§ Mr. Matthew TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how much central Government money was spent on developing and supporting(a) manufacturing industries and (b) business in general in Wales for each year since 1979.
§ Mr. RedwoodExpenditure through the Welsh Office's main schemes for business support is shown in the table. Separate figures for manufacturing industry are not available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost. The figures do not include grant in aid for development agencies in Wales, nor expenditure by DTI on UK-wide schemes.
§ Sir Wyn RobertsBased on the appropriation accounts of the Welsh Office, the information is estimated to be as follows:
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£ per head of population (in cash terms) Per cent. 1979–80 1.17 1980–81 1.26 1981–82 1.77 1982–83 1.89 1983–84 2.55 1984–85 3.16 1985–86 3.94 1986–87 4.84 1987–88 7.38 1988–89 8.52 1989–90 10.37 1990–91 11.79 1991–92 14.76 1992–93 32.68 These figures are not wholly comparable in every case because of changes in classification. However, figures for total identifiable Government expenditure on education in Wales are available on a consistent basis and the information is as follows:
£ per head of population (in cash terms) £ 1979–80 192 1980–81 234 1981–82 256 1982–83 277 1983–84 291 1984–85 299 1985–86 298 1986–87 330 1987–88 358 1988–89 391 1989–90 423 1990–91 458 1991–92 521 1992–93 568