§ Mr. WigleyTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much was spent by the Treasury on(a) the Welsh Office in (i) 1997–98 and (ii) 1998–99, and (b) the Office of the Secretary of State for Wales and National Assembly in 1999–2000; what is the planned expenditure by the National Assembly and the Office of the Secretary of State for Wales in (A) 2000–01, (B) 2001–02 and (C) 2002–03; and if he will provide the figures on a consistent basis with regard to resource accounting and treatment of VAT. [141378]
§ Mr. Andrew SmithOutturn expenditure for Wales Departmental Expenditure Limit expenditure for 1997–98 and 1998–99 and estimated outturn for 1999–2000 was published in table 1.2 of Public Expenditure Statistical Analyses 2000–01 (Cm 4601) in April 2000. Expenditure66W in resource terms for Wales Departmental Expenditure Limit expenditure in 2000–01, 2001–02 and 2002–03 is published in table B14 of the pre-Budget report (Cm 4917) in November 2000; this table also includes outturn expenditure for 1999–2000 on the same basis.