Written question asked by Gareth Thomas (Clwyd West) (Labour) on Wednesday, 19 November 1997, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 1 December 1997. It was answered by Ron Davies (Labour) on Monday, 1 December 1997 on behalf of the Welsh Office.

Welsh Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if he will comment on the level of publicly funded capital expenditure in the Cardiff County Council area in (a) 1995-96, (b) 1996-97 and (c) the planned expenditure for 1997-98. - Inc table.

Answer: Mr. Gareth Thomas: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will make a statement on the level of publicly funded capital expenditure in the Cardiff County Council area in (a) 1995-96 and (b) 1996-97; and what's the planned expenditure for 1997-98. [17575] Mr. Ron Davies: These figures are not held centrally but the principal sums made available or committed over the past three years totalling £376.4 million, include the following: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. £ million CBDC 232.0 ERDF 9.5 WDA 2.5 Transport grant 10.3 Millennium Commission 73.0 SportsLot 13.9 Welsh Arts Lottery Fund 17.3 SDS/Welsh Capital Challenge 9.4 Wales Tourist Board 0.7 CADW 0.3 Heritage Lottery 0.4 Top Slice housing SCA 7.1 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. These figures exclude sums made available through basic credit approvals, expenditure on further and higher education and more general housing provision.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 17575; 302 c85-6W
Session: 1997-98
Subjects: Capital investment Expenditure Local government Public expenditure Cardiff County Council