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Prison Visits (Homosexuals)
Mrs. Currie : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will allow homosexual partners to benefit from the assisted prison visits scheme on similar terms to other partners.
Mr. Howard : No. I do not believe that taxpayers' money should be used for this purpose.
Car Crime
Mr. Alex Carlile : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what action he is taking to improve the protection from car crimes on public roads ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Charles Wardle [holding answer 24 January 1993] : The Home Office continued with its car crime prevention campaign during 1993, to build on the success achieved in 1992. Evaluation of the campaign showed a very high awareness of the campaign's message. We shall continue to encourage the motor manufacturers to improve
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vehicle security. We shall also continue our efforts to make motorists aware of car crime and the measures they should take to keep themselves and their vehicles safe.DEFENCE
Consultancies
Ms Abbott : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the (a) accountancy firms and (b) merchant banks to which his Department awarded private consultancy work in 1992 and 1993, together with a list of the consultancies concerned and the amount paid.
Mr. Aitken : Those firms identifying themselves as having accountancy as their principal business awarded centrally placed consultancy contracts valued at over £10,000 by the Ministry of Defence in 1992 and 1993 were as follows :
KPMG
Touche Ross
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Coopers and LybrandPE International
Price Waterhouse
Arthur Andersen
PA Consulting
Ernst and Young
Merchant Banks awarded centrally placed consultancy contracts by the Ministry of Defence in 1992 and 1993 were as follows : Kleinwort Benson Investment Trust Ltd.
The total value of these consultancy contracts amounted to £14.9 million. A breakdown of these contracts is as follows. To protect commercial confidentiality, the individual contract values have been omitted.
A number of other low-value contracts will have been placed with such firms in the period in question but these could be identified only at disproportionate cost. Furthermore, a number of consultancy contracts may be placed as part of specific projects but are not separately accounted. These are not recorded centrally and, similarly, could be identified only at disproportionate cost.
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Date |Contract title |Company
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March 1992 |Housing Task Force |Coopers and Lybrand
March 1992 |Policy Changes-RAF Officers Aircrew |PE International
April 1992 |Outplacement (MODOPS) for Senior Grades |KPMG
April 1992 |Cost Allocation Model for Director General Ships Refitting |Coopers and Lybrand
|(DGSR)
June 1992 |Activity Based Costing in HQ BAOR |Ernst and Young
July 1992 |AWE Tender Evaluation |Touche Ross
July 1992 |Army Static Workshops Review |Touche Ross
August 1992 |Consultancy Support to Director General Supply Management |Touche Ross
|(DGSM) (RAF)
August 1992 |Consultancy to Royal Dockyards (DGSR) |Coopers and Lybrand
August 1992 |Consultancy Support to Defence Research Agency |Price Waterhouse
|Implementation Team (DRAIT)
October 1992 |Consultancy Support to Director General Supply and Transport |Coopers and Lybrand
|(Naval) (DGST(N)) for Spearfish Bid
October 1992 |Attitude Survey to Military Survey |PA Consulting
October 1992 |Marine Services Pay, Conditions of Service and Grading |Coopers and Lybrand
October 1992 |Consultancy Report for MOD(PE) Remodelling Study |Coopers and Lybrand
December 1992 |Consultancy Assistance for Cost Allocation Model |Coopers and Lybrand
January 1993 |Consultancy Support to Prepare Land Systems Technical |Coopers and Lybrand
|Publications Authority and Army Scaling and cataloguing
|Authority for Market Testing
January 1993 |Review of RAF Command Staff and Air Warfare Training |Arthur Andersen
January 1993 |Army Static Workshops Industrial Pay Grading |Touche Ross
February 1993 |Relocation of Warrior Test Facility |Coopers and Lybrand
March 1993 |Advice on Applicability of Activity Based Costing within |Coopers and Lybrand
|DGST(N)
May 1993 |Support to CIRPLS Study Team |Coopers and Lybrand
June 1993 |Future Management Arrangements of Service Married Quarters |Coopers and Lybrand
June 1993 |Study into the Repair and Overhaul of Naval Gas Turbine |PE International
|Engines
June 1993 |Marine Services Follow On Review of Pay and Grading |Coopers and Lybrand
August 1993 |Merchant Bank Support to Director General Fleet Support |Kleinwort Benson Investment
|Trust Ltd.
