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Glanllynnau
Aber Dwyfor
Cors Gyfelog A'Cyclch
Aber Gwyrfai
Dolgarrog
Llyn Pencraig
Chwythlyn
Llyn Goddington
Rhoscolyn
Bagnol
Cerrig Moelion
Llyn Maelog
Llyn Penrhyn
Llyn Dinam
Llyn Cerrig Bach
Llyn Garreg Lwyd
Traeth Dulas
Plas Bog
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Llanlleiana
Llyn Bodgylched
Ty Mawr
Construction Industry
Mr. Dafis : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish figures showing the value of construction industry new orders according to sector at constant 1985 prices in Wales in each year from 1980 indicating the values of (a) total new orders, (b) housing new orders, (c) construction and industry new orders and (d) public infrastructure new orders.
Mr. David Hunt : Constant price data are available only for years until 1991 and the available information is given in the following tables.
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Value of new orders obtained by contractors at current prices
£ million
|1983 |1984 |1985 |1986 |1987 |1988 |1989 |1990 |1991 |<1>1992
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New housing:
Public sector |49 |22 |17 |31 |38 |42 |42 |61 |45 |67
Private sector |152 |161 |153 |195 |258 |381 |310 |335 |193 |203
Other new work:
Infrastructure |61 |92 |119 |204 |117 |65 |189 |154 |372 |179
Public |137 |127 |105 |134 |107 |180 |154 |190 |163 |162
Private sector:
Industrial |59 |98 |53 |67 |79 |162 |161 |149 |171 |76
Commercial |73 |92 |78 |105 |106 |200 |219 |233 |186 |109
Grand total of new orders |530 |592 |526 |736 |704 |1,031 |1,073 |1,121 |1,132 |796
Source: Department of the Environment.
<1> Provisional.
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Value of new orders obtained by contractors at current prices
£ million
|1983 |1984 |1985 |1986 |1987 |1988 |1989 |1990 |1991 |<1>1992
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New housing:
Public sector |49 |22 |17 |31 |38 |42 |42 |61 |45 |67
Private sector |152 |161 |153 |195 |258 |381 |310 |335 |193 |203
Other new work:
Infrastructure |61 |92 |119 |204 |117 |65 |189 |154 |372 |179
Public |137 |127 |105 |134 |107 |180 |154 |190 |163 |162
Private sector:
Industrial |59 |98 |53 |67 |79 |162 |161 |149 |171 |76
Commercial |73 |92 |78 |105 |106 |200 |219 |233 |186 |109
Grand total of new orders |530 |592 |526 |736 |704 |1,031 |1,073 |1,121 |1,132 |796
Source: Department of the Environment.
<1> Provisional.
Education (Special Needs)
Mr. Win Griffiths : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list on an annual basis the number of times the procedures under section 14 of the Education Act 1981 have been used, indicating the local education authorities involved, the special schools proposed for closure, the ones that were closed and the alternative provision made for them.
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Sir Wyn Roberts : Comprehensive information is not available in the form requested. However, from 1988, the special schools subject to section 14 procedures, together with the date of my right hon. Friend's decision, are shown in the following list. Prior to 1988, the number of special schools in Wales by county and by year are shown in the relevant volume of "Statistics of Education in Wales".
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County and School |Decision
Proposal
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South Glamorgan
Closure of Prince of Wales Orthopaedic |March 1988
Hospital School to form a hospital class |Approved
West Glamorgan
Closure of Maytree School, Swansea; pupils |June 1989
from the Maytree Autistic Unit to |Approved
transfer to Penybryn School, Swansea
Gwynedd
Closure of Ysgol Gogarth and Ysgol Wern |December 1989
Yr Wylan, Llandudno, and establishment |Approved
of a new school in the premises of Ysgol
Gogarth
Gwent
Closure of St. Lawrence Hospital School, |December 1989
Chepstow, to form a hospital class |Approved
South Glamorgan
Closure of Pentwyn, Presswood House and |Closures approved
Preswylfa Schools, Cardiff, and the |May 1992; new school approved subject to refurbishment work being done
establishment of a new school at Pentwyn
Powys
Closure of Cyfronydd, School and, in effect, its amalgamation with Brynllywarch School |Awaiting decision
Mr. Win Griffiths : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what advice has been issued directly or through the
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Curriculum Council for Wales, School Examinations and Assessment Council and Her Majesty's inspectorate in Wales about the teaching or modifying of the national curriculum for emotionally and behaviourally disturbed children.Sir Wyn Roberts : The Welsh Office has issued circulars to local education authorities and schools in Wales advising on the provision to be made for children with special educational needs within the national curriculum including, if necessary, the adaptation, modification or disapplication of national curriculum requirements. The Curriculum Council for Wales has issued non-statutory guidance for teachers on how to provide for pupils with special educational needs and the Schools Examinations and Assessment Council has produced and distributed to all schools in Wales teacher guidance material on the assessment of pupils with special educational needs. Pupils with special educational needs include those with emotional and behavioural problems.
