Answers issued to Members on 26 January 2009
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Contents
Questions to the First Minister
Questions to the Minister for Finance and Public Service Delivery
Questions to the Minister for Heritage
Questions to the First Minister
Andrew R.T. Davies (South Wales Central): How much has the Welsh Assembly Government spent on media training for each year since 1999? (WAQ52883)
Substantive
answer following holding reply.
The First Minister (Rhodri Morgan): No payments have been made for media training for Ministers.
As regards staff media training, I am informed that between 1999 and the present date, the Chief Medical Officer’s Department has spent £10,441.40 on media training for health professionals to give media interviews. The Department of Health and Social Services has spent £4,180 on media training for staff since 2004. The International Relations Division spent £3,370 in 2005 on media training for staff representing Wales at overseas events where they are sometimes required to give media interviews.
Questions to the Minister for Finance and Public Service Delivery
Alun Cairns (South Wales West): Will the Minister list the titles of all journals and newspapers that are purchased by the Welsh Assembly Government throughout all its offices, together with the number of copies on a daily/weekly/monthly basis? (WAQ53150)
The Minister for Finance and Public Service Delivery (Andrew Davies): The following table details all of the journal and newspapers purchased by the Assembly Library and Publications Service for Welsh Assembly Government staff based at all offices:
Title Name |
Frequency |
Quantity |
ABERGAVENNY BEACON |
Weekly |
1 |
ABERGAVENNY FREEPRESS |
Weekly |
1 |
ABERGAVENNY PRESS |
Weekly |
1 |
ADMINISTRATIVE COURT DIGEST |
Bimonthly |
1 |
AGENDA |
Triquarterly |
1 |
AGRA EUROPE - ENGLISH ED - PRINT + ONLINE |
Weekly |
1 |
AGRAFOOD EUROPE |
Monthly |
3 |
ALL ENGLAND LAW REPORTS - CUMULATIVE TABLES AND INDEX |
Annual |
1 |
ALL ENGLAND LAW REPORTS - CURRENT TABLES AND INDEX |
Quarterly |
1 |
ALL ENGLAND LAW REPORTS - SERVICE B - BOUND VOLUMES |
Irregular |
1 |
ALL ENGLAND LAW REPORTS - SERVICE C WEEKLY PARTS |
Irregular |
1 |
ALL ENGLAND LAW REPORTS - VOLUMES & WEEKLY PARTS SERVICE A |
Weekly |
1 |
ALL ENGLAND REPORTER BOUND VOLUME SERVICE SUBSCRIPTION |
Quarterly |
1 |
ARCHITECTS JOURNAL - PRINT + ONLINE |
Irregular |
1 |
ARCHITECTS JOURNAL SPECIFICATIONS |
Irregular) |
1 |
ARCHITECTS JOURNAL SPECIFICATIONS - ONLINE |
Irregular |
1 |
AUTOMOTIVE ENVIRONMENT ANALYST |
Monthly |
1 |
BANGOR & ANGLESEY MAIL |
Weekly |
1 |
BARN |
Irregular |
2 |
BARRY TIMES |
Weekly |
2 |
BCIS QUARTERLY REVIEW OF BUILDING PRICES |
