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Mrs. Gillian Shephard : The Department undertakes a wide range of debt recovery work and seeks to do so in the most cost-effective way possible. The action taken will depend upon the nature of the debt, the individual circumstances of the debtor and the legal powers available. In the case of current beneficiaries, for example, it is possible to recover sums due by deductions from benefit.
Disabled People (Benefits)
Mr. Patchett : To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what discussions he is having with disablement groups regarding the proposal to introduce a disability employment credit ; and when he last met the Disablement Income Group.
Mr. Meacher : To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security (1) how he proposes formally to consult disability organisations on his proposals outlined in "The Way Ahead--Benefits for Disabled People" ; (2) when he expects to publish draft proposals for the disability employment credit.
Mr. Scott : We regularly meet the disability organisations to discuss a wide range of issues. I met the Disability Benefits Consortium-- an umbrella group representing over 250 disability organisations including the Disablement Income Group--on 5 April in the second of a series of meetings to discuss their views on "The Way Ahead".
The proposals for a disability employment credit were outlined in "The Way Ahead" ; the Government propose to implement these proposals by bringing forward legislation at an early opportunity.
Executive Agencies
Mr. Meacher : To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will continue to answer parliamentary questions on the full range of social security issues after the proposed executive agencies for social security are established.
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Mrs. Gillian Shephard : I refer the hon. Member to my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister's reply to the hon. Member for Newport, West (Mr. Flynn) on 6 June, at column 615.
Housing Benefit
Mr. Meacher : To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will publish in the Official Report the latest estimates of the proportion of (a) pensioner households, (b) households with dependent children and (c) other households who are taking up their entitlement to housing benefit, showing the division between council tenants and others.
Mrs. Gillian Shephard : I refer the hon. Member to my reply to my hon. Friend the Member for Brighton, Kemptown (Mr. Bowden) on 29 March at column 300.
Community Charge (Members' Questions)
Mr. Latham : To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will give the reasons why he was unable to reply until 14 June to the priority written questions about community charge rebates tabled by the hon. Member for Rutland and Melton for answer on 23 May ; and what steps he takes to ensure that answers are provided on the day selected by an hon. Member for priority answer.
Mrs. Gillian Shephard : All questions for priority written answer by this Department are answered on the specified day, although some may not receive a full reply on that day. Out of over 1,000 questions tabled for priority written answer this Session, fewer than 150 have been given holding replies : these are given only where the information requested is so detailed or complex that a full reply cannot be provided in the time allowed by the hon. Member concerned. Neither of the questions on community charge rebates tabled by my hon. Friend for answer on 23 May was straightforward. A costing was made as quickly as possible in reply to one question. In the case of the other question, detailed consideration led to the conclusion that no estimate was possible.
Pensioners
Sir Ian Gilmour : To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will publish figures for (a) a single pensioner and (b) pensioner couples showing the effects of community charge benefit on their net weekly incomes, assuming a community charge of (i) £300, (ii) £400 and (iii) £500, and weekly incomes other than the relevant state basic pension of £10, £20, £30, £40, £50, £60, £70, £80, £90, £100, £150 and £200.
Mrs. Gillian Shephard [holding answer 17 May 1990] : The information requested is set out in the tables.
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Table 2: Pensioner couple
Gross |Net income<2>|Annual |Net income |Annual |Net income |Annual |Net income
income<1> |charge 300.00|less |charge 400.00|less |charge 500.00|less
|CC Benefit |Community | CC Benefit |Community |CC Benefit |Community
|per week |Charge |per week |Charge |per week |Charge
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85.10 |85.10 |7.78 |81.38 |10.84 |80.60 |15.90 |79.82
95.10 |95.10 |6.28 |89.88 |9.34 |89.10 |12.40 |88.32
105.10 |105.10 |4.78 |98.38 |7.84 |97.60 |10.90 |96.82
115.10 |115.10 |3.28 |106.88 |6.34 |106.10 |9.40 |105.32
125.10 |125.10 |1.78 |115.38 |4.84 |114.60 |7.90 |113.82
135.10 |135.10 |- |123.60 |3.34 |123.10 |6.40 |122.32
145.10 |143.83 |- |132.33 |2.02 |130.51 |5.10 |129.75
155.10 |151.33 |- |139.83 |.90 |136.89 |3.98 |136.13
165.10 |158.83 |- |147.33 |- |143.49 |2.84 |142.49
175.10 |166.33 |- |154.83 |- |150.99 |1.72 |148.87
225.10 |203.83 |- |192.33 |- |188.49 |- |184.65
275.10 |240.04 |- |228.54 |- |224.70 |- |220.86
<1> "Gross Income" comprises, the basic state retirement pension plus £10, £20, £30 £100, £150 and £200.
<2> Net Income is gross income, calculated as at 1, less income tax. For the purposes of independent taxation, it is assumed
that in pensioner couples all income other than the wife's state retirement pension is allocated to the husband.
Table 2: Pensioner couple
Gross |Net income<2>|Annual |Net income |Annual |Net income |Annual |Net income
income<1> |charge 300.00|less |charge 400.00|less |charge 500.00|less
|CC Benefit |Community | CC Benefit |Community |CC Benefit |Community
|per week |Charge |per week |Charge |per week |Charge
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85.10 |85.10 |7.78 |81.38 |10.84 |80.60 |15.90 |79.82
95.10 |95.10 |6.28 |89.88 |9.34 |89.10 |12.40 |88.32
105.10 |105.10 |4.78 |98.38 |7.84 |97.60 |10.90 |96.82
115.10 |115.10 |3.28 |106.88 |6.34 |106.10 |9.40 |105.32
125.10 |125.10 |1.78 |115.38 |4.84 |114.60 |7.90 |113.82
135.10 |135.10 |- |123.60 |3.34 |123.10 |6.40 |122.32
145.10 |143.83 |- |132.33 |2.02 |130.51 |5.10 |129.75
155.10 |151.33 |- |139.83 |.90 |136.89 |3.98 |136.13
165.10 |158.83 |- |147.33 |- |143.49 |2.84 |142.49
175.10 |166.33 |- |154.83 |- |150.99 |1.72 |148.87
225.10 |203.83 |- |192.33 |- |188.49 |- |184.65
275.10 |240.04 |- |228.54 |- |224.70 |- |220.86
<1> "Gross Income" comprises, the basic state retirement pension plus £10, £20, £30 £100, £150 and £200.
