| Previous Section | Home Page |
Highland Region
Subject |Number of |Number of
|pupils presented|pupils assessed
|for standard
|grade at
|February 1991
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Art and Design |1,054 |1,030
Biology |723 |714
Chemistry |784 |769
Classical Studies |15 |15
Computing Studies |764 |742
Contemporary Social Studies |66 |64
Craft and Design |768 |738
Drama |37 |36
Economics |31 |28
English |2,665 |2,639
French |1,123 |1,093
French-Writing |1,053 |861
Gaidhlig (Revised) |2 |2
Gaelic (Learners) (Revised) |113 |111
Gaelic (Learners)-Writing |84 |63
Geography (Revised) |1,176 |1,136
German (Revised) |282 |271
German-Writing |266 |214
Graphic Communication |28 |26
Greek |2 |2
History (Revised) |713 |683
Home Economics |686 |678
Italian (Revised) |16 |16
Italian-Writing |9 |9
Latin |35 |35
Mathematics |2,685 |2,665
Modern Studies (Revised) |303 |290
Music |415 |401
Office and Information
Studies |409 |402
Physical Education |606 |597
Physics |935 |924
Religious Studies |56 |54
Russian (Revised) |9 |9
Russian-Writing |9 |9
Science |670 |664
Social and Vocational Skills |29 |29
Spanish (Revised) |- |-
Spanish-Writing |- |-
Technological Studies |183 |175
Lothian Region
Subject |Number of |Number of
|pupils presented|pupils assessed
|for standard
|grade at
|February 1991
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Art and Design |2,225 |2,127
Biology |1,922 |1,897
Chemistry |2,248 |2,224
Classical Studies |- |-
Computing Studies |2,179 |2,125
Contemporary Social Studies |216 |210
Craft and Design |1,540 |1,437
Drama |66 |63
Economics |154 |152
English |7,230 |7,090
French |2,086 |2,053
French-Writing |1,856 |1,546
Gaidhlig (Revised) |- |-
Gaelic (learners)-Writing |- |-
Gaelic (Learners)-Writing |- |-
Geography (Revised) |2,336 |2,242
German (Revised) |1,084 |1,062
German-Writing |1,011 |851
Graphic Communication |58 |56
Greek |4 |4
History (Revised) |1,533 |1,429
Home Economics |1,544 |1,484
Italian (Revised) |- |-
Italian-Writing |- |-
Latin |76 |76
Mathematics |7,135 |6,709
Modern Studies (Revised) |1,077 |1,008
Music |870 |810
Office and Information
Studies |1,935 |1,890
Physical Education |1,405 |1,358
Physics |2,338 |2,303
Religious Studies |97 |89
Russian (Revised) |22 |22
Russian-Writing |22 |20
Science |2,316 |2,267
Social and Vocational Skills |238 |229
Spanish (Revised) |76 |72
Spanish-Writing |68 |55
Technological Studies |686 |650
Column 375
Orkney Islands
Subject |Number of |Number of
|pupils presented|pupils assessed
|for standard
|grade at
|February 1991
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Art and Design |65 |63
Biology |94 |94
Chemistry |125 |124
Classical Studies |- |-
Computing Studies |73 |73
Contemporary Social Studies |1 |1
Craft and Design |62 |61
Drama |- |-
Economics |- |-
English |256 |254
French |112 |110
French-Writing |112 |107
Gaidhlig (Revised) |- |-
Gaelic (Learners) (Revised) |- |-
Gaelic (Learners)-Writing |- |-
Geography (Revised) |117 |116
German (Revised) |43 |43
German-Writing |43 |41
Graphic Communication |- |-
Greek |- |-
History (Revised) |74 |72
Home Economics |39 |39
Italian (Revised) |- |-
Italian-Writing |- |-
Latin |16 |16
Mathematics |262 |260
Modern Studies (Revised) |33 |30
Music |37 |37
Office and Information
Studies |61 |60
Physical Education |23 |23
Physics |97 |97
Religious Studies |- |-
Russian (Revised) |- |-
Russian-Writing |- |-
Science |32 |30
Social and Vocational Skills |29 |28
Spanish (Revised) |- |-
Spanish-Writing |- |-
Technological Studies |40 |37
Shetland Islands
Subject |Number of |Number of
|pupils presented|pupils assessed
|for standard
|grade at
|February 1991
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Art and Design |83 |81
Biology |57 |57
Chemistry |100 |98