Construction Industry
Mr. Dafis : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish figures showing the value of construction output according to sector at constant 1985 prices within Wales for each year since 1980 indicating (a) the total amount, (b) money allocated to housing, (c) money allocated to commercial and industrial work and (d) money allocated to public infrastructure.
Mr. David Hunt : The available information is given in the following table :
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Total construction output in Wales at constant 1985 prices £ million
|1980 |1981 |1982 |1983 |1984 |1985 |1986 |1987 |1988 |1989 |1990 |1991 |<1>1992
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Housing (new works):
Public sector |96 |64 |51 |53 |42 |26 |26 |33 |39 |36 |47 |43 |59
Private sector |138 |125 |90 |140 |127 |105 |117 |123 |171 |199 |200 |113 |141
Housing:
Repair and Maintenance |258 |241 |238 |250 |266 |277 |298 |326 |341 |339 |334 |295 |283
Private Sector Industrial and Commercial
New work |237 |236 |183 |153 |208 |197 |164 |204 |223 |350 |344 |353 |347
Repair and Maintenance |80 |69 |66 |81 |74 |81 |87 |100 |104 |112 |120 |109 |105
Public Works:
New work |308 |281 |264 |259 |217 |202 |201 |231 |227 |216 |223 |269 |341
Repair and Maintenance |192 |177 |185 |159 |157 |148 |141 |149 |143 |140 |160 |153 |140
|----- |----- |----- |----- |----- |----- |----- |----- |----- |----- |----- |----- |-----
Total |1,310 |1,194 |1,077 |1,096 |1,091 |1,036 |1,034 |1,166 |1,248 |1,391 |1,430 |1,336 |1,416
Source: Department of the Environment
<1> Provisional
Institute of Welsh Affairs
Mr. Llwyd : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many representations he has received from the Institute of Welsh Affairs over the past 12 months ; and if he will make a statement.
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Housing Expenditure
Mr. Dafis : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish figures showing the total gross capital expenditure on housing by (a) local authorities and (b) housing associations for each year from 1979- 80, including estimated expenditure up to 1994-95 ; and if he will indicate the total spent on social housing (i) in cash terms and (ii) at constant 1991-92 prices.
Mr. Gwilym Jones : Information on gross capital expenditure on housing is given in the following table. For
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1994-95, local authorities and Housing for Wales will make firm expenditure plans in the light of the resources which will be announced later this year.The total capital amount spent, by local authorities and housing associations, on social housing for the period 1979-80 to 1993-94 is estimated at £2,800 million in cash terms, and £3,600 million at constant 1991-92 prices. The local authority element includes Housing Revenue Account capital expenditure for each year and low cost home ownership expenditure for the period 1981-82 to 1991-92. Information on low cost home ownership is not available separately for the other years.
Gross capital expenditure on housing
£ million
|Local authority<1> |Housing associations
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1979-80 |124.5 |24.5
1980-81 |112.3 |28.9
1981-82 |95.9 |33.9
1982-83 |140.6 |46.4
1983-84 |216.2 |48.8
1984-85 |171.2 |43.4
1985-86 |140.3 |43.6
1986-87 |179.9 |51.5
1987-88 |226.2 |70.6
1988-89 |222.1 |83.2
1989-90 |308.1 |112.4
1990-91 |254.4 |149.0
1991-92 |237.5 |184.6
1992-93 |<2>294.7 |<4>195.0
1993-94 |<3>292.9 |<5>197.3
<1> Local authority capital outturn returns for years 1979-80 to 1991-92.
<2> Local authority December forecast.
<3> Local authority April forecast.
<4> Provisional outturn. Excludes £35m for Acquisition Initiative.
<5> Plans. Excludes transfer of local authority resources.
Mortgage Assistance
Mr. Dafis : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what estimates he has of the number of households assisted through mortgage rescue schemes in Wales ; and if he will indicate the percentage of mortgage-holding households that have benefited from such schemes.
Mr. Gwilym Jones : The information requested is not available centrally.
