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Mr. Eggar : The total monthly consumption of coal in the United Kingdom in each of the last 12 months was as follows :
|Coal consumption
|(thousand tonnes)
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1991
October |8,143
November |9,073
December |11,302
1992
January |9,035
February |9,384
March |10,323
April |7,985
May |6,963
June |8,782
July |7,071
August |6,411
September |8,432
Coal Stores
Mr. Batiste : To ask the President of the Board of Trade what is the total maximum storage capacity for coal (a) at British Coal sites and (b) in total for the United Kingdom.
Mr. Eggar : Questions about the storage capacity for coal at British Coal sites are a matter for the corporation. Figures are not held centrally for the total storage capacity for coal in the United Kingdom.
Companies House and Radiocommunications Agency
Mr. Redmond : To ask the President of the Board of Trade, pursuant to his answer of 9 November, Official Report, columns 603-5, what has been the cost to the Exchequer during the last 12 months of the visit by the chief executives of Companies House to the United States and Canada.
Mr. Neil Hamilton : The chief executive's costs were just under £4, 100. These were met from Companies House running costs, which are funded by fees and charges to customers.
Coal Products Ltd.
Sir Paul Beresford : To ask the President of the Board of Trade what are the current financing arrangements of Coal Products Ltd. as a wholly owned subsidiary of British Coal.
Mr. Eggar : Following a financial restructuring of Coal Products Ltd. (CPL) involving a write-off of £120 million of loans and cancellation of £22.5 million of preference share capital, the then Secretary of State for Energy said in a parliamentary answer on 17 March 1988 at column 641 that it was intended that no further financial assistance should be given to the company by the Government or via British Coal, whether in the form of loans or guarantees. This year, however, the banks who had been financing
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CPL's operations indicated that they were no longer willing to extend their loans to the company without guarantees or letters of comfort being given by the Government or British Coal. In this situation, and given the difficult circumstances that the coal industry was facing, it was decided in August that British Coal should be authorised to finance repayment of the outstanding commercial loans.Regional Assistance
Mr. Milburn : To ask the President of the Board of Trade what has been the employment impact of his Department's schemes of regional financial assistance since 1984 in (a) each region and (b) each travel-to- work area.
Mr. Sainsbury [holding answer 18 November 1992] : Of the regional financial assistance schemes run by my Department only regional selective assistance, available in the assisted areas of England, is conditional on employment being either created or safeguarded. From April 1984 to end October 1992 the following employment by region was either created or safeguarded.
|Created |Safeguarded|Total
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East Midlands |3,753 |419 |4,172
North East |30,467 |8,319 |38,786
North West |30,566 |13,215 |43,781
South West |7,664 |1,393 |9,057
West Midlands |39,249 |13,189 |52,438
Yorkshire and Humberside |18,232 |6,190 |24,422
England |129,931 |42,725 |172,656
The revised regional development grants scheme which was introduced in development areas in November 1984 and was closed to new applications in March 1988, also had a jobs link. No grant was paid to undertakings employing more than 200 people unless their projects created employment. Up to the end of October 1992 these projects created the following jobs.
|Jobs
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East Midlands |8,240
North East |51,823
North West |41,223
South West |5,896
Yorkshire and Humberside |15,042
England |122,224
Information by travel-to-work area is available only at disproportionate cost.
My Department also provides assistance under the regional enterprise grants scheme. Projects supported by this scheme have created employment ; however, as grant was not directly linked to job creation, employment data were not collected.
Assisted Area Status
Ms. Walley : To ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will list (a) the area, (b) the amount of grant aid and (c) the purpose to which additional funding was put for all additional resources throughout the country granted under the assisted area programme.
Mr. Sainsbury [holding answer 20 November 1992] : Information about applications for regional grants, that is
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regional selective assistance (RSA) and regional enterprise grants (REG) and the purposes to which they are put, are matters of commercial confidentiality between applicants and the Department concerned. Some RSA grant details where offers are of £75,000 or more are, however, published quarterly in the Employment Gazette. In any event, information in the form requested is not readily available and could be collated only at disproportionate cost.Column 906
Small Firms Loan Guarantee Scheme
Mr. Steen : To ask the President of the Board of Trade how many loans have been made under the small firms loan guarantee scheme in each of the last five years in each region ; and what was the actual amount given in each region.
