§ Dr. HendronTo 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.