§ Mr. Ieuan Wyn JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what was the amount of aid for agricultural marketing and processing by each county and for Wales as a whole for each of the last three years. [12813]
§ Mr. Gwilym JonesThe amount of aid offered for agricultural marketing and processing schemes is as follows:
County 1993–94 £ 1994–95 £ 1995–96 £ Clwyd 255,000 73,033 74,250 Dyfed 380,630 294,298 791,828 Gwent — 392,750 — Gwynedd 625,188 1,745 183,479 Mid Glamorgan — — — Powys 46,330 120,473 2,500 South Glamorgan — — 56,500 West Glamorgan 53,550 36,889 5,000 Total 1,360,698 919,188 1,113,557 1 Up to 31 December 1995. These figures represent the offers which the Welsh Office made to companies in these years. There is a slight time lag between offers being made and expenditure being incurred.