HC Deb 01 February 1983 vol 36 cc84-95W
Mr. Dewar

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish in the Official Report a table showing, for the latest years now available, identifiable public expenditure by programme in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Great Britain and the United Kingdom expressed (a) in cash terms, (b) as a percentage of United Kingdom total public expenditure, (c) as an amount per capita and (d) as an amount per capita expressed as a percentage of the United Kingdom amount per capita.

Mr. Brittan

[pursuant to his reply, 31 January 1983, c. 20]: Table 1 shows figures of identifiable public expenditure according to main function in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. These are the only available figures comparing public expenditure on programmes in the four countries of the United Kingdom. The analysis is presented for the past five years, the only period for which data are available on a consistent basis. The term "identifiable expenditure" refers to expenditure which can be identified from official records as having been incurred in a particular country. Table 2 compares, for the latest year, expenditure in Scottish, Welsh and Northern Ireland programmes with total identifiable expenditure in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland respectively. It shows that identifiable expenditure has a wider coverage than expenditure within the responsibility of the Secretaries of State in the case of Scotland and Wales and in the case of Northern Ireland it has a slightly wider coverage than the Northern Ireland programme in the public expenditure survey.

Identifiable expenditure excludes expenditure on 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 80 per cent. of total public expenditure on programmes.

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

Table 1
Identifiable public expenditure—1977–78
As a percentage of United Kingdom identifiable expenditure
England Scotland Wales Northern Ireland United Kingdom England Scotland Wales Northern Ireland
£ million £ million £ million £ million £ million
Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and Forestry 362 124 48 119 652 56 19 7 18
Trade, Industry, Energy and Employment 1,169 348 189 232 1,938 60 18 10 12
Roads and Transport 1,689 306 166 86 2,247 75 14 7 4
Housing 3,569 537 164 171 4,441 80 12 4 4
Other Environmental Services 1,905 337 168 82 2,492 76 14 7 3
Law, Order and Protective Services 1,670 174 80 183 2,107 79 8 4 9
Education and Science, Arts and Libraries 7,086 952 441 298 8,776 81 11 5 3
Health and Personal Social Services 6,542 883 402 270 8,096 81 11 5 3
Social Security 11,619 1,377 805 418 14,218 82 10 5 3
Other Public Services 508 119 43 24 693 73 17 6 4
Common Services 368 35 22 8 433 85 8 5 2
Net Government Lending to Nationalised Industries -22 38 138 -1 153 -14 25 90 -1
Total Expenditure on Programmes 36,463 5,229 2,665 1,889 46,246 79 11 6 4
Public Corporations Market and Overseas Borrowing 298 52 63 -3 410 73 13 15 -1
Special Sales of Assets — — — — — — — — —
Planning Total 36,760 5,281 2,728 1,886 46,656 79 11 6 4

Table 1
Identifiable public expenditure—1977–78
£ per head As a percentage of United Kingdom Identifiable expenditure per head
England Scotland Wales Northern Ireland United Kingdom England Scotland Wales Northern Ireland
Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and Forestry 8 24 17 77 12 67 200 142 642
Trade, Industry, Energy and Employment 25 67 68 151 35 71 191 194 431

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 following estimates use the terms and classifications of the public expenditure White Paper "The Government's Expenditure Plans 1983–84 to 1985–86" (Cmnd. 8789) published today. The figures for earlier years may therefore differ slightly from those published previously. The territorial analysis was carried out before the figures in Cmnd. 8789 became available. The latter incorporate later information and show outturn in 1981–82 to be some £700 million lower than estimated when the territorial analysis was carried out. This will be incorporated in the next territorial analysis.

£ per head As a percentage of United Kingdom Identifiable expenditure per head
England Scotland Wales Northern Ireland United Kingdom England Scotland Wales Northern Ireland
Roads and Transport 36 59 60 56 40 90 148 150 140
Housing 77 103 59 111 80 96 129 74 139
Other Environmental Services 41 65 61 53 45 91 144 135 118
Law, Order and Protective Services 36 33 29 119 38 95 87 76 313
Education and Science, Arts and Libraries 153 183 159 194 157 97 117 101 124
Health and Personal Social Services 141 170 145 176 145 97 117 100 121
Social Security 251 265 291 272 255 98 104 114 107
Other Public Services 11 23 16 16 12 92 192 133 133
Common Services 8 7 8 5 8 100 88 100 63
Net Government Lending to Nationalised Industries -1 7 50 -1 3 -33 233 1,667 -33
Total Expenditure on Programmes 787 1,006 963 1,229 828 95 121 116 148
Public Corporations Market and Overseas borrowing 6 10 23 -2 7 86 143 329 -29
Special Sales of Assets — — — — — — — — —
Planning Total 793 1,016 986 1,227 835 95 122 118 147

