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Numbers of staff by grade in the Agency
|1991-92 |1992-93
|Staff in post (March|Complement
|1992)
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Grade 3 |1 |1
Grade 5 |5 |5
Grade 6 |7 |7
Grade 7 |26.5 |26.5
SEO |20.5 |22
SPTO |21 |25
STTO |9 |9
HEO |25.5 |28.5
HPTO |18 |22
HTTO |36 |40
Investigation officer |2 |2
Librarian |1 |1
Graduate trainee engineer |6 |5
ATTO |27 |30
EO |42 |46
SPS |1 |1
Typing manager |1 |1
TTO |113 |116
AO |53.5 |56
PS |36.5 |36.5
Support grade band 1 |4 |4
Support manager 3 |1 |1
T/TTO |4 |3
AA |46 |48
Typist |6.5 |6.5
Process and general
supervisory |1 |1
Support grade band 2 |12 |12
|------- |-------
|527 |556
Please note that while the left-hand column above lists staff actually in post at the end of March 1992, the right-hand column shows our "complement" for 1992-93. At any one time the number of staff in post is likely to be less than complement due to natural turnover. The latest figure available to me is that as at 30 September 1992 we had 530 staff in post.
Staff costs
In the time available I am able to give you only aggregated staff cost figures. They are as follows :
|1991-92 |1992-93
|Actual spend|Forecast
|£ |£
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Salary and wages |9,809,336 |11,127,570
ERNIC |753,971 |795,560
Superannuation |1,643,501 |1,845,362
|----- |-----
|12,206,808 |13,768,492
Letter from Mike Hoddinott to Mr. Martin Redmond, dated 3 November 1992 :
In response to your recent Parliamentary Question to the President of the Board of Trade regarding numbers of staff and costs within Executive Agencies, the information in respect of Accounts Services Agency is as follows :
Staff Grade Numbers
|1991-92|1992-93
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Grade 5 |1 |1
Grade 7 |2 |4
Senior Executive Officer |4 |4"
Higher Executive Officer |9" |11"
Executive Officer |16" |15
Administrative Officer |38 |33"
Administrative Assistant |15 |10
Personal Secretary |1 |1
Typist |2 |1
Support Grade Band 2 |2" |3
|-------|-------
Total |91" |84"
The above figures relate to the average number of substantive staff in post for each year. The total cost of their remuneration, including superannuation contributions, was £1.4 million in 1991-92 and is expected to remain at the same level in the current year.
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Letter from W. Edgar to Mr. Martin Redmond, dated 30 October 1992 :I would refer to your Parliamentary Question dated 27 October to the President of the Board of Trade requesting that he list by grade the numbers of staff and their costs for 1991/92 and the estimated figures for 1992/93 for each Executive Agency for which he is responsible.
As the Chief Executive of NEL I provide the information requested in the schedule attached. I trust you will find this information to be satisfactory for your purposes.
Schedule
Numbers of staff by grade
Grade |1991-92 |1992-93
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G3 |1 |1
G4 |1 |1
G5 |4 |4
G6 |6 |6
G7 |56 |56
Senior Scientific Officer |56 |54
Higher Scientific Officer |55.5 |55.5
Scientific Officer |22 |22
Assistant Scientific Officer |10.5 |10.5
Senior Professional and Technology
Officer |3 |3
Higher Professional and Technology
Officer |10 |10
Professional and Technology Officer |15 |15
Technical Grade 1 |7 |7
Higher Graphics Officer |1 |1
Graphics Officer |1 |1
Assistant Librarian |1 |1
Chief Photographer |1 |1
Principal Photographer |2 |1
Senior Photographer |1 |1
Support Manager 3 |1 |1
Support Grade Band 1 |6 |9
Senior Executive Officer |1 |1
Higher Executive Officer |3 |4
Executive Officer |7.5 |6.5
Administrative Officer |23 |23
Administrative Assistant |2 |2
Stores Officer Grade D |1 |1
Senior Personal Secretary |1 |1
Personal Secretary |4 |4
Typing Manager |1 |1
Typist |13 |12
Craftsman |41 |43
Apprentice |7 |7
Experimental Worker |16 |12
Storeman |4 |2
Messenger |3 |0
|--- |---
Total No. |388.5 |380.5
|--- |---
Staff Cost |£8,217k |<1>£8,919k
<1> Estimate.
