§ Mr. MorganTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales pursuant to paragraph 3.8 of "Government Expenditure and Revenue—Wales 1993–94," published on 8 January 1995, if he will give the Welsh share of United Kingdom public expenditure on the basis of(a) the attribution of defence expenditure, (b) Wales's share of defence equipment expenditure and of United Kingdom based armed forces and (c) MOD civilian personnel; and if he will give the 1993–94 figure for MOD expenditure in Wales on the above basis corresponding to the £968 million used in table 6 of his publication. [9184]
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§ Mr. HagueDefence expenditure on behalf of Wales in 1993–94 has been estimated at £968 million by apportioning Wales's share of total UK defence expenditure on the basis of GDP. This is the basis used in the report "Government Expenditure and Revenue—Wales 1993–94". Apportioning defence expenditure on a population basis would place the figure at £1,143 million. Everyone in the UK benefits from total UK defence spending. The valuation of these benefits to people in Wales—as estimated—is a different question from the value of defence services purchased from within Wales. Only partial information on the latter is available. Figures published by the Ministry of Defence in the 1995 edition of "UK Defence Statistics" indicate that expenditure on equipment in Wales in 1993–94 was £50 million, or 1 per cent. of the UK total. At 1 July 1993 some 5,100 services personnel, or 2.5 per cent. of the UK total, and 5,000 civilian personnel, around 4 per cent. of the UK total, were deployed in Wales. An accurate allocation of costs to personnel on a regional basis could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
§ Mr. MorganTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales on the same basis as was used in his publication "Government Expenditure and Revenue—Wales 1993–94", if he will give the Welsh share of United Kingdom public expenditure for each year since 1979 and the Welsh share of revenue arising. [8737]
§ Mr. HagueThe analysis carried out in relation to 1993–94 has not been done for earlier years and so directly comparable figures are not available. However, details of identifiable general Government expenditure in Wales are published each year by the Treasury in the statistical supplement to the Autumn Statement, copies of which are in the Library of the House.
§ Mr. MorganTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many civil service personnel hours were spent in preparing the document "Government Expenditure and Revenue—Wales 1993–94". [8739]
§ Mr. MorganTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will give the total cost of preparing and publishing the document "Government Expenditure and Revenue—Wales 1993–94". [8738]
§ Mr. MorganTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales on the same basis as was used in his publication "Government Expenditure and Revenue—Wales 1993–94" what estimate he has made of the length of time required on current Government regional development policies to bring tax receipts in Wales up to the United Kingdom average. [8736]