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DEFENCE
Chemical Weapons Convention
Mr. Macdonald : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what will be the function of the Porton Down chemical defence establishment once the chemical weapons convention has been signed and ratified ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Archie Hamilton : After ratification of the chemical weapons convention the chemical and biological defence establishment, Porton Down will still need to carry out research and development in order to provide effective protection measures for the United Kingdom armed forces against the threat of chemical or biological weapons. This defensive capability will complement the deterrent effect of the convention. In this field as well as in its continuing activities in support of chemical and biological arms control, the establishment will contribute to our security in a period when large quantities of chemical weapons will be awaiting destruction and some countries of concern may still be outside the regime.
Mr. Macdonald : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence which facility will be chosen as the United Kingdom's single small-scale facility under the terms of the chemical weapons convention.
Mr. Archie Hamilton : We expect this to be a specialist laboratory and associated storage buildings at the chemical and biological defence establishment at Porton Down.
Mr. Macdonald : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence which chemicals or chemical precursors that are subject to export controls exercised by the Australia Group are not covered by the present text of the chemical weapons convention.
Mr. Archie Hamilton : The text of the chemical weapons convention prohibits chemical weapons. This includes all toxic chemicals and their precursors unless intended, and in appropriate types and quantities, for permitted purposes. The convention therefore covers all the toxic
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chemical precursors subject to Australia group controls, although 18 of these chemicals are not subject to the declaration requirements and monitoring regime of the chemical weapons convention.Mr. Macdonald : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if the entire site of the United Kingdom's chosen single small-scale facility will be subject to safeguards under the terms of the chemical weapons convention.
Mr. Archie Hamilton : This is a matter delegated to the chemical and biological defence establishment under its framework document. I have therefore asked the chief executive to reply direct to the hon. Member.
Letter from Dr. Graham S. Pearson to Mr. Calum Macdonald, dated 18 November 1992.
1. Your Parliamentary Question to the Secretary of State for Defence asking if the entire site of the United Kingdom's chosen single small-scale facility will be subject to safeguards under the terms of the Chemical Weapons Convention (Question 20, Order Paper 10 November 1992) has been passed to me to reply as Chief Executive of the Chemical and Biological Defence Establishment.
2. The single small-scale facility to be declared under the Chemical Weapons Convention is likely to be a small area within the Chemical and Biological Defence Establishment in which small quantities of Schedule 1 chemicals are prepared and stored. These small amounts of Schedule 1 chemicals are required to enable the United Kingdom to carry out its programme to provide effective protective measure for members of the United Kingdom Armed Forces against the threat that they may be exposed to chemical or biological weapons.
3. The area within the Chemical and Biological Defence Establishment declared as the United Kingdom's small-scale facility will be subject to inspection and monitoring in accordance with the terms of the Chemical Weapons Convention concerning such small-scale facilities.
4. The remainder of the site of the Chemical and Biological Defence Establishment, as for any other site within the United Kingdom, will be liable to inspection under other provisions of the Chemical Weapons Convention.
Royal Naval Reserve
Mr. Gareth Wardell : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) if he will make a statement on the future viability of the Royal Naval Reserve ;
(2) if he will make it his policy that the Royal Naval Reserve will continue to have a seagoing role.
Mr. Archie Hamilton : I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave my hon. Friend the Member for Tynemouth (Mr. Trotter) on 13 November 1992 at column 1007-08.
Reserve Forces
Mr. Gareth Wardell : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will place in the Library a copy of his Department's tri-service study of the reserves which was completed in February.
Mr. Archie Hamilton : The main conclusions and proposals of the Regular/Reserve Force mix study were published in March 1992 in the open government document "The Future of Britain's Reserve Forces", a copy of which is in the Library of the House. Only those elements of the study that are classified on security grounds were not included in the open government document.
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Agencies
Mr. McAllion : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will place in the Library a copy of the health and safety policy of each of the agencies within his Department.
Mr. Aitken : My noble Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence will write to the hon. Gentleman.
