HC Deb 09 February 1979 vol 962 c325W
Mr. Knox

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish in the Official Report a recalculation of table 1 of Cmnd. Paper No. 7439 in terms of current prices.

Mr. Joel Barnett

Figures equivalent to lines 1-7 of table 1 for the years 1973-74 to 1977-78 are in table 5.3 of Cmnd. 7439. Figures of net overseas and market borrowing of nationalised industries—excluding short term borrowing—at out-turn prices are in the table below. I do not propose to publish projections of public expenditure at current prices.

NET OVERSEAS AND MARKET BORROWING BY NATIONALISED INDUSTRIES
£ million at outturn prices
1973–74 710
1974–75 630
1975–76 560
1976–77 1,250
1977–78 460