August 1993 |Defence Agencies Consultancy Support for the Framework Team |KPMG
August 1993 |Consultancy Support-Business Study for FMRA Corporate Plan |Coopers and Lybrand
August 1993 |Consultancy Support for DRA Owners' Secretariat |Price Waterhouse
August 1993 |Defence Agencies-Consultancy Support for the Framework |Ernst and Young
|Team
September 1993 |Business Process Review-Naval Logistics |Coopers and Lybrand
October 1993 |Army Personnel Centre Functional Analysis |Price Waterhouse
October 1993 |Independent Evaluation of Four Purchasing courses at the |PE International
|Contracts Training Centre
October 1993 |REME Tools and Workshops Equipment Procurement Process |PA Consulting
|Study
October 1993 |Consultancy Support for Training in Contract Management |PE International
December 1993 |Support for Market Testing of the Chemical and Biological |Coopers and Lybrand
|Defence Establishment (CBDE)
December 1993 |Defence Exports Services Organization Customer Satisfaction |Touche Ross
|Survey
December 1993 |Consultancy Support to CBDE In-House Bid Team |PA Consulting
Airports and Aerodromes
Mr. Mackinlay : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what are the airports or aerodromes other than RAF Northolt that his Department owns or controls in south-east England ; and if he will list the length of each airport or aerodrome runway, together with details of the annual volume of flights in and out of each location.
Mr. Hanley : Airfields other than RAF Northolt which the Department owns or controls in south east England are : RAF Manston, RAF Odiham and Farnborough. The length of their runways together with details of the annual volume of flights in and out of each location are as follows :
(a) RAF Manston--One main runway, RW 28/10 (2,752 metres), and one secondary grass strip, RW 24/06 (792 metres). Landings and take-offs during 1993 were : military 19,708, civilian 36,797.
(b) RAF Odiham--One runway, RW 28/10 (1,830 metres). Landings and take-offs during 1993 were : military 20,054, civilian 137. (
(c) Farnborough--One main runway, RW 07/25 (2,400 metres), and two secondary runways, RWs 11/29 (1,370 metres) and 18/36 (1,282 metres). Landings and take-offs during 1993 were : military 7,932, civilian 5, 380.
RAF Northolt
Mr. Mackinlay : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many aircraft have landed or taken off from RAF Northolt for each of the past five years.
Mr. Hanley : Landings and take-offs from RAF Northolt for each of the past five years were as follows :
Year |Military|Civilian|Total --------------------------------------------- 1989 |9,500 |5,600 |15,100 1990 |9,300 |5,400 |14,700 1991 |9,100 |4,700 |13,800 1992 |9,608 |4,893 |14,501 1993 |8,310 |4,650 |12,960
Mr. Mackinlay : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what is the length of the runway at RAF Northolt airport ;
(2) what scope there would be to extend the existing runway at RAF Northolt within the airport's existing curtilage.
Mr. Hanley : The length of runway at RAF Northolt is 1,684m, there is no scope for its extension within the existing curtilege.
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Mr. Mackinlay : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence which is the largest military aircraft to have landed, or taken off, at RAF Northolt since 1964.
Mr. Hanley : The largest military aircraft to have landed, or taken off at RAF Northolt since 1964 is a United States Air Force C141 Starlifter.
Mr. Mackinlay : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence which is the largest civil aircraft to have landed, or taken off, at RAF Northolt since 1964.
Mr. Hanley : The largest civil aircraft to have landed or taken off at RAF Northolt since 1964 was a European Airbus A320 on a demonstration flight ; the aircraft was both lightly fuelled and loaded.
Mr. Mackinlay : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence which is the largest civil aircraft that could be landed at RAF Northolt in normal operating conditions.
Mr. Hanley : Under current regulations specified in the United Kingdom aeronautical information publication--AIP--RAF Northolt can accept an approved quiet turbo jet powered civilian aircraft with a maximum capacity of 20 seats, subject to specified load, runway and pavement classifications. The largest aircraft on the civil register to operate routinely from RAF Northolt is the BAe 146.
Mr. Mackinlay : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what is the total annual cost of running the airport at RAF Northolt.
Mr. Hanley : Of the total running costs for RAF Northolt, £11,960, 000 per annum is spent on operating the airfield : this includes the costs of personnel ; air traffic control ; fire, crash and rescue services, heating and lighting.
Mr. Mackinlay : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what is the total area of the airport at RAF Northolt.
Mr. Hanley : The total area of the RAF Northolt base is 448.4 acres- -181.5 hectares.
Mr. Mackinlay : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what is the distance between RAF Northolt and the nearest Heathrow airport terminal building.
