§ Mr. Barry Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish in the Official Report the financial consequences for the budget of the Welsh Development Agency of the autumn statement 1983 under the appropriate headings.
§ Mr. Nicholas EdwardsDetails of the agency's budget for 1984–85 will appear in the Supply Estimates later this year.
§ Mr. Barry Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Wales what was the increase in real terms of the Welsh Development Agency financial allocations for each of the financial years 1980–81 to 1983–84.
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§ Mr. Nicholas EdwardsI shall reply to the hon. Gentleman as soon as possible.
§ Mr. Barry Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Wales how many Welsh Development Agency staff there were in each of the financial years 1980–81 to 1983–84; and what is the projected number for 1984–85.
§ Mr. Nicholas EdwardsThe information requested is as follows:
Average Number of WDA Emplyees Financial Year Number 1980–81 497 1981–82 502 1982–83 506 1983–84* 499 1984–85* 504 * Provisional
§ Mr. Barry Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish the expenditure, and proposed expenditure, of the Welsh Development Agency derelict land unit for each of the financial years from 1980–81 to 1983–84 and the projected expenditure for 1984–85.
§ Mr. Nicholas EdwardsExpenditure by the Welsh Development Agency on derelict land and environmental improvement work over the period 1980–81 to 1982–83 was as follows:
£ million 1980–81 9.3 1981–82 11.2 1982–83 10.4 In the current year the agency is expecting to spend around £10 million on this activity. Projected expenditure for 1984–85 will be shown in the Supply Estimates.