<2> Net Income is gross income, calculated as at 1, less income tax. For the purposes of independent taxation, it is assumed
that in pensioner couples all income other than the wife's state retirement pension is allocated to the husband.
Home Ownership (Pensioners)
Mr. David Nicholson : To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what information he has on the proportion of retirement pensioners who own their own homes (a) in the United Kingdom and (b) in those other European Community member states for which information is available.
Mr. Chope : I have been asked to reply.
Comparative information for owner-occupation by age categories appears in table 10.24 of the Building Societies Association's "Housing In Britain", which is in the Library. More recent figures available for some countries are as follows :
P
Percentage of owner-occupiers among households with a head aged
65 years or over
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Mr. David Nicholson : To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what information he has on the proportion of retirement pensioners (a) aged over 75 years and (b) aged 65 to 70 years who (i) own their own homes and (ii) have income from occupational or private pensions.
Mr. Chope : I have been asked to reply.
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The available estimates are from the 1988 general household survey and the 1988 family expenditure survey and are as follows.-------------------- 65 to 69 |56|66 70 to 74 |53|57 75 or over |48|49 <1>Source: 1988 General Household Survey (Great Britain). <2>Source: 1988 Family Expenditure Survey (United Kingdom). Includes covenants and annuities.
The two surveys used as sources do not cover the institutional population, and so exclude people in nursing homes, rest homes or residents permanently in hospital.
WALES
Eye Tests
Mr. Michael : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many people with glaucoma and diabetes received free eye tests in Wales (a) in each quarter in 1988-89 and (b) in each quarter in 1989-90.
Mr. Grist : The data requested were not collected centrally before 1 April 1989, since when they have been collected on a six-monthly basis.
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The available information is given as follows :
Estimated<1> number of sight tests paid for
by Family Practitioner Committees in the
six months ending
|30 September 1989|31 March 1990
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Persons aged over 40
who are relatives of
glaucoma suffers |2,950 |4,910
<1> Estimates based upon a 2 per cent. sample of all such sight tests.
Skomer Marine Nature Reserve
Mr. Dalyell : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will make a statement on the progress of his negotiations with the Welsh Yachting Association over the establishment of a marine nature reserve at Skomer.
Sir Wyn Roberts : The draft order in respect of the Skomer marine nature reserve was published in March 1990. Three representations were received during the statutory 28-day objection period including one from the Welsh Yachting Association. The points raised by the representations have been resolved and all the representations have since been withdrawn. We are therefore now proceeding with the designation of the area as a marine nature reserve in accordance with the requirements of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981.
Education Act 1981 (Appeals)
Ms. Armstrong : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is the number of appeals received under section 5(6) of the Education Act 1981 by local education authority ; and what were the decisions taken by the appeals tribunal for each year from April 1983.
Mr. Grist : Appeals under section 5(6) of the Education Act 1981 are made directly to the Secretary of State. Four appeals have been made since April 1983 and in two cases the local education authority concerned was directed to reconsider its decision not to complete a statement of special educational need. The details are :
Local education authority |Year |Number -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- West Glamorgan |1983 |1 Gwent |1986 |1 South Glamorgan |1987 |2
Ms. Armstrong : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is the number of appeals received under section 8(6) of the Education Act 1981 by local education authority ; and what were the decisions taken by the appeals tribunal for each year from April 1983.
Mr. Grist : Appeals under section 8(6) of the Education Act 1981 are made directly to the Secretary of State. Nine appeals have been made since April 1983. The Secretary of State found in favour of the local education authorities in respect of seven cases ; the remaining two are still under consideration. The details are :
Local education authority |Year |Number -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clwyd, Mid Glamorgan |1985 |2 Clwyd, South Glamorgan |1987 |2 West Glamorgan |1988 |1 Gwynedd, South Glamorgan |1989 |2 Clwyd, Gwynedd |1990 |2
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Disabled Teachers
Ms. Armstrong : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is the number of students with disabilities who have entered initial teacher training in Wales for each of the last 10 years ; and what percentage of the total number of student teachers these represent.
Sir Wyn Roberts : This information is not collected centrally.
Ms. Armstrong : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many teachers with disabilities are currently employed in each local education authority in Wales ; and what steps his Department is taking to increase the numbers of teachers with disabilities.
Mr. Grist : Information on the numbers of teachers with disabilities is not held centrally. The initiatives being taken by the Government to increase the supply of teachers are directed at all prospective teachers, including those with disabilities.
Schools (Access)
Ms. Armstrong : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what specific funding has been available to Welsh local education authorities to enable access to school and college buildings for pupils and teachers with disabilities in each of the last 10 years ; and if he has any plans to make specific grants available to local education authorities to carry out necessary capital works to facilitate physical access for people with disabilities.
Mr. Grist : Under the arrangements agreed with local authorities in Wales, capital resources are not hypothecated to specific services. It is for the authorities themselves to determine priorities between and within services, and therefore to decide how much to spend on facilitating physical access to educational buildings for people with disabilities.
