§ Mr. Donald Stewartasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will give a breakdown of his Department's expenditure on the Welsh language for the years 1982–83 and 1983–84.
§ Mr. Wyn RobertsThe information is as follows:288W
Grants under Section 26 Development of Rural Wales Act 1976 Category 1982–83 £ 1983–84 £ PUBLISHING—Welsh Books Grant (via UWPB) 300,000 318,000 —Welsh Books Council —School Books Clubs (via WBC) 10,000 21,500 ditto (Exhibitions Officer) — 5,000 —Welsh National Centre for Children's Magazines — 13,000 Mudiad Ysgolion Meithrin 180,000 190,000 Royal National Eisteddfod of Wales 170,000 180,000 Bwrdd Ffilmiau Cymraeg 34,000 80,000 Nant Gwrtheryn Trust — 15,000 Papurau Bro (via RAAs) 15,750 18,000 Yr Academi Gymraig 500 21,600 WJEC—National Language Unit/ (12,000) — Word Processor (7,000) — UCW Aberystwyth Resources Centre 15,500 — Clwyd Science Survey 250 — Schools Broadcasting Council for Wales 10,000 — Young Farmers Clubs — 3,340 Place Names Advisory Committee (Honoraria) 600 Welsh Language Information Technology Pilot Project — 5,000 Cwmni Theatr Cymru — 25,000 Welsh National Opera — 500 Sub Total Current 755,100 896.740 Urdd Gobaith Cymru—Llangrannog 145,230 — Urdd Gobaith Cymru—Glanllyn — 80,000 Sub Total Current and Capital Grants for Welsh Language 900,330 976,740 Education Section 21 Education Act 1980 Headquarters grants 866,000 1,034,000 Mudiad Ysgolion Meithrin 98,000 102,000 Urdd Gobaith Cymru 55,497 56,496 Education Research Related to the Welsh Language 137,084 147,000 Welsh element in Bilingual Roadsigns on Motorways and Trunk Roads 300,000 350,000 2,356,911 2,666,236