§ Mr. William Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish full details of the proposed cuts in public expenditure.
§ Mr. YoungerThe volume of expenditure on programmes within my responsibility will be reduced in some instances below that assumed in Cmnd. 7439 as detailed in the table, In addition, while rate support grant for local authorities will be increased to take account of pay settlements, the resultant sum will be abated by not less than £35 million.
Public Expenditure Survey (at 1979 prices) Housing £ million Local Authority Capital Expenditure 10.0 SSHA 5.0 Housing Corporations 10.0 Community Land 3.5 Other Local Authority Capital 10.9 New Towns' Industrial and Commercial 1.1 SDA 17.0 Electricity 10.0 Roads and Transport 4.6 Education 4.2 Health 2.6 78.8 Manpower Services Commission (assessed Scottish share) 6.2 Estimated volume reduction resulting from limitation of adjustments to cash limits for central government programmes 30* 115.0* * This figure is necessarily approximate as, consequently, is the total. Note: It should be noted that these figures are at 1979 survey prices, in conformity with other similar figures in the Chancellor's Budget Statement. If any of these figures have to be revalued to outturn prices for the purpose of revised Supply Estimates, they will stand to be increased.