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Mr. Bayley : To ask the Secretary of State for Health what rewards and incentives beyond the pre-existing
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Whitley Council arrangements have been introduced for the staff at Scarborough district hospital since the creation of the Scarborough and North East Yorkshire health trust.Mr. Sackville : This information is not available centrally. The hon. Member may wish to contact Mr. Tom Pindar, chairman of the Scarborough and North East Yorkshire Healthcare national health service trust for details.
Mr. Bayley : To ask the Secretary of State for Health what surplus or deficit on HCHS revenue spending was achieved by Scarborough health authority in 1990-91 and 1991-92 and by Scarborough and North East Yorkshire health trust in 1992-93.
Mr. Sackville : The Scarborough health authority recorded a deficit of £924,000 in 1990-91 and a surplus of £29,512 in 1991-92 on hospital community health services revenue spending. The figure for 1990-91 is not comparable with the figures for 1991-92 because of the introduction of capital charges and changes to accounting policies following the introduction of the internal market. Scarborough and North East Yorkshire health trust recorded a deficit of £528,000 in 1992-93.
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Oxendon House, Leighton Buzzard
Mr. Madel : To ask the Secretary of State for Health what discussions her Department has had with Bedfordshire county council about the future of Oxendon house, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire ; and if she will make a statement.
Mr. Bowis : The Department has been kept informed about recent developments in relation to Bedfordshire county council's children's home, Oxendon house. I understand that the acting principal of the home has been arrested and charged by the police and that four other members of staff have been suspended. Following advice from the social services inspectorate, the county council is conducting an investigation into allegations of inappropriate therapies and restraint techniques and the general
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culture of the home. Meanwhile the home has been closed, the children relocated and 45 members of staff have been given leave of absence.The social services inspectorate is continuing to monitor the situation.
NHS Salaries
Mr. Milburn : To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will list the total salary costs for (a) administrative and clerical staff, (b) managerial staff and (c) nursing and midwifery staff employed in the national health service in each region in each year since 1989.
Dr. Mawhinney : Analysis of salaries and wages costs for hospital and community health services--HCHS--in England are shown in the tables. The figures for 1992-93 are provisional.
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HCHS salary costs for administration and clerical staff
Region |1989-90 £000s|1990-91 £000s|1991-92 £000s|1992-93 £000s
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Northern |59,873 |68,294 |74,398 |66,316
Yorkshire |68,955 |76,647 |71,129 |56,606
Trent |90,141 |102,750 |110,586 |96,330
East Anglia |36,648 |43,159 |47,768 |43,959
North West Thames |77,695 |94,959 |103,049 |88,836
North East Thames |101,809 |116,802 |112,500 |91,945
South East Thames |98,880 |111,716 |115,472 |95,480
South West Thames |72,451 |83,251 |84,887 |60,440
Wessex |52,498 |58,770 |66,360 |56,323
Oxford |48,151 |55,314 |62,209 |60,169
South Western |59,830 |70,223 |52,830 |34,511
West Midlands |110,016 |123,706 |136,394 |139,224
Mersey |52,959 |58,602 |43,756 |29,224
North Western |90,513 |100,324 |106,761 |96,395
SHA |18,245 |22,513 |26,757 |29,805
NHS Trusts |- |- |168,578 |455,694
|------- |------- |------- |-------
Total |1,038,664 |1,187,030 |1,383,434 |1,501,257
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HCHS salary costs for managerial staff
Region |1989-90|1990-91|1991-92|1992-93
|£000s |£000s |£000s |£000s
----------------------------------------------------------
Northern |9,809 |15,301 |21,007 |22,650
Yorkshire |13,035 |23,501 |27,114 |27,773
Trent |9,183 |14,969 |24,547 |26,395
East Anglia |8,505 |11,232 |14,833 |16,318
North West Thames |13,778 |19,568 |25,020 |25,137
North East Thames |19,180 |29,010 |33,824 |34,005
South East Thames |12,959 |19,993 |27,434 |30,011
South West Thames |9,230 |16,167 |20,556 |26,498
Wessex |8,648 |15,718 |21,698 |23,209
Oxford |5,402 |10,123 |15,622 |18,677
South Western |11,573 |15,670 |15,122 |10,004
West Midlands |17,007 |23,498 |34,907 |42,427
Mersey |8,399 |13,801 |13,602 |11,093
North Western |9,773 |18,870 |28,817 |30,247
SHAs |2,362 |4,111 |5,440 |7,933
NHS Trusts |- |- |54,296 |141,854
|--- |--- |--- |---
Total |158,843|251,472|383,839|494,231
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HCHS salary costs for nursing and midwifery staff
Region |1989-90 £000s|1990-91 £000s|1991-92 £000s|1992-93 £000s
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Northern |327,830 |351,182 |356,965 |310,195
Yorkshire |355,539 |380,633 |347,362 |263,155
Trent |451,088 |484,754 |487,920 |409,895
East Anglia |193,638 |211,961 |220,493 |194,181
North West Thames |350,313 |373,184 |366,548 |250,916
North East Thames |431,427 |467,107 |417,118 |324,807
South East Thames |381,547 |412,477 |414,177 |330,649
South West Thames |304,296 |328,232 |288,082 |221,386
Wessex |278,293 |299,341 |309,975 |240,092
Oxford |216,270 |234,391 |255,309 |227,566
South Western |326,431 |353,054 |243,011 |98,199
West Midlands |503,545 |543,884 |567,466 |540,793
Mersey |258,812 |270,931 |173,629 |114,597
North Western |448,128 |477,019 |492,033 |414,415
SHAs |66,060 |70,730 |84,210 |89,712
NHS Trusts |- |- |747,160 |2,041,241
|------- |------- |------- |-------
Total |4,893,217 |5,258,880 |5,771,458 |6,071,799
Sources:
1. Annual accounts (1989-90 and 1990-91) and annual financial returns (1991-92 and
1992-93) of regional and district health authorities in England, NHS Trusts (1991-92
and 1992-93 only) and special health authorities.