Classical Studies |- |-
Computing Studies |49 |48
Contemporary Social Studies |32 |32
Craft and Design |89 |89
Drama |- |-
Economics |- |-
English |317 |316
French |102 |101
French-Writing |100 |84
Gaidhlig (Revised) |- |-
Gaelic (Learners) (Revised) |- |-
Gaelic (Learners)-Writing |- |-
Geography (Revised) |174 |172
German (Revised) |- |-
German-Writing |- |-
Graphic Communication |- |-
Greek |- |-
History (Revised) |100 |97
Home Economics |71 |70
Italian (Revised) |- |-
Italian-Writing |- |-
Latin |2 |2
Mathematics |317 |317
Modern Studies (Revised) |26 |26
Music |32 |31
Office and Information
Studies |83 |82
Physical Education |9 |8
Physics |114 |114
Religious Studies |- |-
Russian (Revised) |- |-
Russian-Writing |- |-
Science |113 |113
Social and Vocational Skills |4 |4
Spanish (Revised) |- |-
Spanish-Writing |- |-
Technological Studies |- |-
Strathclyde Region
Subject |Number of |Number of
|pupils presented|pupils assessed
|for standard
|grade at
|February 1991
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Art and Design |7,587 |7,130
Biology |7,223 |7,123
Chemistry |8,563 |8,466
Classical Studies |122 |114
Computing Studies |5,907 |5,649
Contemporary Social Studies |1,700 |1,592
Craft and Design |6,631 |5,893
Drama |286 |262
Economics |208 |193
English |26,985 |26,250
French |10,882 |10,615
French-Writing |9,535 |7,195
Gaidhlig (Revised) |3 |2
Gaelic (Learners) (Revised) |27 |12
Gaelic (Learners) Writing |17 |12
Geography (Revised) |5,507 |5,021
German (Revised) |1,699 |1,663
German-Writing |1,579 |1,231
Graphic Communication |113 |107
Greek |9 |7
History (Revised) |3,380 |3,047
Home Economics |5,343 |4,926
Italian (Revised) |90 |89
Italian-Writing |79 |65
Latin |599 |566
Mathematics |27,268 |26,695
Modern Studies (Revised) |3,618 |3,223
Music |2,432 |2,283
Office and Information
Studies |5,503 |5,320
Physical Education |4,301 |4,096
Physics |7,527 |7,447
Religious Studies |185 |166
Russian (Revised) |31 |30
Russian-Writing |29 |23
Science |8,065 |7,727
Social and Vocational Skills |2,411 |2,230
Spanish (Revised) |398 |377
Spanish-Writing |379 |278
Technological Studies |1,923 |1,771
Column 377
Tayside Region
Subject |Number of |Number of
|pupils presented|pupils assessed
|for standard
|grade at
|February 1991
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Art and Design |1,108 |1,051
Biology |1,059 |1,042
Chemistry |1,180 |1,163
Classical Studies |- |-
Computing Studies |1,333 |1,304
Contemporary Social Studies |510 |478
Craft and Design |933 |859
Drama |19 |19
Economics |30 |25
English |4,492 |4,388
French |1,787 |1,740
French-Writing |1,627 |1,314
Gaidhlig (Revised) |- |-
Gaelic (Learners) (Revised) |5 |5
Gaelic (Learners)-Writing |2 |2
Geography (Revised) |1,044 |994
German (Revised) |493 |476
German-Writing |483 |402
Graphic Communication |35 |34
Greek |4 |4
History (Revised) |238 |207
Home Economics |833 |746
Italian (Revised) |3 |2
Italian-Writing |1 |1
Latin |102 |100
Mathematics |4,458 |4,349
Modern Studies (Revised) |401 |361
Music |480 |454
Office and Information
Studies |603 |579
Physical Education |811 |751
Physics |1,161 |1,147
Religious Studies |42 |36
Russian (Revised) |- |-
Russian-Writing |- |-
Science |1,189 |1,154
Social and Vocational Skills |417 |396
Spanish (Revised) |68 |67
Spanish-Writing |65 |50
Technological Studies |514 |483
Western Isles
Subject |Number of |Number of
|pupils presented|pupils assessed
|for standard
|grade at
|February 1991
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Art and Design |128 |128
Biology |130 |128
Chemistry |173 |173
Classical Studies |- |-
Computing Studies |161 |156
Contemporary Social Studies |10 |10
Craft and Design |58 |57
Drama |- |-
Economics |- |-
English |469 |463
French |129 |127
French-Writing |123 |72
