§ Mr. Kinnockasked the Secretary of State for Wales (1) if he will give the totals for Government expenditure in Wales on miscellaneous local services in each of the years 1965 to 1970, and state the percentage increases in each year.
(2) if he will give the totals of Government expenditure in Wales on housing in each of the years 1965 to 1970, and state the percentage increase in each year;
(3) if he will give the total for Government expenditure in Wales in each of the years 1965 to 1970, and state the percentage increase in each year;
(4) if he will give the totals for Government expenditure in Wales on education in each of the years 1965 to 1970, and state the percentage increases in each year.
§ Mr. Peter ThomasInformation about public expenditure in Wales is given in Table 119 of the Digest of Welsh Statistics No. 16.
§ Mr. Kinnockasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will give the totals for Government expenditure on roads in each of the years 1965 to 1970, and state the percentage increase in each year.
§ Mr. Peter ThomasThe figures for Wales are:
Amount £m. Percentage increase or decrease over previous year 1965–66 16.8 — 1966–67 19.2 14 1967–68 14.6 -29 1968–69 14.6 — 1969–70 (provisional) 15.5 6 1970–71 (estimated) 20.8 34 The figures take no account of nonspecific grants to local authorities.