Written Assembly Questions for answer on 18 August 2010
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(Self identifying Question no. shown in brackets)
To ask the Minister for Business and Budget
Andrew RT Davies (South Wales Central): Is the Minister aware of any Barnett consequentials which may be due as a result of the boiler scrappage scheme in England. (WAQ56352)
Peter Black (South Wales West): For each awards ceremony funded or part-funded by the Welsh Assembly Government or its Sponsored Bodies, please provide (a) the ceremony’s name, (b) its purpose, (c) the amount it was funded by, and (d) what indicator the Welsh Assembly Government uses to measure its success. (WAQ56364)
To ask the Minister for Children, Education and Lifelong Learning
Jenny Randerson (Cardiff Central): What plans does the Minister have for the future of the General Teaching Council of Wales. (WAQ56347)
Andrew RT Davies (South Wales Central): Will the Minister detail any discussions he has had with local authorities, home-educating parents and others in recent months relating to home education in Wales and any forthcoming Welsh Assembly Government policies dealing with this issue. (WAQ56353)
Kirsty Williams (Brecon and Radnorshire): Will the Minister make a statement on the impact of the proposed cut in inset days for teachers and the scrapping of the individual Continual Professional Development (CPD) programme as run by the General Teaching Council for Wales. (WAQ56355)
To ask the Minister for the Economy and Transport
Jenny Randerson (Cardiff Central): Is the Minister aware of any plans to withdraw or alter the high speed train service between Holyhead and Cardiff. (WAQ56346)
Kirsty Williams (Brecon and Radnorshire): Will the Minister confirm how much of the £250,000 grant funding offered to the Faenol Festival has already been paid out and how much will be recovered. (WAQ56349)
Nick Bourne (Mid and West Wales): Will the Minister advise the reasons why he has made a grant of £7.5 million available to upgrade trains run by Arriva Trains Wales. (WAQ56350)
Mick Bates (Montgomeryshire): What is the estimated cost of the Four Crosses Bypass. (WAQ56351)
Jenny Randerson (Cardiff Central): What environmental assessment has been made of the operation of the North-South airlink, both in terms of the absolute level of emissions and emissions relative to other forms of transport serving the same route. (WAQ56357)
Jenny Randerson (Cardiff Central): Will the Minister outline the timetable for determining the contractors for the operation of the North-South airlink and the likely start date of the new contract. (WAQ56359)
Jenny Randerson (Cardiff Central): When determining which contractor is awarded the contract for operating the North-South airlink, does the Welsh Assembly Government have a limit on how much it is willing to spend on the contract, above which tenders will not be accepted. (WAQ56360)
To ask the Minister for the Environment, Sustainability and Housing
Peter Black (South Wales West): What promotion and publicity and services in connection with Housing has the Welsh Assembly Government carried out for each of the financial years of the current Assembly (2007/08, 2008/09, 2009/2010), for what purposes and how much has this cost; what does the Minister plan to carry out for the current financial year and what is the estimated cost. (WAQ56365)
Peter Black (South Wales West): What investigations, research and evaluation have you carried out for each of the financial years of the current Assembly (2007/08, 2008/09, 2009/2010), for what purposes and how much has this cost; what does the Minister plan to carry out for the current financial year and what is the estimated cost. (WAQ56366)
Peter Black (South Wales West): Will the Minister (a) detail how frequently the Welsh Assembly Government (or other bodies) monitor, audit or inspect organisations who provide support under the Supporting People Grant; (b) detail the procedure for this; (c) provide a breakdown of the costs, e.g. for consultants, expenses etc and (d) detail how this audit information is shared and used with local authorities, if at all. (WAQ56369)
To ask the Minister for Health and Social Services
Andrew RT Davies (South Wales Central): Will the Minister confirm on how many occasions the Chief Medical Officer has met with the Food Standards Agency in the past 12 months and could she list the dates of any meetings and confirm at which meetings the implementation of the Pennington Report was discussed. (WAQ56348)
Andrew RT Davies (South Wales Central): Will the Minister confirm whether the 'Releasing Time to Care’ pilot scheme will be rolled out across the whole of the NHS in Wales. (WAQ56354)
Veronica German (South Wales East): Will the Minister provide details on what progress has been made beyond accepting the recommendations set out in the document entitled 'Unscheduled care: developing a whole systems approach’ by the Wales Audit Office. (WAQ56358)
Kirsty Williams (Brecon and Radnorshire): At the end of the 2009/10 financial year, what was the total surplus or deficit of each Local Health Board in Wales. (WAQ56361)
Veronica German (South Wales East): What is the budget for the Welsh Assembly Government’s service level agreement with (a) NICE; (b) the All-Wales Medicine Strategy Group; and (c) each local formulary. (WAQ56362)
Veronica German (South Wales East): Will the Minister publish (a) the minutes and papers of all meetings of the Bevan Commission; and (b) the cost and terms of reference of the Commission. (WAQ56363)
Jonathan Morgan (Cardiff North): What steps is the Minister taking to monitor the implementation of the second cycle IVF policy that was in place from April and what progress has been made to date. (WAQ56367)
Veronica German (South Wales East): Does the Minister have any plans to introduce an anti-stigma campaign around mental health such as the 'Time to Change’ campaign in England and the 'See Me’ campaign in Scotland. (WAQ56368)
Kirsty Williams (Brecon and Radnorshire): At the end of the 2009/10 financial year did the Welsh Assembly Government provide any additional financial support for Local Health Boards with (a) short-term deficits or (b) structural deficits, and if not, does it intend to. (WAQ56370)
Veronica German (South Wales East): Does the Minister have any plans to investigate the possibility of amending ambulance services targets in order to take into account more qualitative factors. (WAQ56371)
To ask the Minister for Rural Affairs
Kirsty Williams (Brecon and Radnorshire): Will the Minister give details of all discussions between the Welsh Assembly Government and (a) the EU and (b) the UK Government relating to the EU’s Less Favoured Area (LFA) Boundary Review. (WAQ56372)
To ask the Minister for Social Justice and Local Government
Mark Isherwood (North Wales): Will the Welsh Assembly Government continue funding for Voice Wrexham (Advocacy Grant Scheme), via the British Institute of Learning Disabilities, after funding ends in March. (WAQ56345)
Andrew RT Davies (South Wales Central): Will the Minister please confirm whether there is a standard definition of 'learning disability’ that can be used by local authorities to minimise the risk of offence to service users. (WAQ56356)