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Lord James Douglas-Hamilton [holding answer 13 November 1992] : The information requested on students attending the eight traditional Scottish universities in the academic years 1979-80 to 1990-91 is given in the tables.
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|c|Students attending Scottish universities|c|
|c|Full-time postgraduate|c|
Domicile of student |1979 |1980 |1981 |1982 |1983 |1984 |1985 |1986 |1987 |1988 |1989 |1990 |1991
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Total (all domiciles) |4,716 |4,758 |4,871 |4,976 |5,261 |5,626 |6,201 |6,689 |6,762 |6,910 |7,387 |7,625
Scotland |2,053 |2,299 |2,467 |2,416 |2,522 |2,637 |2,720 |2,705 |2,726 |2,761 |2,862 |2,976
Borders |22 |24 |29 |29 |30 |44 |45 |41 |23 |40 |41 |35 |54
Central |107 |122 |137 |131 |134 |128 |146 |159 |144 |124 |116 |141 |129
Dumfries and Galloway |32 |33 |32 |28 |40 |45 |49 |46 |51 |43 |61 |38 |52
Fife |126 |133 |132 |130 |143 |156 |170 |167 |156 |145 |146 |159 |189
Grampian |185 |209 |234 |207 |215 |214 |203 |228 |270 |247 |247 |252 |349
Highland |44 |52 |57 |49 |58 |67 |62 |71 |71 |75 |76 |60 |70
Lothian |512 |536 |544 |537 |515 |528 |557 |539 |540 |559 |596 |624 |711
Strathclyde |847 |999 |1,072 |1,093 |1,165 |1,204 |1,249 |1,212 |1,231 |1,289 |1,315 |1,374 |1,522
Tayside |165 |178 |214 |190 |189 |214 |219 |210 |219 |208 |233 |255 |271
Islands |13 |13 |16 |22 |33 |32 |20 |32 |21 |31 |31 |36 |41
Not known |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |5 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |2 |0
Other United Kingdom |884 |851 |829 |909 |1,003 |1,088 |1,197 |1,299 |1,306 |1,390 |1,494 |1,539
England |767 |740 |726 |787 |881 |963 |1,077 |1,172 |1,160 |1,220 |1,320 |1,358 |1,649
Wales |30 |33 |42 |46 |48 |51 |49 |45 |49 |72 |68 |62 |71
Northern Ireland |85 |77 |61 |76 |72 |74 |69 |81 |96 |98 |106 |119 |128
United Kingdom
not known |2 |1 |0 |0 |2 |0 |2 |1 |1 |0 |0 |0 |0
Overseas |1,779 |1,608 |1,575 |1,650 |1,736 |1,901 |2,284 |2,685 |2,730 |2,759 |3,031 |3,110 |3,303
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|c|Full-time undergraduate|c|
Domicile of student |1979 |1980 |1981 |1982 |1983 |1984 |1985 |1986 |1987 |1988 |1989 |1990 |1991
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Total (all domiciles) |38,568 |39,688 |40,081 |39,824 |39,588 |39,647 |40,008 |40,541 |41,579 |42,869 |44,966 |46,417
Scotland |29,536 |30,198 |30,412 |29,904 |29,129 |28,715 |27,982 |27,744 |28,324 |29,128 |30,045 |30,300
Borders |412 |450 |495 |478 |505 |513 |483 |496 |489 |514 |556 |550 |599
Central |1,477 |1,557 |1,588 |1,589 |1,563 |1,539 |1,545 |1,576 |1,580 |1,629 |1,698 |1,702 |1,783
Dumfries and Galloway |795 |835 |823 |837 |799 |752 |745 |719 |724 |752 |764 |752 |752
Fife |1,785 |1,812 |1,912 |1,861 |1,879 |1,793 |1,710 |1,683 |1,768 |1,823 |1,916 |1,897 |2,028
Grampian |2,324 |2,343 |2,325 |2,243 |2,206 |2,168 |2,132 |2,160 |2,315 |2,444 |2,729 |2,902 |3,099
Highland |1,039 |1,041 |1,036 |1,016 |1,009 |1,009 |995 |974 |1,009 |1,034 |1,085 |1,111 |1,180
Lothian |4,561 |4,713 |4,717 |4,657 |4,436 |4,375 |4,212 |4,138 |4,294 |4,515 |4,665 |4,696 |4,978
Strathclyde |14,549 |14,741 |14,836 |14,544 |14,143 |13,997 |13,632 |13,446 |13,548 |13,718 |13,888 |13,860 |14,271
