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Private Finance Initiative
Dr. Godman: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many private finance initiative schemes have now been agreed in (a) Strathclyde and (b) Scotland. [18042]
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Mr. Michael Forsyth: Contracts have been signed for 20 private finance initiative schemes for services within my responsibility, with a total estimated initial capital value of more than £75 million. Nine of these schemes are in Strathclyde. Their total estimated initial capital value is £29 million.
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Psychiatric Beds
Dr. Godman: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many psychiatric beds have closed in each year since 1980-81 in (a) Strathclyde and (b) Scotland. [18049]
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton: Information on the number of beds closed is not centrally available. The pace of change in this sector is directed by patient needs. The organisation of long-stay care and care services in the community are determined by continuous joint assessment of local needs involving health boards and local authorities. The aim is to secure the most effective package of services, both in hospital and in the community, that meet the specific needs of patients and carers.
| Year | Scotland | Strathclyde |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 16,953 | 8,004 |
| 1982 | 16,765 | 7,952 |
| 1983 | 16,569 | 7,852 |
| 1984 | 16,444 | 7,721 |
| 1985 | 16,463 | 7,766 |
| 1986 | 16,197 | 7,567 |
| 1987 | 15,820 | 7,253 |
| 1988 | 15,508 | 7,017 |
| 1989 | 14,973 | 6,791 |
| 1990 | 14,407 | 6,598 |
| 1991 | 13,927 | 6,358 |
| 1992 | 13,251 | 5,951 |
| 1993 | 12,561 | 5,594 |
| 1994 | 11,727 | 5,203 |
| 1995 | 11,034 | 4,881 |
Notes:
1. Comprises specialities of mental illness, psychogeriatrics, child psychiatry and adolescent psychiatry.
2. Includes beds in joint-user and contractual hospitals. Joint-user hospitals are local authority institutions in which accommodation is made available to health boards in terms of the sixth schedule of the National Assistance Act, 1948. Contractual hospitals are institutions where health boards have customer arrangements with voluntary bodies for the use of beds.
3. Strathclyde information comprises Argyll and Clyde, Ayrshire and Arran, Greater Glasgow and Lanarkshire health board areas.
Source:
Information and Statistics Division, NHS in Scotland.
Young People (Crime Statistics)
Dr. Godman: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what percentage of convictions in (a) Inverclyde and (b) Strathclyde involved 16 to 24-year-olds in each of the last five years; and what was the year-on-year percentage change in this figure. [18056]
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton: The available information is set out in the table. High Court cases are not separately identifiable by location within the Scottish Office criminal proceedings database.
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| Year | Persons aged 16-24 with a charge proved | Total persons with a charge proved(11) | 16-24 year olds with a charge proved as a percentage of all persons with a charge proved | Year on year percentage change in number of persons aged 16-24 with a charge proved |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,462 | 3,562 | 41.0 | -- |
| 1991 | 1,188 | 3,041 | 39.1 | -18.7 |
| 1992 | 1,380 | 3,252 | 42.4 | 16.2 |
| 1993 | 1,319 | 3,251 | 40.6 | -4.4 |
| 1994 | 1,281 | 3,109 | 41.2 | -2.9 |
(11) Includes companies and persons whose age is not known (for example the 1994 total of persons with a charge proved includes 24 persons with age unknown and 8 companies).
| Year | Persons aged 16-24 with a charge proved | Total persons with a charge proved(13) | 16-24 year olds with a charge proved as a percentage of all persons with a charge proved | year on year percentage change in number of persons aged 16-24 with a charge proved |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 34,904 | 78,136 | 44.7 | -- |
| 1991 | 30,913 | 73,839 | 41.9 | -11.4 |
| 1992 | 32,450 | 77,232 | 42.0 | 5.0 |
| 1993 | 29,439 | 70,805 | 41.6 | -9.3 |
| 1994 | 28,556 | 70,837 | 40.3 | -3.0 |
(12) Includes Stipendiary Magistrates Courts in Glasgow.
(13) Includes companies and persons whose age is not known (for example the 1994 total for persons with a charge proved includes 1,297 persons with age unknown and 302 companies).
