§ Mr. Eggarasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what has been the level of public expenditure on capital goods and services by (a) central Government, (b) local government and (c) the nationalised industries and public corporations, in each year since 1973–4, expressed in constant prices; and what forecasts are available for future years.
§ Mr. BrittanI refer my hon. Friend to table 1.10 of the Government's expenditure plans 1981–82 to 1983–84—Cmnd. 8175—which shows public expenditure6W on capital goods and services by central Government, local authorities and certain public corporations for the years 1975–76 to 1981–82. The planning total of public expenditure, as defined in Cmnd. 8175, is not available for years prior to 1975–76. As stated in paragraph 30 of part 1 of the White Paper, it is not possible to extend table 1.10 into the later years. Table 3.2 of Cmnd. 8175 gives the capital requirements of the nationalised industries for the years 1975–76 to 1983–84.