§ Mr. Barry JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what initiatives he proposes to increase participation in community education in each of the local education authorities in Wales; and if he will make a statement.
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Unrestricted General Medical Practitioners1 Clwyd Dyfed Gwent Gwynedd Mid Glamorgan Powys South Glamorgan West Glamorgan Wales 1979 164 166 198 130 240 69 203 169 1,339 1980 172 169 201 133 253 69 203 172 1,372 1981 179 172 206 132 260 69 203 176 1,397 1982 191 180 212 134 264 67 208 175 1,431 1983 194 182 222 137 271 70 211 178 1,465 1984 197 188 226 139 274 72 216 180 1,492 1985 200 194 237 139 276 72 219 186 1,523 1986 211 197 236 139 280 76 222 188 1,549 1987 214 205 240 143 291 75 225 194 1,587 1988 214 206 241 147 295 76 226 194 1,599 1989 221 214 243 148 299 79 229 198 1,631 1990 224 212 243 152 296 79 234 195 1,635 1991 223 216 239 153 301 79 233 203 1,647 1992 223 222 236 152 301 78 237 204 1,653 1 As at 1 October except for 1992 which is at 1 April (latest available information).
§ Sir Wyn RobertsThe provisions of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992 divide the responsibility for providing further education, including community education, between the Further Education Funding Council for Wales (FEFCW) and the local education authorities. From 1 April 1993 the FEFCW will be responsible for ensuring that there is adequate provision of the types of course listed in schedule 2 of the Act; and the local education authorities will continue to have a duty to provide other types of courses—mainly leisure and recreational courses. The local education authorities have retained the resources for non-schedule 2 courses and have full discretion to decide for themselves what provision they make in their own areas.