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Fire Regulations
Mr. Denham : To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment on how many occasions planning appeals to his Department under section 13 of the Hampshire Act 1983 have not been upheld ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Baldry : Since 1 November 1990 my Department has received six appeals under section 13 of the Hampshire Act. One of these was withdrawn, one is under consideration at present and the other four appeals were upheld.
Mr. Denham : To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what steps he will take to ensure that the provisions of section 13 of the Hampshire Act 1983 with respect to fire safety in very large low-rise buildings are upheld in the planning appeal process.
Mr. Baldry : Appeals to the Secretary of State under section 13 of the Hampshire Act are not part of the planning system. They arise from the refusal of the building control authority to approve plans deposited in accordance with the requirements of the building regulations. The Secretary of State will continue to consider each case on its own merits, with the interests of the health and safety of people in and around buildings in mind.
Mr. Denham : To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what research has been carried out by his Department into the effectiveness of sprinklers, fire ventilation and other fire protection measures in very large low-rise buildings ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Baldry : My Department has carried out research over a number of years into many aspects of sprinkler performance, fire ventilation and other fire protection
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measures. The knowledge gained from this work has informed the recently completed review of the technical content of building regulations, and has provided the basis for most of the guidance available to designers on such systems. This guidance includes methods applicable to very large low-rise buildings. The Department will continue to support work in these areas to improve our understanding of the processes involved, and to develop and refine the guidance available to designers and enforcing authorities.Mr. Denham : To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what powers are available to local authorities to require measures to assist fire fighters, such as sprinklers and fire ventilation in very large low- rise buildings.
Mr. Baldry : The Building Regulations 1991, made under the Building Act 1984, require provision to be made for access and facilities for the fire service. The functional requirement is set out in schedule 1 of the building regulations, under part B5. The requirements to provide adequate means of escape--B1--and to address the dangers of internal and external fire spread--B2, B3, B4--also assist fire fighters. In some parts of England and Wales local Acts contain provisions which also have a bearing on assistance to fire fighters.
Mr. Denham : To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will seek to amend the Building Regulations 1991 to require the provision of sprinklers and fire ventilation in very large low-rise buildings.
Mr. Baldry : A major review of the building regulations and associated technical guidance on fire safety has just been completed. There are no plans to amend the regulations on the lines suggested.
Mr. Denham : To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will make a statement regarding the appropriate fire protection measures required in very large low-rise buildings.
Mr. Baldry : The latest approved document on fire safety, published by HMSO in December 1991, gives guidance on fire protection measures appropriate to satisfy the requirements of the Building Regulations. Other Government Departments issue guidance on the measures necessary to satisfy other legislative requirements. Guidance on measures to reduce property fire losses has recently been published by the Loss Prevention Council.
Dittiscombe Equestrian Centre
Mr. Steen : To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment when the appeal by the Dittiscombe equestrian centre, Dittiscombe, Slapton, south Devon, against the level of business rate will be heard ; when it was first lodged ; and what is the reason for the time taken for the hearing.
Mr. Robin Squire [holding answer 16 June 1992] : The proposal dated 2 August 1990 was received as an appeal by the Devon valuation tribunal on 4 January 1991 and is provisionally listed for hearing on 9 November 1992.
Following revaluation on 1 April 1990, the tribunal initially received more than 10,000 list appeals. Most of these were received towards the end of that financial year and by the end of April 1992 some 4,000 had been resolved.
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Valuation tribunals are independent bodies and the priority and timing of cases is primarily a matter for them. In general, tribunals are adopting a systematic approach to the settlement of cases, with a view to establishing a common level of value for classes of property in particular locations in the 1990 rating list. This means mainly concentrating on more significant cases which could have a bearing on the assessments of similar properties in the same area, and provide many ratepayers with sufficient evidence to enable them to settle their cases by agreement.AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FOOD
Trade Gap
Mr. Peter Ainsworth : To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when the Government expects to publish their response to the second report from the Agriculture Committee of Session 1991-92, on the trade gap in food and drink ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Gummer : The Government's response is published today, and copies are available in the Libraries of the House.
I welcome the report of the Select Committee as a valuable contribution to the debate on the trade gap. It supports the Government's view that collaboration between producers is the best way for them to produce what the market wants, and that close collaboration is also needed between producers, processors and retailers.
The Government are addressing these needs through the group marketing grant which they introduced in April. We believe that it can make a real contribution to improved marketing at home and abroad.
I am delighted that the marketing initiative is moving forward on such a broad front. Food from Britain is working with us on the group marketing grant and will certainly have a role to play in other ways too. The National Farmers Union has its own Food from the Countryside programme and regional food fairs are planned. Several food and retail companies are sponsoring the three-year initiative with Strathclyde university on improving opportunities for British suppliers. there has never been so much interest in this subject, and I am sure that working together we can make a real impact. The response acknowledges that the Committee and the Government are in agreement that intra Community trade in agriculture produce should be conducted on a fair footing. However, the Government do not accept that the taxpayer should offset the cost of national food safety or animal welfare measures, since these are ultimately of benefit to the industries concerned. For the same reason the Government do not feel that an increase in its contribution to Food from Britain is justified at present. The Government agrees with the importance which the Select Committee places on marketing and collaboration.
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy
Dr. David Clark : To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (1) whether he will now review his policy about not slaughtering the offspring of BSE-infected cattle ;
(2) if he will make available in the Library the results of the research funded by his Ministry into the genetic link with BSE conducted by Dr. Wijeratne and that carried out
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by his Central Veterinary Laboratory into the same topic ; and whether he will convene the Tyrrell committee to assess the findings of this research.Mr. Gummer : The work by Dr. Wijeratne and colleagues into a genetic susceptibility to BSE is not complete. When it is, the outcome will be published without delay.
The Tyrrell committee is well aware of this research and of progress on it. Preliminary results so far show only that in one breed there appear to be some cows with an inherited increased susceptibility to BSE. This does not mean that BSE is a genetic disease. In addition, increased susceptibility is irrelevant if an animal is not exposed to infection.
The Government's policy of slaughtering affected animals and banning the feeding of ruminant derived protein is already designed to ensure that cattle are not exposed to the source of infection. All the evidence indicates that other possible sources of infection, particularly maternal or horizontal infection, will have little or no effect on the epidemic. There is therefore no justification for a calf slaughter policy or further control measures.