Mr. Leigh [holding answer 23 November 1992] : Information on the scheme is held by financial year. The number of loans, by region, in the last five years has been :
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|1987-88|1988-89|1989-90|1990-91|1991-92
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North East |76 |179 |209 |208 |164
North West |156 |275 |380 |395 |271
Yorkshire and Humberside |107 |211 |250 |253 |171
West Midlands |95 |187 |249 |230 |193
East Midlands |75 |144 |171 |206 |301
London and the South East |377 |715 |1201 |1354 |1073
South West |151 |213 |360 |395 |477
Scotland |81 |127 |152 |141 |131
Wales |75 |182 |208 |184 |154
Northern Ireland |29 |33 |24 |27 |14
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------
Total |1222 |2266 |3204 |3393 |2949
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The amount lent under the scheme, by region, in the last five years has been :Column 905
£ million
|1987-88|1988-89|1989-90|1990-91|1991-92
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North East |2.4 |4.46 |5.19 |4.64 |3.61
North West |5.62 |6.76 |10.13 |8.66 |5.43
Yorkshire and Humberside |4.24 |5.25 |7.47 |5.13 |3.36
West Midlands |3.08 |4.95 |6.32 |5.93 |4.76
East Midlands |2.84 |3.85 |4.85 |5.53 |7.17
London and the South East |15.08 |22.01 |41.62 |36.97 |27.63
South West |5.39 |5.62 |9.89 |9.13 |9.92
Scotland |3.24 |4.14 |7.67 |4.44 |4.29
Wales |2.86 |5.45 |5.34 |3.47 |3.41
Northern Ireland |0.77 |1.12 |0.92 |1.21 |0.58
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------
Total |45.52 |63.61 |99.40 |85.11 |70.16
Post Office
Mr. Cousins : To ask the President of the Board of Trade what plans he has to allow the Post Office or any of its subsidiaries to raise loan capital in the market using the methods outlined in the Chancellor's autumn statement.
Mr. Leigh [holding answer 24 November 1992] : There was no proposal in the autumn statement to change the rules governing nationalised industries' access to loan capital in the market.
Mr. Cousins : To ask the President of the Board of Trade in what form the Post Office and its subsidiaries are required to hold their financial reserves ; when that requirement was made ; and what proposals he has to review the requirement.
Mr. Leigh [holding answer 24 November 1992] : Under the provisions of the Post Office Act 1969 and the British
Telecommunications Act 1981, the liquid funds of the Post Office not required to finance its day-to-day activities are invested within the public sector according to Her Majesty's Treasury guidelines. These guidelines were most recently revised on 27 July 1991 and currently provide for nationalised industries' surplus funds to be invested in the public sector by deposits with the following bodies :
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The National Loans FundGilt Edged Securities
Local Authorities
Nationalised Industries and their subsidiary companies
Other public corporations and public authorities
There are no current plans to review this requirement.
Mr. Cousins : To ask the President of the Board of Trade what factors he took into account in setting the external financing limit for the Post Office in 1993-94 and subsequent years.
Mr. Leigh [holding answer 24 November 1992] : The external financing limit takes into account a wide range of factors including the interests of the Post Office, its customers and the taxpayer.
Mr. Cousins : To ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will list the external financing limit planned, and that achieved, for the Post Office each year since 1984.
Mr. Leigh [holding answer 24 November 1992] : The planned and achieved external financing limits for the Post Office in each year since 1984 are as follows :
|Planned £ million |Achieved £ million
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1983-84 |51 |61.5
1984-85 |60 |99.5
1985-86 |70 |74.7
1986-87 |93 |93.1
1987-88 |57 |80.0
1988-89 |97 |102.0
1989-90 |91 |101.9
1990-91 |nil |nil
1991-92 |65 |74.0
Parcelforce
Mr. Cousins : To ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will make a statement on those activities of Parcelforce which he regards as part of the universal service obligation and those activities outside it.
Mr. Leigh [holding answer 24 November 1992] : The definition of the universal service obligation for parcels forms part of our examination of the method and timing of sale of Parcelforce. As the President of the Board of Trade said in his statement to the House on 15 July--the provision of a universal service at a uniform and affordable tariff is not negotiable.
Mr. Cousins : To ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will list the representations he has received on the sale of Parcelforce.
Mr. Leigh [holding answer 24 November 1992] : I refer the hon. Gentleman to the answer I provided on 18 November at column 226 , in respect of representations received on the Post Office. Most of the discussions that have already been held with the bodies listed therein have also covered the privatisation of Parcelforce. Additionally, our advisers have been contacting other players in the industry, on a confidential basis, for their views.
