HC Deb 10 January 1995 vol 252 c51W
Dr. Hendron

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what percentage of the total social services budget was spent on child care provision in Wales in the last five years.

Mr. Richards

[holding answer 19 December 1994]: The information requested is given in the table:

Gross expenditure on child care services1
Year Per cent.
1988–89 21
1989–90 20
1990–91 22
1991–92 22
1992–93 21

Source:

Local authority returns.

1 Expenditure on children aged 0–16 as a percentage of total gross local authority expenditure on personal social services. Includes appropriate apportionment for those services which cover children and other client groups.