Answers issued to Members on 29 January 2009 [R] signifies that the Member has declared an interest. [W] signifies that the question was tabled in Welsh. Contents 2 Questions to the Deputy First Minister and Minister for the Economy and Transport 23 Questions to the Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing 24 Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services 25 Questions to the Minister for Heritage 25 Questions to the Minister for Social Justice and Local Government Answers issued to Members on 29 January 2009 Questions to the Deputy First Minister and Minister for the Economy and Transport Joyce Watson (Mid and West Wales): Will the Minister provide details of Communities Facilities and Activities Programme Grants awarded in mid and west Wales constituencies since April 2003, as well as the names and locations of projects that have received this grant? (WAQ53168) The Deputy Minister for Regeneration (Leighton Andrews): 195 projects in Mid and West Wales have received grants from the Community Facilities and Activities Programme since April 2003. The total amount of funding is £16,288,575. A list of the projects is below. Organisation Title Total Grant Constituency Address Summary Carmarthenshire Carmarthenshire £250,000.00 All All wards in This project is to run a Association of Voluntary Carmarthenshire Carmarthenshire small grants scheme. Voluntary Sector Small CAVS have been Services Capital Grant running this small grant Scheme scheme since 2001 with funding originally from LRF and since 2004 from CFAP. CAVS have the knowledge to continue this small grants scheme Carmarthenshire Carmarthenshire £200,000.00 All All wards in CAVS small grant Association of Voluntary Carmarthenshire Carmarthenshire scheme Voluntary Sector Small Services Grant Scheme Carmarthenshire Carmarthenshire £82,500.00 All All wards in Community small grant Association of Voluntary Carmarthenshire Carmarthenshire scheme Voluntary Sector Grant Services Scheme Carmarthenshire Carmarthenshire £67,075.00 All All wards in Grant scheme and Association of Voluntary Carmarthenshire Carmarthenshire funding advice officer. Voluntary Sector Grant Services Scheme Mantell Gwynedd Cronfa Galluogi £64,880.00 All Gwynedd All Gwynedd Small grant scheme Gwynedd Mantell Gwynedd Cronfa Galluogi £160,000.00 All Gwynedd All Gwynedd Small grant scheme Gwynedd Mantell Gwynedd Cronfa Galluogi £300,000.00 All Gwynedd All Gwynedd Small grant scheme Gwynedd Planed Shaping our £174,717.00 All All wards in Community led futures - Pembrokeshire Pembrokeshire development of community Pembrokeshire action for sustainable living Planed Shaping Our £200,000.00 All All Wards in Small grants scheme Futures - Pembrokeshire Pembrokeshire Community Action for Sustainable Living 2 Answers issued to Members on 29 January 2009 Organisation Title Total Grant Constituency Address Summary Powys Spirit 2 £21,318.00 All Powys All Powys Small grant scheme for Association of Powys. Voluntary Organisations Powys Association o Community £300,000.00 All Powys All Powys Small grant scheme Voluntary Facilities & Organisations Activities Local Fund Llanfihangel - Llanfihangel - £33,250.00 Brecon Talyllyn & Talyllyn & Radnorshire Llanwern Llanwern Community Hall Community Hall Pontneddfechan Pontneddfechan £24,000.00 Brecon Pontneddfechan, Village Hall Village Hall Radnorshire Neath Valley Refurbishment Knucklas Knucklas £32,000.00 Brecon Community Community Radnorshire Centre Centre Evenjobb Village Evenjobb £47,000.00 Brecon Hall Village Hall Radnorshire Penybont United Penybont £21,809.00 Brecon FC United FC Radnorshire Brecon Cat Brecon Cat £15,000.00 Brecon (Community (Community Radnorshire Action Team) Action Team) Brecknock & Help Me Out - £227,457.00 Brecon Brecon area Revenue funding. Radnor Brecknock & Radnorshire Helping people with a Crossroads Radnor wide range of problems from mental illnesses to socially unacceptable behaviour patterns by assisting in travel and homecare. Project SKB Llangynidr mini £10,700.00 Brecon Llangynidr, Dedicated skate board skateboard park Radnorshire Crickhowell park. Llandewi Parish Refurbishment £35,402.00 Brecon Aims to improve and Hall Committee of Parish Hall & Radnorshire develop facilities for car Park with young and disabled. Disabled Facilities St Marys Church St Marys £21,040.00 Brecon Provision of Hall User Group Church Hall Radnorshire accommodation for Management Refurbishment various community Committ activities Boughrood & Boughrood & £62,500.00 Brecon Llyswen Public Replacement of Llyswen Llyswen New Llyswen Radnorshire Hall, Llyswen, public hall with a Village Hall Fund Community Brecon, LD3 modern community Project 0UU space. 