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Mink
Mr. Heppell: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland on how many occasions officials of the state veterinary service have observed the killing of mink on fur farms in the last 12 months; and what method of killing was used in each case. [26483]
Mr. Raymond S. Robertson: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I offered him on 19 March, Official Report, column 167, advising that no mink farms had been licensed in Scotland since 1993.
Breast Cancer
Mr. Dafis: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many people were diagnosed with breast cancer in (a) 1993, (b) 1994 and (c) 1995; and if he will make a statement. [25210]
Mr. James Douglas-Hamilton: The information is as follows:
Breast cancer registration in Scotland
1993: 3,092
1994: 3,029
1995 1 : 2,214
1 1995 data not yet complete.
Ambulance Service
Mr. McAllion: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is Her Majesty's Government's policy in respect of NHS trusts in Scotland putting parts of the Scottish ambulance service out to competitive tender. [26026]
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton: Guidance was issued from the NHS management executive in December 1993 on the arrangements for contracting for ambulance services; this included provision for hospitals to invite competitive tenders for non-emergency patient transport services from providers other than the Scottish Ambulance Service NHS trust.
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Mr. McAllion: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what steps he will take to ensure that ambulance services in Scotland are provided only by staff trained to the same standard as that of the Scottish ambulance service. [26029]
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton: This has been made explicit in the guidance which was issued in December 1993. I have arranged for copies of the guidance to be placed in the Library of the House.
Patient Transport Services
Mr. McAllion: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the remit given to Mr. Lawrence Peterken, special projects director of the Common Services Agency, by chief executives of NHS trusts in Lothian in relation to their patient transport service. [26027]
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton: The chief executives of NHS trusts in Lothian have asked Mr. Peterken to examine the current arrangements for the provision of the non-emergency patient transport service and to report.
Mr. McAllion: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what discussions he has had with chief executives of NHS trusts in Lothian in respect of their active consideration of putting their patient transport service out to competitive tender. [26028]
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton: None. This is entirely a matter for the trusts concerned.
Travelling People
Mr. Maclennan: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the number of sites for travelling people within the highlands recommended by the advisory committee on Scotland's travelling people. [26332]
Mr. Raymond S. Robertson: The Secretary of State's advisory committee on travelling people has recommended that 74 pitches are required in the Highland council area to meet the needs of travelling people.
Mr. Maclennan: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what are the number and location of sites for travelling people in each of the eight districts within the highlands. [26323]
Mr. Raymond S. Robertson: Seventy-four pitches are provided on a number of sites throughout the area, including 20 pitches provided on private sites. The local authority-owned sites in the area are as follows:
| Former district council area | Number of pitches | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Badenoch and Strathspey | 7 | Laggan road, Newtonmore |
| Inverness | 20 | Longman, Inverness |
| Lochaber | 15 | Spean bridge |
| 12 | Kentallan |
Compulsory Competitive Tendering
Mr. McAllion: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the total running cost to his
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Department for the financial years 1991-92 and 1993-94 of the local government compulsory competitive tendering enforcement team. [26324]
Mr. Kynoch: Staff costs of the unit currently responsible for administering local government compulsory tendering are expected to total £56,000 in the current financial year. The corresponding figures for 1991-92 and 1993-94, based on current salaries, were £94,000 and £115,000 respectively.
Mr. McAllion: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many complaints his Department received alleging anti-competitive behaviour by local authorities in Scotland under the terms of the Local Government Act 1988 for the financial years 1990-91, 1991-92, 1992-93, 1993-94 and 1994-95; and how many local authorities were subsequently issued with a section 19a notice or 19b direction as a result. [26325]
Mr. Kynoch: In 1990-91, we received six complaints of anti-competitive behaviour under the Local Government Act 1988; these resulted in one notice under section 13 of that Act and one direction under section 14 of that Act being issued. In 1991-92, we received five complaints: these resulted in four notices and four directions being issued. In 1992-93, we received four complaints: these resulted in two notices. In 1993-94, we received 10 complaints: these have resulted in six notices. In 1994-95, we received eight complaints: these resulted in two notices.
Mr. McAllion: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many complaints his Department received alleging anti-competitive behaviour by local authorities in Scotland under the terms of the Local Government (Planning and Land) Act 1980 for the financial years 1990-91, 1991-92, 1992-93, 1993-94 and 1994-95; and how many local authorities were subsequently issued with a section 19a notice or 19b notice as a result. [26326]
Mr. Kynoch: In 1990-91, we received two complaints of anti-competitive behaviour under the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980: neither of these cases resulted in statutory action. In 1991-92, we received six complaints: a notice was served in relation to one of these. In 1992-93, we received four complaints: two of these resulted in a notice and one in a direction. In 1993-94, we received three complaints: these have resulted in two notices. In 1994-95, we received three complaints: no statutory action was taken.
