§ Mr. Hicksasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list, for the last year for which figures are available, the total amounts of financial assistance made available for the Welsh Development Agency and the Development Board for Rural Wales, respectively, both in total and per head of the insured population for the areas covered.
§ Mr. Nicholas EdwardsThe information requested is as follows:
Total resources 1985–86 Resources per member of the economically active population of the area served by each body2 £ million1 £ Welsh Development Agency 67.2 57 Development Board for Rural Wales 15.1 197 1 These figures include Government grants and income generated by the bodies themselves, including proceeds from the sale of land and buildings and rents. 2 The term "economically active" population corresponds broadly with the insured population. The figures quoted are derived from the economically active population in Wales in 1981—the last date on which figures are readily available.