HC Deb 25 April 1994 vol 242 cc51-3W
Mr. Chris Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many cases of asthma were reported in each Welsh health area for each year since 1979; and if he will set out the figures in the same manner as the Secretary of State for Health in her answer to the hon. Member for Knowsley, North (Mr. Howarth) of 30 March,Official Report, columns 887–90.

Mr. Gwilym Jones

The information is given in the following table:

Mr. Redwood

Lists giving details of the areas of forest land sold by the Forestry Commission from the start of the disposals programme in July 1981 to December 1993 are held in the Library of the House. The lists provide the name of the purchaser where the purchaser has agreed that this can be made public.

Mr. Ron Davies

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, pursuant to his answer of 12 April,Official Report, columns 67–68, for which of those Forestry Commission sites sold, applications for clear felling have been granted; and for which of the Forestry Commission sites sold applications have been made for further planting schemes.

Mr. Redwood

Applications for clear felling have been approved for the areas given as follows and applications have been approved for replanting all these areas.

County and name of property Area (hectares) Area approved for felling (hectares)
Clwyd
Bryndethol 7.0 4.4
Maes Mynach 10.0 9.6
Worlds End 84.0 9.7
Dyfed
Allt Cae Ffynon Wen 3.0 2.5
Allt Cilfrychen and Goredig 27.0 10.7
Allt Cwm Tywyll 5.5 5.5
Allt Penlan Fach 4.0 0.6
Allt Pwll Priddog 19.0 1.3
Cae Sarah 4.0 4.0
Careg Fadog Wood 6.0 5.9
Coed Newydd, Gwastad 48.6 14.0
Cresselly Big Wood 48.0 3.6
Cwm Bran Wood 8.0 8.0
Factory Wood 3.0 3.0

County and name of property Area (hectares) Area approved for felling (hectares)
Gelli Cefn y Rhos 7.0 5.5
Hafod Iwan 32.0 18.0
Quarry Wood 7.0 6.4
Tan y Lan 32.5 15.5
Tan yr Allt 7.0 1.5
Powys
Craig yr Henffordd 7.5 6.8
Stocking Wood 8.0 2.5

Average daily available beds for all specialties New accident and emergency out-patients
Health Authority area1 Number Rate2 Number Rate2
Clwyd 2,252 5.4 102,931 248.3
East Dyfed 1,491 6.3 60,014 252.9
Gwent 2,778 6.2 110,714 246.4
Gwynedd 1,434 6.0 45,268 188.8
Mid Glamorgan 3,646 6.7 155,898 287.2
Pembrokeshire 437 3.8 25,760 226.3
Powys 854 7.2 25,501 213.9
South Glamorgan 2,933 7.1 84,446 205.7
West Glamorgan 2,244 6.0 105,546 284.3
1 Figures are given according to the district health authority area in which hospitals are situated. NHS Trusts are included.
2 Rate per 1,000 population using 1992 mid-year estimated population.