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Road Improvements, East Sussex
Mr. Fearn : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what consultations have been undertaken between his Department and East Sussex county council on the proposed improvements to the A26 at Beddington Itford Farm and to the A27 from Lewes to Polegate.
Mr. Chope : East Sussex county council is being consulted as part of the current public consultation on both these schemes. County, district and parish councillors were invited to a presentation about the schemes at a preview of the consultations exhibition.
Mr. Fearn : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what representations he has received regarding the impending decision on the alignment to the proposed A27 Polegate bypass.
Mr. Chope : A small number of objections and representations have been received following publication of draft orders under the Highways Act for the A27 Polegate bypass. They are currently being assessed. The objection period ends on 29 February.
Motorways
Mr. Fearn : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what representations he has received concerning the proposed southern and western motorway and the proposed slip road linking it with the A59 ; what consultations he has had with Lancashire county council on the proposals ; and what environmental matters he has taken into consideration in planning the motorway alignment.
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Mr. Chope : Several hundred representations have been received so far. Consultations with Lancashire county council have taken place throughout the development of the scheme and are continuing. In proposing a route for consultation full account has been taken of all environmental matters including the effects on people and property and on special landscape areas.
Heavy Goods Vehicles
Mr. Fearn : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will examine the feasibility of introducing a maximum speed limit for heavy goods vehicles.
Mr. Chope : Vehicle speed limits are already contained in the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984. The speed limit for goods vehicles over 7.5 tonnes gross weight is 60 mph on motorways, 50 mph on dual carriageways and 40 mph on other roads, subject to any lower road speed limits.
Lorry and Bus Speeds
Sir Teddy Taylor : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport for what reason Her Majesty's Government agreed to the directive on Euro speed limits for lorries and buses on 16 December ; and if he will make a statement outlining the costs of the proposal and the benefits which will stem from it.
Mr. Chope : Commission proposal 8046/91 was subject to qualified majority voting and the United Kingdom was the only member state opposed to the inclusion of set speeds in the directive. The Government support the principle that speed limiters should be fitted to lorries and coaches. Moreover, the directive will be of benefit to the United Kingdom because, for the future, EC-registered vehicles, as well as those which are subject to the national construction and use regulations, will have to be fitted with limiters. The restrictions on speed will add to gross operating costs but there will be savings in fuel to set against these.
Sir Teddy Taylor : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport for what reason Her Majesty's Government agreed to the directive on Euro speed limits for lorries and buses being considered as a majority voting measure ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Chope : The proposal for a directive on the fitment of speed limiters including speeds at which the limiters must be set was presented under article 75 of the European treaty as a measure in pursuance of a common transport policy. Voting under this article is required to be by qualified majority.
Sir Teddy Taylor : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if there are any exemptions in any member state from the restrictions on speed limits for lorries and buses agreed in the Council on 16 December ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Chope : The proposed directive on the fitment of speed limiters will not provide any exemptions to permit member states to set limiters above the prescribed speeds.
Midland Metro
Mrs. Maureen Hicks : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make a statement on the Midland metro.
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Mr. Freeman : I announced in October that development funding of £1.5 million was being made available for further work to be done on the project. I have now decided that extra resources, in addition to this sum, should be provided in 1992-93 so that more preparatory work can be carried out. Full funding will be considered in due course.Rail Electrification (West Yorkshire)
Mr. Waller : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make a statement about the West Yorkshire electrification project.
Mr. Freeman : The passenger transport authority has now informed me that the rolling-stock will as agreed be acquired through an operating lease. I welcome this, and we are allocating credit approvals to allow work to begin as soon as possible on the infrastructure for the project.
Transport Council
Mr. Grist : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what was the outcome of the meeting of the European Transport Council on 16 and 17 December.
Mr. Rifkind : The meeting of the European Council of Transport Ministers was held in Brussels on the 16 and 17 December. Due to the incident on the morning of the 16 December at Clapham Junction, which resulted in serious and regrettable delay to British Rail services, I was unable to attend the Council. Officials represented the United Kingdom on both days.
