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£ million Health Board |1993-94 |1994-95 ------------------------------------------------------------- Argyll and Clyde |12.405 |6.258 Ayrshire and Arran |0.585 |0.010 Borders |3.070 |0.205 Fife |5.623 |2.219 Forth Valley |6.573 |2.783 Dumfries and Galloway |2.801 |0.929 Grampian |0.109 |0.040 Greater Glasgow |25.996 |20.048 Highland |5.201 |2.819 Lanarkshire |9.381 |9.895 Lothian |24.429 |18.580 Orkney |1.296 |1.347 Shetland |2.231 |2.256 Tayside |10.621 |4.050 Western Isles |1.507 |0.340 State Hospital |4.080 |5.881
The figures provided for 1994-95 are not directly comparable with those for 1993-94. Health boards have been given provisional allocations for 1994-95 which reflect only the consequences in that year of the 1993-94 allocations and make no provision at present for projects starting in 1994-95.
Two boards' allocations have been increased--Forth Valley's by £222, 000 and Western Isles' by £65,000--in both cases to deal with problems with existing hospital buildings. There have been no other changes.
East Lothian (Local Authority Areas)
Mr. Home Robertson : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what representations he has received from residents of East Lothian supporting the division of the district between separate local authority areas.
Mr. Stewart [holding answer 13 July 1993] : My right hon. Friend received a range of representations about the future arrangements for the area at present served by East Lothian district council under a single-tier structure of local government.
Investing For Our Future"
Mr. Welsh : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many of the respondents to the consultation paper, "Investing For Our Future", favoured the options outlined therein by each category from (a) to (g) ; and if he will make a statement.
Sir Hector Monro [holding answer 14 July 1993] : Most of the 4, 834 correspondents did not specify a preference for any particular option. Of those who did, 182 preferred option (a) , 61 preferred option (b) , 13 preferred option (c) , 64 preferred option (d) , 23 preferred option (e), 15 preferred option (f) and nine preferred option (g). An analysis of the responses to the consultation paper is contained in the summary of responses which was published by my right hon. Friend on 8 July.
Local Government Reorganisation
Mr. Foulkes : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the organisations and individuals who, during the consultation on reorganisation of local government in
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Scotland, made representations in favour of (a) an all-Ayrshire council, (b) retaining Kyle and Carrick as a council and (c) combining Cunninghame, Kilmarnock and Loudon and Cumnock and Doon Valley as one council.Mr. Stewart [holding answer 15 July 1993] : A total of 56 individuals and organisations commented upon the proposed structure of local government in Ayrshire. Of these, 28 supported an all-Ayrshire council which was included as a unit in both the 15 and 24 unit illustrative structures shown in the consultation paper "Shaping the New Councils". Nine responses supported a council based upon the existing area of Kyle and Carrick district council, which was included as a unit in the 51-unit illustrative structure. A unit comprising Cunninghame, Kilmarnock and Loudon and Cumnock and Doon Valley was not included in the consultation paper and no comments were offered on this option. The organisations and individuals who supported the other two options are as follows :
All-Ayrshire Council
J. Mack Wilson
Kilmaurs Community Council
Moscow and Waterside Community Council
Irvine Development Corporation
Hurlford and Crookedholm Community Council
Dalrymple and District Community Council
Colonel Sir Bryce Knox
Grange Howard Community Council
Carrick Cumnock and Doon Valley Constituency Labour Party John Campbell
Cumnock and Doon Valley District Council
Carrick Cumnock and Doon Valley Conservative Association Prestwick Community Council
Peter M. Robertson
Cunninghame District Council
Kilmarnock and Loudon Labour Group
Symington Community Council
Enterprise Ayrshire
Grange and Howard Community Council
Coylton Community Council
Cunninghame North Constituency Labour Party
Cunninghame District Labour Party
Kyle and Carrick Labour Party
Ayrshire Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Kilmarnock and Loudon Conservative Unionist Association Euan D. Llewellyn- Jones
Brodick Primary School Board
George Foulks MP
Kyle and Carrick
Robert Fullarton
Avril and T. Livingstone
Treetops Tenants and Residents Association
C. I. Young
Kyle and Carrick District Council
Phil Gallie MP
John L. Rennie
Sir Donald Maclean
Janet Fullarton
Teachers
Mrs. Ray Michie : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give details of the progress by regional councils towards having teachers appraised by the target date ; and if he will make a statement.
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton [holding answer 15 July 1993] : The National Co-ordinating Committee for the Staff Development of Teachers has the task of monitoring progress on the implementation of staff development and appraisal schemes for teachers in Scotland. Last year, the
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committee advised me that every education authority expects to meet the implementation timetable of the end of the school session 1995-96.The co-ordinating committee will shortly seek from authorities an update on progress and I expect to receive its further advice later this year.
Invalidity Benefit
Dr. Godman : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what information he has concerning the denial of concessionary travel privileges and related concessions to those persons aged 60 years or more who are in receipt of invalidity benefit ; and if he will make a statement.
