HC Deb 02 February 1976 vol 904 c510W
Mr. D. E. Thomas

asked the Secretary of State for Wales what steps are being taken to raise the level of public expenditure per capita in Wales on nationalised industries to that appertaining in the United Kingdom as a whole.

Mr. John Morris

Public expenditure on the nationalised industries consists of capital investment by the industries and such Government subsidies as they may receive. It would not be meaningful to allocate this on a per capita basis in relation to any particular part of the United Kingdom.