§ Mr. Ovendenasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish tables showing total identifiable public expenditure in the four countries of the United Kingdom, on each of the main functional programmes, in each year since 1973–74, in £ million, as a percentage of total United Kingdom identifiable public expenditure and in £ sterling per head.
§ Mr. Joel Barnett:The tables below show figures of identifiable public expenditure on the main functional programmes in the four countries of the United Kingdom, over the past five years, in £ million, as percentages of total United Kingdom identifiable expenditure and in pounds per head.
The term "identifiable expenditure" refers to expenditure which can be identified from official records as having been incurred in a particular country. In the case of Scotland and Wales it has a wider coverage than expenditure within the responsibility of the Secretaries of State and than expenditure proposed for devolution, and in the case of Northern Ireland it has a slightly wider coverage than the Northern Ireland programme in the public expenditure survey. It excludes debt interest and expenditure on 782W defence, overseas aid and other overseas services which is incurred on behalf of the United Kingdom as a whole. Total identifiable public expenditure represents about 75 per cent. of total public expenditure.
The extent to which expenditure can be identified may vary from year to year and between countries, particularly for services administered on an England and Wales basis. The figures in the tables also reflect other differences in administrative arrangements; for example, current expenditure on sewerage by regional water authorities is treated as a trading expense in England and Wales and excluded from public expenditure: but in Scotland it is local authority rate fund expenditure and so is included in other environmental services as public expenditure. Total Government net lending to nationalised industries is allocated to countries, industry by industry, pro rata to the industries' identifiable capital investment, and the amounts attributed to each country fluctuate from year to year because of the variability both of the aggregate lending figures and of the incidence of expenditure on large capital projects in particular countries.
The estimates below were compiled during the late summer of 1978. They use the terms and classifications of the public expenditure White Paper "The Government's Expenditure Plans, 1978–79 to 1981–82 ", Cmnd. 7049, published in January 1978 and, for earlier years, may therefore differ slightly from those given in Answers previously. The public expenditure totals on which the estimates are based correspond broadly to those of the Treasury Analysis of Public Expenditure, published as a Supplementary Table in the September issue of "Financial Statistics ", and they do not take account of the later information on expenditure, particularly for 1977–78, included in the White Paper" The Government's Expenditure Plans, 1979–80 to 1982–83 "—Cmnd. 7439.
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IDENTIFIABLE PUBLIC EXPENDITURE 1973–74 TO 1977–78 (AT CURRENT PRICES) £ and percentage of United kingdom identifiable public expenditure England Scotland Wales Northern Irekad £ million Percentage of United Kingdom £ million Percentage of United Kingdom £ million Percentage of United Kingdom £ million Percentage of United Kingdom United Kingdom 1973–74 Agriculture, fisheries, food and forestry 300 66.7 98 21.9 34 7.5 17 3.8 449 Trade, industry, energy and employment 1,399 77.7 212 11.8 98 5.5 90 5.0 1,799 Government lending to nationalized industries* 72 37.1 63 32.6 13 6.6 46 23.7 194 Roads and transport 1,133 80.9 150 10.7 77 5.5 40 2.9 1,401 Housing 1,973 80.6 329 13.4 96 3.9 51 2.1 2,449 Other environmental services 1,284 81.1 166 10.5 95 6.0 39 2.4 1,584 Law, order and protective services 800 80.3 85 8.5 38 3.8 74 7.4 997 Education and libraries, science and arts 3,673 81.4 494 10.9 227 5.0 121 2.7 4,515 Health and personal social services 2,944 81.5 387 10.7 177 4.9 104 2.9 3,612 Social security 4,617 82.0 532 9.4 317 5.6 168 3.0 5,633 Other public services 356 80.9 38 8.6 25 5.7 21 4.8 440 Common services 261 86.2 20 6.6 13 4.4 9 2.8 303 Total 18,812 80.5 2,573 11.0 1,210 5.2 780 3.3 23,375
