asked the Minister of Aviation Supply what information he has now been given by the Receiver about the financial position of suppliers who lost money as a result of the collapse of Rolls-Royce Limited.

I have been asked to reply. A Statement of Affairs, as required by the Companies Act, is being prepared for the Receiver, but I understand it has not yet been completed. The Receiver is accordingly not yet in a position to give me further and fuller information about the amounts owing to the creditors of Rolls-Royce Ltd.

asked the Minister of Aviation Supply what information he has now been given by the Receiver of the number of redundancies consequent upon the bankruptcy of Rolls-Royce Limited.

I have been asked to reply.Since I last reported to the House on this subject on 24th March, the net figure of redundancies notified by Rolls-Royce Ltd. or notified to the Department of Employment by other companies as being attributable to the Rolls-Royce collapse has decreased somewhat. Short-time working among these other companies has decreased from 8,000 on 22nd March to about 2,000 on 19th April.—[Vol. 814, c. 519.]

asked the Minister of Aviation Supply if he is satisfied with the accounting methods employed in the investigation of the accounts of Rolls-Royce Limited; and if he will make a statement.

I have been asked to reply.It was the responsibility of the auditors appointed by Rolls-Royce Ltd. under the Companies Acts to investigate their accounts.

asked the Minister of Aviation Supply what is now the position of contractors and sub-contractors to Rolls-Royce Limited who have outstanding accounts up to the date of appointment of a receiver; whether he is aware that there have been cases where all outstanding debts have ultimately been paid in full; and if he can give any guidance or help in this instance.

I have been asked to reply.The position remains that claims by unsecured creditors of Rolls-Royce Limited are the responsibility of the Receiver and Manager, who has obligations to the unsecured creditors as a whole as well as to the debenture holders.

asked the Minister of Aviation Supply if he will now make a further statement on the renegotiation of the RB211 contract.

I have been asked to reply.I would refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave to similar Questions earlier today.

asked the Minister of Aviation Supply what is the current position regarding the patents in the United States of America of the old Rolls-Royce Company; and whether they have been transferred to Rolls-Royce 1971 or are held by Her Majesty's Government.

I have been asked to reply.There is nothing I can add to the statement made to the House on 11th March, 1971 by the Leader of the House when he explained that the Patents of Rolls-Royce Limited had been acquired by Her Majesty's Government in the national interest. They are still held by Her Majesty's Government.—[Vol. 813, c. 667.]

asked the Minister of Aviation Supply whether he has now received full details of the creditors and amount of outstanding debts incurred by Rolls-Royce Limited; and whether he is now in a position to consider making funds available to the Receiver to meet at least part of these commitments.

I have been asked to reply.I have dealt with the first part of my hon. Friend's Question in my reply earlier today to a similar question by the hon. Member for Midlothian (Mr. Eadie).On the second part of the Question, I doubt whether it would be right for the Government to try to help meet the debts of one particular insolvent company. There is also the danger of running foul of Section 332 of the Companies Act, and incurring liability for the debts of any of the sub-contractors, if they should become insolvent for any reason whatsoever.

asked the Minister of Aviation Supply what proportion of the liabilities incurred by Rolls-Royce Ltd. was for non-RB211 work sponsored by his Department.

I have been asked to reply.I am unable at present to make any estimate on this point. I would need to see the company's Statement of Affairs which the Receiver is still awaiting. But even then, I suspect that the liabilities of the company at 4th February towards any one particular supplier will not be capable of being analysed by my Department into charges against any one main contract with my Department or anyone else. For example, some of the Rolls-Royce Ltd. liabilities towards one company will no doubt relate to such things as raw materials and unspecialised components.

asked the Minister of Aviation Supply if he will make a statement on the latest discussions that have taken place with staff representatives regarding the proposed transfer of his Department's functions to the Ministry of Defence and the Department of Trade and Industry.

I have been asked to reply.

asked the Minister of Aviation Supply whether he will make a statement on the progress of the Concorde flight test development programme to date.

