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Written Assembly Questions tabled on 7 November 2014 for answer on 14 November 2014

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(Self identifying Question no. shown in brackets)

Written Questions must be tabled at least five working days before they are to be answered. In practice, Ministers aim to answer within seven/eight days but are not bound to do so. Answers are published in the language in which they are provided, with a translation into English of responses provided in Welsh.

To ask the Minister for Natural Resources

Ann Jones (Vale of Clwyd): What building regulations/planning controls are in place to control construction of bridges over main water courses? (WAQ67996)

Answer received on 25 November 2014

The Minister for Natural Resources (Carl Sargeant): The Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (Wales) Order 2012 requires a local planning authority to consult Natural Resources Wales where a planning application has been submitted for development involving the carrying out of works or operations in the bed of or on the banks of a river or stream.

Technical Advice Note (TAN) 15: Development and Flood Risk identifies that Natural Resources Wales has statutory powers to control the erection of structures in, over or under main rivers.

To ask the Minister for Health and Social Services

William Powell (Mid and West Wales): Will the Minister set out the number of Individual Patient Funding Request appeals made for each health board during the period 1 April 2013 to 31 March 2014, setting out how many were successful and how many were unsuccessful? (WAQ67992)     

William Powell (Mid and West Wales): Will the Minister set out the number of IPFR applications made for prostate cancer patients by each health board during the period 1 April 2013 to 31 March 2014, setting out how many were successful and how many were unsuccessful? (WAQ67993)

William Powell (Mid and West Wales): Will the Minister set out the number of IPFR applications made for prostate cancer patients by each health board during the period 1 April 2013 to 31 March 2014 for each of the following treatments: a) stereotactic radiotherapy; b) enzalutamide; and c)  abiraterone? (WAQ67994)

William Powell (Mid and West Wales): Will the Minister set out the number of IPFR appeals made by prostate cancer patients in each health board during the period 1 April 2013 to 31 March 2014, setting out how many were successful and how many were unsuccessful? (WAQ67995)     

Answer received on 25 Tachwedd 2014 (WAQ67992-95)