HC Deb 22 May 1986 vol 98 c286W
Mr. D. E. Thomas

asked the Secretary of State for Wales what percentage of education expenditure in Wales is spent on non-mandatory youth services; and what were the figures for each year since 1979.

Mr. Wyn Roberts

In 1984–85, the latest year for which outturn information is available, expenditure incurred by the Department and by local education authorities on the youth service represented just under 1 per cent. of total expenditure on education in Wales (excluding expenditure on universities and on mandatory student awards). This percentage has been unchanged in each year since 1979–80.