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the objective 1 plan, and to other organisations, including Government Departments, with an interest in European structural funds in other areas of Scotland and the United Kingdom. These organisations are listed in the table. In addition, the Scottish Office has also sent copies of the objective 1 plan to a small number of other organisations and individuals, including the hon. Member, specifically requesting a copy :

Angus District CouncilArgyll and Bute District CouncilArgyll and the Islands EnterpriseAssociation of Community Enterprises in the Highlands and IslandsBadenoch and Strathspey District CouncilBritish Waterways BoardCaithness and Sutherland EnterpriseCaithness District CouncilCaledonian MacBrayneCentral Regional CouncilCitizens Advice ScotlandCity of Glasgow District CouncilComunn na GaidhligCromarty Firth Ports AuthorityCunninghame District CouncilDepartment of EmploymentDepartment of the EnvironmentThe Department of Finance and Personnel (Northern Ireland)Department of Trade and

IndustryDepartment of TransportDumfries and Galloway Enterprise Dumfries and Galloway Regional Council

European Commission

Fife Regional Council

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

The Forestry Commission

Forth Valley Enterprise

Grampian Regional Council

The Hebridian Trust

Highland Communities Health Unit

Highland Community Care Forum

Highland Regional Council

Highlands and Islands Airports

Highlands and Islands Enterprise

Highlands and Islands Forum

Hotel and Catering Industry Training Board

Inverness and Nairn Enterprise

Inverness College

Inverness District Council

Inverness Harbour Trust

Lanarkshire Development Agency

Lerwick Harbour Trust

Lewis Council of Social Service

Lews Castle College

Lochaber District Council

Lochaber Limited

Mallaig Harbour Authority

Merseyside Task Force

Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food

Moray, Badenoch and Strathspey Enterprise

Moray District Council

Moray Firth Radio

Nairn District Council

National Farmers' Union of Scotland

National Trust for Scotland

Orkney Islands Council

Red Deer Commission

Ross and Cromarty District Council

Ross and Cromarty Enterprise

Royal Society for the Protection of Birds

The Royal Zoological Society

ScotRail

Scottish Agricultural College

Scottish Agricultural Organisation Society

Scottish Conservation Projects Trust

Scottish Council for Voluntary Service

Scottish Crofters' Union

Scottish Enterprise

Scottish Homes

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Scottish Hydro-Electric

Scottish Native Woods Campaign

Scottish Natural Heritage

Scottish Wildlife Trust

Scrabster Harbour Trust

Shetland Enterprise

Shetland Islands Council

Skye and Lochalsh Enterprise

Skye Environmental Centre

Stirling District Council

Stornoway Pier and Harbour Commission

Strathclyde Integrated Development Operation

Strathclyde Regional Council

Sutherland District Council

Tayside Regional Council

The UK Permanent Representation to the European Community Ullapool Harbour Trust

The Welsh Office

Western Isles Enterprise

Western Isles Islands Council

Wick Harbour Trust

The Wise Group, Glasgow

World Wildlife Fund Scotland

Local Enterprise Companies

Dr. Wright : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list those responsible for making appointments of (a) chairs and (b) members of the boards of local enterprise companies.

Mr. Stewart [holding answer 15 December 1993] : The boards of local enterprise companies consist of directors who have formed companies under the Companies Act 1985, and have entered into contracts with Scottish Enterprise or Highlands and Islands Enterprise. The arrangements for appointing chairmen and directors are a matter for individual local enterprise companies, subject to the terms of their respective memoranda and articles of association, which must be approved by Scottish Enterprise or Highlands and Islands Enterprise.

Harbours

Mr. Peter Bottomley : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what powers he has to aid improvements, improving safety, of islands and mainland harbours.

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton [holding answer 15 December 1993] : My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State has power to provide financial assistance to harbour authorities, including Caledonian MacBrayne, for the improvement of transport piers and harbours in the highlands and islands. He also has power to assist fishery harbour works throughout Scotland. The relevant legislation is as follows. Harbour authorities are responsible for safety.

Congested Districts (Scotland) Act 1897.

Highlands and Islands Shipping Services Act 1960.

The Fisheries Act 1955.

Capital Expenditure

Mr. Chisholm : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is (a) the 1993-94 estimated outturn and (b) the 1994-95 planned provision of central government net capital expenditure in Scotland.

Mr. Stewart [holding answer 14 December 1993] : The information is (a) £1,125 million and (b) £1,206 million respectively, resulting in an increase of over £80 million or 7.1 per cent.

