§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the total expenditure of his Department and the agencies responsible to or sponsored by it, in Wales, for each fiscal year since 1978–79, in 1985 prices.
§ Mr. Nicholas EdwardsThe following list shows the total public expenditure which falls within my responsibility, for each financial year from 1978–79 to 1984–85. The totals shown have been adjusted to 1984–85 price levels by means of the relevant gross domestic product deflators.
£ million (1984–85 base) £ million 1978–79 2,652 1979–80 2,696 1980–81 2,703 1981–82 2,587 1982–83 2,610 1983–84 2,712 1984–85 *2,635 * Provisional.