number of electricity vouchers sent to customer shareholders in the 12 regional electricity companies.
Mr. Heathcoat-Amory : Nearly 1 million people who bought shares in their regional electricity companies last December were sent vouchers in August. The breakdown in respect of each company is as follows :
Electricity vouchers issued by 1 October 1991:
Company |Number of
|vouchers
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Eastern Electricity |62,099
East Midlands Electricity |62,300
London Electricity |27,344
Manweb |98,284
Midlands Electricity |137,083
Northern Electric |72,456
NORWEB |43,267
SEEBOARD |83,667
Southern Electricity |46,091
South Wales Electricity |79,924
South Western Electricity |72,038
Yorkshire Electricity |159,845
|-------
Total |944,378
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TRADE AND INDUSTRY
Debt Counselling
Mr. Battle : To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will list debt counselling services which are currently funded wholly or in part from his Department's budget ; and what plans he has to expand funding of debt counselling services.
Mr. Leigh : My Department does not provide funds specifically for debt counselling services and has no plans to do so. The main provider of debt counselling services nationally is the Citizens Advice Service which, through the network of citizens advice bureaux, advises on debt problems as part of its general advisory work. Individual bureaux are funded mainly by local authorities. My Department funds the National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux and Citizens Advice Scotland which provide the support services to the local bureaux. Total DTI grant-in-aid in 1991-92 to NACAB and CAS will be about £12 million.
Many lending institutions have already provided funds to support debt counselling services ; the Government would like to see more following that lead.
Insurance Services Group
Mr. Michael : To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what steps he has taken within the specific powers and
responsibilities of his office to assist civil service employees that have been or will be affected by the sale of the Insurance Services Group of the Export Credits Guarantee Department.
Mr. Sainsbury : Over 500 of ECGD employees have volunteered to transfer to the privatised new company which will take over the business of the Insurance Services Group. The decisions on who will be offered jobs in the new company and who will remain in ECGD will take account as far as possible of the preferences expressed by the employees. If there should be a surplus of people remaining in ECGD after all the transfers have taken place, every effort will be made to find them other jobs in the civil service. The appropriate unit of Her Majesty's Treasury has been alerted accordingly.
Engineering Steel Industry
Mr. Hardy : To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what estimate he has of the effect exercised upon the engineering steel industry by the increases in electricity prices in recent months ; and if he proposes to offer advice or take any action in regard to this matter.
Mr. Leigh : I am aware of the concern expressed by companies in the engineering steel industry about electricity price increases. Monitoring the operation of the electricity market is a matter for the Director General of Electricity Supply, who is also aware of this concern.
FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS
Baltic States
Mr. Bellingham : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps he proposes for the return to the three Baltic sovereign states of their gold deposit made at the Bank of England in 1940.
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Mr. Douglas Hogg : We have invited each Baltic Government to send a representative to London for a first round of discussions on the gold and other financial issues. Talks were held with the Estonian delegation on 7 November and the Latvian delegation on 8 November. In both cases it was agreed that a further round of discussions should be held. The discussions were friendly and useful progress was made. Talks with the Lithuanian delegation have been arranged for 13 November.
Western Sahara
Mr. Battle : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what support is being given by Her Majesty's Government to the Sahrawi refugees in the western Sahara.
Mr. Douglas Hogg : We have not provided any bilateral financial assistance to western Saharan refugees. However, we have given our full support to the United Nations Secretary-General's settlement plan, which envisages the holding of a referendum early next year. This will enable the Saharawi to determine their own future. We have contributed, both in terms of finance and personnel, to the United Nations mission (MINURSO) responsible for the organisation and conduct of the referendum.
Mr. Battle : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the situation in the western Sahara in respect of the progress on the United Nations peace plan ; and what action is being taken by the United Kingdom Government to support the peace plan.
Mr. Douglas Hogg : I refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave to my right hon. Friend the Member for Blackpool, South (Sir P. Blaker) on 5 November, column 27.
Disabled People
Mr. Alfred Morris : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when the European Council of Ministers last discussed the problems of disabled people ; and when he next expects the Council of Ministers to discuss these problems.
