§ Mr. Ron Daviesasked the Secretary of State for Wales what was the net Government expenditure on housing in Wales year by year from 1979 to date, expressed at constant prices.
§ Mr. Wyn Roberts[pursuant to his reply, 8 December 1983]: The table gives information on all Government expenditure on housing in Wales in the years 1979–80 to 1983–84 in cost terms. The figures are consistent with those published in table 2.16 of "The Government's Expenditure Plans 1983–84 to 1985–86" (Cmnd. 8789), but include more up-to-date information where available.
Year Cost terms* 1979–80 269 1980–81 229 1981–82 122 1982–83 116 1983–84 †128 * Cash figures adjusted for general inflation as measured by the GDP deflator, to a base of average 1981–82 prices. † Planned provision. Provisional figures for outturn for 1983–84 suggest that expenditure on housing, particularly on local authority capital, will be higher than planned. The cash limit for all local authority capital expenditure has been increased by £50 million, but it has not yet been decided what part of this increase will be devoted to housing.