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Mr. Wyn Roberts : Forty-one major road improvement schemes have been completed since 1980. Completions up to January 1989 are given in table 4 of "Roads in Wales ; Progress and Plans for the 1990s." Since then the following have been completed :
|Opening Date
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A55 Northop by-pass |June 1989
A55 Penmaenbach-Dwygyfylchi |June 1989
A55 Penmaenmawr by-pass |October 1989
A55 Llanfairfechan by-pass |October 1989
Nine schemes are under construction as follows :
A55 Conwy Crossing
A483 Newbridge by-pass and Whitehurst Link
A55 Travellers Inn
A483 Chirk by-pass
A48 Nant-y-Caws-Coed Hirion
A470 Llanidloes by-pass
A487 Cardigan by-pass
A40 Haverfordwest Eastern by-pass II
A55 Pen-y-Clip
Fifty schemes listed in table 6 of "Roads in Wales" are in preparation ; and the addition to the programme of schemes for the A5 on Anglesey has been announced.
Mr. Ieuan Wyn Jones : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what was the total spending on road improvement schemes within his Department's responsibilities in the areas of (a) each district borough or city council and (b) each county council area in Wales, for each year since 1980.
Mr. Wyn Roberts : Information on trunk roads and motorway expenditure, for which the Welsh Office is the responsible highway authority, is not readily available analysed by district borough or city council area, or by county prior to April 1981. The available information by county is shown in the table :
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£ million (gross)
|Clwyd |Dyfed |Gwent |Gwynedd |Mid |Powys |South |West
|Glamorgan |Glamorgan|Glamorgan
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<1>1981-82 |24 |20 |30 |8 |7 |7 |6 |6
<1>1982-83 |45 |15 |7 |23 |11 |5 |5 |8
<2>1983-84 |53 |20 |6 |23 |27 |5 |9 |6
<2>1984-85 |33 |13 |6 |15 |22 |5 |8 |3
<2>1985-86 |27 |13 |16 |16 |13 |6 |4 |4
<2>1986-87 |28 |20 |12 |27 |11 |5 |6 |3
<2>1987-88 |19 |17 |7 |63 |8 |5 |3 |7
Source:
<1>Digest of Welsh Statistics.
<2>Welsh Transport Statistics.
Comparable information for expenditure in 1988-89 and 1989-90 is not yet available.
Opencast Mining, Buckley
Mr. Barry Jones : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will establish a public inquiry to enable local residents to put their case concerning the application by British Coal to begin opencast mining operations at Bannel Bridge, Buckley, Clwyd.
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Mr. Grist : The application is before Clwyd county council as minerals planning authority. On the informa-tion available to him my right hon. Friend sees no reason why an application of this nature, which does not appear to raise planning issues of more than local importance, should not be decided by the council. He is unable, therefore, to agree to the hon. Gentleman's request.
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Primary School Classes
Mr. Geraint Howells : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what proportion of primary classes in each of the Welsh counties now contains more than 40 children ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Wyn Roberts : The proportion of registered ordinary classes in maintained primary schools containing more than 40 pupils at September 1988 is shown in the table :
|Percentage
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Clwyd |0.2
Dyfed |0.1
Gwent |0.1
Gwynedd |0.1
Mid Glamorgan |-
Powys |-
South Glamorgan |0.1
West Glamorgan |0.1
Water Supplies
Mr. Michael : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what arrangements have been made with water companies in Wales to ensure that water supplies are readily accessible and available to the emergency services in Wales to deal with fires and other emergencies.
Mr. Grist : This is a matter for the fire authorities concerned. Section 47 of the Water Act 1989 places a duty on a water undertaker to allow any person to take water for extinguishing fires from any of its water mains or other pipes on which a water hydrant is fixed. Section 51 places a duty on a water undertaker to cause the water in such of its water mains and other pipes that have fire hydrants fixed on them to be laid on constantly and at such a pressure as will cause the water to reach to the top of the topmost storey of every building within the undertaker's area. The obligations of a water undertaker under both sections are enforceable under section 20 by the Secretary of State ; and in addition, where a water undertaker is in breach of a duty under this section, the undertaker shall be guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine.
Llandudno Centre
Mr. Livsey : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will reconsider the application by Aberconwy borough council to spend £11 million on an arts, leisure and conference centre for Llandudno.
Mr. Wyn Roberts : I refer the hon. Gentleman to the reply given to the hon. Member for Ynys Mo n (Mr. Jones) on 15 January 1990.
