OFFER (Hansard, 26 February 1991)

§ Mr. Dobson
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy how many of the total staff of the Office of Electricity Regulation are on secondment from Government Departments and, in particular, from his Department.

§ Mr. Wakeham
The total number of OFFER staff on loan from other Government Departments is 22. Of these, four are from the Department of Energy.

§ Mr. Dobson
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy what is the total staff of OFFER.

§ Mr. Wakeham
The total number of full-time equivalent staff in post at OFFER stands at 200.5.

§ Mr. Dobson
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy (1) how many appointments to OFFER are subject to his decision;
(2) how many of the appointments to OFFER which he makes are presently filled by people seconded from his Department.

§ Mr. Wakeham
The Director General of Electricity Supply alone is appointed by me. He is not seconded from my Department.

§ Mr. Dobson
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy (1) how many appointments to OFFER are subject to consultation with him or his Department;
(2) how many of the appointments to OFFER on which he is consulted are filled by people on secondment.
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§ Mr. Wakeham
I and my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry are consulted by the director general prior to the appointment of the 12 chairmen of the consumers' committees. None of these appointments is filled by a person on secondment. My Department is naturally consulted where any appointment is to be filled by a person on secondment from the Department.

§ Mr. Dobson
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy (1) whether he or any of his Ministers or officials have been in contact with Professor Littlechild since he wrote to the chairman of the Electricity Consultation Committee on 18 February;
(2) what contact he or any of his Ministers or officials had on 12 February with the Deputy Director General of Electricity Supply about electricity disconnections.

Maintenance and repairs New build Supervision and management Improvement and repair grants

£ million £ million £ million £ million

1978–79 25.3 62.3 13.3 15.9

1979–80 31.1 54.4 15.9 24.8

1980–81 35.5 68.3 21.5 28.8

1981–82 33.8 67.5 24.8 28.8

1982–83 48.2 93.3 27.9 34.3

1983–84 45.1 99.4 31.9 45.5

1984–85 50.5 89.0 33.8 58.4

1985–86 54.4 81.5 36.7 60.2

1986–87 58.3 63.9 37.7 56.5

1987–88 62.6 55.7 37.3 45.2

1988–89 64.7 55.9 43.3 36.4

1989–90 70.1 51.3 46.3 33.7

§ Rev. Ian Paisley
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list the average increases in Housing Executive rents in Northern Ireland for each year since 1979.

§ Mr. Needham
The average increases were:

£

1979 0.83

1980 1.60

1981 2.72

1982 1.88

1983 0.72

1984 0.64

1985 0.55

1986 0.71

1987 0.55

1988 1.60

1989 1.75

1990 1.94

1991 1.73

	Maintenance and repairs	New build	Supervision and management	Improvement and repair grants
	£ million	£ million	£ million	£ million
1978–79	25.3	62.3	13.3	15.9
1979–80	31.1	54.4	15.9	24.8
1980–81	35.5	68.3	21.5	28.8
1981–82	33.8	67.5	24.8	28.8
1982–83	48.2	93.3	27.9	34.3
1983–84	45.1	99.4	31.9	45.5
1984–85	50.5	89.0	33.8	58.4
1985–86	54.4	81.5	36.7	60.2
1986–87	58.3	63.9	37.7	56.5
1987–88	62.6	55.7	37.3	45.2
1988–89	64.7	55.9	43.3	36.4
1989–90	70.1	51.3	46.3	33.7

	£
1979	0.83
1980	1.60
1981	2.72
1982	1.88
1983	0.72
1984	0.64
1985	0.55
1986	0.71
1987	0.55
1988	1.60
1989	1.75
1990	1.94
1991	1.73