Mr. Ted Fletcherasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the expenditure in public investment per head of population in England, Scotland and the Northern Region, respectively, for 1964, 1965, 1966 and 1967.
§ Mr. TaverneThe figures available relate to public investment in new construction and are by financial year:
IDENTIFIABLE PUBLIC INVESTMENT IN NEW CONSTRUCTION PER HEAD OF POPULATION England £ per head Scotland £ per head Northern Region £ per head 1964–65 24.3 37.5 22.2 1965–66 28.5 42.8 25.1 1966–67 32.2 49.3 32.4 1967–68 provisionally 38.0 55.0 42.0