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Assisted Areas
Mr. Canavan: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many written representations the Scottish Office has received which support assisted area status funding for the Falkirk Council area. [75928]
Mr. Dewar [holding answer 17 March 1999]: Some 26 written representations in support of the continuing designation of the Falkirk area as an Assisted Area have now been received by The Scottish Office. Comments have been made on the criteria which might be used in designating the new Assisted Areas and the geographical units which could be employed, and all such representations, of course, imply support for regional aid towards investment assistance to industry to continue to be made available. The main form of this aid is currently Regional Selective Assistance, which may only be granted in the Assisted Areas.
Mr. Canavan: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the written representations received by the Scottish Office regarding the allocation of assisted area status funds in Scotland following the current review. [75927]
Mr. Dewar [holding answer 17 March 1999]: No such representations have been received.
Mr. Canavan: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what representations the Scottish Office has made to the Department of Trade and Industry in relation to the review of assisted area status. [75925]
Mr. Dewar [holding answer 17 March 1999]: The Department of Trade and Industry is conducting the review of the GB Assisted Areas map jointly with The Scottish Office and other Government Departments.
Mr. Canavan: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what recommendations the Scottish Office has made to the Department of Trade and Industry regarding the allocation of assisted area status funds in Scotland following the current review. [75926]
Mr. Dewar [holding answer 17 March 1999]: None. The overall level of investment assistance to industry in the designated Assisted Areas of Scotland, primarily through the operation of the Regional Selective Assistance scheme, is met from the Scottish Block.
Royal Commission on Long-term Care
Mrs. Ewing: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what estimate he has made of the cost of implementing paragraph 6.53 of the report by the Royal Commission on Long-term Care (a) to the Scottish Executive and (b) to local authorities. [75493]
Mr. Galbraith
[holding answer 10 March 1999]: Paragraph 6.53 of the Royal Commission report recommends that personal care should be free both in residential settings and at home and estimates the UK cost
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at £1.12 billion. The approximate Scottish share of this total, based on the proportion of people over 65 living in Scotland, would be £94.4 million.
We are undertaking work at present to refine this figure further to take into account the differences in relative wealth, cost of residential and home based care and service provision in Scotland.
From 1 July 1999, these matters will be for the Scottish Parliament.
Mr. Davidson:
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, pursuant to his answer of 9 March 1999, Official Report, column 133, on care and repair grants, if he will break down the sum spent from revenue funding in 1997-98 by local authority. [76373]
Mr. Macdonald:
The total value of works completed in 1997-98 was around £6 million, covering some 1,400 homes. Revenue funding in 1997-98 amounted to £1.2 million. Scottish Homes and Local Authorities normally fund the revenue costs on a 50/50 basis. However, the break-down by local authority is not held centrally.
From 1 July 1999, this will be a matter for the Scottish Parliament.
Mr. Gorrie:
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what the pupil-to-teacher ratios were in Scottish (a) primary schools and (b) secondary schools for (i) 1998-99 and (ii) the four previous years. [76243]
Mrs. Liddell:
The available information is set out in the table.
| Primary | Secondary | |
|---|---|---|
| 1994-95 | 19.5 | 12.9 |
| 1995-96 | 19.5 | 12.9 |
| 1996-97 | 19.6 | 13.0 |
| 1997-98 | 19.9 | 13.2 |
| 1998-99(10) | 19.4 | (11)-- |
(10) Provisional
(11) Not yet available
As from 1 July 1999, this will be a matter for the Scottish Parliament.
Salaries (Education)
Mr. Gorrie: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what are the current salaries of the principals of the institutions of further and higher education in Scotland. [76241]
Mrs. Liddell:
It is for individual Boards of Management of incorporated further education (FE) colleges to determine the remuneration of college Principals. Information on their current salaries will not be available centrally until colleges 1998-99 annual accounts are submitted next year. The remuneration
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(including benefits-in-kind, taxable expense allowances and bonuses) of Principals for 1997-98, as shown in the colleges 1997-98 accounts, is as follows:
| £000 | |
|---|---|
| College | Salary excluding pension contribution 1997-98 |
| Aberdeen College | 79 |
| Angus College | 51 |
| Anniesland College | 51 |
| Ayr College | 70 |
| Banff and Buchan College of Further Education | 57 |
| The Barony College | 47 |
| Bell College of Technology | 60 |
| Borders College | 53 |
| Cardonald College | 74 |
| Central College of Commerce | 60 |
| Clackmannan College of Further Education | 50 |
| Clydebank College | 57 |
| Coatbridge College | 52 |
| Cumbernauld College | 52 |
| Dumfries and Galloway College | 59 |
| Dundee College | 68 |
| Elmwood College | 56 |
| Falkirk College of Further and Higher Education | 68 |
| Fife College | 62 |
| Glasgow College of Building and Printing | 68 |
| Glasgow College of Food Technology | 50 |
| Glasgow College of Nautical Studies | 56 |
| Glenrothes College | 62 |
| Inverness College | 49 |
| James Watt College of Further and Higher Education | 75 |
| Jewel and Esk Valley College | 61 |
| John Wheatley College | 48 |
| Kilmarnock College | 64 |
| Langside College | 67 |
| Lauder College | 57 |
| Lews Castle College | 48 |
| Moray College | (12)65 |
| Motherwell College | 59 |
| North Glasgow College | 63 |
| Oatridge Agricultural College | 47 |
| Perth College | 66 |
| Reid Kerr College | 60 |
| South Lanarkshire College(13) | 53 |
| Stevenson College | 62 |
| Stow College | 71 |
| Edinburgh's Telford College | 63 |
| Thurso College | 54 |
| West Lothian College | 51 |
(12) Moray College has not yet submitted approved Annual Accounts for 1997-98 to the Department. The figure shown is the salary for 1996-97.
(13) Formerly called Cambuslang College.
The Department does not collect information about the salaries of Principals of higher education institutions in Scotland nor of FE institutions other than incorporated FE colleges. These are autonomous bodies responsible for the pay and conditions of their staff.
From 1 July 1999, this will be a matter for the Scottish Parliament.
Dr. Kumar:
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what statutory provisions require an education authority
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to provide a relevant education service for an individual child with autistic spectrum disorder; and if he will make a statement. [76404]
Mrs. Liddell:
Education authorities have a duty under section 1 of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980 to secure the adequate and efficient provision of school education for the children in their area, including children with special educational needs. This includes children with autistic spectrum disorders.
The Government are implementing a number of measure, announced in November 1998, to assist authorities to improve provision for children with special educational needs. This includes increased investment of £2.5 million per year in in-service development and training for staff working with children with special educational needs, including those with autism.
Mr. Maclean:
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will name the Ministers in his Department who are regular users of electronic Red Boxes. [76172]
Mr. Dewar:
I refer the right hon. Member to the reply given on 16 March 1999, Official Report, column 65, by my hon. Friend the Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office.
Mrs. Ray Michie:
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will make a statement on the Scottish Agri-Environment Programme. [76364]
Mr. Macdonald:
The number of participants in the Scottish Agri-Environment Programme is increasing and we have responded by making extra resources available. Expenditure was £9.7 million in 1997-98 and is planned to reach £13 million this year and £22 million by 2001-02. A number of improvements to existing schemes are planned for this year and a new all-Scotland scheme is on course for introduction during the Spring of 2000 under Agenda 2000.
From 1 July 1999, this will be a matter for the Scottish Parliament.
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