The Council agreed in principle that speed limiters should be fitted to heavy goods vehicles and coaches throughout the Community. The requirement will apply to all new vehicles registered after 1 January 1994. Existing vehicles registered after 1 January 1988 will have to have limiters fitted by 1 January 1995 where they are used in international transport, and by 1 January 1996 where they are used exclusively on domestic journeys. The Council also agreed that limiters should be set so as to restrict the road speed of HGVs to 90 kph (56 mph), and that limiters on coaches should be set at 100 kph (62 mph). In addition, there will be restrictions on who can fit and set limiters in order to safeguard against incorrect calibration and tampering.
The Council took note of the Commission's interim report on road safety and requested the Commission to produce a final report by May 1992, including consideration of the establishment of a standing advisory committee on road safety.
Agreement was reached on the definition of technical equivalence to road friendly (air) suspension with a firm commitment to take forward the proposal on maximum authorised drive axle weights.
The Council reached agreement in principle on proposals for an EC road hauliers licence. These would be put before the next Transport Council for adoption subject to receipt of the European Parliament's opinion.
The Council made progress towards Community rules for the single market on international road passenger transport, paving the way for further simplification of the procedures and for abolition for all authorisations as the next step.
A resolution was agreed on transport and disabled people. The Commission have agreed to submit a report by September 1992.
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The Commission introduced a paper on transport infrastructure networks which would take account of the Maastricht agreement on networks and the cohesion fund. The Council also reached agreement on its resolution on research and development under the fourth framework programme, with a Council declaration that transport research be "taken into account in a coherent way".The Council noted the presidency's report and agreed to ask the Economic and Financial Council to continue to examine fiscal harmonisation in the road haulage sector.
The Council agreed a regulation to liberalise inland waterway cabotage.
On aviation matters, a directive phasing out the operation of older, noisier aircraft between 1995 and 2002 was agreed in principle, subject to further examination of the annex listing certain aircraft from developing countries eligible for exemptions until 2002. The Council had a useful first debate on the third aviation package, agreeing with the main principles and scope of the Commission's proposals whilst noting that more work was needed on the details, particularly as to how and when cabotage and seventh freedom' services should be introduced.
On maritime issues, the Council agreed a regulation enabling the Commission to work up a detailed block exemption from the competition rules of the treaty for shipping consortia. The Council also agreed a decision on radionavigation systems. No final decisions were reached on the liberalisation of shipping cabotage but there was general support for the phased approach by the presidency and the proposal was remitted to the Portuguese presidency for further discussion.
Public Transport, London
Miss Hoey : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make it his policy to make public transport in London more affordable to travellers.
Mr. Freeman : Since 1984, real fare increases for London Transport have averaged 2 per cent. per year, somewhat less than London earnings have risen, which means that public transport in London is that much more affordable. In its response to the MMC report on London Underground, the Government made it clear that they did not see a case for much steeper real fare increases than those in the past six years.
River Policing
Mr. Spearing : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what arrangements he is making for the specialist policing at riverside wharves, jetties, piers, depots, warehouses and other marine installations on the River Thames within the port of London, but not within the designated port of Tilbury.
Mr. McLoughlin : None. The places mentioned by the hon. Member are, and will continue to be, policed by the Thames division of the Metropolitan police if they are within the Metropolitan police area or, if they are outside it, by the appropriate county force.
Mr. Spearing : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what representations he has received concerning the future policing of the port of Tilbury ; and if he will place copies of such representations and his respective responses in the Library.
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Mr. McLoughlin : I have received representations from my hon. Friend the Member for Southend, East (Sir T. Taylor), who is parliamentary spokesman for the PLA Police Federation, and from the chairman of the federation itself. In addition, hon. Members have forwarded to me letters from 15 members or former members of the PLA police force.Rail Coaches
Mr. Cryer : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will state the longitudinal crushing strength of the pacer, sprinter, type 144, HST and 225 type coaches in use on British Railways ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Freeman : The longitudinal loads specified for mainline and multiple unit coaches at various heights above rail level are set out in the table. All new design of body shell are tested to verify their performance before entering service.