Ms. Armstrong : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what advice he gives to local education authorities in Wales on the standards of access for people with disabilities for new designs for and adaptations to school and college buildings ; and whether he will consult interested parties regarding statutory provision for standards of access for new school and college buildings.
Mr. Grist : Guidance is given to local education authorities in design note No. 18 (1984) "Access for disabled people to Educational Buildings" and in building bulletin 61. The design note is based on the recommendations of a working party comprising representatives of interested parties.
Ms. Armstrong : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many nursery, primary and secondary schools in Wales are fully accessible to pupils and teachers with disabilities ; what are these figures as percentages of the total number of schools ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Grist : The information requested is not held centrally.
Clwyd TEC
Mr. Barry Jones : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will take steps to enable Alyn and Deeside district council to have direct representation upon the Clwyd TEC ; and if he will make a statement.
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Sir Wyn Roberts : No. The Government's White Paper "Employment for the 1990s" said that training and enterprise councils were to be employer-led. Two thirds of the directors, including the chairman, must be local business leaders from the private sector. The balance may be drawn from other sectors including local authorities, but this is for individual TECs to determine. The TECs will need to work closely with all relevant groups in the community, including the local authorities, and must demonstrate that they have widespread support before their plans will be approved.Deeside High School
Mr. Barry Jones : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will meet (a) Shotton town council, (b) Queensferry community council and (c) Haversden community council to hear their views concerning the proposed closure of Deeside high school.
Sir Wyn Roberts : No. I refer the hon. Gentleman to the answer I gave him on 7 February 1990, column 661.
Children Act 1989
Mr. Michael : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is the expected date or dates for implementation of the provisions of the Children Act 1989 in Wales.
Mr. David Hunt : Some minor provisions covering the admissibility of hearsay evidence, the meaning of "parent" for certain provisions of the Child Care Act 1980 pending its repeal, and tests to establish paternity came into effect on Royal Assent to the Children Act on 16 November 1989. An amendment to the Education Act 1981 in respect of provision outside England and Wales for certain children came into force on 17 January 1990. We expect to bring the remaining provisions into force in October 1991.
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Community Health Councils
Mr. Ieuan Wyn Jones : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales when he expects to make a decision on community health council reform in Wales.
Mr. Grist : I hope to announce a decision shortly.
Obstetric Accidents
Mr. Michael : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if, in the light of recent evidence published in the British Medical Journal of 26 May on the causes of certain obstetric accidents, he will undertake a review of the training of junior doctors in Wales in relation to foetal heart monitoring and the use of obstetric forceps.
Mr. Grist : Standards of training are laid down by the General Medical Council and the content of training programmes for junior doctors in this specialty is essentially a matter for the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.
Nursing Homes
Mr. Wigley : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what percentage of private and voluntary residential care and nursing homes the independent sector provides for each year since 1980 in Wales.
Mr. Grist : Private and voluntary residential homes are all in the independent sector.
Mr. Wigley : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many people are employed by (a) voluntary registered homes, (b) private registered homes and (c) local authority homes in Wales ; and, in each case, what appropriate formal qualifications they have.
Mr. Grist : The number of people employed by voluntary and private registered homes is not held centrally. The number of people employed in local authority homes as at 30 September 1989 is shown in the following table. Information on their appropriate formal qualifications is not held centrally.
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Officers in charge or
equivalent |193.0 |4.0 |12.0 |32.0 |11.0
Deputy officers in
charge or equivalent |229.2 |8.6 |9.0 |22.6 |9.8
Other care staff<1> |435.7 |21.8 |5.5 |133.8 |38.7
Care assistants |1,586.4|46.3 |53.7 |187.9 |24.4
Other staff |1,427.0|41.1 |32.4 |72.5 |17.9
|------ |------ |------ |------ |------
Total |3,871.3|121.8 |112.6 |448.8 |101.8
<1>Including trainee care staff but excluding care assistants.
Mr. Wigley : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many persons aged 65 years and over were in accommodation for the elderly in each local authority in Wales, and how many in each local authority were in accommodation provided by (a) local authorities, (b) voluntary homes and (c) private homes in each year since
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1980 ; and if he will estimate what the change will be in these figures in the future due to changes in community care policy.Mr. Grist : The number of residents aged 65 years and over in accommodation for elderly people in local authority and private and voluntary residential homes is shown in the following table :
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|As at 31 March
|1980 |1981 |1982 |1983 |1984 |1985 |1986 |1987 |1988 |1989
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Clwyd
Local authority |887 |914 |976 |955 |946 |886 |868 |814 |787 |690
Voluntary and private homes<1> |757 |821 |830 |985 |1,249 |1,484 |1,698 |1,893 |1,998 |2,069
Dyfed
Local authority |1,042 |1,081 |1,101 |1,117 |1,157 |1,143 |1,131 |1,152 |1,116 |1,086
Voluntary and private homes<1> |76 |78 |86 |91 |157 |275 |447 |531 |631 |790
Gwent
Local authority |955 |967 |962 |979 |958 |951 |945 |948 |962 |929
Voluntary and private homes<1> |62 |67 |59 |130 |208 |235 |260 |321 |447 |422
Gwynedd
Local authority |812 |802 |822 |814 |826 |813 |824 |809 |813 |787
Voluntary and private homes<1> |184 |198 |249 |276 |367 |523 |639 |767 |916 |1,021
Mid Glamorgan
Local authority |1,154 |1,180 |1,203 |1,198 |1,192 |1,209 |1,222 |1,242 |1,231 |1,207
Voluntary and private homes<1> |85 |100 |96 |131 |172 |247 |320 |357 |517 |611
Powys
Local authority |380 |371 |369 |383 |395 |396 |381 |394 |397 |398
Voluntary and private homes<1> |32 |35 |69 |100 |115 |143 |168 |195 |224 |241
South Glamorgan
Local authority |909 |928 |921 |890 |870 |851 |781 |747 |747 |748
Voluntary and private homes<1> |405 |410 |457 |496 |659 |748 |987 |1,168 |1,297 |1,375
West Glamorgan
Local authority |833 |859 |857 |837 |829 |840 |888 |874 |836 |777
Voluntary and private homes<1> |118 |122 |129 |130 |158 |253 |296 |317 |361 |368
Wales
Local authority |6,972 |7,102 |7,211 |7,173 |7,173 |7,089 |7,040 |6,980 |6,889 |6,622
Voluntary and private homes<1> |1,719 |1,831 |1,975 |2,339 |3,085 |3,908 |4,815 |5,549 |6,391 |6,897
<1> Separate figures for the voluntary and private sectors are not available prior to 1989.
