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Written Answers to Questions
Wednesday 8 July 1992
DEFENCE
Low Flying
Mr. Redmond : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the speed limits for each aircraft type while low-flying over the United Kingdom at (a) 100 ft and (b) 250 ft ; and if he will make a statement on the circumstances in which these speeds may be exceeded during interceptions or the run-up of simulated targets.
Mr. Archie Hamilton : For military aircraft flying at 250ft in the United Kingdom low-flying system the normal maximum cruising speed is 450 knots, except for F-111s which, for aircraft handling reasons, are allowed to fly at speeds up to 480 knots. At this height aircraft may increase their speed to maxima ranging from 480 knots to 550 knots, depending on aircraft type, in special circumstances such as the run-up to simulated targets or during mock interceptions. The maximum speeds for aircraft flying at 100 ft above ground level are as follows :
|Knots
---------------------------
Jaguar |520
Tornado |500
Hawk |480
Harrier GR 5/7 |420
Household Cavalry
Mr. Redmond : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much the Household Cavalry will receive from Anglia TV for the assistance it is giving to that company's forthcoming television production "Riders" ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Archie Hamilton : Costs are still being collated and formal charges will be raised by MoD in due course.
Falkland Islands
Mr. Redmond : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what was the cost of maintaining British armed forces in the Falkland islands in each of the last 10 years ; and what is the estimated cost for the current year.
Mr. Archie Hamilton : The cost of maintaining British armed forces in the Falkland islands in each of the last 10 years (at outturn prices) was as follows :
|£ million
------------------------------
1982-83 |780
1983-84 |637
1984-85 |644
1985-86 |572
1986-87 |402
1987-88 |229
1988-89 |102
1989-90 |68
1990-91 |66
1991-92 |72
The estimated costs for 1992-93 are £67 million at 1992-93 prices.
USAF Bombing, Golspie
Mr. Redmond : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when he received a report from the United States Air Force into an incident on 5 June, when a practice bomb was dropped 8 miles off target by a United States Air Force jet into a site of special scientific interest near Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland ; what compensation is being negotiated for the damage by fire to the rare lichen moss destroyed in this incident ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Archie Hamilton : The incident referred to took place on 4 June. A written report detailing the cause was received from the United States Air Force by the Ministry of Defence on 12 June. Full details of claims for compensation have not yet been received.
Defence Facilities
Mr. Llew Smith : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make it his policy to make available to interested United Kingdom citizens and organisations, aerial photographs of such United Kingdom defence facilities as are permitted to the Russian military forces under the Helsinki "Open Skies" treaty of 24 March.
Mr. Archie Hamilton : The purpose of the "Open Skies" treaty is to establish a reciprocal confidence-building regime which will help us build trust with other parties to the treaty. Under the treaty, information gathered during "Open Skies" flights may be used only for treaty-related purposes. We would not want to see this provision waived, not least because aerial photographs from "Open Skies" flights could be of use to terrorist organisations.
Nuclear Test Veterans
Mr. McMaster : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when he last met representatives of the British Nuclear Test Veterans Association to discuss compensation ; when he next plans to meet them ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Archie Hamilton : I have discussed this matter with a number of hon. Members. I have not met and have not received any request to meet representatives of the British Nuclear Test Veterans Association. The position on compensation remains as set out by my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister in his answer of 5 June, Official Report, column 655.
Accommodation
Mr. Nigel Jones : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many units of personnel accommodation are vacant in each county in England and Wales, and in each region in Scotland.
Mr. Archie Hamilton : Records are not maintained by counties in England, but at 31 March 1992, the latest date
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for which figures are available, there were 9,002 MoD-owned service married quarters and civilian residential dwellings vacant in England, Wales and Scotland out of a total stock of 69,841. This excludes barrack and mess accommodation.
Region |Vacant
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England
Yorkshire |596
Northern |88
North West |126
South East |3,715
South West |1,617
East Anglia |566
East Midlands |700
West Midlands
Wales
Clwyd |45
Dyfed |19
Gwent |17
Gwynedd |31
Powys |17
South Glamorgan |105
Scotland
Borders |19
Dumfries and Galloway |1
Fife |117
Grampian |277
Highlands |15
Western Isles |48
Shetlands |6
Lothian |174
Strathclyde |318
Tayside |63
Total |9,002
Many of these properties were undergoing major works or modernisation, some were already allotted to service families who were due to move in shortly, and others were being considered for disposal. In addition, some 1,850 properties were in the process of being sold.
Army Redundancies
Mr. Merchant : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a further statement about redundancies in the Army.
Mr. Archie Hamilton : A total of 3,338 Army personnel, comprising 838 officers and 2,500 soldiers, were selected in February 1992 for the first phase of redundancy. Of the total, all but 143 officers were volunteers.
As foreshadowed in my answer to the hon. Member for Clackmannan (Mr. O'Neil) on 8 November 1991, Official Report, column 296, we shall shortly be promulgating details of the next phase of redundancy in the Army. This will follow the pattern of the first phase with the timetable and plans to be published at the end of July, and individuals informed during the first quarter of 1993. It is likely that the number of personnel to be made redundant in the second phase in 1993-94 will be in the region 6,500. Individuals will receive up to 12 months' notice and full resettlement assistance.
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TRANSPORT
Scotland
Mr. McMaster : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make a statement on the extent of his responsibilities in Scotland.
Mr. MacGregor : I have general responsibility for transport policy throughout Great Britain, which I exercise in association with my right hon. Friends the Secretaries of State for Scotland and for Wales. My specific responsibilities for Scotland cover matters other than those for which my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Scotland is directly responsible. These are Scottish roads policy and legislation, including the construction, maintenance and management of motorways and trunk roads ; capital allocations and grants to local authorities for local roads and public transport ; some aspects of bus policy ; subsidies to some local ferry, airport and air services ; Caledonian MacBrayne Ltd ; transport piers and harbours other than ports, freight facilities grants ; toll bridge regulation ; and civil emergencies planning. There is very close consultation between my Department and the Scottish Office over all aspects of transport policy affecting Scotland.
Traffic Flows
Mr. Simon Coombs : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what was the average daily vehicular flow on the A420 between Swindon and Oxford in (a) 1980, (b) 1985 and (c) the latest year for which figures are available ;
(2) what was the average daily vehicular flow on the A417 between Cirencester and Gloucester in (a) 1980, (b) 1985 and (c) the latest year for which figures are available ;
(3) what was the average daily vehicular flow on the A419 between Swindon and Cirencester in (a) 1980, (b) 1985 and (c) the latest year for which figures are available.
Mr. Kenneth Carlisle : The latest available estimates are for 1990 when the average daily traffic flow was 17,000 vehicles on the A417 between Gloucester and Cirencester, 25,000 on the A419 between Swindon and Cirencester and 14,000 on the A420 between Swindon and Oxford. The Department's national traffic surveys do not allow changes in traffic levels between years to be estimated for particular roads.
Airport Directors
Mr. Barry Field : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list those directors of airports, operated on behalf of municipal authorities by companies, who are also councillors on the authority or subject to appointment by them and give the percentage of the non- independent directors in each case.
Mr. Norris : The information relating to airports owned by public airport companies is as follows :
Airport |Local<1>Other |Executive |Total
|authority |non- |directors
|members |executive
|directors
Birmingham |9 |1 |4 |14
Blackpool |5 |1 |2 |8
Bournemouth |6 |- |2 |8
Bristol |5 |- |2 |7
Cardiff-Wales |9 |3 |3 |15
East Midlands |18 |- |3 |21
Exeter |5 |1 |2 |8
Humberside |12 |1 |3 |16
Leeds Bradford |15 |- |3 |18
Luton |6 |4 |3 |13
Manchester |18 |- |3 |21
Newcastle |24 |- |3 |27
Norwich |6 |2 |3 |11
Southend |8 |- |1 |9
Teesside |11 |1 |3 |15
<1>Includes former local authority member, local authority officers, businessmen and worker directors.
Under section 17(1) of the Airports Act 1986 it is the duty of the controlling authority of a public airport company to exercise its control over the company so as to ensure that at least three of the directors of the company, or at least one quarter of their number--whichever is the less --are full time employees of the company with experience in airport management. Southend airport, which is managed on behalf of its owners by a management company, is currently exempted from this duty (
M4
Mr. Simon Coombs : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he has any plans to provide lighting on any section of the M4 between junctions 7/8 and 15 which is not presently lit.
Mr. Kenneth Carlisle : Work is currently taking place to light the M4 between junctions 10 and 11. We have no plans at present to light any other unlit sections of the motorway between junctions 7 and 15. The provision of lighting along these sections will be considered in conjunction with planning for widening the M4 presently in hand.
Lighthouse Authorities
Mr. Barry Field : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much was paid by the general lighthouse authorities to the Commissioners for Irish Lights in each of the last 10 years.
Roads
Mr. Adley : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if, following the publication of the British Rail annual report, he will prepare and publish an equivalent document for British roads, listing all the costs and benefits.
Mr. Kenneth Carlisle : The Department of Transport report, published annually in February, includes details of the Government's expenditure on trunk roads and on transport supplementary grant for local authority roads in England. It also outlines expenditure plans for the next three years. Schemes in the road programme were last set out comprehensively in "Trunk Roads, England--into the 1990s" published in February 1990. Trunk roads in Wales and Scotland are the responsibility of the respective Secretaries of State.
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Aircraft Seating
Mr. Morgan : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what proposals he has to bring civil air transport seating up to the most up-to- date safety and fire precaution standards.
Mr. Norris : The Civil Aviation Authority has the statutory responsibility for the safety regulation of civil aviation in the United Kingdom. I have drawn the hon. Member's question to the attention of the authority and asked it to write to him direct to inform him of the latest position on the safety of air transport seating.
Trust Ports
Mr. Barry Field : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what plans he has to replace those directors of trust ports appointed by him whose port authority has refused to make its annual report and accounts available to the public.
Mr. Norris : So far as I am aware, this situation has not arisen at any of the small number of trust ports where the Secretary of State appoints some or all members of the authority.
Working Group
Sir John Wheeler : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when he will announce the remit and membership of the transport working group ; and how it will contribute to the development of the Government's policies for transport in London.
Mr. Norris : I will be chairing the transport working group whose broad remit will be to advise me on issues affecting public transport in London and to help improve transport co-ordination. The membership, selected for its practical experience, will be the managing directors of London Underground Ltd., Network SouthEast and London Buses Ltd.; the chief executive of the LDDC ; the South East and Metropolitan traffic commissioner ; the chairman of the London Regional Passengers' Committee ; and representatives of the private sector bus operators, the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the London tourist board and the London planning advisory committee. Sir George Young from the Department of the Environment will also be joining the group. I will be calling a first meeting in early autumn.
NATIONAL HERITAGE
Tourism
Mr. Barry Field : To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage when he expects to publish his input into the conference on tourism in November.
Mr. Mellor : The English tourist board plans to publish the proceedings of the conference towards the end of the year.
Mr. Barry Field : To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage what assessment he has made of the impact on tourism of the EC proposals for VAT on ferry fares, train tickets and air fares in the United Kingdom.
Mr. Mellor : I have made no assessment of any such impact. An agreement reached by Finance Ministers enables us to maintain our existing zero rates.
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Mr. Barry Field : To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage what plans he has to visit those educational establishments offering courses in tourism-related subjects.Mr. Mellor : I have no engagements of this kind planned at the moment, but I look forward to seeing tourism-related courses in action in the future.
Mr. Barry Field : To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage when he last met the chairmen of the regional tourist boards.
Mr. Mellor : My hon. Friend the Under-Secretary of State frequently meets representatives of all sectors of the tourism industry on engagements around the country. My noble Friend Lord Astor attended the annual meeting of the regional tourist board chairmen held at the Belton Woods hotel near Grantham, on 1 July.
WALES
Cardiff Bay Barrage
Mr. Morgan : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what progress has been made in setting up a trust fund for the transfer of assets from the Cardiff Bay development corporation for the purpose of accumulation of capital assets.
Mr. David Hunt : Cardiff Bay development corporation has considered a number of options for meeting the costs of operating the barrage and the inland bay after its dissolution. A trust fund was one of the options considered by the corporation but the Government have not yet taken a final decision on the preferred choice.
Mr. Morgan : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is his most up-to-date estimate of the cost of the mitigation works for the provision of alternative feeding grounds for wading birds on the south Wales foreshore on an out-turn cost on the comparable timing of construction basis to the £167.4 million cost of the barrage in his answer of 26 June, Official Report, column 340.
Mr. David Hunt : The out-turn cost of the mitigation works will depend on the method and phasing of construction, which will not be known before the feasibility study is completed in the autumn.
Unemployment
Mr. Barry Jones : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales (1) what is the level of unemployment among 16 and 17-year-olds in Wales and by county ; and if he will make a statement ;
(2) how many persons aged 16 and 17 years who are not in employment or education are not currently on youth training programmes in each county in Wales and in total ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. David Hunt : The 1988 Social Security Act changed the benefit entitlement of under 18-year-olds. It coincided with the guaranteed offer of a place on a youth training programme. Information is not centrally available on the numbers of 16 and 17-year-olds who are neither employed nor in education and who have chosen not to take a place on a youth training programme. However, among these
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are some who, due to exceptional social or domestic circumstances, are entitled to claim income support and are therefore included in the unemployment count. The numbers of these are shown in the following table :
Number as at April 1992
|Number
Clwyd |73
Dyfed |28
Gwent |47
Gwynedd |46
Mid Glamorgan |158
Powys |15
South Glamorgan |31
West Glamorgan |26
|----
Wales |424
Source: Department of Employment.
Regional Assistance
Mr. Barry Jones : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what was the expenditure on regional assistance in each assisted area in Wales for the most recent available year.
Mr. David Hunt : The information is as follows :
Regional assistance: Estimated payments 1991-92
TTWA |Forecast
|outturn<1>
|(£ thousands)
------------------------------------------------------
Aberdare |515
Bangor and Caernarfon |681
Blaenau Gwent and
Abergavenny |5,014
Bridgend |10,795
Cardiff |3,133
Cardigan |352
Haverfordwest |78
Holyhead |311
Lampeter and Aberaeron |66
Llanelli |730
Merthyr and Rhymney |4,619
Neath and Port Talbot |4,501
Newport |4,830
Pontypool and Cwmbran |926
Pontypridd and Rhondda |16,842
Porthmadog and Ffestiniog |76
Shotton, Flint and Rhyl |8,773
South Pembrokeshire |104
Swansea |1,736
Wrexham |6,454
Old-style regional
development grant<2> |836
|----
Total |71,372
<1>Comprises regional selective assistance, old-style
and revised regional development grants and regional
enterprise grants.
<2>Expenditure on the basis of individual TTWAs is
not available.
Fire Services
Mr. Hanson : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what changes in the management of the fire services in Wales he envisages will follow the introduction of unitary authorities.
Mr. David Hunt : This is a matter for my right hon. Friend the Home Secretary.
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Green Minister
Mr. Simon Hughes : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will outline the priorities for future action of the green Minister in his Department (a) over the next year and (b) over this Parliament ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. David Hunt : Over the next 12 months I will continue to progress the commitments made in respect of Wales in the Environment White Paper "This Common Inheritance" (Cm. 1200) and in the follow-up report--"The Environment in Wales" published by the Welsh Office last September. I will also be publishing a further report in the autumn on our environmental programme in Wales and future plans. This will include an account of progress made by the Welsh Office in integrating environmental concerns into policies and programmes, including internal housekeeping practices, which will be developed further in the future.
Home Care Service
Mr. Barry Jones : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is his policy concerning the home care service in Wales ; what extra resources he plans to allocate concerning this service ; if he will meet directors of social services from each of the counties in Wales to consider this service ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. David Hunt : The Government attach great importance to the development of all forms of care, including home care services, which will help enable people to be cared for in their own homes and communities, rather than in institutions.
The management of the home care service is the responsibility of social services authorities. It is a matter for those authorities to decide on a level of provision within the resources available to them. The proper assessment of need to make sure that services are optimally targeted to meet the needs of individuals is clearly essential, and indeed is required by Government policy on commumity care provision. It is for each authority to determine how best to go about this, but the Welsh Office has issued clear guidance on assessment and the provision of social and community care to help them. The "Caring for People" White Paper sets out our commitment to provide adequate resources for local authorities in the exercise of their wider responsibilities from April 1993. I have no present plans to meet directors of social services to discuss their management of the home care service.
Water-borne Viruses
Mr. Alex Carlile : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will make a statement concerning the spread of water-borne viruses in Wales.
Mr. Gwilym Jones : The Government are funding an ongoing epidemiological study to assess the minor risks to health of sea bathing. The first two interim reports of the study are available in the Library of the House and I look forward to receiving the final report and recommendations next year.
Mr. Alex Carlile : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many cases there are of swimmers contracting water-borne viruses in Wales since April ; what were the comparable figures for 1990 and 1989 ; and if he will make a statement.
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Mr. Gwilym Jones : This information is not available.
Hydatidosis
Mr. Alex Carlile : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many cases of hydatidosis were reported in Wales in 1991 ; how many related diseases in children were reported ; what were the comparable figures for each year since 1987 ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Gwilym Jones : The information is not available in the form requested. However, the number of deaths and discharges from NHS hospitals in Wales for which a diagnosis of hydatidosis--ICD9 code 122--was recorded, in each of the years 1987-90, is given in the following table :
The figures show :
a. deaths and discharges for patients of all ages ; and b. deaths and discharges in which the patient was under 16 years of age.
Year |All ages|Under 16 ------------------------------------ 1987 |25 |3 1988 |11 |0 1989 |15 |1 1990 |18 |0
The figures may understate the true position in that not all hospitals provide complete clinical details relating to patient discharges and deaths.
Corresponding data for 1991 are not available centrally at present.
Teachers
Mr. Alex Carlile : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what was the number of first-year teachers in (a) Wales and (b) the United Kingdom in 1991 ; what were the comparable figures for the previous two years ; and if he will make a statement.
Sir Wyn Roberts : The number of full-time, qualified teachers in their first year of service is given in the following table :
|1989 |1990 |1991
----------------------------------------------------
Wales<1> |516 |575 |861
England<1> |12,857 |13,790 |14,449
Northern Ireland<2> |407 |331 |343
|-------|-------|------
Total |13,780 |14,696 |15,653
Scotland<3> |- |719 |-
<1>Source: Form 618G.
<2>Source: Teachers Payroll and Personnel System,
Department of Education.
<3>Source: Scottish School Census. This is a
biannual return therefore figures for 1989 and 1991
are not available.
Regional Development Grants
Mr. Barry Jones : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what was the expenditure on regional development grants in each assisted area in Wales, for the latest available year.
Mr. David Hunt : The information is as follows :
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Regional development grants: Estimated payments 1991-92
Revised regional development grants
TTWA |Forecast
|outturn
|(£ thousands)
Aberdare |182
Blaenau Gwent and Abergavenny |1,117
Cardigan |18
Holyhead |95
Lampeter and Aberaeron |17
Merthyr and Rhymney |1,588
Neath and Port Talbot |753
Pontypridd and Rhondda |2,642
Shotton, Flint and Rhyl |6,404
South Pembrokeshire |18
Wrexham |1,171
|-------
Total |14,005
Old-style regional development grants<1> |836
-------
Total |14,841
<1>Expenditure on the basis of individual TTWAs is not available.
Regional Enterprise Grants
Mr. Barry Jones : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what was (a) the expenditure on regional enterprise grants and (b) the number of offers, in each assisted area in Wales for the latest available year.
Mr. David Hunt : The information is as follows :
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Regional enterprise grants
estimated payments and offers made
1991-92
TTWA |Forecast |Number
|Outturn |of offers
|(£ 000s)
------------------------------------------------------------
Aberdare |37 |6
Blaenau Gwent and Abergavenny |105 |12
Cardigan |59 |9
Holyhead |104 |4
Lampeter and Aberaeron |34 |4
Merthyr and Rhymney |142 |13
Neath and Port Talbot |105 |20
Pontypridd and Rhondda |101 |23
Shotton, Flint and Rhyl |472 |41
South Pembrokeshire |42 |7
Wrexham |230 |30
|----- |-----
Total |1,431 |169
Assisted Areas
Mr. Barry Jones : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what was (a) the expenditure on regional selective assistance, (b) the number of offers and (c) the associated number of (i) new jobs (ii) safeguarded jobs, for each assisted area in Wales for the most recent available year.
Mr. David Hunt : The information is as follows :
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TTWA |Forecast |Number of |Forecast |Forecast
|outturn |offers |number of |number of
<1>(£000's) |new jobs |safeguarded
|jobs
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Aberdare |296 |2 |10 |19
Bangor and Caernarfon |681 |7 |165 |267
Blaenau Gwent and Abergavenny |3,792 |17 |553 |97
Bridgend |10,795 |18 |2,331 |712
Cardiff |3,133 |30 |712 |484
Cardigan |275 |1 |9 |0
Haverfordwest |78 |2 |12 |0
Holyhead |112 |5 |301 |25
Lampeter and Aberaeron |15 |- |- |-
Llanelli |730 |16 |316 |102
Merthyr and Rhymney |2,889 |20 |602 |717
Neath and Port Talbot |3,643 |12 |396 |248
Newport |4,830 |9 |372 |683
Pontypool and Cwbran |926 |13 |796 |735
Pontypridd and Rhondda |14,099 |23 |637 |387
Porthmadog and Ffestiniog |76 |2 |22 |0
Shotton, Flint and Rhyl |1,897 |18 |701 |308
South Pembrokeshire |44 |3 |104 |0
Swansea |1,736 |14 |660 |443
Wrexham |5,053 |13 |619 |490
|------- |------- |------ |-------
Total |55,100 |225 |9,318 |5,717
<1>Expenditure does not relate to offers of assistance made in 1991-92 but to offers made
in previous years.
Auditing
Mr. Barry Jones : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales whether the accounts of each of the non-departmental public bodies under his responsibility are audited by (a) the National Audit Office, (b) private accountants or (c) another body ; if he will name the private accountants or other bodies used ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. David Hunt : The Comptroller and Auditor General audits the accounts of all but two of the executive
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non-departmental public bodies in Wales in existence at 31 March 1992, either certifying separate accounts or as part of the Welsh Office appropriation accounts.The Cardiff Bay development corporation's accounts are audited by Ernst and Young and those of Housing for Wales by KPMG Peat Marwick. The accounts of the Welsh National Board for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting are audited and laid before Parliament by the Comptroller and Auditor General, but a primary audit is carried out by Touche Ross and Company.
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Getting in on the Act"
Mr. Barry Jones : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will make a statement on his Department's response to the recommendations of the Audit Commission report "Getting in on the Act" on provision for pupils with special educational needs.
Mr. David Hunt : I welcome the publication of this report which will help to stimulate valuable discussion about educational provision for children with special educational needs. The Government have already promised legislation in this area later in the year.
Commonwealth Games
Mr. Michael : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales whether he supports the initiative taken by the Assembly of Welsh Counties to bring together the Sports Council for Wales and the Commonwealth Games Council for Wales to seek agreement on the future organisation and funding of participation in the games in Canada and beyond.
Mr. David Hunt : The Sports Council for Wales is responsible for ensuring that public funds made available to it are used effectively. I understand that the Sports Council for Wales has indicated its willingness to participate in the meeting proposed by the Assembly of Welsh Counties and I hope that this will be helpful in resolving the matter.
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