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Algrade Trust
Mr. Home-Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will make a statement on the consideration of the affairs of the Algrade trust by the Scottish Charities Office; if he will make further provision to improve the accommodation and care of
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residents on the trust's premises at Humbie; and if the Crown Office intends to take any action against the former trustees. [34773]Lord James Douglas-Hamilton: I shall write to the hon. Member as soon as possible.
Housing
Mr. McAllion: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many houses in Scotland were affected by (a) dampness and (b) condensation in the last year for which figures are available. [35220]
Mr. Raymond S. Robertson: Local authorities estimated that the number of public sector houses affected by (a) dampness total 55, 554 and (b) condensation total 142,684 as at 31 March 1994. Information for Scottish Homes and the new town is not held centrally.
Mr. McAllion: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many houses in Scotland were classified as below the tolerable standard in the last year for which figures are available. [35221]
Mr. Robertson: The latest available information on the number of houses in Scotland below the tolerable standard is published in the statistical bulletin HSG/1994/8 "Dwellings below the Tolerable Standard (BTS) in Scotland: Estimates by Local Authorities for March 1994 and Details of Action on such Dwellings". This bulletin is available in the Library.
Mr. Wallace: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the Government guidelines or circulars issued by his Department to islands councils and district councils in Scotland since 1 January 1993 relating to the discharge of these councils' functions as housing authorities. [35711]
Mr. Raymond Robertson: The list of guidelines or circulars issued by the housing group of the Scottish Office Environment Department since 1 January 1993 to district and islands councils in Scotland is as follows:
Date |Guidelines/Circulars
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1993
ENV 7/1993 |Local Authorities Etc (Allowances)
| (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1993.
ENV 12/1993 |New Style Housing Plans, Annual Policy
| Statements and Housing Capital
| Programmes.
ENV 14/1993 |Guidance on Strategic Priorities and Option
| Appraisal in Housing Investment.
ENV 15/1993 |Housing and Community Care: Bridging
| Finance.
ENV 19/1993 |Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban
| Development Act 1993: Commencement of
| Provisions Relating Exclusively to Scotland.
ENV 20/1993 |Extension of Rent to Mortgage Scheme to
| Local Authority Tenants
ENV 21/1993 |Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban
| Development Act 1993: Commencement of
| Part II, Chapter II Provisions.
ENV 24/1993 |Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban
| Development Act 1993: Commencement
| Order and Associated Orders.
ENV 26/1993 |Housing for People Leaving the Armed
| Forces.
1994
ENV 2/1994 |Housing and Crime Prevention.
ENV 8/1994 |Right to Compensation for Improvements.
ENV 12/1994 |Right to Repair.
ENV 23/1994 |Housing Management Plans.
ENV 27/1994 |Community Care-The Housing Dimension.
ENV 30/1994 |Improvement and Repairs Grant System:
| Aims and Objectives.
ENV 32/1994 |Housing (Scotland) Act 1987: Part XIV:
| Defective Housing Ending of Scheme of
| Assistance.
September 1993 |Refurbishment Contracts: Guidelines for the
| more effective involvement of tenants in the
| repair and improvement of their homes.
| Tenant Feedback: A Step-by-Step Guide to
| Tenant Satisfaction Surveys.
1993-95 |A series of 5 Housing Management Good
| Practices Notes on Rent Collection and Rent
| Accounting, Rent Arrears Management,
| Void Management, Tenant Participation and
| Tenancy Management.
1994 |9 reports of pilot studies carried out in
| England by the Department of the
| Environment on housing management CCT
| covering aspects including organisational
| change, tenants consultation, contract
| specification and information technology.
May 1995 |Housing Management CCT-Issues for
| Authorities with Dispersed or Sparse
| Housing Stock.
Unemployment
Mr. McAllion: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many registered unemployed there were in Scotland on the latest date for which figures are available; and what was the equivalent figure for 1979. [35226]
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Mr. Kynoch: In June 1995, seasonally adjusted claimant unemployment in Scotland was 197,600. The equivalent figure in 1979 was 138,500.
Mr. McAllion: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many registered unemployed there were who had been out of work for more than a year in Scotland on the latest date for which figures are available; and what was the equivalent figure for 1979. [35227]
Mr. Kynoch: In April 1995, 70,100 people in Scotland had been claimant unemployed for more than a year.