Mr. Garel-Jones : The Council of Ministers agreed a Council resolution on 31 May 1990 on the integration of disabled young people into ordinary systems of education.
The Commission has published this year proposals concerning disabled people under its social action programme, but they have not yet been scheduled for Council discussion.
Croatia
Mr. Gareth Wardell : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what action he is taking to bring the fighting in Croatia to an end.
Mr. Douglas Hogg : On 8 November we and our EC partners agreed a number of economic measures against Yugoslavia. We shall now be working towards a United Nations Security Council resolution imposing restrictions on the sale of oil to Yugoslavia.
Mr. Gareth Wardell : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what arrangements he is making to provide a package of aid to assist the people of Croatia ; and if he will make a statement.
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Mr. Douglas Hogg : We are contributing £250,000 to the International Red Cross Committee's effort in Yugoslavia. Together with our share of the 1 million ecu already committed by the European Community this brings our total contribution to over £1.3 million.European Union
Mr. Dykes : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on progress in the current negotiations on European political, economic and monetary union leading up to the ministerial European Council on 8 December.
Mr. Garel-Jones : Following the European Council in Luxembourg on 28 -29 June, the Netherlands presidency has made good progress in leading negotiations on both political and economic and monetary union towards settlement at the European Council in Maastricht on 9 to 10 December.
On political union, the presidency has held a number of ministerial sessions of the intergovernmental conference since July and has made good progress on the basis of the Luxembourg presidency's text produced in June. A revised presidency text was produced on 9 November. It will be for the presidency to reconcile the differing views of member states in order to achieve an agreement acceptable to all at Maastricht.
On economic and monetary union discussions are now focussed on a composite text of draft treaty amendments circulated by the Netherlands presidency on 28 October. The text is a useful basis for further negotiations, but neither the United Kingdom nor other member states are committed to any particular part of its contents.
EC Draft Treaties
Mr. David Shaw : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what circulation has been given by the current Presidency of the European Council to the texts of their proposal for draft treaties on economic and monetary union and on political union ; and what restrictions have been placed on their availability.
Mr. Garel-Jones : The Luxembourg presidency circulated a draft treaty text on economic and monetary and political union on 18 June in advance of the Luxembourg European Council. The Netherlands presidency produced composite draft treaty texts on political union on 24 September and on economic and monetary union on 28 October. They also produced, on 9 November, a revised treaty text on political union in advance of the Conclave of Foreign Ministers, 12 to 14 November. These texts are circulated by the presidency to those participating in the intergovernmental conferences--that is, the member states and the Commission. These are working documents in a confidential negotiation, but they have in practice rapidly become public and are or will all be available in the Library of the House.
Vietnamese Migrants
Mr. David Howell : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on Vietnamese migrants in Hong Kong.
Mr. Hurd : On 9 November, 59 Vietnamese illegal immigrants were repatriated from Hong Kong to
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Vietnam. This group was made up of so-called double-backers--those who did not qualify as refugees, who volunteered to return to Vietnam from Hong Kong once, thereby benefiting from repatriation payment by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, but who re- entered Hong Kong illegally for a second time, together with members of their family. All were screened again after arrival in Hong Kong and, after appeal, were again determined not to qualify for refugee status under the terms of the 1951 United Nations convention and its 1967 protocol.The repatriation was carried out in full accordance with standard international practices, over a two-day period, and in line with the internationally agreed comprehensive plan of action, in particular the provision that all those who are not refugees should return home. On 8 November the illegal immigrants were moved from the Nei Kwu detention centre to a transit centre at Kai Tak airport. On 9 November, they were transported by air to Vietnam. Those returned will spend up to three days in the British-financed Co Nhue transit centre near Hanoi to obtain identity documents before travelling by bus to their home villages.
