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Nuclear Testing
Mr. Llew Smith : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what information he has received from the United States Department of Energy regarding complaints made at the Department of Energy's public hearing held in Las Vegas on 14 November 1991 on the environmental and radioactive contamination caused by the continued testing of United Kingdom nuclear warheads at the Nevada test site.
Aircraft
Mr. Cohen : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will give details of all equipment belonging to the United Kingdom armed forces which has been loaned or hired back to the company which produced it for display at military exhibitions or other sales promotion purposes in the last five years.
Mr. Aitken : The information requested is not held centrally and could not be provided without disproportionate cost.
Mr. Cohen : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list for each type of aircraft, the numbers sold abroad in each of the last 10 years and to which country or region of the world.
Mr. Aitken : A breakdown of the total value of defence exports by geographical region between 1985 and 1990 is given in the "Statement of Defence Estimates 1991", volume 2, table 2.7. The full information which the hon. Member requests could not be released, as details of particular defence sales are frequently subject to confidentiality agreements at the request of the recipient Government.
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Menwith Hill
Mr. Cryer : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the agreements governing the use of Menwith Hill by the National Security Agency of the United States of America.
Mr. Archie Hamilton : The use of Menwith Hill by the United States Department of Defence is subject to confidential arrangements between the United Kingdom and United States Government.
Mr. Cryer : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what consultations have been held with British Telecom Ltd. regarding the extensions at Menwith Hill near Harrogate ; what additional cables have been provided from Hunterstones tower ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Aitken : My Department has no knowledge of any consultation with British Telecom regarding extensions at Menwith Hill nor work to lay additional cables from Hunterstones tower to Menwith Hill.
RAF Wyton
Mr. Robert Banks : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what is the size and description of accommodation at RAF Wyton, Cambridgeshire, to which the Support Management Group and logistics units may be relocated under present proposals.
Mr. Aitken : RAF Wyton offers 7,700 sq m of accommodation suitable for conversion to offices, together with all the normal support facilities expected of an established RAF station. In addition, Wyton can provide all the married and single accommodation which would be required by the support management group.
Army Apprentices
Mr. Robert Banks : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what is the size and description of accommodation at the Army apprentices college, near Harrogate, that will be unused after the transfer of a junior leaders regiment to the college following the relocation of the Army apprentices.
Mr. Aitken : No accommodation at the Army apprentices college Harrogate will be unused following the relocation of the Army apprentices.
Model Tanks
Mr. Flynn : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what security measures have been taken to protect his Department's model tanks used for target practice exercises by the Royal Air Force ; how many such model tanks have been lost or stolen during exercises in Wales in the current year ; and what is the cost of purchasing such tanks for his Department.
Mr. Aitken : During the current year a total of three inflatable tanks have been lost or stolen during exercises in Wales. The sites for the tanks are carefully chosen, with a view to minimising visibility from public places. It is not feasible individually to guard each tank. The total replacement value of the three items is £26,682.
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Survival Clothing
Mr. Bill Walker : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment he has made of the survival time during winter months of aircrew wearing survival clothing and non-aircrew without service issue survival clothing, who, as the result of an accident, end up immersed in the North sea 20 to 50 miles east of the River Tay estuary ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Aitken : The survival of a person in the North sea depends on a number of factors, including the tolerance of the person concerned to the environment and the prevailing weather conditions.
In providing search and rescue cover, both the Department of Transport and Ministry of Defence assume a maximum survival time of two hours in the North sea. We do not make separate assessments of the effects of wearing specialist survival clothing.
Mr. Bill Walker : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment he has made of the survival time during winter months of aircrew wearing survival clothing and non-aircrew without service issue survival clothing, who, as the result of an accident, are left stranded during winter months in the Grampian mountains of Tayside, Central or Grampian regions.
Mr. Aitken : The survival of a person in mountainous areas depends on a number of factors covering equipment, the tolerance of the person concerned to the environment, and the prevailing weather conditions.