I have been asked to reply.I would refer my hon. Friend to the reply I gave to similar Questions earlier today.

asked the Minister of Aviation Supply whether he will now announce special measures to aid the British aero-engine component industry.

I have been asked to reply.No,—not beyond those already announced on February 8th, 11th and 26th to assist those firms adversely affected by the collapse of Rolls-Royce.

asked the Minister of Aviation Supply what civil and military development projects and feasibility studies he is now sponsoring within the aerospace industry with a view to promoting full orderbooks for the late 1970's and early 1980's; and whether he has now made a decision about including short take-off and landing and vertical take-off and landing aircraft in this.

I have been asked to reply.Responsibility for the industry's workload rests with the industry itself. I foresee however a continuing load of military work through procurement for H.M. Services.On the civil side the initiative lies with the manufacturers but my right hon Friend is prepared to consider any applications for Government launching aid.On V.S.T.O.L. I have nothing to add to my statements of 10th February and 24th March.—[Vol. 811, c. 510–12; 814, c. 526–8.]

asked the Minister of Aviation Supply whether he will cease the present practice whereby his Department keeps under constant review the prices and charges for which he has responsibility and initiate a system of monthly reviews of such prices and charges to enable him to show from month to month to what extent since June, 1970, the Government's policy of reducing prices and costs is operating so far as it affects his departmental responsibilities; and whether he will make a statement.

I have been asked to reply. No.

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment in how many areas within the last convenient 12 month period Government grants have been made to local authorities in order to enable them to build houses constructed of expensive local materials.

Payments of supplementary housing subsidy under the Housing Subsidies Act, 1967, toward the cost of using special materials are being made to about 45 local authorities in England.

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will seek to amend the Rent Act, 1965, so that it covers the operations of housing trusts.

No.

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will invite competitive estimates for the demolition of the Admiralty Citadel.

No. The cost of relocating the accommodation and services provided by the Admiralty Citadel make it impractical to consider demolition of the structure at the present time.

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many persons in England and Wales live in council houses, how many in privately-rented accommodation, and how many in their own homes; and what percentages of the population these represent, at the latest available date.

The latest reliable information in terms of persons is in the Housing Tables of the 1966 Sample Census and is as follows:

	Number of persons (thousands)	Per cent, of total population
In households renting their accommodation:
(a) from a local authority or a new town corporation	13,328	28·3
(b) from a private person or company	8,494	18·0
In households owning their accommodation	21,248	45·1
In other tenures, tenures not stated, and persons not in private households	4,066	8·6

In terms of dwellings, I estimate that in December, 1970, the distribution of tenure was as follows:

	(thousands)	Percentage of total
Rented from local authorities or new town corporation	4,785	28·3
Owner occupied	8,730	51·6
Rented from private owners	2,582	15·2
Other tenures	838	4·9

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the estimated average income of persons living in private accommodation in England and Wales at the latest available date.

The estimated average income of households in privately rented unfurnished accommodation in England and Wales in 1968 was £1,250. This estimate is derived from the Family Expenditure Survey, and is subject to sampling errors.

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what is his estimate of the number of persons living in private accommodation who will get housing subsidies in the first full year of operation of the Government's proposals for the reform of housing finance in England and Wales; and to what sum these subsidies will amount.

I regret that I am unable at present to add to my answer to the hon. Member for Islington, South-West (Mr. George Cunningham) on 31st March.—[Vol. 814, c. 1483–4.]

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what is his estimate of the number of households living in council houses in England and Wales which bring in per week more than, respectively, £20, £30, £40, £50, £75, £100.

The estimated numbers of households in council houses in England and Wales with incomes in 1968 in excess of these levels are given in the table below:

1968 Household income in excess of		Per cent. of households	Number of households (thousands)
£20 per week	…	67	3,000
£30 per week	…	38	1,700
£40 per week	…	16	750
£50 per week	…	8	350
£75 per week	…	Negligible

The percentages are derived from the Family Expenditure Survey, and are subject to sampling errors. The numbers of households are derived from applying these percentages to the estimated total number of 4½ million households.

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the estimated average income of households living in council houses in England and Wales at the latest available date.