Tayside |2,292 |2,397 |2,357 |2,359 |2,284 |2,252 |2,202 |2,191 |2,208 |2,287 |2,329 |2,429 |2,627
Islands |292 |306 |321 |320 |305 |317 |326 |360 |388 |411 |414 |399 |423
Not known |10 |3 |2 |0 |0 |0 |0 |1 |1 |1 |1 |2
Other United Kingdom |6,535 |7,071 |7,452 |7,763 |7,992 |8,223 |8,724 |9,196 |9,670 |10,103 |10,824 |11,634
England |5,761 |6,206 |6,504 |6,780 |6,902 |7,130 |7,495 |7,901 |8,265 |8,516 |9,011 |9,687 |11,200
Wales |147 |165 |162 |163 |176 |176 |201 |198 |214 |233 |258 |289 |295
Northern Ireland |627 |700 |786 |819 |914 |916 |1,027 |1,096 |1,190 |1,353 |1,555 |1,658 |1,930
United Kingdom
not known |0 |0 |0 |1 |0 |1 |1 |1 |1 |1 |0 |0 |0
Overseas |2,497 |2,419 |2,217 |2,157 |2,467 |2,709 |3,302 |3,601 |3,585 |3,638 |4,097 |4,483 |4,823
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|c|Total full-time students|c|
Domicile of student |1979 |1980 |1981 |1982 |1983 |1984 |1985 |1986 |1987 |1988 |1989 |1990 |1991
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Total (all domiciles) |43,284 |44,446 |44,952 |44,799 |44,849 |45,273 |46,209 |47,230 |48,341 |49,779 |52,353 |54,042
Scotland |31,589 |32,497 |32,879 |32,320 |31,651 |31,352 |30,702 |30,449 |31,050 |31,889 |32,907 |33,276
Borders |434 |474 |524 |507 |535 |557 |528 |537 |512 |554 |597 |585 |653
Central |1,584 |1,679 |1,725 |1,720 |1,697 |1,667 |1,691 |1,735 |1,724 |1,753 |1,814 |1,843 |1,912
Dumfries and Galloway |827 |868 |855 |865 |839 |797 |794 |765 |775 |795 |825 |790 |804
Fife |1,911 |1,945 |2,044 |1,991 |2,022 |1,949 |1,880 |1,850 |1,924 |1,968 |2,062 |2,056 |2,217
Grampian |2,509 |2,552 |2,559 |2,450 |2,421 |2,382 |2,335 |2,388 |2,585 |2,691 |2,976 |3,154 |3,448
Highland |1,083 |1,093 |1,093 |1,065 |1,067 |1,076 |1,057 |1,045 |1,080 |1,109 |1,161 |1,171 |1,250
Lothian |5,073 |5,249 |5,261 |5,194 |4,951 |4,903 |4,769 |4,677 |4,834 |5,074 |5,261 |5,320 |5,689
Strathclyde |15,396 |15,740 |15,908 |15,637 |15,308 |15,201 |14,881 |14,658 |14,779 |15,007 |15,203 |15,234 |15,793
Tayside |2,457 |2,575 |2,571 |2,549 |2,473 |2,466 |2,421 |2,401 |2,427 |2,495 |2,562 |2,684 |2,898
Islands |305 |319 |337 |342 |338 |349 |346 |392 |409 |442 |445 |435 |464
Not known |10 |3 |2 |0 |0 |5 |0 |1 |1 |1 |1 |4
Other United Kingdom |7,419 |7,922 |8,281 |8,672 |8,995 |9,311 |9,921 |10,495 |10,976 |11,493 |12,318 |13,173
England |6,528 |6,946 |7,230 |7,567 |7,783 |8,093 |8,572 |9,073 |9,425 |9,736 |10,331 |11,045 |12,849
Wales |177 |198 |204 |209 |224 |227 |250 |243 |263 |305 |326 |351 |366
Northern Ireland |712 |777 |847 |895 |986 |990 |1,096 |1,177 |1,286 |1,451 |1,661 |1,777 |2,058
United Kingdom
not known |2 |1 |0 |1 |2 |1 |3 |2 |2 |1 |0 |0 |0
Overseas |4,276 |4,027 |3,792 |3,807 |4,203 |4,610 |5,586 |6,286 |6,315 |6,397 |7,128 |7,593 |8,126
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|c|Part-time postgraduate|c|
Domicile of student |1979 |1980 |1981 |1982 |1983 |1984 |1985 |1986 |1987 |1988 |1989 |1990 |1991
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Total (all domiciles) |2,964 |3,084 |3,161 |3,158 |3,394 |3,688 |3,585 |4,142 |4,122 |4,480 |4,902 |5,134
Scotland |2,327 |2,394 |2,457 |2,447 |2,653 |2,817 |2,916 |3,308 |3,265 |3,490 |3,827 |3,890
Borders |21 |32 |26 |22 |21 |15 |18 |26 |32 |44 |47 |46 |44
Central |184 |180 |172 |159 |163 |167 |163 |187 |185 |194 |186 |169 |180
Dumfries and Galloway |18 |15 |14 |22 |22 |30 |22 |27 |30 |31 |41 |44 |40
