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Social Services (Assessment of Need)

Rev. Martin Smyth: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list by board and trade the number of assessments of need for non-residential social services support undertaken by health and social services trusts and health and social services boards in 1994 and 1995 under (i) section 3 of the Disabled Persons (Northern Ireland) Act 1989, (ii) section 2 of the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons (Northern Ireland) Act 1978, (iii) relevant sections of the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1972 and (iv) other relevant enactments governing assessment for non-residential social services support. [7750]

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Mr. Moss [holding answer 6 December 1996]: Information on assessments is not available in the form requested.

CHURCH COMMISSIONERS

Vicarages and Palaces (Security)

33.

Mr. Harry Greenway: To ask the right hon. Member for Selby, representing the Church Commissioners, how much was spent on security of vicarages and bishops' palaces in each of the past three years in real terms; how many buildings were involved in each year; what were the principal measures involved; and if he will make a statement. [6532]

Mr. Alison: The provision of security measures for parsonage houses and suffragan bishops' houses is the responsibility of dioceses, which have done much in recent years to improve matters. The commissioners offer advice and this is currently under review.

The commissioners are responsible for see houses and have put in hand security measures which are appropriate to the individual properties and the personal circumstances of the bishop, his family and staff. Such measures also meet the stringent requirements of the commissioners' insurers. Measures include the installation of integrated fire and intruder alarm systems. Detailed figures are not available, but I can assure my hon. Friend that this important work is properly funded.

Property Holdings

35.

Mr. Steen: To ask the right hon. Member for Selby representing the Church Commissioners, what discussions the Church Commissioners have had with the Charity Commission about the reduction in value of the Church Commission's property portfolio, and if he will make a statement. [6534]

Mr. Alison: In the three years to 1995, the commissioners' United Kingdom property portfolio achieved a total return of 17.9 per cent. per annum and they were the best performing fund of all those measured by the Investment Property Databank. In the 10 years to 1995, the return averaged 9.1 per cent which was slightly ahead of that recorded by the WM all-funds index.

The Church Commissioners are not subject to control by the Charity Commission, although meetings are held from time to time on matters of mutual interest.

WALES

Grant-maintained Schools

Mr. Barry Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what proportion of children educated at (a) primary and (b) secondary schools are in grant-maintained schools. [7237]

Mr. Jonathan Evans: As at January 1996 (a) 0.4 per cent. and (b) 4.9 per cent.

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Hospital and Ward Closures

Mr. Barry Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many hospital and ward closures there have been in (a) Wales and (b) Clwyd between 1979 and 1995. [5557]

Mr. Gwilym Jones: The available information is given in the following table:

19791994-95
Clwyd
In-patient cases47,74173,906
Day cases7,96634,446
In-patient and day cases55,707108,352
New out-patients57,18283,165
Hospitals(17)2820
Wards(18)----
Wales
In-patient cases349,695513,417
Day cases31,179239,980
In-patient and day cases380,874753,397
New out-patients428,739638,275
Hospitals(17)173143
Wards(18)----

(17) Hospitals are not directly comparable. 1994-95 figures include NHS trusts which comprise one or more hospitals that was previously counted separately.

(18) Information on wards is not collected centrally.


Pupil Statistics

Mr. Barry Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many children there are currently in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools. [7239]

Mr. Jonathan Evans: As at January 1996, in local education authority maintained and grant maintained schools (a) 292,206 and (b) 198,503.

Beaches

Mr. Morgan: To ask the Secretary of Sate for Wales if he will list those beaches which (a) passed and (b) failed the UK mandatory coliform standard for bathing waters in 1996. [7449]

Mr. Hague: Compliance in 1996 of bathing waters in Wales identified under the EC bathing water directive (76/160/EEC) with the directive's mandatory standards for total coliforms and faecal coliforms was as follows:

Pass/Fail
Jacksons Bay, BarryFail
Whitmore Bay, BarryPass
Cold Knap, BarryPass
SoutherndownPass
Trecco Bay, PorthcawlPass
Sandy Bay, PorthcawlPass
Rest Bay, PorthcawlPass
AberafanPass
Swansea BayFail
Bracelet BayPass
Limeslade BayPass
Langland BayPass
Caswell BayPass
Oxwich BayPass
Port Eynon BayPass
RhossiliPass
PembreyPass
PendinePass
AmrothPass
SaundersfootPass
Tenby NorthPass
Tenby SouthPass
BroadhavenPass
NewgalePass
WhitesandsPass
NewportPass
Poppit SandsPass
AberporthPass
TresaithPass
Traeth Gwyn, New QuayPass
Aberystwyth SouthPass
Aberystwyth NorthPass
BorthPass
AberdyfiFail
TywynPass
FairbournePass
BarmouthPass
Tal-y-bontPass
Dyffryn (Llanendwyn)Pass
LlandanwgPass
HarlechFail
Morfa BychanPass
CricciethPass
PwllheliPass
AbersochPass
Morfa DinllePass
RhosneigrPass
Trearddur BayPass
BenllechPass
PenmaenmawrPass
Llandudno West ShorePass
Llandudno North ShorePass
Colwyn BayPass
Kinmel Bay (Sandy Cove)Pass
RhylPass
PrestatynPass

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Mr. Morgan: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list those beaches in Wales which have been tested for enterovirus in 1996; and in each case if the beach passed the enterovirus standard in the EU bathing water directive. [7432]

Mr. Hague: The information is as follows:

Waters sampled for enterovirusPass/Fail EC Standard (of zero)
Jacksons Bay, BarryFail
Swansea BayPass
AberdyfiPass
BorthPass
HarlechPass
Morfa BychanPass
BenllechPass
RhosneigrPass
PenmaenmawrPass
Llandudno West ShoreFail
Colwyn BayFail
Kinmel Bay (Sandy Cove)Pass
RhylPass

Publicity

Mr. Donohoe: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what promotional and public information campaigns his Department is (a) currently running and (b) planning to

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run during the next six months; and for each campaign (i) how much it will cost, (1) in total and (2) to his Department, (ii) what agencies or bodies are undertaking the work and (iii) what is its planned duration. [7410]

Mr. Hague: My Department is currently running the following promotional and public information campaigns, which include advertising:

Total cost to my DepartmentAgenciesDuration
£
Nursery Education Voucher Scheme(19)80,000COI Capita1996-97
Christmas Drink Drive(19)21,500COI3-31 December 1996

(19) These campaigns will run concurrently with those promoted in England by the Department for Education and Employment, and the Department of Transport.


I plan to run the following campaign in the next six months:

Total cost to my Department £ Agencies Duration
Child Road Safety(20)19,000COIApproximately four weeks from 14 January 1997

(20) These campaigns will run concurrently with those promoted in England by the Department for Education and Employment, and the Department of Transport.


Publicity plans for the 1997-98 financial year have not yet been finalised.

Mr. Donohoe: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how much his Department has spent on promotional or public information campaigns in each of the last five years; and how much he estimates will be spent on these campaigns during the (i) current and (ii) next financial years. [7537]

Mr. Hague: In the current financial year, I estimate my Department will spend £300,000 on promotional and public information campaigns which involve advertising.

For previous financial years, comparable information is not readily available and can be produced only at disproportionate cost.

Publicity plans for the 1997-98 financial year have not yet been finalised, and decisions about future years' activity will be considered thereafter.


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