Gaidhlig (Revised) |102 |101
Gaelic (Learners) (Revised) |131 |129
Gaelic (Learners)-Writing |91 |68
Geography (Revised) |- |-
German (Revised) |6 |6
German-Writing |5 |5
Graphic Communication |- |-
Greek |- |-
History (Revised) |- |-
Home Economics |80 |79
Italian (Revised) |- |-
Italian-Writing |- |7
Latin |- |-
Mathematics |469 |465
Modern Studies (Revised) |- |-
Music |40 |38
Office and Information
Studies |120 |119
Physical Education |67 |65
Physics |155 |152
Religious Studies |- |-
Russian (Revised) |- |-
Russian-Writing |- |-
Science |151 |148
Social and Vocational Skills |- |-
Spanish (Revised) |- |-
Spanish-Writing |- |-
Technological Studies |50 |50
Total for all Regions
Subject |Number of |Number of
|pupils presented|pupils assessed
|for standard
|grade at
|February 1991
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Art and Design |17,750 |16,714
Biology |15,859 |15,643
Chemistry |18,295 |18,064
Classical Studies |181 |166
Computing Studies |14,953 |14,490
Contemporary Social Studies |3,625 |3,447
Craft and Design |13,759 |12,640
Drama |589 |557
Economics |449 |422
English |58,750 |57,482
French |22,895 |22,412
French-Writing |20,402 |16,104
Gaidhlig (Revised) |107 |105
Gaelic (Learners) (Revised) |278 |264
Gaelic (Learners)-Writing |196 |147
Geography (Revised) |14,407 |13,498
German (Revised) |5,769 |5,646
German-Writing |196 |147
Graphic Communication |365 |351
Greek |32 |30
History (Revised) |9,149 |8,472
Home Economics |11,758 |11,030
Italian (Revised) |132 |130
Italian-Writing |112 |97
Latin |1,099 |1,055
Mathematics |59,065 |57,732
Modern Studies (Revised) |8,325 |7,610
Music |5,988 |5,659
Office and Information
Studies |11,445 |11,126
Physical Education |9,884 |9,465
Physics |16,959 |16,771
Religious Studies |605 |555
Russian (Revised) |68 |67
Russian-Writing |66 |57
Science |16,901 |16,361
Social and Vocational Skills |4,800 |4,557
Spanish (Revised) |642 |615
Spanish-Writing |603 |465
Technological Studies |5,206 |4,872
Crofters
Mr. Macdonald : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the total amounts of money awarded under the crofter building grants and loans scheme in each of the past five financial years ; what is the amount
Column 379
awarded so far in the current financial year ; and what were the amounts awarded specifically to fishermen who are not crofters for each of the same years.Mr. Michael Forsyth : The approved expenditure under the crofters building grants and loans scheme in each of the past five financial years and the first six months of the current financial year is set out in the table.
|Total |Approved
|Approved |Expenditure
|Expenditure|-fishermen
|feuars
|£ |£
--------------------------------------------------
1986-87 |3,402,000 |64,000
1987-88 |3,885,500 |121,500
1988-89 |2,977,500 |121,500
1989-90 |3,586,500 |94,500
1990-91 |4,027,500 |31,000
April 1991 to
30 September
1991 |2,175,000 |31,000
Red Deer
Mr. Maclennan : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what recent studies he has received and considered relating to the red deer population ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Michael Forsyth : The most recent study of this nature is the report on "The Management of Wild Red Deer in Scotland", commissioned by Rural Forum. My right hon. Friend considers that this report is a helpful contribution to public debate and is timely in view of the current review of deer legislation. It will be studied in detail in the context of the review.
Scottish Food
Mr. Norman Hogg : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what action his Department is taking to promote Scottish food and drink, both in the United Kingdom and abroad ; and whether he has any plans to help fund a body similar to Scottish Food Promotions Ltd.
