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Motability
Mr. Alex Carlile: To ask the Secretary of State for
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Social Security (1) if he will institute an independent review of the necessity and size of the contingency reserve held in respect of car leasing facilitated by Motability; and if he will make a statement; [28715](2) what is the current level of the contingency reserve held in respect of car leasing facilitated by Motability; and if he will make a statement; [28716]
(3) what assessment he has made of the arrangements for the financing of car leasing for disabled people via Motability; and if he will make a statement; [28717]
(4) what assessment he has made of the relationship between Motability and Motability Finance Ltd. in connection with the provision of mobility services for disabled people to whom mobility allowance is paid. [28718]
Mr. Hague: The level of the contingency reserves held by Motability Finance Ltd. are a matter for discussion between MFL and Motability, an independent charity. When Motability and MFL reviewed the level needed early last year they agreed that £25 million, including tax credit, should be transferred by way of gift aid into Motability charitable funds. MFL states that the current level of the combined contingency reserves for car leasing and hire purchase schemes is £37.1 million. The level required is currently being considered as part of an annual review of financial arrangements by Motability and MFL. The Department and Motability have recently finalised a financial memorandum, the aim of which is to ensure that Motability can continue to build on its success in providing some 5, 000,000 vehicles to disabled people at good value for money.
National Insurance
Mr. Malcolm Bruce: To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what is his estimate of the number of employees for whom employers' national insurance contributions are paid in the ranges of weekly earnings from (a) below £58, (b) £58 to £104.99, (c) £105 to £149.99, (d) £150 to £204.99, (e) £205 to £440 and (f) above £440. [29010]
Mr. Arbuthnot: The information in respect of the 1995 96 year is in the table:
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£ per week |less than 58 |58 to 104.99 |105 to 149.99|150 to 204.99|205 to 439.99|Above 440 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number in millions |3.1 |1.8 |1.7 |2.6 |8.9 |3.3 Source: Government Actuary's Department
Mr. Malcolm Bruce: To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what is his estimate of the total revenue yield from employers' national insurance contributions for 1994 95. [29009]
Mr. Arbuthnot: The total yield is estimated at £23.4 billion. Source: Government Actuary's Department.
Mr. Malcolm Bruce: To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what is his estimate of the revenue which would be raised by charging employers national insurance contributions at 20 per cent. for weekly incomes in excess of £1,500. [29011]
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Mr. Arbuthnot: The additional revenue is estimated at £650 million in a full year.
Source: Government Actuary's Department.
Ms Primarolo: To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security in what circumstances his Department or the Contributions Agency is informing people in receipt of invalidity or incapacity benefit that they have insufficient national insurance credits or contributions to entitle them to the retirement pension; for what reasons; and if he will make a statement. [29015]
Mr. Arbuthnot: Fifteen months after the end of each contribution year, the Department's national insurance recording system examines more than 59 million records
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to identify those accounts where it appears that insufficient contributions have been recorded to make the year a qualifying one for retirement pension purposes. When this happens, acomputer-produced letter is issued to the contributor.
The purpose of this letter is to keep contributors informed of their national insurance contribution record position and, in particular, to advise them of the deficiency. If they feel that their record should reflect more contributions that those recorded, it invites them to let the Contributions Agency know so that it can investigate the matter. Alternatively, it gives contributors the opportunity to pay sufficient voluntary contributions for the year to count towards their retirement pension.
Additionally, the Benefits Agency provides a retirement pension forecast service to all customers on request provided that the customer is not within six months of state retirement age.
Funeral Expenses
Mr. Corbett: To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security when he intends to reply to a letter from Mr.
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Derek Case, president of the Birmingham Funeral Directors' Guild, on his proposals for the capping of funeral expenses for social security claimants. [29450]Mr. Roger Evans: A reply was sent today.
SCOTLAND
Housing Expenditure
Mr. McAllion: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the outturn public expenditure on housing in Scotland for each year since 1979-80, expressed as (a) a gross figure, including capital receipts, (b) net of capital receipts and (c) gross capital investment only, combining local authority non-housing revenue account, local authority HRA, Scottish Homes/Housing Corporation development programme, Scottish Homes/Scottish Special housing association own stock and new towns; and what is the planned public expenditure on housing in Scotland for each year between 1995-96 to 1997-98 expressed in the same way. [27930]
Lord James Douglas Hamilton: The available information is set out in the table.
