Public Bodies (Hansard, 15 February 1990)

§ Mr. Ieuan Wyn Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales (1) what was the total expenditure for which he is responsible of(a) the Farm Animal Welfare Council, (b) the Forestry Commission Reference Committee Panel for Wales, (c) the Historic Buildings Council for Wales, (d) Housing for Wales, (e) the Land Authority for Wales, (f) the Library and Information Services Council (Wales), (g) the Local Government Boundary Commission and (h) the National Parks Committee, during the last year where figures are available; and what proportion of expenditure was allocated to (i) administration in general, (ii) hosting of meetings and conferences, (iii) allowances for attending meetings and (iv) general allowances given to nominees on the committee;

(2) what was the total expenditure for which he is responsible of (a) the Administration of Radioactive Substances Advisory Committee, (b) the Advisory 365W Committee on Borderline Substances, (c) the Agricultural Advisory Panel for Wales, (d) the Agricultural Valuation Committee (Wales), (e) the Agricultural Wages Committee, (f)the Ancient Monuments Board for Wales, (g) the Audit Commission and (h) the British Wool Marketing Board, during the last year for which figures are available; and what proportion of expenditure was allocated to (i) administration in general, (ii) hosting of meetings and conferences, (iii) allowances for attending meetings and (iv) general allowances given to nominees on the committee;

(3) what was the total expenditure for which he is responsible of (a) the National Radiological Protection Board, (b) the North-Western and North Wales Sea Fisheries Committee, (c) the Place Names Advisory Committee, (d) the Rent Assessment Panel, (e) the Saundersfoot Harbour Commission, (f) the Sports Council for Wales and (g) the South Wales Sea Fisheries Committee, during the last year for which figures are available; and what proportion of expenditure was allocated to (i) administration in general, (ii) hosting of meetings and conferences, (iii) allowances for attending meetings and (iv) general allowances given to nominees on the committee;

(4) what was the total expenditure for which he is responsible of (a) the Cardiff Bay development

		Proportion of net expenditure allocated to:—
	Total net expenditure 1988–89	1. Administration in general	2. Hosting of meetings and conferences	3. Allowances for attending meetings	4. General allowances to nominees on the Committee
	Outturn £000s	per cent.		per cent.	per cent.
Land Authority for Wales²	10,491	12	—	—	—
Place Names Advisory Panel	1	—	—	—	100
Rent Assessment Panel	127	100	—	—	—
Sports Council for Wales	4,199	14	—	—	—
All Wales Advisory Panel on the Development of Services for people with mental handicap Health Policy Board	5	—	—	100	—
Health Policy Board	1	—	—	100	—
Health Promotion Authority for Wales	1,838	40	n/a	n/a	n/a
Cardiff Bay Development Corporation	18,267	13	n/a	n/a	n/a
Committee for the Welsh Scheme for the Development of Health and Social Research	367	7	—	n/a	—
Committee on Opportunities for Volunteering	133	14	n/a	n/a	n/a
The Courts and Councils of:
(i) National Library of Wales	3,582	17	n/a	n/a	n/a
(ii) National Museum of Wales	11,716	11	n/a	n/a	n/a
Curriculum Council for Wales³	114	47	n/a	5	n/a
Development Board for Rural Wales²	18,300	13	This information is not separately identifiable	⁴—
Forestry Commission Reference Committee—Panel for Wales	—	No Committees have been formed from this Panel. No expenditure has therefore been incurred.
Historic Buildings Council for Wales	10	—	—	100	—
Housing for Wales/Housing Corporation in Wales	66,891	1	n/a	n/a	n/a
Library and Information Services Council (Wales)	4	25	—	75	—
Local Government Boundary Commission	70	95	—	5	—
National Parks Committee	⁵2,796	This information is not held centrally	—
Agricultural Advisory Panel for Wales	4	—	—	100	—
Agricultural Wages Committee	4	75	—	25	—
Ancient Monuments Board for Wales	4	—	—	100	—
British Wool Marketing Board⁶	—	—	—	—	—
¹ n/a—This indicates that information is not held in the format requested.
² The expenditure is shown gross.
³ Expenditure on the Curriculum Council for Wales only commenced in January 1989.
⁴ In the period 1 April to 30 September actual salaries for part-time commitment paid to the Chairman and other members of the Board were £23,913 and £4,725 respectively. These rose to £24,234 and £4,790 in the period 1 October 1988 to 31 March 1989. In addition, Board members

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corporation, (b) the Committee for the Welsh Scheme for the Development of Health and Social Research, (c) the Committee on Opportunities for Volunteering, (d) the Council for National Academic Awards, (e) the courts and councils of (i) the National Library and (ii) the National Museum of Wales, (f) the Curriculum Council for Wales and (g) the Development Board for Rural Wales; and what proportion of expenditure was allocated to (i) administration in general, (ii) hosting of meetings and conferences, (iii) allowances for attending meetings and (iv) general allowances given to nominees on the committee;

(5) what was the total expenditure of (a) each community health council in Wales, (b) each district health authority in Wales, (c) the All-Wales Advisory Panel on the Development of Services for People with Mental Handicaps, (d) each family practitioner committee in Wales, (e) the Health Policy Board and (f) the Health Promotion Board during the last year for which figures are available; and what proportion of expenditure was allocated in each case to (i) administration in general, (ii) hosting of meetings and conferences, (iii) allowances for attending meetings and (iv) general allowances given to nominees on the committee.