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton [holding answer 15 July 1993] : Local authorities' powers to provide concessionary travel to certain eligible categories of person are discretionary. It is for individual local authorities to determine which of the eligible categories will quantify under their arrangements, the level of concession and any restrictions on use. My Department has no information regarding the denial of concessionary travel and related privileges to persons aged 60 years or more who are in receipt of invalidity benefit.
Shetland and Orkney Islands Councils
Mr. Wallace : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what estimate he has made of the cost to (a) Shetland Islands council and (b) Orkney Islands council which would arise if his proposal to rename the respective councils as Shetland council and Orkney council is implemented.
Mr. Lang [holding answer 16 July 1993] : My Department has made no such estimate. The White Paper "Shaping the Future--The New Councils" makes it clear that I will be prepared to consider representations about the appropriate name of particular authorities and if Orkney Islands council or Shetland Islands council have concerns they wish to express, we shall be pleased to receive these.
GP Fund Holders
Mrs. Fyfe : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the latest number of general practitioner fund holders in each health board area ; and how many he estimates there will be in July 1994.
Mr. Stewart [holding answer 16 July 1993] : The latest information from health boards indicates the numbers of general practitioner fund holders as set out in the table.
Health board |Current number of |Estimated number of
|fund holders |fund holders by
|July 1994
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Argyll and Clyde |5 |7
Ayrshire and Arran |3 |5
Borders |1 |2
Dumfries and
Galloway |- |2
Fife |1 |5
Forth Valley |2 |6
Grampian |25 |35
Greater Glasgow |3 |10
Highland |1 |2
Lanarkshire |8 |15
Lothian |7 |11
Orkney |- |-
Shetland |- |-
Tayside |8 |10
Western Isles |- |-
|-- |--
Total |64 |110
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Arts Council
Mr. Ieuan Wyn Jones : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland on how many occasions grants have been made available by the Scottish Arts Council under its (a) bursaries to writers scheme and (b) writers in residence scheme during the last five years to applicants who were neither resident in Scotland nor had any previous connection with Scotland.
Mr. Brooke [holding answer 14 July 1993] : I have been asked to reply.
The information requested is as follows : (a) none, (b) nine, of a total of 69 grants.
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WALES
Manufacturing Jobs
9. Mr. Rowlands : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what estimate his Department has made of the number of male jobs in manufacturing created during (a) the last 12 months and (b) the last five years (i) in the Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney constituency and (ii) in Mid Glamorgan ; and what are the corresponding figures for the number of jobs lost during the same period.
Sir Wyn Roberts : The information is not available in the form requested. However, according to the 1987 and 1991 censuses of employment, in 1987 in the manufacturing sector there were 4,900 males employed in the Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney constituency and 32, 700 in Mid Glamorgan. The corresponding figures for 1991 were 4,600 and 31,500.
European Regional Development Fund
10. Sir David Knox : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is the total value of grants which Wales has received from the European regional development fund in the past three years.
Sir Wyn Roberts : The total amount of ERDF allocated to Wales for the 1991-93 calendar years is £205.8 million.
Welsh Development Agency
11. Mr. Alan W. Williams : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will make a statement on the future funding of the Welsh Development Agency.
Mr. Redwood : Decisions on the agency's resources for future years will be decided in the course of the public expenditure survey in the usual way.
Unemployment
12. Mr. Roy Hughes : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is the figure for male unemployment in Newport, Gwent, and Wales at the latest available date.
Mr. Gwilym Jones : The unadjusted numbers of male unemployed claimants for the borough of Newport, Gwent and Wales for June 1993 are 5,978, 16,538 and 100,186 respectively.
Tourism
13. Mr. Brandreth : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what plans he has to promote tourism in Wales ; and if he will make a statement.
Sir Wyn Roberts : With the full support of my Department, a plan for the development of tourism in Wales, the "Tourism 2000" strategy, is currently being developed by the Wales tourist board. Following extensive consultation with interested parties it is expected that the plan will be published towards the end of the year.
Inward Investment
14. Mr. John Marshall : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will make a statement about recent progress in inward investment in Wales.
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Mr. Redwood : Great progress continues to be made. Figures recently announced by the Invest in Britain Bureau show that Wales recorded 20 per cent. of foreign inward investment projects for the United Kingdom in 1992- 93. Since then, major projects by Aiwa and ASAT have been announced which promise some 1,500 new jobs at Crumlin.
Manufacturing Industries
15. Mr. Barry Jones : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will make a statement concerning his policies to safeguard and develop manufacturing industries in Wales.
Mr. Redwood : Manufacturing industry has been a most significant factor in Wales' success in recent years--output has risen by 30.2 per cent. since 1985 compared to a United Kingdom rise of 13.5 per cent. and, in the first quarter of this year, by 2.7 per cent. compared to the United Kingdom's 2.1 per cent. We must continue to build on this by improving manufacturing industry's productivity and the quality of its goods.
