§ Mrs. ClwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what was(a) the total public expenditure on local authority day nurseries, local authority playgroups and grants to the voluntary sector for provision for under-fives for each year from 1975 to 1985 and (b) the total public expenditure on these services as a percentage of gross domestic product for each of these years.
§ Mr. Grist[holding answer 17 December 1987]: I shall write to the hon. Lady and place a copy of my reply in the Library of the House.