§ Mr. Andersonasked the Secretary of State for Wales what was the percentage increase in real terms in local authority spending in Wales in each of the three years to April 1975.
§ Mr. Alec JonesAt constant 1974 survey prices current and capital expenditure by Welsh local authorities on services within my Department's field of responsibilities increased as follows:
Percentage increase 1971–72 to 1972–73 … 7.4 1972–73 to 1973–74 … 9.1 1973–74 to 1974–75 (provisional) … 10.9 Source: Public Expenditure to 1978–79 (Cmnd. 5879) Table 2.20.
Comparable figures for other local authority expenditure on services in Wales, in particular police, fire service and further education, are not separately available.