Mr. Cousins : To ask the President of the Board of Trade what was the year-end size of loans outstanding from the Post Office group to Parcelforce in each of the last five complete financial years.
Mr. Leigh [holding answer 24 November 1992] : Details of loans from the Post Office to Parcelforce are publicly available for the years 1990-91 and 1991-92. These loans were £44 million and £147 million at year end 1990-91 and 1991-92 respectively, as disclosed in the Post Office report and accounts for 1991-92. In previous years the accounts of Parcelforce and the Royal Mail were presented together ; figures for year end loans to Parcelforce alone are therefore not available for those years.
Technology Transfer
Mr. Cousins : To ask the President of the Board of Trade what guidance he offers to companies receiving state aids about technology transfer to enterprises based in other countries ; how such guidance distinguishes between direct sale and participation in joint ventures ; and how it distinguishes between other countries of the EC and elsewhere.
Mr. Leigh [holding answer 24 November 1992] : Organisations which receive financial assistance from the Department of Trade and Industry for research and development, and for technology transfer, are encouraged to exploit the results in the United Kingdom or the
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remainder of the European Community. This is achieved by means of a clause in grant letters which restricts exploitation to the European Community for a period of five years after completion of the project. By this means the interests of the United Kingdom and European Community industry sectors which--normally contribute their own resources to the work--are promoted, competitive advantage is gained through technical innovation and the build-up of knowhow, and value for taxpayers' money is maximised. Exceptions are permitted. Whilst no distinction is drawn between direct sale of the results or participation in joint ventures, each case is considered on its merits with a view to maximising net benefits to the United Kingdom and European Community sectors involved. The views of any United Kingdom collaborators are also taken into account in forming a judgment.EC Package Travel Directive
Mr. Nigel Griffiths : To ask the President of the Board of Trade when he intends to introduce legislation to implement the EC package travel directive.
Mr. Leigh [holding answer 24 November 1992] : Regulations implementing the EC directive on package travel, package holidays and package tours (90/314/EEC) were laid before Parliament on 23 November. They will be subject to the affirmative resolution procedure.
Support Programmes
Mr. Fatchett : To ask the President of the Board of Trade what was the expenditure, number of formal applications and number of applicants funded in 1991-92 under the support for programmes under research scheme ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Leigh [holding answer 25 November 1992] : During 1991-92 expenditure on the support for products under research (SPUR) scheme was £318,000. There were 288 applications under the scheme and 148 grants, worth £12.4 million, were offered.
Consultancies
Mr. Fatchett : To ask the President of the Board of Trade if, for the enterprise initiative consultancy scheme, he will state outturn figures for 1991-92 for (a) expenditure and (b) number of consultancies in total, and sub-divided for (i) assisted areas, (ii) urban programme areas and (iii) elsewhere.
Mr. Leigh [holding answer 25 November 1992] : Total DTI expenditure on the enterprise initiative consultancy scheme in 1991-92 was £64,400,000. A total of 14,387 cases were completed, 51.2 per cent. of which were in assisted areas and urban programme areas. A further breakdown of expenditure is not available.
Research and Technology Awards
Mr. Fatchett : To ask the President of the Board of Trade what was the expenditure, number of applications for the first stage competition and number of successful applicants funded in 1991-92 under the small firms merit awards for research and technology ; and if he will make a statement.
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Mr. Leigh [holding answer 25 November 1992] : During 1991-92 expenditure on the small firms merit awardfor research and technology (SMART) scheme was£11.99 million. There were 1,422 entries for theSMART stage 1 competition resulting in 180 grants worth £7.73 million, being offered.
Departmental Expenditure
Mr. Fatchett : To ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will make a statement on expenditure by his Department on (a) advanced technology programmes and (b) general industrial collaborative projects in 1991-92.
Mr. Leigh [holding answer 26 November 1992] : Expenditure by the Department of Trade and Industry for 1991-92 for advanced technology programmes and general industrial collaborative projects was £20,233, 787 and £19,622,702 respectively. These figures represent total expenditure under each scheme for that financial year.
Teaching Company Scheme
Mr. Fatchett : To ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will make a statement on his Department's role in the teaching company scheme ; and if he will set out the expenditure on the programme for the current year.