Letter from R. D. Worswick to Mr. Martin Redmond, dated 3 November 1992 :
PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION 137 : 27 OCTOBER 1992 To ask the President of the Board of Trade, if he will list by grade the numbers of staff and their cost for 1991-92 and the estimated figures for 1992-93, for each executive agency for which he is responsible.
The Laboratory of the Government Chemist is an Executive Agency within the Department of Trade and Industry and in 1991-92 employed 353 staff of which 271 were scientific grades and the remaining 82 were administrative support staff. The cost of salaries including ERNIC and superannuation came to £7,346,000. Details of staff numbers and cost by grade are shown on the attached annex.
The estimated figures for 1992-93 are as follows :
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360 staff, of which 284 are scientific grades, and 76 administrative support staff. Total pay costs are estimated to be £7.9 million.I hope this information is of help.
Annex
Grade |Number of staff |Total salaries by|Other payroll
|grade |expenses
|£k
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G3 |1 |57
5 |3 |104
6 |7 |269
7 |26 |716
SEO |2 |45
HEO |4 |72
EO |8 |118
AO |31 |335
AA |4 |26
TYP |3 |28
PS |6 |72
A.LIB |1 |15
SGB 1 |5 |47
SGB 2 |14 |111
SPTO/SSO |44 |1,050
HPTO |2 |64
PTO |3 |65
SSO |0 |0
HSO |68 |1,033
SO |62 |969
ASO |59 |603
|--- |--- |---
Total |353 |5,799 |5,799
Casuals |143
ERNIC |436
Superannuation 968
|---
Grand total |7,346
Letter from Dr. P. B. Clapham to Mr. Martin Redmond, dated 2 November 1992.
I am writing in response to your Parliamentary Question addressed to the President of the Board of Trade requesting details of staff numbers and costs for each Executive Agency. I have been asked to respond concerning my own Agency, the National Physical Laboratory. For 1991-92 the average number of staff was 826, and for 1992-93 it is expected that the average number will be a little under 800. The numbers in each grade are shown in the enclosed list.
The pay costs of these staff are as follows :
£'000 |1991-92
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Salaries and wages |16,195
Employers' National Insurance Contributions |1,202
Superannuation |2,680
|----
Total |20,077
The forecast total for 1992-93 is about £20.5 million.
National Physical Laboratory Executive Agency
Average number of staff in post 1991-92
Grade |Number
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Grade 3 |1
Grade 4 |1
Grade 5 |12
Grade 6 |40
Grade 7 |116
Senior Executive Officer |2
Senior Professional and Technology Officer |15
Senior Scientific Officer |117
Senior Information Officer |1
Senior Librarian |1
Senior Photographic Officer |1
Higher Executive Officer |5
Higher Professional and Technology Officer |8
Higher Scientific Officer |128
Librarian |1
Higher Graphics Officer |1
Executive Officer |19
Professional and Technology Officer |7
Scientific Officer |84
Support Manager 2 |1
Typing Manager |1
Senior Personal Secretary |1
Assistant Librarian |1
Graphics Officer |1
Graphics Technical Grade |1
Higher Photographic Officer |1
Process and General Supervisory Grade C |2
Administrative Officer |62
Assistant Scientific Officer |50
Technical Grade 1 |4
Personal Secretary |13
Photographic Officer |2
Support Grade Band 1 |5
Administrative Assistant |10
Typist |17
Support Grade Band 2 |3
|-------
Total non-industrial staff |735
Craftsman |28
Apprentice craftsman |12
Storeman |10
Experimental Worker |22
Driver |1
Messenger |12
Labourer |5
Cleaner |1
|-------
Total industrial staff |91
|-------
Total staff |826
Letter from Peter Joyce to Mr. Martin Redmond, dated 3 November 1992 :
I have been asked, as Chief Executive of The Insolvency Service, to let you have a substantive reply to the Parliamentary Question which you tabled on 27 October 1992 asking for details of staff employed in the Agency. I attach a breakdown by grade of staff numbers and costs for 1991-92 and 1992 -93.