Dr. David Clark : To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many times the Tyrrell committee has met each year since 1989.
Mr. Gummer : Seven times in 1990, six in 1991 and on three occasions so far this year.
Farmers Charter
Dr. David Clark : To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he has produced a charter for farmers ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Gummer : I shall be announcing shortly my Department's contribution to the implementation of the principles of the citizens charter, for the benefit of consumers as well as farmers.
Whaling
Mr. Simon Hughes : To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, pursuant to his answer of 4 June, Official Report, column 642, when he expects to announce Her Majesty's Government's policy towards the French proposal for an Antarctic whale sanctuary ; whether he is awaiting scientific advice on that proposal ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Gummer : The French proposal for an Antarctic whale sanctuary addresses a number of issues to the International Whaling Commission's scientific committee, now in session at Glasgow. This is an interesting proposal ; we shall need to consider the scientists' advice on it when available ; and we will take full part in the IWC's deliberations about it at the 44th annual meeting in Glasgow from 29 June to 3 July.
CAP Reform
Mrs. Dunwoody : To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what plans he has for CAP reform during the British presidency of the EC.
Mr. Curry : We aim to carry forward the process of CAP reform by ensuring, in particular, that all necessary
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action is taken to implement the measures agreed on 21 May and by seeking agreement on reform of the EC regimes for sugar and wine, on consolidation of the rules on milk quotas and on a new agrimonetary system.Eggs
Mr. Redmond : To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what egg marketing regulations are applicable in England and Wales for the sale of duck and goose eggs ; if the sale of these eggs is affected by any European Community regulations ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Curry : Duck and goose eggs are outside the scope of the EC regulations on egg marketing standards. There are no United Kingdom marketing regulations relating to the sale of duck and goose eggs.
Compensation
Mrs. Dunwoody : To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what progress has been made in establishing regional quantities for determining compensation in the arable sector and for the beef special premium.
Mr. Curry : In the arable sector, the area on which cereals, oilseeds, protein crops and set-aside payments are made will be reduced in- year and an additional, uncompensated set-aside requirement will be imposed the following year if the regional base area is exceeded. The regional base area will be equal to the average of cereals, oilseeds and protein production and set-aside for 1989, 1990 and 1991. Regional boundaries will be established once the necessary Commission implementing regulations have been agreed. Beef special premium payments will be reduced if, in respect of applications for the premium payment on young animals, the regional ceiling is exceeded. In determining the level of regional ceilings, member states may take the number of animals on which premium was claimed in 1990, 1991 and 1992. The make-up of regions and the choice of reference year will be decided once implementing regulations have been agreed.
Sheep Dips
Mr. Ron Davies : To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what information he has concerning the number and efficacy of non- organophosphorous sheep dips.
Mr. Soames : Three non-organophosphorous sheep dip products are currently licensed but, along with other sheep dips, these are currently subject to review by the Veterinary Products Committee. Data have been requested from the industry, and these must demonstrate that modern standards of safety, quality and efficacy are met before reviewed licences can be issued.
Fur Farms
Mr. Bowden : To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what plans he has to ban fur factory farming of wild animals.
Mr. Soames : The European Commission is expected to issue proposals for Community controls on the keeping of animals for fur.
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Slaughterhouses
Mr. Colvin : To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what action he intends to take to ensure there are proper slaughterhouse facilities in the New Forest area, following the closure of the last slaughterhouse in that area as a result of EC directives.
Mr. Soames : The Government have no reason to doubt that there will be sufficient slaughtering capacity, either nationally or locally, following implementation of the EC single market requirements on 1 January 1993. It will be for individual slaughterhouse operators to take commercial decisions whether to upgrade their premises to meet the new requirements, which the Government fully support.
Animal Transport
Mr. Bowden : To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (1) what steps he plans to take to ensure that, as required by article 5.2 of the new EC directive on the protection of animals during transport (19/628/EEC), itineraries are drawn up for animal transport journeys exceeding 24 hours to ensure that the animals are rested and given food and water ;
(2) whether he will require his officials from 1 January 1993 to ensure that the animal welfare requirements of EC directive on the protection of animals during transport (91/628/EEC) have been taken into account before issuing health certificates under directive 90/425/EEC for animals being transported from the United Kingdom to other countries.
Mr. Soames : Proposals for the implementation of directive 91/628 are under consideration and will be issued to interested organisations for comment. Further decisions remain to be taken in the Community on the resting, feeding and watering of animals at appropriate intervals and on the arrangements for certification.
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Agriculture Council
Mr. Heald : To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will make a statement on the outcome of the Agriculture Council held on 15 and 16 June.
Mr. Gummer : I represented the United Kingdom at this meeting of the Council together with my hon. Friend the Minister of State in my Department.
As regards rabies, strict conditions were agreed for the commercial import of dogs and cats into the United Kingdom from 1 July 1994. Imports will be limited to registered traders, and involve vaccination and a blood test to authenticate its success ; tight controls will be imposed on the origin, transport, destination and identification of the animals concerned. These arrangements are at least as strict as our present quarantine arrangements. It was also agreed that if any proposal is made to change quarantine requirements for pets it must provide at least the same level of protection as for traded animals. This represents a most satisfactory result on what was potentially one of the most serious problems of the single market.
The Council adopted a directive on milk hygiene which sets strict standards for production and trade in milk and milk products. This represents a further useful step towards the single market. However, allowance is also made for the manufacture of products with traditional characteristics such as soft cheeses. This responds entirely satisfactorily to concerns that were widely expressed that the directive could render such products unmarketable.
The Council discussed certain details of the CAP reform package agreed last month. I stressed there could be no question of amending that agreement to provide concessions for certain countries. Implementing texts are expected to be adopted at the next meeting of the Council which will now start on 30 June.
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SCOTLAND
Learning Difficulties
Ms. Lynne : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how much has been allocated in joint finance money to the health service in Scotland ; and what proportion has been spent on projects for people with learning disabilities.
Mr. Stewart : The information requested is not held centrally. Revenue expenditure allocations to health boards are not earmarked for specific purposes and it is for health boards themselves to determine how much will be spent on joint finance projects.
