HC Deb 25 June 1997 vol 296 cc571-4W
Mr. Ieuan Wyn Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the administrative and other running costs of each public body to which he makes appointments in rank order for the last year for which figures are available.[4536]

Mr. Ron Davies

The following tables set out the latest available information for those bodies to which the Secretary of State makes appointments, as listed in the annual publication, "Public Bodies", copies of which are available in the Library of the House.

Non-departmental public bodies
Running costs budget 1997–98 £
Executive NDPRs
Welsh Development Agency 20,171,000
National Museum and Galleries of Wales 10,452,000
Countryside Council for Wales 8,900,000
National Library of Wales 4,870,000
Cardiff Bay Development Corporation 4,497,000
Wales Tourist Board 3,958,000
Development Board for Rural Wales 3,580,000
Tai Cymru 2,770,000
Further Education Funding Council for Wales 2,425,000
Arts Council of Wales 2,004,000
Land Authority for Wales 1,890,000
Higher Education Funding Council for Wales 1,616,000
Curriculum and Assessment Authority for Wales 1,573,000
Welsh Language Board 1,109,000
Sports Council of Wales 995,000
Welsh National Board for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting 975,000
Residuary Body for Wales 920,700
Agricultural Wages Committee 3,286
Advisory NDPRs
Local Government Boundary Commission for Wales 500,000
Welsh Industrial Development Advisory Board 53,000
Welsh Medical Committee 21,000
Welsh Pharmaceutical Committee 18,000
Welsh Scientific Advisory Committee 16,000

Non-departmental public bodies
Running costs budget 1997–98 £
Historical Buildings Council for Wales 15,000
Staff Commission for Wales 11,000
Welsh Committee on Drug and Alcohol Misuse 10,000
Library and Information Services Council (Wales) 9,000
Welsh Committee for Post Graduate Pharmaceutical Education 8,940
Ancient Monuments Board for Wales 8,000
Welsh Nursing and Midwifery Committee 8,000
Welsh Dental Committee 7,500
Welsh Council for Post Graduate Medical and Dental Education 5,500
Hill Farming Advisory Sub-Committee for Wales1 3,000
Welsh Optical Committee 1,500
Environment Agency Advisory Committee for Wales 1,314
Agricultural Dwelling House Advisory Committee 1,000
Place Names Advisory Committee 600
Tribunals
Rent Assessment Panel for Wales 163,500
Registered Inspectors Appeals Tribunal (Wales) 10,000
1Appointments made jointly by MAFF Minister and Secretary of State for Wales.

Running costs expenditure 1995–96 £1
Health authorities
Gwent health authority Not available on individual basis
Bro Taf health authority Not available on individual basis
Dyfed Powys health authority Not available on individual basis
North Wales health authority Not available on individual basis
lechyd Morganwg health Not available on individual basis
Total 28,435,000
Special health authorities
Welsh health common services authority 518,000
Health promotion Wales 1,081,000
1The total running costs figure is that given in the audited accounts for 1995-96 of the 16 authorities (HAs and FHSAs) which merged into 5 Health Authorities on 1 April 1996. In view of the merger this figure cannot be taken as a reliable indicator for subsequent years.

NHS trusts Running costs expenditure 1995–96 £1
University Hospital of Wales Healthcare NHS Trust 100,538,000
Glan Hafren NHS Trust 61,047,000
Bridgend and District NHS Trust 46,476,000
Gofal Cymuned Clwydian Community Care NHS Trust 45,870,000
Pembrokeshire and Derwen NHS Trust2 45,114,000
Glan-y-Mor NHS Trust 44,895,000
Morriston Hospital NHS Trust 42,463,000
Gwent Community Health NHS Trust 40,730,000
North Glamorgan NHS Trust 38,676,000
Gwynedd Hospitals NHS Trust 38,383,000
Cardiff Community Healthcare NHS Trust 38,075,000
Glan Clwyd District General Hospital NHS Trust 37,979,000

NHS trusts Running costs expenditure 1995–96 £1
Llandough Hospital and Community NHS Trust 37,846,000
Wrexham Maelor Hospital NHS Trust 35,308,000
Gwynedd Community Health NHS Trust 34,367,000
Swansea NHS Trust 33,367,000
East Glamorgan NHS Trust 32,631,000
Powys Health Care NHS Trust 29,582,000
Nevill Hall and District NHS Trust 28,529,000
Carmarthen and District NHS Trust 26,210,000
Rhondda Health Care NHS Trust 20,806,000
Llanelli Dinefwr NHS Trust 20,270,000
Ceredigion and Mid Wales NHS Trust 16,426,000

NHS trusts Running costs expenditure 1995–96 £1
South and East Wales Ambulance NHS Trust 11,982,000
North Wales Ambulance NHS Trust 8,800,000
West Wales Ambulance NHS Trust 7,355,000
Velindre NHS Trust 6,938,000
Mid Glamorgan Ambulance NHS Trust 5,814,000
University Dental Hospital 5,158,000
1The figures provided are taken from the Trusts audited accounts for 1995–96 except those for the Glan-y-Mor and North Glamorgan NHS Trusts which came into existence on or after 1 April 1996, which are estimates based on the size and type of Trust.
2Costs for Pembrokeshire and Derwen NHS Trust are totals of the two trusts which existed prior to their merger on I April 1997.