§ Mr. Ray Powellasked the Secretary of State for Wales what was the total expenditure of the Wales Tourist Board in each of the last five years.
§ Mr. Wyn RobertsThe gross operating expenditure of the Wales Tourist Board was as follows:
£ 1976–77 1,109,266 1977–78 1,574,717 1978–79 1,820,570 1979–80 2,162,597 1980–81 2,959,597 In addition the board gave assistance to particular tourist projects under part I of the Development of Tourism Act 1969 totalling:
£ 1976–77 843,000 1977–78 790,000 1978–79 1,618,628 1979–80 1,696,000 1980–81 1,696,000