§ Mr. William Hamiltonasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what was the total amount of public investment in each of the last six years, expressed in terms of 1965 prices; and what was the annual percentage increase in those years;
(2) if he will publish in the Official Report a table showing the total amount of public investment in Scotland in each of the last 15 years, expressed in absolute terms and in terms of 1965 prices; and what was the real average percentage annual increase.
§ Mr. DiamondI give below a table showing civil capital expenditure by the public sector in Scotland in each of the six years 1959–60 to 1964–65 at current prices and at constant (1965) prices, and270W the year to year percentage changes in terms of constant prices. No information is available for earlier years.
CIVIL CAPITAL EXPENDITUREBY THE PUBLIC SECTOR IN SCOTLAND Current Prices 1965Prices Annual Change per cent. at 1965 Prices £m. £m. Per cent. 1959–60 194 225 — 1960–61 205 234 4.0 1961–62 230 254 8.5 1962–63 232 248 −2.4 1963–64 280 290 16.9 1964–65 303 307 5.9