§ Mr. WallaceTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland when KPMG Management Consultants was instructed to prepare a report on the operation of the tariff rebate subsidy scheme and shipping services to the Scottish islands.
§ Mr. WallaceTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland whether his Department has yet received the report from KPMG Management Consultants in respect of its inquiries into the tariff rebate subsidy scheme and shipping services to the Scottish islands.
§ Mr. Lang[holding answer 18 April 1994]: No. I expect to receive KPMG's report in the near future.
§ Mr. WallaceTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the total level of financial support for shipping services to Orkney and Shetland under the tariff rebate subsidy scheme in 1993–94.
§ Mr. Lang[holding answer 18 April 1994]: Financial support for shipping services to Orkney and Shetland in 1993–94 totalled £7.833 million.
§ Mr. WallaceTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will set out the operating subsidies to Caledonian MacBrayne Ltd., P and 0 Scottish Ferries and Coastal Shippers for 1993–94, estimated outturn, and 1994–95 plans, in the same form as table 3.39 of his Department's "Statement of Expenditure Plans Serving Scotland's Needs 1993".
§ Mr. Lang[holding answer 18 April 1994]: The information requested is set out in the table. 485W
Support to shipping services £ million 1993–94 outturn 1994–95 plans Operating subsidies Caledonian MacBrayne 110.6 5.7 P and O 6.1 6.8 Coastal Shippers 3.0 3.1 Total 119.7 15.6 1Includes an additional £3.4 million to eliminate the deficit which would otherwise have been incurred in the period January to March 1994, that is the transitional period between the company's old calendar year accounting period and the new fiscal year accounting period.