Mr. Hanley : The distance between RAF Northolt and the nearest Heathrow terminal building is 8.7 miles--14 km--by road, or 6.2 miles--10 km--in a straight line.
Mr. Mackinlay : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what is the primary function of the airport at RAF Northolt.
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Mr. Hanley : The primary function of RAF Northolt is to meet the air transport needs within Europe of members of the royal family, and senior members of Her Majesty's Government and the armed forces.
Mr. Mackinlay : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what review there has been into the requirement of the airport at RAF Northolt for military purposes (a) before the publication of "Options for Change" and (b) since the publication of "Options for Change".
Mr. Hanley : The requirement for RAF Northolt has frequently been examined and confirmed in the normal course of business, both prior to and after "Options for Change". This process has involved a number of studies and is continuing with the current front line first initiative.
Royal Yacht
Mr. Alan Williams : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what non-governmental organisations had use of the royal yacht Britannia ; for what purpose ; on whose authority ; and at what cost in (a) 1991-92 and (b) 1992-93.
Mr. Hanley : Government Departments sponsor the use of the royal yacht by non-governmental organisations in order to promote British exports and attract inward investment to the United Kingdom. Such use is authorised by Buckingham palace and the Cabinet Secretary. All additional costs of these events are paid for by the organisations concerned. For the period in question the events were as follows : 1991-92 British Invisibles at London
1992-93 British Invisibles at Rome
British Invisibles at Stockholm
Scottish Financial Enterprise at Leith
Mr. Alan Williams : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when he expects to announce the result of the review of the future of the royal yacht Britannia.
Mr. Hanley : In view of the age of the royal yacht, its future is currently under review, with a range of options being considered. The future of the yacht will be made clear in due course.
Flag Officer Royal Yachts
Mr. Cohen : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the role and responsibilities of the flag officer royal yachts.
Mr. Hanley : Flag officer royal yachts--FORY--is both an independent fleet flag officer and the commanding officer of HM yacht Britannia. He is generally accountable, as a member of the royal household, to Sir Robert Fellowes, private secretary to Her Majesty the Queen. He is responsible for Britannia's safe and efficient operation at all times and for the detailed planning of her programme keeping First Sea Lord and Commander in Chief, Fleet informed. He acts as the host at official receptions on behalf of the Queen when Britannia visits countries when no member of the royal family is embarked, and also hosts receptions on behalf of the Queen during sea days or commercial seminars held on board in support of British industry. These events bring FORY into direct and frequent contact with Heads of State and Government, and captains of industry.
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In addition, he also exercises tactical control over RN, Commonwealth and foreign warships and RFAs forming the Royal Squadron when the Queen or other members of the royal family are embarked.EDUCATION
Compulsory Competitive Tendering
Mr. Barnes : To ask the Secretary of State for Education what plans he has to extend the scope of exemptions to CCT requirements for cleaning contracts to more schools ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Forth : My right hon. Friend has no such plans.
Travellers
Mr. Pickthall : To ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will list, for each relevant education authority, the amount of the bid for grant towards traveller education in 1994-95 and the actual grant awarded.
Mr. Robin Squire : Twenty-six local education authorities and one grant-maintained school in England were invited to bid for specific grant in 1994-95 for traveller education projects. Details of the bids and of the expenditure actually approved for support are as follows :
LEA |Bid |Allocation -------------------------------------------------- Barnsley |57,488 |31,195 Bolton |68,900 |50,025 Brent |159,967 |46,409 Bromley |120,404 |53,188 Chalvedon GM |21,190 |Nil Cleveland |70,303 |25,421 Cumbria |50,000 |35,000 Ealing |9,528 |8,775 Hammersmith |45,500 |38,850 Hampshire |184,470 |166,520 Havering |24,027 |Nil Kent |586,180 |405,500 Leicestershire |104,543 |34,355 Newcastle |33,544 |24,024 Norfolk |166,907 |138,295 Northamptonshire |266,670 |211,996 North Yorkshire |157,000 |116,200 Nottinghamshire |75,829 |71,929 Oldham |52,540 |28,740 Rochdale |109,208 |70,817 Rotherham |47,210 |30,221 Sefton |65,250 |22,750 Somerset |25,000 |22,000 Sunderland |28,594 |24,094 Tameside |128,050 |94,644 Trafford |4,700 |Nil Wiltshire |15,550 |15,510
Support for a further £8.48 million of expenditure has been approved for the continuation of existing traveller education projects in 68 local education authorities and one grant-maintained school. Unsolicited bids from two of these authorities for new projects in 1994-95 were rejected. Grant is payable at the rate of 75 per cent. on all approved expenditure.
