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Miss Widdecombe : Information by region on the number of people currently in training supported by a career development loan--CDL--and the number of people currently repaying a loan is shown in the table.
Details of the number of people who have had recovery action taken against them because they defaulted on the loan are not available. No information is held on the number of trainees who have had to defer repayment on loans due to hardship.
At the end of October 1993, the average loan amount for loans taken out in the current financial year was £2,812.
Region |Number Currently in|Number Currently
|Training |Repaying Loans
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Northern |173 |769
Greater Manchester |113 |635
North West |321 |884
Yorkshire and Humberside |427 |1,484
West Midlands |390 |1,077
East Midlands |365 |1,057
Eastern |481 |1,765
South East |772 |2,291
London |1,378 |3,988
South West |475 |1,861
Wales |213 |647
Scotland |594 |1,681
Great Britain |5,702 |18,139
Social Fund
Ms Short : To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what was the contribution from the European social fund and the proportion of programme expenditure that represented to (a) youth training/youth training scheme, (b) training for work/employment
training/employment action and the previous programmes they replaced, (c) business start-up allowance/enterprise allowance scheme, (d) non-advanced further education, (e) high technology national training, (f) employment rehabilitation centres and (g) jobstart allowances and other employment subsidy schemes in each year since 1987 ; what amount of support the ESF will be providing to each programme in 1993-94 ; and if he will make a statement.
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Mr. Michael Forsyth : The information available about European social fund--ESF--support for Government training programmes between 1990 and 1993 is provided in the table. European Commission regullable prior to 1990 for specific programmes. The total amount claimed for the three-year period is £558.62 million. The information in the period 1987 to 1991 inclusive relates to ESF support for programmes operating in Great Britain, for 1992 in England and Wales and for 1993 in England.
Government programmes designed to give the young and long-term unemployed the skills they need to compete for jobs have received a valuable contribution from the ESF.
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|ESF support |ESF support |ESF support |ESF support |ESF support
|£ million |Per cent. |£ million |Per cent. |£ million |Per cent. |£ million |Per cent. |£ million |Per cent.
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1990<5> |126.36 |<1>11.63 |8.85 |<1>1.00 |29.91 |<1>20.99 |- |- |- |-
1991<5> |156.62 |<2>18.72 |15.81 |<2>2.06 |20.85 |<2>18.59 |- |- |- |-
1992<6> |141.17 |<3>18.47 |14.78 |<3>2.28 |12.98 |<3>15.80 |- |- |- |-
1993<6> |152.07 |<4>19.55 |31.26 |<4>4.54 |8.96 |<4>8.93 |10.23 |<4>33.80 |2.98 |<4>39.60
<1> Outturn derived from 1989-90 and 1990-91 financial years.
<2> Outturn derived from 1990-91 and 1991-92 financial years.
<3> Outturn derived from 1991-92 and 1992-93 financial years.
<4> Outturn estimated from 1992-93 and 1993-94.
<5> Amounts provided are final ESF claim totals.
<6> Amounts provided are ESF application totals.
Training and Enterprise Councils
Ms Short : To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what was the outturn expenditure given to each training and enterprise council in England in 1992-93 at 1993-94 prices ; and what is the budget for each TEC in 1993-94 in total and broken down in the same way as given in his answer of 18 February to the hon. Member for Basingstoke (Mr. Hunter), Official Report, column 341.
Miss Widdecombe : Total 1993-94 budgets for each training and enterprise council--TEC--broken down by programme and management fee are shown in the table.
I will write to the hon. Member about the outturn expenditure given to each TEC in England.
Youth training
|£
------------------------------------------------------------
Hampshire |16,047,985
Heart of England |5,242,274
Isle of Wight |1,742,460
Kent |18,062,061
Milton Keynes/North Bucks |5,140,633
Surrey |4,405,432
Sussex |10,287,749
Thames Valley Ent |12,602,202
|-------
South East Total |73,530,796
|
AZTEC |3,692,164
CENTEC |7,430,302
CILNTEC |8,037,943
LETEC |14,169,207
North London |3,888,513
North West London |2,896,199
SOLOTEC |8,513,285
South Thames |11,757,361
West London |7,406,653
|-------
London Total |67,791,627
Bedfordshire |5,604,888
Cambridgeshire |3,196,782
Essex |16,534,219
Greater Peterborough |4,691,786
Hertfordshire |13,125,126
Norfolk/Waveney |10,297,504
Suffolk |9,450,401
|-------
Eastern Total |62,900,706
Avon |11,986,489
Devon/Cornwall |23,830,082
Dorset |6,664,970
Gloucestershire |6,411,555
Somerset |5,788,739
Wiltshire |5,926,164
|-------
South West Total |60,607,999
Birmingham |18,558,199
Central England |4,158,285
Coventry/Warwickshire |11,845,007
Dudley |4,955,104
HAWTEC |5,568,011
Sandwell |5,006,485
Shropshire |6,299,786
Staffordshire |20,619,930
Walsall |3,778,373
Wolverhampton |5,059,768
|-------
West Midlands Total |85,848,948
Greater Nottinghamshire |9,261,085
Leicester |12,979,065
Lincolnshire |10,730,363
North Derby |4,962,627
North Nottinghamshire |7,423,985
Northamptonshire |7,481,478
South Derby |8,417,026
|-------
East Midlands Total |61,255,629
Humberside |16,226,497
North Yorkshire |7,258,191
Wakefield |4,891,686
Sheffield |9,562,261
Rotherham |5,709,086
Barnsley/Doncaster |12,833,878
Leeds |7,646,213
Bradford |10,693,263
Calderdale/Kirklees |12,535,694
|-------
Yorkshire and Humberside Total |87,356,769
Bolton/Bury |6,863,992
Manchester |16,208,606
METROTEC |5,352,625
Oldham |4,713,622
Rochdale |4,038,291
South and East Cheshire |7,279,469
Stockport |5,299,155
|-------
North West (Greater Manchester) Total |49,755,760
CEWTEC |9,249,995
Cumbria |9,735,130
ELTEC |9,616,309
LAWTEC |13,247,988
Merseyside |27,637,344
NORMID |7,719,985
QUALITEC |5,616,592
|-------
North West (W) Total |82,823,343
