Dr. Roger Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Wales what has been the total social service expenditure in each of the local authorities responsible for such services in Wales for the last three full years available; and what percentage this is in each case of that total budget.
Mr. Wyn RobertsThe information requested is given in the following table:
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1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 P.S.S. Net Expenditure* £000 Percentage of Total Expenditure† P.S.S. Net Expenditure* £000 Percentage of Total Expenditure† P.S.S. Net Expenditure* £000 Percentage of Total Expenditure† Torfaen 13 0.2 12 0.2 12 0.2 Aberconwy — — — — — — Arfon — — — — — — Dwyfor — — — — — — Meirionnydd — — — — — — Ynys Mon — — — — — — Cynon Valley 145 2.7 195 3.7 164 3.0 Merthyr Tydfil 51 0.8 46 0.7 44 0.7 Ogwr 105 1.4 107 1.2 91 1.0 Rhondda 273 4.2 315 4.3 484 6.7 Rhymney Valley 260 3.7 434 4.5 271 3.0 Taff-Ely 56 1.0 115 1.6 124 1.8 Brecknock — — — — 20 0.9 Montgomery 4 0.2 3 0.1 5 0.2 Radnor 1 0.2 2 0.2 2 0.2 Cardiff — — — — — — Vale of Glamorgan — — — — — — Afan 94 1.9 93 1.7 58 1.1 Lliw Valley 28 0.6 31 0.8 33 0.9 Neath 30 0.9 47 1.2 49 1.2 Swansea 33 0.3 46 0.3 36 0.2 *Net revenue expenditure, that is gross expenditure less service specific income. †Total expenditure consistent with the 1981–82 rate support grant definition, that is, expenditure to be met from RSG, rates and balances.