An equivalent figure for 1979 is not available.
Nurses
Mr. McAllion: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) how many nurses in training there were in Scotland in each year since 1979; [35652]
(2) how many nurses were employed in the Scottish NHS in each year since 1979. [35651]
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton: I shall write to the hon. Member as soon as possible.
Residential and Nursing Homes
Mr. McAllion: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what were the numbers of people being cared for in private nursing homes and private residential homes for the elderly in Scotland in (a) 1979, (b) 1990 and (c) the last year for which figures are available. [35655]
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton: The table shows the available information:
|1985 |1987 |1990 |1993 |1994
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Private nursing homes |n/a |<1>5,063 |<1>10,311|<1>17,012|15,676
Private residential homes for the elderly |901 |1,960 |3,195 |3,295 |n/a
<1> Number of places.
The earliest year for which information is available for private residential homes is 1985 and 1987 for nursing homes.
Police Force
Mr. Wallace: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is (a) the establishment and (b) the manpower of each police force in Scotland in terms of (i) numbers of police officers and (ii) numbers of civilian support staff as at (1) 1 April 1994 and (2) 1 April 1995. [34322]
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton: The information requested is set out in the table.
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|Civilian
|Police establishment|Police strength<1> |establishment<2> |Civilian strength<2>
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At 1 April 1994
Central |650 |658 |203 |173
Dumfries and Galloway |384 |386 |177 |147
Fife |780 |791 |273 |237
Grampian |1,178 |1,193 |479 |422
Lothian and Borders |2,522 |2,558 |1,183 |965
Northern |654 |658 |352 |321
Strathclyde |6,954 |6,860 |2,066 |1,548
Tayside |1,079 |1,070 |438 |364
Total |14,201 |14,174 |5,171 |4,177
At 1 April 1995
Central |652 |656 |217 |185
Dumfries and Galloway |384 |391 |177 |162
Fife |780 |789 |284 |235
Grampian |1,178 |1,194 |487 |427
Lothian and Borders |2,522 |2,539 |1,222 |1,003
Northern |654 |649 |368 |318
Strathclyde |6,954 |7,014 |2,231 |1,618
Tayside |1,085 |1,091 |464 |399
Total |14,209 |14,323 |5,450 |4,347
<1> Includes officers on secondment.
<2> Includes traffic wardens, clerical and technical staff, cadets, domestics, cleaners, and part-time staff.
Mr. Wallace: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the current ratio of police officers to civilian support staff in (a) each police force in Scotland and (b) overall in Scotland. [34323]
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton: The information is as follows:
|Ratio of police
|officers to
|civilian support
|staff at
Force |1 April 1995
--------------------------------------------------------
Central |3.5:1
Dumfries and Galloway |2.4:1
Fife |3.3:1
Grampian |2.8:1
Lothian and Borders |2.5:1
Northern |2.0:1
Strathclyde |4.3:1
Tayside |2.7:1
Scotland |3.3:1
Police numbers include officers on secondment. Civilian
numbers include traffic wardens, clerical and technical
staff, cadets, domestics, cleaners (except in the case
of Strathclyde where cleaning services have been
contracted out) and part-time staff.
Human Rights
Mr. Wallace: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if his Department or the Lord Advocate were consulted on Scottish issues in connection with the Government's fourth periodic report to the United Nations Human Rights Committee. [34669]
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton: The Scottish office was fully involved in the preparation of the United Kingdom's fourth periodic report to the human rights committee under article 40 of the international covenant on civil and political rights.
