§ 61. Mr. Eldon Griffithsasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer which Government Departments and nationalised industries have increased their expenditure by more than 2½ per cent. in the first six months of this year; and what sum of money this additional expenditure represents.
§ Mr. DiamondThe following table lists the Government Departments whose expenditure in the six months ended 31st March, 1965 (the latest six monthly 255W period for which information is available) was more than 2½ per cent. higher than their expenditure in the corresponding six months up to 31st March, 1964, and shows the sum of money represented by the excess over 2¼ per cent. The calculations have been made at current prices of the period concerned. I regret that no comparable figures are readily available for nationalised industries.
DEPARTMENTS WHOSE EXPENDITURE INCREASED BY MORE THAN 2¼ PER CENT. BETWEEN SECOND HALF OF 1963–64 AND SECOND HALF OF 1964–65 Department Increase in excess of 2¼ per cent. £ million Customs and Excise 1.3 Inland Revenue 1.4 Foreign Office 1.7 Commonwealth Relations Office 22.1 Department of Technical Co-operation 3.6 Scottish Home and Health Department 3.0 Board of Trade 9.1 Ministry of Labour 3.6 Ministry of Aviation 8.2 Ministry of Transport 0.6 Ministry of Power 0.4 Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 1.4 Ministry of Housing and Local Government 18.8 Scottish Development Department 2.2 Ministry of Education 4.8 Scottish Education Department 1.6 Ministry of Health 29.6 National Assistance Board 5.0 Office of the Lord President and Minister for Science 14.6 Department of Scientific and Industrial Research 2.1 Agricultural Research Council 0.9 Ministry of Public Building and Works 24.8 Stationery Office 0.4 Central Office of Information 1.1 Paymaster General's Office 0.8 Ministry of Defence 6.3 TOTAL 169.4