Quarterly |
1 |
BMJ : BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL - GENERAL PRACTICE ED |
Weekly |
2 |
BRE CONNECT |
Monthly-8 To 12 Per Year (Consecutive Months) |
1 |
BRE DIGEST |
Monthly |
1 |
BRITISH BIRDS |
Monthly |
1 |
BRITISH DENTAL JOURNAL |
Irregular |
1 |
BRITISH JOURNAL OF SOCIAL WORK - PRINT + ONLINE |
Irregular |
1 |
BRITISH JOURNAL OF SPECIAL EDUCATION - PRINT + ONLINE - STANDARD ACCESS |
Quarterly |
1 |
BRITISH WILDLIFE |
Bimonthly |
1 |
BUILDING - PRINT + ONLINE |
Irregular |
4 |
BUILDING LAW MONTHLY |
Irregular |
1 |
BUYER - ENGLAND |
Monthly |
1 |
C M L R ANTITRUST REPORTS |
Monthly |
1 |
CAERNARFON & DENBEIGH MAIL |
Weekly |
3 |
CAMBRIA MAGAZINE |
Bimonthly |
1 |
CAMRIAN NEWS |
Weekly |
3 |
CARMARTHEN JOURNAL |
Weekly |
2 |
CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF HOUSING MEMBERSHIP |
Annual |
1 |
CHEMIST & DRUGGIST - INCLS SUPPLEMENT |
Weekly |
1 |
CHEMIST & DRUGGIST GUIDE TO OTC MEDICINES |
Semiannually |
1 |
CHEMIST & DRUGGIST PRICE LIST |
Monthly |
1 |
CHEPSTOW PRESS |
Weekly |
2 |
CHILDREN & SOCIETY |
Irregular |
1 |
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE NOW |
Weekly |
1 |
CHILDREN IN EUROPE |
Semiannually |
1 |
CHILDREN IN SCOTLAND |
Monthly |
1 |
COACH & BUS WEEK |
Weekly |
1 |
COMMON MARKET LAW REPORTS - WITHOUT BOUND VOLUME |
Weekly |
1 |
COMMON MARKET LAW REVIEW |
Bimonthly |
1 |
COMMUNITY CARE |
Weekly |
4 |
COMMUNITY CARE NEWS LETTER |
Triquarterly |
1 |
COMPUTER ARTS - ENGLAND |
Irregular |
1 |
CONSERVATION LAND MANAGEMENT |
Quarterly |
1 |
CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY LAW LETTER |
Irregular |
1 |
CONSTRUCTION NEWS - LONDON - PRINT + ONLINE |
Weekly |
3 |
CONTRACT JOURNAL |
Weekly |
1 |
COUNTY TIMES |
Weekly |
2 |
CRIME PREVENTION AND COMMUNITY SAFETY |
Quarterly |
1 |
CURRENT LAW - SERVICE B |
Irregular |
1 |
CURRENT LAW - SERVICE C |
Monthly |
1 |
DAILY EXPRESS |
Daily (Mon to Fri) |
2 |
DAILY EXPRESS |
Saturday only |
1 |
DAILY MAIL |
Daily (Mon to Fri) |
3 |
DAILY MAIL |
Saturday only |
2 |
DAILY MIRROR |
Daily (Mon to Fri) |
7 |
DAILY MIRROR |
Saturday only |
2 |
DAILY POST |
Daily (Mon to Fri) |
44 |
DAILY POST |
Saturday only |
9 |
DAILY STAR |
Daily (Mon to Fri) |
1 |
DAILY STAR |
Saturday only |
1 |
DAILY TELEGRAPH |
Daily (Mon to Fri) |
10 |
DAILY TELEGRAPH |
Saturday only |
2 |
DAIRY INDUSTRY NEWSLETTER - ENGLAND |
Irregular |
1 |
DAIRY MARKETS WEEKLY - PRINT + ONLINE |
Weekly |
1 |
DRUGLINK - ENGLAND |
Bimonthly |
1 |
EARLY YEARS: JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT - PRINT + ONLINE - SINGLE SITE ACCESS |
Triquarterly |
1 |
ECONOMETRICS JOURNAL |
Irregular |
1 |
ECONOMIC JOURNAL |
Irregular |
1 |
