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Mrs. Fyfe: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the number of places in the assisted places scheme in each year since the scheme was introduced. [33084]
Mr. Robertson: The information is as follows:
School session |Number of assisted
|pupils
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1981-82 |790
1982-83 |1,450
1983-84 |1,900
1984-85 |2,265
1985-86 |2,620
1986-87 |2,626
1987-88 |2,680
1988-89 |2,695
1989-90 |2,841
1990-91 |2,861
1991-92 |2,911
1992-93 |<1>3,038
1993-94 |<1>3,058
1994-95 |<1>3,041
<1> Provisional figures pending receipt of final audited
claims.
Mrs. Fyfe: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how much subsidy went to each school under the assisted places scheme in each year for which figures are available. [33085]
Mr. Robertson: The assisted places scheme does not provide any subsidy to participating schools. Payments by the Scottish Office to schools consist of an allocation of fee remission grant and other incidental expenses. The schools may allocate individual grants up to the total to parents whose children have qualified for assistance under the scheme. Information on the total amounts of fee remission and incidental expenses paid to participating schools is available for school sessions 1981 82 to 1994 95 inclusive.
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Assisted places scheme
Remission paid to schools
|1981-82 |1982-83 |1983-84 |1984-85 |1985-86
School |£ |£ |£ |£ |£
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Aberlour School |- |- |- |- |-
Albyn School |4,056 |6,546 |10,060 |14,703 |14,481
Ardvreck School |- |- |- |- |-
Beaconhurst School |- |- |- |- |-
Bellhaven Hill School |- |- |- |- |-
Belmont House School |4,021 |4,475 |2,930 |7,164 |16,394
Blairmore School |- |- |- |- |-
Butterstone School |- |- |- |- |-
Cargilfield School |- |- |- |- |-
Clifton Hall School |- |- |- |- |-
Craigclowan School |- |- |- |- |-
Craigholme School |8,001 |17,187 |23,140 |23,982 |27,663
Crawfordton House School |- |- |- |- |-
Croftinloan School |- |- |- |- |-
Dollar Academy |17,581 |26,811 |35,032 |49,500 |73,363
Drumley House School |- |- |- |- |-
Edinburgh Academy |14,556 |34,367 |36,956 |56,385 |82,777
Fernhill School |5,235 |14,731 |25,902 |37,739 |51,703
Fettes College |19,255 |39,740 |50,401 |55,085 |75,426
Fort Augustus Abbey School |14,177 |26,701 |49,720 |75,730 |94,679
George Heriot's School |51,441 |108,647 |172,549 |237,383 |315,382
George Watson's College (included with Stewart's Melville and the Mary Erskine Scho
Glasgow Academy |12,974 |24,668 |46,380 |58,644 |69,250
Glenalmond College |10,222 |33,046 |60,467 |92,503 |104,790
Gordonstoun School |12,630 |20,213 |32,279 |53,433 |66,019
Hamilton College |- |- |- |- |-
High School of Dundee |52,690 |110,612 |142,685 |185,286 |235,525
High School of Glasgow |16,782 |32,411 |38,621 |67,565 |80,585
Hutchesons' Grammar School |50,880 |86,933 |117,366 |145,719 |166,283
Keil School |17,734 |28,005 |63,646 |89,564 |101,903
Kelvinside Academy |25,540 |39,209 |40,819 |66,860 |87,338
Kilgraston School |3,950 |11,415 |34,555 |45,588 |73,296
Kilquhanity School |- |7,637 |13,161 |19,928 |29,537
Lathallan School |- |- |- |- |-
Laurel Bank School |21,649 |48,347 |71,483 |74,662 |94,672
Lomond School |10,184 |18,600 |25,632 |50,660 |63,696
Loretto School |8,367 |22,594 |38,676 |54,650 |58,547
Merchiston Castle School |16,630 |41,492 |63,293 |88,882 |131,780
Morrison's Academy |31,744 |74,684 |120,955 |159,754 |209,433
New Park School |- |- |- |- |-
Oxenfoord Castle School |- |- |- |- |-
Park Lodge School |- |- |- |- |-
The Park School |23,226 |48,159 |65,359 |75,199 |84,865
Rannoch School |6,891 |16,710 |29,402 |38,132 |49,794
Robert Gordon's College |5,753 |17,831 |35,160 |52,979 |65,429
Rudolf Steiner School, Edinburgh |5,068 |24,583 |40,980 |61,338 |80,013
St. Aloysius College |35,978 |87,715 |128,323 |149,494 |176,376
St. Columba's School |21,829 |43,705 |46,961 |53,797 |68,110
St. Denis and Cranley School |6,644 |9,822 |14,838 |21,663 |32,495
St. George's School |- |- |9,951 |16,935 |23,898
St. Hilary's School 4,858 (Merged with St. Margaret's School, Edinburgh)
St. Leonard's School |3,198 |10,636 |23,120 |39,575 |40,532
St. Margaret's Convent School |5,133 |10,282 |12,584 |17,815 |9,670
St. Margaret's School, Aberdeen |2,277 |4,788 |8,037 |14,704 |18,526
St. Margaret's School, Edinburgh |9,715 |23,777 |50,868 |64,389 |88,436
St. Mary's School, Melrose |- |- |- |- |-
Stewart's Melville College and the Mary Erskine School |205,911 |449,158 |528,924 |663,598 |853,818
Strathallan School |- |13,371 |30,188 |60,751 |93,130
Wellington School |- |2,742 |19,784 |37,419 |55,446
Westbourne School |32,243 |76,135 |93,199 |119,304 |152,174
Total |799,023 |1,718,485|2,454,386|3,298,461|4,217,234
<1> Provisional figures pending receipt of final audited claims from schools.