Fife |160 |146 |134 |164 |157 |159 |172 |179 |163 |173 |212 |228 |227
Grampian |147 |148 |161 |146 |183 |187 |195 |265 |253 |280 |353 |361 |409
Highland |14 |17 |17 |25 |25 |33 |33 |30 |33 |39 |49 |66 |58
Lothian |498 |586 |621 |649 |717 |768 |698 |791 |780 |891 |973 |996 |1,023
Strathclyde |1,087 |1,089 |1,127 |1,085 |1,216 |1,295 |1,440 |1,591 |1,560 |1,608 |1,715 |1,697 |1,879
Tayside |191 |179 |179 |172 |146 |154 |161 |195 |210 |212 |234 |263 |286
Islands |7 |2 |6 |3 |3 |9 |14 |17 |19 |18 |17 |20 |16
Not known |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0
Other United Kingdom |263 |289 |305 |345 |350 |397 |370 |440 |475 |531 |567 |606
England |236 |256 |277 |308 |313 |357 |332 |391 |433 |487 |519 |558 |534
Wales |9 |7 |8 |12 |14 |19 |11 |17 |15 |18 |16 |15 |13
Northern Ireland |17 |26 |18 |25 |23 |21 |24 |28 |24 |25 |30 |32 |21
United Kingdom
not known |1 |0 |2 |0 |0 |0 |3 |4 |3 |1 |2 |1 |0
Overseas |374 |401 |399 |364 |391 |374 |299 |394 |382 |459 |508 |638 |819
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|c|Part-time undergraduate|c|
Domicile of student |1979 |1980 |1981 |1982 |1983 |1984 |1985 |1986 |1987 |1988 |1989 |1990 |1991
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Total (all domiciles) |650 |732 |998 |1,260 |1,546 |1,845 |2,033 |2,285 |2,194 |1,835 |1,674 |1,277
Scotland |525 |558 |807 |1,061 |1,321 |1,643 |1,826 |2,080 |1,938 |1,618 |1,497 |1,128
Borders |2 |2 |8 |8 |7 |8 |9 |29 |12 |22 |18 |15 |7
Central |29 |61 |93 |108 |131 |125 |150 |178 |152 |148 |126 |106 |159
Dumfries and Galloway |10 |11 |21 |27 |33 |35 |37 |42 |39 |30 |22 |11 |11
Fife |17 |9 |25 |33 |30 |38 |45 |50 |45 |38 |45 |35 |49
Grampian |9 |8 |21 |34 |49 |141 |177 |248 |270 |252 |257 |244 |231
Highland |8 |8 |11 |20 |23 |32 |27 |29 |52 |42 |51 |28 |16
Lothian |89 |77 |111 |129 |149 |137 |184 |197 |175 |171 |178 |116 |119
Strathclyde |347 |365 |480 |650 |828 |1,053 |1,111 |1,214 |1,107 |818 |686 |519 |471
Tayside |9 |8 |26 |40 |57 |58 |70 |74 |68 |66 |97 |50 |71
Islands |5 |8 |11 |12 |14 |16 |16 |17 |16 |12 |15 |2 |5
Not known |0 |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |2 |2 |19 |2 |2
Other United Kingdom |32 |18 |43 |57 |69 |78 |93 |104 |128 |103 |75 |42
England |26 |15 |39 |50 |61 |71 |86 |89 |110 |86 |64 |33 |39
Wales |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |3 |3 |7 |5 |3 |4 |1 |3
Northern Ireland |5 |3 |4 |7 |8 |4 |4 |8 |13 |14 |7 |7 |4
United Kingdom
not known |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |1 |0
Overseas |93 |156 |148 |142 |156 |124 |114 |101 |128 |114 |102 |107 |113
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|c|Total part-time students|c|
Domicile of student |1979 |1980 |1981 |1982 |1983 |1984 |1985 |1986 |1987 |1988 |1989 |1990 |1991
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Total (all domiciles) |3,614 |3,816 |4,159 |4,416 |4,940 |5,433 |5,618 |6,427 |6,316 |6,315 |6,576 |6,411
Scotland |2,852 |2,952 |3,264 |3,508 |3,974 |4,460 |4,742 |5,388 |5,203 |5,108 |5,324 |5,018
Borders |23 |34 |34 |30 |29 |23 |27 |55 |44 |66 |65 |61 |51
Central |213 |241 |265 |267 |294 |292 |313 |365 |337 |342 |312 |275 |339
Dumfries and Galloway |28 |26 |35 |49 |55 |65 |59 |69 |69 |61 |63 |55 |51
Fife |177 |155 |159 |197 |187 |197 |217 |229 |208 |211 |257 |263 |276