Load (tonnes)
Height |Mainline<1>|Multiple<2>
|coaches |units
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Buffer-coupler height |200 |150
Waist height (below windows) |30 |30
Cant height (join between body sides
and roof) |30 |30
<1> Includes HST (Mark III) and C225 (Mark IV) coaches.
<2> Includes Pacers (including Class 144) and Sprinters.
Rail Electrification
Mr. Cryer : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what was the total cost of (a) the electrification of the railway between Edinburgh and London, including costs of locomotives and rolling stock and (b) the electrification of the railway between Glasgow and Euston at constant prices, including costs of locomotives and rolling stock.
Mr. Freeman : The information requested is not immediately available. I will write to the hon. Member shortly.
Mr. Cryer : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport regarding the overhead catenary on (a) the east coast route into King's Cross and (b) the west coast route into Euston, if he will list (i) the diameter of the copper traction current wire, (ii) the weight of the type of pillar and arm supporting the wire in both systems and (iii) the reliability of the locomotives on each system in failures per 10, 000 miles ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Freeman : The Department does not hold the information requested. Operational details are matters for British Rail.
East Coast Line
Mr. Cryer : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what information the Health and Safety Executive has on the problems being experienced with signal failures on the east coast railway route between Leeds and London.
Mr. Freeman : I understand from BR that signals have been thrown to red, and other equipment has been disabled, as a result of serious problems of vandalism on the east coast main line in recent weeks. Such incidents were not reportable to the Health and Safety Executive since they did not involve a safety risk.
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Road Pricing Schemes
Mr. Darling : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what consideration he has given to the introduction of road pricing schemes in order to reduce traffic levels in city centres ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Chope : Last year my right hon. and learned Friend announced a wide ranging study into urban congestion, its causes and cures including a specific research programme into the potential for road pricing in London. On 24 October he announced the appointment of Programme Consultants for the London programme and work started on 2 November. It will take about two and a half years. Outside London it is for local highway authorities to consider. Cambridge is developing specific proposals, and others, such as Edinburgh and Oxford, are examining the general implications. My Department and the Scottish Office are keeping in touch with these studies. My right hon. and learned Friend made it clear in his original announcement that the Government have an open mind on the desirability of urban road pricing and will await the results of the research before making a decision.
Port of London Authority Police
Ms. Walley : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what representations he has received from the Port of London Police Federation about reviewing his proposals to privatise the Port of London Authority police ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. McLoughlin : The federation has expressed to me its concern about the proposed transfer of the PLA police force to the company set up for the port of Tilbury under section 21 of the Ports Act 1991. I have considered their representations very carefully but remain of the view that the transfer of the PLA police to the Tilbury Company is in the best interests of the PLA, of the future owners of the port of Tilbury and of the PLA police alike.
Ms. Walley : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what employment and pension protection has been afforded to police officers serving in the Port of London Police Authority who are nearing retirement age ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. McLoughlin : The provisions of paragraph 10 of schedule 2 to the Ports Act 1991 make it clear that the transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 1981 will apply to the whole of the PLA's undertaking which is to be transferred to the new Tilbury Company. The effect of these regulations will be to protect at the time of transfer the employment contracts of all PLA employees who transfer, including police officers.
The pension rights of those employees who transfer and as a result cease to belong to the PLA pension fund will be protected by the PLA's scheme of transfer for the Tilbury undertaking, as required by section 23(2) of the Act.
Ms. Walley : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what instructions or guidance he has given to prevent elected officers of the Port of London Police Authority from making their views known on the proposals for privatising the police authority.
Mr. McLoughlin : I have issued no guidance.
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127-129 Fillebrook Road, Leytonstone
Mr. Cohen : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport why the decision was made to demolish Nos. 127 and 129 Fillebrook road, Leytonstone, rather than secure them for safe occupation ; who was consulted ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Chope : The decision was taken on grounds of public safety : these properties became dangerous after thieves rendered them structurally unsound by systematically removing the bricks over large parts of their rear facades. The decision was endorsed by an officer of the building control department of the London borough of Waltham Forest. Adjoining landowners, including London Underground Ltd., were also consulted.
Car Safety
Mr. Day : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will provide information by make and model of new cars which have any of the following features designed along the lines of the United Kingdom proposals currently under discussion in the European Community (a) safer steering wheels, (b) front end protection for pedestrians and (c) side impact protection.
