33. Mr. Osbomeasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will give full details of the item £1,367 millions for "miscellaneous services" in Table 5, page 12, of the Economic Survey, since this is such a large proportion of the total consumers' expenditure.
§ The Economic Secretary to the Treasury (Mr. Nigel Birch)Details of items in "miscellaneous services" were published in "National Income Statistics: Sources and Methods" last year. Figures by eleven groups will be given in this year's National Income Blue Book. Of the £1,367 million in 1956, £162 million was on entertainments and £377 million on travel by public transport. The remaining £828 million covers a very large number of items.
§ Mr. OsborneIn the meantime, could my right hon. Friend say whether there is any significance in the fact that the one item of consumers' expenditure has risen by so small an amount in the last five years whereas in the case of every other item the rise has been considerable?
§ Mr. BirchSuch a large number of items are covered that it would be rather difficult to amplify my Answer.