Changes in patterns and volumes of care will take place on the basis of social care plans which are to be produced by social services authorities working with health authorities and other interests and which are to be published by April 1991.
Mr. Wigley : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many residents in voluntary and private homes were sponsored by local authorities for each year since 1980 ; and what information he has on the proportion accounted for by supported residents in (a) voluntary homes and (b) private homes in Wales.
Mr. Grist : The data as at 31 March are shown in the following table :
|Supported |Percentage |Percentage
|residents in |of these in |of these in
|private and |voluntary homes|private homes
|voluntary homes
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1980 |729 |77.4 |22.6
1981 |586 |81.6 |18.4
1982 |577 |86.1 |13.9
1983 |576 |83.7 |16.3
1984 |519 |88.1 |11.9
1985 |422 |93.4 |6.6
1986 |217 |99.5 |0.5
1987 |128 |99.2 |0.8
1988 |162 |98.8 |1.2
1989 |182 |100.0 |-
Mr. Wigley : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many (i) private registered homes, (ii) voluntary registered homes and (iii) local authority homes for the elderly there were in each local authority in Wales (a) how many places these provided and (b) how many residents there were, for each year since 1980 ; and what estimate he has made of the likely change in these figures as a result of changes in community care.
Mr. Grist : The information required is shown in the following table. Changes in patterns and volumes of care will take place on the basis of social care plans which are to be produced by social services authorities working with health authorities and other interests, and which are to be published by April 1991.
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Homes, Places and Residents for Elderly People as at 31 March 1980-1989
|Clwyd |Dyfed |Gwent |Gwynedd |Mid |Powys |South |West |Wales
|Glamorgan |Glamorgan|Glamorgan
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(a) Registered Private and Voluntary<1>
1980
Homes |45 |5 |4 |22 |2 |2 |16 |5 |101
Places |801 |94 |67 |266 |102 |67 |435 |137 |1,969
Residents |775 |78 |63 |184 |85 |49 |409 |127 |1,770
1981
Homes |55 |5 |5 |27 |3 |2 |16 |5 |118
Places |1,043 |95 |74 |306 |131 |68 |448 |142 |2,307
Residents |839 |80 |68 |198 |100 |56 |417 |130 |1,888
1982
Homes |59 |5 |5 |27 |4 |3 |20 |7 |130
Places |1,131 |95 |109 |360 |135 |88 |511 |155 |2,584
Residents |846 |88 |60 |250 |96 |89 |464 |133 |2,026
1983
Homes |68 |7 |7 |31 |6 |4 |24 |9 |156
Places |1,359 |124 |155 |393 |147 |123 |558 |156 |3,015
Residents |1,012 |92 |132 |279 |131 |110 |502 |135 |2,393
1984
Homes |86 |10 |11 |45 |9 |5 |35 |11 |212
Places |1,672 |173 |245 |550 |201 |139 |732 |182 |3,894
Residents |1,282 |161 |212 |372 |175 |127 |671 |163 |3,163
1985
Homes |101 |21 |15 |49 |15 |7 |41 |21 |270
Places |1,921 |307 |315 |716 |303 |162 |815 |278 |4,817
Residents |1,517 |282 |269 |540 |252 |151 |754 |259 |4,024
1986
Homes |117 |42 |16 |53 |18 |8 |63 |23 |340
Places |2,197 |545 |328 |753 |374 |194 |1,166 |318 |5,875
Residents |1,741 |466 |284 |645 |326 |170 |999 |306 |4,937
1987
Homes |135 |46 |19 |64 |22 |11 |72 |25 |394
Places |2,371 |621 |352 |892 |421 |232 |1,303 |343 |6,535
Residents |1,929 |557 |328 |778 |363 |207 |1,181 |321 |5,664
1988
Homes |147 |50 |25 |75 |30 |12 |78 |28 |445
Places |2,453 |721 |501 |1,090 |609 |242 |1,472 |404 |7,492
Residents |2,035 |653 |457 |926 |522 |229 |1,309 |366 |6,497
1989
Homes |151 |63 |23 |87 |33 |15 |84 |28 |484
Places |2,620 |895 |473 |1,220 |684 |280 |1,559 |422 |8,153
Residents |2,102 |814 |431 |1,037 |618 |256 |1,390 |379 |7,027
(b) Local Authority
1980
Homes |23 |28 |25 |26 |32 |15 |27 |22 |198
Places |943 |1,164 |1,049 |853 |1,281 |418 |975 |898 |7,581
Residents |916 |1,108 |1,011 |843 |1,238 |394 |936 |860 |7,306
1981
Homes |23 |29 |25 |26 |33 |15 |27 |22 |200
Places |946 |1,208 |1,047 |852 |1,305 |417 |976 |909 |7,660
Residents |937 |1,149 |1,027 |826 |1,257 |387 |942 |893 |7,418
1982
Homes |24 |29 |25 |26 |33 |15 |27 |22 |201
Places |1,011 |1,207 |1,047 |853 |1,311 |418 |976 |909 |7,732
Residents |1,001 |1,161 |1,019 |840 |1,271 |385 |933 |891 |7,501
1983
Homes |23 |29 |25 |26 |33 |14 |27 |21 |198
Places |1,003 |1,212 |1,043 |854 |1,318 |414 |956 |882 |7,682
Residents |976 |1,186 |1,026 |833 |1,266 |400 |907 |861 |7,455
1984
Homes |24 |29 |25 |26 |33 |14 |27 |21 |199
Places |1,032 |1,257 |1,038 |853 |1,326 |417 |954 |881 |7,758