Wildlife
Mrs. Fyfe: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the globally endangered and endemic species of wildlife found in Scotland and their current conservation status; and what sum is currently being spent by Scottish Natural Heritage on safeguarding these species. [34924]
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Mr. Kynoch: The information requested is given below:
List of globally threatened and threatened endemic species
occurring in Scotland
Globally threatened |Common |Red data book
species |name |status
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Fungi
Tulostoma niveum |- |Vulnerable
Lichens
Collema dichotomum |River jelly lichen |Vulnerable
Schistmatoma graphidioides |- |Vulnerable
Bryophytes
Lejeuna mandonii |- |Endangered
Gymnostonum insigne |- |(Localised)
Vascular plants
Artemisia norvegica |Norwegian mugwort |Rare
Euphrasia spp (x5) |Eyebrights |Rare
Trichomanes speciosum |Killarney fern |Endangered
Invertebrates
Hirudo medicinalis |Medicinal leech |Rare
Margaritifera margaritifera |Freshwater pearl mussel |Scarce
Formica aquilonia |- |Scarce
Formica lugubris |- |Scarce
Vertigo angustior |- |Endangered
Vertigo genesii |- |Endangered
Vertigo geyeri |- |Endangered
Herpetofauna
Dermochelyidae/ Cheloniidae (x4) |Marine turtles |Endangered
Birds
Crex Crex |Corncrake |Red data book listed
Mammals
Delphinapterus leucas |white whale, beluga |Insufficiently known
Monodon monoceros |narwhal |Insufficiently known
Phocoena phocoena |harbour porpoise |Insufficiently known
Lagenorhynchus albirostris |white-beaked dolphin |Insufficiently known
Lagenorhynchus acutus |Atlantic white-sided dolphin|Insufficiently known
Grampus griseus |Risso's dolphin |Insufficiently known
Tursiops truncatus |bottlenose dolphin |Insufficiently known
Stenella coeruleoalba |striped dolphin |Insufficiently known
Delphinus delphis |common dolphin |Insufficiently known
Pseudorca crassidens |false killer whale |Insufficiently known
Orcinus orca |killer whale |Insufficiently known
Globicephala melas |long-finned pilot whale |Insufficiently known
Mesoplodon bidens |Sowerby's beaked whale |Insufficiently known
Mesoplodon densirostris |Blainville's beaked whale |Insufficiently known
Mesoplodon nurus |True's beaked whale |Insufficiently known
Ziphius cavirostris |Cuvier's beaked whale |Insufficiently known
Hyperoodon ampullatus |northern bottlenose whale |Insufficiently known
Physeter macrocephalus |sperm whale |Insufficiently known
Kogia breviceps |pygmy sperm whale |Insufficiently known
Eubalaena glacialis |northern right whale |Endangered
Balaenoptera acutorostrata |minke whale |Insufficiently known
Balaenoptera borealis |sei whale |Vulnerable
Balaenoptera musculus |blue whale |Endangered
Balaenoptera physalus |fin whale |Vulnerable
Megaptera novaeangliae |humpback whale |Vulnerable
Threatened endemics
Bryophytes
Bryoerythrophyllum caledonicum<2> |- |(Localised)
Pictus scoticus<2> |- |Data deficient
Pohlia scotica<2> |- |(Localised)
Spagnum Skyense<2> |- |Data deficient
Bryum dixonii<2> |- |Scarce
Fossombronia fimbriata<1> |- |Scarce
Algae
Chara muscosa (possibly extinct) |Mossy Stonewort |Indeterminate
Vascular plants
Athyrium flexile<><2> |Newman's lady fern |Scarce
Calamagrostis scotica<2> |Scottish small-reed |Vulnerable
Cerastium nigrescens<2> |Shetland mouse-ear |Rare
Cochlearia micacea<2> |Mountain scurvy-grass |Rare
Epipactis youngiana<2> |Young's helleborine |Vulnerable
Senecio cambrensis<2> |Welsh groundsel |Rare
Primula scotica<2> |Scots primrose |Scarce
Invertebrates
Procas granulicollis |- |Indeterminate
Thinobius newberyi |a rove beetle |Vulnerable
Aricia artaxerxes |northern brown argus |Scarce
Birds
Loxia scotica |Scottish crossbill |Red data book listed
<1>Endemic to Britain and Ireland rather than Britain alone.<2>Species that occur in Scotland only.
NB. The sea mammals listed are those which have been recorded in the UK. Few actually breed in UK waters.
During the financial year 1994 95 the amount spent by Scottish Natural Heritage--SNH--on safeguarding these species was £66,000. For the year 1995 96, the amount allocated is £120,000. The 1995 96 figures include expenditure under SNH's species action programme.