Mr. Leigh [holding answer 26 November 1992] : My Department is a major source of funding for the teaching company scheme and has £5.6 million available for the scheme in this financial year. The other sponsors are the Science and Engineering Research Council (SERC), Department of Economic Development Northern Ireland (DED/NI), MAFF, the Economic and Social Research Council (ERSC) and the Department of the Environment (DOE). Total public funding for the teaching company scheme in 1992-93 is budgeted at approximately £14 million. My Department, in collaboration with the other sponsors, decides strategic policy for the scheme and monitors its operation and administration by the teaching company directorate. In addition, my Department is involved in the process of appraising individual teaching company programme proposals prior to approval for grant funding via SERC.
Post Office
Dr. Marek : To ask the President of the Board of Trade what is the level of investment by the Post Office authorised for 1993-94 underlying the external financing limit announced in the autumn statement ; and what investment total was originally requested by the Post Office.
Mr. Leigh [holding answer 26 November 1992] : Discussions between the Post Office and the Department of Trade and Industry about the Post Office's capital investment programme are a matter of commercial confidentiality. The capital investment limit for the Post Office for 1993- 94 has now been set at £321 million.
Telephone Selling
Dr. Marek : To ask the President of the Board of Trade what progress has been made towards the establishment of a register to combat the problem of unsolicited telephone selling ; and if he will make a statement.
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Mr. Leigh [holding answer 26 November 1992] : The
telecommunication services licence and the self-provision licence, both issued under the terms of the Telecommunications Act 1984, provide for the establishment of a register on which people who do not wish to receive unsolicited telephone sales calls can place their numbers. Once this register is in place, anyone who makes such a call to a number on the list will be in breach of the licence and, ultimately, the Director General of Telecommunications can remove the right to operate under the licences from persistent offenders, making them unable to use their telephone systems. Oftel is discussing the arrangements for the register with interested parties. These discussions have proved more difficult than at first expected. Oftel will, however, announce its conclusions as soon as it is able to do so.
SCOTLAND
Deregulation
Mr. Sproat : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the main measures of deregulation, or simplification of regulation, which his Department has carried out, or caused to be carried out, since the last general election.
Mr. Lang : Since the last general election, deregulation measures have been implemented under the following :
"The Building (Self-Certification of Structural Design) (Scotland) Regulations 1992"
"The Control of Pollution (Licensing of Waste Disposal) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1992"
Mr. Sproat : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the main measures increasing regulation in any area for which his Department has responsibility, which his Department has caused to be put into effect since the last general election.
Mr. Lang : Since the last general election, the following measures have been introduced :
"Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 1992".
"The Salmon (Definition of Methods of Net Fishing and Construction of Nets) (Scotland) Regulations 1992".
"Inshore Fishing (Prohibition of Fishing for Cockles) (Scotland) Order 1992".
"The Road Works (Qualifications of Supervisors and Operatives) (Scotland) Regulations 1992".
Mr. Sproat : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland which Minister in his Department is responsible for the oversight of deregulation of regulatory matters which fall within the responsibility of his Department.
Mr. Stewart : I have responsibility for the oversight of deregulation of those regulatory matters, falling within the responsibility of the Scottish Office, which impact on businesses.
Telephone Metering
Mr. Kynoch : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what guidance he intends to issue to the police about the practice of telephone metering ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Lang : I have been reviewing the arrangements currently in place whereby the police obtain information
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from the telecommunications operators about use of the network. This information concerns the destination, timing and duration of calls, but does not involve listening to conversations. I am satisfied that the statutory requirements are being met and that there is no need for legislative change. Nevertheless, there are sensitivities involved in providing access to this information, disclosure of which is generally an offence except when made to help prevent or detect crime or for the purposes of criminal proceedings. I have, therefore, approved the issue of operating guidelines to police forces in Scotland. A circular issued today covers such issues as the seriousness of the offence to justify the approach for information ; the level of police rank required to authorise an application ; and the safeguarding of the information obtained. The circular also requires chief constables to make an annual return to my Department on the number of occasions on which such information is sought ; and to confirm that the guidance was adhered to in every case.Column 912
A copy of the circular has been placed in the Library of the House.EC Funding
Mr. McMaster : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what were the resources attracted to Scotland from each European Community fund (a) in the past five financial years and (b) projected for the next three financial years ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Stewart : The European Commission allocates moneys on a calendar year basis. The Community budget beyond 1993 is likely to decided at the Edinburgh summit. It is not therefore possible to forecast what funds may be available for Scotland beyond 1993. The table sets out the information available on awards to Scotland under the main funds since 1988. There are other smaller EC funds which are of benefit to Scotland but figures for these are not held by the Scottish Office.