Residents |966 |1,219 |1,004 |845 |1,263 |410 |889 |855 |7,451
1985
Homes |23 |29 |25 |26 |33 |14 |27 |22 |199
Places |958 |1,224 |1,041 |855 |1,329 |434 |949 |910 |7,700
Residents |904 |1,211 |996 |834 |1,273 |410 |865 |863 |7,356
1986
Homes |23 |29 |24 |27 |34 |14 |27 |23 |201
Places |962 |1,273 |1,010 |883 |1,373 |434 |949 |960 |7,844
Residents |881 |1,188 |982 |842 |1,287 |394 |795 |902 |7,271
1987
Homes |22 |29 |24 |27 |34 |14 |24 |23 |197
Places |899 |1,266 |1,029 |866 |1,372 |440 |868 |929 |7,669
Residents |830 |1,199 |982 |824 |1,293 |404 |764 |895 |7,191
1988
Homes |21 |29 |24 |27 |34 |14 |24 |23 |196
Places |861 |1,258 |1,030 |860 |1,364 |440 |846 |900 |7,559
Residents |797 |1,155 |986 |841 |1,271 |410 |756 |851 |7,067
1989
Homes |20 |27 |24 |27 |34 |14 |24 |22 |192
Places |794 |1,148 |1,026 |848 |1,349 |440 |838 |907 |7,350
Residents |703 |1,123 |953 |810 |1,248 |404 |758 |793 |6,792
<1> Separate figures for the voluntary and private sectors are not available prior to 1989.
Toxic Algae
Mr. Alex Carlile : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will make a statement about the effect in Wales of toxic algae upon water resources and those who use them.
Mr. Grist : The National Rivers Authority has commenced a major programme, concentrating on public supply reservoirs and inland waters regularly used for water contact sports, to monitor for blue-green algae. If algae is identified in any waters, the authority immediately informs the district council health authority and the owner. Responsibility for taking any necessary precautions and bringing the matter to the attention of water users and other members of the public lies with the owners.
To supplement the information provided by the NRA, Dwr Cymru Cyf is also carrying out routine monitoring of all susceptible water resources used for public supply. Dwr Cymru advises me that, to date, blue-green algae has been reported in four such reservoirs but the algal scums have been limited to small areas on the surface of the water and have thus not adversely affected the water used for public supply.
Clinical Waste
Mr. Gareth Wardell : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he has any plans to improve security arrangements for the collection and disposal of clinical waste in Wales.
Mr. Grist : All district health authorities in Wales have been made aware of the provisions contained in the Environmental Protection Bill, which will introduce revised standards for the disposal of clinical waste by incineration.
Discussions with senior managers of Welsh health authorities have already taken place to focus attention on this subject and a seminar on the new standards and requirements has been arranged for health authority staff and local authority environmental health officers on 4 July.
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Each health authority was also given the opportunity to comment on the consultation document reviewing the operation of the Control of Pollution (Special Waste) Regulations 1980 and which proposes that clinical waste should be classified as special waste. If implemented this would require a consignment note procedure to be applied to the disposal of clinical waste.Provision is incorporated in the Environmental Protection Bill imposing on producers of waste the duty to ensure the adoption of proper methods of control in its handling and this duty would apply to producers of clinical waste.
Homelessness
Mr. Alex Carlile : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will give an estimate of the current number of homeless in Wales ; and, of those, how many suffer from (a) alcoholism or drug dependency, (b) AIDS and (c) mental illness.
Mr. Grist : There were 4,208 households accepted as homeless during the quarter ending 31 March 1990. Of these, 26 households were classed as in priority need because a household member was considered vulnerable as a result of mental disability. Information on the number of persons in households accepted as suffering from alcohol or drug dependency or AIDS is not collected centrally.
This figure includes an estimated 2,000 households made homeless in Colwyn as a result of the major flooding incident in February 1990.
Home Helps
Mr. Wigley : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many and what percentage of persons aged 65 years and over received home help service in each local authority in Wales since 1980 ; and what estimate he has made of the likely change in these figures as a result of changes in community care.
