§ Mr. Wyn Robertsasked the Secretary of State for Wales how much was spent 151W in Wales per capita in 1974–75 on the following items: social security, education, libraries, science and arts, health and personal social services, housing, other environmental services, law, order and other protective services, and subsidies in other programmes—food, nationalised industry price restraint and the main transport subsidies.
§ Mr. John MorrisFigures relating to 1974–75 are not yet available. The latest information for 1973–74 is set out in the table below. It is not possible to identify the level of food subsidies in Wales nor the amount of compensation to nationalised industries in respect of price restraint.
IDENTIFIABLE PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PFR CAPITA IN WALES: 1973–74 £ per capita Total expenditure in certain categories Social Security 113.0 Education 74.8 Libraries 1.8 Science and Arts (including Research Councils) 2.4 Health and Personal Social Services 64.2 Housing 31.0 Other Environmental Services 29.9 Law, Order and Protective Services 14.5 Identified subsidies (within major expenditure categories) Agriculture, fisheries and forestry 8.7 Trade, Industry and Employment 10.8 Roads and Transport 1.3 Housing 4.3 Other Environmental Services 0.1