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Public expenditure on housing (including new towns)
|1979-80|1980-81|1981-82|1982-83|1983-84|1984-85|1985-86|1986-87|1987-88|1988-89
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(a) Gross including capital
receipts + NLF repayments |698.9 |781.0 |703.4 |727.2 |836.4 |704.7 |693.6 |710.4 |887.5 |913.4
(b) Net of capital receipts +
NLF repayments |660.2 |706.6 |717.5 |687.8 |717.4 |523.8 |517.4 |558.5 |658.3 |589.6
(c) Gross capital investment |421.0 |477.0 |480.1 |561.3 |706.0 |583.0 |565.7 |605.1 |791.4 |800.7
Public expenditure on housing (including new towns)
|1989-90 |1990-91 |1991-92 |1992-93 |1993-94 |1994-95 |1995-96 |1996-97 |1997-98
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(a) Gross including capital receipts +
NLF repayments |1,122.4 |<1>1,082.5|<1>1,212.9|<1>1,303.9|1,047.7 |1,040.0 |992.2 |954.2 |926.6
(b) Net of capital receipts + NLF
repayments |602.5 |662.4 |710.7 |665.2 |654.5 |690.9 |623.0 |608.8 |600.7
(c) Gross Capital Investment |954.8 |942.7 |954.2 |947.5 |965.0 |963.3 |908.6 |871.1 |847.7
<1> Figures are high due to large National Loans Fund repayments by Scottish Homes in 1991-92 and 1992-93
Primary School, Grangemouth
Mr. Connarty: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what health and safety constraints apply to any application from Central regional council or its successor to build a school to replace Zetland primary school in Dalgrain park in Grangemouth. [27669]
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton: Any new school building work is subject to planning permission requirements; the provisions of building regulations; regulations relating to the general requirements and standards for school premises; and to general health and safety legislation.
Compulsory Competitive Tendering
Mr. McAllion: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what were the percentages of contracts, both by number and by value, won by in-house direct service organisations in Scotland since 1988, in the areas of (a) building cleaning, (b) refuse collection, (c) other
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cleaning, (d) vehicle maintenance, (e) catering, educational and welfare, (f) catering other, (g) grounds maintenance and (h) sports and leisure; and what where the average percentages for each category for Scotland as a whole. [28122]Mr. Kynoch: My Department does not collect this information. However, the CCT information service survey report No. 10 December 1994 published by the Local Government Management Board provides information in this area. This report shows the following in relation to current contracts:
Per cent.
|Number of |Value of
|contracts |contracts
Activity |won-in-house |won-in-house
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Building |Client
cleaning |authority's DSO|87.9 |97.9
|Other
|authority's DSO|0.9 |-
Refuse
collection |88.7 |<1>100
Other cleaning<2> |100 |100
Vehicle |Client
maintenance |authority's DSO|86.3 |97.4
|Other
|authority's DSO|2.7 |0.5
Catering
(education and
welfare) |91.1 |<3>97.4
Other catering<4> |29.7 |<5>71.7
Ground |Client
maintenance |authority's DSO|77.5 |94.3
|Other
|authority's DSO|9.1 |2.6
Sports and
leisure
management |98.0 |99.4
Notes:
<1> The contracts won by private contractors were won by individuals and have an
average value of £2,186 pa. As such, DSOs have won effectively 100 per cent. of
work by value.
<2> In 23 contacts other cleaning has been packaged in by authorities with refuse
collection.
<3> This figure does not take account of one contract held by the private sector,
for which the value is unknown.
<4> In a number of cases other catering may be packaged in with catering (
education and welfare).
<5> Many of the contracts held by the private sector are held by individuals and
are of relatively low value.
A copy of the LGMB report is available in the library.
Civil Servant Secondment
Mr. McAllion: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland which senior Scottish Office official is currently on secondment with the British Linen Bank Group; what position that official has within the Scottish Office; and what is the purpose of the secondment. [27931]
Mr. Lang: Dr. W. Moyes began a two years' secondment with the British Linen Bank in October 1994. He is a grade 5 officer and prior to his secondment was head of the purchasing strategy division in the NHS management executive. This move is part of a civil service-wide initiative to encourage interchange between Government, commerce and industry; its purpose is to develop staff by widening their skills and experience, and to promote greater understanding between these sectors.
Food Safety
Mrs. Liddell: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many cases before Scottish courts have been dismissed by reason of a successful due diligence defence in relation to the Food Safety Act 1990. [28291]
Sir Hector Monro: This information is not held centrally.