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£ million
|1988 |1989 |1990 |1991 |1992 |1993
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ESF<1> |<2>- |<1>- |15.2 |16.1 |17.1 |17.6
ERDF |95 |68 |84 |133.8|82.5 |78.7
EAGGF (Guidance) |18.2 |15.9 |18.5 |21.9 |<3>- |<3>-
EAGGF<4> (Guarantee) |48.3 |50.9 |70.6 |93.9 |<3>- |<3>-
<1> Figures for objectives 2 and 5b only. Figures for
objectives 3 and 4 could only be provided at disproportionate
cost.
<2> Not available-ESF figures not held on a regional basis
before 1990.
<3> Information not yet available.
<4> Relates to schemes operated by the Scottish Office
Agriculture and Fisheries Department. Further schemes operated
on a United Kingdom basis by the Intervention Board executive
agency have an unidentified Scottish share.
Local Government Finance
Mr. McMaster : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish a table showing, in descending order, (a) the aggregate external finance and (b)
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Government-supported expenditure for each local authority area by (i) region, (ii) district and (iii) on a per capita basis for each of the past five financial years ; and if he will make a statement.Mr. Stewart : The information requested, from 1990-91, the year in which aggregate external finance (AEF) was introduced, to 1992-93 is given in tables 1 to 3 in descending order of AEF per community charge payer.
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|c|Table 1-1990-91|c|
|(1) |(2) |(3) |(4)
|Total AEF (£ |Total AEF per |Total GSE (£ |Total GSE per
|million) |community charge|million) |community charge
|payer (£) |payer (£)
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Highland |169.945 |1,153.43 |202.229 |1,372.55
Borders |72.411 |934.35 |89.092 |1,149.59
Strathclyde |1,573.105 |907.18 |1,884.127 |1,086.55
Dumfries and Galloway |99.765 |898.05 |123.62 |1,112.79
Tayside |251.285 |868.28 |308.819 |1,067.08
Grampian |321.217 |865.19 |393.21 |1,059.10
Central |162.240 |798.48 |202.673 |997.48
Fife |211.341 |795.15 |263.369 |990.91
Lothian |424.342 |721.92 |539.766 |918.28
Glasgow City |132.331 |241.38 |148.908 |271.62
Clydebank |6.837 |193.20 |8.863 |250.45
Argyll and Bute |7.386 |157.42 |9.664 |205.97
Sutherland |1.577 |156.56 |2.004 |198.95
Dundee City |19.571 |151.41 |26.109 |202.00
Ross and Cromarty |5.101 |148.98 |6.415 |187.36
Aberdeen City |23.628 |147.50 |32.836 |204.99
Stirling |8.865 |147.08 |12.403 |205.77
Monklands |11.038 |144.98 |15.080 |198.08
Inverclyde |10.065 |144.96 |13.901 |200.21
Edinburgh City |48.336 |136.82 |68.318 |193.39
Skye and Lochalsh |1.160 |136.72 |1.508 |177.74
Cunninghame |13.879 |136.42 |18.836 |185.14
Motherwell |14.422 |135.83 |20.523 |193.29
Lochaber |1.894 |135.75 |2.432 |174.31
Strathkelvin |8.015 |129.65 |11.896 |192.43
Renfrew |19.221 |126.16 |28.055 |184.14
Dumbarton |7.115 |124.56 |10.455 |183.04
Hamilton |9.402 |120.16 |14.004 |178.97
Perth and Kinross |10.694 |117.77 |16.297 |179.47
Clackmannan |4.105 |115.87 |6.284 |177.38
Clydesdale |4.834 |115.59 |7.444 |177.99
Cumnock and Doon Valley |3.770 |115.50 |5.726 |175.43
Kyle and Carrick |10.004 |115.27 |15.292 |176.20
Kilmarnock and Loudoun |6.930 |113.57 |10.291 |168.65
Midlothian |6.852 |113.43 |10.400 |172.17
Falkirk |12.063 |112.23 |18.614 |173.18
Cumbernauld and Kilsyth |4.892 |109.88 |7.711 |173.19
Banff and Buchan |6.545 |107.64 |10.258 |168.70
East Lothian |7.095 |107.03 |11.186 |168.75
Bearsden and Milngavie |3.093 |106.54 |4.954 |170.65
Caithness |2.037 |104.29 |2.841 |145.45
