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those awarded the lower rate of the care component, (d) those awarded the higher rate of mobility component and (e) those awarded the lower rate of the mobility component.Miss Widdecombe : The latest available figures for components awarded on new claims and top-up claims, including claims made on the grounds of terminal illness, are as follows :
Numbers ------------------------------------------------------ Highest rate of the care component |8,700 Middle rate of the care component |9,900 Lowest rate of the care component |27,800 Higher rate of the mobility component |24,400 Lower rate of the mobility component |31,600
There is some overlap the categories because some new claims result in dual awards of both a care and mobility component.
Mr.Flynn : To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many requests for a review of an adjudication officer's decision on attendance allowance and mobility allowance received by his Department prior to 3 February remain outstanding ; how many have been decided : and how many, and what percentage, of reviews decided resulted in the award of the lower rate of disability living allowance.
Miss Widdecombe : I understand from Mr. Michael Bichard, the chief executive of the Benefits Agency, that the information is not readily available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
Mr. Flynn : To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will provide a breakdown of successful disability working allowance applicants by (a) people already working and (b) people who started working shortly before making an application for benefit.
Miss Widdecombe : Up to 30 June the number of successful applications for disability working allowance was 1,130. Of these we estimate that about 5 per cent. started work as employees in the week of the claim.
Mr. Flynn : To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will provide a breakdown of successful disability working allowance applicants by (a) average hourly earnings, (b) average hours worked, (c) average age, (d) sex, (e) marital status, (f) householder status and (g) qualifying benefit.
Miss Widdecombe : Information on the householder status of applicants is not available. The table provides estimated figures derived from a provisional analysis of claims up to 31 May.
|Successful
|claims
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Average hourly earnings |£3.12
Average hours worked a week |29.8
Average age |36
Number of awards to men |468
Number of awards to women |357
Number of awards to single people |536
Number of awards to couples |289
Householder status |not available
Qualifying benefits:
Invalidity benefit |80
Severe disablement allowance |43
Income support with disability premium |118
Housing benefit with disability premium |70
Disability living allowance |86
Attendance allowance and other benefits |659
Note: Customers may have more than one qualifying benefit.
Mr. Flynn : To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security (1) how many people claiming the disability living allowance had help completing their claim forms either (a) from the telephone claims completion service of a regional disability benefits centre or (b) from his Department's visiting service ;
(2) how many applications for the disability living allowance have been received by his Department to date ; and if he will provide a breakdown by (a) the number and percentage of these that resulted in an award, (b) the number and percentage of these that were refused broken down by grounds for refusal and (c) the number and percentage of these that are awaiting a decision ;
(3) what is his Department's policy regarding the notification of income support, housing benefit and community charge departments when someone is awarded the disability living allowance ; and whether such notification distinguishes between the mobility and care component and the rate of these components, respectively ;
(4) how many applications for the disability working allowance have been received by his Department to date ; and if he will provide a breakdown by (a) the number and percentage of these that resulted in an award, (b) the number and percentage of these that were refused and (c) the number and percentage of these that are awaiting a decision ;
(5) if he will provide a breakdown by number and percentage of the total number of claims for disability working allowance received by his Department that were refused on the grounds that (a) the claimant was not in remunerative work, (b) the claimant's income was above the limit, (c) the claimant was not in receipt of a qualifying benefit, (d) the claimant was receiving family credit, (e) the joint income of the claimant and his or her partner exceeded the limit, (f) the claimant was working less than 16 hours a week or (g) for other reasons ;
(6) how many claims for disability living allowance included a report by an examining medical practitioner ; and if he will break this down by (a) the number and percentage of successful claims, (b) the number and percentage of unsuccessful claims and (c) the number and percentage of cases where the claimant had already completed the self-assessment application form ;
(7) how many requests for reviews of disability living allowance have been received by his Department breaking these down by (a) numbers seeking a review of a decision to refuse benefit and (b) numbers seeking a review of the rate of benefit awarded ; and if he will provide a breakdown of this total by (i) successful reviews, (ii) unsuccessful reviews and (iii) reviews not yet decided.
Miss Widdecombe : The administration of disability living allowance is a matter for Mr. Michael Bichard, the chief executive of the Benefits Agency. He will write to the hon. Member and copies will be placed in the Library and the Public Information Office.
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Low Incomes
Ms. Corston : To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security whether the recommendations made in the publications of the University of Bristol's statistical monitoring unit in 1991 and 1992 about the measurement of low incomes have been followed by his Department in preparing the report on households below average income in 1989.
Mr. Burt : The methodology of the forthcoming report on households below average income--HBAI--in 1989 is based on the recommendations of a technicl stocktaking exercise in 1991. During this exercise external analysts were consulted, including Professor Peter Townsend of the university of Bristol. A member of the Bristol statistical monitoring unit also attended a follow-up seminar in February 1992, along with independent analysts from established and authoritative institutions. The use in HBAI of equivalence scales, allied to sensitivity testing, was supported by all independent analysts from other institutions. This methodology has accordingly been adopted in the forthcoming edition of HBAI.
