HC Deb 21 March 1995 vol 257 cc187-9W
Mr. Morgan

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what estimate he has agreed with the chairman of the Welsh Development Agency for Agency receipts from the

Core costs £ Country child minding service managers £
1992–93 33,826 75,120
1993–94 34,670 113,080
1994–95 35,190 114,776

An announcement will be made shortly on their applicants for further funding in 1995–96 for both these purposes.

Mr. Win Griffiths

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales (1) how much money has been made available for TECs in Wales to provide out of school clubs under the schools' child care initiative in the last two years; and how much has been spent on each project supported under this programme; and [14515]

(2) if he will list all of the out of schools clubs being funded by TECs from the schools' child care initiative budget and the number of children benefiting in each scheme. [14517]

Mr. Richards

[holding answer 20 March 1995]: A total of £153,000 was made available in 1993–94 and £800,000 in 1994–95. A list of the schemes, amounts allocated and child care places available will be placed in the Library of the House. The numbers of children using the schemes vary from day to day.

Mr. Win Griffiths

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many children in each county council area are currently cared for by child minders; and what changes there have been over the last 10 years. [14523]

Mr. Richards

[holding answer 20 March 1995]: Information on the total numbers of children cared for by child minders is not held centrally. The latest information on the number of places for children with registered child minders relates to 31 March 1993. Information for 1984 to 1993 is given in the following table.

European regional development fund in (a) 1996–97 and (b) 1997–98; and if he will place in the Library a copy of the sections of the agency corporate three-year plan containing the table showing these estimates. [15078]

Mr. Redwood

[holding answer 20 March 1995]: I discussed the plan with the chairman and the board, but it is not for me to agree the ERDF estimates contained in that plan.

Mr. Morgan

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list in full the membership of the monitoring committee of the single programme document area of the European regional development fund in Wales. [15417]

Mr. Redwood

The membership of the rural Wales and industrial south Wales single programming document monitoring committees is set out in the following list:

Rural Wales

  • Mr. M. J. A. Cochlin (Chair), Welsh Office
  • Miss E. N. M. Davies, Welsh Office
  • Dr. M. C. Dunn, Welsh Office
  • Mr. J. Burns, Department of Employment
  • Mr. R. Liddell, DGVI European Commission
  • Ms C. Wendt, DGXVI European Commission
  • Mr. N. Scott, DGV European Commission
  • 1Mr. H. V. Thomas, Gwynedd County Council
  • 1Ms J. Jones. Powys County Council
  • 1Mr. D. Bown, Dyfed County Council
  • Mr. M. Royles, Dwyfor District Council
  • Mr. A. Carr, Aberconwy Borough Council
  • Mr. 0. Davey, Montgomeryshire District Council
  • Mr. H. James, South Pembrokeshire District Council
  • Mr. D. LI Evans, Wales Council for Voluntary Action
  • Mr. S. White, West Wales TEC
  • Mr. W. R. Jones, Barclays Bank plc
  • Mr. T. Jones, Farmer
  • Prof J. Hughes, Development Board for Rural Wales
  • Mr. J. Pride, Wales Tourist Board
  • Mrs. E. Allinson, Welsh Funding Councils

1Two Monitoring Committee places are available to the County Councils arid two of the three County Councils nominees attend meetings.

Industrial South Wales

  • Mr. M. J. A. Cochlin (Chair), Welsh Office
  • Miss E. N. M. Davies, Welsh Office
  • Dr. M. C. Dunn, Welsh Office
  • Mr. J. Burns, Department of Employment
  • Mr. R. Royce, DGV European Commission
  • Ms. C. Wendt, DGXVI European Commission
  • Mr. A. G. Corless, West Glamorgan County Council
  • Mr. M. J. Perry, Gwent County Council
  • Mr. R. Leadbeter, Blaenau Gwent Borough Council
  • Mr. M. Boaden, Merthyr Tydfil Borough Council
  • Mr. I. K. Lewis, Port Talbot Borough Council
  • Mr. G. Byrne, Cardiff City Council
  • Ms S. Stephens, Wales Council for Voluntary Action
  • Mr. G. Vaughan, Mid Glamorgan TEC
  • Mr. R. Thomas, Eversheds Phillips and Buck
  • Mr. A. Clegg, Rai1track
  • Mr. G. Moore, Welsh Development Agency
  • Mr. J. Pride, Wales Tourist Board
  • Mrs. F. Pickard, Further and Higher Education Funding Councils