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DUCHY OF LANCASTER

Security Facilities Executive

Mr. Allen: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will make it his policy to maintain the

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budget for the headquarters of the Security Facilities Executive in real terms over the planning period; and if he will make a statement. [35722]

Mr. Freeman: It is primarily for the chief executive to decide on the proportion of his running costs budget to be allocated to the headquarters of his agency, depending on estimated income from departmental customers. However, this is among the issues I take into consideration when setting annual performance targets and assessing the value for money of the agency.

WALES

Motorway Accidents

Mr. Frank Field: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the locations of all accidents that occurred on the motorways of Wales in the last year for which figures are available; and if he will plot this information on a map and place a copy thereof in the Library. [35304]

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Mr. Gwilym Jones: There were 211 personal injury road accidents on Welsh motorways--M4 and A48(M)--in 1995, which were recorded by the police and forwarded to the Welsh Office. A map plotting the location of these accidents on the motorway network could be produced only at disproportionate cost. However, appendix II of "Road Accidents: Wales 1995" includes a map showing the location of the 28 fatal and serious motorway accidents. A copy of the publication is available in the Library of the House.

A list of ordnance survey grid references for each of the 211 accidents has also been placed in the Library of the House.

Woods

Mr. Dafis: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what estimate he has made of the number of woods in Wales which (a) were open to the public in 1979 and (b) are open to the public now. [35325]

Mr. Jonathan Evans: The information requested is not available.

Closed Circuit Television

Mr. Sweeney: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what action has recently been taken to increase the funding for closed circuit television cameras in Wales. [35698]

Mr. Gwilym Jones: I announced the Welsh winners of the Home Office closed circuit television challenge competition on 21 June 1996. The Government made £726,000 available for 14 CCTV schemes in Wales.

The following schemes were supported:


Mental Handicap (Residential Places)

Mr. Llew Smith: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many residential places for (a) adults and (b) children with mental handicap have been purchased by (i) health authorities and (ii) social services departments in the past year. [35924]

Mr. Jonathan Evans: No information is held about residential places purchased by health authorities. The number of people in mental handicap hospitals is given in "Care in Wales for People with a Mental Illness and People with a Mental Handicap", the report prepared

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pursuant to section 11 of the Disabled Persons (Services, Consultation and Representation) Act 1986, (House of Commons Paper No. 350).

The number of people with learning disabilities supported by local authorities in independent sector placements at 31 March 1995 was as follows:


The number of people in local authority residential care homes for people with learning disabilities at 31 March 1995 is in the table.

Number
Children (under 16)8
Adults385
Total, all ages393

(1994 figures given for Gwent and Powys).

Set-aside Land

Mr. Martyn Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many kilometres of river bank run along set-aside land; and if he will make a statement. [36056]

Mr. Jonathan Evans: The information requested is not available.

Mr. Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what hectarage is currently set-aside land; and if he will make a statement. [36156]

Mr. Evans: The statistics for the 1996 crop year have not yet been collated. In 1995, 5,023.27 hectares were set aside, which included 4,457.45 hectares under the arable area payments scheme, and 565.82 hectares under the five-year set-aside scheme.

Agriculture

Mr. Martyn Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what assessment he has made of the likely contribution to increased rural employment of policies associated with the Government's implementation of the Agri-environment Council regulation 2078/92; and if he will make a statement. [36054]

Mr. Jonathan Evans: Such an assessment will form part of the socio-economic evaluation of the Welsh schemes approved under EC regulation 2078/92 when they are subject to policy review five years after their launch.

High-board Diving

Dr. Marek: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the centres which have facilities for high-board diving in Wales. [36251]

Mr. Gwilym Jones: There is one high-board diving facility in Wales, at the Empire pool, Cardiff.

Special Educational Needs

Mr. Win Griffiths: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many children have statements of special

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educational needs in each of the new county boroughs; and what percentage of children of school age this is in each local education authority. [34853]

Mr. Jonathan Evans: The information requested is not yet available by unitary authority. They will be asked in January 1997 for information in respect of 1996.

Mr. Griffiths: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many decisions to cease to maintain a statement were made in the last year for which figures are available for each of the old county councils. [34854]

Mr. Evans: The information requested is as follows:

Number of pupils whose statements were discontinued after their needs were reassessed during 1995(14) either following a review under the Education (Special Education Needs) Regulations 1994 or following a parental request under Section 172 of the Education Act 1993

LEA1995
Clwyd(14)10
Dyfed23
Gwent2
Gwynedd3
Mid Glamorgan13
Powys4
South Glamorgan43
West Glamorgan0

(14) The figure shown for Clwyd relates to 1994.

NHS Trusts (Pay)

Mr. Morgan: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list those trusts which have performance-related pay elements in their remuneration systems for executive directors; and if he will list the explicit criteria set out for the award of performance-related awards. [36199]

Mr. Hague: Performance-related pay is identified in the annual reports and accounts of NHS trusts, which are placed in the Library of the House. My Department expects trusts to set explicit criteria in determining remuneration, including performance-related pay, which focus on the individual's contribution towards the quality of patient care, including patient charter targets and other matters such as improved value for money or financial control.

South and East Wales Ambulance NHS Trust

Mr. Morgan: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales when he expects to receive the auditors' report into the affairs of the South and East Wales Ambulance NHS trust. [36200]

Mr. Hague: I expect to receive audited annual accounts by 31 July 1996. This will be followed by a management letter giving details of any particular issues of concern to the auditor. The timing of the issue of the management letter is a matter for the auditor.

Mr. Morgan: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what consultations he has had with the chairman of the South and East Wales Ambulance NHS trust concerning the calculation of the final outturn on the 1995-96 overspend, and indications arising from internal management accounts for the first quarter of 1996-97; and if he will make a statement. [36201]

Mr. Hague: None. The first quarter runs for 1996-97 are not due with my Department until 19 July 1996.

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