3 Answers issued to Members on 29 January 2009 Organisation Title Total Grant Constituency Address Summary Social Inclusion SIREN wood- £121,040.00 Brecon SIREN, Unit 24, recruits socially excluded Reaching work-shop stage Radnorshire Ffrwdgrech young people to work Employment 3 of 3 Industrial with wood, making Needs limited Estate, Brecon, benches etc. requires Powys, LD3 revenue funding for 8LA salaries and to employ more staff to make more furniture in turn making more money CARAD CARAD £130,000.00 Brecon CARAD To develop a community (Community Arts Community Radnorshire East Street museum and centre of Rhayader and Museum for Rhayader interpretation learning District) Rhayader and Powys and conservation District LD6 5ER Llanwrthwl Refurbishment £50,000.00 Brecon Village Hall, The grant requested is to Village Hall of Village Hall Radnorshire Llanwrthwl, refurbish and develop LD1 6NO village hall facilities. This will include a new roof, windows, disabled toilet facilities and damp treatments. Victoria Hall, New Build, £100,000.00 Brecon Victoria Square, The grant requested is to Llanwrtyd Wells Kitchen Radnorshire Llanwrtyd incorporate new kitchen, Extension, Mini Wells, Powys. fitness centre, changing Gym & LD5 rooms & showers Changing facilities to a community Rooms facility. Llangenny school Llangenny £22,022.29 Brecon The School Hall The project will restore hall restoration school hall Radnorshire Llangenny and conserve Llangenny committee restoration c/o Mrs E School Hall. committee Thomas Bridge Cottage Llangenny, Powys NP81HD Victoria Hall, Replacement of £7,500.00 Brecon Victoria Square Replacement floor due to Llanwrtyd Wells Hall Floor Radnorshire Llanwrtyd uneven wear Wells Powys LD5 4SS Ammanford Ammanford £95,000.00 Carmarthenshire Sports Association Sports East and Association Dinefwr Abercych Village Abercych £48,500.00 Carmarthenshire Abercych, Hall Association Village Hall East and Boncath Association Dinefwr Brynaman Public Brynaman £16,195.00 Carmarthenshire Hall Public Hall East and Dinefwr St Michaels & All St Michaels & £10,000.00 Carmarthenshire Refurbishment of church Angels All Angels East and hall. Including disabled Dinefwr toilets & access and addition of kitchen facilities 4 Answers issued to Members on 29 January 2009 Organisation Title Total Grant Constituency Address Summary Canolfan Felingwm £48,478.00 Carmarthenshire Felingwm To provide ramp access Cymdeithasol Access & East and Uchaf and recreation area for Felingwm Uchaf Recreation Dinefwr Community community centre Commumnity Project Centre Centre Felingwm Uchaf Carmarthen SA32 7PR Cymdeithas Bethlehem £85,000.00 Carmarthenshire The Old School To provide a community Bethlehem Community East and Bethlehem centre for the area Dyffryn Ceidrych Centre Dinefwr Llandeilo Carms Association SA19 6YH Newcastle Emlyn Development of £92,340.00 Carmarthenshire Holy Trinity Refurbishment of hall Holy Trinity community hall East and Church including work to hall, Church Dinefwr Community kitchen, porch and car Hall park. Church Lane Newcastle Emlyn SA38 9AB Cymdeithas Clwb Gwerin £2,000.00 Carmarthenshire Neuadd yr Folk Club to encourage Neuadd yr Ysgol Mihangel East and Ysgol community culture and Dinefwr Llanfihangel ar participation in the arts Arth Sir Gar Canolfan Canolfan £78,015.00 Carmarthenshire Refurbishment of Gymunedol Gymunedol East and kitchen. Training Brynaman Brynaman Dinefwr equipment and provision. Community Community Centre Centre Cynwyl Elfed Renovation of £100,000.00 Carmarthenshire Cynwyl Elfed Extension and Community Cynwyl Elfed East and Community refurbishment of Centre Dinefwr Centre community hall. Cynwyl Elfed Carmarthen Pontargothi & Pontargothi Hall £88,000.00 Carmarthenshire Pontargothi Renovation of War District War Renovation & East and Memorial Hall Memorial Hall. The Memorial Hall Extension Dinefwr Pontargothi grant will be used to Nantgaredig improve the exterior of Carmarthen the building. SA31 3PL Llanelli Green Penyfan Quarry £97,500.00 Carmarthenshire Penyfan Project to transform a Network & Extension East and former quarry & landfill Environmental Dinefwr into a multifunctional Improvement recreational facility. Project. 5 Answers issued to Members on 29 January 2009 Organisation Title Total Grant Constituency Address Summary Amman Valley The Mountain £100,000.00 Carmarthenshire Ammanford Extension and refurb of Enterprise Gate Hotel & East and Road, Tycroes, building to be DDA Restaurant Dinefwr Ammanford, compliant Carmarthenshire Llanpumpsaint New kitchen, £31,247.00 Carmarthenshire Llanpumpsaint Provide in one extension and Fynnonhenri indoor toilets, East and & Fynnonhenri a new kitchen, access Memorial Hall committee Dinefwr Memorial Hall, friendly toilets, Committee room, disabled Llanpumpsaint, meeting/training room, ramp Carmarthen, and a ramp for disabled SA33 6LA access.