RAF Welford
Mr. Cohen : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what proportion of the munitions currently stored at RAF Welford are now unstable ;
(2) what studies have been undertaken regarding the safe disposal of unstable munitions at RAF Welford.
Mr. Archie Hamilton : There are no unstable munitions at RAF Welford. The need for studies into their safe disposal does not therefore arise.
Mr. Cohen : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the future use of RAF Welford.
Mr. Archie Hamilton : The United States Department of Defense has already announced plans for the partial return of RAF Welford to MOD control in December 1992. The MOD is considering whether there is a continuing defence requirement for that part of the site which is being returned. No decisions have yet been taken.
RNSD Eaglescliffe
Mr. Devlin : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) if he will set out the differences between budget and outturn figures in each of the last five years for MEE and MES expenditure mentioned in annex A, paragraph 17, page A2 of the consultation paper on the future of RNSD Eaglescliffe ;
(2) if he will specify the tasks to be undertaken by the 15 additional managerial staff grade liaison posts mentioned in annex A, paragraph 16, page A4 of the consultation document on the future of RNSD Eaglescliffe.
Mr. Archie Hamilton : I will write to the hon. Member.
Bosnia
Mr. Madden : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many British helicopter gunships have been deployed to protect United Kingdom forces escorting those supplying humanitarian relief, by road or air, in Bosnia ; and how many British fighter aircraft have been deployed to Bosnia to monitor air exclusion zones and other duties.
Mr. Archie Hamilton : No helicopter gunships or fighter aircraft have been deployed to Bosnia in support of the United Kingdom contingent or any other element of the UN protection force. The United Kingdom is taking part in surveillance and monitoring activity by the NATO airborne early warning force which is supporting the naval monitoring operation in the Adriatic and is monitoring compliance with Security Council resolution 781.
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Iraq
Mr. Home Robertson : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the information available to him from aircraft surveillance about the deployment and operations of Iraqi ground forces in southern Iraq.
Mr. Archie Hamilton : RAF Tornado operations, in association with those of our coalition partners, confirm that the Iraqi army is deployed in considerable strength in southern Iraq. There is some indication of small- scale activity around the periphery of the marshlands but no evidence of any renewal of major offensive operations.
Mr. Home Robertson : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what has been the cost to the United Kingdom so far of monitoring Iraqi compliance with United Nations resolution 688 ; and whether the United Kingdom will receive any financial assistance to cover the costs of monitoring Iraqi compliance with United Nations resolution 688.
Mr. Archie Hamilton : So far the United Kingdom has committed additional expenditure of some £11 million on operations to ensure Iraqi compliance with United Nations resolution 688. At present the United Kingdom has not received any financial assistance with these costs.
Mr. Home Robertson : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if there have been any occasions when Iraqi anti-aircraft radar has locked on to RAF flights operating over southern Iraq under United Nations resolutions.
Mr. Archie Hamilton : It is not our practice to release operational details of this sort.
Dr. David Clark : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what is his assessment of the source of the technology used by the Iraqi defence industry to manufacture artillery shells.
Mr. Aitken : On the evidence available over 20 countries, including the United Kingdom, provided Iraq with dual-use technology which could have been used in the manufacture of artillery or other weapons systems.
Mr. Home Robertson : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many sorties have been flown by RAF (a) Tornado GR1, (b) Tornado GR1a and (c) VC-10 aircraft monitoring Iraqi compliance with United Nations resolution 688 since 27 August.
Mr. Archie Hamilton : Between 27 August 1992 and 16 November 1992 the RAF has flown the following numbers of sorties in respect of the no-fly zone over Iraq south of 32 degrees :
|Sorties
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(a) Tornado GR1 |87
(b) Tornado GR1a |47
(c) VC-10 |85
Matrix Churchill
Dr. David Clark : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessments have been made by his Department of the effect that the activities of the Matrix Churchill company have had on the development of the Iraqi defence industry.
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Mr. Aitken : My Department has studied the Iraqi defence industry and its military procurement activity. No specific study, however, has been undertaken on the effect of the activities of individual United Kingdom companies on the development of the Iraqi defence industry.