Although the university of Bristol statistical monitoring unit's views on some key issues are not shared by the majority of independent or Government expert opinion, the Department has of course given them due weight, as it does all advice on methodological issues.
Ms. Corston : To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security when he plans to make available and publish the results of the households below average income analysis for 1991.
Mr. Burt : The households below average income analysis based on 1990-91 data should be available in mid-1993.
Ms. Corston : To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will list the other countries which have adopted his Deparrtment's equivalence scale in measuring low incomes.
Mr. Burt : Equivalence scales can be expected to vary from country to country. However, I understand that equivalence scales, with relative rates for singles and couples similar to those employed by the households below average income analysis--HBAI--have been employed in studies in Finland, Sweden, Ireland and France. The approach incorporated in the 1992 edition of HBAI is to produce results on a central set of equivalence scales and subject these to extensive sensitivity testing. This approach was recommended in the report of last year's HBAI stocktaking review, a copy of which is available in the Library. It has been endorsed by almost all the external analysts consulted.
Disability Allowances
Mr. Ieuan Wyn Jones : To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many applications have been submitted to date for (a) disability working allowance and (b) disability living allowance from claimants in Wales ; and, of these claims, how many have been refused since the introduction of the allowances.
Miss Widdecombe : The administration of disability working allowance and disabilty living allowance are
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matters for Mr. Michael Bichard, the chief executive of the Benefits Agency. He will write to the hon. Member with such information as is available and copies will be placed in the Library and the Public Information Office.Relocation
Mr. Betts : To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what assessment he has made of the number of civil servants in his Department who could be relocated to provincial centres as part of the policy of devolving and decentralising Government Departments.
Miss Widdecombe : There are 662 posts being relocated from the south -east to Leeds over the next year ; the first staff from DSS moved into the new Leeds building, Quarry house, last week. In addition 3,000 new posts will be created outside London in 1993, when Child Support Agency centres are established in Belfast, Birkenhead, Dudley, Falkirk, Hastings and Plymouth.
Disability Tribunals
Mr. Flynn : To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many appeals have been heard by disability appeal tribunals to date ; and if he will provide a breakdown of these by (a) outstanding mobility allowance, (b) outstanding attendance allowance and (c) disability living allowance appeals.
Miss Widdecombe : The administration of disability appeal 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 to obtain this information.
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Benefit Claims
Mr. Flynn : To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many claims for invalidity benefit, sickness benefit, severe disablement allowance and income support were referred to the regional medical services in each month since January 1992 ; how many of these cases resulted in medical examinations ; and what were the outcomes (a) where examinations took place and (b) where they did not.
Miss Widdecombe : The information is not available in the form requested. Such information as is available for these benefits is in the table.
References to the regional medical services cleared during quarter
ending 31 March 1992
|Number
--------------------------------------------------------------------
Incapable of work (without examination) |127,745
Claim terminated before examinationno opinion given |3,571
Failed to attend examination |14,664
Incapable of work (after examination) |51,545
Capable of work (after examination) |9,332
Capable of work within limits (after examination) |14,785
Total number of references cleared |221,642
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Table 1
Unemployment benefit actual rates
Date |Single |With dependent|With dependent
|unemployed |spouse |spouse and two
|person |children
|(£) |(£) |(£)
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November 1979 |18.50 |29.95 |33.35
November 1980 |20.65 |33.40 |35.90
November 1981 |22.50 |36.40 |38.00
November 1982 |25.00 |40.45 |41.05
November 1983 |27.05 |43.75 |44.05
November 1984 |28.45 |46.00 |-
November 1985 |30.45 |49.25 |-
July 1986 |30.80 |49.80 |-
April 1987 |31.45 |50.80 |-
April 1988 |32.75 |52.95 |-
April 1989 |34.70 |56.10 |-
April 1990 |37.35 |60.40 |-
April 1991 |41.40 |66.95 |-
April 1992 |43.10 |69.70 |-
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Table 2
Equivalent value of unemployment benefit at April 1992
Date |Single |With dependent|With dependent
|unemployed |spouse |spouse and two
|person |children
|(£) |(£) |(£)
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November 1979 |42.62 |68.99 |76.83
November 1980 |41.25 |66.72 |71.72
November 1981 |40.14 |64.94 |67.80
November 1982 |41.98 |67.92 |68.93
November 1983 |43.32 |70.07 |70.55
November 1984 |43.42 |70.20 |-
November 1985 |44.06 |71.27 |-
July 1986 |43.84 |70.88 |-
April 1987 |42.88 |69.33 |-
April 1988 |42.97 |69.47 |-
April 1989 |42.14 |68.12 |-
April 1990 |41.44 |67.01 |-
April 1991 |43.17 |69.82 |-
April 1992 |43.10 |69.70 |-
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Table 3
Unemployment benefit as percentage of average earnings
Date |Single |With dependent|With dependent
|unemployed |spouse |spouse and two
|person |children
|per cent. |per cent. |per cent.
