§ Mr. Wigleyasked the Secretary of State for Wales how much money has been granted to the Health Education Council in Wales for each year since 1980–81; and what proportion of the council's publicity is published in Welsh or in a bilingual format.
§ Mr. Mark RobinsonThe contribution of the Welsh Office to the Government's grant-in-aid to the Health Education Council in the period since 1980–81 was as follows:
£ 000s 1980–81 147 1981–82 290 1982–83 315 1983–84 486 1984–85 503 1985–86 511 Additionally, the council's pilot project, Heartbeat Wales, received from the Welsh office £20,000 in 1984–85 and £130,000 in 1985–86. The estimated grant for 1986–87, subject to parliamentary approval, is £527,000. Two hundred thousand pounds is being made available to Heartbeat Wales.
It is not possible to say what proportion of the council's health education materials is published in Welsh. However, the HEC made available £25,000 in 1985–86 for the production of Welsh language materials on the advice of the Welsh language panel of the Health Education Advisory Committee for Wales. It is anticipated that a similar budget will be made available this financial year.