Assisted places scheme
Remission paid to schools
|1986-87 |1987-88 |1988-89 |1989-90 |1990-91
School |£ |£ |£ |£ |£
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Aberlour School |- |- |- |17,501 |27,331
Albyn School |23,200 |26,852 |31,116 |41,376 |51,747
Ardvreck School |- |- |- |2,777 |5,785
Beaconhurst School |- |- |- |3,756 |11,676
Belhaven Hill School |- |- |- |11,989 |8,484
Belmount House School |22,037 |30,926 |36,917 |46,918 |49,083
Blairmore School |- |- |- |5,948 |15,058
Butterstone School |- |- |- |6,348 |12,624
Cargilfield School |- |- |- |10,425 |17,547
Clifton Hall School |- |- |- |11,312 |18,637
Craigclowan School |- |- |- |10,839 |16,225
Craigholme School |34,044 |42,158 |51,317 |67,548 |85,924
Crawfordton House School |- |- |- |13,420 |19,219
Croftinloan School |- |- |- |13,350 |15,278
Dollar Academy |84,220 |99,923 |115,546 |130,540 |145,185
Drumley House School |- |- |- |12,828 |15,116
Edinburgh Academy |92,105 |94,858 |113,014 |134,944 |166,508
Fernhill School |61,516 |64,669 |63,937 |46,687 |55,159
Fettes College |83,265 |93,060 |101,191 |134,472 |151,610
Fort Augustus Abbey School |111,336 |110,700 |107,450 |105,345 |134,983
George Heriot's School |353,230 |397,293 |427,484 |486,666 |531,754
George Watson's College |- |- |- |506,852 |575,268
Glasgow Academy |70,723 |79,471 |74,168 |89,605 |107,175
Glenalmond College |111,574 |124,965 |143,697 |145,745 |166,502
Gordonstoun School |73,417 |82,204 |91,513 |108,155 |124,412
Hamilton College |- |- |- |12,591 |15,725
High School of Dundee |270,669 |309,400 |330,043 |387,281 |454,337
High School of Glasgow |95,600 |100,843 |87,364 |71,268 |82,074
Hutchesons' Grammar School |183,088 |205,125 |223,351 |255,370 |301,004
Keil School |105,449 |117,456 |129,698 |152,685 |174,156
Kelvinside Academy |99,939 |112,809 |121,290 |137,390 |161,317
Kilgarston School |90,430 |98,374 |114,354 |120,210 |142,624
Kilquhanity School |30,091 |34,354 |39,002 |41,146 |41,398
Lathallan School |- |- |- |16,874 |17,563
Laurel Bank School |113,962 |128,202 |151,674 |160,687 |161,490
Lomond School |80,848 |88,898 |97,986 |105,236 |101,807
Loretto School |74,226 |81,711 |94,012 |118,549 |139,628
Merchiston Castle School |149,477 |167,206 |180,744 |218,085 |249,586
Morrison's Academy |238,430 |267,296 |295,408 |339,309 |347,790
New Park School |- |- |- |7,888 |10,017
Oxenfoord Castle School |- |- |- |11,987 |25,838
Park Lodge School |- |- |- |1,089 |-
The Park School |94,875 |116,530 |147,616 |152,808 |192,881
Rannoch School |63,169 |68,081 |77,343 |101,463 |119,766
Robert Gordon's College |75,857 |79,362 |94,486 |116,513 |128,557
Rudolf Steiner School, Edinburgh |91,274 |98,283 |110,877 |127,413 |136,397
St. Aloysius College |212,434 |231,765 |259,995 |295,900 |330,424
St. Colomba's School |91,642 |97,841 |80,870 |95,467 |83,327
St. Denis and Cranley School |40,677 |41,471 |56,241 |76,908 |91,509
St. George's School |27,446 |31,512 |37,227 |40,371 |52,130
St. Hilary's School |- |- |- |- |-
St. Leonard's School |49,451 |53,692 |63,324 |75,795 |113,765
St. Margaret's Convent School (School closed 30 June 1986)
St. Margaret's School, Aberdeen |17,883 |23,404 |24,235 |33,545 |41,987
St. Margaret's School, Edinburgh |102,787 |107,711 |121,628 |154,491 |182,386
St. Mary's School, Melrose |- |- |- |6,030 |9,936
Stewart's Melville College and the Mary Erskine School |1,006,057|1,054,024|1,089,782|647,807 |686,814
Strathallan School |113,944 |122,736 |136,720 |187,165 |215,432
Wellington School |66,763 |72,949 |84,849 |108,121 |129,636
Westbourne Shool |154,015 |151,647 |151,073 |137,705 |172,304
