§ Dr. WrightTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what(a) was the gross public spending for each year since 1990–91, in 1995–96 prices and (b) is the projected expenditure for each year to 1997–98, in 1995–96 prices, of training and enterprise councils. [25977]
§ Mr. RichardsInformation is not available centrally in the form requested. Expenditure by Departments on training and enterprise services delivered via TECs in Wales since their inception in 1990–91, together with planned expenditure on such programmes over the next two years, is given in the following table.
£ thousand 1990–911 44,912 1991–92 outturn 112,199 1992–93 outturn 113,299 1993–94 outturn 106,564 1994–95 outturn 108,404 1995–96 provisional outturn 103,585 1996–97 provision 102,480 1997–98 provision 101,206 All figures at 1995–96 prices. Figures exclude any EU funding claimed by TECs on their own behalf. 1Development phase of TECs in Wales. Network completed in April 1991.