Welsh Development Agency
Mr. Livsey : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will widen the remit of the Welsh Development Agency in line with that of the Development Board for Rural Wales to include social improvements and tourism facilities.
Mr. Peter Walker : No. Adequate provision already exists for aiding social and tourism facilities in areas which are not served by the Development Board for Rural Wales.
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Teachers
Mr. Livsey : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is the number of vacant teaching places in each of the education authorities in Wales ; and what is the number of teachers leaving the profession in Wales each year from 1985.
Mr. Wyn Roberts : The number of vacant teaching places in each of the education authorities is shown in the table :
|Number<1>
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Clwyd |26
Dyfed |7
Gwent |61
Gwynedd |24
Mid Glamorgan |125
Powys |16
South Glamorgan |15
West Glamorgan |12
|--
Total Wales |286
<1> Source: Form 618G, supplied by
local education authorities at 19
January 1989 relating to full-time
teacher vacancies.
Information on the number of teachers leaving the profession in Wales is not available. The number of teachers who ceased full-time teaching in the maintained schools sector for any one of a number of reasons including retirement is as follows :
Year ending |Number -------------------------------------- 31 March 1986 |1,971 31 March 1987 |1,879
Rural Wales
Mr. Livsey : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales whether he will make it his policy to urge the Welsh Development Agency and Development Board for Rural Wales to give special attention to areas of rural Dyfed and Gwynedd in the drive to revitalise the economy of rural Wales.
Mr. Peter Walker : The distribution of WDA and DBRW resources to particular areas is largely a matter for the bodies themselves. Government policies are, of course, directed towards the establishment of a thriving and self-sustaining rural economy. The WDA's recently launched rural strategy and the DBRW's strategy for the 1990s and its western initiative provide clear evidence of those bodies' commitment to those policies. Dyfed and Gwynedd, along with the rest of rural Wales, will continue to benefit from the activities of the agency and the board.
Monitoring Officers
Mr. Michael : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will make it his policy to allow adequate time for consultation with bodies representing local authorities in Wales on the draft subsidiary legislation bringing into effect the provisions of section 5 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989.
Mr. Grist : As I stated in my reply to the hon. Gentleman's question on 8 February I will provide local authority associations in Wales with an advance draft of the order, bringing into effect the regulations on companies, for comment.
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Acute Hospitals
Mr. Robin Cook : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the acute hospitals with fewer than 600 beds.
Mr. Grist : The information, as at 31 December 1988, is shown as follows :
Acute hospitals-- Clwyd
Catherine Gladstone
Colwyn Bay Community
Denbighsire Infirmary
Flint Cottage
Holywell Cottage
Llangollen
Mold
Prestatyn Community
Ruthin
Ysbyty Glan Clwyd
East Dyfed
Cardigan and District
Llandovery Cottage
Llanelli
Gwent
Blaenavon Health Care Unit
Monmouth General
Nevill Hall
Gwynedd
Caernarvonshire Eye and Cottage
Ffestiniog Memorial
Madoc Memorial
Stanley Sailors
St. Davids
Mid Glamorgan
Bridgend General
East Glamorgan General
Llynfi
Maesteg General
Mountain Ash
Pontypridd and District
Porth and District
Prince Charles
Princess of Wales
Treherbert
Pembrokeshire
Tenby Cottage
Powys
Brecon War Memorial
Builth Cottage
Machynlleth and District
South Glamorgan
Barry Community
West Glamorgan
Neath General
Port Talbot
Singleton
Mainly Acute Hospitals-- Clwyd
Abergele
East Dyfed
Bronglais General
West Wales General
Gwent
County
Gwynedd
Dolgellau and District
Llandudno General
Towyn and District
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Ysbyty GwyneddMid Glamorgan
Aberdare and District
Caerphilly District Miners
Llwynpia
Pentwyn Cottage
Pembrokeshire
Withybush
Powys
Machynlleth Chest
Montgomery County Infirmary
South Glamorgan
Cardiff Royal Infirmary
Llandough
Rookwood
Partly Acute Hospitals-- Clwyd
HM Stanley
Royal Alexandra
East Dyfed
Amman Valley
Gwent
Abertillery and District
St. Woolos
Gwynedd
Bryn Beryl
Mid Glamorgan
Aberbargoed and District
Mardy
Redwood Memorial
Tonteg
Powys
Llandrindod Wells War Memorial
Llanidloes and District
Victoria Memorial
South Glamorgan
St. Davids
West Glamorgan
Hill House
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