§ Mr. Alec Jones asked the Secretary of State for Wales what has been the expenditure and numbers enrolled in adult education classes in Wales by local education authorities, the University of Wales, the Workers' Educational Association and the YMCA in each of the last three years: and what are the corresponding figures estimated for the current year.
§ Mr. Michael Roberts:The available information is contained in the following tables:
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TABLE 2 Net current expenditure on adult education* £ million outturn prices Expenditure by 1978–79† 1979–80† 1980–81† 1981–82† Local education authorities‡ 0.754 0.816 0.910 1.0** University of Wales 0.632 0.751 0.8** 1.0** Workers' Educational Association** 0.182 0.204 0.2** 0.3** Welsh National Council of YMCA 0.002 0.004 0.004 0.004 * Net expenditure is gross expenditure less income from non-grant sources. † Financial years. ‡ In respect of LEA adult education centers. ** Estimated figures rounded to the nearest £0.1 million.