§ Mr. Gwynfor Evansasked the Secretary of State for Wales what was the total sum of the budgets of all local authorities in Wales in 1978; and what is his estimate of the cost of the services administered by the Welsh Office.
§ Mr. John MorrisInformation concerning local authority budgeted revenue expenditure for 1978–79 has been published by the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy in "Financial General and Rating Statistics 1978–79", a copy of which is in the Library. Expenditure from Votes and borrowing in 1978–79 on services for which I am responsible to Parliament is expected to be about £740 million.