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Mr. Barry Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many primary and secondary school teachers there are in Wales employed by local education authorities as (a) full-time and (b) part-time teachers. [4935]
Mr. Jonathan Evans: The information requested is shown in the following table:
| Local | Primary | Secondary | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| education authority | Full-time | Part-time (FTE) | Full-time | Part-time (FTE) |
| Clwyd | 1,514 | 176 | 1,374 | 77 |
| Dyfed | 1,627 | 113 | 1,576 | 81 |
| Gwent | 1,975 | 41 | 1,830 | 74 |
| Gwynedd | 948 | 66 | 1,079 | 57 |
| Mid Glamorgan | 2,598 | 64 | 2,679 | 59 |
| Powys | 542 | 15 | 547 | 25 |
| South Glamorgan | 1,902 | 92 | 1,556 | 90 |
| West Glamorgan | 1,698 | 112 | 1,516 | 33 |
| Wales | 12,804 | 678 | 12,156 | 496 |
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Berwyn Mountains SSSI
Mr. Martyn Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales (1) what meetings are required between the Countryside Commission for Wales and individual landowners to agree (a) areas and (b) patterns of burning each year under the management agreement on the Berwyn mountains site of special scientific interest; and if he will make a statement; [4834]
- (2) how many holdings on the Berwyn mountains in north Wales have concluded section 15 management agreements with the Countryside Commission for Wales; what is (a) the total acreage and (b) the aggregated cost of these agreements for the most recent year for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement; [4838]
(3) how many landowners subject to section 15 management agreements on the Berwyn mountains site of special scientific interest are required to record the numbers and distribution of animals and birds on the areas under agreement; what annual reports are required; how many reports have been received; and if he will make a statement; [4836]
(4) how many section 15 management agreements on the Berwyn mountains site of special scientific interest require owners to control foxes, carrion crows or magpies; and if he will make a statement; [4840]
(5) under how many section 15 management agreements on the Berwyn mountains site of special scientific interest, the shooting of black grouse is specifically excluded; and if he will make a statement; [4821]
(6) how many meetings took place between Countryside Commission for Wales staff and landowners on the Berwyn mountains site of special scientific interest to agree burning patterns in (a) 1993, (b) 1994 and (c) 1995; and if he will make a statement; [4833]
(7) what prescriptions for the burning of heather have been set under section 15 management agreements on the Berwyn mountains site of special scientific interest; on how many holdings such prescriptions have been set; and if he will make a statement; [4835]
(8) if landowners subject to section 15 management agreements on the Berwyn mountains site of special scientific interest are required to submit annual returns on the numbers of pest species controlled; and if he will make a statement; [4839]
(9) how many (a) foxes, (b) carrion crows and (c) magpies have been controlled under the requirements of section 15 management agreements on the Berwyn mountains site of special scientific interest; and if he will make a statement. [4837]
Mr. Jonathan Evans: The negotiation, implementation and monitoring of management agreements for the Berwyn mountains site of special scientific interest under section 15 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 is the responsibility of the Countryside Council for Wales. I have asked the chief executive, Mr. Paul Loveluck, to arrange for a reply, and for a copy of his letter to be placed in the Library of the House.
River Dee Crossing
Mr. Barry Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what assessment his Department has made of the
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consequences of the completion of the River Dee crossing on traffic in Deeside; and if he will make a statement. [4938]
Mr. Gwilym Jones: Flintshire county council is responsible for the River Dee crossing.
Women Professors
Mr. Barry Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what estimate he has made of the number of women holding professorships in the higher education sector in Wales. [4937]
Mr. Jonathan Evans: In 1994-95, the Higher Education Statistics Agency recorded 23 women holding professorships at higher education institutions in Wales.
Employment Contracts
Mr. Hain: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many (a) full-time jobs, (b) part-time jobs, (c) full-time jobs which are on (i) renewable and (ii) unrenewable fixed-term contracts, (d) part-time jobs which are on (i) renewable and (ii) unrenewable fixed-term contracts, (e) temporary jobs and (f) jobs classified as casual there have been in (1) his Department and (2) executive agencies of his Department for each year since 1992. [5430]
Mr. Hague: The information is shown in the following table:
| As at | 31 March 1992 | 31 March 1993 | 31 December 1994 | 31 December 1995 | 21 November 1996 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (a) Full Time | 2321 | 2237 | 2053 | 1943 | 1764 |
| (b) Part Time | 206 | 143 | 248 | 194 | 167 |
| (c) FTA | n/a | n/a | n/a | 122 | 138 |
| (d) Casual | 135 | 182 | 232 | 132 | 203 |
The table provides data for Welsh Office and executive agency Cadw. To disaggregate the data would be a disproportionate cost.
1. Part-time staff were counted as a whole time person until 1994 and from April 1995 they were calculated as full time equivalents based on their working hours.
2. Fixed-term Appointments--this information is not available prior to 1995.
3. Generally all fixed-term appointments are renewable.
4. Casual and temporary posts are classified as casual.
Mr. Hall: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many (a) primary and (b) secondary pupils (i) were permanently excluded and (ii) had fixed-term exclusions from school in 1995-96; and of those in (i) how many returned to mainstream eduction. [5586]
Mr. Jonathan Evans: Information is available for permanently excluded pupils only. Returns provided by local authorities indicate that in the 1995-96 academic year, 65 children were excluded from primary schools and 455 from secondary schools. Of these, 130 returned to mainstream education. It is not possible to break down this figure between primary and secondary pupils.
South East Wales Ambulance NHS Trust
Mr. Morgan: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what consultations he has had with the chairman of the South East Wales Ambulance NHS Trust concerning the
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losses made in running coach holidays to Spain and shopping day trips to France in trust vehicles; what departmental guidance exists covering such business ventures; what reference to the district auditor has been made with respect to such ventures; and if he will make a statement. [5997]
Mr. Hague: None. Income generation schemes do not need my approval, but statutory auditors may inspect them and a copy of the latest guidance has been placed in the Library.
Mr. Morgan: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, pursuant to his answer of 19 November, Official Report, column 496, about expenditure by public bodies, if he will indicate the principal three methods used within the variety of arrangements referred to ensure effective monitoring and control of capital expenditure and how they were used with respect to the new Mamhilad headquarters of the South East Wales Ambulance NHS trust; what monitoring took place of the overspend prior to 29 January; and what intelligence gathering method his Department has to detect (a) deliberate understatement of capital cost and (b) unreported overspend on capital cost. [5991]
Mr. Hague: Capital expenditure on all health schemes is monitored quarterly against amounts set out in the full business case approved by my Department before a project starts and cannot be exceeded. In the case of the ambulance trust, the Mamhilad project had only just begun by 29 January 1996. The Department would have become aware of any overspend through the quarterly monitoring process. The statutory auditors examine compliance with statutory and other procedures.
Mr. Morgan: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, pursuant to his answer of 19 November, Official Report, column 497, if he will list the employers who have provided the secondees to his Department. [5990]
Mr. Hague: The employers who have provided secondees are as follows:
University of Wales, Aberystwyth
Gwent Health Authority
Bro Taf Health Authority
Dyfed Powys Health Authority
North Wales Health Authority
Rhondda NHS Trust
Swansea NHS Trust
Bridgend and District NHS Trust
Gwent Community Health NHS Trust
Welsh Health Common Services Authority
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