Mr. Edward M. Taylorasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what further steps he proposes to deal with per-sans
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EXPENDITURE PER HEAD OF POPULATION 1966–67 Total Public Expenditure Central Government Expenditure† Scotland England and Wales Scotland England and Wales £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. SERVICE* Civil Defence 7 4 6 11 3 11 2 9 Roads (including lighting) 9 16 10 8 3 7 5 16 9 5 0 7 Airports 1 3 1 6 4 1 3 0 4 6 Ports 16 7 12 4 5 — Promotion of local employment 3 12 1 9 3 3 12 1 9 3 S.E.T. additional payments 13 1 15 9 13 1 15 9 Research Councils 1 3 11 1 2 11 1 3 11 1 2 11 Agricultural support 8 6 2 3 12 7 8 6 2 3 12 7 Agricultural services 17 2 11 8 1 5 10 10 2 Fisheries 8 1 10 8 6 10 Forestry 2 8 11 7 3 2 8 11 7 3 Housing 32 13 5 16 2 1 4 5 0 1 17 6 Environmental services 14 9 4 12 1 8 12 4 9 3 Libraries, Museums and arts 13 6 1 1 10 3 10 2 0 Police 4 4 10 4 11 4 1 18 11 2 2 8 Prisons 13 6 11 1 13 6 11 1 Other law and order (including fire services) 1 19 4 2 3 4 19 3 17 5 Education (excluding Universities)‡ 32 0 7 30 3 6 5 10 7 1 10 6 Universities, etc. 7 3 9 4 10 6 7 3 4 3 14 0 Health and Welfare 30 1 5 25 16 4 27 14 10 23 17 8 Childrens Services (including family allowances) 7 3 1 6 3 3 6 4 6 5 11 11 Social security benefits 47 15 1 42 10 0 47 15 1 42 10 0 Financial administration and common services 4 11 3 5 11 8 4 7 6 5 1 6 Other services 3 17 0 3 10 1 3 13 5 2 18 3 Non-specific grants to local authorities — — 24 15 1 22 3 2 Totals 216 19 4 171 6 1 160 19 9 125 13 6 * As listed on Table 61 of the Digest of Scottish Statistics Ooctober, 1968. † Includes transfers to other spending authorities within the public sector other than Consolidated Fund loans to local authorities (not separately identified). ‡ Includes in Scotland an element of student grants which in England and Wales is included under non-specific grants to local authorities. sons in Scotland who are still holding gold coins contrary to the provisions of Statutory Instrument, 1966, No. 438.
§ Mr. Harold LeverNone.