§ Mr. Roderickasked the Secretary of State for Wales what grants have been paid in each year to each of the national parks in Wales since they were set up.
§ Mr. John MorrisThe grants paid to county councils in respect of this general field of expenditure in Wales are as follows:
Snowdonia (Designated 1951) Pembrokeshire Coast (Designated 1951) Brecon Beacons (Designated 1955) £ £ £ 1954–55 — 688 — 1955–56 1,139 814 — 1956–57 530 1,752 — 1957–58 485 130 — 1958–59 345 331 — 1959–60 780 470 — 1960–61 1,816 — — 1961–62 579 330 — 1962–63 3,605 373 — 1963–64 1,774 99 — 1964–65 4,560 10,921 129 1965–66 15,988 15,651 14,539 1966–67 13,427 10,851 1,502 1967–68 15,532 10,659 5,104 1968–69 8,649 11,768 11,940 1969–70 10,458 4,614 6,480 1970–71 6,286 5,220 18,736 1971–72 29,405 5,995 6,267 1972–73 9,836 11,319 72,533 1973–74 10,583 15,425 72,703 1974–75 25,586 19,923 1,070 The figures up to and including 1972–73 relate to grants paid in respect of national park and countryside schemes. Separate figures for national park grants are not available for those years.