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Highlands and Islands Enterprise
Mr. Galbraith: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what (1) provision Highlands and Islands Enterprise has made to run the proposed Cairn Gorm funicular in the event of the failure of the Cairn Gorm Chairlift Company; [21191]
- (2) what financial provision Highlands and Islands Enterprise has made for reinstating the cost and removal of the proposed Cairn Gorm funicular in the event of it ceasing to operate; [21192]
(3) what limit has been placed on the period within which Highlands and Islands Enterprise must find a new operator of the Cairn Gorm funicular if the Cairn Gorm Chairlift Company fails; [21193]
(4) if he will list those projects in Scotland which the Highlands and Islands Enterprise (a) has made proposals for and (b) is currently fully underwriting in the event of a failure by the existing operator. [21194]
Mr. Kynoch: These are operational matters for Highlands and Islands Enterprise. I will ask the chairman of that organisation to write to the hon. Member.
Payment of Bills
Mr. Betts: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what percentage of bills to his Department for the financial year 1995 to 1996 were paid (a) in accordance with agreed contractual conditions and (b) within 30 days receiving goods and services or the presentation of a valid invoice where no contractual conditions applied. [21198]
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my right hon. Friend the President of the Board of Trade on 18 July 1996, Official Report, columns 613-14. Any additional information could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
Prison Secure Unit
Mr. Foulkes: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what plans he has to set up a secure unit in a Scottish prison; and if he will make a statement. [21037]
Lord James Douglas Hamilton:
The subject of the question related to matters undertaken by the Scottish Prison Service. I have asked its Chief Executive, Mr. W. E. Frizzell, to arrange for a reply to be given.
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Letter from E. W. Frizzell to Mr. George Foulkes, dated 20 March 1997:
Ms Rachel Squire:
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many full-time equivalent support staff were provided to the health service commissioner for Scotland in each year since 1992. [21055]
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton:
The posts of Health Service Commissioner for Scotland, for England and for Wales and the post of the Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration are all held by the same person. I understand that support services for those posts are provided from a central resource and are not separately allocated.
Ms Squire:
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many complaints were made to the health service commissioner for Scotland in each year since 1992.[21053]
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton:
The health service commissioner's annual reports show:
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton has asked me to reply to your question about whether there are plans to set up a secure unit in a Scottish prison.
Prisoners in Scotland are held in conditions appropriate to their security classification and there are no plans to set up any "special" secure units of the kind which exist in some other prison jurisdictions. At present there are relatively few security Category A prisoners in Scotland. They are held in a number of different prisons including the small units at Peterhead and Shotts Prisons. The units were set up to manage those prisoners who need for a time to be located out of the mainstream but are suitable for use by Category A prisoners as necessary. Otherwise such prisoners are integrated within the secure prison system.
| Year | Complaints received |
|---|---|
| 1992-93 | 119 |
| 1993-94 | 133 |
| 1994-95 | 144 |
| 1995-96 | 146 |
Ms Squire: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many investigations into complaints were completed by the health service commissioner for Scotland in each year since 1992. [21054]
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton: The health service commissioner's annual reports show:
| Year | Completed investigations |
|---|---|
| 1992-93 | 9 |
| 1993-94 | 11 |
| 1994-95 | 6 |
| 1995-96 | 7 |
Fox and Mink Farms
Mr. Livingstone: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many fox and mink farms there are in Scotland by county. [21291]
Mr. Raymond S. Robertson:
There are no fox or mink farms in operation in Scotland.
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Mr. Galbraith:
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if Highlands and Islands Enterprise has authorisation to fund removal of the proposed Cairn Gorm funicular in the event of its failure. [21195]
Mr. Kynoch:
My right hon. Friend has yet to complete his consideration of the request from Highlands and Islands Enterprise for approval of its proposed financial contribution to the cost of the funicular railway project. He is awaiting further information from Highlands and Islands Enterprise on the impact of the recently agreed visitors management regime on the project's financial projections. In considering the request for approval, my right hon. Friend will wish to be satisfied as to the financial viability of the project.
Mr. Wallace:
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the trunk road projects proposed by his Department which have not yet started in (a) 1997-98, (b) 1998-99 and (c) 1999-00; and if he will indicate the estimated cost of each project in each financial year. [21542]
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton:
The information requested is set out in the table.
| Estimated expenditure | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Project/proposed | 1997-98 | 1998-99 | 1999-2000 |
| construction start | £ | £ | £ |
| 1997-98 | |||
| M6 DBFO(42) | 2 million | 2 million | 11 million |
| M8 DBFO(42) | 1 million | 3.5 million | 3.5 million |
| A828 Creagan | |||
| Bridge | 0.6 million | 3.8 million | 2.1 million |
| A75 The Glen | 120 thousand | 7 million | 2.6 million |
| 1998-99 | |||
| A1 Haddington- | |||
| Dunbar | 230 thousand | 14.7 million | 15 million |
| 1999-2000 | |||
| M80 DBFO(42) | 1.5 million | 1.5 million | 3.5 million |
| M77 Floak- | |||
| Fenwick | 0.5 million | 1.4 million | 17.2 million |
(42) DBFO--Design, Build, Finance and Operate.
Class Sizes
Mr. Kirkwood: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many pupils are in classes of 40 or over at (a) primary and (b) secondary level in each Scottish local education authority. [21541]
Mr. Raymond S. Robertson: There are no classes with 40 or more pupils at either primary or secondary level in Scotland.
Housing Waiting Lists
Mr. Kirkwood: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many families in each housing authority area in the constituencies of (a) Roxburgh and Berwickshire and (b) Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale have been on waiting lists for local authority tenancies in each of the years 1979, 1983, 1987, 1991, 1993 and any subsequent years for which figures are available. [21544]
Mr. Raymond S. Robertson:
The information requested is not held centrally.
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Mr. Kirkwood:
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the public expenditure general allocation uplifts and parity adjustments for all health board areas in Scotland for 1997-98. [21539]
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton:
General allocation uplifts and parity adjustments for 1997-98 are as follows:
| Health Board | General allocation uplift £000 | Parity adjustment £000 |
|---|---|---|
| Argyll and Clyde | 8,994 | -789 |
| Ayrshire and Arran | 7,584 | 3,303 |
| Borders | 2,318 | -839 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 3,255 | -876 |
| Fife | 6,748 | -1,291 |
| Forth Valley | 6,090 | -2,481 |
| Grampian | 9,727 | 921 |
| Greater Glasgow | 21,127 | -5,473 |
| Highland | 4,364 | 1,697 |
| Lanarkshire | 10,582 | 4,865 |
| Lothian | 14,424 | -663 |
| Orkney | 434 | 253 |
| Shetland | 508 | 473 |
| Tayside | 8,353 | -2,215 |
| Western Isles | 784 | -123 |
Homelessness
Mr. Kirkwood: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many households were registered as homeless in the constituencies of Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale and Roxburgh and Berwickshire in (a) 1979, (b) 1983, (c) 1987, (d) 1991, (e) 1993 and (f) each subsequent year for which figures are available. [21528]
Mr. Raymond S. Robertson: The available information relates to local authorities and not to parliamentary constituencies. It is published in the Scottish Office series of housing statistical bulletins-- bulletins HSG/1992/3, HSG/1995/7, HSG/1996/4. These are available in the House Library.
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