Mr. Chope : The information requested is not available. Proposals for safer steering wheels, frontal protection for pedestrians and side impact protection are currently under discussion in the European Community with strong support from the United Kingdom. These features do not, however, form part of the United Kingdom national type approval scheme for motor vehicles and are therefore not checked and recorded by make and model as part of that process.
Pollution and Congestion, London
Miss Hoey : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what measures he intends to take to reduce air pollution in London caused by motor vehicles.
Mr. Chope : From 31 December 1992, we shall require new standards to be met by all cars and light goods vehicles, both petrol and diesel- engined. New requirements for diesel emissions will also apply to heavy duty
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trucks and buses from 1 October 1993, with further reductions from 1 October 1996. So far as London in particular is concerned, record sums are already being invested in public transport to improve the quality of choice for those who might otherwise use private motor cars. Traffic management projects, such as red routes, are intended to enable traffic to flow more smoothly, and thus give off less emissions than when moving in a "stop-start" manner. The pilot red route scheme in north London has already demonstrated the success of this strategy.Ms. Hoey : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport whart measures he intends to take to relieve traffic congestion in London.
Mr. Chope : The Government have several initiatives designed to tackle urban road congestion, a principal one of which is to continue to make public transport more attractive, reliable and efficient.
Mr. Flynn : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what plans he has to reduce the concentration of private traffic on London's roads.
Mr. Chope [holding answer 19 December 1991] : The Government have several initiatives designed to tackle urban road congestion, a principal one of which is to continue to make public transport more attractive, reliable and efficient.
Mr. Day : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what progress is being made concerning the further development and adoption nationally of a car secondary safety rating system, to improve consumer information about the relative crashworthiness merits of new cars through technical inspection and impact testing methods.
Mr. Chope : We are currently developing the methodology used in producing the statistics in the publication "Car and Driver : Injury Accident and Casualty Rates Great Britain". The information in the next edition will be further refined to try to isolate secondary safety ; if this is successful it could be used as a measure of the secondary safety of cars. In addition we are co-operating with the Consumers Association in the further development of its secondary safety rating system to include some destructive testing.
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SCOTLAND
Scottish Development Agency
Mr. Batiste : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many companies which have received funding from the Scottish Development Agency have become insolvent.
Mr. Allan Stewart : Information readily available from the records of the former Scottish Development Agency is limited to cases where funding was provided in the form of investment assistance. It is available for cases where the amount provided exceeded £50,000 in the years before 1986-87 ; but is available for all cases for the financial years 1986-87 to 1990-91. On that basis, the number of companies is 1,028, of which 176 are known to have gone into receivership or liquidation, or to have suffered sequestration.
Salmon
Mr. William Ross : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what sums he is making available for research into the effect farmed salmon escapees are having on nature stocks in the present and next three financial years ; and if he will list the projects and establishments on which the money is being expended.
Mr. Michael Forsyth : In the current financial year, 1991-92, the Department expects to spend about £210,000, at full economic cost, on studies of the genetic component of population structure and genetic variation in performance of farmed and wild salmon. The work will continue, but detailed plans, or costs, for 1992-93 and later financial years have not yet been finalised.
Mr. William Ross : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the source of the brood fish used in the production of farmed salmon in Scotland ; what research he has carried out into the genetic differences between them and the salmon in Scottish rivers ; and what information he has on how many brood fish came from each source in each of the last five years.
Mr. Michael Forsyth : Information on the numbers of sources of broodstock used by salmon farmers is not obtained or collected centrally.
Studies on the genetic constitution of farmed fish compared with wild salmon have been undertaken by scientists of the Scottish Office Agriculture and Fisheries Department over the past three years. The findings have been published in specialist papers. Copies of Scottish fisheries working paper No. 4/89 and Scottish fisheries research report 42, published by the Department, have been placed in the Library. The most recent findings have been published this year in the specialist journal "Aquaculture", Vol. 98 Nos. 1-3.
