HC Deb 24 January 1994 vol 236 cc26-7W
Mr. Matthew Taylor

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list, for each scheme operated by his Department under which loans are available, the objectives of the scheme, the number of unrecovered loans, the total value of unrecovered loans, the average number of unrecovered loans for each year since 1990, the average value of unrecovered loans for each year since 1990 and the annual cost of recovering loans.

Mr. Baldry

My Department currently operates three schemes under which loans are available. Details of these and of unrecoverable loans since 1990 are set out.1 Information is not available on costs of action to recover loans.

Scheme Season ticket advances to departmental staff.

Objective To assist departmental staff with the purchase of public transport season tickets for travel between their homes and places of work.

Unrecoverable Loans One loan, of £546.64 made in 1993 has become unrecoverable.

Scheme House purchase loans for departmental staff on compulsory transfer.

Objective To assist departmental staff with the purchase of comparable accommodation following permanent and compulsory transfer, where such accommodation is more expensive.

Unrecoverable Loans None.

Scheme Valuation tribunal employees' car loans and season ticket advances.

Objective To assist with the purchase of cars where employees are required to be independently mobile; or to assist with the purchase of public transport season tickets for travel between employees' homes and places of work.

Unrecoverable Loans None.

1 Details exclude PSA Services.