Mr. Michael Forsyth : Government support for the industry's marketing of food and drink is provided through Food From Britain, which is accountable to all four Agriculture Ministers. In Scotland, additional public support is provided by Scottish Enterprise and Highlands and Islands Enterprise. The Scottish Office provides specific forms of assistance for exporters and is supporting the National Farmers Union of Scotland's plans for comprehensive quality assurance systems on farms. Since the closure of Scottish Food Promotion, SE and HIE have commissioned Trade Promotions (Scotland) Ltd. to arrange a Scottish presence at major trade fairs. There are no plans to set up another company to perform other functions of SFP.
School Reports
Mr. Norman Hogg : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what action is being taken by his Department to monitor the implementation of recommendations made in HM inspectorate of schools' reports on individual schools.
Mr. Michael Forsyth : After a sufficient interval to give an opportunity to act on a report--usually a period of
Column 380
several months after publication--the inspectorate mounts a follow-up inspection to discuss the report and any action which has been taken on it with the director of education and the head teacher.School Meals
Mr. Norman Hogg : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many children are receiving free school meals in each of the education authorities in Scotland expressed as a percentage of the total number of children taking school meals.
Mr. Michael Forsyth : The information requested, taken from the 1991 annual school meals census return, is as follows :
Percentage of children taking school meals who receive free meals
|Number receiving |Percentage of total
|free meals |receiving meals with-
|in each Region
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Borders |650 |12.2
Central |5,170 |29.7
Dumfries and
Galloway |1,769 |14.1
Fife |6,432 |24.9
Grampian |4,375 |14.0
Highland |2,881 |22.1
Lothian |12,330 |28.2
Strathclyde |61,169 |39.7
Tayside |6,199 |28.2
Orkney |179 |9.2
Shetland |160 |5.9
Western Isles |601 |23.6
|--- |---
All Scotland |101,915 |30.7
Mr. Norman Hogg : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list by educational authority the number and percentage of secondary schools which now operate a cash cafeteria system for their pupils for the midday meal.
Mr. Michael Forsyth : The information requested, taken from the 1991 annual school meals census returns, is as follows :
Number of secondary schools operating a cash cafeteria system
Region |Number of |Number |Percentage
|secondary |offering cash
|schools |cafeteria
|system
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Borders |9 |9 |100
Central |19 |19 |100
Dumfries and
Galloway |16 |16 |100
Fife |19 |19 |100
Grampian |38 |38 |100
Highland |27 |23 |85
Lothian |51 |51 |100
Strathclyde |182 |177 |97
Tayside |32 |32 |100
Shetland |9 |1 |11
Western Isles |16 |6 |38
All Scotland |424 |393 |93
Mr. Norman Hogg : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what plans his Department has to improve the diet of Scottish schoolchildren.
Mr. Michael Forsyth : An objective of health education in schools is to encourage pupils to adopt a well-balanced
Column 381
and healthy diet. The place of health education in the curriculum is being reviewed as part of the 5-14 development programme.Mr. Norman Hogg : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he has any plans to reintroduce the nutritional requirement for school meals ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Michael Forsyth : Nutritional standards for school meals have never been prescribed in Scotland.
Cumbernauld High School
Mr. Norman Hogg : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what action has been taken by his Department to monitor the implementation of the recommendations made by HM inspectorate of schools' report on Cumbernauld high school in 1990.
Mr. Michael Forsyth : Cumbernauld high school was inspected in January and February 1990, the inspectorate report was published in June 1990 and a follow-up inspection was made by the inspectorate in January 1991.
Corporal Punishment
Mr. Norman Hogg : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what representations he has had from Kilsyth primary school board concerning corporal punishment ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Michael Forsyth : The school board wrote to me on 29 October advocating the reintroduction of corporal punishment in schools as a deterrent of last resort. Following a judgment in the European Court of Human Rights in 1982, the legal safeguards covering the administration of corporal punishment by staff in Scottish schools were withdrawn and this form of sanction was abolished.
Fish Farming
Mr. Norman Hogg : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what support his Department has given to the fish farming industry in Scotland since 1979.
Mr. Michael Forsyth : The Department has given support to the fish farming industry in various ways.
