HC Deb 26 May 1988 vol 134 c287W
Mr. Galbraith

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will give the total number of beds in private clinics in Wales.

Mr. Grist

There were 212 beds in private hospitals in Wales as at 31 December 1986, the latest year for which information is available.

Total rateable value Grant-related expenditure Population Total expenditure Rateable value per head
£ million £ million £ Thousands £ million £
1981–821 274.3 1,092.6 2,775 1,140.8 99
1982–832 276.8 1,169.7 2,778 1,207.1 100
1983–842 279.7 1,240.2 2,801 1,267.3 100
1984–852 281.5 1,284.1 2,808 1,304.0 100
1985–862 284.3 1,343.4 2,808 1,352.8 101
1986–872 284.9 1,425.4 2,807 1,456.3 101
1987–883 285.9 1,551.4 2,812 1,574.6 102
1988–894 289.7 1,669.7 2,821 1,707.4 103
1 Supplementary (No. 3) Report.
2 Supplementary (No. 2) Report.
3 Supplementary Report.
4 Main Report, except for total expenditure which is taken from local authorities' budgets.

Mr. Squire

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the number of local authorities which spent, respectively, above or below(a) their grant-related expenditure assessment and (b) any expenditure target set in each year from 1981–82 to 1988–89, estimate.

Mr. Grist

The information requested is given in the table. Comparisons of spending with grant-related expenditure assessments have been based on local authorities' total expenditure as defined for rate support

Spending above grant-related expenditure Spending below grant-related expenditure Spending above target Spending at target Spending below target
1981–821 32 5 24 0 21
1982–832 25 12 18 5 22
1983–842 21 16 6 11 28
1984–852 23 14 8 11 26
1985–862 22 15 0 16 29
1986–872 24 13 n/a n/a n/a
1987–883 29 8 n/a n/a n/a
1988–894 29 8 n/a n/a n/a
n/a = not available.
1 Supplementary (No. 3) Report.
2 Supplementary (No. 2) Report.
3 Supplementary Report.
4 Main Report, with total expenditure taken from local authorities' budgets.