§ Mr. EvansTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what estimate he has made of the cost to public funds of 701W sending literature to every home in Wales on the Government's devolution proposals. [12722]
§ Mr. Ron DaviesThe cost was under £164,000.
§ Mr. EvansTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what was the net cost of producing the White Paper on the Government's proposals for a Welsh Assembly. [12717]
§ Mr. DaviesThe net cost was £77,480.
§ Mr. EvansTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many civil servants currently work in the Welsh Office; and how many he estimates will work in the Welsh Office after the implementation of his devolution proposals. [12689]
§ Mr. DaviesThe Welsh Office currently employs 2,224 full-time equivalent staff. This figures includes 140 casual staff.
My estimate of the number employed by the Welsh Office after establishment of the Welsh Assembly is set out in paragraph 4.45 of the White Paper "A Voice for Wales", copies of which are available in the Vote Office.
align="center">MRSA and tuberculosis1 April May June July August September Laboratory confirmed cases of MRSA in Wales2 North Wales 85 69 75 64 53 60 Dyfed Powys 27 17 25 28 15 27 Morgannwg 112 104 90 141 124 110 Bro Taf 210 202 196 196 185 89 Gwent 40 44 64 94 52 49 Wales 474 436 450 523 429 335 Notifications of tuberculosis3 North Wales — 6 9 3 5 8 Dyfed Powys 3 6 6 3 — 1 Morgannwg 6 4 5 — 1 — Bro Taf 7 6 8 6 1 18 Gwent — — — 2 1 1 Wales 16 22 28 14 8 28 Source:
Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre Wales (CDSC).
1 Data for recent months are provisional.
2 Patients identified with MRSA (ethicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus); only a proportion of these will have clinical illness. Screening and reporting practices may differ from hospital to hospital. The date is the date specimen was received by the hospital. The health authority is the area of residence of the patient or area of reporting laboratory if area of residence of patient is not known.
3 Electronic reports to CDSC Wales.