HC Deb 26 February 1997 vol 291 cc225-6W
Mr. Donohoe

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how much his Department estimates it cost to establish each executive agency set up by his Department since the start of April 1992. [16970]

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

The work involved in establishing my Department's executive agencies has been undertaken mainly by officials as part of their

Deaths in Scotland by month 1987 to 1996
1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996
All ages
January 5,741 5,609 5,976 6,884 6,014 5,894 5,762 6,008 5,793 6,607
February 5,197 5,385 4,944 4,958 5,218 5,274 4,913 4,884 4,964 4,817
March 5,943 5,539 5,507 5,091 5,046 5,343 6,084 5,355 5,507 4,570
April 5,112 5,088 4,827 5,276 5,451 5,040 5,361 4,744 4,722 4,893
May 4,704 5,387 5,328 5,144 4,974 4,666 5,049 4,937 5,232 4,742
June 5,109 4,825 5,010 4,685 4,466 4,962 4,948 4,706 4,684 4,066
July 4,758 4,488 4,689 4,805 4,861 4,684 4,571 4,345 5,663 4,689
August 4,585 5,075 4,823 4,734 4,500 4,630 4,921 4,753 4,571 4,325
September 4,753 4,689 4,622 4,198 4,453 4,710 4,722 4,786 4,371 4,219
October 5,137 4,891 5,158 5,211 5,328 4,960 4,930 4,854 5,046 4,818
November 5,191 5,329 5,659 4,960 5,024 5,117 6,531 4,710 5,086 4,364
December 5,784 5,652 8,564 5,581 5,706 5,657 6,257 5,246 5,861 5,350
Total 62,014 61,957 65,017 61,527 61,041 60,937 64,049 59,328 61,500 57,460
Age 65 and over
January 4,399 4,332 4,509 5,425 4,771 4,692 4,597 4,802 4,576 5,339
February 4,047 4,171 3,841 3,858 4,142 4,228 3,908 3,853 3,970 3,828
March 4,605 4,298 4,327 4,027 4,001 4,204 4,885 4,274 4,408 3,611
April 3,863 3,953 3,762 4,078 4,314 4,000 4,269 3,776 3,797 3,828
May 3,563 4,117 4,131 3,972 3,863 3,639 4,005 3,883 4,105 3,671
June 3,914 3,668 3,854 3,603 3,449 3,830 3,840 3,638 3,672 3,172
July 3,628 3,410 3,618 3,665 3,757 3,630 3,615 3,356 4,663 3,635
August 3,457 3,828 3,667 3,636 3,447 3,623 3,862 3,694 3,555 3,349
September 3,610 3,503 3,592 3,231 3,431 3,634 3,657 3,737 3,399 3,270
October 3,955 3,771 4,018 4,082 4,179 3,886 3,905 3,812 4,002 3,727
November 3,924 4,051 4,316 3,928 3,957 4,043 5,377 3,691 4,041 3,446
December 4,455 4,320 7,134 4,422 4,470 4,528 5,031 4,202 4,787 4,237
Total 47,420 47,422 50,769 47,927 47,781 47,937 50,951 46,718 48,975 45,113

normal duties. Estimates of the effort involved could at this stage be calculated only at disproportionate cost. In the case of the Fisheries Research Services, which is to become an agency on 1 April 1997, I would refer the hon. Member to the reply given by my hon. Friend the Minister with responsibility for industry and local government to the hon. Member for East Kilbride (Mr. Ingram) on 15 January 1997, Official Report, columns 277–78.