Mr. G. MURRAYasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether, with a view to economy and convenience, he will in future have the Scottish Estimates, which are now included in the books of English Estimates and which form only a very small proportion of those books, printed separately?
Mr. YOUNGIn the volume of Civil Estimates, Scottish Services are shown separately as far as possible, but it would1474W be incorrect to suppose that the Estimates identified as Scottish comprise the whole of the Scottish Services, and their separation in published form would present a misleading picture of Scottish expenditure. A number of Estimates to which the hon. Member refers as English relate, in fact, to Great Britain or the United Kingdom. I might remind the hon. Member that the Civil Estimates are already obtainable in eight separate sections, and it is not necessary, therefore, to purchase the whole volume in order to refer to a particular Estimate or class of Estimate. It would not be economical to introduce a further sub-division for publication.