It is assessed that the rescue of personnel on land needs to be accomplished, where possible, within four hours. No separate assessment is made for the effects of specialist clothing.
Helicopters
Mr. Bill Walker : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if the base facility for search and rescue helicopters at RAF Leuchars was designed to accommodate Sea King helicopters ; and what was the contribution of NATO to its construction.
Mr. Aitken : The base facility at RAF Leuchars is of a standard SAR design capable of supporting a number of helicopter types, including Sea Kings. The original SAR facility was demolished to make way for other NATO dedicated facilities. NATO funded 97 per cent. of the construction costs of the current facility.
Mr. Bill Walker : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment he has made of the time taken by a search and sea rescue helicopter to reach the position of an accident of incident in the North sea 20 to 50 miles east of the River Tay estuary following receipt of notification of the emergency, for aircraft based at either Lossiemouth, Kinloss, Leuchars, Bulmar or Prestwick ; and how the flight time is affected by easterly gale force winds of 50 mph, 60 mph or 70 mph.
Mr. Aitken : After take-off, the time taken, in minutes, to reach the point 20 miles east of the River Tay estuary is :
T
Aircraft Base |Still |(mph)<1>
Air Easterly Wind Speed
|50 |60 |70
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Lossiemouth |47 |74 |83 |95
Kinloss |47 |74 |83 |95
Leuchars |13 |24 |29 |38
Boulmer |38 |38 |38 |38
Prestwick |55 |86 |97 |111
<1> The highest hourly wind speed at RAF Leuchars since 1970 is 47 knots.
Time taken, in minutes, to reach the point 50 miles east of the River Tay estuary is :
Aircraft BaseStilEasterly Wind S
|Air
|50 |60 |70
--------------------------------
Lossiemouth |57 |89 |100|114
Kinloss |58 |91 |102|116
Leuchars |29 |56 |68 |87
Boulmer |36 |36 |36 |36
Prestwick |70 |109|123|141
<1> The highest hourly wind
speed recorded at RAF Leuchars
since 1970 is 47 knots.
Any easterly wind will, of course, benefit the flight times for aircraft from Lossiemouth, Kinloss, Leuchars and Prestwick on their return journey.
Mr. Bill Walker : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment he has made of the time taken by a search and sea rescue helicopter to reach the ski slopes of Glenshee following receipt of notification of an accident for helicopters based at either Lossiemouth, Kinloss, Leuchars, Boulmer or Prestwick ; and how the flight time is affected by easterly gale force winds of 50 mph, 60 mph or 70 mph.
Mr. Aitken : Helicopter flight in mountainous regions during high winds is extremely hazardous and would be contemplated only in the most serious of circumstances.
After take-off, the time taken, in minutes to reach the ski slopes of Glenshee following notification of an incident is :
|Air
|50 |60 |70
--------------------------------
Lossiemouth |28 |28 |28 |28
Kinloss |27 |27 |27 |27
Leuchars |20 |16 |16 |15
Boulmer |62 |49 |48 |46
Prestwick |62 |68 |73 |78
<1> The highest hourly wind
speed recorded at RAF Leuchars
since 1970 is 47 knots.
Mr. Bill Walker : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he can give details of the number of rescue missions carried out by search and rescue helicopters during winter months in the Grampian mountains of Tayside, Central and Grampian regions during the last 10 years ; and from which base the helicopters left to carry out the missions.
Mr. Aitken : It has not been possible to separate the Tayside region from the Central and Grampian regions. Information on rescues carried out before 1983 is unavailable.
