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Public Expenditure and Taxation Receipts
20. Mr. Duncan: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what recent estimate he has made of (a) total public expenditure and (b) total taxation receipts in Wales in 1996-97. [14177]
Mr. Hague: No such estimates have been made for 1996-97. In 1993-94, it is estimated that total Government expenditure on behalf of Wales was £14.7 billion, while total revenue raised from Wales was £9.3 billion.
National Health Service Administration
21. Mr. Ainger: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what was the amount spent on NHS administration in Wales in (a) 1991-92 and (b) 1994-95. [14178]
Mr. Richards: The amount spent on NHS administration in Wales in 1991-92 and 1994-95 was around £107 million and £147 million respectively.
Welsh Assembly
22. Mr. Robert G. Hughes: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what recent representations he has received about the systems for electing a Welsh Assembly. [14179]
Mr. Hague: I have received two representations, one from the hon. and learned Member for Montgomery (Mr. Carlile) and one from the hon. Member for Caernarfon (Mr. Wigley).
Nursery Voucher Scheme
24. Mr. Touhig: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many requests have been received for a pilot scheme for the Government's nursery voucher proposals for Wales. [14181]
Mr. Richards:
There have been some suggestions that there should be a pilot scheme in Wales, but no offers or requests by local education authorities to participate in such a scheme.
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26. Dr. Howells:
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what plans he has to meet representatives of the Rhondda Cynon Taff unitary authority to discuss the future provision of public services. [14183]
Mr. Gwilym Jones:
It is for local authorities to consider how they carry out their functions in the light of local circumstances and priorities.
27. Mr. Wigley:
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what representations he has made to secure a greater share of defence procurement work for Wales. [14184]
Mr. Gwilym Jones:
Government procurement policy rests on the principle of securing value for money, primarily through competition. The capabilities of UK industry--including, where appropriate, companies in Wales--are fully considered in all defence procurement decisions.
28. Dr. Spink:
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what recent representations he has received about selection in schools in Wales. [14185]
Mr. Richards:
We have received four representations to date in response to a consultation exercise we are undertaking on allowing schools greater flexibility with regard to selection on the basic of aptitude or ability. Consultation closes on 23 February.
Mr. Rowlands:
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is his estimate of the number and percentage of local authority tenants who are paying the current rents in full (a) in Wales and (b) in Mid-Glamorgan. [13373]
| Number of local authority tenants paying rents in full | Percentage of local authority tenants paying rents in full | |
|---|---|---|
| Wales | 55,198 | 26.7 |
| Mid Glamorgan | 7,758 | 20.4 |
Source:
Local authorities' 1995-96 housing revenue account subsidy claim forms.
Parliamentary Questions
Mr. Kirkwood: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many written parliamentary questions were passed for answer to executive agencies and non-governmental departments in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement. [14989]
Mr. Hague:
The information requested is a matter of public record but it could be extracted in the form requested only at disproportionate cost.
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Mr. Ron Davies:
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what representations he has received from the Welsh Language Board concerning the Council of Europe's charter for minority languages. [15627]
Mr. Hague:
The Welsh Language Board's views on the matter have been made available to me in the course of discussions between my officials and those of the board.
Mr. Barry Field:
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what action he has taken to improve access to business advice for small firms in Wales. [14162]
Mr. Richards:
The formation, last year, of the eight business development consortia in Wales and my recent launch of the associated business connect service have all been designed to improve access to business advice and other enterprise support schemes by firms in Wales.
Mr. Morgan:
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the surgeons employed by NHS trusts whose total waiting times exceed 104 weeks in the latest waiting times information bulletin of the Welsh Health Common Services Authority, giving data for 31 December 1995; what is the number of weeks total waiting time for each such surgeon; and if each such surgeon has agreed a job plan with the employing trust. [15985]
Mr. Hague:
The latest information on waiting times for first out-patient appointments and for in-patient or day case treatment, by consultant, for certain procedures is given in the January 1996 edition of the "Hospital Waiting Times Bulletin". I have arranged for a copy to be placed in the Library of the House.
Information on job plans agreed by consultants with their employing NHS trusts is not held centrally.
Mr. Morgan:
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what information he has obtained from Welsh ambulance trusts regarding the number of ex-ambulance trust employees on early retirement using their own cars to drive ambulant patients to out-patient clinics; what guidance he has given with respect to (a) remuneration, (b) clawback, (c) insurance and (d) future policy; and if he will make a statement. [15994]
Mr. Morgan:
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what consultations he has had with the chairman of the South East Wales ambulance trust concerning issues of regularity and propriety in the conduct of the trust's affairs; what notice he has been given of the reason for the extraordinary board meeting scheduled for 15 February; and if he will make a statement. [15984]
Mr. Hague:
I have had no such consultations. My Department expressed concern to the trust about its business position in 1994-95 and required that specific action be taken to resolve its financial problems. By
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December 1995, it had become clear that there had been an inadequate response. The Department insisted that the trust review urgently its managerial and financial controls. This review has revealed serious weaknesses in these areas and inadequate supervision of trust affairs by the board. It is for the board to decide on the timing and purpose of its meetings.
Mr. Morgan:
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, pursuant to his answer of 12 February, Official Report, column 478, what guarantees he has received from family health services authorities making funds available to general practitioner fundholders for treatment or diagnosis of long-wait patients in orthopaedics, with respect to the regularity and propriety of the expenditure in (a) the private sector and (b) NHS surgical firms on out-of-session terms. [15992]
Mr. Hague:
I refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave him on 16 February, Official Report, columns 732-33.
Mr. Morgan:
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is the number of orthopaedic consultants employed in each Welsh hospital trust per 10,000 people living in the corresponding health authority. [15986]
Mr. Hague:
The information, which relates to the provisional whole-time equivalent number of consultants in the specialty of traumatic and orthopaedic surgery employed at 30 September 1995, is given in the following table.
(11) Figures are expressed as the rate per 10,000 population (mid 1994 estimates) living in the health authority in which the trust is situated. Where there is more than one trust situated in a health authority, the same population, relating to all residents of the health authority, is used to calculate the rate for each trust.
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Mr. Morgan: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, pursuant to his answer of 12 February, Official Report, column 478, what representations he has received from general practitioners in South Glamorgan concerning the use of waiting list initiative money to purchase orthopaedic surgical treatment from NHS orthopaedic surgeons in NHS hospitals on piecework terms on weekends for long-wait patients; and if he will make a statement. [15988]
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