Mr. Grist : The information is shown in the following table :
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Persons aged 65 and over receiving home help
|Clwyd |Dyfed |Gwent |Gwynedd |Mid |Powys |South |West |Wales
|Glamorgan |Glamorgan|Glamorgan
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(a) Numbers<1>
1980 |3,401 |3,640 |6,567 |2,946 |11,044 |1,006 |5,585 |4,773 |38,962
1981 |4,063 |3,707 |6,775 |3,065 |11,160 |923 |5,343 |5,024 |40,060
1982 |4,252 |4,001 |6,867 |3,319 |11,898 |794 |5,816 |5,107 |42,054
1983 |4,437 |3,983 |7,409 |3,438 |12,863 |808 |7,118 |5,794 |45,850
1984 |4,496 |3,752 |7,769 |3,309 |13,177 |906 |6,373 |6,588 |46,370
1985 |4,618 |3,891 |6,512 |3,256 |13,661 |860 |7,095 |7,154 |47,047
1986 |5,031 |4,134 |8,136 |3,557 |14,009 |873 |7,298 |7,742 |50,780
1987 |5,128 |4,452 |8,559 |3,297 |14,237 |979 |7,559 |8,009 |52,220
1988 |5,661 |3,869 |9,643 |2,997 |16,431 |952 |5,208 |7,526 |52,287
1989 |5,878 |4,956 |9,713 |3,273 |16,711 |986 |5,249 |6,837 |53,603
(b) As a percentage<2>
1980 |5.2 |6.7 |10.6 |7.0 |14.7 |5.3 |9.9 |8.4 |9.0
1981 |6.1 |6.6 |10.7 |7.1 |14.7 |4.8 |9.4 |8.7 |9.1
1982 |6.3 |7.2 |10.9 |7.6 |15.6 |4.2 |10.1 |8.7 |9.5
1983 |6.6 |7.0 |11.6 |8.0 |16.9 |4.2 |12.4 |10.0 |10.4
1984 |6.7 |6.6 |12.4 |7.7 |17.4 |4.7 |11.1 |11.2 |10.6
1985 |6.9 |6.8 |10.3 |7.6 |18.0 |4.6 |12.3 |12.3 |10.7
1986 |7.5 |7.0 |12.6 |8.2 |18.2 |4.5 |12.5 |12.9 |11.3
1987 |7.5 |7.5 |12.9 |7.5 |18.1 |4.9 |12.7 |13.2 |11.4
1988 |8.2 |6.4 |14.2 |6.8 |20.5 |4.7 |8.5 |12.2 |11.2
1989 |8.5 |8.0 |14.1 |7.3 |20.7 |4.8 |8.5 |11.0 |11.4
<1> During the year ended 31 March.
<2> Expressed as a percentage of estimated population aged 65 and over at 30 June in preceding year.
Changes in patterns and volumes of care will take place on the basis of social care plans which are to be produced by social services authorities working with health authorities and other interests and which are to be published by April 1991.
Elderly People (Day Centres)
Mr. Wigley : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many day centres for the elderly there were, and how many places were available in these day centres in each
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local authority in Wales in each year since 1980 ; and what estimate he has made of the likely future change in these figures as a result of changes in community care.Mr. Grist : The information requested is shown in the following table. Changes in patterns and volumes of care will take place on the basis of social care plans which are to be produced by social services authorities working with health authorities and other interests and which are to be published by April 1991.
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As at 31 March
Clwyd Dyfed Gwent Gwynedd Mid Powys South West Wales
Glamorgan Glamorgan Glamorgan
|Centres|Places |Centres|Places |Centres|Places |Centres|Places |Centres|Places |Centres|Places |Centres|Places |Centres|Places |Centres|Places
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1980 |3 |145 |- |- |- |- |8 |128 |33 |1,386 |- |- |12 |990 |- |- |56 |2,649
1981 |3 |145 |- |- |- |- |8 |128 |33 |1,364 |- |- |13 |1,060 |- |- |57 |2,697
1982 |- |- |- |- |- |- |10 |183 |27 |1,277 |- |- |13 |1,060 |- |- |50 |2,520
1983 |- |- |- |- |- |- |10 |185 |27 |994 |- |- |13 |1,060 |- |- |50 |2,239
1984 |- |- |- |- |- |- |12 |250 |26 |871 |- |- |13 |1,060 |- |- |51 |2,181
1985 |- |- |- |- |- |- |14 |284 |26 |866 |- |- |13 |1,060 |1 |20 |54 |2,230
1986 |2 |68 |- |- |- |- |14 |281 |25 |752 |- |- |9 |800 |3 |60 |53 |1,961
1987 |2 |71 |- |- |- |- |14 |287 |24 |663 |- |- |9 |800 |5 |123 |54 |1,944
1988 |3 |86 |- |- |- |- |14 |288 |26 |673 |- |- |9 |800 |6 |153 |58 |2,000
1989 |3 |86 |- |- |- |- |15 |330 |34 |794 |- |- |9 |800 |8 |208 |69 |2,218
<1> Dyfed, Gwent and Powys provide day centres but they cater for a variety of client groups although elderly people are the predominant attenders.
Primary Schools
Mr. Gareth Wardell : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish a list of all Her Majesty's inspectorate reports on individual primary schools in Wales published during the last four years, indicating for each the number of pupils attending.
Mr. Grist : Her Majesty's inspectorate reports on individual primary schools to 21 June 1990 are listed in the following tables, by local education authority, with the number of pupils on the school roll in January of the year of publication.
