To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will name the current members of (a) each community health council in Wales, (b) each district health authority in Wales, (c) the all-Wales advisory panel on the development of services for people with mental handicaps, (d) each family practitioner committee in Wales, (e) the health policy board and (f) the health promotion board who have been appointed by himself or his predecessor either soley or in conjunction with other Ministers; and what is their attendance record at meetings (i) since their appointement and (ii)during 1989.

The current members appointed by myself are as follows:

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is the attendance record at meetings (a) since their appointment and (b) during 1989 of the current members of (a) the Administration of Radioactive Substances Advisory Committee, (b) the Advisory Committee on Borderline Substances, (c) the Agricultural Advisory Panel for Wales, (d) the Agricultural Valuation Panel for Wales, (e) the agricultural wages committee, (f) the Ancient Monuments Board for Wales, (g) the Audit Commission and (h) the British Wool Marketing Board, appointed solely or jointly by him or his predecessor.

The information is as follows:

• Administration of Radioactive Substances Advisory Committee.
• Advisory Committee on Borderline Substances.
• Department of Health officials provide the secretariats of both of these bodies.
• The hon. Member may wish to pursue this with my right hon. and learned Friend.
• Agricultural Advisory Panel for Wales.
• I refer the hon. Member to my reply to him on 13 February. Agricultural Valuation Panel for Wales:

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is the attendance record at meetings (a) since their appointment and (b) during 1989 of the current members of (a) the Farm Animal Welfare Council, (b) the Forestry Commission Reference Committee for Wales, (c) the Historic Buildings Council for Wales, (d) Housing for Wales, (e) the Land Authority for Wales, (f) the Library and Information Services Council (Wales), (g) the Local Government Boundary Commission and (h) the national parks committee appointed solely or jointly by him or his predecessor.

The information is as follows:

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is the attendance record at meetings (a) since their appointment and (b) during 1989 of the current members of (a) the National Radiological Protection Board, (b) the North-Western and North Wales sea fisheries committee, (c) the Place Names Advisory Committee, (d) the rent assessment panel, (e) the Saundersfoot Harbour Commission, (f) the Sports Council for Wales and (g) the South Wales sea fisheries committee appointed solely or jointly by him or his predecessor.

The information is as follows:

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is the attendance record at meetings (a) since their appointment and (b) during 1989 of the current members of (a) the Cardiff Bay development corporation,(b) the committee for the Welsh scheme for the development of health and social research, (c) the Committee on Opportunities for Volunteering, (d) the Council for National Academic Awards, (e) the courts and councils of (i) the National Library and (ii) the National Museum of Wales, (f) the Curriculum Council for Wales and (g) the Development Board for Rural Wales, appointed solely or jointly by him or his predecessor.

The information is not collected centrally for any of the bodies listed.

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many of the current appointments made solely or jointly by him to the Welsh health common services authority are held by women.

None.

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many of the current appointments made solely or jointly by him to the Sports Council for Wales are held by women.

Four.

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what was the total expenditure of Sports Council for Wales during the last year where figures are available and what proportion of expenditure was allocated to (a) administration in general, (b) hosting of meetings and conferences, (c) allowances for attending meetings and (d) general allowances given to nominees on the committee.

The published accounts of the Sports Council for Wales for the year ended 31 March 1989 show total expenditure of £5,746,706.

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales (1) how many nominees for the current appointments made solely or jointly by him to the agricultural dwelling house advisory committee panel of chairmen, Wales, declared a political affiliation in their curricula vitae; and of those declaring a political affiliation, how many showed allegiance to (a) Conservatives, (b) Labour, (c) the Liberal Democrats,(d) the Social Democratic party, (e) the Green party and (f) Plaid Cymru;(2) how many nominees for the current appointments made solely or jointly by him to the training enterprise and education advisory group declared a political affiliation in their curricula vitae; and of those declaring a political affiliation, how many showed allegiance to

I do not require candidates for public appointment to indicate their political affiliation, as this is not a qualification for appointment.

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many of the current appointments made by him either solely or jointly with another Minister to the Welsh committee on drug misuse are held by women.

