§ Mr. MacArthurasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) if he will publish tables in respect of 1965–66 showing the expenditure per head of population in Scotland, and England and Wales, respectively, on each of the services listed in Table 57 of the Digest of Scottish Statistics which includes expenditure by local authorities, and a similar per capita breakdown of expenditure by central Government Departments under these headings, including transfers from the Exchequer to other spending authorities;
(2) if he will publish a table in respect of 1965–66 showing the Exchequer element of expenditure per head of population in Scotland, and England and Wales, respectively, on those items where it is possible to identify expenditure in Scotland, and which are not covered by other tables he has been asked to publish.
§ Mr. DiamondThe following table shows total public expenditure and central government expenditure per head of population in Scotland, and England and Wales, respectively, for 1965–66.
219W
§ Mr. MacArthurasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish tables in respect of 1965–66 showing Exchequer expenditure per head of the population in Great Britain on defence, external relations, railways, and waterways, grants, research councils, financial administration, and common services.
§ Mr. DiamondThe following table shows Central Government expenditure per head of the population in Great Britain in 1965–66 on the relevant services.
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE PER HEAD OF POPULATION 1965–66 £ s. d. Military Defence 40 7 5 External Relations 5 14 5 Railways and Waterways Grants 2 9 10 Research Councils 19 5 Financial Administration and Common Services 4 18 5
§ Mr. MacArthurasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish a table in respect of 1965–66 showing Exchequer expenditure per head of the population in Great Britain on items other than Supply Services, including the servicing of the national debt.
§ Mr. DiamondThe following table shows Exchequer expenditure (other than Supply expenditure) per head of population in Great Britain for 1965–66.
EXCHEQUER EXPENDITURE OTHER THAN SUPPLY EXPENDITURE PER HEAD OF POPULATION (GREAT BRITAIN) 1965–66 £ s. d. Consolidated Fund Standing Services* Interest on and management of National Debt 21 8 11 Payments arising from war-time liabilities 7 7 Miscellaneous 4 2 Consolidated Fund Loans(net)† Nationalised industries 11 2 10 Private industry 10 7 Local authorities 9 18 3 Other public bodies 19 3 Overseas assistance 15 9 Other 4 11 Total 45 12 3 * Excluding Northern Ireland share of reserved taxes. † Excluding net lending to Northern Ireland Exchequer.