Homelessness
Mr. Wallace: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) what consideration has been given to extending the coverage of the rough sleepers initiative to Scotland; [34928]
(2) what is the amount of public funding which has been specifically targeted on people sleeping rough in Scotland in each year since 1991 92; and how many units of accommodation have been provided through such funding. [34925]
Mr. Raymond S. Robertson: Information is not available centrally on publicly funded services provided specifically for rough sleepers by housing, health and social work agencies, including voluntary bodies receiving grants from public funds. Facilities for rough sleepers are usually also used by other categories of homeless people; though some will be of particular benefit to rough sleepers, for example temporary accommodation and drop-in centres. We would expect local housing authorities, which have the primary statutory responsibility for tackling homelessness, to give particular priority to assisting those who are, or are at risk of, sleeping rough, and to work closely with other agencies. Future policy on rough sleepers will be informed by research into the prevalence of rooflessness in Scotland, from which findings will be available in mid 1996.
Nursery Education
Mrs. Fyfe: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what are the intended and actual frequencies of inspection by Her Majesty's inspector of schools for (a) local authority-run nursery schools and (b) private nursery schools. [34814]
Mr. Raymond S. Robertson: Her Majesty's inspectors of schools--HMI-- inspect a sample of about 6 per cent. of local authority nursery schools and nursery classes attached to primary schools each year leading to a published report and follow-up inspection. They inspect nursery provision attached to independent schools. In addition, HMI has promoted self- evaluation in the pre-school sector by the recent publication of performance indicators for pre-school provision. Further inspection visits lead to the publication of aspect reports such as the HMI report "The Education of Children Under Five in
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Scotland." Further consideration will be given to future patterns of inspection in the context of the Government's current initiative on pre-school education.Mrs. Fyfe: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if he will estimate the cost of administering a voucher scheme for nursery education; and if such administration will include checks on fraud and exchange or the sale of vouchers. [34815]
Mr. Robertson: As my right hon. Friend announced on 6 July, we shall be consulting on the detail of the voucher scheme in Scotland. It would be premature to comment on specific details of the scheme in advance of that consultation but necessary safeguards will be included.
Mrs. Fyfe: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will estimate how many new private nursery schools will open in the highlands and islands following the introduction of a voucher scheme. [34816]
Mr. Robertson: At this stage, it is not possible to forecast how many private nurseries or playgroups may open in the highlands and islands following the introduction of the voucher schemes. The position will become clearer in due course.
Mrs. Fyfe: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will estimate the capital and revenue of providing nursery school places for all children in the three to five-year age group. [34817]
Mr. Robertson: The revenue cost of local authority nursery schools and classes for children aged two to five in 1993 94, the most recent year for which returns are available, was £62.2 million. In September 1993, 47,682 children aged three to five were in a mix of full-time and part-time local authority nursery schools or classes. Children generally enter primary school in Scotland in August where their fifth birthday falls between the previous March and the following February. Excluding five-year- olds, the estimated revenue cost of providing the same mix of nursery education for all three and four-year-olds in the year given would have been around £162 million. Information on the associated capital costs is not available centrally.
Mrs. Fyfe: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will provide (a) a breakdown of the completed nursery school building programme, and the conversion of primary school classrooms for nursery education in each year since 1979 and (b) a breakdown of present such programmes by local education authority, together with location and cost of each proposed development. [34818]
Mr. Robertson: Information in the form requested is not available centrally.
Mrs. Fyfe: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish the information collected for the Scottish Education Department's 1988 review of provision for under-sixes; and if he will order and publish an update of that information. [34819]
Mr. Robertson: My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State has no plans to do so. The position regarding pre-school provision has changed significantly since that review was undertaken. Since then, there has been a large increase in provision by education authorities as well as by the voluntary and private sector. The new initiative,
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based on vouchers, which my right hon. Friend announced on 6 July 1995 will build on that progress but also offer parents real choice. More generally, information on levels of provision for pre-school education in Scotland is now published on a regular basis by the Scottish Office in statistical bulletins.Child Sexual Abuse
Mr. Wallace: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland when he proposes to publish guidelines on the interviewing of children in cases of suspected child sexual abuse; and if he will make a statement. [34926]
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton: Guidance on interviewing children in cases of suspected child abuse forms part of wider guidance on joint investigation of such cases by police and social work. This has been prepared by a working group set up by the Secretary of State and the Lord Advocate following the publication of Lord Clyde's report of the Orkney inquiry. It will be issued shortly for consultation and copies will be placed in the Library.
