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Sea Fishing Industry
Mr. Dafis: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many individuals were employed in the sea fishing industry within (a) the boundaries of the North Western and North Wales sea fisheries committee, (b) the South Wales sea fisheries committee, (c) Wales and (d) the boundaries of each of unitary authority within (a) and (b). [10558]
Mr. Richards: An estimated 1,623 fishermen were employed in the sea fishing industry in Wales in 1994, which is the latest available figure. Statistics are not recorded in the format requested.
Fishing Permits
Mr. Dafis:
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many permits for all types of fishing activities were granted each year since 1990; and how many permits are extant within (a) the North Western and North Wales sea fisheries committee, (b) the South Wales sea fisheries
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committee and (c) each of the unitary local authorities within the boundaries of (a) and (b). [10557]
Mr. Richards:
We have no information on the number of fishing permits issued by local authority sea fisheries committees.
The number of fishing vessels which were licensed in Wales during the period 1990 to 1996 were:
Mr. Win Griffiths:
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the chairmen and chairwomen and members whom he appoints of each NHS trust, indicating the length of time for which each is appointed and when each appointment is due for renewal. [10908]
Mr. Richards:
The information requested is detailed in "Appointments by the Secretary of State for Wales", which is updated quarterly. Copies are available in the Library of the House.
Mr. Llwyd:
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many representations he has received from general practitioner practices in Wales on the subject of payment for child immunisation; and if he will make a statement. [10717]
Mr. Richards:
My right hon. Friend has received eight representations, but none of these was made directly by general practitioner practices. Childhood immunisation target payments were introduced to provide incentives for general practitioners to encourage and increase patient take-up of childhood vaccinations. The success of the immunisation programme has resulted in the incidence of childhood diseases being at their lowest ever levels and the Government have no plans to review the criteria GPs have to meet in order to qualify for target payments.
Mr. Llwyd:
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales (1) what guidelines his Department has issued since 1994 to (a) Cadw and (b) non-departmental public bodies in Wales on the use of the Welsh language in the day-to-day conduct of its business; and if he will make a statement; [10704]
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Mr. Richards:
Guidelines as to the form and content of Welsh language schemes, prepared by the Welsh Language Board, were approved by my right hon. Friend and by Parliament in July 1995. Welsh language schemes are intended to specify measures relating to the use of the Welsh language in connection with the services they provide to the public in Wales. The Welsh Office has issued no guidelines or instructions additional to those statutory guidelines; it will be for each non-departmental public body to agree a language scheme with the board in respect of its services to the public in Wales.
Mr. Llwyd:
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many registered agricultural holdings there were in Wales in (a) 1966, (b) 1974, (c) 1984 and (d) 1994; and if he will make a statement. [10700]
Mr. Gwilym Jones:
There is no process of registration for agricultural holdings but the estimated number of such holdings in Wales for the years requested are as follows: (a) 1966: 48,000; (b) 1974: 32,800; (c) 1984: 36,100 and (d) 1994: 37,800.
These figures include both major and minor holdings. Over the period 1966 to 1984, there were minor definitional changes which tended to reduce the number of holdings recorded. In addition, in 1968 about 6,400 holdings were deleted from the records because of their negligible agricultural output.
Mr. Llwyd:
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what initiatives his Department is pursuing to assist small businesses in Wales. [10730]
Mr. Gwilym Jones:
The Welsh Office, together with others, is supporting small businesses through a variety of new start-up and business development initiatives, including financial assistance, training and consultancy support, grants for innovation and help with exporting. Information is available through business connect which is designed specifically to help small firms access quickly and effectively the business support network.
Mr. Win Griffiths:
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales (1) if he will list the 12 biggest spending Welsh Office public bodies, giving their spending in cash and real terms in each year since 1990-91; [10910]
Mr. Hague:
The information requested is included in the following table.
Licence details are not recorded in the format requested.
1990: 70
1991: 173
1992: 172
1993: 158
1994: 589 1
1995: 583
1996: 553
Note:
1 A licensing regime for vessels of 10 meters and under, was introduced in 1993, and these vessels are included in the figures for 1994 onward.
(2) what (a) guidelines and (b) instructions his Department has issued to (i) Cadw and (ii) non-departmental public bodies in Wales on the use of the Welsh language in their official publications. [10703]
(2) if he will list the chairmen and chairwomen and members of the 12 biggest spending Welsh Office public bodies, indicating the length of time for which each is appointed and when each appointment is due for renewal. [10909]
1. The cash figures have been extracted from the annual Cabinet Office publication "Public Bodies".
2. The real terms figures have been derived by the application of the latest GDP deflators at market prices with a base year of 1994-95.
3. In some cases, figures are not available for the earlier years because the relevant NDPBs had not then been set up in Wales.
(24) Support for the establishment of the Countryside Council for Wales, which came into existence on 1 April 1991.
(25) Support for the establishment of the Further Education and Higher Education Funding Councils for Wales, which came into existence on 1 April 1993.
The information requested about the chairmen and women and members of these bodies is given in "Appointments by the Secretary of State for Wales", which is updated quarterly. Copies are available in the Library of the House.
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