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My right hon. Friend has asked Sir Ron Dearing, the chairman designate of the School Curriculum and Assessment Authority, to conduct a wide-ranging review of the manageability of the national curriculum and the associated testing and assessment framework. Parent-teacher associations should make their views known to him.Student Loans
Mr. Llwyd : To ask the Secretary of State for Education what proportion of students have taken up a student loan within the first year of study, in each year since the initiation of the student loan scheme.
Mr. Boswell : This is a matter for the Student Loans Company. I will ask the chief executive to write to the hon. Member.
Multiple Disabilities
Mr. Alfred Morris : To ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will introduce legislation to extend the statutory entitlement to education for people with multiple disabilities to at least the age of 25 years ; and if he will meet the campaign for people with multiple disabilities to discuss the need for statutory change.
Mr. Boswell : The Further Education Act 1992 requires the Further Education Funding Council and local education authorities to ensure that adequate further education provision is available for adults without age limit, including those with multiple disabilities. These are substantial statutory duties ; the Government have no plans to extend them.
Teacher Education
Mrs. Ann Taylor : To ask the Secretary of State for Education (1) what advice he has received from the Office for Standards in Education on the experience of partnership between higher education institutions and schools in the education and training of teachers ; and if he will make a statement ;
(2) what advice he has received from the Office for Standards in Education arising from its surveys of teachers education courses ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Patten : Ofsted is engaged in a four year cycle of inspections of higher education institutions offering initial teacher training and it or the institutions publish these reports. From time to time, Ofsted also publish reports on surveys conducted on various aspects of initial or in- service training for teachers.
Mrs. Ann Taylor : To ask the Secretary of State for Education how his plans for the future of teacher education differ from the statement in circular 9/92 concerning the shared responsibility of higher education institutions and schools for planning and management of courses ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Patten : I welcome the move towards greater partnership between higher education institutions and schools which circular 9/92 has brought about, and look forward to similar developments in primary teacher training. I am also pleased that we are now able to offer some schools the chance to design and run their own courses, allowing them to decide on an appropriate role
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for higher education institutions. I shall be announcing the names of the first schools chosen to run such courses shortly.Mrs. Ann Taylor : To ask the Secretary of State for Education when he will publish a circular about the future of teacher education for primary school teachers ; what advice he has received from the Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education on this matter this year ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Patten : Proposals for the reform of primary initial teacher training will be announced soon and will take account of advice received from the Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education.
Mrs. Ann Taylor : To ask the Secretary of State for Education how he intends to alter the present arrangements for teacher education ; on what basis qualifications will be awarded to students ; who will validate such qualifications ; and if he will make it his policy that those qualifications will be no lower in quality and status than existing teacher qualifications.
Mr. Boswell : The Government have already introduced new requirements for secondary teacher training. My right hon. Friend recently announced a pioneer scheme for school-led training courses. We will shortly be issuing for consultation proposals for the reform of primary teacher training. Arrangements for validation are for the institutions concerned ; my right hon. Friend will continue to use his powers to approve courses leading to qualified teacher status so as to improve the quality and standing of the teaching profession.
Mrs. Ann Taylor : To ask the Secretary of State for Education whfications ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Boswell : Current arrangements for initial teacher training, and other ways of achieving qualified teacher status, are summarised in the publication "Routes into Teaching" issued by the Teaching as a Career unit. Copies are available from the Library.
Head Teachers and Deputies
Ms Harman : To ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will publish a table showing the earnings of head teachers and deputy head teachers in each group from one to six in real terms at January 1993 prices for each year since 1990-91 ; and if he will provide estimates for 1993-94 and 1994-95.
Mr. Boswell : The current pay spine for heads and deputies was introduced on 1 January 1991. Table A shows the values of the points on the spine at that date and on subsequent dates when they have been increased, converted to January 1993 prices by use of the retail prices index. The spine was extended by two points in April 1991. Table B shows the points ranges applying to the salaries of heads and deputies in the six school groups. The School Teachers' Review Body has not yet been asked to report on teachers' pay in 1994-95.
