§ Mr. Dewarasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what has been the expenditure of the Highlands and Islands Development Board in each of the last five years for which figures are available; and what percentage of that expenditure has been met from (a) Government grant and (b) profit released on investments made by the Highlands and Islands Development Board in each of these years.
§ Mr. RifkindThe gross expenditure and the proportion met from grant-in-aid is as follows:
Year Gross expenditure Proportion met from grant-in-aid £ million Per cent. 1980–81 23.7 84 1981–82 27.3 84 1982–83 32.7 84 1983–84 38.1 82 1984–85 42.1 82 The other information is not available in the form requested. The balance of the board's expenditure in each year has been met from receipts comprising loan interest and capital repayments, dividends from shares, rent, and the proceeds from the sale of assets.
§ Mr. Dewarasked the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) if any guidelines are issued by his Department 345W concerning the distribution of profits made by the Highlands and Islands Development Board from investments realised during the course of a financial year; and if he will make a statement;
(2) whether his Department has insisted on the return of profits made by the Highlands and Islands Development Board in any year since the board's inception; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. RifkindI refer the hon. Gentleman to the answer given on 7 February 1986 to the hon. Member for Ross,
Deaths with any mention of hypothermia, by age group and month, Scotland 1981 Under 25 25–34 35–44 45–54 55–64 65–74 75–84 85+ Total January 5 — 1 3 5 10 18 11 53 February — — — 1 3 10 10 5 29 March 1 — — 1 4 6 10 2 24 April — — — — 3 5 4 1 13 May — — — 1 — 1 4 1 7 June 1 — — — 1 — 3 4 9 July — — — — — — 1 — 1 August — — — — — 1 — — 1 September — — — — — 2 1 — 3 October — — — 1 2 5 5 5 18 November — — — 2 — 3 4 2 11 December 1 5 1 5 8 22 27 16 85 Total 8 5 2 14 26 65 87 47 254 1982 January 1 1 1 2 6 21 26 12 70 February — — — — 3 4 14 5 26 March — 1 — 2 1 3 5 7 19 April — — — 1 — 1 2 1 5 May — 1 — 1 2 4 — 2 10 June 1 — — — 1 2 3 2 9 July — — — — — 1 — — 1 August — — — — 1 1 — 1 3 September — — — — — — 1 — 1 October — — — — 1 2 1 — 4 November — — — 1 1 3 6 — 11 December — — 2 — 2 10 15 8 37 Total 2 3 3 7 18 52 73 38 196 1983 January 2 1 1 1 5 5 4 7 26 February 1 — — 5 — 7 16 9 38 March — — — — 4 4 5 5 18 April — — 1 2 1 4 7 4 19 May — — — — — — 3 4 7 June — — — 2 1 — 2 3 8 July — 1 — — 1 — — 1 3 August — — — — — — 1 2 3 September — — — 1 — 4 5 — 10 October — — — 1 1 4 4 3 13 November 1 — — 1 1 2 4 2 11 December 1 — — 2 2 5 9 4 23 Total 5 2 2 15 16 35 60 44 179