Written Assembly Questions tabled on 30 October 2012
for answer on 6 November 2012

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(Self identifying Question no. shown in brackets)

To ask the First Minister

Janet Finch-Saunders (Aberconwy): How many Special Advisers are employed in the Local Government & Communities Department. (WAQ61486)

To ask the Minister for the Environment and Sustainable Development

Rhodri Glyn Thomas (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): For each of the last four calendar years, and 2012 to date, will the Minister list the number of planning applications, per planning authority, which have been:

a) called-in by Welsh Ministers; and

b) subject to a call-in request. (WAQ61488)

To ask the Minister for Finance and Leader of the House

Peter Black (South Wales West): How many times did Welsh Government officials meet with AWEMA in the six months following each of the reports into AWEMA in 2002 and 2004, and following concerns raised by the then Chair in 2007. (WAQ61489)

To ask the Minister for Health and Social Services

Kirsty Williams (Brecon and Radnorshire): What were the average waiting times for IVF treatment for each LHB in each of the last five years for a) the first cycle; and b) the second cycle (if applicable). (WAQ61479)

Kirsty Williams (Brecon and Radnorshire): How many couples have been referred for IVF treatment from each LHB in each year since 2007. (WAQ61480)

Kirsty Williams (Brecon and Radnorshire): How many couples have been referred for IVF treatment in England on the Welsh NHS in each of the last five years. (WAQ61481)

Kirsty Williams (Brecon and Radnorshire): How many cycles of IVF were funded by LHBs in each year since 2007. (WAQ61482)

To ask the Minister for Local Government and Communities

Janet Finch-Saunders (Aberconwy): Will the Minister provide an update on the progress of each of Wales’s 22 local authorities in conducting a survey of councillors and unsuccessful candidates following May's local government election, under the terms of the Local Government (Wales) Measure 2011. (WAQ61483)

Janet Finch-Saunders (Aberconwy): What assessment has been made of the effectiveness of the £54 million worth of funding provided to Local Authorities between 2005/06 and 2007/08 in order to implement the single status pay process. (WAQ61484)

Janet Finch-Saunders (Aberconwy): How many staff employed in the Local Government & Communities Department are employed on managerial pay-bands. (WAQ61485)

Janet Finch-Saunders (Aberconwy): Will the Minister provide a breakdown of how many staff in the Local Government & Communities Department are given time-off to undertake Trade Union related activities/duties. (WAQ61487)