Mr. Pickthall : To ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will list for each relevant education authority the amount of grant towards traveller education in (a) 1990-91, (b) 1991-92 and (c) 1992-93.
Mr. Robin Squire : Local education authorities receive allowance in their revenue support grant to meet the basic
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educational needs of travellers in the same way and at the same rate as for other pupils. Grant is also payable under section 210 of the Education Reform Act 1988 in respect of extra provision made by LEAs to meet the additional educational needs of travellers. The total approved expenditure in England, on which grant was payable at the rate of 75 per cent. for each of these three financial years was as follows :LEA |1990-91|1991-92|1992-93 ------------------------------------------------------ Avon |260,200|272,600|284,900 Barnsley |Nil |15,000 |26,900 Bedfordshire |207,100|216,900|226,700 Berkshire |212,400|222,500|232,500 Bolton |Nil |35,800 |37,400 Bradford |165,800|173,700|181,500 Brent |26,700 |66,000 |69,000 Bromley |84,100 |64,350 |Nil Buckinghamshire |245,500|257,200|268,800 Bury |9,100 |9,500 |9,900 Cambridgeshire |249,100|260,900|272,600 Cheshire |Nil |24,500 |53,000 Cleveland |62,900 |88,000 |92,100 Cumbria |13,800 |54,000 |56,500 Derbyshire |145,200|152,100|158,900 Devon |139,500|146,100|152,700 Doncaster |58,100 |60,900 |63,600 Dorset |57,000 |59,700 |62,400 Durham |110,700|116,000|121,200 Ealing |12,000 |17,000 |17,800 East Sussex |54,400 |27,700 |46,500 Essex |509,500|533,700|557,700 Gateshead |35,800 |37,500 |39,200 Gloucestershire |59,800 |73,000 |Nil Greenwich |75,400 |79,000 |82,600 Hammersmith/Fulham |9,600 |41,900 |43,800 Hampshire |Nil |156,900|164,000 Haringey |78,100 |81,800 |85,500 Harrow |40,700 |42,600 |44,500 Havering |8,800 |17,100 |17,900 Hertfordshire |600,200|628,700|657,000 Hillingdon |nil |30,500 |44,300 Hounslow |96,100 |100,700|105,200 Humberside |226,700|237,500|248,200 Kensington/Chelsea |8,000 |8,400 |8,800 Kent |173,000|376,000|393,000 Lambeth |16,500 |17,300 |18,100 Lancashire |293,600|307,500|321,300 Leeds |193,900|203,100|212,200 Leicestershire |85,000 |131,000|136,900 Lewisham |49,000 |51,300 |53,600 Lincolnshire |162,800|170,500|178,200 Liverpool |30,100 |25,300 |26,400 Manchester |286,100|299,700|313,200 Newcastle |16,000 |19,900 |20,800 Newham |46,800 |49,000 |51,200 Norfolk |65,300 |200,500|209,500 Northamptonshire |184,000|183,700|192,000 Northumberland |32,000 |33,500 |36,000 North Yorkshire |105,000|110,700|115,700 Nottinghamshire |28,800 |96,100 |100,500 Oxfordshire |282,000|295,400|308,700 Richmond |14,600 |15,300 |16,000 Rochdale |nil |50,900 |53,200 Salford |nil |46,200 |48,300 Sefton |39,900 |41,800 |43,700 Sheffield |156,400|163,800|171,200 Solihull |22,100 |23,200 |24,200 Somerset |58,600 |81,400 |85,100 Southwark |200,500|179,400|187,500 Suffolk |122,500|128,300|134,100 Surrey |322,900|338,200|253,400 Tower Hamlets |17,800 |18,600 |19,400 Trafford |19,200 |22,400 |23,400 Wakefield |86,400 |73,700 |77,000 West Sussex |114,800|120,300|125,700 Wigan |56,300 |59,000 |61,700 Wiltshire |76,000 |93,500 |97,700 Wolverhampton (West Midlands Consortium) |739,100|774,200|809,000
Nursery Education
Mr. Austin-Walker : To ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will list the number of full-time equivalent places in nursery education for each of the London boroughs ; and what proportion of under-fives in each borough attend a nursery school or class.
