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Tourism

Mr. Morgan: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, pursuant to his strategic guidance note 1996-97 to the chairman of the Wales tourist board, if he will list the principal differences between the recommendations of the English tourist board hotel accommodation grading and classification scheme review and the Wales tourist board scheme; if he will arrange for copies of the English tourist board review and the Wales tourist board research into grading and classification schemes to be placed in the Library; if he will publish the findings of the Wales tourist board report to him in September 1996; and if he will make a statement. [23133]

Mr. Hague: The English tourist board has yet to present its proposals for revising its classification and grading schemes to Department of National Heritage Ministers. It will be doing so shortly, with the industry then consulted on any proposed changes.

The placing of the English tourist board review papers in the Library is a matter for my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for National Heritage; however, I will arrange for copies of the Wales tourist board's research to be placed in the Library. When I receive the WTB's report I will consider its publication.

Cathays Park

Mr. Morgan: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list those departments which have moved into those areas of Cathays park previously occupied by staff of the Export Credits Guarantee

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Department and of NCM; and if he will list the numbers in each sub-department indicating the buildings that they previously occupied. [23134]

Mr. Hague: The fourth floor of Cathays park was vacated by NCM and the Export Credits Guarantee Department on 14 July 1995. As part of a programme of reorganisation of staff in Cathays park the following divisions have been located on the fourth floor.

Division	Date relocation	Number of staff	Previous location
Housing	28 July 1995	40	Cathays Park
Schools Performance	7 August 1995	22	Llanishen
Schools Administration	7 August 1995	34	Llanishen
Culture and Recreation	7 August 1995	21	Llanishen
Further and Higher Education	7 August 1995	13	Cathays Park
Records Management Unit	7 August 1995	10	Llanishen
Staff Training Unit	29 August 1995	7	Golate House
Local Government Finance	9 October 1995	22	Cathays Park
Local Government Reorganisation	9 October 1995	21	Cathays Park
Social Services Policy	9 October 1995	32	Cathays Park
Social Services Inspectorate	9 October 1995	16	Cathays Park
Health Services	16 October 1995	34	Cathays Park
Health Management	16 October 1995	27	Cathays Park
Health Professional Group	16 October 1995	36	Cathays Park
Health Financial Management	4 December 1995	40	Cathays Park
Health Commissioning	4 December 1995	25	Cathays Park
Primary and Community Health	4 December 1995	36	Cathays Park
Public Health	4 December 1995	30	Cathays Park
Nursing	4 December 1995	9	Cathays Park
Management Planning and Review	11 December 1995	17	Cathays Park
Total		492

Corporate Plans

Mr. Morgan: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what are the expected dates of (a) completion and (b) submission to him of the corporate plans of the (i) Welsh Development Agency, (ii) Development Board for Rural Wales, (iii) Wales tourist board, (iv) Land Authority for Wales and (v) Cardiff Bay development corporation. [23135]

Mr. Hague: The economic development non-departmental public bodies have been asked to complete and submit their corporate plans by the following dates:

	Date
Development Board for Rural Wales	31 March
Wales Tourist Board	31 March
Land Authority for Wales	31 March
Cardiff Bay Development Corporation	30 June
Welsh Development Agency	31 August

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Corporate plans are the bodies own internal management documents which are submitted to the Department for information.

Government Expenditure

Mr. Morgan: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, pursuant to paragraph 1.06 of his departmental report, what assessment he has made of the (a) levels of identifiable and geographically attributable expenditure in Wales in 1994-95 in (i) social security, (ii) law and order and (iii) the protective services and (b) changes in those levels since 1993-94; what proposals he has to publish an update of his January publication, "Government Expenditure and Taxation--Wales 1993-94"; and if he will make a statement. [23385]

Mr. Hague: Further details on identifiable and geographically attributable Government expenditure in Wales are published by the Treasury in "Public Expenditure, Statistical Analyses 1996-97", Cm 3201. I have no plans to publish an update of "Government Expenditure and Taxation--Wales, 1993-94".

Mr. Morgan: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, pursuant to table 1.02 of his departmental report, what assessment he has made of the reason for the fall in the forecast outturn of his expenditure in 1995-96 on economic development relative to 1994-95. [23388]

Mr. Hague: The economic development chapter of the report provides details.

National Vocational Qualifications

Mr. Morgan: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, pursuant to table 4.08 of his departmental report, what assessment he has made of the principal reasons for the fall in the numbers of school leavers obtaining NVQs levels 1 to 4 in his forecast outturn for 1995-96 relative to (a) the plans for 1995-96 and (b) the 1994-95 actual outturn. [23384]

Mr. Hague: Table 4.08 reports achievements in youth training. In 1995-96, the first full year of modern apprenticeships, significant numbers of young people have converted from YT to MA to aim for higher levels of NVQ attainment. In future years there should be relatively few such conversions. It is not possible at this stage to assess with accuracy how far this one-off factor has affected the 1995-96 NVQ/leaver ratio.

Investors in People

Mr. Win Griffiths: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what percentage of organisations with (a) over 200 employee and (b) under 200 employees have achieved investors in people status. [23304]

Mr. Gwilym Jones: The Welsh Office is currently reviewing its database on investors in people performance in conjunction with the training and enterprise councils. The latest figures show that 43 organisations--almost 15 per cent. of those eligible--employing 200 or more people have achieved the investors in people standard. A total of 161 organisations employing less than 200 people have been recognised; a percentage figure is not available.

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Menai Strait

Mr. Sweeney: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what conclusion he has reached on the proposal by the Countryside Council for Wales to designate the Menai strait as a marine nature reserve. [24004]

Mr. Gwilym Jones: My right hon. Friend has announced that he intends to make a draft order under section 36 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 indicating his intention to designate the Menai strait as a marine nature reserve. Notices concerning the draft order, in accordance with the requirements of schedule 12 of the 1981 Act, will appear in local and national newspapers in the near future.

Local Government Boundary Commission

Mr. Sweeney: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will make a statement about the membership of the Local Government Boundary Commission for Wales. [24005]

Mr. Hague: I have appointed Mr. Lloyd Fitzhugh as deputy chairman of the commission from 1 April in succession to Mr. Richard Hall Williams. Mr. Fitzhugh has been a member of the commission since 1994.

I have also appointed Mrs. Susan Smith as a member of the commission.

NATIONAL HERITAGE

Parliamentary Questions

Mr. Donohoe: To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage how much her Department has spent in total in answering parliamentary questions in each parliamentary Session since it was established. [22880]

Mr. Sproat: This Department does not calculate the data requested, and they could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

National Lottery

Mr. Tipping: To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage how many applications for national lottery funding have been made to (a) the Sports Council, (b) the Arts Council, (c) the national heritage memorial fund, (d) the Millennium Commission and (e) the National Lottery Charities Board for each of the national lottery regions. [22604]

Mr. Sproat [holding answer 25 March 1996]: This information is not held centrally. The Department of National Heritage is currently developing a lottery database that will make these figures available shortly.

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