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November 1979 |16.21 |26.25 |29.23
November 1980 |15.28 |24.72 |26.57
November 1981 |15.05 |24.35 |25.42
November 1982 |15.57 |25.19 |25.56
November 1983 |15.69 |25.38 |25.55
November 1984 |15.18 |24.55
November 1985 |15.26 |24.69
July 1986 |14.60 |23.61 |-
April 1987 |14.04 |22.70 |-
April 1988 |13.32 |21.54 |-
April 1989 |12.88 |20.82 |-
April 1990 |12.64 |20.43 |-
April 1991 |12.98 |20.99 |-
April 1992 |12.77 |20.65 |-
Notes:
1.Child dependency additions were abolished from 26 November 1984.
2.Average earnings are taken from Gross Adult Males All Occupations (New
Earnings Survey).
3.Over 70 per cent. of those registered unemployed are in receipt of
Income Support.
Unemployment Benefit
Mr. Battle : To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will show the level of unemployment benefit (a) in real terms at 1992 prices and (b) as a percentage of the equivalent average wage for (i) a single unemployed person, (ii) an unemployed person with a dependent spouse and (iii) an unemployed person with a spouse and two children for each year since 1979.
Mr. Burt : The information is in the tables :
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Social Fund
Mr. Frank Field : To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security when he intends to publish the study on the social fund by York university ; and if he will make a statement.
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Miss Widdecombe : I refer the hon. Member to my reply to my hon. Friend the Member for Hertford and Stortford (Mr. Wells) on 8 July at column 224.
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SCOTLAND
Tourism
Mr. Llwyd : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what percentage of the budget of the Scottish tourist board is currently spent outside the United Kingdom on the marketing of Scotland as a tourist location.
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton : In 1991-92, 19.6 per cent. of the Scottish tourist board's gross expenditure was spent on overseas promotion. The estimate for 1992-93 is 20.3 per cent.
Health Service (Consultants)
Mr. Galbraith : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give for each health board the names of the consultants holding a merit award and its grade.
Mr. Stewart : The information requested is of a personal and confidential nature and cannot therefore be made publicly available.
Prison Population
Mr. Sproat : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the prison population in Scotland at the latest available date.
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton : As at Friday 3 July 1992, the prison population in Scotland was 5,294.
Grampian Healthcare
Mr. Robert Hughes : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he has received an application for national health service trust status from Grampian Healthcare ; and if he will say from which date the statutory 90 days consultation period will commence.
Mr. Stewart : I can confirm that an application for NHS trust status has been received from Grampian Healthcare. The Secretary of State intends shortly to instruct Grampian health board to carry out formal consultation on the application on his behalf. The board will decide the date on which the three month consultation period will commence.
Training
Mr. Dewar : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list for each local enterprise company area in Scotland and for Scotland and Great Britain as a whole, for the latest available period, the wages earned by employment training trainees who three months after leaving were (a) in a full-time job, (b) in a part-time job and (c) self employed.
Mr. Lang [holding answer 2 June 1992] : The information requested is not available, in all the categories requested, for individual local enterprise company areas. Data about leavers are obtained through a survey which started in July 1989. Returns from leavers are incomplete ; and information is therefore only available at the level of Scotland and for Great Britain. The survey shows that for trainees leaving the programme between August 1990 and July 1991 and in employment six months afterwards net weekly earnings were as follows :
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percentage
Area |up to |up to |£200 and |prefer not
£100 |£200 |over |to say
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Scotland
Full-time work |26 |47 |13 |15
Part-time work |81 |7 |1 |11
Self-employment |54 |17 |6 |23
Great Britain
Full-time work |24 |53 |10 |14
Part-time work |78 |10 |1 |11
Self-employment |42 |19 |8 |30
Mr. Worthington : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what information he has about the level of private sector financial contributions to government training schemes ; how many youth training places have been offered by the private sector in each of the past five years ; and what has been the average cost to public funds of a youth training place in real and actual terms in each of the past five years.
Mr. Stewart [holding answer 16 June 1992] : Information about the level of private sector financial contributions to Government training schemes in the last five years and about the number of youth training places offered by the private sector from 1987-88 to 1990-91 is not available. The number since April 1991 is not held centrally and can be obtained only at disproportionate cost. However, the youth training leavers survey--to which not all leavers respond-- shows that, in Scotland in 1991- 92, an estimated 61 per cent. of youth training leavers trained with employer-led organisations or other private sector training providers. Information about the average cost to public funds in each of the past five years of a youth training place, in actual terms and at 1992-93 price levels, is available only for Great Britain as a whole and is set out in the table.
Youth Training unit price per annum in Great
Britain for
1987-88 to 1991-92
£
|Actual |At 1992-93
|price levels
----------------------------------------------------
1987-88 |2,600 |3,595
1988-89 |2,527 |3,258
1989-90 |2,620 |3,169
<1>1991-92 |2,732 |2,855
<1> Provisional figure, subject to revision.
A 1991-92 figure for Scotland will be available when checking of the relevant information has been completed and I will write to the hon. Member on that point.
Mr. Worthington : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many people are currently on (a) youth training and (b) employment training in Scotland ; and how many of these training programmes involve work experience with an employer.
