§ Mr. MorganTo ask the Secretary of Sate for Wales if he will list those beaches which(a) passed and (b) failed the UK mandatory coliform standard for bathing waters in 1996. [7449]
§ Mr. HagueCompliance in 1996 of bathing waters in Wales identified under the EC bathing water directive (76/160/EEC) with the directive's mandatory standards for total coliforms and faecal coliforms was as follows:
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Pass/Fail Jacksons Bay, Barry Fail Whitmore Bay, Barry Pass Cold Knap, Barry Pass Southemdown Pass Trecco Bay, Porthcawl Pass Sandy Bay, Porthcawl Pass Rest Bay, Porthcawl Pass Aberafan Pass Swansea Bay Fail Bracelet Bay Pass Limeslade Bay Pass Langland Bay Pass Caswell Bay Pass Oxwich Bay Pass Port Eynon Bay Pass
Pass/Fail Rhossili Pass Pembrey Pass Pendine Pass Amroth Pass Saundersfoot Pass Tenby North Pass Tenby South Pass Broadhaven Pass Newgale Pass Whitesands Pass Newport Pass Poppit Sands Pass Aberporth Pass Tresaith Pass Traeth Gwyn, New Quay Pass Aberyslwyth South Pass Aberystwyth North Pass Borth Pass Aberdyfi Fail Tywyn Pass Fairboume Pass Barmouth Pass Tal-y-bont Pass Dyffryn (Llanendwyn) Pass Llandanwg Pass Harlech Fail Morfa Bychan Pass Criccieth Pass Pwllheli Pass Abersoch Pass Morfa Dinlle Pass Rhosneigr Pass Trearddur Bay Pass Benllech Pass Penmaenmawr Pass Llandudno West Shore Pass Llandudno North Shore Pass Colwyn Bay Pass Kinmel Bay (Sandy Cove) Pass Rhyl Pass Prestatyn Pass
§ Mr. MorganTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list those beaches in Wales which have been tested for enterovirus in 1996; and in each case if the beach passed the enterovirus standard in the EU bathing water directive. [7432]
§ Mr. HagueThe information is as follows:
Waters sampled for enterovirus Pass/Fail EC Standard (of zero) Jacksons Bay, Barry Fail Swansea Bay Pass Aberdyfi Pass Borth Pass Harlech Pass Morfa Bychan Pass Benllech Pass Rhosneigr Pass Penmaenmawr Pass Llandudno West Shore Fail Colwyn Bay Fail Kinmel Bay (Sandy Cove) Pass Rhyl Pass
§ Mr. DonohoeTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what promotional and public information campaigns his Department is(a) currently running and (b) planning to 58W run during the next six months; and for each campaign (i) how much it will cost, (1) in total and (2) to his Department, (ii) what agencies or bodies are undertaking the work and (iii) what is its planned duration. [7410]
§ Mr. HagueMy Department is currently running the following promotional and public information campaigns, which include advertising:
Total cost to my Department £ Agencies Duration Nursery Education Voucher Scheme1 80,000 COI Capita 1996–97 Christmas Drink Drive1 21,500 COI 3–31 December 1996 1 These campaigns will run concurrently with those promoted in England by the Department for Education and Employment, and the Department of Transport. I plan to run the following campaign in the next six months:
Total cost to my Department £ Agencies Duration Child Road Safety1 19,000 COI Approximately four weeks from 14 January 1997 1 These campaigns will run concurrently with those promoted in England by the Department for Education and Employment, and the Department of Transport. Publicity plans for the 1997–98 financial year have not yet been finalised.
§ Mr. DonohoeTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how much his Department has spent on promotional or public information campaigns in each of the last five years; and how much he estimates will be spent on these campaigns during the (i) current and (ii) next financial years. [7537]
§ Mr. HagueIn the current financial year, I estimate my Department will spend £300,000 on promotional and public information campaigns which involve advertising.
For previous financial years, comparable information is not readily available and can be produced only at disproportionate cost.
Publicity plans for the 1997–98 financial year have not yet been finalised, and decisions about future years' activity will be considered thereafter.