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Mid Glamorgan
|Report issued |Number on roll
|January
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Bryncethin Junior |1986 |166
Llwyncrwn Primary |1986 |497
Ysgol Penybont |1986 |364
St. Brides Major Church in Wales |1986 |136
Ty'n-y-Wern Junior |1986 |125
Twyn Junior |1986 |253
Hendenny Park County Primary |1986 |247
Creigiau County Primary |1987 |356
Parc Primary |1987 |199
St. Helens' Roman Catholic |1987 |304
Cymmer Junior |1987 |213
Derwen Deg County Primary |1987 |301
Penrhiwceiber Junior |1987 |196
West Park |1987 |186
Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg
Llantrisant |1987 |279
St. Gwladys Junior School |1988 |154
Penywaun Junior School |1988 |184
Coed-Yr-Esgob Primary School |1988 |120
Glantaf Infants |1988 |148
Newtown Primary School |1988 |39
Ton Pentre Junior |1989 |150
Hengoed Infants |1989 |103
Trelewis Primary School |1989 |189
Ffynnon Taf County Primary |1989 |160
Cwm Ifor Infants |1989 |165
Cefn Glas Infants |1989 |299
Marlas Infants |1990 |126
Lansbury Park Infants |1990 |257
St. Mary's and St. Patrick's
Primary School |1990 |193
Peny-Y-Graig Junior |1990 |112
Mid Glamorgan
|Report issued |Number on roll
|January
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bryncethin Junior |1986 |166
Llwyncrwn Primary |1986 |497
Ysgol Penybont |1986 |364
St. Brides Major Church in Wales |1986 |136
Ty'n-y-Wern Junior |1986 |125
Twyn Junior |1986 |253
Hendenny Park County Primary |1986 |247
Creigiau County Primary |1987 |356
Parc Primary |1987 |199
St. Helens' Roman Catholic |1987 |304
Cymmer Junior |1987 |213
Derwen Deg County Primary |1987 |301
Penrhiwceiber Junior |1987 |196
West Park |1987 |186
Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg
Llantrisant |1987 |279
St. Gwladys Junior School |1988 |154
Penywaun Junior School |1988 |184
Coed-Yr-Esgob Primary School |1988 |120
Glantaf Infants |1988 |148
Newtown Primary School |1988 |39
Ton Pentre Junior |1989 |150
Hengoed Infants |1989 |103
Trelewis Primary School |1989 |189
Ffynnon Taf County Primary |1989 |160
Cwm Ifor Infants |1989 |165
Cefn Glas Infants |1989 |299
Marlas Infants |1990 |126
Lansbury Park Infants |1990 |257
St. Mary's and St. Patrick's
Primary School |1990 |193
Peny-Y-Graig Junior |1990 |112
Mid Glamorgan
|Report issued |Number on roll
|January
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bryncethin Junior |1986 |166
Llwyncrwn Primary |1986 |497
Ysgol Penybont |1986 |364
St. Brides Major Church in Wales |1986 |136
Ty'n-y-Wern Junior |1986 |125
Twyn Junior |1986 |253
Hendenny Park County Primary |1986 |247
Creigiau County Primary |1987 |356
Parc Primary |1987 |199
St. Helens' Roman Catholic |1987 |304
Cymmer Junior |1987 |213
Derwen Deg County Primary |1987 |301
Penrhiwceiber Junior |1987 |196
West Park |1987 |186
Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg
Llantrisant |1987 |279
St. Gwladys Junior School |1988 |154
Penywaun Junior School |1988 |184
Coed-Yr-Esgob Primary School |1988 |120
Glantaf Infants |1988 |148
Newtown Primary School |1988 |39
Ton Pentre Junior |1989 |150
Hengoed Infants |1989 |103
Trelewis Primary School |1989 |189
Ffynnon Taf County Primary |1989 |160
Cwm Ifor Infants |1989 |165
Cefn Glas Infants |1989 |299
Marlas Infants |1990 |126
Lansbury Park Infants |1990 |257
St. Mary's and St. Patrick's
Primary School |1990 |193
Peny-Y-Graig Junior |1990 |112
Mid Glamorgan
|Report issued |Number on roll
|January
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bryncethin Junior |1986 |166
Llwyncrwn Primary |1986 |497
Ysgol Penybont |1986 |364
St. Brides Major Church in Wales |1986 |136
Ty'n-y-Wern Junior |1986 |125
Twyn Junior |1986 |253
Hendenny Park County Primary |1986 |247
Creigiau County Primary |1987 |356
Parc Primary |1987 |199
St. Helens' Roman Catholic |1987 |304
Cymmer Junior |1987 |213
Derwen Deg County Primary |1987 |301
Penrhiwceiber Junior |1987 |196
West Park |1987 |186
Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg
Llantrisant |1987 |279
St. Gwladys Junior School |1988 |154
Penywaun Junior School |1988 |184
Coed-Yr-Esgob Primary School |1988 |120
Glantaf Infants |1988 |148
Newtown Primary School |1988 |39
Ton Pentre Junior |1989 |150
Hengoed Infants |1989 |103
Trelewis Primary School |1989 |189
Ffynnon Taf County Primary |1989 |160
Cwm Ifor Infants |1989 |165
Cefn Glas Infants |1989 |299
Marlas Infants |1990 |126
Lansbury Park Infants |1990 |257
St. Mary's and St. Patrick's
Primary School |1990 |193
Peny-Y-Graig Junior |1990 |112
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Mid Glamorgan
|Report issued |Number on roll
|January
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bryncethin Junior |1986 |166
Llwyncrwn Primary |1986 |497
Ysgol Penybont |1986 |364
St. Brides Major Church in Wales |1986 |136
Ty'n-y-Wern Junior |1986 |125
Twyn Junior |1986 |253
Hendenny Park County Primary |1986 |247
Creigiau County Primary |1987 |356
Parc Primary |1987 |199
St. Helens' Roman Catholic |1987 |304
Cymmer Junior |1987 |213
Derwen Deg County Primary |1987 |301
Penrhiwceiber Junior |1987 |196
West Park |1987 |186
Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg
Llantrisant |1987 |279
St. Gwladys Junior School |1988 |154
Penywaun Junior School |1988 |184
Coed-Yr-Esgob Primary School |1988 |120
Glantaf Infants |1988 |148