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The Insolvency Service executive agency-staffing
Grade |Number in post on 31|Cost 1991-92 |Allocation 1992-93 |Forecast cost
|March 1992 |1992-93
|£ |£
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Administrative
G3 (Chief Executive) |1.0 |55,182 |1.0 |60,467
G4 (DIG) |2.0 |100,216 |2.0 |105,978
G5<1> |1.0 |31,071 |2.0 |87,994
G7 |3.0 |97,762 |3.0 |103,773
SEO<1> |7.5 |186,639 |8.0 |227,225
HEO<1> |17.5 |334,886 |17.5 |397,986
EO<1> |112.5 |1,775,083 |124.5 |1,863,949
AO<1> |407.5 |4,306,187 |394.5 |4,698,989
AA<1> |164.5 |1,123,064 |162.0 |1,228,782
|--- |----- |--- |-----
Sub Total |716.5 |8,010,090 |714.5 |8,775,142
Technical
HPTO |1.0 |8,176 |1.0 |25,132
PTO |0.0 |0 |1.0 |25,075
|-- |--- |-- |---
Sub Total |1.0 |8,176 |2.0 |50,207
Insolvency Grades
Grade A |10.0 |439,424 |10.0 |466,132
Grade B |50.0 |1,797,725 |52.0 |2,005,343
Grade C<1> |106.0 |3,121,071 |104.5 |3,292,220
Grade D<1> |280.0 |6,410,781 |278.0 |6,751,898
Grade E<1> |144.0 |1,807,173 |142.5 |2,041,269
|--- |----- |--- |-----
Sub Total |590.0 |13,576,174 |587.0 |14,556,862
Personal Secretary/Typing
Personal Secretary<1> |13.0 |217,593 |15.0 |254,109
Chief typing manager |2.0 |30,237 |2.0 |46,085
Typing manager<1> |18.0 |266,849 |15.5 |277,535
Typist<1> |156.5 |1,811,978 |159.5 |1,956,907
|--- |----- |--- |-----
Sub Total |189.5 |2,326,657 |192.0 |2,534,637
Support
SM3 |1.0 |28,010 |1.0 |15,347
SGB1 |4.0 |54,560 |6.0 |69,277
SGB2<1> |45.0 |435,366 |44.5 |470,528
|-- |---- |-- |----
Sub Total |50.0 |517,936 |51.5 |555,153
Permanent Staff Totals |1,547.0 |24,439,032 |1,547.0 |26,472,000
Casual staff |149.0 |752,000 |138.0 |1,960,000
Overtime |143,000 |220,000
|--- |----- |--- |-----
Grand Total |1,696.0 |25,334,032 |1,685.0 |28,652,000
Note:
1. Costs are based on salaries costs, including ERNIC but not notional superannuation.
2.<1> Includes part time staff who are counted as half.
3. In addition special bonuses totalling £46,850 were paid to 321 staff in 1991-92.
4.Staff figures shown for 1991-92 are for staff in post on 31 March 1992. Actual man years worked in 1991-92 were 1,500 permanent
staff and 85 casual staff.
Letter from D. Cormack to Mr. Martin Redmond, dated 2 November 1992 :
House of Commons Parliamentary Question 137 Mr. Martin Redmond (Don Valley) : To ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will list by grade the numbers of staff and their cost for 1991-92 and the estimated figures for 1992-93, for each executive agency for which he is responsible.
