§ 20. Mr. Harveyasked the Secretary of State for Wales by how much Health Service spending in Wales has risen, in real terms since 1979; and what are the comparable figures for 1974 to 1979; and how many community hospitals have been opened in Wales since 1979.
§ Mr. Wyn RobertsBetween 1979–80 and 1984–85 total expenditure on the NHS in Wales rose by 12.5 per
Type of Grant Conversion and Improvement Intermediate and Special Repairs All types Vale of Glamorgan Wales Vale of Glamorgan Wales Vale of Glamorgan Wales Vale of Glamorgan Wales 1975 .. 6,694 .. 612 .. 30 n.a. 7,336 1976 .. 6,011 .. 482 .. 75 n.a. 6,568 1977 .. 6,515 .. 388 .. 114 n.a. 7,017 1978 148 5,373 27 414 2 144 177 5,931 1979 156 5,569 16 399 0 148 172 6,116 1980 203 6,783 23 412 4 147 230 7,342 1981 138 5,511 37 780 58 809 233 7,100 1982 118 5,050 34 1,236 251 4,703 403 10,989 1983 142 7,231 44 1,689 756 18,403 942 27,323 1984* 179 8,337 58 2,640 770 19,001 1,007 29,978 * Provisional No information is available on the number of grants which have already been approved, but on which final payments have not been made.