Mrs. Liddell: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what United Kingdom industry guides to good hygiene practice will be approved prior to the introduction of the New Food Safety (General Food
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Hygiene) Regulations to assist enforcement authorities in the application of the legislation. [28283]Sir Hector Monro: In line with the EC food hygiene directive, UK Government Departments have encouraged the food industry to set up working groups to draft voluntary guides for different sectors of the industry in collaboration with enforcement and consumer interests. To date, 10 sectors of the UK food industry have indicated their willingness to prepare such guides. It is not possible to forecast how many guides will have been recognised by the time the regulations are expected to come into force. One guide--on catering--has already been subject to full consultation and is likely to be submitted for recognition shortly.
Mrs. Liddell: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland when legislation in Scotland will be brought into line with that in England and Wales in respect of the temperature control requirements for food. [28287]
Sir Hector Monro: There are no plans to align the present Scottish legislation on food temperature controls with that in England and Wales. It may, however, be necessary to amend the Scottish provisions when the European Community harmonises legislation in this area.
Mrs. Liddell: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what plans he has to introduce legislation, in accordance with the requirements of the Food Safety Act 1990, in relation to the licensing by enforcement authorities of premises for the purpose of a food business. [28289]
Sir Hector Monro: There are no plans to amend the current legislation made under the Food Safety Act 1990 relating to the licensing of food premises.
Mrs. Liddell: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many emergency prohibition notices and prohibition orders have been imposed in Scotland in respect of premises in terms of the Food Safety Act 1990 since the Act came into force. [28285]
Sir Hector Monro: The number of emergency prohibition notices or orders and prohibition orders that have been imposed in Scotland since the Food Safety Act 1990 came into force are as follows:
|Emergency
|prohibition notices
Year |or orders |Prohibition orders
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1991 |10 |1
1992 |13 |1
1993 |9 |0
Information prior to 1991 is not held centrally and figures for 1994 are not yet available.
Mrs. Liddell: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the proposed date for the introduction of the new Food Safety (General Food Hygiene) Regulations in Scotland. [28288]
Sir Hector Monro: We aim to introduce these regulations within the next few weeks.
Mrs . Liddell: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many persons in Scotland have been prohibited from
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managing a food business in terms of the Food Safety Act 1990 since the Act came into force. [28286]Sir Hector Monro: This information is not held centrally.
Food Labelling
Mrs. Liddell: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many cases have been successfully prosecuted in Scotland since 1990 with regard to offences in relation to the food labelling legislation; and what has been the average fine in such cases. [28284]
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton: The information requested is not separately identifiable within the Scottish Office Home and Health Department's classification of crimes and offences.
Mrs. Liddell: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will make it his policy to introduce legislation which will make it an offence to sell food after the best-before date relating to it. [28290]
Sir Hector Monro: Best-before dates do not relate to the safety of food but indicate how long the quality of the food can reasonably be expected to be retained. My right hon. Friend does not believe that there is any need to change the existing provisions prohibiting the sale of food which is not of the nature, substance or quality demanded by the purchaser or where the use-by date has expired.
Hospices
Mr. McMaster: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland when he, or any of his Ministers last visited a hospice in Scotland. [28554] Lord James Douglas-Hamilton My right hon. and noble Friend the Minister of State visited the Prince and Princess of Wales hospice in Glasgow on 18 February 1994. I am due to visit St. Columba's hospice in Edinburgh next month.
Mr. McMaster: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the names and locations of hospices in Scotland; which of them have been required to pay for prescriptions for terminally ill patients since the introduction of the new funding arrangements; what are the reasons for this; what plans he has to review these arrangements; and if he will make a statement. [28532]
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton: The adult voluntary hospices in Scotland, and their locations, are as follows:
Health board area |Hospice
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Argyll and Clyde |Accord, Paisley Ardgowan,
|Greenock St. Vincent's
|Johnstone
Ayrshire and Arran |Ayrshire, Ayr
Forth Valley |Strathcarron, Denny
Greater Glasgow |Hunter's Hill Marie Curie
|Centre, Glasgow Prince and
|Princess of Wales, Glasgow St.
|Margaret's Clydebank
Highland |Highland, Inverness
Lanarkshire |St. Andrew's, Airdrie
Lothian |Fairmile Marie Curie Centre,
|Edinburgh St. Columba's,
|Edinburgh
Western Isles |Bethesda, Stornoway
From 1995 96, each health board's general allocation contains funding for purchasing specialist palliative care of the type provided by the voluntary hospices, including an element in respect of the cost of medication. Information is not held centrally on the arrangements for the provision of pharmaceutical services which have been entered into by health boards and hospices under the new arrangements.
