HC Deb 27 April 1989 vol 151 c601W
Mr. Wigley

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales whether ESA payments to farmers in Wales are made to those who are farming the relevant land whether as tenants or owner occupiers or to the landowners.

Mr. Peter Walker

ESA payments are made to the applicant who will usually be an owner-occupier or tenant of the land. Joint applications can be accepted from landlord and tenant.

Mr. Wigley

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales whether he has issued any guidelines on the effect on agricultural rents of ESA payments; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Peter Walker

No. Agricultural rents are a matter for negotiation between landlord and tenant.

Specialty Clwyd East Dyfed Gwent Gwynedd Mid Glamorgan Pembro ke-shire Powys South Glamorgan West Glamorgan
Number of operations by specialty19851
General medicine 913 870 1,557 251 1,391 379 2 1,182 2,794
Paediatrics 140 2 231 176 522 2 2 788 213
Chest diseases 242 267 2 2 2 2 2 380 2
Dermatology 2 2 2 2 96 2 2 2 2
Neurology 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 75 357
Cardiology 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 966 2
Rheumatology 78 2 2 2 2 22 2 2 56
Geriatrics 2 2 2 2 98 74 2 2 64
General surgery 10,071 5,039 7,315 5,652 7,608 2,177 51 7,276 5,298
ENT 2,863 1,478 2,508 899 2,932 2 2 3,193 1,841
Trauma and orthopaedic 4,190 1,593 2,815 1,749 3,979 968 2 4,100 2,906
Ophthalmology 1,520 812 852 1,024 1,443 2 2 932 692
Radiotherapy 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2,637 907
Urology 2 2 1,470 2 1,609 2 2 2,041 1,296
Plastic surgery 2 2 3,402 2 2 2 2 2 2
Thoracic surgery 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 272 2
Dental surgery 891 208 933 367 959 2 2 1,797 1,035
Neurosurgery 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 305 689
Gynaecology 4,378 1,895 5,230 2,551 5,653 1,212 2 4,960 5,793
Obstetrics 4,338 1,895 5,155 2,200 5,737 1,363 2 5,709 5,161
Special care babies 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 75 2
Cardiac surgery 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 393 2
Burns 2 2 178 2 2 2 2 2 2
Neurology radiologist 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 193 2
GP Maternity 2 2 798 75 120 52 516 2 2
GP Medical 2 2 2 2 2 2 861 2 2
GP Dental 140 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Other specialist units 125 2 179 2 751 2 2 111 2
Orthodontics 2 2 2 2 2 94 2 2 2
Intermittent haemodialysis 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 89
Acute geriatrics 266 2 59 2 2 2 2 157 280
Haematology 166 2 2 2 2 2 2 412 372
Short stay units 341 2 73 2 2 2 2 2 2
Other/not known 108 124 160 52 38 37 92 146 134
Number of operations by specialty19861
General medicine 1,417 1,025 1,749 363 2,172 402 2 1,288 3,008
Paediatrics 178 2 311 191 646 2 2 1,152 285
Chest diseases 207 421 2 2 2 2 2 384 2
Dermatology 2 2 2 2 133 2 2 2 2
Neurology 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 52 435
Cardiology 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 788 2
Rheumatology 55 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 95
Geriatrics 2 2 2 2 2 103 2 2 330
General surgery 10,029 6,550 8,122 5,646 9,849 2,857 2 7,171 4,719
ENT 2,753 2,023 2,436 951 3,016 120 2 3,573 1,575
Trauma and orthopaedic 3,558 2,074 2,946 1,908 4,428 1,492 2 4,069 2,890
Ophthalmology 1,576 935 1,233 1,063 2,020 2 2 1,091 835