Mr. Robin Squire : I refer the hon. Member to the reply that I gave to the right hon. Member for Derby, South (Mrs. Beckett) on 21 January 1994, Official Report, columns 857-59, which gave the latest information about the numbers of pupils below compulsory school age and under-fives participation rates in maintained nursery provision in each local education authority in England. Information about nursery places is not held centrally.
Sports Facilities
Mr. Hinchliffe : To ask the Secretary of State for Education what plans he has to ensure that the Further Education Funding Council encourages schools and colleges to gain maximum use for the local community from their sports facilities.
Mrs. Boswell : The Further Education Funding Control, which is reponsible for the funding of colleges in the further education sector, including sixth form colleges, already encourages college governing bodies to utilise their facilities efficiently. There is nothing to deter colleges from making their sports facilities available to the community when they are not required for other college purposes. The Further Education Funding Council does not have funding responsibilities for schools.
Mr. Hinchliffe : To ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will make it his policy to encourage schools and colleges to share their sports facilities with the local community.
Mr. Forth : The Government do encourage schools and colleges to make their premises, including sports facilities, available for use by the community when they are not required for school or college purposes.
Grant-maintained Schools
Mrs. Ann Taylor : To ask the Secretary of State for Education what applications were received from grant-maintained schools for capital grant for the financial year 1994-95 ; what was the level of grant approval in each case ; what is the total value of (i) applications and (ii) approvals ; and how much has been set aside for the second round of bids closing on 28 January.
Mr. Robin Squire : I have placed in the Library copies of papers detailing the applications received from grant-maintained schools for 1994- 95 and the allocations approved.
Applications from grant-maintained schools incorporated up to September 1993 totalled £315 million for funding in 1994-95 and £133 million for subsequent years.
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Allocations worth over £40 million have so far been made and projects worth over £30 million are being funded for extra development work in 1994-95.A minimum of £8 million has been set aside for 1994-95 starts in the next round of bids open to schools incorporated between September 1993 and January 1994.
Mrs. Ann Taylor : To ask the Secretary of State for Education what was the planned level of capital expenditure on grant-maintained schools for 1994-95 published in the DFE's departmental report, Cm 2210 in February 1993 ; what is the level of capital expenditure on grant-maintained schools for 1994-95 published in DFE press notice 425-93 in December 1993 ; and what is the reason for the difference between the two figures.
Mr. Robin Squire : The two sets of figures are not strictly comparable. The figure of £165 million in Cm 2210 relates to the total planned expenditure in 1994-95. The figure of £150 million in press notice 425-93 relates to the allocation of funds in particular projects within the capital programme and also includes allocations brought forward into the current financial year and projects of high priority for 1995-96.
Mrs. Ann Taylor : To ask the Secretary of State for Education if the 82 grant-maintained schools where bids for more than £30 million of capital grant were unsuccessful for 1994-95, but which were identified in the DFE press notice 425-93 as high priorities for funding in 1995-96, and which have been awarded funds to start development work on the projects, are being given advance priority over other grant-maintained schools which will be submitting bids for capital grant in 1995-96.
Mr. Robin Squire : Funding for 1995-96 is not guaranteed at this stage. The allocations for 1994-95 are intended to enable the schools to develop proposals which have been identified as high priorities for a future year. These schools, and all other grant-maintained schools, will be able to bid for funding in 1995-96 in the usual way.
Higher Education Funding Council for England
Mrs. Ann Taylor : To ask the Secretary of State for Education what was the annual cost of administering the Higher Education Funding Council for England for every year of its existence ; and what is the cost to the HEFCE of the quality assessment process.
Mr. Boswell : The HEFCE was set up during the financial year 1992-93 while the Polytechnics and Colleges Funding Council and Universities Funding Council were still in existence. The cost of setting up and administering the HEFCE for that period was £500,000. Now in its first operational year, the cost of administering the HEFCE is £10.1 million. The cost of the HEFCE of quality assessment this year is £2 million.
Manchester University Drama Society
Mr. Kaufman : To ask the Secretary of State for Education when the hon. Member may expect to receive an answer to his letter of 16 December with regard to Colin Child, chairman of Manchester University drama society.
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Mr. Boswell : An interim reply to the hon. Member's letter was sent on 23 December 1993. I expect to send a full response shortly.
Postgraduate Fees
Mr. Faber : To ask the Secretary of State for Education when he will announce the maximum level of postgraduate fees payable through the awards system for 1994-95.
Mr. Boswell : The maximum level of postgraduate fees payable through the Department for Education postgraduate awards schemes will be £2,350 for 1994-95. This represents an increase of 4 per cent. on the rate of 1993-94 and preserves the level of postgraduate fees in real terms.