Notes:
1. Salaries and wages costs incurred by family health services authorities are excluded
as corresponding costs are not identified on the same basis.
2. Managerial staff consists of general and senior managers, the main reason for the
increase has been the reclassification of some staff in professional and administrative
groups into these grades.
Juvenile Offenders
Mr. Byers : To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many additional secure accommodation places have been made available for juveniles since 1991.
Mr. Bowis : Two new secure units have opened since 1 January 1992, providing a total of 18 secure places. Local authorities are currently engaged in a capital programme to provide additional secure places for juvenile remands.
Mersey Health Services
Mr. Wareing : To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will list all the members of each hospital trust in the Mersey region giving their addresses and professional or other background.
Dr. Mawhinney : I refer the hon. Member to the reply my hon. Friend the Member for Bolton, West (Mr. Sackville) gave the Member for Knowsley, North (Mr. Howarth) on 20 July 1993 at column 121. The private address of a trust non-executive director is a personal matter and it is not appropriate to release this information. An announcement will be made shortly concerning national health service trust chairmen and non-executive directors who have been appointed in the fourth wave.
Mr. Wareing : To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will list (a) the hospitals she has visited and (b) the persons and organisations she has met during the course of the current year in the Mersey region, in order to discuss national health service matters ; and the dates on which the meetings took place.
Mr. Sackville : My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State visited Mersey region on 26 July as part of a programme of visits to regions throughout the country. My right hon. Friend visited Ashworth hospital, Alder Hey children's hospital and Aintree Park group practice, where she met a cross-section of staff and discussed a range of different subjects.
Mr. Wareing : To ask the Secretary of State for Health what arrangements she has made to ensure adequate
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financing of the intensive care unit at the Alder Hey children's hospital, Liverpool ; and if she will make a statement.Dr. Mawhinney : Purchasers are responsible for ensuring the availability of a comprehensive range of services, within available resources taking account of the priorities set by Government. It is for them to decide, in discussion with the management of the hospital, on the level of funding for the intensive care unit.
Purchasers will be using the recent report "The Care of Critically Ill Children" from the British Paediatric Association to undertake an immediate review of their requirements for paediatric intensive care. The Alder Hey children's hospital provides excellent services for the people of Mersey, where the provision of paediatric intensive care beds exceeds the recommendations of the report. Copies of the BPA report will be placed in the Library.
Mr. Wareing : To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will visit Broadgreen hospital, Liverpool, to discuss with staff and representatives of Liverpool East community health council the proposed closure of the accident and emergency unit.
Mr. Sackville : On 16 September I announced that a decision had been taken to agree to the closure of the accident and emergency department at Broadgreen hospital. The decision was based on our assessment of the best, long-term interests of the people of Liverpool and followed a period of public consultation on the proposal. All correspondence on this matter was seen, including the response from Liverpool East community health council, and I met with a delegation of Members of Parliament from Liverpool, before the decision was made. My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State has no plans to visit Broadgreen hospital.
Benzodiazepine
Mr. Wareing : To ask the Secretary of State for Health what action has been taken by her Department to discourage the over-prescribing of benzodiazepines ; what plans she has to restrict represcribing ; if she will bring forward proposals for legislation ; and if she will make a statement.
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Dr. Mawhinney : Advice from the Committee on Safety of Medicines-- CSM--concerning the prescribing of benzodiazepines was given to doctors in "Current Problems Number 21" in January 1988, copies of the relevant pages will be placed in the Library. This strongly emphasised the dangers of dependence with benzodiaze-pines and advised doctors to limit their use to short-term relief--two to four weeks only--of anxiety and insomnia that is severe, disabling, or subjecting the individual to extreme distress. Similar advice is given in the "British National Formulary", which the Department issues free to all prescribing doctors twice a year.
