HC Deb 23 March 1995 vol 257 cc320-2W
Mr. Alan W. Williams

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the level of(a) grant in aid, (b) internal income generated and (c) total budget for the National Rivers Authority for each year since its establishment. [15321]

Mr. Atkins

The level of grant in aid, income generated from charges and levies and total expenditure of the National Rivers authority are:

£ million
(a) (b) (c)
Grant-in-aid Income from charges and levies Total expenditure1
1989–90 74.3 267.9 2339.8
1990–91 99.5 274.9 2368.7
1991–92 83.9 300.4 2422.9
1992–93 74.7 335.9 2428.6

£ million
(a) (b) (c)
Grant-in-aid Income from charges and levies Total expenditure1
1993–94 61.2 343.1 3466.5
1994–95 67.9 295.6 3455.4

Note:

1 Total expenditure does not equal the sum of grant in aid and income from charges and levies because of end year balances and flood defence capital grant.

2 Actual

3 Budget

Sources:

(a) DOE departmental reports

(b) and (c) NRA corporate plan 1994–95

Mr. Alan W. Williams

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the total number of people working(a) full time and (b) part time for the National Rivers Authority in each year since it was established. [15322]

Mr. Atkins

The NRA does not separately record numbers of part-time staff. The data show permanent staff, including part-time staff, and temporary staff, including those working for limited periods and those on fixed term contracts:

Permanent staff Temporary staff
31 March 1990 6,382 153
31 March 1991 6,886 476
31 March 1992 7,568 581
31 March 1993 7,483 758
31 March 1994 7,072 637

Mr. Alan W. Williams

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list each of the major establishments which are part of the National Rivers Authority, giving number of employees and budget for(a) 1993–94, (b) 1994–95 and (c) 1995–96 in 1994 prices. [15316]

Mr. Atkins

The number of people employed by the National Rivers Authority on each of its functions is:

Number of employees
Function (a)1993–94 number (b)1994–95 number (c)1995–96 number
Water Quality 1,298 1,279 1,242
Water Resources 788 802 791
Flood Defence 3,094 2,970 2,948
Fisheries 526 522 511
Conservation 87 92 91
Navigation 85 84 84
Recreation 29 31 30
Support Services 1,451 1,345 1,326
National Centres 351 397 397
Total 7,709 7,522 7,420

Source:

NRA.

The National Rivers Authority's budget for 1993–94, 1994–95 and 1995–96 at 1994–95 prices is:

Budget in 1994–95 prices
Function (a) 1993–94 £ million (b) 1994–95 £ million (c) 1995–96 £ million
Water Quality 89.7 88.1 83.5
Water Resources 80.8 75.4 72.1
Flood Defence 255.4 242.0 237.7
Fisheries 24.5 21.6 21.1
Conservation 3.5 3.5 3.3
Navigation 7.5 6.0 5.8
Recreation 2.3 2.1 1.8
Other 12.2 16.7 12.2
Total 475.9 455.4 437.5

Source:

NRA corporate plan 1994–95.