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Social Exclusion Unit
Mr. Edwards: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will make a statement about the operation of the Social Exclusion Unit in Wales. [69036]
Mr. Hain: The remit of the Social Exclusion Unit covers England only. However, its members and officials from the Welsh Office keep in regular contact to ensure that best practice and good ideas are shared. From time to time, the Unit also draws on expertise from Wales or visits projects in the Principality.
I am a member of the Ministerial Network which guides the work of the Unit. This ensures that Wales has a voice at an early stage in the development of policy with an impact beyond England and that Welsh experience and innovations can be considered as part of the wider process of policy formulation.
The Secretary of State has ensured that policies to combat social exclusion are given renewed priority in the Welsh Office and in future this will become the responsibility of the National Assembly.
Mrs. Betty Williams:
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many of (a) the applicants and (b) those interviewed for the Chairmanship of the North West Wales NHS Trust were (i) male and (ii) female. [69034]
Mr. Jon Owen Jones:
Eight people applied for the Chair of the North West Wales NHS Trust, all male. Three were shortlisted and interviewed for the Chair appointment.
In future this will become the responsibility of the National Assembly.
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Mrs. Betty Williams:
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how much was distributed to each health authority and NHS trust in Wales in each of the last three years. [69035]
Mr. Jon Owen Jones:
The Department provided funding to health authorities to purchase health care as set out in the following table. NHS trusts receive most of their funding from their local health authority with additional amounts from other health bodies under contracts to provide health care. A table showing the total income of NHS trusts is also provided.
| Health authorities | 1995-96 (4) |
|---|---|
| Clwyd | 269.954 |
| Dyfed | 240.122 |
| Gwent | 292.284 |
| Gwynedd | 167.592 |
| Mid Glamorgan | 374.718 |
| Powys | 92.384 |
| South Glamorgan | 305.089 |
| West Glamorgan | 246.401 |
| Health authorities | 1996-97 (5) | 1997-98 |
|---|---|---|
| Bro Taf | 547.699 | 552.929 |
| Dyfed Powys | 350.832 | 362.580 |
| Gwent | 380.139 | 393.071 |
| Morgannwg | 375.359 | 376.415 |
| North Wales | 465.655 | 487.461 |
(4) District health authority and family health services authority income
(5) On 1 April 1996 the eight DHAs and eight FHSAs merged to form five health authorities
Note:
A dash denotes that the trust was not operational in the year.
Source:
Audited annual accounts of health authorities, family health services authorities and NHS trusts 1995-96 to 1997-98
In future this will become the responsibility of the National Assembly.
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HOME DEPARTMENT
Electronic Warfare
Mrs. Lait: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his answer of 25 January 1999, Official Report, column 75, on electronic warfare, if he will take lead responsibility for electronic warfare attacks on (a) the banking system, (b) utilities, (c) telecommunications, (d) air traffic control, (e) areas currently the responsibility of the Ministry of Defence and (f) areas currently within the responsibility of the Cabinet Office. [68312]
Mr. Straw: Following my answer on 25 January 1999, Official Report, column 79, there is to be no change of responsibilities between Departments. I believe that it is better to build upon the relationships and responsibilities that Departments already have with the relevant parts of the private sector. I see no good reason to change this.
My taking the lead responsibility within Government for the measures proposed serves to put onto a more formal footing the liaison over the security arrangements necessary to protect our vital national assets.
Mrs. Lait:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his answer of 25 January 1999, Official Report, column 75, on electronic warfare, if his answer was the statement referred to by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, the hon. Member for Warley (Mr. Spellar), on 4 November 1998, Official Report, column 992. [68347]
Mr. Beith:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the total number of (a) initial inquiries, (b) applications and (c) successful applications, for new police force recruitment, in each police force, in each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement. [68950]
Mr. Boateng:
Information is not held centrally on the number of initial recruitment inquiries made to police forces. Information on the number of applications and the number of new recruits to police forces is shown in the tables.
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| Forces | 1995-96 | 1996-97 | 1997-98 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avon and Somerset | 2,186.00 | -- | 621.00 |
| Bedfordshire | 427.00 | 21.00 | 284.00 |
| Cambridgeshire | 416.00 | 1,099.00 | 473.00 |
| Cheshire | 1,339.00 | 829.00 | 829.00 |
| City of London | 780.00 | 446.00 | 638.00 |
| Cleveland | 291.00 | 1,393.00 | -- |
| Cumbria | 354.00 | 1,053.00 | 389.00 |
| Derbyshire | 1,384.00 | 807.00 | 612.00 |
| Devon and Cornwall | 1,596.00 | 1,064.00 | 1,000.00 |
| Dorset | 279.00 | 377.00 | 665.00 |
| Durham | 1,149.00 | 1,343.00 | 848.00 |
| Dyfed-Powys | 405.00 | 573.00 | 861.00 |
| Essex | 1,756.00 | 1,241.00 | 304.00 |
| Gloucestershire | 405.00 | 322.00 | 1,013.00 |
| Greater Manchester | 3,049.00 | 2,366.00 | 2,614.00 |
| Gwent | 1,081.00 | 932.00 | 308.00 |
| Hampshire | 2,431.00 | 1,797.00 | 929.00 |
| Hertfordshire | 836.00 | 659.00 | 314.00 |
| Humberside | 315.00 | 194.00 | 219.00 |
| Kent | 984.00 | 1,016.00 | 261.00 |
| Lancashire | 1,254.00 | 1,765.00 | 1,307.00 |
| Leicestershire | 1,636.00 | 962.00 | 711.00 |
| Lincolnshire | 379.00 | 1,236.00 | 1,077.00 |
| Merseyside | 0.00 | 41.00 | 3,064.00 |
| Metropolitan Police | 10,556.00 | 3,941.00 | 4,633.00 |
| Norfolk | 398.00 | 603.00 | 408.00 |
| Northamptonshire | 469.00 | 469.00 | 432.00 |
| Northumbria | 1,706.00 | 1,486.00 | 2,044.00 |
| North Wales | 489.00 | 316.00 | 638.00 |
| North Yorkshire | 360.00 | 434.00 | 607.00 |
| Nottinghamshire | 1,166.00 | 927.00 | 867.00 |
| South Wales | 3,669.00 | 2,208.00 | 1,654.00 |
| South Yorkshire | 982.00 | 1,180.00 | 786.00 |
| Staffordshire | 530.00 | 620.00 | 1,260.00 |
| Suffolk | 1,067.00 | 1,576.00 | 834.00 |
| Surrey | 581.00 | 543.00 | 731.00 |
| Sussex | 1,791.00 | 442.00 | 2,108.00 |
| Thames Valley | 837.00 | 1,556.00 | 1,889.00 |
| Warwickshire | 0.00 | 201.00 | 695.00 |
| West Mercia | -- | 600.00 | 867.00 |
| West Midlands | 3,111.00 | 2,212.00 | 3,272.00 |
| West Yorkshire | 1,465.00 | 1,660.00 | 975.00 |
| Wiltshire | -- | 264.00 | 293.00 |
| England and Wales Total | 53,909.00 | 42,774.00 | 44.334.00 |
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