§ Mr. Blairasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish in the Official Report (i) the public expenditure gross domestic product ratio for the years 1970–71 to 1989–90 on the definitions used in the 1985 public expenditure White Paper, Cmnd. 9428 and (ii) the ratio for the same years using the definitions used in the 1986 public expenditure White Paper, Cmnd. 9702 and place a detailed reconciliation in the Library.
§ Mr. MacGregorPublic expenditure figures expressed as a percentage of gross domestic product using the definitions used in the 1985 Public Expenditure White Paper (Cmnd. 9428) and the 1986 Public Expenditure White Paper (Cmnd. 9702) were illustrated in chart 2.20 of Cmnd. 9702. The underlying figures are as follows:
§ Mr. BrookeThe freeport operators have made public some information on their operations. They have provided information to Her Majesty's Treasury and Her Majesty's customs and excise on the basis that it will remain confidential.