Total |4,861,150|5,309,761|5,758,542|6,681,213|7,641,895
Assisted places scheme
Remission paid to schools
|1991-92 |1992-93<1> |1993-1994<1>|1994-95<1>
School |£ |£ |£ |£
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Aberlour School |27,865 |34,273 |35,870 |33,255
Albyn School |55,279 |48,960 |52,862 |69,591
Ardvreck School |9,180 |12,017 |21,819 |22,317
Beaconhurst School |18,589 |30,475 |41,530 |28,461
Belhaven Hill School |9,798 |7,921 |4,862 |9,789
Belmont House School |60,329 |67,488 |75,103 |78,623
Blairmore School 11,202 5,931 (School closed)
Butterstone School |18,283 |8,297 |17,236 |23,817
Cargilfield School |19,128 |19,557 |18,002 |12,897
Clifton Hall School |22,755 |28,546 |27,320 |28,502
Craigclowan School |20,000 |22,000 |25,256 |24,366
Craigholme School |93,539 |108,118 |129,501 |134,235
Crawfordton House School |22,456 |25,225 |23,269 |22,913
Croftinloan School |16,359 |20,500 |20,525 |20,768
Dollar Academy |150,017 |182,827 |200,818 |217,875
Drumley House School |10,049 |10,790 |9,259 |6,244
Edinburgh Academy |191,777 |209,884 |224,913 |232,894
Fernhill School |63,846 |79,726 |85,387 |78,155
Fettes College |174,548 |199,763 |206,073 |204,576
Fort Augustus Abbey School 170,400 139,717 (School closed)
George Heriot's School |596,848 |656,167 |675,791 |704,629
George Watson's College |639,740 |676,825 |675,093 |751,969
Glasgow Academy |301,839 |342,726 |343,728 |329,647
Glenalmond College |190,588 |215,022 |241,970 |257,323
Gordonstoun School |144,094 |160,982 |170,862 |182,064
Hamilton College |22,101 |27,653 |24,589 |26,938
High School of Dundee |462,132 |552,324 |576,339 |591,342
High School of Glasgow |102,007 |127,101 |136,969 |146,057
Hutcheson's Grammar school |356,361 |415,271 |457,459 |478,942
Keil School |198,819 |223,879 |227,968 |241,248
Kelvinside Academy |213,982 |266,852 |306,797 |319,404
Kilgraston School |164,519 |185,757 |191,918 |190,586
Kilquhanity School |46,218 |50,548 |55,115 |34,082
Lathallan School |19,869 |25,720 |27,769 |28,244
Laurel Bank School |173,937 |167,453 |207,312 |232,914
Lomond School |133,431 |158,944 |179,150 |186,227
Loretto School |159,046 |186,283 |194,058 |198,413
Merchiston Castle School |281,393 |315,586 |323,959 |320,000
Morrison's Academy |410,247 |432,107 |432,788 |417,900
New Park school |10,944 |14,000 |18,250 |15,839
Oxenfoord Castle School 38,622 41,626 (School closed)
Park Lodge School |2,598 |621 |- |-
The Park School |217,964 |238,977 |244,944 |247,987
Rannoch School |139,248 |158,770 |173,910 |179,336
Robert Gordon's College |150,951 |169,147 |179,684 |204,100
Rudolf Steiner School, Edinburgh |159,714 |179,420 |182,345 |189,833
St. Aloysius College |380,134 |433,125 |443,787 |472,009
St. Columba's School |115,778 |121,144 |123,652 |117,231
St. Denis and Cranley School |99,836 |120,775 |124,529 |128,909
St. George's School |64,959 |85,210 |91,186 |124,054
St. Hilary's School |- |- |- |-
St. Leonard's School |131,000 |147,826 |168,453 |166,791
St. Margaret's Convent School |- |- |- |-
St. Margaret's School, Aberdeen |42,501 |53,678 |58,813 |53,310
St. Margaret's School, Edinburgh |213,688 |241,220 |254,540 |271,812
St. Mary's School, Melrose |2,100 |7,602 |7,928 |15,992
Stewart's Melville College & the Mary Erskine School |766,689 |840,210 |895,062 |912,595
Strathallan School |243,000 |272,640 |294,506 |299,342
Wellington School |144,149 |183,265 |196,446 |199,388
Westbourne School (Merged with Glasgow Academy)
Total |8,706,445 |9,758,471 |10,127,274 |10,485,735
<1> (Provisional figures pending receipt of final audited claims from schools).