Dunfermline |10.103 |104.00 |15.951 |164.20
Inverness |4.630 |102.82 |6.553 |145.53
Roxburgh |2.750 |102.79 |3.982 |148.84
Moray |6.399 |102.27 |10.278 |164.27
West Lothian |10.994 |101.95 |17.607 |163.28
Angus |6.977 |100.61 |11.247 |162.18
North East Fife |5.374 |100.52 |8.683 |162.41
Kincardine and Deeside |3.495 |98.42 |5.717 |160.99
Nairn |0.749 |98.20 |1.071 |140.41
Kirkcaldy |11.065 |96.07 |18.114 |157.27
Gordon |4.999 |95.77 |8.295 |158.92
Wigtown |2.153 |94.81 |3.176 |139.86
Ettrick and Lauderdale |2.308 |91.69 |3.468 |137.78
Badenoch and Strathspey |0.766 |91.18 |1.122 |133.56
Tweeddale |1.017 |89.64 |1.545 |136.19
Nithsdale |3.810 |89.25 |5.773 |135.24
East Kilbride |5.392 |88.20 |9.231 |151.00
Berwickshire |1.243 |87.35 |1.887 |132.61
Eastwood |3.599 |82.67 |6.379 |146.53
Annandale and Eskdale |2.246 |80.85 |3.503 |126.10
Stewartry |1.304 |72.79 |2.137 |119.28
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|c|Table 2-1991-92|c|
|(1) |(2) |(3) |(4)
|Total AEF (£ |Total AEF per |Total GSE (£ |Total GSE per
|million) |community charge|million) |community charge
|payer (£) |payer (£)
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Highland |200.862 |1,359.95 |221.781 |1,501.58
Borders |88.105 |1,130.89 |99.428 |1,276.23
Dumfries and Galloway |124.439 |1,120.01 |140.256 |1,262.38
Strathclyde |1,862.317 |1,094.30 |2,067.966 |1,215.14
Tayside |310.674 |1,091.49 |346.334 |1,216.77
Fife |267.963 |1,051.26 |299.541 |1,175.15
Grampian |383.563 |1,051.15 |429.941 |1,178.24
Central |202.335 |1,017.65 |227.567 |1,144.55
Lothian |534.999 |951.61 |607.218 |1,080.07
Glasgow City |149.055 |280.22 |162.355 |305.19
Argyll and Bute |11.75 |249.45 |13.431 |285.13
Skye and Lochalsh |1.967 |232.26 |2.063 |243.55
Clydebank |7.812 |225.25 |9.208 |265.52
Dundee City |26.818 |215.15 |30.986 |248.59
Edinburgh City |68.401 |204.96 |81.436 |244.02
Monklands |14.993 |198.41 |17.578 |232.61
Ross and Cromarty |6.8 |197.87 |7.575 |220.41
Aberdeen City |30.409 |195.85 |37.011 |238.38
Stirling |11.32 |194.18 |13.669 |234.47
Lochaber |2.659 |191.08 |2.954 |212.30
Inverclyde |12.713 |187.81 |15.301 |226.05
Motherwell |18.902 |180.17 |23.409 |223.13
Sutherland |1.793 |178.75 |2.014 |200.79
Renfrew |26.059 |177.67 |32.747 |223.27
Clackmannan |6.062 |174.22 |7.545 |216.85
Strathkelvin |10.519 |173.08 |13.345 |219.59
Cunninghame |17.453 |172.59 |21.514 |212.76
Clydesdale |6.889 |166.04 |8.804 |212.19
East Lothian |10.493 |164.71 |13.510 |212.08
Hamilton |12.666 |163.97 |16.010 |207.25
Perth and Kinross |14.439 |158.91 |18.625 |204.98
Dumbarton |8.988 |158.33 |11.497 |202.54
Cumnock and Doon Valley |5.097 |156.09 |6.575 |201.33
North East Fife |7.869 |156.07 |10.111 |200.53
Falkirk |16.299 |154.15 |21.074 |199.31
Kyle and Carrick |13.132 |153.73 |16.960 |198.55
Dunfermline |14.322 |153.20 |18.308 |194.56
Caithness |2.903 |150.78 |3.362 |174.64
Bearsden and Milngavie |4.352 |150.45 |5.757 |199.03
West Lothian |15.771 |149.27 |20.702 |195.94
Midlothian |8.755 |148.09 |11.440 |193.52
Banff and Buchan |8.917 |147.25 |11.738 |193.83
Kilmarnock and Loudoun |8.883 |146.38 |11.572 |190.69
Roxburgh |3.908 |146.21 |4.608 |172.41
Gordon |7.587 |145.74 |10.021 |192.49
Badenoch and Strathspey |1.214 |145.69 |1.383 |165.99
Moray |8.9 |144.98 |11.726 |191.01
Cumbernauld and Kilsyth |6.437 |144.61 |8.637 |194.04
Angus |9.99 |144.53 |13.177 |190.64
Wigtown |3.321 |142.45 |3.790 |167.09
Kirkcaldy |15.516 |140.57 |20.317 |184.06
Ettrick and Lauderdale |3.535 |138.98 |4.208 |165.45
Inverness |6.314 |138.32 |7.373 |161.52
Tweeddale |1.563 |136.81 |1.848 |161.72