The Scottish Office provides scientific advice and research through the marine laboratory in Aberdeen. Spending on relevant research has amounted to some £4 million in the last five years.
The Department also provides supplementary funding to fish farmers seeking grants from the European Community (EC Regulation 4028/86). Such assistance has amounted to £1.321 million to date. In addition, financial assistance has been provided through Highlands and Islands Enterprise and its predecessor for fish farms, fish processing investment, and for other forms of assistance, estimated at some £34 million since 1979.
The Department has also committed funding under the integrated development programme and the agricultural development programme for the Scottish islands for fish farming amounting to £4 million in total since 1982.
Column 382
Royal Observer Corps
Mrs. Ray Michie : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) what training facilities will be available to local authorities taking on the responsibilities of the Royal Observer Corps ; and if he will make a statement ;
(2) what arrangements have been made to ensure the maximum use of existing expertise and equipment during the transfer of Royal Observer Corps duties to local authorities ; how many volunteers will be sought ; which authorities have already developed parallel arrangements and what those arrangements are ; and if he will make a statement ;
(3) what plans have been made for the transfer of Royal Observer Corps duties to local authorities ; by what date the transfer is expected to be complete ; who will undertake these duties in the interim period ; and if he will make a statement ;
(4) if additional finances will be made available to local authorities in order to carry out the role of the Royal Observer Corps ; and if he will make a statement.
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton : Following the statement on the Government's emergency planning review made on 10 July 1991 by the Secretary of State for the Home Department, columns 393-96, preliminary discussions have been held with local authorities in Scotland on what new monitoring arrangements may be appropriate following the standing down of the Royal Observer Corps and what role the former ROC volunteers might have in these new arrangements. While no conclusions have yet been reached on these matters, the aim will be to make as much use of ROC resources as possible.
Mrs. Ray Michie : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will make a statement concerning the future plans for Royal Observer Corps centres at Raigmore, Inverness, and the RIMNET system on Tiree.
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton : The Home Office has responsibility for the Royal Observer Corps facility at Raigmore. Officials of my Department are considering with their opposite numbers in the Home Office whether an alternative civil defence use for the centre might be found.
The radioactive incident monitoring network system on Tiree is one of 16 sites throughout Scotland established under the national response plan to cater for the response to nuclear incidents occurring overseas. There are no plans to discontinue the use of the site on Tiree and it will continue to be part of the network.
College Management
Mr. Worthington : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what added costs will arise from the change in management of colleges in the Further and High Education (Scotland) Bill because of the requirements under section 20 of the Value Added Tax Act 1983.
Mr. Michael Forsyth : An accurate assessment of the colleges' liability for value added tax after 1 April 1993 will be made when a precise breakdown is available of the sum to be transferred to the Secretary of State's budget for the funding of further education colleges.
Column 383
Football (Policing)
Mr. Pendry : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish a table showing, for each year since 1986,. (a) the total number of police officers on duty at Scottish Football League and Premier Division matches in Scotland, (b) the total attendance at Scottish Football League and Premier Division matches in Scotland and (c) the total number of police officers as a percentage of the total attendance at Scottish Football League and Premier Division matches in Scotland and (d) the total number of police officers in Scotland.
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton : This information is not held centrally, but I will write to the hon. Member.
Civil Defence Budget
Mrs. Ray Michie : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the total annual budget for civil defence provisions for 1991-92 and for each year since 1979 ; and if he will make a statement.
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton : The Scottish Office Home and Health Department's annual budget for civil defence provision over the period in question has been as follows :
|£ million
------------------------------------
1978-79 |0.8
1979-80 |1.1
1980-81 |1.4
1981-82 |2.4
1982-83 |3.7
1983-84 |6.5
1984-85 |7.5
1985-86 |5.4
1986-87 |5.3
1987-88 |5.8
1988-89 |6.1
1989-90 |7.0
1990-91 |7.9
1991-92 |7.6
Rural Enterprise Programme
Mr. Bill Walker : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he is now able to announce the outcome of the review of the operational areas for the business development scheme of the rural enterprise programme.