Mrs. Fyfe: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what (a) current and (b) future shortages of qualified teachers he has identified and in which secondary school subjects; and if he will indicate the extent of the shortage. [33081]
Mr. Raymond S. Robertson: Measured at national level there are no significant shortages of qualified teache's in Scotland in either the primary or secondary sectors. At local level, individual vacancies can sometimes be hard to fill for a range of reasons. Teacher education institutions are encouraged to work closely with education authorities to match supply to demand at local level. For the secondary sector, the Scottish Office Education Department recommends that up to three quarters of the annual intake to teacher training courses should be in specific subjects which have been agreed with education authorities as priorities in supply terms. Statistical bulletin Edn/B7/1995/2, a copy of which has been placed in the Library, sets out the most recent information on demand for and supply of teachers.
Teaching Qualifications
Mrs. Fyfe: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the number of students in each secondary school subject who achieved a teaching qualification at a Scottish teacher training establishment in (a) 1994, (b) 1989 and (c) 1984. [33082]
Mr. Raymond S. Robertson: The information is set out in the table.
Students achieving a teaching qualification
|1984 |1989 |<1>1994
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Total |999 |455 |1,309
English |137 |32 |151
History |26 |11 |57
Geography |48 |12 |51
Modern Studies |7 |13 |51
French |48 |21 |103
German |16 |3 |34
Spanish |4 |0 |11
Gaelic |3 |2 |3
Other Modern Languages |3 |0 |4
Latin/Greek |4 |0 |7
Mathematics |124 |60 |147
Computing |0 |19 |57
Biology |23 |24 |56
Chemistry |47 |31 |49
Physics |39 |32 |70
Art |44 |22 |74
Business Studies |29 |25 |67
Home Economics |64 |16 |32
Physical Education |122 |58 |84
Music |57 |22 |68
Speech and Drama |20 |9 |16
Technical Education |91 |17 |73
Religious Education |39 |26 |42
Others |4 |0 |2
<1> Provisional.
School Boards
Mrs. Fyfe: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many (a) secondary, (b) primary and (c) special schools have boards; and what is the percentage of the total in each category. [33286]
Mr. Raymond S. Robertson: The information requested is given in the table.
Number and percentage of eligible education authority schools
with a school board at May 1994
|Number of |Percentage of
|eligible schools|eligible schools
|with a |with a
|school board |school board
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Primary<1> |1,724 |74.0
Secondary |376 |92.6
Special |66 |46.5
<1> Includes primary departments of secondary schools.
Sir Harold Walker: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the unit cost per pupil in each Scottish local education authority for 1993 94 for (a) nursery-primary and (b) secondary pupils. [34326]
Mr. Raymond S. Robertson: Information on annual budgeted expenditure for each primary and secondary school in Scotland, and per pupil for each such school, is contained in reports published annually since 1993 by the audit unit of Her Majesty's inspectors of schools. A copy of the most recent report, "Scottish Schools: Costs 1993/94 and 1994/95", has been placed in the Library.
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Firearms
Mr. Milburn: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many thefts of (a) shotguns and (b) other firearms took place in each police force in each of the last five years from (i) domestic premises and (ii) from other premises in each police force area. [34190]
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton: The tables detail the number of thefts in which the main firearm stolen was a shotgun or other firearm. The information is disaggregated by location of theft--domestic premises or other premises--and is provided by police force area for each of the past five years. For the purposes of this response domestic premises have been defined to be dwellings and farms and the "other" premises category includes, for example, shops, offices, factories, places of public entertainment and other locations. Thefts from motor vehicles have been excluded.