Table 1
Identifiable Public Expenditure—1978–79
as a percentage of United Kingdom Identifiable Expenditure
England Scotland Wales Northern Ireland United Kingdom England Scotland Wales Northern Ireland
£ million £ million £ million £ million £ million
Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and Forestry 383 107 39 124 653 59 16 6 19
Trade, Industry, Energy and Employment 1,491 375 223 284 2,373 63 16 9 12
Roads and Transport 1,844 354 190 101 2,488 74 14 8 4
Housing 3,716 582 172 187 4,657 80 12 4 4
Other Environmental Services 2,201 401 192 91 2,885 76 14 7 3
Law, Order and Protective Services 1,882 197 90 211 2,381 79 8 4 9
Education and Science, Arts and Libraries 7,810 1,066 494 341 9,710 80 11 5 4
Health and Personal Social Services 7,425 1,026 460 314 9,225 80 11 5 4
Social Security 13,774 1,582 945 502 16,803 82 9 6 3
Other Public Services 548 131 50 25 755 73 17 7 3
Common Services 391 36 22 15 463 84 8 5 3
Net Government Lending to Nationalised Industries 187 14 58 0 259 72 6 22 —
Total Expenditure on Programmes 41,653 5,871 2,934 2,196 52,653 79 11 6 4
Public Corporations Market and Overseas Borrowing 300 70 28 -3 395 76 18 7 -1
Special Sales of Assets — — — — — — — — —
Planning Total 41,953 5,941 2,962 2,193 53,049 79 11 6 4

Table 1
Identifiable public expenditure
1978–79—£ per head As a percentage of United Kingdom identifiable expenditure per head
England Scotland Wales Northern Ireland United Kingdom England Scotland Wales Northern Ireland
Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and Forestry 8 21 14 81 12 67 175 117 675
Trade, Industry, Energy and Employment 32 72 81 185 43 74 167 188 430
Roads and Transport 40 68 69 66 45 89 151 153 147
Housing 80 112 62 122 83 96 135 75 147
Other Environmental Services 47 77 69 59 52 90 148 133 113
Law, Order and Protective Services 41 38 33 137 43 95 88 77 319
Education and Science, Arts and Libraries 169 206 178 22 174 97 118 102 128

1978–79—£ per head As a percentage of United Kingdom identifiable expenditure per head
England Scotland Wales Northern Ireland United Kingdom England Scotland Wales Northern Ireland
Health and Personal Social Services 160 198 166 204 165 97 120 101 124
Social Security 297 305 341 326 301 99 101 113 108
Other Public Services 12 25 18 16 14 86 179 129 114
Common Services 8 7 8 10 8 100 88 100 125
Net Government Lending to Nationalised Industries 4 3 21 0 5 80 60 420 0
Total Expenditure on Programmes 899 1,134 1,060 1,427 943 950 120 112 151
Public Corporations Market and Overseas Borrowing 6 14 10 -2 7 86 200 143 -29
Special Sales of Assets — — — — — — — — —
Planning Total 905 1,147 1,070 1,425 950 95 121 113 150

Table 1 Identifiable Public Expenditure 1979–80 £ million as a percentage of United Kingdom Identifiable Expenditure
England Scotland Wales Northern Ireland United Kingdom England Scotland Wales Northern Ireland
Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and Forestry 561 159 66 107 893 63 18 7 12
Trade, Industry, Energy and Employment 1,617 369 218 308 2,512 64 15 9 12
Roads and Transport 2,215 399 222 113 2,949 75 13 8 4
Housing 4,698 730 212 215 5,856 80 12 4 4
Other Environmental Services 2,649 501 219 104 3,473 76 14 6 4
Law, Order and Protective Services 2,374 249 115 257 2,996 79 8 4 9
Education and Science, Arts and Libraries 9,026 1,240 561 390 11,216 80 11 5 4
Health and Personal Social Services 8,899 1,233 543 382 11,057 80 11 5 4
Social Security 16,334 1,910 1,026 595 19,864 82 10 5 3
Other Public Services 627 148 61 30 867 72 17 7 4
Common Services 452 43 22 19 536 84 8 4 4
Net Government Lending to Nationalised Industries 1,072 218 274 -5 1,559 69 14 17 0
Total Expenditure on Programmes 50,525 7,198 3,539 2,516 63,778 79 11 6 4
Public Corporations Market and -32 4 -101 13 -116 27 -3 87 -11
Overseas Borrowing Special Sales of Assets -44 — — — -44 100 — — —
Planning Total 50,449 7,202 3,438 2,529 63,618 79 11 6 4