Six.

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many of the current appointments made solely or jointly by him to the standing working group of the Wales advisory body are held by women.

Two.

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many of the current appointments made solely or jointly by him to the agricultural dwelling house advisory committee panel of chairmen, Wales, are held by women.

Three.

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many of the current appointments made solely or jointly by him to the training enterprise and education advisory group are held by women.

The training, enterprise and education advisory group has one female member.

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many of the current appointments made solely or jointly by him to the Welsh language board are held by women.

One.

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many of the current appointments made solely or jointly by him to the parliamentary boundary commission for Wales are held by women.

None.

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many of the current appointments made solely or jointly by him to the urban investment appraisal panel are held by women.

None.

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many of the current appointments made solely or jointly by him to the Wales tourist board are held by women.

one.

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many of the current appointments made solely or jointly by him to the Welsh industrial development advisory board are held by women.

None.

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many of the current appointments made solely or jointly by him to the Welsh Development Agency are held by women.

None.

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will name the current members of the agricultural dwelling house advisory committee panel of chairmen, Wales, who have been appointed by himself or his predecessor either solely or in conjunction with other Ministers; what is the attendance record at meetings (a) since their appointment and (b) during 1989 of the current members of the agricultural dwelling house advisory committee panel of chairmen, Wales, appointed solely or jointly by him or his predecessor.

The information is as follows. Panel members with no meetings recorded by their names have not yet been called upon to chair meetings.

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will name the current members of the Wales tourist board who have been appointed by himself or his predecessor either solely or in conjunction with other Ministers; and what is their attendance record at meetings (a) since their appointment and (b) during 1989.

The current members of the Wales tourist board are listed below. They have each been appointed solely by the present Secretary of State for Wales.

• Mr. I. Prys Edwards (Chairman)
• Mrs. Lorna Minors
• Mr. Christopher L. Pollard OBE
• Mr. E. Glyn Davies
• Mr. Elfed Roberts
• Mr. David H. Griffith
• Mr. John Dunscombe

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will name the current members of the Welsh

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is the attendance record at meetings (a) since their appointment and (b) during 1989 of the current members of the Welsh industrial development advisory board appointed solely or jointly by him or his predecessor.

Attendance levels at meetings for current members of the Welsh industrial development advisory board are as follows:

Information is shown in the following table:

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, of the current appointments made by him either solely or jointly with another Minister to the Welsh committee for postgraduate pharmaceutical education, how many posts are held by women.

Two.

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is the attendance record at meetings (a) since their appointment and (b) during 1989 of the current members of the Welsh health common services authority appointed solely or jointly by him or his predecessor.

See following table:

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is the attendance record at meetings (a) since their appointment and (b) during 1989 of the current members of the Welsh industrial development advisory board appointed solely or jointly by him or his predecessor.

The information is as follows:

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is the attendance record at meetings (a) since their appointment and (b) during 1989 of the current members of the standing working group of the Wales advisory body appointed soley or jointly by him or his predecessor.

The information is not held centrally; the hon. Gentleman may wish to write to the secretary of the Wales Advisory Body for Local Authority Higher Education.

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is the attendance record at meetings (a) since their appointment and (b) during 1989 of the current members of the urban investment appraisal panel appointed solely or jointly by him or his predecessors.

The urban investment grant appraisal panel was constituted on 8 July 1987. The record of attendance is shown in the following table:

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is the attendance record at meetings (a) since their appointment and (b) during 1989 of the current members of the training enterprise and education advisory group appointed solely or jointly by him or his predecessors.

Between March 1989, when the group was established, and December 1989 there have been four meetings; the percentage of members attending was 90 per cent.; 77 per cent., 62 per cent. and 92 per cent. respectively.

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is the attendance record at meetings (a) since their appointment and (b) during 1989 of the current members of the Welsh language board appointed solely or jointly by him or his predecessor.

This information is not held centrally.

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is the attendance record at meetings (a) since their appointment and (b) during 1989 of the current members of the Welsh Development Agency appointed solely or jointly by him or his predecessor.

