§ Mr. Hoosonasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish in the Official Report the forward planning figures for local authority current and net capital expenditure, by service, for 1985–86 and 1986–87 and also the assumptions for housing and other capital receipts for the same years.
§ Mr. Nicholas EdwardsThe information requested on current and net capital expenditure is as follows. The level of capital receipts accruing in each year is difficult to predict to any great degree of accuracy. However, the working assumptions for 1985–86 and 1986–87 are that housing receipts will amount to £77 million and £73 million, respectively, with other capital receipts remaining broadly at £11 million in each year. These assumptions are provisional and inevitably subject to revision in the light of later information.
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Local authority expenditure in Wales: 1985–86 and 1986–87 1985–86 1986–87 £ million £ million Current Expenditure Agriculture, fisheries, food 1 1 Trade, industry, energy and employment 4 4 Roads and transport 103 107 Housing 12 12 Other environmental services 197 203 Education and science 648 665 Arts and libraries 17 18 Health and personal social services 123 127 Nationalised industries external finance 7 7 Local authority current expenditure within the Secretary of State's responsibility 1,113 1,143 Housing benefit 135 141 Home Office Services 179 184 Other services 49 50 Total local authority current expenditure in Wales 1,476 1,518 Capital Expenditure Agriculture, fisheries, food and forestry — — Trade, industry, energy and employment 1 1 Roads and transport 59 61 Housing 62 66 Other environmental services 61 63 Education and science* 33 34 Arts and libraries 1 1 Health and personal social services 6 7 Local authority capital expenditure within the Secretary of State's responsibility 223 233 Home Office Services 7 7 Other services 1 2 Total local authority capital expenditure in Wales 231 241 Total local authority expenditure in Wales 1,707 1,759 * The figure published in table 2.16.2 of Cmnd. 9143-IIfor education capital provision for 1984–85 should have been shown as £30 million and the total provision for local authority capital expenditure in 1984–85 as £243 million.