Following the publication of the "Health of the Nation" White Paper, the "Mental Illness Key Area Handbook", published in January 1993, suggested that family health services authorities should agree with general practitioners local targets for reducing benzodiozepine prescriptions. We also intend to circulate a copy of the Mental Health Foundation's publication, "Guidelines for the prevention and treatment of benzodiazepines dependence" to all family health services authorities in the near future, copies of which will be placed in the Library. We have no plans to introduce legislation in this area.
Intensive Care
Mr. Wareing : To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what investigations she has carried out into the circumstances which led to the deaths of three Manchester patients following 50-mile ambulance journeys to Blackpool ; and what steps she is taking to ensure that there are sufficient intensive care resources in Manchester and Liverpool hospitals to prevent such circumstances from arising in the future ;
(2) how many cases involving intensive care treatment in (a) the Liverpool and (b) the Manchester areas have been diverted to hospitals in other areas in each of the past six months ; to which areas they have been diverted ; and if she will make a statement.
Mr. Sackville : Information on the number of diverted intensive care cases is not available centrally. Purchasers of health care are responsible for ensuring the availability of a comprehensive range of services. It is for them to decide, in discussion with providers, how best to meet the need for intensive care facilities within available resources.
It would be inappropriate to comment on the circumstances of the deaths of the three Manchester patients before any possible inquest is held. We understand that North Western regional health authority is holding
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discussions with district health authorities to establish whether the level of provision of intensive care beds in Manchester matches demand.The Government are currently funding a study by the Royal College of Anaesthetists into access to intensive care.
Mr. Stanley Clarke
Mr. Redmond : To ask the Secretary of State for Health what was the response time by the London ambulance service in respect of pensioner Stanley Clarke from Lancashire who collapsed and died of a suspected heart attack in Woolworth's store, Old road, Chingford ; and if she will make a statement.
Mr. Sackville : This information is not available centrally. The hon. Member may wish to contact, Mr. Martin Gorham, chief executive of the London ambulance service, for details.
Fireworks
Mrs. Bridget Prentice : To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people in Britain were injured by fireworks for each year since 1980 ; and what percentage of those injured for each year were under 16 years old.
Mr. McLoughlin : I have been asked to reply.
The number of fireworks injuries recorded at hospital accident and emergency departments from the DTI's annual national fireworks survey, carried out for the 21 days before bonfire night, the night itself, and the seven days following, since 1980, are as follows :
Year |Total number of |Percentage of those
|injuries |injured under 16
|years old
|Per cent.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1980 |555 |70.1
1981 |681 |67.5
1982 |626 |66.1
1983 |833 |61.2
1984 |778 |62.9
1985 |968 |61.3
1986 |846 |55.1
1987 |960 |56.3
1988 |877 |50.9
1989 |800 |51.8
1990 |805 |48.9
1991 |723 |50.1
1992 |942 |51.8
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NATIONAL FINANCE
Inward Investment
Mr. Hardy : To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what proposals he has to bring investments by or on behalf of foreign Governments in British industry within the national tax structure as being a commercial activity.
Mr. Dorrell : I have noted the hon. Member's suggestion.
Advance Corporation Tax
Mr. Hardy : To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what sums have been repaid by the Inland Revenue in the five years to March 1993 on account of sovereign immunity and by way of advance corporation tax rebates on dividend payments or on sums assumed to be dividend payments either directly or indirectly to the Government of Kuwait or to any bank managing funds on its behalf in respect of shareholdings or other investments in British companies ; (2) what sums have been repaid by the Inland Revenue in the five years to March 1993 on account of sovereign immunity and by way of advance corporation tax rebates on dividend payments to either the Government of Brunei or to any bank or financial institution managing funds on its behalf in respect of shareholdings or other investments in British companies ;
(3) what sums have been repaid by the Inland Revenue in the five years to March 1993 on account of sovereign immunity and by way of advance corporation tax rebates on dividend payments to the Government of Abu Dhabi or to any bank or financial institution managing fuovereign immunity and by way of advance corporation tax rebates on dividend payments to the Government of Singapore or to any bank or financial institution managing funds on its behalf in respect of shareholdings or other investments in British business ; (5) what sums have been repaid by the Inland Revenue in the five years to March 1993 on account of sovereign immunity and by way of advance corporation tax rebates on dividend payments or on sums assumed to be dividend payments either directly or indirectly to the Government of Singapore.
(6) how much has been paid by the Inland Revenue in the five years to March 1993 in the current financial year in respect of advance corporation tax rebates on dividend payments to the Government of Qatar or to any financial institution or company managing funds invested in British business on its behalf.
Mr. Dorrell : The normal rules of Revenue confidentiality preclude the provision of information about the affairs of named individuals or entities.
Mr. Hardy : To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what has been the total sum repaid through the exercise of sovereign immunity in respect of the repayment of advance corporation tax relating to dividend payments to foreign Governments or to banks and financial institutions managing investments and shareholdings in British business on behalf of those Governments during each of the last seven years.
