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Cardiff Bay Barrage
Mr. Morgan: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what recent consultations he has had with the chairman of the Wales region of the National Rivers Authority concerning the safety of water sports in the impounded lake behind the Cardiff bay barrage. [22120]
Mr. Morgan: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what assessment he has made of the current forecast gross out-turn cost of constructing the Cardiff bay barrage to its original specification relative to the gross cost cap he gave to the Cardiff Bay development corporation. [22116]
Mr. Hague: The estimated final cost of the barrage project announced to Parliament in April 1995 was £191 million. I have asked the Cardiff Bay development corporation to contain expenditure within that figure. The expenditure forecasts are monitored by the Welsh Office on a monthly basis.
The detailed assessments of the final cost of the barrage project, including the barrage construction contract, and changes to the original specifications are operational matters for the corporation. I have asked the chief executive to reply to the hon. Member on those aspects and will place a copy of his response in the Library of the House.
Mr. Morgan:
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what assessment he has made of the capital cost savings in (a) 1996-97 and (b) 1997-98 in the budgets of the Cardiff Bay development corporation of the omission or postponement of the (i) third boat lock, (ii) sea-angling pier, (iii) environmental island and (iv) dredging to provide 2.5 m lake water depth; and if he will make a statement. [22115]
Mr. Hague:
These are operational matters for the Cardiff Bay development corporation. I have asked the chief executive to reply and will place a copy of his response in the Library of the House.
Mr. Morgan:
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what representations he has received from the Royal Yachting Association concerning the siltation of the current mooring areas of the Cardiff Yacht Club and its relationship to the construction of the Cardiff bay barrage. [22113]
Mr. Morgan:
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, pursuant to his answer of 18 March, what proposals he has received from the Powys sub-section of the South and East Wales Ambulance NHS trust to break away from the trust. [22134]
Mr. Hague:
None. I would expect any proposals for trust reconfigurations to come from the boards themselves with the full support of their commissioning authorities.
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Mr. Morgan:
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what recent consultations he has had with the President of the court of governors of the national museum of Wales concerning the location and funding of the expansion of the Welsh industrial and maritime museum with particular reference to its IMAX theatre project. [22108]
Mr. Hague:
The National Museums and Galleries of Wale's ideas for museum development in Cardiff bay were raised with my hon. Friend the Under-Secretary of State, at a meeting with the museum's council to discuss its corporate plan on 28 July 1995; it may be further discussed at a meeting between my hon. Friend and the President on the museum's operational plan for 1996-97, to be held on 27 March. No specific proposals have been submitted to the Welsh Office.
Mr. Morgan:
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, pursuant to his answer of 18 March 1996, Official Report, columns 92-93, what part of the £22 million additional running cost figure for his Department's 1995-96 budget relative to 1979-80 are attributable to (a) superannuation charges, (b) TEC management fees and (c) accommodation and other miscellaneous overheads. [22137]
Mr. Hague:
My Department's running cost budget for 1995-96 includes £5 million for superannuation costs; £9 million for TEC management fees; and £8 million for accommodation costs. These items were not included in the Welsh Office running cost figures for 1979-80.
Mr. Morgan:
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, pursuant to his answer of 18 March 1996, Official Report, columns 93-94, how the issue of public dividend capital to East Glamorgan NHS trust counts against the public sector borrowing requirement. [22133]
Mr. Hague:
Public dividend capital advances, which are issued by the Government as a form of long-term finance on which the trust pays dividends, score within the public sector borrowing requirement.
Mr. Morgan:
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales (1) if he will list the dates on which the NHS trusts in Wales agreed annual wage increases for 1995-96; [22073]
Mr. Hague:
This information is not held centrally.
Dr. Wright:
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list those of his Department's advisory non-departmental public bodies which (a) the
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Government are required to consult prior to legislative proposals and (b) the Government are required to publish their response to advice supplied by them. [21868]
Mr. Hague:
There are no such bodies.
Mr. Morgan:
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, pursuant to his answers of 18 March, 1996, Official Report, columns 91-92, if the NHS emergency admissions action plan recommendation that he discuss levels of community care with unitary authorities has been (a) rejected and (b) communicated as such to trusts and health authorities. [22135]
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Mr. Hague:
In the normal course of business, the Welsh Office will continue to discuss both the resourcing and implementation of community care with local authorities. Decision on the use of their resources are, however, the matter for individual local authorities.
(2) what date each NHS trust in Wales agreed the annual wage increase for 1995-96 with (a) nursing staff, (b) auxiliaries and (c) professionals allied to medicine. [22117]