Dr. ThomasTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what was the total budget of the Land Authority in Wales in(a) 1988–89 and (b) 1989–90; and what proportion of these moneys were spent in Gwynedd and Clwyd.
§ Mr. GristExpenditure on land purchases by the Land Authority for Wales in 1988–89 was £9.5 million. I have asked the chairman of the authority if he would write to the hon. Gentleman to give an estimate of the authority's expenditure in the current financial year and details of the amounts spent in Gwynedd and Clwyd.