Grampian |156 |156 |182 |180 |232 |328 |372 |513 |523 |532 |610 |605 |640
Highland |22 |25 |28 |45 |48 |65 |60 |59 |85 |81 |100 |94 |74
Lothian |587 |663 |732 |778 |866 |905 |882 |988 |955 |1,062 |1,151 |1,112 |1,142
Strathclyde |1,434 |1,454 |1,607 |1,735 |2,044 |2,348 |2,551 |2,805 |2,667 |2,426 |2,401 |2,216 |2,350
Tayside |200 |187 |205 |212 |203 |212 |231 |269 |278 |278 |331 |313 |357
Islands |12 |10 |17 |15 |17 |25 |30 |34 |35 |30 |32 |22 |21
Not known |0 |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |2 |2 |19 |2 |2
Other United Kingdom |295 |307 |348 |402 |419 |475 |463 |544 |603 |634 |642 |648
England |262 |271 |316 |358 |374 |428 |418 |480 |543 |573 |583 |591 |573
Wales |10 |7 |8 |12 |14 |22 |14 |24 |20 |21 |20 |16 |16
Northern Ireland |22 |29 |22 |32 |31 |25 |28 |36 |37 |39 |37 |39 |25
United Kingdom
not known |1 |0 |2 |0 |0 |0 |3 |4 |3 |1 |2 |2 |0
Overseas |467 |557 |547 |506 |547 |498 |413 |495 |510 |573 |610 |745 |932
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|c|Grand total students|c|
Domicile of student |1979 |1980 |1981 |1982 |1983 |1984 |1985 |1986 |1987 |1988 |1989 |1990 |1991
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Total (all domiciles) |46,898 |48,262 |49,111 |49,215 |49,789 |50,706 |51,827 |53,657 |54,657 |56,094 |58,929 |60,453
Scotland |34,41 |35,449 |36,143 |35,828 |35,625 |35,812 |35,444 |35,837 |36,253 |36,997 |38,231 |38,294
Borders |457 |508 |558 |537 |563 |580 |555 |592 |556 |620 |662 |646 |704
Central |1,797 |1,920 |1,990 |1,987 |1,991 |1,959 |2,004 |2,100 |2,061 |2,095 |2,126 |2,118 |2,251
Dumfries and Galloway |855 |894 |890 |914 |894 |862 |953 |834 |844 |856 |888 |845 |855
Fife |2,088 |2,100 |2,203 |2,188 |2,209 |2,146 |2,097 |2,079 |2,132 |2,179 |2,319 |2,319 |2,493
Grampian |2,665 |2,708 |2,741 |2,630 |2,653 |2,710 |2,707 |2,901 |3,108 |3,223 |3,586 |3,759 |4,088
Highland |1,105 |1,118 |1,121 |1,110 |1,115 |1,141 |1,117 |1,104 |1,165 |1,190 |1,261 |1,265 |1,324
Lothian |5,660 |5,912 |5,993 |5,972 |5,817 |5,808 |5,651 |5,665 |5,789 |6,136 |6,412 |6,432 |6,831
Strathclyde |16,830 |17,194 |17,515 |17,372 |17,352 |17,549 |17,432 |17,463 |17,446 |17,433 |17,604 |17,450 |18,143
Tayside |2,657 |2,762 |2,776 |2,761 |2,676 |2,678 |2,652 |2,670 |2,705 |2,773 |2,893 |2,997 |3,255
Islands |317 |329 |354 |357 |355 |374 |376 |426 |444 |472 |477 |457 |485
Not known |10 |4 |2 |0 |0 |5 |0 |3 |3 |20 |3 |6
Other United Kingdom |7,714 |8,229 |8,629 |9,074 |9,414 |9,786 |10,384 |11,039 |11,579 |12,127 |12,960 |13,821
England |6,790 |7,217 |7,546 |7,925 |9,157 |8,521 |8,990 |9,553 |9,988 |10,309 |10,914 |11,636 |13,422
Wales |187 |205 |212 |221 |238 |249 |264 |267 |283 |326 |346 |367 |382
Northern Ireland |734 |806 |869 |927 |1,017 |1,015 |1,124 |1,213 |1,323 |1,490 |1,698 |1,816 |2,083
United Kingdom
not known |3 |1 |2 |1 |2 |1 |6 |6 |5 |2 |2 |2 |0
Overseas |4,743 |4,584 |4,339 |4,313 |4,750 |5,108 |5,999 |6,781 |6,825 |6,970 |7,738 |8,338 |9,058
Small Businesses
Dr. Godman : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many small businesses have gone out of business in Scotland in each of the last five years.
Mr. Stewart [holding answer 17 November 1992] : Comprehensive information on all types of businesses is not available. The figures in the table refer to liquidations
