§ Mr. Barry Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish a table giving the total annual budget of the Welsh Development Agency in each year from 1979–80 to 1987–88 at 1987–88 prices, and on the same basis, total annual expenditure.
§ Mr. Peter WalkerThe information is as follows:
Welsh Development Agency Spending: 1979–80 to 1987–88 £ million 1987–88 prices1 Gross annual budget2 Gross expenditure 1979–80 107.8 108.8 1980–81 136.2 129.2 1981–82 141.7 117.8 1982–83 106.0 94.9 1983–84 77.1 80.6 1984–85 82.2 90.6 1985–86 68.1 71.8 1986–87 76.3 76.2 1987–88 86.5 — 1 Adjusted using the GDP deflator. 2 Finalised annual budgets which reflect in year adjustments.
§ Mr. Barry Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish a table giving the total annual budget of the Development Board for Rural Wales, Mid Wales Development, in each year from 1979–80 to 1987–88 at 1987–88 prices, and on the same basis, total annual expenditure.
§ Mr. Peter WalkerThe gross initial budget provision and the subsequent levels of gross expenditure for the150W Development Board for Rural Wales at June 1987 prices, based on the gross domestic product (market prices) deflator, are as follows:
£ million 1987–88 prices 1Gross budget provision 1Gross expenditure 1979–80 16.0 16.0 1980–81 9.9 9.8 1981–82 13.5 11.2 1982–83 12.9 11.9 1983–84 13.0 11.3 1984–85 13.3 13.4 1985–86 13.4 13.6 1986–87 13.4 213.1 1987–88 13.5 313.5 1Figures exclude finance charges arising from repayment of advances under the National Loans Fund. 2Provisional. 3Estimated
§ Mr. Barry Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will give the value of assets sold by (a) the Welsh Development Agency and (b) the Development Board for Rural Wales in each of the years since 1979.
§ Mr. Peter WalkerI refer the hon. Gentleman to the annual accounts of the Welsh Development Agency and the Development Board for Rural Wales for the years up to and including 1985–86, which are in the Library of the House. For 1986–87, for which accounts have not yet been finalised, the estimated value of assets sold by the WDA is £14.6 million and for the DBRW is £1.7 million.
§ Mr. Barry Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish, for each parliamentary constituency, the amounts spent on (a) industrial investments, (b) factory construction and (c) environmental improvements by the Welsh Development Agency in each year since 1983.
§ Mr. Peter WalkerThe WDA does not maintain details of expenditure in the form requested.
§ Mr. Barry Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish, for each parliamentary constituency, the amounts spent on (a) industrial investments and (b) factory construction by the Development Board for Rural Wales, Mid Wales Development, in each year since 1983.
§ Mr. Peter WalkerThe Development Board for Rural Wales has no powers to undertake equity investment in companies. That is the responsibility of the Welsh Development Agency and figures are not available in the form requested. For each parliamentary constituency which falls in whole or in part within the territory of the Development Board for Rural Wales expenditure on factory construction was as follows:
£000s 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 Brecon and Radnor 635 833 980 680 Ceredigion and Pembroke North 1,412 1,259 915 1,202 Meirionnydd Nant Conwy 375 258 442 205 Montgomery 1,274 2,387 3,383 4,364