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Lamb and Beef Exports
Mr. Barry Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is his estimate of the value of (a) lamb and (b) beef exported from Wales in (i) 1985 and (ii) the latest year for which figures are available. [20285]
Mr. Jonathan Evans: Exports from Wales are not separately recorded.
NHS Trusts (Expenses and Rewards)
Mr. Barry Jones:
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what was the amount of cash paid to members of NHS trusts as (a) expenses and (b) rewards for service in the last year for which figures are available. [20283]
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Mr. Gwilym Jones:
NHS trusts board members' costs for 1995-96 are as follows:
| £000 | |
|---|---|
| Non-executive directors' remuneration | 1,067 |
| Executive directors' remuneration: | |
| basic salaries | 6,703 |
| benefits | 362 |
| performance related bonuses | 204 |
| pension contributions | 278 |
| Compensation for loss of office | 66 |
| Other board members' costs(9) | 329 |
| 9,009 |
Note:
(9) Includes: recharges to any other health body; employers, NI contributions; reimbursement of "out-of-pocket" expenses; and reimbursement of travelling and other allowances, including home to work travel costs.
Source:
NHS trust's annual accounts.
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Schools Budgets
Mr. Sweeny: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales (1) what is (a) the average sum per pupil and (b) the average percentage of the general schools budget allotted by each local education authority int he current financial year for discretionary exceptions outside the potential schools budget and which is (i) delegated and (ii) not delegated to schools; [20564]
- (2) what is (a) the average sum per pupil and (b) the average percentage of the general schools budget, allotted by each local education authority in the current financial year for (i) mandatory exception from delegation, (ii) discretionary exceptions outside the potential from delegation, (ii) discretionary exceptions outside the potential schools budget, (iii) discretionary exceptions within the potential schools budget and (iv) the aggregate schools budget. [20563]
Mr. Jonathan Evans:
The information requested is as follows:
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Source:
Section 122 (formerly section 42) LEA budget statements for 1996-97 (where available audited figures have been used) and the 1996 school census pupil numbers.
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Mr. Austin Mitchell:
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many Bills his Department has sponsored in each of the past 15 years; and how many have been passed by Parliament. [19777]
Mr. Hague:
Eight Bills have been sponsored by my Department in the last 15 years; Seven have so far been passed by Parliament, as follows: one in 1983, one in 1988, one in 1990, one in 1991, two in 1993, one in 1994.
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Mr. Sweeney:
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how much rate support grant the Welsh Office (a) provided to the Vale of Glamorgan in 1996-97 and (b) plans to provide in 1997-98. [20527]
Mr. Gwilym Jones:
The rate support grant system was replaced in 1990-91 by one that provides central Government support to local authority revenue expenditure by way of revenue support grant and
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redistributed non-domestic rates. The allocations in respect of the Vale of Glamorgan for the years requested are given in the following table:
| Revenue support grant | Share of redistributed non-domestic rates | Total support | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-97 | 62,358 | 16,300 | 78,658 |
| 1997-98 | 59,798 | 20,543 | 80,341 |
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Mr. Sweeney: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is (a) the average sum per pupil and (b) the average percentage of the general schools budget allotted by each local education authority in the current financial year for (i) money allocated to schools via age-weighted pupil units, (ii) premature retirement compensation, (iii) school transport, (iv) statementing and support for statemented pupils and (v) school meals, net of income. [20513]
Mr. Jonathan Evans: Local education authorities must allocate at least 80 per cent. of the aggregated schools budget on the basis of pupil numbers. To break down the ASB on the basis of age-weighted pupil units could be done only at disproportionate cost. Details of the other elements, of all of which are retained centrally by the local authority are as follows:
Source:
Section 122 (formerly section 42) LEA budget statements for 1996-97 (where available audited figures have been used) and the 1996 school census pupil numbers.
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Mr. Wigley:
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is the earliest possible commencement date for the construction of the bypass for Llanllyfni, Penygroes and Groeslon on the A487 in Gwynedd. [20744]
Mr. Hague:
All major schemes--those costing over £3 million--in the forward trunk road programme have been reviewed in the light of the spending priorities I announced in the House of Commons on 12 December 1996, columns 405-19, on public expenditure in Wales in 1997-98. The competing priorities of individual schemes have been reassessed given the limited resources available. Details of the revised forward trunk road programme will be published on 20 March in the Welsh Office's departmental report. Copies of the report will be placed in the Library of the House.
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