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of limited companies registered in Scotland, but it is not possible separately to identify those company liquidations involving small firms.
|Number of companies
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1987 |636
1988 |651
1989 |674
1990 |689
1991 |848
Source: Companies house.
Disabled Persons' Housing
Mr. Welsh : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many payments were made by Scottish Homes for adaptations to houses for disabled persons in each region in each month since May.
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton [holding answer 17 November 1992] : This information is not held by the Scottish Office Environment Department. I shall ask the chairman of Scottish Homes to write to the hon. Member.
Public Conveniences
Dr. Godman : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what advice is given to (a) Scot Rail and (b) local authorities on the proper provision of public conveniences suitable for (i) disabled and elderly people, (ii) public transport users and (iii) those with children ; and if he will make a statement.
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton [holding answer 17 November 1992] : Requirements and standards for sanitary facilities, including access, are given in the Technical Standards for Compliance with the Building Standards (Scotland) Regulations 1990. These apply to all buildings open to the public including railway stations and other transport facilities. Guidance on the design of public conveniences with facilities for the disabled was given by the Scottish Office to local authorities in SDD circular No. 53/68.
Police (Court Appearances)
Mr. McAllion : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many man hours were used by police officers attending courts in (a) Dundee and (b) Scotland in each of the past five years for which figures are available ; and what proportion of total police manpower hours this represented in each year.
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton [holding answer 19 November 1992] : This information is not recorded.
Legal Proceedings
Mr. McFall : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many defendants appeared before the High Court on criminal charges in each of the past three years ; how many were (a) convicted and (b) acquitted ; how many of those acquitted had pleaded guilty in the first instance ; and if he will make a statement.
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton [holding answer 2 December 1992] : The particular information requested is not held centrally. The number of indictments which called in the High Court in each of the past three years, and to the end of October 1992, is as follows :
|Number
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1989 |773
1990 |795
1991 |833
1992 |786
The information requested on disposals is not held centrally and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
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Mr. McFall : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many charges were (a) brought and (b) withdrawn by the Procurator Fiscal in each sheriffdom in each of the last three years in (i) the district court and (ii) the sheriff court ; how many guilty pleas were tendered to the original charges ; and if he will make a statement.