Uniform Business Rate
Mr. Redmond : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list by local authority the current percentage rate of community charge outstanding in respect of the uniform business rate.
Mr. Stewart : The information requested is not held centrally.
Kingston Bridge, Glasgow
Mr. David Marshall : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the daily vehicle capacity for which the Kingston bridge, Glasgow, was designed ; and what is the latest available estimate of daily vehicle usage.
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton : The anticipated daily vehicle flows and current estimated daily vehicle usage at the Kingston bridge, Glasgow are matters for Strathclyde regional council as the local roads authority responsible for the bridge.
Market Testing
Mr. McAllion : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list all those functions and areas in his Department and associated agencies that have been identified for market testing in the wake of the White Paper "Competing for Quality".
Mr. Lang : I am currently considering the market testing programme for my Department.
Football Grounds
Mr. Chisholm : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will allow standing room to be retained at Scottish football grounds.
Sir Hector Monro : I refer the hon. Member to the reply that my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State gave my hon. Friend the Member for Ayr (Mr. Gallie) on 4 June 1992 at columns 627-28.
Housing Expenditure
Mr. Welsh : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the number of local authorities qualifying for housing support grant and the total housing support grant expenditure expressed in (a) cash terms and (b) at 1990-91 prices ; and if he will provide a breakdown for each of the local authorities in receipt of housing support grant for each year since 1979, inclusive.
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Lord James Douglas-Hamilton : The housing support grant payable to individual local authorities in each financial year since 1979-80, expressed in cash terms and in real terms at 1990-91 prices is shown in the tables :
Area |1991-92 |1992-93
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Scotland |48,083,080
Berwickshire |0 |0
Ettrick and Lauderdale |0 |0
Roxburgh |988,001 |603,185
Tweeddale |0 |0
Clackmannan |0 |0
Falkirk |79,692 |102,191
Stirling |115,096 |96,659
Annandale and Eskdale |1,117,274 |956,155
Nithsdale |0 |0
Stewartry |152,519 |173,055
Wigtown |395,024 |299,421
Dunfermline |0 |0
Kirkcaldy |0 |0
North East Fife |0 |0
Aberdeen |0 |0
Banff and Buchan |0 |0
Gordon |3,303,168 |2,987,057
Kincardine and Deeside |1,585,731 |1,317,454
Moray |0 |0
Badenoch and Strathspey |286,502 |270,640
Caithness |1,083,402 |964,299
Inverness |1,437,896 |1,078,954
Lochaber |2,136,656 |1,921,825
Nairn |266,208 |204,878
Ross and Cromarty |3,607,848 |3,370,519
Skye and Lochalsh |1,165,072 |1,112,006
Sutherland |861,061 |708,066
East Lothian |0 |0
Edinburgh |456,358 |444,677
Midlothian |0 |0
West Lothian |0 |0
Argyll and Bute |536,213 |262,074
Bearsden and Milngavie |261,725 |61,212
Clydebank |380,388 |124,886
Clydesdale |0 |0
Cumbernauld and Kilsyth |0 |0
Cumnock and Doon Valley |0 |0
Cunninghame |6,743 |8,931
Dumbarton |0 |0
East Kilbride |53,452 |83,741
Eastwood |7,033 |9,614
Glasgow |19,678,223|14,442,806
Hamilton |0 |0
Inverclyde |132,981 |140,308
Kilmarnock and Loudoun |2,066 |12,676
Kyle and Carrick |0 |5,578
Monklands |0 |0
Motherwell |0 |0
Renfrew |24,709 |30,490
Strathkelvin |0 |0
Angus |0 |0
Dundee |0 |0
Perth and Kinross |25,416 |22,794
Orkney |554,364 |298,081
Shetland |3,993,049 |3,811,569
Western Isles |3,389,211 |3,474,946
Area |1991-92 |1992-93
---------------------------------------------------------
Scotland |48,083,080
Berwickshire |0 |0
Ettrick and Lauderdale |0 |0
Roxburgh |988,001 |603,185
Tweeddale |0 |0
Clackmannan |0 |0
Falkirk |79,692 |102,191
Stirling |115,096 |96,659
Annandale and Eskdale |1,117,274 |956,155
Nithsdale |0 |0
Stewartry |152,519 |173,055
Wigtown |395,024 |299,421
Dunfermline |0 |0
Kirkcaldy |0 |0
North East Fife |0 |0
Aberdeen |0 |0
Banff and Buchan |0 |0
Gordon |3,303,168 |2,987,057
Kincardine and Deeside |1,585,731 |1,317,454
Moray |0 |0
Badenoch and Strathspey |286,502 |270,640
Caithness |1,083,402 |964,299
Inverness |1,437,896 |1,078,954
Lochaber |2,136,656 |1,921,825
Nairn |266,208 |204,878
Ross and Cromarty |3,607,848 |3,370,519
Skye and Lochalsh |1,165,072 |1,112,006
Sutherland |861,061 |708,066
East Lothian |0 |0
Edinburgh |456,358 |444,677
Midlothian |0 |0
West Lothian |0 |0
Argyll and Bute |536,213 |262,074
Bearsden and Milngavie |261,725 |61,212
Clydebank |380,388 |124,886
Clydesdale |0 |0
Cumbernauld and Kilsyth |0 |0
Cumnock and Doon Valley |0 |0