This is primarily a matter for the chairman of the Welsh Development Agency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is the attendance record at meetings (a) since their appointment and (b) during 1989 of the current members of the Wales committee on drug misuse appointed solely or jointly by him or his predecessor.

The Welsh Committee on Drug Misuse was established in December 1986. Since then there have been 13 meetings, four of which were in 1989. The following table lists the current members and their attendance record:

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what was the total expenditure of the agricultural dwelling house advisory committee panel of chairmen, Wales, during the last year where figures are available; and what proportion of expenditure was allocated to (a) administration in general, (b) hosting of meetings and conferences, (c) allowances for attending meetings and (d) general allowances given to nominees on the committee.

None. There are six panels of chairmen in Wales, whose members chair meetings of ADHACs on an ad hoc basis. One member of the panel chaired an ADHAC meeting in 1989 but he did not claim his fees or expenses. The minimal servicing costs for the meeting were absorbed by my Department.

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what was the total expenditure of the standing working group of the Wales advisory body during the last year where figures are available; and what proportion of expenditure was allocated to (a) administration in general, (b) hosting of meetings and conferences, (c) allowances for attending meetings and (d) general allowances given to nominees on the committee.

The information is not held centrally; the hon. Gentleman may wish to write to the secretary of the Wales Advisory Body for Local Authority Higher Education.

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what was the total expenditure of the training enterprise and education advisory group during the last year where figures are available; and what proportion of expenditure was allocated to (a) administration in general, (b) hosting of meetings and conferences, (c) allowances for attending meetings and (d) general allowances given to nominees on the committee.

Figures for expenditure on administration are not available. Between March 1989, when the group was established, and December 1989 accommodation and catering costs totalled approximately £1,055 and members' travel and subsistence costs approximately £1,238. The chairman of the group is paid £11,393 per annum; no other allowances are paid to members.

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what was the total expenditure of the urban investment appraisal panel during the last year where figures are available; and what proportion of expenditure was allocated to (a) administration in general, (b) hosting of meetings and conferences, (c) allowances for attending meetings and (d) general allowances given to nominees on the committee.

During 1989 urban investment grant appraisal panel expenditure was £719 of which £200 was spent on hosting of meetings, the balance of £519 being the cost of members' attendance at meetings.

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what was the total expenditure of the Wales tourist board during the last year where figures are available; and what proportion of expenditure was allocated to (a) administration in general, (b) hosting of meetings and conferences, (c) allowances for attending meetings and (d) general allowances given to nominees on the committee.

Total expenditure by the Wales tourist board during 1988–89 was £11·709 million. Of this, £4·060 million or 34·7 per cent. is attributable to operating or administrative costs. Details of expenditure on meetings and conferences is not separately identifiable. Allowances for attending meetings are met from within the total travel and subsistence element of the board's operating costs, amounting to £0·337 million or 2·9 per cent. of the total expenditure in 1988–89.In the period April to October 1988, actual salaries for part-time commitment paid to the chairman and other members of the board were £23,913 and £4,725 respectively. These rose to £24,234 and £4,790 in the period November 1988 to March 1989. In addition, board members were entitled to claim within an authorised scale travelling and incidental expenses incurred on the business of the board.

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what was the total expenditure of the Welsh committee for postgraduate pharmaceutical education during the last year where figures are available; and what proportion of expenditure was allocated to (a) administration in general, (b) hosting of meetings and conferences, (c) allowances for attending meetings and (d) general allowances given to nominees of the committee.

The Welsh committee for postgraduate pharmaceutical education receives funding from my Department and from other sources. It is therefore not possible to provide a figure for total expenditure. However, my Department in the financial year 1988–89, provided funds for (a) the maintenance of the office of the director, his staff, and for some limited courses for hospital pharmacists in the sum of £71,938; and (b) a further £15,000 was expended on providing courses for community pharmacists.Of the sum at

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what was the total expenditure of the Welsh committee on drug misuse during the last year where figures are available; and what proportion of expenditure was allocated to (a) administration in general, (b) hosting of meetings and conferences, (c) allowances for attending meetings and (d) general allowances given to nominees on the committee.