Neath and Port Talbot General Hospital
17. Mr. Hain : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will now announce his conclusions on his review of the future of Neath and Port Talbot general hospital.
Mr. Gwilym Jones : My right hon. Friend expects to announce a decision on the way ahead for health services in the relevant part of West Glamorgan before the summer recess. His decision will be informed by the outcome of the investment appraisal being undertaken by the Audit Commission.
Forest Enterprise
18. Mr. Dafis : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what proposals he has for the future of Forest Enterprise in Wales.
Sir Wyn Roberts : My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Scotland announced to the House on 30 March that the Government have established a group of officials to review the effectiveness of the current incentives for forestry and options for the ownership and management of Forestry Commission woodlands. The review will be concerned with the position throughout Great Britain. We expect the review group to submit its report to Ministers by the end of the year.
Local Government Boundaries
19. Mr. Win Griffiths : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what representations he has received this year on the proposals for the boundary between the Bridgend and Vale of Glamorgan unitary authorities.
Mr. Redwood : Since publication of the local government reorganisation White Paper on 1 March, we have received 164 written representations relating to the proposals for the boundary between the proposed Bridgend and Vale of Glamorgan unitary authorities.
Hill Farmers
20. Mr. Jonathan Evans : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will make a statement on current income levels for hill farmers in Wales.
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Mr. Redwood : The latest farm business survey shows that the average net farm income of less-favoured area livestock farms was £12,254 in 1991-92. This represents a rise in real terms of 37 per cent. compared with 1990-91. Incomes for 1992-93 are forecast to rise further in real terms.
Single-parent Families
21. Mr. Hanson : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many single-parent families there are currently in Wales.
Mr. Gwilym Jones : It is estimated from the 1991 census that there were 68,000 single-parent families in Wales.
Pharmaceutical Industries
22. Mr. Kinnock : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what plans he has to promote the development of the pharmaceutical industries in Wales ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Redwood : A wide range of measures to support the industry and encourage further inward investment in the sector to Wales, is already available through the Welsh Office, the Welsh Development Agency and training and enterprise councils.
Housing
Mr. Llwyd : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales (1) how many houses are owned by local authorities in each of the parliamentary constituencies in Wales ; and what proportion of the housing stock these figures represent ;
(2) how many holiday or second homes there are in each parliamentary constituency in Wales ; and what proportion of the housing stock they represent ;
(3) how many houses in each parliamentary constituency in Wales are owner- occupied ; and what proportion this figure represents of the housing stock.
Mr. Gwilym Jones : Results from the 1991 census for parliamentary constituencies, providing details of the tenure of dwellings, will become available towards the end of 1993.
Mr. Llwyd : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what was the total budget of Tai Cymru in (a) 1990-91, (b) 1991-92 and (c) 1992-93 ; and what proportion of this money was spent in north Wales.
Mr. Redwood : The information is as follows :
|Total grants to |Proportion spent in
|housing |Clwyd and Gwynedd
|associations
|£ million |Per cent.
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1990-91 |116.0 |16.0
1991-92 |132.6 |22.0
1992-93 |174.0 |21.0
Schools (Redundancies)
Mr. Llwyd : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many compulsory redundancies in schools have taken place in Wales in 1992 and to date in 1993 ; and if he will publish figures for each secondary and primary school in Wales and figures for each local education authority area.
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Sir Wyn Roberts : The table shows the number of teachers aged 50 and over who retired prematurely for reason of redundancy from maintained schools in Wales and claimed their superannuation benefits. Information on other redundancies--those aged under 50 or those who do not claim their pension--is not held centrally. Data for the financial years 1991-92 and 1992-93 are as follows.
Financial Year
Local Education |1991-92 |1992-93
Authority
----------------------------------------------------------------
Clwyd |1 |1
Dyfed |2 |1
Gwent |86 |42
Gwynedd |2 |3
Mid Glamorgan |1 |8
Powys |0 |2
South Glamorgan |1 |0
West Glamorgan |18 |8
|--- |---
Wales total |111 |65
Source:
Teachers Pension Agency.
Out-patient Cancer Treatment
Mr. Richards : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what measures are being taken in Wales to enhance the provision of out-patient cancer treatment ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Gwilym Jones : In addition to the NHS in Wales's ongoing development programme funded from resources allocated to health authorities, recent centrally funded developments include the provision of replacement linear accelerators at Singleton hospital, Swansea at a cost of some £2 million and at Velindre hospital, Cardiff, at a cost of £1.4 million. In addition, I announced on 22 June the development of a dedicated cancer treatment centre for north Wales at Ysbyty Glan Clwyd, Bodelwyddan to provide a full range of palliative and curative care, including radiotherapy. Many of the estimated 2,000 patients treated annually will be out-patients.
Fishing Licences
Mr. Richards : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what measures are being taken to ensure that all freshwater anglers purchase a fishing licence ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Gwilym Jones : Responsibility for rod licensing rests with the National Rivers Authority.
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