§ Sir Wyn RobertsTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales (1) whether he will review the functions of the Countryside Council for Wales with a view to those functions being transferred to local and national Government;
(2) what plans he has to reduce overhead costs of the Countryside Council for Wales.
§ Mr. RedwoodA recently conducted review of the work of the Council has indicated that there could be scope for elected bodies to play an increased role in the
Welsh Office expenditure 1979–80 to 1994–95 (£ million) NDPBs1 TECs2 NHS Cash 1994–95 price1 Cash 1994–95 prices3 Cash 1994–95 prices3 1979–80 N/A N/A — — 465.5 1,179.1 1980–81 N/A N/A — — 598.6 1,281.5 1981–82 100.0 195.2 — — 682.1 1,331.5 1982–83 86.0 156.7 — — 750.2 1,367.0 1983–84 74.0 128.9 — — 796.2 1,386.5 1984–85 78.0 129.3 — — 861.0 1,427.7 1985–86 74.0 116.3 — — 919.5 1,444.5 1986–87 70.0 106.8 — — 988.2 1,508.3 1987–88 100.0 144.9 — — 1,097.5 1,590.4 1988–89 130.0 176.5 — — 1,220.5 1,657.3 1989–90 250.0 317.4 — — 1,324.4 1,681.5 1990–91 320.0 376.0 — — 1,490.6 1,751.3 1991–92 370.0 408.9 — — 1,710.1 1,890.1 1992–93 400.0 425.4 103.6 110.2 1,912.9 2,034.1 1993–94 678.04 698.34 98.9 101.9 1,986.6 2,046.2 Sources:
1"Public Bodies"; first published in 1982 and successive years by the Cabinet Office.
2Responsibility for TECs in Wales transferred on 1 April 1992 from the Department of Employment to the Welsh Office.
3Figures derived using latest GDP deflators.
4Provisional figures only until publication of 1994 "Public Bodies".