§ Mr. Geraint Howellsasked the Secretary of State for Wales what has been the average percentage rise in local government expenditure in Wales over the last five years.
§ Mr. RowlandsOver the period 1968–69 to 1972–73, the latest five-year period for which figures are available, local government expenditure in Wales has risen by an average of 17.4 per cent. per annum.