§ Miss LestorTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the total of public expenditure in 1987.
§ Mr. Major[holding answer 24 May 1988]: Information on public expenditure is generally recorded on a financial year basis and the latest estimate of outturn for the public expenditure planning total for 1987–88 is £146 billion, as published in table 5.1 of the Financial Statement and Budget Report 1988–89.
§ Mr. WorthingtonTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish in theOfficial Report an analysis of the extent of charges by main public expenditure programme for the years 1979–80 to 1990–91, in a form consistent with the written answer of 30 March 1982, Official Report, columns 97–98, and with table 2.1 of Cm. 288-I.
§ Mr. Major[holding answer 25 May 1988]: The table shows for the years 1982–83 to 1990–91 for each of the Departments defined in table 2.1 of volume I of the 1988 375W public expenditure White Paper the income from charges which excludes receipts from council house sales,
Public Expenditure: Charges 1982–83 to 1990–911 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 outturn outturn outturn outturn outturn estimated outturn plans plans plans Department Defence -1,002 -1,046 -782 -537 -698 -801 -705 723 -741 Foreign and Commonwealth Office2 -2 — — -1 -1 -1 — — — Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food3 -22 -41 -21 -20 -20 -23 -23 -24 -24 Trade and Industry4 -64 -74 -41 -50 -79 -94 -93 -103 -103 Energy -74 -88 -72 -83 -221 -111 -26 -27 -28 Employment -48 -32 -33 -32 -29 -36 -37 -38 -40 Transport -171 -192 -214 -241 -239 -261 -338 -336 -345 DOE—Housing -34 -45 -48 -56 -55 -58 -53 -53 -55 DOE—Other environmental services -609 -594 -715 -775 -848 -797 -735 -763 -786 Home Office and Legal departments5 -242 -262 -328 -312 -386 -357 -356 -380 -394 Education and Science -750 -902 -915 -999 -1,144 -1,321 -1,315 -1,354 -1,390 Arts and Libraries -60 -68 -71 -79 -77 -87 -97 -100 -104 DHSS—Health and personal social services6 -695 -749 -793 -863 -948 -968 -1,120 -1,120 -1,170 Scotland -293 -328 -320 -359 -378 -409 -416 -423 -431 Wales -129 -144 -145 -164 -175 -186 -197 -202 -208 Northern Ireland -66 -72 -72 -75 -81 -83 -81 -84 -87 Chancellor's departments -31 -35 -31 -26 -31 -31 -30 -30 -30 Other departments7 -157 -754 -767 -794 -803 -777 -762 -828 -860 Total of departments -4,449 -5,426 -5,368 -5,466 -6,213 -6,401 -6,384 -6,588 -6,796 1 Figures in the table are consistent with Cm 288. 2 Including Overseas Development Administration. 3 Including Intervention Board for Agricultural Produce and Forestry Commission. 4 Including Export Credits Guarantee Department. 5 This group comprises the Home Office, Lord Chancellor's Department, Northern Ireland Court Service, the Crown Prosecution Service, the Serious Fraud Office and the Crown Office, Procurator Fiscal Service and the Lord Advocate's Department. 6 Excludes direct credits which were not included under charges in Table 14.1 of Cm 288-II. 7 Including Property Services Agency and Civil Superannuation.