Mr. Alan Williamsasked the Secretary of State for Wales what has been the annual expenditure for each year since 1972 on industrial support and development in Wales; how much of it was regional development grant and how much regional selective assistance.
§ Mr. Peter WalkerExpenditure on regional selective assistance and regional development grants in Wales for the financial years 1972–73 to 1986–87 is as follows:
RSA RDG Total £ million £ million £ million 1972–73 — 0.9 0.9 1973–74 4.5 15.3 19.8 1974–75 7.3 32.2 39.5 1975–76 10.3 47.1 57.4 1976–77 6.9 62.4 69.3 1977–78 6.3 70.4 76.7 1978–79 30.3 71.5 101.8 1979–80 18.8 50.7 69.5 1980–81 10.7 103.5 114.2 1981–82 9.2 122.2 131.4 1982–83 15.5 121.5 137.0 1983–84 18.2 72.1 90.3 1984–85 25.1 92.7 117.8 1985–86 28.0 84.4 112.4 1986–87 35.6 88.7 124.3 Total 226.7 1,035.6 1,262.3