Libraries
Mrs. Fyfe: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will make it his policy that public libraries will remain in the public sector. [34859]
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton: My right hon. Friend has no plans to change local authorities' statutory duty to secure the provision of adequate library facilities for all persons resident in their area. The report on the scope for contracting out in the public library service prepared for the Government by the consultants KPMG and CPI is being published today and the Scottish Office Education Department will consult local authorities and interested bodies about it.
A92
Mr. Malcolm Bruce: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will announce when construction on dualling of the A92 between the Balmedie bypass and Tipperty is to begin. [35373]
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton: I am unable to say when construction on the upgrade of the A92 trunk road between the Balmedie bypass and Tipperty will commence. Officials in the Scottish Office Industry Department are currently considering a report prepared by consultants which recommends a route for the A92. Following the identification of a detailed scheme statutory authority to proceed will be sought. The scheme will thereafter compete with others for resources in the trunk road construction programme.
Dental Services
Mr. Malcolm Bruce: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list by region the number of dental practices (a) in Scotland and (b) in Gordon which continue to register national health service patients. [35263]
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton: No information is held on dental practices. The number of individual dentists registered at 31 March 1995 on health board
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dental lists to provide national health service general dental services in Scotland was 1,763, of whom 20 practised in Gordon district. General dental practitioners are independent contractors who are free to decide whether to offer NHS treatment to each individual patient.Courts Administration
Ms Roseanna Cunningham: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what plans there are to terminate the existing immunity of the Scottish courts administration from the consequences of negligence, following the case of Meekison v. Uniroyal Englebert Tyres Limited 1995, GWD 336. [35365]
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton: The basis of the judgment of sheriff principal Gordon Nicholson QC in the appeal in this case was that courts in Scotland do not have a power at common law to make an award of expenses against someone who is not a party to a litigation, except in the cases of a dominus litis and a law agent. The Government have no plans to change the law in this respect.
Departmental Staff
Ms Armstrong: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list for each civil service grade in his Department the number of (a) male and (b) female (i) full-time and (ii) part-time employees. [35456]
Mr. Michael Forsyth: The number of permanent industrial and non- industrial staff on 1 April 1995 on a head-count basis were as follows:
Male Female
|Full-time|Part-time|Full-time|Part-time
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The Scottish office and its
executive agencies (excluding
the Scottish Prison Service) |3,310 |24 |2,009 |336
The Scottish Prison Service |3,815 |94 |406 |31
Female
Full-time Part-time Full-time Part-time
The Scottish office and its executive agencies (excluding the Scottish Prison Service) 3,310 24 2,009 336
The Scottish Prison Service 3,815 94 406 31
The breakdown by grade of non-industrial staff in the Scottish Office and its executive agencies other than the Scottish Prison Service was as shown in the table. No breakdown of industrial staff by grade is available. The Scottish Prison Service has undergone a pay and grading review, and no longer uses civil service grades: it is therefore not possible to provide a breakdown of staffing numbers as requested.
Department: The Scottish office and its executive agencies
Male Female
Grade |Full-time|Part-time|Full-time|Part-time
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Unified G1 |1 |- |- |-
Unified G2 |6 |- |- |-
Unified G3 |20 |- |2 |1
Unified G4 |13 |- |3 |-
Unified G5 |92 |1 |9 |8
Unified G6 |68 |- |11 |1
Unified G7 |308 |3 |61 |16
SEO |130 |1 |23 |3
HEO(D) |13 |- |6 |-
HEO |342 |2 |153 |35
AT |3 |- |4 |-
EO |246 |2 |287 |45
AO |299 |3 |432 |84
AA |215 |- |367 |43
Senior Econ Assistant |10 |- |1 |1
Econ Assistant |3 |- |- |-
Senior Assistant
Statistician |3 |- |11 |1
Assistant Statistician |3 |- |1 |-
Senior Information Officer |9 |1 |3 |-
Information Officer |6 |- |5 |-
Assistant Information