Mr. Allan Stewart [holding answer 10 July 1992] : In Scotland, the latest available information indicates that at the end of May 1992 there were 35,206 people on youth training and 16,402 on employment training. The majority of trainees receive work experience as part of their training ; however information about the exact numbers receiving such experience is not held centrally.
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Green Minister
Mr. Simon Hughes : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will outline the priorities for future action of the green Minister in his Department (a) over the next year and (b) over this Parliament ; and if he will make a statement.
Sir Hector Monro [holding answer 10 July 1992] : As the responsible Minister I shall, over the next 12 months, follow-up commitments in the White Paper Cm 1200 "This Common Inheritance" and its successor CM 1655 "The First Year Report". In particular, the Scottish Office will develop an environmental housekeeping strategy for its accommodation and purchasing.
Over the next year and beyond I shall seek to achieve greater integration of environmental concerns into wider policy-making. I shall also continue to ensure that Scotland's environment is further safeguarded through the influence of Scottish Natural Heritage, Historic Scotland and the creation of a Scottish Environment Protection Agency.
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Water Supplies
Mr. Kirkwood : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will state, by region or island water authority, the water supply zones which do not fully comply with the requirements of the EC drinking water directive, stating for each the parameters concerned and expected compliance date in each case ; and if he will make a statement.
Sir Hector Monro : The Water Supply (Water Quality) (Scotland) Regulations 1990 incorporate the requirements of the EC drinking water directive. The zones listed in the table are currently subject to improvement undertakings given by water authorities because one or more of the standards set in the regulations has been infringed in the past. Details of current water quality in individual supply zones are available in public registers maintained by water authorities. In the zones listed, reported results continue to show that, in many cases, breaches of the standard are marginal or infrequent. It is also clear that many of the zones listed are not experiencing difficulty in achieving the standards concerned, and in these cases the undertakings are simply precautionary. In the majority of zones the contravention relates to only one of the 57 standards set.
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Region/Supply Zone |Standards not fully met
|Date for Zone
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Borders
Ale |Aluminium |1998
Cockburnspath |Iron |2005
Earnscleugh |Aluminium |1995
Tweedsmuir |Bact<1><1> |1994
Watch |Iron |2005
West Linton |Trihalomethanes |1993
Central
Alloa |Aluminium, Lead |1997
Ardeonaig |Trihalomethanes |1995
Balquhidder |Trihalomethanes |1995
Boness, Blackness Whitecross |Trihalomethanes |1998
Bonnybridge, Camelon, High Bonnybridge |Aluminium |1995
Bridge of Allan |Aluminium |1995
Cowie, Plean, Airth Stirling (part) |Aluminium |1992
Cumbernauld |Trihalomethanes |1998
Falkirk, Larbert, Carron Stenhousemuir, Skinflats |Aluminium |1997
Kirkintilloch (part), Lenzie |Aluminium, Trihalomethanes |1998
Kirkintilloch-Waterside |Trihalomethanes |1998
Lennoxtown, Milton of Campsie Torrance, Balmore |Trihalomethanes |1998
Dumfries and Galloway
Areeming (Lochenkit) North |Iron, pH, Colour, Manganese, Aluminium, Bact<1><1> |1992
Areeming (Lochenkit) South |Iron, pH, Colour, Manganese Aluminium, Bact<1> |1992
Auchnneel |Aluminium, pH, Trihalomethanes |1995
Black Esk |Aluminium, Bact<1> |1995
Carsphairn |Bact<1> |1992
Castle Douglas |Trihalomethanes |1992
Creetown |Trihalomethanes |1992
Euchan |Aluminium, pH, Bact<1>, Trihalomethanes |1995
