§ Mr. Dalyellasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on the Inland Revenue investigation into alleged abuse of the covenants procedure in a Scottish Roman Catholic diocese.
Payment appropriations in the main budget Agriculture Payment appropriations in any supplementary budgets Payments actually made during the year Payment appropriations in the main budget Other expenditure Payment appropriations in any supplementary budgets Payments actually made during the year £ million 1973 1,397 429 1,594 649 17 417 1974 1,789 0 1,671 800 74 632 1975 2,229 146 2,700 1,033 102 890 1976 3,207 446 3,335 1,502 110 1,195 1977 4,031 611 4,031 1,721 98 1,659 1978 4,621 0 6,151 3,586 1 1,799 1979 6,194 518 6,734 2,529 98 2,553 1980 6,874 0 6,753 2,512 299 2,997 1981 7,011 -403 6,062 3,680 91 3,779 1982 7,662 0 6,933 4,659 0 4,513 1983 8,247 1,034 9,268 4,408 1,022 5,004 1984 9,747 1,083 10,827 5,234 32 5,432 1985 11,741 0 n.a. 4,988 0 n.a. Source: Court of Auditors Reports and relevant budgets.
Notes:
(1) The sterling figures have been derived using average annual exchange rates (source: "European Economy", Vol. 26, November 1985). Until 1977 the budget was established in units of account. Between 1978 and 1980 it was established in European units of account. Since 1981 it has been established in European currency units.
n.a. not available.