§ Mr. Wigleyasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish in the Official Report a table showing at constant costs the level of Welsh Office current expenditure under different control headings for each year since 1973–74, the estimated turnout spending for 1981–82, and the budgeted spending for 1982–83.
§ Mr. Nicholas EdwardsI regret that this information is not available in the form requested. The only72W information available in constant prices is the planning data contained in the Government's expenditure plans, the latest of which was published as Cmnd. 8175. Particulars of expenditure are shown in the Appropriation Accounts, but current expenditure is not distinguished. The total expenditure year by year shown in the Appropriation Accounts for all Welsh Office Votes is as follows:
£ 1973–74 201,962,869 1974–75 284,732,218 1975–76 397,170,643 1976–77 479,114,615 1977–78 530,577,089 1978–79 667,507,821 1979–80 809,028,502 Outturn figures for 1980–81 have not yet been published. Estimated outturn figures for 1981–82 and Estimates for 1982–83 are not yet available.