Harbours (Accounts)
Ms. Walley : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list by region, the statutory harbour undertakings which are required by section 42(2)(b) of the Harbours Act 1964 to send him a copy of their annual accounts, stating in each case the names of the harbour or harbours covered by the undertaking, and the financial year for which accounts were most recently submitted.
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton : All statutory undertakings which fall within the responsibility of the Scottish
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Office are excluded from the need to submit annual accounts to my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State by virtue of section 42(11)(b) of the Harbours Act 1964, as amended by schedule 6 to the Transport Act 1981. Details of statutory harbour undertakings in Scotland which are the responsibility of my right hon. and learned Friend the Secretary of State for Transport will be provided separately by him.Hospital Beds
Mr. Maxton : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the numbers of (a) hospital beds and (b) acute beds for each health board and the total for Scotland in each year since 1979, and the percentage change from 1979 to 1989.
Mr. Michael Forsyth : Information on the number of all NHS hospital beds in Scotland and those beds used for acute specialities, for Scotland and for each health board in Scotland for the years ending 31 March 1979 to 1991 are shown in the table.
The table shows information on the average available staffed beds and indicates the number of beds which are staffed and are available for the reception of inpatients and day cases. Borrowed and temporary beds are included.
The acute specialty group comprises the following main specialty classifications : general surgery, orthopaedic surgery, ENT surgery, ophthalmology, urology, orthodontics and paediatric dentistry, oral surgery and medicine, restorative dentistry, general medicine, dermatology, rehabilitation medicine, respiratory medicine, surgical paediatrics medical paediatrics, gynaecology, GP acute, acute mixed and other acute.
The acute specialty group does not include those specialty classifications attributed to the supra-area specialty group, ie specialties : neurosurgery, cardiothor-acic surgery, plastic surgery, neurology, radiotherapy and spinal paralysis.
Average available staffed beds in NHS hospitals in
Scotland for all
and acute specialties: by health board: years ending
31 March 1979-1991
1979
|All |Acute
|specialties|specialties
----------------------------------------------------------
Scotland |58,788 |19,005
Argyll and Clyde |4,623 |1,372
Ayr and Arran |2,847 |981
Borders |906 |319
Dumfries and Galloway |1,707 |437
Fife |2,966 |801
Forth Valley |3,617 |733
Grampian |5,384 |1,752
Greater Glasgow |14,078 |4,867
Highland |2,470 |810
Lanarkshire |5,560 |1,680
Lothian |8,432 |3,210
Orkney |124 |50
Shetland |160 |62
Tayside |5,698 |1,846
Western Isles |216 |85
1980
|All |Acute
|specialties|specialties
----------------------------------------------------------
Scotland |58,334 |18,948
Argyll and Clyde |4,561 |1,330
Ayr and Arran |2,822 |975
Borders |897 |311
Dumfries and Galloway |1,626 |423
Fife |2,928 |791
Forth Valley |3,610 |708
Grampian |5,398 |1,758
Greater Glasgow |14,068 |4,908
Highland |2,433 |810
Lanarkshire |5,515 |1,735
Lothian |8,393 |3,200
Orkney |120 |46
Shetland |159 |62
Tayside |5,588 |1,808
Western Isles |216 |84
1981
|All |Acute
|specialties|specialties
----------------------------------------------------------
Scotland |58,150 |18,755
Argyll and Clyde |4,499 |1,263
Ayr and Arran |2,827 |977
Borders |910 |322
Dumfries and Galloway |1,589 |428
Fife |2,912 |784
Forth Valley |3,614 |727
Grampian |5,387 |1,709
Greater Glasgow |14,078 |4,859
Highland |2,424 |811
Lanarkshire |5,540 |1,728
