§ Mr. Barry Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Wales what grant he is to make to the Sports Council for Wales 1987–88; what grants he has made in each year since 1979; and what the increase for 1987–88 is in real terms.
§ Mr. Mark RobinsonSubject to parliamentary approval, the 1987–88 grant-in-aid for the Sports Council for Wales will be £3,867,000. Grants-in-aid since 1979 are as follows:298W
£000 1979–80 1,825 1980–81 2,274 1981–82 2,566 1982–83 2,867 1983–84 2,773 1984–85 2,852 1985–86 3,359 1986–87 3,767 1987–88 3,867 The 1987–88 figure is an increase of 23 per cent. over the 1979–80 grant-in-aid in real terms as measured by the GDP deflator at market prices.