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Sustainable Development
Mr. Llew Smith: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will make a statement on the impact on his Department's work priorities of the advice to Her Majesty's Government contained in the second report of the Government's panel on sustainable development. [12686]
Mr. Gwilym Jones: The Government are considering this report and will respond shortly.
Nutrition Task Force
Mr. Morgan: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, pursuant to his answer of 29 January, Official Report, column 599, what plans he has to set up a nutrition task force and a low income project team for Wales; and if he will make a statement. [13148]
Mr. Hague:
The Health Promotion Authority for Wales has pioneered a range of programmes to help people in Wales, including those on low incomes, to eat more healthily. I have no plans to establish a nutrition task force or low income project team for Wales to duplicate the work already undertaken by HPW.
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Mr. Morgan:
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, pursuant to his answer of 29 January, Official Report, column 599, on what date the decision was taken to instruct the Welsh Health Common Services Authority to invite bids from the private sector for NHS EstateCare. [13146]
Mr. Hague:
My department wrote to the chairman of the authority on 16 August 1995 confirming my predecessor's decision to privatise the current function of EstateCare group. The conduct of the process, including the seeking and evaluation of bids, is a matter for the authority.
Mr. Morgan:
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will place in the Library a copy of the letter from the director of the NHS in Wales to the chief executives of the South Glamorgan health authority and the University Hospital of Wales NHS trust received on 29 January, concerning the proposed transfer of accident and emergency facilities from the Cardiff royal infirmary to the University hospital of Wales. [13151]
Mr. Hague:
Copies of the relevant decision letter have been placed in the Library of the House.
Mr. Morgan:
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what consultations he has had with the chief executive of University hospital of Wales concerning the (a) private and (b) public funding of the (i) new multi-level access road and (ii) new accident and emergency services; on what criteria he proposes to judge private sector offers to design, build, finance and operate the two projects; and if he will make a statement. [13149]
Mr. Hague:
None. This is a matter for the trust in producing an acceptable business case which will then be tested for private sector interest.
Mr. Morgan:
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what proposals he has discussed with the chief executive of the University hospital of Wales concerning the means of acquiring land for the construction of the access road across the A48 in connection with the transfer of accident and emergency services from the Cardiff royal infirmary to the University hospital of Wales; and what estimate he has made of the time required for such land acquisition by (a) voluntary and (b) compulsory means. [13150]
Mr. Hague:
None. This is a matter for the trust in consultation with the local planning authority.
Mr. Morgan:
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales on what date he expects Crickhowell house to be available with vacant possession for sub-letting. [12942]
Mr. Hague:
No date has been fixed.
Mr. Morgan:
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what urban investment grant he has awarded (a) the financial year 1994-95 and (b) this financial year; and if he will give the same information for grants awarded by the Cardiff Bay development corporation. [12943]
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Mr. Hague:
A list of all projects awarded urban investment grant, by the Welsh Office, in 1994-95 and 1995-96 is in the following tables. Cardiff Bay development corporation did not make any awards of urban investment grant in the period.
| Project and location | Grant awarded £ |
|---|---|
| Industrial development: Gresford Industrial Estate, Wrexham | 600,000 |
| Retail development: Bridgend Bus Station site | 150,000 |
| Offices: Broncoed Business Park, Mold | 175,000 |
| Offices: Gordon Street, Pembroke Dock | 111,000 |
| Offices: High Street Bargoed | 47,000 |
| Industrial: Trecenydd Business Park, Caerphilly | 220,000 |
| Commercial: Vauxhall Dealership, Tredegar | 152,000 |
| Residential: Swan Road, Port Talbot | 34,000 |
| Residential: Hopefield Street, Newport | 37,600 |
| Residential: East Street, Trallwn, Pontypridd | 90,000 |
| Residential/retail: Red Garages site, Llandudno | 315,000 |
| Offices, John Street, Carmarthen | 158,000 |
| Retail: Church Street, Abertillery | 125,000 |
| Residential: Elmwood Grove, Tredegar | 166,000 |
| Offices/retail/carpark: St Catherine's Corner, Pontypridd | 1,000,000 |
| Retail: Milford Haven Retail Park | 1,600,000 |
| Retail: Former Carlton Cinema, Swansea | 400,000 |
| Retail: Howards Furnishers, Ebbw Vale | 50,000 |
| Residential: Main Road, Llantwit Fardre | 60,000 |
| Grant awarded | |
|---|---|
| Project and location | £ |
| Retail development: Bethel Square, Brecon | 530,000 |
| Retail/commercial/residential development: Castle Hotel, Bangor | 1,100,000 |
| Bingo/Leisure Club: Mariners Wharf, Newport | 250,000 |
| Residential development: Main Road, Cadoxton | 230,000 |
| Industrial/office development: J. K. Smit Factory, Colwyn Bay | 100,000 |
| Industrial: Duffryn Industrial Estate, Ystrad Mynach | 57,000 |
| Residential development: Crown Road, Maesteg | 180,000 |
| Offices: Park Street, Ammanford | 66,000 |
| Residential development: Penrhys Estate, Rhondda | 65,000 |
| Retail/commercial development: The Walk, Ebbw Vale | 750,000 |
| Office/commercial development: The Old Courthouse, Bridgend | 152,000 |
| Residential development: Ann Street, Cilfynydd | 77,000 |
| Retail/residential development: Rich Way, Brecon | 88,000 |
| Retail development: Pentre Felin, Wrexham | 3,500,000 |
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Health Authorities (VAT)
Mr. Morgan: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will make a statement on the financial position of health authorities with respect to the windfall recovery of VAT; and what correspondence he has had with health authorities in this regard. [12944]
Mr. Hague: It is the responsibility of registered organisations within the NHS to account for VAT. Advice about VAT was last given to the NHS in Wales on 12 December 1994. This gave advance notice of a change in the registration arrangements from 1 April 1995.
Fluoridation
Mr. Morgan: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is the most recent guidance on fluoridation he has issued to Welsh health authorities; and what discussions he has had with those authorities and with Welsh Water to update it. [12945]
Mr. Hague: The most recent guidance to health authorities in Wales on fluoridation is contained in the "Protocol for Investment in Health Gain" of November 1992. The protocol advises that health authorities should give high priority to water fluoridation. Welsh Office officials discuss fluoridation issues with health authorities from time to time. I have had no discussions with the chairman of Welsh Water on this issue.
NHS Hospitals
Mr. Morgan: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is the most recent guidance he has issued to health authorities on the definition of a (a) district and general hospital, (b) local general hospital, (c) neighbourhood hospital and (d) cottage hospital; and if he will list each non-psychiatric hospital in Wales and specify which category it falls into. [12946]
Mr. Hague: I have issued no guidance of this kind as in most cases the definitions involved are clear to the service. A list of hospitals in Wales was published in appendix II of "Health Statistics, Wales", a copy of which is in the Library of the House.
NHS Trusts
Mr. Morgan: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list all loans outstanding by NHS trusts in Wales; and if he will specify the terms on which the loans were arranged and the dates of commencement and final repayment of principal. [12947]
Mr. Hague:
The information requested is in the following table.
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No repayments of principal have been made to date for loans issued in financial year 1995-96.
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