HC Deb 06 December 1994 vol 251 cc154-5W
Mr. Barry Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is the average cost per head of the population for expenditure on library books in each of the counties of Wales.

Mr. Richards

The information requested is given in the following table:

Gross current expenditure on library books by county area, 1992–93(1)
£ per head
Clwyd 1.36
Dyfed 2.46
Gwent 1.54
Gwynedd 1.59
Mid Glamorgan 3.65
Powys 1.57
South Glamorgan 2.03
West Glamorgan 1.87
Source:
Local authority outturn returns.
Note:
(1) Expenditure on books which has been identified separately from other library expenditure. Includes expenditure by those district councils which provide library services.