Mr. McAllion: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list by service the local authorities in Scotland that have been challenged by his Department under regulations under section 9 of the Local Government Act 1992 in relation to their internal arrangements for establishing client-contractor splits. [26329]
Mr. Kynoch: The Scottish Office Development Department has not taken statutory action against any authority in relation to its internal arrangements for establishing client-contractor splits.
Local Authority Direct Labour Organisations
Mr. McAllion: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list, by authority and service area, the recorded deficits made by local authority direct labour or services organisations in Scotland that have failed to meet
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the rate of return requirements operating contracts under the terms of the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 and of the Local Government Act 1988 for the financial years 1990-91, 1991-92, 1992-93, 1993-94 and 1994-95 in both cash and constant prices. [26327]
Mr. Kynoch: The information requested is as follows.
| Year | Local authority | Deficit £ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Water and sewerage | |||
| 1990-91 | Central RC | -3,332 | |
| 1993-94 | Orkney IC | -6,000 | |
| 1993-94 | Grampian RC | -137,000 | |
| 1994-95 | Orkney IC | -203,000 | |
| Roads | |||
| Nil | |||
| New construction under £50,000 | |||
| 1990-91 | Central | -32,574 | |
| New Construction over £50,000 | |||
| 1991-92 | Orkney IC | -16,000 | |
| 1992-93 | Fife RC | -358,000 | |
| 1993-94 | Orkney IC | -22,000 | |
| 1994-95 | Central RC | -21,343 | |
| 1994-95 | Edinburgh DC | -25,781 | |
| 1994-95 | Orkney IC | -46,000 | |
| Building maintenance | |||
| 1990-91 | Argyll and Bute DC | -81,000 | |
| 1990-91 | Clydesdale DC | -37,555 | |
| 1990-91 | Dumfries and Galloway RC | -50,075 | |
| 1990-91 | Hamilton DC | -770,649 | |
| 1990-91 | Kirkcaldy DC | -234,472 | |
| 1990-91 | Orkney IC | -47,000 | |
| 1991-92 | Bearsden and Milngavie DC | -17,095 | |
| 1991-92 | Edinburgh DC | -708,635 | |
| 1991-92 | North East Fife DC | -176,000 | |
| 1991-92 | Kirkcaldy DC | -563,702 | |
| 1991-92 | Nithsdale DC | -21,264 | |
| 1991-92 | Dumfries and Galloway RC | -102,137 | |
| 1991-92 | Dumbarton DC | -119,072 | |
| 1992-93 | Edinburgh DC | -448,750 | |
| 1992-93 | Skye and Lochalsh DC | -45,022 | |
| 1993-94 | Dumfries and Galloway RC | -32,795 | |
| 1993-94 | Stirling DC | -74,100 | |
| 1994-95 | Glenrothes Development Corporation | -58,000 | |
| 1994-95 | Nithsdale DC | -22,822 | |
| 1994-95 | Stirling DC | -13,500 | |
| Year | Local authority | Deficit £ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building cleaning | |||
| 1990-1991 | Dumbarton DC | -7,299 | |
| 1990-1991 | East Lothian DC | -3,000 | |
| 1990-1991 | Shetland IC | -13,000 | |
| 1991-1992 | Dumbarton DC | -66,438 | |
| 1992-1993 | Border RC | -172,000 | |
| 1992-1993 | Dumbarton DC | -135,002 | |
| 1992-1993 | Grampian RC | -10,000 | |
| 1992-1993 | Midlothian DC | -2,000 | |
| 1993-1994 | Grampian RC | -155,000 | |
| 1993-1994 | Dumbarton DC | -96,333 | |
| 1994-1995 | Dumbarton DC | -45,783 | |
| 1994-1995 | Dumfries and Galloway RC | -118,000 | |
| 1994-1995 | Grampian RC | -351,000 | |
| 1994-1995 | Skye and Lochalsh DC | -109 | |
| Grounds maintenance | |||
| 1990-1991 | Strathkelvin DC | -58,708 | |
| 1990-1991 | Stirling DC | -7,005 | |
| 1990-1991 | Moray DC | -122,476 | |
| 1990-1991 | Highland RC | -84,375 | |
| 1991-1992 | Stirling DC | -245,779 | |
| 1992-1993 | Ross and Cromarty DC | -42,000 | |
| 1991-1993 | Western Isles IC | -43,000 | |
| 1994-1995 | Dumbarton DC | -217,009 | |
| 1994-1995 | Glenrothes Development Corporation | -76,000 | |