Cunninghame |6,743 |8,931
Dumbarton |0 |0
East Kilbride |53,452 |83,741
Eastwood |7,033 |9,614
Glasgow |19,678,223|14,442,806
Hamilton |0 |0
Inverclyde |132,981 |140,308
Kilmarnock and Loudoun |2,066 |12,676
Kyle and Carrick |0 |5,578
Monklands |0 |0
Motherwell |0 |0
Renfrew |24,709 |30,490
Strathkelvin |0 |0
Angus |0 |0
Dundee |0 |0
Perth and Kinross |25,416 |22,794
Orkney |554,364 |298,081
Shetland |3,993,049 |3,811,569
Western Isles |3,389,211 |3,474,946
Area |1991-92 |1992-93
---------------------------------------------------------
Scotland |48,083,080
Berwickshire |0 |0
Ettrick and Lauderdale |0 |0
Roxburgh |988,001 |603,185
Tweeddale |0 |0
Clackmannan |0 |0
Falkirk |79,692 |102,191
Stirling |115,096 |96,659
Annandale and Eskdale |1,117,274 |956,155
Nithsdale |0 |0
Stewartry |152,519 |173,055
Wigtown |395,024 |299,421
Dunfermline |0 |0
Kirkcaldy |0 |0
North East Fife |0 |0
Aberdeen |0 |0
Banff and Buchan |0 |0
Gordon |3,303,168 |2,987,057
Kincardine and Deeside |1,585,731 |1,317,454
Moray |0 |0
Badenoch and Strathspey |286,502 |270,640
Caithness |1,083,402 |964,299
Inverness |1,437,896 |1,078,954
Lochaber |2,136,656 |1,921,825
Nairn |266,208 |204,878
Ross and Cromarty |3,607,848 |3,370,519
Skye and Lochalsh |1,165,072 |1,112,006
Sutherland |861,061 |708,066
East Lothian |0 |0
Edinburgh |456,358 |444,677
Midlothian |0 |0
West Lothian |0 |0
Argyll and Bute |536,213 |262,074
Bearsden and Milngavie |261,725 |61,212
Clydebank |380,388 |124,886
Clydesdale |0 |0
Cumbernauld and Kilsyth |0 |0
Cumnock and Doon Valley |0 |0
Cunninghame |6,743 |8,931
Dumbarton |0 |0
East Kilbride |53,452 |83,741
Eastwood |7,033 |9,614
Glasgow |19,678,223|14,442,806
Hamilton |0 |0
Inverclyde |132,981 |140,308
Kilmarnock and Loudoun |2,066 |12,676
Kyle and Carrick |0 |5,578
Monklands |0 |0
Motherwell |0 |0
Renfrew |24,709 |30,490
Strathkelvin |0 |0
Angus |0 |0
Dundee |0 |0
Perth and Kinross |25,416 |22,794
Orkney |554,364 |298,081
Shetland |3,993,049 |3,811,569
Western Isles |3,389,211 |3,474,946
Area |1991-92 |1992-93
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Scotland |48,083,080
Berwickshire |0 |0
Ettrick and Lauderdale |0 |0
Roxburgh |988,001 |603,185
Tweeddale |0 |0
Clackmannan |0 |0
Falkirk |79,692 |102,191
Stirling |115,096 |96,659
Annandale and Eskdale |1,117,274 |956,155
Nithsdale |0 |0
Stewartry |152,519 |173,055
Wigtown |395,024 |299,421
Dunfermline |0 |0
Kirkcaldy |0 |0
North East Fife |0 |0
Aberdeen |0 |0
Banff and Buchan |0 |0
Gordon |3,303,168 |2,987,057
Kincardine and Deeside |1,585,731 |1,317,454
Moray |0 |0
Badenoch and Strathspey |286,502 |270,640
Caithness |1,083,402 |964,299
Inverness |1,437,896 |1,078,954
Lochaber |2,136,656 |1,921,825
Nairn |266,208 |204,878
Ross and Cromarty |3,607,848 |3,370,519
Skye and Lochalsh |1,165,072 |1,112,006
Sutherland |861,061 |708,066
East Lothian |0 |0
Edinburgh |456,358 |444,677
Midlothian |0 |0
West Lothian |0 |0
Argyll and Bute |536,213 |262,074
Bearsden and Milngavie |261,725 |61,212
Clydebank |380,388 |124,886
Clydesdale |0 |0
Cumbernauld and Kilsyth |0 |0
Cumnock and Doon Valley |0 |0
Cunninghame |6,743 |8,931
Dumbarton |0 |0
East Kilbride |53,452 |83,741
Eastwood |7,033 |9,614
Glasgow |19,678,223|14,442,806
Hamilton |0 |0
Inverclyde |132,981 |140,308
Kilmarnock and Loudoun |2,066 |12,676
Kyle and Carrick |0 |5,578
Monklands |0 |0
Motherwell |0 |0
Renfrew |24,709 |30,490
Strathkelvin |0 |0
Angus |0 |0
Dundee |0 |0
Perth and Kinross |25,416 |22,794
Orkney |554,364 |298,081
Shetland |3,993,049 |3,811,569
Western Isles |3,389,211 |3,474,946
Area |1991-92 |1992-93
---------------------------------------------------------
Scotland |48,083,080
Berwickshire |0 |0
Ettrick and Lauderdale |0 |0
Roxburgh |988,001 |603,185
Tweeddale |0 |0
Clackmannan |0 |0
Falkirk |79,692 |102,191
Stirling |115,096 |96,659
Annandale and Eskdale |1,117,274 |956,155
Nithsdale |0 |0
Stewartry |152,519 |173,055
Wigtown |395,024 |299,421
Dunfermline |0 |0
Kirkcaldy |0 |0
North East Fife |0 |0
Aberdeen |0 |0
Banff and Buchan |0 |0
Gordon |3,303,168 |2,987,057
Kincardine and Deeside |1,585,731 |1,317,454
Moray |0 |0
Badenoch and Strathspey |286,502 |270,640
Caithness |1,083,402 |964,299
Inverness |1,437,896 |1,078,954
Lochaber |2,136,656 |1,921,825
Nairn |266,208 |204,878
Ross and Cromarty |3,607,848 |3,370,519
Skye and Lochalsh |1,165,072 |1,112,006
Sutherland |861,061 |708,066
East Lothian |0 |0
Edinburgh |456,358 |444,677
Midlothian |0 |0
West Lothian |0 |0
Argyll and Bute |536,213 |262,074
Bearsden and Milngavie |261,725 |61,212
Clydebank |380,388 |124,886
Clydesdale |0 |0
Cumbernauld and Kilsyth |0 |0
Cumnock and Doon Valley |0 |0
Cunninghame |6,743 |8,931
Dumbarton |0 |0
East Kilbride |53,452 |83,741
Eastwood |7,033 |9,614
Glasgow |19,678,223|14,442,806
Hamilton |0 |0
Inverclyde |132,981 |140,308