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Rescues carried out in the Central region from
Prestwick:
Year |Total |Number |Number
|number of |of rescue |of people
|call-outs |operations|rescued
|undertaken
-------------------------------------------------------
1983-84 |3 |3 |3
1984-85 |1 |0 |0
1985-86 |0 |0 |0
1986-87 |5 |3 |4
1987-88 |2 |1 |1
1988-89 |2 |1 |2
1989-90 |7 |2 |3
1990-91 |4 |1 |1
1991-92 |4 |0 |0
Rescues carried out in the Central region from
Prestwick:
Year |Total |Number |Number
|number of |of rescue |of people
|call-outs |operations|rescued
|undertaken
-------------------------------------------------------
1983-84 |3 |3 |3
1984-85 |1 |0 |0
1985-86 |0 |0 |0
1986-87 |5 |3 |4
1987-88 |2 |1 |1
1988-89 |2 |1 |2
1989-90 |7 |2 |3
1990-91 |4 |1 |1
1991-92 |4 |0 |0
Rescues carried out in the Central region from
Prestwick:
Year |Total |Number |Number
|number of |of rescue |of people
|call-outs |operations|rescued
|undertaken
-------------------------------------------------------
1983-84 |3 |3 |3
1984-85 |1 |0 |0
1985-86 |0 |0 |0
1986-87 |5 |3 |4
1987-88 |2 |1 |1
1988-89 |2 |1 |2
1989-90 |7 |2 |3
1990-91 |4 |1 |1
1991-92 |4 |0 |0
No other SAR flights were involved in mountain rescue in the Central region.
Rescues carried out in the Grampian region from RAF
Leuchars:
Year |Total |Number |Number
|number of |of rescue |of people
|call-outs |operations|rescued
|undertaken
-------------------------------------------------------
1983-84 |17 |7 |17
1984-85 |8 |4 |5
1985-86 |6 |5 |5
1986-87 |6 |5 |6
1987-88 |3 |0 |0
1988-89 |6 |4 |12
1989-90 |7 |1 |2
1990-91 |9 |5 |5
1991-92 |8 |5 |6
Rescues carried out in the Grampian region from RAF
Leuchars:
Year |Total |Number |Number
|number of |of rescue |of people
|call-outs |operations|rescued
|undertaken
-------------------------------------------------------
1983-84 |17 |7 |17
1984-85 |8 |4 |5
1985-86 |6 |5 |5
1986-87 |6 |5 |6
1987-88 |3 |0 |0
1988-89 |6 |4 |12
1989-90 |7 |1 |2
1990-91 |9 |5 |5
1991-92 |8 |5 |6
In addition, the Royal Navy helicopters based at Prestwick undertook two rescue missions, saving three people in 1983-84.
Mr. Bill Walker : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many rescue missions were carried out by search and rescue helicopters during the winter months in the River Tax estuary, and in the North sea up to 100 miles east of the estuary, during the past 10 years ; and if he will detail from which base the helicopters left to carry out the missions.
Mr. Aitken : The available information, which covers the periods October to March for the years 1983 to 1992, is as follows.
Year |Total |Number |Number
|number of |of rescue |of people
|call-outs |operations|rescued
|undertaken
-------------------------------------------------------
1983-84 |5 |4 |5
1984-85 |8 |7 |19
1985-86 |3 |0 |0
1986-87 |2 |1 |1
1987-88 |5 |1 |5
1988-89 |5 |2 |3
1989-90 |6 |2 |2
1990-91 |4 |1 |1
1991-92 |5 |2 |5
Queen Elizabeth Military Hospital
Mr. Austin-Walker : To ask the Secretary of State for defence if he will make a statement on the future of the Queen Elizabeth military hospital.
Mr. Aitken : Future requirements for medical support to the armed forces, including the provision of service hospitals, are being reviewed.
SCOTLAND
Quarrying
Mr. Wilson : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will state his policy toward the creation of coastal super-quarries in Scotland.