Durham |12,861,366
Northumberland |7,519,133
Teeside |13,745,206
Tyneside |18,334,040
Wearside |7,782,659
|-------
Northern Total |60,242,404
Work-related further education
|£
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Hampshire |3,545,140
Heart of England |890,673
Isle of Wight |302,807
Kent |2,876,925
Milton Keynes/North Bucks |395,229
Surrey |1,865,131
Sussex |2,296,433
Thames Valley Ent |2,743,048
|-------
South East Total |14,915,386
AZTEC |1,383,791
CENTEC |1,371,847
CILNTEC |1,388,733
LETEC |3,111,983
North London |1,914,141
North West London |1,686,598
SOLOTEC |1,863,071
South Thames |2,863,643
West London |2,200,576
|-------
London Total |17,784,383
Bedfordshire |1,060,803
Cambridgeshire |635,860
Essex |2,916,051
Greater Peterborough |811,130
Hertfordshire |1,901,768
Norfolk/Waveney |1,672,635
Suffolk |765,679
|-------
Eastern Total |9,763,926
Avon |1,673,934
Devon/Cornwall |3,451,753
Dorset |1,208,862
Gloucestershire |1,015,500
Somerset |1,203,301
Wiltshire |1,304,511
|-------
South West Total |9,857,861
Birmingham |2,411,852
Central England |862,187
Coventry/Warwickshire |1,787,808
Dudley |766,542
HAWTEC |906,058
Sandwell |647,417
Shropshire |867,855
Staffordshire |2,008,829
Walsall |523,864
Wolverhampton |662,175
|-------
West Midlands Total |11,444,587
Greater Nottinghamshire |1,435,361
Leicester |1,596,264
Lincolnshire |1,234,413
North Derby |741,942
North Nottinghamshire |761,200
Northamptonshire |1,186,312
South Derby |1,174,671
|-------
East Midlands Total |8,130,163
Humberside |1,673,110
North Yorkshire |1,538,541
Wakefield |618,484
Sheffield |1,371,436
Rotherham |480,208
Barnsley/Doncaster |982,861
Leeds |1,335,090
Bradford |786,207
Calderdale/Kirklees |1,299,055
|-------
Yorkshire and Humberside Total |10,084,992
Bolton/Bury |1,046,800
Manchester |2,623,333
METROTEC |740,802
Oldham |413,181
Rochdale |542,808
South and East Cheshire |687,027
Stockport |676,753
|-------
North West (Greater Manchester) Total |6,730,704
CEWTEC |1,008,843
Cumbria |780,029
ELTEC |1,625,906
LAWTEC |2,431,361
Merseyside |2,240,840
NORMID |977,192
QUALITEC |426,359
|-------
North West (W) Total |9,490,530
Durham |1,061,832
Northumberland |419,980
Teeside |1,031,871
Tyneside |1,500,033
Wearside |744,199
|-------
Northern Total |4,757,915
Education business links
|£
----------------------------------------------------------
Hampshire |129,177
Heart of England |89,416
Isle of Wight |32,755
Kent |134,686
Milton Keynes/North Bucks |71,205
Surrey |113,132
Sussex |126,113
Thames Valley Ent |157,735
|-------
South East Total |854,219
AZTEC |171,000
CENTEC |140,000
CILNTEC |128,022
LETEC |234,334
North London |157,000
North West London |145,904
SOLOTEC |100,580
South Thames |234,000
West London |96,842
|-------
London Total |1,407,682
Bedfordshire |88,602
Cambridgeshire |77,432
Essex |115,011
Greater Peterborough |69,348
Hertfordshire |98,916
Norfolk/Waveney |55,345
Suffolk |88,043
|-------
Eastern Total |592,697
Avon |135,684
Devon/Cornwall |239,404
Dorset |82,690
Gloucestershire |82,557
Somerset |44,831
Wiltshire |79,533
|-------
South West Total |664,699
Birmingham |130,727
Central England |94,931
Coventry/Warwickshire |120,174
Dudley |99,341
HAWTEC |92,691
Sandwell |80,551
Shropshire |105,299
Staffordshire |72,254
Walsall |102,776
Wolverhampton |101,942
|-------
West Midlands Total |1,000,686
Greater Nottinghamshire |149,910
Leicester |115,854
Lincolnshire |40,477
North Derby |75,871
North Nottinghamshire |93,924
Northants |77,310
South Derby |149,649
|-------
East Midlands Total |702,995
Humberside |128,038
North Yorkshire |84,906
Wakefield |58,397
Sheffield |96,119
Rotherham |126,162
Barnsley/Doncaster |207,352
Leeds |50,952
Bradford |142,800
Calderdale/Kirklees |108,075
|-------
Yorkshire and Humberside Total |1,002,801
Bolton/Bury |108,100
Manchester |235,300
METROTEC |133,000
Oldham |128,300
Rochdale |71,300
South and East Cheshire |50,000
Stockport |49,800
|-------
North West (Greater Manchester) Total |775,800
CEWTEC |147,000
Cumbria |77,000
ELTEC |195,000
LAWTEC |169,000
Merseyside |338,000
NORMID |140,000
QUALITEC |120,000
|-------
North West (W) Total |1,186,000
Durham |120,711
Northumberland |80,162
Teeside |119,674
Tyneside |491,730
Wearside |130,151
|-------
Northern Total |942,428
Careers partnerships
|£
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Hampshire |15,000
Heart of England |15,000
Isle of Wight |25,000
Kent |10,000
Milton Keynes/North Bucks |25,000
Surrey |15,000
Sussex |10,000
Thames Valley Ent |30,000
|-------
South East Total |145,000
AZTEC |40,000
CENTEC |24,000
CILNTEC |26,681
LETEC |40,000
North London |40,000
North West London |40,000
SOLOTEC |25,000
South Thames |30,000
West London |21,683
|-------
London Total |287,364
Bedfordshire |15,000
Cambridgeshire |30,000
Essex |15,000
Greater Peterborough |0
Hertfordshire |30,000
Norfolk/Waveney |15,000
Suffolk |15,000
|-------
Eastern Total |120,000
Avon |17,000
Devon/Cornwall |28,000
Dorset |17,000
Gloucestershire |24,000
Somerset |17,000
Wiltshire |17,000
|-------
South West Total |120,000
Birmingham |10,000
Central England |10,000
Coventry/Warwickshire |10,000
Dudley |19,000
HAWTEC |10,000
Sandwell |24,000
Shropshire |10,000
Staffordshire |10,000
Walsall |24,000
Wolverhampton |24,000
|-------
West Midlands Total |151,000
Greater Nottinghamshire |0
Leicester |15,000
Lincolnshire |15,000
North Derby |8,000
North Nottinghamshire |20,000
Northamptonshire |30,000
South Derby |12,000
|-------
East Midlands Total |100,000
Humberside |30,000
North Yorkshire |15,000
Wakefield |30,000
Sheffield |15,000
Rotherham |30,000
Barnsley/Doncaster |15,000
Leeds |0
Bradford |0
Calderdale/Kirklees |15,000
|-------
Yorkshire and Humberside Total |150,000
Bolton/Bury |38,000
Manchester |47.000
METROTEC |13,000
Oldham |15,000
Rochdale |15,000
South and East Cheshire |15,000
Stockport |15,000
|-------
North West (Greater Manchester) Total |158,000
CEWTEC |35,000
Cumbria |15,000
ELTEC |13,000
LAWTEC |13,000
Merseyside |45,000
NORMID |13,000
QUALITEC |13,000
|-------
North West (W) Total |147,000
Durham |15,000
Northumberland |13,000
Teeside |33,000
Tyneside |31,000