The estimated average income of households in council houses in England and Wales in 1968 was £1,420. This estimate is derived from the Family Expenditure Survey, and is subject to sampling error.

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the estimated average annual income of council house tenants in England and Wales, at the latest available date.

The estimated average income of the heads of households in council houses in England and Wales in 1968 was £950. This estimate is derived from the Family Expenditure Survey, and is subject to sampling errors.

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will obtain and publish details of domestic housing building costs, percentage increases or decreases in West Germany, between June 1969, and June, 1970; and how these compare with those in Great Britain, in connection with the application to join the European Economic Community.

Figures for June, 1970, are not available but between May, 1969, and May, 1970, domestic housebuilding costs in West Germany rose by 16 per cent. For Great Britain, where we have no separate index for house building costs, total new construction costs rose by 7 per cent. between the second quarter, 1969, and the second quarter, 1970.

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will give the date of the last consultation with the motor industry on relevant European Economic Community measures; what matters were reviewed; and with what results.

Consultation is continuous and is not confined to particular occasions.

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many local authorities now have schemes which enable council tenants to purchase their own homes.

I do not know how many local authorities have regular schemes for selling council houses, since they are not required to submit schemes to me. 201 authorities in fact made sales during the last six months of 1970. The New Towns are also dealing with a large number of tenants wishing to become owner occupiers.

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the estimate he has made of the amount likely to be loaned by local authorities to mortgagors for the next financial year.

I expect lending to be very substantially greater than it was in the last financial year.

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will increase to 100 per cent. the grant for reclamation of land now derelict as a consequence of coal mining operations.

There is no lack of financial incentive. Very high rates of grant in some cases over 90 per cent. (including Rate Support Grant) are already available in the development areas, intermediate areas and derelict land clearance areas.Local authorities in these areas are responding well and in 1971–72 I expect the Government to double its expenditure compared with 1969–70.

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) if he is aware of recent legislation in both the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the subject of lead pollution as it affects matters other than health, copies of which are in his possession; and if he will introduce similar legislation;(2) if he will co-ordinate the activities of all Departments concerned in the matter of eradicating lead pollution;(3) what recommendations he proposes to make on the subject of lead pollution;(4) if he will set un an immediate investigation into the effects of lead pollution;(5) if he will seek to legislate against lead pollution of the environment;(6) what current evidence he has on the subject of lead pollution.

I am advised that the levels of lead in the environment in this country do not endanger health, but its distribution and effects need to be continually studied, and this is being done in my own and other Departments. I am arranging for new measurements of lead concentrations to be obtained; and I am kept informed of facts ascertained and measures taken in other countries. I shall not hesitate to ask Parliament to approve new legislation if the need for it appears.

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what steps he is taking to make available for house-building in London land in London now held by the central Government.

There are standing arrangements for my Department to be notified when government held land in Greater London becomes redundant, so that priority can be given to the housing needs of the local authorities.

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will make a statement on the appointment of a new Chairman of the British Railways Board; and investigate how the details of the new appointment were divulged to the Press and the British Broadcasting Corporation before his announcement to the House of Commons.

I have nothing to add to the reply I gave to the hon. Member for Sheffield, Hallam (Mr. J. H. Osborn) on 6th April. The hon. Member will be aware that it is not unprecedented for matters of this kind to become known prematurely, despite the greatest care being taken to preserve the rights of Parliament.—[Vol. 815, c. 108.]

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will cease the present practice whereby his Department keeps under constant review the prices and charges for which he has responsibility and initiate a system of monthly reviews of such prices and charges to enable him to show from month to month to what extent since June, 1970, the Government's policy of reducing prices and costs is operating so far as it affects his Departmental responsibilities; and whether he will make a statement.

No.

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if the Government have completed their review of the level of grants for unremunerative but necessary railway passenger services; and what decisions they have taken about the future of such lines in Wales.

My general review of grant for unremunerative rail passenger services is not yet complete.

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment to what extent his regulations on motor tax allow a driver to use his vehicle after the expiration of the last excise licence; and whether the 14 days for application for renewal entitles a person to use the 14 days before applying and then to use his vehicle with a notice on the windscreen, Tax Applied For, or Tax in Post.

