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Dental Services
Ms Julie Morgan: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will estimate the percentage of dentistry in Wales which is carried out on the NHS. [80193]
Mr. Jon Owen Jones: In Wales at the end of September 1998, 60 per cent. of children and 46 per cent. of adults were registered with NHS dentists, having visited them at least once during the preceding 15 months.
NHS net spending on general dental services in Wales in 1997-98 rose to £56.2 million, a 6 per cent. increase over the previous year.
Over the same period, the number of courses of NHS treatment, for adults in Wales, rose by nearly 7 per cent. to 1.446 million.
The number of dentists treating patients under NHS arrangements in Wales reached an all-time high of 960 by the end of 1998.
Data on private dental treatment are not collected by the Welsh Office.
Following the transfer of functions, this issue will be a matter for the National Assembly.
Mr. Rogers:
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what process of consultation was used in the appointment of people to local health groups in Wales. [79885]
Mr. Jon Owen Jones:
The preliminary guidance on establishing Local Health Groups, issued for consultation in June 1998, elicited over 140 responses. The respondents are listed at Annex B to the final guidance, "Establishing Local Health Groups", which issued in October 1998. In addition, there was wide ranging discussion with stakeholders. The final guidance also sets out the processes to be employed when appointing members to Local Health Groups.
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Following the transfer of functions, this issue will be a matter for the National Assembly.
Mr. Rogers:
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the appointees to the local health groups in Wales. [79886]
Mr. Jon Owen Jones:
Local Health Groups are sub committees of health authorities which have been responsible for their establishment in accordance with Welsh Office guidance "Establishing Local Health Groups" issued in October 1998. Details of membership are held by the individual authority.
Following the transfer of functions, this issue will be a matter for the National Assembly.
Mr. Wigley:
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what consultations he has undertaken concerning the level of the uniform business rate charged on Wales in respect of its impact on small shops in town centres; and if he will make a statement. [80213]
Mr. Jon Owen Jones:
The White Paper "Local Voices, Modernising Local Government in Wales" (Cm 4028) said that when the Government introduce local rates they will consider introducing measures to reduce the rating burden on small businesses. Discussions on implementing these proposals are already underway with a range of business representatives, including the Federation of Small Businesses Wales.
Following the transfer of functions this will be a matter for the National Assembly.
Mr. Moss:
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much was spent on (a) publicity, (b) advertising and (c) press relations in each month of 1998, broken down by department. [73892]
Mr. Paul Murphy:
Information Services spend on publicity and advertising for 1998 was as follows:
| £ | |
|---|---|
| January-March | nil |
| April | 132.89 |
| May | 30,037.15 |
| June | 5,566.41 |
| July | 34,936.90 |
| August | 12,441.87 |
| September | 57,405.47 |
| October | 25,997.31 |
| November | 109,706.90 |
| December | 15,238.78 |
| Total | 291,463.78 |
Departmental Staff (Ethnic Origin)
Mr. Vaz:
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if she will provide a breakdown, in numerical and
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percentage terms, of the ethnic origin, at 1 March, of (a) her private office, (b) Government special advisers, (c) her Policy Unit and (d) staff in total. [78503]
Marjorie Mowlam:
The information requested is as follows:
(a) Under the terms of the Civil Service Ethnic Monitoring Code of Practice it would be inappropriate to provide the information in the form requested because of the very small numbers involved.
(b) I refer my hon. Friend to the answer given to my hon. Friend the Member for Brent, East (Mr. Livingstone) by my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister on 22 February 1999, Official Report, column 39.
(c) I do not have a policy unit.
(d) My right hon. Friend the Minister for the Cabinet Office will provide this information centrally.
Proscribed Organisations
Mr. Laurence Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many people have been arrested for membership of proscribed organisations since the signing of the Good Friday Agreement; how many were arrested for this offence in each year since 1969; and if she will make a statement. [78912]
Mr. Ingram
[holding answer 26 March 1999]: We do not have figures on arrests. We do, however, have figures for the number charged with membership of a proscribed organisation as a primary offence. These figures do not
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include cases of people charged with membership alongside more serious offences. The figures go back only to 1990.
| Year | Total number of persons charged with membership of a proscribed organisation as a primary offence |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 7 |
| 1991 | 6 |
| 1992 | 6 |
| 1993 | 14 |
| 1994 | 12 |
| 1995 | 5 |
| 1996 | 10 |
| 1997 | 1 |
| 1998 | 6 |
| 10 April 1998-23 March 1999 | 4 |
Task Forces
Dr. Tony Wright: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if she will list all those task forces and policy reviews with external members established by her Department since May 1997 which have set up (a) sub-groups, (b) working parties and (c) other subsidiary committees. [79254]
Mr. Paul Murphy:
The information for the Northern Ireland Office and the Northern Ireland Departments is as follows:
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| (a) | (b) | (c) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Task force/Policy review | Sub-groups | Working parties | Other subsidiary committees |
| Task forces | |||
| Working Group to plan for a single NI Equality Commission | Yes | -- | -- |
| New Deal in NI Task Force | Yes | -- | -- |
| Policy review groups | |||
| Economic Development Strategy Review | -- | Yes | Yes |
| Youth Service Policy Review Group | -- | Yes | -- |
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Dr. Tony Wright:
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if she will list for all task forces and policy reviews with external members established by her Department since May 1997 (a) their dates of establishment, (b) those which have issued final reports and their dates of publication, (c) those which have been
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terminated and their dates of termination and (d) for those bodies still in existence, expected reporting and termination dates. [79277]
Mr. Paul Murphy:
The information for the Northern Ireland Office and the Northern Ireland Departments is as follows:
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