In response to your question to the President of the Board of Trade, I attach this Agency's figures for the periods in question.
Staff numbers by grade and costs for 1991-92
Grade |Average in post|Cost £K
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Non industrial
Grade 3 |1 |53
Grade 5 |3 |162
Grade 6 |8 |316
Grade 7 |31 |986
Senior Executive Officer |1 |22
Higher Executive Officer |1" |42
Executive Officer |6 |89
Administrative Officer |18 |187
Administrative Assistant |6 |55
Information Officer |1 |18
Assistant Information Officer |2 |27
Higher Professional and Technical Officer |2 |39
Professional and Technical Officer |2 |30
Process and General Supervisory Grade E |" |3
Senior Scientific Officer |55 |1,175
Higher Scientific Officer |51 |1,047
Scientific Officer |32" |480
Assistant Scientific Officer |26 |264
Librarian |2 |40
Assistant Librarian |1 |13
Senior Personal Secretary |1 |15
Personal Secretary |8" |112
Typing Manager |1 |15
Typist |5" |59
Support Grade Band 1 |3" |37
Principal Photographer |" |12
Senior Photographer |1 |16
Technical Grade 1 |1 |7
|----- |-----
Non Industrial Sub-Total |272" |5,321
|----- |-----
Industrial |38" |369
Casuals |13 |107
Overtime |- |135
Bonuses |- |1
Superannuation |- |892
|----- |-----
Total |324 |6,825
Notes: 1. Costs by grade include salary and ERNIC.
2. Superannuation costs are 17 per cent. for non-industrial staff and 16 per cent. for
industrials.
Letter from P. Hartnack to Mr. Martin Redmond, dated 30 October 1992 :
I am responding for the Patent Office to your Parliamentary Question about the number of staff and their cost for 1991-92 and the estimated figures for 1992-93.
The Patent Office relocated from Central London to Newport, Gwent in 1991. The relocation was largely complete by December 1991 but in the course of the year staff numbers fluctuated because of the need to maintain our output in two locations for a period of about nine months. In the course of the year we also reduced the number of IT consultants employed by the Office, following the introduction of a new computer system.
Because of the wide variations in staff in post in 1991-92 it would be difficult to compute averages for the year broken down by grade. The attached table has therefore been prepared in response to your question showing actual numbers of staff in post on 31 March 1992, and our total staff costs for the financial year 1991-92, with corresponding estimates for the current financial year. The cost figures cover salaries, employers related national insurance contributions, overtime and the accruing superannuation liability charge.
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Patent Office staff 1991-92 and 1992-93
1991-92 1992-93
Grade |Staff numbers at 31|1991-92 costs £k |Estimated staff |1992-93 costs £k
|March 1992 |numbers at 31 March
|1993
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Comptroller |1.0 |66 |1.0 |75
Assistant Comptroller |2.0) |2.0)
Grade 4 |1.0) |1.0)
Grade 5 |2.0) |582 |2.0) |610
Grade 6 |6.0) |6.0)
Superintending Examiner |8.0 |491 |8.0 |498
Principal Examiner |30.0 |1,706 |29.0 |1,604
Senior Examiner |181.0 |8,877 |173.0 |8,287
Examiner |32.0 |586 |38.0 |672
Grade 7 |8.0 |294 |8.0 |290
Senior Executive Officer |27.5 |784 |29.5 |888
Higher Executive Office |57.5 |1,352 |59.5 |1,374
Executive Officer |182.0 |3,179 |177.5 |3,109
Admin Officer |247.5 |3,076 |250.0 |3,220
Admin Assistant |177.5 |1,734 |179.5 |1,675
Personal Secretary |9.5 |152 |10.0 |184
Typing Manager |1.0) |2.0)
Typist |28.5) |448 |27.5) |439
Support Manager |1.0) |1.0)
Support Grade 1 |9.0) |209 |9.0) |191
Support Grade 2 |56.0 |828 |60.5 |665
IT Consultants |25.0 |3,499 |20.0 |1,475
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Total |1,093.0 |27,863 |1,094.0 |25,256
Letter from Jon Cowdock to Mr. Martin Redmond, dated 30 October 1992 :
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My Chief Executive has been asked to respond to you directly with the information you requested in Parliamentary Question 137, tabled on 27 October. I am responding in his absence.The details of NWML grades, numbers and costs that you request are set out in the attached table. I hope that this information meets your requirements.