ECONOMIC REVIEW - UK |
Irregular |
1 |
ECONOMIST - PRINT + ONLINE - SINGLE USER |
Weekly |
12 |
EDUCATION AND THE LAW - PRINT + ONLINE - SINGLE SITE ACCESS |
Quarterly |
1 |
EDUCATION JOURNAL |
Monthly |
1 |
EDUCATION LAW MONITOR |
Monthly |
1 |
EDUCATION LAW REPORTS |
Bimonthly |
1 |
ELECTRICAL REVIEW |
Monthly |
1 |
EMPLOYERS LAW |
Irregular |
1 |
ENDS REPORT - PRINT + ONLINE - SINGLE SITE ACCESS |
Monthly |
1 |
ENERGY TRENDS - PRINT + ONLINE |
Quarterly |
1 |
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY |
Semimonthly |
1 |
ESTATES GAZETTE |
Weekly |
2 |
EUROPEAN HUMAN RIGHTS LAW REVIEW |
Bimonthly |
1 |
EUROPEAN HUMAN RIGHTS REPORTS |
Monthly |
1 |
EUROPEAN STATE AID LAW QUARTERLY - PRINT + ONLINE |
Quarterly |
1 |
EUROPEAN VOICE |
Irregular |
1 |
EVIDENCE AND POLICY - PRINT + ONLINE |
Irregular |
1 |
EVIDENCE-BASED DENTISTRY |
Quarterly |
1 |
EXHIBITION BULLETIN |
Monthly |
1 |
FAMILY LAW - BRISTOL ENGLAND |
Monthly |
1 |
FARMERS GUARDIAN |
Weekly |
15 |
FARMERS WEEKLY - PRINT + ONLINE |
Weekly |
25 |
FINANCIAL REGULATORY BRIEFING |
Monthly |
1 |
FINANCIAL TIMES |
Daily (Mon to Fri) |
20 |
FINANCIAL TIMES |
Saturday only |
2 |
FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL |
Weekly |
1 |
FREE PRESS |
Weekly |
1 |
GLAMORGAN GAZETTE |
Weekly |
1 |
GOLWG |
Weekly |
7 |
GOOD BUILDING GUIDES |
Irregular |
1 |
GOOD REPAIR GUIDES |
Irregular |
1 |
GREEN FUTURES - PRINT + ONLINE - SINGLE USER ACCESS |
Quarterly |
1 |
GROUND ENGINEERING |
Monthly |
1 |
GUARDIAN |
Daily (Mon to Fri) |
18 |
GUARDIAN |
Saturday only |
3 |
GWENT GAZETTE |
Weekly |
1 |
HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW - PRINT + ONLINE - BASIC ACCESS - SINGLE USER |
Monthly |
1 |
HEALTH MANAGEMENT |
Bimonthly |
1 |
HEALTH SERVICE JOURNAL |
Weekly |
9 |
HOLYROOD |
Semimonthly |
1 |
HORTICULTURE WEEKLY |
Weekly |
1 |
HOT 100 |
Annual |
1 |
HOUSING |
Bimonthly |
1 |
HOUSING CARE AND SUPPORT - PRINT + ONLINE - SINGLE USER ACCESS |
Quarterly |
1 |
HUMAN RIGHTS CASE DIGEST - PRINT + ONLINE |
Monthly |
1 |
INDEPENDENT |
Daily (Mon to Fri) |
12 |
INDEPENDENT |
Saturday only |
2 |
INDEPENDENT |
Sunday only |
2 |
INFLATION REPORT - BANK OF ENGLAND - OPTION IR |
Quarterly |
1 |
INFORMATION PAPERS - ENGLAND |
Irregular |
1 |
INFOTECH GUIDE |
Annual |
1 |
INSIDE HOUSING - UK |
Weekly |
2 |
INTERNAL AUDITOR |
Bimonthly |
1 |
INTERNATIONAL PEST CONTROL - PRINT + ONLINE - SINGLE SITE ACCESS |
Bimonthly |
1 |
INTERNATIONAL PESTICIDE DIRECTORY - ONLINE |
Annual |
1 |
ITS SOLUTIONS |
Quarterly |
1 |
JOURNAL OF ADULT PROTECTION |
Quarterly |
1 |
JOURNAL OF ARCHITECTURAL CONSERVATION |
Triquarterly |
1 |
JOURNAL OF COMMUNITY CARE LAW AND PRACTICE |
Monthly |
1 |
