Welsh Development Agency

HC Deb 11 March 1993 vol 220 c649W

Mr. Alan W. Williams

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is(a) the amount of grant in aid and (b) the total budget at 1993 of the Welsh Development Agency at 1993 prices in each year since 1987–88; and what amount is planned for each year until 1996–97.

Mr. David Hunt

Figures for the period 1987–88 to 1993–94 are set out in the table:

	Grant in aid 1993–94 prices3 £ million	Total gross budget 1993–94 prices3 £ million
1987–88	73.9	139.4
1988–89	81.6	151.7
1989–90	86.3	165.0
1990–91	93.0	170.9
1991–92	93.4	169.6
1992–931	80.6	171.3
1993–942	59.6	171.4
1 Forecast outturn.
2 Plans.
3 1993–94 prices derived using latest GDP deflator.

Total budgets and grant in aid for the years 1994–95 to 1996–97 will be decided during the course of future public expenditure surveys, although indicative levels of central Government expenditure cash plans are shown in "The Government Expenditure Plans 1993–94 to 1995–96-A Report by the Welsh Office", a copy of which has been placed in the Library of the House.