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Thefts where the main firearm stolen was a shotgun
1989 1990 1991 1992 1993
Police Force |Domestic |Other |Domestic |Other |Domestic |Other |Domestic |Other |Domestic |Other
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Central |2 |0 |1 |0 |1 |2 |6 |0 |0 |0
Dumfries and Galloway |0 |0 |0 |0 |2 |1 |2 |2 |3 |0
Fife |0 |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |2 |0
Grampian |4 |2 |4 |1 |6 |1 |4 |1 |4 |0
Lothian and Borders |4 |0 |15 |0 |5 |1 |10 |1 |9 |1
Northern |1 |1 |0 |1 |1 |0 |0 |1 |0 |0
Strathclyde |19 |0 |12 |1 |21 |2 |14 |7 |14 |2
Tayside |4 |1 |2 |2 |5 |1 |10 |2 |4 |4
Scotland |34 |5 |34 |5 |41 |8 |46 |14 |36 |7
1990
1991
1992
1993
Police Force Domestic Other Domestic Other Domestic Other Domestic Other Domestic Other
Central 2 0 1 0 1 2 6 0 0 0
Dumfries and Galloway 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 2 3 0
Fife 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Grampian 4 2 4 1 6 1 4 1 4 0
Lothian and Borders 4 0 15 0 5 1 10 1 9 1
Northern 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
Strathclyde 19 0 12 1 21 2 14 7 14 2
Tayside 4 1 2 2 5 1 10 2 4 4
Scotland 34 5 34 5 41 8 46 14 36 7
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Thefts where the main firearm stolen was a firearm other than a shotgun<1>
1989 1990 1991 1992 1993
Police Force |Domestic |Other |Domestic |Other |Domestic |Other |Domestic |Other |Domestic |Other
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Central |0 |0 |0 |0 |1 |0 |2 |0 |0 |0
Dumfries and Galloway |0 |0 |0 |0 |1 |0 |0 |2 |2 |1
Fife |1 |0 |0 |0 |1 |1 |1 |1 |0 |1
Grampian |0 |3 |3 |2 |4 |2 |2 |4 |5 |4
Lothian and Borders |7 |3 |15 |3 |11 |5 |10 |9 |4 |2
Northern |1 |0 |0 |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |1 |0
Strathclyde |6 |2 |13 |3 |11 |9 |13 |9 |17 |13
Tayside |3 |1 |2 |0 |11 |5 |3 |3 |0 |4
Scotland |18 |9 |33 |9 |40 |22 |31 |28 |29 |25
<1> Excludes airweapons.
Mr. Milburn: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many homicides involving (a) shotguns and (b) other firearms have taken place in each police force in each of the last five years; and how many of the victims in each case were women. [34137]
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Lord James Douglas-Hamilton: The tables detail the number of homicides recorded in each police force area for the last five years where the main firearm used was shotgun or other firearm. Male and female victims are identified separately.
Homicides where the main firearm used was shotgun
1989 1990 1991 1992 1993
Police Force |Male |Female |Male |Female |Male |Female |Male |Female |Male |Female
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Central |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0
Dumfries and Galloway |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0
Fife |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0
Grampian |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |2 |0 |0 |0
Lothian and Borders |0 |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |1 |0
Northern |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0
Strathclyde |1 |1 |0 |0 |1 |1 |3 |0 |1 |0
Tayside |0 |1 |0 |0 |0 |1 |0 |0 |0 |0
Scotland |3 |3 |0 |0 |1 |2 |5 |0 |2 |0
Homicides where the main firearm used was a firearm other than a shotgun
1989 1990 1991 1992 1993
Police Force |Male |Female |Male |Female |Male |Female |Male |Female |Male |Female
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Central |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0
Dumfries and Galloway |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |1 |0
Fife |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0
Grampian |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0
Lothian and Borders |0 |0 |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0
Northern |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0
Strathclyde |0 |0 |2 |0 |4 |0 |1 |0 |5 |0
Tayside |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0
Scotland |0 |0 |3 |0 |4 |0 |1 |0 |6 |0
Mr. Milburn: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what data is held by (a) his Department and (b) the NHS executive on expenditure on trust board and health authority members' allowances. [34143]
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton: Financial data for health boards and NHS trusts are submitted to the management executive in Scotland in the form of annual accounts, monthly monitoring returns and annual business reports. From these it is possible to identify total remuneration expenditure for non-executive and executive board members collectively. Remuneration of the chairman and highest paid member is identified separately. Details of remuneration for the other members are provided in bands of £5,000 starting at nil. Details of the board members' allowances, notably travel expenses, are not specifically itemised and will form part of more general accounting data.