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL LAW |
Triquarterly |
1 |
JOURNAL OF PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT LAW |
Irregular |
3 |
JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS - ONLINE |
Triquarterly |
1 |
JOURNAL OF SOCIAL WELFARE & FAMILY LAW - PRINT + ONLINE - SINGLE SITE ACCESS |
Quarterly |
1 |
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT REPORTS C-W WEEKLY LAW DIGEST |
Irregular |
1 |
LAW REPORTS - ENTIRE SERIES - BOUND VOLUME SERVICE A |
Irregular |
1 |
LAW REPORTS : APPEAL CASES - BOUND VOLUME |
Annual |
1 |
LAW REPORTS : CHANCERY FAMILY DIVISION - BOUND VOLUME |
Annual |
1 |
LAW REPORTS : FAMILY DIVISION - BOUND VOLUME |
Annual |
1 |
LAW REPORTS : QUEENS BENCH DIVISION - BOUND VOLUME |
Annual |
1 |
LAWYER - ENGLAND |
Weekly |
1 |
LEGAL ACTION : THE JOURNAL OF THE LEGAL ACTION GROUP |
Monthly |
1 |
LINGO NEWYDD |
Bimonthly |
1 |
LITIGATION LETTER |
Monthly |
1 |
LIVESTOCK AND MEAT MONTHLY |
Monthly |
1 |
LLANTRISANT OBSERVER |
Weekly |
1 |
LOCAL GOVERNMENT CHRONICLE |
Weekly |
3 |
LOCAL TRANSPORT TODAY |
Biweekly |
1 |
LS LAW : MEDICAL - PRINT + ONLINE |
Irregular |
1 |
MAIL ON SUNDAY |
Sunday only |
1 |
MANAGEMENT SERVICES - ENGLAND |
Irregular |
1 |
MANAGEMENT TODAY |
Monthly |
1 |
MARKETING WEEK - ENGLAND - PRINT + ONLINE - SINGLE USER ACCESS |
Irregular |
1 |
MERTHYR EXPRESS |
Weekly |
1 |
MID WALES JOURNAL |
Weekly |
1 |
MINERAL PLANNING |
Bimonthly |
1 |
MJ |
Weekly |
1 |
MONETARY POLICY COMMITTEE MINUTES AND PRESS NOTICES - ONLINE |
Monthly |
1 |
MONMOUTH BEACON |
Weekly |
1 |
MONMOUTH FREEPRESS |
Weekly |
2 |
MORNING STAR |
Daily (Mon to Fri) |
1 |
MUSEUMS JOURNAL |
Monthly |
1 |
NATIONAL INSTITUTE ECONOMIC REVIEW - PRINT + ONLINE - CURRENT YEAR WITH 1 YEAR ROLLING ACCESS |
Quarterly |
1 |
NET - INTERNET MAGAZINE |
Monthly |
5 |
NEW BULLETIN |
Monthly |
1 |
NEW LAW JOURNAL |
Irregular |
2 |
NEW SCIENTIST - UK ED |
Weekly |
6 |
NEW STATESMAN - PRINT + ONLINE |
Irregular |
1 |
NEW WELSH REVIEW |
Quarterly |
1 |
NEWS OF THE WORLD |
Sunday only |
1 |
NORTH WALES WEEKLY NEWS |
Weekly |
3 |
NURSING TIMES : NT - PRINT + ONLINE ARCHIVE |
Weekly |
1 |
OBSERVER |
Sunday only |
2 |
PAY MAGAZINE |
Monthly |
1 |
PC ANSWERS - INCLS CD-ROM |
Irregular |
1 |
PC PLUS C-W DVD |
Irregular |
1 |
PENARTH TIMES |
Weekly |
2 |
PEOPLE MANAGEMENT - PRINT + ONLINE |
Irregular |
2 |
PLANET : THE WELSH INTERNATIONALIST - UK |
Bimonthly |
1 |
PLANNING : FOR THE NATURAL AND BUILT ENVIRONMENT |
Weekly |
2 |
POCKETFUL OF MEAT FACTS |
Annual |
1 |
POLICY & POLITICS - PRINT + ONLINE |
Quarterly |
1 |
PONTYPOOL PRESS |
Weekly |
1 |
PONTYPRIDD OBSERVER |
Weekly |
1 |
POULTRY WORLD |
Monthly |
1 |