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£ per headt† England Scotland Wales Northern Ireland United Kingdom 1974–74 Agriculture, fisheries, food and forestry … … … … 6 19 12 11 8 Trade, industry, energy and employment … … … … 30 41 36 58 32 Government lending to nationalised industries* … … … … 2 12 5 30 3 Roads and transport … … … … 24 29 28 26 25 Housing … … … … 43 63 35 33 44 Other environmental services … … … … 28 32 35 25 28 Law, order and protective services … … … … 17 16 14 48 18 Education and libraries, science and arts … … … … 79 95 82 78 81 Health and personal social services … … … … 63 74 64 67 65 Social security … … … … 99 102 115 109 101 Other public services … … … … 8 7 9 14 8 Common services … … … … 6 4 5 5 5 Total … … … … 405 494 440 505 418
£ million and percentage of United Kingdom identifiable public expenditure England Scotland Wales Northern Ireland £ million Percentage of United Kingdom £ million Percentage of United Kingdom £ million Percentage of United Kingdom £ million Percentage of United Kingdom United Kingdom 1974–75 Agriculture, fisheries, food and forestry 897 70.5 190 14.9 85 6.7 101 7.9 1,273 Trade, industry, energy and employment 902 64.3 249 17.7 106 7.5 146 10.4 1,403 Government lending to nationalized industries* 518 76.8 78 11.6 18 2.7 61 9.0 675 Roads and transport 1,536 81.2 211 11.2 95 5.0 50 2.6 1,892 Housing 3,612 83.0 480 11.0 173 4.0 86 2.0 4,351 Other environmental services 1,1519 80.1 224 11.8 103 5.5 49 2.6 1,896 Law, order and protective services 971 78.2 109 8.8 48 3.9 113 9.1 1,241 Education and libraries, science and arts 4,767 81.4 632 10.8 292 5.0 166 2.8 5,857 Health and personal social services 3,937 81.3 522 10.8 237 4.9 147 3.0 4,843 Social security 5,820 82.1 660 9.3 389 5.5 219 3.1 7,087 Other public services 399 80.7 49 10.0 32 6.5 14 28 494 Common services 288 85.1 24 7.1 11 3.2 16 4.6 338 Total 25,166 80.3 3,428 10.9 1,589 5.1 1,168 3.7 31,351
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£per head† England Scotland Wales Northern Ireland United Kingdom 1974–75 Agriculture, fisheries, food and forestry … … … … 19 36 31 65 23 Trade, industry, energy and employment … … … … 19 48 38 94 25 Government lending to nationalised industries* … … … … 11 15 7 39 12 Roads and transport … … … … 33 41 34 32 34 Housing … … … … 78 92 63 56 78 Other environmental services … … … … 33 43 37 32 34 Law, order and protective services … … … … 21 21 17 73 22 Education and libraries, science and arts … … … … 103 121 106 108 105 Health and personal social services … … … … 85 100 86 95 87 Social security … … … … 125 126 141 141 127 Other public services … … … … 9 9 12 9 9 Common services … … … … 6 5 4 10 6 Total … … … … 542 657 576 755 561
£ million and percentage of United Kingdom identifiable public expenditure England Scotland Wales Northern Ireland £ million Percentage of United Kingdom £ million Percentage of United Kingdom £million Percentage of United Kingdom £ million Percentage of United Kingdom United Kingdom 1975–76 Agriculture, fisheries, food and forestry 1,099 73.6 202 13.5 90 6.0 103 6.9 1,494 Trade, industry, energy and employment 1,233 63.0 385 19.7 143 7.3 198 10.1 1,958 Government lending to nationalised industries* 553 73.4 63 8.3 99 13.2 38 5.1 754 Roads and transport 1,809 80.1 262 11.6 124 5.5 66 2.9 2,260 Housing 3,640 81.0 545 12.1 193 4.3 115 2.6 4,494 Other environmental services 2,073 79.6 327 12.6 128 4.9 76 2.9 2,604 Law, order and protective services 1,290 77.9 149 9.0 66 4.0 151 9.1 1,656 Education and libraries, science and arts 6,035 81.0 816 10.9 372 5.0 228 3.1 7,451 Health and personal social services 5,224 80.9 707 11.0 320 5.0 206 3.2 6,458 Social security 7,951 82.4 892 9.2 522 5.4 289 3.0 9,655 Other public services 571 76.7 66 8.8 89 11.9 19 2.5 744 Common services 409 86.1 35 7.3 16 3.3 15 3.2 475 Total 31,887 79.7 4,449 11.1 2,162 5.4 1,505 3.8 40,003
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£ per head† England Scotland Wales Northern Ireland United Kingdom 1975–76 Agriculture, fisheries, food and forestry … … … … 24 39 32 67 27 Trade, industry, energy and employment … … … … 27 74 52 129 35 Government lending to nationalised industries* … … … … 12 12 36 25 13 Roads and transport … … … … 39 50 45 43 40 Housing … … … … 78 105 70 75 80 Other environmental services … … … … 45 63 46 50 47 Law, order and protective services … … … … 28 29 24 98 30 Education and libraries, science and arts … … … … 130 157 135 148 133 Health and personal social services … … … … 113 136 116 134 116 Social security … … … … 171 171 189 188 173 Other public services … … … … 12 13 32 12 13 Common services … … … … 9 7 6 10 8 Total … … … … 687 855 782 979 716