Mr. Allan Stewart : National planning guidelines on the working of aggregates were issued in 1977. These guidelines, which are still extant, acknowledge the economic potential of coastal super-quarry developments and suggest that they could, in principle, be acceptable if damage to the environment is minimised through careful
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choice of location and detailed site proposals. These guidelines, along with others, are under review in accordance with a commitment given in the Environment White Paper "This Common Inheritance" (Cm 1200). A draft national planning policy guideline on "Land for Mineral Working" is to be issued for consultation shortly. Within the national policy framework it is important that development proposals are considered in the context of up-to-date development plans. These should be prepared by planning authorities in full consultation with the local community and should have regard to the economic needs and environmental considerations of their area. Where the planning authority considers that a development such as a coastal super-quarry is likely to have a significant environmental effect, a formal environmental assessment must be prepared, in accordance with Government guidance issued in 1988.Hospital Beds
Ms. Harman : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the hospitals in Scotland which had consultant obstetric or general practitioner maternity beds in 1990-91, and give the number of each type in each hospital.
Mr. Allan Stewart [holding answer 15 June 1992] : The information requested is given in the table :
NHS hospitals in Scotland: Average available staffed
beds in obstetrics by hospital at 31 March 1991.
Average available
staffed beds
Hospital |Specialist
obstetrics |obstetrics
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Calton, Campbeltown |- |8
Dunoon and District General |- |8
Islay, Bowmore |- |3
Mid Argyll, Lochgilphead |- |3
Oban Maternity |- |6
Rankin Memorial, Greenock |38 |-
Royal Alexandra, Paisley |70 |-
Vale of Leven District General,
Alexandria |33 |-
Victoria, Rothesay |- |3
Ayrshire Central, Irvine |140 |-
Davidson Cottage, Girvan |- |2
Isle of Arran War Memorial |- |4
Thornyflat Maternity, Ayr |- |18
Borders General, Melrose |35 |-
Cresswell Maternity, Dumfries |45 |-
Dalrymple, Stranraer |- |9
Dunfermline Maternity |37 |-
Forth Park Maternity, Kirkcaldy |86 |-
West Fife District General |7 |-
Falkirk and District Royal Infirmary |53 |-
Stirling Royal Infirmary |54 |-
Aberdeen Maternity |112 |-
Chalmers, Banff |- |10
Fraserburgh |- |8
Insch and District War Memorial |- |4
Jubilee, Huntly |- |7
Kincardine O'Neil, Torphins |- |9
Leanchoil, Forres |- |6
Maryhill Maternity, Elgin |- |13
Peterhead Cottage |- |10
Seafield, Buckie |- |6
Summerfield Mat, Aberdeen |30 |-
Turner Memorial, Keith |- |3
Glasgow Royal Maternity |92 |-
Queen Mother's, Yorkhill |99 |-
Rutherglen Maternity |82 |-
Southern General, Glasgow |72 |-
Stobhill General, Glasgow |46 |-
Belford, Fort William |- |7
Caithness General, Wick |15 |-
Mackinnon Memorial, Skye |- |1
Portree, Skye |- |1
Raigmore, Inverness |72 |-
Town and County, Nairn |7 |-
Bellshill Maternity |112 |-
Wm. Smellie Mat, Lanark |50 |-
Eastern General, Edinburgh |48 |-
Simpson M. M. P., Edinburgh |125 |-
St. John's, Livingston |50 |-
Western General, Edinburgh |37 |-
Balfour, Kirkwall |- |8
Gilbert Bain, Lerwick |- |10
Arbroath Infirmary |- |14
Blairgowrie Cottage |- |2
Fyfe Jamieson Mat, Forfar |- |10
Montrose Royal Infirmary |- |8
Ninewells, Dundee |98 |-
Perth Royal Infirmary |42 |-
Daliburgh, South Uist |- |3
Lewis, Stornoway |13 |-
Local Government Finance
Mr. McMaster : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish a table showing the amount of aggregate external finance allocated to (a) the general revenue account and (b) the general services capital programme for each district council expressed in (i) real terms and (ii) on a per capita basis for each financial year since 1987-88 ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Allan Stewart [holding answer 11 June 1992] : Since 1990- 91, local authority current expenditure has been supported by aggregate external finance (AEF) which consists of non-domestic rate income (NDRI), revenue support grant (RSG) and specific grants. The NDRI and RSG components are neither hypothecated to particular services nor to loan charges on these services arising from outstanding capital debt. The general services capital programme is not part of AEF. The total AEF, since its introduction, for each district authority, in (i) real and (ii) per capita terms is given in the table.