The Welsh committee on drug misuse is an advisory committee and as such does not have an operational budget. The only expenditure associated with it is as follows:

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what was the total expenditure of the Welsh Development Agency during the last year where figures are available; and what proportion of expenditure was allocated to (a) administration in general, (b) hosting of meetings and conferences, (c) allowances for attending meetings and (d) general allowances given to nominees on the committee.

The information requested is contained within the agency's latest annual report and accounts, a copy of which is in the Library of the House, with the exception of expenditure incurred in hosting meetings and conferences. This information is not separately recorded.

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what was the total expenditure of the Welsh health common services authority during the last year where figures are available; and what proportion of expenditure was allocated to (a) administration in general, (b) hosting of meetings and conferences, (c) allowances for attending meetings and (d) general allowances given to nominees on the committee.

During the last financial year, the Welsh health common services authority spent a total of £26,431,669. The further information requested by the hon. Gentleman is not available centrally.

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what was the total expenditure of the Welsh industrial development advisory board during the last year where figures are available; and what proportion of expenditure was allocated to (a) administration in general, (b) hosting of meetings and conferences, (c) allowances for attending meetings and (d) general allowances given to nominees on the committee.

In the 1988–89 financial year, expenditure in respect of the Welsh industrial development advisory board totalled £3,783¹, of which £2,353 were travel and subsistence expenses for board members, and £1,430 was for hospitality at board meetings. No fees or general allowances are payable to board members.

¹Excluding Welsh office administration costs, which are published annually in "Public Bodies".

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what was the total expenditure of the Welsh language board during the last year where figures are available; and what proportion of expenditure was allocated to (a) administration in general, (b) hosting of meetings and conferences, (c) allowances for attending meetings and (d) general allowances given to nominees on the committee.

The total expenditure on administration of the Welsh language board during the financial year 1988–89 was £90,807, of which the amount spent on meetings and conferences was £654. Expenses paid for attending meetings of the board and its working groups totalled £6,833. Members of the board do not receive a fee for their work.

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many of the current appointments made solely or jointly by him to the agricultural training board are held by women.

One.

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many of the current appointments made solely or jointly by him to the teamcare valleys steering group are held by women.

One.

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is the attendance record at meetings (a) since their appointment and (b) during 1989 of the current members of the agricultural training board appointed solely or jointly by him or his predecessor.

The attendance record is:

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is the attendance record at meetings (a) since the appointment and (b) during 1989 of current members of the court and council of the University of Wales, Bangor appointed solely or jointly by him or his predecessors.

This information is not held centrally. The hon. Gentleman may wish to write to the registrar at the college.

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is the attendance record at meetings (a) since: their appointment and (b) during 1989 of the current members of the teamcare valleys steering group appointed solely or jointly by him or his predecessors.

There were only two meetings during 1989 of the teamcare valleys steering group, which was established on 1 June 1989.Current membership and attendance record of the group is listed in the table:

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what was the total expenditure of the teamcare valleys steering group during the last year where figures are available; and what proportion of expenditure was allocated to (a) administration in general, (b) hosting of meetings and conferences, (c) allowances for attending meetings and (d) general allowances given to nominees on the committee.

The teamcare valleys steering group is an advisory body, established on 1 June 1989, and does not have an operational budget. The only expenditure of the group is as follows:

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many of the current appointments made by him to the council of University College, Lampeter, are held by women.

None.

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many of the current appointments made solely or jointly by him to the court and council of the University of Wales, Bangor, are held by women.

None.

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many of the current appointments made solely or jointly by him to the court and council of the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, are held by women.

None.

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many of the current appointments made solely or jointly by him to the court of University College, Swansea, are held by women.

None.

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales (1) what is the attendance record at meetings (a) since their appointment and (b) during 1989 of the current members of the council of University College, Lampeter, appointed solely or jointly by him or his predecessor;(2) what is the attendance record at meetings

This information is not held centrally. The hon. Gentleman may wish to write to the registrars at the colleges.