| 1994-1995 | Skye and Lochalsh DC | -6,700 | |
| Leisure management | |||
| 1992-1993 | Lothian RC | -290,516 | |
| 1992-1993 | Nairn DC | -2,567 | |
| 1992-1993 | Skye and Lochalsh DC | -12,007 | |
| 1993-1994 | Lothian RC | -259,690 | |
| 1994-1995 | Berwickshire DC | -5,940 | |
| 1994-1995 | Eastwood DC | -13,385 | |
| 1994-1995 | Lothian RC | -188,629 | |
| 1994-1995 | Skye and Lochlash DC | -3,767 | |
| Other catering | |||
| 1990-1991 | Central RC | -17,156 | |
| 1992-1993 | Dumbarton DC | -175 | |
| 1992-1993 | Edinburgh DC | -34,966 | |
| 1993-1994 | Edinburgh DC | -8,474 | |
| 1994-1995 | Edinburgh | -76,040 | |
| 1994-1995 | Fife | -8,000 | |
| Other cleaning | |||
| 1991--1992 | Annandale and Eskdale DC | -24,223 | |
| 1994-1995 | Dumbarton DC | -38,216 | |
| 1994-1995 | Eastwood DC | -11,600 | |
| Refuse collection | |||
| 1990-1991 | Kincardine and Deeside DC | -2,484 | |
| 1991-1992 | Kincardine and Deeside DC | -13,113 | |
| 1991-1992 | Orkney IC | -6,000 | |
| 1991-1992 | North East Fife DC | -24,000 | |
| 1993-1994 | Cumbernauld and Kilsyth DC | -46,240 | |
| 1993-1994 | Dumbarton DC | -61,590 | |
| 1993-1994 | Orkney IC | -17,000 | |
| 1994-1995 | Eastwood DC | -89,870 | |
| 1994-1995 | Skye and Lochalsh DC | -10,225 | |
| School and welfare catering | |||
| 1992-1993 | Borders RC | -51,000 | |
| 1993-1994 | Borders RC | -91,000 | |
| 1994-1995 | Highland RC | -43,229 | |
| 1994-1995 | Western Isles RC | -42,000 | |
| Vehicle maintenance | |||
| 1990-1991 | Inverness DC | -65,733 | |
| 1990-1991 | Inverclyde DC | -7,521 | |
| 1990-1991 | Cumbernauld and Kilsyth DC | -38,495 | |
| 1991-1992 | Stirling DC | -670 | |
| 1991-1992 | Clackmannan DC | -2,000 | |
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Mr. McAllion: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many local authority direct labour or services organisations in Scotland, operating contracts under the terms of (a) the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 and (b) the Local Government Act 1988, have achieved the required rate of return for the financial years (i) 1992-93, (ii) 1993-94 and (iii) 1994-95. [26328]
Mr. Kynoch: For services subject to the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980: in 1992-93, 74 DLOs/DSOs, in an individual service area, met the prescribed financial objective, which represented 94.9 per cent. of the total returns received; in 1993-94, 75 met the prescribed financial objective which represented 92.6 per cent. of the total returns received; and in 1994-95, 75 met the prescribed financial objective which represented 91.5 per cent. of the returns received.
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For services subject to the Local Government Act 1988: in 1992-93, 258 DLOs/DSOs, in an individual service area, met the prescribed financial objective which represented 94.9 per cent. of the total returns received; in 1993-94, 267 met the prescribed financial objective which represented 96.7 per cent. of the total returns received; and in 1994-95, 266 met the prescribed financial objective which represented 93 per cent. of the returns received.
Mr. McAllion:
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list by authority the surplus achieved on trading accounts for the financial years 1992-93, 1993-94 and 1994-95 for (a) general highways work, (b) construction and maintenance of sewers, (c) works of new construction and (d) maintenance work, delivered by local authority direct labour or services organisations in Scotland under the terms of the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 and Local Government Act 1988. [26330]
Mr. Kynoch:
Detailed lists by authority of the surpluses and deficits achieved on DSO/DLO trading accounts have been placed in the Library.
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