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Mr. Nicholas Bennett [holding answer 7 February 1992] : Planning and expenditure on mental handicap services in Wales is done jointly by health and social services authorities in county joint planning teams. The latest total expenditure figures, at outturn prices, are as follows :
Year |£ --------------------------------- 1987-88 |47,779,730 1988-89 |57,290,027 1989-90 |65,737,589
Welsh Office additional funds are included in these figures and have grown from £9.6 million in 1987-88 to £34.5 million in 1991-92. Prior to 1987-88, the expenditure data which were collected on hospital and community health services in Wales for patients with a mental handicap were incomplete and therefore unrepresentative of total provision. Spending on these service since 1987-88 has been as follows :
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District Health Authority |1987-88 |1988-89 |1989-90 |1990-91
|£ |£ |£ |£
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At outturn prices
Clwyd |1,150,026 |1,326,628 |1,296,447 |1,407,373
East Dyfed |583,854 |834,948 |1,001,426 |1,154,741
Gwent |3,403,610 |3,879,016 |3,645,650 |3,840,020
Gwynedd |2,686,428 |3,166,632 |3,398,161 |3,492,023
Mid Glamorgan |5,815,668 |6,436,055 |6,494,660 |6,897,613
Pembrokeshire |428,257 |435,605 |459,992 |551,486
Powys |2,496,041 |2,799,763 |3,026,368 |3,394,234
South Glamorgan |3,766,849 |4,610,337 |5,207,693 |5,456,161
West Glamorgan |857,899 |1,211,904 |1,061,263 |1,075,431
|----- |----- |----- |-----
Total |21,188,632 |24,700,888 |25,591,590 |27,269,082
At 1990-91 prices
Clwyd |1,423,916 |1,532,522 |1,406,445 |1,407,373
East Dyfed |722,905 |964,533 |1,086,393 |1,154,741
Gwent |4,214,214 |4,481,044 |3,954,968 |3,840,020
Gwynedd |3,326,228 |3,658,098 |3,686,481 |3,492,023
Mid Glamorgan |7,200,728 |7,434,939 |7,045,704 |6,897,613
Pembrokeshire |530,251 |503,212 |498,944 |551,486
Powys |3,090,498 |3,234,290 |3,283,143 |3,394,234
South Glamorgan |4,663,962 |5,325,867 |5,649,544 |5,456,161
West Glamorgan |1,062,216 |1,399,993 |1,151,307 |1,075,431
|----- |----- |----- |-----
Total |26,234,918 |28,534,498 |27,762,929 |27,269,082
Notes:
1. The figures presented for 1990-91 are provisional at this stage.
2. The figures relate to hospital services' expenditure and community health services' expenditure, where this can be separately identified. The
hospital services' figures relate only to direct clinical and diagnostic services to patients and therefore do not include any attribution of
expenditure in respect of general services such as administration, transport, hotel services or estate management. Similarly, the community health
services' figures relate only to the nursing element of community services for those with a mental handicap.
Source:
District Health Authorities.
Financial Returns.
All Wales Mental Handicap Strategy Annual Report 1988-89-1989-90.
Community Care
Mr. Barry Jones : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what policy initiatives he proposes to advance community care in Wales.
Mr. Nicholas Bennett [holding answer 13 February 1992] : We continue our programme of wide-ranging measures to imlement the reforms set out in the "Caring for People" White Paper (Cm 849) which will improve community care.
This includes :
Comprehensive guidance on assessment and care management, and centrally financed pilot projects in each county.
Guidance on the preparation of fully joint social care plans, which are being prepared under the leadership of social services authorities working with health, family health service and housing authorities, and in full consultation with user and carer interests. These are to be published by 1 April.
A requirement that social services authorities and their partners should publish readily understandable guides for users and carers setting out arrangements for assessment and care management, standards of services, and for complaints and other representations if services do not live up to those published standards.
A unique central funding scheme to encourage the development of more flexible forms of community care for elderly people and people with physical or sensory disabilities, under which 46 projects are already being supported, with more to follow next year.
Central funding for a training support programme to help prepare front-line staff. Further resources will be available in the coming year.