Wearside |13,000
|-------
Northern Total |105,000
Careers libraries
|£
----------------------------------------------------------
Hampshire |186,224
Heart of England |79,552
Isle of Wight |25,312
Kent |204,304
Milton Keynes/North Bucks |21,696
Surrey |136,504
Sussex |232,328
Thames Valley Ent |143,736
|-------
South East Total |1,029,656
AZTEC |73,500
CENTEC |79,750
CILNTEC |44,250
LETEC |129,550
North London |80,250
North West London |47,650
SOLOTEC |113,700
South Thames |112,000
West London |91,300
|-------
London Total |771,950
Bedfordshire |25,000
Cambridgeshire |52,000
Essex |227,597
Greater Peterborough |37,000
Hertfordshire |194,584
Norfolk/Waveney |88,000
Suffolk |37,400
|-------
Eastern Total |661,581
Avon |132,016
Devon/Cornwall |181,958
Dorset |84,178
Gloucestershire |85,590
Somerset |70,374
Wiltshire |79,884
|-------
South West Total |634,000
Birmingham |109,625
Central England |45,673
Coventry/Warwickshire |99,576
Dudley |31,973
HAWTEC |65,778
Sandwell |36,544
Shropshire |68,516
Staffordshire |119,673
Walsall |29,234
Wolverhampton |27,408
|-------
West Midlands Total |634,000
Greater Nottinghamshire |78,257
Leicester |121,668
Lincolnshire |70,011
North Derby |46,124
North Nottinghamshire |59,000
Northamptonshire |84,535
South Derby |72,405
|-------
East Midlands Total |532,000
Humberside |81,510
North Yorkshire |99,420
Wakefield |51,054
Sheffield |50,160
Rotherham |24,185
Barnsley/Doncaster |58,220
Leeds |115,542
Bradford |95,837
Calderdale/Kirklees |68,072
|-------
Yorkshire and Humberside Total |644,000
Bolton/Bury |47,800
Manchester |127,800
METROTEC |31,900
Oldham |23,800
Rochdale |20,900
South and East Cheshire |33,800
Stockport |39,000
|-------
North West (Greater Manchester) Total |325,000
CEWTEC |61,997
Cumbria |72,992
ELTEC |64,991
LAWTEC |96,995
Merseyside |110,900
NORMID |53,000
QUALITEC |19,000
|-------
North West (W) Total |479,875
Durham |88,980
Northumberland |44,440
Teeside |88,980
Tyneside |105,160
Wearside |44,000
|-------
Northern Total |371,560
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Training for work
|£
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Hampshire |11,665,618
Heart of England |3,858,212
Isle of Wight |1,379,369
Kent |14,232,343
Milton Keynes/North Bucks |2,829,713
Surrey |5,057,271
Sussex |11,042,127
Thames Valley Ent |8,482,205
|-------
South East Total |58,546,858
AZTEC |6,825,503
CENTEC |15,613,383
CILNTEC |14,456,709
LETEC |24,000,588
North London |13,156,694
North West London |7,135,522
SOLOTEC |8,240,523
South Thames |25,166,155
West London |7,399,737
|-------
London Total |121,994,814
Bedfordshire |5,285,187
Cambridgeshire |2,302,357
Essex |12,668,893
Greater Peterborough |4,588,012
Hertfordshire |7,156,808
Norfolk/Waveney |11,288,618
Suffolk |4,651,158
|-------
Eastern Total |47,941,033
Avon |14,971,534
Devon/Cornwall |25,533,963
Dorset |6,703,318
Gloucestershire |5,068,345
Somerset |5,255,668
Wiltshire |5,622,688
|-------
South West Total |63,155,516
Birmingham |22,328,234
Central England |5,078,153
Coventry/Warwickshire |13,158,154
Dudley |5,788,085
HAWTEC |4,867,681
Sandwell |6,423,583
Shropshire |5,523,999
Walsall |4,830,477
Wolverhampton |5,442,464
|-------
West Midlands Total |85,352,355
Greater Nottinghamshire |10,314,638
Leicester |8,877,929
Lincolnshire |11,783,913
North Derby |5,013,978
North Nottinghamshire |7,464,456
Northamptonshire |3,840,188
South Derby |7,739,104
|-------
East Midlands Total |55,034,206
Humberside |17,748,578
North Yorkshire |6,763,131
Wakefield |6,879,885
Sheffield |14,268,298
Rotherham |6,106,957
Barnsley/Doncaster |13,740,141
Leeds |13,379,984
Bradford |8,345,142
Calderdale/Kirklees |10,800,160
|-------
Yorkshire and Humberside Total |98,032,276
Bolton/Bury |5,473,743
Manchester |18,170,265
METROTEC |4,722,238
Oldham |3,698,127
Rochdale |4,688,477
South and East Cheshire |4,358,567
Stockport |3,812,332
|-------
North West (Greater Manchester) Total |44,923,749
CEWTEC |11,025,720
Cumbria |6,376,747
ELTEC |7,421,013
LAWTEC |12,373,434
Merseyside |30,041,270
NORMID |5,512,679
QUALITEC |4,719,713
|-------
North West (W) Total |77,470,576
Durham |16,791,889
Northumberland |6,670,090
Teeside |18,308,303
Tyneside |25,145,755
Wearside |12,558,651
|-------
Northern Total |79,474,688
Local initiative fund
|£
----------------------------------------------------------
Hampshire |435,751
Heart of England |435,229
Isle of Wight |174,033
Kent |455,281
Milton Keynes/North Bucks |481,000
Surrey |638,000
Sussex |900,000
Thames Valley Ent |1,097,409
|-------
South East Total |4,616,703
AZTEC |451,729
CENTEC |713,129
CILNTEC |634,670
LETEC |696,380
North London |456,335
North West London |403,793
SOLOTEC |490,000
South Thames |680,000
West London |935,056
|-------
London Total |5,461,092
Bedfordshire |270,000
Cambridgeshire |398,000
Essex |799,423
Greater Peterborough |188,274
Hertfordshire |514,000
Norfolk/Waveney |375,000
Suffolk |300,000
|-------
Eastern Total |2,844,697
Avon |535,000
Devon/Cornwall |1,014,662
Dorset |1,742,602
Gloucestershire |451,000
Somerset |448,180
Wiltshire |407,000
|-------
South West Total |4,598,444
Birmingham |661,306
Central England |181,600
Coventry/Warwickshire |571,220
Dudley |313,093
HAWTEC |626,157
Sandwell |176,202
Shropshire |543,192
Staffordshire |171,581
Walsall |192,952
Wolverhampton |258,701
|-------
West Midlands Total |3,696,400
Greater Nottinghamshire |557,000
Leicester |660,000
Lincolnshire |1,105,000
North Derby |140,000
North Nottinghamshire |163,000
Northants |209,000
South Derby |311,000
|-------
East Midlands Total |3,145,000
Humberside |481,711
North Yorkshire |1,056,126
Wakefield |453,253
Sheffield |1,075,471
Rotherham |365,507
Barnsley/Doncaster |1,885,689
Leeds |458,028
Bradford |542,878
Calderdale/Kirklees |2,239,937
|-------
Yorkshire and Humberside Total |8,558,600
Bolton/Bury |956,095
Manchester |659,750
METROTEC |89,341
Oldham |104,334
Rochdale |204,644
South and East Cheshire |706,660
Stockport |674,300
|-------
North West (Greater Manchester) Total |3,395,124
CEWTEC |285,000
Cumbria |290,000
ELTEC |910,000
LAWTEC |345,000
Merseyside |345,000
NORMID |285,000
QUALITEC |280,000
