HC Deb 24 February 1976 vol 906 c155W
Mr. Gwynfor Evans

asked the Secretary of State for Wales what was the number of and total acreage of local authority smallholdings in each of the eight counties of Wales, in 1974, 1975 and 1976, respectively.

Mr. John Morris

I regret that the information for 1975 and 1976 is not available. The information for 1974 is

Expenditure* 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70
1. DC (including CoSIRA)†
Wales 192,000 276,000 469,000 555,000 641,000
Powys, Meirionnydd and Caredigion 122,000 204,000 357,000 294,000 185,000
2. CoSIRA
Wales 73,000 75,000 76,000 310,000‡ 365,000
Powys, Meirionnydd and Caredigion 34,000 29,000 31,000 92,000‡ 114,000
Expenditure* 1970-71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75
1. DC (including CoSIRA)†
Wales 502,000 540,000 670,000 629,000 712,000
Powys, Meirionnydd and Caredigion 227,000 293,000 319,000 247,000 §—
2. CoSIRA
Wales 421,000 371,000 447,000 468,000 457,000
Powys, Meirionnydd and Caredigion 183,000 162,000 152,000 148,000 §—
NOTES:
* All totals include some estimated figures
† Includes predecessor bodies prior to 1st April 1968
‡ Tourism loans scheme introduced
§ Complete figures not available because following local government reform Meirionnydd and Caredigion are parts only of counties

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