§ Mr. WigleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how much each of the county councils in Wales spent on social services(a) in total and (b) per head for 1979, 1984 and 1989.
§ Mr. GristThe information available is given in the following tables. Information for 1979–80 has been given in place of 1978–79 which is not available.
Total county council expenditure on personal social services1 1979–80 1983–84 1988–89 £ thousand £ thousand £ thousand Clwyd 9,319 15,508 22,245 Dyfed 7,988 11,826 19,004 Gwent 10,326 15,828 24,675 Gwynedd 7,143 10,356 14,731 Mid Glamorgan 17,259 26,037 36,258 Powys 3,335 4,118 6,360 South Glamorgan 11,456 18,360 26,917 West Glamorgan 9,346 16,409 23,503 Total Counties 76,172 118,441 173,693 £ per head £ per head £ per head Clwyd 23.8 39.2 54.6 Dyfed 24.0 35.3 54.5 Gwent 23.4 36.0 55.4 Gwynedd 31.0 44.6 61.7 Mid Glamorgan 31.8 48.5 67.7 Powys 30.5 37.2 55.4 South Glamorgan 29.3 46.9 66.7 West Glamorgan 25.1 44.8 64.8 Total Counties 27.1 42.2 60.8 1 Includes gross capital expenditure and net current expenditure.