|-------
North West (W) Total |2,740,000
Durham |305,964
Northumberland |201,000
Teesside |2,427,791
Tyneside |426,373
Wearside |206,120
|-------
Northern Total |3,567,248
Business start-up scheme
|£
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Hampshire |2,040,800
Heart of England |364,250
Isle of Wight |310,000
Kent |2,342,290
Milton Keynes/North Bucks |356,550
Surrey |858,630
Sussex |1,177,000
Thames Valley Ent |1,130,290
|-------
South East Total |8,579,810
AZTEC |762,629
CENTEC |1,235,739
CILNTEC |1,799,591
LETEC |1,064,189
North London |1,384,045
North West London |662,336
SOLOTEC |1,889,159
South Thames |1,806,800
West London |947,800
|-------
London Total |11,552,288
Bedfordshire |449,530
Cambridgeshire |344,400
Essex |1,052,600
Greater Peterborough |300,530
Hertfordshire |1,401,917
Norfolk/Waveney |1,300,452
Suffolk |869,925
|-------
Eastern Total |5,719,354
Avon |1,548,379
Devon/Cornwall |3,274,300
Dorset |743,250
Gloucestershire |1,591,850
Somerset |581,300
Wiltshire |1,603,523
|-------
South West Total |9,342,602
Birmingham |2,278,900
Central England |972,836
Coventry/Warwickshire |1,518,320
Dudley |555,710
HAWTEC |921,759
Sandwell |538,208
Shropshire |836,648
Staffordshire |1,367,918
Walsall |381,350
Wolverhampton |559,240
|-------
West Midlands Total |9,930,889
Greater Nottinghamshire |1,372,890
Leicester |1,929,850
Lincolnshire |1,229,450
North Derby |573,699
North Nottinghamshire |897,277
Northamptonshire |900,716
South Derby |514,170
|-------
East Midlands Total |7,418,052
Humberside |1,768,900
North Yorkshire |1,630,200
Wakefield |748,011
Sheffield |1,035,005
Rotherham |682,000
Barnsley/Doncaster |1,161,350
Leeds |1,444,850
Bradford |1,201,860
Calderdale/Kirklees |1,527,000
|-------
Yorkshire and Humberside Total |11,199,176
Bolton/Bury |974,287
Manchester |2,813,367
METROTEC |762,750
Oldham |457,090
South and East Cheshire |568,875
Stockport |840,570
|-------
North West (Greater Manchester) Total |6,682,285
CEWTEC |1,210,317
Cumbria |1,120,991
ELTEC |1,086,860
LAWTEC |1,124,456
Merseyside |2,348,590
NORMID |784,550
QUALITEC |437,580
|-------
North West (W) Total |8,113,344
Durham |1,476,115
Northumberland |661,824
Teeside |1,389,360
Tyneside |1,266,866
Wearside |496,344
|-------
Northern Total |5,290,509
Employer investment in people
|£
----------------------------------------------------------
Hampshire |819,134
Heart of England |550,065
Isle of Wight |334,985
Kent |662,135
Milton Keynes/North Bucks |478,208
Surrey |868,968
Sussex |871,988
Thames Valley Ent |910,705
|-------
South East Total |5,496,188
AZTEC |515,164
CENTEC |1,675,794
CILNTEC |309,773
LETEC |891,861
North London |671,820
North West London |405,849
SOLOTEC |410,504
South Thames |1,008,529
West London |363,139
|-------
London Total |6,252,433
Bedfordshire |323,499
Cambridgeshire |370,470
Essex |461,799
Greater Peterborough |305,525
Hertfordshire |464,767
Norfolk/Waveney |576,462
Suffolk |470,500
|-------
Eastern Total |2,973,022
Avon |988,340
Devon/Cornwall |1,320,661
Dorset |1,526,840
Gloucestershire |308,000
Somerset |615,000
Wiltshire |333,657
|-------
South West Total |5,102,498
Birmingham |1,046,645
Central England |283,981
Coventry/Warwickshire |757,776
Dudley |286,915
HAWTEC |433,665
Sandwell |333,991
Shropshire |419,195
Staffordshire |1,298,090
Walsall |454,033
Wolverhampton |183,772
|-------
West Midlands Total |5,498,063
Greater Nottinghamshire |478,125
Leicester |698,649
Lincolnshire |399,363
North Derby |350,595
North Nottinghamshire |401,568
Northamptonshire |519,131
South Derby |738,232
|-------
East Midlands Total |3,585,663
Humberside |1,044,174
North Yorkshire |304,980
Wakefield |319,630
Sheffield |855,136
Rotherham |262,758
Barnsley/Doncaster |324,230
Leeds |598,023
Bradford |400,524
Calderdale/Kirklees |260,204
|-------
Yorkshire and Humberside Total |4,369,659
Bolton/Bury |383,656
Manchester |1,183,250
METROTEC |248,554
Oldham |188,375
Rochdale |348,862
South and East Cheshire |687,850
Stockport |318,485
|-------
North West (Greater Manchester) Total |3,359,032
CEWTEC |880,183
Cumbria |301,264
ELTEC |590,337
LAWTEC |1,389,970
Merseyside |1,314,784
NORMID |482,250
QUALITEC |123,820
|-------
North West (W) Total |5,082,608
Durham |554,900
Northumberland |328,450
Teeside |752,241
Tyneside |946,714
Wearside |421,976
|-------
Northern Total |3,004,281
National Development Projects
|£
----------------------------------------------------------
Hampshire |80,000
Heart of England |285,282
Isle of Wight |8,000
Kent |244,227
Milton Keynes/North Bucks |284,250
Surrey |116,001
Sussex |3,500
Thames Valley Ent |50,109
|-------
South East Total |1,071,369
AZTEC |18,741
CENTEC |97,372
CILNTEC |235,163
LETEC |0
North London |164,199
North West London |57,001
SOLOTEC |298,002
South Thames |349,569
West London |325,290
|-------
London Total |1,545,337
Bedfordshire |191,460
Cambridgeshire |57,000
Essex |308,346
Greater Peterborough |67,669
Hertfordshire |186,500
Norfolk/Waveney |109,000
Suffolk |278,356
|-------
Eastern Total |1,198,331
Avon |144,909
Devon/Cornwall |120,455
Dorset |57,117
Gloucestershire |150,972
Somerset |54,000
Wiltshire |92,000
|-------
South West Total |619,453
Birmingham |304,000
Central England |70,000
Coventry/Warwickshire |85,000
Dudley |104,000
HAWTEC |101,900
Sandwell |171,550
Shropshire |198,966
Staffordshire |75,450
Walsall |150,000
Wolverhampton |199,750
|-------
West Midlands Total |1,460,616
Greater Nottinghamshire |115,400
Leicester |0
Lincolnshire |263,800
North Derby |49,900
North Nottinghamshire |45,000
Northamptonshire |121,912
South Derby |74,985
|-------
East Midlands Total |670,997
Humberside |226,154
North Yorkshire |0
Wakefield |0
Sheffield |387,169
Rotherham |119,702
Barnsley/Doncaster |0
Leeds |333,805
Bradford |0
Calderdale/Kirklees |241,035
|-------
Yorkshire and Humberside Total |1,307,865
Bolton/Bury |0
Manchester |310,475
METROTEC |0
Oldham |60,001
Rochdale |79,999
South and East Cheshire |176,754
Stockport |135,375
|-------
North West (Greater Manchester) Total |762,604
CEWTEC |245,505
Cumbria |0
ELTEC |272,435
LAWTEC |318,125
Merseyside |376,102
NORMID |150,901
QUALITEC |138,101
|-------