Tourism
Mr. Llwyd : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many tourists from (a) the United Kingdom and (b) abroad visited each county in Wales in each year since 1987.
Sir Wyn Roberts : The information available for tourist visits to Wales is given in the following table :
Visitors to Wales<1>
Overseas visitors Domestic visitors
(thousands) (millions)
|North|Mid |South|North|Mid |South
|Wales|Wales|Wales|Wales|Wales|Wales
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1987 |171.1|76.7 |342.2|4.0 |1.7 |5.6
1988 |159.3|82.6 |348.1|3.5 |1.9 |5.6
1989 |179.2|83.2 |377.6|3.3 |1.3 |4.9
1990 |204.0|74.8 |401.2|3.0 |1.6 |3.8
1991 |179.8|74.4 |365.8|3.2 |1.4 |4.2
Source:
Overseas:International Passenger Survey.
Domestic: 1987-1989 figures-British Tourism
Survey Monthly.
1989-1991 figures-United Kingdom Tourism
Survey.
<1> North Wales: Clwyd and the Aberconwy, Ynys
Mon, Arfon and Dwyfor districts of Gwynedd.
Mid Wales: The Meirionnydd district of Gwynedd,
the Ceredigion district of Dyfed, the
Montgomery, Radnor and part of the Brecknock
districts of Powys.
South Wales: Dyfed (except the Ceredigion
district), Mid, South and West Glamorgan, Gwent
and part of the Brecknock district of Powys.
House Prices
Mr. Dafis : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is his latest information on the number of households with mortgages in Wales that have been affected by negative equity ; and if he will express the figure (a) as a percentage of all households and (b) as a percentage of mortgage- holding households.
Mr. Gwilym Jones : The information requested is not available centrally.
Employment and Training Schemes
Mr. Dafis : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the local employment and training systems schemes currently in action in Wales ; and what encouragement is given by his Department to the formation of such schemes.
Mr. David Hunt : Local schemes for the benefit of the community are supported under the training for work and community action programmes (or systems) in Wales. I encourage such schemes especially where they provide opportunities for training and practising skills, but lists of schemes are not held centrally.
Planning Decisions
Mr. Gareth Wardell : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many representations he has received for each of the last 10 years and for each local authority in Wales complaining about planning decisions that have been taken locally in contravention of county structure plans.
Mr. Gwilym Jones : This information is not recorded centrally and such of it as might be available could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
House Building
Mr. Dafis : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish figures on actual and projected new dwelling starts according to tenure in Wales in each year from 1985 to 1995 indicating (a) total dwellings, (b) local authority dwellings, (c) housing association, (d) total social housing dwellings and (e) private sector dwelings.
Mr. Gwilym Jones : Figures on actual new dwellings started, analysed by expected tenure, are published in the annual Welsh Housing Statistics volume, copies of which are in the Library of the House. Projections are not available.
Regional Assistance
Mr. Ron Davies : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many jobs have been (a) created and (b) safeguarded in Wales by regional selective assistance in areas defined by the Industry Act 1972, and amended in 1984, since its implementation.
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Mr. David Hunt : Information about employment created or safeguarded by regional selective assistance since its implementation is not available centrally. However information about payments of RSA and employment created or safeguarded on cumulative offers accepted since 1 April 1982 is published in the Industrial Development Act 1982 annual report. Further information is also published in the Welsh Office departmental report. Copies are available in the Library of the House.
Brecon Beacons
Mr. Jonathan Evans : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what steps he is taking to secure the financial position of Brecon Beacons national park authority.
Sir Wyn Roberts : I asked the four county councils concerned to clarify their position with regard to the funding in 1993-94 of the Brecon Beacons national park and I am presently considering the response from the county solicitor of Powys county council, who has replied on behalf of all the councils. It would be inappropriate to comment further at this time.
Local Authority Employees
Mr. Llwyd : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is the total number employed in local authorities at the present time, and the estimated figure of employment for the proposed unitary authorities.
Mr. David Hunt : The latest available estimate of the total number employed in local authorities in Wales is 122,513 full-time equivalents. This is a provisional figure, as at December 1992, provided by the Local Government Management Board.
It will be for unitary authorities to decide their own management structures and staffing levels. The study of transitional costs by Touche Ross suggested that, for 23 authorities, the change in staff numbers might range from a net decrease of 490 to a net increase of 623.
Public Libraries
Mr. Richards : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what measures he is taking to support and promote public libraries in Wales ; and if he will make a statement.
