§ Mr. GalbraithTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will give the total number of beds in private clinics in Wales.
§ Mr. GristThere 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. SquireTo 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. GristThe 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.