§ Mr. Michael Spicerasked the Secretary of State for Wales what is the average private sector rent paid in each region of Wales; and what is the average amount paid in domestic rates per household in each region of Wales.
£ million 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 51 45 54 66 82 105 117 96 110 110 Note: All figures are gross and include payments to nationalised industries. The items included are regional development grants, selective financial assistance under section 7 of the Industry Act 1972, expenditure on land and factory building by the Welsh Development Agency and the Development Board for Rural Wales, assistance to tourism under the Development of Tourism Act 1969, Local Employment Act assistance, regional employment premium, investment grant differential (estimated), Department of Employment preferential assistance to industrial training, and the differential element in small firms employment subsidy.