HC Deb 05 February 1975 vol 885 cc533-4W
Mr. John Evans

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the identifiable public expenditure per head of population in Scotland, Wales and each of the eight English regions which are served by regional economic planning councils; and what were the figures for each of the past five years.

Mr. Joel Barnett

The following table shows identifiable public expenditure per head in Scotland and Wales in the years 1969–70 to 1973–74. Corresponding estimates are not available for the English regions: