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Mr. John M. Taylor : I understand that an allegation of unauthorised use of a tape recorder at the court was made to the clerk to the justices and that he has asked the Crown Prosecution Service to investigate. It is not a matter in which it would be proper for me to intervene.
WALES
County Structure Plans
Mr. Wigley : To ask the Secretry of State for Wales on what dates structure plans have been submitted by each of the eight Welsh counties since they came into existence, indicating which of these have been (a) accepted by the Welsh Office without amendment, (b) accepted subject to specific amendments and (c) rejected.
Mr. David Hunt : The information requested is set out in the table. All structure plans and alterations approved by the Secretary of State have been the subject of modifications prior to approval. No submitted structure plan has been rejected.
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Structure Plansc
Plan |Submitted |Approved
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Clwyd |16 July 1979 |15 July 1982
Clwyd Alterations No.1 |29 January 1990 |31 October 1991
Dyfed |31 March 1980 |11 July 1983
Dyfed Alterations No. 1 |15 June 1987 |12 October 1989
Gwent |17 April 1978 |23 April 1981
Gwent Alterations No. 1 |17 August 1984 |17 September 1987
Gwent Alterations No. 2: Shopping |4 August 1989 |21 June 1990
Gwynedd (Separate Plans for Anglesey, |29 March 1974
Caernarvonshire, |28 March 1974 |-
Meirionydd and Dyffryn Conwy) |6 December 1974 |29 July 1977
Gwynedd Replacement |1 February 1991 |-
Mid Glamorgan |22 February 1979 |11 March 1982
Mid Glamorgan Alterations No. 1 |19 July 1985 |22 August 1989
Powys |22 October 1979 |26 January 1983
Powys Alterations No. 1 |- |-
South Glamorgan |16 December 1977 |14 January 1980
South Glamorgan Alterations No. 1 |18 September 1985|31 May 1989
West Glamorgan |9 January 1978 |11 September 1980
West Glamorgan Alterations No. 1 |12 November 1984 |11 December 1986
Plan |Deposited |Adopted
------- |------- |-------
Gwent Replacement<1> |10 February 1992 |-
<1> The Gwent Replacement Structure Plan was deposited following the implementation of the
Planning and Compensation Act 1991.
Mr. Wigley : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales in what circumstances he holds any form of public inquiry prior to making changes to a draft structure plan submitted to him by a county in Wales.
Mr. David Hunt : As a result of the Planning and Compensation Act 1991, county councils are required, unless the Secretary of State decides otherwise, to hold examinations in public on selected matters arising from structure plans, to provide additional information to help them come to a decision. Previously, when necessary, examinations in public were held on structure plans submitted to the Secretary of State to provide him with additional information necessary for the consideration and approval of the plan.
Mr. Wigley : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales whether county councils in Wales, submitting structure plans for ratification by the Welsh Office, must draw these up in line with uniform national criteria.
Mr. David Hunt : Structure plans prepared under the Planning and Compensation Act 1991 are approved normally by the county council concerned. However, there are requirements to consult the Secretary of State who has powers to direct that a plan be referred to him for approval.
The form and content of structure plans is set out in regulations. In formulating the general policies in structure plans county councils are required to have regard to any regional or strategic planning guidance given by the Secretary of State to assist them in preparation of the plan, and current national policies.
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Mr. Wigley : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what consideration his Department gives to the varying social and cultural patterns in Wales when reviewing structure plans for the counties of Wales.
Mr. David Hunt : Regulations require planning authorities to have regard to social considerations in preparing their general policies and proposals in structure plans. Where appropriate the needs and interests of the Welsh language will be among those considerations. In considering structure plans before him for comment or approval, the Secretary of State takes account of these social considerations.
Children's Hospice
Mr. Llew Smith : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what plans he has to fund a hospice for terminally ill children in Wales.
Mr. Gwilym Jones : The distribution of Government funding and the provision of hospice facilities and other care for the terminally ill is a matter for health authorities, following local discussion and agreement.
Inland Waterways
Mr. Llew Smith : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what steps he has taken and proposes to take to improve the access, safety and environmental conditions of Welsh inland waterways.
