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Mr. Kilfoyle : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland who are the members currently appointed to the industrial research and technology unit.
Mr. Tim Smith : The current members of the board of the industrial research and technology unit are :
Professor Peter McKie (Chairman)
Professor Eric Beatty, MBE
Mr. Frank Graham
Mrs. Gillian Gracey
Mrs. Joan Ruddock
Mr. Jim McCusker
Professor Fabian Monds
Dr. Tom Little
Mr. Ken Atkins
Mr. William Morris
Mr. Jim Collins
Mr. Kilfoyle : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland who are the members currently appointed to the Labour Relations Agency.
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Mr. Tim Smith : The members of the Labour Relations Agency are : Mr. F. A. Mackle, OBE (Chairman)
Mr. P. Bloch
Ms A. Kilmurray
Mr. J. Nash
Mr. J. L. O'Hagan, OBE
Mr. R. Steele
Mr. E. Miller
Mr. J. G. Lyttle
Ms M. McIvor
Mr. S. W. Anderson
Mr. Kilfoyle : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland who are the members currently appointed to the scheme of compensation for loss of employment through civil unrest.
Mr. Tim Smith : The scheme of compensation for loss of employment through civil unrest consists of a chairman Dr. J. L. McQuitty, OBE QC and two members--one from each of the following panels :
Employers' representatives
Mr. J. Dunlop, CBE
Mr. P. Killen
Employees' representatives
Mr. A. Snoddy
Ms E. May
Mr. Kilfoyle : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland who is the current Northern Ireland commissioner for the rights of trade union members.
Mr. Tim Smith : Mrs. M. A. Dinnsmore is the Northern Ireland commissioner for the rights of trade union members.
Mr. Kilfoyle : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland who are the members currently appointed to the General Consumer Council for Northern Ireland.
Mr. Tim Smith : The members currently appointed to the General Consumer Council for Northern Ireland are as follows :
Lady Anne McCollom (Chairman)
Mr. Gary Mills (Deputy Chairman)
Mr. David J. Gray
Mrs. Brenda McErlane
Mr. Neil McLaughlin
Miss Mary McGrane
Mr. Daniel McGuinness
Mrs. Jean McVitty
Mr. W. Brian Oliphant
Mrs. Nuala O'Loan
Mr. Edward Rafferty
Mr. Denis B. Smith
Mr. Samuel R. Stewart
Mrs. Angela Welch
Mr. Kilfoyle : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland who are the members currently appointed to the Fire Authority for Northern Ireland.
Mr. Tim Smith : The members currently appointed to the Fire Authority for Northern Ireland are as follows :
Mr. D. Connolly (Chairman)
Mr. W. Keys (Vice Chairman)
Mr. G. Murray
Mrs. V. Walker
Mr. J. McCosker
Mrs. E. McMichael
Mrs. J. Neill
Ms A. McLaughlin
Mr. A. Keery
Mr. T. Benson
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Mrs. J. BairdMr. A. Kane
Mr. C. McFarland
Alderman J. Parkes
Councillor F. Cobain
Councillor Mrs. D. Field
Alderman F. Proctor
Staff Transfers
Mr. Matthew Taylor : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list the schemes his Department operates to assist staff facing financial hardship following a transfer, showing (a) the particular criteria and rules applying to each one, including the circumstances under which any loans can be written off, (b) the total amount loaned or granted under the schemes in 1992-93 and so far in 1993-94 and (c) the number of staff assisted in 1992-93 and so far in 1993-94.
Sir John Wheeler : Allowable expenses payable to staff who are transferred, in the public interest, to a new location are contained in the Northern Ireland civil service pay and conditions of service code, and the home civil service departmental pay and conditions of service code.
Departments can, however, make additional payments in cases where existing provisions do not adequately cover all of the necessary costs incurred by staff and where there is financial hardship. Each case is considered on its merits.
In 1992-93 there were no cases, while in 1993-94 to date additional payments amounting to £1,965.00 have been made to two members of staff.
Industrial Earnings
Mr. William Ross : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what was (a) the cash income and (b) the real income of industrial workers in Northern Ireland in the longest available series of years since 1964, taking the latest available year as the base year.