Sir Wyn Roberts : The statutory duty to provide a comprehensive public library service rests with the library authorities. The Department's activities in relation to public libraries conform with the responsibilities defined in the Public Libraries and Museums Act 1964.
Performing Arts
Mr. Richards : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what measures he is taking to support and promote the performing arts in Wales ; and if he will make a statement.
Sir Wyn Roberts : A number of Welsh Office programmes contribute to the support and promotion of the performing arts in Wales, but this is principally a matter for the Welsh Arts Council which is funded by the Department of National Heritage through the Arts Council of Great Britain. Responsibility for the Welsh Arts Council will transfer to the Secretaf State for Wales if he will take the necessary steps to arrange for the prefix "Royal" to be added to each of the police services in Wales.
Mr. David Hunt : This is a matter for my right hon. Friend the Home Secretary.
Abattoirs
Mr. Morley : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the number of abattoirs in Wales and their combined average throughput in (a) 1970, (b) 1980, (c) 1990, (d) 1991 and (e) 1992 ; and what are the most recent figures available.
Mr. David Hunt : Annual statistics derived from the survey of Welsh slaughterhouses are given in the following table. (Comparable figures are not available for the years 1970 and 1980--details for 1985 are therefore included) :
Year |Number of abattoirs|Average throughput
|open<1> |per abattoir
|(LUs)<2>
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1985 |72 |5,454
1990 |57 |8,824
1991 |55 |9,964
1992 |47 |8,171
The most recent figures available show that 41 abattoirs in Wales are currently
licensed to operate under the Fresh Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) Regulations
1992.
<1> Open at any time during the year.
<2> 1 LU (livestock unit)= One adult cattle/calf or seven sheep or three pigs.
Local Government Finance
Mr. Nigel Jones : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what has been the average (a) local authority expenditure and (b) Government grant to local authorities per head of population, in Wales for the last three years for which figures are available.
Mr. David Hunt : The latest information available is as follows :
|Revenue |Government grant<2>
|expenditure<1>
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£/head<3>
1990-91 |773 |486
1991-92<4> |869 |627
1992-93<5> |930 |655
<1> Includes expenditure required to be financed from revenue in the current
year and the cost of financing capital expenditure (capital charges) including
the debt repayments and interest payable on loans raised to finance past
capital expenditure and direct revenue contributions towards capital
expenditure in the current year.
<2> Comprises Revenue Support Grant, specific and supplementary grants within
Aggregate external Finance, Community Charge Benefit Grant, Transitional
Relief/Community Charge Reduction Scheme Grants and Community Charge Grant (
1991-92).
<3> Based on Office of Population Censuses and Surveys mid-year estimates.
<4> Revised estimates.
<5> Budgets.
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Integrated Administration and Control Systems
Mr. Alex Carlile : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what percentage of IACS forms issued had been returned by 15 May ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. David Hunt : A total of 18,447 farmers in Wales had submitted their IACS application forms by the deadline of 15 May 1993. This accounts for 47 per cent. of the 40,000 forms which were issued although it was expected that around 18,000 would be returned. The IACS literature package was sent to all known farmers in Wales (including sheep farmers who did not need to return a form this year).
Cattle Identification
Mr. Alex Carlile : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what concessions farmers will receive if they fail to receive their cattle identification documents within the correct time ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. David Hunt : Producers who submit claims for premium (on forms BEEF 5 or 5A) and who have not received the appropriate CIDs by the end of the retention period should contact their divisional office immediately. Producers who have submitted applications for CIDs (on form BEEF 2) who have not received their documents within 21 days of submitting an application should follow the advice on the application form and contact their divisional office to explain their position. In both instances, divisional offices will seek to release the documents in time for marketing to proceed or premium to be claimed as appropriate.
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Banw and Llanerfyl Primary School
Mr. Alex Carlile : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will make a statement concerning the future of the Banw and Llanerfyl primary school.
Sir Wyn Roberts : I have today indicated to the chairman of the governing body of Ysgol Gynradd Llanerfyl and to Powys county council that I am minded to approve the school's application for grant-maintained status subject to the date of implementation being amended to 1 September 1993.
In Vitro Fertilisation
Mr. Alex Carlile : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many people received IVF treatment in each of the last five years in Wales ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Gwilym Jones : IVF treatment under the national health service is available through the fertility clinic at the University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff. This was opened in May 1988 and saw its first patients in November 1988, but did not become fully operational until 1990.
Information about the number of treatments given in each of the last five years is as follows :
|Number
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1988 |8
1989 |69
1990 |91
1991 |153
1992 |138
Source: UHW
fertility clinic.
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