§ Mr. Hicksasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list for each year since inception the amount of money made available by his Department to the Wales Tourist Board for Development of Tourism Act section 4 financial assistance; and what are these annual figures at 1970 equivalent value.
§ Mr. Nicholas EdwardsExpenditure by the Wales Tourist Board under section 4 of the 1969 Act was as follows. The figures in brackets show the approximate value at 1970 prices and have been calculated from the Retail Price Index.
£'000 1971–72 165 (151) 1972–73 240 (205) 1973–74 500 (391) 1974–75 428 (289) 1975–76 626 (340) 1976–77 843 (393) 1977–78 790 (317) 1978–79 1,619 (601) 1979–80 1,696 (555) 1980–81 1,696 (420) 1981–82 1,911 (474) Note:
Figures have been rounded.