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Mr. Dorrell : The approximate amount of tax credits paid on dividends--excluding those paid direct by the payer of the dividends--on sovereign immunity grounds in the years requested is as follows :
|£ million
------------------------------
1986-87 |116
1987-88 |147
1988-89 |154
1989-90 |147
1990-91 |138
1991-92 |164
1992-93 |116
Loan Repayment
Mrs. Beckett : To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) how much of the 10 billion ecu loan arranged in September 1992 has been repaid ; and what was the sterling value of that amount which has been repaid on the basis of exchange rates (a) at the time the loan was arranged, (b) immediately after the devaluation of September 1992 and (c) at the time it was repaid ;
(2) how much of the 10 billion ecu loan arranged in September 1992 has been repaid ; and what was the sterling value of that amount which remains outstanding on the basis of exchange rates (a) at the time the loan was arranged, (b) immediately after the devaluation of September 1992 and (c) at current exchange rates ;
(3) how much of the 10 billion ecu loan arranged in September 1992 has been drawn down ; and what was the sterling value of that amount (a) when the loan was arranged, (b) immediately after the devaluation of September 1992 and (c) on the basis of current exchange rates ;
(4) what was the sterling value of the 10 billion ecu loan facility arranged in September 1992 (a) when it was arranged in September 1992, (b) after the devaluation of September 1992 and (c) at current exchange rates.
Mr. Nelson : The 10 billion ecu borrowing programme, announced on 3 September 1992, had three elements : an ecu 5 billion multi-currency revolving credit facility, arranged and drawn down in deutschmarks in various amounts over the month of September 1992 ; a DM 5 billion bond issued in October 1992 ; and a US$ 3 billion bond issued in December 1992.
The actual amount of the multi-currency drawing was DM 9,944,550, 000. The sterling value of this facility when it was arranged--3 September 1992--was equivalent to £3,554,798,928, and at end-September 1992 was equivalent to £3,962,761,506. The same sum in deutschmarks was the equivalent of £3,936,564,801 at the exchange rate as at the close of business in London on 23 November 1993.
DM 5 billion as at end October 1992 was equivalent to £2,073,656, 271 and, on present valuation as defined above, was equivalent to £1, 979,257,383. US$ 3 billion as at end December 1992 was equivalent to £1,980,198,020 and, on present valuation as defined above, was equivalent to £2,025,931,929. None of this borrowing has been repaid.
Taxation
Mr. Dewar : To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will add to the table given in the Official Report , of 3 November, column 255 , estimating the tax liabilities in
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1994-95 for the given income ranges showing the effect of all tax changes including those announced in the 1993 Budget and including both indirect taxation and intermediate taxation.Mr. Dorrell : Information on average changes in income tax and national insurance contribution liabilities is given in the tables. The figures for 1994-95 assume statutory indexation of allowances and thresholds and include measures already announced in the March 1993 Budget. It is not possible to provide an equivalent analysis of the other taxes.
Average change in 1994-95 compared with 1993-94 indexed regime
Income tax
Range of |Numbers gaining |Amount |Numbers losing |Amount
individual's income
in 1994-95
£ |'000s |£ |'000s |£
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Under 5,000 |0 |0 |0 |0
5,000-10,000 |4,000 |19 |1,600 |60
10,000-15,000 |3,000 |20 |3,100 |100
15,000-20,000 |1,300 |20 |2,700 |120
20,000-25,000 |570 |20 |1,500 |130
25,000-30,000 |220 |20 |980 |160
30,000-40,000 |180 |20 |930 |350
40,000-50,000 |60 |20 |360 |360
50,000-70,000 |30 |20 |250 |370
70,000-80,000 |10 |20 |50 |370
Over 80,000 |20 |20 |170 |360
|------- |------- |------- |-------
Total |9,200 |20 |11,700 |150
Income tax and National Insurance contributions
Range of individual's income in 1994-95 |Numbers gaining |Amount |Numbers losing |Amount
[NL] |£ |'000s |£ |'000s |£
Under 5,000 |0 |0 |1,600 |10
5,000-10,000 |1,200 |18 |5,700 |50
10,000-15,000 |480 |20 |5,600 |130
15,000-20,000 |170 |20 |3,800 |210
20,000-25,000 |80 |20 |2,000 |260
25,000-30,000 |40 |20 |1,200 |310
30,000-40,000 |40 |20 |1,100 |480
40,000-50,000 |10 |20 |400 |500
50,000-70,000 |10 |20 |260 |510
70,000-80,000 |- |- |60 |510
Over 80,000 |10 |20 |180 |500
|------- |------- |------- |-------
Total |2,100 |20 |21,800 |170
Civil Servants
Mrs. Clwyd : To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list for each civil service grade in his Departments (a) the total number of persons employed and (b) the total number of women employed.
Sir John Cope : Information on the staffing in the Chancellor of the Exchequer's departments, as at 1 April 1993, is set out in the attached tabled.
