§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to his answer to the hon. Member for Coventry, South-East (Mr. Cunningham), of 30 June,Official Report, 803W column 678, if he will allocate the public sector assets to broad areas of spend, distinguishing between the Government and non-governmental public sector in cash and real terms for the years specified.
§ Mr. PortilloTable 8.2 of the "Statistical Supplement to the 1992 Autumn Statement", Cm. 2219, provided a detailed breakdown of public sector asset creation by spending sector and function between 1987–88 and 1992–93. Table 1.8 of the "Statistical Supplement to the
Public sector capital by spending sector and function, 1989–90 to 1996–97 in real terms1 £ million 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 outturn outturn outturn outturn estimated outturn plans plans plans Central Government Own Defence 663 566 638 649 707 700 -100 500 Overseas services including overseas aid 85 90 124 147 174 100 100 100 Agriculture, fisheries, foods and forestry 173 633 497 429 454 200 200 200 Trade, industry, energy and employment 797 750 604 531 625 700 700 700 of which: Regional and general industrial support 500 395 313 224 264 300 300 200 National roads 1,824 2,254 2,142 2,196 2,278 2,100 2,000 2,000 Other transport 68 35 33 36 43 — — — Housing 1,206 1,813 2,194 2,559 2,044 1,600 1,500 1,500 Other environmental services 232 221 240 404 448 300 300 200 Prisons 450 527 451 355 293 300 200 200 Other law, order and protective services 255 278 277 294 278 300 200 200 Education 541 576 633 629 842 800 1,000 1,100 National heritage 160 180 200 191 170 200 500 500 Hospital and community health services 1,671 1,769 1,589 1,402 1,064 500 600 500 Other health and personal social services 142 152 163 185 135 100 100 100 Social security 372 332 353 356 386 300 300 200 Miscellaneous 510 629 655 419 498 500 400 400 Total central government 9,148 10,802 10,793 10,781 10,442 8,800 8,100 8,600 Local Authorities Agriculture, fisheries, foods and forestry 43 55 46 9 33 — — — Trade, industry, energy employment 15 9 12 9 26 — — — Local roads 1,279 1,106 1,215 1,283 1,494 — — — Other transport 246 174 139 186 180 — — — Housing 2,635 1,414 1,966 1,688 1,460 — — — Other environmental services 1,257 1,211 1,334 1,370 1,579 — — — Law, order and protective services 376 304 331 359 361 — — — Education 1,038 916 914 904 902 — — — National heritage 510 383 301 234 296 — — — Personal social services 228 201 172 166 205 — — — Total local authorities 7,627 5,773 6,430 6,208 6,536 5,500 5,000 4,750 Public Corporations Electricity industries 2,600 2,487 788 542 426 300 100 100 British Rail 685 1,031 1,337 1,523 1,067 800 700 600 Other nationalised industries 2,146 1,236 1,066 1,366 1,396 1,200 1,200 1,300 Other public corporations 772 1,097 1,356 1,705 2,243 2,800 2,700 2,700 Total public corporations 6,204 5,851 4,547 5,136 5,133 5,200 4,800 4,800 Allocation from the reserve — — — — — 300 600 900 plus national accounts adjustment 1,204 450 628 1,076 1,003 900 900 900 Total public sector 24,183 22,876 22,398 23,201 23,114 20,750 19,500 20,000 11992–93 prices.