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NHS Trusts
Mr. George Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how much each NHS trust in Scotland spent on non-NHS provision in each year since 1991-92. [7167]
Mr. Michael Forsyth: The information requested is not held centrally.
Departmental Staff
Mr. Norman Hogg: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the current establishment of his Department; and what it was in each of the past five years. [6832]
Mr. Michael Forsyth [holding answer 20 December 1995]: The number of permanent staff, full-time equivalent, in the Scottish Office core and its executive agencies is shown in the table. The figures relate to 1 April in the years from 1991 to 1995.
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| Core Scottish Office | Scottish Office executive agencies(51) including Scottish Prison Service | |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 5,475.0 | 4,811.0 |
| 1992 | 5,147.5 | 5,213.0 |
| 1993 | 4,923.0 | 5,800.0 |
| 1994 | 4,835.0 | 5,697.5 |
| 1995 | 4,217.0 | 5,542.7 |
(51) A number of agencies were created during the period in question. Prior to creation, their staffing would be counted under the SO core.
Nursery Voucher Scheme
Mr. Norman Hogg: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the projected cost of the nursery voucher scheme in 1996-97. [6833]
Mr. Raymond S. Robertson [holding answer 20 December 1995]: The pre-school vouchers initiative will receive £3 million of new funding in 1996-97.
Textile Industry
Mr. Welsh: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many workers were employed in the textile industry in Scotland in each of the past five years; and if he will provide a breakdown by district. [7265]
Mr. Kynoch [holding answer 20 December 1995]: Information for Scotland is as follows:
| Year | Number of employees |
|---|---|
| 1989 | 27,300 |
| 1991 | 23,600 |
| 1993 | 23,200 |
Note:
(52) There is a discontinuity between 1991 and 1993. 1989 and 1991 figures are for class 43 of the 1980 Standard Industrial Classification, the 1993 figure is for division 17 of the 1992 Standard Industrial Classification.
Source:
Census of Employment, Central Statistical Office.
Information at district level, where it is available, is on the NOMIS database in the House of Commons Library. Library staff are ready to assist in accessing the information if necessary. Confidentiality restrictions mean that employment information will not be available for districts with few textile employers.
Dounreay (Nuclear Emergencies)
Ms Roseanna Cunningham: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what emergency plans exist for the evacuation and decontamination of the area surrounding Dounreay in the event of a nuclear accident. [7291]
Mr. Kynoch [holding answer 20 December 1995]: United Kingdom Automatic Energy Authority emergency procedures are exercised regularly, in liaison with the emergency services, the local authority, central Government and other agencies as necessary. The off-site response is co-ordinated by the police who, with other emergency services and Highland regional council, have plans for managing the off-site aspects of any civil nuclear emergency at Dounreay.
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Gross Domestic Product
Mr. Welsh: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the gross domestic product for Scotland for the past five years; and if he will provide a breakdown by sector. [7246]
Mr. Kynoch [holding answer 20 December 1995]: Provisional data for 1994, together with information for 1991-93, will be published in an article called "Regional Accounts 1994, Part 1" in the December 1995 edition of Economic Trends. This will be available in the House of Commons Library from 29 December. Library staff are ready to assist in accessing information for earlier years.
Data covering years to 1993, now about to be revised, were published in the December 1994 edition of Economic Trends.
Abnormal Loads
Mr. Home Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many abnormal loads involving railway locomotives and rolling stock have been notified to police authorities for escort on roads since the introduction of track charges by Railtrack; and how many of such loads were notified during the equivalent period before that date. [7735]
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton: Consistent information about such movements is available only for the area of Strathclyde police and is as follows:
1995 (1 April to 20 December): 200
1994 (1 April to 20 December): 107.
Meat Inspectors
Mr. Malcolm Bruce: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many meat inspectors were employed in each region since 1990.
Mr. Raymond S. Robertson: At June 1995 the number of meat inspectors employed by the Meat Hygiene Service in each regional or islands council area of Scotland was as follows.
| Region/islands council | Number of meat inspectors |
|---|---|
| Borders | 5 |
| Central | 4 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 7 |
| Fife | 1 |
| Grampian | 34 |
| Highland | 1 |
| Lothian | 17 |
| Strathclyde | 19 |
| Tayside | 18 |
| Orkney Islands | 2 |
| Shetlands | Nil |
| Western Isles | Nil |
| Total | 108 |
Prior to the establishment of the Meat Hygiene Service such information was not collected centrally.
Internet
Mr. Austin Mitchell: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what web site his Department maintains on the Internet; what information is provided there; how often it
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is updated; what is the address; and if he or his Department answer questions and supply additional information through the Internet. [7572]
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton: The Scottish Office has made available to the public via the Government information service world wide web server information on a number of aspects of its work. The address of the Scottish Office home page is http://www.open.gov.uk/scotoff/scofhom.htm. The information available is extended and revised from time to time. It currently covers:
The responsibilities and organisation of the Scottish Office;
Summaries of the available Scottish Office factsheets;
The structure of the new unitary local authorities;
Higher education policy;
Rural affairs and natural heritage policy with electronic links to the recently published White Paper, "Rural Scotland: People, Prosperity and Partnership";
Links to information on educational research in Scotland;
Outlines of the functions of the social work services group and Her Majesty's industrial pollution inspectorate.
Algrade Trust
Mr. Home Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what payments were made by his Department from April 1981 to December 1994 to the Algrade Trust in respect of the care and accommodation of handicapped people at Humbie, East Lothian; and what estimate he has made of the proportion of that money which was spent on such care and accommodation by the Algrade Trust. [3261]
Mr. Roger Evans: I have been asked to reply.
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