Helicopters
Dr. David Clark : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his answer of 26 October, Official Report, column 510, if he expects to place further orders for (a) EH101, (b) Lynx and (c) Sea King helicopters ; when he expects those orders to be placed ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Aitken : The EH101 is being considered as an option for the support helicopter role, though we will not be in a position to take a procurement decision for some time. We have no plans to place further orders for Lynx. I announced the award of a contract for six new Sea King SAR helicopters on 28 October 1992, Official Report, column 710. The delivery date for these is 1995. There are no current plans for further Sea King orders.
Overseas Operations
Dr. David Clark : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his answers of 28 October, Official Report, columns 711-12, if he will explain the circumstances under which the Foreign Office subsequently refunds the costs of overseas operations incurred by his Department ; and how this related to the costs of Operation Granby.
Mr. Archie Hamilton : In accordance with established
inter-departmental arrangements, MOD seeks the reimbursement of costs from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office for overseas military operations which support United Nations peacekeeping activities. Where operational assistance is provided to friendly countries, as in the case of Operation Granby, the cost falls to MOD.
SOCIAL SECURITY
Private Detectives
Mr. Cohen : To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what use his Department has made of private detectives in each of the last five years ; at what cost ; and if he will list the firms involved.
Miss Widdecombe : The Department uses one firm of process servers, who are also private detectives, but only in connection with the serving of legal documents. These documents are statutory demands and bankruptcy petitions for unpaid national insurance contributions and overpayments of benefit. The name of the firm used is being withheld for reasons of commercial confidence. Such information as is available is in the table.
|Times used|Cost £
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1991 |2,289 |111,837.69
1990 |1,555 |68,002.97
1989 |920 |45,115.24
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Domiciliary Care
Mr. Hinchliffe : To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will uprate benefits made available to purchase domiciliary care, to take VAT into account.
Mr. Burt : There are no benefits that are specifically to cover the cost of domiciliary care : it is up to the individual to decide how best to spend any benefit he receives. However, attendance allowance and the care components of disability living allowance are available to people who need personal care. Similarly, the severe disability premium in income support, housing benefit and community charge benefit is available to severely disabled people who live alone and who are, therefore, likely to need to buy in care. These benefits are uprated regularly and the indices used reflect the movement in prices, inclusive of VAT.
Invalid Care Allowance
Mrs. Ewing : To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what is his estimate of the cost of (a) raising the level of invalid care allowance to that of (i) retirement pension, (ii) unemployment benefit and (iii) two thirds national average earnings, (b) (i) increasing the earnings limit for invalid care allowance to the lower earnings limit for paying national insurance contributions and (ii) abolishing the earnings limit for invalid care allowance altogether and (c) continuing payment of invalid care allowance to carers for a period of (i) eight weeks and(ii) six months after they have finished caring.
Mr. Scott : The information requested is in the tables.
|£ million
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a. The estimated cost of raising the level of invalid
care allowance in 1992-93 to that of
i. Retirement pension |156
ii. Unemployment benefit |79
iii. two thirds national average earnings |1,284
c. The estimated cost of paying invalid care
allowance after caring ceases for
i. eight weeks |8.2
ii. six months |26.5
Note: Data are not available on the number of potential claimants with
earnings above the current earnings limit.
Mrs. Ewing : To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what is his estimate of the cost of (a) extending entitlement to the carer premium in income support to carers over 65 years who could establish underlying entitlement to invalid care allowance, (b) extending entitlement to invalid care allowance to those caring for a person who receives the lower rate care component of the disability living allowance and (c) restoring credits for short-term national insurance benefits through invalid care allowance.
Mr. Scott : Entitlement to the carer premium in income support depends upon entitlement to invalid care allowance which cannot be established after age 65. Data are not available to estimate the cost of extending the carer premium in this way.
The estimated cost of extending entitlement to invalid care allowance to those caring for a person who receives the lower rate component of disability living allowance
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would depend on the number of such beneficiaries who receive at least 35 hours care per week. The estimated maximum cost of this measure would be around £130 million in 1992-93.Depending on eligibility criteria, credits already available to invalid care allowance recipients enable them to qualify for certain short-term national insurance benefits.