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Table file CW920616.051 not available
Housing Statistics
Mr. McMaster : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) if he will publish a table showing (a) the number of non-tolerable houses and (b) the proportion that this represents of the total housing stock in terms of (i) council stock, (ii) Scottish Homes stock, (iii) housing association stock, (iv) private-rented stock and (v) owner-occupied stock in (1) Scotland, (2) Strathclyde region, (3) Renfrew district, (4) Paisley, (5) Johnstone and (6) Elderslie ; and if he will make a statement ;
(2) if he will publish a table showing his most recent estimate of (a) the amount and (b) the percentage of housing stock below tolerable standard in (i) Renfrew district, (ii) Strathclyde region and (iii) Scotland ; and if he will make a statement.
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton [holding answer 11 June 1992] : The latest available estimates supplied by housing authorities of the number of dwellings below tolerable standard are given in the table. Information is held centrally only for Scotland as a whole, regions and districts.
Estimates for March 1991 and March 1992, based on a revised and improved annual return for housing authorities, will be published in the autumn.
Estimated number of dwellings below the tolerable standard-March
1990
|Scotland |Strathclyde|Renfrew
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total |80,993 |48,518 |1,110
Public authorities |22,561 |21,922 |171
Private sector and
housing associations |46,547 |17,359 |939
of which:
Housing associations |504 |469 |88
Private sector<1> |46,043 |16,890 |851
Ownership not known |11,885 |9,237 |0
BTS dwellings as a percentage of all dwellings by ownership<2>
|Scotland |Strathclyde|Renfrew
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
All dwellings |3.9 |5.2 |1.4
Public authorities<3> |2.4 |4.4 |0.4
Private sector and
housing associations<3> |4.0 |4.0 |2.4
<1> Many authorities could not separately identify owner occupied from
privately rented.
<2> Percentages based on number of domestic subjects on valuation roll at
31 March 1989.
<3> Percentages by ownership exclude those dwellings where ownership is
unknown.
Mr. McMaster : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) if he will publish a table showing the (a) gross and (b) net capital allocation in outturn figures for local authority housing in each Scottish district council, expressed as a cost per dwelling unit ; and if he will make a statement.
(2) if he will publish a table showing the (a) gross and (b) net housing revenue allocation in outturn figures for local authority housing in each district council, expressed as a cost per dwelling unit ; and if he will make a statement.
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton [holding answer 11 June 1992] : The gross and net forecast capital expenditure outturn figures for 1991-92 on the HRA block for each district council in Scotland, expressed as a cost per council house are set out in the table. The figures include, where appropriate, expenditure in the four urban partnerships and also on the homelessness and energy efficiency projects for which we made available additional resources last year. Final outturn figures for 1991-92 are not available until later in the year.