Table 1
Identifiable Public Expenditure—1979–80
£ per head As a percentage of United Kingdom identifiable expenditure per head
England Scotland Wales Northern Ireland United Kingdom England Scotland Wales Northern Ireland
Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and Forestry 12 31 24 69 16 75 194 150 431
Trade, Industry, Energy and Employment 35 71 79 200 45 78 158 176 444
Roads and Transport 48 77 80 73 53 91 145 151 138
Housing 101 141 76 139 105 96 134 72 132
Other Environmental Services 57 97 79 67 62 92 156 127 108
Law, Order and Protective Services 51 48 41 167 54 94 89 76 309
Education and Science, Arts and Libraries 195 240 202 253 201 97 119 100 126
Health and Personal Social Services 192 239 197 248 198 97 121 99 125
Social Security 352 370 370 386 355 99 104 104 109
Other Public Services 14 29 22 19 16 88 181 138 119
Common Services 10 8 8 12 10 100 80 80 120
Net Government Lending to Nationalised Industries 23 42 99 -3 28 82 150 354 -11
Total Expenditure on Programmes 1,089 1,393 1,275 1,631 1,141 95 122 112 143

£ per head As a percentage of United Kingdom identifiable expenditure per head
England Scotland Wales Northern United England Scotland Wales Northern Ireland
Public Corporations Market and Overseas Borrowing -1 1 -36 8 -2 50 -50 1,800 -400
Special Sales of Assets -1 — — — -1 100 — — —
Planning Total 1,087 1,394 1,239 1,639 1,138 96 122 109 144
Table 1
Identifiable Public Expenditure—1980–81
As a percentage of United Kingdom Identifiable Expenditure
England Scotland Wales Northern Ireland United Kingdom England Scotland Wales Northern Ireland
£ million £ million £ million £ million £ million
Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and Forestry 636 189 80 112 1,017 62 19 8 11
Trade, Industry, Energy and Employment 2,394 501 343 363 3,601 66 14 10 10
Roads and Transport 2,698 456 263 120 3,537 76 13 8 3
Housing 4,679 782 211 244 5,915 79 13 4 4
Other Environmental Services 3,157 571 258 121 4,107 77 14 6 3
Law, Order and Protective Services 2,909 310 139 321 3,679 79 8 4 9
Education and Science, Arts and Libraries 11,002 1,520 685 459 13,666 81 11 5 3
Health and Personal Social Services 11,362 1,522 692 484 14,060 81 11 5 3
Social Security 19,947 2,125 1,222 720 24,014 83 9 5 3
Other Public Services 795 188 73 39 1,095 73 17 7 3
Common Services 481 50 23 26 579 83 9 4 4
Net Government Lending to Nationalised Industries 1,987 456 803 0 3,246 61 14 25 0
Total Expenditure on Programmes 62,046 8,669 4,792 3,008 78,516 79 11 6 4
Public Corporations Market and Overseas Borrowing -336 -96 -76 -3 -511 66 19 15 0
Special Sales of Assets -83 -3 — — -86 97 3 — —
Planning Total 61,627 8,570 4,716 3,005 77,919 79 11 6 4

Table 1
Identifiable Public Expenditure 1980–81
£per head As a percentage of United Kingdom identifiable expenditure per head
England Scotland Wales Northern Ireland United Kingdom England Scotland Wales Northern Ireland
Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and Forestry 14 37 29 72 18 78 206 161 400
Trade, Industry, Energy and Employment 52 97 123 235 64 81 152 192 367
Roads and Transport 58 88 95 78 63 92 140 151 124
Housing 101 152 76 158 106 95 143 72 149
Other Environmental Services 68 111 93 78 73 93 152 127 107
Law, Order and Protective Services 63 60 50 207 66 95 91 76 314
Education and Science, Arts and Libraries 237 295 247 297 244 97 121 101 122
Health and Personal Social Services 245 295 249 313 251 98 118 99 125
Social Security 429 412 440 466 429 100 96 103 109
Other Public Services 17 37 26 25 20 85 185 130 125
Common Services 10 10 8 17 10 100 100 80 170
Net Government Lending to Nationalised Industries 43 88 289 0 58 74 152 498 0
Total Expenditure on Programmes 1,335 1,682 1,726 1,945 1,403 95 120 123 139
Public Corporations Market and Overseas Borrowing -7 -19 127 -2 -9 78 211 300 22
Special Sales of Assets -2 -1 — — -2 100 50 — —
Planning Total 1,326 1,663 1,698 1,942 1,393 95 119 122 139

