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Further Education
Mr. Worthington: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland since incorporation, what reports he has published on the general financing of the further education sector. [20593]
Mr. Raymond S. Robertson: My right hon. Friend has published two annual reports for 1993 and 1994 on his duty to secure adequate and efficient provision of further education in Scotland. A report for 1995 will be published shortly.
Mr. Worthington: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what were the salaries of further education principals at incorporation; and what they are now in constant price terms. [20594]
Mr. Robertson: Information on further education college principals' salaries at incorporation is not held centrally. The latest information on salaries is set out in my reply to the hon. Member for Glasgow, Maryhill (Mrs. Fyfe) of 30 October 1995, Official Report, column 116.
Scientists and Engineers
Mr. Ingram: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many professional scientists and engineers of each category were employed at each grade in the headquarters
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division of the Scottish Office in each year from 1991 to the current year. [19795]
Mr. Michael Forsyth [holding answer 11 March 1996]: The numbers of professional scientists and
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engineers in post in the Scottish Office including its executive agencies other than the Scottish Prison Service are shown in the tables.
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| Substantive grade | 1-4-91 | 1-4-92 | 1-4-93 | 1-4-94 | 1-4-95 | 1-3-96 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chief engineer/deputy chief engineer | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Chief road engineer/deputy chief road engineer | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Assistant chief civil engineer | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Assistant chief road engineer | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| Director of telecommunications | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Mechanical and electrical engineer | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Civil engineer | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 |
| Road engineer | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Principal engineer of telecommunications | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Senior professional and technology officer | 67 | 66 | 64 | 55 | 51 | 48 |
| Higher professional and technology officer | 22 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| Professional and technology officer | 50 | 51 | 50 | 48 | 46 | 40 |
| Telecommunications technical engineer | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Telecommunications engineering technician | 13 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Engineering superintendent | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Chief engineer (marine) | 4 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Second engineer (marine) | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Third engineer (marine) | 24 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
| Total | 232 | 224 | 209 | 198 | 187 | 177 |
| Substantive grade | 1 April 1991 | 1 April 1992 | 1 April 1993 | 1 April 1994 | 1 April 1995 | 1 March 1996 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chief scientist | 1 | |||||
| Chief scientific officer B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Deputy chief scientific officer | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Senior principal scientific officer | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
| Principal scientific officer | 42 | 42 | 42 | 44 | 39 | 41 |
| Senior scientific officer | 58 | 53 | 51 | 48 | 41 | 37 |
| Higher Scientific officer | 60 | 64 | 71 | 69 | 68 | 65 |
| Scientific officer | 58 | 53 | 57 | 55 | 57 | 57 |
| Assistant scientific officer | 41 | 51 | 59 | 58 | 53 | 52 |
| Total | 275 | 278 | 296 | 291 | 274 | 267 |
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SOCIAL SECURITY
Family Credit
Mr. Ian McCartney: To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will list, by region, for each of the past five years the total amount paid out in family credit,
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the number of family credit recipients, the average number of child dependants of each recipient, and the average weekly amount paid out to each recipient. [16622]
Mr. Roger Evans: The information is set out in the tables.
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| Number of cases | Total number of children | Average number of children per family | Average weekly Family Credit award (£) | Estimated annual expenditure (£ million) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midlands | 60,000 | 131,000 | 2 | 29.88 | 90 |
| North Eastern | 59,000 | 128,000 | 2 | 30.33 | 90 |
| London North | 37,000 | 86,000 | 2 | 30.96 | 55 |
| Wales and South Western | 47,000 | 96,000 | 2 | 29.66 | 72 |
| North Western | 56,000 | 118,000 | 2 | 31.61 | 88 |
| Scotland | 39,000 | 75,000 | 2 | 29.16 | 58 |
| London South | 29,000 | 63,000 | 2 | 28.15 | 42 |
| Great Britain | 328,000 | 697,000 | 2 | 30.11 | 495 |
Notes:
1. Figures for the number of cases and the number of children have been rounded to the nearest thousand.
2. Totals for Great Britain may not sum due to roundings.
3. Annual expenditure figures have been estimated by using the average monthly caseload and average weekly payments of family credit and, therefore, they are at variance with the outturn figures published in the departmental report. All other figures relate to March each year.
4. Regions used are DSS administrative regions.
Source:
Family credit 5 per cent. sample of awards.
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| Number of cases | Total number of children | Average number of children per family | Average weekly Family Credit award (£) | Estimated annual expenditure (£ million) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midlands | 67,000 | 146,000 | 2 | 34.29 | 114 |
| North Eastern | 65,000 | 135,000 | 2 | 35.16 | 112 |
| London North | 39,000 | 88,000 | 2 | 35.42 | 69 |
| Wales and South Western | 51,000 | 105,000 | 2 | 34.07 | 87 |
| North Western | 59,000 | 124,000 | 2 | 36.17 | 107 |
| Scotland | 42,000 | 81,000 | 2 | 34.19 | 72 |
| London South | 33,000 | 71,000 | 2 | 32.59 | 52 |
| Great Britain | 356,000 | 750,000 | 2 | 34.68 | 612 |
Notes:
1. Figures for the number of cases and the number of children have been rounded to the nearest thousand.
2. Totals for Great Britain may not sum due to roundings.
3. Annual expenditure figures have been estimated by using the average monthly caseload and average weekly payments of family credit and, therefore, they are at variance with the outturn figures published in the departmental report. All other figures relate to March each year.