North West (W) Total |1,501,169
Durham |226,372
Northumberland |196,529
Teeside |251,038
Tyneside |522,507
Wearside |110,890
|-------
Northern Total |1,307,336
Column 832
Skill choice
|£
----------------------------------------------------------
Hampshire |465,300
Heart of England |0
Isle of Wight |0
Kent |0
Milton Keynes/North Bucks |0
Surrey |0
Sussex |0
Thames Valley Ent |0
|-------
South East Total |465,300
AZTEC |442,875
CENTEC |0
CILNTEC |0
LETEC |0
North London |0
North West London |0
SOLOTEC |0
South Thames |0
West London |0
|-------
London Total |442,875
Bedfordshire |0
Cambridgeshire |400,684
Essex |0
Greater Peterborough |0
Hertfordshire |801,500
Norfolk/Waveney |0
Suffolk |0
|-------
Eastern Total |1,202,184
Avon |0
Devon/Cornwall |0
Dorset |449,460
Gloucestershire |0
Somerset |0
Wiltshire |434,000
|-------
South West Total |883,460
Birmingham |1,149,250
Central England |0
Coventry/Warwickshire |696,000
Dudley |0
HAWTEC |0
Sandwell |0
Shropshire |0
Staffordshire |0
Walsall |0
Wolverhampton |0
|-------
West Midlands Total |1,845,250
Greater Nottinghamshire |546,000
Leicester |0
Lincolnshire |0
North Derby |0
North Nottinghamshire |0
Northamptonshire |0
South Derby |0
|-------
East Midlands Total |546,000
Humberside |0
North Yorkshire |0
Wakefield |0
Sheffield |0
Rotherham |0
Barnsley/Doncaster |0
Leeds |0
Bradford |0
Calderdale/Kirklees |0
|-------
Yorkshire and Humberside Total |0
Bolton/Bury |0
Manchester |0
METROTEC |0
Oldham |0
Rochdale |0
South and East Cheshire |661,250
Stockport |0
|-------
North West (Greater Manchester) Total |661,250
CEWTEC |544,200
Cumbria |0
ELTEC |0
LAWTEC |0
Merseyside |0
NORMID |0
QUALITEC |0
|-------
North West (W) Total |544,200
Durham |0
Northumberland |560,000
Teeside |0
Tyneside |542,500
Wearside |0
|-------
Northern Total |1,102,500
Open Learning Credits
|£
------------------------------------------------------
Hampshire |200,000
Heart of England |0
Isle of Wight |0
Kent |0
Milton Keynes/North Bucks |0
Surrey |0
Sussex |0
Thames Valley Ent |0
|-------
South East Total |200,000
AZTEC |0
CENTEC |200,000
CILNTEC |0
LETEC |0
North London |0
North West London |0
SOLOTEC |0
South Thames |0
West London |0
|-------
London Total |200,000
Bedfordshire |0
Cambridgeshire |0
Essex |0
Greater Peterborough |0
Hertfordshire |200,001
Norfolk/Waveney |0
Suffolk |0
|-------
Eastern Total |200,001
Avon |0
Devon/Cornwall |200,000
Dorset |0
Gloucestershire |14,130
Somerset |0
Wiltshire |0
|-------
South West Total |214,130
Birmingham |0
Central England |0
Coventry/Warwickshire |200,000
Dudley |0
HAWTEC |0
Sandwell |0
Shropshire |0
Staffordshire |0
Walsall |0
Wolverhampton |0
|-------
West Midlands Total |200,000
Greater Nottinghamshire |0
Leicester |0
Lincolnshire |0
North Derby |0
North Nottinghamshire |200,000
Northamptonshire |0
South Derby |0
|-------
East Midlands Total |200,000
Humberside |200,000
North Yorkshire |0
Wakefield |0
Sheffield |0
Rotherham |0
Barnsley/Doncaster |0
Leeds |50,000
Bradford |0
Calderdale/Kirklees |0
|-------
Yorkshire and Humberside Total |250,000
Bolton/Bury |0
Manchester |200,000
METROTEC |0
Oldham |0
Rochdale |0
South and East Cheshire |0
Stockport |0
|-------
North West (Greater Manchester) Total |200,000
CEWTEC |0
Cumbria |0
ELTEC |0
LAWTEC |0
Merseyside |0
NORMID |200,000
QUALITEC |0
|-------
North West (W) Total |200,000
Durham |0
Northumberland |0
Teeside |0
Tyneside |100,000
Wearside |100,000
|-------
Northern Total |200,000
Out of school childcare
|£
------------------------------------------------------
Hampshire |0
Heart of England |75,220
Isle of Wight |0
Kent |134,186
Milton Keynes/North Bucks |40,601
Surrey |0
Sussex |0
Thames Valley Ent |100,000
|-------
South East Total |350,007
AZTEC |69,956
CENTEC |0
London Total |274,475
Bedfordshire |82,319
Cambridgeshire |0
Essex |0
Greater Peterborough |0
Hertfordshire |79,481
Norfolk/Waveney |65,000
Suffolk |0
|-------
Eastern Total |226,800
Avon |68,895
Devon/Cornwall |126,000
Dorset |0
Gloucestershire |10,000
Somerset |0
Wiltshire |0
|-------
South West Total |204,895
Birmingham |0
Central England |50,000
Coventry/Warwickshire |60,000
Dudley |0
HAWTEC |46,000
Sandwell |0
Shropshire |40,000
Staffordshire |0
Walsall |50,000
Wolverhampton |0
|-------
West Midlands Total |246,000
Greater Nottinghamshire |53,000
Leicester |53,200
Lincolnshire |15,000
North Derby |0
North Nottinghamshire |53,000
Northamptonshire |0
South Derby |0
|-------
East Midlands Total |174,200
Humberside |74,150
North Yorkshire |0
Wakefield |0
Sheffield |50,000
Rotherham |48,050
Barnsley/Doncaster |0
Leeds |0
Bradford |0
Calderdale/Kirklees |58,800
|-------
Yorkshire and Humberside Total |231,000
Bolton/Bury |0
Manchester |0
METROTEC |33,000
Oldham |0
Rochdale |47,250
South and East Cheshire |47,750
Stockport |0
|-------
North West (Greater Manchester) Total |128,000
CEWTEC |57,000
Cumbria |53,913
ELTEC |57,000
LAWTEC |0
Merseyside |0
NORMID |0
QUALITEC |0
|-------
North West (W) Total |167,913
Durham |20,000
Northumberland |25,001
Teeside |40,002
Tyneside |61,000
Wearside |0
|-------
Northern Total |146,003
|Management Fee £
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Hampshire |1,552,979
Heart of England |1,004,362
Isle of Wight |459,306
Kent |1,813,678
Milton Keynes/North Bucks |613,356
Surrey |1,103,275
Sussex |1,571,399
Thames Valley Ent |1,769,501
|-------
South East Total |9,887,856
AZTEC |1,310,523
CENTEC |2,729,136
CILNTEC |2,182,386
LETEC |3,312,440
North London |1,970,663
North West London |1,335,653
SOLOTEC |2,176,115
South Thames |3,198,219
West London |1,920,322
|-------
London Total |20,126,457
Bedfordshire |977,672
Cambridgeshire |794,959
Essex |2,551,120
Greater Peterborough |950,206
Hertfordshire |1,819,754
Norfolk/Waveney |1,637,008
Suffolk |1,227,324
|-------
Eastern Total |9,958,043
Avon |2,049,246
Devon/Cornwall |3,821,053
Dorset |1,434,413
Gloucestershire |1,277,621
Somerset |1,276,647
Wiltshire |1,316,089
|-------
South West Total |11,175,069
Birmingham |2,904,048
Central England |1,092,988
Coventry/Warwickshire |1,966,031
Dudley |1,045,807
HAWTEC |1,016,420
Sandwell |1,082,684
Shropshire |1,124,207