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton [holding answer 2 December 1992] : The information requested is not held centrally and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
Monkfish
Mr. Salmond : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what policy he has for raising the precautionary total allowable catch on monkfish fishing west of 4 w ; and if he will make a statement on fishing access to deep water fisheries.
Sir Hector Monro [holding answer 1 December 1992] : Scientific studies of west of Scotland anglerfish have been conducted in response to representations from the industry for an increase in total allowable catch. Unfortunately the results suggest that the stock is already fully exploited.
The Government view the development of deep water fisheries as a useful extension of the fishing opportunities available to our fleet.
Haddock
Mr. Salmond : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what representations he has received from the fishing community about the accuracy of the calculations used to determine the 1992 North sea haddock total allowable catch.
Sir Hector Monro [holding answer 1 December 1992] : I have received a number of representations from the industry about the possibility of increasing the North sea haddock total allowable catch for this year. Scientific surveys conducted during 1992 confirmed the estimates of stock size on which the TAC was set.
Mr. Salmond : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what assessment he has made of the accuracy of the methodology used to arrive at the 1992 haddock North sea total allowable catch ; and if he will make a statement.
Sir Hector Monro [holding answer 1 December 1992] : The North sea haddock total allowable catch was set on the basis of the stock assessment and of scientific advice on the need for a 30 per cent. reduction from the 1989 level of fishing effort. This advice was based on the standard methodology employed for stock assessment and the reduction in effort was considered necessary in order to reduce the very high level of mortality of the stock.
Marine Mammals
Mr. Flynn : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many reports regarding incidental catches of marine mammals by fishermen his fisheries officers have received to date under the scheme set up to monitor the extent of this interaction.
Sir Hector Monro [holding answer 1 December 1992] : Since the voluntary report scheme was introduced in
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January 1992, there have been three confirmed reports of incidental capture of a marine mammal in Scottish waters. These were two porpoises and one dolphin. The dolphin was successfully released.New Town Housing Stocks
Mr. Ingram : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland when he proposes to announce the financial arrangements for the transfer of new town housing stocks.
Mr. Stewart [holding answer 1 December 1992] : The draft guidance was issued for consultation on 27 November and comments are due to be submitted by 31 January 1993. A copy has been sent to the hon. Member.
Rural Employment
Mr. Home Robertson : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give an estimate of the effect on job numbers in rural Scotland of (a) the current common agricultural policy reform package and (b) further changes arising from the GATT agreement ; and if he will make a statement.
Sir Hector Monro [holding answer 2 December 1992] : The impact of the CAP measures agreed in May on employment in rural Scotland will depend on the response of the farming community over the next few years. The draft GATT settlement is consonant with those reform measures and should therefore have no separate employment impact.
Voluntary Organistions
Mr. Nigel Griffiths : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland when the Leukaemia and Cancer Children's Fund applied for a special grant of £35,000 for the Millerfield family centre ; when it was paid ; what criteria he applied in considering this application ; which fund was the source of the grant ; and if he will list the grants given in 1992 from the same source.