Public Expenditure
Mr. McMaster: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland which elements of public expenditure are excluded from his calculation of identifiable public expenditure per head in Scotland. [28553]
Mr. Lang: Chapter 7 of the statistical supplement to the "Financial Statement and Budget Report", which gives figures for identifiable public expenditure per head by country, illustrates those elements of general Government expenditure which cannot be separated between individual countries. A breakdown of the 1993 94 total is as follows:
|£ billion
-----------------------------------------------------------------
Defence |22.9
Overseas Services |3.5
Current transfers abroad (excluding above) |1.8
Nationalised Industries EFLs |4.4
Law, order and protective services |1.0
Other unidentifiable expenditure |11.2
Of which:
Agriculture market regulation and production
support |1.1
Scientific and technological assistance |0.4
Functioning of the labour market |0.2
Arts |0.2
Higher and further education |0.3
Non-contributory pensions benefits |0.7
Unemployment, incapacity and other benefits |0.7
Contributory family benefits |0.4
Parliamentary and Privy Council |0.3
Economic and financial administration |3.3
Central Management of Civil Service |1.3
|44.8
Parliamentary Questions
Mr. McMaster: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many written parliamentary questions were tabled for answer by his Department in each of the past five years; how many of these were not answered because the information (a) could be obtained only at disproportionate cost, (b) was not held centrally and (c) was not normally disclosed; how many of these could be answered now due to computerisation, more effective and efficient operational systems or more open government; and if he will list each question along with the name and constituency of the right hon. or hon. Member who originally tabled it. [28508]
Mr. Lang: The information requested could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
Mr. McMaster: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what percentage of parliamentary questions
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which would have been answered directly by him or his Ministers prior to the establishment of executive agencies, are now referred to the chief executive of such an agency. [28489]Mr. Lang: Ministers are accountable to Parliament for all matters concerning their agencies. Written parliamentary questions concerning matters which have been delegated to the chief executive of an executive agency in its framework document normally receive a reply from the Minister to the effect that he or she has asked the chief executive to reply direct to the Member by letter. The chief executive's letter is published in Hansard , following the Minister's reply.
Local Government Allowances
Mr. McMaster: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what plans he has to review the (a) allowances, (b) special responsibility payments, (c) travelling allowances, (d) subsistence rates and (e) other allowances payable to elected members of (i) regional, (ii) district and (iii) unitary authorities; how any changes will extend to civic heads, deputy civic heads, majority leaders, deputy majority leaders, majority group officers, committee chairpersons, committee vice-chairpersons, minority leaders and those with special responsibility in minority parties; and if he will make a statement. [28525]
Mr. Kynoch: The annual uprating of allowances for members of existing regional and district councils has been carried out and implemented by the Local Authorities etc (Allowances) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1995. Allowances for members of the new unitary authorities are set down in the Local Authorities etc (Allowances) (Scotland) Regulations 1995.
Local authorities already have discretion to determine the amounts paid to chairmen and vice-chairmen. This principle is retained for conveners and depute conveners of the new councils. The new councils will also have discretion to determine the level of special responsibility allowance. The obligation upon authorities to pay special responsibility allowance to at least one member of a minority group is retained. Guidance on suggested levels of special responsibility has been issued by the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities.
Travel and subsistence allowances have been revised and, where possible, aligned with the rates available for officials. The revised rates came into effect from 1 April 1994.
Planning Appeals
Mr. McMaster: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what provision exists for objectors to a planning application to appeal against planning approval if it is granted; and if he will make a statement. [28578]
Mr. Kynoch: No provision exists in planning legislation for objectors to a planning application to appeal against a planning consent.
Comments on such third party appeals were received in some of the responses to the review of the planning system in Scotland and these are under consideration.
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Unitary Authorities
Mr. McMaster: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will make a statement on how the role of the new unitary authorities is likely to differ from their predecessor authorities in seeking and obtaining funds from the European regional development fund and European social fund; how the additionality rules will apply; and if he will make a statement. [28566]
Mr. Kynoch: The role of the new unitary authorities will not differ from that of their predecessor authorities in seeking and obtaining funds from the European regional development fund and European social fund. The same additionality rules will apply.
