§ Mr. Dalyellasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will estimate the level of current public investment in Scotland for any convenient period; and if he will estimate comparable figures for private investment in Scotland, either in approximate percentage terms or in terms of total value.
§ Mr. CallaghanIdentifiable public investment in Scotland from 1963–64 to 1965–66 was as follows:—
The detailed figures summarised in the Table are set out in Table 57 of the Digest of Scottish Statistics No. 28—October, 1966, which also contains figures for 1960–61 to 1962–63. I regret that comparable figures for private investment are not available, but provisional estimates of capital expenditure by manufacturing establishments in Scotland are £90 million for 1963, £92 million for 1964 and £115 million for 1965 (see Table 58 of the Digest).
£million 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 Departments and local authorities 187.7 216.3 238.2 Nationalised Industries 95.7 99.3 105.6 283.4 315.6 343.8