Staffing of Chancellor of the Exchequer's departments:
Numbers by grade and by women employed in grade at 1 April 1993
|Total employed|Total women
|headcount |headcount
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Treasury (inc Forward)
Grade 1 |5 |-
Grade 2 |6 |1
Grade 3 |24 |2
Grade 4 |5 |-
Grade 5 |68 |6
Grade 6 |26 |-
Grade 7 |206 |44
Senior Executive Officer |88 |24
Higher Executive Officer (D) |14 |4
Higher Executive Officer |128 |42
Administration Trainee |10 |2
Executive Officer |173 |67
Administrative Officer |245 |138
Administrative Assistant |100 |63
Senior Economic Assistant |26 |5
Economic Assistant |14 |5
Senior Assistant Statistician |5 |-
Assistant Statistician |3 |1
Senior Information Officer |1 |-
Information Officer |1 |1
Senior Librarian |1 |1
Librarian |4 |3
Assistant Librarian |6 |4
Higher Professional and Technology Officer 2 -
Professional and Technology Officer |2 |-
Chief Typing Manager |2 |2
Typing Manager |3 |3
Senior Personal Secretary |19 |19
Personal Secretary |121 |121
Typist |56 |55
Senior Scientific Officer |1 |-
Higher Scientific Officer |1 |-
Senior Catering Officer |10 |2
Catering Manager 1 |28 |4
Catering Manager 2 |21 |4
Catering Manager 3 |44 |21
Catering Manager 4 |34 |21
Chef 1/Chief Cook 1 |1 |1
Support Manager 1 |1 |-
Support Manager 2 |4 |3
Support Manager 3 |7 |2
Support Grade Band 1 |58 |18
Support Grade Band 2 |112 |38
Industrial Grades |496 |362
|------- |-------
Total Treasury (inc Forward) |2,182 |1,089
Central Statistical Office
Grade 1 |1 |-
Grade 2 |1 |-
Grade 3 |3 |-
Grade 4 |1 |-
Grade 5 |20 |3
Grade 6 |5 |-
Grade 7 |77 |14
Senior Executive Officer |47 |15
Higher Executive Officer |164 |67
Executive Officer |356 |181
Administrative Officer |480 |315
Administrative Assistant |67 |52
Senior Assistant Statistician |15 |3
Assistant Statistician |9 |3
Senior Information Officer |1 |-
Information Officer |1 |-
Librarian |1 |-
Assistant Librarian |1 |1
Mapping and Charting Officer |1 |1
Higher Graphics Officer |1 |1
Graphics Officer |4 |1
Typing Manager |1 |1
Senior Personal Secretary |3 |3
Personal Secretary |23 |23
Personal Secretary (Trainee) |1 |-
Typist |20 |20
Support Manager 3 |1 |1
Support Grade Band 1 |6 |5
Support Grade Band 2 |19 |10
|------- |-------
Total Central Statistical Office |1,330 |720
Customs and Excise
Grade 1 |1 |1
Grade 2 |3 |-
Grade 3 |9 |1
Grade 4 |1 |-
Grade 5 |77 |4
Grade 6 |131 |13
Grade 7 |501 |53
Senior Executive Officer |1,683 |156
Higher Executive Officer (D) |8 |-
Higher Executive Officer |5,332 |1,195
Executive Officer |8,452 |3,023
Administrative Officer |5,758 |3,286
Administrative Assistant |2,392 |1,597
Senior Economic Assistant |1 |-
Senior Assistant Statistician |3 |-
Assistant Statistician |- |-
Senior Information Officer |4 |3
Information Officer |4 |2
Assistant Information Officer |3 |2
Librarian |2 |1
Assistant Librarian |3 |2
Legal Officer |3 |-
Legal Trainee |3 |1
Senior Professional and Technology
Officer |1 |-
Higher Professional and Technology
Officer |3 |-
Professional and Technology Officer |6 |-
Chief Typing Manager |3 |3
Typing Manager |28 |28
Senior Personal Secretary |13 |12
Personal Secretary |105 |101
Personal Secretary (Trainee) |9 |9
Typist |432 |431
Senior Scientific Officer |4 |2
Higher Scientific Officer |2 |-
Scientific Officer |2 |1
Assistant Scientific Officer |2 |1
Higher Photographic Officer |1 |-
Photographic Officer |3 |-
Support Manager 1 |1 |-
Support Manager 2 |2 |-
Support Manager 3 |13 |10
Support Grade Band 1 |174 |88
Support Grade Band 2 |592 |247
Higher Telecommunications
Technical Officer |1 |-
Assistant Telecommunications
Technical Officer |1 |-
Other |31 |2
|------- |-------
Total Custom and Excise |25,804 |10,273
Government Actuary
Grade 2 |1 |-
Grade 3 |3 |-
Grade 4 |7 |-
Grade 6 |2 |-
Grade 7 |1 |-
Senior Executive Officer |3 |3
Higher Executive Officer |4 |-
Executive Officer |4 |2
Administrative Officer |6 |4
Administrative Assistant |1 |-
Senior Personal Secretary |1 |1
Personal Secretary |3 |3
Typist |11 |-
Actuary |22 |3
Trainee Actuary |14 |4
Support Grade Band 1 |1 |-
Support Grade Band 2 |2 |-
|------- |-------
Total Government Actuary |76 |21
Inland Revenue
Grade 1 |1 |-
Grade 2 |5 |-
Grade 3 |21 |-
Grade 4 |37 |-
Grade 5 |238 |16
Grade 6 |988 |68
Grade 7 |2,250 |375
Senior Executive Officer |332 |74
Higher Executive Officer |641 |241
Executive Officer |919 |467
Administrative Officer |849 |538
Administrative Assistant |553 |402
