§ Mr. Cohenasked the Secretary of State for Wales how many registrations his Department has made under the Data Protection Act; how many people are involved with implementing the legislation in his Department as a significant part of their job description; and how much he estimates it will cost to conform with the eight data protection principles.
§ Mr. Nicholas EdwardsMy Department has submitted 35 applications for registration under the Data Protection Act. Three officials have specific responsibilities under the Act which will occupy a significant portion of their time. No reliable estimate of the cost of conforming with the data protection principles can he made until administrative procedures for response to subject access requests have been finalised.
Total births (live births and stillbirths) to women usually resident in Wales, 1984 Birthweight in grammes Health authority Under 1,500 1,500 to 1,999 2,000 to 2,499 2,500 to 2,999 3,000 to 3,499 3,500 to 3,999 4,000 and over Not stated All birthweights Clwyd 41 55 177 782 1,767 1,454 515 7 4,798 East Dyfed 18 30 100 382 936 748 279 9 2,502 Pembrokeshire 10 14 65 211 550 389 138 1 1,378 Gwent 61 90 255 1,049 2,234 1,582 526 2 5,799 Gwynedd 15 37 111 448 1,094 750 247 2 2,704 Mid Glamorgan 74 94 375 1,337 2,901 2,121 736 14 7,652 Powys 13 17 57 200 461 386 131 1 1,266 South Glamorgan 47 76 265 1,010 2,025 1,476 462 26 5,387 West Glamorgan 42 43 188 791 1,706 1,354 454 6 4,584 Wales 321 456 1,593 6,210 13,674 10,260 3,488 68 36,070 Source: Office of Population Censuses and Surveys.