The law does not allow a vehicle to be used or kept on the public road after its licence has expired although in practice action is not taken in respect of unlicensed use within the first fourteen days. The answer to the second part of the Question is No.

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the number of sessions per week in each ante-natal

Scotland	Number of Persons	Percentage
In owner-occupied dwellings	1,299,000	25
In local authority, New Town Corporation or Scottish Special Housing Association dwellings	2,603,000	50
In privately rented dwellings (furnished and unfurnished)	714,000	14
In other tenures (including "tied" houses) and "Not Stated"	383,000	8
In non-private establishments	170,000	3
Total enumerated population	5,169,000	100

Three and one respectively in the two Kirkcaldy clinics, two in the clinic serving Buckhaven and Methil. In the six months beginning 1st October, 1970, the average number of ante-natal patients per session at the two Kirkcaldy clinics was 27 and at the Methil clinic 40.

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many local authorities in Scotland are making full use of their powers to provide family planning facilities and what percentage of the total this represents.

Eleven local authorities, including the four cities, have already indicated that they intend to expand their services under the wider powers now available to them. The full extent to which authorities will make use of their wider powers will not be known until specific information is sought from them in the autumn.

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many persons in Scotland live in council houses, how many in privately-rented accommodation and how many in their own homes; and what percentages of the population these represent, at the latest available date.

The following information is taken from the 1966 Sample Census:

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is his estimate of the number of persons living in private accommodation who will get housing subsidies in the first full year of operation of the Government's proposals for the reform of housing finance and to what sum these subsidies will amount.

The amount of rent allowances, and the number of tenants eligible for them, will depend on the details of the national scheme of rent rebates and allowances. These are still being discussed with the local authority associations.

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is his estimate of the number of households living in council houses in Scotland which bring in per week more than £20, £30, £40, £50, £75, and £100, respectively.

I do not have sufficient information to make a reliable estimate.

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) what is the estimated average income of households living in council houses in Scotland, at the latest available date;(2) what is the estimated annual income of council house tenants in Scotland, at the latest available date;(3) what is the estimated average income of persons living in private accommodation in Scotland, at the latest available date.

The following information is derived from the Family Expenditure Survey for 1968 of the weekly incomes of a small sample of households:

	Average Gross
Scotland	Annual Income
Council tenancies
Head of household	£940
Total household	£1,420
Tenancies of private rented unfurnished accommodation
Total household	£1,100
All tenures except Council tenancies
Total household	£1,500

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he will cease the present practice whereby his Department keeps under constant review the prices and charges for which he has responsibility and initiate a system of monthly reviews of such prices and charges to enable him to show from month to month to what extent since June, 1970, the Government's policy of reducing prices and costs is operating so far as it affects his departmental responsibilities; and whether he will make a statement.

No.

asked the Lord President of the Council if he will introduce legislation to disqualify from membership of the House of Commons recorders, chairmen and deputy chairmen of quarter sessions.

No. The practice is not a growing one and I do not think it would be right for those Members of Parliament otherwise eligible and willing to serve in a part-time judicial capacity to be debarred from appointment and so deprived of the opportunity to gain judicial experience.

asked the Lord President of the Council whether he will move to appoint a Select Committee of hon. and learned Members who are barristers and Queen's Counsel, and solicitors, to examine, and report to the House of Commons on all matters connected with the effect upon Great Britain's legal and judicial system on Great Britain's entry into the European Economic Community, on present known terms of admission.

No.

asked the Lord President of the Council whether he will now provide the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster with an individual position on the Question roster to enable him to answer Questions on the European Economic Community.

I am always willing to consider changes, through the usual channels, when such appear to be the general wish.

asked the Lord President of the Council whether he will give a detailed list of the paid and expenses-paid appointments, full or part-time, which are barred to Members of Parliament under the ban of holding offices of profit and those paid appointments which Members can hold where moneys from the Treasury are involved; which Members of Parliament hold such appointments; and at what stated fees and expenses.