In introducing these measures, we have built upon the experience gained in Wales from our unique mental handicap and mental illness strategies which continue. My right hon. Friend will announce shortly his proposals for the development of the mental handicap strategy from April 1993.
On top of the record levels of resources we are providing to health and social services authorities for their discretionary use within our policies and programmes, we are providing nearly £43 million of direct grant for community care. We will announce soon additional resources for 1992-93.
Rail Crossings
Mr. Andrew F. Bennett : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many applications he estimates will be made in Wales in the five years following the coming into operation of the provisions in schedule 2 of the Transport and Works Bill for (a) rail crossing diversion orders in respect of bridleways, (b) rail crossing extinguishment orders in respect of bridleways, (c) rail crossing diversion orders in respect of footpaths and (d) rail crossing extinguishment orders in respect of footpaths.
Mr. Freeman : I have been asked to reply.
This is a matter for railway operators, primarily British Rail, but I understand that no comprehensive forecasts are currently available.
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DEFENCE
Procurement Executive
Mr. Rogers : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many senior officials in the Ministry of Defence Procurement Executive have had previous long-term experience of working in the defence industry or any other manufacturing industry.
RAF Raynham
Mr. Rogers : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether he has any plans to transfer the land and/or buildings at RAF Raynham to local authorities, or any other organisation, for housing or community purposes.
Mr. Archie Hamilton : There are no plans to do so at present.
RAF Coltishall
Mr. Rogers : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether he has any plans to close RAF Coltishall.
Mr. Archie Hamilton : We are continuing to examine the scope for further rationalisation in RAF support. Any decisions will be announced as they are made.
Earthmoving Equipment (Iraq)
Mr. Rogers : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what evidence his Department has received that earthmoving equipment supplied by United Kingdom companies was used by Iraqi forces in military operations during the period 1989 to 1991.
Mr. Archie Hamilton : We have no evidence that earth-moving equipment supplied by the United Kingdom was used for military operations by Iraq.
Low Flying
Mr. Foulkes : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many and what types of aircraft will be deployed to Goose bay, Canada, for low flying training in 1992 ; what are the planned dates of deployment ; and how many sorties the RAF expects to fly from Goose bay during 1992.
Mr. Kenneth Carlisle : It is planned that nine Tornado GR1 and eight Tornado F3 aircraft will be deployed to Goose bay in 1992. Tornado GR1s will be deployed initially between 2 and 7 April and thereafter from 22 May to 25 September. It is planned that they will carry out some 1,350 low level training sorties. Tornado F3s will be deployed from 26 May to 7 July and will carry out some 350 sorties, each of which will include an element at low
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level. C130 Hercules aircraft undertaking routine resupply tasks to Goose bay will also carry out a small number of low-level training sorties.Mr. Foulkes : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what enhancements of existing facilities have been made since 1989 in order to achieve a more even distribution of low flying throughout the United Kingdom.
Mr. Kenneth Carlisle : The Government's policy of spreading low flying as widely as possible has been pursued through a continuous review of the low-flying system. We expect the distribution of low flying to be further improved in future by a fast-jet turn round facility which is being established at RAF Leuchars.
Mr. Foulkes : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many complaints about low flying in each of the years 1986 to 1990 came from addresses located within Low Flying Area 18.
Mr. Kenneth Carlisle : The numbers of inquiries or complaints about low-flying training which my Department received in each of the years 1986 to 1990 from addresses located within low-flying area 18 are as follows :
Year |Number --------------------- 1986 |374 1987 |237 1988 |276 1989 |264 1990 |184
Gibraltar
Mr. Colvin : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what was his Department's contribution to the economy of Gibraltar, in cash and kind, in the current and previous financial years.
Mr. Archie Hamilton : We do not make any assessment of this Department's contribution to the economy of Gibraltar. In the current financial year my Department expects to spend approximately £60 million in maintaining our interests in Gibraltar. Figures for previous financial years are not readily available.
Military Equipment Sales
Mr. Wigley : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what was the total value in pounds sterling of all military equipment sold by the United Kingdom to overseas Governments in 1990 and 1991 ; and how much was allocated to Third world countries.