Economic Assistant |1 |-
Senior Assistant Statistician |6 |-
Assistant Statistician |1 |1
Legal Officer |3 |1
Legal Trainee |1 |-
Senior Graphics Officer |1 |-
Graphics Technical Grade |5 |2
Graphics Officer |12 |9
Trainee Graphics Officer |1 |-
Chief Typing Manager |23 |23
Typing Manager |33 |33
Senior Personal Secretary |23 |23
Personal Secretary |120 |119
Typist |282 |275
Senior Scientific Officer |3 |2
Higher Scientific Officer |8 |4
Scientific Officer |1 |1
Senior Photgraphic Officer |2 |1
Photgraphic Officer |1 |-
Support Manager 1 |1 |-
Support Manager 2 |6 |1
Support Manager 3 |36 |12
Support Grade Band 1 |284 |190
Support Grade Band 2 |826 |228
Departmental Grades:
Inspector "S" |1,059 |129
Regional Collector |404 |33
Inspector |5,069 |1,648
Collector (HG) |1,079 |334
Revenue Executive |13,486 |7,316
Revenue Officer |19,341 |14,310
Revenue Assistant |10,462 |7,437
Certified Revenue Assistant |4,231 |3,198
Senior Valuer |710 |141
Valuer |370 |115
Assistant Valuer |152 |15
Graduate Valuer |42 |14
Cadet Valuer |172 |58
Senior Valuation Executive |43 |3
Staff Officer |203 |39
Valuation Technician/VCHG |994 |403
Valuation Clerk |785 |527
Stamping Officer |24 |3
Inspector of Engineering |1 |-
Mechanist Grades |3 |-
Foreman Mechanist |1 |-
Revenue Typing Managers |296 |295
Revenue Personal Secretaries |612 |610
Revenue Typists |3,317 |3,294
Industrial Grades |7 |2
|------- |-------
Total Inland Revenue |71,377 |43,030
Department for National Savings
Grade 1 |1 |-
Grade 2 |1 |-
Grade 5 |7 |1
Grade 6 |9 |-
Grade 7 |42 |3
Senior Executive Officer |122 |19
Higher Executive Officer |339 |129
Executive Officer |865 |483
Administrative Office |2,639 |2,020
Administrative Assistant |2,230 |1,638
Senior Assistant Statistician |1 |-
Senior Information Officer |2 |1
Senior Graphics Officer |2 |-
Higher Graphics Officer |2 |-
Senior Research Officer |2 |-
Typing Manager |8 |8
Senior Personal Secretary |1 |1
Personal Secretary |8 |8
Typist |93 |93
Support Manager 2 |6 |3
Support Manager 3 |16 |8
Support Grade Band 1 |47 |19
Support Grade Band 2 |120 |30
|-------- |--------
Total Department for National
Savings |6,563 |4,464
National Investment and Loans Office
Grade 5 |1 |-
Grade 7 |2 |1
Senior Executive Officer |2 |1
Higher Executive Officer |6 |1
Executive Officer |12 |4
Administrative Officer |8 |6
Administrative Assistant |2 |2
Personal Secretary |1 |1
Typist |1 |1
Support Grade Band 1 |1 |1
Support Grade Band 2 |2 |2
|------- |-------
Total National Investments and
Loans Office |38 |20
Registry of Friendly Societies
Grade 2 |1 |1
Grade 3 |1 |-
Grade 4 |2 |-
Grade 5 |7 |-
Grade 6 |2 |1
Grade 7 |21 |6
Senior Executive Officer |14 |4
Higher Executive Officer |24 |7
Executive Officer |30 |12
Administrative Officer |25 |15
Administrative Assistant |8 |6
Typing Manager |1 |1
Personal Secretary |8 |8
Typist |2 |2
Support Manager 3 |1 |1
Support Grade Band 1 |2 |-
Support Grade Band 2 |8 |-
|------- |-------
Total Registry of Friendly Societies |157 |64
Royal Mint
Grade 3 |1 |-
Grade 4 |1 |-
Grade 5 |2 |-
Grade 6 |2 |-
Grade 7 |11 |-
Senior Executive Officer |15 |3
Higher Executive Officer |16 |4
Executive Officer |51 |26
Administrative Officer |96 |66
Administrative Assistant |14 |13
Museums Grade F |1 |-
Senior Professional and Technology
Officer |9 |-
Higher Professional and Technology
Officer |19 |-
Professional and Technology Officer |77 |1
Technical Grade 1 |2 |-
Typing Manager |1 |1
Senior Personal Secretary |1 |1
Personal Secretary |5 |5
Typist |8 |8
Senior Scientific Officer |2 |-
Higher Scientific Officer |3 |1
Scientific Officer |15 |1
Higher Photographic Officer |1 |-
Photographic Officer |1 |-
Process and General Supervisory
Grade D |2 |-
Support Grade Band 1 |7 |3
Support Grand Band 2 |14 |13
Departmental Grades |6 |-
Industrial Grades |590 |19
|------- |-------
Total Royal Mint |973 |165
The Office of Her Majesty's Paymaster General
Grade 5 |1 |-
Grade 6 |3 |-
Grade 7 |9 |1
Senior Executive Officer |26 |6
Higher Executive Officer |97 |47
Executive Officer |175 |112
Administrative Officer |395 |315
Administrative Assistant |202 |170
Typing Manager |1 |1
Personal Secretary |3 |3
Typist |9 |9
Support Manager 3 |2 |2
Support Grade Band 1 |8 |8
Support Grade Band 2 |25 |14
|------- |-------
Total Office of Paymaster General |956 |688
VAT
Mr. Riddick : To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many claims by do-it-yourself house-builders for refund of value-added tax under the provisions of Customs and Excise notice No. 719 were met in whole or in part during the years ended 31 December 1991 and 31 December 1992 and the half-year ended 30 June 1993.
