Mr. GriffithsTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how much each local authority took from its reserves to fund their budgets for 1995–96. [10283]
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§ Mr. Gwilym Jones[holding answer 18 January 1996]: The amounts local authorities budgeted, at the beginning of the year, to take from their reserves to fund expenditure in 1995–96 are given in the following table.
Budgeted appropriations from/to financial reserves £ thousands 1995–96 Appropriations from/ to financial reserves District Councils Alyn and Deeside 871 Colwyn 452 Delyn 1,349 Glyndwr 1,272 Rhuddlan 100 Wrexham Maelor 623 Carmathen 3,639 Ceredigion 512 Dinefwr 239 Llanelli 2,652 Preseli Pembrokeshire 3,580 South Pembrokeshire 570 Blaenau Gwent 1,906 Islwyn 4,770 Monmouth 1,548 Newport 2,339 Torfaen 400 Aberconwy 301 Arfon 831 Dwyfor 2,046 Meirionnydd 712 Ynys Mon 2,513 Cynon Valley 1,582 Merthyr Tydfil 142 Ogwr 379 Rhondda 5,833 Rhymney Valley 95 Taff Ely 1,233 Brecknock 1,268 Montgomeryshire 180 Radnorshire 0 Cardiff 1,960 Vale of Glamorgan 1,010 Port Talbot 4,753 Lliw Valley 306 Neath 4,046 Swansea 2,291 County Councils Clwyd 3,690 Dyfed 6,437 Gwent 5,914 Gwynedd 3,297 Mid Glamorgan 11,379 Powys 4,189 South Glamorgan 3,238 West Glamorgan 3,617 Police Authorities Dyfed/Powys Police Authority -400 Gwent Police Authority 0 North Wales Police Authority 0 South Wales Police Authority -3,000 Source: Local authority returns.