§ Mr. Ron DaviesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is his estimate of the number of people employed in bodies either funded by his Department or in bodies where appointments to the board require his approval for each year since 1974; and to how many bodies his answer refers.
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§ Mr. RedwoodInformation giving the number of staff employed on 1 April in each public body from 1981 to 1993 is shown in the annual report "Public Bodies"— HMSO—Information for the years 1979 to 1981 is shown in the "Report on Non-Departmental Public Bodies"— 1980 Cmnd 7797—, and in "Non-Departmental Public Bodies Facts and Figures" for 1980 and 1981. These publications are available in the Library of the House. Information for years prior to 1979 is not available.
In my reply to the hon. Member on 3 November, Official Report, column 1330, the information relating to NDPBs for the years 1979–80 and 1980–81 was omitted in error. It is given as follows:
Welsh Office Expenditure (£ million) NDPBs 1994–95 Cash Prices 1979–80 70.0 177.3 1980–81 97.0 207.7