§ Mr. Llew SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales, pursuant to paragraph 4.85 of his Department's Annual Report, Cm 4216, what are(a) the cost of the environmental research programme and (b) the names of each of the studies completed or in progress; and if he will place copies of each of these studies in the Library. [81941]
Mr. Jon Owen JonesWelsh Office expenditure on the programme in 1998–99 was £320,000.
193WProjects in progress in 1998–99 were:Air Quality Monitoring Database for WalesRural Sulphur Dioxide Monitoring in WalesPoly Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH) MonitoringWelsh Acid Waters Survey DatabaseNitrogen Deposition—Impacts on Upland Acid GrasslandBiogeochemical Consequences of Climate Change on Upland Acid GrasslandEnvironmental Change Network—SnowdoniaUK Greenhouse Gas Emissions—Inventory for WalesRapid On-Site Analysis of Radioactivity in WalesCountryside Survey 2000—Land Cover MappingMonitoring of Stranded CetaceansMacrobenthic Survey in Milford HavenMonitoring of Sheep Dip Compounds in Private Water SuppliesEffects of Sewage Sludge Applications on Soil Microbial Activity and Fertility.Completed project reports in 1998–99 were:
The Application of Mineral Processing Technology to the Decontamination of Metalliferous Mine SpoilRiver Rhymney Minewater Study—Review of Remedial OptionsScoping Study for an INTERREG Marine Information System for the Southern Irish SeaAll-Wales Environmental Health Surveillance ProjectAir Quality Monitoring Database—Second Annual ReportDETR Report—Rural Sulphur Dioxide Concentrations in the UK: 1996.I am arranging for copies of the completed reports to be placed in the Library of the House as soon as possible.