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WALES
Environmental Research
Mr. Llew Smith: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, pursuant to paragraph 4.85 of his Department's Annual Report, Cm 4216, what are (a) the cost of the environmental research programme and (b) the names of each of the studies completed or in progress; and if he will place copies of each of these studies in the Library. [81941]
Mr. Jon Owen Jones: Welsh Office expenditure on the programme in 1998-99 was £320,000.
Projects in progress in 1998-99 were:
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Mr. Matthew Taylor:
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many times ministers in his Department held meetings with members and officials in the US Administration since 1 June 1998, indicating the dates and locations of each meeting, the ministers involved at each meeting and the US Department involved in each meeting. [82253]
Mr. Ottaway:
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will make a statement on Newport County Borough's plans to demolish its prefabricated housing stock and its impact on housing funding for Newport. [82423]
Mr. Jon Owen Jones:
The council's stock of pre-fabricated bungalows is in very poor structural condition and the authority has engaged in intensive consultation with residents regarding the future of these properties. Any resources it allocates towards their replacement or repair will depend on its local priorities as set out in its Housing Strategy and Operational Plan. The funding of any major redevelopment programme will be a matter for the National Assembly for Wales. I have, however, been able to allocate additional credit approval of £550,000 to support the development of the council's proposals in 1999-2000.
Following the transfer of functions, this issue will be a matter for the National Assembly.
Mr. Barry Jones:
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many beds are currently blocked in each of the district hospitals in Wales; and if he will make a statement. [80841]
Mr. Jon Owen Jones:
The latest available information relating to delayed discharges from hospital is shown by NHS Trust in the following table. Information relates to a chosen day in January 1999 (usually 31 January 1999), as reported in local authority responses to the Survey of Delayed Discharges from Hospital. The survey requested information on the numbers of hospital patients known to local authority social services departments, who were medically fit to be discharged, but were still occupying a hospital bed. All patients medically fit to be discharged are counted; this may include patients whose delay came within agreed timescales for the discharge process.
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Air Quality Monitoring Database for Wales
Rural Sulphur Dioxide Monitoring in Wales
Poly Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH) Monitoring
Welsh Acid Waters Survey Database
Nitrogen Deposition--Impacts on Upland Acid Grassland
Biogeochemical Consequences of Climate Change on Upland Acid Grassland
Environmental Change Network--Snowdonia
UK Greenhouse Gas Emissions--Inventory for Wales
Rapid On-Site Analysis of Radioactivity in Wales
Countryside Survey 2000--Land Cover Mapping
Monitoring of Stranded Cetaceans
Macrobenthic Survey in Milford Haven
Monitoring of Sheep Dip Compounds in Private Water Supplies
Effects of Sewage Sludge Applications on Soil Microbial Activity and Fertility.
Completed project reports in 1998-99 were:
The Application of Mineral Processing Technology to the Decontamination of Metalliferous Mine Spoil
I am arranging for copies of the completed reports to be placed in the Library of the House as soon as possible.
River Rhymney Minewater Study--Review of Remedial Options
Scoping Study for an INTERREG Marine Information System for the Southern Irish Sea
All-Wales Environmental Health Surveillance Project
Air Quality Monitoring Database--Second Annual Report
DETR Report--Rural Sulphur Dioxide Concentrations in the UK: 1996.
| NHS Trust | Number of delayed discharges, January 1999 |
|---|---|
| Bridgend and District | 5 |
| Cardiff Community Healthcare | 8 |
| Carmarthen and District | 12 |
| Ceredigion and Mid Wales | 4 |
| Clwydian Community Care | 17 |
| East Glamorgan | 1 |
| Glan Clwyd General Hospital | 16 |
| Glan Hafren | 111 |
| Glan-y-Mor | 31 |
| Gwent Health Care(7) | 27 |
| Gwynedd Community(8) | 26 |
| Gwynedd Hospitals | 7 |
| Llandough Hospital | 12 |
| Llanelli Dinefwr | 20 |
| Morriston Hospital | 69 |
| Nevill Hall and District | 31 |
| North Glamorgan | 28 |
| Pembrokeshire and Derwen | 5 |
| Powys Health Care | 12 |
| Rhondda Health Care | 32 |
| Swansea | 38 |
| University Hospital of Wales Healthcare | 68 |
| Velindre | 1 |
| Wrexham Maelor Hospital | 9 |
| Total | 590 |
(7) As reported by Caerphilly County Borough Council on post April 1999 Trust basis.
(8) Includes 6 patients with delayed discharges at February 1999.
Following the transfer of functions this issue will be a matter for the National Assembly.
Drug Treatment (Young Adults)
Mr. Ruane: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many young adults started drug treatment in each local authority area in Wales in each of the past 10 years. [81334]
Mr. Jon Owen Jones: Reliable information on the number of young adults starting drug treatment in Wales is not currently available. Some data are obtained on a voluntary basis by the Welsh Drug and Alcohol Unit although coverage is incomplete. The arrangements for collecting data in this area are currently under review.
Following the transfer of functions, this issue will be a matter for the National Assembly.
Low Birthweight Babies
Mr. Ruane: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what percentage of low birthweight babies were born in each (i) local and (ii) health authority area in Wales in each of the past 10 years. [81330]
Mr. Jon Owen Jones: The information readily available on a comparable basis for the 22 unitary authorities and 5 health authorities in Wales, provided by the Office for National Statistics, is for 1990 to 1997 and is given in the table.
Note:
Figures may not add-up exactly due to rounding
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The figures are based on birthweights below 2,500 grammes for all births, excluding cases where no birthweight was stated.
Following the transfer of functions, this issue will be a matter for the National Assembly.
Mr. Flynn:
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will request the return of the Pennal Letter and Seal of Owain Glyndwr to Wales from France for the opening of the National Assembly for Wales. [82451]
Mr. Michael:
The National Library of Wales is already planning a major exhibition about the life of Owain Glyndwr for the year 2000. I have asked the National Library and the National Museums and Galleries of Wales, in co-operation, to explore urgently the practicalities of acquiring the Seal and the Letter on loan. The nature of the artefacts is such that they could be displayed only in the strictly controlled environment that can be provided by the Library and the Museum. I have asked to be informed of the outcome, and will keep my hon. Friend informed.
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