Mr. Stewart [holding answer 2 December 1992] : The Leukaemia and Cancer Children's Fund applied to the Scottish Office Home and Health Department in May this year for funding under the scheme of grants operated under section 16B of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978. The grant was paid in June this year to meet the organisation's immediate funding difficulties. As with all such applications, the criteria employed were those set out in statute and in the memorandum of guidance approved by Her Majesty's Treasury which applies to the scheme. The possibility of assisting the fund in 1993-94 is still under consideration. Expenditure on the section 16B grant scheme is borne on vote 12 subhead K6(1). Total expenditure on that sub-programme in the current financial year will amount to some £300,000, and the following bodies will benefit :
Action on Smoking and Health (Scotland)
Age Concern Scotland
ACET--AIDS Care and Education Training
Alzheimers Scotland
Bell's Palsy Self-Help Group
Breast Care and Mastectomy Association
British Association of Immediate Care Schemes
British Fluoridation Society
Brook Advisory Centre
Cancerlink
Community Service Volunteers
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Dementia Services Department CentreDisability Scotland
Enuresis Resource and Information Centre
Epilepsy Association
Family Planning Association
Hypogammaglobulinaemia Society
Leukaemia and Cancer Children's Fund
Medical Commission on Accident Prevention
Muscular Dystrophy Group
National AIDS Trust
National Association for the Childless
National Association for the Welfare of Children in Hospital National Childbirth Trust
National Family Planning Group
National Schizophrenia Fellowship
Play Matters
Play in Scottish Hospitals
Red Cross Society
RSPCC--Overnewton Centre
Scottish AIDS Monitor
Scottish Association for Mental Health
Scottish Catholic Marriage Advisory Council
Scottish Child and Family Alliance
Scottish Cot Death Trust
Scottish Council on Alcohol
Scottish Drugs Forum
Scottish Heart and Arterial Risk Prevention Group
Scottish Huntington's Association
Scottish Motor Neurone Disease Association
Scottish National Blood Transfusion Association
Scottish Partnership Agency for Palliative and Cancer Care Sense in Scotland
Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Society
Twins and Multiple Birth Association
Volunteer Development Scotland
Mr. Nigel Griffiths : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) how many special grants have been awarded in 1992 to voluntary and charitable organisations ;
(2) how many grant applications his Department received from voluntary organisations in the last year for which figures are available ; and how many of these applications were not successful in obtaining his Department's funding.
Mr. Stewart [holding answer 2 December 1992] : My right hon. Friend is directly responsible for a wide range of voluntary sector grant schemes. Grants may be for continuing administrative costs, projects, capital expenditure or in exceptional circumstances single payments. In 1991-92 the Department received 722 applications from voluntary organisations from which 463 grants were given.
ACCOMMODATION AND WORKS COMMITTEE
Westminster Hall (Fire Prevention)
Mr. Mackinlay : To ask the Chairman of the Accommodation and Works Committee if he will review fire prevention in respect of Westminster hall (a) generally and (b) in relation to its historic roof.
Mr. Ray Powell : A 10-year programme for upgrading fire precautions within the Palace of Westminster is nearing its completion. It has been agreed by Her Majesty's inspector of fire services. Following the appointment of a fire safety manager earlier this year, those measures and related procedures are already under review. As part of the existing procedures, all areas of the parliamentary estate, including Westminster hall, are patrolled regularly by members of the Palace of
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Westminster fire section. Plans for further preventive measures, which will specifically include protection for the roof of Westminster hall, are in hand.CHURCH COMMISSIONERS
Church Property Investments
Mr. Gordon Prentice : To ask the right hon. Member for Selby, as representing the Church Commissioners, what is the value of Church property investments for each year since 1987.
Mr. Alison : The value of the Church Commissioners' property investments held at the end of each year was as follows :
|£ million
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1987 |1,128
1988 |1,327
1989 |1,441
1990 |1,171
1991 |1,034
There is no centrally held information of the value of other Church property.
Fulham Football Club Ground
Mr. Gordon Prentice : To ask the right hon. Member for Selby, as representing the Church Commissioners, what was the independent valuation of the Fulham football club ground at Craven Cottage prior to its sale to Mr. Ernie Clay.
Mr. Alison : As I said in my answer on 26 November to an earlier question from the hon. Member for Pendle, the Commissioners' property investments are professionally valued each year. Their freehold interest in Fulham Football Club ground was valued at £70,000 as at 31 December 1984.
DEFENCE
RAF (Schools)
Mr. Llwyd : To ask the Secretary of state for Defence if he will list the RAF establishment bases within the United Kingdom that currently have an on-site school for the children of RAF personnel.
Mr. Archie Hamilton : The following RAF stations within the United Kingdom currently have on-site schools for children of service personnel aged between five and 18 :
RAF Benson
RAF Coltishall
RAF Coningsby
RAF Cottesmore
RAF Digby
RAF Henlow
RAF High Wycombe
RAF Kinloss
RAF Leeming
RAF Odiham
RAF Scampton
RAF St. Mawgan
RAF Wyton
In all cases, the local education authority is responsible for the school and admission is not restricted to RAF dependants.
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