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Mr. Llwyd: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what progress has been made in ensuring that Welsh farmers are given access to the approved abattoirs authorised under the 30-month cattle cull scheme; and if he will make a statement. [1752]
Mr. Jonathan Evans: The Intervention Board executive agency is ensuring that an appropriate proportion of cattle from Wales is slaughtered each week in both Welsh and English abattoirs.
Mr. Llwyd: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales when are the necessary remedial works on the A5 between Betws-y-Coed and Corwen at Padog bends planned to be undertaken; and if he will make a statement. [1739]
Mr. Gwilym Jones: The north Wales trunk road Agency, as agent of the Welsh Office, is currently engaged on the design of the retaining wall remedial works.
It is planned to undertake the works in 1997 on completion of the necessary procedures, including land acquisition.
Mr. Hanson: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what steps he is taking to encourage local authorities and health authorities in Wales to agree criteria plans for continuing health care needs of elderly people. [1933]
Mr. Gwilym Jones: In line with guidance already issued, from 1 April this year health authorities should have in place policies and eligibility criteria for continuing health care which have been agreed with local authorities and GP fundholders.
Mr. Llwyd: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales when is the scheduled completion date for the current road improvement works on the A470 between Blaenau Ffestiniog and Betws-y-Coed; and if he will make a statement. [1751]
Mr. Gwilym Jones: The Cancoed to Minffordd section of the A470 Lledr valley improvement is programmed for completion in autumn 1997.
Mr. Llwyd: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what assistance and advice is available to members of the farming community who seek to diversify operations in order to supplement income; and if he will make a statement. [1851]
Mr. Jonathan Evans: The European agricultural guidance and guarantee fund, through the rural Wales objective 5b programme, 1994 to 1999, assists farming households to develop alternative sources of income and employment opportunities on and off the farm and includes provision for capital grants, advice and training. The Leader II programme also acts as a stimulus to encourage farmers to develop new and innovative enterprises.
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The processing and marketing grant scheme provides support towards the capital cost of adding value to agricultural raw materials in the food sector.
The marketing development scheme provides grant aid to farmers and producer groups to undertake feasibility studies to explore food diversification projects.
Mr. Richards:
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what progress he is making in reviewing Conwy local education authority's LMS scheme; and if he will make a statement. [2003]
Mr. Jonathan Evans:
Approval of Conwy LEA's local management of schools scheme was conditional on the resolution of certain concerns about the authority's resource allocation formula. These are still under review.
Mr. Alex Carlile:
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will make a statement on (a) the level of provision of Welsh-medium speech and language therapy for children in Wales, (b) the number of trained Welsh-medium speech therapists and (c) the establishment of a Welsh-medium speech therapy course at colleges in Wales. [1764]
Mr. Hague:
The level of provision of Welsh-medium speech and language therapy for children in Wales is for health authorities to determine taking into account the health needs of their areas and their own assessment of priority. Information on the number of trained Welsh-medium speech therapists in Wales is not held centrally. Responsibility for training, including the provision of a Welsh-medium course rests with individual higher education institutions. A specific bilingual option for students during the third year of study already exists at the University of Wales institute, Cardiff.
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Mr. Alex Carlile:
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will make a statement on the current policy for accepting patients from Powys at the Royal Shrewsbury hospital. [1765]
Mr. Hague:
This is a matter for the Dyfed/Powys health authority and the trust concerned. Currently the agreement reached is that all patients should be admitted in accordance with the Welsh patients charter standards.
Mr. Steen:
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the rules and regulations he proposes to repeal or amend by means of a reference to the Deregulation Committee before the end of 1996; and if he will make a statement. [2473]
Mr. Blunkett:
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales (1) how many and what percentage of five, six and seven-year-olds were in classes of 31 or more, for 1995 and provisionally for 1996, per education authority and in Wales. [2425]
Mr. Jonathan Evans:
The information requested is not collected centrally. Data are collected about the number of classes by size band of class, but no data are collected about the exact number of pupils, or the age of pupils, in those classes. The following table shows the number of ordinary classes in maintained primary schools, by size band.
