HC Deb 08 December 1989 vol 163 cc439-40W
Mr. Geraint Howells

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what plans he has for co-ordinating bus and coach timetables in rural Wales.

Mr. Peter Walker

None. It is for bus operators to issue their own timetables. County councils have powers to promote bus and coach services in conjunction with commercial operators if they so wish.

Mr. Geraint Howells

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what plans he has to provide a subsidy to Dyfed county council to assist in providing a bus-rail link from Lampeter to Llandovery.

Mr. Peter Walker

None. The county council have powers to subsidise a service from their own resources.

1985 1986 1987 1988
Gwynedd 9 10 9 16
Mid Glamorgan 22 7 18 19
Powys 5 12 7 6
South Glamorgan 5 14 11 13
West Glamorgan 31 7 14 8

Mr. Livsey

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many psychiatric hospital beds in Wales have been closed down since 1985 in each area health authority.

Mr. Grist

Information on the numbers of average daily available beds is shown in the following table:

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