I would refer the hon. Member to the House of Commons Disqualification Act, 1957, which lists those offices and appointments which are statutorily barred to Members of Parliament.

asked the Lord President of the Council why information is not available of the names of Members of Parliament, other than Ministers, who have been appointed to positions where fees, salaries or expenses are paid, together with the amount of fees, salaries and expenses drawn by such Members for any given period of time; and whether he will, in future, take action to ensure that such information is collated and made available.

The information requested by the hon. Member would be available only in a Register of Members' financial interests. The Select Committee on Members' Interests (Declaration) rejected a proposal for such a register, and I endorse the view of the Committee on this point.

asked the Lord President of the Council (1) whether he will arrange during the forthcoming Recess for the closed-circuit television annunciators to be adjusted so that when a count is called a continuous whistle, or bell, is sounded for the full four minutes of a House of Commons count;

No. I am satisfied that the present arrangements are adequate.

asked the Lord President of the Council whether he will cease the present practice whereby his Department keeps under constant review the prices and charges for which he has responsibility and initiate a system of monthly reviews of such prices and charges to enable him to show from month to month to what extent since June, 1970, the Government's policy of reducing prices and costs is operating so far as it affects his Departmental responsibilities; and whether he will make a statement.

I would refer the hon. Member to the reply which I gave on this subject on 5th April, 1971. In the circumstances, the present Question does not arise.

asked the Lord President of the Council whether as Members of Parliament, unlike higher-paid civil servants, judges, chairmen of the nationalised boards and higher-paid ranks in the Services, have had no increase in their salaries since October, 1964, he will request Lord Boyle, the Chairman of the review body appointed to investigate these salaries, to deal first with Members' salaries and issue an interim report thereon, pending the issue of the full report.

I have repeatedly given an assurance to the House that I would refer the salaries of Ministers and Members to the Top Salaries Review Body as soon as it was set up. It will be for the Review Body to decide whether an interim report on this review would be appropriate.

asked the Lord President of the Council whether he is now able to announce the members of the Committee, under the Chairmanship of Lord Boyle, on Members of Parliament's pay; and what action Members of Parliament should take to give written and oral evidence to this Committee.

My right hon. Friend the Prime Minister hopes to make an announcement shortly about the membership of the Review Body which will advise on the remuneration of Ministers and Members of Parliament.As regards the submission of evidence to this Review Body, I would refer the hon. Member to the written reply I gave him on 20th January.—[Vol. 809, c. 283.]

asked the Lord President of the Council to what extent the terms of reference of the Boyle Committee appointed to investigate the salaries and conditions of employment of Members of Parliament will enable Members of Parliament to request their trade unions to represent them before this Committee.

I am not sure what the hon. Member has in mind but, as I have assured him on 12th January, it is the intention that the terms of reference of the Review Body will enable it to obtain, and take into account, all relevant information.

asked the Lord President of the Council whether, in view of the number of departments and responsibilities added to the Department of Trade and Industry necessitating an increasing number of Parliamentary Questions, he will now increase the number of days allocated to the Department of Trade and Industry for the purposes of answering oral Parliamentary Questions.

I have this suggestion well in mind.

asked the Lord President of the Council whether he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT a table of figures giving the minimum basic pension paid to former Members of the House of Commons under the Members' Contributory Pension Fund as at October, 1964, and on the basis of the £ sterling then having a purchasing value of 20 shillings; and what, at six-monthly intervals to date, was this pension worth in purchasing value taking account of the depreciation of the purchasing value of the £ sterling.

Yes.The minimum basic pension paid to former Members of the House of Commons as at October, 1964, was £600 per annum. The purchasing values of this amount since that date are as follows:

				£
April 1965	…	…	…	576
October 1965	…	…	…	574
April 1966	…	…	…	560
October 1966	…	…	…	553
April 1967	…	…	…	544
October 1967	…	…	…	543
April 1968	…	…	…	521
October 1968	…	…	…	515
April 1969	…	…	…	494
October 1969	…	…	…	489
April 1970	…	…	…	473
October 1970	…	…	…	460
March 1971	…	…	…	441

asked the Minister for the Civil Service when a decision can be expected on the transfer of a Government Department to Peterlee; and if he will make a statement.

