Written Assembly Questions tabled on 10 March 2009 for answer on 17 March 2009
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(Self identifying Question no. shown in brackets)
To ask the Minister for Children, Education, Lifelong Learning and Skills
Jonathan Morgan (Cardiff North): On what grounds can a local authority close a school. (WAQ53723)
Jonathan Morgan (Cardiff North): How does the Welsh Assembly Government define a school "surplus place”. (WAQ53724)
Jonathan Morgan (Cardiff North): Is there a statutory requirement for local authorities to demonstrate that they have considered alternative solutions before commencing the closure of a school. (WAQ53725)
Jonathan Morgan (Cardiff North): Will the Minister outline the statutory process a local authority must complete before it closes a school. (WAQ53726)
Jonathan Morgan (Cardiff North): What recent bids have been received by the Welsh Assembly Government from Cardiff County Council for school improvement. (WAQ53730)
Jonathan Morgan (Cardiff North): How many schools in Wales have been (a) built; (b) closed; (c) rebuilt; since 1999. (WAQ53732)
To ask the Minister for the Economy and Transport
Nick Bourne (Mid & West Wales): Will the Minister advise what actions he has taken with regard to the proposed redevelopment of the Old Post Office site in Aberystwyth. (WAQ53729)
Kirsty Williams (Brecon and Radnorshire): Will the Minister make a statement on the review into Welsh Government funding for toilet facilities on the Welsh Trunk Road network, with particular reference to trunk roads in Brecon and Radnorshire. (WAQ53736)
To ask the Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing
Jonathan Morgan (Cardiff North): What guidance has the Minister issued to local authorities in relation to the proportion of planning applications which should be determined by local authority officers instead of planning committees. (WAQ53733)
To ask the Minister for Health and Social Services
Jonathan Morgan (Cardiff North): What are the actual efficiency savings required of each NHS Trust and Local Health Board in the current financial year. (WAQ53719)
Jonathan Morgan (Cardiff North): What directions has the Minister issued since 2007 to NHS Trusts. (WAQ53720)
Jonathan Morgan (Cardiff North): Will the Minister outline what additional costs have been incurred to progress her restructuring of the NHS. (WAQ53721)
Jonathan Morgan (Cardiff North): What was the total additional cost of merging the NHS Trust into the Hywel Dda NHS Trust. (WAQ53722)
Nick Ramsay (Monmouth): How is the Welsh Assembly Government working with local authorities to ensure that adults with autism receive the same level of support as children and young people. (WAQ53727)
Jonathan Morgan (Cardiff North): What efficiency and/or cost savings in actual figures are required from each NHS body during the 2009/10 financial year. (WAQ53734)
Jonathan Morgan (Cardiff North): Will the Minister outline the work of the Welsh Analytical Prescribing Support Unit to date. (WAQ53735)
Jonathan Morgan (Cardiff North): Will the Minister list all decisions made by Assembly Health Ministers since 1999 together with the actual costs incurred by NHS bodies as a result of those decisions. (WAQ53737)
To ask the Minister for Social Justice and Local Government
Darren Millar (Clwyd West): Which Local Authorities have/had invested funds with Bernard Madoff or a company run/owned by him and of those who did invest how much have they lost. (WAQ53715)
Kirsty Williams (Brecon and Radnorshire): What progress has the Minister made on implementing the One Wales commitment to provide extra help for pensioners with Council Tax. (WAQ53718)
Nick Bourne (Mid & West Wales): Further to the Minister’s answer to WAQ53525, does the Minister have plans to further increase the threshold for Small Business Rate Relief to help small businesses in the current recession. (WAQ53728)
Jonathan Morgan (Cardiff North): What proportion of Cardiff County Council’s budget, in each financial year since 1999, has been raised through council tax. (WAQ53731)