Kilmarnock and Loudoun |2,066 |12,676
Kyle and Carrick |0 |5,578
Monklands |0 |0
Motherwell |0 |0
Renfrew |24,709 |30,490
Strathkelvin |0 |0
Angus |0 |0
Dundee |0 |0
Perth and Kinross |25,416 |22,794
Orkney |554,364 |298,081
Shetland |3,993,049 |3,811,569
Western Isles |3,389,211 |3,474,946
Area |1991-92 |1992-93
---------------------------------------------------------
Scotland |48,083,080
Berwickshire |0 |0
Ettrick and Lauderdale |0 |0
Roxburgh |988,001 |603,185
Tweeddale |0 |0
Clackmannan |0 |0
Falkirk |79,692 |102,191
Stirling |115,096 |96,659
Annandale and Eskdale |1,117,274 |956,155
Nithsdale |0 |0
Stewartry |152,519 |173,055
Wigtown |395,024 |299,421
Dunfermline |0 |0
Kirkcaldy |0 |0
North East Fife |0 |0
Aberdeen |0 |0
Banff and Buchan |0 |0
Gordon |3,303,168 |2,987,057
Kincardine and Deeside |1,585,731 |1,317,454
Moray |0 |0
Badenoch and Strathspey |286,502 |270,640
Caithness |1,083,402 |964,299
Inverness |1,437,896 |1,078,954
Lochaber |2,136,656 |1,921,825
Nairn |266,208 |204,878
Ross and Cromarty |3,607,848 |3,370,519
Skye and Lochalsh |1,165,072 |1,112,006
Sutherland |861,061 |708,066
East Lothian |0 |0
Edinburgh |456,358 |444,677
Midlothian |0 |0
West Lothian |0 |0
Argyll and Bute |536,213 |262,074
Bearsden and Milngavie |261,725 |61,212
Clydebank |380,388 |124,886
Clydesdale |0 |0
Cumbernauld and Kilsyth |0 |0
Cumnock and Doon Valley |0 |0
Cunninghame |6,743 |8,931
Dumbarton |0 |0
East Kilbride |53,452 |83,741
Eastwood |7,033 |9,614
Glasgow |19,678,223|14,442,806
Hamilton |0 |0
Inverclyde |132,981 |140,308
Kilmarnock and Loudoun |2,066 |12,676
Kyle and Carrick |0 |5,578
Monklands |0 |0
Motherwell |0 |0
Renfrew |24,709 |30,490
Strathkelvin |0 |0
Angus |0 |0
Dundee |0 |0
Perth and Kinross |25,416 |22,794
Orkney |554,364 |298,081
Shetland |3,993,049 |3,811,569
Western Isles |3,389,211 |3,474,946
Area |1991-92 |1992-93
---------------------------------------------------------
Scotland |48,083,080
Berwickshire |0 |0
Ettrick and Lauderdale |0 |0
Roxburgh |988,001 |603,185
Tweeddale |0 |0
Clackmannan |0 |0
Falkirk |79,692 |102,191
Stirling |115,096 |96,659
Annandale and Eskdale |1,117,274 |956,155
Nithsdale |0 |0
Stewartry |152,519 |173,055
Wigtown |395,024 |299,421
Dunfermline |0 |0
Kirkcaldy |0 |0
North East Fife |0 |0
Aberdeen |0 |0
Banff and Buchan |0 |0
Gordon |3,303,168 |2,987,057
Kincardine and Deeside |1,585,731 |1,317,454
Moray |0 |0
Badenoch and Strathspey |286,502 |270,640
Caithness |1,083,402 |964,299
Inverness |1,437,896 |1,078,954
Lochaber |2,136,656 |1,921,825
Nairn |266,208 |204,878
Ross and Cromarty |3,607,848 |3,370,519
Skye and Lochalsh |1,165,072 |1,112,006
Sutherland |861,061 |708,066
East Lothian |0 |0
Edinburgh |456,358 |444,677
Midlothian |0 |0
West Lothian |0 |0
Argyll and Bute |536,213 |262,074
Bearsden and Milngavie |261,725 |61,212
Clydebank |380,388 |124,886
Clydesdale |0 |0
Cumbernauld and Kilsyth |0 |0
Cumnock and Doon Valley |0 |0
Cunninghame |6,743 |8,931
Dumbarton |0 |0
East Kilbride |53,452 |83,741
Eastwood |7,033 |9,614
Glasgow |19,678,223|14,442,806
Hamilton |0 |0
Inverclyde |132,981 |140,308
Kilmarnock and Loudoun |2,066 |12,676
Kyle and Carrick |0 |5,578
Monklands |0 |0
Motherwell |0 |0
Renfrew |24,709 |30,490
Strathkelvin |0 |0
Angus |0 |0
Dundee |0 |0
Perth and Kinross |25,416 |22,794
Orkney |554,364 |298,081
Shetland |3,993,049 |3,811,569
Western Isles |3,389,211 |3,474,946
Area |1991-92 |1992-93
---------------------------------------------------------
Scotland |48,083,080
Berwickshire |0 |0
Ettrick and Lauderdale |0 |0
Roxburgh |988,001 |603,185
Tweeddale |0 |0
Clackmannan |0 |0
Falkirk |79,692 |102,191
Stirling |115,096 |96,659
Annandale and Eskdale |1,117,274 |956,155
Nithsdale |0 |0
Stewartry |152,519 |173,055
Wigtown |395,024 |299,421
Dunfermline |0 |0
Kirkcaldy |0 |0
North East Fife |0 |0
Aberdeen |0 |0
Banff and Buchan |0 |0
Gordon |3,303,168 |2,987,057
Kincardine and Deeside |1,585,731 |1,317,454
Moray |0 |0
Badenoch and Strathspey |286,502 |270,640
Caithness |1,083,402 |964,299
Inverness |1,437,896 |1,078,954
Lochaber |2,136,656 |1,921,825
Nairn |266,208 |204,878
Ross and Cromarty |3,607,848 |3,370,519
Skye and Lochalsh |1,165,072 |1,112,006
Sutherland |861,061 |708,066
East Lothian |0 |0
Edinburgh |456,358 |444,677
Midlothian |0 |0
West Lothian |0 |0
Argyll and Bute |536,213 |262,074
Bearsden and Milngavie |261,725 |61,212
Clydebank |380,388 |124,886
Clydesdale |0 |0
Cumbernauld and Kilsyth |0 |0
Cumnock and Doon Valley |0 |0
Cunninghame |6,743 |8,931
Dumbarton |0 |0
East Kilbride |53,452 |83,741
Eastwood |7,033 |9,614
Glasgow |19,678,223|14,442,806
Hamilton |0 |0
Inverclyde |132,981 |140,308
Kilmarnock and Loudoun |2,066 |12,676
Kyle and Carrick |0 |5,578
Monklands |0 |0
Motherwell |0 |0
Renfrew |24,709 |30,490
Strathkelvin |0 |0
Angus |0 |0
Dundee |0 |0
Perth and Kinross |25,416 |22,794