Funding Reductions
Mr. Shersby : To ask the Secretary of State for Education for what reasons universities which have increased the admission of science and technology students and reduced arts and social science admissions are now advised by the Higher Education Funding Council for England that they will be subject to a larger than average reduction in funding ; what effects this will have on universities which have achieved the targets for the admission of a higher proportion of science and technology students ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Boswell : No such advice has been given. The Higher Education Funding Council for England will publish its approach to funding and student numbers for 1994-95 shortly, including the position of institutions whch have increased science and technology intakes.
Office for Standards in Education
Mr. Hoon : To ask the Secretary of State for Education in which national newspapers the Department of Education places advertisements for appointments to the Ofsted inspectorate.
Mr. Robin Squire : Since its establishment in September 1992, Ofsted has been responsible for its own appointments procedures for inspectors and the Department for Education places no advertising on its behalf.
Cost-place Multipliers
Mr. Pike : To ask the Secretary of State for Education what the cost -place multiplier is in respect of (a) primary and (b) secondary schools ; and what was the outturn capital expenditure in each local education authority in England in each category in the last year for which figures are available.
Mr. Forth : The cost multiplier used to calculate the basic need elements of LEA's annual capital guidelines for 1994-95 are : (a) for five to 11 age-range places, £3,747 ; (b) for 11 to 16 places, £5,116 ; and for 16 plus places, £6,128.
The outturn capital expenditure by LEAs, as notified to the Department of the Environment, for the financial year 1991-92 is shown in the following table :
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LEA Capital Expenditure 1991-92 £ thousands [TITRE} --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Barking and Dagenham |1,395 |4,784 |0 |6,179 |0 |977 |0 |93 |7,249 Barnet |825 |1,303 |51 |24,672|128 |7,953 |0 |379 |24 Bexley |998 |993 |81 |2,072 |0 |261 |27 |5 |2,365 Brent |1,788 |1,077 |462 |3,327 |0 |108 |89 |203 |3,727 Bromley |1,397 |5,434 |81 |6,912 |0 |219 |7 |77 |7,215 Croydon |3,153 |4,672 |128 |7,953 |0 |379 |24 |83 |8,439 Ealing |1,006 |379 |24 |1,409 |17 |474 |0 |26 |1,926 Enfield |446 |10,612|1,832 |12,890|0 |3,201 |44 |11 |16,146 Haringey |876 |886 |67 |1,829 |0 |111 |0 |107 |2,047 Harrow |2,822 |481 |1 |3,304 |0 |215 |19 |0 |3,538 Havering |468 |4,123 |58 |4,649 |0 |97 |1 |101 |4,848 Hillingdon |225 |1,060 |0 |1,285 |0 |50 |30 |352 |1,717 Hounslow |2,871 |1,492 |466 |4,829 |0 |217 |44 |214 |5,304 Kingston upon Thames |888 |2,861 |96 |3,845 |0 |237 |80 |51 |4,213 Merton |1,430 |1,848 |281 |3,559 |0 |89 |67 |240 |3,955 Newham |6,310 |3,822 |4 |10,316|0 |17 |220 |289 |10,662 Redbridge |906 |1,486 |30 |2,422 |0 |94 |129 |619 |3,264 Richmond upon Thames |479 |2,208 |37 |2,724 |0 |156 |62 |4 |2,946 Sutton |3,168 |2,508 |1,563 |7,329 |0 |29 |1 |23 |7,292 Waltham Forest |2,473 |759 |79 |3,311 |0 |1 |10 |119 |3,441 Corporation of London |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 Camden |560 |1,935 |72 |2,567 |0 |115 |0 |137 |2,819 