Newtown Primary School |1988 |39
Ton Pentre Junior |1989 |150
Hengoed Infants |1989 |103
Trelewis Primary School |1989 |189
Ffynnon Taf County Primary |1989 |160
Cwm Ifor Infants |1989 |165
Cefn Glas Infants |1989 |299
Marlas Infants |1990 |126
Lansbury Park Infants |1990 |257
St. Mary's and St. Patrick's
Primary School |1990 |193
Peny-Y-Graig Junior |1990 |112
Mid Glamorgan
|Report issued |Number on roll
|January
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bryncethin Junior |1986 |166
Llwyncrwn Primary |1986 |497
Ysgol Penybont |1986 |364
St. Brides Major Church in Wales |1986 |136
Ty'n-y-Wern Junior |1986 |125
Twyn Junior |1986 |253
Hendenny Park County Primary |1986 |247
Creigiau County Primary |1987 |356
Parc Primary |1987 |199
St. Helens' Roman Catholic |1987 |304
Cymmer Junior |1987 |213
Derwen Deg County Primary |1987 |301
Penrhiwceiber Junior |1987 |196
West Park |1987 |186
Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg
Llantrisant |1987 |279
St. Gwladys Junior School |1988 |154
Penywaun Junior School |1988 |184
Coed-Yr-Esgob Primary School |1988 |120
Glantaf Infants |1988 |148
Newtown Primary School |1988 |39
Ton Pentre Junior |1989 |150
Hengoed Infants |1989 |103
Trelewis Primary School |1989 |189
Ffynnon Taf County Primary |1989 |160
Cwm Ifor Infants |1989 |165
Cefn Glas Infants |1989 |299
Marlas Infants |1990 |126
Lansbury Park Infants |1990 |257
St. Mary's and St. Patrick's
Primary School |1990 |193
Peny-Y-Graig Junior |1990 |112
Mid Glamorgan
|Report issued |Number on roll
|January
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bryncethin Junior |1986 |166
Llwyncrwn Primary |1986 |497
Ysgol Penybont |1986 |364
St. Brides Major Church in Wales |1986 |136
Ty'n-y-Wern Junior |1986 |125
Twyn Junior |1986 |253
Hendenny Park County Primary |1986 |247
Creigiau County Primary |1987 |356
Parc Primary |1987 |199
St. Helens' Roman Catholic |1987 |304
Cymmer Junior |1987 |213
Derwen Deg County Primary |1987 |301
Penrhiwceiber Junior |1987 |196
West Park |1987 |186
Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg
Llantrisant |1987 |279
St. Gwladys Junior School |1988 |154
Penywaun Junior School |1988 |184
Coed-Yr-Esgob Primary School |1988 |120
Glantaf Infants |1988 |148
Newtown Primary School |1988 |39
Ton Pentre Junior |1989 |150
Hengoed Infants |1989 |103
Trelewis Primary School |1989 |189
Ffynnon Taf County Primary |1989 |160
Cwm Ifor Infants |1989 |165
Cefn Glas Infants |1989 |299
Marlas Infants |1990 |126
Lansbury Park Infants |1990 |257
St. Mary's and St. Patrick's
Primary School |1990 |193
Peny-Y-Graig Junior |1990 |112
Mid Glamorgan
|Report issued |Number on roll
|January
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bryncethin Junior |1986 |166
Llwyncrwn Primary |1986 |497
Ysgol Penybont |1986 |364
St. Brides Major Church in Wales |1986 |136
Ty'n-y-Wern Junior |1986 |125
Twyn Junior |1986 |253
Hendenny Park County Primary |1986 |247
Creigiau County Primary |1987 |356
Parc Primary |1987 |199
St. Helens' Roman Catholic |1987 |304
Cymmer Junior |1987 |213
Derwen Deg County Primary |1987 |301
Penrhiwceiber Junior |1987 |196
West Park |1987 |186
Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg
Llantrisant |1987 |279
St. Gwladys Junior School |1988 |154
Penywaun Junior School |1988 |184
Coed-Yr-Esgob Primary School |1988 |120
Glantaf Infants |1988 |148
Newtown Primary School |1988 |39
Ton Pentre Junior |1989 |150
Hengoed Infants |1989 |103
Trelewis Primary School |1989 |189
Ffynnon Taf County Primary |1989 |160
Cwm Ifor Infants |1989 |165
Cefn Glas Infants |1989 |299
Marlas Infants |1990 |126
Lansbury Park Infants |1990 |257
St. Mary's and St. Patrick's
Primary School |1990 |193
Peny-Y-Graig Junior |1990 |112
Mr. Gareth Wardell : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish a list of those primary schools which (a) have closed in Wales during the last three years, (b) have been considered by him and their closure approved and (c) have been considered by him and their closure rescinded ; and if he will give for each school the number of pupils attending.
Mr. Grist : The information is as follows :
Primary Schools Closed 1987
Clwyd
Llangwm Church in Wales VC Primary
Llanrhaeadr Yn Cymmerch VC Primary
Shotton County Nusery
Dyfed
Model VC Primary
Gwent
St. Mary's RC VC Infants--Amalgamation
St. Mary's RC VC Junior--Amalgamation
Llanfair Discoed County Primary
Trellech VC Primary
Penallt VC Primary
Catbrook County Primary
The North County Primary
Llanishen County Primary
Beaufort Hill County Infants--Amalgamation
Beaufort Hill County Junior--Amalgamation
Gwynedd
Nefyn County Primary--Amalgamation
Nefyn County Infants--Amalgamation
Ysgol Maenon (County Primary)
West Glamorgan
Bishopstown County Junior
Primary schools closed 1988
Dyfed
Penwaun County Primary
Carmarthen County Nursery
Llandewi Velfrey VC Infants
Priory Street Church in Wales VC Primary
Pentrepoeth County Infants
Pentrepoeth County Junior
Gwent
Tredegar Wharf County Primary
Alexandria County Primary
Bolt Street County Primary
Belle Vue County Nursery
Caerwent VC Infants
Gwynedd
Ysgol Capel Curig
Mid Glamorgan
Glynogwr County Primary
Powys
Cray County Primary
West Glamorgan
Morriston County Junior
Primary schools closed 1989
Clwyd
Rhuallt County Primary
Golftyn County Infants
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