Welsh Development Agency

HC Deb 17 January 1991 vol 183 c566W

Mr. Worthington

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what was the gross provision for the Welsh Development Agency in every year since 1979 and the provision intended for 1991–92; expressed at 1990–91 price levels.

Mr. David Hunt

The information is as follows:

Gross Mainstream Provision
(£ million
	Cask	1990–91 Prices1
1979–80	35.1	76.0
1980–81	65.7	120.2
1981–82	54.4	90.8
1982–83	62.4	97.2
1983–84	61.9	92.2
1984–85	70.0	99.2
1985–86	63.5	85.4
1986–87	72.0	93.6
1987–88	98.6	121.5
1988–89	115.1	132.2
1989–90	133.4	144.1
1990–91	150.0	150.0
21991–92	160.0	150.9
1 Adjusted using latest GDP deflator.
2 Planned budget provision.

In addition to the mainstream budgets shown above the Agency was provided with special resources to help mitigate the effects of the steel closures in the late 1970s and early 1980s. The resources involved are as follows:

£ million
	1979–80	1980–81	1981–82	1982–83	1983–84
Cash	27.5	22.3	33.7	13.8	6.0
1990–91 prices1	59.6	40.8	56.3	21.5	8.9
1 Adjusted using latest GDP deflator.