§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Wales what was Wales' proportion of United Kingdom public expenditure in each year from 1966 to 1974.
§ Mr. John MorrisThe following table shows identifiable public expenditure in Wales as a proportion of United Kingdom expenditure adjusted on a broadly comparable basis. Expenditure in Wales covers establishments, projects and assets physically located in the Principality so far as separate figures for them are available. Important exclusions from the calculations include defence expenditure and 553W capital spending by the British Steel Corporation, and for this and other reasons it would be unwise to draw very firm conclusions from these figures. Proportions can only be calculated for the financial years 1968–69 to 1973–74.
Identifiable public expenditure in Wales as a proportion of broadly comparable United Kingdom totals 1968–69 … … … … 5.4 1969–70 … … … … 5.3 1970–71 … … … … 5.0 1971–72 … … … … 5.1 1972–73 … … … … 5.0 1973–74 … … … … 4.7