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Staff and Costs-by grade-National Weights and Measures Laboratory
Grade |1991-92 Staff in |1991-92 Pay costs|1992-93 Staff in |1992-93 Pay costs
|post |post
|£ |£
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Grade 5 |1 |44,212 |1 |45,980
Grade 7 |5 |151,033 |5 |157,075
Senior Executive Officer |0.5 |11,760 |1 |24,462
Higher Executive Officer |2 |41,798 |2 |43,470
Executive Officer |2 |29,115 |2 |30,280
Administrative Officer |4 |47,195 |4 |49,083
Administrative Assistant |1 |10,295 |1 |10,706
Administrative Assistant-Part time |4 |24,048 |4 |25,010
Senior Professional Technical Officer |7 |205,858 |7 |214,092
Higher Professional Technical Officer |8 |148,823 |8 |154,775
Professional Technical Officer |4 |66,433 |4 |69,090
Senior Scientific Officer |1 |23,284 |1 |24,219
Higher Scientific Officer |1 |18,199 |2 |34,760
Scientific Officer |3 |45,900 |2.5 |39,780
Personal Secretary |1 |13,290 |1 |13,821
Typist-Part time |3 |22,713 |3 |23,622
Technical Grade I |2 |24,172 |2 |25,138
Sandwich Student |1 |3,562 |- |-
Vacation Student |1 |985 |3 |4,000
|----- |-----
Total |932,675 |989,363
Letter from D. Durham to Mr. Martin Redmond dated 2 November 1992 :
You recently put down a Parliamentary Question to the President of the Board of Trade asking him to list by grade the numbers of staff and their cost for 1991-92 and the estimated figures for 1992-93, for each executive agency for which he is responsible.
The information you have requested is set out on the attached Schedule.
Staff numbers by grade full-time equivalent
Grades |Average 1991-92|Estimated 1993
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G4 |1.0 |1.0
G5 |3.0 |2.0
G6 |1.0 |3.0
G7 |9.5 |9.1
SEO |17.0 |17.0
HEO |60.2 |55.8
EO |137.1 |117.2
AO |362.3 |324.6
AA |205.1 |183.2
SPS |1.0 |1.0
TM |1.5 |1.0
PS |4.0 |5.0
TYP |19.1 |19.5
SM2 |4.0 |3.0
SM3 |16.5 |17.0
SG1 |61.75 |51.4
SG2 |278.6 |263.4
|--- |---
Total |1,182.6 |1,074.2
Staff costs
£000
|1991-92 |Estimated 1992-93
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Total |15,570 |14,713
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Fact-finding Visits
Mr. Redmond : To ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will list the fact-finding visits made in the last 12 months by the chief executive of each executive agency for which he is responsible ; and what where the findings resulting from each visit.
Mr. Eggar : Responsibility for the subject of the question has been delegated to the chief executives of the 10 agencies for which my Department is responsible. I have therefore asked Mr. Mike Hoddinott, Accounts Services Agency ; Mr. David Durham, Companies House ; Mr. Peter Joyce, Insolvency Service ; Dr. Richard Worswick, Laboratory of the Government Chemist ; Mr. William Edgar, National Engineering Laboratory ; Dr. Peter Clapham, National Physical Laboratory ; Dr. Seton Bennett, National Weights and Measures Laboratory ; Mr. Paul Hartnack, Patent Office ; Mr. John Michell, Radiocommunications Agency ; and Dr. Doug Cormack, Warren Spring Laboratory, to arrange for replies to be given.