Lothian |8,408 |3,175
Orkney |131 |58
Shetland |160 |62
Tayside |5,465 |1,771
Western Isles |207 |82
1982
|All |Acute
|specialties|specialties
----------------------------------------------------------
Scotland |57,928 |18,649
Argyll and Clyde |4,484 |1,259
Ayr and Arran |2,818 |970
Borders |931 |337
Dumfries and Galloway |1,559 |428
Fife |2,971 |791
Forth Valley |3,570 |727
Grampian |5,429 |1,711
Greater Glasgow |13,919 |4,811
Highland |2,417 |809
Lanarkshire |5,543 |1,733
Lothian |8,419 |3,171
Orkney |131 |57
Shetland |160 |62
Tayside |5,375 |1,698
Western Isles |202 |83
1983
|All |Acute
|specialties|specialties
----------------------------------------------------------
Scotland |57,119 |18,092
Argyll and Clyde |4,455 |1,258
Ayr and Arran |2,795 |947
Borders |934 |345
Dumfries and Galloway |1,538 |424
Fife |3,001 |797
Forth Valley |3,426 |688
Grampian |5,477 |1,694
Greater Glasgow |13,348 |4,326
Highland |2,337 |815
Lanarkshire |5,518 |1,696
Lothian |8,452 |3,142
Orkney |131 |58
Shetland |160 |62
Tayside |5,367 |1,754
Western Isles |209 |85
1984
|All |Acute
|specialties|specialties
----------------------------------------------------------
Scotland |57,342 |18,079
Argyll and Clyde |4,433 |1,255
Ayr and Arran |3,051 |1,080
Borders |925 |325
Dumfries and Galloway |1,538 |421
Fife |3,106 |804
Forth Valley |3,465 |690
Grampian |5,571 |1,729
Greater Glasgow |13,206 |4,204
Highland |2,288 |797
Lanarkshire |5,442 |1,715
Lothian |8,505 |3,124
Orkney |131 |57
Shetland |159 |62
Tayside |5,312 |1,731
Western Isles |208 |84
1985
|All |Acute
|specialties|specialties
----------------------------------------------------------
Scotland |56,802 |17,753
Argyll and Clyde |4,437 |1,248
Ayr and Arran |3,026 |1,082
Borders |927 |333
Dumfries and Galloway |1,552 |435
Fife |3,139 |795
Forth Valley |3,401 |678
Grampian |5,568 |1,725
Greater Glasgow |13,079 |4,151
Highland |2,279 |766
Lanarkshire |5,338 |1,627
Lothian |8,358 |2,999
Orkney |129 |56
Shetland |159 |63
Tayside |5,197 |1,711
Western Isles |210 |85
1986
|All |Acute
|specialties|specialties
----------------------------------------------------------
Scotland |55,955 |17,384
Argyll and Clyde |4,386 |1,245
Ayr and Arran |2,988 |1,058
Borders |933 |339
Dumfries and Galloway |1,510 |443
Fife |3,229 |785
Forth Valley |3,418 |683
Grampian |5,567 |1,722
Greater Glasgow |12,746 |4,045
Highland |2,131 |686
Lanarkshire |5,271 |1,587
Lothian |8,163 |2,910
Orkney |106 |57
Shetland |160 |62
Tayside |5,137 |1,678
Western Isles |211 |85
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1987
|All |Acute
|specialties|specialties
----------------------------------------------------------
Scotland |55,338 |17,223
Argyll and Clyde |4,312 |1,236
Ayr and Arran |2,951 |1,052
Borders |944 |348
Dumfries and Galloway |1,493 |445
Fife |3,290 |811
Forth Valley |3,410 |682
Grampian |5,513 |1,707
Greater Glasgow |12,559 |3,987
Highland |2,165 |695
Lanarkshire |5,042 |1,570
Lothian |8,047 |2,840
Orkney |131 |58
Shetland |158 |60
Tayside |5,109 |1,648
Western Isles |216 |85
1988
|All |Acute
|specialties|specialties
----------------------------------------------------------
Scotland |54,487 |17,005
Argyll and Clyde |4,307 |1,233
Ayr and Arran |2,952 |1,074
Borders |939 |347
Dumfries and Galloway |1,505 |445
Fife |3,254 |811
Forth Valley |3,151 |643
Grampian |5,457 |1,693
Greater Glasgow |12,242 |3,933
Highland |2,142 |687
Lanarkshire |4,961 |1,552
Lothian |8,008 |2,761
Orkney |131 |61
Shetland |159 |62
Tayside |5,057 |1,615
Western Isles |221 |88
1989
|All |Acute
|specialties|specialties
----------------------------------------------------------
Scotland |54,487 |17,005
Argyll and Clyde |4,307 |1,233
Ayr and Arran |2,952 |1,074
Borders |939 |347
Dumfries and Galloway |1,505 |445
Fife |3,254 |811
Forth Valley |3,151 |643
Grampian |5,457 |1,693
Greater Glasgow |12,242 |3,933
Highland |2,142 |687
