Glasgow North Ltd. (Hansard, 30 November 1994)

§ Mr. Michael J. Martin
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) what is the most recent deficit of Glasgow North Ltd.;
(2) how many staff are currently employed by Glasgow North Ltd.; and if he will place a list of their grades in the Library;
(3) what amounts have been given to date in interest free loans to the staff of Glasgow North Ltd.;
(4) how many senior officials of Glasgow North Ltd. resigned in the last two weeks;
(5) how many visits (a) to the United States of America and (b) elsewhere abroad representatives of Glasgow North Ltd. made in the past two years; and what was the cost per person and duration of such trips.

§ Lord James Douglas-Hamilton
These are matters for Glasgow North Limited. The Secretary of State has no locus in the management of the company.

§ Mr. Michael J. Martin
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will place in the Library a list of the urban aid projects for which Glasgow North Ltd. has responsibility and also indicating(a) how many staff have been allocated to each project and (b) the capital and revenue costs for each.

§ Lords James Douglas-Hamilton
The information is as follows:736W

Urban programme projects currently managed by Glasgow North Ltd.

Project title Number of staff Capital costs £ Annual revenue costs (for four years) £

Regeneration through reskilling 9 12,900 222,800

Community economic development project 3 4,160 71,000

Rosemount business start-up units 2 44,500 43,940

Information technology bus 2 90,000 71,300

Jobs from construction 2 4,900 120,400

Three initiatives (development of local regeneration strategies) 7 122,900 201,1C0

Access to training opportunities resource — — ¹106,000

Child care employment and development projects 2 13,500 127,200

¹ Funding is used to provide job specific training packages to enable individuals to compete more favourably in the labour market.

§ Mr. Michael J. Martin
To ask the Secretary of Stale for Scotland what was the budget submitted for the IT Bus project owned by Glasgow North Ltd.; and what was the eventual cost.

§ Lord James Douglas-Hamilton
The costs submitted for the IT bus project in the 1993–94 urban programme competition were as follows:

£

Capital expenditure 90,000

Annual revenue expenditure (for four years) 71,300

I understand from Glasgow district council, the sponsoring local authority, that the level of urban programme capital funds expended on the project was within budget.

§ Mr. Michael J. Martin
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what urban aid projects have been awarded to Glasgow North Ltd. in the years(a) 1992–93 and (b) 1993–94; and if he will give the value of these projects.

§ Lord James Douglas-Hamilton
The information is as follows:

Project title Capital cost £ Annual revenue cost (for four years)£

1992–93

Community economic development project 4,160 71,000

1993–94

Rosemount business start-up units 44,500 43,940

Information technology bus 90,000 71,300

Urban programme projects currently managed by Glasgow North Ltd.
Project title	Number of staff	Capital costs £	Annual revenue costs (for four years) £
Regeneration through reskilling	9	12,900	222,800
Community economic development project	3	4,160	71,000
Rosemount business start-up units	2	44,500	43,940
Information technology bus	2	90,000	71,300
Jobs from construction	2	4,900	120,400
Three initiatives (development of local regeneration strategies)	7	122,900	201,1C0
Access to training opportunities resource	—	—	¹106,000
Child care employment and development projects	2	13,500	127,200
¹ Funding is used to provide job specific training packages to enable individuals to compete more favourably in the labour market.

	£
Capital expenditure	90,000
Annual revenue expenditure (for four years)	71,300

Project title	Capital cost £	Annual revenue cost (for four years)£
1992–93
Community economic development project	4,160	71,000
1993–94
Rosemount business start-up units	44,500	43,940
Information technology bus	90,000	71,300