£ million and percentage of United Kingdom identifiable public expenditure England Scotland Wales Northern Ireland £ million Percentage of United Kingdom £ million Percentage of United Kingdom £ million Percentage of United Kingdom £ million Percentage of United Kingdom United Kingdom 1976–77 Agriculture, fisheries, food and forestry 683 63.5 196 18.2 80 7.4 118 10.9 1,076 Trade, industry, energy and employment 1,487 65.2 441 19.3 179 7.8 175 7.7 2,282 Government lending to nationalised industries* —141 — 1 — 85 — 52 — —3 Roads and transport 1,833 78.3 287 12.3 147 6.3 74 3.1 2,341 Housing 4,064 81.1 561 11.2 211 4.2 176 3.5 5,011 Other environmental services 2,114 79.5 340 12.8 127 4.8 79 3.0 2,660 Law, order and protective services 1,487 78.2 169 8.9 74 3.9 171 9.0 1,902 Education and libraries, science and arts 6,816 81.0 914 10.9 422 5.0 262 3.1 8,414 Health and personal social services 5,954 81.0 796 10.8 361 4.9 240 3.3 7,351 Social security 9,389 81.9 1,087 9.5 638 5.6 347 3.0 11,460 Other public services 652 79.0 73 8.9 78 9.4 22 2.7 826 Common services 455 86.9 37 7.2 20 3.8 11 2.2 524 Total 34,793 79.4 4,902 11.2 2,422 5.5 1,727 3.9 43,844
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£ per head† England Scotland Wales Northern Ireland United Kingdom 1976–77 Agriculture, fisheries, food and forestry … … … … 15 38 29 76 19 Trade, industry, energy and employment … … … … 32 85 65 114 41 Government lending to nationalised industries* … … … … —3 0 31 34 0 Roads and transport … … … … 40 55 53 48 42 Housing … … … … 88 108 76 114 90 Other environmental services … … … … 46 65 46 51 48 Law, order and protective services … … … … 32 32 27 111 34 Education and libraries, science and arts … … … … 147 176 153 170 151 Health and personal social services … … … … 128 153 130 156 132 Social security … … … … 202 209 230 226 205 Other public services … … … … 14 14 28 14 15 Common services … … … … 10 7 7 7 9 Total … … … … 750 942 875 1,123 785
£ million and percentage of United Kingdom identifiable public expenditure England Scotland Wales Northern Ireland £ million Percentage of United Kingdom £ million Percentage of United Kingdom £ million Percentage of United Kingdom £ million Percentage of United Kingdom United Kingdom 1977–78(provisional) Agriculture, fisheries, food and forestry 577 60.174 174 18.2 67 7.0 137 14.3 954 Trade, industry, energy and employment 1,384 64.6 383 17.9 201 9.4 174 8.1 2,141 Government lending to nationalised industries* 164 37.2 54 12.3 200 45.3 23 5.2 442 Roads and transport 1,792 77.1 313 13.5 132 5.7 89 3.8 2,326 Housing 3,947 80.8 575 11.8 190 3.9 170 3.5 4,882 Other environmental services 2,196 78.3 390 13.9 130 4.6 90 3.2 2,806 Law, order and protective services 1,657 78.7 186 8.8 84 4.0 179 8.5 2,106 Education and libraries, science and arts 7,255 80.7 984 10.9 449 5.0 298 3.3 8,986 Health and personal social services 6,624 80.7 908 11.1 409 5.0 272 3.3 8,213 Social security 11,102 81.8 1,301 9.6 763 5.6 410 3.0 13,576 Other public services 688 79.9 80 9.2 71 8.3 22 2.6 861 Common services 496 86.0 40 6.9 27 4.8 13 2.3 577 Total 37,882 79.1 5,388 11.3 2,723 5.7 1,877 3.9 47,870
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£ per head† England Scotland Wales Northern Ireland United Kingdom 1977–78(provisional) Agriculture, fisheries, food and forestry … … … … 12 34 24 89 17 Trade, industry, energy and employment … … … … 30 74 73 113 38 Government lending to nationalised industries* … … … … 4 10 72 15 8 Roads and transport … … … … 39 60 48 58 42 Housing … … … … 85 111 69 111 87 Other environmental services … … … … 47 75 47 59 50 Law, order and protective services … … … … 36 36 30 117 38 Education and libraries, science and arts … … … … 157 189 162 194 161 Health and personal social services … … … … 143 175 148 177 147 Social security … … … … 240 250 276 267 243 Other public services … … … … 15 15 26 15 15 Common services … … … … 11 8 10 9 10 Total … … … … 817 1,037 984 1,221 857
*See text. The figures for 1973–74 exclude finance to the British Steel Corporation. The figures for Northern Ireland include all finance to the Northern Ireland Electricity Service. It is not meaningful to express the individual countries' figures for 1976–77 as percentages of the very small, negative figure for the United Kingdom. † Population estimates used in calculating the figures of identifiable public expenditure per head (thousands) 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–48 England … … … … … … … … … 46,405 46,400 46,391 46,374 46,351 Scotland … … … … … … … … … 5,212 5,217 5,206 5,205 5,196 Wales … … … … … … … … … 2,749 2,759 2,766 2,769 2,768 Northern Ireland … … … … … … … … 1,547 1,547 1,537 1,538 1,537 United Kingdom … … … … … … … … … 55,913 55,922 55,900 55,886 55,852 Source: Monthly Digest, September 1978.
The figures are independently rounded and may not therefore necessarily sum to the totals.