Mr. Michael Forsyth : I am pleased to announce today that the rural enterprise programme's business development scheme, which aims to help farmers and crofters develop new businesses, will now be extended into two additional areas of the Highlands and Islands. The new areas are Dunoon/Cowal, Oban/Lorn and Mid-Argyll/Kintyre, and Badenoch/Strathspey and Upper Moray. Locally based project officers will be appointed as quickly as possible and I hope the first awards for approved projects in the new areas will be made by spring 1992. The response to the BDS from the four existing operational areas of south-east Sutherland, West Ross, Lochalsh and Lochaber has been most encouraging, with some 30 projects already approved and many more under consideration. The REP offers generous levels of support and I am very pleased at the response so far. I hope that farmers and crofters in the two new operational areas will also respond positively to this opportunity which aims to
Column 384
make agricultural producers in the highlands and islands more secure in the face of growing pressures to reduce agricultural support.Sheltered Housing
Mr. Dunnachie : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will increase resources for Scottish local authorities to be able to increase their sheltered housing provision ; and if he will make a statement.
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton [holding answer 7 November 1991] : Resources totalling £454.5 million were announced in March for housing capital investment in authorities' own stock in 1991-92. It is for local authorities to decide how best to deploy the resources available to them to meet local housing needs, including the need for sheltered housing provision if this is seen as a priority in their areas.
Wild Birds
Mr. Wallace : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will state which sites he intends next to designate as special protection areas under EC directive 79/409 on the conservation of wild birds, and which sites he intends to so designate before 1 December.
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton [holding answer 8 November 1991] : Consultations are taking place about the designation of eight special protection areas at present. It is not possible to say which site will be designated first or to give dates for possible designation.
NORTHERN IRELAND
Hospital Laundry Services
Rev. Martin Smyth : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland why the Eastern health and social services board rejected the tender for laundry services in the Royal group of hospitals.
Mr. Hanley : The only tender received for the laundry services contract in the Royal group of hospitals unit of management was from the in -house contractor. Since that tender price substantially exceeded the present cost of the service, the Eastern health and social services board quite correctly decided in this particular case not to award the contract but to re-tender the work within 18 months.
Rev. Martin Smyth : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what assessment has been made of the reasons for there having been only cross board and in-house tenders for laundry services in the Eastern health and social services board.
Mr. Hanley : All reasonable steps are taken to generate private sector interest in laundry services contracts. The small number of commercial firms with the capability of and interest in undertaking laundry contracts in Northern Ireland have decided not to submit tenders for contracts in EHSSB. Such decisions are a matter for them and I do not intend to speculate as to their reasons. However, the absence of private sector competition in this particular case does not prevent the board from achieving the objective of competitive tendering which is to test the cost- effectiveness of the service.
Column 385
Civil Defence
Mr. Kilfedder : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will make a statement regarding civil defence measures in the event of a nuclear explosion either in peace or war.
Dr. Mawhinney : I am currently reviewing civil defence arrangements in Northern Ireland in the light of the answer which my right hon. Friend the Home Secretary gave to a question from the hon. Member for Westminster, North (Sir J. Wheeler) on 10 July, Official Report, columns 393-96. While the new arrangements will be similar to those being developed for the remainder of the United Kingdom, some variations will be necessary to take account of different organisational and administrative structures within the Province.
CRISP Programme
Mr. Trimble : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will give the criteria for benefiting under CRISP--the community regeneration initiative special project--programme and urban development grant, indicating any change in those criteria in the last year, and list the persons and bodies which administer the same.
Mr. Hanley : The CRISP initiative is targeted on towns and villages with populations below approximately 10,000 in areas of particular disadvantage and is available to community groups and district councils.
Urban development grants are available for developments in specified areas of Belfast and Londonderry where the intention is to let or sell the completed projects and for refurbishments or new buildings within these areas aimed at achieving physical and economic regeneration.
There has been no change to the criteria for the UDG scheme or CRISP in the last year.
These programmes are administered by the Department of the Environment.
Grant outside Belfast and Londonderry is provided under the urban development programme which is funded by the International Fund for Ireland and I have asked the chairman of the fund to write to the hon. Gentleman. I will place a copy of his letter in the Library.
Mr. Trimble : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list the towns and villages that have benefited and will benefit from the CRISP--community regeneration initiative special project-- programme and urban development grant, giving the total amount and population in each case.
