17/07/2013 - Written Assembly Questions

Published 13/06/2014   |   Last Updated 13/06/2014

Written Assembly Questions tabled on 10 July 2013 for answer on 17 July 2013

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(Self identifying Question no. shown in brackets)

To ask the Minister for Culture and Sport

Andrew RT Davies (South Wales Central): Will the Minister confirm how much the Welsh Government has spent on promoting the historic environment of Wales in England in the last 12 months? (WAQ65114)

Andrew RT Davies (South Wales Central): Will the Minister provide an update on the Heritage Bill? (WAQ65115)

Andrew RT Davies (South Wales Central): When did the Minister last meet with the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport? (WAQ65116)

Andrew RT Davies (South Wales Central): Will the Minister provide a statement on the 20 year target within Climbing Higher to increase physical activity levels by 1% per annum? (WAQ65117)

Andrew RT Davies (South Wales Central): Will the Minister confirm how the Welsh Government intends to build on recent British success at Wimbledon and measures to encourage participation in grassroots tennis clubs across Wales? (WAQ65118)

Andrew RT Davies (South Wales Central): How does the Welsh Government plan to celebrate the success of Welsh players in the British and Irish Lions squad and what steps are being taken to encourage greater participation in grassroots rugby? (WAQ65119)

To ask the Minister for Communities and Tackling Poverty

Kirsty Williams (Brecon and Radnorshire): Will the Minister make a statement on how Welsh Government policies will impact upon those living in poverty in rural areas? (WAQ65123)

Kirsty Williams (Brecon and Radnorshire): Will the Minister make a statement on how rural poverty is taken account of when planning policy interventions? (WAQ65124)

Kirsty Williams (Brecon and Radnorshire): Will the Minister make a statement on work being carried out by his department on refining the index of multiple deprivation? (WAQ65125)

Kirsty Williams (Brecon and Radnorshire): Is it the intention of the Minister to remove access to services as an indicator in the index of multiple depravation? (WAQ65126)

Kirsty Williams (Brecon and Radnorshire): Will the Minister publish the allocations given to organisations following his review of information advocacy and advice services? (WAQ65127)

To ask the Minister for Economy, Science and Transport

Andrew RT Davies (South Wales Central): Will the Minister detail all expenditure in relation to the delivery of travel trade workshops? (WAQ65120)

Andrew RT Davies (South Wales Central): Will the Minister confirm whether the development of a new tourism brand and associated designs and logos will take place in-house or will be outsourced? (WAQ65121)

Andrew RT Davies (South Wales Central): Will the Minister explain why the new Visit Wales website only provides information about football in Swansea and omits reference to other football clubs in Wales? (WAQ65122)

Mohammad Asghar (South Wales East): Will the Minister confirm the Welsh Government’s commitment to the Superfast Cymru Scheme and confirm the amounts being contributed by (a) the Welsh Government, (b) Broadband Delivery UK and (c) the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) to bring about the development of high broadband speeds in Wales? (WAQ65128)

To ask the Minister for Health and Social Services

Kirsty Williams (Brecon and Radnorshire): Will the Minister make a statement on the most recently set of Tier 1 priorities for LHBs in Wales and how that compare to the previous priorities? (WAQ65129)

Kirsty Williams (Brecon and Radnorshire): Will the Minister confirm whether the Health Technologies Fund will cover the cost of Health Board cohort funding policies for drugs that have not been recommended or assessed by NICE or the All-Wales Medicines Strategy Group? (WAQ65130)

Kirsty Williams (Brecon and Radnorshire): Will the Minister confirm whether his assertion (made in Plenary on 15 May 2013) in relation to orphan drugs that a treatment available in every other home nation of the United Kingdom must be available to patients in Wales should also apply to treatments for metastatic cancer? (WAQ65131)

Darren Millar (Clwyd West): Further to WAQ64482, will the Minister provide staff costs for each local health board for March 2013? (WAQ65132)