PRESCRIBER - PRINT + ONLINE - ENGLAND |
Irregular |
1 |
PROFESSIONAL SECURITY |
Irregular |
1 |
PROJECT MANAGER TODAY |
Irregular |
1 |
PROPERTY WEEK |
Irregular |
2 |
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION |
Quarterly |
1 |
PUBLIC FINANCE |
Irregular |
2 |
PUBLIC LAW |
Quarterly |
1 |
PUBLIC POLICY RESEARCH |
Quarterly |
1 |
PULSE - ENGLAND |
Irregular |
1 |
QUALITY AND SAFETY IN HEALTH CARE |
Bimonthly |
1 |
QUARTERLY BULLETIN OF THE BANK OF ENGLAND |
Quarterly |
1 |
QUARTERLY BULLETIN OF THE BANK OF ENGLAND C-W INFLATION REPORT |
Quarterly |
1 |
RADNOR EXPRESS |
Weekly |
3 |
RAIL - ENGLAND |
Biweekly |
1 |
REGENERATION & RENEWAL |
Irregular |
2 |
REGIONAL STUDIES - PRINT + ONLINE - SINGLE SITE ACCESS |
Irregular |
1 |
RHONDDA LEADER |
Weekly |
1 |
ROOF - ENGLAND |
Bimonthly |
1 |
SCIENCE |
Weekly |
1 |
SHEEP FARMER |
Bimonthly |
1 |
SIGNPOST - UK |
Triquarterly |
1 |
SOCIAL CARE LAW TODAY - ENGLAND ED |
Irregular |
1 |
SOCIAL HOUSING |
Monthly |
1 |
SOLICITORS JOURNAL - PRINT + ONLINE - SINGLE USER ACCESS |
Irregular |
1 |
SOUTH WALES ARGUS |
Daily (Mon to Fri) |
2 |
SOUTH WALES ARGUS |
Saturday only |
1 |
SOUTH WALES ECHO |
Daily (Mon to Fri) |
21 |
SOUTH WALES ECHO |
Saturday only |
4 |
SPATIAL ECONOMIC ANALYSIS - PRINT + ONLINE - SINGLE SITE ACCESS |
Quarterly |
1 |
SUNDAY EXPRESS |
Sunday only |
1 |
SUNDAY MIRROR |
Sunday only |
1 |
SUNDAY PEOPLE |
Sunday only |
1 |
SUNDAY TELEGRAPH |
Sunday only |
2 |
SUNDAY TIMES |
Sunday only |
2 |
SURVEYOR - PRINT + ONLINE |
Weekly |
2 |
THE SUN |
Daily (Mon to Fri) |
3 |
THE SUN |
Saturday only |
2 |
THE TIMES |
Daily (Mon to Fri) |
18 |
THE TIMES |
Saturday only |
2 |
THIRD SECTOR |
Semimonthly |
1 |
TIMES EDUCATIONAL SUPPLEMENT - ENGLISH |
Weekly |
19 |
TIMES HIGHER EDUCATIONAL SUPPLEMENT |
Weekly |
7 |
TRAFFIC ENGINEERING & CONTROL - PRINT + ONLINE - SINGLE USER ACCESS |
Monthly |
1 |
TRAMWAYS & URBAN TRANSIT |
Monthly |
1 |
TRANSIT |
Biweekly |
1 |
VITAL FOR THE WHOLE DENTAL TEAM |
Irregular |
1 |
WALES ON SUNDAY |
Sunday only |
2 |
WASTE PLANNING |
Bimonthly |
1 |
WEB DESIGNER - ENGLAND - INCLS CD-ROM |
Irregular |
1 |
WEEKLY LAW REPORTS - BOUND VOLUME SERVICE |
Annual |
1 |
WELSH HOUSING QUARTERLY |
Quarterly |
1 |
WELSH JOURNAL OF EDUCATION - PRINT + ONLINE |
Semiannually |
1 |
WESTERN MAIL |
Daily (Mon to Fri) |
46 |
WESTERN MAIL |
Saturday only |
7 |
WESTERN TELEGRAPH |
Weekly |
1 |
WHITEHALL AND WESTMINSTER WORLD |
Semimonthly |
3 |
WORKING BRIEF |
Irregular |
1 |
WORLD UNIVERSITY RANKINGS - ONLINE |
Annual |
1 |
Y CYMRO |
Weekly |
4 |
YOUTH & POLICY |
Quarterly |
1 |
Please note that these figures do not include journals and newspapers purchased by individuals from Divisional budgets.