Letter from D. Durham to Mr. Martin Redmond, dated 28 October 1992 :
You recently put down a Parliamentary Question to the President of the Board of Trade asking him to list, fact finding visits made in the last 12 months by the chief executive of each executive agency ; and what were the findings resulting from each visit. Following the answer given by Mr. Eggar, I am replying in respect of Companies House.
I visited the United States and Canada in late April, early May 1992. The visit was aimed at improving my understanding of quality management and image technology.
I visited the US Patents Office in Washington, the United Services Automobile Association (a major insurer) in San Antonio and the Province of Ontario's Ministry of Consumer and Commercial relations in Toronto and Thunder Bay. All three organisations use image technology and have pioneered its use in different ways. Although Companies House had decided recently not to continue with its own image project, it is still a longer- term possibility to replace our microfiche system. I gained a valuable insight into the use of image technology, both its problems and its benefits.
The USAA has a world-wide reputation for quality and it conducts monthly seminars to pass on this knowledge to other organisations wishing to improve their quality management. Companies House were at that time in the middle of their own total quality management programme and attendance at the seminar provided a valuable insight into how improvement could be brought about. Much was also learned about the USAA's introduction and use of image technology. Letter from M. J. Michell to Mr. Martin Redmond, dated 28 October 1992 :
You have recently tabled two Parliamentary Questions to the President of the Board of Trade, concerning papers published and fact finding visits by the Chief Executives of DTI Agencies. The President has asked me to write to you on these matters in relation to the Radiocommunications Agency.
I have not myself published any papers since this Agency was established in 1990. However the Agency as such has published a large number of technical papers, reports and so forth. I am not sure this kind of publication is what you had in mind in your Question but I have enclosed details of publications over the past 12 months should these be of interest. I am also enclosing a copy of the Agency's latest annual report.
In the last twelve months I have not made any fact finding visits as such. During the course of my work I have visited a number of UK companies to discuss matters of business, as well as visiting different Agency establishments. I have made one overseas visit to Australia and New Zealand, to discuss with the authorities there certain radical changes in radio
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spectrum management policy they have introduced or are in course of introducing, in order that I may better advise Ministers on future policy in this country. As you may know, the Government has announced its intention of issuing a consultative document on future radio spectrum management in due course.I hope this is helpful.
Letter from M. Hoddinott to Mr. Martin Redmond, dated 30 October 1992 :
In response to your recent Parliamentary Question to the President of the Board of Trade, I have been asked to advise you of fact finding visits I have made in the last twelve months as Chief Executive of Accounts Services Agency.
I have made no such visits. Visits have been made to colleagues in DTI and other Government Departments to discuss the delivery of the Agency's services and management or similar issues.
Letter from W. Edgar to Mr. Martin Redmond, dated 27 October 1992 :
I would refer to your Parliamentary Question tabled on 22 October to the President to the Board of Trade asking that he produce a list of the fact finding visits made in the last 12 months by the Chief Executive of each Agency for which he is responsible and that he identify the findings resulting from each visit.
As the Chief Executive of NEL I can confirm to you that I have not made any purely fact finding visits in the last 12 months. All my trips outside the office are, in the interests of maintaining a cost effective operation, of the multi-purpose variety whereby I visit clients, make presentations on NEL's capability, attend meetings with partners in various joint ventures and also include a host of other activities. Where fact finding/market research initiatives are required these are normally carried out and coordinated by the marketing department or operating divisions and are normally combined with a number of other tasks carried out simultaneously.
Letter from Dr. P. B. Clapham to Mr. Martin Redmond, dated 27 October 1992 :
I am writing in response to your Parliamentary Question addressed to the President of the Board of Trade requesting a list of fact finding visits made in the last 12 months by Agency Chief Executives. I have been asked to respond concerning my own Agency, the National Physical Laboratory.
