§ Mr. Ron DaviesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how much was spent by central and local government in Wales, for the last year for which figures are available, on(a) local authority services, including the police, (b) health services and (c) economic development.
§ Mr. Peter Walker[holding answer 12 June 1989]: Details of expenditure within my responsibility are given in "The Government's Expenditure Plans 1989–90 to 487W 1991–92" (Cm. 617) and in the Welsh Office commentary. The last year for which firm outturn figures are available for local authorities is 1986–87. The net public expenditure figures requested are as follows:
£million 1986–87 outturn Local authority expenditure in Wales1 2,015 National Health Services 989 Industry and Employment 178 1 Including police and other non-Welsh Office services.