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Table B
Heads' and deputies' pay ranges
|Head teachers |Deputy head teachers
School Group |Spine Point |Spine Point
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1 |3-15 |1-8
2 |8-22 |2-10
3 |15-29 |4-13
4 |23-37 |8-20
5 |31-44 |15-26
6 |38-51 |22-34
Table B
Heads' and deputies' pay ranges
|Head teachers |Deputy head teachers
School Group |Spine Point |Spine Point
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1 |3-15 |1-8
2 |8-22 |2-10
3 |15-29 |4-13
4 |23-37 |8-20
5 |31-44 |15-26
6 |38-51 |22-34
Key Stage Tests
Mrs. Ann Taylor : To ask the Secretary of State for Education what arrangements have been made to produce the large print version of the key stage tests.
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Mr. Forth : Brailled, enlarged and modified print versions of test papers for 14-year-olds are available for pupils with a statement of special needs for visual impairment. It is for teachers to decide which type of question paper is most suitable for their pupils. The School Examinations and Assessment Council (SEAC) asked schools to place orders for such papers by January 1993. Pupil packs are made up individually according to schools' orders.
Large print versions of the tests for seven-year-olds have not been prepared. Given the way the tests are administered, teachers are able to explain the nature of the tasks to pupils with visual impairment. However, schools may enlarge pupil work sheets in preparing the tests for pupils with special needs.
SEAC has also advised schools of a telephone helpline which has been established at the Royal National Institute for the Blind to deal with inquiries and any problems arising over the delivery of test papers.
Gang Rape Poem
Dr. Spink : To ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will make a statement on the inclusion of a poem on gang rape used in the London Examination Board GCSE syllabus.
Mr. Forth : This poem was not prescribed for study as part of any syllabus published by the University of London Examinations and Assessment Council. I understand that it was selected by one school as one of the poems to be studied and written about under a syllabus which left the choice to the school. The selection by schools of material for study is a matter for the school concerned, but having read the poem I believe that it was unsuitable and regrettable.
Testing
Mr. Pendry : To ask the Secretary of State for Education what is the estimated cost of the national key stage testing for all school children in England and Wales in each subject and at each key stage for this year ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Forth : The estimated costs of producing and distributing the statutory tests for 1993 in English, mathematics, science and Welsh at key stage 1--seven-year-olds--is £1,230,000. The estimated cost of the non -mandatory tests at this key stage is £1,470,000.
The cost of the statutory tests in English, mathematics, science, technology and Welsh at key stage 3--14-year-olds--is £4,090,000. This includes support materials.
At key stage 2 there are no statutory assessments this year.
Teachers (Earnings)
Ms Harman : To ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will publish a table showing the earnings of qualified teachers on each scale point from one to 10 in real terms at January 1993 prices for each year since 1990-91 ; and if he will provide estimates for 1993-94 and 1994-95.
Mr. Boswell : The following table shows the values of the points on the standard scale for qualified teachers other than heads and deputies at 1 April 1990, 1991, 1992
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and 1993. These have been converted to January 1993 prices by use of the retail prices index. Teachers paid on the standard scale may also be paid incentive allowances at one of five rates-- currently £1, 302, £2,109, £4,218, £5,625, and £7,734--and other discretionary payments. The salaries listed exclude London weighting. Teachers in service on 1 May 1993 will receive a lump sum of £90. The standard scale will cease to exist in September 1993 when a new pay spine for classroom teachers will be introduced.
Standard scale for qualified teachers
|at 1 April 1990|1 April 1991 |1 April 1992 |1 April 1993
Point Salary
|£ |£ |£ |£
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<1>1 |9,918 |10,582
1 |10,295 |10,582 |11,115 |11,032
2 |10,685 |11,142 |11,703 |11,614
3 |11,072 |11,701 |12,290 |12,197
4 |11,991 |12,261 |12,875 |12,780
5 |12,953 |13,097 |13,754 |13,651
6 |13,780 |13,933 |14,631 |14,522
7 |14,606 |14,770 |15,510 |15,394
8 |15,433 |15,606 |16,387 |16,265
9 |16,418 |16,719 |17,556 |17,425
10 |17,327 |17,832 |18,721 |18,584
<1> The 11-point scale was shortened by one point on 1 December 1991 and the old point 1
disappeared.
SCOTLAND
Inspectorate of Constabulary
Mr. Gallie : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish a statement on the role of Her Majesty's inspectorate of constabulary in Scotland.