Sir John Cope : The number of claims for refund of VAT by do-it- yourself house-builders met in whole or in part is as follows :
|Number
--------------------------------------------
1 January to 31 December 1991 |9,515
1 January to 31 December 1992 |10,896
1 January to 30 June 1993 |5,060
Private Electricity Supply Companies
Sir David Steel : To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer under what authority private electricity supply companies may charge customers who pay bills in monthly instalments the new rate of VAT prospectively, to cover all instalments up to next April.
Sir John Cope : For VAT purposes, supplies of electricity are treated as taking place each time a payment is received by the supplier or a tax invoice is issued by him,
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whichever is the earlier. The rate of tax to be charged will normally be the rate in force at that time. Consumers should not be charged VAT on any payments made by them before 1 April 1994.EC Trade Deficit
Mr. Cash : To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what plans he has to correct the trade deficit with EC partners ; what is his current policy on the pound/deutschmark exchange rate ; if he will make it his policy to allow the rate to float ; and what has been his policy on the exchange rate in the last three months.
Mr. Nelson : The balance of trade with European countries reflects a range of factors, including the effects of the recession in continental Europe. The key to United Kingdom producers' future success both as exporters and in competition with imports in domestic markets is their ability to keep costs down and quality high. The Government have facilitated this by getting inflation down to its lowest level for a generation.
I have no specific target for the pound/deutschmark exchange rate nor for the sterling exchange rate index. But the exchange rate and domestic indicators, including the growth of the money supply and the behaviour of asset prices, are taken into account in guiding monetary policy.
WALES
Queensferry Roundabout
Mr. Barry Jones : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many representations he has had concerning his proposals to widen the highway Queensferry-Aston-Ewloe roundabout.
Sir Wyn Roberts : I refer the hon. Gentleman to the statement of results of the public consultation and reasons for the choice of the preferred route for the proposed A494 trunk road, River Dee to Ewloe improvement, a copy of which has been sent to him.
Council House Sales
Mr. Barry Jones : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many council houses were sold, giving the amount of cash gained by their sale, in 1990, 1991, 1992 and for the current year.
Mr. Gwilym Jones : The number of local authority dwellings sold and their total selling prices are given in the table.
T
Sales of local authority dwellings in Wales<1>
|Number of sales |Total selling prices
|£ millions
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1990 |6,377 |81.4
1991 |3,642 |52.7
1992 |2,767 |43.2
January-June 1993 |1,170 |18.1
<1>Excludes new town sales.
Source: Local authority returns.
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Buckley-Clwyd Relief Road
Mr. Barry Jones : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales when he proposes to authorise the construction of the Buckley-Clwyd inner relief road ; what is its likely cost ; and if he will make a statement.
Sir Wyn Roberts : This is a Clwyd county council scheme. The council has made a side roads order for the scheme and submitted it to my right hon. Friend for confirmation. The objection period expires on 26 November after which date a decision will be taken on whether an inquiry is necessary. I have no details on the cost of this scheme.
School Building Works
Mr. Barry Jones : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales (1) if he will make a statement concerning the prospect for the modernisation of the Llay Park county primary school, Llay, Clwyd ;
(2) if he will make a statement concerning the prospects and timetable for the building extension project for Hope high school, Clwyd.
Sir Wyn Roberts : Matters relating to the prospect of building works are for the local education authority and the school concerned.
