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Mr. David Hunt
Local authorities were informed in January of the successful projects receiving assistance from the urban programme in 1992–93 under the special allocation of £2.5 million to help promote the development of the areas affected by the colliery review. A further £700,000 has also been made available in 1993–94 to continue the developments started in 1992–93.
Details of the individual local authorities benefiting and amounts approved from the special allocation are as follows:
| Local Authority |
Approval 1992–93 £ |
Approval 1993–94 £ |
| Clwyd CC |
100,000 |
— |
| Delyn BC |
80,000 |
— |
| Rhuddlan BC |
425,000 |
160,000 |
| Dyfed CC |
20,000 |
— |
| Llanelli BC |
331,300 |
150,000 |
| Dinefwr BC |
565,000 |
150,000 |
| Cynon Valley BC |
260,000 |
100,000 |
| Merthyr Tydfil BC |
363,000 |
140,000 |
| Rhymney Valley DC |
161,000 |
— |
| West Glamorgan CC |
126,000 |
— |
| Lliw Valley |
64,000 |
— |
| Total |
2,495,300 |
700,000 |
Details of the individual projects approved are as follows:
| Authority and Project |
Approved £ |
|
1992–93 |
1993–94 |
| Projects approved for areas around Betws colliery |
| Dyfed |
| Garnant Initiative Programme Provision of 15 small workshops and retail facilities skills training for business in the tourism, craft and leisure industry also provided |
20,000 |
— |
| Llanelli |
| Cross Hands Business Park—12 |
166,300 |
150,000 |
| Workshops—Complementing existing provision |
|
|
| Cross Hands Business Park—7 |
165,000 |
— |
| Workshops—Complementing existing provision |
|
|
| Dinefwr |
| Capel Hendre Business Park provision of major serviced Industrial site |
250,000 |
50,000 |
| Cwmaman River Corrider Improvements |
|
|
| Development of Site for recreational purposes |
235,000 |
100,000 |
| Block B Capel Hendre Business Park Servicing of three-acre site |
80,000 |
— |
| Lliw Valley |
| Nursery Units at Pontardawe— provision of 10 units |
64,000 |
— |
| West Glamorgan |
| Training and Activity Centre Cwmllynfell |
82,000 |
— |
515W
| Authority and Project |
Approved £ |
|
1992–93 |
1993–94 |
| Purchase and conversion of garage—24 training places |
|
|
| Amman Valley Enterprise |
24,000 |
— |
| Improvement of facilities for Community Businesses and IT Training |
|
|
| Cwmllynfell Miners' Welfare Hall |
20,000 |
— |
| Redevelopment of Hall |
|
|
| Total |
1,106,300 |
300,000 |
| Authority and Project |
Approved £ |
|
1992–93 |
1993–94 |
| Projects approved for areas around point of Ayr colliery |
| Clwyd CC |
| Managed Workshops Space, Morfa Provision of 5 units totalling 118m2 |
100,000 |
— |
| Delyn BC |
| Afonwen Woolen Mill—Grosvenor Charter—Conversion of 900m2 of floor space for commercial use |
80,000 |
— |
| Ruddlan BC |
| Ffrith Beach Development Prestatyn Tourism development—15 acres of derelict land improved |
90,000 |
— |
| Extension to Tai Tywyn Business Centre |
30,000 |
— |
| Land acquisition for industrial development |
|
|
| Extension to Pare Industrial Estate Land acquisition for industrial development |
130,000 |
— |
| Coach Interchange, West Rhyl Provision of alternative and improved facility for coaches |
65,000 |
160,000 |
| Gateway Project, Rhyl Railway Station Provision of 10 units—Refurbishment of an old station building into Business Centre |
110,000 |
— |
| Total |
605,000 |
160,000 |
|
50 per cent. |
95 per cent. |
|
| Urban |
7 mins |
14 mins |
South Glamorgan |
| Rural |
8 mins |
18 mins |
Clwyd, Gwent, Mid and West Glamorgan |
| Sparsely populated |
8 mins |
21 mins |
East Dyfed, Gwynedd, Pembrokeshire and Powys |
The information given in the tables relates to the relevant standards for each service:
|
Year ended 31 March |
|
1988 |
1989 |
1990 |
1991 |
1992 |
| Percentage of ambulances arriving within 50 per cent, target |
| Clwyd |
62 |
n/a |
63 |
59 |
60 |
| East Dyfed |
54 |
55 |
56 |
54 |
55 |
| Gwent |
61 |
73 |
53 |
50 |
52 |
| Gwynedd |
54 |
54 |
55 |
54 |
55 |
| Mid Glamorgan |
48 |
45 |
50 |
47 |
53 |
516W
| Authority and Project |
Approved £ |
|
1992–93 |
1993–94 |
| Projects approved for areas around Taff Merthyr colliery |
| Cynon Valley |
|
|
| Cwm Cynon Enterprise Centre Provision of 20 units and offices |
100,000 |
100,000 |
| River/Sewer Diversion, Mountain Ash Cwm Cynon Development Programme |
130,000 |
— |
| Technology Centre, Aberaman Part of Cwm Cynon Development Programme —Training Centre in high technology skills. Grant to help meet additional costs |
30,000 |
— |
| Merthyr Tydfil |
| Goat Mill Road, Dowlais Reclamation of 3.8ha of land, clear derelict buildings |
250,000 |
— |
| Repairs and Renewal to Treharris Boys Club |
53,000 |
— |
| Increase Community uses of Club. Cyfarthfa Park |
60,000 |
140,000 |
| Phase III of Tourism development Programme for Merthyr |
|
|
| Rhymney Valley |
| Caerphilly Business Park |
61,000 |
— |
| Provision of medium sized units Infrastructure Works at Duffryn Industrial Estate part of Local authority's Economic Strategy |
100,000 |
— |
| Total |
784,000 |
240,000 |