§ Mr. Barry Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish in the Official Report comparisons between current expenditure in 1979–80 and 1986–87, or to the latest possible date, giving the difference in money terms and as a percentage and giving the difference between 1979–80 and 1986–87, or the latest possible date, at 1986–87 prices.
§ Mr. Nicholas EdwardsNet current public expenditure within my responsibility totalled £1,310 million in 1979–80.
(£'s at outturn prices) 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 Expenditure per primary pupil: Clwyd 11.6 14.8 17.8 18.6 21.0 20.6 Dyfed 14.7 16.4 21.7 19.7 19.5 16.8 Gwcnt 8.9 12.8 14.9 19.1 18.2 18.1 Gwynedd 10.9 13.1 12.6 14.9 15.8 15.5 Mid Glamorgan 12.5 13.6 20.0 16.1 19.6 15.9 Powys 12.8 11.8 19.6 22.2 22.7 22.1 South Glamorgan 13.3 14.1 16.6 17.1 18.8 16.9 West Glamorgan 17.4 18.8 19.0 23.4 23.3 19.9 Expenditure per secondary pupil Clwyd 20.0 25.2 32.3 33.4 46.6 44.0 Dyfed 21.4 22.3 28.8 33.6 33.6 30.0 Gwent 20.5 25.6 30.0 33.6 37.3 45.2 Gwynedd 21.2 26.0 28.4 30.7 34.8 46.3 Mid Glamorgan 23.9 26.3 24.0 30.9 33.9 36.5 Powys 25.1 23.1 35.7 36.7 35.3 61.0 South Glamorgan 23.8 26.1 28.6 32.3 33.6 32.0 West Glamorgan 27.5 24.4 26.4 39.2 42.6 40.5