War Pensions
Mr. Alfred Morris : To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security when, following the judgment on 10 July in Regina v Secretary of State ex parte Edwards, he will revise the entitlement of those qualified by virtue of a diagnosis similar to or the same as in that case ; how many claimants will be entitled to arrears of pension as a result of this revision and at what total cost ; what steps his Department will take to inform claimants or potential claimants of their revised entitlement ; and how soon arrears will be paid to those entitled to receive them.
Miss Widdecombe : A letter is to be sent to members of the Central Advisory Committee on War Pensions asking them to advise ex-service men and women that arrears may be payable to those awarded a war pension as a result of schizophrenia. Cases will be reviewed and any arrears paid once the War Pensions Directorate is made aware of appropriate cases. Information on the number of claimants who will benefit is not available and could be obtained only at
disproportionate cost.
Private Detectives
Mr. Denham : To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security on how many occasions since 1979 his Department has engaged private detective agencies to investigate the activities of British citizens ; and if he will list the date and purpose of each investigation.
Miss Widdecombe : The Department has not since 1979 engaged any private detective agencies to investigate the activities of British citizens.
Benefits Agency, Lancashire
Ms. Janet Anderson : To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what plans he has to re-establish a Benefits Agency service in Darwen, Lancashire.
Mr. Burt : The provision of service outlets is a matter for Mr. Michael Bichard, the chief executive of the Benefits Agency. He will write to the hon. Member and a copy will be placed in the Library. Letter from Michael Bichard to Ms. Janet Anderson, dated 17 November 1992 :
As Chief Executive of the Benefits Agency, it is my responsibility to answer questions about relevant operational matters. I am therefore replying to the points raised in your recent Parliamentary Question to the Secretary of State for Social Security concerning plans to re-establish a Benefits Agency service in Darwen, Lancashire.
Surveys show that, increasingly, many of our customers prefer not to visit offices for advice or information but to telephone or write instead. However, a significant number of customers still feel happier conducting their business in
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person. In Districts covering large geographical areas travelling to the relevant main office may be difficult. For this reason some Districts offer limited caller facilities at outstations, giving customers in more remote parts easier access to face to face advice and information.Darwen falls in the area covered by the Benefits Agency's Blackburn and Accrington District. I should explain that a DHSS (as it then was) caller outstation existed in Darwen up to 1985, when lack of demand for the facility led to its closure.
Recent planning exercises by the Blackburn and Accrington District, which involved consulting customers and other interested parties, showed that customer service could be improved by the
re-establishment of an outstation in Darwen. Proposals for this have now been incorporated in the District's strategic plan for the next three years. There are, as you will appreciate, competing calls on a limited capital expenditure budget, and regrettably there can be no guarantee that the proposal will come to fruition in the next year or two. An alternative may be to use space in the Employment Services' office in Darwen, and this option is being looked at.
What I can say is that management and staff within the District are fully committed to the Agency's core value of Customer Service, and are determined to provide the service their customers want wherever possible. I hope you find this reply helpful. A copy of this reply will appear in the Official Report . Copies are also being placed in the Library.
Community Care
Mrs. Helen Jackson : To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, pursuant to his answer of 11 November, Official Report, columns 815-16, how much community care grant aid for child support remains available at (a) Sheffield West and (b) Sheffield East local offices at the latest available date.
Mr. Scott : The administration of the social fund is a matter for Mr. Michael Bichard, the chief executive of the Benefits Agency. He will write to the hon. Member and a copy will be placed in the Library.
Letter from Michael Bichard to Mrs. Helen Jackson, dated 17 November 1992 :
As Chief Executive of the Benefits Agency, it is my responsibility to answer questions about relevant operational matters. I am therefore replying to the points raised in your recent Parliamentary Question to the Secretary of State for Social Security about community care grant (CCG) funds in Sheffield West and Sheffield East Districts.
CCGs are available to people who are receiving Income Support and people who are likely to receive Income Support on discharge from care, to help promote care in the community. This can include help for people to remain in the community rather than to enter institutional or residential care, help for people leaving such care and entering the community, and for families under exceptional pressure.