Forecast housing capital outturn per local
authority dwelling
1991-92
---------------------------------------------
Borders
Berwickshire |413 |36
Ettrick and Lauderdale |497 |215
Roxburgh |708 |410
Tweeddale |408
Central
Clackmannan |553 |225
Falkirk |668 |233
Stirling |784
Dumfries and Galloway
Annandale and Eskdale |823 |455
Nithsdale |743 |417
Stewartry |859 |408
Wigtown |841
Fife
Dunfermline |603 |211
Kirkcaldy |494 |127
North East Fife |634
Grampian
Aberdeen |465 |166
Banff and Buchan |510 |100
Gordon |1,300 |775
Kincardine and Deeside |1,202 |771
Moray |603
Highland
Badenoch and Strathspey |1,388 |860
Caithness |721 |566
Inverness |896 |491
Lochaber |1,231 |727
Nairn |1,070 |656
Ross and Cromarty |1,049 |611
Skye and Lochalsh |2,268 |1,731
Sutherland |1,200
Lothian
East Lothian |669 |109
Edinburgh |851 |346
Midlothian |575 |123
West Lothian |455
Strathclyde
Argyll and Bute |711 |179
Bearsden and Milngavie |843 |152
Clydebank |762 |261
Clydesdale |500 |231
Cumbernauld and Kilsyth |473 |85
Cumnock and Doon Valley |325 |113
Cunninghame |530 |208
Dumbarton |778 |488
East Kilbride |943 |357
Eastwood |694 |436
Glasgow |689 |395
Hamilton |530 |145
Inverclyde |480 |271
Kilmarnock and Loudoun |514 |220
Kyle and Carrick |514 |130
Monklands |551 |207
Motherwell |567 |269
Renfrew |570 |210
Strathkelvin |656
Tayside
Angus |464 |123
Dundee |610 |215
Perth and Kinross |548
Islands areas
Orkney |514 |-1,176
Shetland |2,052 |1,790
Western Isles |1,562 |1,230
EC Funds
Mr. McMaster : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish a table showing in cash and constant terms the amount of moneys allocated by the European Community to projects within Scotland from (a) the social fund, (b) the regional development fund, (c) RENAVAL, (d) RECHAR and (e) other EC funds in each year since 1987 ; if he will relate any moneys allocated to the Strathclyde integrated development operation to these figures ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Allan Stewart [holding answer 11 June 1992] : The European Commission allocates moneys in ecu on a programme basis. Local partnership committees decide on the allocations of funds to projects within each programme. Each calendar year the Commission applies indexation or inflation rates to awards which are made at constant prices. The available information is set out in the table. There are other EC funds which are of benefit to Scotland but figures for these are not held centrally.
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Constant prices-£ million
|1987 |1988 |1989 |1990 |1991 |1992 |1993
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ESF<1><2> |<4>- |<4>- |<4>- |15.2 |16.1 |17.6 |19.5 |-
|- |- |- |10.4 |11.0 |12.0 |13.9 |<3>-
ERDF<1> |93.0 |95.0 |68.0 |84.0 |116.5 |73.5 |68.1 |-
|- |33.8 |46.4 |49.0 |53.7 |50.0 |44.5 |<3>-
RENAVAL Strathclyde |<5>- |<5>- |<5>- |<5>- |<6>6.8 |2.2 |6.0 |-
RENAVAL Fife |<5>- |<5>- |<5>- |<5>- |<6>0.2 |1.2 |0.9 |-
RECHAR West |<5>- |<5>- |<5>- |<5>- |<6>1.5 |1.3 |0.5
RECHAR East |<5>- |<5>- |<5>- |<5>- |<6>3.2 |4.3 |3.2 |-
LEADER |<5>- |<5>- |<5>- |<5>- |<7>4.7 |<7>- |<7>- |-
PERIFRA |<5>- |<5>- |<5>- |<5>- |<7>0.9 |<7>- |<7>- |-
EAGGF |19.5 |18.2 |15.9 |18.5 |<8>21.9|<8>22.0|<8>19.8|-
<1> Scottish objective 2 and 5b programmes.
<2> Figures for objectives 3 and 4 could only be provided at disproportionate cost.
<3> Of which SIDO-Strathclyde Integrated Development Operation.
<4> Not available-ESF figures not held on a regional basis before 1990.
<5> Not applicable.
<6> 1990 and 1991 combined.
<7> Moneys allocated over the calendar years 1991-93 with no yearly split.
<8> Estimate by fiscal year.
Note: Figures provided are in constant terms; receipts will take account of the deflator,
and exchange rate at the appropriate time.