Staffordshire |2,381,460
Walsall |970,775
Wolverhampton |1,073,675
|-------
West Midlands Total |14,658,095
Greater Nottinghamshire |1,278,065
Leicester |1,789,460
Lincolnshire |1,571,308
North Derby |960,167
North Nottinghamshire |1,156,983
Northamptonshire |1,084,507
South Derby |1,293,524
|-------
East Midlands Total |9,134,014
Humberside |2,713,015
North Yorkshire |1,460,995
Wakefield |1,342,539
Sheffield |2,131,804
Rotherham |1,157,943
Barnsley/Doncaster |1,800,073
Leeds |2,063,229
Bradford |1,558,130
Calderdale/Kirklees |1,592,970
|-------
Yorkshire and Humberside Total |15,820,698
Bolton/Bury |1,002,700
Manchester |3,416,666
METROTEC |883,457
Oldham |793,998
Rochdale |765,003
South and East Cheshire |844,999
Stockport |961,710
|-------
North West (Greater Manchester) Total |8,668,533
CEWTEC |1,701,649
Cumbria |1,509,880
ELTEC |1,329,777
LAWTEC |2,183,805
Merseyside |3,690,016
NORMID |1,308,900
QUALITEC |820,254
|-------
North West (W) Total |12,544,281
Durham |2,509,460
Northumberland |1,364,519
Teeside |2,809,819
Tyneside |2,985,225
Wearside |1,617,715
|-------
Northern Total |11,286,738
|Total £
--------------------------------------------------------------
Hampshire |37,183,108
Heart of England |12,889,535
Isle of Wight |4,794,027
Kent |41,172,116
Milton Keynes/North Bucks |10,737,441
Surrey |15,177,344
Sussex |28,518,637
Thames Valley Ent |29,216,940
|-------
South East Total |179,689,148
AZTEC |15,757,575
CENTEC |31, 301,452
CILNTEC |29,243,921
LETEC |47,730,672
North London |23,954,675
North West London |14,816,505
SOLOTEC |24,119,939
South Thames |47,259,640
West London |21,708,398
|-------
London Total |255,892,777
Bedfordshire |14,373,960
Cambridgeshire |8,659,944
Essex |37,650,059
Greater Peterborough |12,009,480
Hertfordshire |27,975,122
Norfolk/Waveney |27,480,024
Suffolk |18,153,786
|-------
Eastern Total |146,302,375
Avon |34,261,426
Devon/Cornwall |63,142,291
Dorset |20,714,700
Gloucestershire |16,491,120
Somerset |15,355,040
Wiltshire |17,216,049
|-------
South West Total |167,180,626
Birmingham |51,892,786
Central England |12,900,634
Coventry/Warwickshire |32,875,066
Dudley |13,965,570
HAWTEC |14,656,120
Sandwell |14,521,215
Shropshire |16,037,663
Staffordshire |40,036,710
Walsall |11,487,834
Wolverhampton |13,592,895
|-------
West Midlands Total |221,966,493
Greater Nottinghamshire |25,639,731
Leicester |28,836,939
Lincolnshire |28,458,098
North Derby |12,922,903
North Nottinghamshire |18,739,393
Northamptonshire |15,535,089
South Derby |20,496,766
|-------
East Midlands Total |150,628,919
Humberside |42,395,837
North Yorkshire |20,211,490
Wakefield |15,392,939
Sheffield |30,897,859
Rotherham |15,112,558
Barnsley/Doncaster |33,008,794
Leeds |27,475,716
Bradford |23,766,641
Calderdale/Kirklees |30,746,002
|-------
Yorkshire and Humberside Total |239,007,836
Bolton/Bury |16,895,173
Manchester |45,995,812
METROTEC |13,010,667
Oldham |10,595,828
Rochdale |11,087,880
South and East Cheshire |16,118,001
Stockport |12,822,480
|-------
North West (Greater Manchester) Total |126,525,841
CEWTEC |26,452,409
Cumbria |20,332,946
ELTEC |23,182,693
LAWTEC |33,693,134
Merseyside |68,487,846
NORMID |17,627,457
QUALITEC |12,714,419
|-------
North West (W) Total |202,490,839
Durham |36,032,589
Northumberland |18,084,128
Teeside |40,997,285
Tyneside |52,458,903
Wearside |24,225,705
|-------
Northern Total |171,798,610
Mr. Nicholas Brown : To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what was the total budget allocated by his Department during 1992-93 to (a) Cumbria TEC, (b) Durham TEC, (c) Northumberland TEC, (d) Teesside TEC, (e) Tyneside TEC and (f) Wearside TEC ; and what was the total amount spent by his Department on training and enterprise councils in the United Kingdom as a whole for the same period.
Miss Widdecombe : I refer the hon. Member to the reply given to the hon. Member for Darlington (Mr. Milburn) on 6 November 1992, Official Report, column 434. This provides details of the total budget allocated to each training and enterprise
council--TEC--including Cumbria, Durham, Northumberland, Teesside, Tyneside and Wearside.
The total amount spent on TECs in England during 1992-93 was £1.291 billion.
Expenditure relating to Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland is the responsibility of the respective Secretaries of State.
Bomb-proofing
Mr. Redmond : To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what has been the cost, by location, of bomb-proofing the Department's premises.
Miss Widdecombe : On security grounds, I do not propose to give this information.
Departmental Papers
Ms Short : To ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list for the last 12 months the titles of papers published by his Department and by the Employment Service.
Miss Widdecombe : As the reply consists of a long list of information, I will write to the hon. Member.
Advertising
Mr. Grocott : To ask the Secretary of State for Employment how much his Department spends annually on (a) television advertising, (b) radio advertising and (c) press advertising ; and what were the corresponding figures for 1985 and 1979.
Miss Widdecombe : The Department's overall advertising and publicity budget for 1993-94 is £10.8 million. Breakdown by media category will not be available until the end of the financial year. In 1992-93 expenditure by media category was as follows :
|£ million
--------------------------------------
Television |Nil
Press/Radio |4.3
Other Promotional |3.9
Expenditure on advertising and promotional material by the Department in 1985-86 was £1.2 million and in
Column 840
1979-80 £70,000. Figures for television, radio and newspaper advertising and other promotional material are not available separately for those years. The figures for 1985-86 and 1979-80 refer only to Employment Department expenditure. They do not cover expenditure by the former Manpower Services Commission.Press and Publicity Officers
Mr. Grocott : To ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many press and publicity officers are currently employed in his Department ; and how many were employed in (a) 1985 and (b) 1979.
