Former MP for Vale of Glamorgan
Is my right hon. and learned Friend able to take any steps to bring Mr. Ryan to justice through a trial, either in the Irish Republic or in this country?
Is not a respectable percentage of British water already under private ownership? Will my right hon. Friend tell us whether there have been all these terrible consequences because of that fact?
Is my hon. Friend satisfied that health authorities in Wales use the money that is allocated to them in the best possible way? Is he aware that the South Glamorgan health authority, for example, proposes to use it in the wrong way? It intends to build an utterly unnecessary hospital in south Cardiff and not to make use of the marvellous facilities that are available in hospitals such as Sully...
I should tell the hon. Member for Alyn and Deeside (Mr. Jones) that the settlements made by the Labour Government were not always favourable to local government. During their latter three years in office, rate support declined by 16 per cent. in real terms. The hon. Gentleman should not criticise what, on balance, is a great effort to assist local authorities to meet their obligations. The...
What use has been made of the appeals procedure that was agreed by the various unions at the onset of this matter?
Has my hon. Friend noticed the remarkable progress of Welsh-medium schools in Anglicised areas such as parts of my constituency and around Cardiff and Newport? To what extent is that an extra consideration for assisting those schools?
Is my right hon. Friend able to say whether the horrible circumstances mentioned have arisen in those parts of the British Isles where for many years water undertakings have been run by private companies?
Is it not a fact that, as I have said on a number of occasions, each advance in medical science may increase the length of some waiting lists by enhancing the demand?