§ Mr. Dewarasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish in the Official Report a table showing, for
Local authority current expenditure in Wales* 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 Outturn prices £ million 698.4 815.5 974.8 1,078.6 1,154.5 1,230.4 1,274.2 Percentage change since 1978–79 100.0 116.8 139.6 154.4 165.3 176.2 182.4 Cost terms† £ million, 1978–79 prices 698.4 697.9 702.8 707.5 708.8 721.4 713.2 Percentage change since 1978–79 100.0 99.9 100.6 101.3 101.5 103.3 102.1 November 1983 prices £ million 1,225.5 1,253.1 1,215.5 1,200.8 1,198.8 1,221.9 1,220.2 Percentage change since 1978–79 100.0 102.3 99.2 98.0 97.8 99.7 99.6 *Outturn expenditure except 1983–84 data are revised estimates, 1984–85 data are budgets. † Deflated using the gross domestic product deflator.