Officer |1 |- |2 |-
Librarian |1 |- |5 |-
Assistant Librarian |2 |- |6 |-
Legal Officer |1 |- |1 |-
Legal Trainee |2 |- |1 |-
Curatorial Grade D |3 |- |4 |-
Curatorial Grade E |4 |- |2 |1
Curatorial Grade F |2 |- |4 |-
Conservation Grade D |4 |- |- |-
Conservation Grade E |2 |- |1 |-
Conservation Grade F |2 |- |- |-
Senior Map and Chart
Officer |1 |- |- |-
Map and Chart Officer |2 |- |- |-
Map and Chart TG1 |1 |- |1 |-
SPTO |84 |1 |7 |-
HPTO |36 |- |- |-
PTO |83 |- |- |-
TG1 |2 |- |2 |-
TG2 |1 |- |3 |-
Graphics Officer |3 |- |- |-
Senior Research
Officer (S) |4 |1 |6 |2
Senior Research
Officer (R) |2 |- |1 |-
Chief Typing Manager |- |- |1 |-
Typing Manager |- |- |7 |-
Senior Personal Secretary |- |- |11 |-
Personal Secretary |1 |- |186 |29
Typist |4 |- |189 |43
Trainee Typist |- |- |2 |-
Senior Scientific Officer |40 |- |3 |1
Higher Scientific Officer |54 |- |16 |-
Scientific Officer |30 |- |22 |3
Asset Scientific Officer |20 |- |28 |4
Museum Support Grade 1 |4 |- |- |-
Museum Support Grade 2 |7 |- |1 |-
Museum Support Grade 3 |4 |- |5 |-
Museum Support Grade 4 |36 |5 |12 |6
Museum Support Grade 5 |12 |- |9 |5
Higher Photographic
Officer |3 |- |1 |-
Photographic Officer |5 |- |- |-
Proc. and Gen. Super
Group Grade D |- |- |1 |-
Stores Officer C |1 |- |- |-
Support Manager 2 |1 |- |1 |-
Support Manager 3 |4 |- |4 |-
SGB1 |18 |- |8 |-
SGB2 |122 |- |31 |4
Agricultural Officer |113 |- |5 |-
Area Meat and Livestock
Inspector |1 |- |- |-
Asset Inspector Fire Service |2 |- |- |-
Asset Chief Inspector
Social Work |3 |- |1 |-
Chief Dental Officer |1 |- |- |-
Chief Executive NHS |1 |- |- |-
Chief Food and Dairy
Officer |1 |- |- |-
Chief Ind. Pollution
Inspector |1 |- |- |-
Chief Medical Officer |1 |- |- |-
Chief Nursing Officer |- |- |1 |-
Commandant (Fire
School) |1 |- |- |-
Commandant (Police
College) |1 |- |- |-
Dental Officer |2 |- |1 |-
Department Chief Ind.
Pollution Inspector |1 |- |- |-
Farm Manager |2 |- |- |-
First Officer (Executive) |13 |- |- |-
Food and Dairy Officer |- |- |2 |-
Higher Agricultural
Officer (T) |43 |- |- |-
Higher Agricultural
Officer |16 |- |1 |-
Higher Horticultural
Officer |- |- |1 |-
Higher Marketing
Officer (Horticulture) |4 |- |- |-
Higher Marketing
Officer (Poultry) |1 |- |- |-
HM Chief Inspector
of Prisons |- |1 |- |-
HM Chief Inspector
of Constabulary |1 |- |- |-
HM Chief Inspector
of Fire Services |1 |- |- |-
HM Inspector of
Fire Services |1 |- |- |-
HM Inspector of
schools |42 |1 |12 |-
HM Staff Inspector |24 |- |3 |-
HM Inspector of Constabulary |- |1 |- |-
Horticultural Officer |1 |- |- |1
Inspector of Social Work Services |6 |- |3 |-
Marketing Officer (Horticulture) |4 |- |2 |-
Marketing Officer (Poultry) |3 |- |- |-
Nursing Officer |2 |- |4 |-
Principal Agricultural Officer |10 |- |- |-
Principal Horticultural Officer |1 |- |- |-
Principal Reporter |2 |- |- |-
Reporter |9 |- |1 |-
Senior Asset Inspector of
Fire Services |1 |- |- |-
Senior Agricultural Officer |45 |- |- |-
Senior Dental Officer |1 |- |- |-
Senior Horticultural Officer |1 |- |- |-
Senior Planner |8 |- |- |-
Senior Agricultural Officer
(Poultry) |1 |- |- |-
Telecoms Engineering
Technician |8 |- |- |-
Telecoms Technical Engineer 1 |1 |- |- |-
Telecoms Technical Engineer 2 |2 |- |- |-
Chief Engineer |8 |- |- |-
Collector of Fisheries Statistics |- |1 |- |-
Commander |8 |- |- |-
First Officer (Safety) |8 |- |- |-
Engineer Superintendent |1 |- |- |-
Fishery Officer 1 |21 |- |- |-
Fishery Officer 2 |40 |- |1 |-
Inspector of Sea Fisheries |9 |- |- |-
Marine Superintendent |1 |- |- |-
Second Engineer |8 |- |- |-
Second Officer |12 |- |2 |-
Third Engineer |6 |- |- |-
Constable (Royal Parks) |9 |- |1 |-
Sergeant (Royal Parks) |1 |- |- |-
Total |2,914 |24 |2,005 |336
Child Care
Ms Armstrong: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how much his Department spends on (a) child
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care provision for under-fives and (b) out- of-school provision for the over-fives, both directly, excluding provision for departmental staff, and indirectly through resources made available to local authorities and other organisations; what form of provision is provided; and how many full-time and part-time places are provided. [35550]Lord James Douglas-Hamilton: The Scottish Office supports the provision of various forms of day care through the urban programme and through grants under section 10 of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968. In 1994 95, over £6.7 million was made available from these sources. Local enterprise companies are also now funding child care projects for children under five and also for older children. The Government have in addition put some £45 million into expanding after-school care and this is being delivered in Scotland through local enterprise companies.