Mr. Hanley : The moneys committed under the CRISP programme which is funded by the International Fund for Ireland and the Department of Environment, are shown in the table :
Town |Amount Approved|Population
|(Approximately)
|£ million
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1. Coalisland |2.700 |3,800
2. Castlederg |1.570 |2,900
3. Carrickmore |1.880 |1,000
4. Keady |1.500 |3,200
5. Belleek |1.890 |1,000
6. Dromore (Co. Tyrone) |0.670 |1,000
7. Belcoo |0.314 |1,100
8. Newtownhamilton |0.600 |1,200
It is not possible to say which applications will receive approval in the future.
The urban development grant scheme applies only to
Belfast--population 280,972--and Londonderry--population 94,721. At 31 October 1991, £68 million had been committed or expended on approved projects in the two cities.
Grants outside Belfast and Londonderry are provided under the urban development programme which is funded by the International Fund for Ireland. I have asked the chairman of the fund to write to the hon. Gentleman and I will place a copy of his letter in the Library.
Care Standards
Rev. Martin Smyth : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will place in the Library copies of specifications for care standards required by the four units of management in the Eastern health and social services board.
Mr. Hanley : Service specifications for three services--catering, domestic and laundry--have been individually prepared for all nine units of management in the Eastern health and social services board. A sample copy of each of the three services has been placed in the Library.
School Nurses
Miss Lestor : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many school nurses were employed in Northern Ireland in (a) 1975, (b) 1980, (c) 1985 and (d) 1990.
Mr. Hanley : The information requested is given in the table.
8
|Number of |Whole time
|Staff<1> |equivalent
--------------------------------------------------------
1975 |68 |Not available
1980 |92 |82.2
1985 |94 |79.0
1990 |101 |81.3
<1>The figures show the number of staff in post at 31
December of each
year.
Chronic Pain
Mr. John D. Taylor : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland at which clinics sufferers of chronic pain can be treated within the national health service ; what is the extent of funding for treatment of chronic pain ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Hanley : Treatment for sufferers of chronic pain is provided at out-patient clinics in the following hospitals in Northern Ireland : Eastern Board : Belfast City, Royal Victoria, Musgrave, Ulster, Mater, Bangor.
Northern Board : Waveney, Coleraine, Whiteabbey.
Western Board : Altnagelvin.
Southern Board : Craigavon, South Tyrone.
A clinic is also provided for outpatients on a weekly basis at the Queens university department of anaesthesia and there is a clinic for in-patients at the Belfast city hospital. Information about the extent of funding for the pain relief service is not held centrally.
Column 387
Cardiac Operations
Mr. John D. Taylor : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many people are currently waiting for cardiac operations at the Royal Victoria hospital, Belfast ; what is the average waiting time ; and what proposals there are to reduce the waiting time for such operations.
Mr. Hanley : There were 991 people waiting for cardiac operations at the Royal Victoria hospital, Belfast at the end of September 1991 and I have set out below the details of how long they have been doing so. The recent completion of the £1.5 million extension to the cardiac recovery area at the RVH will permit an increase in the number of operations and an additional cardiac surgeon and supporting staff will be appointed soon to support this increased workload. Boards are also actively considering the possibilities of purchasing further operations from outside Northern Ireland. The Western board has already taken an initiative this year in buying additional cardiac operations for its resident population from hospitals in London.
Column 388
Patients waiting for
admission by months
waiting
Months |Patients
---------------------------
0-2 |125
3-5 |81
6-8 |78
9-11 |68
11-23 |168
24+ |471
|--
Total |991
North and West Belfast Unit of Management
Rev. Martin Smyth : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list in tabular form for the years 1986 to 1991 the numbers in post in the North and West Belfast unit of management in the grades (a) senior management, (b) middle management, (c) medical, (d) nursing, (e) social workers, (f) social work assistants and (g) support staff.
