HC Deb 02 November 1989 vol 159 cc295-6W
Mr. Andrew Welsh

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what funding has the Scottish Office devoted specifically to environmental protection matters in each year since 1979.

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

It is not possible to provide a breakdown of all Scottish Office expenditure on environmental protection except at disproportionate cost. However, the actual expenditure on(a) the running costs of Her Majesty's industrial pollution inspectorate and of the hazardous waste inspectorate within the Scottish Development Department, and (b) grant paid to local authorities and other bodies are as follows:

Table 1
Year HMIPI £ HWI £
1983–84 20,000
1984–85 30,000
1985–86 50,000

Year HMIPI £ HWI £
1986–87 624,630 119,000
1987–88 819,628 124,000
1988–89 920,728 194,000

Note: Until 1987–88 the running costs of HMIPI were partly met by the Health and Safety Commission. The Scottish Office contribution in those years cannot be provided except at disproportionate cost.

Table 2
Year Clean Air Grants Special Environmental Grants UK 2000
£ £ £
1979–80 65,148
1980–81 65,938
1981–82 83,978
1982–83 94,320
1983–84 54,442
1984–85 105,843
1985–86 164,535
1986–87 130,967 55,970
1987–88 178,222 150,000 249,959
1988–89 52,991 200,000 200,000

Mr. Andrew Welsh

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what steps he is taking to secure the founding of the European Environment Agency in Scotland.

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

The funding of the proposed European Environment Agency is not a matter for the Scottish Office. However, its location is under consideration and siting it in Scotland is one of the options advanced on behalf of the United Kingdom.

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