HC Deb 31 October 1994 vol 248 cc958-9W
Mr. Flynn

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what was the total cost to public funds spent in each of the past 14 years to pay for the work of each lord lieutenant and each high sheriff in Wales.

Mr. Redwood

The total cost to public funds to pay for the work of each high sheriff and lord lieutenant in Wales in 1993-94 was as follows:

High Sheriff £ Lord Lieutenant £
Clwyd — 440.62
Dyfed 87.00 2,534.13
Gwent 87.50 3,307.46
Gwynedd — 239.31
Mid Glamorgan 189.50 2,247.41
Powys — 2,370.70
High Sheriff £ Lord Lieutenant £
South Glamorgan 189.50 4,481.25
West Glamorgan 189.50 2,102.75

The information in the form requested prior to 1993 is not readily available in respect of lords lieutenant,and could only be provided in respect of high sheriffs at disproportionate cost.