Mr. Lang : The citizens charter highlighted the importance of the role of the main public service inspectorates in checking that the service providers meet the needs of the public which they serve, and the "Justice Charter for Scotland" which I published in November 1991 provided undertakings as to the manner in which Her Majesty's inspectorate of constabulary for Scotland would perform this role. Further information about the inspectorate is provided in a leaflet under the title "The Role of HM Inspectorate of Constabulary, Scotland" which I have published today.
The leaflet incorporates a statement of principles for the inspectorate which focuses on the key principles of independence, openness, lay involvement and objectivity. It also explains the role and organisation of the inspectorate, and describes the process of annual inspection of police forces in Scotland. Particular attention is drawn to the arrangements which are made by the inspectorate to obtain the view of members of the public and to ensure that the public have access to the reports of their inspections. The leaflet will be available in police stations and in public libraries throughout Scotland.
I have placed copies of the leaflet in the Library.
General Practitioners
Mr. McMaster : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what limitations are imposed on the reimbursement of general practitioners performing minor surgery ;
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on what grounds these limitations are imposed ; when he plans to review the arrangements ; and if he will make a statement.Mr. Stewart [holding answer 20 May 1993] : Under the statement of fees and allowances for general medical practitioners in Scotland which are determined by the Secretary of State after consultation with representatives of the medical profession, a general medical practitioner on the local health board's minor surgery list is entitled to a fee for undertaking a minor surgery session--comprising five procedures. Payment is limited to a maximum of three sessions per quarter.
There are no plans to review these arrangements.
Kerr Little
Mr. David Marshall : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the total amount of public money given to the meat processing and butchering company, Kerr Little, not in receivership, in the past two years ; and if he will make a statement.
Sir Hector Monro [holding answer 21 May 1993] : Kerr Little was awarded an EC grant in 1992 worth £173,574 and had earlier been made an offer of regional selective assistance worth £145,000 by Scottish Office Industry Department. The Scottish Office is in contact with the receiver in the interest of safeguarding public money already paid to the company, which totals £186,142.
Labour Statistics
Mr. Hain : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many (a) people and (b) males aged 16 years or over were recorded by the 1991 census in Scotland as economically inactive ; and what percentage these figures represent of the population in each case.
Mr. Stewart [holding answer 21 May 1993] : In the 1991 census of population there were 1,581,059 persons in Scotland who were aged 16 and over and economically inactive. This figure is 39.6 per cent. of all persons aged 16 and over. The corresponding figures for males are 510,718 and 27.2.
Farmers and Fishermen
Mr. David Porter : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many officials are employed by his Department to administer, inspect, regulate and advise the farming and fishing industries either directly, in agencies or on special contracts (a) in 1992 and (b) at the latest available date ; how many (i) farmers and (ii) fishermen there are in Scotland, full or part time ; and if he will make a statement.
Sir Hector Monro [holding answer 24 May 1993] : The total numbers of staff employed by the Scottish Office Agriculture and Fisheries Department, the Scottish Agricultural Science Agency and the Scottish Fisheries Protection Agency at 1 April 1992 and 1 April 1993 are shown in the following table, together with the most recent figures available on the numbers of farmers and fishermen in Scotland.
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Staff numbers (full-time equivalent<1>)
|1 April 1992
|Number |Number
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SOAFD |1,033.5
SASA |138.5
SFPA |215.5
Farmers<2>
Full-time 12,700
Part-time 10,200
Fishermen<3>
Full-time 7,181
Part-time 955
<1> Figures are calculated as full-time equivalents
(i.e., part-time staff are counted as half units)
and include administrative, professional, technical,
industrial and support grades. Casual staff are
excluded.
<2> Includes partners and directors as at 1992 June
agricultural census.
<3> SOAFD figures as at December 1992.
Nurse Regrading
Dr. Godman : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the total number of outstanding regrading appeals by nurses on each of the health board areas.
Mr. Stewart [holding answer 24 May 1993] : I understand that virtually no nurse clinical grading appeals submitted under section 32 of the General Whitley Council conditions of service are oustanding at health board level. On 1 May 1993, 478 appeals to the Scottish Appeals Committee were outstanding. On the same date 482 appeals at national level remitted by the Nursing and Midwifery Staffs Negotiating Council to the Scottish Appeal Team secretariat were outstanding ; the breakdown of these by health board is given in the table.
