§ Mr. Alfred Morrisasked the Chancellor of the Exchequeer if he will break down the figures given in the table of purposes for which the Contingencies Fund has been used, given in his answer of 12 April, Official Report, c. 376–77, to show the specific items in respect of which the expenditure was incurred in each category; and how much was spent on each.
1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 outturn outturn outturn outturn outturn outturn estimated outturn plans Central Government capital expenditure as ratio to gross domestic product 3.3 2.1 2.7 2.8 2.8 2.6 2.7 2.4 Local government capital expenditure as ratio to gross domestic product 3.2 2.4 2.1 2.2 1.9 1.3 1.1 1.3 Source of public expenditure information: Cmnd. 8789.