§ Mr. MorganTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what consultation he has had with the chairman of the South-East Wales ambulance trust about management redundancies; what provision will be made in the accounts for the year 1996–97 for the costs of the redundancies; and what assessment he has made of that impact on the delivery of services. [28081]
§ Mr. HagueNone; these are operational matters for the board of the trust. My officials will be discussing with the trust its plans for 1996–97 on receipt of its annual operational plan by the end of May 1996.
§ Mr. MorganTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what consultation he has had with the chairman of the South-East Wales ambulance trust concerning plans to reduce the number of ambulance stations in(a) Powys, (b) Gwent and (c) South Glamorgan. [28082]
§ Mr. HagueNone.
Staff in post (whole-time equivalent numbers) at 30 September Speech and language therapists Physiotherapists Chiropodists Old health authority area 1991 1995 1991 1995 1991 1995 Clwyd1 27 35 94 93 19 17 East Dyfed 14 16 44 49 18 17 Gwent 21 23 85 111 23 27 Gwynedd 11 16 54 65 14 15 Mid Glamorgan 22 37 86 87 37 40 Pembrokeshire 5 3— 21 3— 8 3— Powys1 8 9 30 30 13 16 South Glamorgan1 31 30 155 142 31 27 West Glamorgan 14 30 81 87 33 36 WHCSA2 — — — 2 — — 1 The 1995 data may exclude a small number of staff paid on local pay scales for whom no details of occupation are available centrally. 2 Welsh Health Common Services Authority. 3 As most staff in the relevant pay groups are paid on local pay scales and details of occupation are not available centrally, no reliable information can be given.