Health Board |Scottish Appeals |National Level |Total
|Committee |Appeals Outstanding
|Outstanding
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Argyll and Clyde |18 |29 |47
Ayrshire and Arran |13 |40 |53
Borders |6 |11 |17
Dumfries and Galloway |16 |9 |25
Fife |48 |25 |73
Forth Valley |94 |74 |168
Grampian |14 |6 |20
Greater Glasgow |74 |59 |133
Highland |9 |23 |32
Lanarkshire |56 |54 |110
Lothian |21 |54 |75
Orkney |2 |- |2
Shetland |1 |3 |4
Tayside |106 |75 |181
Western Isles |- |8 |8
CSA |- |12 |12
State Hospital |- |- |-
|--- |--- |---
Total |478 |482 |960
Multiple Births
Mr. Wigley : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what were the total numbers of sets of (i) twins, (ii) triplets, (iii) quadruplets, (iv) quintuplets and (v) sextuplets born in Scotland in each year since 1980 and the total number of maternities in Scotland in each year ; and how many
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multiple births of each type in each year were conceived as a result of (a) in-vitro fertilisation, (b) gamete intra- fallopian transfer and (c) other forms of assisted conception.Column 500
Mr. Stewart [holding answer 24 May 1993] : The information is as follows :
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Type of birth Total
|Twin |Triplet |Quadruplet |Quintuplet |Sextuplet |maternities
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1980 |658 |4 |- |- |- |68,689
1981 |611 |7 |- |- |- |68,865
1982 |607 |6 |- |- |- |65,963
1983 |677 |2 |- |- |- |64,776
1984 |665 |10 |- |- |- |64,800
1985 |681 |9 |- |- |- |66,342
1986 |721 |10 |- |- |- |65,456
1987 |721 |10 |- |- |- |65,839
1988 |706 |9 |1 |- |- |65,842
1989 |677 |13 |2 |- |- |63,090
1990 |731 |16 |1 |- |- |65,556
1991 |709 |24 |2 |- |- |66,630
1992<1> |808 |15 |- |- |- |65,307
<1> Provisional.
Information on the number of multiple births in Scotland attributed to assisted reproduction is not available. Some information on these matters is published in the first annual report of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority, and in earlier annual reports of the interim licensing authority, copies of which are available in the Library.
Court Cases
Dr. Godman : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many cases heard by (a) district courts, (b) sheriff courts and (c) the High Court resulted in (i) convictions, (ii) a verdict of not proven and (iii) dismissals, for the last seven years.
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton [holding answer 24 May 1993] : The available information is given in the table:
Persons called to court by outcome
1985-91
Scotland
Year |PNGS<1> or Deserted |Acquitted Not Guilty|Acquitted Not Proven|Charge Proved |Total
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High Court
1985 |31 |134 |66 |805 |1,036
1986 |32 |156 |75 |793 |1,056
1987 |36 |147 |72 |858 |1,113
1988 |51 |95 |77 |801 |1,024
1989 |50 |96 |73 |746 |965
1990 |61 |111 |70 |757 |999
1991 |81 |94 |78 |743 |996
Sheriff Court
1985 |4,187 |6,521 |1,224 |100,110 |112,042
1986 |4,701 |6,515 |1,226 |96,119 |108,561
1987 |4,632 |6,412 |1,200 |91,955 |104,199
1988 |5,592 |4,703 |1,224 |91,164 |102,683
1989 |6,538 |4,739 |1,366 |90,721 |103,364
1990 |7,922 |4,281 |1,313 |88,202 |101,718
1991 |7,554 |3,682 |1,137 |82,723 |95,096
District Court
1985 |2,857 |3,193 |625 |72,006 |78,681
1986 |2,874 |2,871 |556 |71,427 |77,728
1987 |2,865 |3,044 |532 |72,150 |78,591
1988 |2,958 |2,768 |502 |74,839 |81,067
1989 |3,012 |2,449 |553 |74,123 |80,137
1990 |3,623 |2,347 |578 |76,904 |83,452
1991 |3,295 |2,270 |496 |77,725 |83,786
<1> Plea of not guilty accepted.
NORTHERN IRELAND
Hostel Accommodation
Mr. Beggs : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what is the average weekly cost to the DHSS in Northern Ireland for providing a place for a single person in hostel accommodation.
Mr. Hanley : The average weekly accommodation cost met by DHSS through the housing benefit scheme for a single resident in a hostel is £98.72.