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The figures for both years exclude expenditure brought forward from previous years under the end-year flexibility arrangements. They also exclude capital expenditure funded from the European regional development fund.

The planned provision for 1994-95 is provisional since detailed expenditure allocations are subject to revision until final plans are published in the departmental report "Serving Scotland's Needs" and the supply estimates.

Youth Training

Mr. McAllion : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many YTS or YT places there were in (a) Dundee and (b) Scotland in each of the past five years for which figures are available ; (2) what were the numbers of YTS or YT places contracted with managing agents in (a) Dundee and (b) Scotland in each of the past five years for which figures are available.

Mr. Stewart : The information requested on YTS/YT places contracted with managing agents is available only in respect of Scotland as a whole. Numbers of places were as set out in the table.

YTS/YT places contracted with managing agents      

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At 31 March 1987 |55,384                           

At 31 March 1988 |63,285                           

At 31 March 1989 |62,493                           

At 31 March 1990 |60,985                           

Figures for the period before 1986-87 are not available. On 1 April 1991 Scottish Enterprise, Highlands and Islands Enterprise and their networks of local enterprise companies took over responsibility for delivering youth training in Scotland. Local enterprise companies contract to provide numbers of training weeks, and numbers of places are not therefore available. Figures for 1990-91 are not available because of disruption to the management information gathering system during 1990-91.

DEFENCE

Ground Proximity Warning Systems

Mr. Redmond : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what is the current in-service date for the ground proximity warning system for the Jaguar aircraft ;

(2) if he will list the dates of key project milestones for the development of ground proximity warning systems for (a) the Tornado GR, (b) the Tornado F3, (c) the Harrier GR5/7, (d) the Hawk, (e) The Tucano and (f) The Hercules ; what plans he has to fit such a system to the Eurofighter in RAF service ; and what other types in United Kingdom military service are under consideration for fitment of such a device.

Mr. Hanley : The only such project which currently has formal project milestones is the fitment of a ground proximity warning system to the Jaguar aircraft, the in-service date for which is 1997. We are also considering fitting such systems to the Tornado GR1/1A and F3, Harrier GR7 and T10, Hawk, Tucano and Eurofighter 2000 aircraft.

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National Air Traffic Services

Mr. Redmond : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the titles, names of contractors and dates of all external research contracts on behalf of the National Air Traffic Services since 1985.

Mr. Hanley : My Department does not place contracts on behalf of NATS. This is done by the Civil Aviation Authority. Additionally, information relating to contracts placed before 1988 is not held centrally and could not be provided without disproportionate cost and effort. However, I am able to provide the following details. Since 1 April 1988, some 378 contracts have been placed. These contracts cover a wide range of subjects including the development of improved air traffic control systems ; airport and airspace capacity studies ; safety studies ; cost-benefit analyses ;

development/improvement of communication, navigation and surveillance systems.

Details of all companies to whom contracts have been awarded since 1985 again could not be provided without disproportionate cost. Companies awarded contracts since April 1991 are :

AGI--

AEA-- Technology

AA Quinn (Builder) Ltd.

ABA Electronics Ltd.

ACT Logsys Ltd.

ACWL

Adelard

Admiral Computing Ltd.

Air Hanson Ltd.

Alan A Woodfield

Alcatel TITN Inc

ASHTEC

Aubrey Watson

Aztec Business Services Ltd.

B A Wyndham

B T Aeronautical and Maritime

BAe SEMA Systems Ltd.

Berkshire Engineering Consultants

BNR Europe Ltd.

Booz, Allen and Hamilton International

Brameur Ltd.

British Airways PLC

CGP Ltd.

CACI Ltd.

Cambridge Consultants Ltd.

Canadian Marconi Ltd.

Centre for Software Maintenance

City University

Clark Engineering and Construction Ltd.

Clark Masts Teksam Ltd.

Computer Recognition Systems Ltd.

Cossor Electronics Ltd.

Cranfield Institute of Technology

CSS Trident Plc

Data-Logic Ltd.

Defence Research Agency (Bedford)

Defence Research Agency (Malvern)

Dept. of Civil Aviation, Holland

E-Systems

EASAMS Ltd.

EDS Scicon Ltd.

ELTA Electronics Ltd.

ERA Technology Ltd.

Flow Solutions Ltd.

Four Elements Ltd.

GEC-Avionics Ltd.

GEC-Ferranti Ltd.

GEC-Marconi Research Ltd.

Gultronics Computer Centre

Hall and Tawse Scotland Ltd.

Hewlett Packard Ltd.

Honeywell Inc.

ISVR Consultants Ltd.

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