Orkney |554,364 |298,081
Shetland |3,993,049 |3,811,569
Western Isles |3,389,211 |3,474,946
Area |1991-92 |1992-93
---------------------------------------------------------
Scotland |48,083,080
Berwickshire |0 |0
Ettrick and Lauderdale |0 |0
Roxburgh |988,001 |603,185
Tweeddale |0 |0
Clackmannan |0 |0
Falkirk |79,692 |102,191
Stirling |115,096 |96,659
Annandale and Eskdale |1,117,274 |956,155
Nithsdale |0 |0
Stewartry |152,519 |173,055
Wigtown |395,024 |299,421
Dunfermline |0 |0
Kirkcaldy |0 |0
North East Fife |0 |0
Aberdeen |0 |0
Banff and Buchan |0 |0
Gordon |3,303,168 |2,987,057
Kincardine and Deeside |1,585,731 |1,317,454
Moray |0 |0
Badenoch and Strathspey |286,502 |270,640
Caithness |1,083,402 |964,299
Inverness |1,437,896 |1,078,954
Lochaber |2,136,656 |1,921,825
Nairn |266,208 |204,878
Ross and Cromarty |3,607,848 |3,370,519
Skye and Lochalsh |1,165,072 |1,112,006
Sutherland |861,061 |708,066
East Lothian |0 |0
Edinburgh |456,358 |444,677
Midlothian |0 |0
West Lothian |0 |0
Argyll and Bute |536,213 |262,074
Bearsden and Milngavie |261,725 |61,212
Clydebank |380,388 |124,886
Clydesdale |0 |0
Cumbernauld and Kilsyth |0 |0
Cumnock and Doon Valley |0 |0
Cunninghame |6,743 |8,931
Dumbarton |0 |0
East Kilbride |53,452 |83,741
Eastwood |7,033 |9,614
Glasgow |19,678,223|14,442,806
Hamilton |0 |0
Inverclyde |132,981 |140,308
Kilmarnock and Loudoun |2,066 |12,676
Kyle and Carrick |0 |5,578
Monklands |0 |0
Motherwell |0 |0
Renfrew |24,709 |30,490
Strathkelvin |0 |0
Angus |0 |0
Dundee |0 |0
Perth and Kinross |25,416 |22,794
Orkney |554,364 |298,081
Shetland |3,993,049 |3,811,569
Western Isles |3,389,211 |3,474,946
Area |1991-92 |1992-93
---------------------------------------------------------
Scotland |48,083,080
Berwickshire |0 |0
Ettrick and Lauderdale |0 |0
Roxburgh |988,001 |603,185
Tweeddale |0 |0
Clackmannan |0 |0
Falkirk |79,692 |102,191
Stirling |115,096 |96,659
Annandale and Eskdale |1,117,274 |956,155
Nithsdale |0 |0
Stewartry |152,519 |173,055
Wigtown |395,024 |299,421
Dunfermline |0 |0
Kirkcaldy |0 |0
North East Fife |0 |0
Aberdeen |0 |0
Banff and Buchan |0 |0
Gordon |3,303,168 |2,987,057
Kincardine and Deeside |1,585,731 |1,317,454
Moray |0 |0
Badenoch and Strathspey |286,502 |270,640
Caithness |1,083,402 |964,299
Inverness |1,437,896 |1,078,954
Lochaber |2,136,656 |1,921,825
Nairn |266,208 |204,878
Ross and Cromarty |3,607,848 |3,370,519
Skye and Lochalsh |1,165,072 |1,112,006
Sutherland |861,061 |708,066
East Lothian |0 |0
Edinburgh |456,358 |444,677
Midlothian |0 |0
West Lothian |0 |0
Argyll and Bute |536,213 |262,074
Bearsden and Milngavie |261,725 |61,212
Clydebank |380,388 |124,886
Clydesdale |0 |0
Cumbernauld and Kilsyth |0 |0
Cumnock and Doon Valley |0 |0
Cunninghame |6,743 |8,931
Dumbarton |0 |0
East Kilbride |53,452 |83,741
Eastwood |7,033 |9,614
Glasgow |19,678,223|14,442,806
Hamilton |0 |0
Inverclyde |132,981 |140,308
Kilmarnock and Loudoun |2,066 |12,676
Kyle and Carrick |0 |5,578
Monklands |0 |0
Motherwell |0 |0
Renfrew |24,709 |30,490
Strathkelvin |0 |0
Angus |0 |0
Dundee |0 |0
Perth and Kinross |25,416 |22,794
Orkney |554,364 |298,081
Shetland |3,993,049 |3,811,569
Western Isles |3,389,211 |3,474,946
Area |1991-92 |1992-93
---------------------------------------------------------
Scotland |48,083,080
Berwickshire |0 |0
Ettrick and Lauderdale |0 |0
Roxburgh |988,001 |603,185
Tweeddale |0 |0
Clackmannan |0 |0
Falkirk |79,692 |102,191
Stirling |115,096 |96,659
Annandale and Eskdale |1,117,274 |956,155
Nithsdale |0 |0
Stewartry |152,519 |173,055
Wigtown |395,024 |299,421
Dunfermline |0 |0
Kirkcaldy |0 |0
North East Fife |0 |0
Aberdeen |0 |0
Banff and Buchan |0 |0
Gordon |3,303,168 |2,987,057
Kincardine and Deeside |1,585,731 |1,317,454
Moray |0 |0
Badenoch and Strathspey |286,502 |270,640
Caithness |1,083,402 |964,299
Inverness |1,437,896 |1,078,954
Lochaber |2,136,656 |1,921,825
Nairn |266,208 |204,878
Ross and Cromarty |3,607,848 |3,370,519
Skye and Lochalsh |1,165,072 |1,112,006
Sutherland |861,061 |708,066
East Lothian |0 |0
Edinburgh |456,358 |444,677
Midlothian |0 |0
West Lothian |0 |0
Argyll and Bute |536,213 |262,074
Bearsden and Milngavie |261,725 |61,212
Clydebank |380,388 |124,886
Clydesdale |0 |0
Cumbernauld and Kilsyth |0 |0
Cumnock and Doon Valley |0 |0
Cunninghame |6,743 |8,931
Dumbarton |0 |0
East Kilbride |53,452 |83,741
Eastwood |7,033 |9,614
Glasgow |19,678,223|14,442,806
Hamilton |0 |0
Inverclyde |132,981 |140,308
Kilmarnock and Loudoun |2,066 |12,676
Kyle and Carrick |0 |5,578
Monklands |0 |0
Motherwell |0 |0
Renfrew |24,709 |30,490
Strathkelvin |0 |0
Angus |0 |0
Dundee |0 |0
Perth and Kinross |25,416 |22,794
Orkney |554,364 |298,081
Shetland |3,993,049 |3,811,569
Western Isles |3,389,211 |3,474,946
Area |1991-92 |1992-93
---------------------------------------------------------