Mr. Gwilym Jones : This is a matter for the British Waterways Board.
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Palliative Care Services
Mr. Barry Jones : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will meet the National Council for Hospice and Specialist Palliative Care Services.
Mr. Gwilym Jones : No such meeting has yet been sought by the council, but I shall be happy to consider the request if it does so.
Cancer (Drugs)
Mr. Barry Jones : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will extend the drug tariff to assist cancer sufferers.
Mr. Gwilym Jones : The Secretary of State for Health considers applications from companies to add products to part IX of the drug tariff so that they can be prescribed to patients under the NHS. Products are added to the tariff if they are considered to be safe, cost-effective and of acceptable quality and subject to the availability of resources within the family health services.
Void Properties
Mr. Dafis : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish figures showing the number of void properties in each local authority area of Wales expressed as a percentage of total council stock for each year since 1990.
Mr. Gwilym Jones : The information requested is given in the table.
Local authority vacant dwellings
expressed as a percentage of local
authority stock<1>
|1990|1991|1992
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Aberconwy |0.9 |0.6 |1.0
Alyn and Deeside |1.1 |0.6 |0.9
Arfon |0.6 |1.2 |1.1
Blaenau Gwent |1.2 |0.6 |1.0
Brecknock |0.0 |0.0 |0.0
Cardiff |1.6 |1.0 |0.7
Carmarthen |0.1 |0.4 |0.3
Ceredigion |0.9 |1.3 |0.8
Colwyn |1.0 |1.4 |0.9
Cynon Valley |3.6 |2.5 |0.7
Delyn |1.0 |0.4 |0.6
Dinefwr |1.2 |0.6 |0.9
Dwyfor |0.4 |0.8 |1.2
Glyndwr |2.1 |1.7 |0.9
Islwyn |2.9 |2.6 |1.7
Llanelli |1.6 |1.6 |1.4
Lliw Valley |0.9 |0.9 |1.1
Meirionnydd |0.4 |0.8 |0.8
Merthyr Tydfil |1.6 |1.1 |0.7
Monmouth |1.6 |1.9 |1.3
Montgomeryshire |1.2 |1.5 |1.4
Neath |1.3 |1.4 |0.9
Newport |0.7 |0.6 |0.8
Ogwr |1.5 |0.8 |0.8
Port Talbot |5.2 |3.1 |3.0
Preseli Pembrokeshire |0.5 |1.2 |0.9
Radnorshire |0.8 |0.8 |1.1
Rhondda |1.8 |0.6 |1.0
Rhuddlan |1.1 |0.7 |0.7
Rhymney Valley |0.7 |0.9 |0.7
South Pembrokeshire |0.2 |0.6 |0.3
Swansea |0.8 |0.6 |0.6
Taff-Ely |1.8 |1.5 |0.9
Torfaen |1.3 |1.2 |0.8
Vale of Glamorgan |0.7 |0.6 |0.7
Wrexham Maelor |1.5 |1.4 |1.4
Ynys Mon |1.1 |1.1 |1.2
<1> At 1 April.
Source: Welsh Office local authority
returns.
Ms Rhiannon Anderton
Mr. Hanson : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales when he expects to give his ruling in the case of the appeal against Clwyd county council on behalf of Ms Rhiannon Anderton of Mold, Clwyd.
Sir Wyn Roberts : The appeal against the provision specified in Rhiannon Anderton's statement of special educational needs raises a number of complex issues on which my right hon. Friend needs full information from the parties involved before he can reach his decision. The appeal is being dealt with urgently and a decision will be issued as soon as possible.
Welsh Language
Mr. Win Griffiths : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what organisations for grants to support the Welsh language under the Development of Rural Wales Act 1976, in the current financial year, were (a) successful and (b) unsuccessful and which, in each category, were concerned with providing information on environmental protection and green issues.
