HC Deb 23 March 1979 vol 964 c272W
Mr. Wigley

asked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish a table indicating the likely out-turn of expenditure compared to budget allocation for each of the functions within his responsibility for the current financial year.

Mr. John Morris

The information is as follows:

million 1978 survey prices)1978–79
Planned expenditure* Estimated outturn
Agriculture, fisheries, food and forestry 34 34
Trade, industry and employment 66 61
Roads and transport 157 146
Housing 201 196
Other environmental services 127 124
Education and libraries, science and arts 411 411
Health and personal social services 428 428
Other public services 5 5
Totals 1,429 1,405
* Cmnd. 7049 revalued, adjusted for planned changes.
Cmnd. 7439.

NoteFigures for local authority current expenditure which are included in those shown above are approximations derived from England and Wales totals.