Scotland |48,083,080
Berwickshire |0 |0
Ettrick and Lauderdale |0 |0
Roxburgh |988,001 |603,185
Tweeddale |0 |0
Clackmannan |0 |0
Falkirk |79,692 |102,191
Stirling |115,096 |96,659
Annandale and Eskdale |1,117,274 |956,155
Nithsdale |0 |0
Stewartry |152,519 |173,055
Wigtown |395,024 |299,421
Dunfermline |0 |0
Kirkcaldy |0 |0
North East Fife |0 |0
Aberdeen |0 |0
Banff and Buchan |0 |0
Gordon |3,303,168 |2,987,057
Kincardine and Deeside |1,585,731 |1,317,454
Moray |0 |0
Badenoch and Strathspey |286,502 |270,640
Caithness |1,083,402 |964,299
Inverness |1,437,896 |1,078,954
Lochaber |2,136,656 |1,921,825
Nairn |266,208 |204,878
Ross and Cromarty |3,607,848 |3,370,519
Skye and Lochalsh |1,165,072 |1,112,006
Sutherland |861,061 |708,066
East Lothian |0 |0
Edinburgh |456,358 |444,677
Midlothian |0 |0
West Lothian |0 |0
Argyll and Bute |536,213 |262,074
Bearsden and Milngavie |261,725 |61,212
Clydebank |380,388 |124,886
Clydesdale |0 |0
Cumbernauld and Kilsyth |0 |0
Cumnock and Doon Valley |0 |0
Cunninghame |6,743 |8,931
Dumbarton |0 |0
East Kilbride |53,452 |83,741
Eastwood |7,033 |9,614
Glasgow |19,678,223|14,442,806
Hamilton |0 |0
Inverclyde |132,981 |140,308
Kilmarnock and Loudoun |2,066 |12,676
Kyle and Carrick |0 |5,578
Monklands |0 |0
Motherwell |0 |0
Renfrew |24,709 |30,490
Strathkelvin |0 |0
Angus |0 |0
Dundee |0 |0
Perth and Kinross |25,416 |22,794
Orkney |554,364 |298,081
Shetland |3,993,049 |3,811,569
Western Isles |3,389,211 |3,474,946
Area |1991-92 |1992-93
---------------------------------------------------------
Scotland |48,083,080
Berwickshire |0 |0
Ettrick and Lauderdale |0 |0
Roxburgh |988,001 |603,185
Tweeddale |0 |0
Clackmannan |0 |0
Falkirk |79,692 |102,191
Stirling |115,096 |96,659
Annandale and Eskdale |1,117,274 |956,155
Nithsdale |0 |0
Stewartry |152,519 |173,055
Wigtown |395,024 |299,421
Dunfermline |0 |0
Kirkcaldy |0 |0
North East Fife |0 |0
Aberdeen |0 |0
Banff and Buchan |0 |0
Gordon |3,303,168 |2,987,057
Kincardine and Deeside |1,585,731 |1,317,454
Moray |0 |0
Badenoch and Strathspey |286,502 |270,640
Caithness |1,083,402 |964,299
Inverness |1,437,896 |1,078,954
Lochaber |2,136,656 |1,921,825
Nairn |266,208 |204,878
Ross and Cromarty |3,607,848 |3,370,519
Skye and Lochalsh |1,165,072 |1,112,006
Sutherland |861,061 |708,066
East Lothian |0 |0
Edinburgh |456,358 |444,677
Midlothian |0 |0
West Lothian |0 |0
Argyll and Bute |536,213 |262,074
Bearsden and Milngavie |261,725 |61,212
Clydebank |380,388 |124,886
Clydesdale |0 |0
Cumbernauld and Kilsyth |0 |0
Cumnock and Doon Valley |0 |0
Cunninghame |6,743 |8,931
Dumbarton |0 |0
East Kilbride |53,452 |83,741
Eastwood |7,033 |9,614
Glasgow |19,678,223|14,442,806
Hamilton |0 |0
Inverclyde |132,981 |140,308
Kilmarnock and Loudoun |2,066 |12,676
Kyle and Carrick |0 |5,578
Monklands |0 |0
Motherwell |0 |0
Renfrew |24,709 |30,490
Strathkelvin |0 |0
Angus |0 |0
Dundee |0 |0
Perth and Kinross |25,416 |22,794
Orkney |554,364 |298,081
Shetland |3,993,049 |3,811,569
Western Isles |3,389,211 |3,474,946
Area |1991-92 |1992-93
---------------------------------------------------------
Scotland |48,083,080
Berwickshire |0 |0
Ettrick and Lauderdale |0 |0
Roxburgh |988,001 |603,185
Tweeddale |0 |0
Clackmannan |0 |0
Falkirk |79,692 |102,191
Stirling |115,096 |96,659
Annandale and Eskdale |1,117,274 |956,155
Nithsdale |0 |0
Stewartry |152,519 |173,055
Wigtown |395,024 |299,421
Dunfermline |0 |0
Kirkcaldy |0 |0
North East Fife |0 |0
Aberdeen |0 |0
Banff and Buchan |0 |0
Gordon |3,303,168 |2,987,057
Kincardine and Deeside |1,585,731 |1,317,454
Moray |0 |0
Badenoch and Strathspey |286,502 |270,640
Caithness |1,083,402 |964,299
Inverness |1,437,896 |1,078,954
Lochaber |2,136,656 |1,921,825
Nairn |266,208 |204,878
Ross and Cromarty |3,607,848 |3,370,519
Skye and Lochalsh |1,165,072 |1,112,006
Sutherland |861,061 |708,066
East Lothian |0 |0
Edinburgh |456,358 |444,677
Midlothian |0 |0
West Lothian |0 |0
Argyll and Bute |536,213 |262,074
Bearsden and Milngavie |261,725 |61,212
Clydebank |380,388 |124,886
Clydesdale |0 |0
Cumbernauld and Kilsyth |0 |0
Cumnock and Doon Valley |0 |0
Cunninghame |6,743 |8,931
Dumbarton |0 |0
East Kilbride |53,452 |83,741
Eastwood |7,033 |9,614
Glasgow |19,678,223|14,442,806
Hamilton |0 |0
Inverclyde |132,981 |140,308
Kilmarnock and Loudoun |2,066 |12,676
Kyle and Carrick |0 |5,578
Monklands |0 |0
Motherwell |0 |0
Renfrew |24,709 |30,490
Strathkelvin |0 |0
Angus |0 |0
Dundee |0 |0
Perth and Kinross |25,416 |22,794
Orkney |554,364 |298,081
Shetland |3,993,049 |3,811,569
Western Isles |3,389,211 |3,474,946
Homelessness
Mr. Welsh : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the total cost of providing bed-and-breakfast accommodation for homeless persons for each year since 1979 ; and if he will provide a breakdown by local authority.