Mr. Hanley : The information requested in respect of the North and West Belfast community unit is set out in the table :
Column 387
|1986 |1987 |1988 |1989 |1990 |1991
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Senior Management |12 |12 |16 |16 |31 |31
|(12) |(12) |(16) |(16) |(31) |(31)
Middle Management |190 |191 |196 |185 |255 |244
|(182.5) |(184.58)|(180.57)|(177.03)|(246.81)|(234.09)
Medical |10 |13 |14 |11 |13 |13
|(5) |(6.7) |(7.7) |(4.7) |(6.7) |(6.7)
Nursing |182 |174 |193 |206 |689 |679
|(152.53)|(166.12)|(177.15)|(177.19)|(614.45)|(605.36)
Social Workers |94 |94 |113 |105 |106 |106
|(85.96) |(86.52) |(104.12)|(96.12) |(97.12) |(97.12)
Social Work Assistants |58 |52 |54 |50 |50 |50
|(55.81) |(51.33) |(51.95) |(47.95) |(47.95) |(47.95)
Support Staff |457 |422 |470 |397 |649 |645
|(335.89)|(324.9) |(358) |(304.85)|(506.79)|(505.08)
Notes:
1. Whole time equivalent figures are shown in brackets.
2. The figures show the number of staff in post at 30 September of each year.
3. Figures for 1990 and 1991 include staff in Muckamore Abbey hospital which prior to
1 April 1990 was a separate unit of management.
4. Medical figures do not include registrars, senior registrars and consultants who
are not on the unit payroll.
Residential Homes
Mr. Clifford Forsythe : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list the number of (a) residential care homes and (b) nursing homes in operation for each year since 1979.
Mr. Hanley : The information is as follows :
Year |Residential
|care homes<1>
------------------------------------------
1979 |Not available
1980 |234
1981 |241
1982 |246
1983 |257
1984 |253
1985 |255
1986 |266
1987 |289
1988-89 |<2>302
1989-90 |<2>337
Year |Nursing
|homes<3>
---------------------------
1979 |13
1980 |11
1981 |12
1982 |12
1983 |15
1984 |18
1985 |32
1986 |46
1987 |64
1988 |90
1989 |129
1990 |164
<1> Includes both homes
operated by health and
social services boards
and homes in the voluntary
and private sectors.
<2> From 1988 information
on residential care homes
has been collected
on a financial year basis.
All other data on such
homes are in relation
to end of year.
<3> Figures at 31 December
each year.
Column 389
DSS Benefit Advisers
Mr. Clifford Forsythe : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list by local office the number of DSS benefit advisers appointed since the new DSS Benefits Agency was set up.
Mr. Hanley : Social security operational matters are the responsibility of Mr. Alec Wylie, chief executive of the Social Security Agency. He has written to the honourable Gentleman and copies of his reply will be placed in the Library and the Public Information Office.
Column 390
Supplementary Benefit
Mr. Clifford Forsythe : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list the number of people receiving supplementary benefit or income support who were (a) residents in residential care homes, (b) residents in nursing homes, (c) residents over pension age, (d) residents under pension age, (e) elderly residents, and (f) mentally ill residents for each year since 1979.
Mr. Hanley : Full information is not available in the form requested. The available information for the years 1987 to 1990 is as follows :
Column 389
Number of people receiving supplementary benefit/income support
May 1987<1> May 1988<1> May 1989<1> October 1990<2>
Type of Home<3> |HSSB |RCH |NH |HSSB |RCH |NH |HSSB |RCH |NH |HSSB |RCH |NH
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Status of resident
60 years or over:
mentally ill<4> |630 |713 |317 |720 |1,120 |1,060 |700 |1,420 |1,500 |N/A |85 |80
others |N/A |1,321 |2,533
Under 60 years:
mentally ill<4> |469 |151 |102 |260 |140 |100 |240 |120 |120 |N/A |41 |7
others |N/A |203 |219
Totals |1,099 |864 |419 |980 |1,260 |1,160 |940 |1,540 |1,620 |N/A |1,650 |2,839
<1> Annual statistical enquiry (5 per cent. sample).
<2> Special survey.
<3> Health and social services boards (HSSB) residential homes, indpendent residential care (RCH) and nursing homes (NH).
<4> Numbers qualifying for supplementary benefit/income support limits appropriate to mental disorder.
ENVIRONMENT
Regalian Building, Vauxhall Cross
Mr. Flynn : To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what Government work will be undertaken at the nine-storey building currently under construction by Regalian at Vauxhall Cross on the Thames Embankment.
Mr. Yeo : The building is for occupation by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
| Next Section
| Home Page |