4. Regions used are DSS administrative regions.
Source:
Family credit 5 per cent. sample of awards.
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| Number of cases | Total number of children | Average number of children per family | Average weekly Family Credit award (£) | Estimated annual expenditure (£ million) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midlands | 90,000 | 187,000 | 2 | 41.54 | 169 |
| North Eastern | 87,000 | 178,000 | 2 | 43.43 | 172 |
| London North | 55,000 | 117,000 | 2 | 42.13 | 106 |
| Wales and South Western | 69,000 | 137,000 | 2 | 41.34 | 133 |
| North Western | 78,000 | 161,000 | 2 | 44.53 | 159 |
| Scotland | 57,000 | 107,000 | 2 | 41.89 | 109 |
| London South | 48,000 | 100,000 | 2 | 40.56 | 89 |
| Great Britain | 485,000 | 987,000 | 2 | 42.35 | 938 |
Notes:
1. Figures for the number of case and the number of children have been rounded to the nearest thousand.
2. Totals for Great Britain may not sum due to roundings.
3. Annual expenditure figures have been estimated by using the average monthly caseload and average weekly payments of family credit and, therefore, they are at variance with the outturn figures published in the departmental report. All other figures relate to March each year.
4. Regions used are DSS administrative regions.
Source:
Family credit 5 per cent. sample of awards.
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| Number of cases | Total number of children | Average number of children per family | Average weekly Family Credit award (£) | Estimated annual expenditure (£ million) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midlands | 100,000 | 211,000 | 2 | 45.74 | 221 |
| North Eastern | 97,000 | 193,000 | 2 | 46.66 | 221 |
| London North | 63,000 | 132,000 | 2 | 45.55 | 141 |
| Wales and South Western | 73,000 | 147,000 | 2 | 45.35 | 163 |
| North Western | 87,000 | 178,000 | 2 | 48.57 | 205 |
| Scotland | 60,000 | 113,000 | 2 | 45.52 | 137 |
| London South | 55,000 | 114,000 | 2 | 43.24 | 114 |
| Great Britain | 536,000 | 1,088,000 | 2 | 46.01 | 1,202 |
Notes:
1. Figures for the number of cases and the number of children have been rounded to the nearest thousand.
2. Totals for Great Britain may not sum due to roundings.
3. Annual expenditure figures have been estimated by using the average monthly caseload and average weekly payments of family credit and, therefore, they are at variance with the outturn figures published in the departmental report. All other figures relate to March each year.
4. Regions used are DSS administrative regions.
Source:
Family credit 5 per cent. sample of awards.
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| Number of cases | Total number of children | Average number of children per family | Average weekly Family Credit award (£) | Estimated annual expenditure (£ million) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midlands | 112,000 | 231,000 | 2 | 49.23 | 267 |
| North Eastern | 110,000 | 221,000 | 2 | 50.67 | 270 |
| London North | 72,000 | 152,000 | 2 | 48.93 | 172 |
| Wales and South Western | 81,000 | 164,000 | 2 | 49.67 | 198 |
| North Western | 97,000 | 195,000 | 2 | 51.38 | 243 |
| Scotland | 67,000 | 125,000 | 2 | 48.55 | 161 |
| London South | 63,000 | 131,000 | 2 | 48.15 | 147 |
| Great Britain | 602,000 | 1,218,000 | 2 | 49.67 | 1,458 |
Notes:
1. Figures for the number of cases and the number of children have been rounded to the nearest thousand.
2. Totals for Great Britain may not sum due to roundings.
3. Annual expenditure figures have been estimated by using the average monthly caseload and average weekly payments of family credit and, therefore, they are at variance with the outturn figures published in the departmental report. All other figures relate to March each year.
4. Regions used are DSS administrative regions.
Source:
Family credit 5 per cent. sample of awards.
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Mr. Mudie: To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will list the number of recipients of family credit by labour sector. [22428]
Mr. Roger Evans: The information is set out in the table.
| Occupation | Number of family credit recipients |
|---|---|
| All occupations | 626,300 |
| General management | 11,520 |
| Professional and related supporting management and administration | 18,400 |
| Professional and related in education, welfare and health | 22,420 |
| Literary, artistic and sports occupations | 3,260 |
| Professional and related in science, engineering, technology and similar fields | 11,980 |
| Managerial (excluding general management) | 6,920 |
| Clerical and related | 53,820 |
| Selling | 24,940 |
| Security and protective service | 3,320 |
| Catering, cleaning, hairdressing and other personal service | 310,440 |
| Farming, fishing and related | 9,940 |
| Materials processing (excluding metal) | 14,480 |
| Making and repairing (excluding metal and electrical) | 16,020 |
| Processing, making, repairing and related (metal and electrical) | 17,420 |
| Painting, repetitive assembling, product inspecting, packaging and related | 20,320 |
| Construction, mining and related (not elsewhere classified) | 8,480 |
| Transport operating, materials moving and storing and related | 34,900 |
| Miscellaneous | 37,100 |
| Unclassified | 620 |
Source:
Family Credit Quarterly Statistical Enquiry July 1995.
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