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Energy Conservation
Mr. Dafis: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if local authorities in Wales will be eligible during 1996-97 for grants under the Home Energy Conservation Bill action scheme. [33449]
Mr. Gwilym Jones: All local authorities in Wales are in principle eligible for grant aid under the Home Energy Conservation Bill action programme but applications linked to reports under the Bill must be submitted by September 1996. Welsh councils are not required to produce the report until November 1997.
Education and Training Funding (EU)
Mr. Win Griffiths: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the applications made by organisations or individuals for funding for education and training purposes from the European Union in each of the last three years which (a) were submitted through the Welsh Office and (b) of which the Welsh Office received notification. [33393]
Mr. Jonathan Evans: I will write to the hon. Member as soon as possible and place a copy of my reply in the Library of the House.
Compliance Cost Assessments
Mrs. Roche: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what proposals he has to ensure that each legislative measure put forward by his Department contains a compliance cost assessment (a) relating to small firms and (b) in respect of which small firms have been consulted. [34144]
Mr. Hague: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given today by the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.
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Contracts
Mrs. Roche: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list (a) the average value of contracts awarded by his Department, (b) the value of (i) the smallest and (ii) the largest contract awarded, (c) the number of contracts with a value of (1) £0 to £999, (2) £1,000 to £9,999, (3) £10,000 to £49,999, (4) £50,000 to £99,999, (5) £100,000 to £499,999, (6) £500,000 to £999,999 and (7) above £1,000,000 and (d) the total number of contracts awarded in 1995-96. [34145]
Mr. Hague: The information is not available in the form requested, and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
Asthma
Mr. Alex Carlile: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales (1) what was the net ingredient cost for preparations used in the treatment of asthma, in total and per health authority, for each of the last four years; and if he will make a statement; [34444]
- (2) what was the number of prescriptions for the treatment of asthma, in total and per health authority, for each of the last four years. [34445]
Mr. Hague: Information on the number of prescription items and their net ingredient cost dispensed specifically for asthma could be obtained only at disproportionate cost. However, most prescription items dispensed for the treatment of asthma fall into one of three therapeutic classes--bronchodilators, corticosteroids and cromoglycate and related therapy--and figures for these are given in the following table. It should be noted, however, that some items dispensed in those classes were not for the treatment of asthma.
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| Family Health | Prescription items dispensed (thousands) | Net Ingredient Cost (£ thousands) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service Authority | 1992-93(20) | 1993-94 | 1994-95 | 1995-96 | 1992-93(20) | 1993-94 | 1994-95 | 1995-96 |
| Clwyd | 281.1 | 306.2 | 318.3 | 327.5 | 2,854.4 | 3,395.1 | 3,823.8 | 4,247.0 |
| Dyfed | 259.3 | 271.8 | 288.7 | 297.3 | 2,957.2 | 3,374.8 | 3,783.6 | 4,097.5 |
| Gwent | 328.3 | 356.8 | 375.3 | 387.6 | 3,150.5 | 3,692.8 | 4,096.4 | 4,447.6 |
| Gwynedd | 176.7 | 190.8 | 198.0 | 205.8 | 1,763.7 | 2,114.1 | 2,372.3 | 2,635.9 |
| Mid Glamorgan | 497.3 | 532.8 | 562.5 | 582.8 | 4,832.7 | 5,582.1 | 6,415.9 | 7,108.8 |
| Powys | 81.3 | 87.9 | 91.3 | 95.0 | 863.1 | 981.9 | 1,067.8 | 1,177.6 |
| South Glamorgan | 297.0 | 320.9 | 337.0 | 347.5 | 3,215.2 | 3,659.7 | 4,006.5 | 4,336.6 |
| West Glamorgan | 278.1 | 305.2 | 319.8 | 331.3 | 3,132.6 | 3,671.1 | 3,984.5 | 4,291.8 |
| Wales | 2,200.2 | 2,372.3 | 2,490.9 | 2,574.9 | 22,770.1 | 26,471.6 | 29,550.7 | 32,342.8 |
(20) The figure for Wales includes items and net ingredient cost where the Family Health Service authority was unidentified.
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EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT
Teaching Methods
18. Mr. Patrick Thompson: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if she will make a statement on the teaching skills and methods employed in schools. [33215]
Mr. Paice: All teachers need to be equipped with a range of effective teaching methods, and to know when to use them. My right hon. Friend will publish details in September of her plans to ensure all training courses cover teaching methods of proven worth and give priority to primary literacy and numeracy.
Local Education Authorities
19. Mr. Day: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if she will list the 10 worst performing local education authorities on the basis of national examination results. [33216]
Mr. Paice: I refer my hon. Friend to the reply I gave earlier to my hon. Friend the Member for Arundel (Sir M. Marshall).
Teacher Training
20. Sir Geoffrey Johnson Smith: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what are her priorities for improving teacher training. [33217]
Mr. Robin Squire: The Government have been seeking to enhance teacher training over many years. Our current priority is to ensure that all primary schools provide effective teaching in literacy and numeracy. Our plans to develop a new curriculum for initial training--beginning with English and mathematics--will ensure that teachers know how and when to use a range of effective teaching methods.
31. Mrs. Peacock: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what measures she is taking to improve teacher training. [33229]
33. Mrs. Gorman: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if she will make a statement on her plans to reform teacher training. [33231]
Mr. Squire: Earlier this month, my right hon. Friend announced her intention to build on earlier reforms by setting tighter rules for initial teacher training. This will ensure that all teachers are equipped with the most effective teaching skills and know when to use them. The first step will be to set out the essential content of training in English and mathematics.
Over time, we shall construct a full professional framework for teachers, covering the content of both initial and in-service training, together with teaching qualifications. This will ensure that all teachers have professional goals for which to aim.
Pupils (Rochdale)
21. Ms Lynne: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what is the current number of 16 to 18-year-olds in full-time education within the Metropolitan borough of Rochdale. [33218]
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Mr. Paice: The numbers aged 16 to 18 in full-time education in Rochdale were 2,499 in 1994-95.
Youth Unemployment
22. Mr. Skinner: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if she will make a statement on measures for reducing youth unemployment. [33219]
Mr. Paice: We will continue with the policies that have reduced unemployment among young people and given the UK an unemployment rate for this age group well below the European Union average.
Schools (Redesignation)
23. Mr. Martlew: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what plans she has to redesignate those schools not classified as grammar schools. [33220]
Mrs. Gillan: My right hon. Friend has no such plans.
High School Places
24. Mr. Pike: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what representations she has received from parents concerning allocation of high school places in relation to the parents charter. [33221]
Mrs. Gillan: I refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave him on Wednesday 24 April, Official Report, column 419.
Nursery Voucher Scheme
25. Mr. Hall: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how much has been spent on publicity on phase 1 of the nursery voucher scheme. [33222]
Mr. Robin Squire: To date, some £1.2 million has been spent on providing information to parents and providers nationwide, much of this in the phase 2 areas. It is not possible to break down expenditure between the phase one areas or between phase 1 areas and the rest of the country.
Higher Education Funding
26. Mr. Alan Howarth: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what recent representations she has received regarding the planned funding of higher education in the period 1996-97 to 1998-99. [33223]
Mr. Forth: My right hon. Friend has received a substantial number of representations in recent months about the planned funding of higher education over the next three years.
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