Glengap |Trihalomethanes |1992
Glengap/Ringford Borehole |Trihalomethanes |1992
Killylour |Aluminium |1994
Killylour/Terregles Borehole |Aluminium |1994
Lochfoot |pH, Aluminium |1995
Lochinvar |Trihalomethanes |1992
New Abbey |Aluminium, Trihalomethanes |1995
Newton Stewart |Trihalomethanes |1992
Palnure |pH, Trihalomethanes, Bact<1> |1992
Penwhirn |pH, Aluminium, Trihalomethanes |1995
Sanquhar |Trihalomethanes |1992
Winterhope |Aluminium, Bact<1> |1995
Auchterderran |Iron |2008
Buckhaven |Iron |2018
Cleish |Iron |2002
Cowdenbeath |Iron |2001
Dunfermline |Iron |1999
Dunfermline South |Iron |1995
East Neuk |Iron |2003
Falkland |Iron |2017
Fordell |Iron |2007
Glenrothes North |Iron |2014
Glenrothes South |Iron |2017
Kinross |Iron |2017
Kirkcaldy |Iron |2013
Newburgh |Iron |2019
North East Fife |Iron |2007
North Fife |Iron |2003
St. Andrews/Pipeland |Iron |2019
Tayport |Iron |2020
Grampian
Auchengoul |Iron |2010
Buckie |Iron, Aluminium |2010
Cairnbulg |Iron |2010
Forehill (Except Peterhead) |Trihalomethanes |1994
Fraserburgh (Bogensourie) |Aluminium |1993
Fraserburgh/Hillhead |Iron |2010
Glendye |Aluminium |1996
Glenlatterach |Aluminium |1994
Keith (Herricks) |Aluminium |1994
Kennethmont |Iron |2010
Largie (Insch) |Iron |2010
Lossiemouth (High Level) |Aluminium |1994
Peterhead-Forehill |Trihalomethanes |1994
Highland
Achaphubuil |Bact<1> |1997
Acharacle |Bact<1> |1994
Achiltibuie |Iron, Colour, Aluminium Turbidity, Manganese, Bact<1> |1997
Achmelvich |Bact<1> |1995
Achmore |Bact<1> |1995
Achnasheen |Bact<1> |1995
Aird of Sleat |Bact<1> |1997
Altnaharra |Bact<1> |1997
Applecross |Bact<1> |1995
Ardgour |Bact<1> |1995
Ardneaskin |Bact<1> |1997
Ardvasar/Daraich |Bact<1> |1997
Ardvasar/Uisdein |Bact<1> |1997
Armadale |Bact<1> |1997
Arnisdale |Bact<1> |1997
Aultbea |Bact<1> |1994
Badachro |Bact<1> |1994
Badcaul/Dundonnel |Bact<1> |1994
Ballaculish (South) |Bact<1> |1992
Balmacara |Bact<1> |1994
Balnain/Bearnock |Bact<1> |1995
Beasdale |Bact<1> |1997
Bettyhill/Meadie |Bact<1> |1995
Bettyhill/Mor |Bact<1> |1997
Blaich |Bact<1> |1995
Bohuntin |Bact<1> |1997
Bonar Bridge/Ardgay |Iron, pH, Aluminium, Colour, Turbidity, Bact<1> |1996
Bracadale |Iron, Colour, Bact<1> |1995
Braes |Bact<1> |1995
Caithness except Wick |Iron, Aluminium, Manganese |1996
Cannich |Bact<1> |1995
Carbost |Bact<1> |1995
Carnoch/Glencoe |Bact<1> |1994
Corpach |Iron, Colour, Manganese |1998
Corpach/Caol/Loy |Aluminium, Colour, Iron, pH, Turbidity, Manganese |1998
Culrain |Aluminium, Bact<1>, Colour, Iron, pH, Manganese |1997
Diabeg |Bact<1> |1997
Dores |Bact<1> |1997
Dornie |Bact<1> |1994
Dornoch |Aluminium, Colour, Iron, Manganese, Turbidity |1996
Drimnin |Bact<1> |1997
Drumbeg |Bact<1> |1997
Drumfearn |Bact<1> |1997
Durness |Bact<1>, Turbidity |1995
Easter Ross and Black Isle/Assynt |Aluminium, Bact<1>, Colour, Iron, Manganese, Turbidity|1994
Elgol |Bact<1> |1997
Elphin |Bact<1> |1995
Fassfearn |Bact<1>, Colour, Iron, Manganese |1997
Ferness |Bact<1> |1997
Fort Augustus |Bact<1> |1994
Fort William |Colour, Iron |1998
Foyers |Bact<1> |1994
Gairloch |Bact<1> |1992
Garve |Aluminium, Bact<1>, Colour, Iron, Manganese, Turbidity|1995
Glenachulish |Bact<1> |1994
Glendale |Bact<1> |1995
Glenelg |Bact<1> |1995
Glenfinnan |Bact<1> |1995
Glenuig |Bact<1> |1997
Glenurquhart/Allt Coilte |Bact<1> |1994
Glenurquhart/Nam Bat |Turbidity |1998
Golspie, Brora |Aluminium, Colour, Turbidity |1996
Gorthleck |Bact<1> |1994
Grantown on Spey (Dreggie) |Colour, Iron, pH, Turbidity |1995
Harrapool/Broadford |Bact<1>, Colour, Iron, Manganese |1994
Helmsdale Ord |Bact<1> |1992
Helmsdale/Caen |Bact<1> |1992
Inveralligin |Bact<1> |1997
Inverasdale |Bact<1> |1995
Invergarry |Bact<1> |1994
Inverinate |Bact<1> |1997
Inverinate (Forestry) |Bact<1> |1997
Invermoriston Ness |Bact<1> |1995
Inverness/Balmore |Colour, Iron, Manganese Turbidity |1998
Inverness/Oldtown |Colour, Iron, Manganese, Turbidity |1998
Isle of Ornsay |Bact<1> |1995
Kentallen |Turbidity |1992
Kilchoan |Bact<1> |1994