I have not made any fact finding visits in the usual sense of the phrase. I have, however, attended two meetings in the last 12 months concerned with increasing the level of European collaboration within the sphere of the Agency's interests--primarily measurement standards. These discussions are on-going', so there are no specific findings to report. The final outcome will depend in part on the priorities placed on measurement and testing in the European Community's Fourth Framework Programme.
Letter from R. D. Worswick to Mr. Martin Redmond, dated 28 October 1992 :
I am writing to you in reply to your PQ about fact finding visits" made by the Chief Executives of the Department's Agencies. Since my appointment as Chief Executive of LGC in May 1991 I have visited several organisations in the UK and Europe concerned directly or indirectly with the work of the Laboratory.
Further afield I led a high level mission on analytical instruments to Japan last year. I also visited the National Institute of Science and Technology in the United States.
I hope this is helpful.
Letter from P. Joyce to Mr. Martin Redmond, dated 28 October 1992 :
As Chief Executive of The Insolvency Service, I have been asked to let you have a substantive response to the
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Parliamentary Question (No. 125) which you tabled on 22 October 1992. This concerned fact finding' visits made by Chief Executives of Agencies.The Insolvency Service has 36 offices throughout England and Wales, principally Official Receivers' offices, together with one in Edinburgh. I and my senior management colleagues will between us hope to visit all these offices in the course of any 12 months. These are not fact finding visits as such but rather the means by which I and my colleagues can keep in touch with what is going on at a local level. I and my senior colleagues also visit Insolvency Practitioners from time to time, which enables us to take the views of the insolvency profession on the practical application of insolvency law.
Letter from D. Cormack to Mr. Martin Redmond, dated 26 October 1992 :
Warren Spring Laboratory is a non-monopoly supplier of scientific and technical services to government and other customers, who themselves operate competitive tendering. We therefore only do what we can recover the costs of through contracts.
I have not been contracted to take part in any fact finding visits and consequently have not been involved in any, although I am aware that fact finding missions to foreign countries are from time to time organised by the relevant divisions of the Department of Trade and Industry.
Letter from P. R. S. Hartnack to Mr. Martin Redmond, dated 27 October 1992 :
I am writing in response to your Parliamentary Question number 125 of 22 October 1992 about fact finding visits. I have made no such visits in the last 12 months.
Letter from S. Bennett to Mr. Martin Redmond, dated 27 October 1992 :
I have been asked by the President of the Board of Trade to let you have details of any fact finding visits made during the last 12 months.
I have made no such visits in the last year.
Coal
Mr. Mike O'Brien : To ask the President of the Board of Trade what guidance he has given to British Coal in respect of the introduction of compulsory measures in respect of pits where voluntary redundancy arrangements are already in place and volunteers are available.
Mr. Eggar [holding answer 22 October 1992] : Following discussions with the Department, British Coal has given further details about its redundancy arrangements in a letter to the mining unions, dated 30 October 1992, which is reprinted in the November 1992 issue of "Coal News".
EC Funding
Mr. Milburn : To ask the President of the Board of Trade how many areas in the United Kingdom that are part of the United Kingdom's assisted areas map are recognised by the EC for regional development funding ; and if he will list them.
Mr. Sainsbury [holding answer 2 November 1992] : There are 89 whole travel-to-work areas (TTWAs) and four part-TTWAs in the United Kingdom which are both assisted areas and qualify for EC regional development funding.
