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Mr. David Hunt : The total amount spent by my Department in the 1990 -91 financial year on management and computer consultancy contracts, excluding hardware and software purchases was £1,300,216. Details of management and computer consultancies awarded in that year were as follows :
Management consultancies awarded in the financial year 1990-91 Aspimrall & Co. :
Study of Industry and Environment
Price Waterhouse :
Study of "Source Wales"
Coopers & Lybrand Deloitte :
Review of Youth Service Management in Wales
Innovation Pilot Programme & Marketing :
Welsh Development Technology Marketing
Cambridge Scientific Ltd. :
Provision of Scientific services to NHS(D)
C. J. Webber :
West Glamorgan Ambulance Service Business Plan
Mid Glamorgan Health Authority :
Commercialisation of Pathology Service
Peter Stanley Associates :
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Gwynedd Health Authority Surgery and Outpatients Review P. A. Hutchinson & Owen, Thomas & Co. :Pathology Business Planning
Finesse Corporate Functions :
Marketing of Neville Hall Conference Centre.MMM Consultancy Group Ltd. & Owen Thomas & Co :
All Wales Supplies Review.Peter Watkins :
Commercial Opportunities for the Ambulance Service in Wales.Price Waterhouse :
All Wales Ambulance Review.Peter Stanley Associates :
Gwynedd Health Authority Review of Surgical Survices.Gwent Management Consultancy Services :
FHSD Forms Review to FHSAs.Owen Thomas & Co :
Cost Improvement Programme ReviewRoy Carr Hill :
Future Revenue Allocations in Wales (DHAs).Hay MCL :
Performance Management in the NHS in Wales.
Touche Ross :
Business Plan : Breast Test Wales
Cardiff Business School :
Evaluation of better patient services
Babti & Dobbi :
Form of property appraisal audit
Alan Thomas :
Preparedness of DHAs for contracting
Duhig Berry :
PRINCE Project management overview
Coopers & Lybrand Deloitte :
I and IT Strategic Direction for the NHS in Wales :
Technical Strategy and Implementation programme
Coopers & Lybrand Deloitte :
I and IT strategy for Gwynedd DHA
Coopers & Lybrand Deloitte :
Clwyd resource management project benefits study
Greenhalgh & Co. Ltd.:
Support to nursing systems project board
Metapraxis Ltd. :
Executive information provision
HACAS :
Study of costing of community hospitals in Powys and Clwyd Griffiths Associates :
Configuration of computers
XPDNT Systems :
Configuration of automated project management systems
Gwyn Bevan :
GP Fundholders scheme--management of practice funds
Triad Special Systems :
Feasibility study into the viability of providing computer facilities for the Rent Officer Service in Wales
Aldbourne Associates :
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Property Estates Project and HOWHoward Humphries :
Road construction site management system
SIAS :
Welsh Highways Information System
BIS Applied Systems Ltd. :
Information systems strategy for Agriculture Department
Council Tax
Mr. Nicholas Brown : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is his estimate of the number of domestic residences in each of the property value bands of the proposed council tax in Wales, in the manner of the answer given to the hon. Member for St. Helens, North (Mr. Evans), 8 May, Official Report , column 536 .
Mr. Nicholas Bennett : The following table gives the estimates used for the calculation of illustrative council tax bills for Wales.
Property value in relation to |Upper |Number of
average capital value |property in |dwellings
|value band |in Wales
|£
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A: under 50 per cent. |30,000 |181,600
B: 50 to 65 per cent. |39,000 |214,700
C: 65 to 85 per cent. |51,000 |241,700
D: 85 to 110 per cent. |66,000 |199,900
E: 110 to 150 per cent. |90,000 |171,900
F: 150 to 200 per cent. |120,000 |85,800
G: over 200 per cent. |Over 120,000 |63,400
|-------
Total all bands |1,159,000
Holyhead-London Transport Services
Mr. Wigley : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will define the new responsibilities given to the Minister of State for Wales with regard to the development of rail links between Holyhead and London.
Sir Wyn Roberts : As part of my responsibility for co-ordination of initiatives for urban renewal in Holyhead I have taken a close interest in rail services.
The provision of services will nevertheless remain a matter for British Rail to determine.
Mr. Wigley : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many meetings have so far been chaired by the Minister of State for Wales of the various organisations with a direct interest in improving the co-ordination of transport services from Holyhead to London ; if he will state what organisations were represented at those meetings ; and if he will make a statement.
Sir Wyn Roberts : The provision of transport services is a matter for transport operators. I have had several meetings with interested parties including my hon. Friend the Minister for Public Transport, local authorities and British Rail. On 3 June I chaired a meeting of organisations interested in all aspects of the regeneration of Holyhead at which British Rail was represented.
Dentists' Contracts
Mr. Livsey : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many dentists have left the national health service in Wales since the implementation of the new contract system.
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Mr. Nicholas Bennett : Overall between 1 October 1990 and 30 April 1991 there was a net decrease of 10 dentists from FHSA dental lists in Wales, which represents 1.1 per cent. of the total.Class Sizes
Mr. Barry Jones : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what was the average class size for infants, primary and secondary schools in Wales in (a) 1989-90 and (b) 1990-91.
Sir Wyn Roberts : The information as at September of each year is given in the following table. The primary school information relates to the average size of registered classes in primary schools, including nursery classes. In the case of secondary schools, it is based on classes as taught.
Data on class size of nursery schools are not held centrally.
|Primary |Secondary
|Schools |Schools
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1989-90 |24.8 |18.9
1990-91 |24.8 |19.2
Nursery Education
Mr. Barry Jones : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales (1) what plans he has to increase nursery schooling in those parts of Wales where spending has been reduced ; and if he will make a statement ; (2) if he has any plans to meet local education authorities in Wales to discuss an increase in the provision of nursery education.
Sir Wyn Roberts : The provision of education in school for children under the age of five is at the discretion of local education authorities. Neither my right hon. Friend nor I have any plans to meet authorities to discuss nursery education.
School Fabric
Mr. Barry Jones : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he plans to meet local education authorities in Wales to discuss the fabric of schools.
Sir Wyn Roberts : No. Expenditure plans submitted each year by local education authorities provide information about their education building plans, including refurbishment of schools, and these are subject to discussion with the Department.
Secure Places
Mr. Michael : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales (1) by what date he intends to ensure there are enough secure places in Wales to end totally the accommodation of young people on remand in prison accommodation ;
(2) if he will announce the steps he intends to take to provide secure places in Wales for those young people who need to be so placed ;
(3) what assessment he has made of the number of secure places needed in Wales to cope with the number of young people who need to be so accommodated without making use of prison accommodation ; (4) what contribution he estimates can be made by community-based approaches and preventive work with
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young people and their families to cut down the number of secure accommodation places needed in Wales ; and what plans he has to develop such policies.Mr. Nicholas Bennett : Officials have completed a thorough review of secure care policy in Wales. I am presently considering their report, which will be issued for consultation next month.
Children's Homes
Mr. Michael : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list in detail the actions taken by his Department on the findings he published on 4 June relating to investigations undertaken into three children's homes in Wales, since the date of the inspections reported on.
Mr. Nicholas Bennett : Local management of the homes and the relevant local authorities were informed of the findings of the inspections immediately upon their conclusion. They were also given an opportunity to comment on draft versions of the reports prior to their publication. Subsequently, the social services inspectorate has written to directors of social services clarifying the conditions of use of the units and work is in hand on a revision of those conditions.
The findings of the inspections were taken into account in our review of secure care in Wales. Action on the specific
recommendations made by the inspections is a matter for the respective local authorities.
Further inspections of the three units will take place in 1992.
Dentistry (Anaesthetic Services)
Mr. Win Griffiths : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what plans he has to ensure that people living in Mid Glamorgan have an acceptable level of provision of general anaesthetic services for dentistry.
Mr. Nicholas Bennett : The assessment of the needs of the resident population of a district, for general anaesthetic services for dentistry, is the responsibility of the district health authority and the family health service authority. In the hospital and community sector it is for the district health authority to contract with service providers to secure services sufficient to meet the assessed needs.
Mr. Win Griffiths : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what response he proposes to make to the findings of the Poswillo report.
Mr. Nicholas Bennett : Consultation upon the Poswillo report is continuing. The outcome will be announced in due course.
Mr. Win Griffiths : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what information he has on the number of general dental practices in Mid Glamorgan which provide general anaesthetic services for tooth extraction ; and what plans he has to improve this provision.
Mr. Nicholas Bennett : Three general dental practices in Mid Glamorgan provide general anaesthetic services. Information is not held centrally regarding the type of procedures for which these services are used.
Mid Glamorgan family health service authority, in conjuction with the district health authority, has the responsibility for planning and securing appropriate levels of dental services for its resident population.
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