Kilmaluag |Bact<1> |1997
Kilmuir |Bact<1> |1994
Kingussie |Bact<1> |1994
Kinlochewe |Bact<1> |1995
Kinlochleven |Bact<1> |1992
Kishorn |Bact<1> |1997
Kyleakin |Bact<1>, Turbidity |1995
Kylesku |Bact<1> |1997
Laggan Bridge |Bact<1> |1997
Laid |Bact<1> |1997
Laide |Bact<1> |1995
Lairg |Bact<1>, Colour, Iron, Manganese, Turbidity |1992
Letterfearn |Bact<1> |1997
Lochaline |Bact<1> |1994
Lochend |Bact<1> |1997
Lochinver |Bact<1> |1992
Loth, Portgower |Bact<1> |1997
Mellon Udrigle |Bact<1> |1997
Melness |Bact<1> |1995
Melvich, Strathy |Bact<1> |1994
Nairn |Aluminium, Colour, Turbidity |1995
Nedd |Bact<1> |1997
North Erradale |Bact<1> |1997
Onich |Bact<1> |1992
Oykel Bridge |Bact<1> |1997
Penifiler |Bact<1> |1997
Poolewe |Bact<1> |1995
Raasay |Bact<1> |1995
Ratagan |Bact<1> |1997
Rogart Muidhe |Bact<1> |1995
Rogart Upper |Bact<1> |1994
Rosehall/Invercassley |Bact<1>, Colour, Iron, Manganese, Turbidity |1997
Rosemarkie |Bact<1> |1994
Roskhill, Dunvegan |Aluminium, Bact<1> |1992
Roybridge |Bact<1> |1995
Salen |Bact<1> |1997
Sallachy |Bact<1> |1997
Sconser |Bact<1> |1997
Scourie |Bact<1> |1994
Shiel Bridge |Bact<1> |1997
Shieldaig |Bact<1> |1997
Skerray |Bact<1> |1997
Spean Bridge |Bact<1> |1994
Stoer |Bact<1> |1994
Strath Halladale |Bact<1> |1997
Strath Naver |Bact<1> |1997
Strathcarron |Bact<1> |1997
Strathnairn |Aluminium, Colour, Iron Manganese |1994
Strollamus |Bact<1> |1997
Strontian |Bact<1> |1994
Tarscavaig |Bact<1> |1997
Teangue |Bact<1> |1997
Tomich |Bact<1> |1997
Tongue |Bact<1> |1994
Torridon |Bact<1> |1997
Torrin |Bact<1> |1997
Trislaig |Bact<1> |1997
Uig/Glenuig/Earlish |Bact<1> |1994
Uig/Idrigill |Bact<1> |1997
Waternish |Bact<1> |1995
Waterstein |Bact<1> |1997
Wick |Aluminium, Colour, Iron, Nitrite, Manganese, Turbidity|1996
Lothian
Alnwickhill Joppa |Bact<1>, pH |1992
Alnwickhill, Leith |Bact<1>, pH |1992
Alnwickhill, Newington |Bact<1>, pH |1992
Alnwickhill, Portobello |Bact<1>, pH |1992
Balgreen |Aluminium, Bact<1> |1994
Castlehill |Aluminium, Bact<1> |1997
Chalkieside |Aluminium, Bact<1> |1994
Deans |Aluminium, Bact<1>, Trihalomethanes |1998
Dechmont |Trihalomethanes |1998
Dechmont Law |Aluminium, Bact<1>, Trihalomethanes |1998
East Craigs |Trihalomethanes |1998
Fairmilehead Direct |Aluminium, Bact<1> |1997
Fairmilehead Gilmerton |Aluminium, Bact<1> |1997
Firhill Mid |Aluminium, Bact<1> |1997
Firhill North |Aluminium, Bact<1> |1997
Firhill South |Aluminium, Bact<1> |1997
Firhill West |Aluminium, Bact<1> |1997
Fountainhall |Aluminium, Bact<1>, pH |1995
Garleton |Aluminium, Bact<1> |1995
Harburnhead |Bact<1> |1993
Harlaw/Marchbank |Bact<1> |1993
Hillend |Aluminium, Bact<1> |1997
Hopes |Aluminium |1995
Kingslaw |Aluminium, Bact<1> |1994
Kinleith |Bact<1> |1993
Latch |Bact<1> |1993
Pateshill Direct |Aluminium, Bact<1> |1994
Pateshill District |Aluminium, Bact<1> |1994
Pateshill Longridge |Aluminium, Bact<1> |1994
Preston |Trihalomethanes |1998
Stobshiel |Aluminium, pH |1995
Torduff |Bact<1>, pH |1993
Traprain |Aluminium, Bact<1>, |1995
Waterston |Aluminium, Bact<1> Trihalomethanes |1998
West Mains |Aluminium, Bact<1> |1994
Whittinghame |Aluminium, Bact<1> |1994
Orkney
Mainland North and West |Aluminium |1997
Mainland South and East |Aluminium |1994
Mainland, Kirkwall |Aluminium |1996
Sanday |Aluminium |1995
Westray |Aluminium |1994
Shetland
Aith |Aluminium |1995
Burra Isle |Aluminium |1993
Gulberwick and Quarff |Aluminium |1995
Reawick and Skeld |Aluminium |1997
Sandness |Aluminium |1996
Sandwick |Manganese |1994
Walls |Aluminium |1996
Whalesay |Aluminium |1996
Strathclyde
Airdrie (South), Calderbank, Coatbridge (South) |Trihalomethanes |1998
Alexandria, Bonhill, Renton, Balloch (Leven Valley) |Trihalomethanes |1999
Ardeer |Aluminium Lead |1993
Ardrishaig, Lochgilphead |Aluminium Lead |1995
Ardrossan and Environs |Aluminium |1992
Ayr |Aluminium |1993
Baillieston |Trihalomethanes |1998
Bearsden, Faifley, Yoker, Clydebank |Aluminium |1996
Bellshill, Mossend and Holytown |Trihalomethanes |1998