Mr. Alan Clark : I refer the hon. Gentleman to the Statement on the Defence Estimates 1991, volume 2, table 2.7, for the information for 1990. Figures for 1991 are not yet available.
Guard Service
Mr. O'Neill : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what plans exist to provide the MOD guard service with constabulary powers.
Mr. O'Neill : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what plans exist to equip the MOD guard service with firearms.
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Mr. O'Neill : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether the MOD police complementing criteria will be affected by the introduction of the MOD guard service.
Nuclear Submarines
Mr. O'Neill : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his answer of 29 November, Official Report, columns 683-84, in which year he intends to place an order for the design and build of the first of class of a further class of nuclear-powered fleet submarines.
Mr. Kenneth Carlisle : There is nothing further I can add to the reply my right hon. Friend the Member for Plymouth, Sutton (Mr. Clark) gave the hon. Gentleman on 29 November 1991, Official Report, columns 683-84.
Mr. O'Neill : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether he has told the management of VSEL in which year he intends to place an order for the design and build of the first of class of a further class of nuclear-powered fleet submarines.
Mr. Kenneth Carlisle : The company has been provided with the planning information required to conduct the design studies contract without commitment to further orders. No decisions on the order date have yet been taken.
Housing Task Force
Mr. O'Neill : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many announcements have been made regarding the work of the housing task force since it was established.
Mr. Archie Hamilton : The work of the housing task force has been referred to in the defence debate of 15 October and in response to parliamentary questions. My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence hopes to make a further announcement shortly.
Air-to-Air Missile
Mr. O'Neill : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he is now in a position to state the date on which he will make a decision about the tender evaluation for the advanced short-range air-to-air missile ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Alan Clark : I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 20 January, Official Report, column 32.
Missiles
Mr. O'Neill : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many batteries of Rapier field standard C missile systems he intends to bring into service in (a) 1992-93, (b) 1993-94, and (c) 1994-95.
Mr. Alan Clark : We currently plan to deploy by the mid-1990s two batteries of Rapier field standard C with the Army and three squadrons with the RAF.
European Fighter Aircraft
Mr. O'Neill : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence in which year he envisages the European fighter aircraft will complete its development programme.
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Mr. Alan Clark : The industrial programme for the development of the European fighter aircraft has a completion date of 1999.C130 Transport Aircraft
Mr. O'Neill : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence in which years he envisages that (a) the development programme and (b) the production programme of the replacement for the current C130 transport aircraft will begin.
Mr. Alan Clark : It is our intention to procure replacement aircraft for the RAF transport fleet around the turn of the century. We have no plans to participate in a development programme for such an aircraft.
MOD Police
Mr. O'Neill : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what plans exist to expand the MOD police.
Mr. Kenneth Carlisle : We expect there to be a small increase in the short term. In the long term the numbers will reflect the size of the defence estate and the ability of the MOD guard service to perform some tasks which do not require police powers or the use of firearms. No final figure for the size of the force can be given at this stage.
Mr. O'Neill : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what plans exist to provide the proposed MOD guard service with similar training to the MOD police.
Mr. Kenneth Carlisle : The two-week MOD guard service basic course is designed to provide the necessary skills and knowledge for their security-oriented duties ; it is dissimilar from the MOD police recruit course which lasts 13 weeks based on the standard police training given to recruits to Home Department police forces.
Military Training
Mr. Harry Barnes : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will now make it his practice to provide information on military assistance or training given to named countries by the United Kingdom.
Mr. Archie Hamilton : Details of training provided for overseas military personnel are not normally disclosed as they are confidential between Her Majesty's Government and the Governments concerned. There are no plans to change this practice.
Regiment Establishments
Mr. Cash : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what is the number of serving officers and other ranks in (a) the 2 Battalion, the Queen's Regiment, (b) the King's Own Royal Border Regiment, (c) the 1 Battalion, the Royal Anglian Regiment and (d) the Royal Hampshire Regiment, expressed as a percentage increase or deficit above or below their respective peacetime establishments ; (2) what is the projected number of serving officers and other ranks in the 1 Battalion, the Staffordshire Regiment on 1 May, expressed as a percentage increase or deficit above or below its peacetime establishment ;
(3) what was the number of serving officers and other ranks in the 1 Battalion, the Staffordshire Regiment on 11 February, expressed as a percentage increase or deficit above or below its peacetime establishment.