General Practitioner Fundholders
Mr. McAllion: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what action he (a) has taken and (b) plans to take against general practitioner fundholders who overspend on the allocation given to them. [18439]
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton: In cases where a general practitioner fundholding practice spends in excess of its allotted sum it is for the relevant health board to review the reasons for the overspend and to take any action required.
Mr. McAllion: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland which general practitioner fundholders in Scotland (a) overspent and (b) underspent their budgets in each year for which there are figures; what was the overspend or underspend in each case; and what were the total sums overspent and underspent in Scotland in each year. [18438]
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton: Spending details of individual general practitioner fundholders in Scotland are not held centrally; however, information is collected on a health board basis. This is set out in the table.
| 1991-92 | 1992-93 | 1993-94 | 1994-95 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health board | Under-spend | Over-spend | Under-spend | Over-spend | Under-spend | Over-spend | Under-spend | Over-spend |
| Argyll and Clyde | 56 | -- | -- | -- | 55 | -- | 214 | -- |
| Ayrshire and Arran | -- | -- | -- | -- | 330 | -- | 214 | 43 |
| Borders | -- | -- | -- | -- | 65 | -- | 291 | -- |
| Dumfries and Galloway | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 76 | -- |
| Fife | -- | -- | -- | -- | 96 | -- | 150 | -- |
| Forth Valley | -- | -- | -- | -- | 23 | -- | 101 | 40 |
| Grampian | 103 | 9.8 | 95 | 4.8 | 551 | 279 | 1,207 | 452 |
| Greater Glasgow | -- | -- | 13 | -- | 185 | -- | 888 | -- |
| Highland | --(14) | -- | -- | -- | 87 | -- | -- | 130 |
| Lanarkshire | -- | -- | -- | -- | 458 | -- | 1,360 | -- |
| Lothian | 29 | -- | 39 | -- | 354 | -- | 868 | 264 |
| Orkney | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Shetland | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Tayside | -- | 26 | 12 | -- | 278 | 172 | 363 | 120 |
| Western Isles | -- | -- | -- | --(14) | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Scotland | 188 | 35.8 | 159 | 4.8 | 2,482 | 451 | 5,732 | 1,049 |
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Scottish Pre-School Play Association
Mrs. Fyfe: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will ensure the Scottish Pre-School Play Association is grant aided to an extent no less than similar groups elsewhere in the United Kingdom. [17539]
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton: In providing grants to voluntary organisations under section 10 of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 we are bound to take account of the resources available for that programme and the range of demands on it. We have funded the Scottish Pre-School Play Association to the fullest extent possible within available resources. We have made available a grant of £140,000 for 1996-97. This represents an increase of over 85 per cent. in two years, making SPPA the most highly core-funded organisation of all the children's organisations which receive section 10 support.
Civil Servants (Company Directors)
Mr. Byers: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland which serving civil servants in his Department are directors of companies; and if he will indicate for each (a) the name of the company concerned and (b) if the annual remuneration was (i) £1 to £5,000, (ii) £5,000 to £10,000 and (c) above £10,000. [18147]
Mr. Michael Forsyth: The Scottish Office members of staff who hold non-executive directorships are listed. As a requirement, and in order to avoid personal financial interest, official do not receive fees for their directorships; where these are offered, they are surrendered to central Scottish Office funds.
A. W. Denham: The Wise Group
D. Y. A. McFadyen: United Distillers plc
I. McCall: Scottish Design
R. S. B. Gordon: Incorporation of Goldsmiths
R. Brodie: Scottish Universities Law Institute 1
C. C. MacDonald: TSB Scotland plc 2
P. Wright: Scotland and Northern Ireland Forum for Environmental Research
W. A. MacGregor: Strathclyde Greenbelt Company
G. Rooney: Local Investing Networking Co. Ltd.
D. Hamilton: Castlemilk Partnership Team Ltd.
B. R. Morgan: Castlemilk Partnership Team Ltd.
D. Belfall: Castlemilk Partnership Team Ltd.
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D. Belfall: Wester Hailes Partnership Co. Ltd.
D. Hart: Wester Hailes Partnership Co. Ltd.
D. Hart: Fergusile Park Training, Economic and Enterprise Development Co. Ltd.
D. Hart: Scottish Urban Regeneration Forum
1 Fees paid within £1-£5,000 2 Fees paid within £5,000-£10,000
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