Clinical Negligence Claims
Mr. Milburn: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what have been the costs of meeting clinical negligence claims in each region in each year since 1990. [34174]
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton: In Scotland, the regional functions of the NHS are administered by health boards. Given the small number of cases in certain health boards, it is not appropriate on the grounds of confidentiality to publish the information in the form requested. The total amounts of damages awarded and total legal costs, for all health boards and NHS trusts in Scotland for the years 1990 91 to 1994 95 are given in the table.
|Total
|amount of |Total
|damages |amount of
|awarded |legal costs|Total
|£ |£ |£
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1990-91 |1,161,430 |165,650 |1,327,080
1991-92 |1,021,984 |121,167 |1,143,151
1992-93 |1,056,660 |158,967 |1,215,627
1993-94 |582,420 |63,618 |646,038
1994-95 |<1>860,412 |<1>82,589 |<1>943,001
<1> Provisional.
Mr. Gallie: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland when the annual report and accounts of the Registers of Scotland executive agency will be published. [34717]
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton: Copies of the annual report and accounts have today been laid before both Houses.
Mr. Gallie: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland when the annual report and accounts of the Scottish Fisheries Protection Agency will be published. [34718]
Mr. Raymond S. Robertson: Copies of the annual report and accounts of the Scottish Fisheries Protection Agency have today been laid before both Houses.
Monklands District Council
Mr. Gallie: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland whom he intends to appoint to conduct the inquiry into Monklands district council and if he will make a statement. [34719]
Mr. Kynoch: Under the powers conferred on him by section 211 of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 my right hon. Friend has appointed Mr. William A. Nimmo Smith QC to conduct the inquiry. The formal terms of reference will be as follows:
"To inquire into the question whether Monklands District Council have failed to comply with the duty imposed on them under section 7 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 to make appointments to paid office or employment on merit and to report thereon." The recent publication of Professor Black's report attracted widespread indignation and concern about the allegations therein. In the circumstances it is hoped that everyone who has relevant information will co-operate fully with the inquiry.
Water Authorities
Mr. Gallie: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will announce appointments to the new Scottish water authorities and to the Water and Sewerage Customers Council. [34876]
Mr. Michael Forsyth: I can announce today the appointment of 29 members to the new public water authorities; their names are set out below. These appointments, together with those of the chairmen and chief executives already announced, bring the membership of two authorities to 12, the maximum permitted by legislation, and one to 11.
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Half the appointments will go to elected councillors. Of the 14 councillors announced today, nine are independents and five are Conservatives. Five senior Labour councillors were invited to serve: all declined, in some cases publicising their decision in the press. One vacancy remains unfilled.The rest of today's appointments bring to the authority a range of skills and experience of the water industry business or finance. The authorities are now well placed to deliver high-quality, efficient water and sewerage services and to attract additional new investment from private finance.
The three new water authorities are public sector bodies which will forge a partnership with the providers of private sector funds to produce the greatest benefit in terms of quality of service and value for money for the people of Scotland. This is a novel and imaginative approach and I expect that all involved will play their part in ensuring its success.
I can also announce today that Mr. Dick Douglas has accepted my invitation to become chairman of the new Water and Sewerage Customers Council. The rest of the membership will be appointed in the coming weeks. Mr. Douglas responded to the public advertisement for the position and as a former Member of this House is well known for his independence and vigour. I am confident that under his leadership the interests of customers will be ably championed.
Those appointed to the North of Scotland water authority are: Denis Addly, Councillor Raymond Bisset, Councillor Joan Eastern, Councillor Nigel J. O. Graham, Andrew D. F. Lewis, Alasdair N. MacCallum, Councillor Olwyn J. Macdonald, Nicolas McAndrew, Councillor Donald I. Nicholson, David R. Paton.
Those appointed to the East of Scotland water authority are: Disney Barlow, Robin Bell, Councillor Ian J. Berry, Councillor Ian Galloway, Councillor Tom Kerr, Councillor Pat McCafferty, Harry O'Hanlon, Sir Francis McWilliams, Roy Summers.
Those appointed to the West of Scotland water authority are: Norman S. M. Berry, Councillor Mungo Bryson, Sir Robert Easton, John M. Goodwin, David M. Gray, Peter N. B. Kennedy, Councillor William Petrie, Councillor Robert R. Reid, Provost Leslie Rosin, Councillor Ian R. Young.