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Mr. Archie Hamilton : I will write to my hon. Friend.
Recruitment
Mr. Cash : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what is the current estimated number of 16 to 24-year-old males in the recruiting areas of (a) the Queen's Regiment, (b) the King's Own Royal Border Regiment, (c) the Royal Anglian Regiment and (d) the Royal Hampshire Regiment.
Mr. Archie Hamilton : Information is not available in the precise form requested, as no regiment recruits exclusively within a particular geographical area. The table shows the total population in the 16 to 24- year-old age group in the following Army districts in 1990 :
Population in the 16 to 24-year-old group Army district |<1>1990 ------------------------------------------ South East |538.5 London |456.5 North West |461.3 Eastern |624.9 <1>Population (thousands).
Departmental Property
Mr. Menzies-Campbell : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what heritable property his Department (a) acquired and (b) leased in Scotland in each year since 1986 ;
(2) if he will list by region the heritable property other than that owned or leased over which his Department has the right to carry out military training in Scotland.
Mr. Archie Hamilton : My noble Friend the Under-Secretary of State for the Armed Forces will write to the hon. Member.
Mr. Menzies Campbell : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what factors determine whether his Department acquires or obtains the lease of land in Scotland for military training purposes.
Mr. Archie Hamilton : The military requirement for short or long- term use, cost and the commercial preference of the owner.
Military Estate
Mr. Menzies Campbell : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) whether, as part of "Options for Change", a review has been carried out of the military estate in Scotland ;
(2) if he will conduct a review of the land presently owned or leased by his Department in Scotland for military training purposes with a view to disposing of any that is surplus to requirements.
Mr. Archie Hamilton : The size of the defence estate is kept under constant review.
Mr. Menzies Campbell : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence on how many occasions and on what dates in the last five years for which information is available military training has taken place in Tentsmuir forest.
Mr. Archie Hamilton : My noble Friend the Under-Secretary of State for the Armed Forces will write to the hon. Member.
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Mr. Menzies Campbell : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether, when his Department leases land from the Forestry Commission in Scotland, a market value rent is paid.Mr. Menzies Campbell : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will publish the terms of the agreement between his Department and the Forestry Commission for the use of Tentsmuir forest for military training purposes.
Mr. Archie Hamilton : No formal agreement exists. Tentsmuir forest is used on an occasional basis and terms are negotiated for each period of use.
Mr. Menzies Campbell : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list by region the heritable property (a) owned or (b) leased by his Department in Scotland.
Mr. Archie Hamilton : As at 1 April 1991, the total area, in hectares, of land and foreshore owned or leased by the Ministry of Defence in Scotland by region was :
|Hectares
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Highland |5,210
Strathclyde |5,200
Dumfries and Galloway |4,209
Grampian |2,207
Tayside |1,454
Western Isles |1,339
Fife |1,328
Lothian |1,160
Central |80
Shetland Islands |46
Orkney Islands |5
Borders |-
All areas of leased land included in the totals are subject to leases of three years or more ; those of shorter duration are regarded as temporary and not recorded centrally. Totals exclude areas over which the Ministry of Defence has occasional training rights.
Local Area Missile System
Mr. Home Robertson : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when the Spanish Government gave notice of their intention to withdraw from the local area missile system programme ; what are the implications for the future of the programme ; and how much has been spent by his Department to date on the programme.
Mr. Alan Clark : Spain gave notice of its intention to withdraw on 4 December 1991. The project definition phase of this programme will continue. To date, my Department has spent £700,000.
Soviet Nuclear Brain Drain
Mr. Flynn : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will obtain for his departmental library a copy of the report "Coping with the Soviet Nuclear Brain Drain : An Environmental Approach".
Mr. Archie Hamilton : The Ministry of Defence library has a copy of this report on order.
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