§ Mr. Hoosonasked the Secretary of State for Wales what plans he has for carrying out the policy of expanding selected towns in mid-Wales.
Hospital Management Committee Actual Revenue Expenditure 1971–72 £ Per Capita Expenditure 1971–72 £ Actual Capital Expenditure 1971–72 £ Per Capita Expenditure 1971–72 £ Newport and East Monmouthshire 6,230,296 19.4 658,966 2.1 North Monmouthshire 3,344,406 25.7 328,081 2.5 Border Counties (Wales) 1,557,822 38.4 165,777 4.1 University Hospital of Wales (Cardiff) 15,086,590 31.7 2,327,149 4.9 Merthyr and Aberdare 2,309,079 15.0 278,884 1.8 Pontypridd and Rhondda 3,193,018 19.9 80,633 0.5 Bro Morgannwg 6,582,392 26.2 743,126 3.0 Glantawe 6,376,707 18.9 269,479 0.8 South West Wales 3,834,188 20.0 259,331 1.3 Mid Wales 1,381,224 19.1 186,742 2.6 Caernarvon and Anglesey 3,612,851 18.5 306,161 1.6 Clwyd and Deeside 4,420,725 19.9 540,669 2.4 Wrexham Powys and Mawddach 3[...]342.833 19.2 333,912 1.9 These figures have been calculated by dividing the total expenditure within each hospital management committee's area by the estimated population of its area. They make no allowance for the fact that one hospital management committee
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§ Mr. Peter ThomasA wide range of Government assistance is already available to encourage growth and development in mid-Wales. I am keeping the situation, including in particular the progress at Newtown, under review.