Miss Widdecombe : A total of 90.5 press and publicity staff are currently in post in the Employment Department's information branch. Available figures do not go back further than 1989 when the information branch was formed by the merger of the Employment Department's information division and the Training Agency's information services branch.
Figures for information branch staff in post since 1989 are as follows :
|Number
----------------------
1989-90 |118
1990-91 |120
1991-92 |119
1992-93 |104.5
Industrial Tribunals
Mr. Vaz : To ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many industrial tribunal members are allocated to (a) Nottingham and (b) Leicester.
Miss Widdecombe : Nottingham region has 128 lay members. Of these, 76 mainly sit at Nottingham and 52 at Leicester. There are also four full- time chairmen, of whom three normally sit at Nottingham and one at Leicester. In addition, there are eight part-time chairmen who may sit in more than one location.
Mr. Vaz : To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what estimate he has made of the additional travelling costs of applicants to industrial tribunals following the transfer of the industrial tribunal to Nottingham from Leicester.
Miss Widdecombe : The location of the industrial tribunals is a matter for the president and I understand that estimates of the savings and costs, including travelling cost, of the various accommodation options are not yet available.
Mr. Vaz : To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what representations he has received in relation to the proposals to move the industrial tribunal from Leicester to Nottingham.
Miss Widdecombe : None. This is a matter for the President of the Industrial Tribunals (England and Wales).
Mr. Vaz : To ask the Secretary of State for Employment whom he has consulted about the proposed relocation of the industrial tribunal from Leicester to Nottingham.
Miss Widdecombe : The location of the industrial tribunals is a matter for the President of the Industrial Tribunals to determine.
Column 841
Mr. Vaz : To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what are the estimated costs for the relocation of the industrial tribunal from Leicester to Nottingham.
Miss Widdecombe : I understand that no decision has yet been taken to relocate the Leicester office and that an estimate of possible costs is not yet available.
Mr. Vaz : To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what plans he has to move the industrial tribunal office in Leicester to Nottingham ; and if he will make a statement.
Miss Widdecombe : Under the regulations governing the industrial tribunals, it is for the President of the Industrial Tribunals to determine where tribunals shall sit. However, I understand that the existing accommodation in both Nottingham and Leicester is unsatisfactory and that the president is considering a number of options for the future provision of tribunal facilities in the Nottingham region.
Mr. Vaz : To ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many cases the industrial tribunals in (a) Nottingham and (b) Leicester have heard in each of the last 10 years.
Miss Widdecombe : I regret that figures are only available for 1985 onwards. The details are as follows :
,
|Nottingham|Leicester
--------------------------------------------
1985-86 |357 |304
1986-87 |358 |324
1987-88 |412 |290
1988-89 |362 |314
1989-90 |346 |298
1990-91 |412 |475
1991-92 |624 |520
1992-93 |1,006 |684
Labour Statistics
Mr. Hinchliffe : To ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many persons were registered as unemployed, on the last available date, who were (a) male and over 60 years, (b) male aged 55 to 60 years and (c) female aged 55 to 60 years.
Miss Widdecombe : In October 1993 unadjusted unemployment among men aged over 60 years was 43,794. For men and women aged 55 to 59 years, the figures were 153,248 and 47,166 respectively.
Mr. Hinchliffe : To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what proportion of men aged 60 years and over were in (a) full-time employment, (b) part-time employment and (c) unemployed on 1 November in each year from 1983 and at the latest available date.
Miss Widdecombe : Available information for Great Britain based on estimates from the labour forcesurvey--LFS--is given in the table :
Proportions of men aged 60 years and over in
Spring each year |Full-time employment|Part-time employment|ILO unemployment
|Per cent. |Per cent. |Per cent.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1984 |17.0 |4.8 |2.4
1985 |16.1 |4.7 |2.3
1986 |15.1 |4.4 |2.1
1987 |14.7 |4.7 |2.3
1988 |14.5 |5.1 |2.0
1989 |14.6 |5.5 |1.9
1990 |14.0 |5.8 |1.7
1991 |14.1 |5.3 |1.8
1992 |13.5 |5.7 |1.8
1993 |12.0 |5.3 |2.3
Source: LFS. Not seasonally adjusted.
Mr. Hinchliffe : To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what assessment he has of the proportion of women of working age who are currently in employment.
Miss Widdecombe : Estimates from the labour force survey--not seasonally adjusted--show that, in Great Britain at spring 1993, 65 per cent. of women of working age were in employment. A detailed analysis of the characteristics of women in employment is provided in an article in the November 1993 Employment Gazette --pages 483-502--entitled "Women in the Labour Market", a copy of which is held in the Library.
Disabled Employees
Mr. Hinchliffe : To ask the Secretary of State for Employment how an employer's contribution of 50 per cent. for access for work services is expected to affect employers' willingness to recruit disabled persons.
Mr. Michael Forsyth : Access to work will increase employment opportunities for people with disabilities through helping more people with disabilities to obtain and retain jobs and making a much wider range of help available. We are currently finalising details of the changes with these aims in mind.
OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION
Burundi
Mr. Worthington : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is his policy on committing United Kingdom Government funds to the UN voluntary fund for the Organisation of African Unity's peacekeeping mission to Burundi.
Mr. Goodlad : We have no plans to contribute to the UN voluntary fund for an Organisation of African Unity peacekeeping mission to Burundi. We have already committed $1 million to the UN trust fund for Liberia and we anticipate that other European partners, which did not contribute to that fund, will take the lead on Burundi. British assistance in Burundi is focused on the appalling problem of refugees and displaced persons. We have already contributed £350, 000 to a United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees appeal and £100,000 to the International Red Cross. In addition, we are considering urgently other non-governmental organisations requests for humanitarian assistance to refugees within Burundi. We support discussions between the OAU and the European Union on ways in which more systematic help can be given to African conflict resolution mechanisms.
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Somali Refugees
Mr. Cox : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has had with the Kenyan Government on the subject of assistance for the refugees from Somalia who are now in Kenya.
Mr. Goodlad : We have advised the Government of Kenya that we are prepared to continue to help them to cope with the refugees in the north, more than 85 per cent. of whom are Somalis. My noble Friend the Minister for Overseas Development hopes to discuss this issue with President Moi during her forthcoming visit to Kenya in early January.
Aid Projects
Mr. Tom Clarke : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what progress is being made with other aid donors in agreeing economic and social indicators against which the progress of aid projects can be judged.
Mr. Goodlad : The Development Assistance Committee of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development--OECD--provides a forum for co-ordination between aid donors. Following discussions in the Development Assistance Committee, the OECD published in 1992 a manual, "DAC Principles for Effective Aid", copies of which are in the House of Commons Library. These principles cover, among other things, economic and social issues relating to the appraisal of aid projects. They are being incorporated into the Overseas Development Administration's procedures for managing aid projects.
Nepal
Mr. Chris Smith : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement regarding the expected environmental impact of the proposed World bank-funded Arun II dam project in Nepal.