Sir Wyn Roberts : The list of successful and unsuccessful applicants for grant to support the Welsh Language under section 26 of the Development of Rural Wales Act 1976 in the current financial year is as follows :
(a) Successful applicants
National Eisteddfod
Welsh Books Council
Urdd Gobaith Cymru
Mudiad Ysgolion Meithrin (The National Association of Nursery schools)
Menter Cwm Gwendraeth
Nant Gwrtheyrn (National Language Centre)
Papurau Bro (Welsh Language local newspapers)
CYD (The Learners Society)
Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme
Merched Y Wawr
National Federation of Women's Institutes
Welsh Sunday Schools Council
Wales Young Farmers
Gwynedd Pre-school Playgroups Association
Cymru a'r Byd (Wales International)
Welsh Consumer Council
Council for Education in World Citizenship
Childline
RELATE
Age Concern Wales
Campaign for the Protection of Rural Wales
PONT (Learners Group for Incomers)
Dyfed Pre-school Playgroups Association
The Carers Association
Menter a Busnes
Fifth International Conference on Minority Languages
Menter Taf Elai
North Wales Association for the Blind
(b) Unsuccessful applicants
GWELD (Information collation)
Friends of the Earth
South Pembrokeshire Partnership for Action with Rural Communications (SPARC)
Wales Assembly of Women
Antur Lly n
Gwerin Y Coed--Woodcraft Folk
Wales Pre-school Playgroup's Association
Wales Wildlife and Countryside Link
Creu Cof (Involvement with the Media)
TAD (Fathers for Bilingual Education)
Samaritans
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Presbyterian Church in Wales Youth ServiceDisablement Welfare Trust
Wales Council for the Blind
The Ucheldre Centre
National Asthma Campaign
Dwyfor/Caernarfon Citizens Advice Bureau
Kids Clubs Network
Oxfam in Wales
Open University
Creating New Job Standards for a Better Environment (COSQEC)
National Foster Care Association
Dewi Rhys-Jones
Welsh Womens Aid
Llaingoch and District Horticultural Society
Abbey Cwmhir Heritage Trust
Gwarchodwyr Cefn Gwlad--Conservation Volunteers Division for Social Responsibility Board of Mission
Wales Council for the Deaf
Snowdonia National Park Society
Applicants who submitted bids regarding the provision of information on environmental protection and green issues.
Skin Diseases
Mr. Barry Jones : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is his estimate of the number of people suffering serious (a) eczema, (b) psoriasis and (c) acne.
Mr. Gwilym Jones : This information is not held centrally.
Disabled Employees
Mr. Alex Carlile : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many local authorities in Wales have met the 4 per cent. quota of disabled workers set out in the Disabled Persons (Employment) Act 1944 in each year since 1979 ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Gwilym Jones : The information is given in the table.
Local authorities employing at least 3 per cent. registered disabled people<1> Year |Number --------------------- 1979 |15 1980 |15 1981 |14 1982 |12 1983 |11 1984 |13 1985 |9 1986 |7 1987 |8 1988 |6 1989 |3 1990 |3 1991 |4 1992 |4 Source: Employment Department. <1> The information relates to 1 June each year and is taken from data published in the Employment Gazette in respect of individual employers in the public sector.
Sheltered Workshops
Mr. Alex Carlile : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many sheltered workshops are currently being run in Wales by local authorities ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. David Hunt : There are 10 sheltered workshops currently being run in Wales by local authorities. A further workshop is run by a voluntary body acting as an agent for a local authority.
Provision of sheltered employment is primarily a matter for my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Employment.
A5
Mr. Alex Carlile : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is his policy on the application to make the A5 between Chirk and Llandegai into a heritage route ; and if he will make a statement.
Sir Wyn Roberts : My right hon. Friend's policy for the A5 is set out in "Roads in Wales : Progress and Plans for the 1990s". Present plans are contained in the 1993 supplement to that document.
Mr. Alex Carlile : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what schemes have been proposed to improve the A5 from Chirk to Llandegai ; and if he will make a statement.
Sir Wyn Roberts : My right hon. Friend's plans for major improvements are set out in the 1993 supplement to "Roads in Wales : Progress and Plans for the 1990s".
Housing (Special Needs)
Mr. Michael : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will provide a table listing all housing association and other applicants for housing grants or for housing-related grants in the fields of special needs in each of the last five years and in the current year, distinguishing each category of special need referred to, together with the amount applied for and the amount granted in each case in each year in each category.
Mr. Gwilym Jones : This information is not readily available.
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