Terrorism
Rev. Martin Smyth : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many people have been killed or injured as a result of fire and explosion during terrorist incidents in the past three years.
Mr. Mates : The available information is set out in the table. Information on persons injured in fires is not readily available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
Terrorist incidents in Northern Ireland
Deaths as a Injuries as a result
result of: of:
|Explosions|Fires |Explosions
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1990 |22 |- |115
1991 |18 |2 |234
1992 |11 |- |200
Myalgic Encephalomyelitis
Mr. McMaster : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many people are receiving benefits in respect of myalgic encephalomyelitis.
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Mr. Hanley : Responsibility for the subject in question has been delegated to the Social Security Agency under its chief executive, Mr. Alec Wylie. However, I have been advised that the information requested is not available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
Multiple Births
Mr. Wigley : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what were the total numbers of sets of (i) twins, (ii) triplets, (iii) quadruplets, (iv) quintuplets and
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(v) sextuplets born in Northern Ireland in each year since 1980 and the total number of maternities in Northern Ireland in each year ; and how many multiple births of each type in each year were conceived as a result of (a) in-vitro fertilisation, (b) gamete intra-fallopian transfer and (c) other forms of assisted conception.Mr. Hanley [holding answer 24 May 1993] : The information requested is set out in the table :
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Type |1980 |1981 |1982 |1983 |1984 |1985 |1986 |1987 |1988 |1989 |1990 |1991 |<1>1992
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Sets of:
(i) Twins |298 |305 |306 |263 |304 |272 |281 |322 |287 |281 |267 |315 |258
(ii) Triplets |4 |3 |2 |4 |3 |3 |2 |7 |1 |2 |5 |6 |8
(iii) Quadruplets |- |1 |- |- |- |- |1 |- |1 |- |- |- |-
(iv) Quintuplets |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |1 |-
(v) Sextuplets |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |-
|------ |------ |------ |------ |------ |------ |------ |------ |------ |------ |------ |------ |------
Maternities |28,542 |27,229 |26,905 |27,188 |27,547 |27,529 |27,989 |27,694 |27,614 |25,928 |25,338 |26,058 |25,425
(a) IVF<2><3>
(i) Twins |- |7 |5 |12 |11 |N/K
(ii) Triplets |- |- |1 |2 |1 |N/K
(b) GIFT<3> |- |-
<1> Provisional.
<2> These figures are the results of IVF by year of conception.
<3> IVF has been available in Northern Ireland only since 1987.
GIFT was available in Northern Ireland in only 1986 and 1987.
Ministerial Visits
Mr. Trimble : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to his answer of 13 May, Official Report, column 554, what was the nature of the Minister responsible for health and agriculture's visit to the constituency of Upper Bann on 24 February ; and with regard to that visit and his visits of 17 February and 20 April, when and how he endeavoured to inform the hon. Member for that constituency.
Mr. Hanley [holding answer 24 May 1993] : My noble friend the Lord Arran visited Avondale Foods (Craigavon) Ltd., Lurgan and hosted a private dinner on 24 February 1993.
Telephone calls were made to the hon. Member's constituency office, giving notification of all the visits, at least the day before the visit.
PRIME MINISTER
Manchester Airport
Q6. Mr. Mans : To ask the Prime Minister when he next intends to visit Manchester airport.
Mr. Newton : I have been asked to reply.
My right hon. Friend the Prime Minister has at present no plans to do so.
Environmental Appraisal
Mr. Chris Smith : To ask the Prime Minister which Government Departments have carried out an environmental appraisal of their policy- making and administrative procedures.
The Prime Minister : All Departments must ensure that environmental considerations are taken into account in
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developing their policies and programmes. Papers to Cabinet and ministerial committees should, where appropriate, cover any significant costs or benefits to the environment. We are firmly committed to the principle that "green issues" must be built into decision taking throughout Government.Engagements
Mr. Harry Greenway : To ask the Prime Minister if he will list his official engagements for Tuesday 25 May.
Sir Peter Tapsell : To ask the Prime Minister if he will list his official engagements for Tuesday 25 May.
Mr. Newton : I have been asked to reply.
My right hon. Friend the Prime Minister is attending the unveiling of a memorial statue to Field Marshal the Viscount Alanbrooke by Her Majesty the Queen as is, I understand, the Leader of the official Opposition.
