Written Assembly Questions for answer on 27 January 2003

R - Signifies the Member has declared an interest. W - Signifies that the question was tabled in Welsh.

(Self identifying Question no. shown in brackets)

To ask the Minister for Economic Development

Elin Jones (Ceredigion); Will the Minister make a statement on the jobs created against predictions in the WEFO Local Partnerships reports. (WAQ22112)

Elin Jones (Ceredigion); Will the Minister report on the progress made on the Government target of creating 34,000 net jobs in West Wales and the Valleys by March 2003 in the Better Wales document. (WAQ22113)

Elin Jones (Ceredigion); Will the Minister make a statement on when he first became aware of the computer errors contained in WEFO Local Partnerships report placed in the Library. (WAQ22114)

Elin Jones (Ceredigion); Will the Minister make a statement on the computer errors contained in the WEFO Local Partnerships report placed in the Library. (WAQ22115)

Elin Jones (Ceredigion); Does the Minister plan to withdraw the WEFO Local Partnerships report from the Library due to computer errors. (WAQ22116)

Elin Jones (Ceredigion); Will the Minister make a statement on the reliability of figures complied by WEFO. (WAQ22117)

Elin Jones (Ceredigion); Will the Minister make a statement on when the WEFO Local Partnerships report referred to in his report to the Economic development committee on 16/01/03 was placed in the Assembly Library for Members. (WAQ22118)

Elin Jones (Ceredigion); Will the Minister make a statement on the total number of jobs created from Objective 1 programmes to date. (WAQ22119)

To ask the Minister for Education and Lifelong Learning Ann Jones (Vale of Clwyd); Further to her answer to QAQ21745, what guidance is offered to LEAs by the Welsh Assembly Government on reducing the risk of fire in schools, and particularly fires caused by arson, through the fitting of modern fire sprinkler systems into new or refurbished school buildings. (WAQ22121)

Ann Jones (Vale of Clwyd); Further to her answer to QAQ21746, what was the total number of fires in primary and secondary school buildings in Wales over a five year period from 1997 to 2002, and how many of those fires were classified by the fire service as being of doubtful or malicious origin. (WAQ22120)

Owen John Thomas (Canol De Cymru); What steps is the Government taking to promote the availability of Welsh medium educare. (WAQ22124) W

Owen John Thomas (Canol De Cymru); How has the Minister responded to the need for budgetary aid to help the Mudiad Ysgolion Meithrin ensure reasonable salaries for its nursery group leaders. (WAQ22125) W

To ask the Minister for Finance, Local Government and Communities

Ann Jones (Vale of Clwyd); What guidance is offered by the National Assembly on the need for any PFI specifications for new school buildings to contain recommendations for the fitting of modern sprinkler systems, to help reduce the risk of fire. (WAQ22122)

To ask the Minister for Health and Social Services

Geraint Davies (Rhondda); How name people have been fitted with Digital Hearing aids and how much of the estimated budget has been spent. (WAQ22123)