Kincardine and Deeside |4.811 |135.03 |6.507 |182.64
Berwickshire |1.911 |133.46 |2.273 |158.74
Nairn |1.016 |132.26 |1.206 |156.98
Nithsdale |5.559 |130.66 |6.716 |157.85
Eastwood |5.539 |128.94 |7.630 |177.62
East Kilbride |7.349 |121.01 |10.397 |171.20
Annandale and Eskdale |3.352 |120.29 |4.106 |147.36
Stewartry |2.149 |119.32 |2.646 |146.94
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|c|Table 3-1992-93|c|
|(1) |(2) |(3) |(4)
|Total AEF (£ |Total AEF per |Total GSE (£ |Total GSE per
|million) |community charge|million) |community charge
|payer (£) |payer (£)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Highland |210.723 |1,430.09 |232.604 |1,578.59
Borders |93.832 |1,209.91 |105.212 |1,356.65
Dumfries and Galloway |132.251 |1,195.18 |148.367 |1,340.82
Tayside |333.489 |1,175.50 |372.312 |1,312.35
Strathclyde |1,961.399 |1,156.95 |2,186.296 |1,289.61
Grampian |409.162 |1,106.66 |460.327 |1,245.05
Fife |282.804 |1,106.65 |318.296 |1,245.54
Central |214.672 |1,073.34 |242.042 |1,210.19
Lothian |577.102 |1,033.32 |652.833 |1,168.92
Glasgow City |155.696 |298.96 |169.774 |325.99
Argyll and Bute |12.774 |266.57 |14.850 |309.89
Skye and Lochalsh |2.049 |242.17 |2.338 |276.33
Clydebank |8.219 |241.71 |9.481 |278.83
Dundee City |29.342 |239.04 |33.191 |270.40
Edinburgh City |75.134 |226.61 |87.909 |265.14
Monklands |16.771 |221.40 |19.400 |256.11
Stirling |12.412 |212.13 |14.931 |255.19
Ross and Cromarty |7.241 |209.77 |8.646 |250.47
Inverclyde |13.880 |209.47 |16.410 |247.65
Aberdeen City |32.271 |206.99 |39.178 |251.29
Motherwell |21.102 |200.19 |25.240 |239.45
Renfrew |28.301 |192.72 |34.896 |237.63
Lochaber |2.667 |191.72 |3.225 |231.83
Cunninghame |19.463 |191.46 |23.724 |233.37
Sutherland |1.911 |190.64 |2.325 |231.94
Clackmannan |6.664 |189.06 |8.122 |230.42
East Lothian |11.529 |182.27 |14.473 |228.81
Dumbarton |10.193 |179.51 |12.649 |222.76
Hamilton |13.811 |177.35 |17.074 |219.25
Clydesdale |7.488 |177.25 |9.501 |224.90
Strathkelvin |10.853 |174.92 |13.847 |223.18
North East Fife |8.626 |170.90 |11.056 |219.04
West Lothian |18.044 |170.87 |22.909 |216.94
Midlothian |9.831 |169.27 |12.527 |215.69
Kyle and Carrick |14.350 |167.96 |18.270 |213.84
Cumnock and Doon Valley |5.497 |167.79 |6.969 |212.72
Falkirk |17.758 |167.14 |22.526 |212.02
Dunfermline |15.626 |165.21 |19.745 |208.76
Perth and Kinross |15.166 |164.80 |19.535 |212.28
Moray |10.125 |164.12 |13.015 |210.97
Bearsden and Milngavie |4.650 |159.59 |6.182 |212.16
Kilmarnock and Loudoun |9.645 |158.86 |12.238 |201.56
Caithness |3.024 |158.25 |3.804 |199.07
Cumbernauld and Kilsyth |7.077 |157.71 |9.347 |208.30
Kirkcaldy |17.174 |155.43 |22.084 |199.87
Angus |10.711 |155.40 |13.943 |202.29
Banff and Buchan |9.530 |154.41 |12.513 |202.74
Gordon |8.157 |152.50 |10.886 |203.52
Wigtown |3.414 |151.50 |4.279 |189.88
Roxburgh |3.922 |147.00 |4.992 |187.11
Nithsdale |6.196 |146.48 |7.960 |188.18
Ettrick and Lauderdale |3.622 |143.68 |4.680 |185.66
Inverness |6.485 |143.16 |8.179 |180.55
Tweeddale |1.604 |141.55 |2.061 |181.87
Kincardine and Deeside |5.220 |141.39 |7.116 |192.75
Badenoch and Strathspey |1.174 |140.80 |1.510 |181.10
Berwickshire |2.007 |140.03 |2.596 |181.12
Nairn |1.056 |137.37 |1.370 |178.22
Eastwood |5.780 |133.70 |8.064 |186.54
East Kilbride |8.072 |131.11 |11.347 |184.31
Annandale and Eskdale |3.440 |123.09 |4.632 |165.75
Stewartry |2.161 |120.90 |2.932 |164.04
Notes:
1. AEF figures consist of revenue support grant, non-domestic rate income and specific grants (except urban
programme specific grant, figures for which are not readily available). Community charge grant is also