Questions to the Minister for Heritage
Nick Bourne (Mid and West Wales): Will the Minister outline how the Visit Wales money from his marketing and advertising budgets was spent in the last Assembly financial year? (WAQ52889)
Nick Bourne (Mid and West Wales): Will the Minister make a statement on the use of the advertising and marketing budgets for Visit Wales? (WAQ52891)
Substantive
answer following holding reply.
The Minister for Heritage (Alun Ffred Jones): The Visit Wales marketing budget is spent on integrated campaigns focusing on markets which are deemed to offer Wale the greatest potential. The actual techniques and media used will vary across campaigns and markets depending on the specific communications challenge and business objective. This will usually include a mix of advertising, direct response, e-marketing, media relations and travel trade.
In selecting which individual publications to advertise in, Visit Wales’s overriding consideration is to identify the most appropriate media to deliver the identified campaign objective.
Nick Bourne (Mid and West Wales): Will the Minister list any Welsh magazines in which advertisements are placed by Visit Wales, giving the impact that these have had on visitors in Wales? (WAQ52890)
Substantive
answer following holding reply.
Alun Ffred Jones: I am not aware of any consumer advertising from Visit Wales within Welsh based magazines. This is because Visit Wales’ focus is on markets external to Wales. Whilst the Welsh market clearly offers potential for Welsh tourism businesses, Visit Wales’s priority is to bring visitors from outside Wales to holiday here. This policy is kept under review in discussions with the industry through the Wales Tourism Alliance.
Nick Bourne (Mid and West Wales): Will the Minister make a statement on the support given Visit wales to Welsh businesses in relation to advertising and marketing in Wales? (WAQ52892)
Substantive
answer following holding reply.
Alun Ffred Jones: Visit Wales does not give advertising support directly to individual tourism businesses whether this be for advertising within Wales or outside of Wales. Its primary role is to promote Wales as a visitor destination and within that to highlight the assets that will attract potential visitors. Its role is not to financially support the marketing of individual Welsh businesses.
Visit Wales does produce a number of marketing brochures which businesses can advertise in at a cost.
Nick Bourne (Mid and West Wales): Will the Minister make a statement on what discussions he has had with Powys County Council regarding the future of Tourism Information Centres in Powys and give details? (WAQ52903)
Substantive
answer following holding reply.
Alun Ffred Jones: I have had no discussions with Powys County Council regarding the future of Tourism Information Centres (TICs) in Powys.
As I have explained to you in past correspondence, although Visit Wales provides support to the network of TICs in Wales, responsibility for the provision and management of TICs lies in the main with the local authorities.
Jonathan Morgan (Cardiff North): Can the Minister provide a cost breakdown of the Welsh Assembly Government’s staging of the Belgian Premiere of 'The Edge of Love’ on the 25th November 2008? (WAQ52940)
Substantive
answer following holding reply.
Alun Ffred Jones: The Welsh Assembly Government supported a screening of 'The Edge of Love’ in Brussels on 25 November for an invited audience of 246 guests, comprising EU contracts and the Belgian travel trade. The screening was preceded by short presentations from the Welsh Assembly Government EU Office and the South ales Tourism Partnership to promote Wales as a tourist destination. The cost breakdown is:
Edge of Love Film Premiere - Cost Breakdown
Costs |
Total in Euros excl VAT |
Incl VAT at 21% |
|
Catering |
For 246 persons includes cloakroom facilities |
€3930 |
€4755.30 |
Venue hire |
€1949.43 |
€2066.40 |
|
Travel & Accommodation costs for representatives of South Wales Tourism Partnership |
€843(approx) |
||
Travel & Accommodation costs for Visit Wales Official |
€572.29 (approx) |
||
Total |
€8,236.99 |