The Vietnamese Government have guaranteed that no illegal immigrant who returns to Vietnam will face persecution. They will facilitate the monitoring of all those who return by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and others to ensure that these guarantees are fully respected. In the last two and a half years, more than 11, 500 Vietnamese migrants have returned voluntarily to Vietnam from Hong Kong without a single substantiated case of persecution. Further repatriation will be arranged in the coming weeks. We welcome the fact that of the 160 double- backers whom we had originally intended to return to Vietnam on 9 November, more than half chose to opt for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees' voluntary repatriation scheme. There remain almost 63,000 Vietnamese migrants in Hong Kong. We hope that all those determined to be illegal immigrants in Hong Kong will similarly opt to volunteer to return to Vietnam.
Hong Kong
Dr. Marek : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what changes he envisages in his relationship with the Hong Kong Legislative Council following the recent elections.
Mr. Lennox-Boyd : We share the wish expressed by the Governor of Hong Kong to build up a co-operative partnership with the new Council. This is essential for the continued success of Hong Kong. We look forward to keeping in close touch with members of the Council.
HOUSE OF COMMONS COMMISSION
Sittings of the House
Mr. Allen : To ask the hon. Member for Berwick upon Tweed, representing the House of Commons Commission, what is the cost in constant prices, in overtime, other payments and overheads, of sittings of the House beyond 10 pm for each year since 1961 for which records exist.
Mr. Beith : It is not possible to provide the information requested without disproportionate cost. It is expected,
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however, that the systems necessary to identify many of the elements of such expenditure in future will be established as a result of the implementation of proposals agreed by the House in respect of the report made by Sir Robin Ibbs to the House of Commons Commission.HOUSE OF COMMONS
Members' Pay and Allowances
Mr. Allen : To ask the Lord President of the Council if he will make it his policy to publish the reports of (a) the Hay Management Consultants into the office costs allowance, (b) the Office of Manpower economic report and (c) the Top Salaries Review Body report on Members' pay and allowances.
Mr. MacGregor : As part of the Top Salaries Review Body's review of the office costs allowance, the Office of Manpower Economics commissioned a report from Hay Management Consultants and ran a questionnaire survey of Members of Parliament. It is a matter for the review body to decide whether either or both of these are published. However, I am happy to draw the hon. Gentleman's question to the review body's attention.
Select Committees
Mr. Allen : To ask the Lord President of the Council how many departmental Select Committee reports there have been since the inception of the system ; and how many have been debated on the Floor on a substantive motion.
Mr. MacGregor : I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to him on 13 June 1989, col. 357, which gave information for the period from 1979 until then. Since that time 196 reports and 90 special reports have been published by the departmentally related Select Committees. None has been debated on substantive motions ; but several have been debated in other ways, including debates on estimate days and other occasions when reports were cited on the Order Paper as relevant to proceedings in the House.
Suspended Sittings
Mr. Allen : To ask the Lord President of the Council how many times a Minister of the Crown has used the power to suspend the sitting under Standing Order No. 10 since 14 July 1969.
Mr. MacGregor : The last occasion was 14 July 1969.
Thefts
Mr. Allen : To ask the Lord President of the Council how many thefts have been reported in the Palace of Westminster for the latest year.
Mr. MacGregor : The police in the Palace of Westminster have recorded 92 incidents of theft in the parliamentary precincts since 1 January 1991. Five arrests have been made in the same period.
Mr. Allen : To ask the Lord President of the Council if he will initiate measures to provide all Members who wish it, with keys to their offices so they can secure their property against theft ; and if he will make a statement.
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Mr. MacGregor : Members occupying the new accommodation in 1 Parliament street are already being issued with keys to their rooms. In other parliamentary outbuildings and the Palace of Westminster itself, keys can be made available to Members on request to the Serjeant at Arms. Keys are also provided for all desks and filing cabinets and it is a great help to the security staff if Members can ensure that desks and filing cabinets both in their own rooms and in their secretaries' rooms are locked when not in use, that the keys are not left in easily accessible places and that articles of value, such as portable television sets, telephones and cash boxes, as well as confidential papers are locked away when offices are left unattended.
Special Standing Committees
Mr. Allen : To ask the Lord President of the Council if he will list the occasions when Special Standing Committees have been established ; and what proposals he has to use these procedures in the current Session.