Smoke Alarms
Mr. Barnes : To ask the Prime Minister if he will make it his policy to ensure that smoke alarms are fitted in all new publicly owned dwellings and buildings.
The Prime Minister : It has been policy to provide smoke alarms in all new dwellings since 1 June 1992.
Smoke alarms in other buildings--whether public or privately owned--are normally required under licensing or certification arrangements where appropriate.
Output
Mr. Austin Mitchell : To ask the Prime Minister if he will publish a table showing in index form and as a percentage the growth in output between 1963 and 1973, 1973 and 1979 and 1979 to date of each of the mechanical engineering, textiles, clothing, footwear, cars, commercial
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vehicles, leather, man-made fibres, metals, metal goods not elsewhere specified and shipbuilding industries, together with (i) the change in their weight as a percentage of manufacturing output and the weight of manufacturing in gross domestic product, (ii) figures of import penetration by the EEC and the rest of the world, including an estimate from the year ended June 1989 and (iii) the change in their share of exports of the main manufacturing countries.Mr. Heseltine : I have been asked to reply.
Complete information is not available. Output indices for the industries listed below are available from the central shared database (CSDB) operated by the Central Statistical Office, which can be accessed from the Library of the House.
G
|Indices
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Mechanical engineering (class 32) |DVJA
Textiles (class 43) |DVJI
Clothing, leather and footwear (published group 44/45) |DVJJ
Motor vehicles (published group 35) |DVJC
Man-made fibres (class 26) |DVIX
Metals (published group 21/22) |DVIT
Metal goods NES (class 31) |DVIZ
Other transport (class 36) |DVJD
The weights within manufacturing for each of the above groups and manufacturing within gross domestic product in the index base years are as follows :
|1963|1975|1980|1985
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32 |15.5|16.9|19.6|17.9
43 |7.2 |5.3 |4.4 |4.5
44/45 |4.9 |5.3 |5.1 |5.3
35 |7.3 |7.3 |7.8 |8.0
26 |1.2 |0.8 |0.4 |0.5
21/22 |8.3 |6.6 |4.7 |5.5
31 |7.5 |7.8 |8.3 |7.8
36 |6.5 |5.6 |6.9 |7.7
Manufacturing |35.3|30.0|26.5|23.8
Information on import penetration from 1970 to 1979 was published in the June 1980 edition of "Economic Trends". Subsequent data up to the year ended June 1989 were published in "Business Monitor MQ12" ; annual summaries are published in table 12.2 of the "Annual Abstract of Statistics". These publications are available in the Library of the House. The figures do not separate the EC from the rest of the world.
Export statistics for Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development countries are published in OECD series C--"Foreign Trade by Commodities", which is available in the Library of the House. To extract these on a comparable basis for the sectors required would involve disproportionate cost.
HEALTH
Coronary Heart Disease
Mr. Chris Smith : To ask the Secretary of State for Health what was the total amount spent by her Department in each of the last six years in relation to (a) coronary heart disease and (b) strokes.
Mr. Sackville : Total expenditure on coronary heart disease (CHD) and stroke is impossible to calculate with
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any precision. The "Health of the Nation" White Paper contains estimates that CHD accounts for 2.5 per cent. of total national health service expenditure and stroke for 6 per cent. of total expenditure, but figures are not routinely collected. Expenditure nationally on prevention of CHD and stroke, including expenditure on risk factors such as smoking, alcohol and nutrition, exceeds £10 million a year, but this takes no account of unquantifiable expenditure on, for example, advice given to patients by health professionals.NHS Staff
anagement executive and (c) each regional health authority.
Dr. Mawhinney : The information is shown in the table.
Department of Health and NHS management executive 1989-93
Whole-time equivalents as at 1 April
|Department of Health|NHS management
|executive<1>
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1989 |8,799 |666
1990 |5,388 |797
1991 |4,651 |677
1992 |4,803 |776
1993 |4,846 |931
<1> Figures also included in overall Department of Health numbers.
The Department has reduced in size over the last five years largely through functions not core to its business being transferred to the national health service, non-departmental public bodies, or other agencies. Some 3,200 staff in the special hospitals transferred to the Special Hospital Service Authority in 1989.
Fluctuations in the size of the national health service management executive over time are a result of adjustments in responsibilities between the NHSME and the rest of the Department.
I refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave her on 26 March, Official Report, columns 748-50 , for information on regional health authority employees.
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