§ Mr. MartlewTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food which of his grant schemes currently operating are monitored; what is the target for that monitoring; what action is taken if abuses are discovered; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. CurryAll applications for aid under the Ministry's capital grant schemes are carefully checked to ensure that they are valid and comply with the rules of the scheme. The action which is taken if abuses are discovered will depend on the circumstances but can include loss of grant and prosecution.
Table 1 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 Clwyd 5.7 6.9 6.1 5.4 5.6 6.9 7.8 8.1 8.3 Dyfed 8.8 10.0 11.4 12.5 12.3 13.6 14.2 15.0 17.4 Gwent 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.7 0.7 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.2 Gwynedd 17.4 18.4 19.8 20.4 22.1 22.4 26.6 27.1 31.9 Mid Glamorgan 3.9 4.6 5.4 5.9 6.3 6.8 7.3 7.6 8.2 Powys 6.3 6.9 4.4 4.9 7.1 5.8 7.1 6.9 6.5 South Glamorgan 10 1.2 1.3 1.8 3.0 1.7 1.5 2.3 2.6 West Glamorgan 2.8 2.8. 3.2 4.0 4.9 3.2 3.4 3.0 3.2
Table 2 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 Clwyd Do not speak Welsh at home but speak it with fluency 5.0 5.5 5.9 5.9 5.7 6.1 Speak Welsh but not fluently 22.1 22.7 24.0 24.9 27.1 26.9 Dyfed Do not speak Welsh at home but speak it with fluency 8.0 8.4 9.0 10.3 11.1 12.9 Speak Welsh but not fluently 21.2 20.3 22.7 24.9 25.3 26.5 Gwent Do not speak Welsh at home but speak it with fluency 0.9 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.8 Speak Welsh but not fluently 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.9 3.5 Gwynedd Do not speak Welsh at home but speak it with fluency 18.4 18.6 19.5 19.7 21.4 21.3 Speak Welsh but not fluently 31.3 33.5 32.0 33.0 32.2 32.9 Mid Glamorgan Do not speak Welsh at home but speak it with fluency 8.8 9.1 9.0 8.6 9.3 9.9 Speak Welsh but not fluently 4.5 4.3 5.5 8.5 7.6 9.5 Powys Do not speak Welsh at home but speak it with fluency 3.6 4.2 4.2 5.3 5.3 5.1 Speak Welsh but not fluently 12.4 15.6 21.3 13.6 21.0 29.8