§ Mr. Ron DaviesTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what the per capita allocation of funds was to(a) England, (b) Northern Ireland, (c) Scotland and (d) Wales for economic development, and what percentage of his Department's total expenditure this allocation represented, in each of the five years prior to July 1997; [160136]
(2) what the per capita allocation of funds was to (a) England, (b) Northern Ireland, (c) Scotland and (d) Wales for (i) pre-16 education, (ii) post-16 education and (iii) universities and further education; and what percentage of his Department's total expenditure each of these allocations represented in each of the five years prior to July 1999. [160138]
§ Mr. Andrew SmithThe allocation of funding in devolved areas is a matter for the devolved Administrations within their overall budgets set in the 2000 spending review. Information on expenditure per head by function and by county is set out in Public Expenditure Statistical Analyses published in April 2001.