Clwyd Alyn Estate
Mr. Barry Jones : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will visit the Clwyd Alyn housing association estate at Garden City, Deeside.
Mr. Gwilym Jones : Arrangements for my forthcoming visit to the Alyn and Deeside district have yet to be agreed.
Mr. Barry Jones : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what moneys he has made available to Clwyd Alyn housing association to enable it to modernise its garden city estate ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Gwilym Jones : Housing for Wales has agreed to provide up to £2.5 million of grant funding. Together with private finance, this is expected to meet the eligible costs to Clwyd Alyn housing association of works on the houses on the garden city estate.
Roads Projects
Mr. Barry Jones : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is the start date and what is the cost, respectively, of the roads projects on Deeside at (a) A550 Shotwick-Woodbank-Drome corner, (b) the Aston Hill road widening, (c) the Ewloe roundabout interchange and (d) the new River Dee crossing scheme ; and if he will make a statement.
Sir Wyn Roberts : I refer the hon. Gentleman to the 1993 Supplement to "Roads in Wales : Progress and Plans for the 1990s".
Wind Energy
Mr. Llew Smith : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how his Department was represented at the conference on development of wind energy in rural communities held at Stoneleigh on 11 November.
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Mr. Gwilym Jones : The Department was not represented at the conference.
Alltami Bypass
Mr. Barry Jones : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what plans he has for a bypass of Alltami, near Mold ; and if he will make a statement.
Sir Wyn Roberts : Plans for the improvement of the A494 trunk road between Mold and Ewloe are shown in the 1933 supplement to "Roads in Wales, Progress and Plans for the 1990s". The scheme is shown in the long term with construction not likely to begin before April 1999. The hon. Gentleman may wish to be aware that the public will be consulted on alternative routes and a consultation exercise is planned for early in the new year.
Health Service Staff
Mr. Milburn : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the total salary costs for (a) administrative and clerical staff, (b) managerial staff and (c) nursing and midwifery staff employed in the national health service in each year since 1989.
Mr. Gwilym Jones : The information requested is as follows :
|1989-90 £000s |1990-91 £000s |1991-92 £000s
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a. |Administrative and Clerical|64,001 |73,218 |84,648
b. |Managerial |6,479 |9,207 |16,849
c. |Nursing |338,195 |364,485 |402,503
Source: Health Authorities' Annual Accounts.
Notes:
i. Figures include expenditure by Health Authorities, the Welsh Health Common Services Authority and the Health Promotion Authority for Wales but exclude that of
Family Health Services Authorities whose corresponding costs are not identifiable on the same basis.
ii. It should be noted that over the period senior managers' terms and conditions of service have been extended to second and third level managers and some senior
nurses and other professional staff have transferred to the senior management grades. The introduction of Project 2000 nursing reforms has led to the reclassification
of student nurses from salaried nurses to bursaried students; and there has also been a growth in the number of healthcare assistants who are paid on local pay scales
and are not classified as nursing staff.
Mr. Milburn : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the number of (a) administrative and clerical staff, (b) managerial staff and (c) nursing and midwifery staff employed in the NHS in each year since 1989.
Mr. Gwilym Jones : The information, which relates to the whole-time equivalent of staff employed as at 30 September, is as follows :
Administrative Nursing and
and Clerical Midwifery
|Managerial<1>|Other |Other |Learners<2> |Total
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1989 |187 |7,378 |24,919 |3,118 |28,037
1990 |416 |7,653 |25,018 |3,075 |28,093
1991 |683 |8,050 |25,028 |2,934 |27,962
1992 |848 |8,347 |25,451 |1,970 |27,421
1993 |1,028 |8,577 |25,206 |1,033 |26,239
Notes:
Includes staff employed by the Welsh Health Common Services Authority and those Family Health
Service Authorities using District Health Authority payroll systems.
The use of locally devised payscales from 1991 onwards may affect the comparability of figures as
these staff cannot be allocated centrally to a specific staff group and are not, therefore,
included above.
<1> General managers, senior managers and managers. The growth in the number of these staff
arises partly from the extension in 1989 of senior manager terms and conditions of service to
second and third level managers including some managers in staff groups other than administrative
and clerical.
<2> Since the autumn of 1991 student nurses have been classified as students and are no longer
included in the NHS staff figures. Staff numbers shown in the table in 1992 and 1993 are students
finishing pre Project 2000 courses. There were some 1,800 Project 2000 student nurses at
September 1993.
HOME DEPARTMENT
Crime, North West
9. Mr. Parry : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on the recent crime figures for the North West.
Mr. Howard : Notifiable offences recorded by the police in the north west region rose by 2.6 per cent. in the 12 months ending June 1993 compared with an increase of 3.8 per cent. for England and Wales as a whole.
Police Reform
13. Mr. Clifton-Brown : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what reaction he has had to his announcement on reform of the police force on the basis of the Sheehy report.
Mr. Charles Wardle : My right hon. and learned Friend has received widespread support for the broad thrust of his proposals.
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