§ Mr. Barry Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the amounts of cash given to the Welsh Education Association in Wales for each of the years since 1979; if he will give the information in cash real terms; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Wyn RobertsIt has been assumed that the question refers to the Workers Educational Association. The grant paid to the two WEA districts in Wales since 1979 is as follows:
Payments at current prices Payments at constant (1985–86) prices £ £ 1979–80 152,177 245,641 1980–81 190,221 258,829 1981–82 229,852 284,675 1982–83 245,098 283,088 1983–84 256,740 283,794 1984–85 268,853 284,992 1985–86 269,821 269,821 Provision for 1986–87 is £264,206.