§ Mr. Geraint Howellsasked the Secretary of State for Wales what has been the level of expenditure on school books in Wales for each of the last 10 years; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Wyn RobertsLocal authorities recorded expenditure on text books. library books, educational equipment, stationery and materials in nursery, primary, secondary and special education over the last 10 years is shown in the following table. Reliable information on text books and library books is not separately available.
Year £'000 1976–77 7,139 1977–78 7,649 1978–79 8,849 1979–80 9,455 1980–81 10,352 1981–82 11,436 1982–83 12,975 1983–84 14,000 1984–85 13,882 11985–86 14,498 1Provisional.