§ Mr. SteenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list annual income from(a) fees, (b) charges and (c) fines; what was the total number of staff employed (i) part time and (ii) full time; and what contribution his Department has made towards the annual running costs in each of the past three years in respect of (1) Her Majesty's inspectorate of pollution, (2) the British Waterways Board (3) the Health and Safety Executive, (4) the National Rivers Authority and (5) the drinking water inspectorate. [2743]
§ Mr. Clappison[holding answer 28 November 1995]: The information is as follows with all cash figures in £ thousands and manpower figures in man-years:
Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Pollution 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 Income from: (a) Fees 8,912 13,935 16,856 (b) Charges 15 5 5 (c) Fines Nil Nil Nil Staff Numbers 1 April 1993 1 April 1994 1 April 1995 (i) Part-time 4 3 7 (ii) Full-time 354 433 427 Total 358 436 434 Running costs 14,338 11,252 10,131
British Waterways Board Income from 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 (a) Fee and charges 10,500 11,400 11,800 (b) Fines — — — Average number of persons employed 1,967 1,804 1,696 Grant-in-aid1 51,100 49,300 48,900 1 BW receives a deficit grant (grant-in-aid) to cover the gap between its self-generated income and expenditure. 734W
Health and Safety Executive 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 Income from (a) Fees 28,000 28,300 22,800 (b) Charges 10,100 11,300 13,800 (c) Fines Nil Nil Nil Staff numbers 1 April 1993 1 April 1994 1 April 1995 (i) Part-time 361 361 377 (ii) Full-time 4,357 4,364 4,154 Total 4,718 4,725 4,531 Running costs 163,500 169,000 170,500
National Rivers Authority 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 Income from (a) Fees1 126,200 136,400 124,000 (b) Charges2 209,500 199,000 171,400 (c) Fines Nil Nil Nil Staff numbers 1 April 1993 1 April 1994 1 April 1995 (i) Part-time3 759 636 760 (ii) Full-time 7,483 6,722 6,762 Total 8,242 7,358 7,522 Grant-in-aid4 74,700 61,200 60,300 Notes:
1 Fees for abstraction licences, discharge consents, navigation licences, rod licences and net licences.
2 Charges are mainly flood defence levies on local authorities.
3 Includes limited period employees and consultant and agency staff.
4 NRA receives a general deficit grant (grant-in-aid) to cover the gap between its income and expenditure on functions other than flood defence. It is not hypothecated between running costs and other purposes.
Drinking Water Inspectorate 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 Income from fees, charges and fines Nil Nil Nil Staff numbers 1 April 1993 1 April 1994 1 April 1995 (i) Full-time 29 31 31 (ii) Part-time 1 0 0 Total 30 31 31 Running costs 1,180 1,413 1,660 Running costs for Drinking Water Inspectorate are funded within the Department's running costs.