Mr. Goodlad : I refer the hon. Member to the reply given by my hon. Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs to the hon. Member for Southampton, Itchen (Mr. Denham) on 29 November, at columns 313-14.
The World bank's ongoing discussions with non-governmental organisations and other interested parties include consideration of the environmental impact of the proposed project. We shall consider the environmental aspects of the project when the World bank has completed its appraisal.
Mr. Chris Smith : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list all bilateral aid projects located in the Arun valley of Nepal.
Mr. Goodlad : The following United Kingdom bilateral aid projects are located in the Arun Valley of Nepal :
1. Pakhribas agricultural centre ;
2. Koshi hills seeds and vegetable project ;
3. Community forestry project ;
4. Eastern region road maintenance project ; and
5. Eastern region primary health care project.
In addition, some work is carried out in the Arun valley under the forestry research project and the Gurkha Welfare Trust scheme.
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Uganda
Mr. Chris Smith : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the involvement of the United Kingdom Government in the Uganda forestry rehabilitation programme, initiated by the World bank in 1987.
Mr. Goodlad : The forestry rehabilitation programme in Uganda is being co-financed by the World bank and the European Community. We are not providing any support for the project through our bilateral assistance programme to Uganda.
Privatisation Advice
Mr. Tom Clarke : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many of his officials are currently advising east European countries on privatisation policies.
Know-how Funds
Mr. Cox : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what has been the total amount of money allocated to the Government know-how fund since its introduction.
Mr. Goodlad : Expenditure under the fund from 1989 to March 1993 was £112,262,000. The expenditure for this financial year is expected to be approximately £53 million.
Mr. Tom Clarke : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the current advisory board members of each of the United Kingdom know-how funds.
Mr. Goodlad : A list has been placed in the Libraries of the House.
Kenya
Mr. Cox : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on Government policy towards aids projects to Kenya; and if he will list the projects and the amount of financial help given as of 22 November.
Mr. Goodlad : At the consultative group meeting on 22 and 23 November Britain pledged programme aid grants up to a possible £15 million in support of Kenya's economic recovery. This new assistance acknowledges the economic and political reforms undertaken since November 1991 and will help support the further economic reform programme to be agreed with the World bank and the International Monetary Fund.
The first £5 million will be made available when spending arrangements have been agreed : the further£10 million will be dependent on a satisfactory review by the IMF in mid-1994 of the new economic reform agenda, and the further development of an overall acceptable political environment. We will be looking particularly for effective action to improve open and accountable government including action to deal with corruption, to reduce tribal tensions and strengthen law and order in the affected areas, and to enhance press freedom.
Our longer-term development assistance programme continues; provisional bilateral expenditure for 1992-93
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was over £32 million. I have placed a list of current projects, involving financial assistance and know-how in the Libraries of the House.World Bank
Mr. Chris Smith : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when the World bank will engage in official celebrations for its 50th anniversary.
Mr. Goodlad : A conference to mark the 50th anniversary of the Bretton Woods institutions to be held jointly by the World bank and the IMF, is planned to be held in Madrid on 29 and 30 September 1994, immediately before the annual meetings of the World bank and the International Monetary Fund.
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AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FOOD
Essex Coast Environmentally Sensitive Area
Dr. Spink : To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when she expects to implement the Essex Coast ESA ; and if she will make a statement.
Mr. Jack : We plan to launch this ESA in March of next year.
Land Statistics
Mr. Welsh : To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if she will publish in the Official Report the figures in hectares for (a) set-aside, (b) pulses, (c) oil seed rape and (d) cereals for 1989, 1990 and 1991 which were used to calculate the base area in England.
Mr. Jack [holding answer 29 November 1993] : The figures used to calculate the base area in England are as follows :
|Base Area (ha) |1989 |1990 |1991
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Cereals |3,280,95 |3,109,432 |2,967,283 |3,122,222
Sweetcorn |1,303 |1,322 |1,530 |1,378
Oilseeds |283,479 |343,052 |388,308 |388,280
Proteins |209,063 |210,730 |198,437 |206,077
Set-aside |38,577 |80,537 |104,280 |74,465
The figure for oilseeds is mostly oilseed rape but includes small areas planted to sunflowers and other minor crops. The figure for protein crops has been revised to exclude the area planted to vining peas following its withdrawal from the list of eligible crops. For the purposes of determining the base area for the arable area payments scheme, the set-aside areas submitted to the EC Commission were based on actual set-aside agreements for the years 1989, 1990 and 1991.
Woodlands
Mr. Bayley : To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if she will list each privately owned wood in Yorkshire that has received special management grants to provide for public access under the woodland grant scheme; and what is the area of each of these woods and the size of the grant.
Mr. Jack : Special management grants are paid for work in those woodlands which are of special value for nature conservation, landscape, public recreation or a combination of these. The provision of public access, by itself, does not qualify for payment of a grant.
Special management grants have been paid in respect of 20 woodlands or estates in Yorkshire the owners of which have indicated that facilities for public recreation or public access would be provided. These are as follows :
Woodland |Area (hectares)|Grant £ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amenity Trust Woodland |37.2 |1,435 Bella Wood |23.2 |812 Bilton Beck and Rudding Bottoms |10.7 |375 Broad Lane Wood |1.9 |67 Cliff Wood |38.6 |1,351 Cod Beck Reservoir |87.3 |3,056 Escrick Estate |9.3 |382 Haw Park Wood |57.2 |2,002 Newmillerdam Country Park |89.7 |3,140 Notton Wood |38.8 |1,356 Shibden Park |6.9 |311 Skipton Wood |15.4 |539 Skipwith Common |168.0 |5,873 Spoilbank Wood |4.2 |191 Stanley Marsh |3.2 |146 Studley Royal (North) |62.5 |2,300 Sutton Park |10.7 |385 Tong Garden Centre |1.3 |59 Washburn Valley |298.0 |11,083 Wentworth Estate Woodlands |32.7 |1,150
Diseased Cattle
Mr. David Nicholson : To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will make a statement on the effectiveness of the safeguards instituted under the EC single market against the import of diseased cattle, with particular reference to warble fly, brucellosis and foot and mouth disease; and what representations she has had saying that cattle imported into the United Kingdom should now be cleared by her Department's veterinary officers before any movement is permitted on to farms or to dealers.
Mr. Soames : I refer the hon. Member to my reply to the hon. and learned Member for Burton (Sir I. Lawrence) on 1 December at column 590 .
Warble Fly
Mr. David Nicholson : To gano-phosphorus based products to treat warble fly infections ; and if she will make a statement.
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Mr. Soames : I have received a small number of representations about the safety of use of organo-phosphorus--OP--products to treat warble fly infections, and I understand that some farmers are reluctant to treat their animals using these products. Provided the label instructions are carefully followed, the use of such warblecides poses no hazard to human health. If, however, anyone is in doubt as to how the product should be used, they should seek expert advice from their veterinary surgeon or the manufacturer. OP products should not be used for this purpose between 30 November and 15 March.
Farmers who have cattle which may have been exposed to warble fly infestation, including those within the 3 km treatment zones of known affected premises, may choose to have blood samples from their cattle tested for signs of infestation. Anyone wishing to pursue this possibility should contact his local divisional veterinary officer for details of the arrangements. Where results are negative, treatment of cattle will not be required.
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