Blackwaterfoot, Shiskine, Machrie |Trihalomethanes |2002
Bowling, Bonhill, Old Kilpatrick |Trihalomethanes |1998
Bowmore, Port Ellen (Islay) |Aluminium |1993
Brodick |Trihalomethanes |2000
Caldercruix and Plains |Trihalomethanes |1998
Campbeltown |Aluminium |1994
Carradale |Aluminium |1992
Catacol |Trihalomethanes |1997
Clachan |Aluminium |1994
Coatbridge |Trihalomethanes |1998
Craighouse (Jura) |Trihalomethanes |1999
Croofur, Newton Mearns |Aluminium |1995
Darvel Valley |Aluminium, Trihalomethanes |1993
Dervaig |Trihalomethanes |1994
Dumbarton Town |Aluminium, Trihalomethanes |1998
Furnace, Minard |Aluminium |1994
Garelochhead, Rhu, Rosneath |Trihalomethanes |2003
Girvan and Environs (South) |Aluminium, Trihalomethanes |1994
Girvan and Environs (North) |Aluminium, Lead |1993
Greenock Town |Aluminium, Trihalomethanes |1996
Holyloch, Kilmun, Inellen and Dunoon and Environs |Aluminium |1993
Inverary, Bridge of Douglas |Aluminium |1994
Inverclyde West |Aluminium, Trihalomethanes |1996
Irvine |Aluminium, Lead |1993
Kilbirnie (North) |Aluminium, Trihalomethanes |1992
Kilmarnock (North) |Aluminium, Trihalomethanes |1993
Kilmarnock (South) |Aluminium, Lead |1993
Kilmaurs |Aluminium, Trihalomethanes |1993
Kilmelford |Trihalomethanes |1993
Kilmory (Legg) Sliddery |Trihalomethanes |1998
Lamlash |Trihalomethanes |1996
Lenzie, Millerston, Muirhead and Stepps |Trihalomethanes |1998
Motherwell (Loch Lomond Supply) |Trihalomethanes |1998
Muirkirk |Trihalomethanes |2001
Neilston/Uplawmoor |Aluminium |1996
Newarthill (East) |Trihalomethanes |1998
Paisley (North) |Trihalomethanes |1998
Paisley (Town) |Aluminium, Trihalomethanes |1994
Pirnmill |Trihalomethanes |1997
Prestwick |Aluminium, Lead |1993
Renfrew East, Clarkston, Giffnock, North Mearns area |Aluminium |1995
Renfrewshire South |Aluminium |1994
Renfrewshire West |Trihalomethanes |1998
Ross of Mull |Trihalomethanes |1994
Rothesay |Aluminium |1994
Saddell |Trihalomethanes |1998
Saltcoats and Stevenston |Aluminium, Lead |1993
Skelmorlie |Aluminium, Trihalomethanes |1995
Stewarton and Environs |Aluminium, Trihalomethanes |1993
Strachur |Aluminium |1995
Tarbert |Aluminium |1994
Tayinloan |Trihalomethanes |1999
Tayvallich |Trihalomethanes |2000
Tobermory |Aluminium |1993
Troon, Dundonald (Kilwinning) |Aluminium, Lead |1993
Whitehouse |Trihalomethanes
Western Isles
Leverburgh |Lead |1997
Northton |Lead |1997
Rodel |Lead |1997
<1> "Bact"- microbiological parameters.
Note: "Compliance dates" are latest dates by which all parameters in zones will comply. Individual parameters may comply earlier.
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Hospitals (Tertiary Referrals)
Mr. Morgan : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what provision is made for the enumeration of tertiary referrals in hospital (a) in-patient and (b) out-patient treatment as separate consultant episodes ; from what date this was done and what arrangements were made for reference back to fund-holding general practitioners for renewed authorisation ; if he will estimate the impact of the change in recording and enumeration methods on achieving consistent time-series statistics on numbers of cash treated in hospital ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Stewart [holding answer 10 July 1992] : Provision for the recording of information on in-patient tertiary referrals is included in the SMR 1 scheme which was introduced in 1961. The scheme, which records the information by consultant episode, has identified the referring general practitioner practice number since1 January 1991.
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Tertiary referrals to out-patient departments are separately identified on the SMR 0 return which was introduced on 1 April 1991. The return identifies the referring general practitioner practice number.It is for individual health boards or trusts to consider what arrangements shall be introduced for reference back to fund holding general practitioners for renewed authorisation.
