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Food Inspections
Mr. Win Griffiths: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish the latest available information on the percentage of food health inspections carried out by each of the old district councils, indicating for each council (a) the number of inspections planned, (b) the number carried out, (c) the number of inspection staff employed and (d) the ratio of that number to (i) the population of the district and (ii) the number of food outlets requiring inspection. [34490]
Mr. Jonathan Evans: Information on the number of food health inspections planned and the number of inspection staff employed by the former district councils in Wales is not held centrally. The number of food outlets in each of the former districts, along with the number of inspections carried out during 1995 by each council, are detailed in the table:
| District | Number of premises | Inspections |
|---|---|---|
| Aberconwy | 1,029 | 733 |
| Alyn and Deeside | 937 | 432 |
| Arfon | 822 | 131 |
| Blaenau Gwent | 690 | 178 |
| Brecknock | 754 | 302 |
| Cardiff City | 2,668 | 863 |
| Carmarthen | 895 | 270 |
| Ceredigion | 1,096 | 632 |
| Colwyn | 1,037 | 363 |
| Cynon Valley | 119 | 200 |
| Delyn | 725 | 639 |
| Dinefwr | 491 | 245 |
| Dwyfor | 653 | 289 |
| Glyndwr | 849 | 149 |
| Islwyn | 560 | 162 |
| Llanelli | 863 | 116 |
| Lliw Valley | 556 | 272 |
| Meirionnydd | 855 | 256 |
| Merthyr Tydfil | 611 | 317 |
| Monmouth | 730 | 315 |
| Montgomeryshire | 932 | 450 |
| Neath | 685 | 285 |
| Newport | 1,047 | 315 |
| Ogwr | 1,314 | 490 |
| Port Talbot | 511 | 136 |
| Pembrokeshire | 1,105 | 656 |
| Radnorshire | 331 | 82 |
| Rhondda | 760 | 320 |
| Rhuddlan | 956 | 506 |
| Rhymney Valley | 1,026 | 306 |
| South Pembrokeshire | 1,222 | 456 |
| Swansea | 1,775 | 1,067 |
| Taff-Ely | 800 | 510 |
| Torfaen | 747 | 499 |
| Vale of Glamorgan | 964 | 657 |
| Wrexham Maelor | 1,017 | 315 |
| Isle of Anglesey/Ynys Mon | 688 | 221 |
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Trunk Road Maintenance (Powys)
Mr. Alex Carlile: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will make a statement on trunk road maintenance spending in Powys. [35256]
Mr. Hague: The allocation for trunk road current maintenance in Powys for 1996-97 is £2,497 million.
Voluntary Sector (Funding)
Mr. Alex Carlile: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will make it his policy to ensure that changes in the arrangements for the funding of the voluntary sector in Wales do not interrupt programmes already in being; and if he will make a statement. [35257]
Mr. Hague: It is my policy to consult the voluntary sector over changes in arrangements for funding the sector.
Mr. Carlile: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will make a statement on his proposals for the allocation of funding to the voluntary sector in Wales. [35258]
Mr. Hague: The Government are committed to a strong and thriving voluntary sector in Wales. Funding from my Department supports the development of the voluntary sector and underpins the considerable contribution which the voluntary sector makes to the achievement of the Government's policy objectives.