§ Mr. MacVEAGHasked the Secretary to the Treasury whether, in view of the figures provided in Parliamentary White Paper, No. 221, of 1911, pages 12, 13, 16, 17, and of Sir E. W. Hamilton's Memorandum in Financial Relations Evidence, Vol. I., pages 322 and 334, and the annual Parliamentary White Papers, Revenue and Expenditure (England, Scotland, and Ireland), and other sources available at the Treasury, he can state the cost of Civil Government in England and Wales, Scotland, and Ireland respectively per head of the population as enumerated at the last Census?
Mr. McKINNON WOODCivil Government Charges, as given on page 8 of the Revenue and Expenditure Return for 1910–11 (House of Commons Paper No. 220 of 1129W 1911), represent the following amounts per head of the population according to the provisional returns of the 1911 Census.
£ s. d. England … … … 0 18 8 Scotland … … … 1 3 3 Ireland … … … 2 4 0 If the Customs and Excise and Post Office Services be included the amounts per head are:—
£ s. d. England … … … 1 9 2 Scotland … … … 1 13 4 Ireland … … … 2 11 9