§ Mr. Geraint HowellsTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what effect his Department estimates the present proposals for a GATT settlement will have upon the agricultural industry in Wales; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. David HuntThe Council of the European Communities has instructed the Commission to negotiate improvements in the draft text prepared by the GATT director general, Mr. Dunkel. It has noted that a final assessment will be possible only after such negotiations have taken place.
Central Government capital and current expenditure on trunk roads and motorways £'000 per mile Year Clwyd Dyfed Gwent Gwynedd Mid Glamorgan Powys South Glamorgan West Glamorgan 1981–82 199 85 262 38 125 28 168 139 1982–83 363 63 58 113 170 21 139 175 1983–84 434 86 46 111 402 21 226 136 1984–85 268 56 52 71 343 20 194 71 1985–86 217 54 131 76 203 22 97 93 1986–87 222 86 95 129 168 20 146 73 1987–88 156 72 63 303 151 17 177 123 1988–89 237 36 63 386 139 20 211 260 1989–90 191 73 80 306 104 35 57 132 1990–91 172 97 96 349 80 52 385 659 Note: 1981–82 is the earliest year and 1990–91 the latest year for which information is available.