HC Deb 16 July 1908 vol 192 c1086
MR. EUGENE WASON (Clackmannan and Kinross)

I beg to ask Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer what is estimated to be the total expenditure out of the Exchequer, or out of taxes raised by the authority of Parliament, upon purely Scottish purposes in the year 1908–9.

THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER (Mr. LLOYD-GEORGE,) Carnarvon Boroughs

The total expenditure on Scottish services in 1908–9, as provided for in the Budget, is estimated at £6,608,000.

MR. REES

Will the right hon. Gentleman give the figures for purely Welsh purposes?

MR. LLOYD-GEORGE

I must ask for notice.

MR. WATT

How much was raised by taxation in Scotland?

MR. LLOYD-GEORGE

I must ask for notice of that also.