§ Mr. Ron DaviesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how much central Government money was spent on developing industry in Wales for each year since 1979 in(a) cash price and (b) 1993–94 prices.
§ Mr. RedwoodExpenditure through the Welsh Office's main schemes for business support is shown in the following table. The figures do not include grant-in-aid for development agencies in Wales, nor expenditure by DTI on United Kingdom-wide schemes.
Cash prices1 000's 1993–94 prices 000's 1979–80 55,417 136,208 1980–81 111,500 231,614 1981–82 134,198 254,177 1982–83 131,766 232,976 21983–84 85,359 144,235 1984–85 49,939 80,347 1985–86 105,090 160,193 1986–87 117,128 173,465 1987–88 76,726 107,882 1988–89 93,287 122,915 1989–90 68,542 84,440 1990–91 57,806 65,900 1991–92 74,147 79,496 1992–93 70,927 73,232 31993–94 77,188 77,188 1 Expenditure comprises regional development grant, regional selective assistance, regional enterprise giant, and exchange risk guarantee scheme. 2 Figures for regional development grant up to 1983–84 are gross of receipts. All other figures are net of receipts. 3 Latest provision.