§ Mr. Donald Stewartasked 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 RobertsInformation 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.