Mr. MacGregor : The following Bills have been referred to Special Standing Committees : in Session 1980-81, the Criminal Attempts Bill, the Deep Sea Mining (Temporary Provisions) Bill [Lords], and the Education Bill ; in Session 1981-82, the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill [Lords] ; and in Session 1983-84, the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Bill [Lords].
As I indicated to the House on 7 November, col. 581, this procedure is really best suited to specialist, highly technical measures which are not really of party-political controversy : I doubt if any of the Bills in the current Session fall into this category.
Private Members' Bills
Mr. Onslow : To ask the Lord President of the Council what was the cost to public funds, in each of the last four Sessions of Parliament, of printing Private Members' Bills introduced under the ten-minute rule which never reached the Second Reading stage.
Mr. MacGregor : The costs of printing all the Bills of the House are borne by HMSO, which aims to recover its costs from sales revenue.
The estimated cost, including materials, of printing Private Members' Bills introduced under the 10-minute rule which did not reach the Second Reading stage in each of the last four Sessions is as follows :
|£
----------------------
1987-88 |7,500
1988-89 |11,900
1989-90 |11,500
1990-91 |7,100
Guillotine Motions
Dr. Cunningham : To ask the Lord President of the Council if he will list the occasions on which the Government have introduced the guillotine allocation of time order since the 1979-80 Session, indicating after how many hours in Committee on each Bill it was introduced and the total number of hours in Committee.
Mr. MacGregor [holding answer 8 November 1991] : The information is supplied in the table.
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Bills guillotined in Standing Bills guillotined in
Committee Committee of whole House
Session/Bill |Hours in |Total hours in|Hours in |Total hours in
|Committee |Committee |Committee |Committee
|before |before
|guillotine |guillotine
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1979-80
Education (No. 2) |82 |103 |- |-
Social Security |60 |92 |- |-
Housing |110 |144 |- |-
Social Security (No. 2) |44 |64 |- |-
1980-81
Transport |55 |96 |- |-
British Nationality |90 |136 |- |-
1981-82
Oil and Gas
(Enterprise) |70 |99 |- |-
Employment |91 |110 |- |-
Northern Ireland |- |- |54 |64
1982-83
Transport |80 |96 |- |-
Telecommunications |110 |149 |- |-
Housing and Building
Control |90 |108 |- |-
1983-84
Telecommunications |80 |106 |- |-
Rates |80 |109 |- |-
Rating and Valuation
(Amendment)
(Scotland) |82 |100 |- |-
1984-85
Local Government |86 |145 |- |-
Transport |76 |129 |- |-
1985-86
Gas |75 |114 |- |-
Social Security |100 |141 |- |-
European Communities
(Amendment) |- |- |18 |22
1986-87
Abolition of Domestic
Rates Etc. (Scotland) |101 |119 |- |-
Local Government
Finance |- |- |15 |21
1987-88
Education Reform |88 |163 |- |-
Local Government
Finance |72 |136 |- |-
Social Security<1> |- |- |- |-
Firearms<1>
(Amendment) |- |- |- |-
Housing<1> |- |- |- |-
1988-89
Children (Lords)<1> |- |- |- |-
Companies (Lords)<1> |- |- |- |-
Dock Work |29 |46 |- |-
Employment<1> |- |- |- |-
Football Spectators
(Lords) |37 |54 |- |-
Local Government and
Housing<1> |- |- |- |-
Official Secrets |- |- |14 |30
Prevention of
Terrorism
(Temporary
Provisions) |52 |54 |- |-
Self-Governing
Schools &c.
(Scotland) |120 |188 |- |-
Water |75 |148 |- |-
1989-90
Education (Student
Loans)<1> |- |- |- |-
Human Fertilization
and Embryology (Lords)<2> |- |10 |- |17
National Health
Service and
Community Care<1> |- |- |- |-
Social Security<1> |- |- |- |-
1990-91
Community Charges
(General Reduction)<2> - - 4 -
Dangerous Dogs<2> |- |- |5 |-
<1> Allocation of time motion moved after Committee stage.
