§ Mr. Rogersasked the Secretary of State for Wales what was total (a) central Government and (b) local authority capital expenditure in each year from 1979–80 to 1985–86 expressed in cash and in real terms, taking 1979–80 as 100.
§ Mr. Nicholas EdwardsGross central Government and local authority expenditure within my responsibility for the years 1979–80 to 1985–86, taking 1979–80 as 100, is estimated to have been as follows:
(a) Central Government £ million (i) (ii) Cash terms Real terms 1979–80 outturn 100 100 1980–81 outturn 127 107 1981–82 outturn 140 107 1982–83 outturn 163 117 1983–84 outturn 194 133 1984–85 outturn* 187 123 1985–86 outturnt† 209 129 *Provisional †Estimated
(b) Local Government £ million (i) (ii) Cash terms Real terms 1979–80 outturn 100 100 1980–81 outturn 107 90 1981–82 outturn 96 74 1982–83 outturn 130 93 1983–84 outturn 162 111 1984–85 outturn* 136 89 1985–86 outturnt† 135 84 *Provisional †Estimated The real term figures are the cash outturns adjusted by excluding the affect of general inflation as measured by the GDP deflator.