HC Deb 21 July 1986 vol 102 c26W
Mr. Donald Stewart

asked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish a table showing Government financial support for the Welsh language in each year since 1974–75 on a per capita Welsh speaker basis.

Mr. Wyn Roberts

Information about direct Government financial support for the Welsh language on a per capita Welsh speaker basis is given in the following table:—

£
1974–75 0.22
1975–76 0.22
1976–77 0.66
1977–78 0.71
1978–79 1.35
1979–80 1.41
1980–81 2.83
1981–82 4.31
1982–83 4.68
1983–84 5.29
1984–85 5.03
1985–86 5.98
1986–87 6.42

Note:

Per Capita calculation based on 1981 census figures for usual residents aged three years and over speaking Welsh.