HC Deb 05 June 1984 vol 61 cc131-2W
Mr. Batiste

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what representations he has received concerning the need for legislation concerning time shares.

Financial Year Fees and other income excluding grant‡ £ Grant-in-aid £ Total expenditure ¶ Staff in post at 1 April (excluding Board Members)•
1963–64* 5,000
1964–65 3,157 196,000 210,771
1965–66 92,783 495,600 457,474 77
1966–67 281,498 500,000 754,324 175
1967–68 210,802 500,000 770,324 215
1968–69 286,304 475,000 758,535 204
1969–70 292,886 450,000 740,003 191
1970–71 459,571 420,000 934,780 188
1971–72 433,986 450,000 884,468 166
1972–73 598,709 200,000 791,510 104
1973–74 740,359 199,000 875,455 137
1974–75 927,316 230,000 1,079,218 164
1975–76 1,409,003 275,000 1,626,273 215
1976–77 1,651,850 330,000 1,914,751 231
1977–78 1,634,120 360,000 1,933,539 218
1978–79 1,988,236 406,000 2,412,470 237
1979–80 2,639,798 479,000 3,117,802 251
1980–81 2,932,217 564,000 3,469,117 235
1981–82 †2,419,621 1,679,884 ‡4,766,760 195
1982–83 172,342 26
1983–84
1984–85 ║200,000
*There are no figures for fee income, expenditure or staff numbers for 1963–64 because the Agency was registered as a company on 16 March 1964;
†There are no figures for income and expenditure after 1981–82 when the Agency ceased to trade; figures for income and expenditure in 1981–82 include allowances for anticipated receipts and costs in the remaining period of the liquidation;
‡In addition to the figures shown in this column, from 1969–70 to 1973–74 inclusive the Agency received a deficiency grant of about £4,000 a year from the Ministry of Finance, Northern Ireland to support the establishment of an NBA office in Belfast;
║ Amount in printed Estimates fro 1984–85;
¶The figures for expenditure include both current expenditure and the amount allocated each year as a contribution to fixed assets;
‣Figures for 1965–66 to 1968–69 and 1980–81 to 1982–83 show staff in post as at 31 March or 1 April (as available). Figures for 1969–70 to 1979–80

Sir George Young

Since December 1981 my Department has received three letters urging that the application of planning powers to timesharing in London should be extended, and two letters urging the contrary. Matters of consumer protection in the context of timesharing are for my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry.

Mr. Batiste

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will introduce a legislative framework for the time sharing of holiday units.

Sir George Young

I have no plans to do so.