Mr. McMaster : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will make a statement on how the Scottish Office's interpretation and application of the additionality principle in relation to European funding has varied since 1987.
Mr. Allan Stewart [holding answer 11 June 1992] : There was no change in the Scottish Office policy towards additionality from 1987 until 17 February this year, when my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry announced that in future published expenditure plans would show forecast receipts separately for each expenditure progamme.
Water Rates
Ms. Ruddock : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish a table showing average water rates in Scotland in each year since 1979 in cash and constant prices.
Mr. Allan Stewart [holding answer 12 June 1992] : Due to revisions in rateable values and in the method of water charging, water rates in Scotland cannot be compared over the period in question. However, the average household water bills and metered water charges are estimated as follows :
Year Average household water Average metered water
bill charge
|Cash prices|1992 prices|Cash prices|1992 prices
|(£ per |(£ per |(pence per |(pence per
|year) |year) |cubic |cubic
|metre) |metre)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1979-80 |15.4 |37.9 |8.3 |20.5
1980-81 |19.4 |40.5 |10.0 |20.9
1981-82 |25.6 |47.7 |11.9 |22.1
1982-83 |29.5 |50.6 |13.8 |23.6
1983-84 |27.8 |45.6 |13.8 |22.6
1984-85 |29.8 |46.7 |14.7 |23.0
1985-86 |32.8 |48.3 |15.3 |22.5
1986-87 |31.8 |45.3 |16.3 |23.2
1987-88 |36.6 |50.0 |17.2 |23.5
1988-89 |36.6 |47.6 |18.2 |23.6
1989-90 |38.2 |46.1 |28.4 |34.4
1990-91 |41.5 |45.8 |30.9 |34.1
1991-92 |50.9 |53.1 |35.0 |36.5
1992-93 |58.4 |58.4 |37.3 |37.3
Until 1989, metered consumers also contributed through the public water rate.
Inverclyde Enterprise Zone
Dr. Godman : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland on what date the Inverclyde enterprise zone will cease to exist ; what is the current estimate of jobs likely to be created before the expiry date of the zone ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Allan Stewart : The 10-year lifespan of the Inverclyde enterprise zone will end on 2 March 1999. At designation, we estimated 3,200 new jobs for the area and this has not changed.
Dr. Godman : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the companies which established themselves within the Inverclyde enterprise zone since its inception ; and if he will make a statement.
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Mr. Allan Stewart : The following companies are presently on the Inverclyde enterprise zone :
Cigna
Norma Scotland
Checkpoint Clothing
Riskend Readymix
Drummond Packaging
Anaplast
Ian's Grill and Takeaway
A1 Installations
Fairway Leisure
Tryrare Ltd.
The Sign Factory
Rae and Partners
Britannia Life
Massily Logan
C. R. Smith
Gravel Dry Dock Company
Mineba
East End Bakeries
Lost Wax Casting
S. and A. Seafoods
Auto Tec Lucas Ignition Centre
Puffer Holdings
Accurate Armour
Dr. Godman : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will indicate the total number of jobs created in the Inverclyde enterprise zone since its inception ; if he will break these down by way of managerial, clerical, supervisory, skilled manual, semi-skilled manual, unskilled manual and male and female employees ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Allan Stewart : The total number of jobs in the Inverclyde enterprise zone is now 1,000. Information on the breakdown of these jobs into the categories requested is not held centrally and could be obtained only by approaching the individual firms in the zone.
Dr. Godman : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland on how many occasions he has taken action against companies located in the Inverclyde enterprise zone because of serious reductions in employment ; if this action involved the triggering of clawback arrangement ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Allan Stewart : It has not been necessary to take action against any company in the Inverclyde enterprise zone because they have suffered serious reductions in employment.
Employment Training
Mr. Worthington : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what proportion of those on employment training in Scotland are on placement with (a) private employers, (b) local authorites or other public bodies and (c) voluntary organisations.
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