Mr. McMaster: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if he will list in rank order the population of each unitary authority in Scotland. [28568]
Mr. Kynoch: The information requested is as follows:
|Population
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City of Glasgow |623,850
City of Edinburgh |441,620
Fife |351,200
North Lanarkshire |326,750
South Lanarkshire |307,100
Aberdeenshire |223,630
Aberdeen City |218,220
Highland |206,900
Renfrewshire |176,970
City of Dundee |153,710
Dumfries and Galloway |147,900
West Lothian |146,730
Falkirk |142,610
North Ayrshire |139,020
Perthshire and Kinross |130,470
East Ayrshire |123,820
South Ayrshire |113,960
Angus |111,020
East Dunbartonshire |110,220
Scottish Borders |105,300
Dumbarton and Clydebank |97,790
Argyll and Bute |90,550
Inverclyde |89,990
East Lothian |85,640
East Renfrewshire |86,780
Moray |86,250
Stirling |81,630
Midlothian |79,910
Clackmannanshire |48,660
Western Isles |29,410
Shetland Isles |22,830
Orkney Isles |19,760
Source: "The New Councils-Statistical Report"
May 1995.
EU Committee of the Regions
Mr. McMaster: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the (a) name, (b) nominating organisation and (c) attendance record of each full and substitute member of the European Committee of the Regions; and if he will make a statement. [28572]
Mr. Lang: The name of each Scottish member and alternate of the Committee of the Regions is given in the
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table. In accordance with article 198a of the Maastricht treaty, members are nominated by member states and appointed by the Council for a period of four years. Members were elected representatives from both tiers of Scottish local government.Member |Alternate ------------------------------------------------- Charles Gray |Keith Geddes Rosemary McKenna |Jean McFadden Brain Meek |Marcus Humphrey Duncan McPherson |Peter Peacock Daniel Coffey |Clive Sneddon
Details of members' attendance at meetings is not notified to the Scottish Office and is a matter best taken up with the Committee of the Regions secretariat at the following address: Committee of the Regions, Rue Ravenstein 2, 1000 Brussels, telephone Brussels 00 32 2 546 2211.
Tourism
Mr. McMaster: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what discussions he has had with the Scottish tourist board on the potential for joint promotions with the Northern Ireland tourist board; and if he will make a statement. [28552]
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Lord James Douglas-Hamilton: My right hon. Friend has had no such discussions.
Magistrates
Mr. McMaster: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the political balance of magistrates in each Scottish district; and if he will make a statement. [28573]
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton: The office of magistrate was removed in Scotland by the District Courts (Scotland) Act 1975. Magistrates in office in 1975 became justices of the peace and that is the office which predominately administers the lay justice system in Scotland. JPs are appointed by the Secretary of State for Scotland on the basis of nominations by local authorities for ex officio appointment of elected members or on the recommendation of local advisory committees. JPs are not paid and are not compelled to declare their political views. The primary consideration in the appointment of a JP is the individual's personal suitability for the office.
The District Courts (Scotland) Act 1975 also provides for the appointment of stipendiary magistrates. There are nine stipendiary magistrates in Scotland operating in Glasgow district court. Their political views are not known.
The table shows the political affiliations, declared at the time of their appointment, of all justices of the peace in Scotland by each commission area.
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Number of justices by politics
Commission area |Com |Con |Ind |Lab |Lib Dem |SNP |Not known |All