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(2) what percentage of primary schools pupils were in classes of 31 or more for each year since 1990 (a) in Wales and (b) per authority; and what was the percentage change between 1995 and 1996. [2478]
September 1990 | September 1991 | September 1992 | January 1994 | January 1995 | January 1996(2) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Clwyd | ||||||
Up to 15 | 78 | 68 | 74 | 71 | 54 | 52 |
16-20 | 113 | 103 | 118 | 100 | 89 | 85 |
21-25 | 290 | 310 | 302 | 273 | 260 | 275 |
26-30 | 510 | 513 | 534 | 518 | 506 | 516 |
31-35 | 290 | 294 | 265 | 328 | 355 | 373 |
36-40 | 38 | 34 | 46 | 47 | 60 | 51 |
41-45 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
46+ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 1,321 | 1,323 | 1,343 | 1,340 | 1,328 | 1,356 |
Dyfed | ||||||
Up to 15 | 251 | 284 | 256 | 202 | 186 | 176 |
16-20 | 269 | 350 | 369 | 315 | 268 | 252 |
21-25 | 391 | 394 | 398 | 428 | 423 | 452 |
26-30 | 259 | 243 | 261 | 318 | 355 | 350 |
31-35 | 67 | 71 | 61 | 70 | 84 | 83 |
36-40 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
41-45 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
46+ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 1,346 | 1,349 | 1,349 | 1,336 | 1,323 | 1,323 |
Gwent | ||||||
Up to 15 | 24 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 16 |
16-20 | 86 | 59 | 60 | 65 | 74 | 49 |
21-25 | 313 | 289 | 301 | 331 | 256 | 239 |
26-30 | 631 | 648 | 723 | 688 | 653 | 660 |
31-35 | 374 | 403 | 338 | 357 | 440 | 460 |
36-40 | 11 | 16 | 22 | 24 | 40 | 61 |
41-45 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
46+ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 1,442 | 1,431 | 1,459 | 1,477 | 1,478 | 1,486 |
Gwynedd | ||||||
Up to 15 | 108 | 102 | 106 | 87 | 96 | 90 |
16-20 | 201 | 191 | 162 | 175 | 153 | 154 |
21-25 | 267 | 244 | 273 | 255 | 259 | 248 |
26-30 | 213 | 231 | 216 | 228 | 238 | 248 |
31-35 | 33 | 40 | 61 | 70 | 82 | 93 |
36-40 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
41-45 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
46+ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 825 | 811 | 824 | 823 | 840 | 844 |
Mid Glamorgan | ||||||
Up to 15 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 6 |
16-20 | 58 | 60 | 67 | 57 | 47 | 44 |
21-25 | 279 | 332 | 331 | 352 | 360 | 357 |
26-30 | 862 | 831 | 854 | 898 | 901 | 886 |
31-35 | 491 | 488 | 486 | 483 | 487 | 517 |
36-40 | 24 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 22 | 24 |
41-45 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
46+ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 1,726 | 1,753 | 1,777 | 1,831 | 1,830 | 1,835 |
Powys | ||||||
Up to 15 | 78 | 71 | 73 | 50 | 44 | 45 |
16-20 | 107 | 114 | 108 | 105 | 96 | 105 |
21-25 | 127 | 122 | 130 | 160 | 166 | 166 |
26-30 | 81 | 93 | 107 | 118 | 115 | 128 |
31-35 | 25 | 28 | 23 | 24 | 34 | 29 |
36-40 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
41-45 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
46+ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 423 | 431 | 443 | 457 | 461 | 475 |
South Glamorgan | ||||||
Up to 15 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 2 |
16-20 | 80 | 108 | 91 | 43 | 54 | 53 |
21-25 | 377 | 378 | 372 | 284 | 334 | 322 |
26-30 | 632 | 613 | 624 | 642 | 664 | 714 |
31-35 | 177 | 192 | 222 | 344 | 304 | 289 |
36-40 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 11 |
41-45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
46+ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 1,286 | 1,314 | 1,326 | 1,344 | 1,377 | 1,391 |
West Glamorgan | ||||||
Up to 15 | 28 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 20 |
16-20 | 75 | 78 | 90 | 92 | 71 | 95 |
21-25 | 343 | 327 | 365 | 392 | 368 | 382 |
26-30 | 593 | 564 | 541 | 530 | 563 | 548 |
31-35 | 177 | 209 | 202 | 209 | 203 | 200 |
36-40 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 2 |
41-45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
46+ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Total | 1,227 | 1,200 | 1,228 | 1,242 | 1,234 | 1,248 |
Wales | ||||||
Up to 15 | 599 | 588 | 560 | 453 | 429 | 407 |
16-20 | 1,089 | 1,063 | 1,065 | 952 | 852 | 837 |
21-25 | 2,387 | 2,369 | 2,472 | 2,475 | 2,428 | 2,441 |
26-30 | 3,781 | 3,736 | 3,860 | 3,940 | 3,995 | 4,050 |
31-35 | 1,634 | 1,725 | 1,658 | 1,885 | 1,989 | 2,044 |
36-40 | 97 | 98 | 124 | 134 | 161 | 167 |
41-45 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 11 |
46+ | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Total | 9,596 | 9,612 | 9,749 | 9,850 | 9,871 | 9,958 |
(2) Provisional.
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