There have been no recent changes to the data collection methods which have affected the consistency of time-series on the number of cases treated in hospitals.
Multiple Births
Mr. Wigley : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give the total numbers of (a) sets of (i) twins,(ii) triplets, (iii) quadruplets, (iv) quintuplets and (v) sextuplets born in Scotland in each year from 1980 to 1991, (b) maternities in Scotland in each year and (c) multiple births of each type in each year which were conceived as a result of (1) IVF, (2) GIFT and (3) other forms of assisted conception.
Mr. Stewart : The information is as follows :
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|Settlement |Non-Settlement
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Islamabad |12 weeks |4 weeks
Karachi |8 weeks |4 weeks
Dhaka |12 weeks |12 weeks
New Delhi |12 weeks |4 weeks
Bombay |8 weeks |4 weeks
Madras |12 weeks |4 weeks
Calcutta |4 weeks |4 weeks
Information on the number of multiple births in Scotland attributed to assisted reproduction is not available. Some information on these matters is published in the first annual report of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority, and in earlier annual reports of the interim licensing authority, copies of which are available in the Library.
NATIONAL HERITAGE Sporting Attainment Mr. Simon Hughes : To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage what proposals he has for improving levels of sporting attainment among young people in inner cities.
Mr. Key : We want to encourage young people to higher levels of sporting achievement both in inner city areas and elsewhere. The Sports Council promotes good practice and partnerships in the inner cities by supporting a range of local initiatives. I am greatly encouraged that the 1993-94 city challenge bids contain significant proposals for improving sports provision.
English Heritage Mr. Tipping : To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage what discussions he has held with the chairman of English Heritage about the proposed move to Nottingham.
Mr. Key : My right hon. and learned Friend and I discussed the proposed move with the chairman in May.
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Sports Participation
Mr. Congdon : To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage what survey his Department has carried out of the proportion of adults in the United Kingdom regularly participating in sporting activities.
Mr. Duncan : To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage what study his Department has carried out of the proportion of adults in the United Kingdom regularly participating in sporting activities.
Mr. Key : My Department pays for the inclusion on a three-year cycle of questions in general household survey relating to participation in sport. These questions will next appear in the 1993-94 survey. In addition the Sports Council, which is funded by my Department, was a joint sponsor of the Allied Dunbar national fitness survey the results of which were published on 15 June.
European Festival of Arts
18. Mr. Rowe : To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage if he will outline his plans for the European festival of arts taking place during the British presidency of the EC.
24. Mr. Dykes : To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage if he will outline his plans for the European festival of arts taking place during the British presidency of the EC.
Mr. Mellor : I have sent each hon. Member a personal copy of the programme for the European arts festival, which contains details of more than 600 events across the United Kingdom.
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In addition, a schools and youth programme is being prepared for publication for the start of the autumn school term. This will include special workshops, visits to exhibitions and performances, competitions for special curriculum awards and a wide range of topic and project work. More than 2,000 schools have so far expressed interest in taking part. I shall send hon. Members a copy when it is available.Ms. Walley : To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage what consultation was undertaken to determine the programme for the European arts festival.
Mr. Mellor : The Festival Director, John Drummond CBE, has consulted extensively in preparing the programme for the European arts festival, including the four arts councils, the regional arts boards, the Museums and Galleries Commission and a large number of arts organisations and others. He has also been supported by a widely based festival committee. In addition, all primary and secondary schools have been invited to participate in the education and youth programme.
Ms. Walley : To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage what consideration was given to the scheduling of more than one event in the European arts festival for North Staffordshire ; and if he will make it his policy to consult Staffordshire county council and the Stoke on Trent city council twinning officer to ensure that youth events and events in schools are scheduled for Stoke on Trent, North constituency.
Mr. Mellor : The festival programme has very wide coverage. North Staffordshire is one of 250 locations attracting 600 events. Two thousand primary and secondary schools are also involved in the education and youth programme. The festival organisers have been in touch with all local education authorities in the United Kingdom.
Tourism
20. Mr. Janner : To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage whether he will take steps to encourage the flow of tourists to Leicestershire.
Mr. Key : Nearly half the Government's grant in aid to the English tourist board is devolved, under contract, to help the developmental and promotional work of the regional tourist boards. The East Midlands tourist board, which covers Leicestershire, will this year receive over £400,000 from the ETB. That is a more than 12 per cent. increase over 1991-92.
25. Mr. French : To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage what steps the Government are taking to encourage a wider regional spread of tourism.
Mr. Mellor : It has always been the policy of this Government to encourage the widest possible geographical spread of tourism. This is reflected in the policies and activities of the British Tourist Authority and the English tourist board. Nearly half of the English tourist board's grant-in-aid received from my Department goes to support the work of the regional tourist boards. This year these boards will receive a total of £6.89 million--double the sum of only three years ago.
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BBC
21. Mr. Grocott : To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage what plans he has to meet the chairman of the British Broadcasting Corporation to discuss the method of appointment of the director general.
Mr. Mellor : None. This is a matter for the BBC governors.
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