§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Wales what is the financial allocation given to the Development Board for Rural Wales for the years 1981–82, 1982–83 and 1983–84; what proportion of the allocation for each year will be allocated for spending (a) in new towns and (b) outside new towns; and what proportion of its allocation is proposed to be allocated to its social development fund.
§ Mr. Nicholas EdwardsThe board's cash allocation for 1981–82, excluding receipts, is £8,858,000. Around £5 million relates to expenditure in Newtown and £334,000 of the balance is available for social development grants. The boards planned provision for the years 1982–83 and 1983–84 is indicated in the public expenditure White Paper, Cmnd 8175.