TRADE AND INDUSTRY
National Physical Laboratory
Mr. Matthew Banks: To ask the President of the Board of Trade what progress he has made towards introducing private sector management into the National Physical Laboratory. [35049]
Mr. Lang: The intention to introduce private sector management to the National Physical Laboratory was announced by my right hon. Friend the Member for Henley (Mr. Heseltine) on 14 April 1994. A detailed investigation to tender was made available in December to five bidding consortia selected from among those expressing interest. In May, the Department selected two
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consortia as shortlisted bidders and in late June, Serco became the preferred bidder for final negotiations. These are now complete and Serco, in collaboration with AEA Technology and Loughborough university as subcontractors for particular tasks, has been selected to become the contractor to manage the laboratory and deliver the Department's measurement programmes for the next five years. Serco, which will take over on 1 October, offered better value for money than either its nearest competitor or the benchmark of NPL continuing as an agency. All but a few of the laboratory's staff will transfer to Serco, which will purchase some of the assets of the laboratory. The DTI will lease other assets together with the buildings to Serco for the duration of the contract.The contract includes incentives on the contractor to develop the business of the laboratory and to improve efficiency. The existing management have made substantial progress in these areas during NPL's period as an agency of the Department, but I am sure that private sector management will bring additional commercial freedoms and skills to NPL's work. The contract also requires NPL to maintain its status as one of the world's greatest metrology laboratories and as a centre of excellence for all aspects of measurement. I am confident that under commercial management the laboratory will be even better able to fulfil this vital role. As part of the arrangements to ensure this, the Royal Society and the Royal Academy of Engineering have agreed to advise me on the maintenance of the long-term capability and standing of the laboratory.
London Commodity Exchange
Mr. Bayley: To ask the President of the Board of Trade (1) if he will make a statement about the takeover bid for the London Commodity Exchange made by the Coffee, Sugar and Cocoa Exchange of New York, and its implications for cocoa and coffee processing companies operating in the United Kingdom; [34317]
(2) if his Department intends to review the decision to sell the United Kingdom's share of the buffer stock of cocoa beans following the New York Coffee, Sugar and Cocoa Exchange's take-over bid for the London Commodity Exchange; [34313]
(3) what representations he has made to the Director General of Fair Trading in respect of the bid by the Coffee, Sugar and Cocoa Exchange of New York to take over the London Commodity
Exchange. [34318]
Mr. Jonathan Evans: If this is a qualifying merger, the relevant competition authorities will need to consider the takeover. If it falls to the UK competition authorities, the Director General of Fair Trading will advise my right hon. Friend the President of the Board of Trade whether to refer the merger to the Monopolies and Mergers Commission. In giving his advice, the DGFT will take into account third party views and any other relevant factors.
Mr. Bayley: To ask the President of the Board of Trade what discussions Her Majesty's Government have had with (a) the European Commission and (b) other Governments of EU member states about the take- over bid for the London Commodity Exchange. [34314]
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Mr. Evans: None. If such a takeover fell to the United Kingdom competition authorities, then any plans which a company might have to acquire the London Commodity Exchange would be a matter for discussions with the Director General of Fair Trading who has a duty under the Fair Trading Act 1973 to advise my right hon. Friend the President of the Board of Trade on whether any qualifying mergers should be referred to the Monopolies and Mergers Commission.
Departmental Responsibilities
Mr. Blunkett: To ask the President of the Board of Trade which of the former Department of Employment's responsibilities his Department has now taken on; and which Minister is in charge of each area of responsibility. [34043]
Mr. Lang: My Department has taken over the former Employment Department group's responsibilities for industrial relations policy and legislation, pay issues, redundancy payments; and sponsorship of the Advisory Conciliation and Arbitration Service and the Industrial Tribunals. My hon. Friend the Member for Brecon and Radnor (Mr. Evans) will be responsible for these matters, and will report to me.
President of the Board of Trade (Salary)
Mr. Malcolm Bruce: To ask the President of the Board of Trade what is the present annual salary of the President of the Board of Trade. [34004]
Mr. Lang: My ministerial salary as President of the Board of Trade is £42,834 per annum. In addition, I receive a reduced parliamentary salary of £24,985 per annum.
Government Regional Office
Mr. Clapham: To ask the President of the Board of Trade what assessment his Department has made of the benefits to industry of opening the Government's regional offices; and if he will make a statement. [33554]
Mr. Eggar [holding answer 12 July 1995]: The Government offices for the English regions and the expanding network of business links provide single points of contact for local businesses on a range of issues.