Allocations are made annually to each District for CCGs. District allocations are not divided between different categories of applicant. Details of allocations outstanding at the end of each month, for each Benefit Agency District, are placed in the Library. I hope you find this reply helpful. A copy of this letter will appear in the Official Report. Copies of this letter are also being placed in the Library.
SCOTLAND
Electricity Generation
17. Mr. Eric Clarke : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will make a statement on the electricity generating regime for Scotland.
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Mr. Stewart : The electricity industry in Scotland has access to electricity generated from diverse sources--coal, nuclear, oil, gas and hydro. In terms of the nuclear energy agreement, Scottish Power and Scottish Hydro-Electric purchase for 15 years all the output from Scottish Nuclear Ltd., which remains in the public sector.
Radioactive Waste
18. Mr. Home Robertson : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will make a statement on the long-term storage of waste radioactive material from sites in Scotland.
Sir Hector Monro : There is no long-term storage of radioactive waste material in Scotland from sites in Scotland. Some Scottish generated radioactive waste is transported to England for interim storage and final disposal. Quantities of such waste are also stored at various Scottish nuclear sites on an interim basis pending ultimate disposal.
Water
19. Mr. Michael J. Martin : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what steps he has taken to consult the general public with regard to water privatisation ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Lang : I refer the hon. Member to the statement on the future of the water and sewerage services in Scotland I made yesterday.
30. Mr. Chisholm : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will make a statement on his reasons for considering water privatisation in Scotland.
Mr. Lang : I refer the hon. Member to the statement I made yesterday.
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Mr. Welsh : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the most recent estimate of the total level of capital investment required to meet the EC municipal waste water treatment directive by each water authority.
Sir Hector Monro [holding answer 16 November 1992] : The estimated cost of capital investment required to meet the EC urban waste water treatment directive in each regional and islands council area is given in the table :
Authority |Estimated
|expenditure<1> (£
|thousand)
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Borders |31,410
Central |13,299
Dumfries and Galloway |52,140
Fife |102,872
Grampian |219,330
Highland |81,053
Lothian |153,748
Strathclyde |421,704
Tayside |211,566
Orkney |17,550
Shetland |7,771
Western Isles |12,000
|-------
Scotland Total |1,324,443
<1> Figures based on authorities' estimates, August 1992.
Mr. Welsh : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the level of capital expenditure on (a) water supply, (b) sewerage and sewerage treatment and (c) total water and sewerage at (i) current prices and (ii) constant 1991-92 prices--using the GDP deflator--for each year since 1980- 81 by each water authority and in total for Scotland.
Sir Hector Monro [holding answer 16 November 1992] : Capital expenditure for water and sewerage services by regional councils for the period 1980-81 to 1991-92 is given in the tables. Separate water and sewerage figures by authority prior to 1985-86 are not available.