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Aberdeen City |0 |39 |0 |43 |15 |1 |26 |124
Angus |0 |29 |17 |3 |1 |7 |16 |73
Annandale and Eskdale |0 |20 |3 |2 |5 |3 |8 |41
Argyll and Bute |0 |35 |9 |13 |9 |2 |24 |92
Badenoch and Strathspey |0 |6 |6 |3 |10 |1 |3 |29
Banff and Buchan |0 |47 |37 |6 |4 |9 |15 |118
Bearsden and Milngavie |0 |10 |14 |5 |3 |3 |5 |40
Berwickshire |0 |22 |1 |6 |6 |2 |0 |37
Caithness |0 |17 |14 |7 |11 |3 |10 |62
Clackmannan |0 |7 |5 |17 |1 |2 |7 |39
Clydebank |0 |6 |2 |20 |2 |4 |6 |40
Clydesdale |0 |31 |1 |29 |3 |1 |9 |74
Cumnock and Doon Valley |0 |10 |10 |26 |2 |1 |13 |62
Cumbernauld and Kilsyth |0 |6 |2 |21 |0 |6 |10 |45
Cunninghame |0 |37 |15 |43 |6 |3 |7 |111
Dumbarton |0 |20 |1 |21 |2 |1 |12 |57
Dundee City |0 |32 |18 |34 |5 |2 |11 |102
Dunfermline |2 |9 |15 |39 |3 |4 |14 |86
Edinburgh |0 |59 |12 |68 |19 |6 |40 |204
East Kilbride |0 |5 |10 |25 |1 |2 |8 |51
East Lothian |0 |29 |7 |23 |4 |2 |35 |100
Ettrick and Lauderdale |0 |13 |9 |1 |9 |1 |6 |39
Eastwood |0 |12 |8 |3 |4 |0 |2 |29
Falkirk |0 |6 |19 |30 |2 |7 |16 |80
Glasgow City |0 |48 |13 |125 |3 |2 |45 |236
Gordon |0 |57 |29 |5 |31 |1 |15 |138
Hamilton |0 |16 |3 |36 |3 |1 |9 |68
Inverclyde |0 |14 |9 |19 |14 |0 |6 |62
Inverness |0 |13 |26 |4 |9 |0 |5 |57
Kilmarnock and Loudoun |0 |14 |5 |16 |1 |2 |13 |51
Kincardine and Deeside |0 |26 |6 |5 |11 |1 |8 |57
Kirkcaldy |0 |18 |25 |33 |5 |1 |6 |88
Kyle and Carrick |0 |37 |18 |19 |2 |1 |15 |92
Lochaber |0 |9 |11 |7 |8 |1 |5 |41
Midlothian |0 |20 |19 |19 |1 |1 |9 |69
Monklands |0 |15 |6 |35 |1 |1 |10 |68
Moray |0 |57 |4 |16 |7 |15 |51 |150
Motherwell |0 |17 |2 |53 |0 |3 |12 |87
Nairn |0 |4 |7 |1 |1 |1 |6 |20
North East Fife |0 |27 |18 |11 |12 |1 |10 |79
Nithsdale |0 |12 |13 |7 |2 |2 |15 |51
Orkney |0 |12 |4 |5 |28 |2 |15 |66
Perth and Kinross |0 |76 |3 |21 |13 |10 |81 |204
Renfrew |0 |38 |5 |45 |9 |7 |15 |119
Ross and Cromarty |0 |33 |22 |2 |12 |0 |12 |81
Roxburgh |0 |16 |10 |2 |4 |0 |9 |41
Shetland |0 |11 |7 |7 |22 |0 |7 |54
Skye and Lochalsh |0 |9 |8 |7 |5 |1 |3 |33
Stewartry |0 |13 |2 |3 |4 |1 |14 |37
Stirling |0 |33 |22 |20 |6 |7 |8 |96
Strathkelvin |0 |17 |4 |21 |2 |1 |17 |62
Sutherland |0 |9 |6 |2 |15 |2 |17 |51
Tweeddale |0 |7 |10 |2 |7 |0 |2 |28
Wigtown |0 |16 |14 |5 |7 |5 |10 |57
Western Isles |0 |13 |25 |12 |6 |10 |20 |86
West Lothian |0 |5 |13 |21 |2 |10 |18 |69
All Scotland |0 |1,219 |604 |1,074 |380 |163 |791 |4,233
Rent Assessment Panel
Mr. McMaster: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will make a statement on the arrangements in Scotland corresponding to the English system of rent assessment panels; what salary and allowances are payable; who serves on such a body in Scotland; what are the expected time commitment of such appointees, including presidents, vice-presidents, chairmen, professional members and lay members; and if he will make a statement. [28577]
Lord James Douglas Hamilton: The rent assessment panel for Scotland was established under the Rent Act 1965 which is now consolidated in the Rent (Scotland) Act 1984. The purpose of the panel is to provide chairpeople and other members for rent assessment committees. The duties of a rent assessment committee are set out in:
(i) Section 48(1) of the Rent (Scotland) Act 1984;
(ii) Sections 25 and 34 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 1988; (iii) Statutory Instrument 1980 No. 1665 (S.129) The Rent Assessment Committee (Scotland) Regulations 1980
(iv) Statutory Instrument 1989 No. 81 (S.12) The Rent Assessment Committee (Assured Tenancies) Scotland Regulations 1989.
The 62 members of the rent assessment panel are appointed by my right hon. Friend and are solicitors, surveyors and lay people. The members are:
Chairmen
J. M. Barton WS
Mrs. L. J. M. Campbell BL
Mrs. J. Catto LLB NP
Miss A. Chisholm LLB
Miss Carol A. Cooper
Miss M. Crighton
C. J. Forrest WS
J. R. Gardiner BL NP WS
Miss S. T. Givens MA LLB
J. M. D. Graham LLB NP
The Hon. Simon E. G. Guest LLB WS
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