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The Prime Minister
The following figures have been derived from tables 2.1 and 2.2 of 1986 the public expenditure white Paper, Cmnd. 9702:
| Table 1. Departmental spending |
| £ billion |
| Department |
1978–79 |
1984–85 |
1985–86 |
| DHSS-Social Security |
16.4 |
38.1 |
41.2 |
| Defence |
7.5 |
17.2 |
18.2 |
| DHSS-Health and Personal Social Services |
7.4 |
15.8 |
16.7 |
| Education and Science |
7.8 |
14.0 |
14.5 |
| Scotland |
3.7 |
7.0 |
7.4 |
| Home Office |
2.0 |
5.0 |
5.3 |
| Transport |
2.7 |
4.6 |
4.6 |
| Northern Ireland |
2.1 |
4.0 |
4.3 |
| DOE-Other Environmental Services |
2.2 |
4.0 |
3.9 |
| Employment |
1.1 |
3.1 |
3.3 |
| Wales |
1.5 |
2.6 |
2.8 |
| DOE-Housing |
3.6 |
3.2 |
2.7 |
| Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food |
0.8 |
2.1 |
2.5 |
| Trade and Industry |
2.4 |
2.1 |
2.0 |
| Foreign and Commonwealth Office |
1.0 |
1.8 |
1.9 |
| Chancellor's Departments |
1.1 |
1.7 |
1.8 |
| Other Departments |
0.8 |
1.2 |
1.3 |
| Energy |
0.5 |
2.6 |
1.0 |
| European Community |
0.8 |
0.9 |
0.8 |
| Arts and Libraries |
0.3 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
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| Table 2. Departmental spending in real terms* |
| £ billion (base year 1984–85) |
| Department |
1978–79 |
1984–85 |
1985–86 |
| DHSS-Social Security |
29.4 |
38.1 |
39.3 |
| Defence |
13.4 |
17.2 |
17.4 |
| DHSS-Health and Personal Social Services |
13.3 |
15.8 |
15.9 |
| Education and Science |
13.9 |
14.0 |
13.8 |
| Scotland |
6.6 |
7.0 |
7.0 |
| Home Office |
3.6 |
5.0 |
5.1 |
| Transport |
4.7 |
4.6 |
4.4 |
| Northern Ireland |
3.8 |
4.0 |
4.1 |
| DOE-Other Environmental Services |
4.0 |
4.0 |
3.8 |
| Employment |
1.9 |
3.1 |
3.2 |
| Wales |
2.7 |
2.6 |
2.7 |
| DOE-Housing |
6.4 |
3.2 |
2.6 |
| Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food |
1.5 |
2.1 |
2.4 |
| Trade and Industry |
4.2 |
2.1 |
1.9 |
| Foreign and Commonwealth Office |
1.9 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
| Chancellor's Department |
1.9 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
| Other Departments |
1.4 |
1.2 |
1.3 |
| Energy |
1.0 |
2.6 |
1.0 |
| European Community |
1.3 |
0.9 |
0.8 |
| Arts and Libraries |
0.6 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
| * Cash figures adjusted for general inflation as measured by the GDP deflator at market prices. |
| Table 3. Departmental spending in real terms* (1978–79= 100) |
| Department |
1978–79 |
1984–85 |
1985–86 |
| Employment |
100 |
165 |
167 |
| Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food |
100 |
165 |
167 |
| Home Office |
100 |
141 |
163 |
| DHSS-Social Security |
100 |
130 |
134 |
| Defence |
100 |
129 |
130 |
| DHSS-Health and Personal Social Services |
100 |
119 |
120 |
| Arts and Libraries |
100 |
113 |
113 |
| Northern Ireland |
100 |
105 |
107 |
| Scotland |
100 |
106 |
106 |
| Energy |
100 |
264 |
100 |
| Wales |
100 |
99 |
100 |
| Education and Science |
100 |
101 |
99 |
| Foreign and Commonwealth Office |
100 |
96 |
96 |
| DOE-Other Environmental Services |
100 |
100 |
95 |
| Transport |
100 |
97 |
92 |
| Other Departments |
100 |
83 |
89 |
| Chancellor's Departments |
100 |
87 |
89 |
| European Community |
100 |
70 |
57 |
| Trade and Industry |
100 |
50 |
44 |
| DOE-Housing |
100 |
50 |
41 |
| * Cash figures adjusted for general inflation as measured by the GDP deflator at market prices. |