The whole TTWAs include : in England--Accrington and Rossendale, Barnsley, Bishop Auckland, Blackburn, Bodmin and Liskeard, Bolton and Bury, Bradford, Bude, Darlington, Doncaster, Durham, Falmouth, Gainsborough, Grimsby, Hartlepool, Helston, Hull,
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Liverpool, Middlesbrough, Morpeth and Ashington,Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Newquay, Oldham, Penzance and St. Ives, Plymouth, Redruth and Cambourne, Rochdale, Rotherham and Mexborough, Scunthorpe, Sheffield, Stockton-on-Tees, Sunderland, Telford and Bridgnorth, Walsall, Widnes and Runcorn, Wigan and St. Helens, Wirral and Chester, and Wolverhampton ; in Scotland--Alloa, Arbroath, Ayr, Badenoch, Bathgate, Campbeltown, Cummock and Sanquhar, Dumbarton, Dundee, Dunfermline, Dunoon and Bute, Falkirk, Forres, Girvan, Glasgow, Greenock, Invergordon and Dingwall, Irvine, Kilmarnock, Kirkcaldy, Lanarkshire, Lochaber, Newton Stewart, Skye and Wester Ross, Stewartry, Stranraer, Sutherland, Western Isles and Wick ; in Wales--Aberdare, Bangor and Caernarfon, Bridgend, Cardiff, Cardigan, Ebbw Vale and Abergavenny, Fishguard, Flint and Rhyl, Haverfordwest, Holyhead, Lampeter and Aberaeron, Llanelli, Merthyr and Rhymney, Neath and Port Talbot, Newport, Pontypool and Cwmbran, Pontypridd and Rhondda, Porthmadoc and Ffestiniog, Pwllheli, South Pembrokeshire, Swansea, and Wrexham.
The part-TTWAs include : Birmingham, Coventry and Hinckley, Dudley and Sanderwell, and Manchester.
Silverhill Colliery
Mr. Nicholas Winterton : To ask the President of the Board of Trade what information he has received from British Coal about (a) its former strategic plan for the Silverhill colliery and (b) its prospective profitability for each of the next four financial years.
Mr. Eggar [holding answer 2 November 1992] : The issues which the hon. Member raises are matters for British Coal.
Energy Review
Mr. Rooker : To ask the President of the Board of Trade what plans he has to visit a coal mine during the period of the energy review.
Mr. Heseltine [holding answer 5 November 1992] : I have no such plans at present.
Customs Brokers
Mr. Denham : To ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will make it his policy to support the proposal of the European Commission to establish a special fund to alleviate the problems that will be faced by employees of customs brokers following the completion of the European single market on 1 January 1993.
Mr. Sainsbury [holding answer 5 November 1992] : The Government have serious reservations about the Commission's proposals. It would appear to duplicate assistance available from the EC structural funds : particularly under the cross-border Community initiative INTERREG--in Kent and Northern Ireland--and from January 1993, when assistance under objective 3 of the structural funds will be made available to all redundant customs agents, from the European social fund.
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HOUSE OF COMMONS COMMISSION
Child Care
29. Ms. Mowlam : To ask the Right hon. Member for
Berwick-upon-Tweed, as representing the House of Commons Commission, pursuant to his answer of 29 June, Official Report, column 381-82 , if he will outline the progress made towards the establishment of a day nursery in the Palace of Westminster or its precincts.
31. Mr. Barnes : To ask the right hon. Member for
Berwick-upon-Tweed, as representing the House of Commons Commission what progress has been made towards the establishment of a day nursery in the Palace of Westminster for hon. Members and staff.
32. Ms. Ruddock : To ask the right hon. Member for
Berwick-upon-Tweed, as representing the House of Commons Commission, what progress he has made towards establishing a creche in the House.
33. Mr. Hain : To ask the right hon. Member for
Berwick-upon-Tweed, as representing the House of Commons Commission, if he will make a statement outlining progress on child care facilities for Members and staff in the Palace of Westminster.
34. Dr. Lynne Jones : To ask the right hon. Member for Berwick-upon -Tweed, as representing the House of Commons Commission, what progress is being made in the provision of nursery facilities for children of House of Commons staff and Members.
Mr. Beith : I refer the hon. Members to the oral reply I gave to the hon. Member for Vauxhall (Ms. Hoey) earlier today.
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