Lanarkshire |4,961 |1,552
Lothian |8,008 |2,761
Orkney |131 |61
Shetland |159 |62
Tayside |5,057 |1,615
Western Isles |221 |88
1990
|All |Acute
|specialties|specialties
----------------------------------------------------------
Scotland |52,121 |16,270
Argyll and Clyde |4,103 |1,275
Ayr and Arran |2,925 |1,087
Borders |927 |335
Dumfries and Galloway |1,439 |417
Fife |3,062 |805
Forth Valley |2,878 |604
Grampian |5,276 |1,428
Greater Glasgow |11,918 |3,854
Highland |1,968 |690
Lanarkshire |4,790 |1,529
Lothian |7,578 |2,442
Orkney |131 |61
Shetland |162 |63
Tayside |4,743 |1,593
Western Isles |220 |86
1991
|All |Acute
|specialties|specialties
----------------------------------------------------------
Scotland |50,640 |15,883
Argyll and Clyde |3,976 |1,257
Ayr and Arran |2,886 |1,071
Borders |917 |339
Dumfries and Galloway |1,389 |420
Fife |2,987 |791
Forth Valley |2,853 |592
Grampian |5,155 |1,391
Greater Glasgow |11,482 |3,716
Highland |1,918 |695
Lanarkshire |4,773 |1,521
Lothian |7,207 |2,312
Orkney |144 |61
Shetland |151 |53
Tayside |4,578 |1,578
Western Isles |224 |87
Percentage change 1979-89
|All |Acute
|specialties|specialties
----------------------------------------------------------
Scotland |-9.1 |-12.7
Argyll and Clyde |-10.7 |-7.0
Ayr and Arran |4.4 |10.9
Borders |3.7 |6.0
Dumfries and Galloway |-11.9 |0.2
Fife |4.7 |-0.5
Forth Valley |-14.8 |-15.8
Grampian |0.8 |-17.2
Greater Glasgow |-13.9 |-20.6
Highland |-17.7 |-15.2
Lanarkshire |-11.7 |-8.6
Lothian |-6.1 |-16.4
Orkney |5.5 |20.8
Shetland |0.3 |0.3
Tayside |-15.8 |-12.6
Western Isles |2.4 |2.7
Small Firms
Sir David Mitchell : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many schemes his Department runs to provide help or finance for small firms ; and if he will list them.
Mr. Allan Stewart : My right hon. Friend's Department runs or supports seven schemes providing help or finance for small firms. These are :
Managing Into the 90s
Export Market Research Scheme
Regional Enterprise Grant for Investment
Regional Enterprise Grant for Innovation
Regional Office Technology Transfer Programme
Small Firms Merit Award For Research and Technology (SMART) Support for Products Under Research (SPUR)
Administered by Scottish Office Industry Department but funded by DTI
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In addition small firms also benefit from more generally available schemes run by my Department, including regional selective assistance and the full range of schemes operated by Scottish Enterprise, Highlands and Islands Enterprise and the local enterprise companies are also available to assist small firms development. Some of these are aimed specifically or primarily at small firms. The local enterprise companies and other agencies also have flexibility to develop their own schemes designed to meet the particular needs of enterprises, including small firms, in their area.Marine Fish Farms
Mr. Bill Walker : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland when he will issue for consultation guidance on the location of marine fish farms in Scotland.
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton : My Department issued today a draft of this guidance which seeks to clarify policy and to balance concern for environment with a sustainable future for marine fish farming. It is being issued for consultation to a wide range of interested parties in Scotland and comments are invited by mid February. A copy has been placed in the Library of the House. I look forward to considering all the comments received once the consultation period is completed.
Gifts in Lieu of Inheritance Tax
Mr. Bill Walker : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if any works of art accepted in lieu of inheritance tax have been allocated since he last made an announcement.
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