§ Mr. Keith HillTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what was the total grant made by the Welsh Office to the Welsh Development Agency; and how much of this grant was spent in advertising in England to encourage companies to relocate in Wales, in the last year for which information is available. [8106]
§ Mr. HagueTotal central Government provision to the Welsh Development Agency in 1995–96 was £29.515 million.
The guidelines covering the agency's inward investment function and marketing activity specifically state that it should not actively encourage relocations to Wales from any part of the United Kingdom. Where, however, companies approach the agency for help with relocation projects, the agency should seek to establish that such projects have the potential to provide net additional benefits for the United Kingdom economy and not just for Wales.
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Staff in post (whole-time equivalent numbers)1 Administrative and clerical staff3 Managers Region/Organisation2 1993 1994 1995 1996 1993 1994 1995 1996 North Wales Clwydian Community Care NHS Trust 336 330 335 343 53 54 52 56 Glan Clwyd Hospital NHS Trust 298 297 315 347 27 29 28 31 Gwynedd Community Health NHS Trust — 256 265 281 — 23 25 30 Gwynedd Hospitals NHS Trust — 296 293 284 — 14 9 8 North Wales Ambulance NHS Trust — 34 51 55 — 6 11 13 Wrexham Maelor Hospital NHS Trust 260 267 275 301 27 30 32 32 Clwyd DHA/FHSA 188 159 147 — 40 35 37 — Gwynedd DHA/FHSA 705 87 89 — 74 28 27 — North Wales Health Authority — — — 168 — — — 56 Total 1,787 1,727 1,770 1,779 221 218 221 225 Mid and West Wales Carmarthen and District NHS Trust 216 221 225 244 21 22 24 24 Ceredigion and Mid Wales NHS Trust 123 129 134 139 16 20 21 26 Derwen NHS Trust — 131 132 125 — 19 20 14 Llanelli Dinefwr NHS Trust 149 142 146 146 17 19 22 21 Pembrokeshire NHS Trust 275 255 256 268 21 17 17 17 Powys Healthcare NHS Trust 233 221 195 205 37 37 31 22 Expenditure on advertising is an operational matter for the agency under its acting chief executive. I have therefore asked the acting chief executive to write to the hon. Member with details of the agency's advertising expenditure in 1995–96. I shall arrange for a copy of the reply to be placed in the Library of the House.