HC Deb 23 February 1987 vol 111 cc8-9W
Mr. D. E. Thomas

asked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list (a) the total expenditure of Mid Wales Development and the Welsh Development Agency for each financial year since their inception and their projected expenditure for 1987–88, 1988–89 and (b) the annual total of each of the above expenditures met by direct Government grants during the period in question; and if he will give these figures at outturn and current prices.

Welsh Development Agency and Development Board for Rural Wales Spending 1976–77 to 1987–88
£ million
1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 Latest estimated out.turn 1986–87 1Planned Expenditure 1987–88
WDA
Cash prices £m
Gross expenditure 22.8 33.3 52.2 62.6 88.0 88.1 76.2 67.5 74.7 66.7 73.2 86.5
Public expenditure contribution 9.4 23.4 38.5 48.4 65.6 76.9 56.4 44.3 41.1 33.3 36.3 46.3
1986–87 Prices2
Gross expenditure 56.0 71.8 101.6 104.2 123.6 112.7 90.9 77.1 86.7 68.7 73.2 83.4
Public expenditure contribution 23.1 50.4 750 80.6 92.1 98.3 67.3 50.6 45.0 34.3 36.3 44.6
WDA Report and Accounts 1976–77 (15 months)
DBRW
Cash Prices £m
Gross expenditure — 4.6 7.2 9.2 6.7 8.4 9.6 9.5 11.7 126 12.8 13.5
Public expenditure contribution — 4.2 6.4 8.4 5.9 6.4 71 7.2 7.9 8.3 8.2 8.1
Housing subsidies — 1.3 1.4 1.6 1.6 1.8 1.8 1.9 1.8 2.0 1.9 2.0
1986–87 Prices3
Gross expenditure — 9.9 14.0 15.3 9.4 10.7 11.5 10.8 12.8 13.0 12.8 13.0
Public expenditure contribution — 9.1 12.5 13.9 8.2 8.2 8.5 8.3 8.7 8.6 8.2 7.8
Housing subsidies — 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.5 2.3 2.2 2.2 2.0 2.1 1.9 1.9
1 Provision for 1987–88 is subject to parliamentary approval of the supply estimates.
2 The Treasury's latest GDP deflator has been used, taking 1986–87 financial year as the base.
3 The DBRW gross expenditure figures exclude finance charges arising from repayment of National Loans' Fund advances. The public expenditure contribution includes grant in aid and advances to the DBRW from the national loans fund. It excludes housing subsidies, which are shown separately, and which are available to help defray repayments to the NLF falling to the board.

For the years 1988–1989 to 1989–1990 I refer the hon. Member to CM 56 II.