<2> Allocation of time motion moved before Committee stage.
SCOTLAND
Salmon Fisheries
Mr. Beith : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he will list all the bodies and individuals from whom he received formal or informal representations about the east coast salmon fisheries between the date when the report on the fisheries was first delivered to his Department and the date of its publication ; and whether he will list any further bodies or individuals whom he consulted on the matter.
Mr. Michael Forsyth : No. Views about east coast salmon net fisheries were stated or sent in by very many bodies and individuals while the report was in preparation. There were, however, no consultations about the report or its contents which, as section 39 of the Act makes clear, were matters for my right hon. Friends the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the Secretary of State for Scotland to consider and present to Parliament.
Examinations Statistics
Mr. McAllion : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what were the number of pupils in Scotland who were presented for exams in those standard grade subjects offering credit, general and foundation level in 1991 ; what are the corresponding figures for the number of pupils who actually sat each of those exams ; and if he will publish a breakdown of these figures for each local education authority.
Mr. Michael Forsyth : The information requested is set out in the tables. It includes data for those examinations offered at credit and general levels only : that is, biology, chemistry, physics and the optional writing examinations in French, Gaelic (Learners), German, Italian, Russian and Spanish.
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Borders Region
Subject |Number of |Number of
|pupils presented|pupils assessed
|for standard
|grade at
|February 1991
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Art and Design |460 |442
Biology |508 |504
Chemistry |417 |416
Classical Studies |- |-
Computing Studies |391 |387
Contemporary Social Studies |23 |23
Craft and Design |317 |309
Drama |- |-
Economics |- |-
English |1,302 |1,278
French |532 |524
French-Writing |510 |441
Gaidhlig (Revised) |- |-
Gaelic (Learners) (Revised) |- |-
Gaelic (Learners)-Writing |- |-
Geography (Revised) |477 |451
German (Revised) |224 |220
German-Writing |212 |178
Graphic Communication |- |-
Greek |7 |7
History (Revised) |263 |249
Home Economics |260 |250
Italian (Revised) |- |-
Italian-Writing |- |-
Latin |28 |27
Mathematics |1,460 |1,437
Modern Studies (Revised) |258 |239
Music |220 |203
Office and Information
Studies |319 |313
Physical Education |309 |302
Physics |397 |392
Religious Studies |46 |44
Russian (Revised) |- |-
Russian-Writing |- |-
Science |272 |264
Social and Vocational Skills |117 |115
Spanish (Revised) |- |-
Spanish-Writing |- |-
Technological Studies |186 |174
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Central Region
Subject |Number of |Number of
|pupils presented|pupils assessed
|for standard
|grade at
|February 1991
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Art and Design |988 |785
Biology |933 |930
Chemistry |1,180 |1,164
Classical Studies |12 |10
Computing Studies |919 |901
Contemporary Social Studies |280 |274
Craft and Design |720 |671
Drama |15 |14
Economics |- |-
English |3,257 |3,206
French |1,453 |1,414
French-Writing |1,251 |1,004
Gaidhlig (Revised) |- |-
Gaelic (Learners) (Revised) |2 |2
Gaelic (Learners)-Writing |2 |2
Geography (Revised) |558 |538
German (Revised) |252 |246
German-Writing |241 |216
Graphic Communication |46 |45
Greek |- |-
History (Revised) |542 |497
Home Economics |672 |605
Italian (Revised) |8 |8
Italian-Writing |8 |8
Latin |102 |99
Mathematics |3,266 |3,228
Modern Studies (Revised) |210 |182
Music |403 |383
Office and Information
Studies |702 |677
