Written question asked by Paul Burstow (Liberal Democrat) on Thursday, 4 December 1997, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 9 December 1997. It was answered by Win Griffiths (Labour) on Tuesday, 9 December 1997 on behalf of the Welsh Office.

Welsh Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what has been the level of spending by local authorities in each year since 1991-92; and if he will indicate the annual percentage change in real terms. - Inc table.

Answer: Mr. Burstow: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what has been the level of spending by local authorities in each year since 1991-92; and if he will indicate the annual percentage change in real terms. [19824] Mr. Win Griffiths: The information requested is given in the following table. Local authority expenditure in Wales{1} _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Net revenue expenditure (£ million) (Cash Annual percentage change in real terms prices) (Constant 1997-98 prices) 1991-92 2,411.2 5.0 1992-93 2,577.1 2.6 1993-94 2,554.8 -3.7 1994-95 2,684.0 3.5 1995-96 2,862.9 3.8 1996-97{2} 2,969.6 0.9 1997-98{3} 3,005.0 --1.5 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} Excluding expenditure funded by specific grants. For consistency, the figures shown for the years prior to 1995-96 have been adjusted to include police specific grants. Includes additional resources for community care for 1993-94 onwards. The annual changes in 1992-93 and 1993-94 were effected by the transfer of higher and further education colleges from the local authority sector on 1 April 1992 and 1 April 1993. {2} Provisional outturn. {3} Budget.

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