§ Mr. WelshTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland in which section of Government Expenditure and Revenue Scotland 1996–97 provision is made for receipts from the Crown Estate Commissioners. [95272]
§ Dr. Reid[holding answer 26 October 1999]: The Crown Estate Commissioners pay a dividend to the Consolidated Fund, which is included in UK general government interest and dividends in the public finances. The Government Expenditure and Revenue in Scotland 1996–97 report allocated a share of UK general government interest and dividends to Scottish receipts on the basis of Scotland's share of Gross Domestic Product (excluding the Continental Shelf).
§ Mr. WelshTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the categories contained in the paper, Government Expenditure and Revenue Scotland 1996–97, which include appropriations in aid for the Scottish Office and other departments. [95269]
§ Dr. Reid[holding answer 26 October 1999]: All the categories contained in Government Expenditure and Revenue in Scotland 1996–97 include appropriations in aid. Details of the appropriations in aid which were applied by the Scottish Office for 1996–97 were published in the Appropriation Accounts for that year by The Stationery Office on 13 February 1998 (HC251-XIII).
§ Mr. WelshTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will state his Department's role in the preparation and publication of the next paper on Government Revenue and Expenditure Scotland; and when the next such paper will be published. [95273]
§ Dr. Reid[holding answer 26 October 1999]: The next report on Government Expenditure and Revenue in Scotland, in common with previous reports, is being
138Winclude the cost for any updating and reprinting as necessary, and the production of ethnic minority language and Welsh bilingual versions.
prepared by members of the Government Economic Service and Government Statistical Service. No firm date has been set for publication but it is expected to be before the end of this year. My Department will assess the report's contents and implications.
§ Mr. WelshTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list and state the amounts for each of the miscellaneous receipts referred to in the Other Receipts section of Appendix B of Government Expenditure and Revenue Scotland 1996–97. [95270]
§ Dr. Reid[holding answer 26 October 1999]: The research underlying the report on Government Expenditure and Revenue in Scotland 1996–97 apportioned aggregate UK other receipts on the basis of Scotland's share of UK gross domestic products (excluding Continental Shelf). The analysis does not identify all the individual components of the other receipts category and allocate a share of them to Scotland on an individual and separate basis.