§ Dr. OwenTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is the total of Government support for the tourist industry in 1988 prices for each year from 1960 to 1988 for Wales; and what is the projected amount for the next five years.
§ Mr. Wyn RobertsThe principal tourism agency in the Principality is the Wales tourist board. Information on the board's net expenditure at 1988 prices is set out in the following table.
Future plans are set out in the 1989 Public Expenditure White Paper (Cm. 617).
Wales tourist board net expenditure 1988 prices £000 1969–70 0.413 1970–71 1.909 1971–72 5.187 1972–73 7.727 1973–74 14.258 1974–75 4.641 1975–76 4.776 1976–77 4.855 1977–78 5.037 1978–79 6.374 1979–80 6.407 1980–81 6.519 1981–82 5.869 1982–83 7.176 1983–84 6.245 1984–85 7.524 1985–86 8.753 1986–87 8.648 1987–88 9.165 11988–89 9.211 1 Provisional.