§ Mr. Andersonasked the Prime Minister what special factors lead to expenditure on housing in Wales being proportionately less than in other parts of the United Kingdom.
§ The Prime MinisterThe allocation of provision to individual services within the Wales "block" is a matter for my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Wales.
There is no necessary relationship between the levels of spending on a particular service in different parts of the United Kingdom.
However, since 1979–80 on a per capita basis total net capital expenditure on housing in Wales has been broadly comparable to that in England, though less than that in Scotland and Northern Ireland.