Written Assembly Questions tabled on 16 June 2015 for answer on 23 June 2015
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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
Andrew RT Davies (South Wales Central): What surveys have been undertaken by Natural Resources Wales to examine the potential impact on the local environment and transport infrastructure of the quarry near Pentyrch is reopened? (WAQ68782)
Answer received on 24 June 2015
The Minister for Natural Resources (Carl Sargeant):
Natural Resources Wales (NRW) has not been consulted on a Planning Application or held any pre-planning discussions with any operator seeking to re-open a quarry near Pentyrch.
Andrew RT Davies (South Wales Central): What discussions has the Minister and/or his officials had with Lafarge Tarmac regarding the proposed reopening of the quarry near Pentyrch? (WAQ68783)
Answer received on 24 June 2015
Carl Sargeant:
None
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills
Angela burns (Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire): Will the Minister provide an update on the progress of the Diamond review of higher education funding and student finance arrangements in Wales? (WAQ68781)
Answer received on 23 June 2015
The Minister for Education and Skills (Huw Lewis): The Review Panel commenced work in April last year and has been making good progress. The Panel is gathering and evaluating available data, research and other evidence, including the responses that were received as part of its recent Call for Evidence. I encouraged anyone with an interest in student finance and the HE funding system to take this opportunity to respond to the Call for Evidence. The Panel will give careful consideration to all the responses that were received, and these will also form part of the factual summary of evidence on which the Panel will report this autumn. The Panel's final report and recommendations will be submitted by September 2016.
To ask the Minister for the Economy, Science and Transport
Leanne Wood (South Wales Central): Will the Minister clarify how much money is proposed to be saved by changes to the terms and conditions of the 300 staff affected across seven National Museum Wales sites? (WAQ68784)
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Leanne Wood (South Wales Central): What is the amount of money that needs to be saved in the National Museum Wales budget? (WAQ68785)
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Leanne Wood (South Wales Central): Are there any plans to change shift patterns in National Museum Wales sites so that certain staff are placed on annualised or zero-hour contracts and what other changes to terms and conditions are being considered? (WAQ68786)
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Leanne Wood (South Wales Central): Are there any plans to bring in a 'no compulsory redundancies' policy at National Museum Wales sites in line with the heritage sector in Scotland? (WAQ68787)
Leanne Wood (South Wales Central): To what pay grades do the proposed changes to the terms and conditions of National Museum Wales employees apply? (WAQ68788)
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Leanne Wood (South Wales Central): Will the Minister provide a breakdown of the number of people and total wage bill of management on the top two pay grades within National Museum Wales for the last three financial years? (WAQ68789)
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Rhun ap Iorwerth (Ynys Môn): Will the Minister provide details of the number of jobs created, jobs safeguarded, businesses supported and finance provided in each of the seven enterprise zones in Wales during the 2014-15 financial year? (WAQ68791)
Answer received on 24 June 2015
The Minister for the Economy, Science and Transport (Edwina Hart): My Officials are collating the data for the breakdown of KPI data for FY14/15 against the Jobs Supported, Number of Businesses Supported and Investment measures and I will publish these on the Enterprise Zone website when this work has concluded and to align with updating of the wider strategic plan overseen by the Boards.
To ask the Minister for Health and Social Services
Darren Millar (Clwyd West): Will the Minister provide an update on the timetable for the production and publication of the Welsh Government's proposed NHS Governance and Quality Green Paper? (WAQ68779)
Answer received on 23 June 2015
The Minister for Health and Social Services (Mark Drakeford): I will publish the Green Paper before the summer recess.
Darren Millar (Clwyd West): Will the Minister provide an update on the external review of the Welsh Health Specialised Services Committee, including its final report and the Welsh Government's response? (WAQ68780)
Answer received on 29 June 2015
Mark Drakeford: The Welsh Health Specialised Services Committee (WHSSC) commissioned the Good Governance Institute to undertake the review, which is nearing completion.
Eluned Parrott (South Wales Central): On what date did the cancer pathway pilot, announced by the Welsh Government on 7 May 2014 end and when will the results of the pilot be published? (WAQ68790)
Answer received on 23 June 2015
The Minister for Health and Social Services (Mark Drakeford):
The single cancer pathway pilot ran in six health board areas between May and September 2014. An evaluation of the pilot identified further development work was required.
Cwm Taf University Health Board will undertake a further pilot across all tumour sites from July 2015.