There is nothing I can add to my answers to the hon. Member on 13th January and 11th March.—[Vol. 809, c. 62; Vol. 813, c. 172.]

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he will cease the present practice whereby his Department keep under constant review the prices and charges of which he has responsibility and initiate a system of monthly reviews of such prices and charges to enable him to show from month to month to what extent since June, 1970 the Government's policy of reducing prices and costs is operating so far is it affects his Departmental responsibilities; and whether he will make a statement.

No.

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he will request the Butchers Federation to arrange for him to attend their annual conference at Harrogate in May to explain the Government's policy towards food prices in general and meat prices in particular.

I received an invitation to address the annual conference of the National Federation of Meat Traders' Associations on 4th May, but was unable to accept because of parliamentary and other engagements.

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how much was spent by his Department on unemployment benefit in March, or the nearest available full month, in each of the employment exchange areas in the United Kingdom.

The information is not readily available in the form requested and could be obtained only at a disproportionate cost. I will write to the hon. Member when the information that is available has been assembled.

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he will make a statement on Great Britain's aid programme to Pakistan in the light of recent events in East Pakistan.

The British aid pledge to Pakistan was £10 million for the year 1970–71, of which £7·5 million has been committed. We have also offered an interest-free loan of £2 million for the East Pakistan Reconstruction Programme for the cyclone-damaged areas and we have provided £500,000 for food aid for East Pakistan.

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he will give details of the official note delivered by the Zambian Government to the British High Commission in Zambia, on the question of the reception by the Zambian Government of a British trade delegation; and what was the nature of this note.

In a Note dated 24th March, 1971, the Zambian Government informed the British High Commission in Lusaka that Zambia would not be in a position to receive a Trade Mission from the Birmingham Chamber of Commerce which was due to visit Zambia in May.In response to a request for an explanation the Zambian Government have said that the Note did not mean that the mission should not come to Zambia but only that Government officials and Ministers would not have time to see them. In these circumstances I understand that the Birmingham Chamber still intend to carry out their proposal to send the Mission in May.

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he will make a statement on the progress reached to date in the four-power negotiations on Berlin.

The 18th round of Ambassadorial talks was held in Berlin on 16th April. Although there is still a wide gap between the Russian and Western positions, Her Majesty's Government believe that with patience and perseverance it ought to be possible to get an agreement acceptable to all concerned.

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will arrange for a copy to be made available to hon. Members of the speech given recently by the Chairman of the Board of Inland Revenue to a conference organised by the London Chamber of Commerce on the practical implications for British industry and commerce if the United Kingdom joins the Common Market.

Yes. The proceedings of the conference, containing Sir Arnold France's helpful summary of the implications of membership both for direct and indirect taxation, have now been published and a copy has been placed in the Library.

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what is the combined annual turnover of the five largest companies in the United Kingdom in 1970; and how this compares with each year from 1960 to 1969 inclusive.

Information is not available for 1970, nor for years before 1966. The figures relate to Shell Transport and Trading (40 per cent. of the turnover of the Royal Dutch Shell Group), British Petroleum, British-American Tobacco, Imperial Chemical Industries and Unilever Ltd. The turnover of overseas branches and subsidiaries is included, but sales within a group are excluded.

				£ million
1966	…	…	…	5,756
1967	…	…	…	6,363
1968	…	…	…	7,828
1969	…	…	…	8,515

asked the Secretary of State for Wales what special policies he now has to reduce the level of unemployment in Wales, in view of the latest figures.

The Government's overall policies are directed to strengthening the economy of the United Kingdom; and Wales, in common with other parts of the country, will benefit from them.

asked the Secretary of State for Wales if, in view of the level of unemployment in Wales, he will release special funds to local authorities so as to enable them to seek to reduce the level of unemployment in their respective areas.

Public expenditure in Wales, including expenditure on locally determined schemes, is already planned to be significantly higher in the current financial year than last year.