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(a) Capital expenditure on water supply
£ thousand
|1985-86|1986-87|1987-88|1988-89|1989-90|1990-91
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Borders
Cash prices |1,147 |1,285 |879 |966 |1,618 |2,089
1991-92 prices |1,653 |1,792 |1,163 |1,192 |1,873 |2,235
Central
Cash prices |2,335 |2,531 |1,902 |2,347 |3,307 |2,377
1991-92 prices |3,364 |3,531 |2,516 |2,896 |3,828 |2,543
Dumfries and Galloway
Cash prices |1,477 |2,167 |1,896 |1,662 |3,426 |3,612
1991-92 prices |2,128 |3,023 |2,508 |2,051 |3,966 |3,865
Fife
Cash prices |3,067 |2,803 |3,286 |3,417 |3,266 |3,449
1991-92 prices |4,419 |3,910 |4,347 |4,216 |3,781 |3,690
Grampian
Cash prices |6,754 |6,651 |6,643 |8,974 |8,393 |11,528
1991-92 prices |9,731 |9,278 |8,789 |11,072 |12,335
Highland
Cash prices |1,896 |1,515 |2,657 |3,364 |2,880 |3,633
1991-92 prices |2,732 |2,113 |3,515 |4,151 |3,334 |3,887
Lothian
Cash prices |5,246 |6,079 |7,205 |7,722 |7,269 |6,656
1991-92 prices |7,558 |8,480 |9,532 |9,528 |8,415 |7,122
Strathclyde
Cash prices |12,220 |13,534 |15,781 |17,311 |21,147 |23,371
1991-92 prices |17,606 |18,879 |20,878 |21,359 |24,480 |25,007
Tayside
Cash prices |3,817 |4,544 |2,462 |3,949 |6,627 |4,520
1991-92 prices |5,499 |6,339 |3,257 |4,872 |7,672 |4,836
Orkney
Cash prices |391 |842 |675 |1,042 |804 |1,118
1991-92 prices |563 |1,175 |893 |1,286 |931 |1,196
Shetland
Cash prices |338 |285 |125 |540 |596 |228
1991-92 prices |487 |398 |165 |666 |690 |244
Western Isles
Cash prices |267 |178 |330 |760 |297 |576
1991-92 prices |385 |248 |437 |938 |344 |616
Scotland Total<1>
Cash prices |40,230 |43,920 |45,951 |54,072 |61,991 |66,037
1991-92 prices |57,963 |61,265 |60,793 |66,716 |71,763 |70,660
<1> Totals include expenditure by Central Scotland Water Development Board.
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(b) Capital expenditure on sewerage
£ thousand
|1985-86 |1986-87 |1987-88 |1988-897|1989-90 |1990-91
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Borders
Cash prices |1,033 |826 |1,206 |1,453 |1,073 |1,899
1991-92 prices |1,488 |1,152 |1,596 |1,793 |1,242 |2,032
Central
Cash prices |2,565 |2,838 |2,918 |2,886 |2,254 |5,968
1991-92 prices |3,696 |3,959 |3,861 |3,561 |2,609 |6,386
Dumfries and Galloway
Cash prices |1,542 |1,338 |1,419 |1,995 |2,063 |2,821
1991-92 prices |2,222 |1,866 |1,877 |2,462 |2,388 |3,018
Fife
Cash prices |2,776 |3,568 |3,823 |4,905 |5,488 |6,724
1991-92 prices |4,000 |4,977 |5,058 |6,052 |6,353 |7,195
Grampian
Cash prices |9,815 |10,503 |9,095 |7,772 |5,484 |8,429
1991-92 prices |14,141 |14,651 |12,033 |9,589 |6,348 |9,019
Highland
Cash prices |2,181 |3,346 |2,744 |3,612 |4,424 |5,578
1991-92 prices |3,142 |4,667 |3,630 |4,457 |5,121 |5,968
Lothian
Cash prices |7,466 |7,474 |5,727 |6,652 |10,112 |11,110
1991-92 prices |10,757 |10,426 |7,577 |8,208 |11,706 |11,888
Strathclyde
Cash prices |19,955 |21,455 |19,639 |20,563 |27,094 |27,060
1991-92 prices |28,751 |29,928 |25,982 |25,371 |31,365 |28,954
Tayside
Cash prices |5,094 |6,003 |4,224 |5,764 |5,485 |7,257
1991-92 prices |7,339 |8,374 |5,588 |7,112 |6,350 |7,765
Orkney
Cash prices |75 |49 |371 |213 |329 |354
1991-92 prices |108 |68 |491 |263 |381 |379
Shetland