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton : The information requested is not held centrally.
Data Protection
Mr. Cohen : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of his Department's arrangements for consulting the Data Protection Registrar during the planning stage of any initiative involving the collection, use or disclosure of personal data ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Lang [holding answer 15 June 1992] : Officials are aware of the need to consult the registrar about proposed legislation or other initiatives that may affect or be affected by the Data Protection Act 1984, and will consult him as necessary when planning the collection, use or disclosure of automated personal data.
Aircraft Noise
Mr. Menzies Campbell : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is his policy towards the noise insulation of schools in the vicinity of military airports.
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton [holding answer 16 June 1992] : The School Premises (General Requirements and Standards) (Scotland) Regulations 1967-1979 place a duty on education authorities to secure that every part of a school building under their management shall have acoustic conditions and insulation against disturbance by noise appropriate to the use for which the part of the building is designed.
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Mr. Menzies Campbell : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what studies he has commissioned into the effects on the teaching of pupils in schools in the vicinity of military airports as a result of aircraft noise.
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton [holding answer 16 June 1992] : None.
Rents
Mr. Worthington : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what has been the increase in public sector rents in real and constant price terms since 1979 in Scotland.
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton [holding answer 16 June 1992] : The increase between average weekly public sector rents in
1979-80--expressed at 1992-93 prices, using GDP deflators and such rents in 1992-93--was as follows :
|£
--------------------------------
Local Authority |11.94
SSHA/Scottish Homes |14.94
New Towns |11.18
Criminal Injuries Compensation Board
Mrs. Fyfe : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the current average length of time it takes to have a case heard by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board in Scotland.
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton [holding answer 16 June 1992] : The annual reports of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board give details of time taken to resolve cases. Copies of the reports are available in the Library. Separate details for Scottish cases are not available.
Mrs. Fyfe : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland whether the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board may make an award in cases where the procurator fiscal has not brought charges, and the accused does not admit the offences.
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton [holding answer 16 June 1992] : Yes.
Employment Training
Mr. Worthington : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many people were eligible for employment training in each of the years since it started in Scotland.
Mr. Stewart [holding answer 16 June 1992] : The information is not available in the form requested. Those aged between 18 and 59 and registered as unemployed for six months or more are eligible for employment training. Certain groups are also eligible if they have not been unemployed for six months--for example, people with disabilities, lone parents, returners to the labour market, ex-regulars and people seeking skill shortage training ; data is available in respect of the long-term unemployed only, as set out in the table.
Registered number unemployed
for six months and over in
Scotland
|Number
-----------------------------
January 1989 |150,500
January 1990 |119,600
January 1991 |104,800
January 1992 |122,200
Hospitals (Assaults)
Mr. Colvin : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the hospitals in Scotland where (a) staff and (b) patients have been assaulted by other patients or members of the general public in the last six months ; and if he will provide the statistics of these assaults.
Mr. Stewart : This information is not held centrally.
SOCIAL SECURITY
Mature Students
Mr. John Evans : To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what estimate he has of the number of mature students who have paid national insurance contributions and who are not entitled to claim social security benefits.
Miss Widdecombe : People who are in full-time education and have previously paid national insurance contributions are entitled to claim contributory social security benefits apart from unemployment benefit. It is estimated that there are about 280,000 full-time students in England over age 21, but the number of these who have paid national insurance contributions is not known.
Maxwell Pensioners
Mr. Frank Field : To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if section 58B of the Social Security Act 1990 will apply to each of the Maxwell-owned pension schemes.
Miss Widdecombe : Section 58B will apply to any salary-related pension scheme that is being wound up, or where the employer goes into liquidation.
Disability Living Allowance
Mr. Sproat : To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what is the name of the body which adjudicates on appeals against decision on levels of disability living allowance ; how many people serve on this body ; what are their names ; how many of these persons have medical experience ; how often the body meets ; how many cases are currently waiting to be heard ; and how many have been waiting for, respectively, over three months and over six months.
Mr. Scott : Disability appeal tribunals adjudicate on appeals against decisions on disability living allowance. The administration of these tribunals is the responsibility of the president of the independent tribunal service, his honour Judge Holden, and the hon. Member may wish to contact his office direct to obtain this information.
Mr. Sproat : To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will make a statement on the reasons for the delays in hearing appeals on disability living allowances.
Mr. Scott : There are no delays in hearing appeals on disability living allowance. If the hon. Member wishes to obtain more detailed information on the time taken to clear appeals he may receive this from the office of his honour Judge Holden, the president of the independent tribunal service, which is responsible for the administration of disability appeal tribunals.
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