Westminster |244 |351 |210 |805 |0 |55 |0 |988 |1,848 Greenwich |970 |248 |192 |1,410 |0 |75 |0 |16 |1,501 Hackney |637 |0 |2 |639 |0 |552 |2 |10 |1,203 Hammersmith and Fulham |579 |111 |685 |1,375 |0 |119 |0 |577 |2,071 Islington |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |1,947 |1,947 Kensington and Chelsea |758 |1,085 |177 |2,020 |0 |325 |3 |450 |2,798 Lambeth |623 |385 |377 |1,385 |0 |158 |0 |44 |1,587 Lewisham |1,042 |329 |160 |1,531 |0 |3 |0 |0 |1,534 Southwark |1,048 |39 |89 |1,176 |0 |548 |23 |412 |2,159 Wandsworth |2,317 |832 |426 |3,575 |0 |255 |74 |402 |4,306 Tower Hamlets |7,012 |6,157 |176 |13,345|0 |3,736 |0 |22 |17,103 Birmingham |9,292 |3,546 |468 |13,306|0 |889 |0 |312 |14,507 Coventry |2,591 |2,440 |191 |5,222 |0 |1,461 |0 |194 |6,877 Dudley |1,037 |2,958 |17 |4,012 |0 |2,518 |13 |124 |6,667 Sandwell |2,049 |522 |48 |2,619 |0 |78 |3 |40 |2,740 Solihull |801 |1,519 |26 |2,346 |0 |949 |2 |92 |3,389 Walsall |1,289 |805 |13 |2,107 |0 |107 |28 |205 |2,447 Wolverhampton |1,031 |1,047 |65 |2,143 |0 |155 |91 |242 |2,631 Knowsley |295 |129 |560 |984 |0 |252 |0 |61 |1,297 Liverpool |1,269 |909 |39 |2,217 |0 |156 |0 |104 |2,477 St. Helens |368 |4,054 |3 |4,425 |0 |2,534 |0 |125 |7,084 Sefton |1,697 |1,411 |5 |3,113 |0 |515 |0 |8 |3,636 Wirral |1,763 |2,714 |96 |4,573 |0 |2 |17 |38 |4,630 Bolton |699 |166 |17 |882 |0 |631 |0 |17 |1,530 Bury |389 |371 |261 |1,021 |0 |20 |44 |0 |1,085 Manchester |4,302 |1,280 |274 |5,856 |0 |684 |49 |318 |6,907 Oldham |1,261 |9,638 |0 |10,899|0 |47 |0 |43 |10,989 Rochdale |1,492 |4,234 |21 |5,747 |0 |1,525 |72 |18 |7,362 Salford |670 |1,577 |9 |2,256 |0 |100 |0 |1,295 |3,651 Stockport |1,533 |799 |19 |2,351 |0 |201 |0 |0 |2552 Tameside |687 |545 |169 |1,401 |0 |276 |0 |272 |1,949 Trafford |1,718 |3,233 |26 |4,977 |0 |327 |19 |10 |5,333 Wigan |169 |4,848 |16 |5,033 |0 |219 |0 |70 |5,322 Barnsley |984 |623 |8 |1,615 |0 |295 |0 |0 |1,910 Doncaster |236 |133 |0 |369 |0 |1 |40 |0 |410 Rotherham |435 |729 |69 |1,233 |0 |76 |22 |0 |1,331 Sheffield |3,141 |2,190 |104 |5,435 |249 |366 |102 |150 |6,302 Bradford |2,448 |5,917 |122 |8,487 |0 |2,510 |3 |1,505 |12,505 Calderdale |696 |1,052 |0 |1,748 |0 |314 |0 |91 |2,153 Kirklees |1,974 |1,550 |7 |3,531 |0 |853 |7 |72 |4,463 Leeds |14,664|3,685 |161 |18,510|0 |1,854 |49 |16 |20,429 Wakefield |2,460 |796 |9 |3,265 |0 |27 |7 |0 |3,299 Gateshead |2,581 |1,161 |362 |4,104 |0 |942 |5 |27 |5,078 Newcastle upon Tyne |1,918 |932 |288 |3,138 |0 |132 |116 |1 |3,387 North Tyneside |333 |1,315 |139 |1,787 |0 |166 |0 |10 |1,963 South Tyneside |1,153 |2,633 |5 |3,791 |0 |608 |176 |9 |4,584 Sunderland |1,928 |718 |35 |2,681 |0 |1,387 |0 |155 |4,223 Isles of Scilly |42 |8 |0 |50 |0 |0 |0 |0 |50 Avon |7,511 |2,545 |364 |10,420|0 |4,474 |43 |386 |15,323 Bedfordshire |1,098 |551 |132 |1,781 |0 |74 |15 |2 |1,872 Berkshire |4,575 |1,917 |367 |6,859 |0 |230 |207 |61 |7,357 Buckinghamshire |3,868 |5,441 |90 |9,399 |0 |2,860 |476 |577 |13,312 Cambridgeshire |8,758 |11,929|466 |21,153|0 |1,356 |204 |0 |22,713 Cheshire |4,827 |5,976 |1,403 |12,206|0 |3,354 |89 |816 |16,465 Cleveland |1,385 |939 |1,447 |3,771 |0 |941 |18 |224 |4,954 Cornwall |5,576 |3,339 |435 |9,350 |0 |1,787 |116 |182 |11,435 Cumbria |4,568 |4,749 |33 |9,350 |0 |391 |44 |315 |10,100 Derbyshire |2,454 |10,091|225 |12,770|0 |1,530 |101 |58 |14,459 Devon |19,370|9,779 |763 |29,912|0 |1,704 |88 |895 |32,599 Dorset |7,791 |4,199 |303 |12,293|0 |548 |238 |116 |13,195 Durham |3,307 |2,690 |145 |6,142 |0 |688 |59 |270 |7,159 East Sussex |7,538 |8,091 |475 |16,104|0 |623 |1 |547 |17,275 Essex |5,597 |9,132 |277 |15,006|0 |6,388 |395 |2,203 |23,992 Gloucestershire |3,333 |5,364 |286 |8,983 |0 |944 |590 |52 |10,569 Hampshire |10,423|10,200|1,482 |22,105|0 |2,729 |112 |67 |25,013 Hereford and Worcester |4,217 |4,782 |255 |9,254 |0 |825 |244 |333 |10,656 Hertfordshire |2,509 |4,519 |1,674 |8,702 |0 |3,815 |163 |1,411 |14,091 Humberside |4,447 |1,638 |304 |6,389 |0 |1,981 |182 |26 |8,578 Isle of Wight |2,224 |767 |136 |3,127 |0 |27 |24 |121 |3,299 Kent |9,509 |10,671|273 |20,453|0 |3,874 |104 |533 |24,964 Lancashire |9,776 |6,489 |454 |16,719|0 |2,438 |606 |492 |20,255 Leicestershire |8,056 |2,283 |160 |10,499|0 |1,551 |24 |469 |12,543 Lincolnshire |7,182 |9,141 |679 |17,002|0 |756 |85 |620 |18,463 Norfolk |2,883 |1,542 |405 |4,830 |0 |1,252 |70 |0 |6,152 North Yorkshire |2,844 |1,676 |29 |4,549 |0 |731 |2 |178 |5,460 Northamptonshire |2,484 |7,076 |37 |9,597 |0 |1,226 |21 |0 |10,844 Northumberland |2,053 |1,000 |843 |3,896 |0 |43 |0 |27 |3,966 Nottinghamshire |2,534 |2,596 |349 |5,479 |0 |526 |168 |145 |6,318 Oxfordshire |2,106 |688 |180 |2,974 |0 |219 |13 |318 |3,524 Shropshire |3,000 |3,973 |155 |7,128 |0 |239 |17 |0 |7,384 Somerset |1,763 |2,559 |26 |4,348 |0 |578 |0 |844 |5,770 Staffordshire |3,433 |4,050 |43 |7,526 |0 |1,398 |53 |1,183 |10,160 Suffolk |2,736 |5,346 |436 |8,518 |0 |2,258 |146 |187 |11,109 Surrey |4,045 |8,594 |985 |13,624|0 |2,303 |344 |1,095 |17,366 Warwickshire |1,496 |987 |156 |2,639 |0 |895 |68 |0 |3,602 West Sussex |6,374 |6,607 |555 |13,536|0 |596 |249 |372 |14,753 Wiltshire |4,664 |1,577 |2,460 |8,701 |0 |685 |214 |409 |10,009 Notes: 1. 1991-92 is the latest year for which final outturn figures are available. 2. Figures come from the Department of the Environment's capital outturn return forms. 3. Nursery and primary figures cannot be disaggregated.
Mr. Pike : To ask the Secretary of State for Education what representations he has received in relation to the cost-place multipliers used in relation to the basic need formula in determining annual capital guidelines for local authorities ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Forth : Since 1991 we have received representations from a number of LEAs, the Association of Metrolitan Authorities and the Association of County Councils about the level of the cost multipliers and our procedures for applying them to LEAs' bids in the basic need category.
The cost multipliers are derived from an analysis of nearly 500 school building projects between 1987 and 1991 and include a mix of both new schools and extension projects to existing schools. The cost elements of the multipliers was based on a value known as the "target basic building cost", which represents a level of performance being achieved by about a third of authorities.
For 1994-95 the cost multipliers have, in cash terms, remained broadly at the same level as 1993-94, when they rose in value by 9 per cent. on average over those used in 1992-93. This is at a time when building tender prices have shown a dramatic decline, by over 20 per cent. since 1990. This means that school building costs should have been falling and very competitive tenders should continue to be received.
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