§ Mr. Barry Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Wales what has been the number of Welsh students taking Welsh at A-level for each of the last six academic years.
§ Mr. Nicholas EdwardsThe information, as provided by the Welsh Joint Education Committee, is given in the following table:—
Consistent with "The Government's Expenditure Plans 1986–87 to 1988–89" (Cmnd 9702), the provision for 1986–87 is £2,300 million.
The difference of £990 million represents an increase of about 75 per cent. between 1979–80 and 1986–87. In real terms the increase is £108 million (1986–87 price levels). The increase in real terms has been derived by excluding the effect of general inflation as measured by the latest GDP deflators.