Within the local authority expenditure settlement for 1994 95 provision of £28.106 million was made for day care for children. The latest available information about the form and level of day care provision in Scotland at March 1994 is as follows:
|Number of places
---------------------------------------------------
Day nurseries |<1>16,000
Playgroups |43,335
Childminders |31,797
<1> Estimated
Ayrshire and Arran Health Board
Mr. Donohoe: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what tendering procedure was adopted by Ayrshire and Arran health board in appointing Allan Clark Associates to conduct its public relations. [35749]
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton: I shall write to the hon. Member as soon as possible.
South Ayrshire NHS Trust
Mr. Donohoe: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what tendering procedure was adopted by the South Ayrshire NHS Trust in appointing its public relations advisers; and which companies were involved in this process. [35748]
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton: I shall write to the hon. Member as soon as possible.
Non-Domestic Properties (Valuation)
Mr. Donohoe: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many appeals have been lodged against the valuation of non-domestic properties arising out of the 1995 valuation in each valuation area; how long it takes to deal with each appeal on average; how many appeals have been dealt with so far; and how many have been successful. [35718]
Mr. Kynoch: As the initial period for lodging appeals is not yet concluded, none of this information is currently available centrally. Information will be sought on a regular basis once that period has passed and while the disposal of appeals continues.
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Mr. Donohoe: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the number of appeals lodged against the valuation of non-domestic properties in each valuation area on the last occasion this was undertaken; and what was the average amount of time it took to deal with these appeals and number of appeals which were
successful. [35681]
Mr. Kynoch: The table shows the number of appeals, by region and island areas, arising from the 1990 revaluation. A total of 79,467 appeals were lodged with assessors throughout Scotland. No information was collected centrally concerning the time taken to dispose of appeals or the eventual outcome of individual appeals.
|Number of appeals
|from
|1990 revaluation
----------------------------------------------------------
Borders |2,073
Central |4,282
Dumfries and Galloway |2,347
Fife |5,247
Grampian |8,100
Highland |4,168
Lothian |9,740
Strathclyde |35,679
Tayside |7,136
Orkney |174
Shetland |228
Western Isles |293
Scotland |79,467
Source:
Appeals returns submitted to LGF Statistics Unit by the
Scottish Assessors.
Development Corporations
Mr. Donohoe: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what procedure was adopted by Irvine development corporation in replacing the managing director of the development corporation; and what was the involvement of the Scottish Office in this matter. [35750]
Mr. Kynoch: Irvine development corporation, as the employer, sought applications for the post of managing director from senior staff serving in the five new town development corporations in Scotland. Following consideration and interviews, John Murdoch was appointed to succeed Brigadier Rickets on his retiral. The matter was discussed as part of the regular exchanges between the chairman of the board and officials of the Scottish Office Industry Department.
