Departmental Personnel

Mr. Geraint Howells
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many people are employed by his Department in Cardiff and London; and what were the corresponding figures for the last 10 years.

Mr. David Hunt
The numbers of staff employed by the Welsh Office in Cardiff and London over the last 10 years can be fully disaggregated only at disproportionate cost. Setting aside those employed in the main offices outside these locations gives the following figures for 1 October of each year.-----------
|1 October|
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|1990     |
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|1989     |
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|1988     |
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|               |
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|Clwyd          |
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|East Dyfed     |
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|Pembrokeshire  |
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|Gwent          |
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|Gwynedd        |
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|Mid Glamorgan  |
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|Powys          |
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|South Glamorgan|
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|West Glamorgan |
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|               |
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|Clwyd          |
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|East Dyfed     |
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|Pembrokeshire  |
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|Gwent          |
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|Gwynedd        |
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|Mid Glamorgan  |
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|Powys          |
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|South Glamorgan|
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|West Glamorgan |
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Mr. Barry Jones
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what amount of cash in real terms has been given in each year, from 1980 onwards, to speech therapy in the NHS and the local education authorities.

Mr. Nicholas Bennett
Responsibility for the financing and provision of speech therapy services was transferred to the NHS in 1974 at the time of the NHS reorganisation. The level of funding provided for these services is a matter

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|1986|
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|1985|
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|1984|
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|1983|
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|1982|
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|1981|
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|1980|
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These include small numbers of staff in the Colwyn Bay office and some education division and CADW staff.