§ Mr. WigleyTo 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 WalkerESA 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. WigleyTo 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 WalkerNo. 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 specialty—19851 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 specialty—19861 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