Business Link
Mr. Clapham: To ask the President of the Board of Trade, pursuant to his answer of 4 July, Official Report , column 625 , in what circumstances he would relax the accreditation procedure for continued use of the Business Link brand. [33547]
Mr. Page [holding answer 12 July 1995]: In order to ensure that all businesses have access to high quality support, there will be no relaxation of the accreditation standards. However, if the reasons for failure are unlikely to affect the service received by clients, the Business Link Accreditation Board will have discretion to recommend a temporary extension of the licences to use the Business Link brand, provided that the business link has effective plans for remedying the shortfall. The implementation of those plans will be checked at the next regular surveillance visit.
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Mr. Clapham: To ask the President of the Board of Trade, pursuant to his answer of 4 July, Official Report , column 625 , what options his Department has considered to ensure that small businesses have access to quality business advice if he accepts a recommendation from the Business Links Accreditation Board that their local business link should have its licence to use the Business Link branch withdrawn. [33548]
Mr. Page [holding answer 12 July 1995]: Should an individual business link licence be withdrawn, agreement would be sought with a neighbouring accredited business link to provide the access to high quality support services.
Inward Investment
Mr. Morgan: To ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will give the latest regional statistics available of the share of inward investment projects coming to Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and the regions of England; and what share Wales has received from the latest data available of all inward investment projects coming from (a) Japan, (b) North America and (c) Europe. [34249]
Mr. Eggar: My right hon. Friend the then President of the Board of Trade announced on 4 July 1995, Official Report, columns, 145 46 that a record number of 434 inward investment projects were notified to the Invest in Britain Bureau in 1994 95. The regional breakdown of this total is as follows:
|Number |Per cent.
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Wales |50 |11.5
Scotland |81 |18.7
Northern Ireland |22 |5.1
East |12 |2.8
East Midlands |44 |10.1
North East |38 |8.7
North West |49 |11.3
South East |37 |8.5
South West |21 |4.3
West Midlands |62 |14.3
Yorkshire/Humberside |18 |4.1
Wales's share of all projects coming from the
specified countries
was as follows:
|Per cent.
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Japan |11.4 (5 of 44)
North America |11.8 (25 of 212)
Europe |13.6 (19 of 140)
Consultants
Mr. Milburn: To ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will estimate the cost of employing consultants in connection with privatisation programmes in which his Department has been engaged since 1980. [33457]
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Mr. Lang: I refer the hon. Member to the replies given by my right hon. Friend the First Secretary of State to his questions last year on 5 May 1994 and 16 June 1994, Official Report , column 604 and columns 428-29 . The Comptroller and Auditor General has not published any additional reports on privatisations undertaken by the DTI since then.
Mr. Milburn: To ask the President of the Board of Trade which firms of consultants employed by his Department over the last year have been paid more than £1,000 per day. [33880]
Mr. Lang [holding answer 12 July 1995]: The information is not collected and cannot be provided except at disproportionate cost.
Mr. Milburn: To ask the President of the Board of Trade how much his Department and its agencies have spent on computer consultancy in each of the last five years; and what is the expected expenditure over the next five years. [33861]
Mr. Lang [holding answer 12 July 1995]: Figures prior to 1992 93 are not readily available and cannot be provided other than at disproportionate cost. Due to the devolvement of budgets for computer consultancy, the following figures represent only the expenditure made through the central IT procurement section.
Year |Thousand --------------------------- 1992-93 |6,212 1993-94 |4,671 1994-95 |4,137
It is not possible to provide expected expenditure over the next five years other than at disproportionate cost due to budget devolvement. Information available on forecast expenditure by the central computer section on consultancy support for corporate projects over the next three years is as follows--estimates are not available for the final two years:
Year |£ thousand --------------------------------- 1995-96 |1,181 1996-97 |861 1997-98 |824
Mr. Milburn: To ask the President of the Board of Trade which firms have won computer consultancy contracts from his Department and its agencies over the last five years; and what is the number of contracts per firm. [33892]
Mr. Lang [holding answer 12 July 1995]: This information is not held centrally and it cannot be provided other than at
disproportionate cost. However, following an open tender procurement, the Department has set up framework agreements with the following companies enabling the Department's management units and agencies to call off computer consultancy support as required.
Admiral Management Services Ltd.
ASE Consulting
CMG Computer Management Group (UK) Ltd.
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Coopers and LybrandCray Systems Ltd.
CSS Trident Ltd.
CSC Computer Sciences Ltd.
EFD Total System Consultants Ltd.
Kermon Ltd.
KPMG Management Consulting
Logica UK Ltd.
PA Consulting Group
Parity Systems Ltd.
SEMA Group Systems Ltd.
Secure Information Systems Ltd.
Touche Ross and Co.
Triad Special Systems Ltd.
The agreements were finalised in August 1994 and cover a period of up to five years.
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