included for 1991-92.
2. Government support expenditure (GSE) consists of grant aided expenditure and loan and leasing charges.
3. The per capita figures have been calculated using the number of community charge payers on which AEF was
originally distributed for each of the years.
4. The GSE per capita figures are in broadly the same descending order as those for AEF but not in every
case. This is because some expenditure which is supported by AEF is not included within GSE (eg. urban
programme expenditure).
Waste Heat
Mr. McMaster : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what studies have been carried out into the development of utilising waste heat from whisky distilleries as a source of energy for the production of glasshouse crops in Scotland ; what plans he has to promote such schemes ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Stewart : A study to examine the potential for the economic recovery and use of waste heat arising from distillery processes, was undertaken at the Glengarrioch distillery in 1985. The study was supported under the Energy Efficiency Office's former energy efficiency demonstration scheme.
The Energy Efficiency Office promotes and commissions a wide range of such studies, exemplifying the energy savings available over a wide range of industrial and commercial techniques and technologies. A programme of seminars, run by the energy technology support unit and the building research and energy conservation support
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unit on behalf of the Energy Efficiency Office, also promotes these techniques and technologies direct to both industry and commerce.Training
Mr. McFall : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how much funding has been allocated to Scotland for training purposes in (a) 1992-93 and (b) 1993-94.
Mr. Stewart : Government funding in Scotland for training purposes forms part of the budgets of Scottish Enterprise and Highlands and Islands Enterprise. Details of 1992-93 provision are published in the supply estimates. Planned training provision for Scotland in 1993-94 will be included in the respective budgets for Scottish Enterprise and Highlands and Islands Enterprise, details of which will be announced later.
Mr. McFall : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many places have been allocated to Scotland (a) in 1992-93 for (i) employment action and (ii) employment training and (b) in 1993-94 for training for work.
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Mr. Stewart : In 1992-93, the employment service contracted for the provision of up to 3,600 places on the employment action programme in Scotland. Information about employment training places for 1992-93 is not available in the form requested. Scottish Enterprise and Highlands and Islands Enterprise contract with local enterprise companies in terms of trainee weeks rather than training places ; and there is no standard basis for converting volumes of trainee weeks into training places because the time spent by individuals in training varies. Figures for training for work for 1993-94 in Scotland will not be known until nearer the start of the contracting year.
Special Needs Education
Mr. McMaster : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what plans he has to improve the provision of special needs education in the (a) primary, (b) secondary and (c) tertiary sectors of education ; and if he will make a statement.
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