Identifiable Public Expenditure Table 1
1981–82 £ million As a percentage of United Kingdom identifiable expenditure
England Scotland Wales Northern Ireland United Kingdom England Scotland Wales Northern Ireland
Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and Forestry 665 206 77 115 1,062 63 19 7 11
Trade, Industry, Energy and Employment 3,030 576 381 410 4,398 69 13 9 9
Roads and Transport 2,965 534 297 127 3,922 76 14 7 3
Housing 3,283 755 147 245 4,429 74 17 3 6
Other Environmental Services 3,174 644 280 134 4,232 75 15 7 3
Law, Order and Protective Services 3,422 354 165 357 4,298 80 8 4 8
Education and Science, Arts and Libraries 11,961 1,594 752 502 14,809 81 11 5 3
Health and Personal Social Services 12,764 1,772 791 547 15,873 80 11 5 4
Social Security 24,240 2,694 1,525 871 29,330 83 9 5 3
Other Public Services 894 198 77 46 1,215 74 16 6 4
Common Services 579 64 26 31 700 83 9 4 4
Net Government Lending to Nationalised Industries 828 302 269 2 1,401 59 22 19 0
Total Expenditure on Programmes 67,805 9,693 4,784 3,386 85,668 79 11 6 4
Public Corporations Market and Overseas Borrowing 344 -31 22 5 340 101 -9 7 1
Special Sales of Assets -91 -2 — — -93 98 2 — —
Planning Total 68,059 9,661 4,806 3,390 85,915 79 11 6 4

Identifiable Public Expenditure 1981–82
Table 1
£ per head as a percentage of United Kingdom identifiable expenditure per head
England Scotland Wa'es Northern Ireland United Kingdom England Scotland Wales Northern Ireland
Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and Forestry 14 40 27 76 19 74 211 142 400
Trade, Industry, Energy and Employment 65 112 136 272 78 83 144 174 349
Roads and Transport 63 104 106 84 70 90 149 151 120
Housing 70 147 52 162 79 89 186 66 205
Other Environmental Services 68 125 100 89 75 91 167 133 119
Law, Order and Protective Services 73 69 59 236 76 96 91 78 310
Education and Science, Arts and Libraries 256 310 268 332 263 97 118 102 126
Health and Personal Social Services 273 344 282 362 282 97 122 100 108
Social Security 518 523 543 577 521 99 100 104 111
Other Public Services 19 39 27 30 22 86 177 123 136
Common Services 12 13 9 21 12 100 108 75 175
Net Government Lending to Nationalised Industries 18 59 96 1 25 72 236 384 4
Total Expenditure on Programmes 1,449 1,882 1,704 2,242 1,523 95 124 112 147
Public Corporations Market and Overseas Borrowing 7 -6 8 3 6 117 -100 133 50
Special Sales of Assets -2 — — — -2 100 — — —
Planning Total 1,455 1,876 1,712 2,245 1,527 95 123 112 147

Table 2
Planning total analysed by territorial area—1981–82
England Programme 15 Scotland other Total Programme 16 Wales other Total Programme 17 Northern Ireland other Total Not identified United Kingdom
Defence — — — — — — — — — — 12,617 12,617
Overseas Aid and other Overseas Services — — — — — — — — — — 1,623 1,623
Agriculture, Fisheries, Food and Forestry 665 152 54 206 56 21 77 59 56 115 633 1,695
Industry, Energy, Trade and Employment 3,030 127 449 576 108 273 381 403 8 410 1,751 6,148
Transport 2,965 514 21 534 256 40 297 127 — 127 853 4,775
Housing 3,283 755 — 755 147 — 147 245 — 245 — 4,429
Other Environmental Services 3,174 641 3 644 277 3 280 134 — 134 45 4,277

England Programme 15 Scotland other Total Programme 16 Wales other Total Programme 17 Northern Ireland other Total Not identified United Kingdom
Law, Order and Protective Services 3,422 343 11 354 — 165 165 347 9 357 140 4,438
Education, Science, Arts and Libraries 11,961 1,383 211 1,594 620 132 752 501 1 502 58 14,866
Health and Personal Social Services 12,764 1,772 — 1,772 791 — 791 547 — 547 — 15,873
Social Security 24,240 — 2,694 2,694 — 1,525 1,525 861 11 871 159 29,488
Other Public Services 894 77 122 198 24 53 77 28 18 46 240 1,455
Common Services 579 — 64 64 — 26 26 26 5 31 928 1,628
Government Lending to Nationalised Industries 828 — 302 302 — 269 269 — 2 2 -69 1,332
Total Expenditure on Programmes 67,805 5,763 3,930 9,693 2,278 2,507 4,784 3,276 110 3,386 18,976 104,645
Public Corporations Market and Overseas Borrowing 344 — -31 -31 — 22 22 — 5 5 61 400
Special Sales of Assets -91 — — -2 -2 — — — — — 185 92
Contingency Reserve — — — — — — — — — — 300 300
Planning Total 68,059 5,763 3,897 9,661 2,278 2,529 4,806 3,276 115 3,390 19,522 10,543