§ Mr. Gareth Wardellasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list those local authorities in Wales which have installed at polling stations portable ramps for the disabled, half the cost of which was met by Her Majesty's Government.
§ Mr. Peter ReesNo instance has been found in the records held by the Treasury of election claims from acting returning officers for the 1979 general and European elections and, in terms of the claims so far received, the 1983 general and the 1984 European elections, of any local authority in Wales installing at polling stations portable ramps for the disabled, for which half the cost has been met by Her Majesty's Government.
1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 (a) Public expenditure 117 141 159 173 183 (b) Retail Price Index 116 135 150 161 168 (c) Index of Industrial Production 103 94 93 95 98 (d) Wages, salaries and income from employment 118 135 145 155 167 (e) Expenditure on social security benefits 118 142 175 198 208 (f) Revenue from income tax 110 130 153 163 167 (g) Revenue from national insurance contributions 116 139 156 181 203