Mr. Tim Smith : The information requested is readily available only from the new earnings survey for 1971 onwards. The table provides details of the average gross weekly earnings of employees--on adult rates--who work in manufacturing industries. The information on the retail prices index, all items, required to convert these to real
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terms is published in table 6.4 of the Employment Gazette for 1993 and in table 26 of the Annual Supplement to Economic Trends for earlier years.
Average gross weekly earnings of full-time employees
on adult rates:
Manufacturing Industries
|Full-time |Full-time |Full-time
|men |women |adults
|£ per week|£ per week|£ per week
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1971 |29.3 |14.6 |24.6
1972 |32.3 |16.8 |27.2
1973 |37.0 |19.1 |31.3
1974 |42.7 |21.9 |36.4
1975 |55.2 |31.0 |48.1
1976 |68.1 |40.6 |59.9
1977 |70.7 |43.9 |62.9
1978 |83.2 |51.8 |73.5
1979 |96.5 |55.4 |82.8
1980 |111.3 |66.4 |96.0
1981 |124.1 |78.4 |110.2
1982 |131.8 |84.2 |117.4
1983 |141.7 |88.8 |126.6
1984 |155.0 |93.0 |137.5
1985 |166.6 |105.0 |147.4
1986 |171.4 |107.6 |151.6
1987 |187.8 |112.8 |165.9
1988 |195.4 |116.5 |169.5
1989 |211.5 |134.0 |186.3
1990 |235.4 |143.0 |205.7
1991 |250.6 |152.3 |220.3
1992 |275.0 |167.5 |241.8
1993 |279.2 |172.3 |247.7
Farm Buildings and Machinery
Mr. William Ross : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much money was spent by Northern Ireland farmers on (a) new buildings and (b) farm machinery in real and cash terms in each of the latest 10 available years, taking the latest available year's figures as the base year.
Mr. Ancram : Estimates of capital investments in current terms in buildings and works and plant, machinery and equipment for the years 1984 to 1993 are given in the accompanying table, together with estimates in real terms in index number form.
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Estimated annual capital investment in fixed assets and equipment in current terms, 1984-1993
£ million
|1984 |1985 |1986 |1987 |1988 |1989 |1990 |1991 |1992 |<1>1993
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Total buildings and |134.02 |110.40 |100.10 |83.60 |68.46 |76.91 |81.80 |54.03 |53.69 |55.79
works
Total plant, machinery |44.51 |54.60 |43.37 |41.68 |52.06 |57.38 |50.73 |47.79 |61.27 |68.00
and vehicles
Total investment |178.53 |165.00 |143.47 |125.28 |120.52 |134.29 |132.50 |101.82 |114.96 |123.79
<1>Provisional.
Estimated annual capital investment in fixed assets and equipment in real terms, index (1993=100)
£ million
|1984 |1985 |1986 |1987 |1988 |1989 |1990 |1991 |1992 |<1>1993
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Total buildings and |378.90 |294.03 |257.79 |206.97 |161.46 |168.32 |163.46 |102.05 |97.70 |100.00
works
Total plant, machinery |103.25 |119.31 |91.63 |84.66 |100.74 |103.03 |83.18 |74.06 |91.47 |100.00
and vehicles
Total investment |227.48 |198.05 |166.52 |139.78 |128.10 |132.46 |119.33 |86.67 |94.28 |100.00
<1>Provisional.
Mr. Kilfoyle : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland who are the members currently appointed to the Statute Law Committee for Northern Ireland.
Sir John Wheeler : The information is as follows : The Right Hon. Sir Brian Hutton (Chairman)
Mr. J. W. Bailie
The Right Hon. Lord Justice Carswell
His Honour Judge Chambers QC
Mr. E. A. Comerton QC
Mr. P. Coghlin QC
Mr. S. Fell
Dr. P. Freeman
Mr. G. T. A. Gray
Professor D. S. Greer
Miss E. M. Hughes
Mr. J. A. D. Kennedy
Mr. D. A. Lavery
Mr. G. Myles
Mr. W. G. Nabney
The Right Hon. Sir Robert Porter QC
Mr. J. Ross
Mr. J. L. Semple
Agricultural Land
Mr. William Ross : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what is his estimate of the price of each class of agricultural land sold in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years as defined by the terms non-less-favoured areas, new less-favoured areas and old less- favoured areas.
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