Cash prices |331 |486 |571 |130 |471 |203
1991-92 prices |477 |678 |755 |160 |545 |217
Western Isles
Cash prices |481 |1,021 |878 | 583 |1,140 |1,096
1991-92 prices |693 |1,424 |1,162 |719 |1,320 |1,173
Scotland
Cash prices |53,314 |58,907 |52,615 |56,528 |65,417 |78,499
1991-92 prices |76,814 |82,170 |69,609 |69,747 |75,729 |83,994
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(c) Capital expenditure on water and sewerage
£ thousand
|1980-81|1981-82|1982-83|1983-84|1984-85|1985-86|1986-87|1987-88|1988-89|1989-90|1990-91
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Borders
Cash prices |1,491 |1,588 |1,809 |1,903 |2,058 |2,180 |2,111 |2,085 |2,418 |2,691 |3,988
1991-92 prices |2,925 |2,841 |3,022 |3,038 |3,129 |3,141 |2,945 |2,758 |2,983 |3,115 |4,267
Central
Cash prices |3,479 |4,612 |4,666 |5,444 |4,887 |4,900 |5,369 |4,820 |5,233 |5,561 |8,345
1991-92 prices |6,826 |8,252 |7,794 |8,691 |7,430 |7,060 |7,489 |6,377 |6,457 |6,438 |8,929
Dumfries and Galloway
Cash prices |1,900 |2,220 |2,212 |2,610 |2,526 |3,019 |3,505 |3,315 |3,657 |5,489 |6,433
1991-92 prices |3,728 |3,972 |3,695 |4,166 |3,840 |4,350 |4,889 |4,386 |4,512 |6,354 |6,883
Fife
Cash prices |5,354 |6,585 |6,691 |5,976 |5,588 |5,843 |6,371 |7,109 |8,322 |8,754 |10,173
1991-92 prices |10,505 |11,783 |11,176 |9,540 |8,495 |8,419 |8,887 |9,405 |10,268 |10,134 |10,885
Grampian
Cash prices |10,809 |14,812 |12,802 |15,996 |18,216 |16,569 |17,154 |15,738 |16,746 |13,877 |19,957
1991-92 prices |21,208 |26,504 |21,384 |25,535 |27,694 |23,872 |23,928 |20,821 |20,662 |16,064 |21,354
Highland
Cash prices |4,061 |4,919 |5,229 |6,213 |5,491 |4,077 |4,861 |5,401 |6,976 |7,304 |9,211
1991-92 prices |7,968 |8,802 |8,734 |9,918 |8,348 |5,874 |6,781 |7,146 |8,607 |8,455 |9,856
Lothian
Cash prices |17,489 |13,661 |12,104 |13,132 |12,676 |12,712 |13,553 |12,932 |14,374 |17,381 |17,766
1991-92 prices |34,315 |24,444 |20,218 |20,963 |19,271 |18,315 |18,905 |17,109 |17,735 |20,121 |19,010
Strathclyde
Cash prices |32,976 |34,274 |27,238 |33,620 |30,350 |32,175 |34,989 |35,420 |37,874 |48,241 |50,431
1991-92 prices |64,702 |61,327 |45,497 |53,669 |46,141 |46,357 |48,807 |46,861 |46,731 |55,845 |53,961
Tayside
Cash prices |7,078 |6,924 |7,317 |8,104 |10,841 |8,911 |10,547 |6,686 |9,713 |12,111 |11,777
1991-92 prices |13,888 |12,389 |12,222 |12,937 |16,482 |12,839 |14,712 |8,846 |11,984 |14,021 |12,601
Orkney
Cash prices |503 |458 |969 |1,041 |1,050 |466 |891 |1,046 |1,255 |1,133 |1,472
1991-92 prices |987 |820 |1,619 |1,662 |1,596 |671 |1,243 |1,384 |1,548 |1,312 |1,575
Shetland
Cash prices |1,523 |640 |710 |421 |822 |669 |771 |696 |670 |1,067 |431
1991-92 prices |2,988 |1,145 |1,186 |672 |1,250 |964 |1,075 |921 |827 |1,235 |461
Western Isles
Cash prices |683 |1,165 |707 |893 |823 |748 |1,199 |1,208 |1,343 |1,437 |1,672
1991-92 prices |1,340 |2,085 |1,181 |1,426 |1,251 |1,078 |1,673 |1,598 |1,657 |1,664 |1,789
Scotland<1>
Cash prices |87,804 |92,104 |83,511 |95,353 |96,242 |93,544 |102,827|98,566 |110,599|127,408|144,536
1991-92 prices |172,278|164,804|139,491|152,217|146,316|134,777|143,435|130,402|136,462|147,492|154,654
<1> Totals include expenditure by Central Scotland Water Development Board.
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