Mr. Donohoe: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the amount spent by each development corporation in supporting housing associations or co-operatives within their areas; and if he will list the bodies which have received this funding and the amounts involved. [35729]
Mr. Kynoch: Expenditure up to 30 June 1995 is set out in the table:
Development
corporation |Housing association |Amount £
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Cumbernauld |Abronhill housing association|10,500
East Kilbride |East Kilbride and district |105,990
| housing association
Glenrothes |Glenrothes community housing |25,7782
| association
Irvine |Irvine housing association |<1>311,770
Livingston |Almond housing association |68,205
<1> This figure includes the costs of two staff seconded from Irvine development corporation to Irvine housing
association.
Mr. Donohoe: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is (a) the number of residential properties in each of the new towns which thus far have been transferred to other landlords and (b) the number of properties transferred in each case; to which landlord the properties were transferred; and what was the capital receipt accruing to the development corporation in each case. [35727]
Mr. Kynoch: The information as at 30 June is set out in the table.
|Number of |Capital
Development |Housing |properties |Receipts £
corporation |association |transferred<1> |Million<2>
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Glenrothes |Kingdom |234 |7.58
|Link |30 |1.35
|Collydean |190 |6.65
|Hillcrest |216 |*3.14
Total |670 |18.72
East Kilbride |Loretto |20 |.90
|Link |60 |2.70
|East Kilbride and District|294 |*2.28
Total |374 |5.88
Cumbernauld |Bield |64 |2.10
|Link |163 |*4.30
|West of Scotland |136 |5.07
|GAP |57 |*1.22
|YWCA |23 |0.51
|Abronhill |146 |*0.94
Total |589 |14.14
Livingston |Almond |184 |*1.06
|Castle Rock (Livingston) |76 |*0.45
|Edinvar in Livingston |44 |*0.21
|Canmore |92 |2.41
Total |396 |4.13
<1> These are made up of new build and, except in Glenrothes, older stock. The split is different in each of the 3 towns and affects
the level of receipts and the average price paid.
<2> The basis of valuing housing stock for transfer was changed in May 1993 to a basis compatible with the RICS Guidance "The
Valuation on Transfer of Local Authority Housing Stock". This approach reflected more closely the conditions of sale, in particular
retention in the socially rented sector, and ended the need for purchasers to receive Housing Association Grant (HAG) from Scottish
Homes. The Associations which have not received HAG are marked with an asterisk.
Mr. Donohoe: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland which companies indicated an interest in the industrial assets of Irvine development corporation. [35693]
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Mr. Kynoch: Sale particulars of Irvine's industrial portfolio were circulated widely and strong interest was noted from nine companies, six of which submitted informal bids. Five companies, whose bids were above the asking price, were invited to submit, and submitted, formal offers. The names of companies are commercially sensitive and, save for the successful purchasers, are not made public.
Mr. Donohoe: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland when Irvine development corporation first entered into negotiations with Ashtenne Irvine Ltd. relating to their purchase of Irvine new town's industrial assets. [35694]
Mr. Kynoch: Astenne Irvine Ltd., along with the other four companies asked to submit a formal bid, were interviewed by the corporation over a two-day period on 8 and 9 November 1994.
Mr. Donohoe: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how much was raised by the sale of Irvine development corporation's industrial assets; and how much of this revenue will be used for investment in Irvine new town after the wind-up of Irvine development corporation. [35695]
Mr. Kynoch: Information about sales prior to April 1992 is not held centrally. For the period from April 1992 to June 1995 industrial disposals by Irvine development corporation realised £30.2 million. These resources have been allocated by the Secretary of State to his programmes, including those for the new towns, in the year in which they were generated. Accordingly, none of these particular receipts will be available for investment after the winding up of the development corporation.
Mr. Donohoe: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how much has been spent by Irvine development corporation in supporting the Irvine housing association. [35730]
Mr. Kynoch: At 30 June 1995, Irvine development corporation had provided £311,770 to support Irvine housing association. This included the costs of the two staff on secondment to the association from the corporation.
Highlands and Islands Airports Ltd.
Mr. Wallace: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many companies were invited by his Department to tender for the study into how the private sector might be involved in all or part of the business of Highlands and Islands Airports Ltd. [35714]
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton: Nine companies were invited to submit written proposals for the study.
Mr. Wallace: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the estimated cost to the public purse of the study into how the private sector might be involved in all or part of the business of Highlands and Islands Airports Ltd. [35715]
Lord James Douglas -Hamilton: The overall cost of the study will not exceed £60,000 including VAT.
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