Physical Education |636 |609
Physics |1,032 |1,025
Religious Studies |47 |44
Russian (Revised) |5 |5
Russian-Writing |5 |4
Science |881 |870
Social and Vocational Skills |175 |164
Spanish (Revised) |- |-
Spanish-Writing |- |-
Technological Studies |234 |216
Dumfries and Galloway Region
Subject |Number of |Number of
|pupils presented|pupils assessed
|for standard
|grade at
|February 1991
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Art and Design |664 |626
Biology |674 |654
Chemistry |756 |738
Classical Studies |- |-
Computing Studies |530 |516
Contemporary Social Studies |97 |92
Craft and Design |462 |440
Drama |47 |45
Economics |- |-
English |1,827 |1,770
French |651 |642
French-Writing |637 |555
Gaidhlig (Revised) |- |-
Gaelic (Learners) (Revised) |- |-
Gaelic (Learners)-Writing |- |-
Geography (Revised) |606 |559
German (Revised) |246 |229
German-Writing |225 |198
Graphic Communication |- |-
Greek |- |-
History (Revised) |539 |510
Home Economics |356 |326
Italian (Revised) |15 |15
Italian-Writing |15 |14
Latin |7 |6
Mathematics |1,857 |1,810
Modern Studies (Revised) |261 |243
Music |278 |268
Office and Information
Studies |602 |583
Physical Education |484 |456
Physics |620 |608
Religious Studies |44 |38
Russian (Revised) |- |-
Russian-Writing |- |-
Science |437 |408
Social and Vocational Skills |177 |173
Spanish (Revised) |36 |36
Spanish-Writing |34 |24
Technological Studies |119 |98
Fife Region
Subject |Number of |Number of
|pupils presented|pupils assessed
|for standard
|grade at
|February 1991
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Art and Design |1,341 |1,288
Biology |1,162 |1,148
Chemistry |1,262 |1,247
Classical Studies |30 |25
Computing Studies |1,072 |1,046
Contemporary Social Studies |510 |495
Craft and Design |879 |837
Drama |- |-
Economics |13 |12
English |4,178 |4,110
French |1,567 |1,538
French-Writing |1,526 |1,257
Gaidhlig (Revised) |- |-
Gaelic (Learners) (Revised) |- |-
Gaelic (Learners)-Writing |- |-
Geography (Revised) |771 |676
German (Revised) |777 |772
German-Writing |777 |631
Graphic Communication |26 |24
Greek |6 |6
History (Revised) |704 |661
Home Economics |975 |945
Italian (Revised) |- |-
Italian-Writing |- |-
Latin |97 |93
Mathematics |4,181 |4,127
Modern Studies (Revised) |946 |894
Music |379 |356
Office and Information
Studies |71 |71
Physical Education |388 |377
Physics |1,348 |1,336
Religious Studies |- |-
Russian (Revised) |1 |1
Russian-Writing |1 |1
Science |1,318 |1,277
Social and Vocational Skills |94 |91
Spanish (Revised) |8 |8
Spanish-Writing |8 |7
Technological Studies |681 |652
Column 373
Grampian Region
Subject |Number of |Number of
|pupils presented|pupils assessed
|for standard
|grade at
|February 1991
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Art and Design |2,047 |1,963
Biology |1,374 |1,352
Chemistry |1,507 |1,482
Classical Studies |2 |2
Computing Studies |1,575 |1,543
Contemporary Social Studies |180 |176
Craft and Design |1,300 |1,249
Drama |119 |118
Economics |13 |12
English |5,772 |5,718
French |2,471 |2,455
French-Writing |2,072 |1,668
Gaidhlig (Revised) |- |-
Gaelic (Learners) (Revised) |- |-
Gaelic (Learners)-Writing |- |-
Geography (Revised) |1,641 |1,593
German (Revised) |663 |658
German-Writing |588 |492
Graphic Communication |59 |59
Greek |- |-
History (Revised) |1,063 |1,020
Home Economics |899 |882
Italian (Revised) |- |-
Italian-Writing |- |-
Latin |35 |35
Mathematics |5,707 |5,670
Modern Studies (Revised) |1,192 |1,114
Music |402 |395
Office and Information
Studies |1,037 |1,030
Physical Education |845 |823
Physics |1,235 |1,226
Religious Studies |88 |84
Russian (Revised) |- |-
Russian-Writing |- |-
Science |1,457 |1,439
Social and Vocational Skills |1,109 |1,098
Spanish (Revised) |56 |55
Spanish-Writing |49 |47
Technological Studies |590 |566
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